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shortening the Mississippi River.

A resident of Memphis has addressed the
governor of Mississippi, recommending to his
attention a sOi1eme for shortening the Missis-
sippl Tive-. The proposition is to lessen the
distance between Cairo and New Orleans 300
miles, or TO reduce it from / 200 10 900 miles
The effect would be 10 increase the current
one-iourth, or to give, for high wate=, a cur
rent of seven miles per hour instead of five
and for low water a current OF five miles per
hour instead of three. A part OF this scheme
is 10 dam up Red River near it's junction with
the Mississippi. so as TO throw the waters
which seek an outlet through Red River into
the Atchafalaya and Berwick's bay. Not to
damage the commerce of New Orleans an
iron lock is TO be placed in the dam SO as to
let boats into and out OF ibe Mississippi thro'
Red River. Another part of the plan con
templates that all the outlets, both natural
and artificial, from near the mouth of Red
River, On the west bank Of the Mississippi
river. To Pine Bluff, Arkansas. could be op
ened. small streams Strengthened, and their
banks levied, thus opening system of
drainage through country embracing the
best portion of Arkansas. at the same time,
with these positive outlets, drawing large
quantities of water from the Mississippi,
never TO return.
OF the praeticability of this shortenin 2
scheme, observing river men and those whose
business 1t is TO solve questions in hydraul.
les are better judges than we are Aside
from this question it may occur to some mind.
that there is previous one of some interest
That is. whether after all. looking at the in
teresta of the whole Mississippi border, q
river !, 200 miles long is not better than one
a quarter less, especially when the curtailed
distance is purchased at the expense of such
an increase in the velocity of the current as
will retard the passage of boats ascending
the stream, without full compensation il
the gain made by boats ascending it.-S
Louis Republican.
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Mutiiiated National Bank Notes.

The following instructions in regard to the
redemption of mutilated national bank notes,
issued by the comptroller of the currency,
will be of general interest
!. The notes are to be redeemed by the banks
by which they are respectively issued, and should
not be returned to this Office in sums less than
$500, or multples of that amount.
Q. Mutilated notes, which have been torn or de-
faced, will be received, when presented, by the
bank that issued them, provided all the fragments
are returned and the engraving and signature are
not so far oblterated that it cannot be determined
by what banks the notes were issued.
3. Fragments should be redeemed by banks in
full, when accompanied by affidavit stating the
cause and manner of mutilaton. and that the
missing parts OF the notes totally destroyed !;
the good character OF the affi iavt should be also
fully vouched for by the officer before whom the
affidavit 10 taken. The afidavits must be forward
ed to this office, with the fragments to which they
relate in order that banks represent such parts
of such notes may receive credit for the same -
Exceptional cases may occur in which no affidavit
can be obtained and where reasonable doubts
exist in regard to the entire destruction or ir-
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United States journal.
Volume Eleventh.

This popular journal, which was incorporated
with THE WoRKISs FARMER at the beginning o {
the war, we propose to again publish, on the
eighth day of January, 1865, in a separate form.
IL will be issued every week, and devoted 10
Family as well as Agricultural reading. Eael
number will be handsomely Illustrated, and cor
tain First Class Stories, wherein the pTUrle&
tendencies of mOders pictorial fiction Will b
avoided, and a high moral tone maintained. Al
least eight large folio pages, more than twice TIE
size oil those OF THE WoRKING FARMER, Will be
filed with the best articles and items on AgHcal-
ture, Horticulture, Horticulture, Landscape Gar
deniug, The News, &c, and thus those rural re1s-
srs, tho are impatient with the InfrequenI Vs.i
OF our monthly magazine, will be supplied eve!
week with the latest agricultural matter, IA
Prices current, the news OF the day, besides 10
reports of the deOates Of the AmsTicdH fnsiIi ~
Farmers Club, and the literary contents, ~hie-
will render the JOURNAL Invaluable to the house
hold. IL will supply place which IL not his-
by any paper published Ia the Empire City, a.
we solicit from the public the liberal pairOnss'
which 1t will be our assiduous care TO merit.
IL will also be our aim TO chronicle all new IL
ventions and Improvements IN the appliances G
Agriculture, and present in our columns epgra'
! ings OF such machines and implements as promis
| to be permanently valuable.
TEaAs-S2, so per annum; 81, 90 in club. o. j
! or more. Single numbers cents. SPeeinsi
numbers free.
PREnIUMs-0uT terms 10 Canvassers fer ise
UNITED STATES JOURNAL will be the same a. !"
those for the WORKING Farmer, and suosenP-
tons for either paper will be counted the bSD
Der required TOR the Premiums offered in the sSo's
| table. Address the publishers,
WN L.. ALLISON a. CO.
Nosel2s and I26 Nassau street, New fOrE-
noyI7HwIm.
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SEWING MACHINES.

