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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-27

BArcHRLoR's HAIR DYF.-This splendid Hair
Dye is the best in the world The only
true and perfect dye-Harmless, Reliable,
instantaneous. No disappointment. No ri-
diculous tints. Natural black or brown. Reme-
dies the i'll effects of bad dyes. Invigorates the
hair, leaving it soft and beautiful. The genuine
is signed William A. Bachelor. All others are
mere limitations, and should be avoided. Sold by
all druggists and perfumers. Factory 81 Barclay
street, New York. declOdwly
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SPECIAL NoTxCHs.

1t Is said of the ladies of France, that, as q
class, they are the handsomest in the world.
with their rosy cheeks and black hair, who can
help but think SO DR.. Velpau's Pills never fail
70 make the complexion of a healthy and rosy
hue. Ladies', try them. Sold by ali Druggists.
sept24dlm. A...-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-27

DRoDUCE d COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
i 2I4 South Water Street, Chicago. Post Of
6oes Box 642- Orders and Consignments solicited
may26-d&w1
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A GRAND EPOCH IN MEDICINE.

DR.. Maggiel is the founder of new medical
system. The quanttarians whose vast internal
doses enfeeble the stomach and paralyze the bow
els and with whose external remedies the ulcerat-
ed and eruptive surfaces of the skin are deluged
in vain must give place to the man who restores
his health and appetite with from to three
harmless pills, and cures the most virulent and
scrofulous disorders with from one to three bexes
Of his matchless salve. -r-
DR.. Maggiels Pills and Salve have ushered in
a new medical era. No more nauseating ayalan-
ches of drastic drugs need be poured down sick
peoples throats- One of Maggiel's Pills rectifes
the disordered condition of the stomach and liver
clesnses the head and restores the nerves in a
space of time short enough to be almost classed
marvellous. ...s..
In fact Maggiei's Bilious. Dyspeptic and Diarr-
hea Pills cure where all others fail. While for
Burns, Scalds, Chilblains Cuts and all abrassions
OF the skin, Maggiel's Salve is infallible.
Ca CAUTIos,-Purchase none without name of J.
Haydock on the wrapper, proprietor, and the
trade mark J. Magiel, NJ. d. Sold by all drug
gists, at % cents per box, and j. Haydock, pro-
prietor, New York. mchI2dwIy,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-27

An EFFECTUAL WORK MEDIcNE.-BR0WN'S
VERMIFUGE C0MFITS, Or Worm Lozenges.
Much sickness, undoubtedly, with children and
adults, attributed to other causes, is occasioned
by worms. The "Vsrmifuge Comfts,'' al
though effectual in destroying worms, can DO
no possible injury to the most delicate child.
This valuable combination has been success
fully used by physicians, and found to be safe
ana sure in eradicating worms, so hurtful to
children. ..-.... T.. -ef
Children having Worms require immediate at
tention neglect of the trouble often causes pro-
longed sickness.
symptoms of Worms in children are often over
looked. Worms in the stomach and bowels cause
irritation, which can be removed only by the use
of a sure remedy. The combination of ingredi-
ents used in making Browns "Vermifuge Com
ts" is such to give the best possible effect with
safety, .... @
CURTIS d BROWN, Proprietors, New York.
Sold by all dealers in medicines, at 25 cents per
box. may21dw1y.
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ON THE TOPMOST WAVE

of popularity, without competitor, and defying
competition, bound to flourish as long ~a
THE GOOD SHIP TRUTH
spreads her sails, nature produces fiery tinted
hair, or Time sheds its white spray on human
heads,
CRISTADORO'S HAIR DYE
wins Sgolden opinions from all sorts of people,"
and can never "go by the board" while it is held
desirable by man woman to be comey.
Man ufactured by j. CRISTAD0R0, So Maiden
Lane, New York. Sold by all Druggists. APP
piled by all Hair Dressers. sept9dw1m.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-27
LIME! LIME! LIME!
Large supplies of the

OF
PORT BYRON LIME
rom the well known kilns of r. B. Chase { Son,
are received daily at the Port Byron Lime Depot
on West Eagle Street, just below the post office,
We also keep good article of Rock Island lime
for stone work. The. best brands of cement for
cisterns and cellars, choice article of Plaster
Paris for ornamental purposes, and also have just
received fine quality of salt.
Our prices viii suit every one. Give us q call
'is6fsa. So r. B. CHASE SON.
5s F. BALcH Agent. meh2ldwtf
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HOLLOWAY'S
VERMIFUGE
CONNECTIONS.


