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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-08

A Tine TYPoGRApmcAL WoRK.- We
acknowledge the RECEIPT Of an Abridged
Specimen Book from Bruce's New York
Type Foundry Cor ls6g, gotten up in style
worthy to render i, not inappropriate for "A
PaFlor table ornament, The "art prcseryn.
tive Of arts" is fast approaching perfection
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pUsrwDss CARDS.
u. c. CONNOLLY.

rroRNEY AT Law AND Notary PUB
4 ITO, Rock Island, III. 0Hcs over the row
OHoe.
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MARRIED..

A. he residence Of Mrs, Blue, in Rock Island,
by Rev Henry DAVE, b. D., Mr.. John Towns.
eni 20 Miss Anna Myer, both Of Moline.
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{. r. |. 4. 7. r. Il The meeting Of
stockholders Of this road for tho eNecNon of
Directors viii take place on the ID prox.
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Datlp argus.
Saturday Evening, May 8, 1899.


Orders for Job Printing will meet with prompt
attention at the ARGUS OFFICE, and he executed
IN the very best manner and at reasonable rates.
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PETER FRIES,

DECTIPIER AND MANUFACTURER or
II Domestic Liquors, Importer and Dealer 10
FoseIsp Wines and Liquors. Front street, Oppo-
tlts Psrrv Landing, BOOK LlAEd, III.
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BABY tAgmAGEs.-A large stock TO Sc.
Iect from, just receive4 direct from the man.
uiacturer a. BIachburns Book Store.
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DA hts HALE:
ESTRAY NOTICE.

STRAIED from my place, in Coal Valley, III
- dark bay mare colt. She will be thres
years Old this spring; has q whlte star on her
forehead, and left hind foot white; mano and
tail nearly black. A reward of gao will be
given for information as 70 her whereabouts.
JOHN r. CLARKE.
Coal Valley, May 6-dw3w.
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CsoQUET.--lfyoa want nice got Of Gro.
quet 20 to Blsckburuc's book store.
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NR- Drum, in EgrIestou's Row. wants
good cook.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-09-23

GEORGE PEABoDY's GIFT TO GENE
RAL LEES CoLLEaE.-The Richmond
Enquirer, speaking of George Peabody
and his recent donation to the college
over which General Lee presides, says ::
His latest gift to this great interest Is
peculiarly gratifying to the Southern
people. The South has watched with
most appreciative interest the labors of
General Lee to establish for her benefit
a first class college. Nothing in the
grand career of her favroite son has en-
deared him more to his conntrymen
than the self-sacri6ciug zeal in their be-
half with which he has prosecuted this
object since the war. Mr.. Peabody, fol-
lowing the promptings of a highmlnded
liberality, has donated s6o,9oo to
Washington College to be applied by
General Lee in carrying out his plans
for, the extension of that institution
The generous donor could not have ap-
piled the gift in any way in which 1t
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-09-23
POETRY.
ALOVE STORY.

He struggled 10 kiss .ber-she struggled the
same,
To prevent him, so bold and undaunted;
But as smitten with lightning, he heard her
'exclaim--
"Avaunt sir and off he avaunted.
But when he returned with fendish laugh,
Showing clearly that he was affronted,
And threatened by main force 10 carry her of,
She cried Don't and the poor fellow don't
ed.
Then he meekly approached and got Iown at
her feet,
Praying loud, as before he had ranted;
That she would forgive, and try to be sweet
And said : Cant you the dear girl re-
canted.
Then softly ne whispered "How can you do
so,
Icertairly thought was jilted;"
But come thou with me-to the parson we'll
60,
Say, wilt thou my dear, And she wilted.
Then gaily he took her to see her new home,
A shanty by no means encharted,
"See, here we can live with no longing to
roam,"
He said "shan't we my DEAR" so they
shantied.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-09-23
CAMDEN, S. G
Nj. BISSELL,
DENTIST.

