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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-06

From the Rock Island Union, March 20, 1887.
Experience has shown that an absolute
prohibition of the use of intoxicating liquors
is impossible. Legislation that interferes
with the private habits of an Individual
that attempts to restrict individual liberty,
rarely accomplishes any permanent good
The Maine prohibitory law, a fewyears SINCE,
created great excitement and TOR awhile
LIQUORS dealers had to stand from under
But at this time, where the law has not been
| formally repealed, it has become dead let
ter on the statute books, or at least it does
not show any materially reduction in the
amount of liquor consumed. People will
have Liquor, and that's the whole of the ar
ru,uert 1t is tie logic of fact. IF not pub
, iicly, hen privately If rot legally, then il
| legal . sw Is powerless to prohibit it
| Ali ina 1t .au DO IS to regulate and restrain
| the eahc. boy granting license on the one
part d requiring a guarantee on the other.
Scrupulous men object to this, by saying
| that law should not sanction an admitted
wrong; if it is wrong to drink it is wrong
| to license They forget that 1t is the motive
the purpose, which gives any action its
moral quality. A license is granted for the
purpose of restraining and correcting great
social wrong. not to sanction it. In moral
questions hike this, law is, at best, but Sec
ondary power. Religion. education, and
through them, public sentiment, are the true
levers Of morality. Law can only aid and
|. direct them. 1t is simply choice between
| two evils; either to give the traffic loose
rein, or hold it in check. And he would be
esteemed a foolish man who, finding himself
unable to stop his runaway horse, would
; not make an effort to check him and keet
him on the right track.
=
. The men who attempt to legislate a PEG
. pie into temperance, begin at the wrong
> end of the line. 1t is like attempting to &c
D pure water from fountain by purifying tn
: mouth instead of the source.
X
The great work of temperance must be &C
I comp!shed by other agencies. The root c
Z the evil can only be reached through tn
+ moral sense of the people. This is the feel
n for the church, the press, the 'temperanc
+ society," and the influence of individual e
" fort and example.
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CITY HARNESS SHOP.
THE CITY SCALE s.

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near the City Scales, where they will be h.ppy to
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Rock Island, March 20, diff.
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INSTRUCTION In MUSIC.

T HAVE OPENED A ROOM. IN WEBBER'S
i Block, over Kiesow's store, and am now pre-
pared to give instruction upon the Piano, and
and other musical instruments, either at my room
or at the residence of my pupils, as may be de-
sired. .... "a .e.s-g.-. as .a.. 81 i
Pianos tuned and instruments repaired.
WIN. BABCOCK.
Rock Island, March IL, diff.
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-. Evening, April 6, 1se7'e
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
The Cleveland Plaindealcr tells thi

Tie Cleveland Plaindcalcr tells this
horrible story:
"We once knew a man TO struggle for
years to color a particular obstinate
meershaum pipe. He smoked inces-
sanity. He tried ali the different kinds
of tobacco, put n button in it, boiled it
in tobacco juice, but all to no avail. 1t
wouldn't color. He grew morosc and
sour, shut himself up by himself snd
smoked. and smoked, and smoked, ut
tering savagely from between his
clenched teeth--'Color, i say. D-n
we, I'll color yer He gave up all bus.
iness and devoted himself wholly to
smoking, determined, rs he said, to
color that pipe or die in the attempt
One day he failed to make his appear.
ancc at breakfast. His room was open
cd, and there he sat in his chair, dead,
the fatal meerschaum clutched tightly
between his teeth. The meerschaum
was as white as when it first emerged,
Venus like, from the foam Of the sea,
but the man vas turned a rich, dark
brown. The mcerschaum had colorcd
him"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
The SDring Elections.

