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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-22

A scientist declares that fish can hear a
man talking half mile away. That ac>
counts for the want of luck most men
have when they 90 fishing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-22
Drunkenness

Or the Liquor Habit, Positively Cured by
Administering DR.. Haines Golden
Specific.
II cAa be given In cnp of coffee or tea without
the knowledge of the person taking II: II is absJ-
lutely harmless. and will effect a p lrmancnt aud
speedy cure whether the patient Is moderate
drinker or alcoholic wreck. Thousands Of
drunkards have been made tcmucrlte men whp
have taken Golden Specific In their coffee viii
ont their knowledge and to-day bel eve they qnt
drinking of their own free will 1T NEVER
FAIL, The system once impregni ted with tha
specific, 1t becomes an utter impos7iblity for th'
liquor appetite to exist. For sale by +. II. Thorn
and Marshall & Fisher, Druggists, Rock leland
Ills. FEB l-iTlr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-22

Cutcurn, the great skin cd Q, and 'uticura Soar
prepared from it, eXterna ly, and Cnticura Resol
vent the new blood purifier internally, are posi-
tive cure for every formo Of skin and blood disease
from pmples TO scrolula.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-22

All sizes and best grades Of Anthracite
coal 80 per ton, delivered to any part
of this city, usual discount for cash; can
mel coal for CRATES SO.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-22
Sneezinp CRtarrh.

DBA1PLES, Blackheads, chapped and oily skin
bW prevented by CuTICURA INDICATED SOAP
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-22
HosFORD's ACID PHOSPHATE

IMPROVES NUTRITION
DIR. A. Trau, Philadelphia, says at
promotes digestion and improves general
nutrition of the nervous system.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-22
LOCAL NOTICES.

Insure in the Boylstor Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass, organized 1872. Assets
nearly 81, 100000. E. w. Hurst, agent,
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
E. E. Parmenter attorney at law.
Makes collections, loans money and will
ii tend to any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postofifce block, Rock Isl
and, Ills. ds&w1y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-22
Sc Day-A Gold Mine
BUSINESS CARDS.
]. M, BEARDSLEY,

PLEASANTS & HURST,
A TroRNEYs AND CoUNSELLoRS AT LAW
4 Once in Masonic Temple block, over Rock ls.
and National Ban X, RockI STAND, Ill.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
SKILLED LABOR IN FARMING

An Indiana Congressman has pro.
posed a curious and somewhat cranky
law to make the price of all unskilled
labor the same per day. no matter
where Or how employed. 1t would
be exceedingly hard to decide what
labor would come under the term of
skilled" Mechanics after serving
an apprenticeship have no difficulty in
deciding that their labor is skilled.
In any branch of manufacturing the
dizziness that enables the worker to
make the most of his muscle counts
for more than mere strength. But is
it not true in ven the simplest forms
of labor? John L. Sullivan has per.
haps muscle enough for anything, but
it is not trained for digging a ditch or
q post-hole. Many a man much weaker
than he could beat him at this work.
When more distinctively farm labor is
| required the demand for skill in
creases. The man who can NOW may
not be able to excel in swinging the
| cradle, and neither of them may be
able to work effectively at binding
grain. 1t is the extent and variety of
muscles as well as of thought called
into play by the farmers occupation
that make him, if successful, not
merely a skilled laborer, but a good
thinker on a great variety of subjects.
1t is thus that the farmers life, though
isolated, does not become monotonous.
New thoughts az well as new work
constantly claim his attention.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
H FLOUR TRUST.

The object of this trust is admitted
to be to keep down the price of wheat
and to keep up the price of -four. The
great mills of the country, as we have
heretofore pointed out, have been SELL
ing -four in Great Britain cheaper than
in the United States. The purpose of
shipment is to keep up prices in the
home market by getting rid of the
surplus product. The millers assert
that they are compelled to this course
in order to mill at a profit; it would
be better for them to sell, for example,
every third barrel abroad at, say, SO
cents less than the home rates if there
by they may charge so cents apiece
more for the other two barrels. They
also charge that grain gambling forces
them to it. Naturally the millers re-
sort to the overshadowing trust system
in order to protect their industry.
How it is with them just at present
may be gathered from the circum-
stance as stated by Miller Cole, of this
city. He says: off -four made out of
grain bought on to-day's saturdays
market was shipped to England it
would cause a loss to the miller of
from 40 to so cents a barrel" He
adds: "The idea IS this, that if we
pay fictitious prices for wheat, we
must have a fictitious price for -four"
This is, in a nutshell, why the trust is
necessary for the millers. By the
trust they will be able to get their
wheat from the farmers at their own
terms and sell their -four to the public
also on their wv terms. Now, what
do the farmers and the consumers
respectively think Of such a prospect
as this? 1t is simply a proposal to
buy wheat and sell -four in the United
States at purely fictitious prices
Chicago News.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18

