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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-20

Several Sundays ago collection was
sbou. to be taken up in one Of the churches,
add, in the absence of one of the collectors,
risky young man volunteered his services
and handled his hat With great industry and
success. Whom he got near the door, he
was about to 60 out with his hat full of
money on his head, when the minister said
solemnlY. "Youug man, if you leave here
with that money you'll be damned" The
young man, however, left in hurry, and, a.
be shut the door behind him, q worthy old
bachelor, with voice in F sharp, who had
put dollar in the hat, piped up to the min
istsr, swell, if he amt gone with it III be
d-din
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cI nm REV ARD

S1sVV0 For any case OF BIND, Bleeding,
Is hing, or liberated Piles tibet DE BIkG's
PILE Il % EDY fails to cure Ii Is pre-.
pared expressly to cure the Piles and nothing
else, and has cared cases Of over 20 years stand
ing. Sold by all Druggists.
VIA FUGA.
Dr. BIks's Via Fuga is the pure juice of Barfs
Herbs, Roots, and Berries, for
CONSUMPTION.
Inflammation Of the Lungs; al Liver, Kidney,
and Bladder diseases, organic wsAknes;, Fem ale
Affections, General Debility, aud all complaints
of the Urinary Organs In Male and Female, pro-
ducio2 Dyspepsia, oostiyeness, Gravel, Dropsy
and serofulA, which most generally terminate in
consumptive Decline. II purihes and enriehes
the Blood, the BiIliary, Glandular and Secretive
system; corrscts and strengthens the Nervous
and Muscular forces; 1t acts like a charm on
weak, nervous and debilitated females, both
young and old. None should be without 1t
Sold everywhere. Labsatory-I42 Franklin st.,
Baltimore, Md. jy27-d&w1y
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We stand upsn the Merits Of thu
OIL

What DR.. C. T. Raymond says shout Dr.. Ingra-
hams Macedonian Oil:
Allegheny City, Pa, July 1910.
Dr. 8. ". Ingrshsm, Wooster, o.:
Dear Sir 1t does seem to me that You do not
advertise your Macedonian Oil for eli its merits
deserve. l have travelled over one thousand
miles and treated with your Oil more than ave
thousand patients, successfully. Many cases Of
Paraly sis haue cured in two weeks-many Of
them had bsfasd skillful ply sicians Of their 10.
eAiities. Nor can you speak too highly Of i'll
curative properties in cases Of Deafness oil
Oatarrh. I never believed in any infallibie rem
edy, but do believe the Oil to be in sl1ible fol
Catarrh, and defy any person to contradict IL
after using it. 1 may further add, that for Kid.
ney Disease, of any kind, that ita approved med
icAl qualities renders it the most efficient. Don't
be afraid TO advertise in strong language. The
Oil will prove it.
Yours. very respectfully,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-20
COUGH No MORE

WARMERS COUGH BAIsAM il
healing, softening and expector&ting. The eI-
trsordInary power it possesses in Immediately
relieving, and eventually curing, the most obsti-
nate cases of Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Bron-
Ahitis, Influenza, ostarrh, Hoarssnsss, Asthma,
and ConsumptieD Is almost incredible. So
prompt is the relief and certain its effects in all
ths above cases, or any sfeetion Of the throat
and lungs, that thousands of physicians are
daily prescribing it, and one and ell say that it
is the most healing and expeotOrs,ing medicines
known. One dose always affords relief, and in
most cafes one bottle effects a care. Sold BY
druggists, in large bottles. Price One Dollar
1t is your own fault IL you still cough and suf-
fer. The Balsam will cure.
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ELIZABETH WILLIAMS.
Cured of DEAFNESS of 10 Years
Standing.

Canton, o., Dee, 3, '6s
Ingrahan q Co.-Gsnts IL take pleasure in
stating that sfier suffering from eatsfrh in the
head for about Eve years, At some periods much
more than ct others, have been entirely cured
by the use of Ingrahsm's Mscedonisn Oil My
friends know that of late years my case has
been extreme one. l had great sufferings by
times, bot am at present entirely free from pain
in the hsad-feel quite like new man. Ichesr-
fully recommend Il to others for CstArrh.
have only used three One Dollar Bottles, which
believe has effected permanent cure. Ihavs
also used it for Rheumatism, and have been
greatly benefited by it. Yours Truly,
VIM OLDRIEL~
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Daitp ARGUS.

