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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06

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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
lair coloring Preparstions Doomed

The Hair coloring Preparations Doomed,
Beware Of Bottled dyes in the shape of silver
hair dyes and sediment fluids. They all pes
tiferuus and dangerous PHAL0NS NITALIA
OR SALVATION For THE HAIR, a perfect
culc. traE spsrent, harmless and agreeable pre-
partitions is the only agent that win change grey
hair to its natural color without risk of any dis
gusting con se4uences
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
Contracted Limbs and propsieal
8wellings.

The reputation acquired BY the Ointment .
means Of utilizing stiff joints, by re-endowirs
them with fieIibility and activity, is as wide e
the range Of civilization. Persons Who have not
touched the ground With one, or perhaps either
leg for years, bee me able to step out firmly
without any other help thsu q cane and in some
instances without requiring even that assistance
Dropsiesl dwellings are red ueed and the depo.i-
tiOn Of water in the cellular tissue arrested by a.
tonic action of the ointmsnt. II all these ca %,
il Is essential that the preparations be faithful,
and vigorously rubbed in.
CAUTION The words Holloway. New
York and London" are vat.rn.rk.d on each
leaf OF the directions in which the boxes and
pots are folded. For information leading to the
detection Of counterfeiters of the medicines, .
handsome reward will be given. Sold Of the
mar aetory, No SO Maiden Lane, and by re
spe' Die druggists and dealers in medicines
throughout the world. considerable saving 10
effected BY Purchasing the large sises- Fun die
fsetions with every box or pos. oetlsdsly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
TIE LiTEST DISCOVERY


The great difficulty which physicians have
been lsboring for centuries 20 Overcome b A. If
length been obSiated. / Vegetable Csthsriic
snd alternative more osoisui than any mineral
Pre- 5GrRtioa Of the same class. aLi agreeable
to ths taste a. ordinary candy. j. now offered to
the sick IN the form Of = IoTeuEc
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06

stimuldnt are
required. They
restore the ritdl
forces an q re-
mdrkabte degree,
and gire tone TO
the system.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06

JACOB SCHEETZ, SOLE PR0PRlET0R.
1t is reliable Family Medicine, and can be
taket. by either infant OF adult with the came
beneficial results. II is certain, prompt and
speedy remedy for DiarrhGa. Dysentery, Bowel
Complaint, Dyspepsia, Lowness of Spirits, Sick
Stomach Paintings, Headache, etc. For Chilis
and Fevers Of all kinds 1t Is far better and safer
than Quinine, without any of its pernicious ef-
fects 1t creates an appetite. proves apowerful
digestor of food, ssd will cOuIterset the effects
OF liquor in few minutes. As indIsputable
evidence OF it's medical proPrietIes, We sppend
ose Of the many certificates in our possession:
JACOB sCHEETz. ESQ Dear Sir: II gives
pleasure TO besr testimony to the efficacy Of
"SoheetE's Celebrated Bitter Cordial" Ny
daughter, who has be. afflicted for the last two
years vat Indigestion and Dyspepsis. Tor which
che had the services Of medical sAil, and also
tried the various remedies without avail, was at
last induced to try your Celebrated Bitter Cor
dIal'-aud | am happy to say her health has
been entirely restored by its use. would there
fore recommend it TO others suffering from the
same cause, as believe it 10 be an invaluable
remedy in such cases. Very respectfully,
w. EAsTLACK,
fehSieod 90 Green St, PhilaielVhiA.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
B / { D D

Dr.. Ro6Gck's
Blood Pills are
unsurpassed BIZ
anu I'W manu-
.tGctUred for a
S1ni'tdr purpose.
One trial iur0-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06

Kept by dpOHe-
cares in this
9 u n try. A
single trial 1ciU
cOHCince the most
sksPical Of lis
'coHdertitl rdIus.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06

HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CURES
SO QUICK so RAPID ARE TIE CHA NGE-.
The BODY UNDERGDES UNDER The INF Lg-
ESCE OF THIS TRULY WONDERFUL Midi
CINE THAT
Every Day an Increase in Flesh and Weight
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
RBbhCK'S.

called, are merely ,cisli,rashy stuff,
sold as a bereroge. DR.. RobacRs
BiHe,-s are not a berrage in any
sense Of the rro1'd, but contain the
most expensive drugs kno,cn to
science for the radical cure Of
Indigestion and Dyspepsia, and
for all cases irhere tonic and
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
STOMACH.

