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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

ed to rob the rest of the city of water and
increase the danger of a confagration to
enhance it's value. Having disgraced
himself and his constituents sufficiently as
senator, he aspired to seat in CON
gress, and ran as candidate in the Eleventh
district, spending, it is said, $75 900 in the
canvass, large part of the money going
to the political bummers who ran his
machine, and the rest to buy votes and in
crease the business of the gin-mills. A
more disgraceful, demoralizing. corrupt
canvass has never been known in this city
than that of w w. Astor in 1881 He
was deservedly beaten, the best men IN his
own party rejoicing in his discontinue, if
they did not vote against HIM. But he is
a stalwart, and contributed what he could
to the reelection of Conkling and Platt in
1881, and is effectionately remembered by
the incumbent of the white house. And
these are the only distinguishing facts of
Mr.. Astor's record to entitle him to the
honor it is now proposed to thrust upon
him. A more unsuitable man for such
post it would be hard to find He lacks
the first qualification for the office To APP
point such a man is to reward the worst
acts with high public preferment, and to
drag down our already fourth rate diplo
matte service to a still lower level.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
Mr.. Simmons Revenge.

While MIR. Simmons was awaiting the
distribution of the mails at the VILLAGE
poSt-office the other morning a well
dressed and courteous young man ap-
preached him and asked to be furnished
with a list OF such persons of Belltown
as would be likely to subscribe for 8
work he represented, THE History Of
the World from the Creation of Adam
to the Resumption of Specie Payments"
just then Mr.. Simmons remembered
that he had recently been made the vic.
tim of very bewildering joke, in the
connection of which a score or so of his
friends had participated, and thinking
this would be a good opportunity to
crafty a lurking desire for revenge he
gave the agent their names. That day
he walked the streets of Belltown infiat-
ed with sense of his superiority as
strategist. He smiled on everybody he
met in most unusual way, and at the
dinner table he broke out in fit of un-
comfortable laughter, the cause of which
he attributed to the sudden remem-
brance of a little story he had read that
morning, and which being related be-
tween bursts of laughter his wife pro-
nounced pointless, and said he was get
ting foolish. But what was his surprise
the next morning to see the agent him
self walk into his library!
t'Oh. yes" he commenced. helping
himself to seat, you are the gentle
man who gave me those names yester-
day. Well. sir, several of those men
told me that your Endorsement of nv
work would help its sale amazingly in
this place. They say you are regarded
as sort of guide in literary matters
here
But don't want your work." said
Mr.. Simmons; my library is now hall
full of historical works covering the en-
tire history of mankind"
But he changed his mind afterward.
During the forenoon he summed himself
in the Garden of Eden, saw the pvra-
midS built, witnessed the fall of Nine
veh and Babylon, waltzed around an
cient Troy, listened to Socrates in the
streets of Athens, applauded the Phil
lipicS of DemOstheneS, was with AleI-
ander when he cut the Gordian knot,
followed Caesar in all his campaigns
and fell in love with Cleopatra. After
dinner the agent found him in his office.
and then Mr. Simmons fioated down
through the Middle Ages, saw the rise
of Charlemagne, went on eight crusades.
beheld the fall of feudalism. was with
Columbus at the discovery of America
took q whirl round the world with Ma
gellan. and finally, after a labyrinthine
journey to many climes and nations,
was about to see General jackson in
President when he gave up
and subscribed. The work is in ten vol
umes and will cost $40. Mr.. Simmons
says he will donate it to the public IL
brary. He is now suffering from Sc
we're attack of hypoehondria.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
Making Flour BY Electricity.

