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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-08-05
How1 By getting one
bottle of Brown IRON BIT
TIERS, and taking it regularly
according to directions.
Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. a6, 1881.

Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. a6, 1881.
Gentlemen:-Ih have suffered with
pam in my side and back, and great
soreness on my breast, with shoot
ing pains all through my body, at
tended with great weakness, depres-
sion of spirits, and loss Of appe-
tite. l have taken several different
medicines, and was treated by prom
inent physicians for my liver, kid
ncys, and spleen, but / got no relief.
l thought l woul2 try Browns Iron
Bitters l have now taken one bottle
and half and am about well-pain
in side and back all gone-soreness
all out Of my breast, and l have a
good appetite, and am gaining in
strength and flesh. Itcan justly be
called the King Of medicines.
JOHN X. ALLENpER.
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A SPLENDID JOURNALISTIC ACHIEVE
MENT.
[san Diego Union.I


The New Years issue of the SACRAMENTO RECORD
UNION Is journalistic achievement that is worthy
of the highest praise 1t consists Of twenty pages,
or one hundred and forty four columns of most in
teresting reading matter, covering wide range OF
topics While the review OF local business is very
exhaustive, it contains a number Ct specially pre-
pared articles by able pens. Among the most nota-
bic may be mentioned the following A story by
Kate Heath Annals of Agriculture" by NJ. II.
Durst 1.-THE General Outlook" editorial; THE
Present Condition of Religious Opinion" by Rev.
Horatio stebbins "S Silk Culture" by Mrs. T.
Hittell; Early Days." by l. N. Hoag; Fruit
Culture" by G. C. Briggs; "our Common Prop
erty," embracing the history and romance of Wash
ington City and the White House; "Holiday
Seasons" brief glance at the feast, fast and saint
days. ETC., in San Francisco. In closing this notice
it affords pleasure to add that, for thoughtful
discussion, breadth in the range of TOPICS dignity
of tone, and terse, graceful diction, the RECORD
UNION is, in opinion, second to no Journal on
the continent
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THE DAILY RECORD UNION.
THE EsTHETB.

Ihava decked my diIn-lit bower
With the peacoek's plumes lore,
And the dado's dark below,
And the frieze is faint above;
Ibaye decked nv dim rich bower
In the last sweet st lie OF Art
With the pale plants ia row
nave made my chamber SMART
The slender tables stand
On waxed and matted floor
The convex mirrors CLEAN
The hOrse-clOth Grapes The door.
Twas Botticelli's hand
Drew Venus there, so sweet.
Sit, as Ia dream,
Close huddled al her feet
oh, let me be intense
pine, yeSrn, fade,
And my hair hangs Ger nay brow,
And my necktIs's disarrayed
Nv soul is go intense, immense,
Nv culture is so vast
/ sometims fancy Who knows how =
That shall burst at isst -IPunch.
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Is a Positive Cure
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.


for an those Painful Complaints aad Weaknesses
soeofnmon TO our best female population
1t win entirely the worst form Of Female Com
paints all ovarian troubles Inflammation and Ulcera
ton, Falling and Displacemena and the consequent
Spinal Weakness and is particularly adapted to the
Change OF Life.
Il will dissolve and eIpel tumors from the uterus in
early stage Of development. Tho tendency to can
urnors checked eryspeedy by its use
It faintness, atulency, all craving
for stimulants and relieves weakness OF the stomach
It cures Bloatng, Headaches, Nervous Prostration.
General Debility SleepleeSness Depression and Indi
gestion-
That feeling Of bearing down, causing pain, weight
and backache is always permanently cured by its
1t will at all times and under all circumstances act In
harmony with the laws that govern the female syste
For the cure of Kidney Complaints Of either this
Compound Is unsurpassed.
LYDIA f. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE co.
POUNDS prepared at 2l3 and 215 Western Avenue
Lynn Mass Price 81 Six bottlesfor 81 Sent by mail
In tho form Of pills, also In form OF lozenGes
receipt OF price, o. per box for either Ars. Pnkhano
freely answers all letters OF inquiry send for pampb
let. Address above. lenttcig fhis Paper.
No family should be without LYDIA T. PTNKHAMrS
LIVER Pills. They cure constipation, b.liouznssq
and torTidlty Of the liver. % cents per box
E3- Sold by all Druggists. IA
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Humbugred Again.

