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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
AN EoUALIzTNG MOVEMENT.

Nine. Elise Won Koerber, an intelligent
and philanthropic German lady, is in New
York, attempting to organize a movement
of novel and interesting character-a
special immigration of European women to
this country, the protection of them on
their passage and the procuring of employ
ment for them on their arrival The move
ment of young and active men from Europe
to the United States leaves in the former
country large preponderance of females.
In England there are over 1,000,000 more
women than men, and in Germany the
women eutnumber the men, it is said 2,
600, 900, while similar disproportion ex-
lists in other countries. On the other hand
in the United States there is a majority OF
], 100000 men-and it is Nine. Won Koer-
ber's ambition to bring about an equaliZa-
ton that will conform more nearly to the
conditions indicated by nature. THE sur
plus of women in Europe" she says, makes
life greater problem for our sisters there,
from year to year lowers the dignity of
womanhoed and involves moral princi-
pies; and her scheme proposes to find a
remedy by bringing detachments of the re
dundant female population to this country
where there are better prospects for the
accomplishment of the natural destiny of
women-the founding of their own house
holds" The encouraging and protective
agencies which the philanthropic lady de-
sires to organize are to be under the con-
troll of women exclusively.
1t cannot be doubted that such a move
ment, if directed to those departments of
American life in which deficiency Of
efficient female labor exists, will be largely
beneficial. We do not know in what classes
of society in Europe the excess of females
abound, but we all know the particular
field of labor in this country that suffers
most from lack of workers-our house
holds. a large supply of efficient trained
servants IN the family realm is perhaps the
greatest need of our country at this time.
OF teachers. governesses, sewing women
and shop girls we have enough and more
than enough. Intelligent and disciplined
house girls are what American life needs,
and if Nine. Won Koerber can assist us ir
securing them she viii be doing favor for
which ten thousand harassed housekeepers
will long remember her with lively graft
tude.-Mssouri Republican.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
Tuesday, February Is. 1882,
SHERMAN.

Sherman is out in card denying thai
any evidence similar to that telegraphe6
Saturday, was delivered before the con
tingent fund investigating committee by
Pitney. 1t is certainly matter in which
Mr.. John Sherman or any other man is
perfectly safe in making any statement he
pleases, as there is no means of disproving
his statement. The investigation is a
secret one, and we have very little beside
rumors to tell US what evidence has been
received by it. Some of the evidence has
been published, and that is about all there
is known about it. When the time comes
for the matter developed by the committee
to be made public, if that time ever does
come, then will the truth of Mr. Sherman 3
letter be either affirmed or disproved, but
not till then.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
count Of railway accidentS In this con.

count of railway accidents In this con-
nection it says:
saThe dialect in which prize-fghts used
to be reported had relation to English,
something like that which the language OF
Bill Sykes and the Artful Dodger bears to
that of the new revision of the Bible.
Many of the terms were, If We are not mis-
taken, drawn from or in common use by
the London thieves, but the historians OF
the ring, taking this vocabulary as basis.
had by the aid of a picturesque reportorial
fancy, constructed with q new tongue,
which for purposes of description was une,
quelled. In this. each part and organ OF
the human body had q designation OF its
own, generally traceable in origin to some
simple and often humorous metaphor, the
nose, for instance. appearing topically as
the 'smeller, and the mouth as the pota
to trap, the eye as the pepper. The met
aphorical and humorous character of the
language gave descriptions written in it
rollicking pituresqueness which, as in the
case of historical writing with regard te
battles and sieges had the advantage OF
obscuring the somewhat unpleasant and
painful character of the facts narrated and
making the whole an attractive tale OF hui
man pluck and endurance"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
SUBSIDIES.