g. WOULD call the attention
ulnfiD of those requiring their
Teeth filled to a COMPOSITION,
FILLING that he prepares and has
used for the past ten years, as it can bcre-
commended in all cases where the teeth
are so far decayed as to prevent their be-
ing filled with any filling requiring pres.
sure. AS it approaches nearer the color
of the teeth than Foils, it will be found
satisfactory in filing the. badly decayed
front teeth, avoiding the unsightly ap-
pearaLce Of the foil showing through
the thin plate of enamel. Being nearly
as hard as the bone of the teeth it will
prove serviceable in the nasticating sur
faces of many teeth. Teeth filled several
years since have been found within a
few weeks in nearly as good condi-
tiou as when first filled.
Charges for filing with gold, tin. or
artificial Dentine from 81 cents to 81,
and teeth inserted on GOLD, SILVER
or VULGANlTE, from So to So.
OFFICE on Broad street, opposite
Mr. JAS. Dunlap's residence.
May 20. If.
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would have conduced more to the object
in view, nor could he have done an act
more greatefulto the whole South. Even
his princely donations to Southern com
mon school education have not awaken
such feeling as well as the comparative
ly small one to Washington College. The
former were placed mainly in the hands
of men not of our section, strangers to
us and to our needs, and consequently
it required time for US to be made to
realize the high purposes of the giver
The latter has been bestowed upon one
of the leading institutions of the South
and placed in the hands of General Lee.
To COPS KINGDOM King Frcder
ick of Prussia WIS olce travelling il his
dominious and passed through pretty
village, where he was to remain an hour
or two.
The villagers were delighted to see
their king, aud had done their utmost
in preparing to receive him. The school
children strewd flowers before him; and
one little girl had a pretty verse of f'wel'
come to say to him. He listened most
kindly, and told her she had performed
her task well, pleased her very much.
He turned to the schoolmaster and said
he would like to ask them few ques.
ions, and examine them in what they
knew. Now there happened to be
dish of oranges on the table close by.
The king took up one of these, saying,
To what kingdom does this belong,
c hildren
TO the vegetable kingdom replied
one of the little girls.
and to what kingdom this p contin-
ued he as he took from his pocket gold
coin.
TO the mineral Kingdom she an
swered.
'And to what kingdom do belong?'
inquired he, expecting, of course, that
she would answer in the right order.
To the amin al. But SIZE pause and col
ored very deeply, not knowing what t"
say. She feared that it would not sound
respectful to answer to a king that he
belonged 10 the animal kingdom she
puzzled her little brains for reply.
Remembering the words in Genesis,
where it says that God created man in
his image, in the image of God created
he him. she quickly looked up and said,
To Gods kingdom, SIR
The king stopped down, and placed
:,is hand upon her head. A tear stood
in his eye He was moved by her simple
words. Solemnly and dcvoutly did he
answer, God grant that I may be count
ed worthy of that kingdom
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-09-23
From the Journal Of Commerce.
RAMIE.

The numerous successful experiments
of silk, wooden, lace aud linen cotton
manufactures in several States, aud
still more extensively in Europe, have
created demand for this new and val
liable staple far beyond the present pro.
duction or means of supply. 1t is dis
covered that the ramie grown on the
alluvial lands of the lower Mississippi
has very long and exceedingly fine
fibre, far superior to that grown in its ma
tive country, Java, and that the yieldper
acre is greater. In any Of the more
Southern States ramie can be harvested
at least three times year, and each
harvest or cutting will produce between
nine and twelve hundred pounds, ma
king an average annual crop of about
three thousand pounds crude unprepar.
ed fibre, worth at present in Europe ten
cents specie per pound. In preparing
the fibre for manufacturing purposes it
loses about one half, increasing it in
value to si1ty-fve cents per pound
Thus, it appears that ramie, requiring
comparatively little, tillage to produce
such magnificent results, is the most
profitable crop that the planter can cul-
tivate.
The fibre, when prepared for the
spinner, is beautifully white, soft and
glossy, closely resembling floss silk in
appearance; it is much stronger than
the best fax, and readily receives the
most difficult dyes without injury to
its strength or lustre.
To meet the manufactures increas-
ing demands company Of enterprising
and practical business men have organ.
lied ''The Ramie Producing and Sup
ply Company" and proposes to operate
near New Orleans on two thousand
acres of the choicest alluvial bottom
land in that region. With two or three
skilled nursery-men to tend to the plants
and one of Messrs. J. & T. Howard's
steam cultivators, it is confidently ex-
pected the Company will have four to
five thousand acres of canes of their
own growth to supply orders next sea-
son. They hope to produce in the
Grade state over six hundred thousand
pounds, or about three hundred tons
A conditional contract for the land on
very favorable terms were made last
April; and all the plants androots known
to be for sale in Texas have been pur,
chased te commence operations with
We have reports Of English manufac'
turess sending an agent to raise, or buy
the ramie in California; but from all
accounts our Southern valleys are the
best adapted to its successful cultiva'
ton. However, there is ample room
and the demand for years is sure te
exceed the supply.
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LU Nj BER.

