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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10

According to an ex-United States Sena-
tor, who is one of Conkling's friends, that
gentleman is decidedly changed IN his feel
ing and his manner His defeat has had q
Christening effect: He has the profound
conviction that he is the most unpopular
man in the United States. The fact is
that he trod on the toes of many people in
the citation of his power, that every one of
them had chance during the lastsyear to
kick back at him. He is now attending
strictly to his law practice, but think has
some fond hope of being returned to the
Senate at the next vacancy. New York
state is now represented by one drunkard
and one mediocre Senator The time may
come when the business class here viii
want man of Conkling's capacity in the
Senate. He thinks, however, that the PEG
pie hate him everywhere, and it has very
much modified his behavior. He will sign
recommendation now to make man a
sleeping-car conductor or a night watch
man, but he would rot have bothered with
such business two years ago. His
usual style in those days was to
flare up at the least opportunity"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10


itself Is barely possible; the question arises
above all considerations of race prejudice
and becomes present issue. BY its &C
ton the republican party has declared it
self in favor of an immortality worse than
that of the Mormons, and at the dictate of
its eastern owners has advocated all the
doctrines laid down in the Morey
letter: buy your labor as cheap as
you can and use all the aid OF
power and influence to make it cheap. Be
bull in the labor party. Such is the at
titude of the republican party on the
Chinese question as declared by the recent
veto7
BY the way, does the action of that party
towards the colored vote prove that ii is
above the frailty OF being kept alive on
race predjudices7
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10
..sr'he talk of Pacific Coast Republica

THE talk of Pacific Coast Republicans
that the veto of the Chinese bill kills the
Republican party in that section of the
country ought to be nonsense If it isn't.
The Republican party has never yet been
suspected of such frailty that il was nee
essary to keep it alive on race prejudice.
So says the Union, but when we remem-
Der that the contest between the caucasian
and the chinaman is for existence and the
presence of the yellow brother means a
standard of wages at which intelligence
and civilization could not exist, and life
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10

1t is terrible thing to edit a Liberal
paper in Spain, says the Pail Nall Gazette.
To say nothing of duels, imprisonment and
the other little trifles to which Continental
journalists are exposed, the Spanish Lib
eral editor stands IN dread of the anathe-
mas of the Church. Here, for instance, is
an extract from the comprehensive male
diction which the Bishop of Santander has
launched at the Liberal editors of his do
cese: May Almighty God curse these
journalists with the perpetual malediction
launched against the devil and his angelsl
May they perish with Nero, Julian the
Apostate, and Judas the traitor, May the
Lord judge them as he judged Dathan and
Adrian! May the earth swallow them up
aliyel Let them be cursed day and night,
sleeping and waking, in eating, in drink
ing. and in playing, when they speak and
when they keep silence! May their eyes
be blinded, their ears deaf, their tongue
dumb! Curse every member of their bodyl
Let them be cursed from to-day and for
eyerl May their sepulchre be that of dogs
and of assesi May furnished wolves prey
upon their corpses. and may their eternal
company be that of the devils and their
angelsi'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10

Chicago Times: Unhappy Dawesi Most
miserable Hoar! When, with a vindictive-
ness born of hatred, they pressed hard
upon Conkling and upon Platt, saying
that senatorial influence should be naught
at the white house and that senatorial
courtesy should not be exerted to prevent
confirmation of the nominations of the ex-
ecutive, these Massachusetts statesmen but
taught destructive instructions, which. be-
ing taught, return to plague the inventor.
Arthur, the executive. has been heard from
with reference to the appointment Of col
lector for Boston and the Massachusetts
senators, rejecting upon their attitude in
the Conkling fight, can but exclaim with
Macbeth: This even-handed justice COM
mends the ingredients of our poisoned ehal-
ice to our own lips" The case is not ex'
actly parallel, but the advantage is with
Arthur. Garfield had to remove Mr.. Hayes
reform collector, Arthur's successor, in or
der to make room for Mr.. Robertson. This
was in violation of all theory of civil SER
vice reform, one fundamental idea of
which is fixity of tenure and no removal
tor merely political causes. Conkling
was wroth, not that Garfield violated
his professions of civil service re-
form, but that, after what he declared
were positive promises from the presi-
dent to refrain from such a course, he sent
to the Senate the name of his dearest foe
for the most important office in the state.
Mr. Conkling's protests were in vain. The
Senators were against him. They had
axes of their own to grind at the white
house, and they declared that, notwith-
standing the feelings of the Senators from
New York, the executive prerogative must
be maintained. Chief among the oppo-
nents of the New York Senators in this
contest were the immaculate Hoar and the
most deserving Dawes. The bitter draught
is now poured down their own threats.
President Arthur did not remove the Bos-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10
TRUTH ATTESTED.
Some Important Statements Of Well-Known
People Wholly Verified.

