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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-20

was a mysterious power which had the
call on all the others and was sort of
James G.. Blaine in the Etruscan cabinet,
who drew 4 moderate salary, but really
allowed no appointments to be made
unless he countersigned the application.
This power was similar to the Fates of
the Greek and Roman Mythology, and,
1t iE said, used to write Jupiters messages
for him.
There is a great deal of mystery sur
rounding the early history of Etruria,
ami you will find very few people, Wan
da, who nave the moral courage to come
out and say automatically as much about
this country and people as do; but hav-
ing been blest with a good memory and
being also an omnivorous reader, often
reading away along into the afternoon
while my wife is gathering fagots in the
forest, SO that at eventide l may lay
prone upon my stomach by the flicker of
the fireside, eating the cool and fragrant
Rhode Island greening, whilst / monkey
with some old tome of long since forgot
ten lore.
The government of Etruria was in the
hands OF few, but most every one was
glad that there We're no more. The sys-
tenn of road repairing was similar to that
adopted by this county, and many peo-
pie annually broke their necks on their
way to church. Herodotus says in an
autograph album which i still retain,
and l think very truly, too, that if the
Etruscans had kept their roads in better
repair, gone into diversified farming,
bathed more regularly, and consolidated
or sort of boiled down their gods, they
would have been on deck today.
As it is, Wanda, where are they?
And yet they We're an old people, an
old, old family, and well brought up.
Seven hundred and$fifty-two years be-
fore Christ we find them Dragging over
their ancestry, and even later on, stand
ing around in the courtroom chewing
straws and looking on while Plate was
on the bench, and, though saying little.
yet seeking to throw contumely on peo-
pie who had moved into Jerusalem re-
Gently. They were a naughty people,
who worshiped whole city directory
of gods, refused to work and We're often
found on the petit jury list.
Historians do not agree as TO the orr
gin of the Etruscans, some claiming that
they were Of Lydian origin, whilst others
hold that rl.ey came from away down
East. Hero lotus claims that they We're
of Lydian stock and that he had it from
the Lydiars themselves, but those who
know Hero lotus will remember that he
was space writer whose best interviews
We're all written at the Office while in a
state of remorse.
Some clam that the Etruscan nobility
came from the Rhetian Alps, while
others say that they We're from Tranby
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-20

THE Atlanta Constitution has an edi-
torisl entitled John Sherman as q
Fraud" The subject is large one. and
yet the Constitution handles it in less thsn
half column
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-20
MONDAY, July 30, 1891.

Ex-CoNeRRssMAN PERKINS, of Kansas,
thinks that as between the grssshoppers
and the political farmers, Kansas would
hardly know which TO choose for next
wear
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
The Liquor License Bill.

1t will require a good deal OF gkiilful
lobbying TO prevent the legislature from
Esssss1ic.g che bill increasing the state liqu
license from $50 to 5000. 1t has been favs
orably reported and will, it is expected,
come before the House this week.
The liquor question has been before this
legislature several times in one shape and
another, and it is known pretty accurately
therefore how great the support is which
the bill is likely to receive. Although there
has been no talk of a general pro-
hipition law there are good many
prohibitlonists among the members.
These prohibitionists would much rather
vote for general prohibition bill than for
a bill increasing the liquor license. But
the $500 license which is proposed is not in
tended to restrict the liquor traffic 1t is
intended to help the state out OF her finan-
cial difficulties. 1t would, however, have
the effect of restricting the liquor traffic to
some extent, because it would drive out Of
business a good many dram shopkeepers
who could not afford to pay much, if any,
higher license than the present one.
The chief argument that will be made
against the bill is, doubtless, that az it is
not measure to restrict the liquor traffic
it is unjust Co those engaged in the liquor
business. II the only question involved is
one of revenue. why should the liquor bust
ness be saddled with greater share of the
additional burden which il is necs ssary the
taxpayers shall bear than any other bu,i-
ness!
Il would be another question altogether
if the purpose was to restrict the liquor
traffic. In that case the license would be
placed so high that only a few LIQUOR
dealers could afford to pay it. The worst
class of the dram shops would be forced to
close their doors. The state would get no
more revenue for liquor licenses than it does
now, and what it got would come from
comparatively few dealers.
The bill may take the shape of a pro-
hibition measure during the consideration
of il. There are some strong prohibitionis;t
in the legislature who would gladly force
the state nearer the line of prohibition, and
this bill may furnish them with the oppor.
| tunltv to attempt to do so.
The main thing that points to tho con
clusion that the bill will be passed in il
present shape is that prohibition has nc
| place in the alliance platform. The allianc,
members, therefore, will consider it solely
as revenue measure, and although many
! of them are prohibisionis.s and would Nk,
TO have absolute prohibition or q license tina
would be almost prohibition, they will re
strain their prohibition inclination. 10 al
probability. and vote to make the liquor
interest pay large share Of the additional
revenue that is needed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
Ee Wants It All.

