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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-28
GOOD NEWS FOR THE LADIES'

GOOD NEWS FUR THE LADIES.
sy for them not TO have children must have sure in
nlcent and safe remedy TO prevent conception Thew
can with perfect confidence and safety use DIR. RAPH
AEi's Remedy. They will thus not only prevent in
of family but they will time promote
and preserve their health because his limo
cent aud sale 1t does not interfere with diet
atom 1t operates without sickness exposure and is
certain in its effect 1t only prevents from having
health. ii Ladies' Who have suhsrei FROM
misplaced confidence, consult him before they get
RED he will restore their bloom, freshness vigOr OF
youth, and enable them TO enter married life with
hdence of health and happiness - asuHaT If Ls1Ek
Hear what the Cincinnati Weekly Press saws on the
9th of March. 1862: aroiecidedly opposed To drugs
and advertised remedies for prevention of having
children, and feel du ~ acknov ledge bene
Ct from any and every when it is for the relief Of
suffering humanity. fact has come TO our knowledge
that ought to be promulgated and widely circulated fr
the benefit Of those ladies whose decae health makes
necessary to prevent increase of family About
twelve months after marriage lady of acquaintance
gave birth to a daughter hut her suHeriDes we're 50,
made her dread the thought of again tecoui mother
She tried everything to prevent repetition suffer
sle WAS again confined hut her suerings great
that the child died. and her life despared Of
She was told by her family p yscian that she hsd any
As ali the remedie. She had tiled before had failed
she applied to the Botanic Physician, DE-. RAPHAEL
for his Preventive have Children His remedies had
the desired effect they not only prevented her from
nav children but they also improved her health Ie
cans remedies can be recommended because they
innocent and safe They operate without causing sick
exposure They do MT interfere with the dei
or occupation They do not njure I'll health but tie!
are certain in their effect. A.P MEIGGS. MD,
7 6 PANCoST MID.
r. NJ. nAILY,-SUNDATs ExcKPTED-AT 2I3 EAST NAnE-
SOW STREET (UF sTAIRs) BETwEEN Wells AND FRANKLIN
;5rAILTs' ChIcAso Illinois Consultation rec, Two
',' lie has pfiy''e consultation Touas for LAulEs
and Gentlemen. Each visitor has a separate rol-,
ranged SO that the most delicate refined and
stive can visit the Doctor confdeniiay, without lee
10y other
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-28
GUIDE TO HEALTH SLoNG LIFE

VIII be 10 al who are in delicate health and
whose iafrInnies and impotence prevents them from
getting married. for the LADIES and one for the
GEN iLEMEN-say which one You want, ascend six
cent stamps for the two bcOks. Ills Circular about get
ting Rich and Erfrent winning the affections Of the
opposite sex, ending with speedy and happy marriage
will Ire sent gratis at the saTne time
address al letters as follows: DR. RAPHAEL, Box
CT ), Chicago, Illinois
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-28
THE RIVERSIDE INSTITUTE.

Situate at Riverside, Burlington county, New
Jersey, is founded for the purpose of gratuitous
ly educating the sons of deceased Soldiers and
Seamen of the United States.
The Board of Trustees consists of the follow
ing well known citizens of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey
Hon. William B. Mann. District Attorney, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Hon. Lewis r. Broomall, ExChief Coiner o. S.
Mint, and Recorder of Deeds, Philadelphia.
Hon. James NJ. Scovel, New Jersey.
Hon. w. w. Ware, New Jersey.
henry German, Esq, Agent Adams Express,
Philadelphia, Pa.
J. B. Coe, Esq, of Joy, Coe & Co., Philadelphia.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington, d. c.,
April is, 1867 Once of Internal Rev enue -
Hoving received satisfactory evidence that the
proceeds of the enterprise conducted by the
Washington Library Company will be devoted to
charitable purposes, permission is hereby granted
10 said company TO conduct such enterprise ex-
empt from all charge, whether from special tax
or other duty.
E.A. ROLLINS, Commissioner
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-28

