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A Little Pres AdvsrtiRing

Will j. A. Mcclure, late -four. feed, and
produce merchant, at this city, please STEP
around at our counting room and settle q
little advertising bill that slipped bis mind
before he left, We should like to gaze up.
on his smiling physiognomy once ago5r
DIFF
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Odd Fellows

Rock Island Lodge No. 10, I. 0. 0. f.,
meets every Monday Evening at Odd Eel.
lows Hail. southeast corner of Illinois and
Eagle Sts., at 7! o'clock Pm.
j. 0. LUNDBLAD, N. G.
j. FRANK CONWAY, R. S.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

Have just received a large ASSIGNMENT of
MarseiIles, plain and striped Jaeon.ts. Swiss
and Nainsooks, French and American lawns.
We are selling the celebrated Gran Dueb.
esse' Kid Gloves. Call and see tben
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

RIVER Observation-Disclosures are very
scarce, little shipping being done, and down
boats getting light trips, Every boat up is
loaded with passengers and freight The
Tom Jasper on her las, trip up registered
SIX hundred passengers between St. Louis
and St. Paul.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

REPORTED SrrcIDE.--It was reported on
the street last evening that young man had
committed suicide by drowning in the river
near the eyee. The rumor was unfounded.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

RrclEvED \ CONTRACT, - Capt. VIM.
Pierce, ofthjs city, has received contract for
doing all the towing during the construction
OF the Government bridge across the river.
lie left last evening for Pittsburgh, where it
IS his intention to charter q steamer for the
purpose. If not successful there, he will
probably secure some suitable Western boat.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

BLACK ALrAccAs.-A desirable line of
all grades, from soc. to $3.50 per yard also,
more OF the celebrated Twin and "Ac.
COMMUNICATION skirts, just received, at
NEWRuRGER,a
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

:, DELICATE SURGICAL OPERATION. - On
Monday Mr.. NJ. Harrigan of Muscatine had
ABOUT : an ,nch Of palate removed by DR.. Hig
gins, OF AiIlersburg, Mercer county.
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GREAT REDUCTION In PRICES !

AM now selling Pianos for $500, such as have
L brought 1915 to $500. Having the Whole.
sale Agency, and making small profit, can
AFFORD TO sell such instruments for this remarka-
bly, low price. l also fully guarantee them to
keep in tune and order. pay no per centaoe
to teachers to recommend their patrons to bny
OF me, and then sell the purchaser poor instru
ment in order to pay the teacher $50 or 500 for
securing the bargain. do fair and square
buslness-open and above board, and invite the
patronage of the people of Rock Island ard
vicinity.
am also agent for Mason Hamlin's Organs
the best in tho world, AMI sell them at twentv
hve per cent. less than is charged for other Or
gsns' JOHN ZIMMERMAN.
may28dly.
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LOCAL COLUMN.
Nav Bros-

FITTEES CEETs a line yin ts charged for
each insertion Of articles under this head.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

PASSENGERS from New ! ork to San Fran
c!>oo-by taking the ferry boat here may
refresh themselves at the Famous Polar
Fountain 10 the Cabin.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

RANY.-The late rains are playing
smash with the railroad tracks, and have
had tendency TO delay mails aud trains.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22
pailp Argus.
Tuesday Evening, June 22, 1859.
Premium Job Printing.

Orders for Job Printing will meet with prompt
attention at the ARGUS OFFICE, and be executed
in the very best manner and at reasonable rates.
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9UsxMnss CARDS.
II. c. CONNELLE,

rroRNEY ArLAW AND Notary PDB
lie, Rock TslAnd, ILL., 01es ever tue F0''
oaBss. sN
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PETER FRIES,

DBcTIPIER AND MANUFACTURER OP
II DonssAe Liquors, Importer and Dealer in
Fossign Wines and Liquors. Front street, oppo-
Iits Ferry Landing Reak LtlAsd, III.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

GOVERNOR SAMUEL MERRILL, of Iowa,
passed through our city on last evening =
trG!u.
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n. L. pARhIENTER,

A TT0RNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
a oescs 10 Court House, Rock Island, ILL.,
PArms and clly property bought and sold.
gUdIyWe2w,
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DESIRABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE,

Will SELL Low, AND ON LONG TIME
If desired, my residence, fronting FrankUn
Square and one TO ten lots att sobed, n moi
sold BY the frat Of May, Il will be rented In.
qairs 90 the premises, or Of 4. 2. Cutter,
sPEz2sa- o, 7. WILsoN-
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FURNITURE,
SEALED PROPOSALS.