In order that the public may fully realize the gen.
uineness of the statements, as well as the power
and value of the article of which they speak, we
publish herewith the signatures of parties
whose sincerity is beyond question. The truth of
these testimonials is absolute, the facts they
announce he ignored
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10

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Paipitation of the Hear
Loss of Memory, Loss O
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Dropsy, Asthma, Pleurisv.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10
ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY.

(sHoRTEsr ROUTE To THE EAST AND wEsr)
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Way Freight. 6: 100 A. NJ
Fast Express, AS A. NJ. Mail and Ex... SIS
Mail and Ex.. As p. M. Fast Express. $50 p. M.
Freight and Accommodation. 6 80 p. NJ.
The AS p. train makes close connection at
Galva with the c. B. II O., for points west; arriving
at Galesburg at 4 rs p. M; Burlington $40 p m.
Keokuk 1925 p. M; Quincy 10 :05 p. H.; also max
ing close connection at Peoria with I. B. & W., and
T. P. & W., roads for all points east and south.
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER CO., Il. r.
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Rock Island, o 100 A. M. Cable :55 A.
a 90 p NJ 5:45 P NJ
. i 100 p. NJ - y =. 3:15 p.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10
Several biographies of Longfellow al

Several biographies of Longfellow are
being written, and at least two viii be put
forward as authorized. Prof. George
Washington Greene, of Providence, says
of his work: six years ago Mr.. Lcngfel-
low and agreed to be each others biog
raphers, and from that time to this have
kept this intention in view. The materials
are abundant, particularly the family let
tiers, all of which have been put at my dis
posaln
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-10
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON s. QUINCY.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

(RAcINE AND soUTH-w EsTERN DIyIsIoN.1
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee 6:25 a M. and
II, 90 p.
Leave for Dubuque, winona. st. Paul and BIinneap-
oils. 6 100 a. IN.
Leave for McGregor. Portville, Calmas, Sioux City
and Yankton II 100 p. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, 5 :05 a. m, and
6:25 p.
Arrive from Minneapolis. ST. Paul. Winona and Du
buque, 9:o5 p. m.
Arrive from Yankton, Sioux City, Portville and Nc
Gregor, 5 :05 q. m.
Through sleeping cars all night trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night at II 100 D. M connects with the train ar
irving in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock Is
train.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01
A Punishment Worse Than Death.

An execution to which more than pass
iag interest attaches will take place in
Windsor, Vermont. The condemned
person is Emcline NJ. Mcaker, of Water
bury, who was convicted of the murder
of an orphan girl thirteen years old,
Alice Moakcr by name, April %, 1880.
The wretchcd woman protested her in
nocencc on tho occasion to set aside the
verdict, as she has always done, but was
sentenced to be hanged in the prison at
Windsor on the last Friday of May,
1883. The crime, for which son of
Mrs. Meaker, Almon Meakor, is already
nnder sentence Of death, was one of the
most horrible in even tine criminal his
tory of Vermont. The child was half
sister to +. o. Meaker, husband OF
Emelinc, and was an inmate OF their
household, where she was seyerly abused
and maltreated, being treated, indeed,
as slave by Mrs. Moaker and Almon.
Almon was half-witted, plant tool i'll
the hands of his mother. Mr.. Meaker is
believed to be Innocent OF all completely
in either the abuse or the murder Of the
child. The child was taken from bed
and dressed. sack was tied over hei
head, and she was taken in wagon to @
lonely spot in the woods, where dose
of strychnine was giv,n her, and she was
left to die in swamp The crime was
conclusively fixed upon the two wretchet
prisoners, and nothing can now save
them from the terrible consequences
The time allowed the condemned to pre-
pare for death is 50 long that the execu
ton will undoubtedly be welcomed as {
termination of the feeling of terror tina
will possess them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01
An Outlaws Sweetheart.

