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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
OHIO LOST TO M'kINLeY.
So Says Bsfiah Wlkins, Of the Washing.
ton Post.

So Says Befiah WiIkins, Of b Walking
ton Post.
The republican leaders and their
subsidized press have lately been
making extravagant claims regard
ing McKinley's chances of carrying
Nebraska. The hest Walter Well
man could figure out the situa-
ton for the Times-Herald, of Chi.
cago. McKinley's special organ. after
q careful survey of the field. was
that the plurality wouldn't be 5000
either way. with the chances of
course. favoring Mckinley. Mr..
Wellman was forced to admit. how
ever. that if Bryan made a f.w
speeches at the close of the cam
paign. the latter would carry the
state. As it 10 Mr. Bryan's inten-
ton to do this very thing. it may be
put down AZ reasonably certain that
his own state will cast its electoral
vote for him.
But how about Ohio, the home Of
the apostle Of prohibitory tariff leg
islation and financial acrobatic per-
former? No less an authority than
Beriah wilkins. proprietor OF the
Washington Post, an independent
paper, gives the following as his un-
biased opinion concerning Ohio:
"a careful poll of the state. made
to ascertain the true situation, gives
Bryan the state by $4,000 MAJORITY"
If the republicans can take any
comfort from the situation in the
state Of their nominee for president,
they are welcome to it.
Mr.. wilkins further said that in
formation from his old district in
Ohio. from the most reliable sources,
led him to believe that Bryan will
have $500 majority there. In the
last election the republican majority
wal 800. He received q letter from
one Of the leading railroad mechau-
les at Cleveland. saying that Cleve-
land would give Bryan Is. 900 major
ity. At the last election Cleveland
went republican by 5000. Mr.. Con-
ger. formerly chairman OF the re-
publican committee, and at one time
a member Of the republican national
committee. dropped into Mr.. Will
kins' office q few DAYS ago and told
him that he had appraised Mr.. Hsnn:.
that Cleveland was lost to the re-
publican party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
The Central City Stove W,

The Central City Stove works OF
Newark. O.. has posted a notice at
their factory announcing that in the
event of Bryan's election they will at
once increase wages 10 per cent.
Here is . firm which looks at the DO
litical situation in q business-like
manner. 1t realizes that in the gen.
eral wave Of prosperity which is ex-
pected to sweep over this country in
case Bryan is successful. it will
reap some OF the benefits. and will
therefore bs in q position to more fully
recomPepse its employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
INSTEAD of simply refusing to o

INSTEAD OF simply refusing to sup
port Henry L. Hertz, the colored
voters of Illinois should repudiate
the entire republican ticket. Their
opposition to Hertz is we'll founded
and was thoroughly known to the
machine leaders prior to the state
convention. but, nevertheless, their
wishes were disregarded in the belief
that . yellow dog" could Do elected
on the republican ticket this year.
Now. the Tanner.Her crowd 10 try.
ing to pacify the colored people. but
II the latter consult their s~elf.respect
they will teach the republican bosses
. lesson they will not soon forget.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
LOWEST YET FOR coRN.D


ion Sept. S las. the following headlines ap-
cago Evening Post: Lowest Yet For Corn
Sells Today at lsS Cents Per Bushei For
September Deiivery-wh-at Also Weak and
Yesterday when work was over.
And the evening closing down.
Reading through the evening paper
News of country and of town.
CHANGING at commercial columns
To ear how trade had ruled since
morn.
I saw. in striking type. a headline
Reading: Lowest Yet for corn!'
Lowest yet for corn," What of it?
Surely. nothing new to hear:
Every week tells the same story.
Month by month and year by year.
yet for corn!' Consider
Though the story may be old
There are those who have to suffer
Every time the tale is told.
Every time the tales
Unto ears well-nigh forlorn
Some surviving hopes defeated.
Hearing: Lowest yet for corn"
But J fancy some are saying:
1t is safe at all events;
safe to say Chicago market
won't go under twenty cents:
Nhen those fearless spectators
See the chance before them here
They'll become bold OPERATORS
And-There's nothing left to fear"
We ave heard some such assertion
Bravely made from year TO year;
Lower h this last quotation,
There is nothing left to fear"
Nothing left to fear." Where are
they?
Who are left with strength to cope
With this ever-downward pressure:
No Chere's nothing left 10 hope!
Nothing left to hope; IL wisdom
Has not Yet the lesson taught,
BY the striking down Of silver
Has the wretched wreck been
wrought.
Nothing left to hope, Remember,
Eack in eighteen seventy-three .
Gold and silver both sustained US.
silver coinage then was free.
Unrestrained FAC noble metal
Aided all the works of man,
Each I'm turn relieved the other -
On the bimetallic plan.
Only once or twice this nation
Had endured n panic's sway,
Now. like any poor relation.
Panic comes fuli-dressed to stny.
Dismal periods of depression.
Disa ppointment on all hands.
See US raise in sad succession
Half-priced crops on mortgaged
lands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
Free Pils.