I saw SO much said about the merits OF Hop
Bitters and my wife VINO was always DOCTOR
ing, and never well, leased me so urgently to
get her some, concluded to be humbugged
again and am glad / did, for in less than
two months use Of the Bitters my wife was
cured, and she has remained 80 for eighteen
months since. l like such humbuggiDg.-
III. IT," st. Paul pioneer Press.)
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The latest of "AppIeton's Home Books "
series is entitled "Home AmusemeDts" It
if by the author of 50 Amateurs Of Home"
and treats of private theatricals, charades,
proverbs, game OF the brain, tablesux
vivants, etching, embroidery, decorative arts,
lawn-tennis dancing, garden parties, avisries,
fower-stands, gardening etc The book is
Tor sale by j. T. White San Fragcisco.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-14

The correspondence and diary entries of
later years introduce Agassiz, Bryant,
Holmes, Thoreau, Thomas Starr King, Pro-
fessOr Ticknor, Howells, Adrich, Lowell,
Brewnell, Bijornsen, Ole Bull, DIR. Putnam,
l.. Maria Child, Artemus Ward, Dickens,
Mrs Livermore, Charles Cowden Clarke and
others. The diary notes of his experiences
as a lecturer and of his trips TO Europe form
deeply interesting part OF the work. The
volume is one penned by a loving hand, but
presented without extravaganza of praise or
mere lsudation. On the contrary, it is a sim
pie, sincere and touching tribute.
CATEcHIsM OF THE MARINE STEAM ENaNB For the
Use OF Engineers, Firemen, and Mechanics. A
practical work for practical men. BY Emory Ed
wards, Mechanical Engiaeer. Philadelphia
Henry Grey Baird & Co. San Francisco: A. L.
Bancroft 4 Co.
This work is illustrated by sixty.three en-
cravings, including examples of the most
modern engines. The work has passed
through two editions, and the demand for it
proves that it supplied a want long felt by
marine engineers and others fer practical
work on the marine steam engine, written in
simple and concise language, by one OF their
number, who knowing from his own expert
ence what they needed, knew also how to
supply that want In the introduction the
principles of the operation of the marine en-
CINE are thoroughly and practically explained,
together with some general principles OF me-
chanics which every engineer should under
stand. In the chapters on marine boilers
will be found much new and valuable matter
plainly and concisely set forth. The intro
duction of the "injector" as a boiler feeder
in the place of pumps on board steam vessels
of every description, makes it very necessary
that engineers should understand the princi-
pies of construction and operation OF that
valuable instrument. All the information
necessary to the complete understanding and
working Of in general, and the Little
Giant" in particular, will be found clearly
explained The appendix contains many
valuable tables.
LESSONS m LIFE KATRINA "a poem) PLAIN TALKS
three distinct vouines). BY J. g. Holland Tim
othv Tiicomb) New York Charles Seribner's
Sons San Francisco A. L. Bancroft & Co. Svo.,
muslin. 81 rs each.
The death of the lamented DIR. Holland,
prince in literature, has revived the interest
in his works, and in response Charles Scrib- J
ner's Sous have given US these three volumes,
which form part OF series intended TO en-
brace all of DIR. Hollands public writings. |
These volumes Of the series give the cream Of !
Hollands lectures, letters poems. editorials |
and essays, and the wellstocked library will |
be wanting still if this literary labor Of one |
of the best Of American minds is not eata-
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Winchell LID. Chicago: s. c. Griggs Co. |
Sacramento W. a. & c. S. Houghton. syo., |
vol 80.
This little book is by the author of Z" Pre-
adamites." he is the professor of geology and
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25
HER PENALTY.

