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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
AN ADVOCATE OF CHRISTIANITY.

In the February number of the NORTH
american Reoieao Prof. Geo, P. Fisher OF
the Yale Divinity school, whose writings
on the supernatural origin of Christianity
and on ecclesiastical history are well known
comes to the defense of the Christian Reli-
gion against the attacks Of modern doubt
and infidelity. No ADLER or more eminent
advocate for the orthodox faith could be
summoned into the controversy that has
lately been waged on this high theme, and
it is not too much to say that Prof. Fisher
justifies every expectation by the vigor and
clearness with which he handles the sub
'jeet. He disclaims, however, the position
of debater, and makes no direct reference
to Col. Ingersoll's assaults, although he
necessarily deals with. the objections so
brilliantly and audaciously presented by
that dougty combatant. He proceeds in a
very orderly manner to maintain series
of positions in regard to the origin, essen
tial character and benefcent effect of the
Christian faith, which are intended IN
themselves to furnish the answer to all OBJ
iections and cavils. In the first place he
takes advantage of the position that Chris
tlanity is no new thing whose present exis-
tence calls for justification or apology. 1t
is inwrought with the very fibre and sub
stance ofthe bestpart of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and civilization, and has contributed more
than any other force to making them what
they are. We are impressively invited to
imagine what they would have been with
out its agency. The difficulties which it
presents, some of them of very perplex-
ing character, are frankly acknowledged,
and differences of Interpretation and I'M
Outstanding are alluded to as something in
separable from the action of the human
mind in dealing with any system, complex
in its details and bearings, however simple
in its charactersand purpose. The idea that
Christianity has been bane to mankind,
is very efectually disposed of by an appeal
to history and the experience of the race
In tracing the development of Divine Re
violation and the gradual establishment of
the Religion of which Christianity is the
contamination, Prof Fisher gives very
broad Interpretation to the idea of inspira-
ton in the writings which contain its re
cord and its precepts. Thereby he is ena-
bled to meet with skill and effect some of
the most telling arguments of the skeptic
and the infidel
Other articles in the February number of
the Review are: ''Do the Spoils Belong to
the Victor ?" by President Andrew ID.
White; "a Remedy for Railway Abuses
by Isaac L. Rice; Reputation in Virgil
MAJ, by Senator John w. Johnston; and
Rerph
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
COWBOYS.

The Galveston Meas defends the ranch
men and cowboys of Texas against the
prevailing impression that they form II
reckless and drunken class, and declares:
"In but few classes of people can there be
found more intelligence, sobriety. self FIRE
lance, integrity, reliability and general
chivalry than exist among the stockmen OF
'ranchmen' of this state; and it is question
able whether any class of employees exists
who practice more sobriety and self denial,
who are more orderly from Christmas to
Christmas, and who are more faithful than
are the cowboys"
All of which comes from source that
should be authentic. but it was only yes
terday that the telegraph told us of an
outrage where party of cowboys had
terroriZed an entire community.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

Mr.. Oscar Wilde has naturally, since his
arrival in New York. accepted several in
vitations to dinner, and on such occasions
is announced to have appeared in an even
ing dress suit This seems to have been a
cruel disappointment to some of his admir-
ers. who expected to see him clad after the
manner of Bufth0rne, in f'greenery -yal-
lery" velvet, and holding in his hand the
familiar lily or sundower. 1t may be inter
esting to slender women to know that MIR.
Wilde's ideal of perfect beauty is Sarah
Bernhardts whom he regards as the realiza-
ton of all his aesthetic dreams. He says
he would ask no higher earthly delight
than to sit the liyelong night on the door
step Of the house in which she sleeps. Mr..
Wilde is regarded as very like Henry Irving
in appearance, and especially in pose
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

As part of the mourning for the Empress
and co-Regent, who died in April, the Chi
AT Foochow the Mayor, finding that the
order was disregarded, made raid on the
BARRIERS shops, and sixty culprits found
there were fined. severely bastinadoed, and
had their shaven heads painted bright blue
the color for mourning there-and nicely
vanished. They further had to present
themselves weekly for fresh coats of paint
and varnish while the mourning lasted.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
AN ACTORS LIFE.

