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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03
NEW ADvanYxsnn6nMYa.
WALTHAM
WAT CH ES.

The extensive use Of these watches for the last
fifteen years by Railway Conductors, Engineers
and Expressmen, the most exaeting of watch
wearers, has thoroughly demonstrated the
strength, steadiness, durability and accuracy OF
the Wsltham Watch. To satisfy that class in
all these respects, is to decide the question to
the real value of these time keepers.
More than 500, 900 of these watches are
now speaking for themselves in the pockets Of
tho people-a proof and guarantee Of their su.
periority all others.
The superior organization and great extent
of the Company's Works at Waltham, enables
| them to produce watches at price which rem
ders competition futile, and those who buy any
other watch merely pay from IS to so per cent
more for their watches than is necessary.
| These time pieces combine every improvement,
that long experience has proved of real prae
teal use. Having had the refusal of nearly
every invention in watch making originating IL
this country or in Europe, only those were fnail.
adopted which severe testing by the most skill
fui artisans in our works, and long on tn
part OF the public, demon strated to be essentis
to correct and enduring time keeping.
Among the many improvements we woul
particularize:
The invention and use OF centre pipion O
peculiar construction, to prevent damage to ta
train by the breaksge Of main springs, is orig
lnal With the American Watch Com pany, " G
having had the refusal of all other contrivanse,
adopted fogg's patent plnion as being the bss
and f4ulte.s.
Hardened and tempered hair-springs, no
universally admitted by Watehmakers 10 be ii
beet, and used in all grades of WalIhsm Watchs
All Walthsm Watches have dust proof cap
protecting the movement from dust, and lessen
ing the necessity Of the frequent cleaning necel
sary to other watches.
Our ne patent stem -winder, or keyless W tc
is already q decided success, and g great in
provemenf on any stem winding watch in th
American market, and by far the cheapest watc
Of It's quality now offered to the pubic l
those living in portions Of the United STATE
where watchm Akers do not abound, watches wit
the above mentioned improvements which ten
to ensure accuracy, Cleanliness, durability sn
! con venience, N ast prove invaluable.
, The trademarks of the various les made
} the Company are as follows:
} AhERICAx WATCH o., Waltham, Mass.
ANN. WATcH Co.. Taltham, Mass.
AMERICAN WATCH Co., Crescent ST., Waltha
E Mass
( APPLETON, TRAcY Co., Wal, ham, Mass.
AMERICAN WATCH Co., Adams ST., WalthaE
Mass.
WALTHAM WATCH Co., Wslth.m, Mass.
P S. Bartlett, Walthan, Mass.
WV. ELLERY, Waltz am, Mass.
HOVE WATcH Co., Boston, Mass.
Examine the spelling Of these names careful
before buy ng, Any variation even Of sing
d letter. indicates counterfeit.
For ale by all leading jewelers.. No watch
retaiIed by the Company.
An illustrated history of watch making, co
taining much useful information to wateh-we
ers sent to any address on application.
ROBBINS d APPLETON,
General Agents foE American Watch ct
II 1872 Broadway, New York.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03
TOBACCO SUBSTITUTE.
LANGE'S PLUGS!
AN IMPROVED
Substitute for Tobacco.
Patented March Q. 1869.

Tc every one wishing to quit the use of Tobacco
in any form, and to restore to their natural or
norm al activity the functions of the organs which
have suffered by the OF tobacco, we herewith
offer g most potent auxiiiAfy in our preparation
known as LANGE's PLUGS.
The deleterious effects of Tobacco on health
general debiit, of the nervous and cireu atory
functions, causing great feebleness of the pulse,
fluitering of the heart, oppression of the chest,
loss of mental and Muscular power, disease OF
th- skin, ets.,--are annulled, and the craving
for Tobacco entirely ceases when our substitute
has been used for some time.
Herbs and roots of highly esteemed Tonic
| properties are the components of our preparsr
| ton, and we can confidently recommend it to al
debilitated persons as
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

THE NEW YORK DAY-B OOk.-
L The CHAMPION OF WHITE sUPREM'
ACY AGAINST TIE WORLD.-A First Class
Eight Page Democratic Weekly, established II
1880. 81 per year; 81 for six months. Sub
scribe for it. For specimen copies address
"DAY-BOOK, New York City"
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OAicsge 2EaFGst.

