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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

SHEEANIGAE.-"A little shenanigan now
and then, is practiced by the best of men,
says the poet. This assertion has seldom
been refuted, and, although Rock Island is
supposed to have just passed through thor
ough purging, there yet remains enough of
the "earth earthly within its precincts. to
give the quotation full verifcation. We find
an instance of this in the late conduct OF the
editors of the Union. Some invisible gent
lis, having access to the columns of that
slanderous sheet, is in the habit of villify-
ing our best citizens in the most disgrace
full manner. and upon the most imaginable
pretexts. When an injured individual calls
on Merrill to account for an ordinary, or
even second class falsehood. he is much as
tonished to learn that that gentleman "hasn't
read the Union yet-very sorry if anything
of the kind has been said--guess the Cap
tain wrote it--wouldn't have had in for any
thing &c. &c" A call on "the Captain"
brings similar results, only pice versa. The
Capt. KNEW nothing about it--Merrill must
have got IL up-sounds like him-of course
he wouldn't have published twill look into
/ the matter, &c. &c" All this proves our
poetical quotation to be quite correct, and
the editors of the Union to be possessed of
as much strategy" as the commander of the
famous Mackeref Brigade, but for fear they
may play their little game too far, we would
also suggest that they remember an equally
wise old adage-"The bottom sometimes
| drops out of the largest tub"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

School ExHIBrTIoH.-The students of the
Union School at Cordova viii give public
exhibitions in StockwelTs Hall, at that
place,on Monday and Tuesday evenings next,
the 23rd and 24th inst, for the benefit of
the Rock Island County Soldiers Monument.
Prof Long, assisted by Prof. Dunbar and
the teachers of the various schools, will take
part in the exercises. It is the design to
give the public an entertainment worthy of
the school and object in view. The well
known ability of the managers of the enter
prize, and the liberality Of the people Of Cor
dova, will 40 doubt ensure full houses and o
generally pleasant time.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

MERRILL has published a certificate from
Aster, not denying anything published over
Aster's name, but certifying that he didn't
tell Lundy that Merrill fed at the public ex.
pense election days. Whether he told Lun-
dy so, or not, is more than we know. Lundy
says he did. But it will be noticed that As
ter don't certify that Merrill didn't eat the
dinner at public expense-he only certified
that he didn't tell Lundy so.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

RIVER NEws.--We learn that the following
steamers are now lying at Montrose-the
Muscatiue, Dubuque, Savanna, Pembina
and Dan Hine. The Reserve is expected
up from St. Louis in few days. The New
Boston, Capt. Melville, win leave for For.
Madison tomorrow morning. The lows
City passed through the bridge yesterday,
being the first boat to do so since the disas-
ter. She will ply between this point and Port
Byron, and has been neatly fitted up for that
purpose.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

As AN ORGAN YOU woE'T FIND IT of MUCH
UsE.-The radical organ is struck nearly
dumb. The exposure of the neat little trick
to cheat the public out of Illinois street,
nearly knocked the breath out of the con-
Germ. But when, added to that, was the
bomb shell of Lundy, the poor rickety radi-
cal affair wilted. The condition of the con-
Germ, this morning, reminds rs of one of Mr..
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

For the many favors shown the editors of
the Union, by the late city clerk, they repay
him with personal abuse and refusing to pub
lish the complimentary resolutions introduc-
ed by Alderman Halves and unanimously
adopted by the council. This course, of the
radical organ, is matter of entire indiffer-
ence to the late city clerk-but he has q
good many friends In the republican party
who are not quite 80 Indifferent about it.
They don't hesitate TO express decided con
tempt for the course oftheir party paper.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