Flour was formerly made by simply
grinding wheat at one operation to the
finest possible -four, and then separat-
ing by sleeves the -four from the bran,
necessarily grinding in much of the bran
with the flour and discoloring it, while
much of the very best material was sep
arated with the bran and lost. The
later common method is to grind very
coarsely the wheat several times, using
strong blasts of air between each grind
ing to separate the bran from the gran
ulated interior portion, and at last
crush it to -four, relieved of all the bran.
Thes new electric method consists in
passing the middlings under revolving
hard-rubber cylinders, electrified by con-
tact with sheepskin. The particles of
bran fly up to meet the rubber, from
which they are turned off in side chan
mel, the purified middling, freed from
bran, passing through rollers to become
fine flour.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
How Grant Kissed the Bride,

At the ma:Tiare of j. Russell Young
to Miss Coleman, at Hartford, recently,
Gen. Grant was guest, and when the
ceremony was over the company waited
for the general 20 take precedence in
extending congratulations. The gener-
al went forward, leading his pretty lit
tie granddaughter, Fred. Grants child,
by the hand, and, after shaking hands
with the bride. said to his grandchild:
Won't you kiss the lady?' The bride
caught the child in her arms, kissed it,
and then looking up, blushingly, said:
Il would like to kiss the grandfather,
too, if dared" The veteran warrior.
who had faced blazing battery, SEEM
ed all at once to become Il trembling
coward. He flushed up. looked sheep
ish, but conscious that the bride was
peeping at him from behind dropping
eyelids, and was waiting for him to say
or do something, mechanically extend
ed his head, and the next moment fair
face was in his beard, imprinting a kiss
upon the line that marked his mouth
He seemed to be in a tremor as he
grasped his grandchild's hand and
backed away. All the young gallants
were surprised at the cowardice of an
old soldier before pair of fresh, invit-
ing lips.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
freeing the Wrong Man.

A man named Cornwell who was
charged with having been drunk, got
tired of waiting for tardy justice and
suddenly adjourned from the recorders
court, without giving bond. The police
had lively race after him, but failed
to fall in company with Cornwell, who
was in hurry to 60 to see his wife's
people. Frank Hoyenkamp, of Bird.
vile, came in town just as the police
men became tired out, and he was duly
clothed with authority and some other
clothes, and armed with big gun and
the bloodhounds, and given directions
to bring the body of the absconding
Cornwell into court. The dogs struck
the trail and ran well, followed closely
by the gallant Frank, who was well
mounted. Soon the dogs s'treed'' some
thing in a thicket, and Frank approach
ed with pistol at full cock and ordered
the malefactor to descend. ''FO' God
massa, shoot dem dogs; dey's mad,
sho. Dey done run me right up dis
tree and got part of my brooches in der
mouts now" said the negro six shades
darker than the ace of spades. --
The man who got away was a fair
skinned white man.-F'ogt Worth DEM
OcrGt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
sTRATTAN AND THE REPUBLICANS

The Alton Telegraph insists that Strattan,
the republican candidate for superinten-
dent of schools, acted with the republican
party in favoring prohibition, and it
proves it. 1t says:
The German papers of the state, from
the Chicago Staatz Zeita6ng to the Highland
papers are opposing Mr.. Strattan, the re-
publican nominee for superintendent of
public institution, simply because he
supported the Kinds bill and the proposed
constitutional amendment in the last leg
islature. Mr.. Strattan, with the majority
of the republican members of the last leg
islature, was in favor of submitting the
decision of the liquor question to the vote
of the people, the right to decide which
they PROFESSIONALLY possess, and the peo-
pie will not desert the man who stood by
them in the defense of their constitutional
privileges. To show the position of the
republicans on this question in the last
general assembly we quote the action of
that body:
Jan IA, Mr. Chaffee, of Shelby county,
introduced joint resolution in the house
for prohibitory constitutional amendment
such as has been passed in Iowa On the
18th of March the resolution came to a
vote with the following result: Affirmative
43 republicans, IA democrats, total So;
negative, IA republicans, 81 democrats,
total 81. This vote, although majority
of those present, was not a ma ority of the
whole house.
1t is thus seen that Mr.. Strattan in vot
ing for the amendment acted with the ma
jority of his party, 43 being more than
half the republican membership of the
house, and that his action, therefore, was
in accordance with the prevailing sentiment
of his party in the house. Those republi-
cans who oppose Mr. Strattan, on account
of his vote on this question, ara also OPP
posing the action of the majority of the re-
publican members of the late general
assembly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON QUINCY EARN
TNGS.

