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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

CHURCH GAMBLING.-The Tribune goes
for pious gamblers after the following
fashion The Tribune is sound in this
question, and its remarks should be stud
led by everybody connected with church
fairs, or those contemplating holding one +:
some time ago, on the occasion of a
Baptist Fair in this city, we called the at
tention of the religious world to the injury
done to the cause by the so called raff1 ng
and other unfair practices too common at
such places. Since then, we notice that
strenuous effort has been made by some of
the churches to prohibit any such illegal
modes of money making, aud we notice
also that they lost notheng, even in
pecuninary view, by the action, besides
gaining lmmeasurably in moral position.
A Fair which is now in progress in
Brooklyn brings the matter before the pub
lie again. 1t is for the best purpose
Hosp tai for Women and foundlngs-and
is under the conduct of ladies both Catho-
lie and Protestant, whose devotion and
charity no one can question. They have
a large and brilliant display of goods for
sale, and ought to have in that way an,
assured success. We scruple the less
therefore, 10 demonstrate with them for
the gambling element so large
ly into their plans. 1t is naturul for gen.
erous women eager in good cause to
overlook the ultimate effects of the ma
chinery they employ. But the more noble
the purpose the more requisite Is it that it
should not be accomplished by criminal
means. Ether gambling is wrong or it is
not; ifit IS, we, for our part, can see lit
tie difference in young mans winning
l 600 at j faro-bank or one to which the
name Of ST. Peter invites him, except, in
Iced, that in the latter case the sanction
'f religion is given to what the law pro-
libits as c-ime. The very women who
would be most appalled, at the thoughts of
her sons or brothers falling into such
empiatIon, are the first to offer it here
lnder the CLOAK Of Of pious charity, and
with all the allurements Of winning smiles {
nd bright glances-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

A SWEDISH SPURGEoS. Stock holm has its
Spurgeon in u Partor BeskOw, OF the b BaIse-
holm church. The church aud minister are
thus described by viNitor:
I he church is of the national religion,
conforming to the liturgy. and yet is purely
Il voluntary organization, with TIE Consent
of the KING The chapel is an Immensely
arge structure. having stats for about three
thousand peIs ms, but with such open spaces
around that IouF Thousand can be easily ac-
commodated. And this spare rs oits.n en-
,irely I'll ed. The royal family, especially
the Prince and Princess Oscar. rent pews
here, and sometimes attend at this cha pei.
Pastor Beskuw has private academy in
connection with his chapel, where he has
$50 pupils, with large staff OF teac ers I;
aud bis scholars are many OF them fitted Tor
the university. Pastor Btskow has no one
to share with him the pecunIsry responsi-
hilitIes of this great school, and he has not
wen an assistant in his chapel. Among
his scholars are the three SONS oil Prince 0s-
car, the Oldest of whom is crown primo, OF
neir presumptIve, boy of thirts en- years
| was told that his sermo. S are kind of
kaleidoscope-the same thing over and over
again, in a thousand fnrms-a hundred SER
mons, from as many texts, yet only one ser
mon after all. Everything is colored by bis
intense energy. He rs OF middle age strung
ly built, and his powerful physique shlws
that the animal is not the least part of bum.
His chapel is so admirably copsrructed tof
the inlet and outlet that for each corser of
each floor and each gallery there is sepe-
rate passage and stairway, and cOngrega-
/ ION of 1000 can get out la tsar q 4Asss,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

