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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
The Dry Goods CLERK,

The dry goods clerk is Young man
who is paid $3.50 week to stand be-
hind counter and sell dry goods. If
he can conceal his real feelings, and be
polite to old ladies who ask for samples
of seventeen different pieces of calico,
his employers sometimes increase his
weekly pay to S15. Five dollars goes
for board the other ten he invests in
clothes, hair oil, and the hire of a buggy
on Sunday. He wears his hair pasted
down on his forehead in half circle,
and is the proprietor of a sweet smile,
which spreads all across his countenance
and difluses itself over the whole estab-
llshnent when the uptown young ladies
call to get ribbon matched. He as
sures these young ladies that it is mo
trouble to show goods;h he is respect
fully deferential to matrons with mar
riageable daughters; is charmingly IA
miliar with country customers, and Dig
nitied and noncommittal with male pur-
chasers who forget whether it was four
yards of blue insertion or a quart of
foulard nainsook double-width striped
hose that they were told to get
The dry goods clerk wears ~ seal ring
and a gorgeous expanse of shirt cuff
When customer has got all he has or,
dered, the clerk says. Anything else?"
and then. in very ailluent voice. shouts
Cash. When he returns the custom
er's change he again says Anything
else?' Why he says ii we cannot I'M
derstand, as no one has ever known the
query to cause customer to purchase
even an additional shirt button.
After the store is closed in the even
ing. the dry goods clerk refreshes HIM
self by rolling up the pieces of goods
that, in the course of business. he has
opened during the day. and in discuss,
ing the financial and social standing and
the imperfections of character of the old
ladies who have an Unsuitable craving
for samples but who never buy any
thing.
The dry goods clerk lives in board
ing house, in an SX10 room that has a
small window opening on the back yard,
through which the dying echoes of the
smell of cooked Goldfish balls may be
distinctly heard as they gently float from
the kitchen on the evening breeze. His
ambition IN lite is to marry some girl
whose father will set him up in business,
or to be a drummer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
AN OCEAN DISASTER.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The steamer LIE
Planto. Capt. Rogers, arrived to-day from
Hull, England, reports colliding with the
steamer Edam September 21st. The Ed
am fouDdered, and her passengers and
crew were taken on board the LePlanto.
Early on the morning of the 22d a pilot
boat was hailed and engaged for $50 to
accompany the LePlanto into port. there
now being on board 1875 persons. She
passed through the wreck of the Edam,
which seemed to blow up as she went down.
The passengers rescued were made com
Portable, the captain giving up his
room to the women. The third
engineer of the Edam was lost
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
known fact that the number of purchasers

known fact that the number of purchasers
| increases at least four times for every re
| ductien of one-haf in price, after allowing
people little time to find out. The num-
Der of coats that are sold to-day at $25
each is four times the number that
sell at $50; while the number that sell at
$15 or less is probably twenty times as
great as that of those that sell at $50.
Steamship lines in good times, carry 1000
passengers from Europe at $50, where
they carry $50 at $50. This principle
runs all through business. With every
increase of price, therefore, every dealer
loses customers and lessons the purchases
of such customers as he has. The great
fortunes OF men in these days are made
entirely by supplying the wants of poor
people, for the simple reason that the poor
Overwhelmingly outnumber the rich and
that the rich can only spend little of
what they have while the poor spend all
that they make. There may be ten men
in America who each have incomes of ST.,
000, 900 a year. They do not spend $50,
600 a year each There are 10000, 900
men here who earn on an average $400 a
year each-and they spend it all. The
millionaires are worth all told $4,000
year to tradesmen. The poor folks are
good for trade of 81, ZOO, 000,0 900. But
ter class out of the store, for the sake of
monopolizing the custom of the million
aires.
1t is the interest of every merchant and
manufacturer, of every tailor, shoemaker,
householder, storekeeper and seller of
every kind, to have cheap prices, because
with these they can do an immensely larger
business, with larger profits in the long
run, than they can at high prices. They
do not think so, we know; but that is only
because they do not know what is for
their own good. Railroad and steamboat
managers all thought at first that the most
money was to be made out of rich people,
travelling in luxurious style at high prices;
but they have found out their mistake,
and all over the world are cultivating the
poor travellers, from whose patronage they
make almost all their profits.
Butwe have followed the tailor too long.
What we say of him is as true of every one
else The knifemaker is protected; but he
has to pay heavy duty on his steel The
SHOEMAKER is protected; but he is taxed
heavily on the iron from which he makes
the steel. The iron-maker is protected;
but he is taxed on the pig iron from which
he made his bars; and even the maker of
pig iron has paid heavily for everything
wkich he uses in his work. And all the
workmen, in every branch, have been tax
ed upon their clothing, their knives and
forks, their plates, cups and saucers, their
pots and pans, and their sugar; all to help
along the sacred cause of protection to
their own industry. When the chain is
complete, they have all paid out as much
as they have gained; and meanwhile they
have wasted one third of their energies by
doing work which other people could and
would have done for them, in exchange
for something which our own people could
do better than foreigners.
TUoS q SHERMAN
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
Business,

