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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-27
SEMINAL Weakness CURED.

DR.. BoaANNAN's "yEssTABLE GU
KATIVE" psrwansetiy cures all forms Of sper-
N storfhssS or sseninsl Weakpess'. in from two
TO seven weeks time. 1t restores ,'Losi Power
and brings back the "Y outh furvigor' Of those
who have dsssroys sat by ssx uai excsssss or evil
Pr-siioss Young m.n .adering from the sf.sts
OF that dreadfully destructive habit Of Belf-
A suse Gee ass this medicine with the assurances
OF . speedy and Permanent cure. This reaed ,
has been used by old DR.. Bohsn~an in his pri-
vste practice for over thirty years, and has
failed in on ring even the worst eases. Price g.
per Pscksge. Sent to any address (frre from
obssrvation). Sold only . Dr. o. A. Bohan.
mans Office, Sc $40 North Fifth strses, st. Loui.
No Estabiished in 1887.
nch9S :dNly ~" o"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-27

sa- DIR. BoHASTAN's TREAT. on spee-
Isl tissasss," cwsich fatis sxpisia Me nature,
causes, 81 mptoms, etc, of ''SYermatsrrhea" or
'ssninsl Wsskness," Syphilis, Fen.l. Com
PlAints, al tnPedinents TO NJ srrsags, and val
aasl. infer atm other delic ate subjects
FhEE to addrss. in a plain ssAisd envelope, or
recsipt Of enc stamp. -r~9e ~5 80, /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-27
Sense Of Smell Restored Catarrh Cured
and Used-Up Feeling Banshed BY Con
stitutiousl CatarIh Remedy. -~

Messrs. LlTrLkFIRLD 4 HAYES Last fall.
feeling aoout y. ed up, was treabled with the
CAssrra, and l 10 shout oat of sorts. j thoaght
/ would Try DO tie of the tonstitatioHat Cdtarrh
Remedy. b. oul ht it home and tvok few doses,
and thong h there was not much To it, but kept
on taking il sod found it rather powerful
medicine. Itdid On much good felt bet er, and
by the time had used hats battle found my
self pretty well patched up,-se much so that
set il away and have not used any medicine
since. Had cssarrh . IL mantle. and difhcUiy
Abou, breathing /; could not smeil. An nos eli
right THOMAS r. HOYT,
Mathematical Instrument Maker and Civil
Engineer. c1
Goffstown jan, 1871.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-27
CATARRH
KEELING MORE PEOPLE THAN AHY 9TH
die odl g. RR DISEASE . eae c.
Consumption Neglected Catarrt


LIVER, BLADDER. KIDNEYS and MUCOUS
Surfaces generally affected by Catarih.
kRl sIPRLAs and RHkUMA1lsM from eau
SEES similar to Catarrh. SOFA IL
Msntrsnes eolds, Coughs, Consumptiys ten
dencass, SAIL. Dlssa.es, ant every thing Of .
berofula natRre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-27

sabdu.s ConvtEsfous and over PRICE
. sa,. u. =. s aS,s incident to in cr e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-27

Relieve pain, weakness or ez- PRICE
aaustIon in Is or 90 minutes giving 2S
seas and power TO the system. J CENTS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-27

CVREs ALL CHRONIC AND SPECIAL
~ Dfsesses in y short time. either in hals .
Femals5o chat ges low fess; uses no cAsrcnry.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-12-02
FATTENING MICH cows.

The People, Concord, n. H., contains the
following in relation to feeding cows for milk
and beef at the same time: I'm recent con-
versation with an intelligent farmer, we
learned that his practice of managing his
COWS, especially the farrow ones in winter,
was TO feed for beef while they were giving
milk. In this way he thought he got pay in
milk for all it cost to fitten the animals, Civ
ing him their increased value for profit. For
instance, he takes farrow COW in the fall or
early winter and commences feeding her the
same as he would if she was intended only
for beef. This he keeps up through the WIN
ter, and she not only puts on fat, but gives
double the milk that could be obtained on
ordinary keeping. Not only does she give
COED M ess. but it is rich. The milk is con-
sidered fully equal in value to the cost of
keeping the COW. Now mark the result.
Instead of her being thin and of II very small
selling value in the spring, she is ready for
the butcher at the very time of year when
beef generally brings the highest prices"
1t occurred to us that this was worth MAX
ing n note Of which we have accordingly
done Is not the practice of this man good
one to adopt and follow? 1t certainly seems
so. AS great many farmers will be feeding
more or less grain the coming winter, would
it not be good plan to try the experiment of
feeding the faTow cows, at least, both for
milk and beef at the same time.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-12-02
Alb

