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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-16
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The distressing intelligence comes from
General Grants Garden of Eden, the Island
OF santo Domingo, that the "toe" disease il
spreading, and that over a thousand case
are in hospital.
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a Medical Treatise of thirty-two pages, sent
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stamps. Address
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"Bohannan's Female Regulator. !"

4 n infailible remedy for ali distractions OF
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Admitting one person to the concert and emit
ting the hoider TO one chance in the distribution
OF prizes. discount Of Eve per cent, will be
mnoe to clubs Of individuals purchasing fifty
icka eta or mora
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JackSOn'S Catarrh Snuff.

AND kAOCh ~ Wv - ANANS
A delightful and pleasant remedy in
CatarrA, Headache, Bad Breath, Asthma,
Roarsesess, Bronchitis, Coughs,
Deafness, dc,
And all diseases resulting from eoldsin
The Head, Throat and Vocal Organs.
This remedy does not ''Dry up" catarrh but
LOOsENs it; frees the head Of eli offensive
matter, quickly removing bad breath and hsa
ache; ALLAYs and soorREs the BURNING HEAT
in cstSrrh; is so mild and agreeable in its effects
that II positively
CURES WITHOUT SNEEZINGI
As = TRooHE Powpxa is pleasant to the taste
and never nsuseates; when swallowed, instantly
gives to the Throat and Vocal organsR
Delicious Sensation Of Goodness & Comfort.
1t lie the best Voice Tonic in the world
Try it Safe, Reliable and only IS esats
Sold by druggists, or mailed free, address
COOPER, WILSON & CO., Prop'rs,
Philadelphia.
Van Setback, Stevenson Il Reed, Wholesale
Agents, Chicago. oot26- dAw6m
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sPnCxAL NoRxozs.
DOURTING PEOPLE.

There Is hardly thing or subject thst some
people will not doubt, and it is 0nly by actual
proof that they can be convinced, IN noth1hg Is
this fact more clearly demonstrated thah ia heo
icines. Its true many have reason TO donot' -
they write to US saying toat they nave trleo
both Dostors and medicines icr 'ne surf VI sOIo
ula and ali to no effect, therefore think there 10
no cure tor them. Now we want to dissipate
those doubts by showing that scrofulA in all lts
forms can be cured by the use OF the
sAMARITAN's ROOT d HERB JUICES
This has been proven 20 thousands who are now
we'll and sound. And to the doubtful aud those
who have given up all hopes, We Will tuFhisn
the Root aud Herb Juices free OF charge until
perfee. cure is effected. Persons awaiting them
selAss Of this offer will please SEND reference
that tkey will pay when cured. Root and Herb
Juices $l.25 per bottle.
nAnGARxTAT's GIFT,
JNHE only real and positive cure for diseases
i arising from indiscretiOn. Bsisam CopaibA
and Mercury discarded; only ten pills effect q
cure. They are purely vegetable; cure In from
two to four days. For no other reason THAI to
avoid being exposed the SamaritAn's Gift should
be used. Men of experience know that the med
icines Siyen by quaoks are Balsam Copaiba and
Mercury. The first can be smeIled from the
breath worse than bad whisky, and the Mercury
ruins the ystem. And, again, no person who
cares anything for his reputation wants to bt
seen going into the shops of the vendors Of thu
disgusting drugs with which the afflicted are
gorged. Male packages 50; females. Sent By
mail to any address.
Sold by Druggists generally.
DESMOND CO., Proprietors,
9l6 Race street, PhilsdsIphia.
CEAs. BEEsER, corner Illinois and MArko
street, Agent for Rock Island.
mehSdWIy
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va DR.. BOHANEAN's Treatise on spec.
ial Diseases" which fully explain the nature
causes, sy mptoms, etc., of "SPermatorrhea" oil
seminal Weakness" and all the evils resulting
from Self Abuse, and impediments to marriag,
generally. Also, valuable Information on othel
Delicate subjects. Sent Free to address in
plain sealed envelope.
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rheumatism l. NEURALGIA

in all their various forms. 1t is taken il ward
ly only. 1t is positively the only stand ard spe-
cifc before the public, being composed of pure
and harmless VegetA bic ingredients solely. con
tanning no minerals, poisonous or Injurious
drugs,
1t has actually cured ninety FIVE in every hun
dred cases, in the lsst six years. result unpar-
sileled in the history of Medicine.
The principal advantage in taking this msdi-
cine is, that it is quite different in its compost
ton from any other article before the public.
No other preparation does or can cot in the
same manner. While every medicine purges
and sickens the patient,
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DR.. BORANNAN
Office No. 6l9 North Fifth street, Cbetweel
Washington Ave. ana Green streets,
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Established IN st. Louis 1897.