The fundamental principle of the pro
tectionists theory is that the people must be
taxed to support some private enterprise
and protectionists are increasing in their
demands upon the public purse. The la
test instance comes from the projectors of
a proposed short time between New York
and England. The ships of this line were
to be passenger vessels exclusively, light,
clean and trim and carrying engines that
would make the trip in three days. 1t is
stated that they would cost 1.00o0 600 to
], 250,000 each.
Now comes the news from Washington
that Mr.. Robson of New Jersey has intro
duced bill having as it's object the sub
sidizing of this contemplated line The
bill offers to pay the owners $12,5 for
each outward trip made in six days; $10,-
600 for each trip made in seven days; ST.
500 for each trip made in seven and half
days; and SIS, 900 for each trip consuming
more than seven and half days. If there
were five vessels in the line, making thirty
trips year, the subsidy would be 1876, 900
year for each. or $1,675, 900 for all.
In return for this large outlay, the line
is to carry all the mails. When it is taken
into consideration that the entire expense
of eur present foreign mail service last year
was only $3.50, 900, the only conclusion to
be arrived at is that we would be paying
entirely too dear for our whistle OF
course the argumentsma is that the start
ing of this line would encourage American
ship building, but exactly how, it is impos-
sible to state.
It would of course have the effect of
building these particular ships if the sub
sidy was granted, but the very factthat its
projectors are asking for subsidy, is a
confession that they could not run them
without it, and hence no more lines would
be started unless they too were given like
bounties. If this country would only try
the experiment of SO changing of shipping
laws as to make it possible for Americans
to compete. with citizens of of other coun-
tries on the ocean, we would hear less
about subsidies and more about American
ships.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
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 facsimile signatures of parties
whose sincerity is beyond question. The truth OF
these testimonials is absolute nor can the facts they
announce he ignored
MOLINE, ILL.,, July II, 1881.
Fl. II. Warner Dc Co., Rochester. ". T.:
GENTLEMEN: Your remedy, the Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure has been used by both my wife-and my
self. she used it Ion general principles sys-
tenn and liver regulator; / took the medicine fora
long standing kidney trouble, which has been the
source of much Inconvenience, and which failed to
yield to the doctors remedies any others, until
used your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. We both
unite in pronoaneing it TO be the best medicine we
ever used, and in recommending 1t to others as q
aft
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
THE soTELDo AFFAIR.

Later reports from Washington put an
entirely different phase upon the shooting
ARRAY in the Republican office there. It il
charged the articles published in the Re
publican, to which Soteldo took exception
and which he resented. were inspired By
the star route ring in retaliation for Satel
dos efforts TO expose that ring He was
among the first who attacked Bradys ad.
ministration Of the second assistant post.
master generals Office. He published
charges of fraud and corruption in the
newspapers ne represented, and was ac.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
The only BATTERy

+
The only. b ATTE r J
known to the. World Sea
able Of being CHARGED
with MEDICINAL PROP,
ERTIEs, which Is TRANS
FUSED INTO THE SYs-
TEN. If You are afflicted
with any of. the following
DISEASES don'r neglect Il
wear one of oui Batteries
viz:
Paralysis, Brain and
Nervous Diseases, Rhan-
mat,sIn, Geut, SwolIef
Joints. Sclatica. Neuralgia
Lumbago, Aches and Pains
Nervous and General De
bility, spinal Diseases
/ We ak Back or Side, VAST
ing, Decay, Restless nights
NIGHTMARE, Melancholy
| Dizziness or Vertigo, Full.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
With great respect, I am
PURE ENGLISH.

The New York Epeaang Post has always
been received as the one American news
paper that was critical, in many instances
hypercritical in its use of the English
language. Bryant, while editor of the
aforesaid paper. was accustomed. not only
to be exceedingly particular himself as to
the words in which he clothed his ideas,
but also insisted on a similar carefulness
among all Of his writer's, and there is tradi-
ton to the effect that list of obnoxious
wordswas always kept posted in the edi-
tenial rooms witha strict Injunction that on
pain of forfeiture of place, no reporter
should use them, no matter how great the
provocation. In this desire for pure and
expressive English the Post now takes the
ground that the reporters of the late Ryan
Sullivan fight had not in mind the ancient
and accepted vernacular of the prize ring,
but related the occurrence Ia words more
BETTING the report Of sermon. Or IN &c
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14

The Chicago Tribune is good republican
authority. but when the Union publishes
editorials clipped from it, it would be
much better to give credit
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON g. QUINCY.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE 6 ST. PAUL.