A few days since a woman in men $
clothes was arrested in New Fork and dealt
with according to-law, or, as the Herald
declares, without warrant of law. The
woman said, upon inquiry, that she had put
on mems clothes because she could COM
maad higher wages in that guise, a sensible
if not legal reason The Herald says:
Accused of being woman, found
guilty and sent to the Island for six
months. That 10 the substance of one of
yesterdays court reports. Is it possible
then that it is q crime to be a woman in
this part of the worlds 1t seems it must
be, for the wonderful justice who sentenc-
ed this girl, and whose name is Smith, had
no other fact against her than her sex.
She had on, it Is true, masculine attire, but
there is no law against that, and there can
be no punishment for doing what the law
does not forbid. o that We had some good
Haroun al Raschid hereabouts to do bit
of vigorous justice in this case-to free
Miss Jennie and reward her for the energy
and courage that led her to do what was
necessary to gain livelihood. and TO put
at hard labor for a year, amid rogues and
convicts, this wise Justice SMITH
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25
MIXED MARRIAGES.

In Verona, Italy, the official intrusted
by the Syndie to issue licenses for mar
rage mixed up the names of the applicants
in such sort that when the day arrived
for uniting number of young couples, the
wrong people fsu1d themselves named in
the document, and had to choose between
taking the partners selected for them, or
postponing their marriage altogether for
some time. With much reluctance on the
part of SONS, and joy on the part of
others, the ceremony was allowed to pro-
coed, number of people who, until then,
had been strangers to one another, being
declared respectively man and wife in true
Italian form. In the opinion of the Syndic
this was net matter of much importance,
it being certain, in that gentleman
opinion, that thus mated they would ex-
perience quite as few disappointments as
they would had they each chosen their own
mates for life; while by promptly agreeing
to accept the official arrangement they had
saved the State representatives much
trouble and not wasted the time of its
clerks in preparing fresh licenses in res
turn for the fees.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25
HON. CHARLES 9. PATTERSON.

Charles E. Patterson who was elected
Speaker OF the New York Assembly on
February I'd, is the representative from
the First District of Rensselaer, County,
embracing the First, Second, Third, Fourth,
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and
Eleventh Wards of the City of Troy. He
was born at Corinth, VT, May Sd, 1912,
and after receivinga liberal preparatory al
Castleton (Vt.9 Seminary, and Cambridge
IN. W Academy, finished his studies al
Union College. He then entered the pro
fession of law, and from 1860 has been in
active practice in Troy. Although for
many years unidentified with the history OF
the city and with the Democratic Party,
he never held any public position until
elected member of the present Legisla-
ture. His personal popularity raised the
Democratic majority from 2,7SS in 1879 to
f. 201, his competitor being Walter L.
Pratt, .Greenbacker, the Republicans en-
terinQ no candidate.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25

Cd. per cwt.; best galvanized iron wire. O
to 9 15s. Sd. per cwt.; annealed drawn
fencing wire, Otto 6, e10 los. per ton; pre-
pared bright fencing wire, O to 8, e12 per
ton: galvanized drawn fencing wire, O to g
e14 1Os. per ton; Besscmer steel, bright or
annealed drawn fencing wire; round or
oval, to 6, ef2 lbs. per ton; plain rolled
fencing wire, Ne. to 4, e8 los. per ton;
rolled galvanized fencing wire, No. to &,
Eli 15s. per ton, all delivered in Liver
pool
Now shilIing is twenty four cents and
it is easy to figure out that If we allow sev
enty cents per one hundred pounds for
freight, a liberal allowance that iron wire
could be laid down in Rock Island at from
81 to cents pound and steel wire for
about 81 At this price II would cost less
to make an eight wire fence of imported
plain wire than it now does to put up a
three wire fence of barb wire that costs %
cents a pound.
The one would be stronger also than the
other and have no barbs to cut animals
with. So our farmers keep up a protee-
tive tariff that is constant harm to their
interest and q standing menace to their
future prosperity.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25
BARR WEE.

