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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15
FIREMENS' BALL.

THE members of Western Fire Co. No ]
will give social ball at the Turner Hall, on
Monday evening, May 2lst, to which the public
generally invited.
Tickets 81. la i5 basil mayiioto.
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BANKING HOUSE OF
JAY COOKE 81 co.

Corner Wall and Nassau SIS, New York.
In connection with our houses in Philadeip hia
and Washington, we have opened NEW YORK
HOUSE at above location, and offer our services
to Banks, Bankers, and Investors for the transac-
ton of their business In this city, incl udng pur-
chases and sales of Government Securities, Stocks,
Bonds, and Gold. We are constantly represented
at the Stock Exchange and GOLD Board, where
orders sent promptly filed. We keep on
hand a full supply Of
Government Securities of all Issues,
buying and selling at current prices, and allowing
correspondents the most liberal rates the mark ct
affords. JAY COOKE & CO.
mayl0dwly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15

Marriage and Ceiibacy, an Assay of Warn
ing and Instruction for Young Men. Also, Dis
eases and ABUSES which PROSTATE the vital pow
ers, with sure mesns OF relief Sent free of
charge IN sealed letter envelopes. Address, DR..
J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association,
Philadelphia, Pa. ap24dw3m.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15
SPECIAL BUSINESS NOTICES.
BATCHELOR,s HAIR DYE!

true and perfect Hair Dye. Harmless, Reliable
and Instantaneous, Produces Immediately a
splendid Black or natural Brown, without injur-
ing the hair or skin. Remedies the ill effects of
bad dyes. Sold by all Druggists. The genuine
il signed William A. Bachelor. Also
Reeeueratine Extract of Millefeurs, for Restoring
and Beautfying the Hair.
CHARLES BACHELOR, New York.
augl9dwly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15
A SINGLE Bon OF BRANDRETH,s

A SINGLE BOX OF RRANDRETH,S
PILLS contains more vegetable extractive mat
ter than twenty boxes of any pills in the worlt
besides fftv-fve hundred physicians use them
their practice to the exclusion of other purga-
tves. The first letter of their value is Yet
scarcely appreciated. When they are better
known, sudden death and continued sicknesswill
be of the past. Let those who know them speak
right out in their favor. 1t is duty which will
save life.
Our race are subject to redundancy of vitated
bile this season, and 1t dangerous as it is
prevalent; but Brandreth's Pills afford an invalu-
able and eff cient protection. BY their occasional
prevent the collection of those impurities
which, when in sufficient quantities, cause so
much danger to the body's health. They soon
cure Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Loss of Ape
tite, Pain in the Head, Heartburn. Pain in the
Breast-bone, Sudden Faintness and Costiveness
Sold by all respectable dealers in Medicines.
may l0dwtf.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15

MORE THAN 100000 WATCHES,
have given our productions the very highest rank
among tlme-keepers. Commencing with the de-
termination to make only thoroughly excellent
Watches, our business has steadily increased as
the public became acquainted with their value,
until for months together, we have been unable to
supply the demand. We have repeatedly
largsd factory build ings until they now cover
over three acres of ground, and give accommoda-
ton to more than eight hundred workmen.
We are fully justified in stating that
make more than one-halt of all the Watches sold
in the United States The different grades are
distinguished by the following de-marks en-
graved on the plate: ....
l. "AmericaD Watch Co, - waltham, Mass
2 "Appleton, Tracy Co., waltham, Mass.
3. s'P. S. BARTLETT" Waltham, Mass.
l. s'Wm. Ellery.''
s. OUR LADIES' WATCH of first quality is
named ssAppleton, Tracy & Co." Walthan, Mass.
6. Our next quality of LADIES' Watch is named
'sP. S. BARTLETT % Waltham, Mass. These watches
furnished in great variety of sizes and styles
OF cases.
The American Watch Co., of walthaGa, Mass,
authorize US to state that without distinction OF
trade marks or price
ALL THE PRODUCTS OF THEIR FACTORY
ARE FULLY WARRANTED
to be the best time-keepers of their class
mad in this any other country. Buyers should
remember that unlike the guarantee of foreign
maker who can never be reached, this waTrantee
is good at all times against the company or their
agents, and that If after the most thorough trial.
any watch should prove detective in any Particu-
lar, it may always be exchanged for another. As
the American Watches made at w altman, are for
sale by dealers generally throughout the country,
we do not solicit orders for single watches.
CAUTION. The public are cautioned to buy
only Of respectable dealers. ALI persons selling
counterfeits will be prosecuted.
~as- ROBIN d APPLETON
Agents for the American Watch Company,
1s2 Broadway, New York.
may10dw1m.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15
M. IMPORTAN7 \ s,,.,,,
vu1ows TO LADIES. FILLS