THE Boston Advertiser (Rsp.) says of the
high protective tariff:
The Republican party has pretty clear
record on this subject; and, while it will
never stand in the way of any honest revi-
sion of the tariff, it will never consent to Q
revision a. the hands of those who would
radically change its character. fsuch .
chicago should be inevitable, it viii be made
through combinations in which the Demo
cratic party will have the leading share, and
the responsibility will fall where it belongs
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-20

A little boy and girl had bsen cautioned
never to take the nest egg when gathering
eggs; but one evening the girl reached the
nest first, seized an egg, and started for the
house. Her disappointed brother followed
crying "Mother Mother! Susy she's been
and got the egg the old hen measures By "
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-20

Excuse my left hand" said Virgins, as
he shook hands with friend, Certainly
| never take umbraae at nature" was the
reply, referring to Eeclesiastics z, 2. The
text is: "a wise mans heart 10 ct his RICH
side, bat FOOLS heart at his left" and the
consequence is they have not spoken since
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cad What The People Say.
Rheuma tism.

A Lady rs years old cured of Rhsurnatism.
IS Beaver Ave-, Allegheny City, Oct. IL, 80.
Dr.. Ingraham Co.-Gents: l suffered IS
years with Rheumatism In my hip joints: wac
tortured with pain until my hip was deformed.
/ ussd everything that heard of without OBJ
tanning any relief until absut four wssAa ago, !
commenced using your Maced~niaa OIL. ! an
now cured, and can walk to market, . thing /
have not BEEN able 20 do for twenty years. I am
arntafullY YonrE.
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sIMlLIA slNITLIBUS CURANTUR.
HUMPMREY,s
A EHgyyn MBzaYEYas

uAvR PRovgD, FROM THE MOST AMPLE
IL sxperieacs, an entire success: Simple,
Prompt, Kfhcient and Reliable. They are the
only Medicine perfectly adapted to popular use,
so simple that mistakes cannot be made In
using them 80 harmless as to be free from dan
gss, and SO efficient az to be always reliable.
They have received the highest commentator
from all, and will always render satisf.etion to
those who try them.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-20

ternal and External use. Entirely Vegetable
In case of failure, request all dealers to return
tbs money, and charge it back to me.
No failure for IS years. Over $1,000 csrtih-.
cater of wonderful cures can be seen 1T my once.
b. D. F0WLE, Chemist, Boston. Sold every
where. 81 bottle. Send for circulars free
Used in the Hospitals of the new and old world.
aug20-deod- t&s&wIy
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DYSPE psf A.
WARMERS DYSPEPSIA TONIC

WARMERS DYSPEPSIA TONIC i.
prepared expressly for Dyspeptics and those suf-
fering WITH habitual Costiveness. Il is slightly
stimulating tonic and splendid appetizer; Il
streng thens the stomach and restores the diges-
tive organs to their healthy ttate. Weak, ner-
vous and dyspeptic persons should use Warmers
Dyspsptic Tonic. For sale by druggists. Pric
One Dollar.
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WINE OF LIFE.

The great Blood Purifier aud Delicious Drink
WARN hR's VIkUM VI1E, Or VINE
OF LIFE, 10 free from any poisonOus Drugs,
Impurities, being prepared fer those wio re-
quire stimnie4rt 1t is a SPLENDID appetizer
and tonic. ana sGs finest thing in the world for
purify in z tho blood. 1t il the most pleasant and
superior to brandy, whisky, vile. bitters, or any
other article. % 1t Is more healthy, and cheaper.
Both male and female, young and old, can take
the Wine of Life. II is, in fact. life preserver
Those who wiIh to enjoy good health and free
TOW of lively spirits, will do well to take the
Wine of Life. 1t is different from any thing
ever Def re in use. Il is sold by druggists; also
ct ell respectable saloons. Prics One Dollar, In
quart bottles,
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warmers
PIE Re N EDYu