Lincoln's favoritea stories. Crossing ms
long lank legs, and knocking the ashes o"'
Of his cob pipe, the late lameDtea sA4a
] Out II lover Illinois, in . hafe 's'hse
there was butcher, named SYKES, VINO naa
a large. w;cksa m;sohievous bull dog which
was regarded as town nuisance. fowls
were killed. clothes were pulled from the
,;nas& vAaa, houses, were robbed, children
u,ara cared, and asykes'ssdoes was blamed
Co. all and blamed Justly. Now there was
a man named Henderson, who had fine
turkey killed by this dog of Sykes's, and he
swore revenge. So he took quarter of a
pound of powder and did it up in a piece of
buckskin, Tying up piece.of punk SO that
it projected out ofsihe little bandle efpewder.
Then he put the bundle in large piece of
corn bread, and had it in readiness. 1t wa
not long before Sykes dog came, trotting
along, and Henderson, lighting the punk
with his cigar, threw the bit of bread to the
cur. who gobbled it at mouthful. The
next minute and there was an explosion!
The dogs head was blown over fence
into the creek, his hindlees and tail were
sent up and lodged on Henderson's' porch
His fore-legs were thrown across the street,
and the rest of the bow-wow was laid about
in small pieces. .sWhorrai" exclaimed a
locker on, you've rather used up Sykes dog,
haint aye, Henderson :" "Yes,n replied
Henderson, 81 rather think that as dog
Sykes won't find him of much use''
And so of the radical organ--as az organ,
its party, in future, won't find it of much
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

ARRrvAL--The Northern Line packet
Davenport, Capt. E. B. Holcomb, A. Hav-
lin, Clerk, arrived this afternoon, direct from
St. Louis being the first Northern Line
steamer of the season from St. Louis. She
will 60 to Dubuque if the passage of the
bridge can be made. If not, she viii return
to ST. Louis. leaving tomorrow.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

WHAT Do They THINK Now ?-Quite a
number of persons in the Third Ward voted
for Ed Spencer because, as they said, he
would vote to keep saloon licences at the
present figure. What do they think now
He has recorded his vote against the propo.
sition. They ought to have known that he
would vote to prohibit the granting oflicense
at all for the sale of liquors, wine, beer or
cider-or else vote to fix the license at $500
or at such higher figure as would amount
to a prohibition. We trust that such peo-
pie have got enough of Ed Spencer to last
them. the balance of their days. ~ 81,
Votes were also procured for Shaw on a
promise that he would vote to reduce the
Ecence to $50. He did not do so.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

GES. BANE, seeing that Clawrey, Hawley
& Co., had Stocked the cards ON him.
makes virtue of necessity and backs ont.
The track is now pretty clear for Hawley-
to be nominated by the rads-but the demo-
cracy viii bring out nag who will beat him
badly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

WHEN Nose Merrill or L. NJ. Haverstick,
or any other son of a gun asserts that we ev-
er charged the city single cent more than
we paid Charley Pettifer for posting bills,
they lie, and they know they lie. Do they
suppose it adds to their characters, for even
common dscency, to become public liars ?
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

PRESENTATION the Steuben Courier,
we learn that our former fellow citizen, DR..
J. W. Vehe, delivered lecture on Ornithol-
ogy at Bath, N. Y, short time ago, to a
large and intelligent audience, and rendered
the highest satisfaction.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

MORE CoREEcTIoss.-It now appears that,
although the new radical authorities pub
lished that John Woods was appointed a po
liceman, they did not appoint any such man,
but did appoint John Condor. The new pc.
icemen, therefore, are Francis Woods, 1st
Ward; Philip Mitsch, I'd Ward NJ. NJ. Cur
tbs, Sd Ward and John Cond on, 4th Ward.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

The radical organ having been convicted
of several willful falsehoods about Lundy,
of course has not the decency to correct
them-but maintains stupid silence, leav-
ing its henchmen to keep on repeating the
lies
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

BuILpISG RoeK.-Among the new adver-
tisements in this paper, to-day, will be found
one from Mr.. Bailey Davenport, offering
building rock for sale.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

RETURNED Hrs BooKs.-M-. Collector
Engel has returned his tax books to the
county treasurer and settled up his accounts
all correct and right. He has made a
good collector, and given general satisfac-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19
DIED.

| In Rock Island. at the residence of his son.
in law, George Schneider. on Wednesday even
ing, March is, at 81 o'clock, DANIEL LAuB-
soHER, in his 10th year.
The funeral will take place tomorrow, at
pollock p. m. from the residence of Nj. sehnei
der, on Rock River street. HkHa
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

HoRsI BILLS. - Those who want neat
horse bills, can get them done at the ARGUS
OFFICE.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19
NOTICE.

