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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28

The recent Florida storm was the
worst that has visited Tallahassee since
1843.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28

1t is tedious thing TO be always be-
ginning life. They i've badly who al
was begin to live.
An illinois girl eloped in her bare
feet. After few weeks there will be
misunderstanding, and she will return
home for her shoes.-N. Y. Commercial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28
kABoEA Mo. Feb. q 1880.

The toper's song: Give US pull at
your Jimmy, John!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28

A Virginia physician says he has
never known an habitual consumer of
tobacco to have the typhoid fever.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28

''ROUGH On RATS
Clears out rats mice. reaches flies, ants bed-bugs,
skunks, chipmunks, gophers. 15c. Druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28
SENNv NEN

SKINNY MEN
WELLS Health Renewer' restores health and vigoT
cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexua- Debility. 81.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28

.sBUCRT PaIBA.''
Quick, complete cure all annoying Kidney, Bladder
and Urinary Diseases. 81. Druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28

EYES," said Miss Gilt, "we came
back from Saratoga last week and there
was an awful crowd coming down. No,
neither of the girls are engaged, and
Saratoga is the stupidest place l know
Of"
As tonic and nervine for debilitated women
nothing surpasses Dr.. Pierce's "Favorite Pre-
seription. By druggis IS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28
CHIPPEWA FALLS, EAU CLAIRE,
HUDSON AND ST. PAUL.

Connections are made at AbbotsfoTd with all
trains on the Wisconsin & Minnesota r. r.; there
is no delay in either direction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28
0THROUGHP PASSENGER TRAINS

Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
On each train between St. Paul, Madison and
Chicago.
The Western Division of the Chicago, st Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha Line, known as the st.
Paul g. Sioux City Railroad, with its various
branches, commencing at st. Paul, reaches into
Iowa, Dakota and Nebraska, passing through the
thriving young cities and towns of Shakopee, St.
Peter, Mankato, Worthington, ard through lie.
and with branch lines reaches Blue Earth City
and Woodstock, Mimi, Boon Iowa, and Sioux
Falls, Dakota.
The perfect connection of this line AT C0UN-
Gil BLUFFS in Union depot with frst-class
lines of road for all points in Central and Western
Missouri, for Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, Colorado
California Arizona, New and Old Mexico, makes
it worthy of being called
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28

hardware.
This great remedy has proven its power
in innumerable cases, and is to-day more
extensively used in malarial districts,
whether in cities or in the country, than
any or all other remedies for the cure Of
the same class of disease No one can af-
ford to trife with the first symptoms of
malaria, but instant care should be taken
to check it on the start before its evil in
fuences overshadow the life
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
THE REASON OF IT.

Many persons, conversant with republi-
can methods, have openly wondered that
Arthur should show the energy that he
is in bringing the star route thieves to JUS
tice, as they are his intimate personal
friends; but reason has been found. 1t
will be recollected that Jewell and Dorsey
had very serious falling out during the
Presidential campaign. Dorsey was not
satisfied with JEWELS nice way of carry
ing on the fight, and therefore, when
serious work had been done with soap
and other commodities in Indiana, Dorsey
and the other managers put Jewell in the
background, and the campaign was put
directly into Dorsey's hands. Dorsey not
only distributed whatever there was to dis
tribute, but he received the credit from no
less q person than Mr.. Arthur of having
elected the ticket. Jewell was naturally
angry, and he has not octgrown his anger.
When the investigation of the star routes
began, Jewell, it is said saw his opportu-
nifty to get even with his enemy. His first
step was to secure. the appointment of P.
FL. Woodward as a detective. Jewell had
been head of the Post Office Department,
and knew how the alleged frauds had been
committed. Woodward had been an in
spector and George H. Cornell had been
chief clerk.
The two set about the werk of collecting
evidence to convict Brady, Dorsey, and all
those connected with the star routes whom
they suspected of guilt. Woodward was
not the only person at work. Jewell and
Cornell gave him all the information in
their possession. They proposed 10 put
an end TO Mr.. Dorseys ascendancy in the
republican party. They further made up
their minds that they would make SO strong
case that no administration would be
able to protect the persons charged with
conspiracy to defraud the Government
pie have accomplished what they set about,
and that the evidence gathered by Wood
ward, who has long been a prominent
Jewell man in Connecticut politics, with
the assistance of his two old chiefs is so
strong that the administration cannot do
anything but so on with the prosecution
Jewell and Woodward have let it be under
stood very plainly that if there is any sur
render to the star route people, or any in
dication of abandoning the cases, the evil
dence will be given to the puolic.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08

