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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-31

ARE EXCITEMENTs UNwIsEp-There is
great fear, on the part of some amiable
persons who write for the public, lest in
certain movements of reform there should
he those who will take steps for which
they will be sorry. They argue from this
that it is not best to have any excitement
at all, and especially that nothing should
be done under excitement. 1t so happens,
however, that the path of progress has al
ways been marked by sudden steps up
ward and onward. There are steady
growth and steady going, it is true,hut the
tendency 10 rut-making and routine are so
great in human nature that it is often only
by wide excitements that whole com
munity is lifted and forwarded to new
level.
There are communities that would new
er do anything but rot, except under ex-
citement a community often gets into n
stolid, immobile condition which nothing
but public excitement can break up
This condition may relate to II single sub
jecl, or to many subjects. 1t may relate
to temperance, or o church debt. Now il
is quite possible that II man under excite
ment will do the thing he has always
known to be right, and be sorry for it or
recede from it afterward; but the excite
ment was the only power that would ever
have started him ON the right path, or led
him to stop in The wrong one. 1t is all
very well to say that it would be II great
dead better for II drunkard, coolly, after
quiet deiberation and rational decision,
TO resolve to forsake his cups, than to ttke
the step under the stimulus of social eX-
citemcnt, and the persuasion of c1mpan-
ionship and fervid oratory, but does he
ever do itP Sometimes, possibly. but not
often. Without excitement an real
social movement, very little of temperance
reform has ever been effected. Men are
like iron; to be moulded they must be
heated and to say that there should be no
excitement connected with II great reform,
or that reform is never effected through
excitement, is to ignore the basilar facts of
human nature and human history y.-Dr.
Holland in Scrjbnsr'S A0nshiy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-31

The UTILITY OF WIvEs.-It is not 10
sweep the house, make the bed, darn the
SOCKS, and cook the meals. chiefly that II
man wants wife. If this is all he needs,
servants can do it more cheaply than IL
wife. If this is all, when IL young man
calls to see lady. send him into the pam
try to taste the bread and cake she has
made. send him to inspect the needle-work
and bed making. or put broom in her
hands, and send him to witness its use.
Such things are important, and The wise
young man will quickly look after them.
But what the true man wants is, her conf
panionship. sympathy and love. The way
of life has many dreary places in it, and
man needs II companion to go with him.
A man is sometimes overlakon by misfor-
tunes; he meets with failure and defeat
trials and temptations beset him; and he
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-31

certain intrusive person paid constant
visits to an English nobleman and. if the
latter happened to be from home was
wont to make good his entrance by say
ing that he would step ia and sit by the
fire, or watch the French clock working,
or play with the pet monkey. At length
the head footman. determined to end the
annoyance. met him at the door with
" my lord and my lady's both from home,
the fires gone out, the clocks stopped, and
the monkeys dead. 81
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-31

CHRISTIAN PERFECTToN.-Behold how
much pride, avarice, envy, anger peevsh-
ness under attirtion, self-wiIl, worldliness
and other "evil affections and desires :"
are still manifs ell in the church, See
he precioug life blood of the Son of God
flowing to cleanse from all sin--untl His
church becomes "holy, without spot or
wrinkle, or any such thing Hear how
God Jehovah commands Be ye holy,
for am holy" Look bow the world
watches the church to see the verification
of her profession. redeemed from all in
iqulty, and "A peculiar people, Jealous unto
good works." Yea. how the principali-
ties AMI powers of Heaven gaze upon the
church, to read in her experience of full
salvation and holy life, as in n living epis-
tie, the manifold wisdom of God, and the
practical unfoldings of the unsearchable
riches of Christ" D brother minister!
you are placed amid these realities, called
and appointed Of God to bring the church,
rs II chtSte pure virgin to her great Di-
vine Bridegroom, fitted for an eternal
union. oh, do, for the sake of the church,
your Master and Savior, and Yourself,
cease from :" whiting fine points, and in
the sight of God and the Judgment dly,
fulfill your ordination vows. in that you
:" seriously and explicitly admonsh all be-
levers ardently to strive for Christian per-
fecion. ."-Btshop Yeakel, in Ltring Epis-
lie.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-31

