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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-12-30
DR.. Huguet. By Ignatius Donnelly

DR.. Huguet. By Ignatius Donnelly.
Cloth, $1.25; paper, SOC.
"This latest work of Mr.. Donaellv
is fully equal, if not superior, in orig
inality and strength to all that have
preceded it. The plot is based on
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day-the race problem-and it is one
of the most original and striking
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A Member Of the Third House. By
Hamlin Garland. Cloth, $1.25; pa
per, SOC.
"a novel with a sting-a brief
trenchant, hard-hitting story, bear
ing on current methods of influence
ing legislation. Recent American
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ent has produced a work which is far
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world. San Francisco News-L Letter.
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Caesars Column. A story OF the
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Protective Tariff Delusion. BY
Mrs. Marion Todd. Paper, 25c.
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PIzARRO and JOHN SHERMAN. By
Mrs. Marion Todd. Paper, 25c.
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D DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE
adopted at the Omaha Conference Of LaboHng People
JuIu 4th 1892

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exchange.
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land including all the
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other needs
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
BOWSER AND BABY.
THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY THINKS
HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT 1T.

There Are Some Things. However. Tha,
Man Does Not Know. Even II He
Thinks He Does-Mrs. Bowser to the
Rescue.
Copyright, 1892, by Charles B. Lewis.l
IF you are going to be home this even
ing I'd like to run In and see Mrs. Swift
for a few minutes" said Mrs. Bowser to
her Hege lord, who sat reading his paper.
You can go as we'll as not" he replied.
IF the baby wakes up do you think you
can take care Of himf'
Certainly. Run right along and stay
As long as you will"
IF he should wake up. which he prob
ably won't, you"-
'I'n have him asleep again in two winks.
Don't you worry about us. 1t would be a
mighty curious father who couldn't take
care Of his own baby for quarter OF an
hour"
You won't be impatient with himr' she
asked a. she was ready to go.
go oni Pm the most patient man on
the face Of this earth, and you know it'll
One would think from the way you talk
that l was in the habit OF pounding him
against the walls"
Young Bowser was asleep in the baby
carriage in the back parlor. Mrs. Bowser
had been gone just three minutes when he
the carriage around and began singing, II
want to be an angel" He had just begun
on the third line when the kid opened his
eyes and sat up.
How speedily a child recognizes the
presence of it's father. even if fast asleep"
said Mr.. Bowser as he tenderly gazed at
his offspring. MRS. Bowser imagines
she's the only person on earth who knows
how to handle this young I'm. but I'll show
her that
The kid suddenly put up a lip and uttered
a dismal wall.
"Just SOL see-want to come to your
fathers arms All right, my boy-come
along"
He extended his arms with a smile, but
the wall broke into howl and the child
began kicking.
my blossom. Cuddle down and think of
angels While push you around and sing
The Old Kentucky Home What on earth
Is all this row aboutP'
The kids kicks became more vigorous
and his yells more enthusiastic, while his
face turned a strawberry color and his eyes
bulged out
Probably takes me for a stranger, and
I'd better lift him up and convince him to
the contrary" muttered Mr.. Bowser as he
proceeded to carry out the idea
The child kicked and struggled and
yelled, and though Mr.. Bowser went gal
looping around the room and yelled Hi!
HIP he failed to produce a diversion. He
stood before the mirror and bounced the
child up and down. but it was no go. He
sat down to rock. but the yells became
shrieks
Swallowed thimble or a spool or the
tack hammer, probably. and wants turn
ing upside down. I've told Mrs. Bowser
more than a Million
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26

''saieratus," "clothespin, lemonade" and
other words Of the sort Last Saturday
night the gang came and knocked on our
door and wanted to rout us out to see how
"hyena" was spelled. We refused to be
routed, and some one Of them heaved a
rock through our bedroom window and
came within an ace Of smashing our head.
From and after this date our dictionary
will open at s o'clock a. m. and close at 6
p. M, and after the latter hour no one
aside from a city or county official need
apply. The fact is. it doesn't make par
ticle of difference how the old soakers
around here do their spelling. Not one in
n dozen can write their own names or get
through an auction BILL and their sudden
interest in Webster doesn't arouse our en-
thusiasm little bit. We have strapped a
double barreled shotgun to the bedpost,
and the next time an old bum comes pound
ing on our door to find whether ''hyena"
has an ''h" in it, or il "poker" is a word Of
two sy tables, he will hear something rattle.
Nor OFFICIAL--His honor the mayor
(who is ourselD desires us to state that
his action of Sunday evening was not off,
cial, as some have accepted it, but solely
and entirely as a private citizen. He even
forgot for the moment that he was editor
and proprietor of THE KICKER He was sit
ting in a chair in front Of the Golden Pal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
Modest.

