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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-21

nreckinridge replied, having five minutes
yielded him by Reed, that il was perfectly
appropriate for Baker to quote from Mac
beth, and thus associate himself with that
character He said, however he did not un-
derstand Baker as other than the object of
nefarious political intrigue by Others. He
sent 10 the clerks desk and had read letters
from John Jarrett, of the American Tin
Plate association, and from others to parties
in Illinois proifering offers of money to employ
speakers in the campaign against Morrison
breckenridge denied that his father had
ever given utterance to the cruel sentiments
attributed TO him by Baker He said: mo
one who has not had the ploughshare of civil
war run through his family with its dividing
edge can understand the dilemma a loving
son found himself in, with the dictates of con-
science on one side and the veneration for a
father on the other" Closing his remarks,
he said; II forgive the gentleman for hiding
behind the grayestono of dead father to
wound "A living son"
Baker said he had read the letters produced
10y Breckenridge and there was nothing in
them upon which to base the charges made
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

d. J. Mickey. president Or tie Kvsns-
vile = Terre Haute, and several other
Iroads, shows his hand IN the proposed
Evansville Z Richmond project. he has
issued circular giving details OF the
Of the Evansville Z Rich
|mond road. and admits that Il q 70 Be-
built BY and IN The Interest Of The Evsns-
willie = Terre Hsuio road Between "
ansville and EInora ne will nee what -
known as the Evansville = Indianapolis
road. The new line viii extend from
Elnora 10 Richmosd, : distance OF $50
miles. and it passes through the best coal
territory IL this State. . we'll . through
some heavy timber and extensive stone
qusrries- The company has nov ooOo.- j
COO ID subsidies and much or the rixhf|
OF way secured. Il expects % get sn-|
other $4,000 IN sub<idies, and 10 ex-I
periencc but little trouble ID getting the
balance ofthe right or way. Mr. Msckey
proposes 10 build The rood On 5000 perI
mils. II will connect With the c.. I. 81.
Z and g q Greensburg. and II q claim
I'd will make : shorter line besweeu Ev-|
ansville and Cincinnati than any nov IN
existence. President Mackey says that
The work b 10 Be pushed vigorously. Ii!
. also said that MsckcyS scheme % sO|
txtsnd the Evansville and Indianapolis
road through 20 Indianapolis. be having
given up al hopes of getting into 1n-l
over The indianapolis, D<c,surl
= westeru. o. any other Lire thsn she..
one originally surveyed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

A few nights ago gentleman who
had undressed and prepared for bed,
blew out the lamp on the table and Was
cropping bic way scross the room. When
feeling Tor the bed, bic toe struck some-
thing cold and plant. The thing seem-
cd TO open its mouth - the gentleman
put he weight q Biz too upon Il, and Be
jerked up bis foot IN double quick time,
while the thing held hold and dangIed
from bis tOes There was lively. dane
ing around The dsrkeued room and The
man made lively racket with bic mouth
until he succeeded in slingiDg the thing
across the room. Then be Jumped up
IN the table and stood there until be
could light lamp. Over near where
the thing had struck the wall be saw his
wiie's wire hustle lying on the 1oor.
He kicked himself : fsW times and went
20 bed, bot bic wife kept him awake an
hour laughing q him. lex.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

A good story told Of Democratic cas
driver in this city that Il worth publish
ing. The honest hard working fellow
hsd s. bet On CleveIsDd's reelection.
The day asler the election be Vas driv-
ing his car and his mind was occupied
with anything but cheerful thoughts,
when be saw rooster hy up and peri
himseIf upon : fence The Democratic 9
bird stretched his neck and tapped bic
wings and seemed about 10 crow. The
car driver gazed expectaDtly, haiIing the
0ccurrence q m omen Of good luck, but
The bird dropped his wings and gave
forth no note o. victory, whereup0n the
Discouraged Democrat goaded into :
feeling Of disgust with sll mankind,
shouted: Grow, you rascal, crow
Bot the bird croWed not-Evansville
Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

4 The Bufhlo Associatlou, Win the ps1~
|sener Clnb, ofTroy, y their guec1S. sces
s|eneded Gov. Hill. An imms0oo tksour
, followed the prccessIon % lhs mausIoS
Isod enthusiastically sppIauded lhs ~
'Ieeutive. Gov. Hin, % bic romsrks a
|the delegation, aid after expresoln~
'|gr.tt0cation q The success o. t6e olofs
ticket: II greatly regret The dol6et n
Prestdent Cleveland % the State and m
nation. he deserved betier troaemene
leg The hands ofthe people of thle country.
Hooeet, brave and eo0ragsooa Is ecI-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

