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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08
The Great Horse snow.

The VIC. Coup Equescurriculum opens
two nights engagement with Thursday
afternoon matinee at Harper's theatre to
morrow evening. The Minneapolis 7rib.
ane saws:
The W. G. Coup Equescurriculum gave
most novel and a most thoroughly en-
joyable entertainment at the Peoples
theatre last evening to crowded house
linens, and they move about the stage
their satiny spots glistening under the
light and so full of life and spirit that il
is pleasure simply to look at them
They do 100 marvellous things which NO
one ever dreamed horse could accom-
plish. Round after round of applause
followed, when Bonita distinguished
numbers and added them, Peck enjoyed
swing, and Nip and Tnck INDUCED in q
see-saw. And when Peck's Bad Boy
chased the attendants off the stage, the
crowd howied with delight. One of the
most enjoyable features of the perform
ance was the exhibition given by Gen.
Sherman, the magnificent snow white
stal ion. The military drill given by the
ten bronchos is one of the most remarka,
BILE things IN the entertainment as well as
the most effective. Prof. Fryer's dogs
give very unique performance that is
almost as wonderful as that Of the horses
Miss Ida Clark's performance on the cor.
net was marvellous. and the other feature:
we're all excellent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08
An Interesting Case,

In the circuit court this morning Judge
Glenn presiding, was commenced the
$75, 600 damage suit of Nelson B. Fassett
VS. the Moline Malleable Iron company
The plaintiff AYERS that the defendants
failed to manufacture in compliance with
a license which he had given them, a
drive chain, Of which he WAS the paten-
tee. while the defense is that there was a
senior patent on the chain and that the
Malleable Iron company was eDjoined in
the u S. courts FROM manufacturing the
chain. The attorneys in the case are
Messrs. w. l.. White. of Davenport. c..
w. Durham, of Geneseo, and NJ. M.
Sturgeon, of this city, for the plaintiff,
and Judge Wilkinson and MIR. Wm.Jack-
son, of this city. and Mr.. Offall, of Chi
cago, for the defense The jury is COM
posed of:
FM Sinnett, Rock Island; John Bar
ton, Coal Valley; N G Field, South Rock
Island; &C Coyne, Port Byron; Frank
Hadsell, Rock Island; Peter Doose,
Hampton; E F HelpenstelI, Rock Island
John Fitzgib bons, Canoe Creek; Z ID
Folsom Roct Island; Frank Wood, Edg-
ington; Alexa rlder Craig. Coal Valley, land
CYRUS Kennel Y, Andalusia.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08
Reaten In His saloon.

Three toughs entered the saloon of
Hank Reese. on Market square in Mo-
line last evening. and ordered drinks.
After they had finished they engaged the
proprietor. who had INDUCED to the ex-
tent of one or two drinks and perhaps
more, in conversation, and taking advan-
tage of moment when he was off his
guard, struck him and knocked him
down, and while two were beating him
and kicking him, the other skipped
around behind the counter and emptied
the contents of the till-about SO into
his pockets. They then attempted to
hold Mr.. Reese up. and he had q we'll
filed wallet in his pocket. but his Wis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08
FAIR NOTES.
Things OF Interest at the Industrial
EXHIBIT at Armory Hail.

Things Of Interest at the Industrial
Exhibit at Armory Hail.
Mr.. J. Mayer has added to the dis
play an exhibit of his architectural iron
works. and Mrs. G. f. Farrell has con-
tributed two boxes of White Rose SOAP,
and Warnock & Ralston a gross of Black
Hawk tar soap
Another entertaining musical pro-
gramme added to the enjoyment of the
Industrial fair at Armory hall last even
ing. 1t was conducted from Mr.. A. c.
Woodyatt's corner, and was in a high
sense creditable.
Tonight the South Rock Island Drs>
matte company appear in the two>act
drama. above the Clouds" under the
management of Mr.. Harry Bostock, and
with the following cast:
Grace Ingalls,. An Artist, Miss Florence
Bosteck; Hester. unknown; Lucretis Ger
rlsh, so romantic, Miss Alice Bostock
Susie, Miss Clara Reuth; The Hermit,
Mr.. Henry Bostock; MIR. Thorpe, city
gentleman. Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Naylor, a
poet, Robert Reuth; Curtis Chapman,
Allie Brssher; Howard Gaylord, Ben
Dunlap; Amos Gaylord, Henry Duefferin.
Woodyatts orchestra will furnish mu-
steal accompaniment, and Miss Alice
Bostock will render several vocal selec.
tons incidental To the action of the
drama.
Tomorrow night Mrs. Milton Jones
and children will give one of their charm
ing entertainments.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the firenen's night festivities Satur-
day evening. 1t will be an elegant
spectacle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08
Fin. playing Cards.