FOR F E M A l. E S,
Are the only safe and truly effective medicine
for Females extant. Do not trihe with your
health, and use cheap and dangerous medicine,
which druggists may have bought, and will re-
commend to you, being ignorant of their qualI-
ties Mrs. Winslow's Mystic Pills are mild in
their operations; correct all irregularities and
painful menstruation; remove all obstructions
whether from cold or otherwise. No maiden,
wife or mother should be without them. Try
them-use according to direction, and we know
the result will be as desired. Ask for Mrs.
Winslow,s MystoPills. Take none other.
Price 81. 90 per box, or 3 boxes for $500. For
sale by all druggists.
Peter f. Blow, Gen'l Ag't, st. Louis.
mch2Idly
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15
Family Groceries,

such as Coffee, Sugar, Tea, Spices, Tobacco, &c.
Bread Wagon, with clever and aceommO-
dating young gentleman will deliver to customers
10 any part of the city all articles ordered from
the store
Remember the place:
ROCK ISLAND BAKERY,
opposite Book Newburger & Co.'s store, south
side of Illinois street, Rock Island.
may4dlm. .eara HIS. APPLE.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15

THE ssOLp CoRsER'' Still FLoURIsHING.-C.
w. H.wes & Co., are now prepared to fill all or
ders IN the grocery line, with which they are ia
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15

10 the only Physician, as Special =
| - ist, Row in Chicago that can be
| ~ tirely relied upon. Go to him, and
not suffer that horrible disease to
| remain in your system, dsfguring
your face and body, besides des-
vS->p,ra troying your happiness aud future
0AWIA"~ prospects of life. He has made
Private Diseases and Nervous Debility his study
for the past twenty years, and is therefore the
person whom all afflicted should consult. No one
ever heard Of patie ut of his mot being cured
nee he has been IN this city. His reputation has
vouchers in all the city papers, his patients and
the medical profession, both here and abroad, az
being the most skilled specialist here, and thor.
ough master OF all sexual diseases. If all others
fail, doa't despair, give him call. 1t is only a
common occurrence with him to cure such cases
His rooms separate for ladies and gentlemen
and the most complete in the city.
YOU'VE MEN, TAKE PARTICULAR NoTICE.-Dr.
Bigelow devotes much of his time TO the treat
ment of those cases caused by a secret habit,
which ruins both body and mind, uniting the
unfortunate individual for either business or So
eIety. The sad effect of these early habits, or
the excess of ripper ears, is to weaken and debili
tate the constitution, destroy the physical and
mental powers diminish and enfeeble the natural
feelings, and exhaust the mental energies of man
hood the pleasures Of life marred, the OBJ
Ject OF marriage frustrated, and existence itself
rendered term of UNI easing misery and regret
Such persons, especially those contemplating
marriage, should lose time in making imm edi-
ate application, as DR.. B., by his new treatment,
Is enabled to insure a speedy and permanent
cure.
Consultations free and confidential Office, No,
i ~ South Clark Street, corner of Monroe halt a
block from the Post Office. p. o. box I54 Chica-
go, Ill. Office hours from 9 A. NJ. to P. VI
Send for his f'Guide to Health,'' published
monthly, tree of charge -
a. Blades, send for a descriptive circular
OF Pessarie Remedie, the best preventive of con-
cePtion known. Sent to any address free of
charge. apl5dwIy
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15
ROCK ISLAND BAKERY
fkss AND
EATING HOUSE.

The Undersigned would respectfully announce
to the citizens of Rock Island d the public
generally that he has purchased the entire inter-
est or Messrs. Brockman g. Eekhart in the Rock
leland Bakery, Confectionery and Eating House,
and is prepared to furnish the public with
the best Bread, Cakes, Pies Crackers, Fruit,
Candy, Nuts, &c., Sc, as cheap as any In the
city.
Meals and Lunch ready at all times. Also q
good assortment of
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15
DEAD HEADS,
REDUCTION IN PRICE
of the
American Watches.