II IS no,c eieren
Years since DR..
Robdck, The eel
ebrdted Stcedish |
physician, from
Stockholm, S,os-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06

n, y are made
bch with and
sCtih0at sugar
coating. thus
adapting them 70
The use Of every
body. Because
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
NOW IS THE ACCEPTED time. READ AND .REFIECT.
OR. SPINNEY,
THE CELEBRATED PHYSICIAN THE TREATMENT OF
CATARRH, THROAT, LUNG,
CHRONIC DISEASES.
invites sail who
Rooms IN Fufons Block So Perry
pNSFlNNEf well known
the Electro eina Iusuu
nAOFTIcE EoURs--e to 8.
CONSULTATION FREE.
I)R SPlNNEY ENTIRE ATTENTION
his
u blythe
aIna, whih have o disease, To bhevo
Hmau be and the
;fuothew elyo
aseurl 10 1t
DR.
ONsULTATION FREE.
EUA6oRs AND DTsHAsEs OF THE BLOOD.
YOUNG MEN


ve the al theans
0 Sfor
tcar He wout
delay seeking
be
remember
tereia
beyond the medical skill I
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hcm as tdeorites
them.
rhy DR.. Robdcks
iii be kept IN e.
Beca"se they can
al cases 1chere a
as required, and
, a., their admin
times: because
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL.
NATURES GREAT RESTOgER {!
SCHEETZeS
CELEBRATED
Cordial

Wholesale Depot, Fifth 4 Race sts., Phila-
delphiH.
JACOB sCHEETZ, SOLE PR0PRlETOR.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
MEDICAL.

Hobdeks Ston-l
Gch Bittersl
unlike all other
Bitters IN the
market, possess
intrinsic merit.
Most Rnfcrs 90
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PURIFIER

ridbiy establishes
EM all acAO use
TIE reasons ~
Blood Pills shou
ery family are:
be employed an
family pAysje i"
are perfectly SAT-
iSivdtion at all
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07

stages, shows and auctions, and manu-
facturer's sales, and the tax on watches
and gold and silver plate. II reduces the
income tax to i-2 per cent. and raises
the exemption to $4,000. 1talso ropeals
the license tar after May l, 1871, except
the tax on tobacco and liquor dealers, and
exempts promisory notes less Than 800
receipts for any sum and assignments OF
mortgages, where the instrument secured
his own stamped, from stamp tax.
The policy OF the Government is to tax
the Injuries and relieve the neccssaries
of life as much as possible. The total
receipts of Internal Revenue for the fiscal
year ending June so, lS7o,werc slSS, ooo,-
Geo. OF this amount the manufacturers
of spirits and furmented liquors paid
SOL 900, 900, and the manufacturers OF
tobacco and cigars $Sl, 900, 900,
The tax on chewing tobacco is S2 cents
per pound, whether fine cut, plug or twist.
The tax on cigars is one half cent each,
The tax on spirits 80 cents per gallon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
The FreShet in yirginia.

The iIe.het in Virginia continues. In
the Shenandoah river there is q great
flood; the lower part Of EIarpers Ferry
is submerged and many houses have been
carried away and fifty lives lost. Ca the
Potomac the damage is immense The
chain bridge above Georgetown and Long
Bridge have been partly carried away
and travel between Washingtonaul Alex
audria is suspended. The bridges over
North andSouth forks of the Shenandoah
were washed away, and the rise of that
river is more rapid than ever was known
before Mills and houses on il banks
are washed away and many lives lost
One family was at breakfast, and the
house was swept away and all hut the
head OF the family drowned No trains
from Lynchburg since Wednesday.
Thursday while James Rawson, daugh-
ter and servant, and Robert Whitley,
vile and three children. and colored
woman With three children were stand
inc on the abumcnt Of the canal bridge
1T Lynchburg. waiting FOL = boat to take
them of when dredging machine broke
loose above and drifting against the
abutment and carried il away with all on
Il. They were all drowned. At Rich
moud 2Oa families ,yc hou>clcSs. All the
cotton. iron aud flour mills. employing
four thousand hands, have been compell-
edto stop running. being 50 badly damag-
ed that they cannot be repaired for two
weeks. All the ice houses in the city axe
twenty feet under water The water is
seven feet higher than ever was known
before. Four millions OF dollars will not
cover the loss in the State.
Accounts from the county Of Albemarle
represent the destruction OF property 10y
tbs flood "a immense The number OF
lives that have been lost in Albcmarle
county as far as heard from, arc fourteen.
The destruction OF grain, tobacco, beans.
barns, cattle. hogs. houses and mills Is
incalculaj.e. The number Of mills and
dams destroyed is about fifty. The
ireshet was confined within the radius of
the upper valley Of Virginia. The flood
was so great that it carried cattle and
hogs before it Ike SO many chips. 1t was
particularly severe along the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad at Caldwell. About a
mile OF the track was washed away.
About a dozen land slides occurred be-
tween Gotham and Milboro and eight or
ten bmgcs were swept away and damaged
SIC. 900 At the Mountain Top House on
the kitchen was flooded.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
OrJord County agricultural
!SOrietU.