PEws. - The first seats provided in
churches are seen in the Anglo-Saxon and
Norman edilices still standing in England.
They consist of stone benches which pro-
jet from the wall around the whole in
terror excepting on the east end. In 1919
the congregations are represented as sit
ling on the ground or standing, and it was
ut this period that the people introduced
low. rude, three-legged stools promiscu-
ously over the church. Not till after the
Norman conquest were wooden seats
brought into Il e. In 1927 decree was
Issued, in regard to the wrang ing for
seats (Which had become decided nui-
sance), that no one should call any seat in
the church his own except nobemen and
patrons, each person taking the nearest
empty seat he could find. as he entered
the church. From 1880 to 1910, as weap-
proach nearer the reformation, seats were
more generally appropriated, their en-
trance being guarded by cross-bars, and
the initial letters of their owners engraved
upon them. But directly after the refor-
nation the pew system commenced, for
there is extant IL complaint from lbe poor
commons addressed to Henry VIII. in
l546 referring to his decree that Bible
should be in every church mt liberty for
Ill to read because they feared it might be
taken into the " guyre or some "pue"
Galleries in churches were not known un-
Til 1908. AS early as 16ll luxurious ar
engagements were considered essential 10
church pews and they were baized or
cushioned all over their sides, and the
seats furnished with comfortable cushions,
while footStoolS were introduced also.
Next, the sides of the pews were made so
high that they entirely concealed the oc-
been the a device of those who desired
not to be seen by the officers, who report
ed all who did not stand up nd bow low
when the name of Jesus was spoken by
The clergyman. Fire. places (P) were also
built in the pews, and every possible con-
venience added for the comfort of the
highly favored few. But the services
were often long and tedious and the list
eners often fell asleep and frequently nod
ded their approbation to the ministers SER
mon, while they were totally oblivious of
its teachings. Swift's lines, which we
quote, allude to the prevailing fashion Of
church upholstery:
4" beadsteId I'd of the antique mode,
Compact of timber many load,
Such as ancestors did use.
Was metanorphosed into pews
Which still their ancient nature keep,
BY lodging folks inclined to sleep"
With the reign of Charles |. the rea-
sons for the heightening of the sides of the
pew disappeared, and from the civil war
hey declined to their present height
Springfield Republic IN.
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The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
Ponds Extract.

Prejudice is sometimes apt to interfere
with our comfort in life. and to cause us to
do Injustice to some worthy article or OBJ.
ject, This was exempliied in the exper-
icnce of very worthy lady, short time
ago.
Her daughter was firm believe in the
efficacy Of PoNDs EXTRACT, but such was
the elder lady's prejudice against it, term
ing it quack medicine. she would not al
low it lin the house.
1t happened that the mother severely
burned her hand with the fire poker, and
while suffering intensely, the younger lady
without intimating her intention, dressed
the hand with the Extract, from a bottle
she kept secreted in her own room. Re-
lief from pain was instantaneous, and the
result marvellously satisfactory; and when
the patient was made acquainted with the
remedy doing her so much good, she ac-
knowledged herself in the wrong, and ever
atterward was q warm advocate Of PoND's s
EXTRACT,
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
Fraud Shown up.

There are unscrupulous grocers and deal
ers in various sections of the country. who
saw to their customers who ask for Dool-
ey's Yeast Powder: I'VE do not keep it
in cans, but have it loose or in bulk. We
desire to call the attention of purchasers
of Dooley's Yeast Powder to the fact that
this is a dishonorable trick, which is re
sorted to for the purpose of palming Oft as
Dooley's a cheap. adulterated substitute
which in many cases is highly detrimental
to health. The genuine Dooley's Yeas
Powder is never sold in bulk or loose, bu
iu cans under the label and trade mark o
the proprietors, Dooley & Brother, New
York. Any dealer, therefore, who offer
it otherwise, is trying to deceive you.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and others
to stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel, nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept on the European plan
YOU therefore only pay for what you get.
Everything is first class, and prices mod
crate, adapted to the stringency of the
times You save the expense of carriage
hire, and by leaving your baggage check
on the counter of the Hotel, your baggage
will be delivered in your rooms, fifteen
minutes after the arrival of the cars, free
of expense. We advise you to give the
Grand Union a trial.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
Personal.