Boston, Aug. 9.-The report of the
report of the earnings of the Chicago, Bur
lington Sc Quincy railroad for June and
the first half of the year are: Gross earn
ings for June. 81, 537 1854; net earnings,
$516;124. First six months-gross, &c.
Isl, 615; net earninSs, S3, 800, 512. In
1881 the earnings were: Gross earnings
for June. $2,033, S02; nit earnings, 81, 1871
ia; first six months of 18s1-gross, So
09S, 547 net earnings, 81, 157, 943 The
last four months of the years it is expect
ed the figures will show such gain as
will effect the loss during the summer and
bring the years earning, out even with
last years.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
In Vain. Alas! in Vain.

Miss Spinks FISHING, and expecting
the obvious reply)-"Ah, Mr.. PoodIesoo
by. they say that beauty was the rule
among the Greeks, while with us ii il
the exception
Poodlesby thinking of Poodlesbv)-
"Ah-really now, l defy any one to look
around this room and say that ugliness
is not the exception"
Miss S. Casting again u hope YOU
do not consider me one of the excer-
tions, Mr.. Poodlesby"
P. (absently)-''Ah, exceptions prove
the rule, you know, prove the rule
prove the rule. "-RdrCGrd La7apoon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
a Popular Tonic for Weak Lungs and Con-
SUMPTION.

No preparation ever introducedtdt he
American ublic, for the relief ands uTe
of Cougns Colds, Soar Throat, Debilirated
Constitutions, Weakness of the Lungs, or
Consumption, in the incipient or advanced
stages of the disease, has ever met with
the Endorsements of physicians or patients
as the celebrated "Tolu Rock and Rye :"
The repeated and continued sales of the
article everywhere are the best evidence
of its real merits. Letters and testimo-
malls from every quarter of the country.
attesting the stimulating, tonic and heal
ing effects, are in possession of the pro-
prietors, and can be adduced to convince
the most skeptical reader of it's intrinsic
virtues. Further commentator is unLec-
essary and superfuous as a trial of this
article, having pleasant taste and agree
able flavor, win satisfy all those who are
afflicted or pining away with pulmonary
weakness of the relief to be secured by
the use of Tolu, Rock and Rye. Chicago
Times.)
For the delicate and complicated diff
culties peculiar to the female constitution,
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is the sovereign remedy. 1t aims at the
cause, and produces lasting results. Send
to Mrs Lydia E. Pinkham, 233 Western
Avenue, Lynn, Mass. for pamphlets.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

The Republican paperssare now busily
engaged in whitewashing their party's con-
duct in congress; but they find it uphill
work. Their course in passing the river and
harbor steal over the Presidents veto has
raised Il storm of indignation that the
honied words of the Republican press can
not stay. The salary grab brought down
the curses of the people upon the heads
of those who took part in that bare-faced
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
a few weel

When the republicans desired to swindle
Tilden out of the presidency they suggest
ed the electoral commission. And now
that they desire to avoid the revision of the
tariff, they shift the responsibility on to
the shoulders of protective commission.
This is merely begging the question.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

The Sultan has informed the British
secretary of legation that in the matter of
declaring Arab a rebel he had better con-
suit the Ottoman delegates at the con-
ference on the subject
The neurology of Harvard and Yale dur
ing the past year indicates tendency to
longevity among educated men. OF the 149
graduates who died. sixty were over 20
years of age and two were 96.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

robbery, and the passage of the so-called
river and harbor bill is even worse than
the back pay swindle, inasmuch as far
larger sum is involved. Every man who
has been instrumental in the passage of
this bill should receive the severest con-
domination from his constituents, and
undoubtedly will
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

