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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-11
Holiday GoodsI

in the hope that my efforts to please will also Sc
cure the further patronage in their constant wants
of these may serve.
Special attention given TO Dry Goods in all depart
nTents curtains, carpets. furnishing goods MILL
merry, furniture jewelry silver ware, pictures and
pianos.
To all who will name their wants may
be by letter stating the nature of the surroundings
or use to which the articles will be put with limits
to price descriptions and prices win be given
that will enable my patrons to practically make their
own selections.
Send orders, or for circular to
Ees MISS HELEN LESTER,
P. o. Boz 448 Chicago I
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-11
MOLIN E..
ITEMS IN BKIEF.

once: -Harwood's Livery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-11
STOCK SPECULATION,

JOHN A. DODGE & Co., Bankers and Brokers, 10
Wall Street, New York, buy stocks on reasonable
margin, and, when desired, will advise when and
what to buy. Also Stock Privileges in which $S5
to 300 can be probably invested. Opportunities
or good profils constantly occurring. Full in
QUESTION SD-'lirs ton, sUa WasllV Report sent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-11
Shopping in Chicago.

Having large experience and facilities for advan-
tageons buying offer my services to those at dis
lance who are in want of the better grades Of goods
not usually found in smaller places. As the Metro
Inent and fine qualities of merchandse all the most
fassidous shopper could desire and It win be my
those who cannot attend in person, making at this
time snecialtv of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-11
THERE'S music IN TEE AFR

P. o. Boz AS.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
WHO FURNISH ALL THE WHIsKEY

WHO FURNISH ALL THE WHIsKEY
These are men like ourselves-with
bodies and souls-both of which are
of inestimable value and yet all the
noble powers of these men are prosti-
tuted to do what? To kill their fel-
low-men And shall we who see it
stand off and never raise our voices to
prevent it? DR.. A. G. Haygood, OF
Georgia, tells us, as he quotes from
Commissioner Raum's Report of In.
ternaI Revenue for 1879: There are
5,444 distilleries; 1882 wholesale
dealer, and a great army of retailers
who sell to consumers. 1t is enough
to take ones breath-this army with
screens instead of banners. There
are, Mr.. Baum tells us, in this nation
l55, $50 retailers
Let us add up little: Only 1866,
SAG Of our people licensed to matrde,
our items. In this calculation there
is no count Of the many in the employ
of those who are the heads at the bus
mess. John Wesley said, more thar
a hundred years ago, Liquor sellers
are PRISONERS generally. They muir
der His Majestys subje' is by whole
sale. Neither does their eye pity OIL
spare. Their gain is the blood of the
people" In the name of His Majesty
let US stop it.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

MIRTHFUL CHILDREN.--Av very
small matter will arouse the mirth of
a child. How still the house is when
the little ones are fast asleep and their
pattering feet are silent How easily
the fun of child bubbles forth /
Take even those poor prematurely
aged little ones, bred in the gutter,
cramped in unhealthy homes, and i'll
used, it may be by drunken parents,
and you will find shat the child's ma
ture is not all crushed out They are
gleeful children still, albeit they look
SO haggard and weary. Try to excite
their mirthfulness, and ere long a laugh
rings out, as wild and free as if there
WAS no such thing as sorrow in the
world. Let the dear little ones laugh,
then. Do not try to check or silence
them, but let their gleefulness ring
out a gladstone peal, reminding us
when we too could laugh without a
sigh, and sing without tears.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

SOMETHING NEw.-An enterprising
individual in Philadelphia has started
novel business, from which he ex-
poets to make great deal of money.
1t is professional escort bureau, at
which lornlone females can secure es-
corts for an evening at a moderate
price. All that is required of the at
taches of this bureau is that they give
unexeeptional references; are sober,
good looking, well educated, and Of
captivating address. They will, Of
course, have to know how to sing, play
and recite, SO as to be entertaining as
we'll as good hammered. All langua-
ges will flow easily from their glib
tongues, while in the matter of dress
they will follow the latest Partisan
styles, and no doubt set the fashions
in the city. No badge nor "decora-
ton will expose to the cruel world
their true position-none will know
this but their employers.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