Gen. Henderson, M. G. from this dis
trick was ID the city yesterday.
Parker Wineman is in Chicago consider
ing the best place to commence suit against
the Pennsylvania railroad fer Infringement
of th5 car coupling invented by Phil. Helm
of this city. A Philadelphia paper COM
mentiDg upon this coupler, says:
Considerable trouble appears likely to
grow out Of the adoption by the ?. r. r
Co. of the Janney patent car coupler and
equalizing bar. They have the device in
use on about 1000 cars, for which they
paid ten dollars per car, Another man
comes to the front with prior patent, al
most identical with that of Janney, claim
ing an Infringement, but offering to settle
for $50 900. There is likely to be lively
fight.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
PQMFhII-

Excavation at Pompeii prove the city to
have been one of the most fashionable and
beautiful of Roman summer resorts, and
but for the eruption it might have remain
ed so to this day As with Pompei, so
with thousands of people who have beauty
of form and feature. They might always
be admired but for the eruption, that
makes the face unsightly, and betrays the
presence of scrofula, yirulent blood poisons,
or general debility. There is but one re-
medy that positively cures these affections.
and that remedy is DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t is the best known
tonic, Alternative, and resolvent. 1t speed
lily cures pimpies, blotches, liver spots, and
all diseases arising from impoverished or
impure blood. 1t also cures dyspepsia,
and regulates the liver and bowels. Sold
by druggists.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
Arrest Of Bnrgl ars in Davenport,

lhfOm. the OaNenpoIb UdZetle1
sWatchman Jos, Atkins made an i'm
portant arrest in Commercial Alley Tues
day night. He saw couple of fellows
prowling about among the sheds and bull
dings north and south of the alley, and
watched them for some time. and when he
attempted to confront them, they attempt
ed to run. But Aitkens was too soon for
the chaps, and after he had gathered them
in, he convinced themithat death was their
portion should they attempt to leave him.
He walked them to the Fifth street station
and they proved to be colored men.
They we're searched-two revolvers and a
burglars chisel were found with them;
and bundle of keys was afterwards pick
ed up in the alley by Atkins and Tilebein
Two of the ksys belonged in Garvey's
saloon, Fourth and LeClaire, two to David
sons secondhand store on Perry street,
and two to Boquillion's saloon, Perry
street. All three places were entered by
by burglars last week. One of the prison
ers was recognized; he goes by the name
of Pony" in ST. Louis, where he is not
orious as thief. His pals name in not
known.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

The Davenport Gazette has again
heard from the elegant Methodist clergy
man Rev. G. W. Copeland, formerly of
that city, who has again been caught at
his old tricks, and is now on his way to
St. Catharines, Canada, in charge Of Off
GERS. lie was Rev. John, Williams this
time. He is wanted there for trial for
swindling and embezzlement He was
arrested on the 18th inst, by an officer from
Terre Haute, Ind, four miles from
Charleston, ILL.,, where he was found 10 q
fourishing condition" a dispatch says,
living with widow named Walker, who
owns foe farm four miles from Charles
ton, I'll. The Rev. Williams only arrived
there Oh the 7th inst. and was already
running her farm. He had discharged
her hired man of two years service, and
was just going to town to sell her hogs,
when captured" What fascinating
scamp he had become, to be sure. He
will probable get long term in a Canada
prison Cor his practices at st. GATHERINGS
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

Lithontriptic is the name given medi-
cine possessing superior qualities for the
cure of all kidney diseases. 1t is not
auack nostrum but o reliable remedy,
vouched for by leading physicians all over
the country. Wherever known 'Llthon-
triptic" is in general demand being consider
ed the best remedy fits class in the market.
For sale by the trade generally. mwf&w
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
MaiariaI Com plain Is.

There never was time when complaints
a-isiug from inactivity of the liver were
more common 10 this section than at the
present time. Nearly everyone has been
afflicted with some form of malarial dis
ease. and OF all known remedies Maguire's s
Cundurango is acknowledged to be the
best 1t brings immediate relief prevents
fever, tones up the whole system and is a
sure protection against all these distress
ing complaints. Try it once and be con-
VIncea
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
MEDICAL.

