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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-25

Of tempered steel, and as effectually locked
as an iron chest" DR.. Plot, the historian
of Starfordshire. refers to locks made in
complicated suites in that country two
centuries ago. He also says that locks
were made with chimes in them, playing
divers quaint and wonderful tunes when
ever opened. What effect this music
would have upon the burglar is not easy
to imagine.
The lock attained the acme of its celeb
brity during the great exhibition of 1851 /;
but it proved to be the presage of its sud.
den fall MI. Bramah had for many years
exhibited lock In his shop window in
Piccadilly, attached to which was the offer
of a reward Of 200 guineas for the invent
or of an instrument to open it. Every
body remembers how this boastful chal-
lenge was accepted by Hobbs, young
American mechanic, who had come over
to the worlds fair, and how, after ten days
of patient effort, he succeeded in dispel-
ling the fond dream of an "unpickable
lock" This astonishing feat was the great
event of the exhibition, and it lifted Hobbs
into fame and established new and sue
cessful era in the production of locks and
keys.
An ingenious locksmith, who has large
faith in DR.. Cummings, is troubled at the
prospect of his craft at the dawn of the
millennium. The lock trade is one of
those numerous industries that thrive
upon the frailties Of civilized mankind
and it must decay in the golden age, when
the world resembles Longfellow's village
of Acadie, for there
Neither locks bad they to their doors nor bars to
their windows,
But their dwellings, were open as day and the
hearts of their owners.
To the end of the craft, however, come
when it may, doubt not Cupid will re-
main the greatest pick lock in creation,
for Shakespeare has no truer couplet than
this:
" Were Beauty under twenty locks kept fast,
Yet Love breaks through and picks them oil at
last"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-25
How q Fortune was Lost.

A WRITER in the Gsntlsmons Magozin<
relates an anecdOte of one Of the founders
Of Christ's Hospital, London, which very
fairly illustrates the sort of impulses
which govern people in willing their prop
erty to public institutions His name was
Hunt, AID under his will Christ's Hospital
now receives an income of about f12O, 900
a year. He was city merchant, bach
elor, and lived with his brother This
brother had sons and daughters, who were
brought up with the expectation Of en-
jcying their uncle's property at his death.
But there's many slip twixt the cup and
the lip, and couple Of sharp words at
dinner one day between the brothers dissi-
pated all their expectations to the wind.
The bachelor had Q psneltant for new pota-
toes and melted butter, and one day, when
the potatoes and the butter boat happened
TO come into suggestive contiguity, the
epicurean millionaire stuck his fork into
potato, and dipped into the butter.boet,
and swallowed It. "Excellentl" Beast
lyi" answered the brother. Beastly-do
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-25

p1ted to be very rich, recently made his
will. He bequeaihed 10000 to the Gen.
eral Hospital, and like sum to the eocie-
ty for the Propagation Of the Gospel in
Foreign Parts To one relative he lef,
81 900, and legacies to the amount of ESQ
were numerous. The total amount be.
queathed amounted to G45,O0O. The ex.
pectant leRtees were very demonstrative
in their thinks. Presents of wine, game,
and other good things were sent in profu-
sion. Theold gentleman was courted by
more than one lady whose early youth was
passed. Ee died at the age of eighty -four
few dayssince, and the friend at whose
house he heathed his last honored his re.
mains with an expensive funeral. This
friend had also the melancholy satisfaction
of paying the expenses, for the testator
died considerably in debt.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-25