CURES ALL CHRONIC AND SPECIAL
~ Diseases in short time, either in Male or
Fem ale charges low fees; uses no Mercury.
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JAMES N. BEARDsLEY,
County Clerk.

RemdrkS.-We have to say in reference
to this matter only what we have stated to be
the position Of the ARGUS under ell crcum-
ssances-thst we will do every mAa justice
in every charge we may make, be he black
or white. The facts as stated above by the
County Clerk are, as we have found on ex.
animation Of the records, correct, which
shows that Judge Guyer has only done his
duty, and we will compliment him for SO
doing, whatever we may think of him polit-
ioaIly. Criticism can only be effective and
result in good when it ia based upon facts,
and while we desire our readers TO report
facts, we do not want any misre representation;
not even for the sake of manufacturing that
species of chesp, political capital which il
the only stock in trade that the radical Office
holders have. The democratic party OF to
day have no need of this kind of buncombe
its cause is jast-the issues il makes are
the wishes of the people and the rights of
American citizens. On these We have made
the last campaigns, and the reduction of
radical msjorities in this county and in this
Congressional district, prove that with these
victory is not distant. We want every radi
cal office holder whom we may criticise to
understand that this is our policy, and no
number of ours snarling at our heels can
turn us from it. We do not desire to criti
else any one unjustly, much less Judge
Guyer, whom we know has enough to an
swer for without being unjussly accused.
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DIR. GALLAGHER'S
VEGETABLE RHEUMATIC
GU - e

at once dissoives and carries off all Rheumatic.
Neuralgia and unheslthy matter from the sys-
tem' end the patient must from necessity soon
get well. There is no mistake aboutit. The
money promptly returned in every instance
where no benefit has been received. large
number of unsOlisited testimonials have been
received attesting its great value.
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SieFCurial or Syphilitie rheumatism
aud NearatEia,

@+s1 ANSI a. s kog
Thoroughly srsdicsted Mercury and all dis
et ses arising from AN impure er poisonous state
Of the Blood, and | defy those who suffer from
such diseases to obtain a radical cure without
the AID OF tins important remedy.
1t operates on toe system entering the blood,
neut fa!'zHg he virLE of poison Establishing
the healthy functions, Of the animal economy,
and thereby ens bling the system to eradicate the
Disease and cast of the obnoxious matter by the
Bowels, Urine, PreAth and Skin. causing no
sensible excavations
1t is pleasant to take, assimiI&tes readily with
the food, aad does noJ interfere wial the usual
diet advocations.
Enclose cent stamp and send for sealed cir
culEr.
All Communications strictly confidential.
Price So 90 per bottle sent free from observation
By mail or press, to any address, on receipt Of
the money. Address
John T. WEEkIkSDk
Druggist and Phsrmaceutist
In Medical College Building. corner of BIondeHu
ard Seventh streets, hkOkUk. IOWA
m27-dly.
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HOBBS, SMELL &TWoMRIY

Managers, Box AS Davenport. Iowa.
To whom all communications must be addressed
CERTIFICATES
We hereby eerti that the Committee from
the Locomotive Engineers Grand Gift Concert
and Scheme, appointed to select musical instru.
ments. have purchased one Mathushek Orches-
trail Square Grand Piano. one M athushek Coli.
or and one octave piano case Melodeon, all of
winch we fully warrant to be fret class instru.
nents.
WILKINS 4 KING,
General A gents Mathush.k Piano Co
Inc above articles Of Watches and JewaIrv
nave this day been contracted for with us. ana
we sarrant every article to be arst class and Of
the best material. Specimens can be inspected
ct onT store. COOS & KIRCHER, Jewellers.
mehl3dSm 20 W I'd st. Davenport,
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STOVE REPAIRS,