Most people think probably that Adopted
Son Timothy Hopkins deserved to be left
out of the will of Mira Hopkins-Searles. He
came from San Francisco to New York a
few days ago for the purpose of contesting
the will, and il is said that Mr.. Searles, the
husband, to whom the entire estate Of $780,
0oo. 900 WAS left. offered to give him So, $50, ;
900 If be would permit the will to be pro-
bated. 1t is understood that he rejected the
offer.
There are some people who want the
earth. and Mr.. Hopkins appears to be one
of them. II he contests the will there is q
strong probability that be will not get any
thing. Mrs Hopkins eArles was rather
eccentric woman. bat It will be difficult 10
prove that she was either unduly influenced
when she made her will or that she was not
in her right mind. And il a contest should
be begun II would not be ended, perhaps, in
less than q dozen years.
And what does a man want with moro
than $780, 900, anywayi AID Mr. Hop
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
Exnress Car Rohbaries.

It is certainly time for express companies
to devise some means for protecting their
property, or property intrusted to them,
against masked robbers. Within a month
at least half dozen express cars have been
rrobbed in different parts Of the country,
and robberies Of this kind are steadily in
| creasinR Not more than two weeks ago
an express car was robbed at Collier, on
the Central railroad. and Friday night an
other express car was robbed on the same
road and within four miles Of this city.
In about every instance the robbers, there
is reason to believe, were not professionals.
Those who robbed the express car near Col
lier certainly were new to the business.
They we're caught aud they confessed. All
of them were quite we'll known to men con-
neoted with the railroad. And it is proba-
BILE that those who robbed the express car
Friday night, just outside this city, never
| had been engaged IN such an undertaking
| before. They had read doubtless of the suc-
cessful robbing of express cars in other
parts Of the country. and had made up their
minds that it would be an easy matter to
rob the express car of the train which
leaves this city every night. And they sue
ceeded without much difficulty in accom-
plishing their object, though the amount of
booty they obtained was small.
AS long as such robberles can be COM
mitted with comparative impunity they
will increase in number. until express COM
panies will never feel safe In sending money
packages from one point TO another in ex-
|
But how are express companies to pro-
tect themselves against the robbers. That
question is difficult one to answer. They
cannot very well afford to send number of
armed men with each express car. To do
so would absorb large part OF their profits,
because large number Of men would be
required, and the railroad companies would
demand compensation for transporting
them.
About all the precautions to insure the
safety of valuables that have been suggested,
except the employment Of guards, are now
TAKEN and still the robberies continue to in
crease. The fact that few of the robbers
are caught does not seem to deter others
from taking the comparatively small ris k
which the robbing Of express cars involves
But now that u method of protecting
cars of this kind from robbers which is not
too expensive, is urgently needed, it is prob
able that some inventive genius will supply
the need. In almost every other case a new
want is quickly supplied, and why not il
this case. 1t is certain that the express car
companies must enter into regular con-
test with the robbers or givs up the money
carrying portion of their business
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
PERSONAL