FUN AT HoME.-Do not be afraid
of little fun at home Do not shut
up your houses lest the sun should fade
your carpets, and your hearts, lest a
laugh should shake down few musty
old cobwebs that are hanging there
Young people must have fun and re-
Taxation somewhere if they do not
find it at their hearthstones they will
seek it at other and less profitable
places. Therefore let the fire burn
brightly at night in winter, and let the
doors and windows be cheerfully
thrown open in summer, and make
home delightful with ali those little
arts that parents 50 well understand.
Do not repress the buoyant spirit Of
your children. Half an hours merri-
ment within doors, and merriment at
home, blots the remembrance of many
care and annoyance during the day;
and the best safeguard they can take
with them into the world is the un-
seen influence of the bright little home
sanctum.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
FATE OF THE LIQUOR Traffic

FATE OF THE LIoUoR TRAFFIC.
AS Demetrius, the silversmith, raised
no small stir among the workmen be-
cause he said the craft by which they
made their wealth was in danger to be
set at naught, SO the liquor dealers
have raised no small stir because they
are in danger of losing the gains Of
the people. But this temple which
has been erected cemented by the
blood and tears of suffering humanity
must fall, as did the great temple Of
Diana at Ephesus, before civilization
and Christianity-W. ]. Sykes, in
Tennessee Good 2enaplar.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

For the Stephens City Star.
Merry bells are ringing
= Over the land once more,
Happy hearts are telling
The glad news DER and DER.
Glory to God in the highest,
Praise Him for evermore,
Shout the glad hosanuas
From shore to shore.
For unto us this day
Is born glorious King,
Praise God for His gracious gift,
While anthems ring.
Praise Him. We ice crowned mountains,
Praise Him, We valles iair,
Praise Him, We rock ribbed chasms,
Let praises fill the air.
Praise Him, all the nation,
Praise Him, every cline,
Praise Him, all creation,
For his gift sublime.
Praise him, little children,
Praise him, thou old man gray,
For all His blessings, praise Him,
On this dear Christmas day.
" MERIDETH BELL.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
THE LIouoR-DEALERs' PLATFORM.


The New York Retailer, liquor-or
gan, says: "Our platform for the i'm
pending conflict is simple one. W.
shall be outspoken first, last and al
the time, for candidates who are pledg
ed to benefit the retailers of this State
if they are elected to office. Be he
Republican or Democrat, any candi-
date who will pledge himself to do al
in his power to change the shameful
laws that Cypress the liquor dealer;
of this city and State at the next SEES
sion of the Legislature, shall receive
our earnest support. )"
This is our platform exactly, except
that, instead of 'for candidates who
are pledged to benefit the retail deal
ers, we would insert candidates who
are pledged to down with the enemy
old King Alcohol, especially as he
rules through the retailers"
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

We see that H. H. Chatters, of
Fredericksburg, Va, has been elected
General Superintendent of Juvenile
Tenplars of this State. He makes a
strong appeal to the Christian women
of our State to help save the children.
What say you, women of Frederick
Can we not have some Juvenile Tenn
plars in our county?
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
BEWARE OF THE ABUSES OF THE
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.

We profess to observe this season in
commemoration of the birth Of the
Saviour Of men, Who dares to con-
tribute to the death and ruin of men
This work is not all done by saloon
keepers. Private individuals, and es-
peclally that vast army OF persons
who give wines, &C., to their friends
who call upon them during the holi-
days. Hear Gods word: "Woe unto
him that giveth his neighbor drink
that puttest thy bottle to him, and
makest him drunken also. '-Hab. 2:
l5., How often men who are trying
to quit, thpg have the old fires rekin-
die &c careful, good people, lest
this curse of the Lord rests on yoU.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

A walk through the streets any OF
these cold days will show that great
many persons who visit our town are
not prudent and humane enough to
blanket their horses while standing.
A merciful man is always kind to his
beast. Aside from the mere humanity
of the act, however, their beasts are
kept in better condition for the pre-
caution, and give their owners greater
service.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
A $1,000 Bible Reward.

