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cessary.
a Practical Application OF the Scriptures.


Practical Application OF the Scriptures.
Nicholas VAIN, though regular Quaker
preacher was great wsg, and many are the
COOL things said by him which are still cur
rent III certain Philadelphia circles. he was
once travelling on horseback in the inter:ar
OF Pennsylvania in company with two Meth
odist preachers. They discussed the points
of difference in their respective sects, until
they arrived al the inn where they were to
put up for the night. At supper, VAIN was
seated between the two Methodists, and be.
fore them was placed plate containing two
trout. Each of the eircuitriders placed his
fork in fish and transferred it to his plate
after which each shut his eyes and said an
audible grace before meat. The Quaker
availed himself ofthe opportunity to transfer
both of the trout to his own plate. nerel
remarking, when the others opened theil
eyes, Your religion teaches you to pray, bu
mine teaches me both to match and pra'. -
LippincoHs Magazine.
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I'm N ORG OF YOUTH.

Young Men, tho experience Of years mas ae
r,oustrnted tho factthat reliance may DO pia'cd
in the efficacy cI
BELLS SPECIFIC PILLS
For the speedy and permanent cure OF Seminal
Weakness, the result Of Youthful lndiscrction,
which neglected, ruins the happiness, and unhts
the sufferer for business, social society or mar
rage. They csn be used without detection or
Interference with business pursuits
Price one dollar per box, or four b0xes ior
three dollars. If you cannot procure these Pills,
enclose the money to Bryan h Co., 81 Cedar St,
New York. and they win bo sent by return mail,
we'll sealed. Private circulars to Gentlemen sent
free on application. Enclose stamp
deco d2taw&wly.
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NoRFoLE & GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD
The managers of this line have concluded an
important arrangement With the Virginia In.
,ernational Land Co 10y which that compa
nv has bought 100000 acres ofland along
the railroad. Col. McKave, Prest of the
Va. Land Co. is now in Europe making ar
ranpements for system of immigration, in
conjunction with European capitalists. Mr..
Cyrus Mccormick is one OF the Directors,
and the business of the company is likely to
be carried on with energy and enterprise.
The Men,, FL Psso, & Pac. X: 60. has
formed basis of consolidation with the Nor
& Great Western Co., by which the City OF
Norfolk is TO be made the terminus OF thit
great Southern route TO the Pacific Coast.
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One Thousand Experiments

were made by the inventor of this peerless rem,
edy before il was brought TO its present state OF
perfection. The Lozenge is harmless III ITS OPP
Grafton, and although the medicinal taste OF Its
curative components has been extingulshcd by
chemical art, their virtues remain MS active and
potent as ever. c.i
In Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Constipation, SICK
or Nervous HesdaChc, Piles, Dropsy, and the IT
regularities to which the feebler sex are subject
the Lozcnges will be found infinitely more effect
i've than any of the horrible and disgusting com
pounds usually administered in such cases AS
IN anti bilious specific and general apericntthey
have no equal either among advertised prepare
tons or the prescriptions OF the regular Pharma-
| oopGia.
Nsa. 1t is guaranteed that no one who has once
| tried Dr.. Erasmus Winsiow's Liver and Stomach
Tczenge viii ever again take purgatiye pow
| der, or draught, or pill.
Show cards and circulars sent to dealers fret
of expense. Address,
PRINGLE BROS,
ootlSdwly. ~ Maiden Lane, Now York.
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no Persons of Full habit.

The rush of blood TO the head to which indivi-
tiuals Of pletholic habit are subject, may be
averted by taking a dose Of the Pills whenever
an attack ia apprehended' As this ia a complaint
aggravated by constipation it is of the utmost
consequence for oil who are predisposed to it, to
keep the bowels moderately open and perfectly
rcgular-two objects that are eHectuslly accom-
plished by the use Of this invaluable aperient
and alternative.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03
wruoxAx MoTxoHs.
Bstchelor's Hair Dye.