The firm of Washburn and Moen claim.
under letters patent, the exclusive right to
manufacture barb fence wire in this coun-
try-and are using that privilege TO the full
est extent the law win allow. They are
making an enormous profit out of their
monopoly but in the meantime the farmers
have to pay an equally exorbitant price
for barb wire. The advantage = barb fence
has over a plain wire fence is, that three
wires of barb will make fence that will
resist cattle, while If it is of plain wire
more wires win have to be used
Hence the barb wire, although very expen-
sive on account of its manufacture being =
monopoly, is used because in the end it is
cheaper
But it is worth while for our farmers to
take into consideration the difference In
the cost Of plain wire that our protective
tariff makes. According to a letter from
England to Pittsburg paper the prices of
iron wire in that country are as follows:
The Warrin gton makers have all adj.
vanced the price of iron wire los per ton,
and the Birmingham makers the same, and
in some cases an extra 3D. has been put
on. The following is now the Warning
ton wire list Best iron 0 TO 8, lbs. and
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25

article more profitable to its producers by
8 tariff tax, but this-has SO weakened this
important and self-sustaining trade, or has
SO stimulated principle of avarics, as to
lead those engaged in it to claim tt at itcan
not exist except By subsidy Of seven dol
lars per ton in gold, levied upon those who
consume iron. So much for interests which
are fostefed and propped up BY protection.
On the other hand. in manufactures, such
as sewing machines, watches, agricultural
implements, and many other things pecu
liarly American, which require the highest
degree of skill il the application OF tools
specially adapted to the work, and in re-
gard to which for special reasons protecs
ton cannot operate effectively, we are TAX
ing the lead of the world, and have no fear
of competition from any quarter. This
success however, is attributed by our lead
ing protectionist srgan. in particular
reference to watch making, not to skill in
manufacturing but to skillful and judicious
advertising-A T.. Earle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25
NOT A srAIwARr.

The editor of the ST. Louis Globe Demo
crdt is stalwart of the stalwarts, and hi.
paper has been uniformly for Grant
Arthur, Conkling, Guiteau s. Co., but fol
some strange reason he does not love
Chauncy Filey, also Missouri stalwart
That lack of affection is now explained
The Globe Democrat man has lately been in
Washington, comforting with Arthur about
the countrys welfare and the Missouri
pestofices, and coming home he states
that he has in his possession correspon-
denee Of Filley's that will make Rome
i.e. St. Louis-howI. These letters are
claimed to prove that Filley is not an
honest, unadu1terated republican. but only
counterfeit and at the best a make shift.
There is one letter that is calculated to
especially prove this-at least the Globe
Democrat thinks SO and it is undeubfed au-
thouty, being stalwart-which was written
by Filley at the time of the w1iskey ring
exposure. In that letter Filley takes ths
unrepublican and, from political point
OF view, foolish ground that thieves ought
to be punished, and he even goes further
and intimates shrewd suspicion that
Grant was mixed up in the steal himself
Surely nothing more is needed to prove to
an intelligent, thoughtful, conscientious
that Filley is not a republican
and is deserving Of no honor. A man
whs would convict his fellow republicans
Of thieving has no place in that party.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25
do so on an increased rank and consequent

do so on an increased rank and consequent
II draw higher salary. There Is some
thing eminently fitting in this; it is spec
tacle calculated to appeal strongly to the
patriotism of the American citizen and to
his pocket-book. A pleasing instance Of
this has just occurred. General Meigs
had been Quartermaster General for long
period of years, and, recognizing the fact
that he had work to do, did it in q manner
that owe to him the thanks of his country;
he had served the nation well. and as a
consequence when the time in his life
came that exhausted energies and an over
worked brain demanded that a man shall
rest, he was retired; such was right and
fitting.
But his retiring left vacancy which
must be filed, and as the person to be APP
pointed was to be servant OF the people.
whom they would pay for his services, they
supposed-at least so runs the fiction of
government he would be able and
willing to return work for their pay. But
an allwise appointing power thought differ
entity, and Gen. Rucker was appointed, a
man who was older than General Meigs
and Phil Sheridan's father in-lav. That
happened but few short weeks ago; and
yesterday comes the news that he too has
been placed upon the retired list He has
done no work in his new position; it is
possible, although hardly probable, that he
has been to his Office dozen times since
his appointment to the higher rank, and
may have signed score Of vouchers; but
he is now retired on account of age, as he
ought to have been some years ago. The
question arises; why have they kept this
cid and decrepit father-in-law of Phil Sheri-
dan on the active list for some years when
he was entitled to be retired? Unfortu-
nately the answer is plain. He was for
merly only q Colonel, and if retired then
would have been So with the retired pay
suitable to that position; but being appoint
ed Quartermaster General he is of higher
rank and consequently retires with greater
pay, a consunlmstion devotedly to bewish
ed for-by him-although he has never
done, and never intended to do bit Of
work in the last position. He was made
Quartermaster General, not because the
appointment was fit one, and he was n
capable one for the position, but because
as such he could be retired with greater
pay. General Meigs was made Quarter
master General to do the work and for
twenty five years he did It, General
Rueker was put in the same position that
he might be larger pensioner on the
country's bounty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25
THE TAX JUaGLE.

