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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
THE roRruRss OF THE 1Eau1sIr1oN

Inflicted ,y the dread Torquemada have abomin-
able prototypes In the shape of chronic rheuma-
tsm aud neuralgia. Attack these agcnizing
complain. before they reach the chronic stage
with the superb blood depurent, Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. which win assuredly expeI their
virus from the life stream. To pr innate to
encourage the growth of incpient rheumatism,
which raj idly tightens its grip upon the system.
1t is the very octopus Of diseases, and painfu in
deed Is the clasp OF It's Dreadful tenta:ies be
always remembering that both rheumatism and
goui, close relatives, are dangerous as well as
painful. Debility, chils and fever, bi ious remit
teet dyspepsa constipation, liver compliant, ner-
vousness 8 nd kidney di ease succumb 10 the Bit
tiers. Aoreti and the ability TO sleep well are
improved by it,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
COUNTY BUILDING.


4-O!of Olson to Peter 81 Vessel, part
q sw4. 8. II. Nv, 81 900
James s Matthews to Eberhard Mad
ders, tract by metes and bounds set 81.
n. 2w. 80 800.
5-Charles E White to G Victor john
ON, lot 1. block 5. Moline Heights South
Moline. $500
Peter Fl Vessel to George W Viu,oa,
tract by metes and bounds sw 8, IL, 1w
$500.
s-Ernst Woltmann. by heirs, to NJ
Woltman. quit claim. part lot 10. block
2, Spencer q Cases addition. Rock Island,
1880.
Daniel T Pinueo to Samuel E Allen
tract by metes and bounds. sci l. 10. lie
and tract by nletes and bounds 81. 1, 10,
Ia, 81. 200
Fred L D Dorman to W iliam A
Nourse. quit claim. part Of out lot A
assessors plat, A D. 1861, 5, II,
1T,S1
William A Nourse To Lars F Kallstr ON
tract by metes and bounds, set. 80. 1S
1w. $3.50.
James Wood to Joseph Cummins, lots
z, 8, 8. 10. II, 10, 10, block 106. 81. II
3w. Andalusis, $500.
James Taylor to Godfrey Schneider. " ]
NV 10, 16, 3 W, SIS 600
Amot Tubbs to Sarah j, Cox, lots 3. 4
90. 80. block Al, Wstertown. 800
A. F. Ekstrom to NJ. Scboonmaker,
part lot 6. block 8, Reynolds, $500.
A. W. Williamson to Lovina Holland,
n2 lot .. Lindshl Carlson. Bereell and
Augustana College subdivision 10 Rock
Island, Sc. 600.
PROBATE.
3 Application by Mr. K. L. Bartholo,
new for the admission to the Illinois
state institution for the blind as a poor
person. Notice of SAID application served
upon the county clerk.
4 -Estare of John o. Brown. Inven,
tory filed and approved.
Estate of Ulmira NJ. Wright. Iuven-
torG Fl ed and approved.
Estate Of Nellie A. Montgomery
Inventory filed and approved.
Estate of John Fl Lowry. Order
that administrative sell personal property
at public sale.
Estate of Donald Butter. Admin.
stratrix's report of sale of real estate to
paw debts filed and approved,
Conservatorship of Bridget Maroney.
insane. Petition for appointment of con-
servator filed by Mary G Maroney
Estate of Sarah B Cobb. Proof of no,
tice to creditors filed. Claims allowed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
Pope SOB GROWS PERSONAL.
He Calls Rev. DR.. Patton a "Maliciou.
Donkey"

He Calls Rev. DR.. Patton Malicious
Donkey"
CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-Colonel r. G. Inger-
soil was at the Grand Pacific yesterday. He
said: I'VE want to destroy the American
Sunday. 1t is pest and a nuisance and
it always has been So By all means the
fair must be kept open on Sunday. To
close it would show US to be merely pro-
vincial, not cosmopolitan. 1t would be
too countrifed, you know Closing the
fair Sundays would be sort of gum.
chewing policy. You wouldn't expect
anything else from lot of gum chewing
chaps whose idea of Sunday is to sit
around and get dyspepsia and wonder why
God doesn't damn them. That is their
idea of a sacred day. Why, man, a sacred
day is that on which somebody is made
happy. If you want to make day sacred.
make the people happy. That can be don /.
to great extent by opening the great ex-
position on Sunday"
Some General Denunciation.
Referring to DIR. Patton's expression
$50 much the worse for the workingman."
Colonel Ingersoll said: "Yes, that's like
Patton; so much the worse for the work.
ingmau. Patton is a malicious donkey
That's about all Patton is, malicious
donkey. He says so much the worse for
the workingman,' but he does not say it
of himself. Patton is president OF Prince
ton college. He has soft job, and he
wants to hold on to it. Patton gets a
larger salary for smaller calibre than
any man in this country. He and
the Sunday closing crowd are a narrow
minded, ignorant set who never felt
throb of that feeling that makes up the
brotherhood of man"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
Trans-,Ii~issippi Commercial Congress,