The Association have appointed as Receivers.
Messrs. George A. Cooke Co., 80 South Third
street, Philadelphia, whose we'll known integrity
and business experience will be a sufficient guar
antee that the money intrusted to them will be
promptly applied TO the purpose stated.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 20, 1867.
To the Officers and Members Of the Washington
Library Co.. n. S. Read, Secretary.
Gentlemen-On receipt of your favor Of the
18th inst, notifying us Of our appointment
Receivers for your Company, We took the liberty
to submit a copy of your charter, with plan of
your enterprise TO eminent legal authority, and
having received his favorable opinion in regard
to its legality, and sympathiEing with the bene-
VIOLENT object of your Association, viz: toe edu-
cation and maintainance of the orphan children
Of our soldiers and sailors of the Riverside In
stitute, have concluded to accept the trusf,and
to use our best efforts 10 promote so worthy sn
ekject. Respectfully, yours, DC,
GEO. A. COOKE co.
Address all letters snd orders TO
GEO. A, COOKE a Co, BANKERS.
80 Scath Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Receivers fpr the Washing ton Library Co. ..
0EVoE e CHAMPION.
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1T WILL SAVE YOUR HEALTH
ed. And what is better than all,
1T WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE

From being shortened by wrong treatment The Ro-
tanic Remedies Of DR. RAPHAEL, the English Botanic
Physician never failed yet 10 make perfect cure of ali
private secret and venereal diseases without the nse
Of mercury, without hinderance from bushes. AMI
without fear OF discovery exposure. No deadly o
sons, such arsenic, yomica opium or any OH
pnisons. No mercury other deadly minerals-nntb.
ing but purely Vegetable Botanical Remedies are used
10y him. His Remedies the most obstinate and dan
gerons cases, and remove all and other ipr
ties from the system when all others have failed His
Remedies restore manhood and yigor to the fmroteDt
make the barren fruitful, give confidence 10 the ies
ponding, and they enable the single 10 get married win
1ren-Meiioa{ Journal -' ~"'''
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NJ. w. MaCoMBER

General Agent for United States and Canadas, Al
Albany, New York, or to any authorized Agent
Glelm d Hinckley, Charles A. Benser, Rock Is
land, ILL.,, and druggists everywhere. july24dIy
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11
Faith Without Works.

A Miss Clara Burton, to whom
Congress voted the snug sum of
fifteen thousand dollars for some
mysterious services she rendered
the country in rambling over the
South, added to the debt of graft
tude which the appropriation only
caacelled, by helping the Commit
tee on Reconstruction to make up
its campaign document. She tes.
titled before that body in the most
acceptable manner, and gave, a,
mong other interesting items. the
following pleasing view of the
moral and religious condition of
the freedmen:
Q. What can you say in regard
to their (the negroes') general
truthtulnesS How, lns that res
pect, do they compare with white
people in a similar condition of
life, if it were possible to suppose
such similarity?
A. They have been, in great
measure, taught to speak falsely
and to act falsely.
Q. Taught by whom?
A. Their very condition has
taught them that. The condition
of slavery teaches falsehood. BIT
there IS a principle ofreligioacs char
acter an their nature .achicA holds
them oboce aohite people Of as looo a
grade. Utey are more religious,
bit tie nature Of their condition has
not made them moral.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11
Privacy Of Great Cities.

Nowhere, save in the wilder
ness, beyond the frontiers of civ
ilization, can such perfect privacy
be enjoyed as in large city
The denizens of busy metropolis
have enough to do in attending
to their own affairs. They have
no time to bestow on the doings
of their neighbors, and take no
interest in them. The curiosity
of villages and small towns is In
satiable. Espionage is the main
employment Of at least one-third
of their inhabitants. If stran-
ger takes up his abode among
them, he becomes all at once the
centre Of observation-a target
for conjecture-a standing topic
of conversation. His antecedents
are inquired into, his character
is canvassed, his manner of life
is carefully noted, his dress, fea-
lures, fortune if he has one, want
of it if he has not, are all made
the subject of earnest discussion.
A jury Of matrons sits on his
case daily, until everything as
certainable concerning him has
been ascertained, and, if inquiry
is baflled, and no Arian can find
clue to his past, guesswork, in
due time takes the place of facts,
and he is "reckoned up" as in
spector Bucket would say, on
fancy basis. A previous history
he must have, and, in absence of
any authentic record, he is furn-
ished with one by the tongues of
gossip. But in a bustling city
You can settle down anywhere,
without attracting the slightest
attention. You care for nobody
and nobody cares for you, as the
song says. The family in the ad-
joining house do not recognize
you when they see you, and if
you do not publish your name on
q door-plate and your servants are
not on visiting terms with the
kitchen circle next door, you may
remain for a twelve-month as
utterly unknown to the beings
whose laughter you can hear
through the party wall, as if you
YOU dwelt in Central Africa
People talk of seeking retirement
in the country. The idea is .ri-
diculous. If you want to be lso-
lated from the world, live quietly
in the midst of a densely popula-
ted and busy district.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11
Established December 10Th, 1850.
TERMS.
OF Two Dollars for one year, 4,