Send ten (1O) cents in stamps or coin
70 John Sebas tian, Genl Tiki and Pass
Ap't Chicago Rock Island g. Pacific Ry.,
for a pack of the latest. smoothest,
slickest playing cards that ever glad
dened the eyes and rippled along the
fingers of the tievotee of seven-up, CAST
no. Dutch, tnchre, whist or any other
ancient or mo fern game, and get your
moneys worth five times over.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08

Pains in the back are frequently caused
by sudden wrenchipg OF the spine. A
few applications Of Salvation Oil will
give permanent relief. Price twenty-five
cents. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08

attracted by the noise, appeared on the
scene, and the scamps fed. Mr.. Reese
is laid up with his injuries today. and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08
Fourth Annual Bali.

The fourth annual ball of Bleuers
band will occur at Armory hall on the
evening of Saturday, April 10. Bleuers
ball is well known as one of the social
events of the season, being always large
ly pstronized. Tickets for sale by the
members.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08

McIntire Bros. have a new and reliable
kid glove cleaner; cleans perfectly and
leaves no Odor
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01

speak for itself. You still persist
that farmers have been well repre-
sented Cyou add this time) "in pro-
portion to their power" AS you
have it now al ended, I agree with
YOU. For as the farmers power IN
the past has been 90, so their repre-
sentation equal!ed it. How adroitly
you tackled on those five words and
how nicely they ft-"in proportion
to their power" is a very simple col
lection of words, bit what a differ
ence they maze when added to your
original assertion. Such deft syntax
is only surpassed by that splendid
doggerel, the very best effort of your
life. Talk about "clodhoppers' vot-
ing for Congressman and having rep,
resentation in Congress. Why, my
dear Papa, in the past many OF us
pooi rustic "clodhoppers," not being
inbued with wisdom, such as you
possess, voted for Sam Dibble simply
to keep that niger from getting
there as the bosses told US, and then
Il majority of the most ignorant of
us did not know before hand, as you
did, that Sam would work for Penn
svlvania's interest against the work
ingmen's interest of South Carolina.
But now that wonderful "eye opener"
is at work educating her family, not
with such superficial stuff as you
impart, but with solid, practical
s'horse sense" education that teaches
a citizen to think, act and investigate
for himself and de land q candidates
sentiments before voting for him,
not Judging by his blessed smooth
words and promises alone, but by
his past life and actions, also pledg-
inc him in a decidedly business like
manner to chalk the line and "stand
ND to the rack fodder or no fodder"
When that is all done we can with
safety elect q few lawyers and school
teachers which will give US true rep
resentation. 1t is apparent that far
mers will have to S some of the
above class awhile until you can get
some of the "clodhoppers' ready, and,
by the way, I will apprise you of the
fact in advance that you may in the
near future be invited to put in more
than six hours work per day and more
than 12O per month. Farmers are
compelled to work IA hours per day In
summer or 364 per month, though
you said in one of your epistles:
'But, oh! the farmers murmur, but
they have a mighty good time-the
happiest I have ever knoMn:"
In reply to that '~fraternal" P. S.,
I have no desire of "heep1g" upou
you thot no;oiiety you are gaining.
You alone are responsible for that,
but if you do not gain notoriety for
your industrious efforts in this con-
troversy then put Rez. your son
down as a fool. I cannot end this
letter without again bringing up
that detestable word Legislature as
you use it. You are the second man
in this "wide world" that has ever
cherished it. A little bit Of history
in this connection will explain why
it stings me now and may show you
where, (if you study carefully tie
cortexti it may be the means of causr
ing you to get stung.
In the days of carpet.bag rule in
S. c., an industrious politician said
to me more than once, you ought to
run for the Legislature. I turned it
off as a jokexthiuF ag little or caring
.ss6 sha,,t never dreaming Of run
Office I was not COM
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01