STOVE REPAIRS.
IsEsII keep constantly on hand full stock
of CRATES, Innings and repairs for the Idsho,
Challenge, Rival an all tho leading cook stoves
that have been sold in Rock Island
Psrticua ar attention will be paid to all kind
of tin and sheet iron job work
We'll and oistern pumps kept constantly on
hand.
Thankful for past patronage would respect
fully ask my old friends to call st ID v new place
II business I AN deter mined TO spare no pain
toploase those who favor me with their patron
age. ID SWILER
nah : dutt
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49, ~ ~~
Or earlier if tickets are earlier disposed of.
q aAND hAILR0AD SCHEME under the
management OF Locomotive hnginesrs. Of
'hs G. X. l. ?. X. Il, Company.
Nehouid any change of tine be Ii ade due no.
tloe "4lt be 81 ven Ticket HolIers.)
/ AZ thV CONCLUSION OF the concert the uroDar.v
hemed in the list given below wall be- distrtnrt.d
10 hoiders Of prize tickets by a committee to bs
then and there chosen by the tickct holders.
Tickets Limited TO $4,000,
s<as~ Last Of Prizes to be GtUen A,oay. ~y.sn
Let Grand Prize, the line bTiok residences
OF b Ivombiy, Esq, Master Ne
ohanlc K d r X X Co. valued at.SlO, 900
70 III and Prize, the line frame residence
- OF Root, valued .................... 5000
ID GTRnd Prize, fine frame resid enee
On SIN street valued at..,..............,.. $500
Atm Orand Prize, fine frame residence
on YIN street. valued at............,..,. 5000
/ 9th Graad Prize, q fine frame residsnc.
! on Fsrnam street, valued at.... & QUO
9th dfand Prize, / Msthushek Square
Grand Piano, valued at ............ 500
7th Grand Prize, Mathushek octave
Grand Piano, valued at.......... 5O8
9Th Grand Prize, one octave piano case
! MeloueOn, valued OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 900
9th Grand Prize, fine carriage Horse.
harness and top buggy, valued at..... 1900
ohe cash prize OF S4OU..................... 400
Two cash prizes OF $500 each.............. 400
FIFTY cash prizes OF $l0O esch..... 5,Ou0
Two hundred cash prizes OF $l0 eaeh...... 1000
One thou and cash prizes of S. eAch...... 5000
Fifty hunting case god watches, valued
at 5000 each ........ $500. ,..., 10, OoO
rs Ladies' gold watches, valued at SOS
$1,000. 800. 1925
rs American SILVER watches, valued at
sos each............ SO. ................. 1926
70 Ladies gold chains, val at SOS each... 1926
20 Gents gold chains, val. at sos each... 625
Total amount of prizes SOC, GEO
For references refer TO all the principal bust.
ness men of the city of Davenport.
Financial Trustee--C STEWART ELLIS, Pres
idenk Citizens National Bank
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OFFICE OF CLERK OF Co. COURT,
Rock ISLAND, MAY is, 1871.


EDITOR ARGUS Dear Sir,--In your issue
OF the 18th INST, you charge Judge Guyer
with exacting more than double the amount
OF fees due in the estate OF which Mark Ash
down is Administrator. This statement is
incorrect, and is unjust to Judge Guyer, as
he has never received one cent from any
administrator or gusrdisn directly or indi
reotly, for his services. All fees connected
with this office are those allowed by law,
and charged and collected By the county
Clerk, and BY him paid to the proper parties.
The County Judge at the present time re-
Ceives s. per day for every day Court is in
session, and this amount is paid By the
county. In relation 10 requiring Henry
Ashdown to increase his bond, the records
show that Henry Ashdown, guardian, has in
his hands $674,32. requiring a boAd ofSI.-
34S, Ga, whereas the bond now ON ole and
given by Mr.. Ashdowu, is only $500 You
will see by referring to the law, that il is the
duty Of the County Judge to examine the
bonds OF guardians and administrators, and
if they are insufficient, require them to file
new bond. Respectfully. &C.,
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Tickets $1.OO Each

financial Trustee~-C STEWART ELLIS, Pre-
ident Citizens National Bank
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-18
GFammeF.

