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X AvANAUGH & PREsLER,
Receiving. Forwarding, and
COMMISSION MERCHANTS

have associated Capt. ]. NJ Presler
with me and will continue business at my
old stand. We solicit the patronage Of
on. friends and the public
n. KAyANAUGH.
Brenham, July IS, '79. d&w3m.
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% A few desirable suits OF
spring and summer clothing at
reduced figures can be found at
c. A. PoTrER'S.
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ANNoUNcEMENT.-Poor mans
candidate for cheapest mer-
chant in Brennan, c. A. POT
TER, dealer in general mer-
chandise; clothing a speciality.
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Corn and Oats

For sale in any quantity by
d. w. BLooMBARGH & Co.
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A carload of Plants Extra
and Favorite Flour in barrels
and sacks just received by
c. w. KLAEDEN,
@ Sole Agent.
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FREEMAN, Waller cou
colored representative, y
letter to the Hampstead
Ter in which NE advises the
ored people 70, stav in TeM if
they know whendbey &c well
off.
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The Navasota Ea5irt says the
contracts for grading the four
miles of the c. and NJ. read be-
yond Lake creek have been let.
It is expected to complete the
road TO Montgomery by Oct. 10.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Camp Meeting.
HACK TO THE GROUNDS

will be prepared to furnish transporta-
ton to and from Major PENIS camp meet
ing near Independence, during the contin-
uance Of the meeting. ~
Fare-Single trip. IS cents
Round trip. $I.oo.
Ticket, good during the meeting. Parties
desiring passage will please notify me ,hro'
the Post Office at Brenham the day before.
Special hack and baggage wagon for fam
HES. ]. n. SMITH.
August 81, IS79-d&wIm.
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WESTERN CoRN.-Just receiv-
cd. one car load of Western
corn, for sale in quantities to
suit customers.
c. A. POTTER.
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Cotton Worm Cure.

PPANTERsvILLE, TEXAS, /
August IS, '7o.
Editors Banner:-
Iobserye this morning the cot
ton worm approaching. The fol-
lowing figure represents a SIM
pie instrument, at hand to eve
ry cotton grower i'll the south if
he will accept and apply it &C
lively:
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Brenhan,, Friday, Aug, %, 1878.
OFFICE OF FuBucArIoS:

OFFICE OF PUBLICATION:
Nanness building, St. Charles street. be.
tween Sandy and Quiirnan sts.,
Brennan, Texas
Entered at the Pcsioffice az Brenham,
Texas, as second-class mail matter,
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THE democrats in Lamar
county are taking active steps
Tor Il thorough reorganization
of their party. The activity q
the grecnbackers is the caua
of the democratic awakeIi
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
Paper Currency
The New York Tribune:

A Democratic Congress, for party reasons by no
means unconnected with the Presidential question
compelled the extra session and precipitated the
debate 1t would have been vastly better for the
country to have postponed 1t till the regular session
of December that we might in the Congressional
recess have enjoyed period of assured security
and rest Butthe new Congress having been con-
yened, President-making is In order, and we are
not sorry to see 1t begun. We have no sympathy
with those who pretend to despise 1t as petty bus
mess
The Tribune states what is untrue A
Democratic Congress did not compel the
extra session. 1t was compelled by the
Republican senate, which refused to pass
appropriation bills with amendments
which had been adopted though two OF
the amendments were approved by Rep
ublican leaders like Garfield and Foster
The Republicans are entirely responsible
for the extra session, which was compel
ed" by their action in the Senate; and il
is notorious that they compelled it in the
hope that the Democrats would commit
some fatal blunder or break up. The
Tribune does injustice to its own intelll'
gence and fairness by making such foolish
incorrect statements.-N Y. Express.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
A Sure Thing,

DIR. Kings Syphiitic remedy is warrant
ed to cure syphilis 10 the primary, second
arg aud tertiary stages, and in all its varied
aud complicated forms, and will cure the
worst case of veuereal disease. cases which
have resisted the treatment Of the most
eminent and skillful physicians 10 America.
1t cures the first stages and heals the nj
GERS in few days. IL cures ulcers in the
mouth, nose, throat. head. arms aud legs;
also, hard pains in the bones and joints,
swelling of the joints, syphiitic rkeuma-
tism, etc., 10 a short time. Price, SIS pei
package, Sent everywhere by express. A
treatise on sexual diseases free. Sent
sealed for two stamps. DR.. J. Dinsbeer
AIS North Seventh street, St. Louis, sole
proprietor. Cures guaranteed, or the
money refunded.
DR.. DinsOeer makes chronic diseases ;
speciality. If you are afflicted, with nj
matter what, cal! or write. m-t-w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
Sectional Agitation

