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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
The unwritten Law,

There is a town in Connecticut called
Beacon Falls, consisting principally of the
Home Wooden Mill and its operatives,
where there is but an Indifferent system OF
constabulary, and nothing like lookup
It is the custom among the weavers of the
mill to right their own wrongs without ap-
pealing to any legal jurisdiction. and the
course has been approved by the old set
tiers who pay taxes, on the ground that it
is a cheaper system than to have prosecu-
tions regularly brought for cases of viola
ton of law, Pay day at the mill comes
once month, and the hands take the OPP
portunity, as regularly as the day comes
around, to meet somewhere over a social
glass, and redress all private or personal
grievances which remained unsettled at
the preceding pay day. A gang offriends,
who may deem it proper to punish any
body for anything. get together in one of
the few saloons of the place and agree
upon what course of action to take. Woe
be to the unfortunate person who happens
to havesofended the principal parties in
this kind of suburb ban management.
By q practice inauguratod, heaven only
knows how. or how long ago, all mat
ters in which during the month bad
blood had been engendersd are reserV-
ed for adjustment until after pay
day. and the fights and assaults which
then take place are apt to leave q belii-
gerent fotsam and jstsam for the readjus-
ters at the next pay day, The strange
part of the business is that the authorities
appear to like this method of preserving
the public peace. As the workmen in the
mill are a changeable set. coming and
going according TO their fancies or inter-
ests, and rarely having a vote in the town.
the public funetlonaries are elected By the
very few votes of the 'old residents" as
they are denominated, and the old resi-
dents are for the most part payers of
taxes, who like to save the public money
thereby saving their own.
When a fight takes place, it is usually
in the evening. One of the ''oid resident"
grand Jurors lives about three miles away.
and the other is an ancient citizen who
positively objects to being called from bed
to sign complaints. The constables are
men. having other business, and. unless
the fighting has resulted seriously, no
notice is taken of the circumstance.
Should an unfortunate blow be struck
the striker generally walks down or up
the track Of the Naugatuck Railroad at
leasure and seeks home elsewhere, The
authorities then congratulate themselves
on having allowed the matter to dispose
OF itself without cost TO the public.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12

that point where they could be called with
aadegree of certainty grandmothers.
The young society lady does not dance as
much as did her predecessors. The col
leges where msjority of the young ladies
have been taught in the last few.years have
a way ofinstilliug into their graduates that
danoingi not the. or should not be the chief
ambition of women land that man.it mat
tiers not how good dancer or piano play
or he is, If he has no other qualifications,
should be shunped. This kind OF educa-
ton has had terrible effect upon dancing
young lady as well as the modern young
man don't take much dancing in their
amusemeuts, When thsy want to see
dancing they prefer to have some one to
hire men to play for them instead of play
ing themselves as they did when the game
was introduced, OF go to theatcr where
professional dancers can be seen. 1t is DO
wonder then that dancing men are scarce.
1t is not the young society ladies who are
crying over! the disappearance of the
dancing man; but those who i'll early life
learned nothing except how to enjoy what
lie mistakingly called society pleasures,
The society lady of the past and many
still living know little less than society
m alters. The modern society lady can
tell the name at Ieast. if not anything of
the contents. and often she knows it all,
of the latest historical, scientific, or pc
litical work, which has been issued. She
can talk on what lie going on around her.
aud has pretty good idea of public sf-
fairs. The decaying society woman knew
nothing but society. People who don't
know anything of the matter will deny IN
toto. but the facts remain.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12

Minnesota repudiated her bonds
twenty years ago and twice has the
State voted to sustain the Reputation.
Much has been heard from Republican
orgsnss about reputation in Southern
States in which there has been little or
no truth. Minnesota's debt was created
in aid of the railroads which have made
the State what it is. The debt OK the
Southern states was created by negroes
aud irresponsible carpet baggers to enrich
plunderers; yet this debt will be paid.
Such is the difference between Northern
and BriRadier reputation so called
Oa,acy Herald.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
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Carbonate OF Soda or Potash, on account Of its ap-
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beneficial Is pleasing sedGtive and aperien in all
OF irritation acidity of the stomach febile
complaints, infantie disorders, sickness.
An ounce or two Of this solution speedily re-
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or irregular digestion.
The sout1on is of itself an aperieut but its laxa-
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The antisceptic qualities Of this solution, owing
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
Why the Men Won'r Dance.

There Is weeping an wailing, If not
a crashing of teeth, in society circles, says
Washington. correspondent of the Hart
ford Times, over the absence of dancing
men. the coming man will, as well as
many sof the present men do, find more
pleasure In conversation with an intelligent
lady than IN whirling about with her in a
dance or german. The german is what
caused somesof the change, though other
things contributed TO it also, The trouble
with the german was this, Whatever the
leader did, all those in the dance were re-
quired to follow. Thus. it mattered not
what nonsensicalz thing the leader did.
all were forced to do likewise. Should
brainless man or woman be chosen leader
and the less brain they have the better
dancers they are as a rule, the suffering is
intense to some who tako part in the same.
Ae Is no wonder then there are less danc-
ing men. There ore a good many left,
however, though not enough to go around.
Wnen1 manys society! men find that the
party they are invited to 10 to be a dancing
party, they Just politely decline. At a
recent swell party in Boston
shere were eight ladies present 10 each
man. They gave the men so much danc
ing that taey were ? snislleu cousio, rabIy
rs they deserved to DC. Since then some
of them have announced that they had
enough of dancing and wanted to be ex-
cused from any more of is this season.
The dancing men found that in many
cases they were required to dance with
. sosot women whose ages had reached
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
DE-. sHOBEY'S .
Kidney investigator.