Made at WaItham, Mass.
In consequence of the recent great decline in
gold and silver and all the materials used in the
manufacture of our goods, and in anticipation of
still further decline, we have reduced our
prices to as low point as they be placed
WITH GOLD AT PAR,
so that no one need hesitate to buy a Watch now
from the expectation that 1t will be cheaper at
some future time. The test OF ten years and the
manufacture and sals~of
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15
Something New F.!

The undersigned begs leave to inform the pub
ic that he has Just opened
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-15
DIR. BEGELOW

is the only Physician, as Special =
ist, row in Chicago that can be en-
tirely relied upon. Go to him, and
not suffer that horrible disease to
remain in your system, disfguring
your face and body, besides des-
troying your happiness aud future
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

couot Of his escape, out from what / can
gather from his incohereHt explanations, ii
seems that, finding he could not return, be
went ahead, in the hope Of finding an out.
let. After what seemed an age Of wan
dering and cropping in the dark, and after
having several times desparipgly laid down
TO die, be was a. last successful in emerging
from bis living tomb, He tainted on com
ing to the open air, and was in this, condi-
tion found by the hunter. A party has
Just gone to enter the cavern by the way
10 which Mr. Knapp came out. s't
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28
Courtesy In Home Life.

| n
our course when we are entertaining
strangers whose good opinion we wish to
kpropitiate.S 5We dress ourselyestwith care
We study wha. will, be agreeable TO say,
we do not suffer our natural isziuess to
prevent our being very alert in paying
small attentions, we start across the room
for an easier chair, we stoop to pick up
The fan, we search for the miSlaid newspa.
PER, and all this for persons ia whom we
have no particular interests beyond the
passing hour; while with those friends
whom we love and respect we sit. in our
old faded habiliments,, and letotbem get
their own chair, aud look up their own
newspaper, aud fight their own way daily,
without any of this preventing care. In
the matter of personal adorDment especially
there area great many people wb) are
chargable with the same fault that | have
already spoken of in reference to house.
hold arrangements, They have a splendid
wardrobe for company, and a shabby aud
sordid one for domestic life. A woman
puts alT her income into patty.dfesses aud
thinks anything will do TO wear at home.
III her old Guery, her frayed, dirty silks
aud soiled ribbons, are made to do duty
for her hours of intercourse with her
dearest friends. Some seem to be really
priDcipled against wearing a handsome
dress in every day life; they cannot afford
to be weIi dressed in private. Nov, what
| should recommend would oe TO take the
money necessary for one or two party
dresses, and spend it upon an appropriate
and tasteful home toilette, and to make il
an ayowed objec. to look pretty at home.
! maintain that in family,life there should
be an effort not only to be neat and deceut
in the arrangement of our person, but TO-
be also what the French call coquette, or,
to put it in plain English, there should be
effort to LOOK handsome in the eyes of oar
dearest Iftien6sa Many worthy woman,
who would not for the world be found
wanting 10 the matter of personal neatness,
seem somehow to have the notion that
any study OF the art of personal beauty in
family lie. is ,uumatronly; they buy their
clothes with simple reference TO economy,
and have them made up without any ques,
ton of comliness;aud hence marriage some.
times transforms charming, trim, tripping
young lady into wedding mat5on, whose
every day. rolItte suggests only Ahe idea of
feather bed tied roand with string
] do not believe thatlhe summary puuish
ment of the graces from the domestic
circle, as soon ns the FIRST baby makes It's
appearanct,'is is ut oil conductiyeto domes.
tic affectioB., Nor do think that there is
any ueed ofso doing. These good house
wives are in danger, like other snints Of
falling into the error of neglecting the body
through too much thoughtfuluess for Others
and too little for themselves. II woman
ever had any attractivene 81 let her try
ard keep 1t, setting it down as one of Der
domestic talents, Chimney Corner. ,..,.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28
uoMn AND raIEnns.

Oh there's power to make each hour i3f 81
AS sweet as heayea designed it.; Bio ,siefi,
Nor need we roam, 10 bring 1t home, flalst.
Though few there be who find il.
We seek too high for things close by, %" s",
And lose what nature gives us; N aa10lqf
For life hath here no charms so dear, 9sse-f
AS home and friends around us. =, .lea- "A
We oft destroy the present Joy, oiaa 9'n9r ~
And future hopes, nor praise them, aIa d71'
While flowers as sweet bloom at our feet, :. II
we'd but stop to raise them. b,,.
For things so fair still greater are
When youths bright spell hath bound us.
But soon were taught that earth has naught
Like home and friends around us. J =. ~
The friends that speed in time of need.
When hopes last reed is shaken,
Do show us still that come what will, y-lec
We are not quite forsaken.
Though all were night, if but the light
From friendships altar crowned us,
'Twould prove the bliss of earth was this
Our home and friends around us, .,,.;., =.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28
Marriage.

