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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

Uncle George than as an intimation that
the party really approves his slickcns and
bull-butter votes" Why, the very last
thing in the world the Convention could
afford to do would be to indorse the mem
Der from Mexico; and it did have sense
enough to know this; but it stumbled over
itself when it Endorsed Mr.. Hearst's course
and swallowed his slickens and bull-but-
ter. policy. It was laundering Conven-
ton all around. 1t tied itself by resolu-
ton to river destruction; it bound itself
by Endorsement and enmity to the dairy
interests of the whole country it slapped
the workingmen in the face by rejecting
their favorite, and putting in his place a
cold, passionless, negative man, who has
never shown particle Of capacity for the
leadership in anything.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

The Los Angeles Express, in a column
hypercriticism upon central California, re-
heves itself of the epithet that "Sacra-
mento is one of the wettest places in the
State ~ We plead guilty to the indict-
ment, and boast of it. for it is from that
fact that crop is never lost in this section
from drought, and irrigation without which
all southern California is hopeless desert
is unnecessary here, except for special
purposes of forcing growth. We also plead
guilty to the fact that from our more genial
and unvarying semi-tropical climate our
oranges and other citrus fruits ripen fully
two months earlier than those at Los An
geles, and that the black smut and fungus
growth found upon orange trees ana fruit
about the "City of Angels - are at once
eradicated under the bright sky and pure
air of our central California foothills and
mountain regions. These facts are not re-
terred to for the purpose of taunting our
more southerly neighbors, and we take
this occasion to assure them of our mutual
and friendly feelings, by the fact that the
people of this section of the State will in
the future avoid placing their finer and
earlier fruits into injurious competition
with the less favored region below Moiave,
by having our oranges, lemons, lines, etc.
all marketed and returns in, some weeks
before those of our Less Angelic friends,
who devote so much newspaper space to
us, are ready for their earliest shipments
Come now, neighbor, you cannot ask any
more than this
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

"HE vas tinker and huckster,' SAYS
the San Francisco Eraminc. Good, and
all the better that the tinker and huckster
has so impressed himself on the State
that a great political party has chosen him
to be elected to the highest seat in the
State Government. Come up all thinkers
and hucksters and vote for him. Here is
man risen by his own exertion, and whose
intellect the Woodworking, honorable vo-
cations of tinker and huc!lster could not
confine. Come up all men who labor over
the charcoal, or in the market STALL or at
bench, or the tail of pillow, in trench or
ditch, in the dust and CRIME of the road
grade, or who by honest toll earn your
bread and defend your homes in the sweat
OF your brows; come up and vote for the
tinker and huckster.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

The Alta speaks of the public debt being
81, S3S, 904, 607, when President Cleveland
took Office, and adds: at the end of the
last fiscal year Mr.. Cleveland's administra-
ton had reduced it nearly $90,000,000, so
that by the end of his term we may expect
it to have shrunk to the billion line again.
It's perfectly clear that nothing in the world
but Democratic fnanceering and figuring
could wipe out 1888 9O4607 by four annual
reductions OF $90,000,000 each. But this is
not the most amusing part Of the Alias
wild flights in the b0undless field of i'm
agination. It continues g. 1t is within the
reach Of possibilities that second term for
President Cleveland will nearly wipe ont
the national debt" Now the well-known
fact is that the reduction of the national
debt has been very seriously retarded since
the Inauguration of the present Democratic.
administration, and no political prophet
could now be found who would wreck his
reputation with forecast that "a second
term for President Cleveland is within the.
reach of possibilities" Such proposition
is what q shrewd observer of the times
would denominate fanatical improbable
improbability.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11


SAY. the Red Bluff NsWs-straight
Democratic, mind you; "By an almost in
excusable oversight the Democratic State
Convention failed to refer to Governor
Stoneman's administration, which has been
honest and worthy of commentator" It
was no oversight The omission was pur-
poseful, contemplated, planned. If the
Meas does not know this, then it is not
privy to the councils of its party. The
oversight " was only another instance of
the brutality and cruelty of parcel of
demagogues who were born to party power
at the Stockton Convention, and !" don't let
go their grip" upon the party throat
worth q cent" What blunderer this
same Negs is-why, some of the Demo-
cratic chiefs viii be compelled to so up to
Red Bluff and teach the Ners its lesson
hear it, 1t says that the Convention
also forgot to indorse the course of Mr..
Henley, and adds: "The Convention in
dorsed the course of George Hearst, which
should be regarded rather as a mellow ex-
preston of pleasant personal feeling for
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