fatherless, turn to pearls far more
valuable than the tabled Persian
pearls.
Let me tell you," Papa, with the
hope that you will Investigate and
see the truth for yourself, the toiling
millions of this great nation are
eirding themselves for the task OF
meeting, and, by Gods help, defeat
ing AID d~ethroning entrenched mo-
nopoly, for without its defeat there
is little hope for any Of us, and the
"clodhoppers'" fate will also be
Papa's fate. He may not see it now,
but will see it in the near future:
Nine tenths of the inhabitants OF
this country are as sure to go down
to Ireland's serfdom as Gods sun
will rise tomorrow morning If the
great workingmen's movement IN
North America is a failure as you
predict and try to bring about.
Study this momentous problem, my
dear Papa, as you have never studied
it before and when the truth begins
to dawn upon you, and when you,
hear along the line the determined
voice of "clodhopper" ask: watch
man what of the night?" You will
then not rejoice as now to hear the
answer come back: "Oh! you jistplow
on, we are all right" We CLEAN one
bright ray of hope qy being informed
that the great Northwest will stand
shoulder to shoulder with the Cot
ton States in the coming battle for
our homes, u loved ones, every
thing that we hold near and dear to
our hearts. Even the Church Of the
Redeemer that we have been taught
to reverence will not escape the iron
grasp of monopoly, for the greedy
paunches of money kings would not
be satisfied without laying heavy
tribute on her.
The result of the first skirmish
will soon be recorded ID the coming
State election, but it will be only a
small shrmish compared with the
great National battle of 1892 which
will settle forever the most vital
questions that has eve perplexed
the minds of Americans. VIII the
people or will the 3,100 millionaires
rule these United States of America?
is a ques ion of such great maggnl-
tude thaj regro slavery and the
bloody war of the Rebellion pales
into in~signifcance before it.
Only a fortnight ago [ heard a
jealous lawyer-one who has studied
the grave question and knows more
about it than Papa and Rez. both,
and in whose hands Papa would
trust his life were he a criminal
say, in effect, that this great farmers
movement is the only hope for this
country, and if it fills the future
looks gloomy indeed, and I verify be-
ieve he meant it.
Papa, don't you feel the public
pulse beat high? Does it no. appear
to you that this country is approach
ing a dreadful crisis in it's history?
VIII not a prophet and historian such
as you are discern the spirit Of IN
rest that Row prevails while the fires
are burning everywhere? And you'd
as well try to dam the mighty Allan
tic with your pen and keep back the
spring food tide as to try to quench
those flames. Don't you e that we
are on the eve of mighty revolution
and every word uttered in favor OF
the money lords is only adding fuel
to the flames. Papa, after E2a haLs,
made a careful study Of
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01
Reply to Papa.
CHAPTER ".

Papa, the awful denunciations pro-
nounced against those who oppose
such prophets as yourself is enough
to kindle the little spark of manhood
left in the bosom of every @clodhop-
per" in the land. Con and on"
right on, yes, Papa, a "clodhopper"
that does twelve hours manual labor
in the day and six hours mental Ia
Dor at night viii sometimes make
blunders, and then the printer some
times make lis say things we don't
mean, you know.
Such wonderful prophets as your
self are doing all that lies In your
power to have the chill of despair en-
ter the heart of every 'clodhopper,"
and are straining every nerve to make
the wealth producers of this once
free country drop their hands in hope
less dispair and exclaim with you,
Its no use to try, the fearful odds
against as are too strong, thd@bosses
Will down us every time; we Would as
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01
COMPLETE WHOLESALE
ESTABLISHMENT.

We intend to make this the
Best Establishment South of
Baltimore, and will compete
in prices with any House in
the United States.
We have every facility to
make this a decided success.
Our buyer has a wonderful
knack Of finding bargains and
means tosecure these bargains
in large quantities. 1t re-
quires no reflection to decide
where to purchase when you
have seen our assortment and
prices.
Our statesmen are expert
enced and courteous and
among them numbered
some of the b the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01
Attention LEXINGTON Rifles.