This Society held its wenty.eighth ex-
hibition this week on their grounds,
between Norway village aud South Paris.
The weather has been rather uniavor'
able. being cold and lowering. There
has been a large attendance of people Tor
4 County Fair. Wednesday it looked as
tho all the families from the GOWNS around
were present, including a good sprinkling
OF babies. 1t is an interesting ieahrc OF
these exhibitions that q man can take his
whole family with him and have good
time. Increasing the admission fee, does
not seem to diminish the numbers in at
tendance, as we feared i might. We
think this exhibition will be very sue.
cessful one on the whole.
At tn is time we can only stop to speak
o(things in general-cannot pmticuarize.
Next week probably can give reports Of
Committees and lull proceedings.
The exhibition of stock was not so
large as some previous YEARS.
Two good town teams were on exhi'
bition, from Paris, and Norway, we
think some very fine cattle among them.
We saw few good herd; noticed that
Mr.. William Chase, our whole.souled
townsman, had his Jersey stock there in
Guiding a full blood Jersey bull Not a
great show OF horscs-some very good
colts; pair of twin colts, we noticed,
among others, presented by man from
West Paris. Saw no sheep on exhibition
few hogs-very good ones.
The show outside of the buildings, was
hardly up to what we have seen previous
years.
Two Companies of Soldiers were on the
ground; they added much to the interest
of the occasion. 1t seems like getting
back to the old Muster times. Their
music gave a lively tone to every thing.
We saw it was with difficulty some of the
young couple could keep their feet under
control.
We saw there veritable Oxford Bear.
He was exhibited Gas a side show by S.
b. Cummings of Greenwood, who caught
him in trap on Toby Mountain in Green.
wood.
A purse of $50. was got up by the
Society and outsiders, for 5 years and
under. There were five horses entered
Grey Bird. owned by c. II. Durell Of
South Paris, and horse owned Mr.. Buck,
Buckfeld, were pretty evenly matched
and the race was snugly contested by
them. But Grey Bird won three straight
heats and the race without 4 break or
skip.
Going into the buildings, the show is
much more interesting-we think better
than former years. The products of the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
Cider ncifhOnt Stint.

There is no question that We OF New
England can have all the cider we shall
want to drink this year. In The first place,
the Prohibitory Law permits its manuiac-
ture and consumption. In the second
place, everv farm orchard is grooming
withits clustering loads Of fruit, and cider
presses are running by horse and hand
power dav and night. There is vastly
more cider than there are casks TO contain
it. The farmers are actually crying for
more cider barrels. The crop OF apples
is so enormous that there is no way of
utilizing it but by converting il into cider
and leaving il over for vinegar. Another
years yielding Of apples may be, and no
doubt will be, short one, and that will
be the time TO have vinegar on hand for
"Cowcs and market" Unless the price
of gold or the redundancy of paper money
or something else that proceeds from a
loose screw somewhere, shall avail 10
prevent, 1t ought 10 be the commonest OF
al things this winter and next spring To
drink cider Few persons knew the actual
good il will do them. Feycrs will be
kept down, bilious disorders will become
regulated. the blood will flow as it should
in the veins with the corrective influences
which this acid and mildly stimulaut
beverage will supply. and n better tone
will he administered To the whole system.
We do not doub, that The general health
VIII be a standing testimony for at least
a yeag to come. TO the positive virtues OF
good cider freely used Itpeople can 6e
brousb. into the habit Of using it. We be-
Eeye they would find The benefit OF it in 4
very little time. Mach OF the irritation
sud many @, the humoys that corrupt the
blood can without doubt DC Got rid OF in
tuis simple way Boston Times
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07

alarming news about the Russian war
preparations is not true. Ignatiff is
still at Constantinoplc. Russia makes no
war movements. The relation between
Russia and Austria leaves nothing TO be
desired.
SPAIN.
A decree signed by Serrano has been
published, permitting religious teaching
in schools. but exempting from its OPP
erations the children of parents who
make objections to administrations there
in.
The Pope remains as quietly ut Rome
rs if nothing bad occurred 10 interrupt
the even tenor of his life. This strikes
us as far better than To have abandoned
his post in flight. He will discover that
the Italian nation has never menaccd the
integrity OF his spiritual rule. nor sought
10 overthrow his ecclesiastical supremacy.
The divorce of the temporal and spiritual
authority has been effected so silently As
hardly to have provoked remark. In
deed, the precise mode of doing il will
never be understood by those who were
living among the surrounding acts of tho
operation. The war between France and
Germany detached the last cords that held
Europe to the Papacy, and made the
work of complete ecclesiastical isolation
MS easy as il was silent and eiI,ctual.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
Frnnce--Its Dissolution.