WARMERS PILE kEHEDY ha. new
er failod mot even in one cass) to cure the very
worst cases of Blind, Itching or Bleeding Piles
Those who are afflicted should inm sdiately cal
on their druggist and get Warmers Pile Remedy
It is expressly for the Piles, and is not recem-
msnded to cure any other disease. 1t has ourse
many cases of over hirty years standing. Pric.
0ne Dollar. For sale BY druggists everywhere
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-20

A BECK FOR THE MILLION.
MI A ppTA GE A Private Couns
AsAAAAA ~ 4sA@A - or TO the Married
nrFnn those about to mar
W. 4OGs on the ply siologi

mysteries and revelations Of the sexual system,
with the latsst discoveries in producing and pre-
venting ehspring, preserving the complexion, q O.
This Is an interesting work Of 224 pages, with
Numerous engravings, and contains valuable in.
formation for those who are married or contsm.
plate marriage; still ID 10 book that ought "a
be under lock and hey, and not laid csrsisssly
seout the house. Sent to any one free Of post.
age) for SO cents.
W-Notice to the Afflicted and Unfortunate
Before applying to the notorious Quaeks who
advertise in public papers, or using any Quaeh
Remedies, peruse DR.. ButtF WORT, no mates
what your disease 10, or how dsplorable our con-
dition.
Dr.. Butts can be consulted personally or By
mail, on the diseases mentioned in his works
Office No. II n Eighth street, bet. Market ant
Chestnut at, st. Louis, Mo. nov2S-dw1y
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EM M 4 NAGoGuE

WAEkER,s EMMENAGOGUE is the
oulV sfticle known TO cure the Whites, Ut will
cure in every oase.) Where is the family in
vbioh this important medicine is not Wantsdf
Nothers this is the greatest blessing ever offered
YOU. and you should immediately procure IL. 1t
e also surs cure for Fem ale Irregularities, and
msy be depended upon in every case where the
monthly flow has been obsuBettd through cold
or diGeale. Sud by Druggists Price one dols-
Or sent by mail on receipt of One Dollar ana
Quarter.
Address 6ls state ST., Chicago, Ill.
For sale al Moline by VIM. G.. Morris, corner
Wells and Lynde sts., and by GRnnen Co.,
Main street. aug25-dsod-t,t&s Awly
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-20

Keadlng, Pa, Dot. 2, 1868.
DR.. lngrsham Co.-Gents reside at 81 5
Mifain st., Reading, Pa, totally deaf in one
ear and partially deaf in the other for eighteen
yesrs.-Your Aseedonisn Oil has en- rely cured
me, and l now hear as we'll as ever heard from
both ears, Gnd know of others of my neighbofs
who have used the Oil with the same beneficial
results. Hoping that may be the means of
doing voc good, As well ss the sufferers ofdeafness
(by rsoommeD ding the Ohl, an yonr obedient
servant, Henry Rhoads.
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Kidney Complaints and Old Sores
cured Of Years stanaing.

PBnADELPEIA, Pa, June 70, 1870.
DR.. Ingrsham i Co., Wooster, o.--Gents -
Mscsdonian Oil cured me Of Inflammation of
Bladder and Kidney disease an old sore alsol
| that had speut . mint of money In trying 20
get cured. sirs, it has no equal for the cure Of
| the above diseases. Hereld it TO the world.
Yours respectfully,
| JoHK j. NIXON, D. D.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-20

