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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

PITTsBURG Post: 1t was probably
"fippsnt," as the republicans assert the
way Gov. Campbell dresses down Major
Mckinley at meeting of 10000 farmers
In Wood county, northwestern OHIO, q
few days ago; but lis f1ippsncy may be
excused by its effectiveness. Ridicule is
sometimes the best weapon to explode
egregious humbuggery, and the governor
knows how to use it with effect.
The major in one Of his speeches, in a
solemnly dramatic way peculiar to him.
had told about the tariff the Canadian
farmer would have to pay when he took
his wheat TO Buffslo, and asked his
audience to inquire of the Canadian
farmer who paid the tax. He then
pointed out the blessing to the farmer Of
the increased taxes Of the Mckinley bill
on the importation of farm products, and
so begged their votes.
Gov. Campbell in reply showed by the
report of the republican collector of Gus
toms at Buffalo that last year but three
bushels of Canadian wheat entered that
port for American consumption, and that
was used for seed by American farmers,
who had 20 pay the increased cost caused
by the tariff. IF the major wants to
know who paid the tax in this case,
said the governor, "let him go and hunt
up the American farmer who purchased
this seed wheat from his Canadian neigh
bor."
That is fact. TIE increased duties
imposed on the importation of cereals. as
we'll as live stock, which the Mckinley
ties boast are such q glorious thing for
the farmer, simply tax him more heavily
on his seed and on animals imported Tor
breeding purposes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
300 Rward 500,

The readers of the ARGUS will be pleased
to learn that there is st least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stsges, and that is csiarrb
Halls Cstsrrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity
Catsrrh being a constitutional disease. re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have 60 much
faith in its curative powers. that they
offer one hundred dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of ties.
timonisls. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
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A PANEL OF MOVABLE FENCE.

nominal cost: The materials used are
barbed wire and staples and wire nails.
These you must buy. Then, if there is
a sawInill within reach, go there when
they are edging up lumber and they
will give you the Stats to save trouble of
burning them. Saw them up four or
four and one-half feet long, and make
panels fifteen or eighteen feet long by
mailing these Stats to your wire with
your staples, say four inches apart. Put
on three of the Stats as braces, using
wire nails and clinching them. Let the
ends of Your wires extend two feet be-
yond last slat nailed on, and when you
put the panels up to posts, wrap these
ends around posts This is easier to do
than to nail them, and easier to take
down. Cut cypress or poplar posts.
Sharpen ends and plant rather firmly,
to fit length of panel. This fence can
be moved from one plot to one adjoining
in about half an hour, and will hold any
kind of stock. Braces put on as shown
enable you to hold the panel up. One
man can carry it, though two can handle
it more easily"
IF you will make pen, say 100 feet
square, and put 100 sheep in it at night
for a week, then move it, you will have
1t rich for five years. You will thus ma
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers for
their children while teething. II dis
buried at night and broken of your res
By sick child suffering and crying with
pain of cutting teeth send at once and get
a bottle OF Mrs. Wipslow's Soothing
Syrup" for children teething. 1t will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Depend npon it. mothers. there's no mis-
take about 1t. It cures diarrhoes, regu-
la:es the stomach and bowels, cures wind
collie. softens the gums. reduces inflamma-
ton and gives tone and energy to the
whole system, Mrs Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for children teetbing is pleasant
to the taste and is the prescription of one
Of the Oldest and best female physicians
and nurses in the United States. Sold BY
all druggists throughout the world. Price
twenty-five cents bottle. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Window Soothing Syrup
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
The Man Who Pays For All.
New York WorlI

new 1 Ork world.
The organs of the Mckinley kind OF
tariff are just now citing the great grain
crop and the unusual European demand,
and gleefully crying aloud that wheat
gives the lie to the alliance"
That is to say, the farmers complaint
is assumed 20 be querulously false mere
ly because il can be shown that he is
not this year looking for lodgings in the
poor-house. As heaven has prospered
him and his own hard work has been re
warded with a bountiful crop. he ought
to be ashamed to complain when he is
robbed by tax laws framed to compel
him to pay unjust tribute to monopoly.
Because for once he has enough to live
on he shoald be willing 70 pay two prices
for his necessaries. Because he gets 8
high price for his grain he ought to sub
mil quietly TO extortion and injustice.
The farmer is a hsri-hesded person
who does not look at things In that way
He thinks the reward of his labor ought
to be his and rot ansther's. he sees no
reason to divide the good fortune of this
fruitful year with those who do not
share his losses in unfruitful years.
II Is not poverty that he is revolving
against so much as injustice and wrong,
and his present prosperity will not lessen
the vigor of his resistance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
How to Make Good Bacon