EXPRESS FREDERICK will spend part Of the
fall with Queen Victoria in Scotland.
THE MOTHER Of the Empress of Austria the
oldest royal parsonage in Europe, is s3.
THE city directory Of Berlin has nearly
200 pages of citizens bearing the name OF
Schultz.
H. F. GuLIG is back in America. lt is said
that he will revive bis defunct American ex-
change in London.
JULES SIMON, the celebrated French economist,
detests tobacco, and says that he is an inveter-
ate enemy of alcohol.
ANNE BEsANT makes her name rhyme with
peasant" but Walter Besant pronounces his
name, according to late Information, as
Bessant.
The EMPEROR OF GERMANY has bestowed upon
DR.. W. j. Hoffman Of the bureau of ethnology.
Smithsonian Institution, the decoration of the
royal order of the crown.
W. E. D. Stokes, who will probably be elected
to the seat in congress made vacant by the
death of Gen. Spinola Of New York. is a cousin Of
Ned Stokes, and was a classmate of Walker
Blaine at Yale.
THE divine Patti is human, after all. An At
lanta man who visited her in Wales not long
ago says that among the sheets of music that
lay on The diva's piano in the drawng-room was
a copy VI Annie Rooney
MISS ALICE G. FLETCHER has her headquAr-
ters at Fort Lemhi ID, where she is making
the allotment OF lands to the Nez Perces In
dams Much of her time she is going over
mountains and through canyons, living in a
tent at night.
SAMUEL II. WALLACE who has been elected
president Of the National Association of Rail
road Ticket Agents is a brother of ex-senator
Wallace Of Pennsylvania He is ticket agent at
the Broad street station Of the Pennsylvania
railroad at Philadelphia
MISS LEoM BARRETT. Washington lady Just
from two years trip in China, says the
Chinese lost no chance to insult her party. She
ton safe This is supposed to be due to the
presence OF a British fleet and garrison.
ONE of Prince Albert's wedding gifts to his
bride attracted much attention. 1t consisted of
an entire railroad train of sleeping cars,
in all, Rorgeously appointed in every detail In
deed, II is regarded the finest private or
royal railroad train in the world
CHANCELLOR Won CAPRIvI and Count Kalnoky,
except for brief visit to the field. spent Sun
day together at Castle Meirs, where Emperor
William received their reports and conferred
with them. Since Saturday Emperor William
has been using a carriage in going about, owing
20 fatigue resulting from his long continuance
in the saddle.
THE EARLss-oF WARWICK, father-in-law of
Lady Brooke, Of baccarat scandal fame, is
very i'll. He is periodically subject to fainting
fits, and Is expected to die in one before long.
He is over 70 years Of age and has been in
feeble health forsome time. Lady Brooke has
of late kept in the background and shown
disposition to avoid the social glare.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
Democratic HARMONY Demanded.

Democratic Harmony Demanded.
The result OF the election in New York
this fall will have an important bearing
upon the presidential election next year.
| There is no doubt about that II the re-
! publicans score a victory in New ork their
chances of electing the next President VIII
| be improved and If the democrats carry
New York they will enter the presidential
campaign with almost q certainty OF sue
cess.
The republicans understand that this Is
the political situation, and they have noml-
mated a strong state ticket. Their candidate
for governor is young, popular and tireless
worker. There is no shrewder politician
among the republican leadera than be. and
he was nominated, not because he had won
the honor, but because it was believed that
he could poll more votes than any other
man in the party.
The democrats are beginning to appre-
ciate the fact that the campaign will be
hotly contested one. and that to insure sue
cess they must have harmony within their
ranks. They haven't that at present. Lieut..
Gov. Jones is threatening that if the nomi-
hoeiOh 40 M bANCh W blui, no Will Do al
independent candidate. He may not be
sincere in making this threat, but, whether
he is or not, be is disturbing the harmony
of the party, aud making it difficult for the
leaders to decide upon a suitable candidate.
He has considerable following and a great
deal Of money, aud, if he should run as an
independent, he would spend his money
freely.
His nomination is. Of course. out OF the
question. His threat to be a candidate
whether he is nominated or not puts him
! out Of the list OF democratic candidates
He could not pull the full vote of the party
| and would awaken no enthusiasm. He
| would be carlcatured numerically and
laughed at and joked to such an extent that
his defeat would be certain. Something
must be done to get rid of him.
| A week ago 1t was almost certain that
Mr.. Flower would be the democratic candi-
date for governor, and he still has the best
chance for the nomination, but the posi-
bility that Lieut.. Gov. Jones will be can
didate has had the effect Of bringing out
other candidates. so that at present the
party is united not in favor Of either Mr.,
Flower or any other man.
The better element of the party is certain
that Mr.. Flower could be elected. He is
| popular in all parts of the state, and his
personal worth and untarnished business and
| political career command for him the re-
spect of all CLASSES. There is no other man
whose nomination would give so much
satisfaction within the party.
But whether Mr.. Flower or some other
man is nominated there must be party har>
mony to insure success. Without that the
campaign, so far as the democrats recon
| cerned, will lack enthusiasm and will prob
ably end in defeat The thing for the
democratic leaders to do at once, therefore,
is to set about adjusting existing differences
and bringing all the kickers and disgruntled
politicians of the party into line. That
must be done before the conventions meets
With harmony victory is certain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
She Stops to Conquer.
From the Boston transcript.

