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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
II Was nana.


It is not many years ago that all class
es of persons in the Southwest, except
clergymen and, perhaps, prominent
church members, seemed possessed by
mania for horse-racing. A stranger, if
well-mounted, could scarcely ride up to
cross-road store but half-a-dozen loaf
ers would propose a race between his
horse and some nag of local reputation
1t was during this period that the Rev.
MIR. Plerson, an agent of the American
Bible Society, rode one day into cele-
brated watering-place in that section.
Jenny" his horse attracted general
admiration
MIR. Pierson wrote his name on the
hotel register without the prefix of
'sRep., !" and was washing himself, when
stage-driyer rushed up to him say
ing
''Mr. Pierson, viii you allow your
horse to run? The money is up''-andh he
shook in the unknown clergyman's face
mass of bank bills.
mo. sir" said Mr. Pierson, startled
at the unclerical suggestion. and turn
ing away to his room to prepare for
supper. When the supper-ben rang, Mr..
Pierson, as he stepped out on the piazza,
was met by portly man, who, in
gentlemanly manner said,-
II hope, sir, you win allow your mare
to run. As soon as you rode up offer
ed to bet two hundred and fifty dollars
that she would outrun anything here,
and the money is up I am Judge of
horses. and if you will let her run, l am
sure to VIM
''Do you think, sir, it will do for
Presbyterian minister to commence
horse-racing SO soon after reaching the
Springs?''
The man was too much surprised to
reply, and Mr.. Pierson went into the
dining-room. Il wish to apologize, SIR
said the man, as Mr.. Pierson came out;
Il beg your pardon, sir; assure you,
sir, that nothing would Induce me know
ingly to insult clergyman"
Il am certain, replied the minister,
''that no insult was intended, and
therefore there is no pardon to be grant
ed
The following winter, Mr.. Pierson
rode up to a blacksmith-shop in another
part of the county. ''Wasn't you at the
Springs last summer with that mare?''
asked the blacksmith as he came out.
Eyes, SIR"
''Well,'' and the smith, leaning upon
the mares neck, patted her affectionate-
ly. ''they got her out, preacher, and run
her, anyway. And, preacher, she beat,
she did. She won his money! and the
smile of pleasant recollection lighted
UP his sooty face.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
Tha Lower Olassss.

Who are they? The toiling millions,
the laboring man and woman. the
farmer, the mechanic, the artisan, the
inventor, the producer Far from it.
These are natures nobility. No matter
if they are high or low in station, rich
or poor in peIf, conspicuous or humble
in position, they are surely upper circles
in the order of nature, whatever the
factdiious distinctions of society, fash
ionable or questionable, decree. 1t is
not low, it is the highest duty, privilege
and pleasure for the great man and
high-souled woman to earn what they
possess, to work their own way through
life, to be the architects of their own
fortunes. Some may rank the classes
we have alluded to as only relatively
low, and, in fact, the middling classes.
We insist they are absolutely the very
highest. If there be class of human
beings on earth who may be properly
denominated low, it is that class who
spend without earning, who consume
without producing, who dissipate on the
earnings of their fathers or relatives,
without being anything in and out of
themselves.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
Eccantricities Of Iuries.

A miller in the Southern part of
France fell in love with the cousin of his
mistress. Both women were possessed
of the secret that a year or two before
he had strangled man and thrown him
into the river. Each one threatened to
divulge it unless he chung her and put
the other woman out of the way, so that
very naturally he had a hard time of it.
At last he determined to neutralize this
disagreeable situation by setting one
woman to murder the other. The mis-
tress strangled her cousin, but overcome
by remorse accused the miller of killing
the man who was supposed to have COM
mitted suicide, and of being an Access
sorry with her to her Cousins murder.
The jury acquitted him of the first charge,
but found him guilty of the second,
which, under the circumstances, was a
curious verdict, because the motive OF
his share in the murder of the woman
was his fear of being discovered as the
murderer of the man. If he was not
the murderer of the man, as he asserted,
then there was no reason to disbelieve
his denial of any participation in the
second murder. But juries, even in
France, evidently have their eccentri-
cities.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
Reform Suggestions.