The railroads OF the world are TO- dav
worth from twenty live to thirty ibous.
and million doIIars This probably rep.
rescnts 0De-senth Of the total wealth 81
civilized nstions, and one-Quarter, II moi
one-tbird, Of their invested capital. Il
y doubtful whether The aggregate plant
used IN al manufacturing industries can
equal Il in value. The capital engaged
il banking is buf trifIe beside f. The
world's whole stock Of money OF every
kind, gold. silver and paper, would Dur.
chase only third Of its railroad.
Yet these facts BY no means messurs
The whole importance Of The raiIrosd ID
the modern industrial system. The busl.
ness methods Of to-day ere IL one seuss
The direct results 0f improved means Of
transportation The railroad enables
he large estsbIishment % reach ebe
markets Of The world With iss producte I:
{ enables the large cities 10 receive rheif
bod supDliee, u necessary, from ! die.
'soce Of hundreds Of thousands of miIes.
And while il thus favorp The coocensrs.
ion ofcapitaI. Il b u itself q extreme
ype Of THE concentration. AImost
very distinctive feature OF modern busi.
'ess whether good or bad, 6nds ID rail-
oad history q once its chief causs snd|
q fullest dlvelopmens--Scribuer's
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

I The suprs0s duty of tbe'nsxt Isgislc
tose q 20 pes % election Isv vhic
yin forever free Indiana from the scan
dal and dIsgrace 70 which it d now sx
posed every four years. The legislslur
y democsatic 10 both branches, and if
proper election lsw d not passed e VII
. - everlasting reproach 70 the party
Such : MEASURE b demanded, not oni,
By the highese eonsidentioue OF publi,
morality, but BY the soundest part,
policy. Indians, II ies honest vote. n II
Ways democratic. IL Il only b. whole.
eaIe ortoery on such scale - Was vii.
messed last Tuesday, when ssloaeersr eol
30 70 80 spiece for their votes from
the '1rusied men" Who were octiug un-
der DuDLRY's inslructione that this stafe
can ever BE- carried b. the republican
party. So that TO democrats. if such
there BE- 10 the new legislature. Who
look only % the Interests Of the party,
= we'll - % those Who take : broader
ana more elevated view OF their duties.
me imperative necessity Of radical re-
form - our syslem Of elections must
commend ilseIf.
10 this connection w print The follow.
Ing extract from private letter received
by the editor OF THE 0RxrrnKL on We'd
neoday, from = member Of the editorial
nan of the New York Evening Poet:
may ! venture suggestion that THK
SENTINEL, - the chief democratic paper
in Indiana, could render : great public
service, whatever the result OF the eIec-
lion, BY Immediately beginning % sRits-
lion for the passage or Law reforming
lhe methods OF voting II your state. an6
MAKING me practice Of bribery prscti-
ally impossiole, by preventing the|
blocks OF i've policy, and making it|
impossible for any man Except the
sworn election officer where man can
not reed) 70 know how any other man
'otes- This indiana business every four
vears is ~ unmitIgated nuisance 10 the
nation. Itought to be stopped, and n
1ont see why the democratic party
should not get the credit or stopping Il.
Prosecute DUDLEY, or course, but pray
10 not stop there"
i was the democratic party which 1
gave New York its present election law.
which, in % far ss the protection OF the |
ballots after they have been cast e con-
:erned, - really perfect measure. TheI
1emocratic party OF Indiana should give|
his state On election law which will not !
only insure a absolutely honest canvass
10 the state, but will remove the oppor- |
lunities for bribery, bulldoxiug, intimi- ]
1ation and other abuses which are 90 ex-I
ensively practiced now. AZ q prosentI
Indiana elections ere n mol
'ense % expression Of the popular will
This whole question should BE- thor
'ughly discussed BY the press and peo-I
lie o. the state before the Legislature -
embles. to the end that intelligent and /
ve'l-considsred action may then b
aken.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

\ No eisirea I'M evsv hl..h - -,
irecord 81 PresIdent CIevsis.ds xdmi.
4 isarstiou. II ssanda ont 80, ciss-
strong aud uhoIesoms. snd. vishoue -,
|presensiea % poIiticaI dioIomacv. a = I,
bright ani orirInaI ~ konesf q srv q
'she many admi.iserarfons thas havo ~
lceded il There 4 but one man in /,
lwhoss record & brought II ouesfion ~
|he-Nr. Garland ID = ipnocent ~ n.
'sentional wrong - anv M mimi he
bot the prejudiee aeeInst rim ~ not N
'fected the confidence plsced n rim 81
the President. and he has heen kent n
place because his removal vouId have
been manifest Injustice.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