History tells of many military heroes
who were as modest as they were brave.
An extreme instance of this combination
of qualities was the character of General
Langdon.
The general was, in the opinion OF the
venerable Field Marshal D'Azemberg, SO
distinguished and so absurdly modest that
he deserved rebuke.
One day when the two men were having
an audience with the queen Of Hungary.
Langdon having stepped aside for n mo-
ment, the queen said. Why. where is Gen
eral Langdonf"
Madam" replied the field marshal, ''he
is no doubt hiding behind the door. fright
ened at his bravery. ''-Youth's Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26


The kid was turned head downward but
90 thimble or spool or tack hammer was
dislodged from his gullct. If he had slyly
swallowed a section of garden hose or a
coal scuttle it was too late to recover them
When this fact became apparent, Mr. Bow
ser changed ends with him and began to
canter around. He jumped over chair,
Jumped upon the lounge and off again.
kicked footstool half way to the ceiling
and rushed back and forth through the
japanese curtains in WY which took
three or four strands with him every time
The boy let up for a minute, but only to
get better hold When he turned on
steam again he lifted the neiChbors off
their chairs, and every hair OF Mr.. Bowser's
head stood on end.
"Consarn him, but what on earth is the
matterP' shouted the father as he tossed
him in every direction 'I'll bet a dollar
to q cent that he's got a darning needle
sticking into his leg about fifteen rodsl I've
warned Mrs. Bowser time and again that
she wou Id be the death -. Shut upl What
you need, young man, Is a good dressing
down, and I'll give it to you in about ten
seconds! | won't wait ten seconds! / won't
wait twol I'll give it to you right off nowW
But he didn't There was q Gathering Of
feet, a rush through the hall, and as some
one snatched the child from his arms four
or Ave neighborx excitedIy demanded in
formation. When they had departed, sat
isfied that no one had been killed. Mrs.
Bowser asked:
How did he come to wake upi What's
the reason you couldn't pacify himr'
Who'd do you refer tor" he icily replied.
Why. to our child. Of course"
Il don't know anything about our child
MrA Bowser l have no child and thank
heaven that l haven't II you've been to
an orphan asylum and adopted bowling,
shrieking. boo-hooing, believing, bald
headed founding. then it's your business
to take care of himl want nothing what
ever to do with him-don't even want to
see himi Good night. Mrs. Bowserl''
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
He Was No PhiIosophe r.

was talking with the colored man who
was sweeping out the corridor of the post
Office when a young man of his color came
along and beckoned to him to step aside.
The old man looked at him sharply but
did not comply.
Say, yo'r' called the youA man.
There was no reply 10 TIL. and after a
minute he called again.
BOY what yo' wants wild me?" sternly
demanded the old man.
Il wants to speak wild yo'."
who is yo';'
"Yo' know who is. Yo' is dun engaged
to my sister Evangeline."
oh! yo' is her brudder Sam. WAL
what yo' want?''
kin yo' lend me ten cents'"
ION what grounds, sah?"
"On de grounds dat yo' is gwine to be
my brudder-in Ia -
''Boyl Doan' " know muffin tall bout
philosophy shouted the old man he
raised his broom over his shoulder. My
bein engaged to yo'r sister EvanSeline as a
private citizen an my standin heah repre-
sentin de United States guv'ment an
talkin wild gem'lan besides, am two en-
tirely different contestashunsl AS yo'r
fucher brudder-in-law I'd like to obleege
yo, but as a representative of dis guv' ment
doan' know yo' from Adam, an If yo' doan'
move on PHI hev to smash yo to bone dus:!'
NJ. QUAD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
Weather.

Travellers are seldom without topics for
complaint. II everything else fails they
can at least fall back upon bad food and
bad weather.
Mr.. Elson, in his European Remiris-
cences," mentions a man who acclaimed
against Pisa as the wettest Of cities.
Why" said he. twenty years ago left
Pisa and it was raining. l come back and
it is raining still!''
Mr.. Elson Is sarcastic, but he is not be
yond little fault finding on his own &C
count His great trouble was at Rotter-
dam.
THE weather reminded me of home
he says. "If ever a meteorological bureau
is started in Holland its reports will run
about as follows:
Gold and clear, followed by warm and
rainy, interspersed with thunder showers,
followed by lights frosts, after which the
weather will become changeable." -
Youths Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
She Was Grateful.