projection for their cotton, and Will
have no market value when stripped
from the bales at the cotton mills.
And who benefits by this enormous
expenditure -?
The bulk of the jute is grown and
reduced to fibre with British capital,
in British India, is sold to this country
by British merchants, is brought here
in British vessels, it pays a duty to
the y. S. Custom House, is manufac-
tured into bagging in the New Eng
land and Middle States, and is doled
out at. ransom prices to the unfortunate
cotton producers, paying further trib-
ute on it's way to their hands, to rail
roads, steamboats,, commission mer-
chants and others.
Cotton raising would indeed be q
Lucrative industry, if it could afford
to pay to aliens and outsiders such a
yearly tribute as this, in addition to
sustaining the many other expenses
and vicissitudes to which it is subject,
but it is too we'll known that the cot
ton producer can hardly make both
ends meet to-day, by practicing the
utmost diligence, and the most rigorous
individual economy, and it is absolute
ly necessary that some concerted action
should be taken to suppress this gen.
eral extravaganza, and to reduce, or at
least to obtain some return for, the
present enormous expenditure for Gov
ering III cotton bales.
This committee does not presume
to say what the remedy should be:
whether it will be practicable to use
an article of cotton ducking that can
be manufactured in our midst, Of such
a texture as will afford adequate pro
lection against, damage from wet, dirt
and fire, and positive prevention of a
ruinous loss of cotton in transit, Of
such a weight as will reduce the pres
ent cost of transporting Jul cotton .tc
market, and of such a quality that il
will be saleable at a fair price, when
stripped from the bales at the mills, tc
serve again as wrapping, or to be con
verted into paper stock, cotton waste
&C., while furnishing at the same time
a fresh market for l25, 900 to 175,O0C
bales of our lowest grades of cotton
every year.
This question of a better covering
and of a uniform size of bale, must be
submitted to representatives of al
those interested in the prosperity Of
the cotton trade in this country; and,
as it is now too late to adopt any
measures of a general and permanent
nature that can affect the present crop
you are respectfully requested to seno
a committee to represent you at Nerd
ian, Miss, on 18th Oct. next, wher
the National Convention of the Farm
ers' Alliances and Cooperative Unions
will be in session, and when commit
tees from other bodies will assemble
there to discuss this matter, and i
possible decide on remedial measures
to be put in force for next year.
T. A. CLAYTON,
A. DIMMICK,
G. F. STAPLES,
Of Committee.
Washington, La, Is Aug, 1888.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
DEMANDS OF TEXAS FARM
$3.50 Frs ALLIANCE.
WE DEMAND

/. That the national banking sys.
tenn shall be abolished ri. -
2. That the money of the country
shall consist of coin and United States
treasury notes, all a full legal tender
for all debts, public and private, and
in sufficient volume to do the business
of the country in cash.
3. That there shall be unlimited
coinage of silver as we'll as gold.
4. That there shall be constitutional
amendments submitted to the States
prohibiting forever hereafter the issu-
ing Of interest bearing bonds, or the
chartering of banks with the power to
issue notes that shall circulate as
money, and requiring that the presi-
dent and vice-president of the United
States and postmasters be elected by a
popular vote. s
5. That the Interstate Commerce
act be so amended as to secure to the
whole people the benefit to railway
transportation at just rates, and rigidly
enforced by a railroad commission.
6. The passage of a law prohibiting
the formation of trusts and combina-
tons by SPECTATORS to secure control
of the necessaries of life for the pur-
pose of forcing up prices on consum-
ers, imposing heavy penalties.
7. The passage of a law prohibiting
alien ownership of land in the United
States.
8. That corporations holding grants
of public lands from State or National
Government be required to ALLEVIATE
to bonafde settlers in Small bodies,
not exceeding three hundred and
twenty acres to each purchaser, all
lands within a period of twelve years
from the date of grant, or forfeit of
title.
W. demand of our State Govern
ment the following Legislative reforms:
l. That On all questions involving
the outlay of public money for any
purpose beyond the current expenses
of the county, or bonding the county
for any purpose whatever, a vote of
the qualified voters shall be had, and
commissioners courts shall act in &C.
cordance with a majority vote.
2. That un~improved lands be as
sessed for taxation at the same value
per acre as improved lands of same
quality and locality, or market price,
and that the land commissioner rigidly
enforce the law requiring actual set
Element Of the lands sold by the State,
3. That the homestead law be not
tempered with.
A. That the State establish maxi
mum freight and passenger rates on
railroads chartered by the State, upon
a basis that will allow. no more than a
reasonable income on the money
actually invested in the road and to
defray the cost of repairs, and operat-
ing the roads.
These demands were adopted by a
unanimous vote.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18