While the New York Tribune, with
its usual adroitness, is trying to put as
fair a face as possible on the. falling of
of the Radical majority in New Hamp-
shire, the Sun, (neutral) says n'o,
"The fact that the Democrats have
gained little in the local elections held
this Spring, is the evidence that
thoughtful and sober minded men are
disinclined to follow the Radicals
through all their ultra windings. y
Never since the Radical
party was organized, has it been so open
to attack and ultimate defeat rs it is at
the present time. 1t is full Of disatfec
ton; it has lost the confidence of non
partisan supporters.
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KNOW THY

MADAMEE +. THORNTON, the great Eng
lish ~Astrolosist, Clairvoyant and Psychic
mctrician, who has astoniSLcd the scien-
title classes of the Old World, has now To-
Gated herself ut Hudson, n. Y. Madame
Thornton possesses such wonderful pow
ers of sccon sight, us to enable her to i'm
part knowledge Of the greatest Importance
to the single or married Of either SEX
While in Il state of trance, she dclineatrs
the very features Of the person you are to
marry, and by the aid Of an instrument Ut
intense power. known rs the ~Psychomo-
tropc, guarantees to produce a life like pie
ture Of the future husband or wife Of the
applicant. together with date of marriage,
position In life, leading traits ofcharacter,
&c. This Is no humbug, as Thousands Of
testimonials can assert. She will send II
desired Il certified certificate, or written
guarantee, that the picture Is what 1t pur-
ports to be. by enclosing a small lock o!
hair, and stating place of birth, age dispo-
sition and complexion, and enclosing fifty
cents and stamped envelope addressed to
yourself. you will receive the picture and
desired information by return mail. All
communications sacredly c~onfidcntial.-
Address in confidence. MADAME II. +.
THORNTON, 7. o. Box 223, Hudson n. Y.
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

Governor Brownlow, of Tennessee,
has issued = general order organizinga
volunteer force in the State for three
years, to act as Il military police, sub.
jcct to his orders as COMMANDMENT
Chief. .-Tel. to Associated Press.
Drownlow has no confidence in the
people. Though the war is over, he is
still afraid Of the "rcbels,,' where reb-
els there are none Hence, the people
must be taxed to support an institution
some hing kin to the Pr@torian Guards,
Of which we read in ancient history
Another radical, Governor Fletcher, of
Missouri, led off some time since with a
similar invention. These patriots ought
to have lived in the days Of the Thirty
Tyrants, or in those of the Council of
Ten. Clearly they have been born out
of time.-New York Erpress. rr- r
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
Value Of Corn as in Pork.

In the Ohio Agricultural Report for
1853, a report is made from Highlant
county, by G. C. Sans, q calculation
based upon experiments, designed tc
answer the oft-repeated question rs tc
how much porkra bushel Of corn will
make. The following is an extract
from the report.
1t is estimated, from an experiment
made by S. d. Anderson, that 100
bushels Of corn will produce 1,O50lbs
Of gross increase IN the weight of hogs
One hundred and thirty hogs were
weighed and put into a pen. They
were fed for 100 days on as much corn
as they would eat. The average gross
increaseper hog for the 100 days was
IT'S lbsn or at the rate of II lbs. per
day. lpIE7 DGE 90 I5TE,t.TD
1t thus appears that one bushel of
corn will produce agross increase of
l04 lis. b Throwing off l-5 to come at
the net weight, gives Sl.5 of pork as
the product of one bushel of corn. {
From the experiment made by Sam
ucl Linn, of this county, with SIS hogs
as reported in Patent Office Report for
1S49, o. lbs. Of corn produced l ID. of
pork.
From the experiment of Hon. II. j.
Ellsworth. reported in the Patent OF
flee Report for the year 1847, it ap
pears that 3 As lbs. OF cooked meal
made l ID. ofpork. This experiment
was on y small scale.
Assuming that it requires g lbs. Of
corn to make l Id, of pork, the cost Of
its production will be seen from the
following table. The labor of feeding
and taking care ofthe hogs is not in.
cluded in the estimate:
When corn costs l2t cents per BUSH
ell. pork costs II cents per pound. '7F.
When corn costs II cents per bushel,
pork costs 2 cents per pound.
When corr costs 70 cents per bush
ell, pork costs 3 cents per pound.
When corn costs 80 cents per bush.
el, pork costs 4 cents per pound.
When corn costs - cents per bush
el, pork costs 5 cents per pound.
The folio wing table shows what the
farmer realizes for his corn when sold
in the form Of pork: .t.
When pork sells for 3 cents per
pound, it brings % cents per bushel for
corn.
When pork sells for 4 cents per
pound, it brings SO cents per bushcl for
corn.
When pork sells for 5 cents per
it brings 45 cents per bushel for
corn.
When pork sells for 8 cents per
it brings 80 cents pr bnShcl
for corn.
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"THE FARE
:. gA9rTTnfW ELL.vrr arITTn III

