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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
Sickness, Pain and Death,

Legtimstely result 81 Penaities Tor violations of
natural laws, from which none escape.
The faded cheek, the pale and wan features
the duh eye, the cloudsd intellect, the deep hes
wing sigh, the feeble and emaoiated frame, the
detected brow, the tottering gait, all indicate
previous tr~nsgressien of law. Knowing that
'procrastination is the thief of time" all intelli-
gent beings apply for some remedy soon as
permit white those who do not
sct upon the principle that delays are danger
Gus" generally Iinger, lose more time and pay
more money.
Thousands of mothers and daughters, in all
stations and conditions of life, suffering, lin
gering and dying from the effects of some dread
full
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
Common Grog-shop Bitters.

Empty Bitter Bottles of variou, STYLES. can be
found around almost every dwelling and cabin
throughout the land. Their taste i. pleasant
an are "doertised to cure almost every disease
while the manufacturers knor they possess no
medicinal propertie. whatever. They arc 90
many disguises for erceed'ngiy common Jereraoes
winch do not, nor cannot possibly cure any one.
Beware of these pleasant bitters in quart bot
ties, they contain sting for your vitals, and be
who buys them carries a "topers" grog irto his
house One man who knows nothing about med
ieine, says his big bottles of common stuff will
cure chills and fever, rheumatism and cousump
ton another, whose bottle is very fancy, cures
all impurities of the blood, makes old men Young
easte out devils restores sight to the blind, and
numerous o her miracles while vet an her who
pfesumes every man drunka d, proposes to
cure collie, ingrowing nails, yellow fever. heart
aisease ana iove-sick maidensl! We know thsy
make no suoh cures, We know the people at large
are deceived and swindled, and as We desire 10
sen.lia'e these common humbug., make the fol-
lowing challenge to one and ali:
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19

PATENTS

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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
SENATE NOMINATIONS.

The following is list of the state sena-
tors who "hold over" and of the nomina-
.ions in districts where elections are to be
held, so far as We can gather them,
1t will be recollected that two senators
are hereafter to be elected in each district:
First Observation-Disclosures, Pulaski, Mas
sac, Hardin, Union, Pope, Johnson, Gala
tin, Saline-Thos. A. E. Holcomb, d.,
Samuel K. Gibson, d., nominees.
Second Characterization, Wabash, Ed
wards, Wayne, Clay, Richland, White, Law
renee
Third Williamson, Franklin,
jackson, Jefferson, Randolph, Monroe
Samuel X. Casey, d., holding over; James
NJ. Washburn, d., nominee.
Fourth Dis,,ict-Perry, Washington,
Clinton, Marion, Fayette, Bond-John z.
Van Dorsten, T., holding over.
Fifth Districs-Ss. Clair, Madison Will
ard c. Flagg, T., holding over,
Sixth Dissrict-Jersey, Calhoun, Greene,
Scott, Pike-Wm. Sheppard, d.,J. NJ. Bush
d nominees.
Seventh District-Macoupin, Montgom
cry, Shelby, Chrissian-Lewis Solomon, d.
Chas. Voris, d., nominees.
Eighth District Eff CHAM, Jasper, Cum
berlaRd, Crawford, Edgar-Edwin Hsrlpn
d., holding over.
Ninth District-Coles, Douglas, Cham
paign, Ford, Fermiion, Iroquois-James W
Langley, T., John L. Tincher, T., nominee
Tenth District Mclean, Dewitt, Plat.
Moultrie, Mason ohm McNulta, r., holding
over.
Eleventh District-Tazewell, Logan Sanga-
mon-Aaron B. Nicholson, T., holding over,
Twelft District-Menard, Schuyler, Cass,
Brown. Morgan-James N. Epler, d., holding
over.
Thirteenth District-Adams, Hancock
Fourteenth Observation-Disclosures, Hon.
derson, Mercer, Warren-Isaac McManus
r., holding over.
Fifteenth Dis.rict-Mason, Fulton, Knox,
Sixteenth District-Peoria, Stark, Mar.
shAll Putnam
Seventeenth District-W God ward, LaSal.
la, Levingston-Jason W. Strevell, T.,
holding over.
Eighteenth Observation-Disclosures, Grundy,
Kendall, Will-Henry Snapp,r., holding
over.
Nineteenth District-DuPage, Kane,
DeKalb--
Twentieth District-Osle, Lee, Whiteside
Twsntyirss District-Bureau, Henry,
Rock Island-Andrew Crawford r, holding
over.
Twentysecond District-Carroll 10 Da
viess, Stephenson
Twentythird Distrct-Winnebsgo Boone,
McHenry Lake
Iwentyfourth Distriet-North Chicago -
John c. Dore, T., holding over
Twsntyfifth District-West Chicago
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19