The famous trotter St Julien has been
taken to the farm of Dr. Ormand, vet
erinery surgeon near Bay View, Wis, to
be treated for broken ligament in his
fore leg. The trainer and driver expect to
have the horse in condition for the track in
O fnxu 1,ronlrS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Democratic voters OF ROCK Island county and
all Others who are opposed to the Republican party
under its present management, requested to
meet in their respective townships Saturday, Au
gust H. 1892 to select delegates to the Democratic
County Convention. to be held in the court house, at
Rock Island, on Thursday, August II, at p m,
which is called for the purpose of selecting dele
rates TO the Democratic State Convention to be held
at Springfield, Wednesday, September 6, also del
egates to Congressional and Legislative Convention
TO be hereafter holden; and also to nominate can
didates for County Judge, County Clerk, Sheriff
Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools and Coroner
and transact such other business as may properly
come beforeJhe convention.
The several townships are entitled to representa-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

If the Egyptians wanted to repudiate
their State debt, they should have sent for
republicans like Malone. But what can be
expected of an Egyptian 44lmmy anyway
They never will learn anything.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

The forty seventh congress, which had
republican majority, got away with the
surplus, and reduced the tax on perfumery
and playing cards. This is a reduction of
taxation with a vengeance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

Black silk stockings for summer wear
are appropriately dotted with beetles
grasshoppers, butterflies and spidery
creatures worked in gay colors singular
ly lifelike. For evening wear lace stock
ings embroidered with gold and silver
stars make pleasing diversion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
BASE BALL.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 9.-Chicagos
3, Providence l.
BosToN, Aug, 9.-Bostons 4, Clevelands
8.
Troy, Aug. 9.-Troys 1, Detroits 2.
WORCESTER, Aug. O. Buffalos 4, Wor-
cesters 1.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 0,--Des Moines
IA, Ottumwas 5.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTsICT
Democratic Congressional Convention at Mon
mouth, Thursday. August ST. 1882.

The Democracy of the several counties in the
Eleventh Congressional district are requested to
send delegates to a Convention to be held at Mon
mouth, Warren County, on Thursday, August 81,
1882 at O'Clock p M, for the purpose of nominal
ing a candidate for Congress and TO transact such
other business may be presented for the consid-
Grafton of the convention.
The several counties i'll the Congressional district
will be entitled the following representation based
upon the vote for Hancock and English in 1880:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
pEMocRATIc LEGISLATIVE coNVENTIoN.

The Democrats of the Twenty-First Legislative
District are requested to send delegates to Legis
latlve Convention TO be held at the Court House. in
Cambridge on Monday, Sept 4th, 1882, at II O'Clock
A. M for the purpose of nominating a candidate
for the Legislature, to be voted for at the Novem-
Der election 1892 and transact such other business
as may properly come before said convention.
The basis of representation will be delegate
for every 200 votes cast for Hancock for president
Rock Island Co., win be entitled to u delegates
Henry " 10 -
Rock Island, Aug, s, 1882
j. r. JOHNSTON.
LEVI WATERMAN. Com.
EZRA SMITH,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

We Gall druggists) keep constantly on
hand Sellers Liver Pills" the only cure for
eostiyeness, liver complaint and malaria.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
CALL FOR STATE DEMOCRATIC CON.
VENTION.

The Democracy of all the counties in the state of
Illinois are requested to send delegates to the state
convention which viii be held at Springfield, on
Thursday, September Z, 1882,
at II O'Clock a. m for the purpose of nominating
candidate for state treasurer, one candidate for
state superintendent of public instruction and to
transact such other business as may be proper for
its consideration
delegate for each 400 votes cast for Hancock and
English in $780, and delegate for each fraction
thereof of 200 votes and the counties, votes
and delegates being as follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10
AT LAST.
THE BIG FIGHT IN THE TWELFTH DISTRICT
ENDED.