The attempt to get up an agitation over
old war issues and develop sectional
scare was part Of the original plan to pre-
pare for Grants return and denomination
But the ghost doesn't materialize WE'LL
~ Y. Express =,
The debate has, however, accomplished
several things; the principle of which is to
show the country what the republicans
propose to do and just how they intend to
utilize Grant should they secure bis nom
ination. In this event they can only hope
TO secure his election by the use OF the
Army at the polls-for this they have
prolonged the debates, for sthis they will
keep up sectional agitation, and for this
they will force their tool in the white
house TO attempt to coerce a democratic
congress under penalty of having his direct
connection with the fraud of 1876 ex-
posed. They do not even pretend thai
sucn use of the army in constitutional
They know that such use of it is con
trary to the old English laws, and against
the traditions Of the Anglo-Saxon race
that there is no need of troops to keep tht
peace at the polls; that it is the right ant
duty Of each state to protect its citizens a
elections and furnish it's own constabulary
that the Federal army is too .ridiculously
small to serve as a national police at the
election places, and that the presence Of
Federal soldiers at the polls might en-
courage reckless men to commit acts Of
violence" The only pretence that can be
made for the use of this dangerous power
is that it will enable them to control the
elections 10 the interest of Grant, aud wher
he is once elected sectional agitation car
be so managed as to keep the army in thu
south and thereby perpetuate their rule
In all the debate this purpose was promi
nent audit is so well known to the who'll
country that whether Grant be the lea
der or not defeat surely awaits them
They have made the issue, democrats &C
cept it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
FOR SPERMAT0RRHCA.
SEMINAL PASTlLLE

- A Is~at.- Discover
:: y. &. 4: ].
] ESSNSA$4R ana New Departure 10 NJ +
| t4%*SNNS%NNMyN%%SSA~ cal S>eucs- AZ entirely
| S,f+$ESa NsSSSSsIcA NeV ard positively erect
| &Hsstz al ave Remedy f5r tie speedy
| Ntfg&s tIhoS MaIN- # and permanent Cure q
| W# Seminal Emissions Il
| NJ Inpoteney " he o5!
Isa.p Az oE srus.i easrulE true way, VIZ: DTeol
- Application 10 ne pm
spal Seat Of the Disease acting tv Absorption a1a Ie
ing its specific influence the Seminal tescles EJac
ulltory Ducts, Prostate Gland. zs1 oretlra LAe ~
a the Remedy attended with NJ ra1 or ~
not interfere with the ordinary pursuits oi ne y y
quickly dissolved and ABSORBED FFoo4eh AZ
date soothing and restorative effect upon VIA. -
nervou. organizations wrecke. from seia5ts ara tts
stopping the drain from the system res'o he al.a1
health and sound memory, removing ne LlIne ST. u
Sighl. Nervous Debility, Confusion OF taess, az.
sion to SocieN ETC., ETC., and me A " -.
fure old age 4suaEy accompanying this trouble az
ing perfect Sexual Vigor where a has teen aof0A-,
yenrs. This mode Of treatment has stood TIE KS !.
severe and Is now prom unc eltees'' ~
100 much pre scribe in tie abb and, a. many "a ~
witness to- witt bu' Hic / any permanent good -
Nonsense a. this c.arEton- PTacoai oh'ef7s.
Us to pastysl: sIGrAAtes thai il T4I s1F ealslssa.
During the eight that it has been ~ geEer Ose
Thousands Of testimonials IS 10 its value and IL Gov
bv the Medic Profession 10 be the ueS Iatiohai
Uncovered al reaching and curing thus very
thai is well known TO the Of untold misery 'o $
and upon whom quacks prey vita Their use es' E'
big fees The Remedy is put NJ 10 neal tp1f Oh 80,
NO l (enough 10 last month"; So; Nc 2, ~, .
effect permanent cure, unless N severe C4S-S1 -
blasting over ee months. Will stop emissions a. "
yiror IN III, yva { cascs} ST. Sent by ma, seas
Wrappers. Full DIRECTIONS for using W. a'''-'
pany EACH BOX. ,,.. -r..-- .,.-.-,-s4,
II Illustration, Nhl-E VIII convince The Fa's
V fitted for the dusies Of life IS i 1fve NJ
&Sent Sealed for stamp 70 any Sc.4 On . -,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
IF You Ever Marry"