WHAT Is happening TO the old men
According to established precedepts they
should retire, give themselves to contem-
plation, and leave the busy affairs of life
to a younger race. That may have been
the practice in ancient times, but In our
dav they hold fast to work, and rule the
world right royalty. Won Moltke, quite
Juvenile at seventy, plans and executes
such a campaign as modern ages have
never witnessed; his sovereign, tough as
oak at seventy four, roughs il on the field
as iauntly as a young lieutenant
Won Room, the Prussian War Minister,
older than either the General or King,
host and gathering of supplies. Nor are
these wonders confined to the German
side Of the controversy. Theirs, at seventy
five fits with the vivacity Of boy from
one camp TO the other, Is negotiator OF
peace, and the executive head OF the
French Government. OF his associates,
Dufaure, tho Minister Of Justice. is
seventy three; Guizot, King Louis Phil,
ippe's ex. Minister, though past eighty,
writes books with as much precision and
force as when he occupied professor .
chair
In England, where men are reckoned
young till they are past fifty, splendid cx-
amples Of vigorous old age have not been
wanting. Palmerston, Lyndhurst and
Brougham, octOgenarians all OF them,
led public opinion In Great Britain TO the
end Of their days, and died in their har-
ness II Is said of the first Of the three,
that after a field night in the House of
Commons, he would be seen at daylight
walking home at pace which young
man could hardly equal. Thos Carlyle,
over seventy, abates nothing Of his intel
lectual vigor, while Lord John Russell,
though creeping toward eighty, still at
tends the Upper House of Parliament.
Our own country, too, furnishes us strik-
ing instances Of hearty old age
Stewart, Drew and Vanderbilt, the
money kings Of this city, are old men, as
the years are counted, but still hold firmly
in their grasp The great interests which
they control. The grave has just closed
over DR.. Skinner, who, nearly half cen.
fury ago, was famous as a preacher, and
Of whom it may be said that 10 the last
"his eye waxed not dim, nor did his
strength abate "
Psychologists tell us that, with a greater
prevalence Of the knowledge Of the laws
of health. the world may expect an in
increase of the average duration of human
life Are we already reaping the fruit of
this better knowledge, In the prolOngation
of the vigor Of the human species, The
cases we have given are not of an old age
enfeebled, retired and barely tolerated, but
of age still bearing the armor, militant
triumphant One could almost persuade
himself that the golden era 10 near, and
these splendid examples are the first TO-
kens Of it, approach. zA HahOdsa.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-25

you mean to say that I'm beast." Eyes,
I do The man who can dip a potato into
the butter-boat in that way, must be a
beast" The words were quickly spoken.
1t was not so easy to recall them. You
may ridicule mans opinions, expose the
Stiffness of his crotchets, laugh at his
prejudices, and quiz his personal appear
ance-and he will forgive you. But there
is one limit to this personal criticism. A
mans tastes at table are above criticism,
and an alderman's sacred. Mr. Hunt
thought so. He tore up his will at once,
cut off his heirs with the NEUROLOGICAL
shilling, and left all his spare cash and
estates TO Christ's Hospital.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-25
A Dreadful Cheat.

SOME years ago book, by writers Of
high repute, was published in London, en-.
titled "Seven Tales by Seven Authors,
and the leading point In one of them was
that mercenary mother persuaded her
dying husband, who is nearly bankrupt,
to make will, whose contents are at his
death duly bruited abroad, leaving each OF
his daughters $4,000 with the view, Of
course, Of their attracting attention from
men bent on matrimony. A rxss some
thing resembling this has lately been
played ct nottingham, England. An &C.
centric old gentleman, unmarried, and re.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-25
Youths Department.
THE CH7CKEN's XzsTAKK

III PH688 CAHxs
LITTLx downy chicken one day
Asked leave to 60 on the water;
Where she saw duck with her brood ct play
Swimming and splashing about her.
When her mother wouldn't let her,
" II the ducks can swim there, why cantI
Are they any bigger or betterf"
Then the old hen answered: Listen to ne,
And hush your foolish talking,
just look at your feet, and you will eee
They were only made for walking"
But chicky wishfully eyed the brook,
And didn't half believe her,
For she seemed to say, by . knowing look,
"Such stories couldn't deceive her,"
And as her mother was scratching tho ground,
She muttered, lower and lower,
~ know can 60 there and not be drowned,
And so think I'll show her,"
Then she made a plunge, where the stream w
And saw too late her blunder;
For she hadn't hardly time to peep
Till her foolish head went under.
And now hope her fate will show
The child my story reading,
That those who are older sometimes know,
What you will do well In needing.
That each content in his place should dwell,
And envy not his brother
And any part that is acted well
Is just rs good as another.
For we oil have our proper sphere below.
And this IL q truth worth knowing.
You will come to grief If you try to 60
Where you never were made for gOingi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11
GAG Ice King Refrigerator,

