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OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS.

POST oFYIos, MITCHELL Il LYSDE's BLOCK.
OFFICE HOURS.
op.n daily, Sundays excepted, st s 200 =. m
General Delivery closes a. 500 p. m
Money Order odhce opens at s:oO =. IN.
CLOSES At 6:00 p. m.
Open Sunday from 900 q. IN. to 1000 m.
ARRIVES. CLOSES.
1:I5 a.. m. 700 a. M
s:45 p. N. 900 p. u.
DAVENPORT a WESTERN 1oo5 n ais m
PORT BYRON NORTHERN 500 p. M. 500 a. m.
o.yALLEY, ORION AsDovER 300 p. N. 700 a N.
swHpoNA MAIL 1902. u. 500 d. IN.
This mall arrives on Tuesdays and Fridays,
and departs W ednesdsys and Saturdays, This
route terminates at New Windsor.
ARRIVES. CLOSES.
ALrpo NAIL $3.50 D. m 900 q. m.
Mail matter for Camden Mills, Andalusia,
Edgington, Hamlet, Perryton, Aledo, High
Point, New Boston, keithsburg, O9uawEa, 30
Oquawka junction, (Sagetovn), also for Pleasant
Ridge, aszlist, Buffalo Prairie, Illinois City,
Drury, Copper Creek, and Mllersburg, goes by
this route.
MONMOUTH NAIL 700 p. N. 700 D..
This mail arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays; departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays. All mail matter for Presumption, Sues,
Viola, North Henderson, Spring Grove, Richlsnd
Grove and Monmouth, should be sent by this
route. Also Centre Ridge on Thursdays.
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Equine Powders, Eminent and Ointment.
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DIDN'T GET THE MoNEY.-On Saturday
night Mr.. A. F. Cutter was paid some
5 800 after banking hours. At about 3
o'clock next morning some burglar
who was evidently after this
money entered the little house
mex. to Mr.. Cutters, occupied by Mrs.
Brooks. In passing through a bed room
occupied by a little girl, he made some noise
and she was awakened and commenced to
cry. The burglar fed Mrs Brooks got up
and found ne had left his shoes on the
steps. She took the shoes in, and after
barricadng the windows and doors retired.
In about an hour she heard the fellow try
ing to break in again, and she got up and
went to the door, ct the same time call
ing the little girl to bring her loaded
pistol This was too much for Mr.. Burglars
nerves, and he slit OUT barefooted. If he
will cstl and prove property he can have his
shoes, but not the money, which wasn't
there at all. 1t ia now in the bank, if he
wants that too
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Equine Remedies never fail.
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Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, Aug. Is, 1870.
ED1ToR ARGus:-At the First Annual
meeting of the Zion Mission Sabbath School
the following report was read BY the Treas
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For Sale.

offer for sale my residence on Moline Avenue
Ny only reason for selling it is that am abou
to leave town. Terms Cash or short time.
is7dtf CHAs wsKINNER.
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Save your Horses by Equine Remedies
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FARM AND Stock FOR SALE.-I will sell
at public auction, August goth, 1870, my
farm,-65 acres under cultivation and the
balance in pasture, with good orchard and
good buildings all in good order, situated
seven miles sou,hwes. of Pre- emption, and
about miles northeast of Aledo. Also %
head of cattle, 10 horses, one Jack, 30 head
Of stock hogs, and large lot of farm pie
ments--s Mccormick self raker,-pIows.
wagons, harness, etc, and lot of good
household furniture. Terms on farm one
third cash and balance in two years. On
articles under five dollars cash; all over on
one years time with good security. This
farm is directly in the line of Mercer county
coal deposit. JOHN AYERS.
w6&l3-dl5 re-empt,on, Ill.
CAMANcHE CAMP MEETING Arrange.
ments have been made with the fine teameI
| Jennie Brown and her gallant captain to
take those who wish to attend the big camI
! meeting at Camsnche, Iowa, next Sunday,
up and back a. half fare rates. Let every
body make their arrangements accordingly.
| The boat will leave Rock Island and
Davenport on Saturday, the goth, at i a. m,
LeClaire and Port Byron at s, and Princeton
and Cordova a. $50. She will leave the
camp ground at o'clock Sunday morning
for Clinton, Lyons and Fulton. All
passengers below Camanche will be carried
at half fare. Passengers from Clinton.
Lyons and Fulton will be carried for twenty
cents each way on her regular trips. Sun
day, the Dist, fifty cents will be charged for
the round trip, leaving Lyons and Fulton at
s and Clinton at Q q. N. Returning, she
will leave for the meeting at 4:30 p. NJ,
leaving Clinton again at p. m. for the
meeting and down the river.
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NJ. II. McGAvERs, R. 5.
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was also out he ground sud for the small rum
OF q dime all could see the biggest bovine of
the age a monster standing six feet four in
the sawdust
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From the Trinidad, Colorado Enterprise.
The Man With Twenty Wives.
A Mormon Romance.