should be continued until the buttermilk is
removed. The butter should then be salted
For every twenty pounds of butter, use one
pound of sifted, fine dairy salt. Work it
carefully and evenly into the butter, and pack
Immediately.
The practice of sailing butter and letting it
stand twelve to twenty-four hours-and then
working over and packing is not only unnec-
essary, but damaging to the quality of the AZ
ticle. "What is once well and properly done,
is better than twice i'll DONE" applies in this
case. The second working renders the but
ter " salvy." 1t breaks down the "grain "
of the butter-and fits it for grease. Those
who have practiced the above mode of
working and sailing their butter, will not go
back to the old mode. They say it is the
only way they can put down their dairy, and
feel sure it will come out all right at the end
of the season.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-12-02
COMPARATIVE VALUE OF CATTLE
FOOD.

From paper prepared by II. S. Collins, of
Collinsville, Conn.,, we extract table show
ing the comparative values of different cattle
foods, which is worthy of careful study:
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-12-02
General Stems.

livered from wagons drawn by graceful and
fleet-footed oxen.
A Salt Lake Gentle paper varies the hard
names applied to Brigham Young, by calling
HIM "Old Polywogamy."
A rural paper remarks "Cold nights have
put stop to gate sparkling. If she doesn't
ask you to comein now, you had better quit.
A girl in Wisconsin swallowed forty per-
cussion caps. Her mother reiraincd from
Furnishing her or even talking snappishly to
her.
Mrs. Sarah j. Hale, editress of Godey's
Lady'S Book, is 81 years old, and still labors
constantly ut the work which has employed
her for the last A years.
The boys can now make home trapping
profitable. Skunk skins have Iris" well
cured ones being worth from IS cents to
$3.50 each. Go for EN-, boys.
A Mr.. Blanchard, who built the first house
in Peoria, H., and the first boat that crossed
Peoria lake, is "A years old, but doesn't feel
it much, and the other day got married.
William Davidson, of Bridgeport, Conn,
has had three wives inside of four months-a
widower twice and married man thrice.
1t is unnecessary to say he is bald-headed
0. ii. Newcomb, of Norwich, assisted by
f. N Stowell, caught four racoons on one
tree recently, and since that they have caught
four more on another tree near the same
place.
A fellow named Flowers, indicted for lar
ceny and robbery in the superior court at
Boston, pleaded guilty to both charges. but
the jury didn't believe him and he was ac-
quilted. This is the queerest case yet.
A Wisconsin lover felt so bad ut being jlt-
ed by his sweetheart recently, that he flavor
ed some candy with croton oil, but instead of
swallowing it himself, according to the usual
and approved plan, he sent it to her and died
by proxy.
A man named Tangier was lately married
mt Detroit, Mich, to a widow, and the same
evening his son married the widows daugh-
ter. A day or two after the Widows son
married his daughter, and the family are now
all provided for.
In Lincoln County, New, there is Il noun
tain of SALT pure, solid and transparent. In
early days, when the Mormons had to rely
solely on their own resources, they used
flakes from this mountain for window panes,
instead of glass.
Miss Alta NJ. Huletts, of Rockford, H.,
who was lately pronounced qualified to prac-
tice law, but was refused admission to the
bar on account of her sex, has started on a
lecturing tour expressly to tell the people
what she thinks of such treatment.
The Gar of all the Russias sees beyond his
nose. In the extensive system of railways
he is now building he uses gauge different
from that of any adjoining country. He
doesn't mean to have Prussia running up to
the walls of st. Petersburg on her own loco
motives, us she did to those of Paris.
A Georgia mule lately walked out upon n
platform attached to the rear of his stone
stable, and thence upon the roof of an adj
joining building. Climbing the roof and
crossing the comb of it, he descended on the
other side of the roof to the jumping off
place." and jumped off, alighting safely some
fifteen feet down in an open lot where he
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-12-02