b, u.oa created such q sensation, and took
.ns lsst emlum a. the CIncinnAtl E1posr
tlou, 81. LOUIS FAIR, illinois State Far, AND
all the 4 ARA throughout this State generSiiy
Is,t ssnsou. is now for sale and can be seen
in actual operation at E. ". Spencer's
H ,ussnold Furnishing Goods Emporium, on
illinois street.
TRs Refrigerator possesses many aavsn-
tayes over oil others ever manufactured
among which may be mentioned the iaci
taAs It saves fifty per cent of the ice required
in any other Refrigerator OF the same size
1t ls q preserver, not q consumer, IKE tne
nu nsrous ice meters called hetrIgeraIors'
l. produces q dry, cold temperature IN the
preserving chambers. The temperature can
b, reduced to fourteen degrees betoo treezln9
mint. One article of food will not parsskt
Of ina smell or tast Of another. The pro
vi,ion chambers are always DRY, sWee
and clean, as they have no driPpings from
ioo Fish. game and meats Of all kinds cal
be kept frozen any length Of time, and IN
,,,rfaotly dry and preserved condition lh'
RafriperA,or is divided into two separate ant
5;stinet compsrtments, and alsO he's =" ate
CooIar attached, which furnishes an uniim
i,ad amply of ice cold water tCithout ptttt1n
;.s in the mater. 1t consumes about to
nanta worth Of ioe every twenty -four nour
Tnis economical piece of furniture costs u
more than any other refrigerator, ana
manufactured of ell sizes, and snitAoie tG
Hotels, Restaurants, Grocers and tor fsmil
purposes.
Csllat E.w. Spencer's the only agei
for Rock Island, Moline and vicinity, an
saa the workings OF shis indispensable srs'o
in actual operation.
anrl8 dw6m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11
Indigestion or Dyspepsia,

Is a weakness or want Of power Of the digestive
Iulces N the stomach to convert our iroo and
drink into healthy matter for the nourlI hmeht
oI the whole ysItm. II Ia csEsea BY every
thing th al tend. to weaken the BODY, and more
part cuiarly the stomach kesriy n LOl quite
one If OF the diseases, TO which We are haLie,
proceed from II. IndIgestion produces q great
variety OF unpleasant ieeIiugs Among the
most prominent OF ltz miserable Effects are,
want of or an inordiDste appetite, tomstlI2es
ATTENDED with a constant craving Tor drink, tour
stomach, grinding pans in the sIonRt b, GePrts-
sion of splrlts gloom Of mind, fEetiulness, vast
log of flesh, loss OF energy And strength, very
irritable, heart bum, uppi.ktsnt TASTE ID the
N outh and lumbhug in the boWeis- in sone
cases Of deurayed iudigeIiitp, tLeTe ia otm-
plete disreiish for fOoo, at other times peTion
go afflicted can eat heartily without much gratl
6calion long tr%ln OF nervous sy uptCms are
also frequent attendants, general debiltJ great
ianguidness and incspAcity for e1eTtion. Inc
uinds Of persons 40 afflicted frequently become
irritable and depending, and great anxiety Is
| observable in the cGuntebarce; they appear
| thoughtful, mslanchCly, and detected, Inder
great apprehension Of Eoms imeglnAry DANGER
will start at any unexpected noise or occurrence
| and much Agitated. ct for all this the mind
is eI liberated without much difficulty, pltasip
events and society viii for . time dissipate an
| appearance Of disease. Other symptoms are, VI
oient pAlpattilon, sestles ness with sense oi
weis ne and Oppression upon the chest, night
| M are etc 1t is almost in possible 20 meme all
the sy m ptoms OF this invader upon the constitu-
ton as in almost every case of indigestion,
there will probably be something peculiar TO
each, but be What they may, they sre All Oees-
stoned by the food becoming burden, rather
than a support 10 the stomach, aud in all its tta-
| ges the medicine mott wanted Is ihht which
will Afotd spec d y assstaHce 10 the digestive or
game 81 d give energy and strength TO the ner-
vous and muscular systtn N, and new lie tC
the vho hoiy and nothing can be aud tteT'
10 nothing, that will give qTiek reiiei' as sy
lor's Stomach and Liver CoTIscior, the Gr'a
Remedy for Blood. Liver and sfir Di'ea ts, an
| from one to four bottles viii effect 9 cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11
A NOBLE BENEFACrIoN.
Gan Papers should publish this,