The Philadelphia girl Il noted everv
where for her nice hsndkerchiefs. Thiu
Il how she accompIishes IL:
II always wash ny nice handkerchief h
myself che ssid. sIt doesn't take long,
yo0 know, % rub one ous 10 . vask-
bowl and rinse il : mug full or toilet o.
FIorealine water. Then I hang q IL ths
son while I wssh The next Then | pul
q On . snarble-e0p dresser Or table.
stresch is al ont and pull the edges
smooth. 81 the time striking Il with NV
hand ell u sticks 10 the table. I turn Il
over and keep repeating the procsss OF
strokins till Il 70 dry. 70 I'm u . hurry
| fan it dry. but - : rule take time be.
caose ! ID very moch attached 10 enc
Of ny ksschief-box OF dear.
mol ! wouidn's carry q iroscd hand.
kerchief for dresa Anybody can tell Il
y Ia0ndried, bns when dried % marble
The cold sIob seems % roll The threads
md yoo would sever think 4 had been
ussd before"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

There % power % trnth g thia
from q exchange: sTbe dancine Id '
Who tries 90 wear tbe skirt % hor dregs
under her arm and lhe waist around her
knee. and kicks her clipper over de o..
chestra chairs every Night, gets 500 !
week. aad the city missi0aary GETS soO0
; yeor; he hosoe-race scoops % e5.UOo
The 0rst day and The church lhir Issts .
ueek, works thirty of Its best women %
1eafh ed co0eo oot 90 q dob(.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

rszss aniags-
Two vagrsnts called On Kind lady 10
Tie suburbs Of New York.
TO which Of you two shall I give this
nickel Z" she sskod.
Give 4 90 him madame. Ne bee pur-
chased the route from ne. ard en- lust
lakiog hIm aroond 70 introduce him o
u eue(omeso.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

A correspondent or the Northwestern
RailFoader advances : curious theory for
The iucreasing prevalence Of foods end
rainstorms. He says that there ere over
5000 LOCOMOTIVES In nee IN North Am
erica, and estimates that from them over
80. 0o0. 600 .O0o cubic yards or vspor ere
cent into The atmosphere every week, %
be returned IN the form 0fraln, or over
z ,Oo0. 900. .o00 cubic yards : dsy-squite
hessys. TO produce . good
rainfall" every twenty-four hourp. Esti-
mating the number Of other non con-
densing engines 10 uso q eight times the|
number OF locomotivis. The total vap0r|
thus projected into The cir every week in|
this country amounts % over l70,O0Q,- Il
100000 cubic yardA - Public Opinion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

A Philadelphia Telegram says: Rail-
road men here ssy that The demand 6or
American locomotives and railroad csrs
81 South America b unprecedented. e.
pecialIy foe roads The sharp curves of
whiea de0asd peculiarly eosssrscssd
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

sDear metz said the little Bost00 hoy
afler Intellectual persuasIon bad ihiled
and they had spanked him for the nrst
time, ~ hsd the slIgbteet suspicion
that the resultant seusatl0n va % pcig-
nsst should never have invited The ex-
pertinent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

II Would Mako Her Groan Too.
Ethel (shuddsring)-How he trees
moan and Sigh 70 nigbt2
Bobby (spesks whereof he kuows)
We'll, I guess you'd moan and Sigh II
vou we're = full Of green apples - they
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

HE grandfather's bat II covered up hIs
ears, and Il ran way down 70 bis nose;
but when our own Governor he put 4
on Hrs head. Il bid him way down % hlf
soes.-N. Y. Graphic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

Il . suggested that n Capada would
|c0st % only es00OO0, 900, e would pay
Uncle Sam very we'll 10 take The Do
minion n. since h would keep 81 our
boodlers q home.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

A small girl OF years suddenly burst
ont crying q the dinner table
sWhy, Ethel aid her motber, "what
u the mstterf"
aOhlS Whined Ethel. "my teeth step
ped on nv tongue. Boston Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-16