The robbers used to frequently shoot
at targets in company with their sweet
hearts, in the shooting the girls making
sometimes almost as good q score as the
men, and the yells that would rend the
air as ones favorite lady would split the
bullet on the half dollar as it fell for
ward to the ground would have done
Justice to border scout. Nor were the
young ladies behind them in equestrian
ism, Miss Ryan, in particular, often
boasting that she could drop the nickel
us often in the race as any Of the boys.
1t may be proper here to explain the
nloduS operandi of the "nickel race"
A nickel or other small coin is placed in
the forks of tree, about the distance
from the ground that mans shoulder
would be while on horseback. Each
party has one shot at it as he flies by on
his horse at full speed. The ladies take
their regular turn, and Miss Ryan has
been known to drop the nickel three
times out of five races, and that she is,
indeed, at home in the saddle is demon
strated by the fact that when alightiDg
from her favorite horse, q powerful black
charger, she simply rises from the sad
die and leaps to the ground, while her
horse walks to the nearest hitching- pott
to await its rider. When she is ready to
remount, her intelligent horse comes a.
her call, and taking her saddle BY the
pummei she bounds into it and u on ~
a fast gallop, the only gait she ever rlaess
81. Louis Chronicle,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01
A Better Way.

The wasteful practice of burning or
otherwise destroying love letters has
been brought into disrepute by young
lady in Iowa, who has had hers bound
in the form of an album, which she
turns out for the inspection aud enter
tainment of her visitors when they have
wearied of praising her tides and finished
the family photographs.
The device, economical as it is-and in
that aspect praiseworthy-has its draw
backs. TO visitors who have met-as
the phrase is-"with disappointment"
the sight of such collection would be
narrowing in the extreme. Then there
would be the additional danger that
some guest would find among the mis-
sives one from somebody to whom she
believed she had special claim. The
sight, in such case, of words Of love
addressed to another might be provoca-
tive of MISUNDERSTANDING, even,
Of tears or, worse still, of scratching and
hair-pulling.
These possibilities are to be dreaded.
Fortunately they can be avoided without
recurring to the old-fashioned and waste
III! method of burning love letters. Such
missives contain--or are popularity held
to contain--a good deal of sweetness.
Some of them have been described, in
the glowing imagery of girlhood, as
lust too sweet for anothing," but this
is undoubtedly hyperbole. They ought,
however, to be sweet enough for glucose
il there is any semblance Of sweetness
about them. Let the Iowa plan be
abandoned then and let the accumulated
love letters of the country be sent to the
glucose factories. The residents in the
neighborhood Of such factories nigh,
object. But they do that now.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01