DR.. Holloway, some fifteen years ago,
witnessing the distress occasioned sickly
children in taking the nauseous yermi-
fuges of that day, resolved to annalyze
them, and from the most effective. OF a.
these remedies succeeded in separating
their active medical properties pure,
tasteless and irfodorous. Then, by
combining these with sugar, and mold
4 7 ing them into agreeable contection,
: formed the present POPULAR and EFFEc-
TIVE VERMIFUGG known
HOli0Way's Vermifuse CONNECTIONS.
Which have almost entirely superseded
the old nauseous Vermifuges, TO the de
S light of the poor little sufferers. 1t con-
tains no calomel or other poisonous in
gradients.
So highly esteemed is this popular
Vermifuge by the profession, that all
Intelligent physicians who know of
them, prescribe them in preference to
other remedies, not only more pleas
ant to take, but more effective to cure.
Parents and guardians having the
care OF children, should keep them
family medicine; for they not only erad-
icate Worms-those pests of childhood
.- but correct any arrangement of the
digestive organs, so prevalent with chill
dren.
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MERCHANTS INSURANCE. co.

HARTFORD, CONN.
Cash Capital, 100000
GEO. W. COPP, Agent, Rock Island.
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HIESkELL'S
OINTMENT.

VIM MEM
This Ointment, after an experience of
twenty years, has proved itself a sover-
eign remedy for all diseases of the Skin;
having effected radical cure in every
case on which it was used. curing many
obstinate cases of fifteen or twenty years
standing, that had previously resisted all
remedies prescribed by the best medical
talent of the country. It's effect is aston
ishing, In a few days the soreness and
irritation is removed; the skin becomes
smooth and healthy, and remains perm
anently healed, without the use of any
other remedy,
Thus, letter, Salt Rheum, Itch, Sol
d;ers' Itch, Erysipelas, Blotches, Pim-E
Piles, and every form of disease of the
skin is punctually cured, no matter of
how long standing. 1t has cured bad
eases of Infamed Eyelids, and Dischar-
ges from the Ear, when nothing else
would heal them. Piles, that have
sisted all other treatment for many
years, have been etfectually cured by the
use of only one box of this Ointment.
Burns Scalds, and Old Sores, it heals in
very short time. Price SO cents per
box. IF not sold by your Druggist,
send so cents to Johnston, Holloway Il
Cowden, Philadelphia, box will be
sent free of postage to any address
0BSERVE-None genuine without
the signature of the proprietors on the
wrapper of each box.
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STEPHEN PUGsLEY.
ALLENrows, Penn, April 4, 1865

ALLENTOWN, Penn, April 4, 1865
Nessrs. T. ALLcoCK i Co.-Dear Sirs: My
da lighter used one of your Porous Plasters. She
had very bad pain in her side, and it cured her
in one week. Yours truly,
JOHN V. n. HUNTER.
Principal Agency, Brandreth House, New
York. --
Sold by all Druggists. sept9dwlm
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An Imnortaut Letter.

SHRUB OAK, yorktown, n. Y, Jan. 19, 1850.
T. ALLCoCK & Co.-Gentlemen: / have been
troubled with lame back over ten years, so as
to be entirely helpless and unable to do any kind
of hard work. In June last L procured one of
Allcock's Porous Plasters and wore it three
weeks when found my back entirely cured, and
was able to NOW and cradle as well as ever I
could in my best days. . s..... --...------
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QUARTER OF MILLION SAVED

One hundred thousand men now labor, with
good results, who, until they used
ALLCoCK'S POROUS PLASTERS,
had not done days work for years. So these
Plasters are the means of increasing the wealth
of the nation, not less than quarter of a million
d day.
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WALTER KENNEDY,
PETER FRIES,
o. j. DIMICk.
NANVVNN' RUBEHT
WARNOCK 4 RALSTON,

Successors to Warnock Il kelIyl
I TANUFACTURERS OF SOAP AND CAN
VI dies, and Lard Oil, Rock Island, III. Cash
paid for Tallow and Grease. mch3-dSwtf
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-12
The Star Lyra.