got it into my head that it is damp
ness not warmth that does the mischief
When, therefore, built my smokehouse
l set it two feet from the ground, made
the walls tight and dark with matched
boxing and battens, foored it with
matched, tongued and grooved 1I-inch
flooring, sheeted the rafters solid with
dress stuff and covered with cypress
shingles. Then put in door that when
shut left the interior as dark as mid
night. In this room placed box (suf-
ficiently large to pack down ton of
pork made of matched tongued and
grooved ceiling with a lid on hinges
fitting perfectly. Thus prepared killed
and dripped my porkers in the evening
of day promising &. cold dry night,
hung the carcasses out in the wind al
night, cut up early next morning and
salted down in box, rarely using more
than seventy-fve pounds of salt to 1000
pounds of pork. Let lay in box
three or four weeks, then took out joints
and middlings, washed well in lot wa
ter and hung up in the dark roof and
body of the smokehouse until perfectly
dry, say two or three weeks, took down
again and packed in box and let it lie
until used. During the five years never
lost a piece of meat, never had any to
drip, never found gill Of water in my
packing box, and never ate sweeter, finer
meat in my life. l never cased or can
vased joint and never saw q skipper.
Southern Cultivator
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
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SHEEP ON The FARM.

A Southerner's Plan for Redeeming the
Farm with Sheep and Movable Fences.
A South Carolinian writing to South.
ern Cultivator says: 81 would rather
farm without hired labor than without
sheep. One of the experiment stations
has recently found that 1 200 pounds live
weight of well fed sheep makes thirty
eight dollars worth of manure yearly.
This is about $3.50 head for good aver
age sheep. If, therefore, 1 never sell a
lamb or pound of wool l can afford to
keep sheep and give them good care and
good feed, and make bigprofit on them
provided always that 1 save all the
manure.
'One hundred sheep will give me 1885,
worth of fertilizer. That is twenty tons
at nineteen dollars ton. Few two
horse farms use so much. Few make
that much clear on the cotton crop. But
any two horse farm in this section could
keep 100 sheep and save this fertilizer
bill.
The best way to save all the manure
from any stock is to pen them where
you want the manure on your land. To
do this easily and cheaply you want a
movable fence. After much hunting
and reading have hit upon the follow
ing, which any farmer can make at
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
ACCORDING 10 e special telegram it

ACCORDING TO { special telegram it is
not unlikely that when cor gress assem-
bles in December Postmaster General
Wsnsmsker will be called upon to explain
just what circumstances induced him TO
transfer the business of manufacturing
postal money order blanks from the Amer
lean Bank Note company. of New York,
to the firm of Dunlap & Clark. of Phils-
delphia. This business amounts to sey-
eral thousand dollars per month, and
under the laws, bids for it have to be sd
vertised. The New York company had
been the successful bidder up to last
month when it again put in its bid. AL
though it was the lowest the postmaster
general refused to make the award and
re,sdverused.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

SHEEP SHED ENCLOSED BY MOVABLE FENCR
nure about an acre in month as we'll as
a ton and half of fertilizer would do
it. OF course with a bigger pen You can
manure more land. Friend, think over
this. II You could see the hay now grow
ing on some Of my pens you would real
ize how much better it is to keep a ma
chine that will make $3.50 worth of fer
tilizer, one dollars worth OF wool and re-
produce itself to boot, than to pay some
merchant all you make for the fertilizer
with which you made it. Don't do it
any more. When you go next time to
buy fertilizers buy sheep, roll of wire
and few staples and nails. You will
never regret it
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
AN exchange notes a new game Gale,

AN exchange notes a new game called
Editors Delight" 1t is played in this
way: Take sheet of ordinary writing
paper, fold carefully and inclose bank
note sufficiently large to pay up all al
rears and one year in advance What
adds immensely to the pleasure of the
game is to send along the name of a new
subscriber or two, accompanied by c.sh.
Keep an eye on the editor, and if a
smile sdorns his face the trick works like
q charm. Now is the time to play the
Joke.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

The most important point IN keeping
seed corn is getting and keeping it dry
Under ordinary conditions it will dry if
suspended from the rafters of some airy
building. The Farm Journal says: "One
of our readers makes assurance doubly
Sure by hanging his seed corn in the
smokehouse and smoking il Cor several
days. II quite dry, seed corn may be
subjected 10 very low temperature
without injury: but IF there is moisture
about the germ-and the cob will con-
tain moisture when the outside Of the
ear is quite Gry-a temperature not very
rare north Of Mason and Dixon's line
will injure enough of the germs to make
the seed unfit for USE"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

In the pursuit OF the good things Of
this world We anticipate too much; We
eat out the heart and sweetness of world
ypleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
OF DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer.
blood purifier. sure cure for ague and
mslsrial diseases. Price. 80 cents. Of
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

would the farmers of this country
rather have their customers for their pro-
ducts on this side or the other side of the
ocean," asks Major Mckinley. And VIII
liam NJ. Springer, answering for the
western farmers, replies: "Ol both sides
OF the ocean"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
IL Consumption Incursbs.
BucK1KH's ARN1ca sAr,vn

The best sslve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevel
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblsins
coTns and all skin eruptions, and posi-,
tiVoly cures piles, or 20 pay required. L
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price IS cents pc,
box. For sale by Hartz & Bshnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

Elk SENATOR WADE HAMPTON, in an
interview at Washington, says that Con-
gresham Springer or some other north
ern man should be chosen for the speaker
of the house instead of Crisp, Mills or
Mcmillan.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
FRIDAY. OCTOBER %. 1891.