This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the
world; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless
reliable, instantaneous; NO DISAPPOINTMENT; no
ridiculous tints; remedies the i'll effects OF Da1
dyes; invigorates and leaves tine hair soh snu
beautiful black or brown. SOLD by all DrugSH""
and Perfumers. and roperly applied at tho wig
Factory, 10 Bond St., N. Y.
apr27dlY.
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wo tla Bilious,

Among the anti-bious medicines the pills
stAna alone. They contain vegetable equlVa-
lent of mercury, with all the medicinal virtues
of that dangerous mineral, and without any of
its deleterious properties. In all drorders OF
the liver, whether indicated by an overflow of
bile or a lack of it, they restore the natural Sc
cretive action. Nothing in the materia medica
will compare with the Pills as n remedy for bill
Gus collie, Lilious remittent fever, congestion of
tbs liver and constitution.
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READY GLAZED SASH.

TN CONNECTION with my Planlng MIL, !
L have opened a Ware Room fer the sale OF
Primed an Glazed Sash, where will keep CON
stantly on hand ell sizes Of these articles, which
can sell at much cheaper rates than they can
be purchased for elsewhere. / obtain my Glass
from the manufactures at pittsburg thereby
saving the profits which others must pay who
buy in this market All Builders, Farmers, and
others in want Of Sash will consult their own in
tersst by giving me call before purchasing else
where ~ an afering unusual In ducement. for
this trads. IA. BIDDI6cE.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

The London Saturday Revie,c, speaking
of gold speculation, wants to keep the con
tagion of the pestilence separated by the
breadth Of the Atlantic
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no Female TnvalidJ.

From the peculiar mildness of their operation,
tho Pills are an admirable Alternative for females
in a delicate state of health. Acting as tonic
and nervine as well as a purifying and regulat-
ing medicine they work wonders in the various
functional irregularitiesto which the sex-as a
cnhiagt
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LIB, HEALTH AND STRENGTH

For all dsran gernsnts Of the Urinary organs ."
gives
LlFB, HEALTH AND sTREhdIh '.
10 all who use it and follow my directions Az
never falls to remove Nervous Debility, 10 Por
epcv or rsnt OF Power, and all weak ne" arising
from excuses or IndiscretioD, resulting IN Toss
of menory, unpleasant dreams, weak hei'es'
headache, nervous trembling, general la'sitoas'
dimuoss of vision, flushing Of the skin, when,
if neglected, ~il surely lead on to INSANITY OF
Consumption. When the Iyltem is once Affected
IL will not recover without help. Il must be In
yigorated and strengthened, to enable the suher'
or To fulGl the daties VI life.
This medicine has hecn tested for many years
and 1t is warranted s certain uTe, NO Iabtter
how bad the case may De. E1ndreds Of cerlia-
Gates can be shown. Price, one dollar per bot
Ito, or SIX bottles for I've dollars.
Sold BY oil Druggists,
n you cannot pe0cure it tend statement 3
your case and enclose the money TO Bryan 20.
81 Cedar Street, New York, and it will be sen
you. On receipt Of Five Dollars, bottle nearl!
equal TO seyen small ones will be sent to any eI
| press Office in the United States, charges PAID
Private circulars sont on application. snoIo'
,tsmn. dscE ld2taw&wly.
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TO Sufferers from Coughs. Colds, &c

While the ointment is applied externally over
the windpipe and lungs to counteract Internal
inflammation, the cure of cough, cold sore
throat, or any other affection of the organs Of
respiration may be mat erially assisted by occa-
sonal doses of the Pills to allay the heat of the
n1
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

CAuTIoN.-The words "Holloway, New
York and London" are waermsrked on each
leaf Of the directions in which the boxes and
pots are folded. Fer information leading to the
detection of counterfeiters OF the medicines, or
vendors of such counterfeits, knowing them to
be spurious, handsome reward will be gwen.
Sold at the mandatory, Nc. so Maiden Lane,
and by respectable druggists and deslers in med
icines throughout the world. A considerable
saving is effected by purchasing the large sizes.
Full directions with every box or pot.
octlSdwly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