Tobacco is to be shut out at the
Chambersburg (Pa.) Academy. No
boy will be admitted who uses it in
any way. Boarding and day pupils
will be treated alike. The ground
taken is that tobacco produces baneful
effects on the minds and health of the
students. @.rt4r 9@.-'"v s
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25
Democratic Efforts.

In passing the Mills bill the Dem
oerats in the House branch of the
Congress have made a record Of
which they need not be ashamed.
They have performed their duty in
behalf Of the people and in the
pledge 10 reduce taxation. The Mills
bill j. nothing more nor less than a
moderate and conservative measure
to remove some of the most oppres-
siTe features Of our war tariff. and
which provides, as the Richmond
State notes, for a tariff whose aver
age rate Of duty is even higher than
that Of the tariffs which were de-
manded and approved by the Wing
party forty, fifty and even sixty
years ago. The "infants" for which
Clay only asked protection as a
temporary policy but which are now
grown TO be giants and need no
longer the tender care Of govern
ment, are come 10 be the terror Of
the taxpayer. II Is these oYergrown
and insolent deyourers Of enormous
bounties that the Republicans would
still pamper and cares. The great
issue Is now made. On the oneside
are the supporters Of the Mills bill,
relieves the farmer, the mer-
snan' the mechanic and the Iaborers
N al O1hef eailings Of unnecessary
ana opPreYsITe burdens and at the
sane time fSromote. the u.afglne..
and ProsPentT<of our Indu..ri... i,
furnishing them with cheaper ,av
material; that 'doaSc not elect Tho
wages Of the operative r. in protective
factories, but, on thecoAs trary. give.
these wages a greater buyNng power,
On the other side are thnssSxho de-.
clare thatJhssf.alnalI be no suStaa.
tial reduction in this useless Nj
dangerous system Of taxation, which,
is Pilingup in the Treasury a sur
plus that must either deplete the
channels Of trade or be dispersed In
waste and extravaganza; a system
whose supporters falsely pretend
that il keeps high the wages Of
workingmen at the very time when
il few wealthy and powerful bene-
fciaries are engaged in cuttingdown
The wages Of their employees and
setting over them guards Of armed
men. The issue Is made-the peo-
pie against the plutocracy. Let Il
BE- fought 70 the end.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25
CIVIL SERVICE.
PRESIDENT cLEvELAND's LAST MES
SAGE.

Il r &
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND S LAST MES
SAGE.
The path Of civil service has no,
at all times been pleasant nor easy
The scope and purpose OF reform
have been much Inexperienced
and this has not only given rise Ia
its invocation by its friends to com,
pass objects not in the least related
to it. Thus partisans and patronage
system have naturally condemned IT,
Those who do not understand its
meaning either mistrust it, or when
disappointed because in its pre- ent
stage it is not applied to every real
or imaginary i'll, accuse those charged
with its enforcement vii b faithless,
ness to civil service reform. its i'm
portance has frequently been under~
estimated, and the support Of good
men has thus been lost by their lack
ofinterest in its success. Besides all
these difficulties, those responsible
for the administration Of the govern.
ment in its executive branches have
been and are still often annoyed and
irritated BY disloyalty to the service
and insolence Of employees. who re-.
main in place as benefciaries and
relics aud reminders Of the vicious
system of appointment which civil
reform was intended to displace. And
yet these are but incidents of the ads
vance movement which is radical and
far-reaching.
People are not withstanding to be
congratulated upon progress which
has been made, and upon firm, prac.
teal and sensible foundation upon
which this reform now rests. With
continuation of intelligent fidelity
which has hitherto characterized the
work of commission with continue
ton and increase of favor and libea
rality which have been lately eyinced
by. Congress in proper equipment Of
commission for its work with firm
but conservative ard reasonable sup.
port Of reform by all its friends, and
with disappearance Of opposition
which Tust inevitably follow ita bet
ter understanding execution Of civil
service Law cannot fail to ultimately
answer hopes 10 which il hal its orr.
gin.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25
Encampment Notes,