And have a family of children running
about the house. making the time pass
pleasantly both to parents and children,
and should discover at any time that one
of those bright-eyed. rosy-cheeked children
are troubled with Cough, Cold, Hoarse-
ness, Difficult Breathing, or any Affection
of the Throat, Bronchial Tubes and Lungs,
leading to Consumption. our advice is, go
imm ediately to some druggist and get a
bottle of "HALE's HONEY OF HOREKoUND
AND TAR" an article which, we under
stand, was used for years in the private
practice of DR.. HALE, celebrated physi-
clan of Europe, to the entire satisfaction
of his patients. This article, we under
stand, is now manufactured, according to
the original recipe, by Q. N. CRITTENToN
of No. Sixth avenue, New York, who is
now sole owner and proprietor, he having
paid very large amount Of money for the
right OF same, and from what we hear he
is selling very large quantities. In fact,
be has had to enlarge his laboratory and
increase his help TO supply the constantly
increasing demand. which is good evidence
of how the article is appreciated. Every
mother is well aware of the medical quail
ties OF HONEY and HoREROUND in sooth-
ing aud scattering all irrtations and infia-
nations, and that the TAR BALMa ciednScs
and heals the throat and air passages lead
ing to the lungs. F1Ue additional ingre-
dents 10 this article keep the organs cool,
moist and in heathful action. Our ad-
vice is, let no prejudice keep you from
trying this medicine of famous doctor,
who has saved thousands of lives with it
in his large private practice 1t is sold by
all druggists at SO cents and S per bottle,
and at CRTTTENToN's Central Medicine
Warehouse, 7 Sixth avenue, New York
City. Great saving to buy large size.
Pixies TooTHACHE Drops cure 10 one
minute.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29

scaling Of the appropriation is rendered
necessary by the expected demands upon
the Treasury, and it was considered pru-
dent to limit the expenditures in this man
ner to protect the Treasury until the re-
funding of the loan and the payment Of
the arrears of pensions is fairly under
way. The works to be prosecuted are
those at important points. 1t will be re.
membered that President Grant pursued
similar course in 1876, when he thought
the amount appropriated was far in ex.
cess of the demands of river and harbol
improvements.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
Tuesday. April 20. 1879

II WOULD scoRN AND CONDEMN MY
RIGHTEOUS TITLE IF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY HAD SECURED MY SEAT BY
FRAUD. - President Samuel j. 7tlden.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
G.. 3. 4 Q. 3. 3.
socx ISLAND 3 PEORIA RAILWAY.

sHORTEsT ROUTE 10 THB EAST AND soUTH.
LEAVE ARRIVE.
ZOO m WAY Freight 2:30 m F'ht g. Accom'on
9:15 - Fast Express. 90 D IN Mail and Express
:55 D m Mail and Exp's. $40 - Fast Express
$3.50 " F'ht & Accom'n 4:45 Way Ere ght.
The /: 80 p train makes close connection at
Galva with c & Q for points west: arriving at
Galesburg at 100 p M at Burlington 7:15 nj; at
Keokuk 9:25 p m; and at Quincy $40 p m; also
making close connection at Poor with b & "
and T P q w roads for all points east and south.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
wrsrras Union RAILROAD.

FOR RACINE & MILWAUKEE.
LEAVE ARkIVh
~ u~o.s and Mail S:b5Aa Cos Pm
S,1yyL nj Tnrass 1920 M 6:O0sAS
The night express leaving Rock Island every
Sunday night at 1905 connects with thetraln aTri
zinc in chicago early Monday morning. No lay
ova7 checks given on through tickets from ROCK
STAND to chicago. Through tickets only good on
thietIaln.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
Who are the Grant Republicans.

There is no republican whisky thief or
corruptionist of any description, defrauder
of the revenue, bride taker or bride glver,
worthless or lazy custom house or other
officer, raseally blackmail editor, knavish
contractor or ring master; no jobber in
offices or perquisites, no drunken loafer or
gambler, 20 enemy of improvement IN any
branch of the government, who is not a
hearty and vociferous Grant man, and who
is not now rubbing his hands over the
chance of seeing the old man" back il
the White House.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29

Many little darling's life might be
saved by keeping Elixir of Honey in your
home. Children love to take it; it gives
relief Immediately. Try it, mothers.
Keep it near you, We assert most posi-,
lively, there is nothing superior to Elixir Of
Honey. For sale by druggists,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29

Ne = ADVERTISEMENTS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29

Passengers carried on Freight trains as fotaoWs
EAST. .........4:45 pm WEST: ~ % III
GEO M Loosely, Agent, Rock Island
A. KIMBALL, h. 81. JSn d. Ao,
Gen1 Supt Gen. kt 3" "ee' He'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
RouY IsrANp 3 NERcEs col. R,R.

