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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
A Tramp Seer.

His beard was long, tangled and
gray, and indicated age. His clothes
were scant and ragged, and indicated
poverty. His eyes were dreamy and
his nose was red. These, with a to-
mato can, which was only partly con-
cealed III one of his coat-tail pockets,
indicated the tramp. The charge
against him was mo visible means of
support" He seemed to be familiar
with the court and its surroundings,
and when his name was called he
stepped briskly to the bar
"What do you do for hving?" he
was asked.
Il look into the future, he answered,
solemnly.
Scan its mystic realms now and tell
us what you see,'' ordered his Honor,
sarcastically
The prisoner threw his arms over the
rail, leaned heavily upon it, and throw
ing his head back, closed his eyes, and
for moment was motionless
Il see." he said "a cruel man in 6
blue coat with brass buttons and club
dragging poor old man along tbs
street. The scene changes; the crue
man is now being rebuked by a kline
gentleman with mag, sterial air. who
then says to the poor old man: go
home, my friend. aud may God bles,
YOU The scene again changes; the
poor old man is in his ba e, cold attit
room, and is down on his knees il
prayer for the kind gentleman with ;
mag,slerial air.
The prisoner here shook himself ant
Strengthening up asked: ibid | sa,
anything while was in a trance?"
You did, I presume you sad jus
what YOU saw -
"Ah! that's good. said the accused
Fubbinghis hands.
.Yoa didn't see anything of al
| island, ga gjlt and dotted he e an
| there with massive castles; of II coac
like mail wagon, and a sail on th
laughing waters that connect the islam
with the main Iand. did you?
mo indeed. / did not. - SAID the &C
cused, hurriedly.
Then you can see any fl! Their int
| the future than the end of your most
| for Just what | have described you ar
going to see, and see them every da
until the festive month OF March blow
in. N l. Star.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
Literary Mechanism and Literary Art.

1t seems at first incredible TO say that
literature suffers from the enoroaeh-
ment OF the noneyed power, but a
little observation will show that asser-
ton to be true Especially it is true in
New England, where literary rank is
priced above rubies, though one may be
quite sure that the aspirant has the
rubies, too. Individuals who are cult
waited and appreciatiVe aspire to the
dignity of authorship. Destitute of one
spark of the divine fire, but having the
fair library style that is part of good
education and intelligence, added to
the prestige of wealth and social posi-
ton, they write their books (which are
usually compilations) and secure their
publishers. Why not? Publishing a
book is a merchanical operation, and
there is no more reason why woman
of wealth should not employ apublisher
to bring out her book than there is why
she should not employ Worth to devise
her costume.
Yet, let US give this species of literary
mechanics due Difference. 1t is usually
work done with special advantages;
with wide resources, refined tastes,
with the special cultivation OF familiar
ity with literatures and foreign lands,
and other advantages open only to the
wealthier classes. Books of the COM
pilation order prepared in this manner
are often of value that fully iustifes
their being. and are also usually of q
character whose preparation absolutely
demands the conditions of wealth and
leisure to produce them: But they are
works of literary art, and should so be
regarded. This mechanism has its
legitimate place, and accorded respect
when it applies itself to the encyclo-
p@dic class of literature, to the collec-
tons and compilation which form SO
valuable and SO Indispensable an ele-
ment in libraries; but when it assumes
the creative order of work, its intrinsic
cheapness is apparent, and just literary
criticism takes no social position as q
factor in its conclusions.-Bos Trduel.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of Your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so,
send at once and get ii bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tecthing. Its value is incalculable.
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gives tone and energy TO the whole sys-
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for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription OF one OF
the Oldest and best female physicians and
nurses in the United States, and is foI
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price % cents per bottle.
feb 2S-m-w-s m 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
Long Calls.