Business has its own peculiar pleas.
ures. 1t provides us with occupation
and an aim in life, and it also gives en-
ployment to others. One of the great
est enjoyments of the prosperous bus
mess man consists in being able to COM
fortably provide for the many employes
in his house or mandatory. In doing
this he is fulfilling his obligations to soci-
ETY.; he becomes "A useful and honored
citizen; business to him is "a real pleas
ure; he enjoys his successes. when they
are fairly won, because he feels that he
deserves them. When n business man
has the right kind of purpose in life he
always enjoys his occupation. He feels
a just and worthy pride in his prosper
ity, he is pleased with the respect and
gratitude of those whom he directs and
controls in the management of his af-
fairs, and he feels that in beneftting
himself he is comforting a favor upon
others.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25

The DAILY B5oonangton Bulletin an
nounces the approaching nuptials of Sena-
tor David Davis, in November, to a Miss
Annie Green, daughter of a wealthy and
prominent citizen of Fayetteville, N. c.,
and who is the democratic candidate for
congress from that district. His intended
bride is described as beautiful and &C
complished young lady, about % years of
age, who has spent great portion of her
life in Europe. 1t has been over three
years since the Senator lost his first wife,
whose death occurred IN this city
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
nnrinns Advertisements


Some venerable old print has collect
ed the following very curious advertise
ments, which are worthy of a careful.
perusal:
81 would like this advertisement trans
lated into French handing to clerk
in the American Register office the fol-
lowing curious advertisement: Twenty
francs reward will be paid for the re-
covery of a cameo brooch which repre-
sents Venus and Adonis lost on the
Boulevard DIES Italiens about ten clock
last evening"
But the literary productions of adver-
Users who have axes to grind, and who
pay literally for the privilege of oecu-
plying space, have before proved very
interesting bits of reading in the col
umns of a well-edited paper.
H. H. Brown & Co, of No. - Centre
street. kept standing for several weeks
in leading New York daily: Soldiers
who have lost their discharges. and
those who did not receive pension from
the date of their discharge or death.
please apply
try exchange, resident adyertises for
a ''woman 10 wash, iron and milk one
or two cows
n Wlllc IntiCHdHE asks 1OI DitlS lOE
''sixty dozen of prime port, lately the
property of a gentleman forty years of
age, full in body, and with a high bou-
quet."
A livery stable keeper offers cheap "a
mail ph9ton, the property of a gentle
man with movable head as good as
new and "a splendid gray horse, cal
culated for charger, or would carry a
lady with a switch tail and warranted
kind"
1t is easier for some people to deter
mine what they want than to ask for it.
Words are bugbears TO them and lam
guage takes terrible shapes.
ITO be SODA grand piano, the
property of a lady about to travel in
walnut case with carved legs was hui
morously commented upon by the Sat
1rddy RcUte1C a few months ago.
The IRISH World copies an item. "a
purse lost by poor widow woman who
has a sick child containing 12s. and a
letter" No wonder the child was I'M
well. The next item in the column is
the H'orid's own. and is as follows:
Robert Taylor, SO years, is the father
of twenty-five children by three wives
seventeen of whom are living Rob
ert should be tried for bigamy.
The Chicago Tribune not long since.
copied the advertisement of widow
who intended to succeed her husband in
the management of hotel. THE no.
tel win be kept by widow of the form
er landlord. Mr.. Brown, who died last
Summer on a new and improved plan"
She viii be aided by other stockholders.
Such corporation would not deserve
to have a soul.
A coroner's verdict reads thus: THE
deceased came to his death by excessive
producing apoplexy in the
minds of the jury"
A country paper says: A child was
run over by wagon years old, and
crosseyed, with pantalets on.
The above reminds US of the poem
handed to John Phoenix relative to the
young man who ION the Pecos river was
shot" Referring to the
weapon. the poet said ''it WAS one of
the old style brass-mounted. and of such
is the kingdom of Heaven. - Blooming
ton Eye.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
seeyou.