is Chairman, and to the Ways and Means
in the House. of which Mr.. Kelley is chair
man.
Mr. Morrill, and Mr.. Kelley are the
two most extreme protectionists we pos
sess, and they believe in the doctrine
which they preach. Nobody supposes
they would hasten to bring forward any
bill which would aim to impair policy
which, according to their peculiar theory,
is beneficial to the country.
Hence, with this power lodged in the
hands of these two chairmen, it is absurd
to suppose there would be any serious at
tempt at legislation next session, even i
the commissioners completed their task
Failure at the next session would throw
the subject over until the winter of 1888
81. Then it would be necessary to revive
the commission, or to pass joint resolu
ton reviving the report of the commission
assuming it to be made conformably to thu
bill as it passed the Senate.
That would bring the question befor'
Congress, if at all, on the eve of the TIVE
national conventions, and the Preside ntia
election in November, 1884. BY common
consent it would go over, not to be touch
ed until the new administration came init
power, in the Presidents first message o.
December, 1885.
The commission bill, therefore, means
in PLAN English, five or six hundred mil
lions of profits for the monopolists during
this period of delay, to be extorted from
the taxpayers by device of deception. 1
discussion in the House will kill this job
for it is nothing else when clearly under
all summer, until Congress shall be com
PEELED to deal frankly with the country, ant
to bring in a bill of honest revision.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
REDISTRICTING.

While the counties east and south of us
are breaking their hearts and losing THEN
sleep in hopeless endeavor to get a new
congressional apportienment that will suit
them, Rock Island-at least so far as the
democrats are concerned-is sitting by in
calm tranquility. 1t is SO morally cert ain
that they cannot put US in worse plight
than we are now in and the chance of max
ing it better is so remote that the republi-
cans are not in the least frightened. The on
~ desire that any one shows is that of some
would be republican candidates to get Mr..
Henderson out of the district and perhaps
that of Mr.. Henderson to get into another
Otherwise all is peace. BY the stretching
of the district as far south as possible, and
making it narrow and like unto the popu-
lar shoe string, we might get one or two
democratic counties, but that contingency
is remote. Hence our carelcssness, they
can't make us any worse.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
JESSE JAMES AS A FACT.

The killing of Jess. James has given oc-
casion for d not unexpected flood of mawk-
ish sentimentallty that cannot but be very
disgusting to people of well ordered minds.
Judged in cool temper and accredited exact
justice and no more, there is nothing in
the life of the dead desperate to merit adj
miration, nothing in his'death that lustifies
sympathy For his deeds present little to
mark exceptional manliness, much less real
nobility of character.
Every act in his career contributes to one
unvarying record of cold self1shness, of
murderous brutality. 1t is known that he
betrayed the confidence of the country louis
whom he tempted into the Blue Cut rob-
berry and coolly broke the promise to divide
the spoils. What is there to show that the
true story of the crimes of the James
brothers viii not be found loaded with 81
milar treacheries? Does not the little that
is known of the killing of Ed Miller by
Jesse James suggest the most craven treach-
cry? Yet these be the men who have for
years been protected by mingled feeling OF
admiration and fear prevalent in the commu-
nifty in which they hid themselves from jus
tice.
Let it be known that these men have
been naught better than common criminals;
or, indeed much worse, fer they have been
most despicable murderers. Their hands
are stained with the blood of unnumbered
victims, cruelty and brutally slain. More
needless murders than stand to their ac-
count do not plot the criminal records
murders that have not the excuse even that
they were necessary to protect the safety OF
the men who did them; murders that did
not even assist tho preparation of the rob
beries:in the accomplishment oflwhich they
were done; murders for the absolute wan
tonness of which there is not even the
shadow of palliation. These are the facts
which it behooves us to recall when there
is an effort to wreathe these desperadoes
in an atmosphere of romance. Turn the
light of truth upon them that they may be
visited with the popular odium and ignom-
ming which they so richly merit, and not
that they may stand as exemplars to tempt
others to similar careers of crime-!St.
Louis Republican
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
TOFFICIAL PAPER. ]
Saturday. April s, 1882.
MUST GO.

Arthur has evinced a determination to
retain the Chinese, but there is no doubt
that the half-breeds must go. The re-
moval of Kirkwood and Hunt completes
the list and the stalwarts now have com
plete sway. 1t was rather severe on Kirk
wood Iowa had been clinging to him as
their last stay, hoping against hope that
this last crumb of comfort would be grant
ed her. but now that it is gone and like
Rachel weeping for her children she sits
disconsolate. She has Frank Hatton to be
sure, but he is stalwart and Iowa is moth
ing if not half breed. Indian Commission
er Price viii be the next to loose his head,
and then in truth will nothing be left. To
be sure there is little use in trying to pla-
cate Iowa, as her vote is sure and it is too
well known republican policy to put
offices IN doubtful states where they viii do
the most good for Iowa to expect any
thing substantial
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
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TEE LATE MR. JAMES.