We were nearing Jacksonville, Fla, after
the long trip from New York. The porter
had finished brushing off a mother and her
four children, each one OF whom had de-
manded attention every fifteen minutes,
when the woman turned and said:
You have been very attentive to us dur
ing the trip, and wish to reward you"
"Yes 'um."
What is your name?" she asked. as she
took out pencil and notebook
William White, num-"
She wrote for minute on one of the
leaves of her book, and then tore it out and
handed it to him with the remark:
"A colored man who is ambitious to get
along will always find friends"
/ caught him in the vestibule two min
utes later and asked to see the paper. 1t
read:
NH. PULLMAN-Your man, William
White has been very attentive to me and
my children, and would recommend that
you raise his salary and let him know that
you fully appreciate his efforts.
MRS. S. b"
Il read it aloud to the porter and then
locke ed at him. He turned a sort of gray
and gasped for breath, and it was a long
minute before he could calculate:
"Befo' de Lawd! but dun thought dat
was fifteen dollar check on some bank in
Jacksonville. Hui Shoe! Wall, of all de
deleterious Consciousness l eber did dun
meet up wild in all my life dis captivates de
pinnacleI'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26

The New York World has estimated
the probable result Of the vote in the
principle states, as indicated by the re-
turns from Vermont and Maine. as fol-
lows:
Reckoning the changes in relative
strength Of the great parties since 1888
BY the ratios Of the result in Vermont
In New York the democrats would
have plurality of over 100000.
In Massachusetts, Hsrrison's plurality
of 80, 037 would be wiped out and the
democrats would have plurality Of over
100.
In Illinois the republican plurality Of
80, 1875 would be changed to democratic
plurality of 1895.
In Iowa the republican plurality of 81
I'll would disappear and Cleveland would
get plurality Of 5000.
In Ohio the democratic plurality would
be So. 6S3.
In Michigan the democrats would win
by over 20. 1000.
In Wisconsin Cleveland would have q
plurality of 10. SS5 over Harrison.
In California the democratic plurality
would be over 15, 500.
The states which would be left to the
republicans of those which voted in 1888
would be Maine, Vermont. Rhode Island.
Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado,
Nevada and Oregon. or these Kansas,
Minnesota, and Nebraska nave in state
and congressional elections since 1888
shown a revulsion against the republican
party, worse than that of Vermont last
week, while Colorado and Nevada are
probably lost to the republicans on II e
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
Bound to Be Good.

Not long ago there lived in Pennsylvania
an old lady who was celebrated for having
q famous breed of turkeys.
On one occasion she sold one of these to a
gentleman named Brown. When cooked
and served up at table it was found to be
80 tough as to be quite UNBEATABLE. Meeting
the old woman a short time afterward, Mr..
Brown said to her:
What did ye mean by selling your tur-
key to mef"
what was wrong about itf"
''It wasn't good at ALL" said the gentle
man.
mo good, 1t was bound to be good. It
won the first prize for eleven years at cattle
shows. Boston Globe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26

The death Of Col. p. 8. Gilmore the
great band leader at St. Louis Saturday
night will cause sorrow all over the world
Col. Gilmore was admired for his person
al worth and whole-souled disposition, as
well as for his wonderful talents musi-
cally speaking. and great will be the dis
appointment of those who had planned
to hear him once more on his projected
grand tour OF the country which was
to be insugurated at the close of his St
Louis engagement.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
Dis mawnin I was drivin a gemran in q

DIS mawnin was drivin a gem'lan In q
keeridge."
Eyes, sah."
We met yo' down by de lie MILL"
"Yes, sab"
'Yo' riz yo'r hat to me, Uncle John, but
! didn't pay no tenshun to yo'."
mo, sab, yo' didn'tr'
"But why, Uncle John-but whyf Fur
de reason that the gem lan in my keeridge
was drummer from ST. Louis, an if had
riz my hat to yo' he'd hev said to me,
Boy, who is dat ole niger wild a mouf big
huff to take in dis hull county, An I'd
hev to tell him yo' was Uncle John Bray
ton, an he'd hev wanted yo'r photograph
as a curiosity, an he'd dun put yo' in de
papers an had all dem people up norf
maxim de powerfulest kind o. ridicule O
yo'. 1t was to save yo', Uncle John-it
was to save yo' from the difficultest sort O.
difficulty dat l didn't riz my hat when
yo' riz yo'rs. Can't yo' recognize de cir
culashun O. my distressed embarrass-
mentr"
Uncle John recognized, and the pair
shook hands. and the chasm was duly
bridged.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
WHERE ARE THEYi