III h tn IA /iH~SlA NuLii vi
wehope ths following lines win DO sung
or read In truth aud yerity2by many a
poor fellow the present year. And ~ the
spring Of the year opens, with Its genial
rays and balmy zephyrs, may all who haye
been led captive by the tyrant Alcohol, re-
solve to rise in their might and throw OF
the shackles..that have so long bound them,
and bid "Farewell" to scenes Of misery
"Farwell Drink SO nigh and handy, ist7
Farewell whisky, gin and brandy, .dsaH
Farewell huts that see all weathers. i'iU r
Farewell beds that have no feathers
Farewell wayst TINT I've f0rsaken, 4uitHn.
Farewell tubs that have no bacon, rl
Farewell empty pots and kettles, urigs
Farewell cupboards without vlctuals,
Farewell faces red us crimson, g7.- %
Farewell hats that have no rims on, uly n.
Farewell coats, more holes. than. stitches,
Farewell ragged vest and breeches, NItj
Fare we'll broken chairs and tables,
Fare well DIV ceilings worse than stables \
Farewell drunken song and carol, okoNv
Farewell friends who love the barrel, l.,
Farewell drinking lads and lasses,
Farewell windows without g lsscs.
Farewell floors that need a~swab-tile,
Farewell yards that have no wood-pile,
Farewell bonds that | have brokepn 81
Farewell 0aths that have spoken, ~ Il
Farewell landlords and b%ar-tcnders,
Farewell NIL b~lue-devil :sendcrs.r
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
NeARIYA FArAL MIsrAKE. On s

NEARLY A FATAL MISTAKE. On Sat
urday morning Mr.. c. c. Mayhall, one
of the editors of the Rails county
Record, hoarlny a noise in n room ad-
joining that in which he slept, rose
hastily from bed, and scizing q revol-
yer, stepped quietly to the door of the
room, where he saw what he conceived
to be a burglar, cffe ;t.n5 his entrance
through the window. Without stop.
ping to consider-as any II would not
be likely to do under similar circum-
stances-he fired. A scream of pain
and terror quickly told him of the mis-
take he had ignorantly made he had
shot his own wife. Mrs. Mayhall had
arisen from the bed without disturbing
her husband-gone into the vacant
room and raised the. window. The
wound was slight fortunately.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
Alag Poor Tennessee!
=, !. NJ New York Times, March s,

From the New York Times, March
II my ex Confederate State is to be
subjected to military Law, It certainly
ought to be Tcnnessee--which, howev-
er, is the only X Confederate State OK
cmpted from military law, bN
At the same time. Tennessee is to DO
presently placed under a sort Of mill
! tary p0wer-not military power 'as
welded by the national government
and administered by the officers of the
army, but as welded by Parson Brown
low and administered by his appointees.
/ .Brownlow, as Governor Of Tennessee,
has called out q force Of twenty thou
sand men, to be in the service Of the
State for three years, and to operate
against its enemies in the various coun-
The present civil administration OF
Tennessee Is certainly q failure. So far
as the duties of Il State government
consists in preserving order, enforcing
Justice and maintaining law, there is no
State in the South whose government
makes such a show as that Of Tenncs.
see, Georgia, Texas and Arkansas are
quiet and orderly, and life and proper
ty are secure, in comparison with Ten
nessee. We hear through the local pa
pers Of confusion, disturbance and col
lision in numerous localities, and it is
evident that the condition of affairs
throughout the State is such rs to offer
abundant opportunities for work on the
part of the Brownlow army, which las
now been called under arms. The dis
reimbursement Of Tennesseans who were
Rebels the comforting Of exceptional
franchises upon the blacks the admin
istration Of oaths right and left, to all
men, under all circumstances, and at all
times-all these things have failed to
secure those ends for which State gov
ernments are instituted and administra.
tive officers appointed. The bayonet
is now, therefore, the necessary resort.
1t was a mistake, however, for Brown
low to have called out his army for three
yaars-he should have called it out for
thirty years. service. .Y,u5,.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

AFEELlNG PREACHER.-A clergyman
having preached, during Lent, in a
small town, in which he had not once
been invited to dinner, said, in a ser.
mon exhorting his p%arishioners against
being seduced by the prevailing vices
Of the age, ~ have preached against
every vice but luxurious living, having
had no opportunity Of observing to
what extent II 10 carried 10 the town"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
BUT TRUE.

