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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or large? The blessings of health
are best appreciated when we are sick
and in pain. A hacking cough, severe
cold, or any throat or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all OF these NAV be
quickly and permanently cured by Dr..
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant fol
children. Price so cents.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21
ONE BOTTLE Cured hin.

a. II. Thompson, Rockford Ill, writes:
Il have been troubled with Catarrh for
years. nothing helped me until 1 tried
PapiIlOn CalarTh Cure / followed di-
recuons, and with less than one bottle, |
am cured Papill1n (extract of hsx)
Catarrh Cure will positively cure Bronch-
ial Catarrh, Acute or Chronic Catarrh.
also Rose Cold and Hay fever Large
bottles Sl.00, for sale at drug store. Fol
sale by H. H. DeSanto.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

CHICAGO, May 2l.-The John b Jeffery
Printing company, 159 and lG1 Dearborn
street, has failed, and the stock and plant
are in the hands of the sheriff. Judgments
amounting to sl0e, Is. 50 have been confessed
i'll the superior court The company assets
are estimated at s257, 900 The plant, includ-
ing machinery and unfinished contracts, is
scheduled at $4,000; stock, $4,000, and
outs landing accounts, 81, 900
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

Altbophoros is doing a good work
here. We always recommend it as the
best article on the market for rheumatism
and neuralgia, and 1t has never failed us
W. II. Maynard s. Co., the well known
druggist of Mao uokcta, Iowa.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

WASHINGTON CIrr, May 81 The naval
appropriation bill appropriates about
ST., 10000 while the estimates sub
mitted by the navy department ag-
gregated $40, BIZ. The appropriation
for the current fiscal year is 1923, 705.
The remarkable disparity between the
appropriation and the estimates and tho last
appropriation iD explained by the fact that
all Of the items included I'm the estimates for
new construction, aggrsgating Sl4, 1858,
are omitted from the appropriation bill, as
they form the substance Of the spscial bill
for tho new naval establishment,
already reported by the committee.
For pay of the navy s6,3l2, TIT,
is appropriated a reduction of ss76 $50, "a
compared with the estimates, and of s627,-
s'5, as compared with the appropriation for
the present year, and all through the bill
there are similar comparative appropria.
tons and reductions
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

c. Nreeland, HackensacE, n. J.. Feb.
20, 1885, writes that he has been
troubled with fever and ague for over
two years. Quinine would not cure him,
though taken in very large doses. By
taking five Brandreth's pills night for
two weeks be was restored to perfect
health.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

CHICAGO, May 2l-At the regular semi
monthly meeting of the Young Mems Re
publican club of the Thirteenth ward, which
was held in the club rooms at 50 West
Lake street Wednesday night Gen. John
A Logan was formally nominated as the
presidential candidate of the party for 1883,
by Col Moore.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

The masons of Berlin, Germany, are
striking for 12l cents an hour. In this
country in the leading cities the masons
are striking for $50 and 81 a day.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

In England great damage is done to
crocuses every spring by the sparrows
These birds bite off the narrow part of
the tube Of the plant, in which NECTAR is
serret+d
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 21-Pearl Jen
lings won the q mile race here, Thursday
Slasher SCI ond; Blue Wing the l., miles.
Ffea i,uicbt second; Brevet the " miles.
y ~ ar~ second; keens the Ii miles, Re.
Yoke second.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

Recently steamer, the British Queen.
sailed from these shores foS Liverpool
with the first shipment of chemically pre-.
Served beef ever sent to England.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

Wyoming lakes are so charged with
soda that it accumulates in great Qusati-
ties around the edges, whence 81 is hauled
away and worked into commercial
forms.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

IN NIGHT swEATs AND REGISTRATION.
DR.. R Studhalter, st. Louis, Mo-,
says: Il have used it in dyspepsia, ner
vous prostration, and in night sweats,
with very good results
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

The visitors at the London Zoo during
1885 were only $50, 1896, against 745. 400
in 1884, falling off due. it is supposed,
to financial distress among the working
nanf1a
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

