The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-14


is in the form of barrel of -four, made
from wheat raised by himself A present
worth having.
Grand free distribution of 800 worth
Of prizes TO the patrons of Dawson &
Co.
The Professor is merely charming, re
creative piece that men who work all day
delight to see The man who is too tired
to read. or too tired to appreciate the
merits of great tragedy. or too tired to
listen to a symphony even by great mas
ter. who is too tired toenjoy the prolonged
extravaganzas of comic opera. finds posi-
tive relaxation and refreshment in seeing
the Professor. 1t is full of girls. full of
wit. full of bright sayings. and sparkling
with effervescing repsrtee. The young
people like it. the old people like 1t, the
solid men OF business like it, the fastidious
belle of society likes it. Rock Islanders
will see it at Harper's to night.
Wax, china, rubber and other kinds of
dolls, at Taylor & Philleo's.
At last evenings meeting of the members
of the Baptist church Messrs. DAVID Hill
lier. John WEIGH. P. N. Kahlke, M. ID.
Merrill and r. T. McNeal were appointed
to recommend plan of action at the next
meeting, looking to the filing of the va
cant pulpit.
Dawson & Co. will give away one hun.
dred dollars. Cali early for your cigars or
pipes for Christmas presents.
The Professor is a highly educated and
handsome young man. who viii show you
how to make science agree with the frivol-
GUS romance of youth. Boston undoubt-
eddy prides itself on its art, its scholars and
it's statesmen of wit and distinction. But,
Horatio. the art of making love to girl,
and then getting her. is the first and last
problem of life. Neither Huxley nor
Tyndall has made any provisions for the
frequently inevitable No" The Profes-
sor will explain all about it, so that any
well-behaved young man and young woman
may marry within a week from the first
visit to the box Office of the scholarly Pro
fessor, at Harper's this evening.
You can save money, and get ticket
free to the great drawing. by buying
cigars and tobacco, or pipes at Dawson &
Co.
The ladies of Broadway church remind
their friends of the sociabIe in the church
parlors tomorrow evening. The fancy
tables will contain a variety of dressed
dolls, fine candies, and articles too numer-
Gus to mention. Supper from until 10.
Dressed dolls. what others sell undressed
ones for. at Taylor 81 Philleo's.
The young man who neglects to take his
sweetheart to see the Professor will prove
q stingy husband, and his children will be
cross eyed. This play is witty. the cos
tunes are picturesque, the croquet playing
kind which ends in mar
.iage. The best of all music is the Beetho
zen sonatas, with enough of weird Chopin |
or variety. To give the Meistersinger by |
Wagner is like grand poem, and if frivo- |
Gus school girls would study such masters. |
heir souls would grow larger and their
beauty increase. This is the entertainment |
at Harper's theatre this even |
ng.
Five hundred doll buggies, from 40 cents
@ SIS, at Taylor & Philleo's.
A dispatch from Keokuk says that the
Mrs. Kent Mason, to whose
operations attention was called in yester-
ay's ARGUS, has been arrested in that
ity for obtaining dry goods to the amount
# $137 by false pretenses She claimed
here to be a distinguished temperance
ecturer.
Fred Krel has large stock of Christ
nas trees and Christmas tree ornaments
which are sold at very reasonable prices
Art is said to be long, and printing ex-
ensive but the crowds of wise people who
isit The Professor is an evident fact that
he best always wins. The Professor
ourts girl in the wild New Hampshire
and she loves and accepts him
ecause she cant help it. A stream of
later dashes down the rocky canon, while
he lovers pick flowers on the little moss
atches that nature has kindly allowed to
row there. The moonlight, the silence,
ne deep hush of twilight conspire to make
MS beautiful scene All this at Harpel's
ais evening.
Go with rush to Taylor g. Philleo's.
Marriage licenses issued since yester
avs report Bernard Mcmahon and
Iiss Catharine Cewe, Hampton township;