(RAoISE AND SOUTHWESTERN DIvIsIoN.)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee S25 g. M, and
11,00p.
leave for Dubuque, Wiasna. St. Paul and Minneap-
oils, 80 a.. m.
Leave for McGregor, PortviIle Calmas Sioux City
and Yankton. II 800 D. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, ass a. m, and
6:25 p.
Arrive from Minneapolis ST. Paul, Winona and Du-
buque, 800 p. m.
Arrive from Yankton, Sioux City Portville and Nc
Oregon, 5:15 8. IN.
Through sleeping cars all night trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night at II 100 p. connects with the train
irving in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given through tickets from Rock Is
train
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
TIE sYnp1cArEs WORTH.

| The bond of the contractors who have in
hand the building of the State House for
Texas has been accepted by the Governor
of that state after he had satisfied himself
of its value by an application to our own
state executive. Governor Cu1lom ex-
pressed his idea of the financial solidity of
the signers in the following letter;
HIS Eaceztency. o, II, Roberts, Gouernor Of
Ierus::
DEAR SIR:-I am informed that Mat
thias Schnell, of Rock Island, of this state,
has secured the contract for the construc-
ton of new capitol building for your
great state, and that he has, or will tender
you bond for faithful perfor nance of his
contract, with the names of c. B. Farwell,
John V. Farwell, Abner Taylor and A. C.
each of the gentlemen for many years, they
are wealthy men, and feel sure are worth
altogether from two millions to three mil
lions dollars. A bond for one million dol
lars signed by these gentlemen. would ac-
cept as perfectly satisfactory if presented
to me for approval as governor of Illi-
nois
With great respect, I am
Very Truly Yours,
S. NJ. CuLLoM
have read the above communication and
can truthtully add another million to the
value set upon the bond referred to above.
Very Respectfully,
HENRY ID. DEMENT,.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
A Cure Guaranteed.

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specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, GOWN lsions
Nervous Headache, Mental Depression. Loss Of
Memory. Spermatorrhea. Impefency. Involuntary
Emissions, Premature OIdsAg caused by over-ex-
ertfon self-abuee. over fnduI gance, which leads
to misery, decay snd death, One box will cure re-
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mea One dollar box, or six boxes for five dol
Las, cent by mail prepaid on rscept OF price. We
guarantee six boxes to cure any. case. With each
order received by rs for six boxes accompanied
with five dollars, viii send the purchaser
written guarantee to return the money II the treat
menf does not effect a cure Guarantees issued
only by McCGbe & Wheaton, Druggists, Rock lei
and. III. Orders by mail at re- ular price. dtbw
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14

ess of Blood Lack
Power Of WIN or Acso
PalpisatiOn of the Rear
Loss OF Memory, Loss a
Confidence ,Faintisg Spell.
Hysteria, Epilepsy, Rear,
burn, Dyspepsia, Brepsb,
tts, Salt Rheun. Flatulsnr,
Wesk Stomach, Disease,
OF the Heart ana Linz.
Dropsy. Asthma, Pleur,s,,'
Constipation, Jaupdi..
Catarrh, Sore Throat n
bilfty. Piles, Tumors so,o.
Boils, Csrbuncles, Fevs,
and Ague, Liver Complain,
Diabetes, Kidney Com
plants, Gravel. Chills. I'm
potency. Disordered Coz
ditions of the Liver. R1oas s
Kidneys OrUrinary Orgool
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
MALARIA.
Investment Securities

Savings Banks, Insurance Companies, Trustees
and Investors generally are invited to correspond
with regarding Bonds they may desire to BUY.
SELL EXCHANGE.
Municipal Bonds, Water Works Company
Loans. and desirable Railroad Securities al
ways on hand.
J. LEWIS q co BANKERS,
9-1d&w IA CEDAR ST., NEW YORK.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
Catarrln.

THE ABOVE DISEASE HERETOFORE
L deemed incurable will readily yield TO Morrw
. Henry's Catarrh Cure. For sale by John BeDgs-
ton Price h0cpaE hs,tfle. s-3nd1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14

Passengers carried on Freight Trains as follows:
EAST. rs p m WEST, .......10:45 a.
A KIAIBALL, E. ST. JOHN
General Agent. Gen. Ticket d Pass. Ag't.
GEO. NJ. LOOSELY, Agent, Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14
ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY
(sHoRrRsr ROUTE TO THE HAST AND VEST