THE FIRM of G. J. Murphy is dissolved
All persons owing the late firm are notified
to settle with the subscriber only, who will col
lect all claims and pay all debts, and continue
business at the old stand,
JOHN MURPHY.
Rock Island, March u, 1868. dwIw.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

SoLprzas--H will be grstifying 10 the soldier,
nointed by the new council are veteran comra des
This shows q commendable apprecistion of the
services of the brave men who defended theil
country, on the part of the new council.-Rock
Island d Moline Union.
Who are the six? Are Charley McLaugh-
lin, A. X. Philleo, C. Lynde Jr., John Lusk,
and Alfred Webster, among the number
We can perceive the names of only three,
known here as soldiers viz: Dave Reid, II
Koehler and John Newton. Were they elect,
ed because they pere soldiers, or because they
are radicals? If because they were sol.
diers, why we're Maj. Connolly, Capt. Black.
burne and Lieut. Engle not elected?
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19


CHICAGO AND EASTERN MAIL--srfiyes at
a 7:45 A NJ. and $50 P. NJ. Closes at 1850 A. N.
and 1880 P. NJ.
PORT BYRON MAfLr--vis Wsssrtown, Hanp-
ton, Rapids City. Porn Byron and Cordoya, az
riyes at 9:05 A. NJ. Closes 5:l5 P. M.
DAVENPORT, IOWA, MAIh-arrives ut sos A.
NJ. Closes at 7:I5A.M. and 8lsP. NJ
zALED0 MAIL-via Camden Mills, Andsiu-
sis, Edgington, Hamlet, Perryton, Aledo, High
Point New Boston, keithsburg, oquswka, to
0quawka junction, (Sagetown). leaves daily at
A. NJ, and arrives at $50 P. NJ. Mail mat
ter for Pleasant Ridge, Hszlitt Buffalo Prairie,
illinois City, Drury. Copper Creek, and Mil
lersburg. gces by this ronte.
MACoMB MAIL--via Presumption, SueS, vi
ola, North Henderson, Spring 6rove, and Mon
mouth to Macemb, leaves Wednesday and Sat-
"a nrday Mt A. Nj, and arrives Tuesday and FRI
day at 7 p ~ Centre Ridge and Richland
Grove are supplied by this route ve~ hsM
ooAL VALLEY MAIL-(by cars) daily, leaves
between and A. NJ, returning at about S
Pm. Rural mail matter is sent to Coal VAL
ley.
CAMBRIDGE MATL--via Coal Valley, Orion
and Andoyer TO Cambridge, leaves Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, at A. NJ, returning
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at P. Nj.
Office hours from 1880 A. M. to 500 P. M.
ETSundays, open from to 10 A. M.
M. B. OSBORN, Post Master
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

FoRrr CEsrs- a line. win be charged for
each insertion of all articles under this head.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19
pailD Argns.
rrssniun fob Printing.

Orders for jon PRsNriNG will meet with prompt
attention at the AaGU 8. OrrIcE. aud bexaxecuted
in tho very best aasnner and II reasonable rstes.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19
SIMILIA SIMILIBUS CURANTUR.
RUMPH REY,S 81 sE~sE
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS
pRoYEn. FROM rHE MosrAMpLI

LAVE PROVED, FROM THE MoSTAMPLE
IL experience, an entire success: Simple,
Prompt, Efficient and Reliable. They are the
only Medicines perfectly adapted to popular use,
so simple that mistakes cannot be made in us
ing them; so harmless as to be free from dan ger,
and so efficient to be always reliable. They
have raised the highest commenaation from all,
and will always render satisfaction;
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

IIow MANY, THOUSAND OF PERSONS
II do we daily behold, both male and female,
who strengthening out q miserable existence from
the effects of secret indulgence, or from virus
absorbedTmte their system from ven eriai dis
ease. Book ut their psiisi, cmaciasedN aud disag-
ured faces and hsirsbroksp down constitutions,
depicting disease and its horrible consequences;
disqualifying them rom marriage. or the enjoy
ment of life 1t is, therefore, important for
those sufferers to knsw that, by calIlne upon DR..
7. .KATES, they can be efeotually CURED. He
Is physician who has made private disease"
his sspseiaI study for thirty-two years, and who
has cured upward of thirty thousand cases in
Cincinnati alone within the last twenty years.
He Is therefore competent to cure every form of
disease, both recent and chronic in the shortest
possible time, without mercury or other poison
oous medicines. Be careful that you find DR..
KATES at his old established office. 1873 Sycs-
more street, CINCINNATI, Ohio, first house belsw
Fifth street, west side. DIR. KATES attends to
his patients personally, and may be found in his
Office from 8 o'clock A. NJ, till S o'clock p. NJ.
SUNDAYS from Q A. NJ. till IL A. NJ. All conf
DENTAL Oct.23dswIy.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