BEARDsTowN H., Aug. 81. M. Biggs.
of Scott county, was nominated for Con-
gress on the 1881 ballot. Singleton had
26 votes. Congratulatory speeches were
made by Scott Wike, Mr.. Goodrich, Aug
ust Teefy and others.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-10

BY order of the state democratic central commit
tee. D. b. GILLIAN, Chairman.
W J. MIzE Secretary.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-11
Hunting TURKEYS in Georgia,

The boys On Wallan's creek have
adopted novel way to gobble wild COB
blers. When they take it into their
heads to make d I'D on this monstrous
bird they simply provide themselves
with fleet horses and a pack of wild
dogs as their only implements Of war
fare. Thus equipped they HE away to
the woods, and when they find their
game they simply put spurs to their
horses aud proceed to chase as though
it were fox instead of turkey. A fat
gobbler, 1t is said, cannot fly great dis
lance, and when he pitches, if on the
ground, he takes to his heels till he is
so closely pursued by the dogs that he
is compelled to resort again to his wings
for safety. Thus the chase is kept up
continuously until the gobbler becomes
completely tagged out and can neither
run nor fly, when, of course. he has to
succumb to his pursuers. 1t was in this
way that G. NJ. Roar, John Peacock
and Charley Flood captured two fine
gobblers, weighing respectively sixteen
and eighteen pounds. The smaller one
was chased about nine miles and the
other about eight. = WalI0n (G0.)
Times.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-11
A Characteristic Of American Life.

In the summer of 1886 barefooted
boy was on his way to Honesdale, Pa,
walking the tow-path of the Delaware
and Hudson canal. When four miles
from Port Jervis, and still forty miles
from his destination, he was overtaken
by canal boat. He was asked to Jump
aboard the boat and ride, which he did.
On the boat was Scotch family, just
landed in America, who were on their
way to the Pennsylvania coal fields.
One of its members was boy the same
age of the young pedestrian, eleven
years. A strong friendship grew UP be-
tween the two boys by the time they
reached Honesdale. The Scotch family
went on to Carbonate, the center Of the
Lackawanna coal field. The boy who
had been given the ride in the boat OBJ
tanned employment on the canal. His
friend, the Scotch boy. worked in the
mines for short time as mule boy.
Both he and the former barefoot boy
rose in the company's service. The
Scotch boy of forty-six years ago is
Thomas Dickson, President of the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company. His
friend, the other boy, is Col. T. Young.
General Manager of the company, and
President OF its Albany and Susquehanna
railroad system.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-11
PREVENTION OFHYDROPHOBIA.

M. Pasteur and other French savants
have lately been devoting special atten-
ton to hydrophobia. The great author
ity ON germs has, in fact, definitely an
nounced that he does not intend to rest
until he has made known the exact ma
ture and life-history Of this terrible dis
ease, and discovered a means ofpreventing
or curing it. The most curious result
yet attained in this direction, however,
has been announced by Prof. V. Galtier,
of the Lyons Veterinary School. This
inquirer has found, in the first place,
that if the virus OF rabies be injected
into the veins Of sheep, the animal
does not subsequently exhibit any
symptoms ofhydrophobia. Thisin itself
would be sufficiently curious result to
justify attention, though its Importance,
except as confrmatory, becomes less
striking when it is remembered that NJ.
Pasteur has lately shown that che spe-
cial indus of the disease appears to be
the nervous tissue, and particularly the
ganglionic centers. But there is this
further curious consequence: Sheep
which have thus been treated through
the blood, and which are afterward in
oculated in the ordinary way through
the cellular tissue, as if by bite, are
proof against the disease. It is as
though the injection into the veinsacted
as vaccine. Twenty sheep were ex-
perimented upon; ten only were treated
to the venous injection, and then all
were inoculated through the cellular
tissue. The ten which had been first
"vaccinated continue alive and well !;
they have not even shown any adverse
symptoms. The other ten have died of
rabies. It remains to say why N. Galtier
experimental on sheep and not upon
dogs and cats, which usually communi-
cate the disease. The incubation Of the
disease is much more rapid and less
capricious in the sheep than in the dog
or in man, and hence M. Galtier was
able to get bis results more certainly
within short period. Having succeed
ed SO far, he is now justified in under
taking the more protracted series Of OBJ
servations which experiments on the
canine species will involve and this he
proposes to do. Experiments of this
nature are not without serious risk, and
admiration is almost equally due to the
courage and intelligence Of the expert
mentalist. MuX Gazette.