NHE undersigned having leased, re-
moved, fitted up and put in run.
ming order, the Steam Saw Mill for
merly owned by Sutherland 4 Lem.
mond. are prepared to furnish PINE
LUMBER of every description in any
quantity at short notice, on moderate
terms for cash or any description Of
country produce.
The Mill is located on LitS ~
Tree Creek, four miles from @
in the midst Of fine timber, with q
road leading to it.
Orders left with Messrs. Burns j
Boswell, or at the Journal Office
Camden, will receive prompt attention
SHEORN & CROWELL.
December 81. tt
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-01
Life Thoughts.

A man is apt to think that his person.
al freedom involves the right to make
his fellow-men do just as he pleases.
AS the best tempered sword is the
most flexible, so the truly generous are
the most plant and courteous to their
interiors.
A lady went out with her little girl
and boy, and purchased the latter rub
Der balloon, which escaped him and
went up into the air. The girl, seeing
the tears in his eyes, said, Never mind,
Neddie, when you die and go to heaven,
you'll dit it.
An eminent painter was once asked
what he mixed his paints with in order
to produce so extraordinary an effect.
az mix them with my brains sir" was
his answer.
Beauty in woman is like the flower
in spring, but virtue is like the stars of
heaven.
A house without children is like lam
tern and no candle; q garden and no
flowers; vine and no grapes, brook
with no water gurgling and rushing in
it's channel.
Trust him little who praises all him
less who censures all; and him least who
is Indifferent about tall.-[Lavater.
Ifyou suppress the exorbitant love of
pleasure and money, idle curiosity, in
iquitous pursuits, and waDton mirth,
what stiffness would there be in the
greatest cities! The necessities of life
do not occasion at most third part of
the hurry La Bruyere.
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A Few Things That Are to BE.

Before 1900 science and art will have
SO advanced as to have affected complete
revolutions in many of the industrial
processes and methods OF securing
health, comfort, and convenience to the
human race. Vast gas manufactures
will be found in all the great cities and
towns, in which the invisible agent
will be manufactured solely for the pur-
pose of cooking the food and warming
the dwellings of the inhabitants These
works will be independent of those es-
tablished for making Illuminating gas.
1t will not be necessary to purify the
fuel gas SO fully, and it will in most
places, be made from wood. The cost
will be so low, and the convenience so
great, other kinds of fuel WILL in a great
measure, be dispensed with. No ashes,
no smoke, no ashes-what q glorious
realization this will be! AT that time,
the air, the earth, and the sea will be
full of conducting wires, and electric
currents will flow constantly in every
direction. A new order of things will
prevail in our post offices. The click of
the telegraph instrument will be heard,
instead of the snap of the lock which
closes up the wide mouths of the mail
bags. The small sum of ten cents (per-
haps less) will place correspondents in
luSGduG COMMUNICATION WlGn eacn Obler,
no matter how widely they may be sep
araied Although the industrial art will
have enormously increased, less steam
power will be employed. Electrical or
some other of the hidden forces of Ma
ture will be harness ed to the primary
moving wheels of the great manufactur-
ing establishments, and smoke and va
por will no longer mark their location
to the distant traveller The sick will
not be required to swallow disgusting
doses of medicine. Remedies will be
through other avenues
than the stomach. r.f.I
Chemistry will have eliminated the
vital, active principles from all curative |
agents; and through the cellular sub /
cutaneous coverings, and by other at I
present closed doors of access, the influ-
ence of therapeutic agents will be
brought to bear directly upon diseased |
parts. Light will be let in upon nearly !
all the organs of the body, so that the |
can observe the extent and
nature of disease, and no longer be COM
PEELED to diagnose in the dark. A knowl-
edge of practical science will be more |
generally diffused among the people,
and improving the masses, !
and consequently render them happier,
and better fitted for the duties |
and responsibilities of life.-Boston
Journal of Commerce. .3,. ~ -i, |
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tinct propositions was divisible. The
explanation was unquestionably absurd
for the subject of the general divisibility
of questions had not been mooted at all.
But the Clerk was directed to change
the journal SO as to accord with this
view. Against this latter extraordinary
proceeding, l understand some of the
members will strongly protest.
Mr.. Hughes, Of Butlerr~hen order
was partially restored, decided that the
question on the pending resolution with
Balls amendment, was divisfble. Then
ensued another frightful struggle, the
female suffragers insisting that no ap-
peal could be taken from this decision,
and the others that there could. The
latter party carried the day, overruled
the Chairman's decision and brought
the House to a vote upon the resolution,
with Balls odious amendment tackled
on. Then, of course, every Republican
member was obliged to vote against it;
and these being REINFORCED by such
sensible. Democrats as had from the be-
ginning deprecated and opposed the
whole affair, the resolution was lost by
SO to 49,.
The thirty-six gentlemen who voted
in the affirmative are all Democrats, of
whom, believe, but two or three are
in favor of female suffrage.
And thus ends, in the present Legis-
lature of Ohio, the agitation for "wo-
mans rights" Y. s.
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Vice of Genius