A late report, officially made, shows
that France has lost ljj.s24 men and
officers. taken prisoners by the prussianS.
and 5000 killed and wounded-a total Of
25O.S2i soldiers since the "a of August.
When the war broke ont she had a reSu-
lar army of $4,000 men-!cayiug only
10000, aud 10000 Of these are coopcd
mp in Metz and the balance in Belgium,
with five or six Thousand escaped 10
Paris The French losses in WariAc
materials are iucaloulable. aud beyond
comprehensive in the dcSo,atiun OF her
territory. The Prus>i1u, have probably
lost, from SaarJruck 70 the surrender oil
StraSbUrg, over 10000 men; but they
have still half million and more Of sol
dieIs at their command OF the same
quality - the soldiers lost Wax is q
terribly destructive agent. and this War
more decidedly 80 than any pre-, ious one
IL l. difficult 10 see how France can re-
cover sufficiently to DIVE the Russians
from her soil With her regular army
gone, with nothing but undisciplined
mobs 10 meet the German veterans, and
with her fields and villages and cities
open to-the desolating maraudiugs OF the
PruSSian Uh.auS, or cavalry, the future is
dark for France With nearly all the
French troops shut mp in fortified places,
the Chlans are able TO perform an i'm
mense amount OF mischief, and 10 harrass
the enemy over a vast extent Of territory.
They keep the people in constant turmoil
and panic, and serve to discourage them
almost as defeat IN battle. They make,
IN short, war reality to the non combat
ant element, and thus create desire for
peace where even repeated defeats in the
open field would have little influence
Nothing is better calculated to disgust a
popula,ion with war than is presence in
their midst Its devastation obscures all
the glory, the more especially il the SUI.
fercrs are also the vsrqujshcd parties
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
OXFORD, Me, Oct. 3, 1870.

Mr.. EditOr:-The third Of series OF
three games of Base Ball, between the
Keokas of Oxford and the Whitcoaks OF
Raymond, was played upon neutral (the
old mustcr-feld) grounds at West Poland,
on Saturday afternoon last. The game
was quite interesting, and witnessed by
many spectators. 1t was spirited, and
snug game. The Whitcoaks played s
innings at the bat. The Keokas CON-
menced their Sth inning. but the White
oaks, seeing the game lost to them, as
the Keokas lacked but one score OF tying
them, with only one man ont on the Sth
inning, some Of them refused to play
longer, giving as reason, that it was
too dark to see the ball. The umpire de-
cided that the game should proceed, as
it was not too dark and as some OF them
would not play longer, a majority OF
them however, insisting that it was light
enough, and wished to proceed. The
umpire called the game and gave it to
the Keokas, the game then standing Ke-
okas Sc runs and % outs, Whiteoaks 81
runs and "a outs. Thus the Keokas have
won two of the three games, and the
other game they would have won, bat
for an Unfair umpire, as all admitted,
who witnessed the game. V.
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garden are abundant and very fine. -Four
large squashcs are about the llrst things
that you notice; everybody supposcs'
before inquiry, that Rev. Mr.. Durham oil
Woodstock, grew them. as his name is
associated with Mammoth Squashes; but
these were raised by James n. Waldron
of Buckfeld. They weigh nearly loo
pounds each-the largest one weighing
1913 pounds, and Mr.. w. informed us that
i, was sold for $500. There were good
samples OF wheat, barly, seed-corn, DC.
We also saw two very nice looking
sleighs. manufactured by j. II. Gibson oil
South Paris. Many farming implements
were 10 bo seen.
Going up stairs. we SEQ the delicious
fruit and the sweet things--honey, jolly,
kanned fruit. &c, &c. The fruit is
perfectly splendid and in the greatest
variety.
u. II. Upton, OF Norway, who always
takes great interest in agricultural mats
tiers. exhibits lhirty.six varieties OF mp
pies. two of pears, and several OF grapes
and also some nice looking peaches rails
cd by himself
Capt. Swan, OF SO. Paris, shows TWEEN
ty.cight varieties oiapplcs, eight OF pears
and two of grapes, all delicious, for we
tlied them.
DIR. Brown, OF Paris. has some very
nice looking fruit.
Mr.. Lewis Bisbcc, Of Sumner, also has
nice fruit there. We tried some OF his
pears, one variety of which he said he
lai.ed from The seed. The seed came
from Florida. TIE tree has ten years
growth,
The ladies' department is looking fine
y-should think they had taken unusual
interest. The cro,rd seemed very eager
TO get a look ut their handiwork but rs
VIC are not good judge of such line
things, will not speak more ut length OF
them now, but wait for reports OF com
mittccs.
Ono thing we were sorry to notice
There were good many men, and some
young men, who were jolly drmk.-lt is
n shame and disgrace To such an occa-
sion To have drunkenness and profanity
tho presence of ladies' and children
There is a fault somewhere. II ought not
so to be. We thought OF one time there
was going to be a free fight all round
There were two or three knock-downs,
before the disturbance could be queIled.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
N0rlrdu Items.
When we were in the army and had
ta through with hard days march,
nv and cootsore. and had got nicely

