The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-26
Temperance in Aledo.


the temperance cause and working hard to
rid their town of the traffic in liquors.
Over 500 persons in the churches have
signed the temperance pledge They have
two saloons in Aledo-one kept by f. L.
SEVERN and one by Mr. Berrisford. A
company of forty six ladies visited these
saloons on Friday last and engaged in
prayer and singing for about half an hour
in each saloon. A good many people were
present. No rudeness or disrespect was
shown the ladies. They expostulated with
the saloon keepers and begged them to
give up the business but received no en-
couragement. On Saturday the ladies
went the rounds again. The Record says:
Mr.. SEVERN was appealed to to forsake
his unlawful business-but in vain. He
manifested good deal of determination
and ''spunk." Said he had been raised to
think his business was right and proper
that he paid his taxes here-had done a
great deal for Aledo in the way of making
improvements, &c. He also alluded to
the fact that many of his customers were
members of the churches which the ladies
represented, and. said he, reform my
customers, and you reform me. After
spending some more time in prayer and
singing the ladies took their departure,
having received an invitation to call again.
MIR. Berrisford was also again visited,
and exercises held in his saloon. MIR. b.
assured the ladies that If the business men
of the place desired him to discontinue his
business he would comply with such a re-
quest The workers are not without hope
that favorable impressions have been made
and have no idea of abandoning the work
until victory is won.
The ladies reassembled at the NJ. f.
Church to make arrangements for a fur
ther prosecution of the work.
On Sunday very large temperance
meeting was held and the following
adopted:
| Resolved That we, the citizens of Aledo and vi
entity, do hereby pledge ourselves that if Mr.. Sew
erin and Mr.. Berrisford will give up their present
business of selling Intoxicating liquors. WILL tC
the extent of influence, assist them to enter up
on any lawful business they may wish to engage in
The meeting adjourned to meet in the
NJ. E. Church this Thursday evening, tc
prosecute the work commenced.
On Monday afternoon the ladies-some
seventy in number-again visited the sa-
looms and held their services, and at last
accounts showed no signs of giving up un,
til the traffic in their village shall have
been abandoned.
ARMED AGAINST AGUE-The following
is taken from the Davenport Democrat, anG
as it refers to a very valuable preparation
that cured one of the editors of this paper
of the Ague when all else failed we fee
obliged to copy it; also because The AR
GUS recognizes DR.. Shallenberger as one O
its best friends:
With all the magnificent advantage
which the Northwest can boast, Their,
must be admitted one drawback, which
however, will probably be ameliorated a
it becomes more thoroughly settled, ant
the lands improved We allude to tn
prevalence of fever and ague, which are al
most perpetual in their visitations and ar
at some time suffered by almost all set
tiers. 1t is, therefore, matter of mucl
Importance that every one should keep o
hand some admitted remedy which Wi
remove the visitation without the expense
delay and frequent disappointment il
summoning a medical man. The test c
time and experience in it's sanitary value
both point out Shallenberger's Fever an
Ague Antidote as the best domestic med
cine for these miasmatic attacks yet di:
covered. This invaluable pill infallibl
checks the chill and induces healthy per:
piration at the first dose, and short cor
tinuance in the treatment will eradicat
the germs of the disease and arm the cor
stitution against a recurrence of the al
tacks.