WASHINGTON City, May 21-Judge Pay
son, of Illinois, from the committee ON Dub
lie lands, Thursday made to the house q
favorable report on the bill prohibiting
aliens or corporations whose stock
Is held to the extent of one tenth
by aliens or foreigners, from
acquiring title to real estate in the terri
tories The report accompanying the bill is
lengthy and strong. 1t says the American
soil should be owned by Americans, and
shall be, so far as congress can con.
troll it. The lands should be cut
up into small farms and cultivated
and it is impossible to do it while aliens or
corporations owl. them The report also
calls attention to the fact that there are not
over 100000 acres OF public lands in the
territories susceptible of cultivation without
irrigation
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

The Virginia organized militia contains
thirty four white companies, nineteen
colored companies, three batteries of
artillery, and three troops of cavalry.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

A factory has recently been established
IN Switzerland in which a very durable
cloth is made out of mixture Of wool
and peat fiber.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

The town of Waterford, Ireland, en-
joys a unique distinction. 1t is the land
lord of over 1900 houses and collects
rents averaging 500 yearly from each.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

The Pennsylvania railroad will not
receive applications for employment
from any man who is over forty five
years of age.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

Eight hundred buildings have been
erected in San Diego, Cal, during the
past six months
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

A lock of Schiller's hair and Goetbe's
signet ring and cup were sold for mere
bagatelle in Germany the other day.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

The shipment of gold from the mint at
Charlotte, N. G., this year, is larger than
at any time since 1854
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

MIR. Cleveland was honored in the
changing of the name of Claiborne street,
New Orleans, to Cleveland street, but
there is great growl about it.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21
HOsFORD's ACID PHOSPHATE

A Sioux Indian is about to take holy
orders in Virginia
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21
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p1F c5as. Der knaEH.
Deposits received ia Amounts OF 81
and Upwards.


SECURITY AND ADVANTAGES
Tie private property OF tie Trustees Ii re-pGn
s.hlg Ia the depl.Iors The olIicerssrt prob fhte6
tom borrowing any oIits Gnpeys Minor. suc
naT7isd wozae- protected by sPccIa! law
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Z. L3'd5ii, seisou thester. II v Cardee G
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

A Sensational Finale Promised.
WASHINGTON CRY, May 21.-Thers prom
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-23

"How I'd like to git one o. them boys
within reach of my caner' growled Scar
wins, as he continued his way. ''They call
me names, and trip me down, and laugh at
my gait, and I'd ike to kill 'emi What
now.'
The gruff inquiry was addressed to lit
tie girl who had stepped of the walk into a
snowdrift TO let him pass.
please, sir!'
'Please what! l suppose you want to
beg for money!"
''No, sir; but I'm afraid of you.''
ooh! you are! Well, Pm glad on it
glad on it! l wish every body was afraid
of me.''
He stumped along up the street as fast as
he could go and entered a tumble-down
building which was occupied by wagon
maker. The man was standing at his bench
painting little toy cart. which he had
been making at odd times for the last fort
night.
zones, my rent was due at midnight last
night" squeaked old Scarvins, as he how
cred over the warm stove. ''It's being due
now all Of sixteen hours, and of course,
you've got it for me!"
Jones continued his work as if the pres
ence of visitor was unknown and unsus-
pected, and after minute his landlord
pitched his voice to a higher key and ex-
claimed:
''Abner Jones, don't you try to put me
off with any story of sick wife, for l
won't stand it! Men who are fools enough
to marry must expect to have sick wives.
Mebbe you think you can send me away by
pleading hard times, but l won't go!
There's six dollars rent due me, and L want
itr'
Jones painted away 1T one of the little
wheels, whistling softly TO himself, and
Scarvins, who was now actually trembling
with excitement for fear he would not get
his money, went over to the bench, tOok
notice of the toy, and almost screamed out:
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move his body so that ne, could get better
view The effort brought such a sharp, cut
ting pain, that he moaned out:
Good heavens but l must have a doc
tor! Won't you run down TO the corner for
mel'
mo, sir! A year ago. when Chips, the
carpenter. fell off a scafold and was laid
I'D for three months. and couldn't pay the
interest on loan to yeu, you wanted to
take his very bed away, saying that it had
all come from his carelessness. You have
been careless; now take the conse-
quences ~
but shall die ~
slOf course you Wilt And what if you
dol Let's see: it would be the proper thing
to toll the bell. The sexton, John Cham
bers, is good man, but he has been IN
fortunate. Two years ago he lost his three
children by scarlet-fever. His friends
made up a purse to help him out. When
you were asked to contribute you said
blankets were. good enough to bury chill
dren IN. Think We John Chambers will
ring your years on his church beui"
Old Scarvals uttered groan for reply.
"Your corpse should be dressed far the
grave. Tel me the name of one single
man in this whole county who will volun-
teer for this workF'
Scarvi2s was silent
There should be watchers beside the
corpse Tell me the name Of one single hu-
man being who would watch beside yours,
even Cor payl"
There was no answer.
81 can tell you how it will be-" continued
the stranger, carefully seating himself on
rickety chair. You'll die alone and IN
cared for in this gloomy old house. 1t will
be days and days before you ara missed, for
no one cares for you. When your body is
found the town will take charge Of it; the
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-23