Send your address to H. E. Buck.
lin 4 Co.. Chicago, and get . free
sample box Of DR.. Kings New Life
Fills. A trial will convince you OF
their merits. These pills are easy in
sction and are particularly effective
in the cure Of constipation and sick
headache. For malaria and liver
troubles they have been proved in
valuable. They IRE guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious
substance and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by their action.
but BY giving tone to stomach and
bowels greatly invigorsts the sys-
TEN. Regular size Is cents per boz.
Sold BY Harris . Ullemeyer. drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

some Of the Rock Island and Mo-
line factories are avincing a remark
ably generous spirit toward their
men as regards the trip to Canton
this week. and are exceedingly anx-
ious that they should 60. If some
OF these considerate factories would
raise the wages Of their men and then
when 1t is necessary give them q day
OIL without docking them. there are
not many Of them who would ask for
any excursion trips.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

The Union has really attempted to
explain Mayor Knox's attitude in re-
pudiatipg his W appointment.
Now with all its faults the Union
should have known better than to
undertake that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

AFTER all, it is difficult to compre.
bend just what there is to attract
men to Canton. unless it is the CEN
trail figure in what is to be another
example Of that time honored saying
about man proposing and God dis
posing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

HE brotherhood of man seems to
be we'll established during the cam
paign. Bob Ingersoll, the infidel,
many Of the ministers all over the
country, and Herr Most. the apar-
chist. are all pulling together in the
same political team. This is in part
the God and morality party Of 1896
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
A GOOD PRACTICE,
II You Want . Good Appetite and Perfee,
Digestion.

II You Want . Good Appetite and Perfect
Digestion.
After each meal dissolve a or
two Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in
the mouth and, mingling with the
food, they constitute q perfect diges.
tive, absolutely safe for the most
sensitive stomach.
They digest the food before it has
time to ferment, thus preventing the
formation Of gas and keep the blood
pure and free from the poisonous
products Of fermented, half-digested
food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make
the complexion clear BY keeping the
blood pure.
They increase flesh by digesting
ilesh.formiDg foods.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets 10 the
only remedy designed especially for
the cure Of stomach troubles and
nothing else.
One disease. q remedy. the sue
cessful physician of today is the spe-
cialist, the successful medicine is the
medicine prepared especially for one
disease.
A whole package taken At one time
wouid not hurt sou. but would sim.
ply be q waste Of good material.
over six thousand men and women
IN the state Of Michigan alone have
een cured Of indigestion and dys-
PePsIa BY the use Of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets.
sold by all druggists at 80 cents
per package.
Send Tor free book on stomach dis
eases TO stuart company. Marshall.
Mich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
goSA1E BCILDIna.

Oct. ~S-tisorge Mixter tn Mary
Plat, q lot IS. Mixter' subdiv..
Rock Island. e6O0.
John L. Bean to 8. r. Kennedy.
set nw& and.eA .swi 25. IL, 3w, t2.46o.
John Thompson to Elsie }. Thomp-
bon. ~ lot z, block 4. Stickuey's
add. Rock leland, $1,000.
Bertrsm z. WATSON to George Gig
liuger, lot l, Brashel's subdiv.. el,-
500.
Oct. 6-Matthsw Beedipg to Georrs
Beediog, mel nwI "a, Is liz. $500.
Thomas Uonanue to John W.
Powell, part eel IS. IL. Az. $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
PlSoo! PilOi Rlaos!