I've nothing to do In hammock swing,
And my thoughts they think think Of anything.
| fill up my pipe, and then think
or the waste I've made Of paper and ink;
Verses aud prose Of no earthly usc--
Ige scribbliDg munia's my only excuse
OF the number Of times have been In lOye
OF exactly how often I've lost u glove;
OF the people I've met and the people I've missed /;
OF how many girls In my life nave kissed
OF how many more | couldn't gcti
Of how many times I've been IN debt
And then to light my pipe pause,
And think OF things with smoking for cause.
! think Of what I've done aud lcen;
Oi the man would be- and the man I have been;
VI AN alml"ss man sinking into LIES shade.
| think oi all have studied aud read
Aud think Ol blind man, u cripple in bed;
| think of An idle aud purposelcSs youth,
And | think, "llaye found out the meaning Of
truth 20
How Oft was angry, il-humolcd and sworc;
OF how many pebbles are washed on the shore;
Oi how many actions I've done that are good
Ol how many herrngs your find in a wood
OF things that bore me; NJ things that hate;
OF an afternoon dane" which breaks up at cignt;
Of how many times have wasted my cash,
Aud spent lots Ui money on nothing but trash
Oi how many times have wished you were here 7;
Ol how many wishes I've wished IN a yclr.
WAS smoking q pipe, unless mistake;
lilo" long have slept and when did wake?
--LyHioa sOcisiy.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01
How Can You Tell n Good Cigar?

They used to say that good cigar
could be known by the light brown
specks on it. These were made by
worms, the story was, and tho worms
were epicures in tobacco and would
touch only the best. But the chemists
soon found way of Stimulating these
worm specks. So that spoiled the test.
Then there was no other guide but the
ashes. If these burned white the cigar
was good il not, bad. But the enter
prlsing tobucconists soon found a way to
make the vilest cabbagenia burn as spot
lessly white as the best Havana. An.
other test gone. Finally the makers of
choice cigars put little red label around
each. This was thought to be something
which would always DO sure guide.
And SO it would be, but unfortunately
some of the manufacturers have, by a
strange mistake, put the labels on the
cabbagenias as well us the Havanas,-
Boston Transcripk
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01
GEMS OF THOUGHT.
tFror,. Geo. Eiiois's "Adam Beds."l

j
THE be. Ity Of lovely woman Is like
music.
OUR dead are never dead to US until
we have forgotten tnem.
A WOMAN may get to love by degrees;
the best fire does not flare up the soon.
est.
A MAN may be very firm in other mat
tiers, and yet be under sort Of witchery
from woman.
WHEN death, the great recOnciler has
come, it is never our tenderness that we
repent of, but our severity.
IF YOU would love woman without
ever looking back OH your love as folly,
she must die while you are counting her.
We ARE apt to be kinder to the brutes
that love us than to the woman that love
us. L. it because the brutes are dumb?
DON'T want to know people that look
ugly and disagreeable, any more than /
want to taste dishes that look disagreea-
bic.
Then they looked at each other, not
quite as they had looked before, for in
their eyes there was the memory OF q
KISS.
THERE'S no pleasure in living If you're
to be corked up forever, and only drib-
bic your mind out by the sly, like leaky
barrel.
OSE may be betrayed into doing
things by a combination OF circum-
stances which one might never have
done otherwise.
"BUT, mother, thee know'st We can
not love just whero other folks nd have
us. There's nobody but God that can
control the heart Of man,
The vaincst woman is never thoroughly
conscious Of her own beauty till she is
loved by the man who sets her own
passion vibrating in return.
BECAUSE, dear, trouble comes to rs
al in this life, we set our hearts on
things which isn't Gods will for lis to
have, and then we go sorrowing.
A MAN never lies with moro delicious
langor under the influence of apassion,
than when he has persuaded himself
that he shall subdue it tomorrow.
WHEN / have made up my mind that I
can not afford to buy Il tempting dog, l
take no notice of him, because il he
took Il strong fancy to me, and looked
lovingly at me, the struggle between
arithmetic and inclination might become
unpleasantly severe.
IRIS deep mystery-the way the
heart of man turns to one woman
out OF ali the lest he's seen in
the world, and makes it easier for him
TO work seven years for her. like Jacob
did for Rachel, sooner than have any
other woman for the asking.
Bur | believe there have been men
since his day who have ridden a long
way to avoid rencontre, and then
gaioped hastily back, lest they should
miss it. it is the favorito strategem Of
our passions to charm retreat, and tC
turn sharp around upon us the momen,
we have made up our minds that thu
day is our OWL
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01