OMAHA, Sept. 9.-The committee having
the matter in charge has issued cali for
the next meeting of the TransM ississippi
Commercial congress TO meet in Omaha,
Neb., Oct. 10, for a five days session. The
last meeting was held in Denver in May.
and the preceding one in Kansas City.
ALI the states and territories west of the
Mississippi river are entitled TO repre-
seutation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
The New Mexican Tariff.

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 9-The new Mex
lean tariff has made its appearance. There
have been $50 classes of merchandise added
to the increased list. The free list retains
agricultural implements, wires, machip-
cry explosives, iron pipe sheet tin. Raw
cotton. cotton cloth, grain and carriages
are unchanged Threads, underwear,
wooden carpets. cloths, clothing gloves
and fringes are slightly reduced. Fire
arms are somewhat increased
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09

Welcomed the Kaiser as a "Guest."
MUNICH, Sept. 9.-ihe visit of the Ger
man kaiser has proved great success
The friction that might have been caused
by his insisting on reviewing the Ba-
varian army as emperor OF Ger
many has been avoided by his arranging
to do so as the guest of the regent. The
kaiser's reception has inspired much graf.
ification in Berlin, where it was appre-
hended that Bavarian particularism might
show itself The Bavarian troops are in
the best condition, and have been busily
preparing for the imperial review.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
Ir,oxioated with Their success.

PARIS, Sept. 9-The Temps says that
the decree of the German government re-
moving the embargo on American pork is
a ''veritable coup de theatre" astounding
the agrarian party who believed in the
axiom that the government would never
withdraw the prohibition. The pro-
gressists. the Temps adds. are intoxicated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
French workmen Going to Rom e.

ROME, Sept O. -Twenty thousand French
workmen will make pilgrimage to Rome
this month. They will read an address to
the pope thanking him for his labor en-.
eyclical. The Vatican is informed by the
French nuncio that the clergy are grow
ing more favorable to the doctrine of ad
hesion to the republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
Fatal Railway Accident.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Sept. 9-The regular
passenger of the Cotton Belt was wrecked
Monday afternoon at o'clock by running
over a horse at England. Engineer Lynch
was fatally scalded and died yesterdai
morn ing. Fireman Casket had two ribs
broken, and was seriously injured inter.
RallY.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09

B. Birkenfeld off irs tor ssle his entire
stock of books. stationery, confec,ioner Y
and toys, ice cream parlors and fixtures
complete. Also mis- properly for sale or
rent for any number of years TO suit
eparties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
payarpnrr Fair Train.

Trains will leave c.. r. 1. & P. depot
at 11:10 q. M. and lao p m, landiug
you at the fair ground. Returning leave
fair ground at p. IN. and $50 p. m,
Sept. 8, 9. 10 and II.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
RENTED Part ofthe Rents.

BERLIN, Sept. Elm consequence of the
bad harvests, Duke Father has remitted
two-thirds of the rents of the tenants en-
his estate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
VIII Not Visit the Kaiser.

BERLIN, Sept. 9,-An official dispatch
has been received from Copenhagen
which makes the announcement that the
czar, who is now there, would be unable
to visit the German kaiser before his
return to Russia. This news is
considered as confirmatory of the
existence of an entente between Russia
and France of such a character as would
render difficult an interview between the
two monarchs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09

with their saccess, their leading dslusien
being that free American pork means
free grain in the near future.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-09
THE BRITISH LABOR CONGRESS.
Not Unanim Gus for Eight Hours-Trouble
Over the Loyal" Toast.