Poor whisky is called Fifteenth amend
ment" in the South, because it's hard to
swallow, and doesn't amout 10 anything Of.
ter it's down.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

A negro member of the Virginia Legisla'
ture left Richmond without paying his
board bill; and is now accommodated at
public expense in the Petersburg jail.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

The Revolution proposes Home for
Fallen men," 1t is generally supposed that
the fallen women of New York make abun.
daut provision for this unfortunate class.
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10 Dyspeptics

The Pills are a genial tonic and corrective as
well Is cothartc. They quicken the flow of the
gastric juice and increase it's solvent power, thus
assisting the function of digestion, while their
aperent action secures free passage for the
waste matter of the system through thealment-
mil
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

There never was but one Irish Mormon,
and it killed him; and Mormon Irish wo'
man never was known.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

The Boston ostcomplaius that New York
papers are not content with abusing the
Coliseum, but attempt to ridicule the earth
quake because it didn't condescend to shake
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

California has developed a new industry
Vt ships bales or chapparal leaves to China,
where they are boxed up and sent back as
tea.
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ESSAYS FOR YOUNG MEN.

On the Errors and Abuses Incident to JUN
and Ear,y Manhood, with the hurnAns s.eN VI
treatment aud cure, sent by mail To, " nuH'sp'
pSilaJelnbis pa. sspt27dwSm'
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70 the weak and Debilitated.

The first effect of the Pills Is to remove me
Gauge of your prostratlon. They carry on from
the stomach and bowels whatever is acrid, irri-
tating and obstructive, and as soon as this pres
sure is removed, tho who leinternal organization
be gins to recover its elasticity. The bile and all
the humors of the body are purified, the circula-
ton regulated, preparation promoted, and ma
ture enabled to struggle successfully with disease
Harmonious and healthiul organic action being
restored, every vestise Of weakness soon disap-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

Broken hearts are cheap in Indiana. Al
thea Munroe asked $50, 900 for her fracture
and only got 81 800.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

The army.wosm is marching through the
cotton fields on the Colorado, Texas.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03
Holloway Pills

It's of immense Importance that the stomach
the organ which eliminates from the sGstenance
taken into it the stream Of life, should do its
duty thoroughly and regularly; that the bowels
which carry of the refuse matter should be kept
free from obstructiens; and that the liver which
secretes fluid next in Importance to the blood
itself should perform Its functions naturally,
To produce this desirable condition of the great
fascinating, secretiye and discharglng organs,
is the grand object Of Holloway PMS, ana they
accomplish it uniformly, rapidly and without
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03
Thirty Deadly Dyes

now before the public. -.,.,,,,,,
CRISTApOROS HAIR PBESERVAIlNE,
M a Dressing, acts like charm on the HAIR az
tor dyeing. Try it. ootl9d"Im'
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03


The receipts of the jurnals named are prop
,h,r f,Iv "a large as the general estimate OF
,,sm wonld be but the comparative receipts oil
,ono of them will surprise most of our read
eu. Particularly are the comparative re-
tnrns made by the Herald, Tribune, Times
and World, the fosr leading morning papers,
Of a character not expected. CT course eV'
ery one having any acquaintance with New
York journalism would expect the Hera'a
70 lead the list, but the Times or Tribune
would ordinarily be expected next. instead
of this, however, our Democratic readers Will
he gratified to find that the Worlds sales ex'
coed in amount, all others except the Her
AIDS. OF all the papers named, it Is the
Youngest, unless we except rom
ery's Democrat which ia really
transplant from Lacrosse, where 1t had
already attained fabulous success. Inc
World has thus, in few years, placed itsel
in the front rank Of American journals bo'i
as a financial enterprise and as newspaper
and an exponent of great national party
This remarkable measure OF success
chiefly due to the talents and energy o
Manton Marble, for several years the edito'
in chief of the World, and for over yea
its owner,
In the second year of the war the life
the World was considered so precarlou
that news.dealers refused to receive MONTH
subscriptions 70. it, and could only DO n
duced 10 agree to deliver IT from day 10 Ga
as they might receive it. Such a rap
growth in prosperity could only come fro
conspicuous merit, which the Democracy
the State and Nation have been quick
discover and recognize. The World is just
" considered the national organ of the par
ty, and we hope to see it extend its oircuia
ton and influence to every nook and corne
of the land, both for its own prosperity an
the good Of the Democratic cause.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03
TEE LAZnsT DISCOVERY
NEDICATHO ~