CHAPTER f.--THE MoRMoN's DEPARTURE
The morning on which Reginald GLOW.
erson was to leave Great Salt Lake City
with a mule train dawned beautifully
Reginald Gloverson was young and
thrifty Mormon, with an interesting fam
lily oftwenty young and handsome wives
His unions had never been blessed
with children. AS often as once year
he used to 90 to Omana, in Nebraska
with mule train for goods but although
he had performed the rather perilors
journey many times with entire safety
his heart was strangely sad on this par
ticular morning, and filled with gloomy
forebodings.
The time for the departure had arrived
the high. spirited mules we're at the
door, impatiently champing their bits
The Mormon stosd sadly among bis
weeping wives.
dearest ones" he said. ~ am
singularly sad at heart thi, morning bu,
do not let this depress you. The jour.
ney Is q perious one, but--pshaw!
have always come back safely heretofore,
and why shoul | fear2 Besides | know
that every night, as lay down on the
broad starlit prairie, your bright faces
will come to me in my dreams and make
my sIumber sweet and gentle. You Emi
ly. with your mild blue eyes; and you
Henrietta, with your splendid black hair
and you, Nelly, with your hair so bright.
ly. beautiful, golden; and you, Mollie,
with your checks so downy; and you,
Betsy, with your--with you--tbat is to
say, Susan, with your-and the other
thirteen of you, each SO good and beau.
tiful, will come to me in sweet dreams,
will you not. dearestist y
"Our own" they lovingly chimcd,
" we will +"
"And so, farewell" cried Reginald.
+" Come to my arms, my own" be cried,
!" that 10, - many Of you - can do II con.
vcniently ct once, for must away"
he folded several ofthem to his throb-
bing breast, and drove sadly sway.
But he had not gone far when tbo trscs
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Hope.

Hope in adversely, is the great elixir
Of prosperity; hope, though adversely
drags you to the mouth of the gulf Of
despsir--stA kope! "While there is
life, there is hope" is an old addsgc,
which ! cling to tenacionsly.
What kind Of q Pandemonium, would
this world be, II I, .ss not Tor swec,,
sunny, brown.eyed hope7 The sweetest
solace In our most despairins moments.
If We are not to hope, why did only hope
remain at the bottom Of the box Of mis.
fortunes, that Jupiter presented to Pan.
dora. and which she trough curiosity lct
loose upon the world9 Some, perhapsi
may say, Why hug the delusivc phan.
tom--hope--to my bosom, when there 10
NO Aops' just as my foudess hopes were
ab0at to be realized, and the imaginary
cup of happiness was lifted to my lips,
and was about to QuaH the overfowing
contents of blssful joys--it was dashed
to pieces and lay in q thousand atoms at
my feet; the contents passing, drifting
on down with time. taking as it goes, all
the bright visions OF the future and crush.
ing the last lingering ray Of hope for Ms
present; and in that terrible moment your
own hopelessness, and the misery OF die
appointment, may ovsrwhelm you, il sou
do not summons that ambition and deter.
mination TO crush, TO conquer, and over
come all such obstacles. And lot that
one bright gIittering ray OF hope for the
future, be our guiding star, and let il u.
tHgv vpYSttqt ,tAe pas! aud present, though
are impossibilitics ever, that are somo-
times dearcr than anything that can 10
compassed by man. How could we poor,
wicked. sinful creatures, live in any peace,
Il It was not for that blessed hope thai We
will some day live better life, that Ccs
will pardon our many transgressions, AM
we vii! be permitted 4sit
y when weersse to draw this hcelin2 breath
And our ey rlids close Ia DEATH Q 1s fafg
10 JON our lost ones aud sing songs Of
praise around the throne Of God. b
OzAHx, Ark. Oct. 2l,'T0. MEpcsA.
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General Leo.