Byits great and thorough blood, purifying proper
ties I9r Pierceis Golden Medical Discovery cures
ali hnmors nom the worst scrosam 10 c9mmon 1dnSG
1iofch PiInDle. or Eruption Mercurial ulsease,
Mircrsi poisons and their effects are eradicated,
and yigorous health and sound constitution estap-
iIshod F,yaiDeIna, snIt-Eheam, Fever soFesf ScaIy
nv ROACH skin, in short all diseases caused Dy pad
blood are conquered by this powerful, PURIFYING anu
Fspecislly has il manifested its potency In curing
letter. Roae Rnsh, Boils, Carbunelea, borc Eyes,
scrosuio1s sorcs and swe1llnRs, white swcllings,
f;oItro or Thick Neck, and Enlarged GlandA-
N yo1 mel dull drowsy, deblltated, have sallow
color OF skim or yellowish-brown spots on face or
bodv freGuent headache or dizziness, bad taste in
month internal heat or chis alternated with hot
fnshea low spirits and gloomy forebodings Irregular
npnette and tongue coated, you are suffering from
Torpid Liver, or TBIliouaneas." In many cases OF
Silver Complain" only part OF these symptoms are
experienced. As n remedy for all such cases, DR..
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery has no equal, as
IL effects perfect and radical cures.
In the cure OF BrOnchitis, severe Coughs, and the
carly stages OF Consumption, II has astonshed the
medical faculty, and eminent physicians pronounce
Il the greatest medical discovery OF the age While
u the severest Coughs Il strengthens the system
and purlnes the blood. Sold by druggists.
r. v. PIERCE, NJ. D., Prop'r, Worlds Dispensary
and Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade of
these goods is always standard and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line in the
country. oWtf
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

OF the thousands who die annually of
cousum ption, how many there are who
could be saved by timely care. The very
best remedy is SLoAN's S LACTo PHOSPHATE
OF LIME, IRON & CoD Liver OIL.
It is so deicately favored that even an
infant will take it willingly.
The Philadelphia hospitals use 1t with
great success. Get bottle OF it. lnwf
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

The ARGUS JOB PRINTING Rooms
turn out Cards, Circulars, Note Heads
Bill Heads, Law Briefs, and all othel
kinds of Printing, in the highest style OF
the art, apd on the most reasonable terms.
And THE ARGUS Book BINDERY is doing
all kinds of work in that line, neat, quick
and cheap. The friends of the paper and
the public generally are invited to give our
work a trial, dWt.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

Vital weakness or depression
weak exhausted feeling, no energy or cour-
age; the result of mental over-Wcrk,
EndeScroTions or eEcesses, or some
drain upon the system, is always cured by
HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC No. Is
1t tones up and invigorates the system,
dispels the gloom and dependency, ,imparts
strength and energy,-stops the drain and
rejuvcnates the entire man. Been used
twenty years with perfect success by thou
sands. , Sold by dealers. Price, S1.00 per
single vial, or $500 per package of five vials
receipt of price. Address HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE COMPANY
100 FULTON STREET, n, Y.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK, is hazy, and
IL is hazardous to attempt to name the
coming men. A new era has dawned for
men oyertsxed with brain work. They
take Reeds "Gilt Edge Tonic" and its
bealth-giving properties afford speedy
cure. G. Tegeler & Co., wholesale agents,
Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

"a stitch in time saves nine. '-sings
Ella land few of Devines' Pitch Lozen-
ge saves coughing all night, and saves pain
in the side, and sore throat" and who
blames her for this precaution, seeing she
is happy over it.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
a Sure Thing.

Urinary genital, kidney and bladder
diseases, on account of their peculiar
nature, should be promptly and thor
oughly cured. The high standing OF
Prot. Chaplin as specialist in these
diseases is a guarantee as to the char.
aeter of his new and favorite com
pound. "Buchupaiba" The great po-
qularity and rapidly increasing de-
mand for which is additional evidence
of its worth. eChapin's Injection
Fleur" is to be used with the 'Buchu
paiba' where there are diseased or i'm
pure discharges Ia syringe is with each
bottle of Iniection) His Constitution
Bitter Syrup" drives all traces from
the blooa Sold by druggists at 81
each. They never fail. Advice free.
Depot 80 Barclay street, New York.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

Nausea, headache, furred tongue, bit
ter mouth and bad breath in the morning,
are all dismissed by Milk of Magnesia, q
remedy indorsed by the family. The ner-
vous sensations produced by indigestion
are always conqured by it. Druggists sell
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

TY.-Anybody recommending a
soothing remedy for children containing
opium in any form is guilty of doing harm.
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup is warranted not to
contain opiates and should therefore be
widely recommended.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
The Waatl,ar--To-Day.