! for half wages, even at the most feminine
; employments. We live by bread, and we
want II buttercd, and we shall take all faiI
means OF improving our worldly eonoitioh
That the right of suffrage will help us, ma
terIally and at once, | can not say hut |
should like to see it tried. If our subordi-
nation and utter dOmestication are according
to the eternal laws of nature, why rcenact
those laws? Why not leave the matter in
the hands of the great mother ? Remove
legal restrictions and liabilities, trust lit
tie in Us and and good toal in God, and
all will come right, think. Iii then, it is in
vain to counsel US to - lie down in the
pleasant pastures, beside the still waters = of
onr blessed wOmanly condition. Though
knee-deep in clover we shall not cease to ca
reer about the enclosure, locking for weak
places in the wall, and perversely iancying
that there is better pasturage, that there
sweeter waters over yOnder. Throw down
the barriers, and many Of us will probably
stay bout where VIC are. Said once a pro-
found old Yankee philosopher, :. " omen and
critters '-meanlng COWS" are a good deal
alike"
If, by much Importantly and many con-
ventiOns. we weary our rulers into granting
the rights in question, we shall have TO sac
ritfce, we are told, the chivalrous respect and
poetic sentiment with which DEPENDENT wo-
men now regarded. But chivalry doesn't
pay the poor widows taxes, and poetry new
er eked out the salary of an underpaid
teacher. In the struggle for justice woman I
hood may lose some of its more delicate at 1
tributes-the bloom from TIE peach, the moss /
and dew from the rose-but one must live.
If avocatiOns distasteiul and unsuited 10
woman, are imposed upon her, half in pun
ishment for her temerIty and obstir acy, | .
hope she will bear herself gallantly under
the new burden. For my part, should re-
iOice TO see thousands OF the pale, gtunt wo-
men who. now in the packed tenem, Mt
houses Of our great cities, keep death and
dishonor at bay with the point of needle,
taking to farming on the pGrarie of the West.
Once wien travelling IN the Austrian
Iyrol, passed on the road singular estab-
lIshment. IL was cart, loaded with ma
nure, ard drawn by cow, a donkey, and
woman larresr,d together. 1 be master OF ,
this erotesquo tunoem- team, a bLrly peasant,
walked leIsurely beside 1t, mtdItatively
king a meeTschaum. One could see. by t
lIs placid couutenance, tLat his soul had .
never been ve1cd by the " woman question. L
Now. Mr.. Greeley, it seems To me, tile [
\ rst we can look for. should our emanci- y
lai Cd countrvyvoncn be driy, 10 q e. rud' 81
gricultural pursuits, were q rel roductI,n OF =
liz picture, with the master let out.
With all respect, yours,
GRACE GREENWOOD. d
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

SLIGHTLY MIXED.-A friend who mar.
ried l widow, explains as follows how he
got mixed up in his relationship :. | mar.
ried a widow who had a grown-up daugb-
ter. Ny father visited our house often,
fell in love with my step daughter and
married her So, my father became my
son-ln-law. and my step daughter my
mother. because she was my fathers wife
Some time afterwards my wife had a son,
he was my father, and my uncle, for he
was the brother OF my step mrther My
fathers wife, that is my step daughter,
had also a son; he was, Of course, my
brother and in the mean time my wife
became my grandmother because she was
my mothers mother; was my wife's hus-
band and grandchild at the same time
And as the husband of persons grand
mother is his grandfather, l am my own
grandfather"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

How To DIE ELEGANTLY FOR NOTHING.
The most amnsing confidence game that
modern ingenuity and desperation ever in
vented was recently played off in England.
by an elderly gentleman, who had run ont
his property. and had no real resource
left for the elegant support that his nature
craved. Having the reputation still OF
being rich man, he made his will, dis
tributing generous sums around among bis
friends and relatives, and giving large
bequests to benevolent societies. There
upon taking care that his liberal inten-
tions should be known, be came into great
favor with the aforesaid friends and rel.
atives, and the order Of philanthropists
and lived around at their houses. wei.
ONE guest, even condescending to die al
one Of these free homes. 4 funeral, fit
fling the great expectations, was provided
or him, and then the will opened. This
turned out according to promise. Bu
when the estate. came to be administered
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

LOST HIS TEXr.-At Plymouth church
Brooklyn, last Sunday, for minute OF
more Mr. Beecher looked over his Bible
silently. 1t finally became evident to the
congregation that their minister had got a
little mixed. With the utmost sang froid
be turned over leafafter leaf, hunting with
his finger verse after verse, and finally
said without looking up, in that nasal tone
of his, which his voice always takes on
whsn he is about to say anything funny
Z find [ have made the wrong entry for
my text. Please be patient moment,
have known ministers to lose tieir texts
alter they had begun their serm3us.
think it Is better to lose it before There :"
as his eyes finally lit upon the passage
. got the wrong book, the wrong chapter.
and the wrong verse. Ephesians, u chap
ter, from the 10 to the 22i inclusive.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