from city, and had set forth in the morn
ing with too much confidence in himself.
At these words the kind widow brought
ample refreshments, but was not slow to
inform the visitor that there was too much
humanity in their cottage to admit of her
taking money from such polite and edu-
Gated stranger. Martin made his best bow
and expressed the wish that this humanity
he had found could only cover all the
world.
But the hunter could put on only the form
of hungry man, for there came along the
porch toward him and his dog a being of
wonderful beauty. There seemed no ele-
ment of loneliness wanting. The hair was
fine, abundant, light-colored and only loose
" caught up. The face had both physical
perfection and soul beauty. Martin stood in
the presence of a wonderful combination OF
thought and features, peach-blOom and
education, large bright eyes and deep
sentiment, angelic form and faultless dis
position. He saw, as though magnifed
thousand times, the child-radiance which
had long ago charmed him. With him con-
versation was almost impossible, but as she
placed her hand upon the head of the dog
he said:
1.-THE dumb animals seem TO know what
friend they have in the cultivated
woman"
The girl replied that if the dumb animals
could shape the education Of both man and
woman they would malze-it the developing
of good heart-a heart which should carry
the one wish-the happiness of all life.
You must pardol me, lady, if express
surprise at finding such a thoughtful girl liv
ing here in seeming solitude. What is around
YOU to create or cheer such womanhood
nc Won seem IN r1oSSaGS az
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E0g. E1e4.
OUR HOLIDAY HOPPER.

SeasOnab!e ScintiIlatiOns Scissored from
Several Q<nown and UnknOwn) Sources.
A FAIR ExCHANGE-The compliments OF
the season.
A New YEARS CALL-Please remit
Loweu Courier.
SAD is the heart that can not rejoice at
Christmas time.
No STOCKING IS so small that Santa Claus
will overlook it.
OK Christmas Day, though the turkeys
tender, the eaters stuff.
HAPPY New Year, Judge" chestnut,
Major. "-PhiLadelphiG Press.
On Christmas eve the right stocking was
never left.-PhiLGielohid Cal.
WHAT though your purse is empty, pray,
if hearts are full of JOY to-day.
THE same good resolutions made last jan
uary will do for this year.-Puck.
JUST notice how nice your best girl will
be from now till after the holiday season.
A CHRISTMAS GoosE-The man who thinks
Santa Claus fraud.-FaL River Al5ssnee.
IT is not always the largest stocking
which catches the most valuable Christmas
gift.
YOUR presence at home on Christmas Day
is preferable to M presents at au--Vhds-
hail Times.
IT's a wise husband who prepares TO pay
for the Christmas gifts received from his
dear wife.
SAY not that Christ has been born in your
heart if the poor be not borne upon it.-H
Y. Observer.
New YEATS calls will never go out OF
fashion while there are bill collectors to
make them.
IL giving Christmas presentsbe sure and
keep your presence of mind Don't De ex-
travagant.-LOHeH Citizcn.
Know all men by these presents Christ
mas presents) that the milk OF human kind
ness Is still ssEeet.-PhiLddeiDISa Coll.
FASHION NlaTE-This is the season of the
year when every one is looking for some
thing new IL stockings YeEkerS SALESMAN.
BEGIN the new year by buying new UNI
brella and a. diary; then justnalle a note Of
the one YouReep the lOngest.-LOssli Citizen.
a xIcR. easy exercise for. Christmas Day
is that OF counting the change you hava
left. It can be done generally with one
hand.
TINE is money" This. oaght to be
cheering Jews to the man 81 leisure who
has Christmas presents to buy and no
ready cash
THE person who snail do the most to
cheer the hearts Of the needy poor Will
have she merriest Christmas and the hap
piest New Year. Thy it, and see
Ii the ''heft'' Of the pocket-book was, "A
every instance, Commensurate with tn
pronptings Of the heart, VIVA: a glOri1Gs
Christmas it would be for the poor.
THE store clerk who gets seven dollars q
week, and speAds twenty dollars for a
Christmas present for his girl, shOald be
classed among Christmas greens, H-Hss>
ristoscn Herald.
SWEAR on. though Jour companies Ta9;
You may succeed; but If you fsl.
IT'S better TO resolve and fail
Than Eever to resolve at all
-Boston Courier.
BLoBRs s." Morning, Dobbs- Hang up
your stocking Christmas eve!' Dobbs-
mo. Hung up my watch. Wife wanted
a new pair of gold bracelets for present,
and had to, to get ~ SoHszril's |aar.
nal.
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Wanted to Grind Her Axe First.