Made OF Poor huHs "hlskeys tfOOf HptrRtA
and efuse Liquors doctored, spiced and sweet
ened to please the taste, called Tones Appetz-
ers," Restorers" &C.. that lead the tipper On to
drunkenness and ruin, but are a true Medicine. made
from the Native Roots and Herbs OF California, FREQ
FROM all Alcoholic Stimulants. They are the
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and LIFE
GIVING PRINCIPLE perfect Renovstor and
Invtgorator of the System. carrying of all poisonous
matter and restoring the blood to healthy condition
No person take these Bttters according to droc
tion and remain long unwen. "a
500 will be given for m incurable case, provided
she bones are not destroyed By mineral poison or
other means and the vital organs wasted beyond the
point Of repair.
3pGr InGammatsry and Chronic Rheuma-
tism and Gout, Dyspepsia, or Indigestion,
bilious. Remittenf and Intermittent Fevers
Diseases of tho Blood, Liver, Kidneys and
Bladder. these Bitters have been most success
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OF the Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Head
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Chest Dizziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach.
Bad taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks. Palpitation
of the Heart, Inflammation OF the Lungs Pain In the
regions OF the Kidneys, and hundred other painful
symptoms, are the ofsprings of Dyspepsia.
YThey invgcrste the stomach and stimulate the tor
Did liver and bowels which render them ofuneaualled
efficacy In cleansing the blood Of alimpurities, and
importing new life and yigor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DTSEASE Eruptions, letter, Salt
Rhuem Blotches, Spots Pimples, Pustules, Bols Car
buneles, Ring Worms. Scsld Head. Sore Eyes, Erysip
elias Itch Scurfs, Dfseolorations of the Skin HuUors
and Diseases Of the Skin of whstever nature,
are literally dug up and carried out OF the system in
short time by the OF these Bitters One bottle in
such cases will convince the most incredulous oher
curative effect.
bCleanse the vitisted Blood whenever you hnd its
impurities bursting through the skin tnPimples Erup
ons sores cleanse 1t when you ind 1t obstructed
and sluggish IN the veins cleanse It when 1t foul
and your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood
pure and the health of the system Will follow.
PIN, TAPE and other w0 RMS, lurking in the
system OF many thousands are efectually destroy
cd and removed. For fall directions. read carefully
the circular around each bottle printed Ia four Ian
guAges-English, German, French and Spanish.
J.wALKER. Proprietor. R. II. MCDONALD q CO..
Druggists and Gen. Agents. San Francisco. Cal.
and 50 and - Commerce Street. New York.
v SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS
John BsngstOn, Agent, hook Island.
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AZ esfss W cases out Of 100, on an average
over inc country, and will positively benefit every
one using 1t, no matter hor .sysre the disease.
Headache and Rarachs.
sore ThroA, Sprains and Bruises.
Cholera MOrbus in 80 minutes.
Neural gia in 80 minutes.
Pains in side and back,
Deafness, positive cure.
Crsmp Collie in 8 minutes.
Diptheria, Bronchial Affections, Plies uontrac.
ted CORDS, Deransement of the Liver. Kidney
PAINFUL sweilings, Paralysis, stiff and nlsrRsd
Joints, Falling Bits, Palsy, etc., etc.
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oatasrh and Deafness cured Of
10 Years Duration.

NEW YoRK CITY, March 3, 1850.
DR.. Ingrshsm, Wooster, 0.-Desr Sir The
elk bottles you cert 10 me by express came safe
iy TO me and am most hsppy TO state that the
oil has cured me Of OAtaIrh and Deafness. No
man can realize the difference until he hiss once
passed through ten years of deprivation of sound
and sense, as l did. j talk Niece DOMAIN Oh
wherever I go. Yohrs, sAer in remembrance,
DAVID WHrrr.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-20
MEDICAL
Fewle's Pile & hamor Cure,

One bottle warranted q
perfect CURRfor all kinds
OF PILES. Two to four
Bottles, in the worst cases
Of LEPROsY, sCROFU-
LA, SALT RHRUM,
DYSPEPSIA, CATARH,
and all diseases Of the
SKIN and RLnOn L.
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PRYsxoLoGY OF LIFE,

Ifsi s;si5a2s @Et2NX:sE\ Containing $50
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Health and Disedse
confidential treatise on Marriage, Repro
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ses Wnioh lead to unhappy unions and divorces,
including Female and VeperesI Diseases, and
containing the only reliable treatite on that bs
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10 Weskness, ETC., arising from early habits. be-
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with 9 new method Of trestin g the above disea-
ses with over so Infsllibls Recsipss, worth from
81 to SO each, by wqich any one may cure him.
self at small expense. Mailed under seal on
receipt Of price, 81. Address
NJ. h 8. INSTITUTE,
| spr2S-deoCwly Milwaukee, Wis
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DIR. NGRAHAM'S
MACEDONIAN OIL!
Chemists AnalyZe It