NsIiUNEIsI 1soU TIE TO THE HAST AND WEsT.J
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Way Freight. g 100 a. n.
Fast Express 8 so NJ. Mail and Ex 10 IS P. II.
Mail and Ex..1 :35 P. N. Fast Express. COS n.
Freight and Accommodation, $50 P. M.
The :35 p. m. train makes close connection at
Galva with the c. B. d O., for points west arriving
at Galesburg at rs p. m; Burlington 6 40 p.
keolSuk 10 25 p H.. Quincy 1905 p. M. also max
ing close connection at Peoria with L. B. q W., and
T. p q W., roads foS all points east and south.
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER Co., II. r.
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Rock Island 900 a. N. Cable, 10 :55 A M
= ...4:e0 p. N. ......... 5:45 NJ.
Cable, o:3oA N Rock Island, s:15 a II.
- -......-. i 100 p. N. g =. 3:15 p. NJ.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-14

tive in encouraging congressional investi-
CATION. Parties accused Of completely in
the star route frauds retaliated by chaEg-
ing Soteldo with the purpose to levy black
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-14

by it. They have frequently attempted
to frighten the bicycle by rushing at it
at a 2:4O gait, yelping 240 times a min
ute and keeping it up until they were
covered with froth and reeking with
perspiration. After a ~thIee-quarter
heat of this kind they begin to discover
that the bicycle is not nervous or easily
frightened. A more critical obserya-
ton of the critter reveals the fact that
it is nothing but a wagon wheel with a
man on top Of ia kind of newfangled
tread-mill, so to speak. They begin to
realize that they have been fooled
cruelty deceived and they begin to
chop or tumble to themselves. The
frisky caudal appendage that wagged
high in the air, tumbles between their
hindmost pedal extremeties, and they
at once seek their quiet homes, there to
cool off their madness and Precipitation,
and reflect how that tricky gig would
fool anybody, ever a dog. And so l
suppose the bicycle will be suppressed.
AS our city fathers will no doubt dis
cover that there is not room on our
streets for our dogs and any considera-
BILE number Of bicycles, the bicycle
must go.
Yours Dramatically,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-14

From the Mining Record.
The Alonez turned out about a 100
tons in May.
The May product of the Atlantic mine
foots up to about 80 tons.
The yield In the Pewabic in May
amounted to 10 ON 635 pounds.
The product of the Franklin In May
was 165 tons 1908 pounds.
Some very rich stamp rock is being
taken from the tribute openings on the
Isle Royale mine to the mill.
There are % copper furnaces In Ten
pessee that turn out an annual yield of
2,G00,0 900 pounds of copper.
Fifteen inches of solid copper ore
was struck recently in the southwest
drift of the Diamond Queen, on Boulder
mountain, Chalk creek district, Color
ado.
The Santa Rita Copper and Iron
company OF New Mexico has just ship.
ped two more car loads of ingot copper
to New York, and expects to ship that
amount every week or ten days unit,
July, when its second furnace will go in
to blast, and shipments will be in
creased.
\ NV industry, tHlt Of copper spiI.
ming, has been introduced by the Dove
Stamping company, Boston. A circu
| Ia- ,snAn 80 ,l@NN -.---
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-14

To The Editor of The Leader:
CHEYENNE, June 10, ISIS

~ tNte L1ttttOI W re LtutitF.
CHEYENNE, June 10, 1882.
1t appears that the highHying athlet.
ic bicycle has somehow or other fallen
into the hands of the cemetery COM
mittee of the city council. This fact
looks ominous and unsatisfactory for
the future Of that light, wirey, close
communion means of locomotion.
But what has the cemetery committee
of the council to do with the bicycle?
That is the question. Is it the inten-
ton of the city fathers to sit down on
the bicycle, as it were? But be hat as
it may, I sincerely hope they will not
attempt to sit up on the bicycle. That
airy gig has a very tricky, uncertain
gait, and some Of their aldermanic
necks might get kinked in a way that
would produce vacancies in that au-
gust body. Yes, l hope no special cleo
tions will be necessary on that account.
But are we to infer from the late &C
ton of the council that the cemetery is
to be the only place where the festive
bicyclists will be allowed to gig around
in the futurep Or is the cemetery
committee only raised as a kind of fig
ure Of speech, 80 to speak, to indicate
that the bicycle is to be stamped out as
perfectly as IL 1t and its rider were
buried forever in that last resting place
Of the dead?
l feel a good deal of anxiety about
the future of the bicycle. l am especl-
ally anxious since there are so many
~nuisances that infest our thronged
th%orouBhtares ~(6guratively speaking)
that should receive the attention of the
chief mourners of the council long be-
for they undertake to tackle the bicycle.
The bicycle, it appears to me is modest
and unobtrusive. But they tell us it
frightens the nervous, sensitive mule
and utterly demoralizes the bucksome
broncho. We all know the mule is
easily skeered and the broncho is liable
to buck some. They tell us also that
the 1900 useful, watchful ours that
have been born and brought up on our
streets, whose ancestors we're among
our earliest inhabitants, are very much
annoyed and worried by the bicycle.
And 1t seems also that some of the old
est and most reliable OF these ours have
from time totime been cruelty deceived
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-14
An Important Oh ange OF scheme.