CEALgD PROPOSALS will be receieed by
~ the undersigned committee on streets and
alleys, up to SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, 1899,
st O'Clock ?. NJ, to construct two stone ouI-
vertF, one across East Eagle street and one
across Buffalo street. Rock TO be furnished By
the city. The sand and lime to be furnished by
the contractor. Said culvcrts to be laid up with
good lime and sand. and to be con structsd under
the supervision Of said committee. The under
signed reserve .he right 20 reject any or all bid,
FOR tuil particulars and specifications apply 10
IA 49BF RILEY Committee.
iHHsdss.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
Chicago, Rock Island d Pacific
Railroad.

! LRANE, ARRiFH.
Day Express and Mail, 9.l5 G.35 p. m.
Night EKpress 1910 P. IN. 4ao a. m.
GONE WEsT.
Day Express and Mail 40 a. IN. 1905 a. m.
Night Express, IS . m. g.35 D. N.
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NORE RNS-more rest.
FoR family flour, 20 to the Warner Mills.
--------~- -
Tue Bengal tiger left Dubuque this morn
ing with 10000 bushels Of wheat.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

Tue FIRE across the river, this afternoon
was merely the burning of small out house
on Third Street.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

Go to the Warner Mills for flour
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

RIvSR lrEVs.-Tho Mollie McPike will
be down in the morning.
The Milwaukee went up this morning.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

ON DlT.-That two branches Of the Ord.
nance department on the leland will this
evening he united.
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!" y = u II q NNH "
ALLEN 4 SIMONS0N,

A TT0RNRYs AND C0UNsELoRs AT
n LAW, Rock Island, III. OGcs in BufordI
Block.
SspRSdly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-22

Is consequence Of bad weather and worse
roads, the Sunday School Convention at
Edgington is indefinitely postponed
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Western Union Railroad.
Express Passenger, b.40R N. 1885 p. IN,
Night Express, $50 ?. m. 6.3Oa y.
Rock Island l. Peoria Railroad.

Leave Rock Island, 7.O0s IN and cop. IN.
Arrive At Rock Island, l,OOA. III. aud 800 ,. IN.
Ests- Trains run by Chicago time, which is ] 5
minutes faster than Rock Island time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18
Meijc0I.
ID ELIEF FOR Afflicted Females
EG PREVENTION AND CURE OF
PROLAPSUS UTERI.

ID ELIEF FOB Afflicted Females!
IL PREVENTION AND CURE OF
PROLAPSUS UTERI
OR FALLING OF THE WOMB,
By the Of simple and easy Supporter, just
invented and patented by Rev JOSEPH FUNK
HousER, of Rockingham county, Va:
THIS Supporter aoiU gire Immediate Relief
This Supporter aoiU effect q Permanent C6ue.
L have tried this invention upon number of fe-
males suffering from falling of the womb and it
HAS GIVEN RELIEF IN EVERY IN
STANCE WITHOUT SINGLE FAILURE
Its uniform success in every application has
satisfied the inventor and all who have tried it,
that this supporter is most valuable relief and
remedy.
only ask the Suffering to give 1t one trial.
have still further improved my Patent Sup
porter Tor the prevention of Prolapsus Uteri, or
Falling of the Womb. tits now, believe, COM
plete and is suited to ladies in every condition
The Supporter, as it was originally patented is
exactly suited to ladies in pregnancy, and can
not be improved, but for females not in that con-
dItlon, the improvement just made is all thatwas
necessary to make this invention one of the great
est pain preventers ever made known to afflicted
females r ale The improved Supporter can be had
for 20 and upwards, according to material used
In construction, some ladies preferrng the finest
and most costly material
Those who have used this Supporter know its
value; and would not relinquish its use for any
consideration. The ease and comfort it gives are
astonishing.
Eg- These supporters can be had at Mr.. P. 81.
Irout's Drug Store, Staunton, Va.
directions tor use accompany each Supper
ter. Responsible Agents wanted in every town.
city and county in the United States for the sale
OF my Supporter, or remedy for falling of the
womb. Address me at Harrisonburg. Va.
JOSEPH FUNKHOUSER
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18