Mr.. Topnoody came in late to supper,
the other evening, and his wife had been
keeping it on the stove for him an hour,
at least; and she was not any happier
for the loving ministration. Topnoody
saw the state of affairs, and when he sat
down to the table he thought he would
make things pleasant for her, SO he
cheerily began:
81 am little late, my dear, but was
engaged down town in matter pertain
ing to the city government, and couldn't
get home. By-the-way, my dear, what
do you think of the mayor reform move
ments?''
"What movements? What reform?
What mayor? Is he a married man?"
snapped Mrs Topnoody, like bunch
of shooting crackers going off.
We'll. no. replied Topnoody; mot
yet"
That's good thing for some poor
woman"
''But I was not talking about that,
angel mine. l simply asked what
you thought of his reform movements"
''What are they? Is there any thing
in them about reforming men who come
late to their meals, who won't cut the
kindling-w wood, nor bring in the coal,
nor carry bucket of water, nor fasten
the boards on the back fence, nor get
the marketing, nor stop talking city
government when they ought to talk
home government, nor read their news
papers while their poor wives are slav-
ing their lives out cooking for them,
nor try to boss the house when the wife
knows best what should be done, nor do
forty dozen other things they shouldn't
do? say, is this in tllemp If it amt,
he'd better shut up shop and retire, and
let woman run the machine awhile.
can tell you, Topnoody, if 1 was in
there, I'd make things hum"' Then she
went out into the kitchen for something,
and, while she was gone, Topnoody drew
a long breath and sighed, Hum! Well,
] should smile.''
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
Bound TO Have Satisfaction.

As Northern man who was looking
up land in Alabama was riding along
the highway he met q father and son
riding at furious gallop and both
armed with shot-guns. They drew up
as they reached him, and the old man
called out:
'sSay, stranger, hev We met young
man and a gal riding the same mule
and humping along as if Batan was
after them ?''
NO"
''Well, my darter has eloped with
Bill Gordon, and Sam and me are try
ing to get within shooting distance be-
fore the knot is ted
'Ah! Why. that couple were being
married in Blankville as came through
there an hour ago"
''Did the gal hev on blue waist a''
Yes
'.And was it a tail fellow with a
skeered look ?''
at was"
'.That was them, stranger, and I'm
much obleeged. Sam, we're too late to
stop 'em, but we kin let our bosses jog
along into town and shoot the preacher
arter we git thar That'u be some sat-
isfaction.n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
A Case of Accidental Drowning.

''We never know who will go next u
1t was Sabbath-school teacher who
spoke. ga case of drowning occurred
at the-church last week. A sociable
was in progress, and wash-boiler con-
tanning fifteen or twenty gallons of water
stood on the floor beside the stove, and
-
Zone of the little Sunday -school child
rem fell
Not at all; please don't interrupt
me-" said the teacher. ''Those engaged
in preparing the supper observed a very
large oyster struggling around in close
proximity to the boiler. Suddenly it
tumbled in and sank to the bottom.
Every effort was put forth to rescue it,
but it was not found until the soup had
been placed on the tables; then one of
the guests discovered it floating around
on a cracker, cold in death. ahe
s.Was the coroner summonedp'
ssNo. 1t was too clear case of ae-
cidental drowning. CteUeIaasd Herald
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
Ewes Which Sleep One at a Tins.

