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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-10

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With a Surplus OF O

The Travelers' Insurance Company, OF Hart
ford Conn, was the first to successfully INTRODUCES
IN this country the practice OF Insurance. against
Accidents, of whatever KIDD, whether they occur
in travelling, in hunting, fishing, sailing, riding,
skating, in the street, store, ehee, while work
ing 10 shops, mills, factories, or ON the farm
AGeneral Accident Policy covers every posi-
blefoTm OF casually, ineludIng the risk in travel
ing, also all forms of dIsocatons, broken bones
ruptured tendoBs, sPrains, eoaeussions, crushIngs
bruises, cuts, slabs, gunshot wounds, poisoned
wounds, burns and scalds, freezing, bites OF dogs,
unprovoked assaults by burglars, robbers or mud
errors, the action of lightning or sun stroke, the
effects OF explosions, chemicals, fSods end earth
quakes, suHocation by drowning OF choking
This company has been in successful operation
since April LIST, 1864 and up to April /, ls66, had
issned over forty ire thousand policies, and paid
over fourteen hundred losses-in addition to the
large sum Of S92 500 realized to twenty -nine
policy holders, for S512 received in premiums
GENERAL ACCIDENT POLICIES.
The best policy Tor every man, whether he trsy-
els much or little, is General AccldSnt policy,
which Insures against every possible form Of casu-
atty, al all times and places.
An annual premium of $40 or si2 according to
occupaton), will secure a General Accident poI-
CIV Tor 900, IN case of fatal accident, $40 per
week durhs disability caused by accident mot
exceeding twentysix weeks Tor any accident
An annual premium of SIS or S3e will. IN lax e
! manner, secure policy for $1,000, or $50 per
\ week compensation.
ANY other sum, from 5000 to SO 600, at pro
Portonate rates. Where policies are issued
against loss of life only, the much 10
liberal discount on three and five year policies.
| ONE MONTH GENERAL ACCIDENT POLL
| CIES.
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| OF 81 per thoesand-with - per week eompensa-
| ton Tor each thousand insured. These much
| better than insurance tickle COR travellers and
others desiring short risks, as they san be taken
! IN any amount from 500 to sIr, 900; they cove,
az accidents, aud each policy Is TesiGtsrsd, SO
that the insurance 10 good the policy il
lost or destroyed.
! For mechanics and others who cannot easily
| spare the amount OF an annual premium, hui
| would iIse to insure by the month, these shOr
! time policies are 81 ust the thing TO any per
son who buys sII one mohih policies IN any one
year, policy Tor half year will be gwen with
out charge Except policy lee OF one dollsr.l
Policies issued by
J. M. BUFORD, Agent,
mayl7dtf. Rock Island
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PHOTOGRAPHS.
AN sizes, In ,ne highest style art be had at,
4. B. Gayford's Gallery,
In webber's BIork.
PPEC ES HOD e RI7 E

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world. Send for descriptive circulars. Address
SECoMB & CO.,
Chicago, Ill, or Cleveland, Ohio.
Principal Office, No. Custom House Place
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To THE AFFLICTED.
DR.. KNAPP & son.
Physicians. and Surgeons, formerly of New York,
treating successfully all
CHRONIC DISEASES,
Which embraces the best and most approved me-
thods in this and other countries Tor the cure of
all Chronic Diseases They eat succe sstully all
nervous and Neursigic affections, all forms of
Scrofula, Fever Sores and Old Ulcers, Dyspepsia,
Diseases OF the Liver, Constipation, all Skin Dis
eases, Pulmonary Consumption In its early stages,
Paralysis, Epilepsy, Salt Rheum, Headaches, all
Heart Diseases, Diseases Of Children, and
Seminal Weakness, a. Sexual Diseases.
Which are carrying thousands to their graves an
nually.
EYE and EAR.
They treat successfully, on a new method, all
diseases OF the Eye and Ear. They have had
more extensive practice, and better success in the
treatment OF all
Diseases of Women,
Than any other Physicians in America They
have cured women Sho have been confined to
their oed for years. They never i2Il 10 cure
Rheumatism.
In all stages; matter of how long standing
They cure
I II Vi A,
so It never returns. They have Sure Cure ior
the distressing disease,
HEMORRHOIDS, or PILES.
They all Diseases OF the Throat and Lungs.
CANCERS.-They have had an extensive Prac-
Cancers, which they cure without eating them on,
o using the Knife. Let those VINO have Tumo Rs
and Sweliings, or red spot, lose no time IN hav-
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them from the horrors, suffering and death of an
open cancer.
CATARRH CURED.
They treating Ca:arrh Z new system which
cure for this disease.
Their consultations for years have averaged
from Eve TO seven thousand year, which gives
them ex perience unsurpassed by any, and
equalled only by lew.
&S- Rem mber they do not promise to cure al
stages Of disease. While all diseases durable
If taken season, all stages are not. Your case
may be durable this week, not neIt-to-day, NO
tomorrow; hence the danger of delay.
No Case viii be Received, when there art
any Doubts OF Cure or Relief.
Our terms are CASH; hence the money mus
be sent with all orders for mediQRes. 1t cost
with us, which Includes medicines.
The poor will be favored.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Patients must write their name, State, post OF
Gee address, pIai My. All letters requiring IN
swer, must contain letter stamp, and be addres
sed to DR. KNAPP & SON, Drawer 1891, Chieag
Illinois.
Any of the above diseases can be treste
successfully by the patients describing their cas-
in a letter, when they cannot zee US.
DIR. KNAPP, who has visited Rock Island reg
ularly the past SIX years, can De consulted at IN
Island City Hotel, as follows:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH.
MONDAY, JANUARY 2IsT, 1867.
MONDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1867.
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STRANGE. BUT TRUE.

go STRANGE, BUT TRUE. Ga
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by addressing the undersigned. Those having
iears OF being humbugged will oblige BY not not
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their obedient servant, : ~ $500
snBEt1 TH0S. F. CHAPMAN,
sSl Broadway, New York.
feb13wly.
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This IL one OF the grandest discoveries IN med
zeal science OF winch the present century can
boast. Il instantly neutraiizes DESTROYS aud rem
ders perfectly harmless every species of poison
Gus injection. virus affecting either the orter-
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Farmers Attention.