Mr.. Lester Wallack has recently endowed
a bed for the use of invalid actors IN the
Homeopathic Hospital in Brooklyn out OF
the proceeds of one of his professional en-
gagements in that city. This was gene
rous act and one worthy of imitation by
other managers. Such a provision would
have been boon to poor Ha-r ~ Bascom,
an actor once well known in New York,
and in Boston, who now lies at the Hart
ford Hospital - near which he was found
not long ago in barn half frozen to death.
He was a Bostonion and Harvard man,
and for time prospered in his calling.
But it seems that in later years he was for
tunes football, and has exp6ienced more
than the usual vicissitudes of an actors life.
Luck seemed to have deserted him altoge-
Their in the last twelve months, and it is
stated that ON Thanksgiving Day he star
ted, i'll and penniless, to walk from New
York to Boston. On reaching Windsor he
could go no further; his feet had frozen du-
ring his lonely tramp. He crawled INTO
an old barn. where for two days he lay un
attended and without food. AT last be
succeeded in attracting the attention OF
people who were passing He was kindly
and tenderly cared for by those strangers,
and it was they who took him to the hos
pital. This tale, if true sounds like story
of the days when the Kembles or young Ed
mund Kean and his mother were strolin G
laxaro nd Tho o,,iId Of tho actor lav ont side
the Responsibilities" of society.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

The name Of Tostetters stomach Bitters is heard
in every dwelling it finds place in every household
and its praises are sounded throughout the whole
Western Hemisph. sre, as a general lnvlgorant, .
stomach an app etizing stomachic an excellent
blood depurent and &c rtain remedy for intermittent
fever and kindred disc sses.
For sale by all Drnggi sts and Dealers generally.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

(EAcIsE AND soUTH-wEsrERN DryrsroS.)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee s:25 a. m, and
100 p. m.
Leave for Dubuque, winsxa St Paul and Minneap-
oils. SO a. m.
Leave for MeGregor Portyille Calmas Sioux City
and Yankton, IL 100 p. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, ABS q. M, and
6:25 p.
Arrive from Minneapolis ST. Paul, Winona and Du-
buque, 900 p.
Arrive from Yankton, Sioux City Portville and Nc
GregOr, 5:15 a. m.
Through sleeping all night trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night at II 100 p m connects with the train ar
irving 10 Chicago early Monday morning No lay
over checks given through tickets from Rock Is
land to Chicago Through tickets only good-on this
train
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
SO LOTS

IN HIGH GROUND; GOOD VIEW OF RIVER
" and Island: near Railroad Depot and shops.
CORNELIUS LYNDE.
Cat Mitchell d Lyndes Bank,l 1Q2ed6m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
A REnEpY FOR RAILWAY ABUSES.

Under the above title Mr.. Isaac L. Rice
has contributed an article to the Nort2
american Reoaeao, in which he states clear
ly the abuses of our present railway sys-
tenn, and comments on the various RENE
dies proposed. In regard to state control
he says;
ssThe second solution which has been
ed by State control. This control, in order
to accomplish anything of practical value,
must consist in regulating the maximum of
the tariff 1t will have the questionat ne
advantage of protecting the citizens of tlae
State against discrimination beyond tilis
marimotm-a slight protection only against
discrimination, as the maximum rate win
still be far above the rate obtainable at
competing points. 1t viii have the IN
questionable disadvantage of running the
railways within the State, and
consequently of eventually running
the citizens, who were beginning
to imagine themselves protected These
are saved from the frying pan by being
mercifully thrust into the fire. The au
thority of the State is limited to its bounda-
ries. The roads which feed the States ex-
tend beyond them to competing PORTS.
At the competing points, competitors is
not limited by the question of cost The
roads must make the best rates they are
able to make. These win be far below the
cost of transportation. Therailwav which
has a maximum fixed for it cannot offset
its loss at the monopolized point 5, and
ruin is the consequence. The Stale now
pereeiyes the folly of its course. and re-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

peals the marsmua rates with greater celer'
ity than it fixed them. This is the vicious
circle in which State control of rates must
move. It permits no solution of our prob
lem
In conclusion he advocates national
railroad system, run and controled Dy Tux
general government. But he plainly
shows the evil of his own remedy by ana
modyerting upon the immense number OF
federal officers that this would add to oul
already swollen list, and the danger therein
to a free and local government. Take 1t II
all its aspects, the railway question is Ger
tainly perplexing one.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

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Power Of win or Actio
Palpitation of the Hear
Lose of Memory, Loss of
Confidence, Painting spells
Hysteria, Epilepsy, Heart
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Dropey. Asthma, Pleurisy
Constipation, Jaundice
Catarrh. Sore Throat, De.
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Boils, Carbunclee, Fever
and Ague, Liver Complaint
Diabetes, Kidney Com
plants, Gravel, Chills, I'm
potency. Disordered Con-
ditions OF the Liver, Blood
Kidneys orUrinary Organs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
TRUTH A1'TESTED.
Some Important Statements Of Weu-Known
People Wholly Verified.

In order that the public may fully realize the gen
uineness OF the statements. well the power
and value of the article of which they speak We
publish herewith the aCsiSte signatures of parties
whose sincerity is beyond question. The truth OF
these testimonials is absolute the facts they
announce he ignored.
Moline. Ill, July ii, 1881.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
THE STATE OF IRELAND.