There is q man in Macon who owns
a pair of the most remarkable eyes we
have ever heard Of Their peculiarly
lies in the fact that one of them goes to
sleep before the other does, and conse-
quently one wakes up in the morning
sooner than the other.
1t must be very interesting to have
such a pair of eyes. The right eye
goes to sleep and sleeps soundly whiis
the other lies restlessly awake STRIVING
by all manner of devices to WOO .'nattre
sweet restorer, balmy sleep" Now and
then the left optic, wide awake, looks
over the bridge of the mans nose at It's
partner, sees the fringed curtain OF the
right eyes couch tightly drawn, hears
the sleeping eye snore away INTO the
very bowels of sleep, and then wishes 10
gracious it could droD its curtain TOO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
NArURE,s TK1umrH.
rraz1er,s Hoot ,B,sters.


II you are weak, or languid, use
Frazer's Bitters.
If your flesh is habby and your conn.,
plexion sallOw, use Frazer,s Bitters.
III you live in malarial district, use
Frazer's Bitter's
If worn down with the care of chill
dren, use Frazer's Bitters.
IF you hare got the blues, use Fraz-
er's Bitters.
Ifyou kept late hours and lived con-
trary to the laws of health, use Fraz
er's Root Bitters.
If you need toning up, take Frazer's
Root Bitters.
If you have abused instead of used
natures gifts, use Frazer's Bitters
ffvou feel old before your time, use
Frazer's Bitters
Iflife has become a burden and you
have gloomy forbodings, use Frazer's
Bitters.
If your hands tremble and yo,r eyes
have grown dim, Frazer's Root Bit
tiers wall make you feel young again.
Sold by al druggists everywhere at
the low price $1.00 per bottle. F. S.
Henry Co., Sole Proprietos, Cleveland
Ohio.
For sale by McCabe s. Wheaton. Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
Not Wanted.

To people who in rash moments wish
themselves dead comes this parable, to
show them that if taken at their word
they would soon retract and plead for
life ga certain feeble old man gather
ed load of sticks, and was carrying it
home. He became very tired on the
road, and finging down his burden, he
cried out, % Angel of Death, deliver
me from this misery!' At that instant
the Angel ofDeath, in obedience to his
summons, appeared before him, and
asked him what he wanted. On seeing
the frightful figure, the old man, trem-
bling, replied: % friend, be pleased to
assist me, that may lift once more this
burden upon my shoulder; for this pur-
pose only have / called your J"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
Suicide,

Savages rarely commit suicide; the de-
sire for standardization is the product
of our higher civilization. People are
also more anxious to shuttle off the NOR
tai coil in northern than in southern lat
itudes, more in summer than in winter,
more in cities than i'll rural districts,
more among the educated than the IL
literate, more among working people
than professional men, and mole among
the poor than the well-to-do. The Danes
are the most and the Portuguese the
least self-destructive, the Prussians more
than the French, the French more than
the English, and the English more than
the Austrians, Russians, Italians or
Spanish. Apart from latitude climate
has no effect The seasons, however,
exert an important influence Most peo-
pie prefer to take themselves off in fine
weather. Spring and summer are the
favorite times July offers to the victim
the most and November the fewest at
fractions. The number of suicides is
twice as great in May, June or July as
in any winter month. That women,
more than men, should shun death by
their own hand, and should make up
but a fourth of the iIl-starred list, is but
natural and proper. Nor is it strange
that convicts and prostitutes, who know
neither shame nor fear. do not die vol
untary deaths in any appreciable ratio.
But why should the tendency to self
slaughter increase steadily and surely
with advancing years, and old age
rather than earlier life become the sui
cidal period? For this strange fact APP
pears to be established by statistics, and
that in proportion to the number of in
dividuals of each age suicides are about
as frequent above three score-and-ten as
between the ages of twenty and forty.
The favorite methods of death are hang
ing and drowning, poisoning and the
knife having gone out of fashion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

And then it mods and takes cat maps, to
be occasionally awakened BY the con-
tinued snoring of its neighbor. Finally
it drops off into doze and both ocular
demonstrations dream until morning,
when another difficulty appears. The
right awakens and wants to get up, but
the left pepper turns over in its bed and
swears it would give thousand dollars
for just ten minutes more sleepi
Surely man with such pair of eyes
ought to have dead loads of fun all to
himself We would, for certain.
con (Ga.) Messenger.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
The nostmaster of New York is trrine

The postmaster of New York is trying
a new street letter-box. which has de-
vice by which the public can tell exactly
when the next mail will be collected,
and each time he collects, the carrier
must remove card, which prevents him
from being able to shirk going to the
box regularly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
Moffaf's Life Pills,
and
Phoenix Birrers.