Graham McAdam.
Says the protected manufacturer:
why, don't we manufacturers pay cur
proportion with the rest2 The halter pays
his twenty five per cent to the shoemaker,
the shoemaker pays his twenty-five per
cent. to the halter, and out~of the increas-
ed prices we are all able to pay the farmer
more, and so it goes: everybody gets high
er profits. and it is a good thing all round"
Let us simplify. Suppose we have a
community consisting of halter, shoe
maker and farmer. The farmer hoas his
own row, asking odds of nobody; but the
halter and the shoemaker demand bonus
of $50 year each How, en- the Protection
plan, viii he get 1t? It would be too bare
faced steal to levy tax on the farmer
alone. They will not do that. Avoiding
the appearance Of unjust discrimination,
they will put tax on all consumers of
b ats and shoes; they will make all pur-
chasers of hats and shoes contribute alike
20 the Protection fund. Very. fair, this
looks; but mark the singular result:
The halter pays $50 a year to foster the
shoe industry.
The shoemaker pays $50 year to foster
the hat industry.
These two transactions balance each
other. Neither the halter nor the shoe
maker are out of pocket penny.
But the farmer? He pays $50 year to
foster the hat industry, and $50 year to
foster the shoe industry; total, 800. He
His industry is not
.fostered,"
There it is all in nut shell. The Pro
lection tax is laid on all alike But when
the books are balanced, the halter and the
shoemaker are in $50 EACH and the farmer
is out 500. Who is it that pays for Pro
tacfion2
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25
FANATICIsM.

/ A certain Rev" Evans, OF Aledo re
Gently hurled some of his strongest rhetor
/ ical thunder bolts at theatres. He would
as soon see a grog shop come to Aledo a
a theatre. No man could be Methodist
! and Christian and furnish hall for such
were antagonistic, and that neither could
be fully successful but by the destruction
of the other. And that no PROCESSING
Christian could consistently give his coun
tenance or accommodations; for that to
help the theatre was to help that which
would take the life of the Church He
placed the theatre on level with dancing
and gambling halls, and houses of prosti-
tuition, and in effect told Methodists
that they might as well take the proceeds
of a brothel, as to receive hall rent for the
use of theatre. His description of the
sayings and doings and appearances at
theatres seemed to indicate that he had
frequented the lowest grades of them all.
His description of the undue exposure of
female persons, the language and panto-
mime, and their effects On the imaginations
and passions, were by their libidinous sug-
gestions, probably worse than the thing
sought to be crushed.
Sentiments like the above are styled
fanaticism; but the trouble with the COM
plant is that it is so common. It is easy
enough 10 see that the man who entertains
them is an utter fool and worse than that
he lacks both justice and charity-Chris-
tan virtues. The comparison of theatres
with houses of prostitution could only be
made by man utterly devoid of all care in
selecting his words and SMILES; he must
80 utterly lack the faintest conception of
that Christ given virtue forbearance of
others opinions, to allow himself to make
such sweeping assertions. Again, in the
same class with his brothels, he would put
dancing, an amusement in which our best
and purest- indulge; women who
would shrink from the faintest whisper of
of such association as from poisoned
dart And yet this man calling himself
called by God to preach his..werd to fellow
men, links the two together in a TRADE of
abuse. Such language is infamous and
betrays soul that has no regard for
means but only looks to ends; careless
ness as to the words he uses in intoxicating
a lesson that is criminal And yet mauy
such men live and call themselves holy, |
and wonder at the wickedness and per-
verseness of man. They have rule Of con- |
1uct for themselves and raise up and claim
what is Gods perogntive infaribiIity. |
They say our way is the right way, none
others can be. Out upon them?