Cures Fevers, Congestion, Inaamma,ions. rs
Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Collie. rs
3 CryingiCoiic or Teething of Infants 25
Disrrh@a of Children or Adults.....25
5 Dysentery, Gripping, Bilious Colic..25
Cholera-Morhus, Vomiting -.... ......25
z Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis.-..... ...... IS
s Neuralgia, Toothache, Faceache. %
Headaches, Sick Headache, Vertigo.25
10 Dyspepsia, Bilious Stomach. 80. So. IS
IL Suppressed, or Painful Periods. ...... %
IL " Whites, too Profuse Periods.......-a5
10 Group, Cough, Difficult Breatfkng...2 rs
II Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Eruptions..25
Is Rheumarism, Rheuna.ic Pains ..-...25
Is b" Fever and Ague, Chill Fever, Agues so
N Piles, blind or heeding ..................5 81
Is 0pthalmy, and Sore Weak Eyes...50
10 /" Catarrh. acute OF chronic, Influenza SO
20 Whooping Cough. violent coughs....5O
81 Asthma, opp ressed Breathing. 80
% Ear Discharges, impaired hearing so
% Scrofula, enlarged glands. swellings.. 80
"a General Debili y, physical weakne so
70 Dropsy, and scanty secretions.
26 Sea Sickness, sickness from riding. SO
% Kidney Disease, Gravel
2s Nervous Debility, Seminal Ennis
sions Involuntary Discharges 90
20 Sore Mouth, Ganker......... so
80 d" Urinary Weakness, wetting bed ...... so
81 I" Painful Periods. with Spasms.
80 :. Suferings At change Of life 90
33 Epilepsy, Spasms, st Nitus' Danoel 90
81 Diphtheria, liberated sore throat..,..50
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

LuxBER FoUND.-Marshal Kauffmantl has
handed us a letter, Just received from Bur
lington. which states that certain parties a,
that place have secured raft that was float.
ing down stream. and are retaining it for the
owners, provided such owners will recon
pense them for their time and expense in se-
curing il. The raft is supposed to have come
from this city. 1t is held together princi-
pally by "dog-irons." If any Of our iumoer-
men have lost such raft, they can nave
the letter by calling at this ofice.-7Dare"-
port Democrat, l7M
Perhaps some of our readers may know
who owns the property.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

Do they think it Odds g the'dignity and use
fitness II their newspaper 10 invent and re
peat, day after day, such svillainous. lies as
they are guilty of2 Why the eaanonest
bawds, pimps, pickpockets, or chicken thieves
are looked upon with respect, compared with
their contemplate course in regard to their
neighbors. LAD
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-19

PONDS EXTRACT, aA
Cures Burns, Druises, Lameness,
Soreness, Sore Throat, Sprains,
Toothache, Earache. Neuralgia,
Rheumatism, Lumbago, Files, Sore
Eyes. Bells, Stings, Needing Of the
Lungs. Nose, Stomach, or Of Files:
Corns, Ulcers, Old Sorss. Price 90
cts.gto E1.75. f.s SSE -s8SEt
&sThese Remedies, except PONDS EN-
TRACT, by the case or single box, are sent to
any part OF the country, by mail or express, free
Of charge, on receipt of the price.
Address HUMPHr Efs, SP ECIFIC aa
AEMEOPATHfC MEDfCiSE co,
Offic and Depot, No. 562 BRoApwAx, New York.
+ DIR. HumrHREYs is consulted daily at his Office,
personally or by letter, above, for al forms of
disease.
For sale nv HARRISON d SHARKS, Daven-
port, Iowa, and o. GRoTJAE, Rock Island.
febl4d1y. s 49,
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-04
Agritaltmal department.