Hay is selling at Vergennes depot mt SlS
per ton to press. A very large amount of
hay is being bought up for the Boston mar
ket.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-12-02

Per CEN Per CEN Total nu-
tage oftage of triment
fat form flesh for per cent
ers in 100 mers in i'm 100
lbs. 100 lbs. lbs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18

classical education, her heart went out
to young man of fine address but alasl
poor. Her parents, learning Of the girls 5
love, took her home and forbade the
young man to see Henrietta again. He
meekly obeyed, and shortly after the
girl was married to young Eng
lish officer, whom she told could
never have even her friendship. The
young couple sailed for England. Three
years after Henrietta left her husband
and fed to America. She soon fell On
the 25th of May, 1855, the Troy papers
contained an account of the poisoning
of Timothy flanagan and Catharine
Lubee, young girl, by Henrietta Rob
inson. She was arrested, and after
an exciting trial was proven to have
poisoned her victims by placing arsenic
in the beer which they drank Although
the general opinion that the woman was
crazy prevailed, she was found guilty of
murder and was sentenced to be hung
on the Sd of August, 1855. During the
trial she refused to remove her veil, and
when forced to do so, hid her face eff
fectually in her hands. This procured
her the title Of the "veiled murderess. "
Her sentence was finally commuted to
imprisonment for life, despite her pro-
testations that she would rather die.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18
chinese at a Fire.

The greater the range of our informa
ton upon the subject of Chinese Gus
toms and manners the greater is the as
constituent that is aroused thereby. The
average Chinaman whom we occasion
ally meet in our large cities, engineering
curb-stone cigar shop, is singular
specimen of taciturnity and marvellous
example of dead-alive man. But take
the Chinese at home" and what do we
find? A vocal turbulence that surpasses
belief, an uproar of voices and forest
of gesticulating hands and arms which
would shame a colony of magpies into
silence. To form correct opinion Of
John in his moments of excitement he
should be at fire in Canton. On such
an occasion the yoluminous roar of a
hurricane, beating upon a rocky sea
shore, and carrying with it the roar of a
hundred ships, would be to the music OF
Johns lungs as the plaintive melody OF
w's-harp to the loud clang of Gym
balls. At fire in Canton everybody in
town rushes to the scene, and an i'm
mense, insatiate and frantic mob OF
pig-tails block up the narrow street
about eight feet in width--and while
few Of them, shrieking like the
rest, are engaged in the effort to
squirt out the fire with the water from a
queer box which fulflls the Chinese idea
Of fire engine, the rest, officials, po-
lice, householders, mandarins, thieves,
mob and all stand around and howl
They yell at the FIRE; they shrek and
gesticulate at each other; the mob
jaws the police, and the police fp-
dulge in a deafening clatter of chin
music" levelled at the mob. In the
vast chaos of words-Chinese words-all
meaning is lost, and only a wild and
hideous discordance of sound is heard.
Those who have looked upon such a
scene aver-well, they aver that they
would rather never look upon Q similar
spectacle again. A curious statistieian
upon the subject of the Chinaman's ca
pacity for making a noise has estimated
and we believe, with correct result
that if it should occur that Pekin were
in flames, and the whole population Of
the Chinese empire, about 100000, 900,
we're gathered at the spot as lookers-on,
the noise made in honor of the event
would cross the Pacific in the shape of
loud murmur, and make itself audible
far out in the Atlantic, midway between
the Old World and the New.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18
A Scalp by Mail-Adventures of a
MissfOnary's Son.