Dr.. williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure blind, bleeding, liberated
and itching piles. It absorbs the
tumors. sllays the itching ct once,
acts - Poultice. givss instant -.
relief. Dr.. Williams' Indiaa Pile
Ointment 10 prepared only for piles
and ttching Of the private parts. and
nothing else. Every box 10 guarsn.
ted. Sold BY druggists. sent By
nail for 50 cents and u per boz.
WILLIAMS A's'e Co.. Props, Cleve
land. Ohio. For sale BY all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

believe struggle now going on In
this country and other countries for . sin.
gle gold standard, would, II succesaful,
produce widespread disaster in the end
throughout the world. Tho distraction Of
silver - money and establishing gold -
ths sole unit OF value Eaust have . ruinous
effect ON all forms Of property except those
investments which Yield . fixed return In
monsy.-Jsmes g. Blaine. Congressional
Record, pages 800 to s:., 1881
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
Are You
Thin?

Look about youl See for
yourselfl Who suffer most
from sleeplessnesS. nervousness,
nervous DYSPEPSIA, neuralgia,
despondeney, general weak
nesss Who arc on the edge
Of nervous prostration all the
timef Those who arc thin,
Opium, ehloral, bsomides.
headache powders, only make
matters worse. Iron and Bit
tefs are only stimulantx. To
Be cured, and cured for good,
you need . ~fat-making food.
You want new blood, rich
blood; and . strong nerve
tonic.
SCOTS EMULS Of
Cod-liver OIL with Hypophos-
phites Is all this. Il leeds the
tissues, makes rich blood, and
strengthens the nerves.
Book abeut h fsce for the sskine.
For SALE BY an druggists q soe. sad
$l00.
SCOTT q BOVINE. Sew yost-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

MAYOR KNOX has grown SO vacil-
lifting that he will not even sustain
himself when it comes to q show
down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

THIS is q campaign when to q large
percentage Of laboring men, duty
and conviction r two different
things.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

That was a regular Kinyon trick
Mayor Knox worked on would-be
policeman, Larkin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

We see no particular reason why
Mr.. Larkin should entertain a kindly
feeling toward Mr.. Knox.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

THESE be troublesome times for T.
Hanna Thomas, generalissimo of the
Rock Island republican forces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

MAYOR KNOX is about as much for
the levee as he was for Larkin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

MAYOR KNOX would make an ad-
mirable DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
A beautiful Garnet
Sweeper Free

Siili . purchase Of S. trire D.isar.,
or oscs. For ooe week cvum~nc.
ing Monday. oci- S. and confirm
ing until Saturday night Our ob.
jecf b 10 make new friends and
show that we have the most CON.
pleie line Of Dry Goods. Clocks.
Jackets Capes. Crorkery and
housefumishing Goods ~vss shown
In this city. The purchases cf
our buyers from almost all ,sfss Of
the commercial world ere shown
in fnil force 90 our c.unirrs. Isrs-
sons why we are the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

To show what phases the republic
can gold bug system Of coercion and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
Extraordinary Offer.

To give thousands a rhance 60
visit our Big Store Who have md
had ire sppossunisy 10 Do % bri.ss.
we win give away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

We will coatieue for o more
week our grand special sale Of din.
per are This viii embrsc~ ali of
our Enelish and Americas Pofce-
laips. Freoch and German Chisas.
Remember that these goods are all
fret class and w~asraotSd in evefv re.
spect- Can replace pieces n broten.
We are 10 receipt Of 90 invoice of
jsrdioerss iron J. p. Je6ords a Co..
Of PhilsdsiPhia. ssd siii place them
on sale st once. In shis Ia. sse
many nee sed bssulsul shapes. such
- the Merton. kibboe. t.atoy asd
0sfion- Thee eoods are goid
ssippied ssd ssses 10 sire from z 20
u inches. prices iron Sc up. 4
leo more Of thoss Chtss plates 10 a.
sorted tiets st l0c soch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

For worn-out business men moth.
Ing equals Dr. Rays Renovation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

Children cyfor
Pitche1'O caoto1)a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07

Are two Of the most important points
to consider In buying anything. We
make them our specially in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-28
A MATTER OF MICROBES.

