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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19

ST. Mary's Fair at Turner Hall tonight.
Buy ticket and go.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19

A good photograph album q. Oramr
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19
DIR. RAILWAYS
SarsapariIliaR ResOlVent
The Great Blood Purifier.
For the Cure of Chronic Disease

For the Cure OF Chronic Disease,
SCROFULA OR SYPHILITIC.
HEREDITARY OR CONTAGIOUS,
Be IL seated In the
LUNGS OR STOMACH,
SKIN OR BONES,
FLESH OR NERVES,
Coreupting the Solids and Vitiating the Fluids.
Chronic Rheumatism. Scrofula, Glandular Swell
ing, Hacking Dry Cough, Cancerous Ahectlons,
Syphlltic Complaints, Bleeding Of the Lungs. Dys-
pepsia, Water Brash, Tic DolOreux, White Swell
ings Tumors, Ulcers, Skin and Hip Diseases, Mer-
curial Diseases, Female Complaints, Gout, Dropey,
Salt Rheum, Bronchitis, Consumption,
Liver Complaint, &c.
Not only does the SARsAPARILLIAN RHsOLvEET
excel all remedial agents in the Cure of Chronic,
Scrofuloua, Constitutional and Skin Diseases, but
II is the only positive cure for
Kidney and Bladder Complaints,
Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel Diabetes,
Dropsy StOppage of Water, Inc0ntinuance of Urine,
Brght's disease, Abuminuria, aud in all cases
where there are brickdrst deposits or the water Is
thick, cloudy, mixed with substances like the white
OF an egg threads like white silk, or there is
morbid, dark, bilious appearance, and white bone
dust deposits, and when there Is pricking, burn
ing sensation when passing water, and Pain in the
Small of the Back and along the Loins.
Sold by Druggis 8. Price One Dollar
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19

The holiday stock at Champions is the
admiration of everybody.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19
Cashmere and SIX nrufaera.
Toysl ToysI TOYS!

A fine assortment, latest styles. Very
cheap, at q. Il. Dodge's. 19-d2t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19

st. Mary's Fair at Turner Hall to night
Buy ticket and go.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19

Sheds, Sleds, Sleds.
The celebrated Seneca Falls Sled, finest
made, at Wylie & McCune's. 19-dtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19

can be bought at G. E. Dodge's cheap. A
special line for the holidays trade. l9-d2t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19

TOYS, all kinds at KreIps. 10
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19
20 to Turner Hall tonight.

Toys, dolls, sIeds, etc., at Krells, l9-d5
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19
FEVER & AGUE

- fever and Ague cured for fifty cents. There is
not O remedial agent in the world that will cure
fever and ague, and all other malarious, bilious,
scarlet typt old, yellow and other fevers aided by
Railways Plls) so quick as Railways Ready Relief
Fifty cents per bottle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25
For the Ladies'.

Moss headings for fringes are very
stylish.
Mourning fringe is not as plain as
formerly.
Plain iron grenadines are cheap this
season.
All the new grenadines are damasked
or brocaded.
Gentlemen are wearing boutonieres
of artificial violets.
Less fruit is worn on bonnet trim
ming than last season.
Bronze beads are new, and will be
much used in trimming.
Worsted GALLONS are much worn on
colOred dresses.
The embroidery upon imported lin
ems is very handsome.
The great question of life with woman
is: What shall she wear?
Street garments are made smaller and
shorter than last year.
Sleeves are cut shorter than former
ly, and still shaped to the arm.
The stockings worn this season are
beautiful and remarkably elegant.
A great many beige-colored chip bon
Illus are III JllC ldlCou IOl Ie1uiOllo'
The double-faced satin ribbons are
the newest novelties of the season.
Watered ribbons with centers of lace
effects appear for bonnet trimmings.
The new mastic or putty coloris very
fashionable in soft chips for bonnets.
The clair de lune trimming has had
its season of favor and now looks old
fashioned.
1t is the style now to wear small
bouquet of flowers high upon the Left
shoulder.
A new fancy in white chip bonnets is
to have at intervals rows of rainbow
tinsel braid.
Did anybody ever see a woman who
was averse to wearing what is pretty
and becomingP
Low shoes and Oxford ties have
largely taken the place of high-but-
toned boots, even for street wear.
From present indications walking
dresses will be worn without wrigglers
during the coming summer.
A silk belt ribbon is worn with wool
en- or silk wrappers when it is desired
to make them snug-6tting.
Pleatings of silk, arranged at inter
walls with bourette pleatings, form an
attractive and modest garniture.
| Many of the new pearl ornaments
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25