Mr.. Forster's scheme for placing the dis
turbed districts in Ireland under the SUI
pervision and control of five picked sti-
pendiary magistrates, of whom the notori-
GUS Clifford Lloyd is one, has now been
carried out, but there is no falling off in
she number of agrarian outrages. In Cork
the arrest of an ex-soldier named Connell,
at Mushra Mountain, between Millstreet
and Macroom has led to the discovery of a
nest of Ribbonmen who for years past have
made that part of the country hell on
earth. Council has turned informer; in
deed, it is pretty clear that he took the
shilling before his arrest. West Cork has
always been troublesome spot. 1t was
there, it win be remembered, that the Phoe-
nix Society took root sixteen years ago,
plain Jerry Donovan, sof Skibbereen, was
to the fore. Connell has furnished the
police with all the secret records of the
Ribbon lodges. and a large number of inn
portant arrests have been made. In other
parts of the country, however, the police
are powerless and agrarian crime is ram
pant The only place where life is secure
is, as Baron Dowse once said, in the
dock. The weak points of the Land
act are now apparent In the
first place, the set ignores the
large class of peasant holders, and until
they are provided for it is useless to look
for the return IF Ia ~ and or7nr Gaoo,,5Jv
the act does not relieve tenants of their
overdue or hanging gales. The Land Com
missioners, by their decisions, declare that
fer all these years the tenants have been
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
TOFFICIAL PAPER
Friday. January 20, 1882,
REPUBLICAN SPIRIT.
AN InL-Editor of the ARGUS:

MILAN ILL-Editor of the ARGUS:
notice an article in the Union of the
18th of Jan. headed Republican spirit"
claiming honesty as the one quality that
commends the republican party to
the support of the people
1 would simply ask the Union if
party that encourages reputation as the
republican administration has done in Vir-
ginia means honesty, if so what is repu-
diation of just debt2 The Union speaks
of the fearless manner in which the repub-
licans have caused Investigations; yes, for
instance the Chicago post-office some
years back when judgement was found
against the Post master and what was the
result? Is he now serving the govern
ment as he should have done or is he en-
joying its benefits? The Union will
please state how many of the St. Louis
whiskey ring were punished. How about
Babcock? The punishment that the credit
mobiler receivek at the hands of the re-
publicans was just such as would please
most any body elected to high office. Fur
ther l fail to see where Conkling has lost
his plums, such bosh as that would con
vince any reasonable thinking man there
| is something wrong, if we had no other
| papers it might.
ToPsY
| In the above communication Topsy is
asking questions that would be diff cult
for the Union or any other republican pa
per to answer But it is trifie cruel to
so hardly press the Union. There has
not been during the twenty-five years OF
republican domination, one single instance
of suitable punishment visited on repub
lican official thieves; that is an open con-
fessed fact, any talk like that the UnsOn
INDUCED in is bosh of the worst class.
There is not one of its readers SO unac-
quainted with the history of the republi-
can party as to for an instant believe the
statements. The Union never even
thought of itself as telling the truth in the
premises but, it had in view the great
comparison of itself with the republican
party and in order to make pretense of
that, mutilated the facts as to both parties
to said comparison.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
Catarrh.

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& Henry's Catarrh Cure. For sale by John Beings
tom. Price 50cpsy bottle. s-aadIy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-16
SAML. JOHNSON, L. l.. ID.

In meeting lately, on library shelf, an edi-
ton of Johnson's dictionary, published in his
life time, we think in 1873, and the last big
quarto of Webster, side by side, we thought
if the old veteran were to come here and see
for himself his Lilliput by this Brobignag
what would he say-and We felt a sort of
ghostly apprehension of his presence and de-
sire to get out of the room. Being the founder
of the English Dictionary, the reverend old
paragon Of Latinity, as we'll as fierce political
Tory, who wanted the pedigree Of word as
clearly established as of an aristocrat before
he would touch it, would naturally feel as if
he had some right to storm. His work-the
Johnson's dictionary of our day is not his
work-was a wade mecum of word scions of
authenticated legitimacy, that is to say about
whose ancestry or derivation there could be
no dispute. Contrasting it with its progeny
contained in the modern dictionary would in
spire amazement in the mind of that unsophis-
ticated old scholar. He hated revolutions,
yet it would almost revolutionize his great
trust in the Author of the Universe to behold
the vast army of words which Webster, and
other modern photographers have marched
through coventry, and in the great quarto
marshalled into line with the old veterans of
the Johnsonian regular army. He hated
French Jacobins, and that sentiment would
blaze afresh on seeing the legions of sans
culottes from the obscure haunts of American
Jacobinism quartered by Noah Webster in
the dictionary parlors, side by side with the
great scholars stainless patiarchs of English
undehled. Many things, however, besides
our dictionaries would astonish old Sam, or
any one else revising the glimpses of the
moon who left here at or about the close of
the last century.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-16
HON, JOHN A WHEEL-OX.