OF Two Dollars for one year, sava-
'.ably IN adUance.
Single copies, Ten Cents eaca.
Advertisements inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or less fof the first
insertion Fifty Cents for each continuance.
07~ A liberal deduction will be made to
persons advertising for three, six, nine, or
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Cents per square.
~ The privilege of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business; and the business of an ad-
vertising firm is not considered as including
that Of it's individual IN embers. 0TNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances.
OF Ad vertisements not marked with the
number of insertions whsg handed in, will be
continued until ordered apt, and payment
exacted.
OF No advertisement inserted gratuitously
EF Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
tDe Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
to be paid in advance in every case.
or lob Printing of all kinds neatly
done on Rev Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11

scarcely expect you to keep the
chart which you have contracted
for; that is q matter of small con
sequence, as it will be valuable
illustration of an unique species
which | can use in my lectures
with real name and residence. The
charge Of deception in science is one
which was never brought against
me, and never will be, sir-necer?'
ooh! never mind, give us the
map" said the subject; "here's
the swindle, for it is a swindle !;
but I'd rather pay it than have
you going round the country max
ing a fool of me everywhere else
as you have here, you blasted phi
loprogenitive humbug you'll"
With this explosion the subject
retired.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11
THE MILE STONE.

Along road two Irish lads
One Summers day were walking,
And all the while with laugh and shout,
In lively strain were talking.
About the fair, about the girls,
And who were best at dancing,
While at each pretty face they met
Their eyes were brightly glancing.
And as they strobe for many mile,
They grew in time quite frisky,
And now and then from lip TO lip,
They passed the darling whisky.
AT length, before them in the hedge,
The roadside view commanding,
They saw, its white sides lettered o'er,
A mile stone lonely standing.
They read and quickly doffed their hats,
With sorrow in their faces;
Then, turning with reverential awe,
They stepped back several PAGES.
"Speak low, we're near the dead, said one
"His grave we'll not be troublin';
An old man sure! loo, and
His name is miles, from Dublin!"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11

Some years since in Cincinnati,
a house in the western part of the
city was occupied by two families,
one'of whom took an English pa
per, the other a German one. The
papers were thrown into the plot
of ground before the house by the
carrier. The occupant of the up.
per part of the house had a small
dog which he taught to distinguish
between the papers, and sent him
down every morning to fetch up
his (the English one.) This the
dog did, never making O mistake,
and if as sometimes happened,
the German one was lying there
alone he would have nothing to do
with it, but returned up stairs
again without any.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11

An unfortunate bachelor, in the
northern part of New Hampshire,
who had made many unsuccessful
attempts to get a wife, at last sue
ceeded, by the irresistible tempta-
ton of a fifteen dollar silver watch,
in inducing a high-tempered old
maid to marry him. The ceremo-
ny having been performed at the
house of the brides father, the
happy husband proposed an imme.
diate return home. 'Home!" ex-
claimed the bride, "home! This
is my home, and you'd better get
to you'n. / agreed to marry you
for the watch, but [ wouldn't live
with you for a town clock"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11
[ Proprietor.
VOL, XW---NO. 2l.
How the Eye is Swept and
Washed.