DE CAUTIOUS when you are told bv spv
ID one that they have as good Sewing Machine,
for sale any one, etc. the Singer Is The
Oldest and most reliable machine and hes,
now in use, will do all kinds of work from The
finest to the heaviest that any family ever want,
done, and will last lifetime If properly taken
care of I have been agent for other machine,
aud have got rid OF them. Please give me a cali
and examine for yourselves.
Sewing neatly done to order.
| also have machine twist anc tire I'd for sale
Any one wishing to purchase please give me 4
call. W. L. NORRIS, Agent
next door to Babcoek's new hall, up stairs, on
Illinois street.
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LYONS PERIODICAL DROPS.
The Great Female Remedy for Irregular.


These drops a scientifically compounded
fuid preparation, and better than any Pills. Pow
ders or Nostrums. Being liquid, their action 10
direct and positive, rendering them a reliable,
speedy and certain specific tor the of all OBJ
structions and suPpressions of nature. Their
popularity Is Indicated by the fact that over Io0
600 bottles are snnuai1y sold and consumed by
the ladies' of the United States, every one Of
whom speak in the strongest terms Of praise of
their great merits. They are rapidly taking the
place of every other Female Remedy, and are
considered by all who know ought of them, as
the surest, safest and infallible preparation
in the world, for the cure ofa female omplaints
the removal of all distinctions OF natgre and the
promotion OF health, regularity and strength.
Explicit directions stating when the may be used
and explaining when and why they should not,
nor could not be used without producing effects
contrary to natures chosen laws, will be found
carefully folded around each bottle, with the
written signature of John L. Lyon. without which
none are genuine.
Prepared by DIR. John L. Lyon, Is5 Chapel ST.,
New Haven, Conn who can be consulted either
personally, or by mail, (enclosing stamp0 con-
corning all private diseases and female weakness
ses. Price: 81 so per bottle.
Sold BY Druggists everywhere.
oetl4dwIy.
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Just like John looked when he got over the
measles ~ and as this was not an era in her
suitors history particularly worthy of their COM
memoration, she insisted that 'he should stand it
again"
lie obeyed, and she accompanied him to the
chair.
John" said She 'jst look like smilin'. and
then kinder don't"
The poor fellow tried to follow this indefinite
Injunction. -
La" she said 'you look all puckered up"
One direction followed another, but with as lit
tie success. At last, growing inpatient, and be-
coming des perate, she resolved to try an expe-
dent which she considered infallibe, and ex-
claimed-"I don't keer if there is folks around. "
| She enjoined the operator TO stand ready at
his camera, she then sat in her feilers lap, with
her arms around his neck, managing to cast a
shower of faxen ringlets as a screen between the
ope. ator and her proceedings, which, however,
were betrayed by a succession of amorous sounds
which revealed her expedient. When this bill
| ing and cooling" had lasted few minutes, the
cunning girl jumped from Josh's lap. and, clap
ping her hands, cried to the astonished artist
Now you've got him put him through"
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Boston has gone to work in earnest. Hav-
ing accepted the mission to elevate the ne
goes, and, generally. to set right these mis-
cradle disjointed times, she Is working as on
ly New England puritanism can in such q
cause. The following paragraph. from a
''loyap journal of that city, indicates the
agencies employed ty Boston to accomplish
her designs:
"The sailing bark, Thomas Pope, of New York
bound for Monro,Ia, Africa, cleared at our Gus
tom house this afternoon, having on board sever
missionaries, as passengers, and 20 900 gallons o.
New England rum, part of her cargo
Probably no people but the BIstonians
would have hit upon so happy a combination
| If that cargo does not elevate" the negroes
I human ingenuity is utterly at fault.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-09