The Milan county Herald holds this opin-
ion Of our aspiring western candidate:
Hon. John Ireland is prominently spoken
of as the future nominee of the democratic
party for governor. We think we have sew
eral stronger men in the party who are much
better qualified to meet the broad and liberal
policy essential in governor Of as prosperous
and rapidly developing state as Texas is sure
to be for the next two years. The measures
advocated by the Hon. John Ireland while he
figured conspicuously in the legislature, all
smacked strongly of the penny wise and pound
foolish policy, and we think he will make a
better wheel OK than leader.
How funny it is that the democrats of the
east call our western democrats "wheel-oxen."
We would have you understand sir, our stock is
thoroughbred race stock, sir, from Kentucky,
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-16

THE pleasant expectation prevails IN st.
Louis that District Attorney Harris has got
some hitch upon the gamblers and will ye!
defeatthe plans of their judicial ally, Judge
Laughlin. As we comprehend it, there seems
to be an obsolete statute, called the Johnson
law, which provides criminal quarters for the
festive 'gambolier," and which the prosecut-
ing attorney is taking measures to have de-
clared constitutional law by the Supreme
Court. If SO held, the merry crew will be in
vited, under their respective indictments, into
the presence of another petit jury and be treat
ed over again to fight for liberty and their
rights. In the meantime St. Louis is military
camp, and the soldiers of both armies sleep on
their arms. 1t is good thing to live in free
country where the rights of the unoffending
monte man and keno Spectator are respected.
The oldest member of the u. S. Senate is
Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island. The
session of the Legislature of that State con-
venes on the goth inst, which will elect him for
his fifth official term, so that be will have gath
cred the patriarchial glory of the late Thomas
H. Benton, of Missouri, at its end-3o years
in the U. S. Senate. Although not an insig-
nifcent statesman, and doing the honors for
"liule Rhody" with much national applause,
Senator Anthony is not ''old Bullion" and
thirty years in the Senate from him would not
produce an offering to National literature of
such ponderous proportions as "Benton's
Thirty years." Not only the great ability and
individual energies of the famous Missourian
would be wanted, but also the historical Incl
dent and the great national figures of the back
ground. We trust the Senator will live till the
close of his term, but the country can do with
out the book.
THERE is doubtless room for large addi-
ton to the members of the Presidential cabi-
net, and some more departments might be
got up without doing civil service any crying
injury. Inasmuch as we now have a depart
ment of agriculture, with secretary, it was
reasonable for Representative Townshend to
offer an amendment to the bill before the
House requiring that the new official should
be practical and experienced agriculturalIst.
That the President is not obliged to 60 among
officers Of the navy to get Naval Officer, or
among officers of the army to get Secretary
of War is no reason why he should not 60
among farmers to get Secretary of Agricul-
ture, for how is the President to be himself
qualified to deal with the intricaces of agricul-
ture in his messages without a secretary who
can say to him, Sir, this is a pumpkin; Sir,
this is squash, for who but an experienced
agricuIturalist knows the difference between a
pumpkin and squash, anyhow?
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-16

Mr. WURzBAcH was not the most disinter-
ested being whenB he took so much stock in
redistricting the state. He was quite sue
'cessful in Germanizing the tenth district, in
which he resides and efercises political aspir-
atoms. -[Aus,in Statesman. Y Y
This won't d" Wurzbach's strong card is
with the old copper-breeches bourbons and
not with the intelligent Germans.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-16
Removal

The Office of the famous Larissa Nurseries
has been recently removed to Palestine, Texas,
where all parties desiring fruits, flowers, ever
green's, ETC., should address US at that point.
3-Il-f YoAKUM & Co.. Palestine. Tex.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1882-01-07
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,

County Of Jefferson, to-vit :
In the County Court Norember Term, 1881,
l4h Day.
At Tern, % said Court continued and held
the tenth day Of November. 1881.
Osborn District-Daniel Hefebower and DR..
A. T. Thomson.
Middleway DiStrict-John. + Shaull, David I.
Jones and Charles r. Littleton.
Potomac pistrict--John Keplinger and James
A. Osbourn.
Shepherd nts,eic,-J. NJ. Hendricks and Philip
K Moler.
Harpers Ferry District and Bolivar District
Adam Cockrell and John q. Cockrell.
Charlest0wn District-Dayenp0rt Wiltshire,
William Bcall and Robert Chew.
The above named persons are appointed Road
Surveyors in the different Districts, their terms
Of Office 10 take effect from January LIST. 1882,
and the former Road Surveyors are notified to
hand over to the newly appointed Road Sur
veyors all tools and other property belonging
to the County and the new Road Surveyors are
required 70 return an Inventory Of all public
property N their hands at or before the next
Term Of this Court.
ACopy-Testc,
T. A. MOORE.
Clerk Of this Court
Dec. II, lss1-3t.