Chicago Journal; Mr.. Grover Cleve.
land, the democratic nominee for Governor
aged "a, a lawyer, who has been sheriff of
Erie county, and is now mayor of the city
of Buffalo His strength as candidate
consists in the fact that he is little known
outside of his county, and that he has not
been identified with any of the factious
divisions Of his party. He is in no respect
the peer of Judge Folger, the republican
candidate, but being personally I'M
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
Bearing Malice.

When ! say one ought not to bear
malice. !" and then do all manner of evil
to mine adversary, how shall / be able
by words to win him, while by my deeds
| am frightening him away! Letus catch
then by our mode of life; and by their
souls let MS build up the church, and of
these let us amass our wealth. There
is nothing to weigh against soul, not
even the old world
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
A WILD FREIGHT TRAIN DITcHED.

PEORIA, Sept, yesterday morning
wild freight train loaded with stock on the
Wabash road encountered broken switch
north of Pekin. All passed safely except
the caboose and one other car, which were
ditched, killing William Pointman, a boy of
sixteen. and more or less severely injuring
six others
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25

Gen. Raum would have saved himself a
great deal of trouble and not little pres
tige if he had stayed away and confined
himself to printing his speech in the Union.
1t was the most dismal failure Imaginable
Rock Island county will be delighted to
see Won
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
a Foreign Imitation with Long Name.

q foreign limitation VIII LONG Nanl5.
A fashion paper says: Aromatic
ozonized cassolettes. or little sachels to
carry in the pocket or hang around the
neck to preserve the wearer from infec-
ton, is London caprice which has not
vet reached America" This fashion pa
per is not reliable. Ii the editor had
taken the pains to inquire about the
styles out in this center of civilization
he would have found that cassolette has
been a cherished institution for the last
forty or fifty years. 1t is not called q
cassolette, nor is it strictly aromatic,
being simply flannel bag stuffed with
assfetida or camphor. and it is a trifle
worse than any disease, bnt the princi-
pie is the same. The London article is
base Imitation, and should be so
branded.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25

Attorney General Brewster, in an adj
dress before tie New York Bar associa-
tion, places the amount taken by the Star
Route thieves at 100000
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25

Marsh had business in Washington, SO
could not put in an appearance at the
opening an Saturday night. Well,
Marsh showed good sense in staying away
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25

The waving of the bloody shirt on Sat
urday night so Disguised the people that
hundreds of them walked away.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-25
WALL PAPER. WALL PAPER

sold at cost at Cary & Stolting's. one block
south of the Harper House. A large
assortment to select from. Give us a
call. Sepf22d1m
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25

On Tuesday morning at O'Clock,
at the residence of the. brides father
on Madison Avenue, Mr.. Geo. Gill
mer of the firm of Meriwether &
Gilmer of the City Mills, and Miss
Lizzie Meriwether were united in
the bonds of wedlock, the Rev. A.
d. Sears performing the ceremony.
A few of the intimate relatives and
friends of the family only were
present on the occasiOnn iImmedi-
ately after, the ceremo ny Mr., Gr-
mer and wife took the $50 train for
tour of the southern cities and ex-
pect to be gone for a month or two.
The bride is a young lady of rare
accomplishments and has a host oil
warm friends in this city, who wish
her the happiest of married lives.
Mr.. Gilmer stands high. in our bust
ness and social circles and is warm
ly to be congratulated on his good
fortune. The CHRONICLE wishes
them Don Uoyage on 2 blissful mat
rimonial sea. s.,f.- -.r-i,, =
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25