The great difficulty which physicians have
been laboring for centuries to overcome, has at
length been obviatcd. A Vegetable Cathartc
and Alternative more efficient than any mineral
preparation of the same class, and as agreeable
to the taste as ordinary candy, is now offered to
the sick in the form Of a Lozengc.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03
DN. ERASMUS WINSg.NW's
Liver and Stomach EOZenge

Is the most important medicinal novelty that
modern chemistry has produced. 1t contains
two botanical extracts, perfectly harmless In
themselves, but embodyng all the remedal prop
critics of mercury, and destined in its pleasant
form to supersedc and tanish from general use,
the nauseous pills and potions OF when mat
dangerous excitant Is the main ingredient. More
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

as well as admirably adapted to the purposes Tor
which it is designed. This is important, as the
nublic has Just been warned, by two leading
10, 81 against
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

DR.. Harvey's Golden Pills,

Ur. Harvey's WuIuen &Itts'
four degree. stronger. They are Intended Tor
special Gases. Price, five dollars per box
Private circulars sent free. Enclose stamp.
II you cannot procure the pill enclose the mon :
ey and address BRYAN co., % CEDAR street,
New York, and on receipt they will be sent well
sealed by return mall
deo2l d2tAudw1y.
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ONLY ONE

Hair Dye has been proved poisonloss. Professor
Chiffon, whose reputation as an analytical chem
i.t gives his statements the weight Of authority,
that
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03
yrW YORK JOURNALISM.

The New York World publishes 'he io'
,nrps made by the newspapers OF ths' Guy
of their gross receipts from sales IN excess
of the $4,000 per annumn exempt by law,
The list embraces over fifty, and includes all
the daily and weekly papers OF that city,
The receipts for the past twelve months OF
,one of the leading journals as given are
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03
CRlSTADORO's EXCELSIOR DYE
Absolutely Harmless,

has been subjected to the proper tests in bis Ia
boratory, and that the results show 1t to be
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

urvan's Life Yuvigorator.

oRRRJ ELl4lh'
For all arrangements Of the Urinary orgah'' ~
gives
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-03

OF O0OPEWARD for any case of the
- l. WV following diseases, which the
medical faculty have pronounced incurable, tina
DR. RJCHAU,s GOLDEN REMEDIES WILL
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public eXpen'
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-26
PUBLISHED THIS DAY.
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NEW JERSEY RAILROAD.

FOOT OF COURTLANDT ST., NEW YORK
Commencing November 22, 1868.