In answer to the query, Why should it
be difficult to find an honest politician ?''
the editor of the Grass Valley Tidiags thus
pulls open the throttle valve of his con-
science: I'VE cannot answer as to why it
is difficult to find an honest politician We
only know that such is a fact Our obser-
Walton and experience show us that the
honest politician is a rare swimmer in the
vast Whirlpool We can remember that
when we were ourselves a hot partisan
politician We were no better than we should
be by darn sight"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

There is no objection to man being
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth u
if he does not bite it off and swallow it in
after wears.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

It has been proposed to name one OF the
new war vessels of the Government "Gero-
nimo." That, however, was before he was
caught and tanned. 1t won't be done now,
for there's no fun in tame Iniun, nor
poetry in his name. If the Apache war
rior had continued in the calping business
successfully, half of the bang haired maid
ems Of the next generation would have
borne his euphonious name, with French
accent and twist on the a. to give
poetic fascination in Geroneemo.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

1t is now stated by Mr. Howells, that the
book of Job was wri ten only as a novel
This is certainly a novel idea and point
edly suggests what melancholy taste our
ancient novel readers must have had. For
some reason this line of underwriting has
been entirely abandoned.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

A man whose fealty to party is measured
oy his success in getting coveted nomina-
tons and offices, is not OF the metal from
which patriots are nodded.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

1t is said that the great English states
man, Gladstone, maintains his vigor and
health by judlcious use of claret and port
The Russian Gar is also trying to
strengthen himself by swallowing the Porte
of the Bosphorus.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
TIE hjIEL -LEGKs STORY.


1t Is the fashion among many so-calIcd
humoriSts to ioPFrSa"t 'ie american hotel
CLERK as iS'"ly ana ".'rel'i,'ouS ne.i'5'
VINO, WIN Mcknight diamond III ms IN
macnlate SHIRT front and look OF con-
temPiuoas di74an upon his classic lea
lures, sends tired and trlyei-Stained arm
Nhls oil To Impossible regions III the III
teenth story or chilly fe'ISeS'hem any
lodging whatever
The tact rs That The true American hotel
eltfN IS a it i'H ',,t ,s'.i,e ~ our 1nri
"i'io''' VI ''i' 81 ~ as ''"' W
'"fes u an 'i,e 'i'''9 'ie 10
t;,n atn"f n,hat :. i,tnrastin, at the thea
,ras anJ ~ stn,.i.. Of o,tors ami artrasses
u.h' Lnro s,.,,,nal a. lis botcI and v.;thaI
A., ,ta en- iars1 !, crnnJnl
Mn -, l,;ii;n,.It,IJa NJ
NJ y Ifar,,,n,I ,.L, IL tLo cIa,L. Of tho
Wa,t MA Ugtnl 5n% and FAX Wcst NnJ-
Ian straot Cl,ic,ro l. Of his ohlicing dis.
,,osit;,n and ;s always re,d,, IN Give ,nv
information REGARDING the hotel To those
who seek if The ACCOMPLISHED landlady
of the West End has recently suffered with
rheumatism. The Story OF her cure is
thus told by clerk Hammond:
"Our landlady was taken with quite A
severe attack OF rheumatism in the lower
limbs, suffering much pam and being
scarcely able to walk. She heard of Ath-
lophoros and of the cures il had effected.
and sent me to the drug store TO buy a
bottle of it. got it, and in half an hours
lime after she had taken the first dose she
felt relieved and in a few DAYS the rheu-
matism was entirely gone"
"1Iow r,,,ol, al ,,Lo2p
.,h ~" ', nna h o',i % !" ''0
III sha hal INV -ot,,rn IF ,bo n,;,9v
''' :. y,
MOI 10 my h4o"leuge' .replieu Mr;
tia in ana am certain she Woulu
pe iihelS 10 say S''D'etn,i'g a"put 1t II sue
hau' sue si'','NSI Va 'N'"lopi'olos III 'i'e
hiStleS' ter''lN' ana nus ie'o'''illeiu9" 1t 10
many. IN enc c',e re'ic,loef INC cure
was as quick as IN hSr own
The accuracy of clerk liammond's state
ments is fully confirmed by the landlady
herself, who is not avcrse to having 1t
known no" She WIS CuI5".
a. will tell Won something ab0ut nv
-, I..sI -;:,..i7. NJ
tuIe' sue s,'+' ~ '''''' VINO N''''' ~
learn the facts III her case. was 50
l,tne and sl1iiarp1 50 ulurh main that If WIS
I'LL g. ,,,, :, III NV E,,,I,o-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19