1T is rumOred that the Furnishing
Society of the Methodist church
propose soon to give another public
entertainment for the benefit of the
furnishing fund, when the play,
"An Unequal Match" will be pre-
sented. This is the same play in
which the famous Mrs. Langtry
made her debut in this country, at
Wallack's Theatre, in the character
of Hester Grazebrook, some weeks
ago. We hope the Furnishing So
ciety will decide to present it to a
GAINESVILLE audience.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25

WE call especial attention to the
advertisement of the well-known
and deservedly popular periodicals
issued by the extensive publishing
house of Messrs. Harper & Bro,
New York. Their illustrated jour
uals, such as the Weekly, Magazine,
Bazsr, Young People, &C., &C., have
no superiors and few equals pub
lished in this country. Astounding
in the very best illustrations and
the latests, choicest and best select
ed literature of the age, they are a
great addition and source of pleas
nre to any household. See terms for
1881.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25

On Wednesday evening at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church,
Memphis, Mr.. Henry l.. Guion and
Miss Lucy d. Vance were happily
united in marriage. Mr.. Guion is
one of the best-known and most
popular young business men of
Memphis, and is pleasantly remem-
bered by many of our citizens as a
member of the famous Chickasaw
Guards. Miss Vance is a niece of
Mrs. Lucy Smith of this city, and
is known almost AS well here as at
her home, having spent the summer
here for several seasons. The Mem
phis papers speak of the marriage
as a most brilliant affair.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25

As is the use of adulterated Baking
Powder, thousands are daily eating il
in their bread unmindful of its des
tructiye effect upon their health
Pure Baking Powder is an indispen,
sible article in the production of good
bread, but the desire for large profits
in its manufacture has made it almost
impossible to buy it in that state, and
to those who desire to save their health
and money, 1 will send full instrue,
tons for making their Own Baking
Powders from pure and simple ingre.
dients in any quantity, fresh and good
on receipt of their letter containing
ONE DOLLAR. Money can be made
making this powder and selling it to
families. Special propositions and
large profits to AGENTS for selling
these instructions. .-s.,
4sf I'D A. K. THOMAS,
278 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
october 21-82ly. ~. g..
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25
srunk oadiz .rela..,hons.s.,.,,u

THE 0adiz Telephone grves an
account of the remarkably cool and
long premeditated suicide of Mr.,
James A. Wade, a prominent
young gentleman and successful
merchant of that city, on Wednes.
day night of last week. After
making deliberate preparation and
saying that he was going to kill
himself, he retired to his room and
putting pistol 10 his head,
blew his brains out. He was
found next morning, lying on his
bed, cold and stiff, his pistol by his
side and a note to a friend, telling
what disposition to make of bis
body. Continued ill health is sup
posed to be the cause of the rash
act.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25
From Rev. !. W. cuaom

Last Thursday / mailed you a
letter and on Saturday read it In
the CHRONICLE in my ROOM. That
was quick work. The last two OF
three days have been busy ones
with me. Filling two appointments
on Sunday, / was at an extreme
point of my work on Monday morn
ing and it was raining. Hosting
my umbrella I called at two or
three houses. and ten o'clock found
me some ten miles from home.
Here was informed that a little
boy had called and asked the ne
groes If they knew where the
preacher was. The description
made me think of Marvin, my own
chap, and I turned Morgan's head
hOmeward, the rain still coming
down. A fresh horse-track
thought resembled Daisy'sshoe and
quickened my pace. Two miles
from home I overlook the messen-
ger and my suspicious were con-
firmed. A funeral summons away
up the Shelbyville pike, ten miles,
and only two hours till the time.
Daisy was used up, and shoe
gone. Ten minutes at home and
cup of coffee, and then away to
the appointment. The place was
reached on time, just as lay BROTH
er had consented to read the burial
service, supposing I. could not get
there. The lot was FIJI of vehicles
and the. large residence full of citi-
zens. A prominent citizen was in
his coffin, man of fine intellect
and graduate of a noble institu-
ton of learning, the best read man
in the community, it was said. He
had tried to be skeptic, and had
become of late years an admirer
and constant reader of Ingersoll's
works. But he had said to me a
week previous to his death, "Ihave
tried it all, and to-day there is to
me nothing 80 dear as the Metho-
dist church," A child again in
submission, he had come back to
the faith of his mother. A subdued
and pathetic funeral service, and
the night spent with the stricken
family, and i am home again to-
day at nearly noon. Without en-
tering the house the saddles thrown
upon the fence, the buggy rolled
cut and in five minutes with part
of my family we are hurrying away
to fill dining engagement made
several days ago. But Sister -Jen-
kins knows how to make an exhil-
arating cup of coffee, and her house
is just the place TO rest and feel at
home. Tonight am by the par
sonage lamp, the coal blazes bright
Iy in the CRATE, and we are as happy
as the subject of the "Cotter's Sat-
urday Night" And if / have writ
ten to you with the freedom that I
would to some dear Southside
friend, 1 hope to be. forgiven by
your readers.
,tvaATr - J. w. c.
|" 0veralls, Tenn,, Nov. 81, 1882 4
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25