BAILEY WAGNER, Kansas lawyer,
who is one of Jay Gould's staff of railway
counsel, used to earn his living at Atchi"
son by saving wood.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

SHERIFF McLENDoN, of Memphis, says
that the day before the battle OF Shiloh
he paid 5000 for pair of boots, and in
the fight had leg shot off.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
California Farm P.oduc.s

Cost of production: Net profits: given
by thousand farmers. Also hundreds
OF questions answered about California
Sent free on application to A. Phillips &
Co lO6 Clark street, Chicago, H., or
29o Washington street, Boston, Mass:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23
GOOD Looks.

Good looks are more than skin deep,
depending upon healthy condition o. all
the vital organs. II the liver be inactive,
you have bilious look, if your stomach
be disordered you have a dyspeptic look
and If your kidneys be affected you have
q pinched look. Secure good health and
you will have good looks. Electric Bitters
is the great alternative and tonic acts
directly on these vital organs. Cures
pimples, blotches, boils and gives q good
complexion. Sold at Hartz s. Bahnsen's
drug store, SOC. per bottle.
II consumpton Incurabs.
Read the following: Mr.. @. Il. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: WAS down
with Abscess Of Lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced me An Incurable
Consumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, sm
now on my third bottle. and able to over
see the work on my farm. It is the finest
medicine ever made"
Jesse Mlddlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says.
Had it not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption I would have
died of lung troubles. Was given up by
doctors. Am now in best of health. !"
Try it. Sample bottles free at Hartz s.
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

The high wages earned by American
workmen is due to ergsnizasion.-Inter-
view with l. l.. Bodine
Why, we We're told only a few weeks
ago by Messrs. Campbsll, Cake and
Eberhardt that it was the tariff that kept
the wages up. Mr.. Bodine should have,
been coached by these worthless before
he submitted himself to be interviewed.
The truth of the matter is that Mr..
Bodine is more honest in his opinions
ihan the abe re trio, and does not allow
the political situation to warp his judg
ment.-National Glass Budget.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-23

Chocolate, vanilla and peach ice cream
and lemon Ice at Krell & Maths.
Middletown transcript., 1891-05-21
Eighteen Persons killed.

On Tuesday afternoon work train
on the Hudson River railroad was
blown to atoms one mile and a half
below Tarrytown by an explosion OF
dynamite in transportation for blast
ing purposes in track construction.
There were probably fifty men, in
cluding italian laborers and trainmen
on board. OF these eighteen were in
stantly killed and fifteen terribly torn
and wounded. Many of the dead were
blown into the river, and five bodies
still remain there. The train was torn
to atoms, the railroad tracks ripped
from their bed, and great hole many
feet deep dug out Of the earth, totally
blocking traffic for several hours.
The dynamite was all stored in the
first of four fiat cars composing the
train.
The first persons to arrive at the
scene of the accident witnessed a
terrible sight. Men were found dead
a hundred yards away from the track,
while others were found in the excava-
tion made by the deadly explosive.
The wounded were suffering from
horrible mutilations, in many in
stances arms and legs being torn off,
heads bruised and bodies bleeding.
Many persons were badly wounded
and the list of the dead may reach
twenty-five.
Middletown transcript., 1891-05-21
Primrose Declared Insane.

An inquisition de lunatico inquiren-
do in the case of Thomas G.. Primrose
Of Chestertown, Nd, 72 years old, and
who owns beautiful tract Of land in
Queen Anne's county, was held at his
residence by Squire Armstrong of
Church Hill, Monday morning. 1t
will be remembered that on Wednes-
day, April 26th last, Primrose shot bis
son James, 81 years old, who had for
nearly two years cared for his father,
while receiving money for a load of
sand which he had sold. Eighty-two
shots took effect. About two years
ago Mr.. Primrose received a paralytic
stroke and has not been considered of
sound mind since, and this, with the
above, led to the proceedings. Sheriff
Turner of Queen Anne's county, sum-
moned the jury. Testimony was. TAX
en- and the jury promptly rendered a
verdict that Primrose was insane, and
left it to the court as to the manner
of his confinement and where. 1t is
likely Mrs. Primrose will be appoint
ed his trustee to manage his property.
Middletown transcript., 1891-05-21
TITS Strange, IL True.