Directly on the meridian of these soft
summer evenings may be seen the most
brilliant star OF the northern hemisphere
This star of the first order is Vega, Or.
as it is more frequently called, Lyra, from
the name Of the constellation OF which
it IS the star and crown. 1t may be cas-
lily traced by means OF two small but con-
spicious stars Of the fifth magnitude, two
degrees apart on the east or 1t, making
with it a triangle with the angular point
at Lyfa. Its distance from the earth Is
about eight hundred times greater than
ours is from the sun, but far away, as 1t
seems, it is one OF our nearest celestial
neighbers. Its primary IS about three
and half times greater that that ct the
sun, and it takes its light twenty-one
years to reach Us.
The constellation Lyra, or the Harp to
which this star belongs, contains only
twcnty-one stars. Lyra or Vega, Epis-
loa and Zeta, the towo small stars east OF
it, Delta In the middle and Beta md
Gamma in the garland Of the Harp, are
all that, to the ordinary observer, are
large enough to attract attention. But
examined with the telescope this little
space in the heavens gives "a rich harvest
OF the revelations Of astronomy. Let US
first observe Lyra; a round, brilliant orb,
with prismatic rays dayting from it IN all
directions, a globe of fire. sharply defin-
ed against the dark back ground Of the
sky. Now bring Epsilon upon the field
of vision; the single point Of glittering
gold has disappeared, and IN its place we
see two stars, a brilliant ruby and a glow
ing emerald sun revolving around an
o:her sun, with a slow motion which 1t
requires one thousand years to complete.
Next, turn the magic glass to Beta, aud
we have variable star, passing from the
third to the fifth magnitude. and regain
ing its light in period Of six days and
nine hours. Once more, examine. care
fully the space between Beta and Gamma
and there comes into view one of the
rarest objects in the northern hemisphere
1t is an aenular nebula, ring OF misty
light, mysterious stardust 1t is so re-
mote as to be invisible to the naked eye
and even its light cannot reach US Tor
many thousand years. 1t has an appar-
ent diameter, as large as the moon, with
a gauze-hke tissue covering the dark cen
tre Examined by spectrum analysis,
that wonder Of modern discoveries, Its
spectrum gives forth lines which indicate
easses made luminous by beat, aud thus
becomes beautiful exelnplifcation OF
the truth of the nebular hypothesis.
But the changing light of Beta, the
double aud radiant light of Epsilon, and
the annual .nebula, do not throw around
this constellation the fascinating Charm
which is impaired to itsfrom the fact that
twelve thousand years hence Lyra will be
the Polar star. the synosure of all eyes.
For in the strange motion caused by the
procession of the .equinoxes, the North
Pole will then ,eint to a spot IN the dark
ethel where Lyra hangs ,seif-polsed IN
space, alone statirnary, while ali else Will
he slowly moving
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-12
Josh Billings on Cones.

Josh Billings relateth his first exper-
fence with the gong thusly: l never
can eradicate holl from hi memory the
sound oy the furst gong | ever herd. |
was setting on the front step ov u tavern
IN the sltty OF Buiierlo, penslvly smoking.
the sun was goili to bed, and the hevins
for an hour was tlushin at the perior-
nance. The Fri kanai. with its golden
waters, was on its way TO Albany, ana [
was pelusIn line of ,tes flotln by. an
thinkin oy 1taiay iwhcr [ use to liv} and
her gondolers and saiias wimmn. My
entire sole was, "a it were in a SWEET.
wanted to Kline, | felt CRATE, | actually
grew. There are things IN this life tn big
tn be triiied With; there are times when
man brakes luce from himself when he
sees sperrets. when he can almost tuch
the mune, and feels as tho he kud fill
both hands with the stars Nv hevin, and
almost swear he Was "a bank president.
That S what allied me. But the korse of
tru luv never did run smooth this is
Shakespeare s opinion too Just as [
was DUN my best-dunmer. dummer.
spat, bang, heller, crash, roar, ran, dunn
mer, drummer. whang. rip, rare ralley,
hummer, dummer, dum-with tremen-
Jus Jun p Stfuck the center OV the SIDE
walk, with another [ kleared the gutter,
and with another | stood in the middle
OF the street sne';ting like an Indian pony
at a band of music. | eazed in wild dis
pare at the tavern stand, mi teeth was
as luce as string of Deeds. | thot all
the crockerylin the tavern had fell down.
| thot of Gabriel and his horn. [ wos
just to the pint oy thinkin ov something
else when the landlord kun out on tue
front stupe oy the tavern, holden bv a
string the botAln ov an old brass Kettle.
He kawled nae gently with his hand. I
went slola an1 slola up tn him he KAN
med my fears, he said it was a gong. I
saw the kusSed thing, he said supper was
ready, and axed me eff would hev black
or green tea, | said | wud.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-12
Domestic Scare.