Over the Loyal Toast.
LONDON, Sept. 9.-There is division Of
sentiment il the British labor congress
now in session at New Castle-oTer
the eight-hour movement. In all direc-
tions keen canvass for votes is being
made on the question, and as to whether
eight hours, If adopted as the limit of a
days work, shall be made legal days
work and compulsory, or whether it shall
be left to To- al trade option. The Miners
Federation, 1t is supposed, favor COM
pulsory eighthour law and the National
Miners union is understood to be opposed
to it.
A Question of 10y atty.
At meeting of the committee of ar
rangements to prepare for the closing
banquet there was significant debate.
1t was proposed that the "loyaln toast
should be to @The Queen and Royal Fam
ily," but there were numerous objections
to the latter clause. Matters waxed very
warm for time, until compromise was
adopted, and the toast will be to The
Queen and the Country"
A Grievance Stated.
The parliamentary committees report,
which has just been issued, sets forth that
it is to be regretted that the government
has given a considerable balance of power
to capital in the appointment OF the Royal
labor commission, whose duty it is to in
quire into the relations exising between
capital and labor, and into the best means
of preventing strikes. The report referred
to holds that in so giving the balance in
favor of capital, the government Is will
fully blasting the inquiry now in progress
upon the side of the employers of labor
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-02-21

shade are coming to its support,
and Catholic and Protestant, for
the first time in American history,
walk together as confding brethren
in Christ when they 20 to the polls
to vote against this common enemy
of the whole human race.
This sentiment, that began when
"Mother" Stewart and her band of
women kncclcd upon the streets of
an Ohio town before the doors of
saloons and prayed, has spread
from ocean to ocean of the United
States; has gone Canada; has in
vaded England with an army un-
der Gen. Booth, and like a new
gospel has swept to "where Africs
sunny fountain rolls down the
golden sand," and Congo is re-
sisting the rum Of Christian Amer
lea.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-02-21

1 have no collector; have never
asked a soul to pay me for my
paper, and some have asked me to
cali and get their subscriptions for
stock and for the paper that ! have
never called to see.
OF the SO who have paid me 81
for subscription, about 10 have
taken advantage Of my offer to let
all who "profess and call' them
selves poor men to have it for 81 a
ycar,-which offer I still make
and the Others have paid 81 for
six months.
One of the very first men who
paid me, Simon p. Gross, an cx-
saloon keeper of this city, and the
very last man who has paid me, DR..
Edward Alcorn, of Hustonville,
KY, paid me 81 each, assigning as
a reason for paying me only that
much, that they thought I would
be killed in six months.
Since I started the Blade on the
third heat, one man has made a
very plain business proposition to
kill me, I have found two men
lying in wait for me, four men
have used exceedingly abusive Ian
guage to induce me to fight, and |
have been told of three persons
whose names were not given who
it is said had threatened to kill me.
OF the last three / have found out
the name of one, and of the two
others | have no knowledge or sus-
picion. There may be few other
cases of this kind that / have for
gotten about.
This last list does not include
any of the first two times | ran the
Blade.
So far as know now, | am at
peace with the world; and am going
to try hard to stay so.
The only other Prohibition edi-
tor in this State is J. w. Sawyer.
He has just got out of Jail in Lou
isville for what he said in his paper,
and has had to pay SANDER suit
that cost him all he had.
These hints are thrown out for
the benefit of aspirants for the
editorship of the big State organ.
p. s. No. 2-Since the above
was written l have thought of an
other great big fellow that talked
to me pretty savage.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-02-21


Mr.. Sherman is developing an unex-
pected fondness for humor in his old age.
He has Just confided to correspondent
T%-> statement as to elections: THE
women did it; they found the prices
higher when they went shopping, and
the men had to vote against the tariff
bill" The humor Of this remark con.
sists in the fact that the senator plainly
thinks the fact he refers to of little con-
sequence. But there are tens of thou
sands of homes in the United States
where the judgment Of the wives and
mothers on the cost of their daily pur-
chases and on the cost of living is con-
elusive. because it is necessarily correct.
New York Times.
III the women of the nation would
bring the shopping bag argument
against tho saloon it would have u strong
Influence for Prohibition.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-02-21
BRO. WattersOn on Hill.

l have read over Watterson's
letters to Hill. Somehow or other
after reading them l got to think
ing about Sol Smith Russell'S piece,
"l'm gettin' big boy now"
! don't see any sense in my saying
this, | don't know anything about
Democratic politics and care less.
| simply make the above remark
because it was a fact, and don't
know, and don't care whether there
is any psychological connection or
not.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-02-21

Monday Morning.

