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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-02

QUERY: why viii men smoke com
mon tobacco. when they can buy Marhurg
Bros. Seal of North Oarolina' at the
same price?' l-leodly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-02
s@-one tramp. only, sought lodging il


D@-0ne tramp. only, sought lodging in
the ca.aboose.
D6rThe fruit dealers are loading the
sidewalks down with their wares until they
fairly groan.
BG@As will be seen in another article IN
this issue, the Knell Bros. have sold their
branch store in Moline.
D~The reform club is arranging for a
lawn party In Mayor Wheelock,s yard,
some evening next week.
D6@A Mr.. Collins barn, in the west
| end of town, was struck By lightning on
Wednesday night, his two horses thrown
down by the shock but not injured, nor
was the barn fred. all of which is very
singular.
D~J. s. Gilmore has returned from the
lakes and left Mrs. Gilmore to enjoy that
DELIGHTFUL climate few weeks longer. He
says he has been troubled in the same
manner as DR.. Dunn, by people mistaking
him for the DR.. and asking him TO make
professional calls. He should take good
care that the DR.. is not at the depot when
Mrs. Gilmore returns.
EI~While Assessor Haney was up the
river bis cousin presented him with val
uablc Morgan stallion, so he will not be
left without resources and pleasant aEd
lucrative occupation for which he is admi
rably adapted should the electors of the
sixth congressional district and the NJ. e,
conference fail to appreciate his greatnes:
by calling him to charge, Haney al
ways did pride himself upon being sinde.
pendent of every body and every thing.
sGrA leading socialist of Moline says
ITS matter of fact" that resumption il
already accomplished, and therefore tht
resumption act should be repealed. 1t il
also matter of fact" that the admission
of Illinois into the Union has heen accom-
plished; therefore, let us demand that the
act of congress admitting said state be re
pealed. And right here we inform 20,
from the western prairies, that so sure al
4 God lives, if this question is not settled b.
| 1880, we will fTom that hour strike for TIL
repeal of every act of congress.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-02

D. G. Ms. Miller and Grover went out to
Water Town few days since and organ
lied lodge of socialists. The mem
bership consists of Vim. Crawford. The
following officers were elected: q. M
VIM. Crawford; v. NV. Crawford; P.
ca M.-William Crawford; S.-Billy
Crawford; T.-Bill Crawford Marshal
Willie Crawford; /. W.-Will Crawfordi
o. W.-Mr. tCrawfcrd; Lodge Deputy
Citizen Crawford.
The trustees ielected for three months
are VIM. Bill and Citizen Crawford.
For the information of the uninitiated
we will state that ''G. Nj. indicates Grand
Mogul and ". NJ" Vice Mogul. The
other characters used will be understood
by those familiar with lodge work in other
orders.
The organization is 10 hourishing con
dition, having within its membership al
the sympathizers with the movement IL
that SECTION of the country. Much in
terest is manifested 10 the meetings. there
being full attendance at the opening O
lodge every meeting night.
Business Change.
Finding ourselves unable to give prope
attention to our branch furniture house IL
this city-on account Of increasing bust
ness in Rock Island-we have sold out GU
Moline business to Mr.. @. 7. Pruessing
of Davenport, aud commend him to GU
patrons as an excellent workman, and
gentleman of personal business integrity
To the irieGds and patrons here. VIII
have given us.such generous support, W
return our thanks, aud hope they will cor
tinue such to our successor, for he will b.
found worthy of patronage,
Should Moline people desire such good
as Mr.. Prussing may not have. or Gesir
anything in our line, We shall be please
to have them call and so through our spa
cious rooms, and see the large and varie
stock of goods we have on hand, and whic
we never could display at Moline, for wal
of room. If you cannot call in person, sen
orders to US 10 Rock Island by mail, an
they shall receive prompt attention,
:; All goods bought by Moline friend
will be delivered free of charge, daily.
Those we owe must send 10 their bill
at once and we will settle. Those indeb
ed to as, are requested to call and sett
5 without delay.
= c, C. KNELL & Bro.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-02

Black Silks, Fancy Silks, Cashmere and
all fancy goods at cost, for sixty days at
MITCHELL & PARSONS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-02

ciLegal Blanks, ofall kinds for sale al
THR ARGUS OFFICE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-02
MOLINE.
.Raus nnADouAnrEns.,aEo LrNE,