The publishers of Rutleclge'S Month
ly offer twelve valuable rewards in
their Monthly for January, among
which is the following:
We will give $4,000 in gold to the
person telling us how many verses
there are in the New Testament Scrip
lures (not the New Revision) contain
ing bat two words each, by January
10th, 1888. Should two or more cor
rect answers be received, the reward
will be divided. The money will be
forwarded to the winner January Is
1888. Persons trying for the reward
must send 90 cents in silver (no post.
age stamps taken) with their answer
for which they will receive the Feb
ruary Monthy, in which the name anc
address of the winner of the reward
and the correct answer. will be pub
lished. This may be worth $4,000 tt
YOU cut it ont. Address RUTLEDGI
PUBLISHING COMPANY, Easton, Pa.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

The Virginia Conference of the NJ
E. Church South passed resolutions
concurring in the Local Option move
ment of the State. Certainly Meth-
odsst body should do nothing else.-
Rev. DR.. Andrews, of Shepherdstown
once said to us, Methodist minis tiers
are ex-ofiicio temperance men"
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Personal.

We are glad to say that Prof. Barrett has
recovered from his recent illness. He ex-
poets to commence his grammar school
soon.
E. DIN Larrick has returned home from
trip to the mountains of West Virginia
We hear that Santa Claus will make oul
place visit on Monday night next.
Middletown will be honored with the
presence of some of our former citizens dur
ing the holidays.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
THIRD QUARTERLY MEETING OF E,

ECUT1vE COMMITTEE.
The County Executive Committee
will meet in Stephens City on Tuesday,
18th of January, 1888 The meeting
will open at IL A. M. There will be
addresses during the day by ministers
and others, and Rev. DR.. White, Of
Winchester, will address the Commit
tee and citizens at night. Let all the
ministers of the county attend this
meeting There will be arrangements
made to accommodate those who viii
stay all night.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

"LADIEs' Tonic. - The Great Fe-
male Remedy is prepared by the Wo-
mems Medical Institute Of Buffalo, ~
Y, and is their favorite prescription
for ladies who are suffering from any
weakness or complaints common to the
sex, 1t is sold by druggists at $l.00
per bottle. Ladies can obtain advice
FREE. Send stamp for names Of those
who have been cured.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Scarlet Fever
Cured.
!; ,..55


Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
testify to the most excellent qualities of Prof
Darbys Prophylactic Fluid As disnfcctant and
detergent it is both theoretically and practically
superior TO any preparation with which am ac-
quainted.-N. 7. LupToN, Prof. Chemistry.
Darbys Fluid is Recommended by
Hon ALaxARDER II. STEPHENS, of Georgia;
Strangers, N. Y;
Jos. I4RCoNTE, Columbia Prof, University sc.
Rev. A ]. BArrLn, Prof, Mercer University;
Rev. Gro. Z. PIERCE, Bishop NJ L. Church.
INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY HOME.
Perfectly harmless. Used internally or
externally FOR Man or Beast
The Fluid has been thoroughly tested and we
have abundant evidence that it has done everything
here claimed. For fuller information get Of your
Druggist pamphlet or send to the propretors,
i. n. ZgZILIN & Co,
Manufacturing Chemists, PHILADELPHIA
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
OUR LOCAL OPTION COLUMN.
BY A. A. P. N.

Do not forget the meeting of the
Executive Committee on the 10th
prox. The Local Committee will look
tor you.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Elra5iesIe9
M,ATA2TA.

never been known TO spi
used. Yellow Fever has
black vomit had tal
cases Of Diphtheria yield
Fevcredand Sick Per-
SONS refreshed and
Bed Sores prevent
ed by bathing with
Daibys Fluid.
I'm pure Air made
harmless and purified.
For Sore ThrOay ii is a
sure cure.
C0ntaEiOn DESTROYED.
Nor Frosted Feet,
Chilhiains, PiIeG,
Chafiugs, etc.
fiileupiaiisin cured.
Soft White Complex
ions secured by is use.
Slaip Fever prevented.
70 purity The Isrearll,
Cleanse the Teeth,
il caii't be surpassed.
CutnIrh relieved and
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

a. - AttfazltAs@lt A ss-izale Ai44<lt
The physicians here
use Darbys Fluid very
iullyin the treat
ment OF Diphtheria.
A. SrOLLENwzRcK,
Greensboro, Ala.
letter dried UP.
Cholera prevented.
Ulcers purified and
healed.
In cases of Death it
should be used about
the corpse it will
prevent any unpleas-
ant smell.
The eminent Ply
Fician, j. MARION
s,iMS, Tx. d., New
York, says: 81 am
convinced Prof. Darbys
Prophylactic Fluid is a
valuable disinfectant.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
A LFRED H. YOUNG,
no USE AND SIGN PAINTER
STEPHENS CITY, V

VIII do all kinds of painting. granting,
paper hanging, &c, in the very best style,
and on the most reasonable terms. guar
antee satisfaction. Give me call,
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

Now is the time to commence form
ing good resolutions for the new year
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
.HIal'R'ick HHoyuSep,
MLDDLETO WV, VA.
j. F. LarriCk, Proprietor.