Coleridge was such slave to liquor
that he had to be kept an unwilling
prisoner by christopher North On an &C.
cassion when some literary perform
ances had to be completed by certain
time: and on that very day, without
I taking leave ofany member of the family
he ran off at full speed down the avenue
to ElIeray, and was soon hidden, not in
the groves of the valley, but in some
obscure den, where, drinking among
b some low companions, his magnificent
mind was soon brought to the level Of
the vilest of vile. When his spree was
over he would return to the society Of
decent men.
De Quincy was such slave to the
use of opium that his daily allowance
was of more importance than eating
An ounce of laudanum day Frustrated
animal life during the forenoon. 1t was
no unfrequent sight to find him asleep
on the rug before the fire in his own
room, his head on book, and his arms
crossed on his breast. When this torpor
from the opium had gassed away, he
was ready for company until about day
light. In order to show him of his
| friends had to arrange their supper par
ties so that sitting until three or four in
the afternoon, he might be brought to
that point at which in charm and pswer
of conversation he was so truly wonder
full.
Burns was not less q drunkard than
Coleridge. It was the weakness OF
Charles Lamb. And who can remem-
Der the last day Of Poe without an IRE
pressible regret? He was on his way 70
marry a confiding wsman, stopped in
Baltimore, and was found by gentle
man who knew him, in a state OF beast
Hly intoxication, unconscious as log and
died that night in the rawlings of del1ri-
um tremens! -.-..--,t ....
Douglas Jerreld was a devotee Of gin,
so. also. was Byron. Steele, the bril-
liant author of the Christian Hero, was
a beastly drunkard.i Men wrote OF him
that he would dress himself, kiss his
wife and children, tell them lie aosut
his pressing engagements, heel 1t over
to groggery, called the "Store, ana
have a revel with his bottle companions.
Robin says Of Alexander the Great,
that the true poison which brought MIN
to his end was wine.
The empress Elizabeth OF kussls vas
completely brutified by strong liquor
She was often in such state Of bacchi-
nalian ecstacy during the day that sne
could not be dressed in the morning, and
her attendants would loosely attach her
robes, which few clips Of the scissors
would disengage in the evening.
Let every man, especially those In
public life, who desires to avoid drunk
ards derth, remember that he is on the
rumbling verge ofsuch an infamy Whsn
be begins to feel that in order to prepare
himself, the doctor for cons ultatlon, the
lawyer for cause, the clergyman fsSA
sermon. the politician for aspeech, he
must take pint Of coffee or plug OF
onium and the elf same moment OF
discovery let him put his feot down,
raise his hand and swear that by the
help of God, he will never taste another
,rain or drop as long as life remains.-
rhis is the only safety. ~ -'-
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Tennre-nhomcs Act.