MADAME REMINGTON, the world
renowned Astrologist and Somnambrlis-
tic Cl%airvoyant. while in Il c%lairyoyant
state, dclincates the very features Of the
person you are to marry, and by the aid Of
an instrument of intense power, known as
the Psychomotrope. guarantees to produce
u perfect and lite-like picture of the future
husband or wife Of the applicant, with
date of marriage. occupation, the leading
traits of character, &c. This is no impo-
sition, as testimonials without number can
assert. by, stating place of birth, age, dis
position, color of eyes and hair, and enclo-
sing fifty cents. and stamped envelope ad-
dressed to yourself. you will receive the
picture by return mail. together with de-
sired information.
Address in confidence, MADAME GER
rRrDE REMINGTON, L. D. Box 2g7, West
Troy. y. Y.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
CY A YOUNG LADY re-

NY "A 1OUNG LADY re-
turning to her country home. after u so
journ of a few months IN the City, was
hardly recognised by her friends. In
place of 4 coarse, rustic, flushed face, she
had u soft ruby complexion of almost mar
bic smOothness, and instead of twenty
three she really appeared but eighteen -
Upon inquiry Us to the cause of so great a
change, she plainly told them that she used
the CircasSinn Balm, and con-
sidercd it an invaluable acquisition to any
Lady's toilet. BY its use any Lady or GEN
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and identifying the skin and complexion.
by its direct action on the cuticle Il draws
from it all its impurities, kindly healing
the same, and leaving the surface as ia,
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Nos West Fayette St. Syracuse. n. "
The only American Agents for the sale Of
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
.. H.l. .lIr.I
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

$500 TO $50 Per MONTH.
Wanted, Everywhere. Agents,
Male, and Female, to sell the Gem
nine Common Sense Family Sew
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to agents. Address lor
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&c.
marc ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
REPARA10R CAPILLI.

Throw away your false ~trizzes, your
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Destructive OF comfort, and not worth q
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Come aged, come youthful, come ugly and
And rejoice in your own luxuriant hair,
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For restoring hair upon bald heads (from
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and forcing Il growth OF hair upon the face
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from two to three months. A few ignor-
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No. 3 West Fayctte Street, Syracuse, y. Y,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
"COSTAR'S'

PREPARATION OF
BITTER, SWEET, and ORANGE
BLOSSOMS,
For identifying the complexion.
Used to soften and beautift the skin, re-
move frecklcs. pimples, eruptions, etc.
Ladies are now using it in preference to
all others.
Bottles, 81.
Sold by all Druggists everywhere.
And by HENRY X. C0sTAR, Depot 4si
Broadway, New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
T1R'S
PECTORAL
COUGH REMEDY

For coughs, colds, h~oarseness, sore throat
Group, whooping cough, influenza, asthma,
consumption, bronchial affections, and all
diseases Of the throat and lungs.
Bottles, 25cts, Scots, and 81 sizes.
Sold by all druggists everywhere.
And by HENRY X. COsTAR, Depot 4Si
Broadway, New York
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

&C. -NIcLean's Strengthening Cordial,
Hostctter's Bitters, Guisott's Sarsapa
rilla, all Patent Medicines, you will find
at Hutehins L Warmers.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

~" Hutshins & Warner sell Pills
that cure the chills.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
COSTlR'S
UNIV ERSAL
CORN SOLCENT,

For Corns, Bunions. Warts, etc.
Boxes, % cts, 90 cts and 81 sizes.
Sold by all Druggists everywhere.
And by HENRY II. CosTAR, Depot 4St
Broadway, n. y.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
500
CELEBRATED
BISHOP PILLS.

A universal dinner pill,
For nervous and sick headache. costiye-
mess. indigestion. dyspepsia, ~biliousness.
constipation. diarrlica. COLES. chill-. fcycrs
n general arrangement of the digestive
organs.
Boxes. 25cts. Scots, and 81 sizes.
Sold by all Druggists everywhere.
And by HENRY X. CosrAR, Depot 4s4
Broadway, New York.
March9-3m
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