Republican Candidates in sympathy with
the KnownothiDE- and begging for the
Votes of the Foreign Born.
The attempt of Fifer, Ray, Pearson
and other candidates on the Republican
state ticket to hold the votes of the for
eign born and Catholic members of their
party while expecting the support OF
the Knownothing organizations are IN
volving them in a political snarl from
which there Is no escape. SO Tar as
Ray is concerned, he is known to be an
active member of the knownothlng
society and part owner of the socIetys
organ at Morris, his home. Fifer and
Pearson are suspected of being members
of the organization, and it IS known
that letters promising compliance with
the principles of these societies have
been sent out from their Offices They
have been given away by some of their
enthusiastic Knownothing friends, who
are chuckling over the way the foreign
born and Catholic voters are being
fooled. Both these men are on their
knees to the Germans and Irish, and
are at the same time in close communion
with men who are organized under a
banner on which is inscribed, mo for
eign born or Catholic person shall vote
or hold Office in this country"
1t is such tactics as these 30 fearlessly
aud properly exposed by Judge Altgeld
in his speech here that are constantly
opening the eyes Of liberal minded re-
publicans to the end toward which the
party is drifting. The dominant element
of the party has long since assumed an
air Of bigotry and narrow-mindedness.
position supported entirely by deter
animation to rule of the face of the earth
all who do not absolutely agree with
them. These attempts at prescription
ought to be exposed ard made plain to
all liberal minded citizens. There is no
room for knownothingiem in these latter
DAYS Of intelligence and broad-miDded
citizenship. The republican party and
its late off-shoot ought to be relegated to
the dark ages, a. Judge Alteeld so forci-
bly, declared.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
THE ARIZONA KICKER.

The Editor Has Some Rights of His
Own.
TAXI NOTICE. We own the only I'm
abridged dictionary in this state senatorial
district We are always pleased to have
our fellow townsmen drop in and consult
the big volume when they get stuck over
any word, but of late we have been rushed
until we must take measures to protect
ourselves. A certain coterie, consisting
principally of old j oe Swipes, Nevada Tom,
Rocky Mountain Sam, Comanche Bill and
Halfbreed Jack, have got into the habit of
calling around at Q o'clock in the morning
to consult Webster as to the spelling CT
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
Why He Cut Uncle John.

was talking with a colored man who
drove a dray W aen a spruce looking young
colored man came along and called out:
"Howdy, Uncle Johnl How's all de folk
dis fine weather."
The drayman looked at him in q cold.
calm way and made no reply.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
Ono Way to Save

Plug-Do you want to know how to save
five dollars?
Slug-You bet do.
Plug-Lend me ten and I'll give half Of
it back to you in five minutes.-New York
Evening Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26

Miss Joyce-Yes, Jack and l are to be-
come partners for life.
Miss Means And you will be the senior
partner. How nicel-Boston Globe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
.poAN' YOU DUN GO AN MAKE A MEwI

OF Yo'sELF."
whats got across yo' nowl' demanded
the other as he halted and returned
"Who-who dat speakin to me2"
Its me, sah."
Whats yo'r name, sah?"
Now, Uncle John, doan' you dun go an
make a mewl of yo'selfv' continued the
young man. II knows what's de matter
wild yo' and I'ze yere to splain all about it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26

MAcoMB Eagle: Altgeld grows siren
ger every day. We still predict that his
plurality in Illinois will he 10000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1892.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICK e

DEMOCRATICN NATIONAL TICA Ell
For President. 5000. =. GROVER CLEVELAND
For Vice President. .ADLAl K. STEVENSON
STATE.
For Northumberland. JOHN p ALTGELD
For Congressman at larSe. JOHN G. BLACK
For Cong srman at large ANDREW j. HUNTER
For Lieutenant Governor ...... JOSEPH GILL
For Secretary Of State. WIN HlNRICHHSEN
FOR Audftor.- ....... DANI ~ SOKE
For Treasurer. RUFUS n. RAMSEY
For Attorney General.... I'M. T. MALONEY
For Elector, 11rh Dist. .....-........J HANLEY
For Cong ess, 11th list. TRUMAN PLANTZ
For Member Board Of Equslization,
For Representative, Twenty-f Dist.
JOSEPH II, MULLIGAN
COUNTY.
For States Attorney. M. j. McENlR1
For Circuit Clerk. PETER FREY
For Coroner. ........... WINSLOW HOWARD
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26

There Arc Some Things. However, That
Man Does Not Know, Even II He
Thinks He Does-Mrs. Bowser to the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26

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BRIEF NOTES.

Next Monday the itinerary of the Su-
preme Court will land it in this city for
the November term. The court will be
IN session until the 10Th.
Someone erected a beautiful ''shanty"
over c. l.. Hoffman's right eye yesterday,
but at the Receiving Hospital he refused
to tell who the artist was.
A charge Of grand larceny caused the
arrest OF Thomas Juchs yesterday. His
mother-in-law complains that he re-
moved furniture of hers from her resi-
dence.
Agents for Eastern banks are in the
city for the purpose Of buying the S2z0,00O
of new county bonds at per cent. inter
est, but it is likely the State will take
them at A per cent.
The Cooks and Walters Union has
elected the following officers: T. NJ. Man
ming, President; F. Lewis, Vice President;
Peter Chalman. Secretary; Dan NJ. Che
ney, Financial Secretary; Fred Harris,
Treasurer: c. c. Lewis, Sergeant-at-
Arms; = Vosburg and = Apperson, del
egates to the Council; /. o. Smith and
Oscar La Bell, alternateS.