The following shows the temperature
at THE ARGUS OFFICE to-day as In
dicated hv thermometer:
TAX. 40o above zero 19P n 52e above zero
9AM 44o " p. n. 55S
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

We reach for riches and we grasp mill
stone, unless in health to enjoy them. A
cough or cold quickly works our physical
ruin unless we are careful. Use DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, Only % cents bottle.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

For fine suitings. the latest styles, and
a frat class fit. call on j. T. Dixon, mer-
chant tailor, IT'S Second avenue. Every
garment guaranteed; first class work at
popular prices. 14-dlw
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

QUERY: why will men smoke com
mon tobacco, when they can buy Marburg
Bros. Seal of North Carolina at the
same price7" l-leod1y
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
A Sure Thing,

DR.. Kings Syphiitic remedy is warrant
ed to cure syphilis in the primary, second
ary and tertiary stages, and in all its varied
and complicated forms, and will cure the
worst case of venereal disease, cases which
have resisted the treatment of the most
eminent and skillful physicians in America
1t cures the first stages and heals the uI-
GERS in few days. Il cures ulcers in the
mouth, nose, throat. head, arms and legs;
also, hard pains in the bones and joints,
swelling Of the joints, syphihtic rheuma-
tism, etc, in short time. Price, SIS per
package, Sent everywhere by express. A
treatise on sexual diseases free. Sent
sealed for two stamps. DR.. j. Dinsbeer,
415 North Seventh street, ST Louis, sole
proprietor. Cures guaranteed, or the
money refunded.
DR.. Dinsbeer makes chronic diseases a
specially If you are afflicted, with nc
matter what, call or write. m-t-w
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

Illustrated Marriage Guide, 260 pages,
cloth and gilt binding, so cents; some in
paper covers 25 cts. Manhood, 10 cents;
Womanhood, 10 cents; Pamphlet, cents
securely sealed. by mail. Send money
or postage stamps. DR.. Whittier, the
great specialist. CIT St. Charles street. st.
Louis. Mo.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20

Henderson's plurality majority is: Bu-
reau ,O7s, Henry l ,l25, Lee 1.l5O, Rock
Island 723, Putnam l66. Total 42l2.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
MOLINE.
ARGUS HEADoUARTERs -KoL1NE.

RICHARDS & SoHgBEcKfs Drug and Book Store
opposite First National Bank, where all orders
can be left for the ARGUS, aud where all Moline
business is transacted by o. j. Beardslee. Busl-
ness notices should be handed in by noon to en-
sure publication the same day.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
BLANC ILLUSION

FOR THE COMPLEXION.
IL recommended as a necessary Accompaniment to
every lady's toilet.
IT imparts the natural smoothness and delicacy Of
l youth TO the complexion; not alone Obscur1ng
Ril blemshes, but giving tone and vitality to the
texture Of the skin. 1t cannot be classed among
ordinary Lily Whites or face powders, but is pre-
pared with view to meet the special wants Of the
into hN composition but the most strictly pure in
gradients, and all OF harmless nature. These Pc
culiarities have insured for it the patronage of
ladies of the highest social circles who for years
have used It exclusively. Ii has done much to dis.
sipate the prejudice against the of articles to
enhance female beauty
II is put up in handsome metal boxes is dell
ciously perfumed, and retails at 30 cents.
HENRY TETLOW,
Nos 122 and 124 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA
For sale by JOHN BENssToN, Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Ladies Physicians and chemists have
analysed Pozzoni's medicated complexion
powder and recommend its use to their
wives and lady friends. What better
could be said of it.
The Rock Island Argus., 1878-11-20
The Congressional Vote.

The following is the congressional vote of
this district in detail. Henderson's majori-
ty is, in