Society is queer animal So long as
Jesse James lived, SO long was he regard
ed with the horror and detestation that
his crimes demanded but now that he is
dead, men and women raise up in admira-
ton of his deeds and express sentimental
scruples about the manner of his death.
These good people tell us that his death
was reached in a cowardly manner what
would they have! Did they want Ford to
state his purpose and offering James pis-
tol engage in an open duel? The probable
outcome of such a course would be that
James hands would be red with the blood
of one more man. James has shot men
down in cold blood Needlessly, brutally,
dastardly killed unoffendlng and helpless
people. He never hesitated at murder
when it suited his purposes and oftentimes
has committed it from pure wantonness.
But he must now be hero, and the man
who served society by riding it of the out
law is condemned by. this would be
chivalric people because he killed James
without warning. The sentiment is child
ish, and argues lack of the first prin-
ciples of sense; it is pretended advocacy
of bravery, but would never be entertained
by a brave man.
1t is well enough for foolish boys to de-
light their desire for adventure by reading
yellow back literature and 1uxur;ating in
the pictures of rebbing and spoils there
presented, but the sober common sense of
a community knows well that man like
James is curse to an entire people, and
any means taken to remove him are credit
able. He was an outlaw, and the price of
the wolf was on his head; he had offended
against all society, and was openly at war
with it. He had slain many. What other
death but bloody one could he expect?
But our sentimentalists say, look at his
widow, his mother, his orphans. What of
it? Look at the many widows and orphans
he has made. Is not their grief more
sacred than those who aided him in his
crimes? For the very next day he had
planned bank robbery, and what more
likely but that another cashier would have
been dead, and a widow and orphans have
been crying out in grief, not to be COM
forted?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
a NEW WAY.

The Davenport Gazette has been loud in
its, charges against the Des Moines Register,
claiming. that the latter paper steals spe-
Gals etc, but yesterday it has itself been
guilty of little action that is peculiar to
say the least. 1t took regular associated
press dispatch, relating to Chambers chan
ces of confirmation and leading it headed
it as special to the Gazette" To be sure il
was the property of the Gazette, but the
claim that it was a special was an assump-
ton of an enterprise that the Gazette does
not possess.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
once more and old man Bender again cap
tured, is it not time to find Charlie Ross?
A REPUBLICAN PLANK.

The following is the Chinese plank
adopted by the Chicago convention:
s'Since the authority to regulate immi-
grafton and intercourse between the United
States and foreign nations rests with the
Congress of the United States and treaty
making power, the Republican party, re-
garding the unrestricted immigration OF
Chinese as matter of grave concernment
under the exercise of both these powers,
would limit and restrict that immigration
by the enactment of such just, humane and
reasonable laws and treaties as will pro
duce that result"
And now comes Arthur, chosen
as the candidate of that same
convention, and vetoes bill
drawn up in conformity to that resolu-
ton. To be sure it was advocated and
carried by the democrats, but that need
make no difference if it was right.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
IMPROVED TELEPHONES,

A remarkable improvement has Just
been made in telephones by which the
voice of the caller is heard a long distance
from the opposite end of the wire and cal
bells can be dispensed with. Mr. Chinook,
New York electrician, describes the i'm
provement as follows: 1.-TWO weeks ago
went to Boston to consult with Ethe Bell
Telephone company, from which all other
telephone companies in the country obtain
their rights. While there / was invited to
the office of Mr.. Jacques, the chief electri-
clan of the company. Mr. Jacques said he
had something to show me that would sur
prise me- He gave me seat in his private
room. About twenty feet away from me
was an ordinary looking telephone, just
like those in use all over this city. A mo-
ment after MIR. Jacques had closed the door
heard the voice of an unseen person say,
in an ordinary conversational tone: Good
morning, MIR. Chinook; how do you like
BostonY I looked around in amazemef1t
aud said to Mr.. Jacques, Have you
got speaking tube here?' No
that is the telephone, said the electrician.
At first / thought it was some practical
joke they were playing on me, but after a
little explanation was convinced that it
was the result of wonderful discovery in
electrical science. By using the carbon in.
pulverized form instead of in the shape
of hard button, and by using current
four times as strong as before, the tele-
phone is made to give forth as loud and
articulate sounds as those of the human
voice. I believe there is no doubt that,
after this Improvement has been put into
general use, the call bell now attached to
all telephones can be dispensed with, be-
cause the voice from the telephone can be
heard by any one near enough to hear
the bell. While was still in the room a
voice came from the telephone calling for
Miss Taylor, lady employed-in an ad-
joining room some forty feet away from
the instrument. and yet Miss Taylor left
her desk and went to answer the call
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08

