Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
"MULTUM In PARVO.'


Return to His Rock Island county
Home Of the Noted Correspondent.
Something of Iowa---Things in the
Upper End.
JosLYN, Oct. 17.-After months
pleasant visit to Iowa we arrived at home
on Thursday morning. The western part
of the state is suffering from high freight
rates and high rates of interest. Money
can be borrowed upon real estate at seven
per cent, but as notes fall due, two per
cent per month is charged. and as con,
sequence large amount of farm property
is falling into the hands of the money
lenders.
The young people had party on Fri
day evening last at the residence OF Mrs.
Ed Donnahue. Messrs. Stephenson and
Brant were the musicians of the evening
Twenty>three numbers were issued.
A large number of hogs and shoats
have died and are still dying in this local.
ity and surrounding country. All kinds
of recommended nostrums have been ad-
ministered to no purpose. The hog
seems to be an awkward patient to deal
with. We are told the devil entered the
swine" and l believe he forgot to come
out. For our part we wish the animal
would soon become extinct. Our motto
is, "less measly pork and mole juicy
beef But so long as it is the custom of
the country to waste the corn crop upon
| the critter, farmers should remember that
| dogs should either be shot or tied up.
They prowl round at night and will carry
disease from one yard to another.
The political excitement that seemed to
prevail in this locality few weeks ago
has somewhat subsidized. One of our far>
mers in soliloquy was overheard to say;
1T is strange that the farmers of this
country have had the wool drawn over
their eyes SO long by these protective
blatherskites. But then they are beginning
to understand better what concerns their
own interests"
On our return home on Thursday even
ing last we were serenaded by those cele.
brated guitarists Messrs. Toner and
Parker. After playing an air outside
they entered our residence and for q
couple of hours discoursed the most ex
quisite and angelic music-which for the
time being seemed to transport US to the
seventh heaven. Thanks gentlemen
come again.
"If the republican party is going to LEI
opium in free, wouldn't it be good polio,
to let John Chinaman IN to smoke it"
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Savillt
Johnston, in his speech at Joslin, claimed
the prohibitory law of Iowa as republi
can measure. IN reply stated that tht
Q prohibitionists having become 1900
strong and the republican party fearin
defeat, made overtures to the pIohibi
tionists 10 submit a prohibltory amend
Y ment and that this was the agreemen
e entered into. As the truth of this la
been called in question, | would say tina
y the Rev. J. H. Lozier, who was the frs
third party candidate for governor an
who is now republican stump speaker
substantiates the above as correct. An
a j. Ellen Foster, president OF the low
IS W. G. T. T., was the author of tn
a phrase, 10, 600 strong, in describing IN
vote of DR.. Jessup for governor in 1877
y THE actual number of votes cast wa
IS 10, 545 according to one table and 10, Sc
if according to another. This was immeC
= lately followed by radical conversion @
the part of the republican party"
Why didn't james G.. Blaine travt
'e through and point out to us the numb
Is of poor people in those protected cour
u tries-France. Germany, Russia and TIA
and remind US that wages were low
Il in those countries than in free trade EN-
Il land? Why don't he show US the cond
&c ton of that old protected country
n China, where skilled labor earns TWEEN
- cents day, and its inhabitants are drive
- away by the thousands to seek hom
a elsewhere II he had spent half the tin
travelling through England with his ey
open that he has spent coaching 1t ov
the hills of Scotland with Carnegie,
Ok would have made the grand discove
or that the bulk of England's pauperism
an the result of intemperance and miss
propriated earnings and not in any W,
IL connected with free trade.
m Ex>Supervisor John L. Noah is da
k gerouslv sick with iDf1ammatorY rheum
g tism. He is not expected to recover. [
=. Morgan is in attendance.
III Mr. c. H. Hubbart, of the impleme
1g firm, is driving out today to collect so
ms of that which we are told is the root
No all evil"
=, A. G. Brewster is now comfortal
ensconced in his new store. 1t is han
OF some, roomy and convenient.
This is the day appointed for regist
ing, and the officers are gathering
that purpose. MULTUM IN PARvo
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