Entailed Hat The Phoahus family had lived
in Maryland over a century, Yet Harrison
had cnripusly foreign face The name it
self is Greek, and Mr. phu.bus himself once
told me that the family was of Greek origin.
Ne:,rlY three years ago | was a deSpairing
health seeker at the Hygeia hotel On the
soft water by The blue Chesapeake. Harrison
Fhahtts. the picture of robust health, did all
in his power 10 make the stay OF myself and
my friends comfortable and agreeable 1t
SEEMS strange now that he should DE dead
and | should I've writing about it.
He took more pride in that huge Hygeia
hotel 10y the blue water than Secretary Chase
probably did in the United States grcrnhaGk
1t was ms HE work e For it he refused nom
nations to congress and many other official
plaves. His family was poor and loWly.
and Harrison ihpbus had only his two
hands. his brains and his marvellous energy
He enlisted as u private in the northern
army, ami served during the war At its
close he started ont to make his life He
was very successful. owing to his indomit-
al.lt pluck and will He was Iumherman
anu express agent and finally hotel keeper
H., ftl;! 10 money in 1874. when he bought
III" liN S'si pub lis tiIlhpNti III inc tNlhtNS
agency, Samuel Shoemaker, ESD, of Balh
more, lacked him in the enterprise The
earnings Of the business soon repaid the loan,
but ilutnt- never forgot the kindness. He
was accustomed t" speak of Mr.. Shoemaker
as tine whiteSt man The Lord ever made"
Mr Phu'bus was mettered in the lore of
books, but lie had some unusual tastes for an
unetlueatcd man bne of these was love OF
poetry and verse. He committed anything
that pleased his fancy readily 10 memory,
and could repeat rhymes, as well as prose. for
an hour together lie was particularly fond
oi the illusions Of Uncle Remus"
Down here about Fortress Monroe, where
the sea air blows soft and the fig trees and
cIiukly crepe rttyrtles live out doors the year
around, Harrison Phpbus, peace TO his soul
will he missed more than any other man
JANET ELMER
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19


friend of this strong, gentle woman, has
written an admirable sketch of her, from
which have gathered "A few facts She quite
undertakes herself in saying she never did
anything worth while Mrs Thomas is best
known to "A large circle as a successful bee
keeper. Her husband. Rev. Abel c. Thomas,
was a minister Of the UniveIsaliSt denomina-
ton, and She herself is "A forreful and inter
estng speaker and enthusiastic worker among
the Universalists
Mrs. Thomas accompanied her husband
and shared his tolls and fortunes in many
fields of labor. During the war she worked
increasingly for the SICK and wounded sol
dlers IN the hospitals OF this city. In this
time she wrote thousands of letters for them
with her own hand The close of the war
found both herself and her husband broken
in health They retired To a farm, hoping to
find in country life fountain of reinvigora
tion. They finally bought Il farm at Tacony,
on the Delaware, just above this city Here
a living had 10 he made and made of the
land
Mrs Thomas set herself to this task She
made the acquaintance of. her neighhorS, eX
amncd their crops, their f1ocks and herds and
studied their methods From the first she had
the whole manag, mcnt OF the farm Her hiIs-
band was an invalid and died some years ago
The LADY, whom SorosiS has Just selected for
its head IS most successful business woman
She not only learned how to make a living
of the farm ltIt >he has, entirely 10y her own
efforts, laid up handsome competency The
secret 81 it M is that whatever she undertook
sha nd not rest until She learned 10 do il "A
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
SHERIFF's SALE.