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We believe we can give satisfaction both in GUAM.
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nd two reels covered with Cunkless pest Dutch
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Neunalizer OF all Superficial Poisons,
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Direct Ronte to the Northwest.
WESTERN UNION RAILROAD.
EB

At Racine withtsGcodrIch Line, steamers Tor
Grand Haven, Sheboygan and Manltowoc.
At Racine Junction with the chicago Mil
waukee Railroad for Milwaukee, Ksnosha, and
Chicago.
Al Clinton junction with the Chicago North
western Railroad for Madison, Prairie du CHEN
La Crosse and JanesyIlle.
Al Beloit with Chicago & Northwestern r. r d,
for Footyille, Evansville and Madison.
AT Freeport with Chicago & Northw esterR and
Illinois Central R. R., for Rockford, Warren,
and Galena.
At Savanna with Steam Packet "Lansing,''
for Bellevue, Dunleith and Dubuque.
AtFulton with Chicago Northwestern r. r.,
for Chicago, Dixon and Cedar Rapids.
At Port Byron with Chicago Rock Island r.
r. aud Steam Packet .sIowa," TO and from Dav.
export and Rock Island.
Is + Daily. I Daily, Sundays excepted. On Sat-
urdaya nights 6:5o P. M. train runs to Freepor'
only.
r. A. KNAPP,
Superintendent Western Division,
Savanna
&c. TATE,
Sup't Eastern Division,
Racine, Wis.
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u RE!

In the line of second hand furniture house
keeping articles 1t wouid DE difficult 10 imagine
anything you can't find at his store.
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Cash for Rags.

For clean cotton aad lIaen rags, white or col
ored, he pays the highest price IN cash. he
also buys Old Brass, Copper, all kinds 81
Old Iron, serond Hand Clothing, Second
Hand Furniture, and all sorts of traps bought
sold az Junk Store.
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Stoves and Pipe.

The greatest variety OF second hand cooking
and heating STOKES, cauldron kettles, farLers'
boilers, stove pipe, &c, &c, TO be found any
where.
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JOB ROSS i!


He has the greatest variety of new and second
naud clothing, for men and women, which can be
found in this city.
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THE GOLDEN TABLET

Is, from its many Benefcent ices, emp haticslly
W0MAN'S BEST FRIEND and MANS SUREST
SAFEGUARD. ~ Every adult OF both sexes,
will find It indispensable 10 them, will be bet
ter understood from L perusai OF the circular,
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Price: 81 per box; SIX boxes for 50, Dy mail.
Sold only at the General Depot OF "WlNCHES-
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To whom all orders should be addressed.
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SCRATCH SCRATCH! SCRATCH
WheatOn'S Ointment
VII Cure tte Itch IN IS hours
Also cures Salt Rhsuu, Ulcers, ohilblsIn', 1ea
all Eruptions Of the Skin. Price so cents. fo
Sale by all Druggists By sending % sena /"
WEEKS POTTER, Sole Agents, ITO Washi's
ton strest Roston il will be forwarded BY BaA'
tree Of postage, 10 any part Of the United States
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Military Goods.

The. greatest variety of second hand military
goods to be found in this region, such Clothing
Cavalry Equipments, Swords, Maskets, Pistols,
Drums, Flies, Sahes, Saddles, Brides, Haser-
sacks, Canteens, and everything to be mentioned
in hat
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-28
An Ecccntric Darkey.

An individual called "Old Mackey,"
is known to every person in Camden,
n. j., as laboring under the hallucina-
tion that he is the richest man in the
country. He states his wealth to be
one hundred and fifty millions of dollars
in gold, but unfortunately 1t is in the
hands of other parties, who are using
their endeavors to defraud him. So
firmly is he impressed with the belief
that an attempt is being made to wrest
his imaginary wealth from him that no
money would induce him to place his
name to a paper of any kind. He was
formerly n slave in Maryland, and he
states that he buried five masters. He
represents his age as 152 years, and that
of his wife as 100, and he has had chill
dren too numerous to mention; in fact,
Brigham Young would be astonished at
the alleged increase of Mackey's family.
Notwithstanding this mans great
wealth, he good naturedly accepts a
five cent stamp to purchase "smile of
the Jersey best.p 81 s.s -o
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CONSUMPTION OF POsTAGE STAMPS
Twenty tons, or, by superficial measure
ment, forty eight and half square
miles, of postage stamps have been used
during the year; enough to roofs large
township, with all its houses, barns,
churches, gardens, forests and farms;
or, if you choose to make a ribbon of
them, enough to reach nearly from the
equator to either pole, or twice the
length of the Mississippi river. So that
if everybody would be obliging enough
to use the government stamp on the en-
velope itself, the mere omission of these
little extra bits of paper would tighten
the mail bags by more than forty thou
sand pounds, and save in paper fifteen
or twenty Thousand dollars. The Post
master General does not impart this in
formation in so many words, but he as
sures us that nearly $50 millions of
stamps have been sold in the year past,
besides nearly forty millions of stamped
and n simple calculation re-
duces the story to the more tangible
form we have given it.