The Nest Successful Medicines
I'm the World.
Established i'll 1885, by one OF
our Most Eminent Physicians,
and now used throHgI l0ut North
and South America, with more
pleasing results than any other
Medicine.
Moffat's Life Pills
are purely vegetable; they act
on the Stomach and Liver, and
regulate the entire system, and
put all The functions OF the body
In a I-ealthy condition, o and
WARRANTED a certain cure fer
all Malarious Diseases, Torpid
Liver, Impure Blood, Jaundiee,
Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia
Indigestion, Costiveness, NerY
Gus and Sick Headache, Colds.
Scurvy, General Weakness, and
Fever & Ague.
Moffat's Phoenix Bitters
correct the Secretions of the
Stomach, and are Sure Cure
for SleepiessneSs, Nervousness,
Dyspepsia, Female Complaints,
Weakness, Debility, etc.
Thousands of Certificates are
i'm our possession giving perfect
CURES effected by these inyalu-
able medicines, and we arc cer-
tain that they will do just what
we have said. 1t is simply ask
ed that the afflicted viii TRY
THEM ONCE, their use will con-
vince the most sisepticai-
Pages Climax SaIye % cents a box.
M0fat's Life Pills 25 cents box.
M0fat's Phenix Bitters $1.00 bottle.
sy Sold by Druggists everywhere
j. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor,
So Liberty Street New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

L. Brigham Bishop, of Boston. who
was an engineer of General Garfield's
staff when the battle OF Murfreesboro
was fought, took a fine photograph OF
the General just after the fight, which
is said to be the only photograph OF
General Garfield in uniform. An artist
has made a life-sized crayon from it,
and this has been given to Mrs Gar
field.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
CIimayI Climax
Pages [A4llis4A Ss.EVe,
A Family Blessing for Is cents.

dS Z > Y Il 42a&@ - kS<s Il Is
A Family Blessing for Is cents.
1t heals without IL scar. No
family should be W ithCt:t it.
We WARRANT it to CURE
Sores, Ulcers, Scrofula sores,
Fever Sores, Sail RheaHi,s ore
Breasts Or Nipples, Fry sipeias,
Swollen Glands, Eli1aaHlcti Eyes,
Sends, Burns, Cats, Cruises,
Fistui;a, Piles, Bojis, %,li.:.!a ms,
Frosted Feet, CorNS, ai.;! all GU
tane0u% diseases Oh maj: 81, Least.
1t has bee;, used over twenty
FIVE years. without 0I;e failure.
It has no parable having per-
fectly erudieated disease, @.,nd
healed after all otl.er remedies
had failed. It is a compound of
Arnica with many other Extracts
and TSalsans, and put up ia larger
boxes for the same price than any
other Ointment.
Ey- Sold by Druggists everywhere
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
RAILROADS.
Rock Island & Peoria
RAHWA Az.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE
EA ST AND SOU T II.