The New Orleans Crescent tells the
following good story:
AT a late hour of the night not long
since, friend of ours, well known for
his courtly Difference to the fair sex, es-
pecialIy when in distress, encountered on
his homeward walk, a young lady in all
the beauty of nocturnal robes, and un-
protected feneminity, rushing franfically
toward him, and exclaiming "Oh. sir!
there man in the house, a man in the
house. Do come and protect US. . True
to the call, without reasoning why or ma
king reply, he followed the figure of shad-
owy white through the darkness of half a
square, ard into the hall of an evidently
respectable mansion. Here several 9TH
err members of the family were grouped
in terror. A man. said they, had been
seen stealthily entering the back door,
and had gone into the1back bedroom
He was in there yet, they were sure of
it. But have you no protector in the
house?" quickly inquired our impromptu
defender of female innocence. Yes. .
they said. in a breath, but he don seem
t know what to do, Our friend look
ing him I'D found the valorous man in the
next room to that in which was the sup
posed intruder, pointing to the door and
TREMENDOUSLY answering in a whisper.
HES in there, in the next room. y
''Well, why the ID don don't you go
and drive him out p said our friend,
bursting open the door, and braudishing
his cane as he entered. the lovely ones
meanwhile crowding close behind him in
order to be at the death. But 10, and be-
hold the cause of their terror was ex-
planned SPRAYING upon the bed was a
youth who had evidently been IN attend
ance at some festive OCCASION and had
stolen in quietly to his bed. His boots
were on his feet, and were in reckless
contrast with the. snowy coverlid- His
locks were generally disheveled his mouth
open, and the whites of his eyes turned
up, in profound slumbers. t,Why, it
brother = screamed Il laughing, musical
voice, and then the litter went round and
the fair ones, suddenly bethinking them
selves of Their dishabille, vanished like
lightning, and our hero made his way out
Of the house the best way he could.
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Inside a Printing 0Mce.

The composing room of printing Of
fee is about as productive OF various
questions, and elicits as much curiosity
from visitors, as any place OF business we
know Of First thing visitor does is to
step up to case where fingers are at work
and watch every motion, with perfect
steadfastness: looks into the compositor' s
face to see where his eyes are the pro-
cess looks mysterious, and questions fol-
low about like this;
How do you know where to find the
letters? Are they arranged In order?
How do you know WI = they are right
side up? What is the reason there is
more type in some boxes than in others?
| should think you would make Mistakes
you ought to have the boxes marked.
Don't you get the wrong letterssome-
times?
Looking around, he spies in a corner a
lot of something" that calls forth, what
what are these?'
Compositor-"Qnads,
Visitor-"W hats quads?'
S Conapositor explains. Next finds the
forms from which another is distributing.
Visitor Teaiin' EN- down, hey ?'
Composition Yes
Odu YOU w tilctt Insult tlfdtl you call
set it,. What makes you wet the type?
Cooking at the form why, its all upside
down. Is that the way it always is ?
You can't read it, can you?'
Next goes round the press and finds
the roller, puts his fingers on it, and gets
them dyed shade or two blacker than
their original color.
whats this roller made of-lndia
rubber %
Composition No, Of glue and molas
ses.
yisitor-"Of moasses p l should
think it would melt ~
Compo<itor-''' Twill when it gets
warm enough.
His eyes next fall upon the paper wet
down ready for press.
Vistor-''Why this paper is all wet.
Do You have to do that?"
CompoSitor-''Yes
What for?''
''Compositor explains and wishes he
would dry up.
He looks around and finds a form of
advertisements laid aside. He runs his
fingers over the column, and knocks a
square of it into confusion. Compassion
looks cross, and says you've knocked
that into pi.
Visitor whistles and goes out when COM
positor ism looking
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-12
MAeNrrupE OF THE WESTERN GRAN