Pretended healing by faith, by men
tai science, by the projection Of psychic
forces, occult virtues and so forth, like
the Y rays are more particularly effec-
tive on pocketbooks where the medium
is the credulity Of gudgeons.
A Pennsylvania coroner's jury has
just held an inquest over the remains
of S. S. Edwards, a well-to-do resident
Of Hemlock township, near Wilkes
barre. He died last Saturday under
what his neighbors thought peculiar
circumstances, and the neighbors noti-
fed the coroner, who sent physician
to perform post mortem, the fact be-
ing disclosed that the man died Of ty-
phOid fever. 1t was learned from the
neighbors that Edwards was firm be-
lever in the so-called doctrine of Chris
tan science, as was also his wife and d
number of other people in the neigh
borhood.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
that Mr.. Edwards came to his death
from typhoid fever, and that he was
neglected by certain parties known
as Christian scientists in not securing
proper medical treatment, and that
Mrs. S. S. Edwards and John W. Ed
wards are guilty of negligence in not
procuring such treatment. 1t is only
on somewhat rare occasions that cases
of this kind reach the public. Faith
fails and the physician is
called in at the last moment who is
readily persuaded to make out the nee
essary documents for burial of the de-
ceased. Typhoid is matter of mi
crobes, not of faith, and the Edwards
family are gradually being led to dis
cover this valuable truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-28
THE TWO O'CLOCK TRAIN.

II was very small western town,
and the only train out of that night
left at ? O'Clock The travelling man
had impressed upon the night porter OF
the hotel the importance OF calling him
in time for this train Promptly at
100 a prodlgious knock reused the
sleeper
Say! be yez the man that wants the
. o'clock thrain?"
Yes" was the s.eepy reply from with
in.
Well. yez can shape an hour longer
fer she's 50 much late"
The heavy feet shuffled Of down the
hail, and silence ensued. Another hour
had passed, when Pat again knocked
Say! be yez the felly what said he
wanted 10 ketch the 2 o'clock thrain 20
Yes" and there was sound OF the
man hastily spr.nging from his bed.
Wei" drawled Pat, ''yeZ can go
back 20 bed again. fer she's another
hour late"
A dorc!ble remark or two proceeded
from the travelling mans room. and
were audible 70 his awakened neighbors
IS was the departure OF Pat; but soon
al was quiet again, and the few occu-
pants OF the hotel were LETT for some
time 70 undisturbed repose- Just al the
first feint streaks OF dawn were tiag-ing
the sky Pat once more made his pres
e1ce known, and. IN terms giving IN
mistakabis evidence Of recent and heavy
slumbe-. remarked:
Ssyl 4 ysZ was the fsIiy -hat want
ed 70 ketch the O'Clock tbrain. yez can
shape I'll mornin'. fer. bedsd. the blame
things gone. Harper Drawer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-28

ish surgeon, is said TO have composed
the words Of Yankee Doodle" in deri-
sion of the colonial militia, but the tune
TO which it was set is declared by some
authorities TO have been popular in
England during the Commonwealth, ar
which period its doggerel words. it is
alleged, also existed and were applied
TO Cromwell. Whatever its ancestry
and original signification, it has come
in the light of history and accomplish
ment TO be a designation of which the
people OF this country have no reason
to be ashamed. They have no objec-
ton 10 being called by q nickname
which is so associated with daring,
skill, energy and triumph that even
when used in derision or anger 1t
creates in the mind Of the very railer
and scoffer a secret feeling of envy.
The EngIishman, Frenchman, German,
Russian, Spaniard and the rest viii
have TO content themselves with their
narrow national appellauons, except
on special occasions of merit when they
show themselves worthy of being dec
GRATED with the Yankee cross OF honor
and being complimented with the title
Of English, or French, or Spanish Yam
KEGS. The writer's suggestion as TO
the selection of some other nickname
than yankee" may be wise, but it is
not practicable. Nobody would ever
adopt it here or abroad. Let US be con-
tent with the designation as it is. We
can stand it if our Spanish cousins can
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-28
A FUNNY FACT.