President Grant, in writing TO Gen. John
A. Dix, concerning the railroad bond tax,
says: at is hardly necessary to state that
laws | am sworn to execute We do not
know about that We think it is highly
necessary to make that statement, because
he has done just that thing in Georgia
which he says it is unnecessary to deny.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
BATCHELoR'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 evil effects of bad
dyes; invigorates and leaves the Hair soft and
b. sutiful, Black or Brown. Sold by all Drug
gists and Perfumers, and properly applied At
Batohelors Wig Factory, No. is Bond street,
New York. js8.dIy
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19

4 4 nat 1 one tablespoonful of ENGLISH FEMALE
80 nc contains as much medicinal proper
'es as one bottle of any of the pleasantly tasted
common advertised bitters of the d. IT,
medical profession to decide the question. Be il
Understood that English Female Bitters is not /.
G beverage but Is powerful Iron and Vegetable
Z ono co N b'ned, curing long standing chronic
female complaints in every direction.
fSs up IN large bottles at $3.50 per bottle, or
'aA oUauss ior $500 and sold by druggists and
). P. DRoMGooLE CO., Props.
Memphis, Tenn.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
English Female BitterS,

The only acknowledged Uterine Tonic AID Fe-
male Regulator known, viii cure all those COM
plants above mentiond in an incredibly short
time. The Bitters at once arouses strengthens
and restores the womb to its natural condition,
ob-tructions, relieving pain and reg
ulating the monthly period. Yonder stands
pale, feeble and lsnguid girl, just bursting into
woman hood; she is the pride of all, but bark
she silently steals pickle, eats chalk, u slate
pencil; no appetite for food; she turns with q
dull eye and seeks solitude her eye no longer
sparkles; her merry laugh is no longer heard
ringing through the air; she mopes about with
bloodless hips and gums, with heada che, paIpa-
tation, constipation, swimming of the head, cold
feet and hands, melancholy she has a coated
tongue, offensive breath, and host of other
evils too numerous to men ton
When neglected all these symptoms become
aggravated, there is sick stomach, heartburn, q
dark line settles under the eyes, the legs and an
kles swollen, the hair loser its CLOS, and falls
off, there is brittenes, and splitting of the finger
nails, swollen abdomen extreme nervousness
fretfuness, pains and aches, dry cough, Hyster-
ical Fits rapid prostration, epilepsy and death I!
If you, any OF your friends. are thus afflicted
send at once for a bottle of English Female Bit.
tiers and be cured It's effects agical in such
complaints. Surely mother will postpone and
delay this duty until
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19

The CRAIG MIcRoscoPE.-Ths Microscope is
s'mplifed and adapted to popular as well as
scientific use. A new optical wonder This is
the only instrument of high power which re-
quirss no local adjustment. and therefore cnn be
readily used by every one, even by children.
oosting only Two Dollars and Seventy five
Vents, by mail, postpaid it is within the reach of
al IN the community, and should be on the table
this paper. iune4-d3m
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
A Portrait.


The st. Joseph Herald says:
Whai an intensely mean man NINA. that
Tennessee congressman be who, it il now
alleged, swindled widow ont of her nan,
sion systematically for three wears, demsn
ded half the profits from ali clients Who
wished him to introduce private bills in
congress for their benefit, obtain q pension
for a rebel soldier and made the other
pensioners trade at his own corner grocery
THAT Tennessee congressman" whose
portrait is thus vigorously skstched is Hon
R. R. Butler radical member of congress
from Tennessee, and . pretty fair sample o.
the party who ruled that state Q year ogo.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
The Secrets of Youth Unveiled

A Medical Treatise of thirty-two pages, sent
postpaid, on receipt of two three cent postage
stamps. Address
je3-dawly NJ. B. La Oroix, Albany, N. Y.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19