Some OF our readers who may be
grammarians will be kind enough to
tell US, if they can, whether the plur-
al of a tailor's goose is geese or gOOses.
They will also tell us if, asking to be
helped from a dish of potatoes, hash
ed, mashed, steWed and cooked, they
should say, "a spoonful of mashed DO
tatO," "a spoonful of the mashed
potatoes" ..-......
Speaking Of the article Known as
the tailor's goose, reminds US Of the
following:
Some time since a variety merchant
in the country wished to order from a
hardware store in the city something
for his tailor customers, and wrote as
/ follows:
'Please send me two tailOr's geese. "
Not liking the grammar, and fear
ing his New York friends would laugh
at him, he destroyed that order and
wrote:
"PIeasesend me two tailOT's gOOses. y
After the letter was sealed he was
troubled in his mind lest they should
send him two live geese, purchased
from some tailor, when be took the
letter from the post Office, destroyed 10,
and for two days thought Of nothing
except how to word his order so it could
be understood and according to gram
mar. At last he gave up in despair and
wrote:
''Please send me one tailOr's goose
and, d-u it, send me another one just
like it ~
We have seen this in fomewhat
different shape. Our language is full
Of anomalies. Some verses, as we re-
member them, read as follows:
If the plural Of gUosC
Should he geese and not gOOses,
Then the plural of moose
Should be neese and not mOOses.
II the plural Of OK
Should De oxen, not Oxes,
Then the plural OF fox
Should be fOXen, not foxes;
And the plural Of box
Should be bOXen, not boxes.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-18

We commend the following para
graph of q recent letter of Dom Piatt
to the Cincinnati Commercial to the
attention Of the Democratic press,
which appears to be making a good
deal of use Of some of his literature
about this time:
A great majority of the people Of the
United States is opposed to the Dem.
ss.,Atio party, and nothing but Oul
own folly and dishonesty has given
that organization any hope of success
1t seems, however, incapable of tax
ing advantage of our blunders. AT
the South are to be found after all the
best friends Of the Republican party,
and the deadliest enemies to Demo
cratic success They go about in large
numbers, with masks upon their faces
with long robes over their dresses,
shooting negroes and whipping white
men. They call themselves Ku-Klux,
which, | suppose, is the Southern dia-
lect for DemOcracy-a misnOmer, for
they are killing the Democratic party
as rapidly and effeetually as possible
1t is all very well for the Democratic
party at the North to swear vOeifer-
Ously that no such things exist, but
while judges are murdered upon the
bench in open court, and churches and
school houses are burned, and pool
creatures driven like frightened All
mails from their homes, il is very stu.
pid to be bawling night and day that
these are Radical lies and foul sland-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-18
DON'T be too sensitlTe.

There are some people, yes, many,
people, always looking out for sights.
They cannot carry on,the daily inter
course of the family without some Of
tense is designed. They are as tOuchy
as hair triggers. If they meet an ae-
quaintance in the street, who happens
to be pre-oceupied with business, they
attribute his abstraction in some mode
personal to themselves, and take UNI
bragg accordingly. They lay on 9TH
ers the fault Of their irritability. A III
of indigestion makes them see imper-
Thence in everybody they come in
contact with. Innocent persons, who
never dreamed Of offence, are aston
ished to find some unfortunate word
or some momentary taeiturnity
mistaken for an insult. TO say
the least, the habit Is unfortunate
1t is far wiser to take the mOrs
charitable view Of our fellow
beings, and not suppose a slight i
intended unless the neglect is OpeI
and direct. After all, too, life take:
its use in a great degree from the eolOl
of our mind. II we are frank and gen.
erOus, the world treats US kindly. IL,
on the contrary, we are suspicious,
men learn to be cautious to US. Let 8
person get the reputation Of being
tOuchy, and everybody is under more
or less restraint; and in this way the
chances of an imaginary are vastly
increased
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-18
Wood Famlne Threatened.