Success has rewarded the energy,
ability, integrity, and charity charac-
terizing every action of the manage
ment of the world famed distributions
of The Louisiana State Lottery. So
greatly has the demand for tickets
exceeded the supply, hat hereafter the
former scheme of the monthly grand
drawings taking place on the second
Tuesday of every month will be multi
piled by two and a half. Then the
whole tickets will be Five Dollars each,
but ffths will be sold for one dollar, and
the first Capital will be $75, 900, not
100000, as hitherto, and the total
prizes will be $685., 500. The next draw
ing 1.-THE l46th) will take place on July
1!th. and any one seeking full informa-
tion can apply to NJ. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, La. Generals G. T. Beaure-
gard, of La, and Jubal A. Early, of
Va, have sole management of the
drawing.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-14
jim ~CAMPBRLL's DEATH.


Fort Collins Courier.
A great deal Of interest has been de
veloped in Fort Collins in regard to the
death of ]. p. Campbell, which occurred
last Friday morning at Hat Creek,
Wyo.. and eager inquiries are heard
from all sides in regard to latest partic-
ulars. Yesterday morning word was
received here that Campbell was shot
in three places, once in the head and
twice through the body, one of the lat
ter passing through the heart. This
seemed to dispel the suicide theory, and
increased the anxiety of the friends of
the friends of the young men, LOOMS
and Mabel, but in no way excited the
suspicion that there was any foul play
IS far as they are concerned. This
morning the following telegram was
received at this place:
HAT CREEK, June u.
Campbell was shot thirty-Rve miles
north Of here, while he was in a tent.
He wasn't dressed yet. LOOMS was
out herding the horses, and the other
man said he was at the g about
fifteen feet from the tent, when the
shots were fired. Parties have gone on
north. Campbell was buried near w.
U. Taft's ranch.
Although this does not clear up the
matter, it still gives the suicide theory a
more probable appearance. Campbell
had left LOOMS and Mabel at Fort
Laramie, where he was paid his wages.
But it would seem hat he again Joined
them at Hat Creek, or before they had
reached there, and was again one of
the party. Campbell acted as cook for
the party when they were here.
Mr.. LOOMS left Cheyenne this morn
ing, and will reach Hat Creek to-mor-
row. Frank Campbell, a brother OF
deceased, went to Cheyenne by yester.
days train, and will probably 90 in
company with Mr.. T.oomis.
We have made some inquiries in re-
gard to the report that Campbell had
attempted to take his own life in Fort
Collins, and find it only too true, and
that it was only by the intervention of
friends that he was prevented from tax.
ing his life. The trouble he had about
the division of property had probably
preyed upon his mind to such an extent
that his mind became unsettled.
Before leaving Fort Collins Campbell
asked Sheriff Sweeney what was the
best way Of carrying money on such a
trip as he was about starting. Mr..
Sweeney told him that be would take a
certificate of deposit. This course 1t
seems was pursued by Campbell, as be
procured such a certificate from the
First national bank.
Some have advanced the theory that
he had showed his money at some place
on the road, and had been followed and
murdered. The whole affair is a sad
one, to say the least, and that the mys-
terry surrounding it may soon be cleared
up will be looked for with the greatest
interest in Fort Collins.
Later-Walter Campbell received a
letter this afternoon from his brother
Frank, dated at Cheyenne. Frank says
his brother was shot four times, twice
in the body and twice in the head, one
shot coming out at the temple. Said
the reason they did not give particulars
was that they didn't want the papers
to get hold of it. Said there were par
ties who thought it was not suicide.