BY virtue Of an Execution and Fee Bill No. ZIG
issued ont of the clerk office Of the county court
of Rock island county, and state OF Illinois, and
to me directed, whereby am commanded to make
the amount Of certain Judgment recently OBJ
tanned against Arthur Goodrich, in favor of K. +.
Rogers and +. H. Rogers, Rogers II Son, out OF the
lands, tenemcuts, goods and chattels of the said
defendant. Arthur Goodrich, | have levied upon
the following property, to-wit:
The east half g OF the south west quarter q J
of section No. eight tS), in township Ne. ninc-
teen 40, three east of the Fourth principal me-
rtdian; also, the northwest quarter "a OF the
southwest quarter IA Of section No. eight Isl,
township No. nineteen 90, three east of the
Fo nth principal meridian. all in The county Of
Rock Island ard state of Illinois.
Therefore. according 10 said command. ! shall
expose for sale, at public auction, all the right,
title and interest of the above named Arthur
Goodrich in and To the above described property
on Monday, the 22d day OF March. 1886. at il
O'Clock A. NJ, al the north door of the Conf
House in the city Of Rock Island, in the county
of Rock Island and state of Illinois, for cash in
hand. 10 satisfy said execution and Zee bill
Dated at Rock Island this Isl day of March A
D., 1856.
JOHN NJ. RETICKFR
m-l-dtd Sh6JiT OF RO.k IstdHd COu7ftV.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

Pain in the side, the skin and eyes as
sumo thick yellow coat, digestion i'm
paired, sinking sensation at the pit of the
stomach, the bowels are irregular, the
mind fretful, the memory weakened, some
times slight cough, GOODNESS of the hands
and feet, loss of appetite at times and I'M
natural craving for food, dizziness oil the
head. blurred sight, depressed spirits, bad
breath, feeling of having left something
undone. Take Simmons Liver regulator
il will remove all these feelings and maze
You well.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
HE HAD SALT RHEUM FOR 20 YEARS.

A Marvel. Asst Supt. & G. p, Agt.,
C, r. l. & P. r. R., writes: For twen-
ty years | have been afflicted with Salt
Rheum in most serious form. During
the winter season. my hands have been
in such condition that | was unable to
dress or undress myself without assist
ance. and have not had gloves or band
ages Off my hands for about -four months
until | began using Papillon (extract OF
flax Skin Care certainly think it has
cured my hands" Large bottles only 81,
ut drug stores
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

The best on earth can truly be said OF
Grigg's Glycerine Salve, which Is sure
safe and speedy cure for cuts. bruises
scalds. burns wounds and all other sores
win positively cure piles, letter ana all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed Only 25 cents. Sold by druggists
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

1t is said that ostrich farming has ceased to
be profitable in South Africa, because the
market has been overstocked That the de
mand for ostrich pumes so largely increased
the supply of ostrirhes encouraged the hope
that the use of song birds for the decoration
of ladies hats. instead of extirpating the
whole rae of them, may have a contrary eff
feet There is no news yet, however, that
any one is raising small birds for their plum
age, and the immediate prospect is that,
owing to Il stupid fashion, the woods will
tease Ia lAa va,4ti 1t is to be hoped that as
the spring apprentices the propr ETY. of leaving
to the wantuu lapwng the exclusive use OF
his celebrated crest may lie borne. in upon thr
eminine mind l Life
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
Working People

are often too i'll to labor but they haven't
time to take medicine and lay OFF. Sim
mons Liver Regulator can be taken with
out causing any loss of time, and the
system will be built up and Iavigoraied by
it. 1t has no equal as a preparatory
medicine, and can be safely used when a
doctor cannot he called in. In all cons
mon diseases it will. unassIsied by any
other medicine, effect speedy cure,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
Ac,pr,Iy,s FORTUNATE DISCOVERY

Capt. Coleman, schr Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City and N. Y, had
been troubled with cough so that he
was unable to sleep, and was induced to
try Dr. Kings New Discovery for con,
sumption. IL not only gave him instant
relief, but allayed the extreme soreness
in his breast. His children were similarly
affected and single dose had the same
happy effect DIR. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Coles
man household and on board the
schooner. Free trial bottles of this
standard remedy at Hartz " Bahmsen $
drug store.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

Don't give up, there Is cure Tor ca
tarrh and cold in the head. Thousands
testify that Ely's Cream Balm has enlire-
Nv cured them. 1t is safe and pleasant
remedy. 1t is not liquid or snuff. Ii
cures by cleansing and healing. Price
so cents, At druggists 60 cents by mail
Ely Bros, Owego, n. Y.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

Somebody says he has discovered that the
hand Of "a penman who writes thirty five
words in a minute travels over sixteen feet of
space in that time, providing he dots all his
III and crosses all his is 1t Is hard to see
how there eau be any milexible rule in such
matter. The hand Of John Hancock i'll writ
ing two score of words must have Travelled
several thousand times further than the hand
Of the man who engraved the neclara ton of
Independence on the smoothed side OF fifty
cent piece. -Harper's Weekly.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
4 DMINISTRATORS NOTICE.