Senator Moore brings a strange but
true tale from Laurel. 1t is a case
wherein deaf and dumb mute has
been taught to talk. He is a small
boy, about 12 years old, son of ex-
representative Jacob Adams. Until
the child was II years old its educa-
tion consisted of the ordinary signs.
Then the father heard of a young
woman who could teach the child to
talk. About one year ago he secured
her services, and since that time she
has lived with the family. Up to
the present time she has taught the
child to use over four hundred words.
He talks intelligibly, and yet never
hears what he says. tits seven days.
wonder to the community in which
the boy lives.
Middletown transcript., 1891-05-21
The Celebrated Campbell Ga Sc

Th0 C6leDratcQ CampDeli va Sc.
Referring to the recent trial of the
Rev. James r. Campbell by New
Castle PresbYtery the Worcester county
Shield says ''The finding of the
ecclesiastical court was totally unex-
pected to that gentleman's numerous
friends in Snow Hill and was pro-
nounced upon all sides and by all de-
nominations as an unjust and iniquit-
GUS verdict. Those who have bounded
Mr.. Campbell for the past two years
may gloat over having obtained their
ends but they should remember whilst
thus engaged that Vengeance is mine
and I will repay, saith the Lord If
Mr.. Campbell has been guilty of
unministerial conduct in heaven g
name what has been the conduct of
those reverends ~ who have so per-
sistently and maliciously prosecuted
him? Mr.. Campbell has one consola-
tion that has prosecutors have not, nor
never can have in this community.
He has the heartfelt sympathy of
every one and is considered by all to be
n honorable Christian gentleman
whom we are proud to have as acitizen
aof Snow Hill. From such eccles-
iastical courts Good Lord deliver us. ;
Middletown transcript., 1891-05-21
SHOPPING COMFORTS.

Our efforts contribute the comforts of customers
have always met with hearty recognition and desire
invitation freely the facilities that have been
established and continued for their convenience
At the Buffet in the Basement at Eighth and Fibert
Streets coffee and lemonade served without charge
The Parlor and Toilet Rooms the different floors are
always attached these will be found Telegraph and
Telephone Offices and Bureau Conformation where packages
may be checked without charge Suburban timetables
provided for grautous distribution and the tables are the
periodicals of the day. writing material etc. for the free
patrons while inviting chairs afford pleasant resting
places after the fatigue shopping while waiting for friends
Courteous attendants connected with these different
departments and all times the alert to render service
or mpart information to customers
For the convenience of customers who do not wish
leave the for luncheon doorway the second floor
leads into Mosebachs Restaurant
Middletown transcript., 1891-05-21

THE EUery EUening declares that
their bill for services rendered in driv-
ing the gamblers out of Wilmington
was not presented by them, to the
Levy Court for payment. We would
like to have the EUery Eoening answer
this question Did not an authorized
agent of EUery Eueniag present that
bill, and did he not, with others, try
to induce the Levy Court to order the
payment thereof ? We have no desire
to enter into any controversy with the
Ecery EUening, and into any mud
singing contest we absolutely refuse
to enter. There is a gentlemanly way
of getting at these things and that
way is good enough for The TRAN
SCRIPT.
Middletown transcript., 1891-05-21

The Rev. Henry s. Bunstein, the
Rev. Joseph R. Milligan, James F.
Price and W. T. Dickinson will rep
resent the New Castle Presbytery at
the 1O3d session of the Presbyterian
General Assembly of the United
States, at Detroit, Michigan.
Captain Edward V. HENDERSON Of
Milford, caught a sea monster in the
Delaware Bay with a boat-hook. 1t
is 81 feet long, nearly as wide and II
inches thick. 1t weighs over 200
pounds, and will be sent to Philadel-
phia and subsequently to the Smith
sonian Institution, Washington. The
fish is believed to be a "short sun
fish" from the Southern seas.
W. G. Hayman, the telegraph
operator at Salisbury, Md, was in
stantly killed on Monday while at
tempting to board a freight train
which was passing his station at q
ten mile an hour gait. He missed his
footing and falling beneath the
wheels of the moving train, was
horribly mangled.
Middletown transcript., 1891-05-21

THE Legislature has adjourned and
the acts of Importance have been
enumerated in the daily papers of the
State. Among the most important
so far as the people are concerned, are
the charter of the Delaware Terminal
Railroad Company and the one provid-
ing for the settlement of the mort
cages held by the State against the
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Rail-
road Company. This last mentioned
act is the direct outcome of the fight
made by The TRANSCRIPT against
allowing the railroad people to escape
the payment to the State the sum of
1886, 900, which they had borrowed
from the State. AS the bill passed it
provides for the payment of S215, 600
in cash, and that 1886, 900 shall remain
as a first mortgage. How much more
business like is this settlement than
the one proposed.