MAKING GREAT FUss.--Two Dutch farmers at
Undertook, whose farms were adjoint, were out
IN their respective field, when one heard an un-
usual loud following in the direction of gap in
high stone wall, and ran with all his speed to
the place, and the following brief conversation
eEsued:
"Shon, vat ish te matters"
"Vell, der" says John, ~ vas trying to climb
on te top of dish stone wall, aud fell off, and
all tie stone wall tumbled down on to me, and has
broke one of mine legs of, and both of mine
arms, smashed mine rib in. and deese pig stones
are lying on de top of mine body"
"Is dat all, says the other; IVY, you holhO so
big loud, tot you got de toofache"
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paper The consequence that next day the
paper had nothing but Bouner's advertisement in
is. ~.
On one page in large letters, il was stated that
an article written by Henry Ward Beecher would
be in the Ledger; and SO through the whole
eight pages. Mr.. Bonner did not advertise all he
had got to sell, but only attracted attention to the
Ledger.
People who wish to succeed must their
brains; they must not depend upon manual work.
Advertise, and thousand men'eould be got d.
rectly for labor on the streets-becauPe every one
can do it. But advertise for telegraph company
presidents, college presidents, &c. and few would
answer the advertisement. Young men mus, cul-
tivate their intellect. Simply good hand writing
would not insure success. Mr.Bonner bought the
Ledger for $500, when it had circulation of only
one hundred and seventy-hve. He went to see
Mr. Barnum, to consult what was the best plan for
ad tertisiDg. They ct last fixed upon plan which
was to have story written especially for the pur-
pose, and printed in every paper in the state OF
New York, IN cities, and towns, and villages
The name of this story was the "Gunmaker of Mos
cow" The first part OF this story put into
every paper on the same Saturday morning. Al
the end of part first it stated that 1t would be
| tinued in the New York Ledger published by Bon.
ner. The story copied into Massachusetts
papers thence into Penney land thence
| into those of other states, and Mr.. Bonner soon
became of the richest publishers in the United
States. The great advantage of having a large
/ column advertisement In paper was that IT COW
| cred other advertisements-people could not he II
| seeing it
| But advertisements must be frequent single
| advertisement would have effect. They mus
be repeated until the name of the advertiser be
| came well known.
| The lecturer concluded by repeating that adver
Using must be frequent, generous, and well con
| sidered.
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LOUISVILLE, Dec. 9.
TO WHOM MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE L. hereby given that the commits
~ Honers appointed by the city council OF the
city of Rock IIIand to assess damages or benefits
a the case ay be, for the opening of alley
through block 81, IN Chicago or lower addition,
have made their return of said assessments, and
that the city council will, at n adjourned meet
ing held on the 18th day of December inst,
at O'Clock p. NJ, confirm said assessment unless
objections made by some persons interested.
K. JOHNSTON, City Clerk.
Rock Island, Dec. o, 1865.
decSdl0t.
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WELL SAID FOR THE PooR.-A gentleman,
whose heart is in the right place, writing TO
q contemporary, says:
ssCannot you, through your columns, impress
upon the minds of the public that Christmas is
coming and usual preparations are being made
for pleasant surprises by the way OF presents TO
loved ones. Now Just ask your readers friend
not to confue this work to the home circle alone,
but let each one look around and find soue 10 e.
" sister or brother, struggling with SORROWS
reverses both-some one who does not expect
10 be remembered-and then, i your acquaintance
would not permit you to present your Offering,
send 1T by parcel or letter, and God will register
your name heaven, while the grateful recipient
will know that pure, loving kindness prompted you
to try and send sunbeam across their lonely
path. and surely this will be happiness and pay
enough. Try IT, and all Of you-look around
begin now-whose heart you going to light
en- i-and leave them, IL you wish, in maze of as
constituent, as to tcho the donor can be. Try it,
all Of you; and see lfyour age is not renewed one
whole year,
Pur HIM THRoUsH-A few weeks since
brace of lovers entered Photographic saloon
and wanted their pictures taken. The lady gave
q precedence to her swain, who, she said, 'had
got to be tuck fust and rsal natral"
He brushed up his tow head of hair, gave
twist OF two to his handkerchief asked his gal If
his shirt collar was about Y, and placed himself
in the operators chair, where he soon assumed
the physIognomical characteristics of poor NOR
tai in a dentists hands about to part with one of
bis eye teeth.
Now do look purity !" begged the lady, cast
ing at him one of her most languishing glau-
ces.
The picture was taken, and when it was pro-
duced it reminded the girl, ~ she expressed il
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TO WHOM lit MAY CONCERN,