that usurpation has often been successfully
accomplished in other countries by men
welding the executive power, and when
we are reminded that jefferson sincerely
feared Hamilton, who thought our govern
ment ssfraiI and worthless fabric, and
would change it if he came into power,
and when we also recall the fact that Ham
ilton himself has left on recod his belief
that Burr would have wrought personal
usurpation if he could have grasped the
Presidency. Mr.. jefferson gave our adj
ministrative system an aspect of republi-
can simplicity, repressed jobbery as well as
all perversions of power, and by his pre-
cepts, his influence and his exapmle elevat-
ed the standard of political morals. In
his personal practices he was not only pure,
bnt to make his example more effective he
refrained while administering the greatest
of official trusts, from all attempts to in
crease his own fortune even by methods
open to every private citizen.
In period when there seemed to be
little respect for the limitations of power
prescribed by our written constitution;
when assumptions of ungranted authority
are rife in all departments of the federal
government, or when that government is
generally changed into an elective despCt-
ism meddling in everything belonging to
the state and to individuals; when every
new assumption of ungranted power ere
ates new opportunities, new facilities and
new incentives to favoritism and lobbery
when civil service has been converted into
the balence of power to determine elections
by pecuniary and other illegitimate 1nfiu-
ences, when the perversion of high public
trusts to private gain of officials is fire.
quently committed with apparent uncon-
seriousness of wrong and passes almost
without dispute, it is time the teachings
and example of Thomas Jefferson be in.
voked to keep alive glimmering spark OF
official virtue and public honor.
Your fellow citizen,
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
After the reading of the letters was fin
ished many addresses were made which
kept the company together until late
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
THE TARIFF COMMISSIONS

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Sun states.that: One hundred
and sixty-five members of the House have
already entered their names on the Speak
er's roster for speeches upon the tariff, be-
ing more than half of the whole body
Deducting the days set aside for special
subjects, these speeches, at the rate of -four
a day, if delivered, would carry the debate
into the middle of June, and perhaps Le-
yond that time.
The intention of the monopolists, when
they eontrived the commission scheme OF
delay and indefinite postponement of re
form was to hurry the bill through Con
gress with as little discussion as possible.
That plan succeeded in the senate, where
only few speeches covered the ground
on boJh sides.
But if the present temper should hold
In the House, a free and easy debate, suffi-
tientiy prolonged, would be apt to bring
out an expression of sentiment from the
country that might materially. interfere
with the plans of the monopolists and
their commission, which, practically con-
sidered, means new lease for the existing
tariff until 1886.
Suppose the bill of the senate to pass
the House, as would be the case on di
rect vote at this time, what would natu-
rally happen afterward? The commission
ers are to report on the first Monday in
January, 1888, when congress would be
enjoying the holiday recess. That report
would be referred to the Committee on Fl
nance in the senate, of which Mr.. Morrill,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08

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with MEDICINAL PROP
ERTTES, which is TRANS
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DISEASES don't neglect to
wear one of oui Batteries,
viz:
Paralysis, Brain and
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Joints, Sciatica, Neuralgia.
LumDago, Aches and Pains
Nervous and General De-
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Weak Back or Side, VAST
ing, Decay, Restless nights
Nightmare, Melancholy,
Dizziness or Vertigo, Full
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08

Mr.. Chinook says that when the voice
comes from long distance, as from New
York or Philadelphia, it is necessary to
speak loudly, but it is not necessary to
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
CHICAGO. BURLINGTON & QUINCY.
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE G ST. PAUL

(RACINE AND SOUTHWESTERN DIvIsIoN)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee 1925 a M, and
100 p. m.
Leave for Dubuque, Winena. St Paul and Minneap-
oils, 800 a. m.
Leave for McGregor, Portyille, Calmas, Sioux City
and Yankton. II 100 D. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, sos a. M, and
6:25 p. m.
Arrive from Minneapolis St. Paul. Winona and Du
buque, 9:O5 p.
Arrive from Yankton, Sioux City, Portville and Nc
Gregor, sos a. m.
Through sleeping cars run all night trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night at IL 100 p. connects with the train ar
irving in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock Is
train.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
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 fac-simile signatures of parties
whose sincerity is beyond question The truth OF
these testimonials is absolute, the facts the
announce he ignored.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08

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