William A. Chudlow writes US az sm prss-
tioal aud analytical chemist hove examined
your com pound and know it to be the greatest
neutrsliaer of poisons in the human system yet
invented; and it will prove of invaluable oonse-
quenee to persons troubled with disorde cred Liver
and Kidneys, as we'll as Cutaneous EruptiOns."
Read What The People Say.
For information write to any one of the parties
and they will ehserfully answer you. We give
you name and residence, together with disease
cured. Go and see them and be convinced hat
Q Medicine can be offered without being proved
TO be q humbug.
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Read FALSE AID TRUE"

senalsns cent stamp % Railway o., he
s7 Maiden Lane, New York. Infsrmation worti
Thousands win be sent yes. dwly
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Cures Catarrh & Rheumatism,

J. W. Cochran, Druggist, Rossvilis, Indiana,
under date OF June Is, says 'tI take the liberty
to say 10 you that your Macedonian Oil has
cured every case OF Rheumatism whore tried"
Mr.. Cochran hes sold sur MsesdoniAn Oil for
over two yssra and speaks Of Its merits under
standingly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-05-11

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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-27
Swearlng-Past and Present.

An English magazine writer congra
tulates his countrymen on the g'adua.
disappearance OF profanity among the
educated classes, although the British
workingman still utter terrible blasphe'
mes. The writer opens with n CON
! fcssion
1t must be confessed { he says the
science OF cursing has been too iberally
cultivated among us. 1t is said the
Saxons, greater adopts Mt swilling than
swearing, were astonished at the wonder
ful variety Of oaths their conquerors had
at their command, quite rs much rs at
their constant use of them. The Nor
mans could hardly speak without swear
ing but the Saxons do not seem to
have been shocked thereby, but rather
to have followed the example as one
worthy OF imitation In Chaucer's
time, if wo may az ent him rs m
authority-and we thin we may--every
one, high orlow, was g sn to this vice
sex made no difference the matter
they swore by anything and everything.
Nor did things improve much with
time. The Elizabethan was such a
swearing age, that it could have been
no fear of shocking the ears of the peo
pie he vainly hoped to conquer, that
prompted the commander of the
Armada to issue orders that "no sold
ier, mariner, or other do blaspheme OF
rage against God, our Lady, or any Of
the saints, upon pain that he shall
therefore sharply be corrected, and very
well chastened, and for oaths of less
quality, the governors of the ships they
go in shall proceed to remedy all by
furnishing them or taking away their
allowance OF wine, or otherwise as
they shall think good"
AS late Gs IVA, ladies minced ont 80
Lud p with their pretty lips, the Crab
trees and Backbites larding their scan
dal with 'slife,' 'sdeath, or fore gad.'
Honest Bob Acres, revelling in such
eccentric ordinations Of "odds whips
and wheels" "odds bushes and
blooms, " "odds triggers and flints,
declares damns have had their day."
being superseded by new method Of
swearing, invented by commander
Of our militia, who says, that there is no
meaning in the common oaths, and
that nothing but their antiquity make
lHtlu IeSpeclaDle because, he says, lne
ancients would never stick to an oath or
two, but would say by Jove, or by
Bacchus, or by Mars, or by Venus, or
by Pallas, according to the sentiment so
that, to swear with propriety the oath,
should be an echo to the sense, and this
is called the oath reverential or senti-
mental swearing" Ridiculous as all
this seems. Sheridan was guilty of lit
tie or no exaggeration such was the
practice of the dandies of the day, who
thus avoided what Lady Wallace calls
the gtossteret' of an oath, although not
50 utterly as her own Daifodil with his
y. /. o. for damme, I'm off !" an ex-
ample Of initial swearing perhaps sur
passed by the official who condensed a
refusal into three letters, by writing
U. b. D. on the corner of the applicants
epistle.