Trains will leave New York for Baltimore and
Washington at $40 A. NJ, and $50 and $40 P. M.
Through tickets sold for various places west IN
the $40 A. NJ. and and P. M. trains with only
one change of cars to Cincinnati or Chicago.
No baggage will be received for any train unless
delivered and checked fifteen minutes in advance OF
the time of leaving; and baggage not taken by the
owner its arrival, will be liable to charge for
storage.
All the Philadelphia trains from New York stop at
Newark to take up passengers, the A. NJ at the
principal stations, the P. NJ. at all the stations,
and the 10 A. M 1890, 400, $50 z. M. at Elizabeth
and Railway on signal.
on Sundays the only trains for Philadelphia leave
New York at $50; for Washington at $40 P NJ. for
the West at p. M.
Returning from Philadelphia, trains leave Ken
sington at II A. NJ and via West Philadelphia at g.
As A. NJ, and 1.20, T. and $50 P. NJ, and II mid
night, and via Camden at A. M. way train from
Bordentown leaves there for New York at $50 A. M
ELIZABETH AND NEW YORK.
Leave Elizabeth for New York at 415*, 5.45, Gas
715, 7.45, 8, S15, 1888, 855# 9.45 10.45 11.20* A.
NJ, Las, Las, 245, 345 AS 6, 1920 9,15*, 925*,
1890, 11.30 p NJ
81, 1O.4T A. NJ, 247, 4.47, and 1872 P. NJ.
Leave New York for Elizabeth at g. $50, n, $40
1910, 11.40 A. NJ, II NJ. l. ., 3, $50, 41O 430 $40
$40, g., 610, 7, $40, 10 and - F. NJ.
Leave New York for North Elizabeth viz; $40, 10
10 A. NJ, 10 NJ, 4.3O $40 and 10 p. NJ.
On Sundays leave New York at 6.30t P. NJ. Leave
Elizabeth at 925* p. NJ.
Passengers not purchasing tickets before entering
the cars pay FIVE CENTS additional fare. Tickets
are received by the Conductor only the train foI
which they sold, and ON the day purchased.
Contracts for communication, from the first of each
MONTH made at the Secretarys Office only, from IL
A. NJ. to 3 p NJ, No. Ill Liberty Street, New York
TO- Freight received at the foot of Courtlandt
street, New York for way stations to Milestone and
Perth Amboy until p. NJ, and for Princeton
Trenton, &c. until 10 A. NJ, and for Newark unit
1.30 p NJ Freight received after these hours is moi
despatched until the next day.
+. W. JACKSON, General Superintendent
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ASSESSMENT OF CURLING, &c, COURT
STREET, FROM SECOND TO FOURTH
STREET.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the assessment of
IN the whole amount of the costs and expenses of
regulating, grading, curling and guttering Court
delivered to me- and that the of land and real
estate, assessed and named below, requested to
pay the amount to me, with interest thereon, from
April 1869, being the date of such assessment at
seven per cent. per annum at my office, within
sixty days from the 18th day of April 1869, inst
ant, or within the said time deliver to me bond
entered into by said owner or owners to the city of
Elizabeth conditioned for the payment of such as
sessment, in five years from the date thereof by
paying twenty per centum per annum of the amount
of such assessment such part thereof as may re-
main unpaid at the rate of eight per centum per
aunupn nayablp semi annually.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-26
AN ORDINANCE

TTNO construct Il sewer in Railway avenue, from a
L point near Broad street to Elizabeth river
BE it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of
the city of Elizabeth:
Section 1. That a sewer shall be built and con-
structed i'll Railway avenue, from a point near
Broad street to Elizabeth river; said shall be
built and constructed with all necessary manhoes
street basins culverts &C, complete, to the grade
and according to the specifications adopted by the
City Council !
Section .. That the whole amount of costs, dam
ages and expenses incurred in the prosecution and
completion of said improvement, shall be duly as
sessed according to the provisions of the act entitled
An act to revise and amend the charter of the city
of Elizabeth" approved March 4, 1868.
Section 8. Said improvement shall be made and
completed under the supervision and direction of
the Street Commissioner, and according to the pro-
visions of the city charterand ordinances. az
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-26

ITO regulate, grade, curb and gutter Palmer street.
4 from First avenue to Third avenue.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of
the city of Elizabeth
Section l. That Palmer street, from First avenue
to Third avenue shall be regulated, graded curbed
and guttered.
Section .. That the whole amount of costs and
expenses incurred in the prosecution and compile
ton of said improvement shall be duly assessed ac-
cording to the provisions of the act entitled An
act to revise and amend the charter of the city of
Elizabeth" approved March 4th 1868.
Section 3. Said improvement shall be made and
completed under the supervision and direction a
the Street Commissioner and according to the pro-
visions of the city charter and ordinances az