Across the fields, one summer day,
Wandered youth and maiden gay.
The fields were in green. the mad was in
blue.
While the youth was in love- of somber hue,
For this daughter of Eve as cruel as fair,
Had driven her lover quite to despair.
OF giances and smiles, and words, she gave
many,
But of love or caresses she gave-not any.
Soon to a stile the pair drew nigh,
And gieam Of hope lit the young mans eye
But no sign did he make, though glad he mi ght
feel;
The maiden vent first, and round turned the
wheel
But only half way. for this suitor bold,
Had entered it too, and fast did he hold,
While he said to the maid, mot step do you
go
Till you have paid toll for all my woe"
For space, woman's wit and mans muscle
opposed,
They stood by the stiIe. but, far from com
posed,
In disnay she gazed on her stalwart foe.
Retreat, she would not. Pay toll? All no!
So, quick as a flash, she stopped and was
gone.
Away from the stile and the youth forlorn,
As for her captor alone on the hill,
For ought know he may be there STILL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
lNDBX TO NRW ADVERTISEMENTS.

/ MEETINGS., F. 81 W. and c. & S. Ry Co. s
Z. NJ. R. Association.
MILITARY ORDERS Battalion Savannah
Volunteer Guards.
SPECIAL Observation-Disclosures OF City
Horse Savannah Carriage and Wagon Com
pany, Select School for Girls and Boys, Mira.
Claudia Howell de Gshona; Reward, Davis
Music Company; Dr. NJ Schwab & Son; AS TO
Crews of Norwegian Banks lima. Erato, India
~. 4 Munc % sg Ship Chip eS lG Retisi
of Dr. VIM. F. Aiken; The Butchers Side OF It;
Savannah Savings Bank; Chas. P. Rossgnoi;
Are You in Need of Plumbing' f. @. Pacettt;
Undoubted Titles, for No. 20 Gwinnett, NJ ].
Solomons; Champagne Beer OF Savannah
Brewery Company; Schroeder 6 Cassens Bot
ting Works; Fall Stock, Falk Cloth
ing Company; Just Look, Georgia
State Building and Loan Associa-
, ton; Saloon for Rent, J. P Long; Prof. Franz
Hubner; Store and Dwelling for Rent, f. F.
Bryan; Furniture, Barbour & Co.; Savannah
Cracker Bakery Building for Sale or Rent John
H. Ruwe; New Year Cards, The Robinson Steam
Printing Company; Empire Steam Laundry and
Dye Works; Prairie Chickens at Sullivan Cafe;
Faust Beer and Prairie Chickens at Levans
Georgia Pine Bar; Prairie Chickens and Faust
Beer at George Schwarz's; Prairie Chicken
Lunch with Faust Beer at Jno. Bresnan's;
Prairie Chicken Lunch with Faust Beer on Mon
day at Pulaski House Wine Rooms; Prairie
Chicken Lunch on Monday, with Faust Beer, at
Custom House Shades; Prairie Chickens la
mode Monday, with Faust Beer at A. Braun 8
Prairie Chicken Lunch with Faust Beer Monday
at White Elephant
ADJUSTMENTS Castles in the Air" at the
Theater, Sept. 16 and II; An Entertainment at
Yonge's Hall on Thursday for Benefit of st.
Matthew's Chapel.
AUCTION SALEs-Administrator's Sale OF a
Tailoring Stock, by R. D. LsRoche & Co..
Auctioneers.
: BARGAIN wEEK-The D. B. Lester Grocery
Company.
DON'T BE RIP VAN WINKLE-The A. ]. Miller
/ Company
! CoSFEss-Savannah Carriage and Wagon
Company.
! BLANKETS, FLANNELs. ETc.-At Eckstein's.
! REPAIRs-James Douglass
n PREPARE Your CHILDREN FOR ScHooL-At
tGutmans.
1 LIGHT-wEIaHT CLoTHING-B. Ii. Levy & Bro,
SOME FOLKS CLAIN-A. r Altmayer & Co.
/, Decentralization, Metzger & Co.
4 RANGES, ETC.-Norton & Hanley.
TALK WITH PIANO BUYERS No. 81. & 3. S,
NJ. H.
/ NEW GooDs OF EVERY DrscsIy1ox-C. GRAY
& Son.
MEDloAI-Rsdway's Ready Relief
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS - Help
Wanted, Employment Wanted, For Rent For
Sale. Lost. Personal, Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
Gaeging tie Business aossips