Trains leave Rock Island.
S:5Oa m Way Freight.
S.30 Fast Express.
I :30 D m Mail and Express.
e:S0 Through Freight and Accommodation.
TRAINS arrive at Rock Island.
a.a0a m Through Freight and Accommodation.
1913 N Mail and Express.
$40 - Fast Express.
4:3O Way Freight.
Tho FAST EXPRESS leaving Rock Island at s 80
N arrives at Peoria 1920 p m. at Springfield 4:25
n. at Decatur 400 N. Jacksonville z 20 p IN.
Alton 20 o m, St Louis S:15 m, and Terre Haute
II IL D m, The SAME DAY. Making this the best
and QUICKEST route to all points southeast
the / 40 o. m train makes close CONGESTION at
Galya with C q Q for points west ;arrlying at
C;alesburg at 4:26 p m; at Burlington 40 no; at
Teokuk 10:25 pm: and at Quincy 1906 p m.
Arriving at Peoria at $3.50 p n: making close con
oils, connecting there with ai fast trains for east
and south. "
rates as low as by any other route.
N 49, j. V. MAHONEY,
Gent Ticket Ag't.
sThe 6 so p m Accommodation leaves every day
except Sunday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20
DIscogERER OF
LYDIA Z. PaNKHAMsS
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
The Positive Cure
For all Female COMPLAINTS.

This preparation, name signifies consists Of
Vegetable Properties that harmless to the most DEL
icateinvad. Upon trial the merits of ths Com
pound viii be recognized, asrciief Is immediate and
when It's use Is continued In ninetynine cases In hun
dred. apernanent is effected thousands will tee
tfy. On account of its proven merits it is to-day re-
commended and prescribed by the best physicians In
the country.
It VIII entirely the worst form of faIiine
of the uterus, Leucorrhoea, irregular and painful
Menstrnation, all Ovarian Troubles Inflammation and
liberation, Foodngs, all Dspacements and the con-
sequent spinal weakness and IS especially adapted to
the Change Life Will dissolve and expei tumors
from the utsrusin early stage DEVELOPMENT The
speedily by it, use.
In fact it has proved to be the great.
est and best remedy that has ever been discover
ed 1t permeates every portion syste and gives
new life and vigor 1t atuency de-
stroys all craving for stnlsa. and relieves weakness
OF the stomach
1t cures Floating. Headaches Nervous Prostitution.
General Debility Sleeplessness Depression ard Irli
gestion. That feeling OF bearing down. causing pain
weight and bac1ache is always permanently cured by
its Il VIII CT all times and underen crcumstsn
ces, act in harmony with the law shat governs the
female system.
For Kidney Complaints of either sex this compound
unsurpassed.
Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound
Is prcparo at 2ss Western Avenue, Lynn Mass
Price soa Six bottles for $500 Sent by mail in the
form OF pills, also of Lozenes on receipt
of price, 2l.oo. per box, for eithor. Mrs pINHHAM
freely answers all letters OF inquiry. COR pam
phlet. Address above Rentiosl this Paper
No family should be without LYDIA z P1SEHAR
LIVER PILLS They cure Constipation BsIiousns,v
andTorDiiity Of the Liver. - CENTS per Isox-
NORRI5ONf PLUMMER & Coz
Gener Agents, CHICAGO, III. Y
x~Sold by McCabe Wheaton. Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

The Mormons claim to be one hundred
thousand strong
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