The undersigned, having been appointed Adj
ministra or Of the estate of Almira u. Holt late
of the county Of Rock Island state Of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice thar he will appear
before the county court nf Rock Island count,
At The office al the clerk of said court in the city
OF Rock Island. At the april term. on the Third
Monday in April next. n which time an persons
having claims against said estate are notified and
requested Ia attend for the purpose Of having the
mead listed. All persons indebted To said e.
tate are requested 10 mai G immediate paymt nj To
the undersigned
Dated tn ith day of March \ ~. 1856
WI LIAM +. GILMORE.
m-l5 Administrator
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

We offer one thousand dollars reward
for any case of throat or lung trouble
(the last Stages Of the disease eXccptcd)
which can not be relieved by II proper
use of DR.. \. Stones bronchial Waters.
Pleasant 10 take and contain nothing in
furious Sample free. Address. Stone
Medicine Co. Quincy. III.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19


toratc in Burritt, Ills, in 1851 Since that time
he has devoted himself to evangeistic work
For several years, when preaching among
feeble churches, his expenses have been paid
by a well known organ builder
DR. Brown, of Rochester, says of Mr.
Dewitt: Il am not much of an enthusiast
concerning evangelists and their methods but
Brother DeWitt's work in Rochester was, ON
the whole, a successful and healthy one He
has tact courtesy, sympathy, a pleasant
manner warm heart His preaching is
largely illustrative His methods, as such
methods go, are simple, direct, and, judged
hv their results wise. He is not greedy Of
filthy lucre OF all the evangeists whose
work have seen, he is the safest | would,
if the occasion seemed to call for such work,
he glad to have him again, which is the high
est tribute | can pay him"
One of the great, strong leaders of rcvivals,
both in this country and Europe is the Rev.
T. Payson Hammond He has hes.n called
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

gifted with sim
plicity and tenderness which is allpnwerful
with the young. The editor of The Chicago
Interior says of him: Mr.. Hammond was
pioneer in the work among children The
essential idea that little ones can I've soundly
converted; that the law of spiritual growth
from very feeble beginnings may he EN-
phasized in religious life, and children trained
up for the church, rather than recovered to
it after prolonged wandering, is one that will
throw heavenly radiance on all the future life
of the chur, h" $. III. H.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

higher standing
than himself. He
was a striking look
ing man, over six
feet in height, and
large and strong iii
proportion He
ought to have lived
eighty years. He
was the foundation
for one of the char
acterS in George
Alfred Townsend
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

United States Consul Lyell, at Geneva,
advises American cheesrmakers to MAKE
sugar of milk from whey as is done
Switzerland pr0fitahly.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

MI .Nt'flii1iH llN
preached in the prominent cities of twenty
states, having met with the greatest success
II Halifax, Portland, Providence, Philadel
phla, indianapolis, Richmond, Lynn, AMI
other cities in Canada and the nitcI States
MIR Nccdham is under the medium height,
with a form little inclined to stoutneSs His
hair and fun, short heard are just SIrini,ed
with gray lfIs features are expressive and
lit up with pair of pleasant gray eyes, lie
talks with all the lively tuenry Of the Irish
race His preaching ahounds in Illustrations,
Iut he never attempts nratorN, and seldom
rises above the lecture style His diScourses
are of lively, entertaining nature, and very
effective He seems to make Il personal
appeal to each one of his hearers. no matter
how large is the audience. Like Moody,
what he says is never obscure; the meaning is
revealed instantly by the fricitous wording.
He is now giving much of his time to southern
cities, and this winter has engagements in
Lynchhurg, Raleigh, Selma, Galveston and
other distant fields
Henry :. De Witt, the evangelist, whose
face is n familiar one to myrlads OF church
gOels throughout the country, has preached
over $500 sermons in all the principal cities.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

i'll the Episcopal
church. He has de
voted his life tothis
subject, refusing
pa storates and
other offices in
order that he might
be free TO pursue
missionary work.
He has crossed the
ocean nine teen
times, and Travelled
through the United
States, Canada and
Europe, preaching
and advocating pa
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