From the San Francisco Bulletin.
Recently heavy, travelstained pack
age, inclosed in Government envelope,
arrived at the postoffice in this city from
Arizona The envelope and package
were slouchily arranged, and fell apart
while being removed from the mailbag.
The clerk naturally set about repairing
the damages. An exclamation of sur
prise and horror brought several persons
to the spot He pointedto the package;
all gazed in the direction indicated by
his index finger, and saw human scalp
Tenderly raising the scalp by long
raven tress, and depositing 1t tolerable
distance away, the superscription Of the
envelope was examined. ITO Mr..
W, Friendly Islands" was the di-
rection. The package was subsequently
forwarded to its destination. 1t appears
that the scalp belonged to some improved
red mantle coarse hair settled that
matter-but the circumstances attending
its removal from the defunct Lo, and
cause of its transmission by mail, did not
transpire. OF course there is story
connected with the affair; We. present it
herewith: A young American, son of a
missionary at one of the islands, becom-
ing dissatisfied with the monotonous oc-
cupation of reclaiming the heathens,
finally obtained permission of his parents
to visit the United States. His life thus
far had been spent among the savages,
and he now desired to visit his native
land. He longed to mingle with civilized
people, to enjoy the companionship of
youths of his own nationality. The
practices Of the wretched Tongese, their
barbarous polytheism, ETC., possessed no
charms for him. His heart yearned for
a country where the people treated each
other with courtesy, where the humblest
youths Of the land could raise themselves
by individual, unaided exertions to posi-
tions of honor and profit, where the gov
ernment was absolutely free, and where
the oppressed of all nations find home
A whaler touched at the island, and
when she left the hero of the story was
on board. The vessel came to San Fran
cisco, and W, for such we are led to
believe was the initial letter of his Chris
tian name, came ashore He was dis
satisfied with the city, dissatisfied with
the country, and, in company with an
other young man, went to Arizona.
While prospecting in that wild region, he
met with his death at the hands of the
Apaches. The companion subsequently
killed the Indian who murdered his
friend, and it was the scalp of this brave
that passed through the postofice; it
was a gift to the parents of the deceased
youth. In the early days of California,
it was customary to adorn tents with
Indian scalps, but it is not recorded in
history the scalp of an Indian murderer
was ever before forwarded, by mail or
otherwise, to the relatives and friends of
his victim.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18

Queen Vic has always been noted for
affably bowing without a moments ees-
sation in her state progress through the
city. A London correspondent of the
st. Louis Republican says this bowing
is all a deceit. There is a curious
contrivance attached to the seat Of the
royal carriage by whose means the royal
body is gently swayed as in the act Of
bowling while in reality the said body
lolls comfortably and makes no exertion
whatever" " Some Yankee has but 70
invent a handshaking machine to earn
the eternal gratitude of ali American
public men,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18
Bret Harte Finally Disposed OF.

n. Y. Tribune Boston Letter, March 9.
1t is to-day positively settled that Mr..
Bret Harte will write hereafter exclu-
sively for the Boston house of James r.
0sgood & Co. The contributions he
has already furnished to publishers of
our city, which have not yet been printed,
are of course not covered by this ar
rangement There can be but one or
two of them. Nor is it to be understood
that Mr.. Harte will at once begin to
pour forth stream Of Roaring Camps"
and "Heathen Chinees through the
pages of Our Young Folks and the
North American Review. He will take
his time about his work as all authors
must who would do their best and en-
hance their regulations. Nor is it in
the bond that he should reside in Bos-
ton or within the sight of its dome above
mentioned. He will please himself;
though no one can reasonably doubt
that in doing this he will gravitate to a
home in this vicinity. He will at pres
ent, after perhaps flying visit here next
week, proceed to the residence of a
friend in quiet spot on the shore Of
Long Island Sound, where he will en-
deavor to forget that he is a lion, work
himself again into the harness Of literary
labor, and for his FIRST undertaking essay
two additional Condensed Novels" to
be incorporated in a new and revised
edition OF his earliest published book
The novelists selected for treatment are
Mr.. Charles Reade and Mr.. Benjamin
Disraeli. This book of Mr.. Harte was
issued several years ago by New York
publisher, Mr.. Carleton, but has been out
of print since the furore Of the present
day began. The new edition viii be is
sued here by James R. Osgood & Co.,
some time in April, or early in May.
After that time Mr.. Harte's movements
and labors do not come within the pro
vince of the special correspondents
prophecies; but it is safe to assume that
his sagacious publishers will give the
world its first glimpse Of whatever he
may write in the pages of the Atlantic
Monthly and of Every Saturday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18
SHADOWS,
BY ALICE CARY.