NOTICE is hereby given 20 all whom it
| may concern that the commissioners ap-
pointed by the city council ofthe city Of Rock
Island to assess damages or benefits, the case
may be, for the purpose OfoPeRing and extending
st. Clair street, have made their return OF SAID
assessment, and that the city council will, At an
adjourned meeting OF the city council TO be held
on the 18th day OF December inst, at e'cloc K
p. Ne, confirm said assessments unless objections
made by some person Interested
J. X. JOHNSTON, City Clerk.
Rock Island, Dec. 8, 1868.
decSdlnt
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In the quiet nursery chambers,
Snowy pillows yet impressed,
See the forms of little children,
Kueeling, white-robed, for their rest,
All in quiet nursery chambers,
While the dusky shadows creep,
Hear the voices of the children
"Now lay rue down to sleep"
In the meadow and the mountain
Calmly shine the winter stars,
But across the glist'ning lowlands
Slants the moonlight's silver bars.
In the silence and the darkness,
Darkness growing still more deep.
Listen to the little children
Praying God their souls to keep.
s'Ifwe desc pray the children,
And the mothers head drops low;
Zone from out her fold ID sleeping
Deep beneath this winters snowy
"Take our souls :" and past the easement
Fits CLEAN of crystal light;
Like the trailing of his garments
Walking evermore in white.
Little souls, that stand expectant
Listening at the gates of life,
Hearing, far away, the murmuT
OF the tumult and the strife;
We, Who fight beneath those banners,
Meeting ranks OF foemen there,
Find a deeper, broader meaning
In your simple vesper prayer.
When your hands shall grasp this standard,
Which to-day, you watch from far,
When your deeds shall shape the conflict
In this universal war,
Pray to Him, the God OF Battles,
Whose strong eye can never sleep,
In the warning of temptation,
Firm and true your souls to keep.
When the combat ends, and slowly
Clears the smoke from out the skies,
When, far down tie purple distance,
All the noise of battle dies,
When the last nights solemn shadows,
Settle down on YOU and me,
May the love that never fsileth,
Take our souls externally.
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STEAM BAKERY FOR SALE.

OFFER for sale. at a bargain the new
J. steam bakery in Rock Island, as a, lows.
one full lot 50 by loo feet; two story brick bah.
cry with all the machinery ready FOR work
steam engine, boiler, shaftng, and all the machp.
cry necessary for rapid and first class work There
IL also good stable Inc lot. and two vooS
wells,-one a splendid artesian W ell.
The property will be sold at great bargain, If
application is made soon.
The engine, boiler, bakery machinery sc
&c, will be sold separately if desired.
For further particulars, enquire of the unc,f.
signed. JACOB KEISER
Rock Island Nov TO- dvtf
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FARM FOR SALE.

T OFFER for sale. my farm, il Bufsie
Prairie township, consisting OF l60 acres OF goos
land all well fenced into 20 acre fields, has ~
bearing apple trees, some small fruits, &c, &c.
is well watered and has 4 good story hsuss,
a good new barn 50 by 40, well finished, and a.
necessary outbuildings.
IL IL the best one of the beat farms IN BufAlo
Prairie township
For terms, apply TO the undersigned, on H'
nremises JAMES 5. IRWIN.
noyl3w5w,
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fAs the name indicates, il not only renews the
growth ofthe hair when thin and falling Of but It
positively renews the collar to its original shade
when il is turning grey or white, whether caused
by disease, grief or old age.
1t will certainly do what 10 claimed for II, fact
O which hundreds, nay, thousands who have used
it, ready and willing to testify. Where one
bottle is fairly used in any community, its rePu-
,ation '.spreads like Wild FREE and is the best
advertisement and recommendation desire.
In thu Eastern States where the "RENEWER''
originated, 1t is used BY ali Young Ladies az a
Dressing, and 10 to be found on the toilet tables
of Young Men, (also at their barbers,) while
Older Men and Women will not be without 1T, as
remover and restorative for their grey locks and
bald heads, which IT changes to their entire salts
faction.
We are selling in lhe city Of Boston alone, up
wards OF 10 ,0O0 bottles per month, the dealers
giving the REVIEWER the preleranee over all
other Hair Preparations.
If not sold b. druggists IN your town, trial
bottle will be sent to you by express, upon Ie-
ceIpt of one dollar by nautilus giving you an
opportunity at once for testing its excellent viz
.
va Orders ter Trial Bottles, must be address
/ ed TO our general agent for the Northwestern
/ states, c. \. COOK, box 652i, Chicago, ILL., Al
! such orders will receive prompt attention.
r. P HALL * CO., ProprietOrs, Nashua, n. II
The trade supplied at Manufacturers prices by
/ FULLER, FINCH x FULLER, Wholesale Drug
/ gists, Chicago, Illinois.
Sold in Rock Island by CHAS. a. BENSEF
and Glenn & HINCKLEY, Druggists.
! sept2Sd4m.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-09