" asUUU For any of Blind, Bleeding,
II hing, or liberated Piles tibet nc Il! NG's
PILE RES EDY fails to cure. 1t is pre-
pared expressly to the Piles and nothing
else, and has cured cases Of over 20 years stand
ing Sold by all Druggists.
VIA FUGA.
DR. BING's Via Fuga is the pure juice Of Barks
Herbs, Roots, and Berries, for
CONSUMPTION
Inflammation of the Lungs; al Liver, Kidney,
ana Bladder diseases, organic Weakness, Female
Aniicnons, General Debility, and all complaints
OF the urina Organs in Male and Female, pro-
ducIog Dyspepsia, oostiveness. Gravel, Dropsy
ana ocrofuis' which most generally terminate in
the Blood, the hillary, GIandular and Secretive
system; oorrects and Strengthens the Nervous
and Muscular forces; it acts like charm on
weak, nervous. and debilitated females bo,b
young and old. None should be without il
Sold everywhere. Labratory-l42 Franklin at,
Baltimore, Md jy27-d&vIy
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
IIDlutcr CORN FILE

NOTSTACHENf forced to grow in Elk weeks
Recipe sent for 60ot-. Ad-
| dress II. RICHARDS, Box 1888, New York Pc
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
Dromgoole L Co.'S Buehu.

Inc oset and cheapest combine alton for all af-
. 10, OF the Kidneys and Bladder ever offered
..s Pupn1' IT'S prepared by regular physicians
ana used BY the profession.
L'ce 81 or six bottles for e5. Sold by drug
gisn and merchants ever whore.
}. P. DR0NGOOLE d CO.,
susi1-aSw4a Memphis, Tenn.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19

romero will probably be returned as
me- can Minister to Washington, and Mar,
iseo will succeed him in the Cabinet.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07
mnRnRR AND SUICIDE.

The people in the vicinity of Bazaar,
Chase county, were shocked on Sabbath
last bv the committal of bold and I'M
provoked murder in their midst in open
daylight, and within few hundred rods
of where divine services were being
held. Charley Leonard, atlas Charley
Scott, shot and instantly killed his faith
er-in-law, George Toms. Leonard was
a good for nothing sort of fellow with
q very bad temper. He abused his wife,
and this had led TO many quarrels be-
tween him and his wife and father-in-
law. Leonard had threatened that he
would murder the father and wife and
then kill himself OF this threat Mr..
Toms had beer warned, but seemed to
have no fears of its being executed,
Leonard and his wife had lately parted,
and the father had gone to a neighbors
to take mis- daughter home. Leonard
met aud fired three shots at him with a
revolver, one of which killed him inst
antly. He then attempted to go to the
house to kill his wife, but was prevent
ed from doing so by bystanders.
Strange to say he was permitted to es-
cape. The neighbOrhood was warned,
and men were put in persuit of the es-
capped murderer. His step-father Scott,
lived in the vicinity. This house and
others where it was supposed he would
go, were placed under guard. He spent
Sunday night and Monday in the brush.
During this time in attempting to cross
South Fork on the ice, he broke through.
With his cloths frozen on him and al
most frozen himself, he appeared at his
step-father's house Monday night. He
was warned that the house was guard
ed, and that he certainly would not be
safe there. He replied that he was near
ly frozen, and begged to be permitted
to warm. A lady at the house, not a
member of the family, went out to no.
tify the guards, who had already discov-
cred him and were ceming toward the
house to capture him. Leonard had re-
marked that he would not be hung
When near the house they heard the re-
port of a pistol, and on entering found
that he had killed himself. These are
the facts as we learn them from gentle-
men from the vicinity of Bazaar.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07
INTRODUCTORY.


In making my bow to the patrons of
The NEWS, / feel an embarrassment
which is but natural. Without expert
ence, 1 bring to my new duties nothing
more than the confidence that the ability
and willingness to assiduously labor, to-
gether with certain enthusiasm which
feel in my new work, will ultimately
insure some degree of success. Injured
TO pedagogical habits in the past, have
acquired no other qualifications for an
editor than those which this manner of
life would naturally furnish. Were it
not that by reason of comparative youth
the sphere of usefulness and proficiency
in the path of labor that now stretches
before me, may not be entirely beyond
my reach, the step l now take might
well be deemed unwise and unpropi-
tious. But with youth, with hope that
begets somewhat of confidence, with
patient industry and close application to
business, and more than all with, the aid
at hand Of an experienced helmsman, 1
believe that my hopes will not be wholly
unqualified.
With this short introduction, extend
ing to every reader of The NEWS the
right hand of fellowship, / begin my
labors. w. w. WILLIAMS.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07
NEW BUILDINGS.