The announcement that Gen n E Ire
has been struck down by paralysis, and
uot expected to recover, vii. be received
,ven al this crisis, with universal interest,
and will everywhere excite a sympathy
and rcgre, which testify to the deep i'm
preston made on the world at large by
his character and achievements. Few
are the generals who have earned, since
history began, q greater military reputs-
ton, still fewer are the men OF similar
eminence, civil or military, whose per.
sonal qualities would bear comparison
with his The bittercst enemies Of hia
country hardy dared To whisper . word
against the character Of her most distiu.
guished general, while neutrals regarded
him With an admiration for his decide and
respect Tor his lofty and unseifish na
ture which almost grew into vcneration,
and his own countr,men learned to look
up to him with as much confidence and
esteem ss they ever ielt for ashirgton,
and with an affection which the cold do.
meanor and austere temper OF Washing
ton could never inspire The death Of
such inan, even at a moment 80 exeit.
ing as the present, when all thoughts are
absorbed by a nearer aud present con.
dict, would be felt as q misfortune By all
who still retain any recollection oil the
interest with which they followed tho
virginans campaigns, and by thousands
who have almost forgotten the names OF
Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, the
Wilderness and Spottsylvania. Truer
greatness, a loftier nature. a spirit moro
nnselfsh, a character purer, more chival.
rous. the world has rarely fever known.
OF stainless life ana deep religious feel.
ing. yet free from all taint OF cant and fa-
naticism, and as dear and coneenial to
The Cavalier Stuart, as the puritan Stone.
wall jackson; unambitious, but ready TO
sacrifice all at the call Of duty; devoted
TO bis cause, vet neter moved by bis fsel.
ings beyond the line prescribed by HE
judgment; never provoked by just resent.
ment to punish wanton cruelty by repris.
ais which would have given character
of needless savagry to the wnr--both
North and South owe deep debt Of graf.
itude to him, and the time will come
when both will be equally proud OF him.
And vel! they may. for his character and
his life afford complete answer TO the
reproaches commonly cast on money.
grabbing, mechanical America. A coun-
try which has given birth to men liks
him, vnd taose who followed him, may
look the chivalry Of Europe In the face
without shame; for the fatherlands OF
Sidney and OF Dnyard never prodcced .
nobisr soldier. gentleman. and Chr,ssian
than Gen. Robert y. Lee Lesaoa SSand.'
ard. AA fs' H}A
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Col, VIM. Il. BOURNE.

Formerly Of Fort Smith. Arkansas, Will as
sist me in the duties Of my Agency, ! am
nrennred to make cash advances on all ship
ments of Cotton to the House Of Messrs. F. l..
BRAUys & Co., Baltimore. and will PERSONAL
iy guarantee to shippers as much per pound.
net. as they would receive by, shipping: to
Nav Orleans or New York markets.
q. A. MEYER.
Agent for Baltimore and Arksnsas.
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FAT ProrLy.-Dr. Hall in his Josnd'
Of Heath, says:
Not long ago. gentleman Of three
score. who had scarcely ever been sick in
his life. thought he was too deshy, and
began to Bantamize. lie succeeded IA
mously, and boasted to his friends that
be had got rid Of ten pounds In y few
weeks. A little later he was attacked
with q painful a'd dangerous malady.
from which he has been suffering more
than year. :,
Ia man can sleep seund3y, hssa good
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appetite. with no unpleasant reminders
at1er meals. the bodily habits being regu.
lar ever, day. he had better let himself
alone whether be is as big AZ hogshead
or as thin and dry IS fence rail
Several cases of Bright's disease have
been reported by medical men Of repusa
ton as = direct result Of practicing ban.
tams plan for getting lean. The very
best aud safest way 10 get rid Of tat IL 10
work 1t of; this may be aided by eating
food which contains . large amount OF
nitrogen and small amount Of carbon.
heterogeneous food is that which givet
strength, power to work, ss lean meats
carbonaceous foods are those which mako
fat. such as cheese, potatoes, rice, corn,
peas, beans, tapioca, arrow root. corn
starch, milk. sugar. syrup, and all oily
and TAT food Raw fruits and berries
largely eaten are great aids . .
weight. b", ..1a~ en - rAShEt
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kT A bell rung sndsr ~ water ~.
turns tone a. distinct - Il russ n ne
Air. a.tn Nfr ftA eg 9Nt{atl i.49tt
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Especial notices double the above rates. Edi-
|rial notices 20 cents per line for the first and
cents for each additional insertion All
lansient advertisements cash In advance.
|arrase and obituary notices not to exceed
lines free, over five 20 cents per line.
Cards or communications of a personal
baracter, If admissible atall, double the usual
tes and strictly in advance,
Announcing candidates, for Congress or
late offices. $500. County olicers $1,000.
Editorial notices. 25 cents per line.
Yearly advertisements. paid quarterly. in
lyance, Legal and transient advertisements
! be paid for when left at the office.
All job Work. TO be paid for on delivery.
Ad dlreSS all letters and comm unications to
j. ;. DUNaAM. Editor and Proprietor.
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All Cash after 1St July, 1870.