Leave Rock Island at 900 IN, II 80 m and 10
pm. ARRIVING at Gable at II 10 a m, 80 p m,
and sos p IA.
leave Gable at ESQ IA, 1915 IN. and 8:15 p m,
Arriving at Rock Island at S:ts q, NJ, $3.50 p. m.
and $40 p m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
Hotels.
NEWHALL HOUSE

MILWAUKEE -...'-.-.-'s'''''''''.'' 500 y =
J.F. ANTISDEL Proprietor.
The present proprietors of this Elegant Hote
have shared neither money or pains in furnishing
and improving the house; and with the improved
Otis Elevator recently put In 1t cannot pc exceuso
for convenience and comfort to the traVelng pnDhc
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
River ana Karbor 1mprOvements.

Alta meeting of the Cabinet on Friday
last action was taken which will have
some effect upon operations in this vicinity.
1t has been decided not to expend dol
lar OF the appropriation made at the last
session OF Congress for river and harbor
improvements until after the beginning of
the next hscal year. The amount appro-
~, by the bill is about $s,000,0 1000
ue Ohlet OF Engineers, General Humph-
leys' mas prepared list of the important
worAS 20 De continued, reducing the amour,
necessary to be expended during the an
SUNG hScal year to about $4.OOO,OOO. The
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29

DR.. Bells Fit Cure cures Fits, Spasms
Commissions, and all Nervous Diseases
For sale by Druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09
DIED IN HARNESS.

Only fallen horse stretched out there the road,
Stretched in the broken shafts and crushed by the
heavy load;
Only a fallen horse and circle of wondering eyes
watching the frighted teamster gOadng the beast to
rise.
Hodl for his toll is over-no more labor for him;
See the poor neck outsretched and the patient eyes
grow dim;
See on the friendly stones how peacefully rests the
head
Thinking, n dumb beasts think, how good it is to be
dead;
After the weary journey, how restful is to lie.
With the broken shafts and the cruel load-wating
only to die.
Watchers. he died in harness-died in the shafts and
Fell, and the burden killed him: one of the days
mishaps-
One of the passing wonders marking that road
toiler dying IN harness, needless of call or goad.
Passers. orowding the pathway, staying your steps
awhile.
What is the symbol? Only death-why should we
cease to smile
At death for beast of burden? On through the busy
street
That is ever and ever echong the tread OF the hurry
ing feet.
What was the sign? symbol to touch the tireless
will?
Does He who taught in parable speak in parallels
still
The seed on the rock is wastedon needless hearts
! men,
That gather and sow and grasp and lose-labor and
sleep-and then
Then for the prize- crowd in the street Of ever
| echong tread
The toer crushed by the heavy loads there in his
| harness-dead!
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

EXISTING MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK.
-Gath's recent observations in New
York have led him to the following con.
clusions and figures "There are two
existing movements in this country; one
to 20 West and farm. the other to return
into the large cities from their suburbs.
Garden towns fail to please city people
or to reward them with employment at
home. In the past eleven years New
York City has added to herself $780,
100000 in frst-class dwellings; in
cheaper dwellings, costing $4,000 apiece,
only $500, 900. But for fat and tene-
ment houses the expenditure has been
S92,OOO,OOO. To this add S6,000,OOO
for churches and $13. 3.OOO,O forspublic
buildings, s2S,OOO.OOO for stores and
$l2,OOO,OOO for factories, and the foot
ing for building in New York since 1868
will be nearly $24s, 100000, or $780,
100000 more than the public deb" :"
And yet our confidence in the law Of
supply and demand is such that we war
rant garden farming is carried as far as
the markets will Justify.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09
MISSING SHIPS.