When / see the long wild briers W
Waving in the winds like fires,
See the green skirts of the naples
Barred with scarlet and with gold,
See the sunhower, heavy hearted
Shadows then from days departed
Come, and with their tender trembles
Weep my bosom, fold on fold.
I can hear sweet invitations
Through the solemn, sad vibrations
OF the winds that follow, follow,
As from self seek to fly:
Come up hitherl Come up hitherl
Leave the rough and rainy weather
Come up where the royal roses
Never fade and never die
Twas when May was blushing, blooming.
That we built and walled our chamber
With the emerald Of the leaves;
Made our bed of yellow moses,
Soft as pile of silken fosses;
Dreamed our dreams in dewy brightness,
Radiant like the m0rns and ewes.
And it was when woods were cleaning,
And when clouds we're wildly streaming
Gray and umber, white and amber.
Streaming in the north wind 8 breath,
That my little rose-mouthed blossom
Fell and faded on my BOSOM r'
Cankered by the coming GOODNESS,
Blighted by the frosts of death.
Therefore. when see the shadows
Drifting in across the meadows
See the troops of summer wild birds
Flying from us, cloud on cloud
Memory with that May-time fingers,
And seem TO sec the fingers
Ofmy lost and lovely darling
Wrap my heart up in her shroud.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18
The LOCK STITCH which it

makes is more durable and beautiful than
any other, presenting the same appear
ance on both sides of the fabric and will
not ravel. 1t is also more economical,
requiring oNE-TmRp LESS cotton than
any other kind of stitch Being the same
on both sides, it is not necessary to use
the extremely fine sewing cotton required
by those machines which make stitch
with ridge on the under side, which can
only be concealed by using thread too
delicate and fine to bear ordinary wear.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18
Henrietta Robinson, the Noted
"VefIed Murd eress ~ Something
of Her EnrIy History.

A correspondent of the Brooklyn
Union, who recently visited Sing Sing
Prison, speaks Of Henrietta Robinson,
the "veiled murderess," whose trial,
seventeen years ago, created so much
excitement The correspondent says;
Some traces of the beauty which was
once so fascinating linger around her
still, although her face looks haggard and
her eyes are full of a hungry light that
reflects the freedom-longing of her heart.
Il is said that she expects a pardon. The
writer briefly reviews her life and the
circumstances Of her trial, which at the
time attracted wide attention. Her
younger days" he says, were spent in
a wealthy and luxurious home in Canada
East. At eighteen, while completing
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18
LOUISVILLE ROUTE.
NORTH AND EAST.
Winter Schedule.
Takes Effect January 9th, 1871.

Brownsville Accommodation leaves daily
Except Sunday at AIS pm. r'
Daily through train to Nashville and Chat.
tanooga without change of cars. Leave ai
AS pm; arrive in Nashville at 3 am,
Chattanooga at 10 ,, m, next day.
Depot at head of Main street.
Ticket Office, 2S7h Main street, one door
north Of jefferson.
The train leaving Memphis at ] As I. m. runs
daily. The 4. Is am. train does not run on Sun
day. Both trains run through TO Louisville
without change. Elegant sleeping cars run
through on the 1.45 m. train from Nemphit
to Louisville. connecting at Louisville with
through cars to Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buff
falo aud New York, without change. Only
Washington City and Boston. Berths and
staterooms. in through cars, can be engaged
at the Ticket Office, 2i7lS Main street.
]. 7. BOYD, Superintendent.
Jas. SPEED. Ticket Agent. 9-62-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18

Its simplicity renders its movements
so easy that a child can work it. 1t is
almost noiseless in operation and for
speed and rapidity of motion excels all
others, as has been demonstrated thou
sand times by competition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18

1t possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables the
operator to handle the work more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operatorrequir.e
an inclination Of the body forward (detri-
mental to healthy and are hard and tire
some to use.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-18

The prices are within reach of every
one. Machines are made to suit all
tastes and circumstances, and the plain
est In finish will work as well as the most
costly .a-
Full and thorough instructions given
at the house of the customer at any time,
free of charge, and the utmost pains
taken to render complete satisfaction.