Anecdotes Of Sojouruer Truth are mum
erous. The following relates to her ex
perience in Washington street car:
She was an Empire State citizen and
fully conscious of her rights under dc
constitution. She says: When
went into de street to rice on de cars, de
conductors would not look at me fust, an
all dc drivers would turn heads anoder
way, make believe dey didn't see me.
But | fixed EN-. One day car was
coming along and SoJouruer felt anxious
TO ride. 1t was filed with people, and
SoJOuruer planted herself firmly beside
the track and where the horses would
either be obliged to eat her or stop
Along came the car. SoJourner gave the
usual sigma to stop, but dat driver paid
no teuton to me, an was goin right on
when l gave such yelps | tell yer yer
oughter to hear me roar can yell
when | try | scared de horses an De
people in dc ear. Dey was glad to stop
an | hoped right IN But the battle
was ouly half over. Once IN the car So
Journer had another Toe TO defeat IN the
conductor. But she proved equal TO that
uSI SCuSs DC So"uuO'OI cum 1iOHg
and say, Go torard = He said | must
20 forard wild de driver. but l sot down.
He told me to GIT up | sot still
Den he told me to 20 forard agin or he
would fro me out. OATS les what | want
81 hum to do, cause yer see felt as if |
hadn't yelped quite enough. had some
more on en- in, an if he'd tried it Id
-aised his har jes' told him to fro me
'ut il he dar; bat belonged to de En-
IRE State, an knew de laws. When [
old him dat he went on collectin' his pen
ieS and carried me turder den | wanted
o 60. | tell yer der's nothin ike stand
d for yer rights !,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17
The following is in Western instance

The following is in Western instance
of the ruling passion strong in death -
Squire W was very fastidious in
his notions of propriety. At weddings and
funerals he was quite oficious, and very
particular that every thing should be done
deeently and in order. In due time he
was taken ill-fatally so-and relatives
and friends were gathered around his bed,
sad and weeping. One of these, more
thoughtful than the rest, asked the depart
ing squire if he would like to have cler-
gyman called in to pray with him to
which he replied: " Well yes think it
would be appropriate. --HarDer'S TOR May.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

Forane square OF I2 tIne- less OF $~Rpare
type one insertion, $l.00; Tor each -rTs~eQReas n
serton 25 cents UnfeEE the Humbei o. Ia- er1toaa
are marked on the advertisement il Wil nc eontfAs
edtiil or'leled nut. Liberal ifscohr uiadt TO sA4S
chants and 'thers advertising by the wear
rebate Lud yomIntssIoner't Satirek R9.e ar
For notices OF t4iheraIlOnr E%trayR che feFn 9
tton and Dissolution nf C0partnerShil.k &C.. q 3
each. Tor three Insertions II sen by Mall Ii q
money musi accompany theI etteI
Nnttcestn aews columns 10 cents PeItiv each
nsertIOn hut No charge made Of Iess than 50 c@nSe
Notices vi Death> and Marriages inserted xEatn
but extended obituary N0tlret Poetry viii ha
charged bv the rate of Eve Sentt PEI line
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

SALT LAKE. CIIY-A correspondent of
the Toronto GLo5e thus describes Salt Lake
City;
Before leaving the city we took drive
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

have been fertile in examples of this bur
glary calling itself buslness.-E. r. WI p
pie az Atlantic Montkly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-17

upon, it was totally minus. The man had
not Il spare pound in the world.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10
ROCK ISLAND
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

THosE OF OUR READERS WHO MAKE
i purchases in Rock Island, by cutting thii
out and using ii as reference will save time and
trouble.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10
snnnRRArIrKsIs.

The Sunday School Convention occupies
tho attention and time of Oavenporters !;
6shino the time and attention of, Camden
ties and business preoludes all else with
Moliners while with the Rock Islanders it
ia little more Mixter-ed.
The fremen of Davenport have elected
Jacob Melchau chief engineer, for the ensu-
ing year.
The runner of the Neweomb House had a
head put on him by some unknown person,
last evening
DR.. Rogers will deliver a lecture on "Rit-
ualism," at the Opera House, Sunday
evening next.
THAT ball" was very successful affair,
about sixty couples being present.
The police OF Davenport are pulling dis
reputable houses. They are in business.
The Gazette says the Sunday School Con
vention is the most successful ever held il
the city.
Fishing parties at Camden are all tn
rage.
More building and improvements now II
progress than ever before at this season
the year.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10
xoaAx oanun6M.
For Moth Patches, EIeckIes

