The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-26

extent of rolling up its Journalistic sleeves
and laying down the law in superb man
ner of its own. |
Well, its protests didn't prevent any
body's going and only wish that every
one that sees this will have as merry o
Christmas, as plentiful supply Of the
good things Of life, and hundred fold the
Joy and happiness, that either or all OF
these departed gentlemen expected or en-
joyed.
Talking of Christmas reminds me that l
had good look at all the glories Of the toy
shops last week, and have not yet returned
10 my normal condition from the bewilder-
ment of the tour. Talk of the panic
Why, such thing had never been heard
Of, to Judge by the amounts changing
hands in that mine of childish delights.
And how infectious the insanity is There
/ went, con6dingly as you please, just to
: see how far human ingenuity had pro-
crossed in providing articles for the house
3 hold angels to revolve into component
y parts. when the presiding spirits with
' their nice white aprons, and malice pre-
: nence lured me on 10 investment after in
O vestment till would have won the palm
: from respectable paek-mule as far as par
Y GELS we're concerned, and have nothing &c
a give except advice, which tender freely, anC
o lust amounts TO this: Never interview toy
o stores if you don't want your purse to g
? into rapid decline especially if you know
e eyes which fairly dance at the bare men
n ton of dear old Santa Claus, or little hand
d which clap rounds Of applause as each sep
# arate treasure meets the owners gaze OF
that eventful Christmas morn"
l. There since last wrote Gen. y. y
n Howard, of Freedmen's bureau fame, ha
d been made candidate for congressiona
) white washing, on the charge OF permit
d ting irregularities in that bureau not con
lie sistent with just appreciation of mine ant
y thine and any number Of disagreeable
ct shocking affairs have taken place; but a
ct all that kind of news travels fast enoug
or without my help, and should surely b
n accused of a tendency to give sly hits at to
s. openly protesting saints 1.-THE actors bein
at all OF that class I'll cen let it alone, an
a tell you instead that we have aprospect {
ne getting branch of Vassar College estat
RS lished here.
OLIVIA" whom | have before mer
ey TONED. owns 1.-The Naples" a handsom
as property comprising a whole square,
an the eastern portion of the city, and fine
lat the management of it rather more of
ers burden than she anticipated. That fac
lr- combined with that other that we real
res have no frst-class institution for the ed
Of cation of young ladies in this city, hi
all caused her to take the matter of institu
Sc. ing a college on the Vassar plan into SCI
to Gus consideration, and |, for one hope tn
ass she may succeed.
tie. To prevent the sterner sex from feeliI
ISL themselves left out in the cold, as it wer
by as far as new institutions are cOncerne
will the Washington City Central Temperan
I'VE League" (let me see; yes,I think that's t
lg- whole name,-) had bill introduced
ar the Senate which has for its object the a
icy preparation of 100000, only, for the lau
so. able purpose of constructing hospital
ent inebriates. As they had a Mr.. Wright
'ss. introduce the bill, and as, moreover, a ii
Ter number of our legislative stars may ha
lily pen to have prophetic glimpses of the fl
'on ure, they may consider it the right thing
eir accede to the request of the W. c. G. t.
tn and | may have an opportunity some til
he to say Send on your inebriates
ore LENARD.
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