The Trustees of the Louisville Medical
College, louisville, Ky. have created one
of the most liberal aud noble benefsctions
ever conferred by public Institution upon
any people. The Trustees Of this College
have instituted one Beneficiary Scholarship
for each Congressional District in the South
ern A-d surrounding States BY this means
very many poor but deserving young men
will be enabled to obtain through medical
education. Any one wishing to take sdvsnt-
age of this Benefactiou which is worth to
each student at least 5000, has only to
write 30 DIR. Z. s. Gailsrd, Dean Of the
Faculty of the Louisville Medical College.
Louisville, KY, when he will receive coll
eye catalogue with full information in re-
gard to oil that is necessary for bin TO do
TO secure one of those Scholarships. With
proper and Welcome delicscy the names of
those who have secured the Beneficiary
Scholarships will be known only to the Dean
of the Faculty. 1t is unnecessary TO CON-
mend those who have established these
Beneficiary Scholarships. Their act will
bring them commendation wherever it il
known.
In accordance with the old HippocratiC
oath, forbidding physicians to charge the
families Of each other for services rendered
the Faculty of this College viii make nc
charge for teaching sons of physicians, and
rs no physician charges clergy mans fam
y, the sons of cIergymen will receive th'
same privilege. The next College session
begins October I'd, 1871. As the lectur,
fses charged for each student who has no
obtained Beneficiary Scholarship, amour
to $l20, annually, the public can appreciate
the munidoeuce Of this benefsotion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11

MR. WILCOX OF the Milwaukee Sentinel,
says; CDR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
aud Special FlavOrings are the best, without
exception, that are made. They are grow
ing daily in popular favor, and in every
case where they are used give decided salts
faction. We are using them in our house
hold, and speak from q knowledge OF the
case These articles are not put into the
market to compete in price with those of q
low grade inferior quality-they CLAIM
purity and healthfulness. Let those WHIT
read give them but single trial and be sat
lid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11

sons, fifteen miles above Houston, Texas.
DR.. Q. G. Young, President, Wm M. Will
son, Assistant Civil Engineer were killed.
Turaer, q brekesmsn, was hurt, probably
fatally, and G. L. Noble, Chief Engineer,
and Superintendent North were severely,
and others slightly kurt.
CINCINNATI, Aug. ll.-A general raid
was made last evening on the lottery
policy dealers, twenty-five having been
arrested, and taken to the station house,
where they were released on bail by their
bankers.
LONDON, Aug. 1l.-Russia is srming ex-
tensively, and has formed sn alliance with
France against Germany and Austria.
VERSAILLES. Aug. ll.-In the Assembly
last evening NJ. Dsmmas submitted a mo-
ton providing for the distribution of remun-
GRAFTON for losses sustained by the depart
ments during the war through Commission
ers TO be appointed from the people Of each
department The proposition was violently
opposed by Victor LIE Frame, and wss no,
acted upon.
| LONDON, Aug ll.-Marshal MeMahon
and Count De Flausigney are expected &c
visit Ireland.
A meeting is called for Hyde Park mex
Sunday to propose usteripg protest agains
prohibition by the government of last Sun
days meeting in Dublin.
The barque Lille NJ. Greenock, bound
for Boston, laden with iron, foundered oil
the Island OF Islsy. The crew were saw
ed.
Sir Rounded Palmer has been appoistec
counsel and Earl Russell arbitrator, on tn
| IL l. -.
In the uouse of Commons to-day Glad
stone announced the postponsment of tn
Queens departure for Balmorsl, she having
been charged with indifference to the condi
tion to public business The late pro
rogstion of Parliament is therefore ye
uncertain.
Monsel, Post Master General, announce
a reduction of telegraph tolls TO SIX penc
for ten words throughout the United KING
dom will be made upon the completion c
the new general Office.
Card we'll, IecretarY of War, spoke in de
Tense of the English military system as con
pared with that of Prussia.
In the House of Lords Marquis Ripo
made lengthy argument in favor Of tn
ballot, in the course of which he referred |
his experience IN the United States Ia th
most pleasant terms, and paid com phmer
to American institutions.
Esrl SALISBURY made demand for tv
months time for question Of the ballot
j. vigorus debate ensued, participated in
a the Lord Chancellor and various other peer
and strong expression to the bill we're mae
Il on all sides Finally the house divide
h and the bill was rejected the major
against the government was 46.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11

Rsnue's Pain-Killing Magic Oil is sold BY
most of our druggists and merchants, and
has become 8 standard article in market
This position it has won by its merit. It il
clean TO use. 1t cures pain where it il
used faithfully, and we intend always Il
keep it in the house to use. Try it. FO
sale By John Bengston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11
Mercury or Calomel