History shows that it is fact, with
out a break or exception, that up TO
1873 the metal of which the most was
produced, for any given period, was
made the standard of value, and that
the country which produced it named
the ratio or price, the ratio originally
being fixed at 1919 TO by Spain. This
is a curious fact. Another funny fact
is that England, which produces prac-
tically no silver. forces decentralization
upon the world, thereby fixing or con-
trolling the price. America, which in
connection with South and Central
America, produces more gold and sill
yer than all the balance of the world,
has turned over to creditor England the
authority TO fix the price and the ratio,
thus compelling America and the rest
of the world to pay creditor England
in that metal which under demonetiza-
ton enables England TO buy the great
est amount of all the other products OF
the world, including silver.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-28
CHuMP AND CHuMPEE.

The Denver Republican says that in
ternationaI bimetallism is impossible
because England will never consent
Why should England consent? Eng
land and all her provinces furnishes
but very small per cent of the worlds
silver. Had England Americas out
put Of silver she would not only coin
it free but fix the ratio lower than 10
to / and then say to the rest OF the
world if you want our silver you Will
pay our price or go without it. Amer
lea furnishes about 6S per cent Of the
worlds precious metals, but she sits
like a bump on log and permits Eng
land. which furnishes less than Il per
cent of them, to dictate prices and
ratios, without any reference TO the
law of supply and demand. 1t is just
equivalent to the farmer who having
no -four or bread should fix the price
of his neighbours wheat from whom be
must buy. The wheat producer would
be a fool to permit it, all the same. AT
one time Spain controlled the worlds
output of silver, and she Immediately
fixed the ratio of 101a to 1. After
wards Portugal controlled the worlds
supply of gold, and she Immediately
fixed the ratio at 151A to 1, where 1t
stood for centuries and even long after
she ceased to produce the majority sup
ply. England and all her dependen-
cies produce less than one-tenth of the
silver that England must have for
money purposes, yet England says to
the United States, the greatest silver
producing country in the world, silver
shall not be money, and the United
States humbly closes up one-half her
mines and submits the output of the
other half to be deprecated fifty per
cent in value. and only that creditor
England in controlling the money of
the world may be paid in the kind of
money which will go the fartherest In
purchasing all of the other products
which she must have. The United
States is a chump, the people chumpees
and Wall street owns both the chump |
and the chumpees.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-28
HE IS STOPPING OVER.

For q ruler whose empire is but a
few years old, UnSer Willie of Ger
many does a good deal Of promiscuous
stopping over. He seems to do little
else than fill up and slop. The great
iron chancellor who founded the en-
pire may live 10 see it fall. Willie's
crown should be an iron hand, other
wise it may burst. The Germans are
a liberty-loving people of a strongly
pronounced individuality. The Father
land is dear to their hearts, their 10y
atty a leading article of their creed,
but their love Of personal liberty is
uppermOSt. Yet more and more does
their Strutting ruler draw the lines of
deSpotiSm. Germany can never be
made Russia, nor its emperor a car.
Forty-five arrests for the crime of lese
majestic were reported in one day last
week. The most trivial and inSignifi-
cant utterances are regarded by him
and his counSelorS as sufficiently ser
iOus to warrant imprisonment He
who speaks Ill or thinks III Of the reign
Ing power is as much of a criminal in
Germany now as he was in England
in the time of Henry VIII. The only
difference is that the unfortunate
change IN the ethics of government
makes it impossible for Wilhelm to re-
ward as he would like these awful
crimes against his august dignity. The
latest exhibition Of the emperor's in
tolerant deSp0tiSm relates to the clergy.
One DR.. Stoecker was one court chap
lain. He is Il Socialist leader with an
Unborn conviction that il is right to
speak what one thinks Certain Of bis
UrteranceS diSpleaSed Wilhelm. and he
sent a message 70 the learned doctor
10 this effect: ''The clergymen must
not NEEDLE with politics. because il is
no concern of theirs" Or. SDOecker
replied as follows: Since Christian
social thought was t3booed in Berlin,
socialism reigns politically there As
l have begun. 80 shall ! continue.
leave the end 10 God As certain OF
our cOtemporarieS have noted. there is
Lutheran ring 10 this declaration.
Luther also received notification that
his protest against Indulgence was no
concern Of tie clergy. He persisted
in considering il his concern. The re-
suit was that the power and wealth OF
Rome was cut IN two Stlll further
back in history there is an instance OF
the kind, where two preachers were
forbidden TO speak Of the gospel which
they had been preaching. Whether"
said they, Iii were better - obey God
rather than man, judge We The
clergy not only have = right but 4 duH