the water every day have found nv health
greatly improved in all respects. and have had
no attack of my old disease of the Kidneys, and
have not now been troubled with any passage of
digestion has greatly improved, and 1 can now
use all ordinary articles OF food without inconve-
nience. 1 formerly suffered also with constipa-
ton which has been entirely relieved by the Cold
SULPHUR water consider the Cold sulphur wa
ter the best mineral water with which I am ac-
quainted, and attribute the benefit I have.receiv-
ed entirely, to its use y. L. MCDOWELL,
Callahan's T; q, Allegheny county. Va
Letter of X. HOPKINS, Esq
JAcKsoN's RIVER DEPOT,
Allegheny CO., Va, Aug. II, 1868, !.
This is to state that in the year 1865 visited
the Cold Sulphur Springs. AT that time / was
suffering much from general debility, cough
which had had for Is years, and severe dis
ease of the Kidneys. After using the water three
or four weeks found my general health restored,
my cough greatly relieved and improved, and
the disease ofthe Kidneys entirely cured. The
symptoms described above had existed for II
months before l used the water The beneficial
effects of the water have continued permanent to
this time. l consider the Cold Sulphur one of
the best mineral waters in the State. Ihave used
the Greenbrer White Sulphur Water and prefer
the Cold Sulphur to that
K. HOPKINS.
Diseases Peculiar to the Female Ser.-Mr 81.
A. GooDLoE. of Goshen Depot, Va, in letter
dated August 9th, 1885, says of the Cold Sulphur
water
I'm affections of the Kidneys it acts like a
charm In female Irregularities and the diseases
peculiar to the female sex, it is remedy of the
greatest value / remember the case of a lady
who was carried to the Gold Sulphur, upon bed
in state of health feeble that was surprised
she should have left home as thought she could
live but very short time But after using the
water there ten days. she could walk about, and
at the end of a month she left the Springs in per-
| feet health
II consider the water of the Cold Sulphur full
| " equal to the Greenbrier White Sulphur, which
| have used. and with the properties of which. !
| am we'll acquainted May4-4t
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18
Soaps.
TINE VIRGINIA INSTITUTION, for

TTNHE VIRGINIA INSTITUTION, for
J. the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, is now
prepared to offer for sale in large small guam
titles superior article of Soap, hitherto known
vented by Mr.. George w. Reintzel whose in
terest has been purchased by the Institution and
whose services have been retained as the FORE
man of the Soap Factory at the Institution.
the 'Va. d. d. B. 1 Soap"
l. We guarantee that pound of our CONF
mon Wash Tub Soap will do as much washing as
one and one fourth pounds of any other SOAP
now manufactured
2 That it is frstrate Sharing and Toilet Soap,
always, after use, leaving the hands and face
perfectly smooth.
8. That it will wash as well in Hard as Soft
Water, in Cold as well as Warm Water.
4. That detersiue it is incompatible.
That it will remove all Kinds of grease and
stains from clothing.
6. That it will set the colors of printed goods
liable to fade and render them fast
Z. That it has a bleaching quality. and renders
clothes very white in washing them.
3. That 1T is a sovereign remedy for ehapped
9. That one bar dissolved in two gallons of wa
ter will clean paint and windows without injury
to the paint.
If desirable to convert the bar into Soft Soap
pounds dissolved In one gallon of water will
yield one gallon and half of good Soft Soap.
handsome and perfumed Toilet Soap will
soon be ready for market.
S4s- Our WASH IuO OOap can De furniSheQ
one-fourth cheaper than any other Soap.
We will exchange, reasonable terms, Soap,
for good rendered Soap Grease or Tallow, deliy-
cred at the Institution.
Vs. Persons wishing to exchange rendered.
grease or buy Soap, will apply to the Steward
of the Institution.
This Circular is issued under the instructions
of the Board of Visitors.
J: G. COVELL, Principal.
N. B.-Patent to be applied for.
FOR SALE By the Institution d. d. s. B.. and
the principal Stores in Town. Wilson s. Foster
and r. w. Powers are agents in Richmond.
marl6-1y
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The Cockroach.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.
,ckroach is a bug at large.