There is much sickness In camp
inconsistencies, however.
The men are reported as gaining
a pound per day IN weight.
We heard one Of the mountain boys
say that when you struck COOL old
mountain dew" it was so genuine
that you could smell the niger
who hoed the corn. 1
Mr.. viii II. Muse, formerly Of
Wilmington, but now a prominent
dry goods merchant Of Durham, is in
camp with the Durham Light Infan.
try.
The Third Is known as the "Tobac.
co" regiment, every one Of the com.
panies coming from tobacco towns.
One each from Oxford, Greensboro,
Winston, Henderson and Durham,
and two from Reidsyille. Some call
the Third Tobacco Worms.
"A romantic incident occurred At the
camp Sunday. Mr.. Lucius TllIey, i
member Of the Durham Light Infant.
~, after dress parade met Mi s Emma
P. Stone, Of Durham, and after spend.
ing an hour or so with her, at Capt.
Meanings pavilion, two If Mr. Til.
leY's friends were called into requIsi.
ton, sent TO town for marriage IL
cense, and at 10 O'Clock Sunday night
the Rev. John Hall, Of Durham, made
the pair one. The marriage took
place in the Hammocks pavilion, and
they are now adjourning al the II,
land Beach Hotel.
n AND AROUND cANP.
Wilmington star.
The company from Greensboro 2
x. 7. Gray, Is q well drilled body Of
gentlemen.
The youngest commander in camp
Is Capt. r. A. Ellington of Go. /,
Fourth Regiment. lie il Eve years
old.
A wagonette was overturned al The
depot at Captain Manning's yesterday
evening about 7:30 o'clock. One Of
the soldiers received slight cut ~
forehead.
s@
A goDd deal of merriment ssas 90
cassioned on Sunday afternoon by The
discovery Of a soldier digging up some
rations which be had preyIoasly bur.
led there for future use.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

A NINE million dollars fire is a
pretty big blaze. The State depart
ment at Washington has been in
formed by the United States minis
ter atStockholm Of the destruction
by fire Of the town Of Sundesvoll
and two neighboring villages. Loss
estimated at 100000.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25
Rich Gold Find.

IsHPEsNIse. Mich, July 90
The richest discovery Of gold ever
made outside Of the Comstock lode
was made al tie Lake Superior com
paDy's shafts, seven miles from heic
this morning. Three hundred pounds
Of quartz carrying free gold u The
rate Of over sG0, 900 per ton vas On.
covered BY one blast and brought
into the city where il Is creating the
widest excitement. Some very rich
discoveries have been made before
q. ~ This shaft but nothing like this.
Inc quartz brought by one blast Is
worth fully $4,000.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

THE Harrison campaign of 1910
is known as the hard-cider cam
paign. The Harrison campaign Of
1888 will be know as the free whiskey
campaign.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

NEARLY all the Virginia fairs be-
gin month earlier this year than
usual because of the earlier opening
of the State Fair.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

R. W. HENRY, prominent DEM
ocrat and Cleveland elector Of
Hopkinsville, KY, committed suicide
on Monday.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

Charlotte Chronicle: The droutb
70 this city and immediate surround.
ing section i getting ~ he aIarmin,
Gardens arc about destroyed, AMI
farm crops are much injured. There
has not been q good rain FOR MOI,
than . month.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25
EDITORIAL HURRYGRAPHs