Is the great remedy that physicians appeal to
and use almost entirely all diseases of the
Liver. There are thousands st the present time
that are suffering with the rheumatic P ins In
the JOINTS, caused by the uEe of Calenel which
has created q disease Of it's an worse than that
whicn it WAS intended 10 cuve. There Is no
drug that leaves it's mark more prominent in
the system. Yet, perhaps. there are times hen
it can be given. and have q beDiheial etert, but
should not be dealt out il has been, INA is at
| the present time, by the Sc that pretend 10 know
what they are doing, but in reality do not The
Liver is more liable TO disease than any other
| organ IN the human system and when that fails
| TO do its duty II leaves the wesN points OF me
| body exposed rs the bile 10 not thrown of, but
taken up by the bloeo. as il passes throsg b this
| great filter of the system. and becomes impure.
Then follows train of diseases, whose name is
| Legion. There many II at .rfer from pain
in the side and across the body, dull, heavy
drowsy feeling. head ache, pain in the night side,
often severe pain ID the bowels, costiVeLsfs fat
uence diar hea, more or less indigetfiop lOss OF
appetite sallow skin, white Of the eyes yellow,
sinking Of q b, deI ression of rpiIits ct ther
times a great craving for food. some.of these
svmptous are csuIed only by torpidity Of the
Liver Il irnpossble to give all tn symptoms
Of deranged Liver, and they are all cureable
without tie aid of Caiomel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11
Congestion Of the Liver,

The symptoms of which are, pain in the righ7
side running to the shoulder, loss of strength,
appetite ano energy, sense of opPretsl'n \, low
| ness OF spirits, squeamlsbness OF the stomach
a yeliowis c. sted tongue, re, tleHn nets, fright
fui dreams all of wbIsh ield to the ip pfueLee OF
"TAYLOR's STOMACH AND LIVER COR
| RECTOR ofN hieh enough should be taken to
| cause speedy and fee evacuation Of the bowels
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11


0xIoAss, Aug. IL.
Flour-Dull.
Whest-In fair demand at 81 o. cash OOs
seller August 9s4Ags5o seller SepteDbsr No
sold at 81 043sl 05 No 8 oslo; Winter wheat
No l amber 81 II No do and No red 81 093s
10.
Oorn-Sc2rce and wanted closed st 443c
cash rejected Alto; No yellow 45A463c.
OAts-Actve; closed al 3O!c cash.
Rye-FIrm; NO a. 544c.
Barley-steAdy at 63c cash; Ole Sept.
Recelpts-Fsour 426; wheat 95,al6i com
l7O, $50 oats 1000 rye 1884 barley H.
$50.
hpments-Flour 2,sl2 wheat Al, 5Sl corr
ll4.62o oats t55, ,456; rye 1850; barley i
260
Whisky-Lower al ssc.
| Sept; $lI 90 Dec.
| LRrd-Steady at SEC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11
Sick Headache

Those tpat are subject 30 it only know What
distressing G. EIs!nt it is, and If very u1
welcome visitor Al fret II caBses dimnesf q
vision, fullowcd by a terrible Psin, sckhe's at
the stomach, a. d vomiting and 'h'n for dtJ
or two a per,on f,els as thoosh th.1 hao 1t
If ,ickness One dose viii VheD bret at
,.ck.d and one TO three bottles will effect = per-
mSnent cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11
JauRdiee.

v hen you see peEson as yellow as sahfoa
bag, IA common s-ying,l you very naturally
ms 10 the coz eigsiob that It il Jsuhdice, caused
by derange nsnt OF the Liver, by the bile beisg
obsruoted and fou ing with the blood thIougout
the system, instead Of passing OF in its natural
eourse into the bowels. One TO three bottles Will
cure the worst case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11

t;refy vegetable Used oy more than zoe Ply
sieians in their practice, here and abroad, IS IT
lis the only medicine ever discovered for the per.
mapent cure Of ell the shove diseases. Call ana
rsceiye bael your money in all cases OF failure
St bottle. Sold everywhere. Send for clrcu-
lars. free. Fl. D. FigwLE, Chemist, Boston.
aug2O- -dsod-t, ,tAs&uIy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11
LOCAL n OTICES

TESTIMONY. Thousands of mothers are
constantly speaking in exalted terms OF
comneudstion Of the magical effect OF Mrs.
Whi,combs Syrup tor soothing infants
teethlnp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11

MARRIAGE GUIDE Interesting work,
numerous engrAvings, 224 pages. Price SO
oeuis. Address DR.. Butts DispensAry, II
North Eighth street, St. Louis, Mo. See
advertisement.
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