Rignoid think I'll ask pa to-
night if he will buy me that five-hundred
dollar thermometer we saw at Benedict's for
Christmas present. I've been playing
goody-goody for over month now.
Sister Arabella-I wouldn't tonight, If
were You, dear. Papa's had toothache all
day, and you know he's cross as bear
when any thing ais him.
Rignold-Umph, Ifihe's got a toothache
rll put it of a week.
Sister Arabella I'm the library 18th pa ten
minutes ldter)-O you dear, darling pa; you
are so tired. You should take some recrea-
ton; you need it so much. Why don't yoA
drive out in the afternooni and il you w Ill
buy me that seal-skin sacQue could go
with you.
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"Ah, my dear sir, we children of the woods
have always been schOol-gOing children,
and are not our books like your books, full
of the souls of the great! Perhaps we have
in these hills more time than you city
youths enjoy for drinking in the spirit Of
genius. We commit to memory what you
perhaps only rapidly read"
Martin had at last no good excuse for
remaining longer, and acted as though he
was about to resume his sport in the fields;
but the dog had lain down in the glorious
sun of an Indian summer noon, and after
false motion or two his master sat down
on the steps not far from TIE girl and her
mother The mother had resumed some
kind of needle-work, while the daughter
was standing as though wishing for more
exchange of thought with the genteel and
pleasing guest. His face was manly, his
bearing soldierly, and his conversation full
of courage, and yet modesty. Martins
heart could hold its peace no longer. He
slowly took from his pocket the letter
which this beautiful woman had written to
MIN when both were children He arose
and, with much emotion, handed it to its
author, and asked her to read it and tell
him whether the sentiments were still her
own The girl, amazed, opened the old
worn sheet and read. When she came to
the words:
"Our hearts so bound together
Will be thus bound forever"
she turned to her mother and Ittering the
words: 90 Martin Robinson" she went into
the parlor and falling by the sofa, cried
out: "Oh, is this dream or reality!"
1t was many minutes before any one Of
the three could utter any but little SEN
fences, and these were broken by signs and
tears. But this was the end of the mis-
fortunes of Florence Aver. On Christmas
morning she was married to the rich and
romantic hunter, and, having removed to
Cincinnati, she passed to all the happiness
which love and education and wealth can
bring:
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PASSED conteatment and a form of happi-
ness came to the exiles from New Madrid.
The new home became as an old home.
The hills, the streams, the trees, the
aeighborhood, became dear 10 the little
heroine of this sketch. Her education went
forward rapidly, not only by help of the
EOcal school-house but by the impulse of the
.E-aild's own taste and powers. Florence
was one of those rare minds whose culture
comes up, rom within, rather than upon,
from without.
Four years before the earthquake and
-apon a Christmas morning her brother had
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,GGETTY - leggetty
Leggetty-
peggetty-legl"
1t was the old man
Scarvins stumping up
the street on his wood
en- leg, his teeth chat
tering in the Decem-
Der blasts, and his ILL
clothed bedy be-
numbed with cold.
" Ho! Peggetty :"
called a voice across
the street.
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undertaken will lift it into cheap cofin,
and away you'll go TO the graveyard on q
trot Funeral procession Hal ha ha! Think
of any one here following your miserable
old body single rodr'
"SayI sayI 1 want water" gasped
Scarvins.
''Well, want away! You've bounded
men, evicted widows and seen weeping
orphans pass your door without the slight
est feeling of pity. Your turn has como
nowi It's cold job buryins body in
winter; the undertaken viii hurry up witt
you, word will go round the town that old
Scarvins is dead, and not one tear will be
shed-not one kind word spoken-in your
memory"
The fever left the old mans face for 8
moment to give place to deathly p2llor,
and, in his excitement, he raised up on his
elbow and asked: Have you no mercy in
your heartrT
''When Flynn, the blacksmith, on his
dying bed, asked you to have mercy on his
family when he was gone, what did you re-
ply! You are rich, Scarvins-the richest
man in town-but your December grave
will be sunkea when the May blossoms
come, and your name will be recalled only
to provoke words of contempt. Your kin
old cabin and your town lots and stocks
and money, and they will have no feeling
for you except disgust that you did not
leave more. Poor old Sc2rvinsu'
I'm do better! Give me water-go for
the doctor-ru be . different manr'
"Too latel Pm going now. I'll turn
down the light, and the fire Will go out Of
itself. 1t is for you To die in the cold and
the darknesS-uncalled-fo unthought of,
unlamented. Good night, Old ScarvinsI
The cold sun of morning will find you
dead, and the starved rats will come and
sniff at your face and turn away againI
Merry Christmas, Scarvinsr'
"Hold on come back!n cried the old
man, but the stranger laughed softly to
himself and passed out.
1t was Christmas morning IN Nashville,
and it had been week since old Scarvins'
nearest reighbor, seeing no signs of lie
about the old cabin, opened the door to
find the old man half frozen In his bed,
from which he could not EsOve. The doc
tor said he would never leave it alive, Gad
then lawyer was called in and strange
things happened. On that Cdristmas morn
ing loads OF coal and barrels of Gcur and
packages of groceries reached dozens OF
= =
Notes-cf-nand and irOn-clGd chattel mort
cages were returned to the signers Little
packages of money were placed in the hands
of Woodworking men who, had called old
Scarvins Il usurer and a cheat. "A great
sleigh toilcd up the hill to the asylum and
unloaded a Christmas present for every
orphan, and in his viii old Scarvins hid
left the town such public park as money
could not have bought.
Zone three - fiye-twenty-f DTty-six-
ty-siX. a funeral bell on Christmas after
nOonl 1t tolls for whom?n' And people an-
swered enc another:
''Scarvins is dead. He was not such
bad man as we all thought for. We must
all turn out to his burial tomorrow"
Yes, Scarvins was dead In his dying
hour he whispered to one of the watchers
at his bedSide:
81 want you to tell him that L died bet
ter mau!r
''Tell who?"
''The little old man"
1t was a mystery to them. for tie little
old man had come and gone and Left no
footprints behind.
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THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING.