vTHE "Na,hyillc Lfo" begins another year as an
| established success. Its past years business,
(more than double the previous year justhes its
managers in the expectation that 300 Policies wl'
be issued by the Company during the coming year.
BY careful, judieious and economical management
large dyisiblc surplus has accumulated a portion
holders entitled, by Mr.. d. p. Fackler, the dstn-
gushed Actuary Of the Company. and DIVIDEND OF
A'"' mas 30 PER CENT
is now being paid them, on the contribution plan.
surely our people need not seek insurance elsewhere
for with our low rate of premium, economy and IN
tegrity of management, and the abso ute security al
forded, no just reason can be assigned why you
shoald. RATIO or ASSETS TO LIABILITIES MORE THAN
to !. ,o,,>, =, ,,ee ,-.,
FRED il FRENCH, Vice President.
WV. HsNRY SMITH, Secretary.
L. F. SRAFSr. General Agsnt, tatc Agent. flF9.
Statement lst July, 1870.
Cash in Bank and in hands Of Agents, $50 y
Y. s., State and other bons, ,..., ~'o W
Loans mortgages OF real estate worth no a., M
tn,ns On collaternls .. ... 3D,l25 90
niiis rsneiynhic .... 1850 0D
Prem um loans, ~ ~ ~ =,
Deferred Premiums, l3'oSls 40 40
Interest accrued, +,,g@p 20
Office furniture, fixtures, etc. i,Iso %
Assets 1st July. $50. s3l5, ,937 SO
Only ono death loss in eighteen months, paid in
Ave days after death. OUR MORTALITY EXPERIENCE BE
iNG ONLY 30 PER cc>r OF THE TABLE RATES, showing
Of Policy issued. All policies non forteitable Di-
yidends annual on the CONTRIBUTION PLAN. Losses
promptly paid in 10 days
JOHN " HARRELL,
General Agent for arkansas.
l.. G.. SOUTHMAYD,
Local Agent, Van Buren,. 3m julyiS
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Il,

destriaa, s s% exercise and wo,k !.
than Weston, i.,y. the great Eunil.n nsi p tn the
tree days walking. - ereaier s.
worse gor it 'eats
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"Jim, You May Have Her."

QUITE late at night. short time since,
q clergyman in New York was aroused by
q heavy knocking at his door. In answer
70 inquiry, "Who's there!" q voice an
svsred s, = Avast, there is the parson
;nr' On being answered that he was, the
same voice said II want you to come
down and splice couple" On coming
down the minister found that they were
genuine sailors, and although he was lit
Tie sfaky about It, he followed them to
the lower part of the city, sndinto room
prepared for the occasion. He found the
bride and her mother in waiting. In an
swer to the question, "Who is to be mar.
ried p the sailor, who had been spokes
man all the way through, announced him
self as the candidate, and the young wo.
man as the bride. The parties stood up,
and after prayers had been said the minis
ter commenced the service and proceeded
30 far as to request the parties to JOIN
hands. To the surprise of all present, the
candidate for matrimony declined to do so.
He looked at his bride with great deliber-
alton from head to foot, then turning to
his companion, said: Jim, ] don't want
her.; you may have her If you wish" Jim
sprang to the side Of the young woman
with alacrity, shouting, "All right" and
the ceremony went on to the conclusion.
The party who was half married remained
till the benediction was pronounced, and
then with q sigh, as if he had made q
great sacrifice for his friend, walked out
Closed the door behind him, and the nexl
morning was of on voyage.
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Thrice APuned I