RrcHARps B SoHRBEcK's Drug and Book Store
opposite First National Bank, where all orders
can be left Tor the ARGUS, and where all Moline
business is transacted by o. ]. Beardslee. Bust
ness notices should be handed In by noon to en-
sure publication the same day.
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

DEATH OF CHILD FROM HYDROPHoBIA.-
little child named Schoffer, residing neal
Birdsboro', Berk's county, Pa, bitten by a
mad dog about month ago, died last
week of hydrophobia. The Birdsboro'
Tribune, of Wednesday, says:
1T was hoped the child would recover,
his wounds having healed up finely and he
appeared in his usual health until Monday,
when he was suddenly taken with spasms
and began to foam at the mouth Phvsi.
clans were summoned with ali haste, but
could do nothing, and at length the child
had become so much affected as to present
a horribleappearance. Yesterday morning
his father led him to the breakfast table,
hoping to see him eat, but Immediately
upon heing seated he began barking and
swapping at the victuals like a dog, in such
a frenzied manner as to compel his father
to lead him back to his room, where he i'm.
mediately began to sink-and by IL o'clock
was corpse"
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06
Aunt Betsey's Funeral Sermon,
BY MISS MARY PORTER.

Poor old Aunt Betsey, she was dead at
last. She had fingered many months, and,
as tombstones so frequently express it.,
"atfiiction sore long time she bore" And
she bore it too with the patience and un.
complaining endurance that is one of the
chlef characteristics of the African race.
She met with more careful attendance than
generally fell to the lot of her ailing sisters.
for she was better off than the most of her
nsighbors, and she had a quiet way of
alluding to the worldly possessions she was
to leave behind her, as gentle reminder
k to sleepy watchers and neglectful relatives,
that was certainly productive of the best
results. Some people, hearing the trem.
bling lips murmur Ny Ma" in the silent
watches of the night, might have fancied
she was calling upon the old mother who
had died half a century before; but those
unimaginative listeners knew only too we'll
that she was adding a verbal codicil as to
the disposal of her mare, for Aunt Betsey's
mare was as noted a character as her mis-.
ress and mine Of wealth 10 the fortunate
possessor. So all her friends had been
devoted, and every night in that small cabin
de builders and sisters in de Lord.gatbar.6
togedder TO pray fur de sole of de ole
'ooman." What though the preparations
for these visitors were such as we mich,
make for deputation from Sing Singi
What if even the little delcacies from ole
Mistiss' table had to be suspended from the
ceiling directly above the sufferers head
Were not these Christians strong in
preaching and prayingP Were they not
able to Ego down wild de partin sole to de
Jordan stream an help it launch away?
Truly, old Betsey could trust them TO do
that, if she could not trust them with her
"sassengers." Well, she died. The Great
Emancipation released her at last from what
was truly to her the bondage Of the flesh.
and she woke to that freedom which is
embittered by no disappointment, sickened
by no deferred hopes. Sadly we laid her
in her last restingplace, by the little church !
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

No. Create him; fur will 90 down and
redeem him And den dere was silence in
Hebben and He'll fur about de space of
about half an hour. And little Jesus he
took vial and opened it. And, if my
memory serves me right, Brudder Yancey,
he took anudder vial, and he opened it.
And de fo' beastises and de elders, dey fell
down on der faces and worshiped him!
But Use preaching too hard. We has
to come down to de earth, and see what be-
comes o dose dat don't hab Sister Betsev
Henderson's hold on de next world. De
onrighteous sole amt got no such death
bed scenes as dis. lie sees Death a.comin',
and he says: Goodbye, farder! Good
bye mudder! I'm goin' to damnation, and
hears dem schreechin' and hollerin' down
dar in He'll Fur it's what you all come
to, if you don't repent. Fur dere's no
rlsin widout fallin', where de worm nebber
dies and de fire is not squenched. But YOU
needn't wallow Amenr"
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06
For The Smyrna Times.
Neglected Advantages.