The small building just built in front
of the drug store by DIR. Sutton is to be
occupied by w. G. Miller for paint
shop.
The depot building is completed SO
far as the carpenter work is concerned
1t is 2Ox5O feet, and is a very creditable
depot for town the size of Americas.
John W. 10y is getting the lumber On
the lot for his residence, which is to be
a story-and-a-half, with an ella neatly
planned and commodious house. Lum-
Der for j. w. Sc s. A. Logs store house
is also being delivered. Their building
will be located on the east side of Main
street, near the depot, and will be occu-
pied as a grocery and provision store.
Hills wagon shop, east of the post
Office, is completed. It Is well adapted
for the business-50 feet in length, and
% feet wide.
The new store house on the corner of
Broadway and Sixth streets has just
passed through the painters hands, and
the counters and shelves will go in this
week. Joseph Miller will have his new
stock of groceries in = few days, with
which he is to occupy this building. 1t
is 20x40, with large show windows, and
is a neat and finished house.
J. ID. Gibson has finished shelving the
addition to his store room, and now has
20x70 foot room.
d. A. Stahl has received the lumber
for his store building, which he will inn
mediately have erected upon the corner
north of the hotel and west of the post
Office. His will be good building, 23x
80 feet, two stories high.
P. B. CampbelPs livery stable is en-
closed and is about as snowy as any
building IN town. w. c. Miller is paint
ing it cream-color, with green blinds,
and it is surmounted with cupola, with
a staff above, which will bear the sign
of horse. It is a large building, and
| will add greatly to the portion of town
where it is located.
S. A. Logs residence is nearly finish
ed, as is also that of Chris. Wise-both
story-and-a-half houses, and both situ-
ated south of the railroad.
J. R Gates is building story-and-a
half house, 16x22, south of the livery
stable.
Mr.. j. Adair is fitting up residence
east of the park, and Frank Taylor il
building dwelling little farther east
still.
Joseph Miller viii commence mex
Monday the erection of very respecta'
HE dwelling on the lot north of hi
store.
Three of the carpenters who came tt
Americas last week, for the railroad
company to assist in bailding~the depot
. have entered into an agreement to buil6
themselves a fine dwelling house On th'
second lot east of Mixers They liket
1.-THE appearance of this section OF TN
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07
CROPS THE PAST YEAR.

The old year is gone and the new
one is come. We can now cast up
columns of results and ascertain what
the old year has done for us. In the
producing world the figures are truly
enormous. Let us look them over for
q moment.
Our crop of wheat, that grandest
of all cereals, has been 1900, 900
bushels. Now, we can obtain no ade-
quate conception of the vastness of
this amount by simply regarding the
figures. We find the same difficulty
when we say that the sun is $4,000,
900 Of miles from the earth. We do
not gain from these figures anything
like correct idea of how far away the
sun really is. But when we say, if a
railroad could be built connecting our
earth with the sun, and train of cars
put thereon and made to run at the
enormous ratio of one mile per minute,
or sixty miles an hour, if it did not
stop for fuel or food or water, or for
any other cause, it would reach the
brilliant orb of day in little more
than $50 years, we get at any rate a
little clearer view of how vast this dis
lance is. So when we say that if the
above number of bushels of wheat were
placed ON wagons, fifty bushels to each
load, and the train were to stand as
close as teams can stand, in one con-
tinuous line on road constructed to
the moon, the leading horses would be
more than half way to that satellite,
we get tolerable correct idea of how
vast has been our crop of wheat.
But what shall we say when we are
told that our corn crop has been four
times as large as our wheat crop
Teams of wagons thus loaded with the
corn that has been produced this year
| would reach more than three times
around the earth, 1t is matter Of
surprise that our oat crop should be
| nearly ohe-tenth more than the yield
of wheat.
We herewith give the figures, taken
from an exchange, of our crops calcu-
lated by their money value:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07
FROM CHASE COUNTY.