You will assemble in your army
promptly at 4 o'clock p. m. on the
next five Saturdays following this an
nouncement. The company has forty
seven members and it is important
that every member be present at the
net meeting as bylaws will be
adopted by which the company will
be governed.
BY order;
CHARLES B. HARTMAN, Captain.
G. E. CoRLEY, Secretary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01


ton of farmer Tillman, biscuits will
grow on bushes nor the riverlets run
with milk and honey, for the fiat that
was uttered over ancient Nden that
henceforth man should ear his lv-
ing by the sweat of his brow is yet
of force. Let US look to a new ad-
ministration for an era Of reform.
But, mark ye, if that reform and
economy don't come in tweAyears
there will be a shaking of ffaler's
dry bones and an earthqu Of
curses from disappointed Voters.
Selah.
The Dispatch has done yeoman
service in the campaign any merits
liberal patronage. Maya heaven
temper the winds to the i lambs
defeated, and give wisdoI& to the
elected. KssTUs.
Sept. 81, 1890:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01

During the past summer VIC
have had the large building at
the rear of our Main Street
Stores, No. II Plain Street,
nicely fitted up and have just
received a complete assert
ment of Dry Goods, Notions,
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes and
in fact everything that goes
to make up
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01
Buckien's Arnica SaIYe.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcsrs, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, TettAs. Chap
ped Hands, C%hilblains, ca 5, and all
Skin E~uruption, and POI by cures
Piles, or no pay re It is
guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton, or money ref Price Is
cents per box. 1all drug
gists. 2, ly
en- asked
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01
The Nominations, Crops, Etc.

"Not q drum nor a fune note"
has been sounded over the Efeated
in the last primaries, and the van,
pushed seem to accept the inevitable
with patriotic demeanor. [ have not
heard a murmur Of fraud or unfair
ness in the conduct Of the Election,
but all seem to think that q h%aiority
wanted 'that other fellow" Good
men were defeated and good men
were elected. We are to be congrat-
ulated on our chosen representatives,
Maj. Leaphart, ripe in years Of ex-
perience, prudent and wise IN coun-
sci. Mr.. W. H. F. Rast, though a
new man, is possessed Of sound
Democracy and of much good sense
and of unspotted integrity. The
other lucky candidates, Griffith, Har-
man, Mitchell, Wmgard, Banks,
Jones and Nunamaker are good men,
if we didn't vote for all Of them.
Next November let us scratch moth
ing but-our heads.
Farmers are having rough times
gathering their crops. Schools are
beginning to open. 0j9Bn com
menced another session Boiling
Springs Academy on the 18th inst,
with fine prospects ahead
Every voter is now SUPP b be
for the Tilman ticket, bu aver-
age sovereign must not Sd gifts
too high nor expect too He
must not suppose that by Yhe cleo
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01
nuR STANDARD BEARERS.

UUk SEAWUAn1 BEARERS,
FOR GOVERNOR:
BENJAMIN r. TILLMAN,
OF EDGEFIELD.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
EUGENE 3. GARY.
OF ABBEVILLE.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
YOUNG JOHN POPE,
OF NEWBERRY,
EFOR SECRETARY OF STATE:
J. E. TINDALL.
OF CLARENDON.
FOR STATE TREASURER:
DIR. W. G. T. BATES,
OF ORANGEBURG.
FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL:
W. H. ELLERBE,
OF MARION.
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION:
W. D. MAYFIELD,
OF GREENyILLE. q
ADJUTANT&a NsfEGT0R GENERAL:
HUGH L. FARLEY,
OF SPARTANBURG,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-01

OUR COUNTY TICKET.
For Representatives.
MAI. G. LEAPHART.
w. q. F. RAST.
For School Commissioner:
E. L. WINGARD.
For Judge Of Probate
]. WALTER MITCHELL.
For County Commissioners:
AMOS o. BANKS.
J.PICKENS JONES.
A. S. NUNAMAKER.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-15
How to Count Bank Bills.