ACCORDING to all accounts Mrs. Lin.
coin is in pretty bad condition, plysi-
cally and mentally. She is attending
AIiller's Water Cure, New York, and is
barely able to walk about her room.
Cataracts are forming on both eyes. She
is troubled with spinal troubles and has
Bright's disease. When told that the
Pension Committee had decided to give
her $15, 600, which amount was due her
under arrears of pension, she manifested
great satisfaction. She will remain in
New York for the winter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01

A COMMUNICATION in the Charleston
Neavs and Courier calls attention to the
statute which makes the non-payment OF
q poll tax of 81 misdemeanor. 1t says:
"What prompts me to write to you at
this time is that arrests are now beng
made and prisoners are confined in our
Jail charged with no other crime than
neglect to pay their poll tax, and as the
Legislature is now i'll session l hope the
matter can be so presented to the people
and our Legislators that immediate action
will be taken" lis this kind of u law
TINT causes laborers to emigrate, in
stead Of immigrate, in South Carolina.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01

MlaIoSs Of nalals Of Crude oil
auorgh to supply the world for years.
are said to be stored away in the oil re-
gions. The discovery of oil in Europe
and the sinking of wells there threaten
to affect the foreign market, though sta
tistics as yet show no decrease OF the
amount of oil expected from this country.
Our oil men have turned their attention
to South America as market, but in
some parts of that section of the world
there are large deposits of petroleum OF
good quality, which can be procured III
abundance without boring for it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01
Why She Couldn't Go Any Faster.

In the hustle attending the departure
OF q boat from the iron pier at Coney Is.
land, while the strong-voiced yomgmen
were calling out, "All aboard very
tat woman approached, her Redeemed
face believed with perspiration. AL
though it was evident that she was max
ing the best speed she could the young
men shouted to her to hurry up, or she
would miss the boat. She suddenly
stopped and said: Il am hurrying up
all l can; I guess il you weighed 325
pounds and was laced as tight as | am,
yon couldn't get along any faster,
either" Then she resumed her prog
ress and missed the boat --New Yorh
Sun,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01
Remember, Young Men.

Young men who are intending to be
farmers should remember that agricult-
ure is both science and an art, to be
carefully studied, and then practically
carried out. The day has gone by when
the ignorant can become successful
farmers. Within the past ten years
agriculture has undergone great
revolution, but the next ten years
will sec greater changes than have
vet been witnessed. The leading
agriculturists will be tho leading men Of
the country.-Frairis Farmer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01

A FOREIGN letter says al Vienna thea,
tiers are well nigh bankrupt. Nobody
frequents them. The largest amount Of
moneyreceived by an one of them is 5000;
others take in about $50 n night. The
police have forbidden all day perform
ances, and have lesscned the mum.
Der Of seats in each. For instance, the
the Auder Wien Theater, which held 9
$40 seats, has now only 1870.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01

A RAILROAD disaster is pretty serious
thing for the company which owns the
roNd. 1t is said that the Ashtabula dis
aster five years age has cost the Lake
Shore s. 0O) 600, and some Of the suits
for damages are not ended yet. The
Spuyten Duyyil disaster will cost the
Central tremendous sum.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01

THE annual product of the precious
metals in the States and Territories west
of the Missouri River, including British
Columbia, are as follows Receipts at
San Francisco from the west coast of
Mexico and reported to Wells Fargo ::
Gold, S31, 1863, 6sG; silver, Si5, O77,S 29.
California shows m increase in silver
and decrease in gold. Nevada showsa
falling off, and Utah, Colorado, and Ari-
iona, an increase.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01

OswEao, New York, is decidedly q
healthy town. Rev. Simon Parmalee,
on the 18th Of January, celebrated his
centennial birthday. Another Oswegoan
died recently aged 109 years and Mr..
Clark, of tho same town, claims to have
passed his 10th year.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01

TIE National Board Of Health is con
sidering the pressing demand for better
quarantine regulations at New York and
other ports, in order to prevent emf.
grants infected with smallpox landing
and proceeding or their journey inland,
spreading the foul disease all over the
country