MRS. LANES new house on
Greenwood Avenue is rapidly ap-
preaching completion. and when
finished will be one of the most i'm
posing residences In that neIghbor-
hood. The architect and builder,
Mr.. Wilson, has combined comfort,
convenience and appearance all to-
gether, and Mrs. Lane will have an
elegant residence in a few weeks.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25

Messsers Shelby & Rudolph, the
new firm of tobacco warehousemen,
have a card in this issue. They
will do business at the new "Bailey
Warehouse" recently built by Mr.
Ike Shelby, and ask a fair and lib
eral share of the patronage of tn e
planters of this tobacco district.
The gentlemen composing this firm
are too well known to the tobacco
trade to need auy extended com
ment from us. Those entrusting
tobacco TO their hands will have it
satisfactorily handled and sold to
the best possible advantage.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25
CATARRH.
Trial Treatment Free-NO Charge
for Consultation.

Catarrh is the forerunner of bron
chial troubles, lung diseases and pre-
mature death. 1t is a ioathsome dis
ease, that if neglected soon attacks the
vital organs. Startling as it may seem
fully one-third of the inhabitants o.
this section are afflicted with nasaI
catarrh, and fully one-half of the deaths
from consumption are directly tracea
Bile to neglected cases. have radical
remedy for catarrh and will guarantee
to cure all cases that will present them
selves at my Office for treatment. My
terms are very reasonable, and tria
treatment is given free of charge to al
applicants Call for references to des-
perate cases cured four years ago, in
GAINESVILLE and vicinity. ''l
Office over Joseph's store. Call on
or address
CLARK A. MINER M. ID.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25

The celebrated ogg-Brignoli
Concert Co. will appear at Elders
Opera House, on Friday evening,
December %. This will be a rare
treat for our citizens. The press
everywhere speak in the most fat
tering terms of Miss Kellogg and
her troupe.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-25

On Wednesday morning last,
shortly before II M, an alarm of
fire was sounded from the City Hall
and Engine house bells. Imme-
diateiy a dense column of, black.
smoke was seen issuing from the
basement of the brick store house at
the head of the square, Immediate
ly adjoining the CHRONICLE Office
now occupied on the first floor by
Mrs. Susan Hughes, as a family
grocery. and on the upper floors as
dwelling rooms. The fire brigades
lost no time in turning out, and
arriving on the grounds the cellar
was entered when it was discovered.
that the smoke came from the rear
OF the room, where several tin cans
OF some kind of oil or varnish were
found, one of which had been part
ly emptied and its contents set afire.
1t was easily put out with few
buckets of water. before the water
works were turned on. The build
ing is the property Of Mr.. III. A..
Current, and was formerly occu-
pied by him as furniture store
the varnish in all likelihood being
left there by him when he quit
business. How it came to catch fire
is as yet mystery, unless it was
accidentally set afire by some ne
gro children who, we learn, were
in the habit of playing in the base
ment, although it is not known
they were in there on the morning
named. Some hold the theory that
it was the work of an incendiary,
and remembering the attempt some
months ago to burn the same block
of buildings by some unknown fire
fiend, this hypothesis seems very
probable. No damage was done to
the building.