From the Chicago Tribune.
There nre two kinds OF bank
bills" said a man who has handled
a good many Of them. There are
the national bank bills and the gov.
eminent notes. Tho former have
yignettes on each end, the latter on
the left-hand end ONLY. The Treasury
Department made o mistake in put.
ting the vignettc on the lett end oil
thegovernmentnote, for this reason;
Take bundle OF these bills in a bank;
the bank clerk in counting such a
bundle places his left hand on the lett
end of the bundle and counts the
right end with his right thumb and
finger. The vignette is the most dit
lcult thing TO counterfeit, and for
TINT very reason it is counterleited
most. la counting such bills as
have been speaking about this Wig
nette is not seen by the bank clerk,
and he Is more liable TO count in a
spurious note than IL he saw the Wig
nette almost at n glance. think
n the Treasury Department had
thought of this the vignctte would
have been put on the right end o
the bill"
This was told to the Cashier OF q
Dearborn Street bank. He smiled
when he heardit. "ln the first place,
he said, "hnnk clerks do not count
bills IN the WAY you mention. II They
40 thew violate orders. The in
structions are That they shall handl
the bills so that each ono will ron0
entirely within the range of the eye
/ presume there are violations of thi
rule in every bnnk. Even SO, an eS
merit has other can OF detecting
Ind bill than looking Mt the vignette
However, / am OF the opinion tina
I the viguette would be an additionu
safeguard ili Il were on the right en-
of the note"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-15
He SAVED the Fly.

Capt. - of the royal artillery,
was salmon fishing on the southwest
Miramichi, above Boiestown. In an
unlucky and ungarded moment, as
he was rather hastily swinging
around his salmon rod preparatory
TO casting, his large hook caught in
the thin part OF All a Oft. F., one
of the captains men, who, MS un ar
dent and better fisherman than his
master, was intently Watching the
motions OF n large salmon which She
captain was endeavoring to secure.
Selling the line with both hands so
MS to save his n as far as possible,
n. p. slowly walked up to his mas
ter to be relieved from the hook.
Break it OF. captain; break it OIL"
said one of the party. NO no" re
piled the captain, II am going to dc
no such thing. Would YOU have ms
DESTROY my best ly?" And so quiet
" taking u sharp penknife out OF hi
pocket and Sitting the lobe OF hi.
servants he thus safely redeemed
the favorite fly uninjured. The stor,
was related to me by the sufferer
who bore on his body confirmation,
evidence Of the truth of his state
ment.-Forest md Stream
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-15
Why Bacteria do not Eat Us
Up.

Sir Henry Roscoe, writing in the
Speaker, describes why it is that the
deadliest microbes may be found in
the mouth or in other parts of the
body and yet the harborer of these
guests may be perfectly healthy. IL
is, it seems, entirely a question OF
whether or not these organisms ind
their way into the blood. If they do
not all is we'll; ifthev do the most
serious trouble follows. The expla-
nation of these remarkable pheno-
mena (Sir Henry Roscoe points out)
illustrates the saving that fact is
stranger than fiction, and shows
that the truths of science are more
wonderful than any fairy tale. For
what does the microscope revealt
Under the eve and in the hands OF a
Russian physiologist working in
pastuer's laboratory in Paris the
secret OF this impotence of the mi
crobe to penetrate into the blood has
been divulged. For Metsehnlkot
has proved that certain cells con-
tanned in the blood of all the higher
animals. termed phagocytes, inden-
teal with the well known white blood
corpuscles, being endowed with the
mower of Independent motion. not
only wander inside but even make
their way outside the tissue, and,
mirabile dictu, pursue, devour, and
digest any baeilli, whether poisonous
or not, with which they come IN con-
tact. This is then the new and true
battle OF life which, hitherto unknown
and unohserved. is constantly going
on within the body. We O learn
VIII. no entrance is, under normal
conditions, possible for the invading
host. These phagocytes attack ana
annihilate it before it can do so
They nre the watchful guardians OF
the body. So long as they remain
on guard the body is safe from at
tack: but should they from any
cause. relax their efforts, should they
! fall asleep at their posts. then the IN
: vading army of parasites pass
: es into the system and destroys IN
: either by the numerous mechanical
, LESSONS which it produces, or mor'
usually by the poisons which It Sc
cretes. This apparently independent
; lie OF the cell within the organism !
one of the most marvellous reveal
: tons OF modern seience.-St. james
= Gazette.