: For US to be able to see objects
clearly and distinctly, it was ne
cessary that the eye should be
J kept moist and clean. For Ahis
purpose it is furnished with a lit
tie gland, from which flows q
watery fluid (tears) which is spread
over the eye by the lid, and is
afterwards swept off by it, and
runs through hole in the bone
to the inner surface of the nose,
where the warm air, passing over
it while breathing, evaporates it.,
1t is remarkable that no such gland
can be found in the eye Of the
fish, as the element in which they
live answers the purpose.
If the eye had not been fur
nished with a liquid to wash it,
and lid to sweep it off, things
would appear as they do when we
look through dusty glass. Along
the edges of the eyelids there are
a great number Of little tubes or
glands, from which flows an oily
substance, which spreads over the
surface of the skin, and thus pre-
vents the edges from becoming
sore and irritated, and it also
helps to keep the tears within the
lid.
There are also six little mus
cles attached to the eye, which
enables us to move it in every
direction; and when we consider
the different motions they are
capable of giving to the eyes, we
cannot but admire the goodness
of Him who formed them, and
has thus saved US the trouble Of
turning our heads every time we
wish to view an object.
Although the eyes of some an
imals ars incapable of molten, as .
the fly, the beetle and otherinsects,
yet the Creator has shown his
wisdom and goodness in furnish
ing their eyes with thousands oflit-
tie globes, and by placing their
eyes in front of their heads, so
that these little insects can see
almost all around them without
turning their heads.
A gentleman who has examin-
ed the head of a fly, says that
the two eyes of a common one
IRE composed of 5000 little globes,
through every one of which it is
capable of forming an object
Having prepared the eye of the
iy for the purpose, and placed it
before the microscope and then
ooked through both, in the man
Ter of the telescope, at a steeple
which was 229 feet high, and $50,
eet distant, he says he could
plainly see through every little
hemisphere, the whole steeple In
7erted or turned upside down.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11
Tsa,ple pf tIts a3lnsss.


There's a jolly Saxon proverb
That is pretty much like this
That man is half in heaven
When he has woman's kiss.
But there's danger in delaying,
And the sweetness may forsake it;
So l tell you, bashful lover,
If you want kiss, why take it.
Never let another fellow
Steal march on you in this;
Meyer let laughing maiden
See you spelling for kiss.
There's royal way to kissing,
And the jolly ones who make it
Have motto that is winning
If you want kiss, why take it.
Any fool may face a cannon,
Anybody wear crown;
But a man must win woman,
If he'd have her for his own.
Would you have the golden.apple,
You must find the tree and shake it;
If the thing is worth the having,
And you want kiss, why take it.
Who would burn upon desert,
With forest smiling by?
Who would give his sunny summer
For bleak and wintry sky?
Oh! ] tell you there is magic,
And you cannot, cannot break it;
For the sweetest part of loving
Is to want kiss and-take it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11

A colored witness was examin-
ed in a Washington city court to
prove the identity of white man
the other day:
District Attorney-"Did you
see the man?"
eyes, sir, / seed him."
"Was he a white man?'
"Don't know, sir"
''Do you tell me you saw the
man and can't say whether he was
white or black?"
eyes, sir, l seed him, but dare's
so many white fellers calling DEM
selves niggers round here, | can't
tell one from t'oder!"
: Witness dismissed-explana-
ton satisfactory.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11

TRUTH WELL STATED.-It is not
often that we find the truth from
a Radical source so freely admitted
and we'll stated, as it is in the fol
lowing from the New York Times
cit is impossible that the whites
and the blacks of the South should
be mustered into opposition camps
politically, without a consequent
hostility in all the relations of
life. The only hope lies in har-
mony of sentiment, based on a
conviction of harmony of interest.
And the systematic crusade which
is now going on, which tends di-
rectly to a disturbance Of these
relations, may we'll cause disquiet
and resentment to the whites in
the Southern States"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11
John Randolph Among
the Bows.