used for the trimming of bonnets are
taken off and worn in the evening as
jewels.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nowadays
are very small and finished with many
colors and much gay embroidery upon
the edges.
French thread gloves, made very long
and that reach high up the arm, with
out buttons, and finished with open
work, are new and pretty.
A Philadelphia lawyer with all his
acuteness would not be able in this age
of endless variety in the toilet of ladies
to tell just exactly what is the fashion.
The new fringes most used for man.
ties are called double fringes. They
have a second row of fringe at the back,
which falls over the heading and entirely
conceals it.
In Paris black goods are fast being
discarded for mourning wear. White
fabrics will be the &" tom style of ex-
pressing (by outward show how death
has lacerated the heart.
Puffs and false braids are to be dis
pensed with, and it is now fashionable
and 1.-THE style'' to arrange the hair in
little curls or ringlets close to the head,
and bind it with classic fillet or Greek
band.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25
MINNEAPOLIS CONFEDERATION.
HOW TO be Secured From the Effects
of Like Calamity.

To protect ones life and property against
unforeseen accident and destruction is duty
scarcely anyone will dispute, but Just the
means to be used may be, and is, debatable.
Death ,riU come to all; and loss by fire of the
most valuable property as well as the lowliest
home is recorded every day Of the year, ana
will be, so long as time shall continue. Whose
life is to be cut off, or whose home Is to be
destroyed no one can tell Neither can they
even suspect when or how certainly not when
they are expecting it; else would they be ready
to cXtinguish the devouring element in its
incipient first spark of existence. Either like
the dreadful explosion at Minneapolis, or at
the dead hour of midnight, or perchance when
husband and protector is far away in the field
does the demon strike. In our opinion there
is but one, and only one, remedy or security,
and that is Policy of Insurance in some good
sound Insurance Company.
And among all the companies doing business
in our country we know of none presenting
better security to the farmer and those owning
dwelling-houses than the American Insurance
Company, of Chicago. Continuing its insurance
to farm property, dwelling houses, private
barns, their contents, churches and school
houses-wrlting no policies in any of the large
cities and only $1,000 on any one risk, making
a great loss by sweeping conilagration i'm
possible-with cash assets amounting to S904,-
2243l, being $40, 30567 more than is necessary
under the Insurance Laws to pay all liabilities
and reinsure all outstanding risks. In addi-
ton to which this company has over one and
one-half million dollars Of installment notes
not yet due.
The following statement of amount of cash
received by twenty-fOur companies doing the
largest business in the State of Illinois dur
ing the year 1877, as shown by the official re-
ports on file in the Insurance Department of
said State, places the "AmerjcaRn at the head
of the list; and also shows the total receipts
in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, IOWa
and ohio, by the same companies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25

The subject was not mentioned on the
morrow, which was quiet, restful day
to me. Mrs. Lee loaned me a clean
linen suit belonging to her husband,
and | went to church with them. The
next day Mr.. Lee went over to H
and made terms with my master, be-
cause Mrs. Lee said she could not allow
me to feel like runaway Then Mr..
Lee took me into his employment and
gave me corner in his shop where |
could, at odd moments, work at nv
model. My invention proved a success
and made my fortune, as you all know
| am thankful, my friends, that | am
able to repair the damages done to the
dear little homestead and to rebuild my
old friends shop" and Maj Sanford
sat down, wiping his eyes with his
handkerchief, while his delighted audi
ence applauded vociferously
"Dear hearth said Auntv Lee to me.
"what was he talking about? He's
paid us over and over, and he's tried
and tried to make Elijah 90 into part
nership with him. but he wouldn't, and
| wouldn't let him.
Then followed one-minute speeches
by the score. "They kept me three
months when Twas sick and homeless, -
said one. q made their house my
home for weeks when / was out of
work." said another Ten homeless
working girls were married in their
parlor and went out into the world with
their blessing. There was a great num-
Der of touching little speeches from
those who had received flowers and del
icacies in illness and warm garments in
times of need.
And so from them all flowed out con-
tributions of money, the greatest part
of which was safely placed in bank for
the benefit of the Lees when old age
and failing strength should overtake
them.
81 Dear mel" said Mrs. Evans to
Aunty Lee, "you've been lendin' ter
the Lord, and He pays the best interest,
arter all. | never could understand be-
fore; but dew now"
There are none of us so poor that
we cannot give such as we have. A
smile or kind word even will come
back to us in kind said Aunty Lee,
and we all brushed away the tears that
we could not suppress while those touch
ing speeches were being made, and
went to our homes.-MrS. Aaanie 4.
Preston, IN Chicago Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25
Our Boys.