CoTToNwooD FALLS, Jan. 5, 1870.
EDITOR NEWS: I send a descrip-
ton, nearly as can remember, of three
young men and outfit, who left this
place on the morning of the Both of Au
gust last, for Montague, Montague coun-
ty, Texas. They were returning from
Alilene-drove cattle there from Texas.
They intended going down the Neosho,
and via Baxter Springs. They have not
been heard from since. Raleigh Mains
parents are very anxious about him. Will
you publish this,an ask other papers to
copy, and send any information about
them to the postmaster, Montague,
Montague county, Texas?
Raleigh Mains, rather tall, stout built,
long oval cheeks, smooth face, straight,
light hair, rather long. His home was
Montague, Texas. Frank, not so tall as
Mains, black hair. and mustache, talked
good deal, suffered little at times.
Louis Hoge, boy about Is years old ;
short, rather heavy set. The wagon, a
new Mitchell wagon, new, clean cover !;
new harness. The team was, one sor-
rel horse, five years old, star in face; a
sorrel mare, darker than the horse, both
thin in flesh; a bay pony, three years
old, belonging to the boy was led and
| sometimes rode by him. n. L. W.
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New Advertisements.
AN ORDINANCE


En Relation TO KRigIat of Way, pass.
ed January Oths 1870.
Be it ordained By the Trustees Of the tOtCal
of EHlpOrIG:
SECTION l. That there is hereby granted to
the Atchison. Topeka s. Santa Fe Railroad
Company, a corporation duly organized under
the laws Of the State OF Kansas, the privilege
and authority to construct single track Tor
its railway, through the said town from East
to West, upon either Of the Avenues Of said
town, south OF Fourth Avenue, and in the CEN
ter of the avenue, upon the grade whieh shall
hereafter be established by the City Engineer,
under the authority Of this Board, and the
said Company shall have the privilege and aI-
thority of maintaining and operating said rail-
way track by them so constructed, forever, for
the uses and purposes for which the same
shall be constructed.
SEC, 2, That the rate OF speed which the
said railroad Company shall run its engines
and cars upon said track through said town
shall never exceed six miles per hour; and
the said Company shall put in and maintain
good and proper crossings wherever the said
track shall be crossed by the streets OF SAID
SEC. 8. That if the said Railroad Company
shall file its acceptance of the privileges con-
ferred by this ordinance within ~ days from
its passage, the inhabitants OF the town OF
Emporia shall be thereafter forever bound
hereby.
SEC 4. That as soon as the said Railroad
Company shall have signified in writing to the
Chairman Of the Board the avenue through
which IL proposes to build its railway, SAID
Chairman shall direct the City Engineer TO az
once proceed to establish the grade OF said
avenue which being so established the Kali
road Company may thereafter at once proceed
to construct its Railway upon said grade.
SEC 5. That nothing contained in this ordi-
nance shall be construed as relinqufshtng,
qualifying. or exhausting any power confer
red by law on this Board Of controlling said
Railway Company in tine operating OF It's said
road through said town.
SEC. 8. That this ordinance shall be in force
from and after its publication once IN the En-
PoRIA NEWS, and il shall be the duty Of the
Clerk OF this Board to furnish copy of the
same for publication as above.
b. +. WRIGHT,
Chairman Board OF Trustees.
IL Y ROGERS Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07

ii. w. McCune, who for some months
past has been in the employ of this Of
fee, and who, during much of this time,
has done valuable service in the way of
writing locals, assumes, with this num-
Der, the position of local editor. A
good writer, possessed of good educa-
ton, of upright department. industri-
ons--and especially as an item-hunter,
we feel assured that this department Of
the paper will gain much by peason OF
his services We cordially commend
him 30 all with whom he may come in
contact.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07

A fearful storm has swept over the
Eastern States, creating serious damage
over q wide extent of territory. In
Brooklyn, n. Y, sixteen buildings were
blown down, trees uprooted, chimnies
scattered to the winds, while along the
Hudson river warehouses and depots
were swept sway, with valuable merch-
andise.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07

According to the will of the Worlds
Evangelical Alliance, the present week
is being religiously observed in Amer
icus. There will be prayer meetings
each evening until Friday. On that day
at o'clock p. IN, there will be preach
ing, as also at the same hour on Satur.
day. The ordinances of the Lords
Supper will be observed at the q. b
Church next Sabbath.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07

Mr.. w. Reed Spooner, Travelling Cor
respondent of the Topeka Common
sOealth, has lately been joined in holy
wedlock to Martha Catlin, of Lancas-
ter Ohio
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07
Americas Department
r. w. RANDALL. Editor
Americas, January z, 1870.

E. w. Cunningham, Esq, of Empo-
ria, will deliver lecture at Americas
next Tuesday evening, Jan. IL, on the
subject of Temperance. Let there be
good turnout. All who come will hear
something good.