The Larrick House rooms are large and
comfortable, and well adapted to families or
individuals who may wish to secure board.
The tables are always supplied with the
best the market affords, and every attention
paid to the wants of guests,
Conveyances and careful drivers can al
ways be secured at this house Charges
moderate. july29m3
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Allan e. Magruder,
Attorney-at- law,
United States Commissioner,

STEPHENS CRY, Va,
Practices in the courts of Frederick, Clarke
and Shenandoah counties, and in the U. S.
Courts at Harrisonburg and the Court Of
Appeals at Staunton.
Particular attention given to the security
and collection of debts; to drawing deeds
and wills; to advice and securing home.
stead rights, drawing business contract
agreements, DC.
Office al his residence 2.5y
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
SMALL-POX
and
RETITNG of Srlall
POx PREVENTED

A member ofmy fam
lily was taken with
Smallpox. | used the
Fluid the patient was
not dclirious, was not
pitted, and was about
the house again in three
weeks, and no others
had it. = J. w. PARK
INsoN, Philadelphia.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Toys, Fruits and Candies i!
Staple DOmestics

In order that we may better con-
duct our trading business for produce,
we have recently bought nice stock
of Domestics, such as Brown and
Bleached Cottons, Prints, Thread, &C.,
and thus put ourselves in better po-
sition than over to increase the repu-
tation we have already won of being
among the leading shippers of
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
A Household Article for Universal
Family Use.

IS. Persons waiting on
.ly. Scarlet Fever has
ad where the Fluid was
cen cured with it after
"a place. The worst
, -
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-28

chignon for some Abigail, or have I'M
planted it in the head of one of the wax
figures in the Musee Grevin.
Bottini, the hairdresser in the Rue Fon-
taine, could tell of one of his assistants
who, in the course of his outdoor work, was
called on frequently to cut the hair of Vic
tor Hugo, who lived in the Rue Pigalle: of
Gounod, the composer; and of Pasini and
Gerome, the artists. Each time he was
called in to attend to one of his masters
lllustrlous customers he cut off few locks
on his own account, slipping them into his
pocket, and when he got home carefully Ia
belled them with the date and the name OF
the former owner. Bottini's clerk has re-
tired to his home in Brittany on the
strength OF the pourboires received, and
MS modest revenue Is materially in
creased by the sale of the locks of hair he
has kept by him for the use of tourists and
travellers, who can have the hair of the au-
thor OF lies Miserables,'' of the composer
or OF the great artists, to hang up in a
glass case by the side of the snuff box of
Frederick the Great, the walking stick of
Noltalre, and the ring with which the
Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice, married
the Adriatic. No doubt the locks sold by
the retired barber are quite as authentic
as those pieces of leather which have been
sold for more than century to visitors to
the field of Waterloo as part and parcel of
the boot of a gallant marquis whose leg
was shattered by ball from the French.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-28
La M0rnsOra's Marriage.
1.-The Spectator. |


When Victor Emmanuel assembled the
throne he intrusted La Marmora with the
dangerous and delicate mission of restor-
ing order in Genoa, then the seat of Re-
publican anarchy. La Marmora, fearing
that the $4,000 bayonets which Austria so
generously offered to Victor Emmanuel,
and which he declined, might be put in
motion without the permission of the king,
made haste to subdue rebellion by taking
the city by storm and putting Garibaldi in
prison. Under his firm, wise rule, order
and obedience to the laws were quickly re-
stored. Austrian bayonets had no pretext
for intervening, and even the king of Ma
ples expressed his admiration Of La Mas
mora to the Sandman minister.
DfAzeglio, who was then prime minister.
was much amused at the old enemy of
Piedmont commencing one of her sors.
dearest Cousin he writes in his playful
manner, Il am filled with envy to hear that
the king of Naples admires you and not
me. 1t was the bombardment that pleased
him, Of course, and SO have no chance OF
| winning his esteem There was at this
time i'll Genoa rich English lady, Miss
BERTHE Mathews, whose acquaintance the
general had made in Turin; Ishe was re-
cent convert to Catholicism, and like all
new converts, was very devout.
Why Miss Mathews should
have preferred to be bombarded and held
under martial law with the revolutionists
of Geona, instead of remaining in -,
pleasant and peacefh, s'oiA .'--s;o'-
n ~ T.cstSs'sW' !.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-28
The Locks of Genius.
London Globe.