It is not always wise to make q rule
that no one is to be admitted during the
evening; on the contrary, guest may
be heartily welcomed, if it is known at
the outset that he has come In for a short
time; tnat he is cheerful, and friendly,
and amasing, and, in short, worth lis
tening to and entertaining. But the
illy-concealed gloom that settles down
upon one tired face after another, while
the clock strikes the succeeding half
hours, and each member of the family
in turn comes despairingly to the rescue
of the faltering conversation, is a de-
plorable thing, We are responsible for
the state of our consciences, and if we
have allowed them to become so dull
that they do not give us the unmistaka-
bic warning to 60 away, then we must
not fret if we are warded off, dreaded,
and called bores. I was delighted to
hear some one say, not long ago, that
she did not think she had any right to
spend two hours at a time with any
friend, without Especial Invitation, since
it could not fail to be an interruption;
and it gave joy to my heart that one
person so respected the rights of others.
Picture some one, who has assured him
self that he is not likely to find amuse-
ment under his own roof, setting forth
in search of more agreeable place in
which to spend the evening. He hunts
from door to door; finding that one fam.
ily has honestly paid its money and gone
to play, another is dining out, the third
enjoying its invited guests, while at the
fourth he is met at sight with the in
formation that the ladies are engaged
Perhaps at the fifth he gains an en-
trance. One person rises hurriedly iron
the sofa another puts down her bool
with sigh; another comes reluctantly
from desk, where some notes and let
tiers must be written at some time during
that evening. and the stricken group re
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

signs itself to the demands of friendship
and society The master of the house
returns presently to his vocation, with
brave excuse. 1t may be eight o'clock
when the guest comes; it may be nine,
and he may be kind-hearted and unob-
;ectiona5le; he may even be profitable
aad entertaining; but he stays until az
ter ten; everybody thinks that he never
means to go, and inwardly regrets his
presence. For half an hour he could
have ct sure of welcome; in Il at time
ne certainly could have said and done
al that Was worth do ne, and lave leen
asked to stay longer, or to come aga n
soon, when he took leave. There is no
great + compliment and tribute to one S
int gritty than to be fairly entreated to
st down for ten minutes longer. OF
course we treat each other CIV lily in sn
evt n ng visit, but it is great deal bet
ter to come away too soon than to stay
too late. In q busy, overworked and
overturned city life, nothing is so pre-
cioHs as a qnist evening to ones self,
or even a rart of one. We all wish
-cr ought to wish II make life
pleasant for ourselves and other PEG
| pie, and are ready to be generous even
with our time; but no one likes 10 be
| plundered and defrauded 1t is the
underlying prime pie of our neighbor'
action and conduct towards us which
makes us thankful or resentful when he
| comes to visit us.-44tla'stic Monthly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
ALONE.

miss you, my darling, my Daring;
The embers burn low on the hearth;
And stflled is the air of the household,
And hIlshed is the voice OF its nfirth;
The rain FLASHES fast On the terrace,
ehe winds past the iattices moan;
The midnight chimes out from the minister
And am alone.
/ want you, my darling, my darling;
am tired with care and with fret;
l would nestle in silence behind you,
And all but your presence forget,
In the hush OF the happiness given
To those, who thr0' trusting have grown
To the fuilness Of love in c0ntentment;
But ] am alone.
] cal you, my darling, my darling,
My voice echoes back on my heaIt
I stretch my arms to you in longing,
And 10! they fall empty, apart.
whisper the sweet words you taught me,
The words that we only have known,
TIL the blank OF the dumb air is bitter,
For am alone
/ need you nay darling, my darling,
With its yearniug my very heart aches;
The load that divides us weighs harder;
| shrink from the lar that it makes.
Ola sorrows rise up to beset me;
Old doubts make nay spirit their own.
Oh come thrO the darkness, ana save Ele,
For am aloha
IN the Year Round
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
FaEragut Conquering Himself.