Monday Morning.
&. e. Moore,
DEAR STR:--I dislike to make
my appearance in your sanctum
again so soon. Don't think / am
going to intlict a communication
upon you every day in the week,
bus I must say something to you
about this Paris Matter.
think you are taking it alto
gether too much to heart. You
made a mistake any newspaper
man was bound to make. You
have made the omende honorable.
I don't see why you should sit in
dust and ashes about it any longer,
if it is Lent.
As / see it, this is a real warfare,
and these unpleasant things-this
hurting of peoples feelings, be-
longs to the "horrors OF war;" the
sharper the battle the quicker
over.
If your remarks in the Paris af-
fair did not apply to the case in
question, they certainly did apply
in a great many other cases, and
the good general effect will be all
the same.
The despair of men who we
see falling on every side, before
the enemy which you fight, the
means Of mothers and wives, and
the cries of hungry, worse than
fatherless, children, stop my ears
at least, to the protestations and
lamentations of any popular
preacher
1t is a small thing really to the
Rev. Mr.. s. what c. c. Moore
says about him, especially if it is
a demonstrable blunder; but it is
a great thing to have public atten-
ton called to the positions our
"moral guides take on the most
intense question of the day, for
"They who be not for us, are
against u.s.
Keep banging away; every
stroke you make, hit or miss, is
telling.
Excuse me, but these lines just
will run off my pen atyou.
Arise il the past detain you,
The sunshine. and storm forget,
No chains so unworthy to bind you,
As those of vain regret.
Sad or bright, she is lifeless ever,
Cast her phantom arms away,
And look not back, save to learn the
lesson
OF a nobler strife to-day.
KATHERINE DrNNING CLARK.
IfJudge Stevenson will pardon
me, for saying it, this is the lady
who read my book twice, and laid
it away with Ingersoll's Goods
to read again when she felt an ap-
petite for something a little
wicked.
/ want to telLSoY a little story,
but hope you wont say anything
about it. It's wicked and calcu-
lated to injure me ifyou stir it up,
but it won't do any harm if each
of my friends will just read it,
and not say anything about it.
Last night at the corner of
Short and Mill, gentleman
whom l did not know, stopped
me and said, Brother Moore l
see you say we can get your
book for fifty cents, but here is
dollar, for. which | want you to
send me one.
l supposed he was some pious
Democrat or Republican that
prays to God and votes for whis-
ky, and l have been so hacked be-
cause 1 have said so many wicked
things lately, that | was under
the impression that possibly he
did not understand the nature OF
book, and began to explain it to
him, lest he might be paying out
his money under false:impression.
lie listened to me few seconds
and then said, "Oh hell don't
make any apology to me. My
religion and yours are the same,
and like the way you say what
you honestly believe about any
thing"
l shut down on any further ex-
PLANTATION.
-EDIToR.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-02-21
Name ID the Prohibition Blade.

MADIsoNvILLE, KY, Feb. II, 81.
Charles c. Moore, Esq, Editor.
DEAR SIR:-Your dea in regard
to State organ, | most heartily
indorse; and with you for it's editor
1 will pledge my mite in its sup
port.
Name it "The Prohibition
Blade"
l like the name of Blade: there
is a significance in the name.
The "Blue- Grass Blade" cuts to
the quick, not only ir the Blue
Grass country, but even here in the
Pennyroyal district its keen edge
has been felt. l am for you for
its editor, because l consider you
happy medium between the "good-
good sort, and the "too utterly
too too bad sort.
1 revel in every line of your
writings, honestly. l look on you
as one of Gods noblemen-an hon
est man.
You may be wrong in some of
your views land l think you are),
but "honesty is the best policy"
and that is what we want for an
editor.
OF course this would make you
blush to publish it, hence it is UNI
necessary to say "burn it,
! simply write to signify my ap-
proval.
Your friend and brother crank,
ID. A. MORTON.
l blushed at the right time, and
in the most graceful manner. l
have practiced this before a looking
glass and found it becoming to my
complexion.
Bro. Morton is a banker and has
plenty of the sine qua non. He is
a stakeholder in this paper. l
don't know him from a side of sole
leather. and he don't me from
Adams off OK.
| have, at different times, some
time since, had letters from him
that indicated that he was good
man and a sensible man, but there
is somethingi in the way he is struck
on me in this letter, that sounds
like his head is a little out of fix.
/ have been so naughty lately
and have got things SO stirred up,
that l had given up all idea of get
ting job on the state organ paper;
but If | do, aud the brethren want
me to run it so as to 60 for every
thing in sight, you just call it the
"Prohibition Blade" and l will
come to time or throw up the
sponge.
Or if you want the new paper to
be run ON the oil-on-the-troubled-
waters plan, call it "The Olive
Branch or "Noah' Dove" or the
"Good Samaritan or 1.-THE Oil of
Gladness, "Sugar in the Gourd,'
or any of those Scriptural illusions,
and tell me you want something to
match the color of that name, and l
will "roar you as gently as a suck
ling duck" for l am "as mild a
hammered man as ever cut a throat
or scuttled ship when | set out
to be.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-02-21
The Blades Business Outlook
In Pretty Encouraging.