Is THE GREAT CONNECTING LINZ
Its main line runs from Chicago 10 Council
Bilrfis, passing through Joliet, Ottawa La Sale.
Geneseo, Moline. Rock Island, Davenport, West
Des Moines tthe capital of Iowa.. Stuart. ATTAIN
tic and Avoca with branches fF0ln Bureau
tine Washington, Fairfield, Elcon, Belk1ap,
Centrevfile. Princeton. Trenton, GaiiGtin. Came
ron, LeHvenwcrth. Atehiaon. and Asnsas City&
Washington 70 Sigeurney, OSknlooFa. and Knox
tonsport4 Independent. Eldon, Ctss,Inwa, Eddy
vile, OsaaiOcsa, Pela. Monroe 2Tp1 Des Molnes;
Newton 20 Monroe; Des MONIES 20 Indienpia and
Winterseti Atlantic e Lewis ana Auduo9ni and
Railroad. which owns. and operates through
line from Chicago into the State Of Kansas.
Through Bxprese Passenger TRIMS, with Pull
Palace Cars attached, arerun each --ay d lily
between CHICAGO and PEORIA, KANSAS Cry,
COUNCIL BIUFF5, LEAvEEE9RTYx and ATcHE-
SON. Through cars are also run between kEiiweu-
ice ang Kansas SIty. yia tbs @lAiivai1kee ana
The "G1reat Rock IsanaD As Easgnlncently
equipped. It's road bed is simply perfect, and its
track Is laid with steel rails.
of enjoying your meals. while passing over the
beautiful Drairtes OF Illinois and Iowa. in enc OF
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany All
TH-oCzh Express Trains. Iou get an entire
meal as good as served in any aTzt-class hotel
forSevenLy-fve cents
Approaching the fact that a majority OF the
people prefer eep2rate apaI Sz1entS Tor 1luerenc
purposes (and the immense passenger business
Of this line warranttng 1T. we are pleased 70 an
nottrce that this Company runs Pullman PGfcEe
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes. and Palaces
PULLMAN PALACE CAES are III
COUNCIL. EEsUFR.5, KANSAS CITY,
GIL Ticket Agents fa xla5 UnEeeo States
For EnfcrznatIon mot GbsREAable 2G ~
=. IL. CAELE.
vics President ana Gent EenaER
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-20

SETW ZEN TIE EAST s. THE WESTg
Cigsta6 Cars foT eating pt.rp0s-ss only. Gneother
great feature OF Cur Felace Cars tu a Smoking
SALOON where you can enjoy ycrr " Havana
MavniaceBt Iron bridges span the b1ississpps
ind d isEoGFi rivers az all points creased by this
kansas city, IseaxeDvorth, ana Atchis5L. oons
nseEip1s being made in Union Eepots, - -.
THE PRINCIPAL IL. r.. tGNNELzIONS OF
TITS Treat THROUGH Line ARE az
AZ CHICAGO. with all diverEias kiss fer the
At Es ~; with the L. 8. II. s.. and p.
:. Is II asatSGToa HEIGHTS. vitn ?. C. 8 IS
ALA SAKE, with H. Cent. Il. r.
~ n Ma. .i ana i. 3 &W. Rds = q II L D
AZ flpcK ISLAND, with milwaukee, g RocE
Island short Line" and Rock 1sld 81 PEG. Hds
4. nAs EXPORT: with the DaseIiport DIVISION
At wEsT LEBEIrry. With the B. Cn& N.RA
~ GRINNELL. with Central Iowa X, r.
AZ CcCNcFI. BTsrrFS wish Union Pacific r. 4.
At OMAHA. with 3. & 30. r. r. X. IN Nep2
AtGoIUAfl3US UNcrL0S.wsth BIC. X. q y. k-h
As QTTUMwA. With Central Iowa H. h-i We
At kEoRUR. with Toi, PEG. q War; Web.. e.
Louis a. Pac-. and St L., Keo. y NV II. 1tda.
A. CAMERON. with II. st. J. H. r.
Atch. q Eeb. aEd Cen Br. u. p. r. Res.
AZ LEAyEawoRrH, with Kan. Pacs and Kan
AtKANszs crrT. with all iines for the ws@
a Through to FEORKA, DIES AEoKNEa,
and LEAYEMEw0MTKG.
Great Rock xelzE6 Route" arc sold ~
M homo ssekes eGhes. address.
asas aadFasSscE Az:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-02-24
DANFORTH's GOODs
FURNISH III CAN THERE BE
any doubt of any well-managed
Agency realizing fortune?

Aside from the complete control of
this great business that patents give, Mr..
DANFORTH has tried to eliminate the
patent right-ism and conduct it on the
plan of the greatest good to the greatest
number.
Our best business men are those who,
having conducted large enterprises, by
unforeseen circumstances or DESTINY,
have had their foundations disappear in
an hour. The larger the business the
greater and more complete the crash,
and the harder to regain fortunes.
To such men l offer in my specialties
SURE RESULTS.