AND TAN.
TTSE PERRY'S MOTH FRE0KLE L0-
u TON. It ia reliable and harmless. Sold
BY every Druggist In Rock Island and elsewhere
Prepared only by DR.. B. C. Perry, 40 Bond St.
New York.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

BooT BLACKS ONE AHEAD.-Sam is con,
sidered Kaiser of the boot blacks, and often
takes in older people tbaH himself. Having
failed to take the Methodist Parson in for q
suit OF clothes, he next turned his attention
to certain shrewd lawyer, fresh from Yam
kee land, where they grow pretty sharp men .
One of Sans subs told him q pitiful story
and induced him TO patronise him to the ex.
sent Of dozen or more dimes, all q. one
time. The next day he returned and said
Sam had whipped him for lowering the dig
nifty of the profession, and had taken his
"kit" away. This was to much for the Judge
to stand, and he Immediately purchased q
new "kit," and started the juvenile on the
road to fortune with cash capital of 40
cents. He has since learned that Sam
planned the whole transaction. That boy
will make good radical office holder if he
has his health. The Judge is thinking seri
ously of returning to the green hills Of his
native state,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10
RIVER NEWS.

The rise continues. St, Paul papers re-
port the lower part of that city flooded, and
the Minnesota and Mississippi river rising
above that city. So that we may expect to
see the water within foot or so of the rise
of last spring.
ARRIVALS. FROM
Lake Superior-Capt Worden,s Louis
Redwing-Capt. Hight, ST. Paul.
DEPARTURES. FOR
Lake Superior-Capt. Worden, St. Panl
Redwing-Capt. Hight, St. Louis.
New Boston-Capt. Melville, Keokuk.
Jennie BrOwn-Capt. Pierce, Clinton.
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW FOR
.sfPhil Sheridsn-Capt. Holcomb, st. Paul
North Davidson, ST. Louis
Rock Islsnd-Capt. Campbell, keokuk
Travel and traffic is good between thi
city and St. Louis, and moderately so be
tween St. Paul aud this place.
Up boats leave at II A. M, and dowl
boats at M.
For freight and passage apply to W. N
Jarvis, at the Northern Line office on tn
| ievee.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

We have received copy of the Llin0i
Atlas, published at Springfield. The only
thing worth mention in the paper, is a wood
cut, illustrating the removal of the State
capitol. The capitol is represented as
mounted on wheels, the car drawn by a
couple Of stout mastiffs, labeled respectively,
the Chicago Times and Tribune, who have
in their jaws couple of purps, labeled
"Pubic Printing" The dogs are controlled
by Miss Peoria, buxom lsssie, gotten up
in the Goddess of Liberty style. We regard
the picture as incomplete. Only half the
tale is told. The cut should represent the
Springfield ours attached to the other end
of the car, and the wheels blocked by the
public printing and other monopolies of that
city of mire. The Atlas may treat the
subject of removal as ridiculously as i,
pleases, but it can't change the strong pub
lie sentiment in favor ofEemoval now exist
ing by printing engravings at the expense
of those fighting the project. How many
extra copies were printed for circulation
And how much of the public money did yor
receive from the Springfield robbers for thu
use of your columns? No man of sens
can be brought to believe that Tom Levi
would print that cut for nothing.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

OBTAINING goods IN der false pretences,
has brought one John Nelson to grief and
to the Davenport jail. He has been doing
business at Morristown, in this State. By
representing himself as worth considerable
money, be was able to obtain goods from
Field Bros, Darts Sons, and others Of this
city, besides of several merchants in Dsven-
port, for which he gave notes. His credit
ors in Davenport concluded to bring him to
al account, and obtained requiSition from
Gov. Merrill and had him arrested. He will
probably have hearing before she present
term Of the District Court.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