II
Our soldier boys are now finding
out what real soldering is like.
From the way Cincinnati permits
Sunday frivolities they should spell
it sin-sin-naughty.
As whistler through a cemetery,
the Raleigh S;gnal commands our
spontaneous admiration.
= ~ ~
| A number of pesky flies have al
ready been discovered roosting upon
the Republican national ticket.
Hot weather.! Don't talk about il
1t makes linen collar Just like s
lazy man--rather lie down than stand
up.
The voice of the topper is still
heard in the land. This is what
makes the result Of the election 81
mighty uncertain.
i -------- ---#-
Col. Cameron. Of the Asheville
Citizen, while at the Sound, lost the
contents OF his pocket book. An
editor with a pocket book! This is
news to Us.
- %
The Republicans may make as
much fun as they please Of the ban-
dana-it will wave in triumph; bat
if any Republican attempts to wipe
his nose on the American flag, spot
him on the snoot.
"0ld Hurrygraph" has observed,
and we think it is a very philosophi-
cal observation, tou, that il people
were as religious as some Of them
pretent 10 be, there would be q very
sick old fellow in sheol.
Who ever heard Of barrel Of VINO
gar exploding! Yet they say one
did in New York-a city noted for
many queer things. We take il that
the explosion was caused BY the
mother blowing the father up for be-
ing so sour.
The Philadelphia Press, which has
the worst politics in the United States
says there is too much tallow In the
st. Louis ticket. What hurts the
Press is, evidently, the fact that this
ticket promises 20 little fat for the
Republicans.
This is q. little funny, isa't IL A
repor. about the municipal cleo
ton" At jackson, Mississippi months
after the whole affair had been for.
gotten. But the fact Is. campaign
literature Is scarce and the Senate
had 70 contribute something.
-
II the Republican Statesmen have
studied Chin, se history a. faithfully
as they may be supposed 70 have
done, The tariff plank will be suffici.
emily exclusive 70 please our richest
monopolists. In the absence Of .
bandana, let the 9. Q. p. wave the in
spring pig tail.
Mr. Burke, Of Lyons, Iowa, bathed
himself in turpentine for tho rheuma.
'ism' aud then proceeded % light bis
pipe for q comfortable smoke. The
c>roner had nothing but Mr.. Burke,s
nanve aud = deceased Odor 10 hold an
inqae on, but he managed 10 make
the usuA fee.
Harrison hs met with many polit.
zeal defeats In u h day. Hebas bean
voted down for m%mber Of the civ
Council o. Indianapolss for Prosecui.
ing Attorney Of Marion, county. for
Governor Of the State, and for ths u.
5. Senate. His next defestNwill Be-
FOR President, and Il will be- oyer.
whelming.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25


DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
FOR PRESIDENT:
GROVER CLEVELAND.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
ALLEN G. THURMAN.
FOR GOVERNOR:
H. DANIEL G FOWLE,
of Wake.
FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR:
ID THOMAS NJ. HOLT,
of Alsmance.
FOR ASST. JUSTICES SUPREME COURT:
JOS. J. DAVIS,
ofFranklin. T.
JAMES E. SHEPHERD,
of Washington.
ALPHONso c. AVERY,
of Burke.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE:
WIN. L. SAUNDERS,
of Orange,
FOR TREASURER:
DONALD W. Balm,
of Wake.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN.
srRUcTIoS:
SIDNEY NJ. FINGER,
of Catawba.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
THEODORE F. DAVIDSON,
Of Buncombe.
FOR AUDITOR:
G. W. sANDERLIN,
of Wayne.
ELEcToRs-sTATE At LARGE:
A. II. WADDELL, New Hanover.
FIN sTRUDWICK, of Orange.
FOR coNGREss--4TH DISTRICT.
BIB. BUM,
of Nash.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

sold everyshsre. PRES. ourscraA. CO., soar
-. hEenLstsf 81. Prp.Fsa b. ihs lorna
Date Anp CHsslckL 90 Boslsn, xs.s.
sfssud for "Hcs 10 cur. slle pls..... ;, "A
pases. y llassra.ions. and ie0 ts.timosIaIs.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

Harrison ~ met with many polit.
zeal defeats 10 ~ day. Hebas been
voted down tor m$pber Of the Cily
Council o! IndianapOss, for Prosecui.
Jog Attorney Of Marion county. ior
Governor Of the State, anaz for The II
5. senate. His next defestSriII Be-
FOR President, and Il viii be oyey.
whelming.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

DHOI , asdby cUrIsuna nrssr ~ ss 49,,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

Our soldier boys are now finding
out what real soldering is like.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25
From i45 Pounds % Ia Pounds

hAtH t&ksn sNterN kottlsx q CuTlcuMs M.
.eLvENi sish al ths 70 ana I soald rish ar
Aboat This tins last year. shsn csamennias Iss
ase, weighed its poundz. knd to-day ssi1k in
poanaa. ono. CAMPBELL.
- Nzznlazton. u. q.
AoTn-Ths crncunA RrsoLsKxF Z bsyons All
doubt The greatest blood purihs sssr eolapeund.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

As whistler through a cemetery
the Raleigh S;gnal commands our
spontaneous admiration.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-25

Mr. Burke. Of Lyons, Iowa, bsthed
himself in turpentiBe for tho rheuma.
'isfn, aud then proceeded b light his
pipe for q comfortable smoke. The
cVroner had nothing but Mr.. Burke's
name aud deceased odor TO hold an
lnq0e> on, but he managed 10 make
the usuA fee.