TRADE. In attempting to provide means
of transportation in future years for the
enormous grain trade at the west, it is
needful for those who manage our rail-
roads and canals to reflect upon the rap
idity of this growth. The Buffalo Com
mercial Advertiser says:
The unparalleled development of the
west in population and production will in
the ensuing thirty years give trade be-
tween the West and New York equal to
upwards of So. 600, 600, 900 to go through
the canals-if they they shall be made
sufficiently capacious for its accomoda-
ton. There will be this amount of trade
aside from that by the railways A canal
boat of the size now navigating the Erie
canal, $50 tons burthen, will carry as
much as one railway train of twenty five
cars. From seventy to eighty boats of
this class can be laden with grain and
dispatched eastward In each and every
twenty-four hours If the canals should
be ignored aud the entire business now
done upon them should be transferred to
the railroads, it would require forty freight
trains to be dispatched daily by the Cen
trail, and forty by the Erie, in addition to
the business they are now doing.
twenty-five years ago The grain trade
of this city was between two and three
million bushels annually. 1t now aver
ages from fifty to sixty million bushels
annually. in addition to the -four trade.
The receipts at this port Of grain in one
day last year were upwards of three
million bushels. The receipts of grain
here Monday last were upwards of seven
hundred thousand bushels, besides up
wards of million slaves, and six million
feet of lumber Estimating the results
of the future by the past, the time is not
far distant. when the grain trade at this
point will be hundred million bushels
annually. A movement of sixty million
bushels of grain by rail would require
6,S57 trains Of twenty-five cars each,
equal to seventeen trains daily, by each
of the roa Is during the entire navigation
season of two hundred days, and yet the
grain trade is scarcely one half of the
tonnage to be moved. at Isl ~
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-12

A TERRIFIC FALL.-A correspondent
of the New York Eceaiiag Post, writing
from the Alps, says
You will remember doubtless, the at
tempt of the four young Englishmen-
Lord Douglas, the Rev. Mr.. Hudson Mr..
Whymper. and Mr. Hadow-who with
the guides, Michael Cross aud the two
Tangwaiders, had succeeded, after almost
incredible efforts in putting their feet on
the highest pinnacle. First among men
they had attained the unattainable, and
full of the consciousness of their triumph
| had already begun their eXulting descent
| But the mountain was not to be defeated
Of its prey In fatal moment the foot
Of Mr.. Hadow slipped, the rope, by
which 1t Is customary to lash the travel
ers on such adventurous expeditions to-
gether' broke and three of the gentleman
with the guide Cross. fell the distance of
four thousand feet They were of course,
never seen again; and, indeed, so rapid
was the fall, so terrible the conclusion on
the ice-crags below. that not "A wreck, not
a yestise Of the unhappy victims was
ever found. Those awful abysses of ice
had swallowed them up as effectually as
the depths OF the sea swallows Its dead.
1t was 10 doubt foolhardy attempt-as
the event proves-and unredeemed, like
the efforts of an Agassiz, a Forbes and a
| Tryndali, by scientific purposes and yet
it is not wholly inexplicable. There is
an irresistible fascination in these noun
t;sins-one that grows upon you-one to
which you yield as to an overpowerlng
passion-and which, If it sometimes. like
| certain desperate games, brings death.
brings also an intense excitement OF strug-
gle III the pursuit, and an exquisite rap
ture In the event of success.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-12

WISCONSIN JoURNALIsM.-Mr S. s.
Schof of the Kenosha Telegraph, in a
vale iictory article, says concerning the
Wisconsin press:
IF it~were not sort reflex self-praise
we should like to say just here. that to be
a member of the editorial fraternity OF
Wisconsin is no small honor. We be-
ieve the country press of Wisconsin viii
compare favorably with that of any other
state, east or west, and is represented by
as able, independent, progressive and
wide-awake class of editors as can be
found anywhere. In some states editors
are better paid but no where do they per-
form more enlightened and efficient la
bor We shall miss the we'll known faces
of exchanges. which have come In the
course OF years to represent TO us, per-
sons instead of papers. We shall miss
the weekly conference with our hundreds
of coworkers, more than anything else
in our retiracy It may be that in the
course Of events we shall turn up again
in some sanotum, and If we do, We shall
renew the old intercourse with the great
est pleasure, tho the prospect is now
against any such pleasing hope. z E
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-12
81 went. tn the T ,arislat,,o

II went to the Legislature last year
said a Georgian. Well. Invent to a ho-
tel and took dinner. Right beside me sat
a member from one of the back towns.
who had, perhaps, never taken dinner at
hotel setore in his life Before hin.
was dish offs peppers and he kept look
ing at them Finally as the walters were
SLOW about bringing up the things, he
took up the fork and soused one into mis-
mouth. as he brought down his grind
ers upon it, the tears came into his eyes.
At last, splitting the pepper into his hands
he laid down beside his plate, and with
voice that set the whole table in roar,
exclaimed: Just lie there and cool'