The TYNDALE MURDER.-The following
article is recommended to the perusal of all.
The discovery of the globe Of tin is import
ant, and the manufacturer of that globe is
needed. Any information will be rewarded;
81, 800 is offered for the detection of the
murderer:
In one OF the pockets of the coat taken
from the body Of Mr. Tyndale, was found q
| globe OF tin, about four IN ches in diameter.
| 1t is made of two hemispheres of tin solder
ed together at what we call, for the purpose
! of description, the equator" One of the
! hemisphere was broken in forming it, and
the crack is soldered up on the inside. At
the apex of one hemisphere is q small,
round aperture, which was evidently made
| by "punch." On the inside of this hemi-
speere is g whistle, which may be sounded
! by blowing into the aperture. Directly
opposite the Aperture land whistle) is q
narrow slit about an inch long. This was
not made at any tin shop in this city, and it
is earnestly requested that if this is seen by
the workman who made it, thsth will write
at once to the mayor of Spring held. There
was also found piece of brass chain three
feet long, and piece of rubber tubing, /
| inch diameter, three feet and half long.
II any one has any information when or
where these articles were bought or manu-
! fsctured, he is requested to send it to the
| may Springfield Register.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

BUILDISG.-Buford & Co., are building
two story brick on East Eagle street in the
rear of Buford Block. The walls are under
way, and large force ofworkmen are push
ing things. When finished, the upper stories
are to be used as Offices; Alex Steele will
open q hardware stock in two of the stores.
John Koch is building frame addition
to his house on Orleans street, near Canal,
to be used as q sales room and tailor shop,
when completed.
Mr.. Rettig is building a coy little dwell
ing and shop upon the ruins of his late res
| ideuce, on Orleans street.
And numerous other buildings are il
process Of erection in various parts of tbs
city, all indicating brisk building season
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

LECTURE ON RITUALIsM.-Believers in the
creed of the Episcopal Church, will no doubt
be pleased to learn that lecture upon the
disputed question of ritualism will be deliv-
cred in this city on Monday evening next,
by DR.. Rogers. He has for more than twenty
years held high position in the Episcopal
Church, and is a profound theologian, an
accomplished orator, and disciples of the
"High" and SLOW" churches will hear their
opinions candidlY discussed.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

AT st. Paul, last week, Lisa Weber was
married to w. S. Mutually, violinist, and
musical director of the troupe The Pic
neer, in noticing the affair, says:
"By the way, there must be something
very catching in our pure Minnesota stmos
phere, as it seems to have effected the vari.
Gus troupes of late. For instance, Laura
Keene joined the Catholic Church during
her visit. Josie Booth and VIM. Marble
frat struck the match here, and nov Lisa
Weber has gone and done ID.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

Ifyou do not feel we'll you send for Doctor
he calls upon You, looks wise, scrawls sone
hieroglyphics upon picce of paper which you
take to drug store and there pay so ecnts 40
u 90, besides the doctors fee, fer Q remedy
nine times out of ten not half so good as DR..
horse's Indian Root Pills, which costs but IS
cents per box. Do you think abe former the
best, because you pay the most for iti Ifyou
do, We advise You to use, just as expert
N Mt, th. Aorse's Indian Root Pills. They
are prepared from formula, pronounced By
the most learned physicians Of our country, to
be she best and most universal of family me-
dicines. The Morses Indian Root Pills cure
Headache, Liver 90 mplaint, Indigestion, Dys-
pepsia, Female Irregularities, BE-, and ere put
~ both sugaS-coatsd snd plain. Give shsm q
trial. eslt By eli dealers.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10
FEMALE WEAKNESS
VE9ETINE

Acts directly upon the causes of these complaints
1t invigOrates and siren CITIZENS the whole SYSTEM
acts upon the secretive organs; alfays milan =
nation; cleanses and cures liberation; cures
constipation; regulates the bowels; headache
and pains in the back ceases ia fact there lie no
disease or complaint whore the VEdEIl y
gives so quick relief, and is SO effective In Its
cure, as in what is termed Female weakness.
1t has never failed in one instance. 1t Is the
verbal testimony ofsvery one who has taken the
VEGETINE for these complaints; taking from
two to Eve bottles and in some cases more, fox
th4se complaints. Sold by al! Druggists.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

We understand that @ certain Alderman
of the third ward, who was so loud in his
praise of the soldier, and who voted against
the memorial of the finance committee, has
thought better OF his rash promises, and
cannot now be induced to canvas the city
for subscriptions. He buncombed SO much
of what he would do if and now the
subscription paper will show what he has
done. Talk don't go down with boys in
blue.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND PACIFIC h H.
ELIEoIs DtvIsIoa-srOm Rock Island TO Chicago.