Thrice ID he armed who keeps within reach Of
his hand . specAc that at one and the same time
viii strengthen. regulate and purify he System
when eDfee blcd, dfeordered and corrupted.
Such r. the threshold operation Of Hoetetter's
Stomach Bitters. and hence he great superiority
Of that STANDARD vegetable restorative over all
medicines that sre merely tones and nothing else.
The effect Of the ordinary astringent tinctufee and
extracts moon the bowels h disastrous, and upon
the deprayed blood or Bile they produce no bene-
Acial effects whatever In dyspep-ia and liver
complaint sll the fluids and humGrs of the body
more or less infected, and the bowels often
badly cOnstipated. An unm0difcd astringent--
Qninine for flStaDce-does inf ufte,y mere harm
than good in such cases. In Hostetfers Bttere,
on the ether hand, the stimulating and tonic ele-
ments are qualified with apeTients ard antisepfic
ingredients The finest laxatiyee snd blood de-
purents IN the vegetable Kingdom are isteFmixed
With those of purely invigcratiDg nature. and
under the operation of this admirable combina-
ton, the thfee important processes OF inyigora-
ton, regulation and publication 60 on together.
The rapidfty With which the dis0f dered organ as-
tion returns to its natural condition, under q
course OF the Btters. Is due TO this cause Every
disturbed function Of the bodyis favoYabiy affected
by the various properties OF this comprehensive
and weil-balanced preparation. AZ general rule
the bowels are more snbjec. to irregularities and
the huide more liable to become vitfated III spripr
and GUNNER than In winter, and hence tue 0ittoK6
are especially valuable az spring and eummer al.
teYativc corrective and invigorant At all seasons
where the seeds of intermittent fevers infect the
air. this heathful vegetable elixir should be taken
as a protective medicine. st.ess ~.
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they 20 Oft The hanging to pole,
planted in the cornneld, Of7s dead crow,
is said to &C, frequently ~ good warning
70 living thieves of t1at nee. The prln-
cipal o6(e<ti0 20 the plan il the difficulty
o. getttne dEspccinlen % hang up. A
seedy gpufle1enuof axAw, arrayed In de-
eayed easmenfs, is 0fte4 stationed on
guard over the growing crop, and does
well enough for short time, but the
crowsare mot long In forming his scquaiAt-
ance and becoming on intimate terms with
him. Once, however, / saw .. crow badly
fooled on the thing. One day, as Profrs-
sor Hobbs, who is generally adorned with
rather mature raiment, was crossing .
corr-Held, he WAS suddenly attacked with
one Of these parslytic strokes Of learning
on the brain, and Is be stood hat In hand.
In the hot spn, hOuT altar hour, pursuing
q train Of thought on some scienfi6c sub
ject, . crow, which had been watching
him allthe while, finally came to the con-
clusion that he was . genuine scarecrow,
and picking up dead mouse, which IL
accidentally came across, described few
majestic circles in the air, and alighfed on
the Professors head TO eat It the mouse)
Just then the Professor came TO, and clap
ping his hat on with Jerk, started for
home OF course there was something Of
q hutter in the region Of helearned mans
ideas, and the crow becoming entangled
in his wig, was soon on his dissecting
table contributing TO science. ,9 4
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u numbers there i saiety. /. zee upon this

In numbers there ie safety. IL was upon this
principle that the formula of JuDsoN's MOUNTAIN
HERE PnIs wae pTepared. DR.. Judson, In.
tending to spend fortune in advertising his pills
submitted Ifs recipe to the revision OF the most
intelligent and learned physicians OF the age, md
the result Is slmRie Dnt most emcsaous medicine
purify the blood, remove all obstructions cleanse
the eiin Of all pimples and blotches, and ore per-
fectly sure and safe IN their operation. The JuD-
soN's MOUNTAIN HxRB PILLS cure Biliousnsss,
Female Irregularities. Headache ard many OF the
diseases arising from impure blood and aderanged
digestion. Use the JUDsoN's MOUNTAIN HERB
PnLs, and when you have proved their virtne
recommend them to y0ur friends. They are both
sugar coated and plsn For ssle everywhere.
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Planting Old Pastures.

Quite Q proportion Of the pasture-lands
in most of the more Northern States are
partially worn out. They have been so
long trsmpled over, the good grasses culled
out by cattle, leaving the poor for seed,
that, what with brush, wild grass, and
sward, not one half the feed is produced
that should be and might be.
They should be plowed and planted.
This will loosen the soil, kill the foul grass,
necessitate the cutting of the brush, and,
although not much enriching material be
added, the succeeding growth Of grass
will be largely increased.
planting e over, each farmer take cer, q
field, purchase iime, or plaster, or pnos.
phate, as the land may most need, and
plant II with what seems to him best fol
the soil. and surest to give remunerative
return for the labor; and the investment
cannot fail to be good one for the present
year, and equally 30 for the next five
Hearth and Home. ils ra8& ..fr.ft
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COLDS AND CoUGHs.-Sudden changes
Of climate are sources Of Pulmonary and
Bronchial affections. Experience having
proved that simple remedies, act speedily
when taken in the early stage of disease,
take at once " By0Dn's bronchial 7roches,''
let the Cold, Cough, or Irritation of the
Throat be ever 80 slight, as by this pre-.
caution more serious attack may be
warded off, 1fte,,4ff.
Owing to the good reputation and pop
ularity Of the Troches, many soorthless and
cheap ianitztions are offered uhich are good
for aOthin0s Be sure to OBTAIN the true
!" Bropn's bronchial 1roehss." Sold every
where