A great many friends ask me
about the business outlook of the
Blade, and l have generally said
that thought is was pretty
fair, but I really have not definitely
known until 1 have just struck a
balance of its business up to date,
If no man pays me cent from
now until the Goth of next March
at which time the first six months
of its business will expire, 1 will
be abundantly able to pay a semi
annual dividend of five per cent.
as the balance shows, and will so
pay to each stakeholder who will
let me know that he wants it, and
this same notice will be officially
given in the Blade at its issue next
before March goth.
When / started to raise the
stock I said I ought to have 81, 500,
but that I believed 1 could get
along with 81 500.
got subscribed in stock 81 $40.
OF this stock S1,22O has been
paid; $40 I regard as easily COL
lectible; $50 are doubtful, and $50
are refused to pay.
The unpaid advertising is so,
simply because I have not called
for it, a number OF those owing
having asked me to do so.
Since l have made the figures
which I give below, one of the
stock subscribers that / thought
doubtful" has paid me fer his
subscription for stock and for his
paper, expressed high apprecia-
ton of the paper and wished the
Blade and me "long life and sue
cess" and another of the stock
subscribers that have marked as
&C ollectible" has told me that he
would pay me in a day or two,
and he is a first.class, reliable gen.
tleman.
The balance sheet up to date,
emitting the S12 paid me while |
am making the-Accosnt, is as fol-
lows:
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-02-21
Whisky Barrel Tracts.

We are Issuing a series of ex-
cellent Tracts, such as "Rail Thy
Roof by j. b. Jones, "The Cor
ing OK by q. w. Yancy, "Dea-
cons and Wine,' "Elders and
Wine,' "Evangelists and Wine,"
etc, by the Editor of The Work
er. Prices same as this issue.
Send for descriptive circular
of our magnificent Parallel Pro-
nouncing Bible. Address
r. b. NEAL,
Centrsvills ., Bourbon co., Ky.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-02-21

Of the expenses of the Blade
$706.91 were for the paper, COM
plete with the postage paid, in
Guiding Office rent, fuel, lights,
desk, etc., and s23.7O were for sta
tionery and postage on letters.
l do solemnly swear on the Die
tionary that this account is true, to
the best of my knowledge and be-
lief so help me Devil.
In testimony whereof l do here
unto affix my sign manual this
Feb. II, Ammo Domini 1891, eel
Anno Mundi, 565l. Bishop
Usher's Chronology
(Signed)
CHARLES c. MOORE,
o.. Editor.
p. SIN round numbers, at
the present rate, if nobody pays
me another nickle, it will take me
more than a year to spend the
money l now have OH hand, and
owe to the Blade fund. l have in
bank 1922 "a. To insure the
other, | have the income of 265
acres of land, and of a house in the
city which now rents for $40 a
month, and will rent tor $50 a
month after the 10th of April next.
In addition l have some live stock,
farming implements, aud a fine
growing crop, and nearly $1,000
worth Of my book, the "Rational
View"
also have a wife and four chill
dren, all competent to do any kind
of farm or homework, that l can
hire out.
All the debts in the world that
l know of that l owe, except gro
Gerry and store accounts from Jan.
l, to this date, and good will to all
mankind and better will to woman
kind, are two notes that the Sec
ond National Bank of this city
holds against me. One is for about
$3.50 without any security, and the
other is for about $3.50 with my
brother-in-law as security.
If | swindle anybody, l am 60
ing to swindle that bank first and
my brother-in-law next.
He is rich Baptist that votes
with the Democrats, and ought to
be swindled.
OF those who have paid me for
my paper 3lS have paid 81 each
equal $636-S3 have paid 81, each
equal SS3-3 have paid "a cents,
each equal $2.25-one has paid rs
cents, aud one has paid 90 ceuts.