ADVERTISE for clerk or bOOk-keeper,
occupations overstocked to repletion,
and the large majority of the appli-
cants are Americans. Advertise for u
gardener, Il practical farmer, black
smith or mason, and the chances are
that the more numerous applicants will
be of foreign birth.
We have among us a theory that all
honest labor is honorable. But in prac-
tice this is reversed. Few Americans
in prosperous circumstances will make
their sons skilled as carpenters, black
smiths, masons or in scores of other So
called minor callings. The 'honor"
appertaining to trade of almost any
description exists only as a sentimental
fiction. The mechanic is not really
honored. His calling often places him
out of the pale of fashion and society,
unless he combine with it talent for
politics, joins the legislative or political
rings, becomes a contractor and buys
his fellow-craftsmen at the lowest posi-
BILE rate, as he would machines.
The average American father covets
for his son position as ruler and
statesman. Every American boy starts
in life for the Presidency. The average
duration of generation of men is said
to be thirty odd years. In such period
only seven and one-half American boys
may attain the "highest Office in the
gift of the people," The rest must be
content with such minor positions as
Governors, Senators, Assemblymen,
Collectors, Custom-House Weighers or
Constables.
The great gate and chief entrance to
the goal at Washington is the law.
Entered on the lists as a lawyer and the
course is open to the American boy.
But the machinists, gardeners, masons,
blacksmiths and carpenters may only
stand without the ropes and look on.
1t is said that the practical Prince AL
bert made each OF his sons learn a
trade. The Prince of Wales has, it is
reported skill as a shoemaker. Should
he, through revolution. become a wan
derer, as were Louis Philippe and Louis
Napoleon at one period of their lives,
he will have his cobblership to fall back
on. Here he might, as the fashionable
Fifth-avenue shoemaker, soon accumu-
late fortune.
But there is little use in advising the
American father to have his son taught
a trade. There is little encouragement
for the young man to enter on any call
ing which may stint him out from the
smile of fashionable society. He can
flourish only in the ranks of law, medi-
cine, divinity, or as a partner in a
wealthy firm, or exist and dawdle as a
rich mans son. Meantime, the men
who are doing the work of the country,
laying its rails, forging its iron, tilling
its soil and manning its marine, are
largely foreigners. Two-thirds of the
mates in what merchant service is left
us are of foreign birth. The native
born American is known chiefly as
President, Senator, Governor, Or
tramp. Speak to the next tramp you
meet on the street and see if he is not
one of "Our Boys. IN Y. Graphic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25
A Thrilling Incident.

On Saturday last party, consisting
of Mr.. John Strand and his son, aged
eight years, VIM. Bruce and VIM. Grim
stead, residents of Black Bay, crossed
the bay in a boat to the ocean beach.
On returning, the boat was struck by a
squall and capsized, and all were thrown
into the bay. Bruce and Grimstead
were unable to swim, as was also the
son of Mr.. Strand. The former, how
ever, succeeded in obtaining a hold on
the boat, which was lying on her side.
Mr.. Strand went to the assistance of
his son, and after desperate struggle
to reach the boat, which was drifting
from him before the wind, succeeded in
placing the boy on it. All main
tanned their positions until the mast of
the boat became unshifted by the action
of the waves, when she turned bottom
upward. The boy, losing his hold, was
again washed from the boat, and the
father again went to his assistance, and,
again securing him, endeavored to
reach the boat; but the gale had in
creased in strength, and drifted the
boat rapidly from him. The efforts of
lllC Jtllth w SAW lllo wy tiCoCl lbCNl
by the survivors as being almost super
human. He was seen to shift from side
to side, and to struggle desperately
with the buffeting waves. Both were
seen to 90 down, and the father alone
came to the surface. Then he was
seen to leap almost out of the water,
tread it, as it were, for some time, en-
deayor to diyest himself of his coat. and
strike out for the receding boat. Pow
erless to help him, Bruce and Grim
stead could only look on and see him
meet his fate. The boat had drifted a
mile from the unfortunate man when
he was seen to sink, come to the sur
face again, and then sink to rise no
more. The boat drifted to small ISL
and in the bay, and, assistance having
been rendered, Messrs. Bruce and
Grimstead were taken to the main shore
in an exhausted condition.-NortoIk
Virginian.
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At the Central Station,