In addition to those already enumerated
In former essay, we might allude to our
petition to Congress, signed by hundreds OF
our citizens, asking for the appropriation
Tor the deepening, widening and straighten.
ing OF our creek. Why do we not obtain
some help from Congress when other por-
tlons of the country receive such large
sums? The money obtained from the
lottery grant and private subscriptions a
few years since, which were expended on
Its improvement, have resulted in so much
good that a steamboat now carries the
larger part Of the freight to and from this
locality.
In some parts of this Peninsula the
hearts of the people have been made glad
IN the interest taken by their Representa-.
tlves in Congress in successfully presenting
their petitions. The old adage still holds
good, Where there is will, there is a
way, and II our representative men here
would undertake with spirit this much.
needed and desirable improvement. and
notify eur Representative in Congress to
urge our petition, think it would sue.
ceed at once.
There Is no reason for such partiality, that
the waters emptying into the Chesapeake
should be entitled to more notice than those
emptying into the Delaware If those are
entitled to consideration, so are these. If
the Government is able to appropriate on
the west side of the Peninsula the east
should be remembered equally. There is
money sufficient in the United STATES
Treasury to improve all the rivers watering
this beautiful section. In the near fnturo
1t will not be surpassed by any part of the
country. Some twenty years ago when the
Delaware Bay and river coast were sur.
veyed, one of the engineers said that the
best place for harbor was at the mouth of
Duck Creek. Why then should not this
fact be recognized by the Government. and
capacious one built there for the safety Of
SHIPS as well as crafts | have been in.
formed that there is only one or two har.
6ors between Lewistown and Duck Creek
why should such vast space be left un.
prepared for the safety of human life and
merchandise? 1t is a bad policy in the
Government to withhold supplies that are
so much need. The money spent in cities
and town for establishment and DISPLAY
might be dispensed with for a while and
the same amount appropriated where ma.
tions might be benefited. MN
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

HOME LIFE HUNDRED YEARS AGo.-One
hundred years ago not pound of coal or a
cuolc loot OF illuminating gas had been
burned IN the country. No iron stoves
were used, and no contrivances for econo.
mlzlng heat were employed until DR.
Franklin invented the iron framed fire.
place which still bears his name. All the
cooking and warming in town and country
were done by the aid of fire kindled on the
brick oven. Pine knots or tallow candles
furnished the light for the long winter
nights, and sanded floors supplied the place
OF rugs and carpets. The water used for
household purposes was drawn from deem
wells by the creaking ''sweep." No form,
OF pump was used in this country. so far as
we can learn, until after the commence.
ment OF the present century. There were
no friction matches in those early davs hv
the aid Of which fire could ba eosilv
kindled, and if the fire "went outn unon
the hearth over night, and the tinder was
damp so that the spark would not catch
the alternative remained of wading tbrouyb
the snow a mile or so to borrow brand of
neighbor. Only one room in any house
was warm unless some of the family was III.
IN all the rest the temperature was at zero
during many nights in the winter. The
men and women of hundred years apo
uhuressed and went to their beds in n
temperature colder than that of our modern
barns and woodsheds, and they never com.
planned.
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

A story is told of Weston, the great
walker. He was being lionized at some
place. when his guide showed him peculiar
engine, which, like himself, worked almost
continuously with very little fuel. "Tbis
is the boiler, sir; this the vacuum pipe"
weston studied the pipe attentively, and.
aiter looking through it carefully for some
time, asked innocently "The pipe seems
sound enough, but empty. Where's the
vacuum" 2"
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

The GRoCER's GIFT TO HIS PREAcHER.-A
Covington, KY, correspondent tells this
A country merchant visited the city few
days ago, and, going to Cincinnati, purchased
from dollar store table-caster, which he
took home with him, and, after putting a
tag on it marked '$l4,' made it a present to
a Methodist preacher, whose church his
family attended. The reverend gentle.
man took the package home, opened il,
and examined the contents. The next
day he brought the castor with tag at.
taohed) back to the groceryman, and said
to him " am too poor in this worlds
goods to display so valuable caster on nv
table, and if you have no objections |
should like TO return it and take Sl4 worth
OF groceries for my family in its stead.n
The merchant could do nothing but acoui.
esce, but fancy his feelings
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

There are more than sixty cotton factories
IN the State of Georgia and more than one
IN the town of Milledgeville, in that State.
to one of which Mr.. Lees, who had charge
OF the mill at Ninth and Walnut streets.
had been called to superintend. By a
letter just received from him, we are glad
to hear, he is well; things look prosperous,
and he likes the place-RepuJHcon.
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