There have been many more appall-
ing shipwrecks than usual during the
past year. At present there are no It'd
ings of sixteen missing vessels. which,
loaded with valuable cargoes. have with
in few months gone down in the At
lantic with all on board. Upon the list
are seventeen steamers viz five British,
one German and one American. Four
of these vessels were from New York,
one from Boston, one from Philadelphia
and one from England bound to Mon
treal. Six of these were loaded with
miscellaneous cargoes, principally grain.
and it is suggested that the manner IN
which it was slowed may have had some
thing to do with their loss. Peculiar feat
ures in the loss of these vessels are that
none of them carried passengers that
they were, with one exception, English
built steamships. with water tight CON-
partments and comparatively new. and
that they were all less than 1900 tons
in carrying capacity. The loss of prop
erty caused by these disasters is esti-
mated at s1,5O0,OOO. The sailing yes.
sells, more than a dozen in number,
which engaged in the same traffic during
the year. and now missing, were all oi
wood. with the exception of the Rivadeo
which was of iron, and built in 1856.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09
RAPIDITY OF TINE.

Swiftly glide our years they follow
each other like the waves of the ocean.
Memory calls up the persons we once
knew, the scenes in which We once were
actors they appear before the mind like
the phantoms of night vision. Behold
the boy, rejoicing in the gaiety of his
soul the wheels of time cannot move
too rapidly for him the light of hope
dances in his eye; the smiles of expec-
tation play upon his lip; he looks for
ward to long years of joy to come; his
spirit burns within him when he hears
of great men and mighty deeds he
wants to be man he longs to mount
the hill of ambition, to tread the
path of honor, to hear the shout of ap-
plause. Look at him again he is now
in the meridian of life care has stamped
its wrinkles upon his brow; disappoint-
ment has dimmed the lustre of his eye /;
sorrow has thrown its gloom upon his
countenance he looks back upon the
waking dreams of his youth, and sighs
for their futility each revolving year
seems to diminish something from his
little stock of happiness. and ne dis
covers that the season of youth. when
the pulse of anticipation beats high, is
the only season of enjoyment.
Who is he of the aged locks? His
form is bent and totters; his footsteps
move more rapidly towards the tomb
he looks back upon the past; his days
appear to have been few, and he confess
es that they were evil ; the magnifcence
of the great is to him vanity; the hilar'
ity of youth, folly; he considers how
soon the gloom of death must overshad
ow the one, and disappoint the other
the world presents little to attract ano
nothing to delight him. Still. howevel
he would lengthen out his days-though
of "beauty's bloom" of ''fancy's flash,
of "music's BREATH" he is forced to ex
claim, Il have no pleasure in them
A few years Of infrmity, inanity ant
pain, must consign him to idiocy or TIT
grave-yet this was the gay. the gener
GUS, the high-souled boy, who beheld tn
ascending path of life strewed with flow
ers without a thorn. Such is huma
life, but such cannot be the ultlmat
destinies of man.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

AN AsroNIsHED EDIToR-An exchange
says: 1--WE find upon our table one Of
the newest pictures. 1t is beautiful in
design, small, but showing great artistic
skill in its makeup. The prevailing
colors are green and black. the two
blending SO harmoniously that the effect
is pleasing in the highest degree. We
shall not, of course, presume to give an
exact description of this picture, but
some of the characters look so noble, so
striking. that We cannot refrain from de-
scribing them. The head-centre, or
rather the hero of this picture, holds in
his left hand banner. in his right hand
a sword his hatis thrown on the ground;
his head is thrown back, his left foot ex-
tended, and altogether, his appearance
is that one challenging another to NOR
tai combat. waiting for the other fellow
to knock off the chip. His eyes are cast
upward, resting on the word f.. Hello !!
what's this 4? Great snakes! if it isn't
five dollar bill! We took it for some
new kind of Christmas chrome. that
had come in the mail. But we see how
it is-either our devil has been robbing
bank, or some delinquent subscriber
has been conscience stricken.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09
VERY.

There is one little word
That is everywhere heard,
On steamboat and railroad and ferry,
In parior and hall,
In opera stall.
Videlcet, solicit, Very"
You happen to say,
"'Tis a very fine day."
When answers quick Tom. Dick and Jerry
Perhaps it may snow,
Or rain, hail or blow;
But each one is prompt with his "Very."
A lady remarks
That Miss Julia Sparks
Is freckled or brown berry.
Is forward and bold,
Is fast growing old,
When from each lady's lips comes the Every"
Without ''if" or "why,"
Assert or deny.
Or ask any sort of a query;
'Tis ever the same,
For all will proclaim
With no one dissenting, ayes, very"
Yes, this little word
Can always be heard,
Be the theme very sad or right merry;
1t serves for all times,
+. All sections and climes,
This very convenient word, VERY"