SOME fiend in human form gained ac-
cess to Bijah's farm, the other night,
and left abundant proof of his mean
ness. He dug up nearly all the cucum-
Der seeds which had been so carefully
blown into the earth with a hand-bel-
lows by the old man, rolled each sepa-
rately in cotton batting, tied a tag to it,
and then replaced them so deity that
the damage was only accidentally de-
tected. One tag read; "Call me when
breakfast is ready; another: "Please
give me pulp; another: 81 can be
coaXed, but not driven"
II do not now remember that | ever
took a man by the ears and unjointed
every hinge in his body, at one shake"
mused Bijah, as he picked up the last
tag; g" but the demagogue who in
dulged in this brutal work has got to be
hunted down and converted into pulp
before | sleep again.
His Honor heard of the outrage and
endeavored to console the good old
man by advancing the theory that some
S0Uant desired to cross cotton and GU
cumbers and produce fabric heavier
than factory cloth and not quite as
heavy as all-wool.
did sag cant leave that?" de-
manded Bijah, slapping down a tag
which read:
"Oh Biiah give us a rest!
Give us a week to sleep;
And we'll give you pull on your vest
As soon as ever we Creep
"Well, you keep quiet" admonished
the Court; "the brigand will return
sooner or later to put rubber springs
under your potatoes, and if you are on
the alert you will trap him''
"SIch deeds of dastardy are worthy
of Old Fargo himselfn' growled Bijah
as he went into the corridor and banged
open the door of cell No. s.
A MYSTERY SOLVED.
James McNaster wore thoughtful
look as he sauntered into position be-
fore the desk. He scratched his ear
like one looking into a hole in the
ground to see where a flash of light
ming went to, and when he came to
view his surroundings he exclaimed:
Am in palace-car, hotel, Post
office, or what?'
81 think you are" replied His
Honor. You are also in box, as the
boys say"
as this South America or Canady?"
continued James, as he looked out of
the window upon Biiah's farm.
"You seem turned around, prisoner.
Has anything happened you?"
"This seems to be court" unused
James, d" and yet why am here? There
is an awful mystery surrounding this
case. What is the charger"
"Stone blind, James-took four men
to get your legs united and sort the
fence pickets out of your hair"
81 must have got hold of whisky,
your Honor"
81 think 500
"And how did I get that stuff down
me?''
Can't tell"
James spent long minute in solemn
reflection. At length his face bright
ened, and he gave his leg a hearty Slap
as he cried out:
"Fll bet two to one that | drank the
stuff right down! The mystery seems
to be solved at last!'
"That's the key, | guess" replied
the Court. "Will you take two SEN
fences of fifteen days each, or one of
thirty?"
One sentence was enough. The pris-
oner sat down on the corridor stove
hearth and shed tears, and when he
tried to bite into raw peanut his chin
quivered so that he missed the nut and
bit his thumb. Detroit Free Press.
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Is. All banking and insurance to be
conducted by the Government.
IA. The right of suffrage shall in no
wise be abridged.
10. Direct popular legislation ena-
bling the people to propose or reject
any law at their will, and introduction
of minority representation in all legis-
lative elections. 49,.
16. Every public officer shall be at all
times subject to prompt recall by the
election of a successor. st. Louis Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25
IN THE MONTHS WITHOUT AN r.

GAYLY the oyster
Opens his shell,
Murmuring gladly,
Now, all is WE'LL"
In the bright summer
No one may care
For broiled or for roasted,
Juicy and rare.
Now then the chicken,
Matched in the spring,
Sadly concealeth
His head with his wing;
Full well he knoweth
That while oysters rest,
Broiled little chickens
Are at their best.
". Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25
.BERTLE.S PHILOSOPHY.