STRENGTH AND LoNGEvITY.-It would
seem from statistics gathered by medical
men that the old adage, "always sick,
never die, has a better foundation than
mere hearsay. A high medical authority.
DIR. X. Southey, in lecture on health.
SAID Health and longevity are not
synonymous; neither are health and great
muscularity. The most muscular men.
great prize-tighters, men who could fell an
OK with their fists, have been known to be
always ailing and complaining about them,
selves. Longevity, like height, is rare at.
tribute, but it does not signify health. The
three oldest people l ever knew-women
who reached respectively SO, 9S and 100
were valitudinarians, and had been so
nearly all their lives" The Insurance JIoni
tor says it appears from the experience of
life canvassers that largo number of the
persons solicited, who are willing and
might otherwise have been exceptable.
either decline or are refused because they
cannot favorably answer some question re-
lating to their bodily health, although the
atfiiction does not ordinarily or necessarily
lead to the shortening of life. The Monitor
remarks that "the sOundness of any life is
only in degree; a really sound life, entirely
free from any seed of disease, hereditary
or acquired. is a rara aris in life insurance"
Insurance of impaired lives has been
tried in England and this country, and
bids fair to be a success.
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

RoBEING THE DEAD.-In the early part Of
last fall A. II. Sinner, prominent politician
of Wilkesbarre, died, and his remains were
removed to Kimble's, a small settlement
on the Lackawaxen river, in Pike county,
Pennsylvania, for interment. With him
were buried a very valuable pin, a set of
studs, and airing heavily set with diamonds.
The plate upon the coffin was unusually
large and of gold. 1t has now been dis.
covered that the grave has been opened
and the valuables removed.
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06
Solar Systems Other than Our Own

we know great number of stars which
are accompanied by smaller stars moving
around them like the earth around the
sun. These systems, which are now
numbered by hundreds, have been so care.
FULLY observed that we have been enabled
to calculate the orbits and periods Of tbc
planets, brilliant or opaque, which compose
them.
1t Is, then, no longer on mere hypothesis
that we can speak Of solar systems other
than our own, but with certainty, since we
already know great number. of every
order and Of every nature. Single stars
should be considered as suns ANALOGOUS 70
our own, surrounded by planetary worlds.
Double stars, Of which the second star is
quite small, should be placed in the same
class, Tor this second star may be an opaoue
planet rejecting only the light of the large
one, or planet still giving out heat and
hight. Double stars of which the two com.
ponents give the same brightness are com
blnations Of two suns around eacb of which
may gravltate planets invisible from this
distance; these are worlds absolutely diff
ierent from those Of our system, for Aey are
l'ghted up BY tsco Sat8 sometimes simul.
taneous, sometimes successive, of different
Eagnltudes, according to the distances of
these planets from each of them: and thew
have double years of which the winter is
warmed by a supplementary sun, and
double days Of which the nights are iIluni-
mated, not only by moons of difIent colors.
but also by new sun, a sun of night!
Those brilliant points which sparkle in
the midnight sky, and which have, during
so many ages, remained as mysteries in the
imagination Of our fathers, are therefore
rcrta6|c sans, immense and mighty, govern.
ing, in the parts of space lightened by their
splendor, systems different from that of
which we form a part. The sky is no
longer a gloomy desert; its ancient soil.
tudes have become regions peopled like
those OF which the earth is located: oh.
scurity, silence, death, which reicned in
these taroff distances, have given place TO
motion, to life; thousands and millions Of
suns pour in vast waves into space the
energy, the heat and the diverse undula.
tons which emanate from their fires. All
these movements follow each other, inter
fere, contend or harmonic, in the mainte.
nance and incessant development of
universal l.fe.-Popular Science lH5atLhl.
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

Consolidation is the manifest tendency
OF the age, and it is the consequence and
outgrowth of civilization. Even during the
present century the governments of Europe
have decreased to the full extent of two.
thirds OF their number, and the next cen.
tury may not unlikely see them all absorbed
into n single one.
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

ANDERsoNvILLE REPEATED-A few weeks
ago some OF the Anglo. Russian papers de-
clared that Osman Pasha would be nut ON
trial before a court.martml for permitting
prisoners of war to be treated in a barbar.
Gus fashion. Itseems, however. that Russia
IS not prepared to cast the first stone in this
matter. The London Times has a CORES.
pondent at Giurgevo, who gives an account
OF the suffering and mortality among the
Turkish prisoners in the Russian camp at
Fratesti, which is really sickening. The
correspondent says this station at Fratesti
has become terror to travellers. The
place around the prison pen is already
thickly strewn with graves "I saw Russian
soldiers digging huge graves" he says, land
near them fifty Turkish corpses lying in
confused heaps as they were emptied from
dead carts. Their ragged, half clothed
forms, and the frostbites visible on their
naked limbs, gave evidence of the hardships
they had suffered on their dreadful march
from Nicopolis." The horrors of Ander.
sonville and Libby seem to be reproduced
at Fratesti, and for no other reason except
the savage brutality of the soldiers on guard.
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06
THE NEW CHURCH DOCTRINE.
BY WILL CARLETON.