Farra~uts own story of his self-con-
quest is exceedingly interesting. when
| was about ten years old, be says,
''when accompanied my father as
cabin boy 10 New Orleans with the little
navy we then had to look after the
treason of Aaron Burr, | had some
qualities that I thought made man of
me. | could swear like an old sailor. |
could drink as stiff glass of grog as if
| had sailed round Cape Horn, and
could smoke like locomotive. | was
great at cards, aud fond of gambling in
every shape At the close Of the dinner
one day my father turned everybody
out of the cabin, locked the door, and
said to me: David, what do you mean
| to be?" i mean to follow the sea, >
| Follow the sea! Yes, be a poor, miser-
able, drunken sailor before the mast,
kicked and cuffed about the world, and
| die in some fever hospital in a foreign
land NO | said1 I'll tread the
quarterback and command, as you do.
No, David. my boy; no boy ever trod
the quarterback With such principles
| and habits as you have. You'll have to
change your whole course OF lie II you
ever become man My father left me
and went on deck. / was stunned by
the rebuke. A poor, miserable, drunken
sailor before the mast! kicked and cuffed
about the world. and to die in some fever
hospital! That's my fate, is it? II
change my life, and change it at once
/ | will never utter another oath. | will
never drink another drop of intoxicating
liquors; l will never gamble; and, a:
God is my witness, have kept thost
three resolutions TO this hour,
/ -Miunesota, accoTuIng 10 pampfiie
| just issued by the State Board of Immi
/ grafton, has still vast tract of unex
| pIored territory within her borders.
number Of counties are as yet a yerita
BILE terra incognita, neither surveyed mo-
explored.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
ON THIRTY DAYS TRIAL.

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dec D d WHY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
vExEp CLERGYMAN,

Even the patience of Job would become
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Yet how very easy can all this be avoided
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The weak, worn, and dyspepdc should
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
'.atn.,.;,, WITRLlNHFON y 9UiNCf.
chicago. nILWAUKEE Il ST. PAUL.
TtuE TABLE Nov. 10, 1882

trains 30. :, S, Q and 10 are Maquoketa BFanch'
Trans 3 and l. Accommodation for oxford Juac-
ION: and ,, Passenger, for Celmar
Flying Dutchman" leaves ROCK Island % 20 d
M arriyrs at Q:O5 u. NJ d.; arrives Dubuque 1899 n
m. leaves 4:,a D. m arrives al 81. Paul y: % p
NJ. leaves 5:25 a. m. arrives Minneapolis lV.iV p
b D. w HOLMES, Agent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
EacK ISLAND & MERCER CO., r. r,
.GGk ISLhDDG PlORIh
RAlLW AY.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO The
EAST AND SOUTH

Trains leave Rock Island
90 Il. i'll. Way Freight
-45 - Past Express.
IiO D. IN. Nsil and Express
800 Through Freight and Accommodation
Trains arrive at Rock Island:
ga d. M Through Freight and Accommodation.
Y 10 .. m. Mail and Express.
30 Fast Express.
400 j." Way freight. "a.
The FAST EMPRESS, leaving Rock Island nj So
l. m arrives al Peoria 1920 p. M, ut springfield
10 .. m. AT Decatur 4.6Op. m, jacksonville 'Cl
D. m, Alton 7.2u p. m, St Louis sl5 p m, and
rerre Haute Il,55 T. m, TIE SAME DAY. Making
. this the BEST ami QUICKEST route to ali points
s1Gtheast
The I'D p m train makes close connection at
alya with Z. &. ~ G. for points west; arriving at
,,alrsburg ut 10 p. m. at Burlington $40 p m NJ
Ae0kuk 1925 p. NJ, and al Quincy lO.Oo ?. m.
Arriving at Peoria at $50 p. m, making close
connections with the l. B. & W. and I. p. W
for In annapolis, connecting there with ali FAST
rains for the east ana south
sg~FAST TIME SURE CONNECTIONS. and
aip- u low as by any other route.
H. =. CABLE, A. n. MORTON.
Geul Supt. tIenl Tiki ACT.
The so y. m. Accommodation leaves every day
-yCept sunday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
CHICAGO LADIES SEMINARY,

Full courses of study. Art, Music, Ancient and
Modern Languages. Emil Liebling, Director Of
Music Home comforts in boarding department,
MISS GREGG Principal, IS aad II Sheldon ST.,
Chicago, Ills. ang-23-dim
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
BURLINGTON ROUTE"
Chicago, Burlington Quincy RairoadD
GOING EAST AND WEST

Elegant Day Coaches, Parlor Cars with Reclin
ling Chairs (seats free, Smoking Cars with Re
volving Chairs, Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars and
the famous c. B. & @ Dining Cars run daily to and
from Chicago & Kansas City. Chicago & Council
Bluffs, Chicago & Des MONIES, Chicago, st. 10
seph Atehison & Topeka. Only through line be
tween Chicago, Lincoln g. Denver. Through cars
between Indianapolis & Council Bluffs via Peoria
AN connections made in Union DepGts 1t Is
known as the great THROUGH CAR LINE,
t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
sfi0R' !
Inc .
CHICAGO.
MILWAUKEE,
AND ST: Paul:

Il owns and operates over 4, 11J miles ol roau III
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota loWa,
and Dakotrr and its main lines, branches ana con-
nee ions reach al the great business centres OF te
Northwest and Far West ii naturally answers the
description Of Short Line, aud best route between
Chicago. Milwaukee, ST. Paul and minneapolis
Chicago Milwaukee, La Crosse and Winona
Chicago Milwaukee, Aberdeen and Glendale
Chicago, Milwaukee, Eau Claire and SILVIA er
Chicago Milwaukee. Wausau and Merrill
Chicago, Milwaukee, Beaver Dam and Oshkosh.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Waukesha and Oconomowoc.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, and Prairl du Cnien
Chicago, Milwaukee, Owattonna and Faribaut.
Chicago. Beloit. JanesvIle and Mineral Point.
Chicago, Elgin Rockford and Dubuque.
Chicago. Clinton Rock Island and Cedar Rapids
Chicago, Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago, Sioux City, Sioux Falls and Yankton-
Chicago, Milwaukee. Mitchell and Chamberlain.
Rock Island, Dubuque. 81. Paul and Minneapolis
Davenport, Caimnr. St Paul and Minnoapo is.
Pullman Slecpers and thu Finest Diting Cars in
the world ar run the main lines of the chicago
Milwaukee ~ ST. Paul Railway and every att en-
ton is paid to passenger5 by courteous employees
u the Company.
SIS MERRIlI, A. Y. Il. CARPENTER,
General Manager, Gen. Pass. & Tiki Agt
!. T CLARK, GEO H. HEAFFORD,
Gent. anpt. Asst Gen. Pass. Agt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
RvcK ISLAND II PEORIA RAILWAY

Inc l;1j p. m. train makes Close ConneCIlon
Al GaIvu with the c. b, O., for points west, az,
5iy.ng AT Galesburg at AIS p. m; Burlington o:4o
also making close connection AZ Peoria with l. b.
4 ", ana i. p & W, roads for all points east
md soutb.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

The use of the term
"Short Line" in connection
with the corporate name OF
a grert road, conveys an
idea of just what is requir,
ed by the travelling public
a Short Line, QnicS Time
and the Best OF accommo-
dations-all of which are
If railway in America.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
COIMc NORTH ANp SOUTH.

Finest Railroad
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
ADVICE To MOTHERS.

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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06
ummOn


In the District Court Of the Second Ju-
dicial District OF the Territory Of Non.
tana. in and for the county Of Sill
yer Boy; Nay c.nnslle plaintiff: vs. !;
the Territory Of Montana send s1eeting to
Joseph Cannelle, defendant. You are hereby
required to appear In an action brought against
you by the above named plaintiff In the District
Court Of the second Judicial District of the
Territory Of Montana, in n for the county Of
Silver Bow. and to answer the complaint filed
Of s~ervice) after the service On you Of this sum
mons. if served Within this county; OF, II
served out of this county, but in this district,
within twenty days; otherwise within forty
days; or judgment By default will b taken
against yoo, according to the prayer Of said
tain . decree Of this court, dissolving the bonds
Of matrimony heret tore and DOW existing be.
tween plaintiff d defendant, the grounds upon
which this action Is based are the Willful deer
ton and refusal to provide food n shelter for
plaintiff by defendant Wherefore plaintiff
solved and for such other and further relief q
to the court may seem just, al Of which will
more fully appear by reference to plaintiffs
complaint on file herein.
And you are hereby notified that, il you fail
to appear Ind answer said complaint a. above
required. the said plaintiff will take q default
aga inst you and apply 70 the court for the re-
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
District Court Of the Second District Of the
Territory of Montana, in and fof, the County of
Silver Bow, this 18th day Of August, A. D.,
1884.
S sye caA.1u 8. wA..xs' Deput7 cerf clefk'
Speer Il Madden. Attorneys for plaintiff.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06
Consumption Cured.

tce, having had placed in his hands BY an kast
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also . positive and radical cure for general de.
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recipe win be sent free Of charge to al Who d.
sire It, with full directions for preparing and
necessarily using. Address, with stamp, nam
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