SMALL boy BERTHE
Drumming ON the pane,
Looking at the chickens
Draggled with the rain.
Little philosopher
Wrinkles his brow.
Says " | wonder
don't see how.
where do chickens come from?
Mamma, please to tell.
Yes, know they come from eggs
Know that very well.
Course the old hen Matched EN-.
| know that. but then
Won't you tell me truly,
Where'd they get the hen?
"Spose'n you We're my boy,
All the one | had,
And big folks wouldn't tell you things,
Shouldn't you feel bad?
Every single thing you say
| knew Years ago.
Where that first hen came from,
Is Ubdt rant TO kBOlU."
-PrOCidence Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25

You cannot always tell by the way a
person dresses whether his pew is paid
for.-Danbury NeUS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25

AT this Of the year human system is liable
to become dsordeTed from the insufficient efforts of the
liver to discharge the of bile If nature is
assisted in her efforts, bilious attacks, or
Frustrating fevers necessarily follow causing great suf
fering and even death. A little timely precautOn how
ever, will prevent all this and may be found In that IA
yOrite household remedy, SIMMONS LIVER REGU.
IATOR
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-28
A GRAVE CHARGE.
Arrest OF VIM. II. ZenOr, Tax.COllee-
tar of Putnam County, Ill.,
A Sad Case.


Late yesterday afternoon detectives
Pryde and McCune arrested and lodged
in the Adams street station.houss an
aged man named WIN. II Zenor, who
was tax collector of Putnam county,
Illinois, but unfortunately failed
to comply with his official obliga.
tons and fed the couatry, coming
to this city during last November.
Mr.. Zsnor is now in his sixty third year,
aud has a wife and three children in
Putnam county, Illinois. 1t was his duty
to collect the taxes Of the county, which
is divided into townships, each with a
collector. This general duty applied in
cases of delinquencies and the law Of
that State makes the collector personally
responsible and Individually liable. Tn.
fortunately Mr.. Zsnor, as we'll as some of
the township collectors, permitted sun.
posed reliable persons to become derelict
in the payment Of the taxes, taking
therefor receipts Of the parties. All of
this liability fell on Mr.. Zsnor as the
general collector, and when the time
allowed by law expired, he was unable to
meet the liabilities which his indulgence
had created, lie therefore determined
to leave his home, and accordingly did
30. my object" says he, was to 20
somewhere and get into business so as to
meet my obligations from the proceeds
of what | could derive from business,
for | knew that it would be done in
due course Of time. Accordingly |
came to this city, reaching here
the latter part Of November. 1877. Since
then | hav. not been able to secure
profitable employment, though l have
diligently tried aud earnestly desired to
engage in lucrative business. This is
the first time | was ever in a prison, and
God knows it causes me shame and sor-
row AS the g~rsy.haired old man thus
spoke he shed tears and turned into the
dark corner Of his lonely cell. The
prisoner has a good face, and there is
nothing in his appearances to indicate
guilt or create a suspicion OF evil intent.
1t is probable that his crime has been
rather 3 dereliction Of duty than an in.
territorial violation of Law. 1t is sad to
think that a man Of sixty.three years,
whose life has been untarnished and
whose reputation was upsullied, should
be a refugee from former friends, an ex.
lie from his home aad a prisoner in a
strange land. George C. Read, sheriff
of Putnam county, ~telegrAphs to Chief
Athey that be will send a requisition for
the prisoner. Mr.. Zenor is a native Of
Jefferson county, Illinois, but for years
has resided at HeDnepin, in Putnam
county, Illinois.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-28
personal.


Ralph Wormeley, j., left on an Euro
pean tour Of several months duration.
Howard Martin aud sister, Miss Bessie
Martin, have returned from a pleasant
visit among friends in Louisville, KY.
Msjor William Byers, of the steamer
James W. Gaif, reached the city last
night, and goes hence 10 Hot Springs,
Ark.
Mr.. W. J. Benges, who grinds the mill
in north Memphis, turns out the best
cornmeal and gins cotton, arrived home
from St. Louis yesterday.
Wiggin & Co, 3l8 Main street, are re.
ceiviug daily, by express, new and beau.
tiful styles Of summer hats. They have
the best stock in the city at low prices.
Call and see. SIT
+. |. MAybury, general travelling agent
of the Grand Rapids aud Indiana rail
road and. leased lines, is in the city in
the interest Of his roads with reference
10 summer tourists to the upper north.
ern lakes.
r. f. Looney, Enoch Ensley, Z. A.
Cole, Julius Tay lOr, P. M. Winters, W,
D. Beard aud Andrew ]. Kellar left last
night for Nashville. Holmes Cummins
of Upton, and Milliken, Of Fayette, also
passed through the city en- route 10 Mach.
Vile.