The frantic Senator Fomeroy, Of Kansas,
said. in a late speech in Bureau county, Hi
nois: II would rather help tear down the
capitol than allow the southern states to come
back into the Union without letting the ne
gro vote" Happily for Kansas. she has no
capitol to be torn down by her senator be-
cause she does not let the negro vote
Spring Repnb.
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NEW FIRM AND NEW GOODS,

I'HE UNDERSIGNED have formed =,
l. partnership ior the purpose Of Carrying on
the grocery trade at Wollenhaupt's old staad, On
Orleans street, and will keep a good stock o,
family groceries, provisions, etc, and sell alw.y,
at the lowest market rates.
Ess> Cash and the highest prlce paid for MI
kinds OF country produce.
JACOB WOLLENHAUPT.
HENRY SCHNITGER
nnayI5dwtf
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81 TELEGRAPH
Reported for the Daily argus.
New YORK, Dec. Q.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.
The n. Y. Herald's Washington s, ecial
says:
The number of rebel prisoners captured ard
paroled BY during the war amounted to 1928. nI9.
The number of Union prisoners captured by tie
rebels during the war Is stated to have been 1917,
600.
\ delegation, composed of 10 Indians of the
Choekaw and Chickasaw tribes are expected to ar
rive IN Washington in a few days to settle their
claims with the government, growing out of their
respective treaties.
Gov. Pichleyos of the Choctow Nation 10 now
in the city.
The y. Y. Worlds dispatch says:
A letter from New Orleans Just received here
says news has just reached the city of collision
which occurred last night at Granada, Miss, be-
tween the state militia searching for arms among
the freedmen and squad OF the latter, assisted
BY some colored soldiers. IL Is reported that
several of the militia were wounded.
One hundred and sixty major and brgs-
der generals have beea mustered out OF the serv-
ice since March isst.
Gen. Palmer mas issued proclamation that
slavery has ceased to e1Ist in Kentucky and ad-
vises the colored people TO apply promptly to the
courts for redress, If public convenIences shall
disregard their rights to travel al pleasure, pro-
vid I'd they conform TO the regulations.
FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 9.
Resolutions yesterday Introd uced into the house
endorsing the presidents policy favoung general
amnesty and recommending the pardon of JEFF.
DAVIS.
BUFFALO, Dec. =.
/ heavy snow storm commenced at ? O'Clock
/ this afternoon.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 9.
The Jefferson circuit court in of the CON-
monwezlth against Maj Gen. J. NJ. Palmer for aid
! ing a slave TO escape Judge Johnst IN dismissed
! the indictment en- the ground that the requisite
| number of states had adopted the constitutions
amendment before fndIng of indictment and
therefore all criminal and penal acts Of Kentucky
| legislature were of effect.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-30
ASSISTANT ouAsrxnuNrns's Owes, {,

No. ID Safest, New York lily, May 20, 1868
SEALED PROPOSALS viii &c received -
- !: Office until 10 O'Clock m or SATURDAY the Il
jams, Tor the PLUMBING WORK and sAfERlhLS to b
used IN furnishing Water at Ward General Hospital Newt
New-Jsrsey.
Lsies Intending to bid requested TO cali at this ost
ard eyains plans and specifications snd ao v. IL
Hospital
The privilege reserved Of rejecting any all OF the bids
II deemed advisable.
Proposals should BE- indosed Proposals for Plumbina
Wok, Newark General Hospital aud addressed 10 the
dersigned BY order Of Gen. STEWART VAN VLIET,
Quartennas,er U. ). A.
r. C. MOR6AN Capt. and a. Y. Master.