Whatever faults Volaire may have had,
be certainly showed himself man of sense
when he sad: The more married men
yon have, the fewer crimes there viii be-
Marriage renders a man more Yirtuous and
more wise. An unmarried man is but
half of a perfect being, aud it requires The
other half to make things right; and it
cannot be expected that iu this imperfect
state be can keep The straight path OF
rectitude, any more than baot with one
oar, or bird with one wing, can keep q
straight couise. la nine cases out of ten,
where men become drunknrds or where
they commit crimes against the peace of
the community, the foundation of these
acts was laid while in single state, or
where the wife is, as is sometimes the case,
an unsuitable match. Marriage changes
the whee cRrreut of mars feelings, and
gives him center for his thoughts, his
affections and bis acts. Here is home
for the eutirs nan, aud the counsel. the
affections, the example and the Interests Of
his "better half' keep him from erratic
courses, and from falling into thousand
temptations TO which he would otherwise
be exposed. Therefore, the friend to mar
riase is friend to society and his country,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

AFRICAN FASHIONS. Livingstone, iu
his recently published account of his voy.
age up the great river of Eastern Africa
says the sister of one Of the chiefs wore eigh.
teen solid brass rings. as thick as ones 'fia-
ger, on each leg, and three of copper un-
der each knee, nineteen brass rings on her
lett arm, and eight Of brass and copper on
her right, also. large ivory ring above
each elbow, or seventyroue rings 10 all. She
had pretty bead necklace, and bead sash
encrcied her waist. The weight of the bright
brass rings around her legs impeded her walk
log and chafed her aukles, but as it was the fash
ion, she did not mind the Inconvenience, and
rag round the lower rings. So much for
fashion. d. u I.,s "a. 7,slsg ,.e,.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

A young man who had recently taken a
wife. says be did not fpd it half so hard to
get married as be did to get the furnitare
and when 1t came to getting the bread and
butter, be had to fall back on the old folks
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

HooP SKIRTS. like gun barrels, are not
dangerous unless they have something in
them. But when the former are charged
powdered, wadded. and waterfall capped -
they sfonld be handled with the greatest
caution: In many instances il is danger.
Gus even 10 look at them.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28
GOING EAST,
GOING WEST.

NEW YORK EXPREsS-Going East, leaves Cleveland at
54o NJ; Painesve 6.53 Ashtabua 74S and arrives at
Erie 9.15 A. NJ.
STEAM BOAT ExPREss-GoiDg West, leaves Erie at A
M; Conneaut2l2 Ashtabnla 246 Panesyille 50 ard
arrives at Cleveland sos A. NJ.
Authrough Trains going Westwa Cleveland
with Transfor Toledo, Chieago Coiun6a, ), G. einnati IN,
diahopohs,S &c. a' 7 's.s' - -... -
And althrough Trains going Eastward Dunkrk
with the Ira IN Y T.. R. r., and at Buffalo, wiz those
e Central, and Buffalo NJ Y. City Rsilr Dads. for
nem % YoTk Albany, Boston, Niagara Falls, &e&e anda
Erie With Trains Phiadelphia Erie r. for Harrisburg
PfItiadelPha, Baltimore Washington. &c. ,it
Day Express Eastand West connects at Grard with Trans
on the Erie Pittsburgh Road for Lnesville Meadve
II amesown, &c, Pa. H. NOTTINGHAM Sup't.
7 CLEVELAND, Oct 90. 1856. -4' CIT " !.l-'Ft
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

Bad luck is simply man with his hands in
his breeches pocket and pipe in bis mouth,
looking on 10 see how it will come out.
Good luck is man OF fpluck to meet difficult
ty, bis sleeves rolled up working to make il
come out right
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

TRIP LIGHTLY.