In the Senate on Tuesday last Mr..
Trumbull, from the Committee on Ju-
dietary, reported substitute for the bill
TO repeal the tenure-of office act, which
after some discussion was passed, as fol-
lows: .4ss. .....s.... ...-..t. ..r
Strike out all after the enacting clause
and insert as follows: That the first and
second sections of an act entitled IAN act
regulating the tenure of certain civil
Offices" passed March I'd, 1869, be and
the same are hereby repealed, and in
lieu of said repealed sections the follow
ing are hereby enacted: That every
person holding any civil office to which
he has been or may hereafter be appoint
ed by and with the advice aud consent
of the Senate, and who shall be entitled
to hold such office during the term for
which he shall have been appointed,
unless sooner removed by and with the
consent and advice of the Senate, or by
the appointment with the like advice
and consent of successor in his place,
except as herein otherwise provided. %
SEC. 2. And be ii. further enacted, That
during any recess of the Senate the
President is hereby empowered in his
discretion to suspend any civil officer
appointed by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, except Judges of
the United States courts. until the end
of the next session of the Senate, and to
designate some suitable person, subject
to be removed in his discretion; by the
designation of another to perform the
duties of such suspended officer in the
meantime, and such person so ,designat-
ed shall take the oath and give the
bonds required by law to be taken and
given by the suspended officer, and
shall during the time he performs, his
duties be entitled to the salary, and
emoluments of such officer, no part of
which shall belong to the person sus-.
pended; and it shall be the duty of the
President, within thirty days after the
commencement of ea:h session Of the
Senate, except for any office which in
his opinion ought not to be filled, to
nominate persons to fill all Vacancies in
office which existed at the meeting of
the Senate, whether temporarily filed
or not, also in place of all officers sls.
pended, and if the Senate during such
session shall refuse to advise and consent
to an appointment in the place of any
suspended officer, and also refuse by
vote to assent to his suspension, then
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rrespondsncetof the Gin. Gaz.

Special Correspondence Of the Gin. Gaz.
Ta. COLUMBUS, March "a.
A scene Of indescribable confusion
occurred in the House to-day. The re.
solution offered by Mr. Scott, of HamiI
ton, to submit 10 the people of Ohio the
question of abolishing sex in voting was
before the body, having been taken UP
yesterday evening. -. ... t.... -
Mr.. Ball, of Muskingum, bitterly
sprejudiced Democratic partisan, had of
fered an amendment to the effect that
hereafter the word white" in the Con-
stitution of Ohio, should be held to re-
fer only to persons having no visible ad-
mixture of African blood. The amend
2ment was by no means pertinent, as Mr..
-Scott's resolution simply proposed to
strike the word "maleh out of the suf-
frage section of the Constitution. leaving
the word "white" to stand there as it is
now. tl
Mr.. Hill, of Defiance, and Mr.. Hughes
of Highland, made earnest appeals to
the House to lay the whole subject on
the table, as it had already cost the State
money and trouble enough; but the
handful of grave legislators, who rep
resent on the floor of the House the
views of Lucy Stone, George Francis
Train and others, insisted upen fur
ther fight. And fight it was
Mr. Balls amendment was agreed to
A to 40, 0,and then came desperate strug-
gle by the friends of the original resolu-
ton, to get vote en- il from Balls
amendment. This vme Democratic
members, who seemed entirely too cum
ming for the Republicans, strenuously
resisted. .,"s $500! ~ "ii-.-. f.t.
= For moo rIx, fbrao I,o,,rs tbo h,&.i -
ged. At scarcely any moment of that
time were there less than half d dozen
members on the floor at once, and fire.
quently half the body would spring to
to their feet and vociferating and fierce
ly gesticulating at the Chair and at each
other. Speaker Tbornhill decided that
the question was divsible, then left the
chair and gave it to Mr.. Hughes, of
For long time Hughes was utterly
unable to control thesHouse. although
he shouted and pounded with the ham,
mer until he grew bloodred in the face
and the noise in the hall resembled the
roar of q cataract intermingled with re-
peated explosions of musketry. ,Occa-
sionally there might be distinguished
the cries of question ~ "oIder y .voteI
yoteI'," "downp' wit b the laughter of
those who, intensely enjoying the scene,
were, determined not to be put out Of
humer. avrf --s7ou hug .r...
AT last, Hughes, of Butler, who is
usually an exceedingly good-natured
gentleman, lost all patience; touched
his bell; in effect pronounced the House
a mob (which it, was), and declared that
neither he nor the Clerk would take
any further note of proceedings until
order was restored. .-- .4-. H.ID.-.-i F.
A new complication was here discov-
cred, Speaker Thornhill (not. in the
cbair) said he had not decided (while
inl that the question before the House
was not divisible; but that. generally q
question containing two or more dis