An m0D0o6 negro
|Bvsnsvflls Jssrnsl
There bas always been considerable
talk Of the dishonesty Of the colored
brother in the old slave days when IL
Wa claimed he would pick up anything
from . chicken 10 . sAw mill when the
Was q 81 - Il Was yeseer-
day or good deal colder or warmer.
The following story from The Desrois
Free Press is In point:
There we're lots Of negroes on the
boat one afternoon - the vessel Left
Baton ROuge, and = lite crowd Of Ne on
the promenade deck got to discussing
the c0iorcd man. The colonel, Who Wss
from Wisconsin. claimed that The reason
the white man did not get along better
With the negro was because The pale face
did not study the black mans physi0g-
nOmy.
~You just Set EN- al down % laxy,
tri6ing and dishorest.1 be said TO The
major, who was from South Carolina,
-and The good darkies suffer with The
bad.s
do you believe there is in Louisiana
such thing = N honest niggers n
ssked the major.
~Of course dor
-CouId you pick one ont IN that crowd
down there p
Certainly could
"weIl. 60 ahead for the cigars Just
pick your man. hand him : piece or
money and tell him % walk 10 the stern
post and back and return the currency r
Say. major, there's Thirty negroes
down there Id trust With ny wallet
Very we'll. Wen 60 down and you
pick one OUT
The colonel passed dozen before 60
came 70 . middle sged nan Iyisg asIeep
on . sack Of cotton seed meal. He
studied the fellows face Tor ! miEutel
and shook him.
-what's the roo = demanded The ne
gro.
Il en- going to trust you,s replied The
colonel. Il have been looking you over
and know you 70 Be and honest man.
~ ar dat
@Here's . twenty dollar gold piece
Take it 10 the stern Of The boat. make n
wish for : particular thing and bring
The money back
The negro seized the double eagle and
started on He bad no sooner reached
The stern than he heard : great Yelling
upstairs and the noiee was followed by /
lhe bells 10 stop the boat We rsn Nd.
Ind there was the coIoDeI's honest ne-|I
Ero between us and the shore, ssrikine|,
,ut like . whale, and bic mouth out cfil
'hape with the gold piece stuffed into Il. |,
While we were still looking b reacbed'I
he bank. c:swIed upon the levee. andI,
hen turned and shouted:
Il just dun wished ! was ashore, an'lI
'ere ! aml Goodbye. white folks!s Il
sStiIl,' = said The major, q be turned toll
it down, -the colonel might try : doxenll
D0re and find them al honest Il
But the colonel went on 70 HE stafe-Ie
oom 10 hun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-08

President Gable says that the freight
traffic over the Colorado extension Of the
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska branch of
the c., R. l. & P, since its opening
about month ago, has been prosperous,
the new line becoming an active competi-
tor for Denver business with the Union
Pacific from River Bend, about sixty
miles from Colorado Springs. the western
terminus of the line On Monday the
passenger traffic of the new extension to
Colorado Springs was opened to the pub
lie, and the first through express left the
Union Depot at Kansas City at 9sO5
o'clock p. M, arriving at Colorado
Springs at $50 p. N. the following even~
ing. This will be the regular time heres
after. This extension opens new terri>
tories in the northern part Of Kansas and
western points in Colorado, while it gives
the Rock Island system direct communi>
cation with the principal cities of Colora'
do. November IS tine company will put
on through vestibule trains, with chair
cars and Pullman sleepers. running di.
rect from Chicago and Rock Island to
Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo
via either Kansas City OF St. Joseph.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-08

The local railroad passenger agents are
happy. There is good prospect that all
the commissions which were taken from
them by order a couple of years ago are
to be restored. The payment of commits
sions for the sale of tickets on eastern
lines is about to be restored. The mana
gers of the Erie railroad have rescinded
an order issued in April. 'S7, forbidding
their agents to accept commissions on
western business. OF course. if they are
willing that agents may receive commits
sions for sale of tickets over connecting
lines. they must be willing to pay cons
missions for the sale of tickets over
their line. The order Withdrawing
commissions was the outcome of 9
compact among the trunk line and Gem
trail Traffic association managers to total
ly exterminatc the commission practice.
The compact of late has suffered severely
from assaults both from without and
within. The Erie now gives il crumb-
ling smash. Soon the other lines vii
openly or tacitly give agents equal free
dom. Agents everywhere Throughout
this territory will be galvanized int
fresh activity. They will again solici
business, and at the end of each monti
will receive from various eastern source
welcome additions to their income. TIL,
determined effort against commission
has hopelessly failed for the present. ]
| will make quite an annual difference i
favor of the different ticket agents @
Rock Island
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-08
A Bad state Of Affairs.