Imprisonilg people for merely talking APP
pears o. first thought to be 'harsh and
UNUSUAL punishment" ana rather oppres-
sive. Yet it is quite possible for people TO
do others almoss incalculable harm by talk
ing. That has frequently been demon
strated by the disclosureE in libel suits.
| Banker Brown now complains that the
| New York financial element is too much
given to idle talk. and that such baseless
gossip about fiscal institutions of which the
takers know absolutely nothing frequently
leads to damaging rumors, which gain cur
rency in high quarters and eventually do
incalculable harm to the valuable interests
thus flippantly discussed. To stop this per-
nicious practice several large banking
houses in Wall street have joined the
Browns in cunning for gossips. They say
that it is not so much the simply garrulous
as the malicious that they are after Such
| people they intend to prosecute to the fult
extent of the law, aud they expect to gel
many Of those worthless into prison regi-
mentals.
| Any one who knows anything of the finan-
cial world as it is in large cities, aud how
| very easily credit is damaged tnere, Will
readily appreciate the necessity for the posi-
ton these men have assumed So much as
a suspicion of embarrassment will destroy
the credit of the strongest financial institu-
lions unless it is promptly proven ground
less. And no institution can afford to spend
the time of its officers in making frequent
exhibits Of resources to allay the distrust
engendered by gossps. That is quite easy
| to see.
Should such a suspicion be cast upon a
bank at time when it was at all short OF
funds, even though perfectly sound and
rendered short of funds by heavy and
profitable trading. the institution would
either be wrecked by the consequent pres
sure upon it or its credit and condition
greatly damaged by being forced into the
market as heavy borrower at the highest
rate of interest.
So it will be seen that either a needless or
malicious person can do almost any financial
enterprise great injury by the circulation of
a baseless rumor derogatory to its condition.
and it is only just that people who talk in that
way should be held to rigid legal account
for their statements.
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II Candidate Fsssett continues in the way
he bss begun be Is sure 20 be left TO lick his
abrasions ION the outside OF the breast
works" During the course Of the Fassett
parade two OF his followers were laid out
by pyrotechnics Killing of bis voters ip
that way will be sure to defeat him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13

Unless more money is forthcoming to pay
the expenses of examining the accounts Of
the Keystone bank no more discoveries and
punishments are likely to be made. Chasing
shfeves comes high whether you catch them
or not. Expense frequently modifes the
prevalent thirst for justice.