Now get the stockings
ready, for Christmas is
athand, and Santa Claus
already has left the
Fairy land. His rein
deers now are prancing
on snow clouds in the sky,
and he, in furs advancing, is
urging them to fly. E:s sleigh
is OVERLOOKING with sugar
plums and toys, all in the
stockings going for little
girls and boys, who now
are nightly dreaming OF
Christmas plea SureS
gay, and with glad
faces beaming can
scarce await the
day. Wee tots,
whose bright
eyes glisten,
close to the
chimney draw,
and TO its noises
listen in Won
der sweet and awe.
So get the stockings
ready, for Christ
mas now is near,
and Santa
Claus b as
said he
will sure
ly come
this
yea
r.
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tie return of sense OF uuty, tuv ser
ate gives to the Democrats of the
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-23
FLORENCE AVER.
Her Sad Experiences and Their
Happy Termination.

HERE is often seen
in human experience
an equity so pleasing
t h a t it form S a
charming picture in
the great moral col
lection. That justice
which is seen in Mac
beth or Shylock is
not now in mind; but
rather that in Gin
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-23

'tate. There is every reason for be-
ewing that the advance in property
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-23

fiease take notice that the Poll books for regis.
III ton viii close on Tuesday evening, Dec 2f.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-23

fnQ 0eDorrllQ FINN nd ant
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Elegant dressing cases at shaIer's,