the publication of the correspondence
of Georges Sand has led to the question
as to what shall be done with the letters of
Alfred de Musset, and all those documents
which led to the romance between the two
litterateurs and impelled them to raise a
corner OF The veil and let the public see
that persons of talent are only human
after all. The letters, ETC., of Balzac have
been burned, but what have become of
those of the author of "Rolla?" When
Alfred de MUsset died he bequeathed to
his brother Paul the long tress
of black hair Georges Sand cut
off and sent him one day. Paul de Musset
treasured up the hair of Georges Sand as
long as he lived. When he died his wife
found it among his papers, and
and among those souvenirs
d'amour some men are vain enough to
hoard up. Madame de Musset took the
ringlet, and, calling her maid told her to
throw it away with the rest of the rubbish,
little thinking with what scant ceremony
she was treating an object which would
have been priced above rubies by those
who collect such souvenirs. The servant
took them away, but finding the hair in
splendid condition, sold it Tor half franc
10 barber, who may have n ade it up into
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-28

ACCORDING to the late census the fol-
lowing States, in the order given, are
the greatest wheat. producing States in
the Union, counted by millions of bush
els: Illinois, 81, 900, 600; Indiana, A.
600, OCO; Ohio, 46, 0OO,0 Michigan.
36, 900, GOO; Minnesota, IS, 600, 900; Iowa,
31,00O,0 600; California, 3O,OO0,OO0 Mis-
souri,, 25,00O,0O0; Wisconsin, IS, O0O,-
0CO; Pennsylvania, 100000. The
total crop of the United States is 49,
600, GOO bushels, grown on about 35,-
O1G, 900 acres of land, making an average
OF nearly thirteen bushels to the acre.
THERE are three nations whose popu-
lation is so far in advance Of that of all
the others in the world that even the
United States does not come, with its
50.O00,0C0, within 100000 of the
lowest OF them. They are as follows:
Chinese Empire 433, SOC, 009
BRITISH India. 9O,663, Go3
Russian Empire Observation-Disclosures. $685., 347
The population of the Chinese En-.
pirc is estimated, that of British India is
according to the census of 1871, and that
OF the Russian Empire according to the
reports Of 1876.
The expression, "It sticks like the
shirt Of Nessus,". came about in this
way Hercules ordered Nessus (the
centaur), to carry his wife, Dejanira,
across river. The centaur ill-treated
tie woman, and Hercules slot him with
a poisoned arrow. Nessus, in revenge,
presented Dejanira with his shirt, say
ing whomever she gave it to would love
her exclusively. Dejanira gave it to
her husband, Hercules, who was eaten
into by poison as soon as he put in on.
After enduring agony, Hercules threw
himself on funeral pile and was con-
sumed.
Wili;e to my limbs the envenomed mantle clings,
Drenchee in the ceAtaur's black, malignant gore.
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70 YOUNG AND MIDDLE AGED MEN.
A Sure Cure.

The awful effects of early vice, which brings or
ganic weakness, destroying both mind and body,
symptoms before Consumption sets in are Palpita-
ton Of the Heart. Timidity. Trembling, Nervous
ditions of mind so much to be feared, Forgetful-
ness, Chaos of Mind, Sadness of Spirit Ugly ImaQ-
iaing, Dislike in Social Life and Broodinp
Melancholy. Married men, or those entering on
that happy life, of Physical Debility Excita-
bity of the Nervous Organic Di,ni,iution or ether
Irregularities, quickly assisted. quick cure Guar.
anteed No MINERALS USED
Young people losing their health, spending time
with pretending quacks and unsuitable treatment.
forcing diseases into their body with deadly pois:,s
causing fatal disorders to the Head, Throat, Nose
Liver and Lungs, Stomach and Bowels, speedily
cured. No false modesty should prevent them cali
ing at once on
DIR. WASSERZUG.
1O5 Washington ave., south, bet 1st and ed
ave.. south. MINNEAPOLIS. p, O. Box SOL