There's come singlar doctrine, Sue,
Into our church to-day;
These GURUS words are what the new
Young preacher had TO say:
That literal everlaStin' fire
Was mostly in our eye;
That sinners dead. if they desire,
Can get another try;
He doubted if a warmer cline
Than this world could be proved;
The little snip-I fear some time
He'll get his doubts removed.
I've watched my duty, straight an true.
An tried to do it we'll;
Part Of the time kept heaven in view.
An part steered clear of hell;
An now half of this work is naught.
III must list to him,
An this ere devil have fought
Was only just whim;
Vain are the dangers have braved.
The sacrifice they cost;
For what fun is it to be saved,
II no one else is lost?
Just think suppose. when once 1 view
The heaven I've toiled to win,
lot of unsaved sinners, too,
Comes walkin grandly in!
An acts to home, same as if they
Had read their titles clear
An looks at me. as if to say.
Were glad to see you herew
As if to say, While you have ben
So fast to toe the mark,
We waited till it rained an then
Got tickets for the ark ="
Yet there would be some in that crowd
I'd rather like 10 see
My boy Jack-it must be allowed.
There was no worse than he!
I've always felt somewhat to blame,
In several different ways.
That he lay down on thorns o shame
To end his boyhood's days;
An I'd be willin' to endure.
If that the Lord thought best
minutes quite hot temperature,
To clasp him to my breast
Old Captain Barnes was evils SON
With heterodoxy crammed;
used to think he'd be the one
Ifany one was damned;
Still, when saw a lot o. poor,
That he hath clothed and fed.
Cry desolately round his door
As soon as he was dead,
There came thought couldn't control,
That in some neutral land,
I'd like to meet that scorched-up soul.
An shake it by the hand.
Poor Jennie Willis, with O cry
Of hopeless, sad distress,
Sank sudden down, one night to die,
All in her ballroom dress
She had precious little while
To pack up an away;
She even left her sweet. good smile
Twas on the face next day;
Her soul went off unclOthed by even
One stich of saving grace:
How could she hope to go to heaven.
An start from such a place?
But once. when 1 lay sick an week.
She came and begged to stay;
She kissed my faded. wrinkled cheek
She soothed my pain away:
she brought me sweet bouquets of flowers.
AS fresh as her young heart
Through many long and tedious hours
She played Christian part;
An ere long will stand aroun
The singin' saints among,
I'll try to take some water down,
To cool poor Jennie's tongue.
But tears can never quench my creed,
Nor smooth Gods righteous frown.
Though all the preachers learn to read
Their Bibles upside down.
hold mine right side up with care
To shield my eyes from sin.
An coax the Lord with daily prayer
To call poor wanderers in;
But If the sinners won't draw nigh.
An take salvations plan
I'll have to stand an see 'em try
To dodge hell ifthey can -Nesc Fork Tin
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

Russia is SO kind as to assure England
that the question of the Dardanelles is
european and that she has no intention to
settle it herself But there will still linger
IN the British mind, suspicion that if
Russia has dismembered Turkey and made
'he sultan a vassal, the Car will have his
own way IN regulating the navigation of the
Dardanelles. In "non.essentials. libart,, y
Is the Russian practice in making Turkish
settlements.
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

I" And now, Mrs. Sullivan" said the
counsel, "will you be kind enough to tell
the jury whether your husband was in the
habit of striking you with impunity ?"
Wild whatP' "With impunity." He
wuz, sir, now and thin; but he sthruck
me ofthener wild his fisht."
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

1t is related of Sydney Smith that once
he entered drawing-room lined with mir
rors on all sides. Finding himself reflected
in every direction, he said he supposed he
was at meeting of the clergy, and there
seemed to be very respectable attend
ance."
Smyrna times., 1878-02-06

Dr. VIM. A. Davis, the aged physician in
Philadelphia charged with causing the
death of Julia Stiegerwald, by criminal NAL.
practice, was stricken with paralysis when
the warrant was served on him Monday
last, and died on Thursday morning.