The cockroach is bug at large.
He is one OF the Injuries ov civilization.
He is easy to domestikate, yielding graceful
ly to ordinary kindness, and never DESERVING
those who show him proper acts of courtesy.
We are led to believe upon close examna
ton ov the outward crust ov the fashionable In
sekts, that they are highly successfully inter
marriage between the brunette pissmre and the
'dYtituluS 6ero, or common American grass
hopper
He don't leave the place he was born at upon
the slightest provocation, like the giddy and
vagrant flea, or the ferocious bed bug. and nm
til death Tor some vile powder, the invenshun
ov man, Knocks at his front door, he and his
brothers and sisters may be seen with the naked
eye ever and anon calmly climbing the white
sugar-boWl, or running ioot-races between the
butter-plates
The cockroaeh is born Oh the fust ov Nav
ard the fust ov November. seni-annnallv an3
is ready for use in fifteen days from date
They are born from an egg-four from a.cb
egg-and consequently they are all ov them
twins There is no such thing in tho annnlS of
nature as single cockroach
The maternal bug don't set upon the egg az
the goose duth, but leaves them lie aronnd
loose, like pint Of split mustard seed. and
don seem to care darn whe; her thew get rine
or not
But | never knew a cockroach egg fail few
put in an appearance. They are as sure tew
hatch out and run as Kanada thistles, or bad
kold.
The cockroach is of two colors, sorre and
black They are always on the move, and kan
trot, should say, on good track, and good
day, cluss to three nlinits.
1heir 1000 seems to consist not so much in
what they eat as what they travel. and ofen
finding them dead in my soup at the beading
house, have come to the conclusion that q
coekroach can swim, but they can float.
Naturallsts have also declared that the cock
roach have no double teeth This is m imnor
tant fack, and ought to be introduced into all
primary schoo-books of America.
But the most interesting feature OF this re-
markable bug is the loyelyness of their natures.
They can't bite, nor sting nor scratch, nor even
jaw back. They are so amiable that | have
even known them to get stuck in the butter.
and lay there all day, and not hoIler for help.
and actually die at last with broken heart.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18

CATER GAPERs VS.. CATER WEARERs.-
gaiter-gaper and step-waiter, incensed at the
charge that all the wearing in and around nul
churches is done by the masculine creatures, and
that that portion of creation known a side.
ISSUE alias feminines, don't do any of the peep
ing at ALL sends US the following:
CHURCH BELLIES.
Coming in couples,
Smiling so xeetly.
Up the long aisle
Tripping so neatly.
Envying bonnets,
Envying laces,
Nodding at neighbors,
Peering at faces,
Whispering softly,
Needing sermon:
What they go there for
Hard TO determine.
On all around them,
Gazing benignly,
Wholly unconsciously,
Singing divinely,
Prosy discoursing,
Don't suit their whims;
Plain they assemble
Just for the ''hims."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18

BALLARD HOTEL,
Richmond, VA, March 10. (
vVhis Elegant Establishment is open
IL to the accommodation of the public The
building is one of the
FINEST IN THE CITY,
and for Style, Convenience and Beauty of Ar
rangement is acknowledged to be superior.
ITS FURNITURE
is new and complete, and for cleanliness, it is
proverbial.
The subscriber after more than twenty years.
experience in the business, thinks he risks moth
ing in saying that this Hotel shall, in every res
pect, be
EQUAL TO ANY IN THE SOUTH,
and asks the patronage of his friends and the
public generally.
JOHN P. BALLARD,
march l7-H Proprietor
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Insurance.
THE ARLINGTON MUTUAL LIFE
i INSURANCE COMPANY OF VA.
Incorporated by Special Charter 1867.

Incorporated by Special Charter, 1857
Home Office, 1914 Main street, Richmond, Va.
Income to 1st of April, 1868 fiscal yearJ 10000
Number of policies issued, 5O34-insuring $4,-
967, 23O, one claim, 5000. Showing the largest
average of policies of any American company,
and success that is unparalleled in the first fiscal
year.
Issues all kinds of non-forfeting LIFE and
ENDOWMENT POLICIES, and also POLL
CIES upon RETURN PREMIUM PLANS.
NO RESTRICTION OF TRAVEL OR RES
IDENCE
in any part of North America north of the south
ern cape OF Florida, or in Europe, at any season
OF the year.
NO EXTRA CHARGE ON FEMALE LIVES.
SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE CHARTER.
Secures amount of insurance to married wo-
man. whether effected by herself, or her husband
or any other person, forher sole and separate use
and benefit, and chat of her husbands children
or claim of her husband or creditors, or the per-
son etectlng the same, or his creditors
Liberal loan OF participating premiums upon
the profits of the company: Life policies after
three years. endowment after two years. nom
forfeitabe. All policies after one year have a
surrender value.
Agents desiring to represent the company will
please address the Home Office
DIKEcToRs. John Enders, VIM F Taylor,
Sam'l Cottrel John Purcell, Chas T Wort
ham, VIM Willis, Jr, Ed A Smith, Thomas j
Evans, James A Scott Nj Quarles, w Fl Ty-
Ter, J E Edwards A Y Stokes, j B Morton, r
81 Dibbrell, VIM q Palmer, Henry K Elyson,
Asa Snyder, II b c Baskerville, Samuel G Tardy,
George Jacobs, ] W Allison, Geo Palmer, A
D Chockley, H Cabell, d Hartsook John c
Williams, VIM G Taylor A P Abel, Wn B
Isaacs, Geo Bidgood, Saml Nj Price, David /
Burr
J. E. EDWARDS, President.
| VIM B Isaacs, Vice President
d j Hartsook, Secretary
| Chas H Smith, NJ D. Medical Adviser.
JOHN III. CLAIBORNE
General Agent. :
| Peck d Cushing, Agents at Staunton.
DIR. VIM S. McChesney Medical Examiner
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18
A Boston poet says /:

Boston poet says:
l have lingering love, own,
For an old doctrine held by some,
That woman's truest sphere is found
Within the hallowed walls of home.
But when the babe alarmed the house
By rolling headlong down the stairs
where's Miss, Jones?" cried to Ann.
With hands unpraised in blank despair
''She's at the rink" replied the maid,
"A ridin' the velocypade."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18

How TO Cook HAMS "A lady correspondent
Of the Germantown Telegraph" gives her ex-
perence as follows. She says: Il have learn
ed much in the half dozen years since | have
assumed the responsibility Of being my own
housekeeper, as to the mode Of boiling ham,
/ knew very well that it was spelling good
ham ever to try it when it can be broled But
[ found there were ways of boiling a whole
ham, 50 as to ruin it and this is the way how
| now boil it: Fit be Maryland or Virgin
ia ham, Or any one rather old or hard, it should
be soaked over night in plenty of water, then
put into suitable cooking pot of cold water
which should be raised to gentle boil, or rath-
er simmer, and this should be continued for
fifteen minutes for every pound weight of the
ham. Then take out, remove the skin, and
dust over it plentifully of bread crumbs, and
set in the oven to bake from fifteen to thirty
minutes. A ham cooked in this way should be
very tender, juicy and of fine flavor provided
it was originally good. know very well that
if once tried it will be always tried.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18

T. Ii. KIDD, Successor to E. w. Iomp-
81 kins, TIT Broad street, Richmond, Va
Commission Merchant, and Dealer in
Groceries, Foreign and Domestic Wines, Whs-
kies and Brandies-has unusual facilities for the
sale of Corn, Wheat Tobacco, Poultry Eggs,
Ruttar Sc mar23-3m#
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EOat3aCtrieS.
DURKE.S IRON WORKS,

Id STAUNToN, VA
VIM. A. BURKE, ...............-.... Proprietor,
NOTICE-Persons having Threshng Machines,
Reapers Mowers. Drills, sc, needing repairs,
can have them done in the very best style and
workmanship, at Burkes Iron Works at short
notice. | keep constantly on hand repairs for all
the leading machines in the country at manufsc-
turer's prices. | have supply OF sections for
the following machines
Buckeye Reaper and Mower
Wood . .
Union $
also all the repairs for
Pitts and Sweepstakes Threshng Machines,
Bickford and Huffmans Grain and Guano Drill.
TERMS CASH. w. A. BURKE.
Ms~ am still putting up the best LIVINGS-
TON PLOWS made in the State:
june 6-tf w nj A. DU RkE.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18

VIRGINIA INSURANCE COMPANY.
=! Books and Subscriptions to the Capitol Stock
OF this Company are now open at the Banking
House oc w. II. Tams & Co. and at the offices Of
the two Banks in Staunton. The attention of
Capitalists is called to the p.erits of this Stock
which is recommended to them as probably the
most renawaerative Investment of money now of
fering. By Order of the
Jan atf COMMISSIONERS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18

ANEcDoTE OF DANIEL WEBSTER During
one of the college vacations, he and his brother
returned to their father s, in Salisbury. Think
ing he had right to some return for the
money he had expended on their education, the
them to NOV. Daniel made few sweeps,
and then, resting his scythe, wiped the sweat
from his brow His father said "What S
the matter, Dan?'' My scythe don't hang
right, sir, he answered His father fixed it,
and Dan went to work again, but with no bet
ter success. Something was the matter with his
scythe-and then it was again tinkered but it
was not long before it wanted fixing again, and
the father said in pet: well hang it to suit
yourself Daniel. with great composure, hung
it on the next tree and putting on a grave
countenance said: 1T hangs very we'll now; |
am perfectly satisfied.