Where is my Wandering Boy To
night'" is very effective song when
rendered with feeling, says the Daven-
port Times, and then continues;
Besides the melody it contains senti-
ment which impinges on the practical. II
some resident Of Davenport. VINO is rals-
ing up family of girls would lift his
voice in song and psthetically ask
Where is my hoodlum girl tonight" he
would in many instances only be obliged
to patrol at night Second and Third
streets between Rock Island and Harrison
to find her chewing gum, reeling out to a
noisy lot Of young men Of her age, sever
al fathoms Of smart slang and be-
having in manner which could
only charm in variety's dive. We
suggest by all means that pater .famtlias.
whose arms sometimes ache 10 stimulate
the circulation of the blood In his SON
neither anatomy, and whose surveillance
is entirely confined to his boys, that he
let up on the boys for half an hour or so,
while he investigates the whereabouts OF
bis daughters on these long, socisble
evenings. A policeman, last evening, in
compelling two girls to 60 to their re.
spectacle homes, saved some good
honest, unsuspecting fathers the disgrac,
of looking for their daughters at the
police station this morning.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-08
THE RETURNS.
70 Change in the Figures in this
County.
The Fstimared Plurality On the Ma
tio"aI, state and Congressional
Tickets In Rack Island Sounty.

The table appearing in today's ARGUS
gives only the returns by townships as
far as they can be obtained. The re,
ports are therefore very incomplete. and
calculations only can be based on these
figures. The prohibition and labor vote
in the county, while not included, is
small. will not materially change general
results. From these results, however,
Harrison carries the county by an esti>
mated plurality of 1900, Gest by about
LOGO, Fifer By 1, 100, while the MAORI
ties on the county ticket will
run from 500 to 500. The vote
on the three mill tax proposition of
the finance committee of the board of
supervisors, is very incomplete and in
definite, but scattering returns from the
country indicate its defeat. The general
banking law proposition is carried in
Rock Island county
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-08

It lie a rather odd thing that if you
paste printed slip On a postal card the
government will charge the receiver letter
postage, while if the same matter is
printed directly on the card, nothing ex-
ira is demanded. The same slip, which,
il pasted on q postal card would be
charged extra for, may be put into an I'M
sealed envelope and it will then go at
printed matter rates, or the whole paper
from which the clipping is taken may be
sent containing the article marked at a
much less rate than the government would
charge for the same article attached to
the card. That is, the government would
rather carry four ounces for one cent thar
our-6fths Of an ounce for the same
money.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-08
BRIEFLETS.

Fresh fish at Mays.
Buck wheat greiiz at Mays.
Fresh fish in the morning at C. c.
Truesdale's.
Furnished rooms with board, No, 1917
Fourth avenue.
Concord and Catawbs grapes at C. c.
Truesdale's.
Dr. Patrick Gregg has returned from
trip to New York.
Mrs. T. ]. Medill, of Milan, has re-
turned from her visit 10 Kansas.
Mrs. Morris Rosenield returned last
evening from a visit TO Indianapolis
friends.
House for rent between Eighth aud
Ninth streets, on Second avenue. En-
quire at s2S Eleventh street.
Genuine Pennsylvania buck wheat
-four just 4eceived at Mays, which will be
sold by the barrel or in smaller quanti-
ties.
This is the night for the regular month
ly meeting Of the Rock Island Improve
ment association, and President Hass de
sires large attendance.
The vote Of Atkinson, Henry county
was: Cleveland, ITO; Harrison, 1922
Streater. s; Fisk, 8; Palmer, Iii; Fifer
12l; LoveloH 116: Henderson, 121
Hurst. 1888: Fisher, 1888; Crawford, 1888
Maj. c. W. Halves and family hsv,
moved into the old Warren residence OIL
Eleventh street and First avenue, nov
owned by Mr.tJ. S. Gilmore 1t has re-
Gently undergone considerable improve
ment and makes very desirable resi-
dence.
The Festival Of the Year to be held j
the rink on Thursday and Friday even
ings. November % and %. bids fair to b
the event of the season. The ladies {
the Central church viii spare no pain,
make the entertainment an attractive on
/ Each month of the year will be repr
scented by booth, the attendants beir
in costume. The special attractions "
be mentioned later.
There will be q concert in the ne
0 chapel Of the Swedish college on Frid
D evening. 1t is expected 70 be the b,
: concert ever given by the Augusta
D Observatory of Music. There will be
s full orchestra Of trained singers. T
l principal attraction is the new orgs
b which will be heard for the fret tin
Q Reserved seats are for sale Mr.. Bengstor
drug store.