Il
trail Presbyterian furnishes som
"reminiscences of his school days
more than fifty years ago. Th'
celebrated John Randolph, ther
at the zenith of his power as +,
leading member of Congress, hat
three wards (nephews) at tht
school, at which he used to be {
frequent visitor. He says:
1t was Mr.. Lacy's custom tc
hear his boys recite their Latin
and Greek grammar lessons be.
fore breakfast, and | have known
Mr.. Randolph more than once to
come from Bizarre, two miles,
and enter the school by sun-up.
At nine o'clock the school was
formally opened, when all the
boys read verses about in the BIZ
BILE, until the chapter OR portion
was finished. Mr.. Randolph SEEM
ed always highly. pleased with
the exercise, read his verse in
turn, and with Mr.. Lacy, some
times would ask questions. On
one occasion, while reading one
of the books of the Pantateuch,
he stopped lad with the ques-.
ton:
"Tom Miller, can you tell me
who was Moses father2'
"Jethro, sir" was the prompt
answer.
"Why you little dog, Jethro
was his father-in-law."
Then putting the question to
four or five others by name, not
one of whom could answer, he
berated them soundly for their
carelessness and inattention in
reading, saying:
"When you were reading last
week, William Cook read the
verse containing the name of
Moses father, aud have you all
forgotten it already?"
Just then a young man caught
the name, and, unable to repeat
the verse from the Bible, repeat
ed part of line from Milton-I
"The potent rod of Abrams
son." etc.
"Ah," said Mr.. Randolph, "that
is the way you learn your Bible
get it out of other books-what
little you know Of it'-and with
an exceedingly solemn manner
and tcne, added: "and so it is with
us all-and a terrible proof of
our deep depravity it is, that we
relish and remember anything
better than that book"
The uttefance, simple as it
was, filled every one with awe,
and made him feel guilty, while,
at the same time, it impaired
reverence for the Bible which was
never felt before, and which, from
one mind at least, will never be
effaced. Mr.. Randolph was SO
pleased, however, with the young
man who quoted from his favor
lite author, that in a short time
as soon, perhaps, as he could get
it from Richmond-he presented
him with a beautiful copy of
Milton's paradise Lost" with a
suitable inscription in his own,
handwriting.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11
An Unfortunate Kiss.

Not many months ago, says IN
Pittsburg Sunday Leader, a youn
divinity student of this city, mod
est yet brimful of talent, ant
earnest in his profession, receives
a call to one of the most pleasan
jcities of Northern Ohio. II,
deemed it his duty to accept, ant
in a brief time won the love ant
admiration of his flock. He no
only graced the pulpit in his gos
Ipel ministrations, but was the life
and spirit of the social circle
No gathering of the young folks
of the congregation was complete
without the parson. He possessed
the happy faculty of entering into
all their amusements without in
the least compromising the dignity
Of his sacred Office. He was a
good preacher and a good fellow,
and especially the admired of all
the ladies. But it was not to be
thus always. At a party given
by one of his flock not many weeks
ago, at which our ministerial friend
was present, he was openly chal-
lenged by a mischievous and fun
loving damsel, just budding into
the full charms of a perfect wo-
manhood, to kiss her. Did he
accept the challenge? We rather
think he did. Could any one re-
sist the sparkle of those bright
eyes, or the mischievous pout of
pair of cherry lips that would
haye tempted the good st. Antho-
ny from his propriety? In the
presence of the whole company he
overcame the wellfeigned struggles
of the young lady, and brushed
from her dewy lips salute as chaste
as Diana, to say nothing of its be-
ing delicious as nectar or KnoXs
strawberries. But, alas for our
young divine! The kissing did
not meet the approval of the old
er heads of the church. The dea-
cons and elders and the sanity old
ladies, who either never had young
blood in their veins, or had forgot
ten its quality in the sluggishness
Of vitality, met in solemn conclave
and voted the proceeding-our
young clergyman's kiss-a mon
strous breach of ministerial privi-
lege, and deserving of public CEN
sure and reprobation. Not one of
them would have objected had he
kissed one of the mothers in Israel;
the crime was not in the kiss itsIlf
but in that the kisser and kissee
were both young and ardent
The upshot of the whole affair
was that the young clergyman
got notice that his conduct in the
kissing aforesaid had brought grave
reproach upon the church, and
bis resignation would be accepta-
bic. He resigned, Of course, and
is at home awaiting another call
and this is the penalty he pays
for that unfortunate kiss.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-07-11

The editor of the Clark County
wis Advocate, who recently no.
titled his readers that he should
publish no paper the following
week as he was going out of town
on business, makes the subjoined
queer announcement in his last is
sue: "Mrs. M. (the other J of us)
has returned from her trip to Min
nesota, and resumes her old posi-
ton at the case; for which we gra-
ciously promise bed and board, if
she can live on faith, wear short
dresses and vote our ticket in
1868"