"Trip tightly over trouble,
,cI Trip lightly over wrong; r-rr'r-r.
We only make grief double -. ... ...
BY dwelling on 1t long. .y.......t.t
Why clasp woes hand so tightly, 5
Why sigh DER blossoms dead '.7
Why cling to forms unsightly2
l Why not seek joy instead9
sa Trip lightly over sorrow,
Though all the days be dark,
The sun may shine tomorrow,
And gaily sing the lark r.,si .f,..i
Fair hope has not departed, -Hrf
Though roses may have fled; -i"sli
Then be downhearted,
But look for joy instead.
. % Trip lightly over sadness,
Stand not to rail at doom;
, We've pearls to sitting, of gladness,L
o., On this side of the tomb.
Whilst stars are nightly shining,
And heaven Is overhead,
Encourage not repining,
IL But look for joy instead.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

Mrs. Partington says that Ike, having
become very much enameled Of q siren Of
Boston, has led her to the menial alter. He
dldnH appear the least bit decomposed, On
the back OF his wedding cards were little
cubebs with wings
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

A Germ an usurer, who took niue per
cent interest. instead Of six. the legal rate
was asked if be thought of what God
would say to the exiortioR.
/ Oh. yes, bnt when you look down from
Heaven the Q will look like a 6. ba,.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

Husband, said an exasperated wife, /
can't express my destatiou of your con.
dact We'll, dear, AN very glad you
can't. .- -.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

A LARGE quantity of the best varieties
"A Of grated APPLE TREES. from a. Ia fact bigb -
Fine, thrifty trees. For sale at the " wv "'s-'
ooVinS gainesville NURSERIES.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

The New Yo'k EreninS Post in notirl
the anniversary dinner of The Tribune as
sociation gives some interes ing facts con
nected with journalism quarter of cen
tnry ago. Then, there were no telegraph
nor fast ocean steamers, no Associated
Press to systematic the collection OF news
no lightning presses, no schemes for lay ina
cables nDderthe' sea, no great newspape
otiices filled with ingenious contrvances fo
saving labor The, Herald was then {
young paper, the World was not though
of, while the Times did not appear unit
ten years later The Post says:
In these days pony expresses were run OF
election nights aud 10 times of great excite
ment the Herald and the Tribune raced foco
motive engines ngainst ea.h other in order tC
get the earliest news !, on one occasion, we re
member, the sharp reporter engaged for ths
Tribune appropriating an engine which wal
waiting under steam for the use of the opposi
ton agent, aud SO beating the Herald at its
own game. Such passages as this gave zesi
to the pursuit of intelligence, and sometimes
provoked acrimonious discussions between the
rival sheets. Nor was the competition confined
to, enterprises like these, For, want of The
ponndless facilities now afforded by the organ
lied enterprise of the newspaper offices, there
were curious experiments in unexpected drec.
tions; type was set on. board of North River
steamboats, by corps Of printers. who had 0
speech ready for the press in New York eight
hours after its delivery in Albany carrier
pigeous, carefully trained, few from Halifax OIL
Boston with the latest news from Europe
tucked under their wings, and delivered their
charge to their trainer in his room near Wall
street ; an adventurous person, known at the
time by the mysterious title of the man in the
glaze cap, made voyage across the Atlantic
in common pilotiboat twenty years ago, Sc
cretiy and with only, three or four companions
in the interest of two or three journals which
determined to beat the others in their obtain
ing early news from abroad. The hero o
this exploit is now The foreman Of one of the
leading daily journals Of this city. He failed
a. his enterprise then, but through no fault o.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

-oUSAN A. GILL, who resides in Sla.
,iDgon ehgh County Pennsylvania is hereby notified
,ss ss said Lewis q G did on the st day Of March A. d.
Common Pleas ia said County Of Ashabua charging the said
A. GIL with gross neglect Of duty, and with adultery
ana asking that he be divorced said Susan
I'LL Shieh petition will stand for hearing the term OF
saiu court Dated this 22d day Of March, A. d, 1866.
oss4f Nv suvp,. LEV, LEW n, ~ eikls
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

?. S.-Mr. KuOpp has just been
brought in. A hunter found him lying at
the mouth of what has generally been con-
sidered a sort of sink hole about i've miles
from the town. Mr.. Knapp's condition is
100 precarioas to admit OF o detailed ae-
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-28

BECK WITHs sST.JOHN &, Co.,, Grocers, and
deaiers In Produce Flour Salt Butter Ceese Dried
Fruit, Grass Seed &e, Msn Street, AHhtabuIs Ohio
or Goods FsmhadA siH5Id2. Ifl,I u lt1ia 10
A. r. BEcKwITH, .Ts1" BIsNJ. MALTBYI
GEo. Il. ST. JONI, 7& W. S. DEMING.