MEDICINAL QUALITIES OF THE PUMPKIN.
AT a recent discussion in the New York
Farmers Club, correspondent writes of
the virtues of the pumpkin:
II will give you simple yet very val
liable cure for inAammatory rheumatism.
A woman's arm was swelled to an enor-
nous size and painfully infamed. A poul-
tice was made of stewed pumpkin, which
was renewed every fifteen minutes, and in
a short time produced perfect cure. The
fever drawn out by the poultices made them
extremely offensive as they were taken off.
knew man cured of severe infamma-
ton of the bowels by the same kind of ap-
plication. I think such subjects as this
proper for discussion in a farmers club. :"
In my travels in Syria / found pumpkin
seeds almost universally eaten by the peo-
Pile on account of their supposed medicini-
al qualities. Not because they are diure-
tic, but as an antidote against animalcule
which infest the bowels. They are sold
in the streets as apples and nuts are here.
It is medical fact that persons have been
cured of the tape-worm by the use of
pumpkin seeds. The outer skin being re-
moved, the meats are bruised in morter
into an oily. pasty mass. This was swal-
lowed by the patient after fasting for some
hours, and it takes the place of chyle in
the stomach, and the tape-worm lets go
its hold of the membrane and becomes
gorged with the substance and in some
measure probably torpid. Then large
dose of castor oil is administered and the
worms are elected before they are able to
renew their hold.
DR.. Trin,5le said that it is supposed
that bots in horses hold on with hooks
upon the stomach in the same way, and
that they let go when the horse is fed with
sweet apples.
The editor of the Middletown Transcript
has known pulverized pumpkin seed ad-
ministcred both for tape-worm and the Or
dinary stomach-worm, with the very best
results.
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-04
Sow Com FOR FopDrR.-Dairymer

Sow Corn FOR FoDDER.-Dairymen
should remember that sowed corn, as fall
feed for milch cows, has received the in
dorsement of the majority ofthc profession
for years. 1t is grown with the greatest
ease, and yields most profusely. II is rich,
succulent, and consequently just the thing
for COWS at the time when the pastures be-
gin to fail in the fall 1t may be sown ei-
ther broadcast or in drills. The common
varieties are usually sown, but at the Bel
videre convention sweet corn was very
highly spoken of. There is no, doubt il
yields the richest food. The next best is
probably some variety of the flint corn.
Cut and we'll cured before frost, there is nc
better winter fodder, and there is nothing
that can be produced more proftably. All
kinds of stock will cat it with ayidity
Sow from two to three bushels of corn pei
acre, if broadcast, and cover with the cul-
tivator.
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-04
The Lavender Fields of sIitchams

Surrey may be said to have almost q
monopoly of the Lavender trade, and the
quantity grown in the country may be
guessed from the fact that some 500 acres
of ground are devoted to its culture alone.
Kent grows hardly any, and Cambridge
shire and Hertfordshire are but unpretend-
ing rivals. We ought to mention here
that lavender is now more extensively
grown in the neighborhood of Carshalton
and on the Epson Downs than at Micham
even, but of course they are at greater
distance from town 1t is planted in Mo-
vember, in slips from the old roots, and
will stand without removal from two to
four years, being fed with the ordinary
farm yard manure. 1t is very susceptible
of injury from frost or heavy rain, and
much havoc has been made with this years
crop from both these causes. 1t is gener-
all admitted by those whose recollections
date long time back that the crops nova
days are nothing like so abundant as they
used to be, which is perhaps owing to the.
partial exhaustion of the soil and conse-
quent weakening of the plants. Of course,
this and the increasing importation of
French oils is considered so superior for
most purposes, that it must always rule
the market. The lavender water, after the
oil has been extracted, is given to the men
as perquisite, and sold by them at some-
thing like sixpence a gallon. 1t is reaped
with saw-edged sickle by hand, put there
and then into mats, and carried to the
still. The process, therefore, is extremely
simple, and bears no omparison to that of
hop picking, the gayest of all harvest gath
erings Still the lavender fields, when in
full bloom are glorious sight, and have a
charm peculiarly their own. Whichever
way the eye may wander, field after field
is spread out in interminable beauty, and
its effect, not easily forgotten, is worth re-
membering .-CoNntry Life.
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-04
TIE AppLn TREE RnnEn.-Wm. Dny

THE APPLE TREE BoRER.-Wm. Day,
of Morristown, N. j. tells us how to kill
the apple borer. The process is as fol-
lows Dig out thoroughly and destroy
every worm that can be found with pock-
ct or jack knife, chizel and knitting -nee-
die; then, in the earliest spring, inclose
the trunk of the tree with two thickness Of
hardware paper, dipped in whale oil soap
or gas tar, partially dried, twelve or ff-
teen inches wide, from the roots up, and
loosely tied top and bottom with bass mat
ting, This will require about twenty min
utes to tree, and will last one season.