When we were in the army and haa
coa through with hard days march,
=. ..ry and footsore. and had got nicely
tucked away in our little house, dreaming
of home and friends, il was soothing
music to our cars 10 hear the rain patter-
ing upon the low, little roof. So now,
rs it came the other night. old-fashioned
like. after q long season OF dust and
drouth, il reminded us very clearly OF
those rainy nights on the tented field.
We believe the drouth is broken at last,
and we may expect to SEQ frequent
storms with wells filled again and bub-
bling brooks running high.
''God of the waters load the wings
OF all the southern winds again;
Unlock the scaled ethereal springs,
And send the sweet, the living rain"
Farmers have their harvesting nearly
done about thrco weeks earlier than
usual. On an average they are getting
scry fair crops. Considering the season
they have reason 10 be thankful. Pota-
toes are rather light, but they are OF bet
Ter size than expected and excellent
quality. They are worth GO cts. per
bushel and have m upward tendency.
Apples are selling ut the stores in the
village, goods for pay mostly, at 81 80
per barrclI. We think good, picked
winter fruit will do better than that. We
hear of one man disposing of his graft
apples on the trees for $500 per barrel,
and No. ut that.
We have been shown n Y, pipin
grown in Mr.. Earl's orchard, with per-
feet likeness of Shanghai rooster, colorcd
green, on one side of it.
Mr.. Frost and wife have been on a "trip
to Kansas visiting their son and daughter
there. Mr.. Frosls opinion of the western
country is any thing but favorable. The
diouth has been very severe and the
farmers prospects ahead are dubious.
He thinks farm in the rock bound town
ofStoneham is Of more value than one in
Kansas, and he would not swap his little
farm at Frost's Corner for the State OF
Kansas had he got to live there.
A farmer in town is OF the opinion that
there will be general freeze up the
middle of this month. Farmers will
take notice and secure their crops.
People come two and three miles to
the Pcnnessewasse pond for water. Wells
are dry generally.
VIM. a. Emery, Of this town, has re-
Gently been on visit to his friends in
/ Upton, and he informs us that Mr.. Gen
erous Amcs, OF Upton, raised, this year,
$500 lbs. of pumpkin on eight square
rods of ground.
Occasional, of the Lewiston Journal,
has probably been misinformed in regard
( TO this district on the L. S. Senator ques'
ton. DR.. Jones not only "caS claimed
AS Chamberlain man." but he IS IN iav'
or of the election OF Governor Chamber
/ lain to the L. 5. Senate And We are
willing he should represent the senti'
ment of his District" in this matter, and
he will do it by voting squarely Tor Gen.
Chamberlain, the man the people want
there. DYKE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
Internal Reyeuue.

We understand that Oxford County will
hereafter constitute but one Internal
Revenue division, instead OF three as
heretofore divided. and that George d
Bisbee, Esq, of BuckfeId, one OF the
present Assistants, has been appointed
Assistant Assessor for the entire County,
to whom allapplicatiOns lorlicense should
be made.
This reduction in the number of As
sistantS IS made in accordance with the
provisions of the Act of Congress, OF
July IA, 1870, which provides for the
reduction of officers in proportion to the
reduction of the tax, which is about fifty
millions.
The act repeats after Oct. /. 1870, the
tax on the estates of all deceased persons
dying after said date, known as the
legacy and succession tax; also the tax on
the receipts of toll bridges, railroads,