The last report of the United States
the people to do do what they can to
make up for tho loss Of timber by
planting young trees. A little atten-
ton on the part of land holders to this
matter would not only add greatly to
the beauty of the country, but would
increase the value of estates and pre-
vent what is really in danger Of over
taking us-a wood famine. Over 50,-
900 acres of land were denuded of
timber between 1850 and 1850, and are
now Truthful farms. Aside from the
use of wood for fuel, fencing, ETC., it
ranks as a necessity in many of the
arts and in various industrious call
ings. American oak, pine and wal
nut enter largely into our exports; and
it is said that a certain gun factory in
Europe during the nrst two years of
our war, used no less than 28,000 wal
nut trees, imported from this country,
in making gun stocks, which were re-
turned here in the shape of weapons.
When we think OF the immense
amount of timber required for the con-
struction of wharves, piers, railways,
etc, it becomes apparent that meas
ures should be taken not only by the
individual owners of land, but Legis-
lature, to provide against wantOn de-
structiOn of forests, and for the repair
ing Unnecessary waste of timber. 1t
appears to US also that in view of the
rapid decay of wood used for piles,
sIeepers and similar purposes, that it
would be well to subject materials so
used to the Bethel or some such pro-
cess, for the purpose ofresisting decay.
1t is said that wood which after being
submitted to the process, was used for
railroad ties and bridge timber, was
found after a quarter Ofa century's
use and exposure, to be sound 9s new
timber.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-18
GuP Girls.


We are not disposed to ask what is
the cause that the former days were
better than these. we do not believe
they were better than these; but in this
age OF luxury and frivoiity, of fashion
and extravaganza, and of seeming
rather than being, We cannot refrain
from asking whether "Our girls" have
been the gamers by times changes.
We feel almost compelled to apollo
OgiZe for calling them "Our girls" in-
stead Of addressing them as ''yOung
ladies'" for We refer now to those
who are still in their teens, without
having become women; to those who
have thrown aside their dolls and
baby-hOuses, but are not considered
mature enough to receive, much less
to accept, an offer of marriage.
Girls of fourteen and sixteen seem
older now than thirty years ago, when
there used to be a period between the
school and matTimOny, which was
devoted to a diligent study and prac-
tice of household duties. 1t was Ger
tainly considered indispensable in the
Olden time for the girls to understand
something of the mystery of boiling
potatoes, co king a beefsteak, and
making bed, to say nothing of the
more abstruse mystery Of making pies
and puddings, of darning stockings,
aud fashiOning a calico dress. It is
a notable fact, that only portion of
our girls of the present generation are
skilled in these arts, though, as par
tial accomplishments.
Our girls are the most beautiful pOr-
ton of creation; there can be no shad-
ow Of doubt in regard to this position;
not alone because they are fair to the
sight, have soft eyes, flowing tresses,
regular white teeth, alabaster skins,
and all that sort of thing, but more be-
cause they are innocent, guileless, and
pure, endowed with heavenly and holy
affections. And, when we look upon
them as angels of an ethereal order, we
do not like to think OF any drawbacks,
of anything cunning, selfish and art
full. We have looked upon the artists
highest ideal of the angels in the cold
but we could not help think
ing, as we compare the winged form
with the human reality from which
the conception is derived, how these
angels would look with that big thing
on the back of the head Young la
dies hardly reach their teens before
they ape all the costumes and all the
ways of mature women. They wear
furbelOws and flounces, tueks, over
skirts, Gloves of bOnnets or hats" just
like marriagable ladies.
fThora - not tho zliesh htn-t nhianfinn
to fine things in themselves consider
ed, not even the big one on the back
of the head; but we deduce from them
the suspicion that our girls already
consider themselves women. They
attend the midnight theatre and morn
ing ball, they go TO parties, and give
paTties-not children's, but regular
soirees. We claim to be progressive
but we don't believe in these things.
We desire to see our girls simply girls
till they are seventeen or eighteen at
least; and we are not afraid that "lOng
dresses will be too long postponed by
their mothers. We would like to
have them preserve their simplicity,
their guilelessness, and their giriish
ways and manners, n few years long
err Oliver Optics Magazine.