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- Of the Kidneys, Bladder, PROSTATE Portion
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Kidneys, krick Dust, Deposit, Diabetes Infiam.
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Aidneys. Acid Urine, Bloody Urine, Pam in the
Calculus. Renal Colle, Retention of Urine, Ere
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to Retain the Water particularly in persons advan
ced in life The INVESTIGATOR restores the
Urine 10 its natural color, removes the acid and
burning and the effect OF the excessive use OF intox
teattpg Drink.
The following among those diseases In which
the INVESTIGATOR has worked cures in disea-
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
MEDICAL.
Public Notice.

JOHN HANNAS. being a Blacksmith by
IS trade, had often felt the want of some means
whereby could soften iron at the forge so that I
could work it at a better advantage. This induced
stances which offered the best prospect of success
1t was OF one of these occasions that discovered
the wonderful effects of Electro Silicon on the
Human System.
had defect in three of my fingers which were
Dent or shnt up in my hand in such a manner, by
very troublesome to me in my daily avocation.
rcould not handle my tools as l wished. and often
tnougntI would have my fingers cut of to get
tnem out OF the way, / have used everything that
onered any hope of relief, but all to no effect.
Wei, say was working with Electro Silicon at
ing In contact with my hands.
took no notice of the effect 1t had produced.
untu one day, wishing to use q heavy hammer l
grasped with my crooked hand and much to my
surprise found my crooked fingers straignten
out. and had much use of them as ever /
could hardly believe my eyes. 1 showed nv
bands to my wife and family. ard general re-
JolciDg was the result.
had neighbor living about mile from nv
shop who had lame knee, caHEed by the cords
oe'hg contracted by rheumatism. / sent him
bottle of Electro Silicon Liniment- and told him TO
use 1t thoroughly. BE did so, and at the end of
three months he was able to throw aside his cane
ana walk to my shop apparently as we'll as ever
IL hao worked just as it did in my producing
pef1ect cure l gave 1t to others OF my neighbore
ana frlends, for miles around, who were suffering
from Sweled Limbs, Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Stif
sng trouble; Finding that the Electro Silicon Lin
tnent would penetrate the skin OF man further
tnan any other substance, II occurred TO me that
II must be good for the horse, and it has proved
itself one OF the very best applications in all ex-
ternal diseases occurring to the noble animal,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12
Hotels
NENHkIL HOUSE

MlLNAUhEk --.->..-. w IL
J.F. ANTISDEL Proprietor.
The present proprietors OF this Elegant Hote
and improving the house: and with the improved
Otis Elevator recently put In 1t cannot be exceled
for convenience and comfort to the travelling public
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-12

s. o. DUNBAR.-Dear Sir: l have been sometime
in the habit OF prescribing the Fluid Magneeia pre-
pared by you and prefer it to the English prepar
alton on account of It's cheapnees and lis superior
laxative qualities.
Respectful; yours, SC. NJ. PERRY N. D.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-23

"Where is your witness, Shaw? I
can dispose of him in few min
utes."
Shay was called, when Guiteau
shouted, Heres the man that told
that lie. We've got your record,
Shaw, from New Jersey, where a
judge from the bench said you ought
to be in the penitentiary." Witness
was asked if he hadn't been in
dicted for perjury, and replied
he had. Upon attempting to ex-
plain stormy dialogue ensued,
Guiteau shouting that witness was
the most extraordinary liar in
America. Witness was finally per-
mitted to explain that it arose
through misapprehensiOn and he
was acquitted by jury. Scoville
gave no ice to Shaw to defend his
character. as he had four witnesses
to Introduce, whose testimony he
SHAW would want to meet. Ad-
jOurned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-23

sure to reflect glory on the Ameri-
can flag and honor on the enterprise
of the American press, will not be
buried in the mysteries of the still
Invisible pole. But what occupies
all generous minds at the present is
the thought of the sufferings which
must have been borne by these gal
liant men who StroYe so long and so
hard to win scientific distinction,
which was the object of
their enterprising patron. The
writer concludes as follows:
While journalistic enterprise, which
has given science such splendid
gifts in our day, can display this en-
terprise and liberality, it would be
simply disgraceful were the govern
ment of Great Britain to allow one
OF the most gallant of British dis
coyerers to perish for the want of
vote of money, which the House Of
Commons would so cheerfully
grant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-23
miscellaneous.

Columbus, Ga, 22.-The Taragona
Theatre and Gulf ice factory at
Pensacola, Florida, burned. Loss
heavy.
New York, 22.-I. Augustus Hoge,
representing syndicate of gentle
men from the Manhattan Club, has
purchased Booths Opera House for
S55O,oOO, from the Cakes Ames' es-
tate. The property cost Booth over
half million dollars. After the
season expires, the building will
be devoted to business purposes.
Bloomington, Ills, b. Senator
David Davis is not about to wed
his deceased wife's sister, nor any
body else.
Philadelphia, pat the begiR-
ming of June next, musical feS-
tiYal, lasting a week, will be held
here, to which the musical societies
of the country will be invited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-23

Madrid. o. A confession has
been made by post Office clerk, ar
rested for having stolen letters in
his possession, that has led to the
discovery of a gang of thieves and
forgers, who used the contents Of
stolen letters 50 as to procure money
by forging acceptances. Over 5000
letters were stolen. The culprit
seized, had on clothes made expressly
to conceal plumber. Sixteen persons
are arrested, including several con-
nected with the postofice. One
hundred valuable letters, directed to
important firms in Madrid were
found in the houses of the accom-
plices.