OAIcsEe nEaFket.
FsIssrsPAsd to the AReua.
OKIcAso, March 3.
Flour--unchanged.
Wheat-Dull; sales cash 81 24al 25 for No 2
81 264; seller April.
Corn-stead; sales range from 81 to 81 clos
ing at 5l3c.
01ts-Quiet at 49a494c.
Rye-Dull So for MOI
Barley nchanged at 7Sa79c.
Pork-$21s2l1'
Whisksy-Fi1m; selling at Soc.
Dressed Hogs-Weak at $Sos 70; closing at
SSaS Is.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

q Duluth editor, who has strayed as far
eastward as New York, writes in raptures
to bis paper Of the people Of that remote
region. He says How different the
folks do act How green they look What
an cir of primitive innocence there is about
them! low pleased they seem to bel They
never heard of Duluth !"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03
Uncle JOSh'S
TRUNK FULL OF FUN

Portfolio of first class Wit and Humor, con-
tanning the Richest ComicAl Stories, Cruel Sell 8
Side Splitting Jokes. Humorous Poetry, Quaint
Psrodies, Burlesque Sermons, New Conundrums 8
and Mirth- Provoking Speeches ever published.
Interpreted with Curious Puzzles, Amusing
Card Tricks, Feats of Parlor Magic, and nearly
900 Funny EngraVings. Illustrated Cover
Price cts. Sent by mail, postage paid, to any
part of the United States, on receipt OF price.
DIOK FITZGERALD, Publishers, Is AM
street, n. 7.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03
The Best Stomach Bitters

without the alcoholic stimulus of other Bitters,
for Dyspepsia, Indigestion and as an appetiser.
Directions-Use freely, swallowing the Saliva.
Price, 15 cents. Sold everywhere.
]. C. LANCE & SON, Pittsbsrg, Pa.
FULLER, FINCH &FULLER. gents,
feb2O -dem CHICAGO,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

An Oxford, Conn, sollgste keeper recently
received twenty cents from man who said
that thirty years ago he, with two other boys
got through the gate on false pretences
The others we're dead, and the twenty cents
were the criminal six they should have paid
with accured interest.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03
EIM AM CxAL.
new 7-3O GOLD LOAN
safe. Profitable. Permanent.
JAY Cooke & Co..
Offer for Sale at Par and Accrued Interest the
First Mortgage Land Grant Gold Bonds
OF THE
Northern Pacific Railroad Co..

These bonds are secured first, by g First Mort
gage the Railroad itself, its rolling stock and
ali equipments second, by First Mortgage on
lts entire Land Grant, being more than Twenty
Two Thousand Acres of Land to each mile of
road.
The Bonds are free from United States Tax /;
the Principal and Interest are pay able IN Gold
the Principal at the end Of Thirty years, and the
interest Semi-ann ualiy, at the rate of Seven and
Three Tenths Per Cent psr sRnum.
They are Issued in denominations of $l00,
$500, 81, 90, s., 600 and $4,000.
The Trustees under the Mortgage are Messrs.
Jay Cooke, of Philadelphia, and j. Edgar Th I'm
| son, President of the Pennsylvania Central Rail.
road Company.
These Northern Pacific 7-s0 Bonds will at all
times before mstu ity, be receivable at Ten Per
! Cent. Premium (or l.10B, in exchange for the
| Company'a lands at their lowest cash price
In addition to their absolute ssfety, these
| Bonds yield an income larger, we believe, tkan
| ppy other first class security. Fer 'ons folding
United States 5-20s can, by converting them
into Northern Pscifes, increase their yearly in
come one-third, and still have perfectly relis-
| HE Investment.
HOW TO GET THEM.-Your nearest Ban
or Banker will supply these bonds in any desired
| amount, and of any needed denomination. Per
sons wishing to exchange stocks other bond
for these, can do so with any of our agents, wht
will allow the highest current price for all mar
ketable securities.
Those living il localities remote from banks
may send money, or other bonds. directly to u
by express, and We will send back Northern Pa
cifc bonds at our own risk, and without cost 4
the investor. For further information, pamph
let's, maps, ETC., call on address the under
signed or any Of the Banks or Bankers employee
to sell this loan. For sale by
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, MITCHELL 1
| LYKpE, Rock Islsn
FIRST NATIONAL BANK; MANUFAC
TURERs BANK, Moline
. DEvoRE SHEPPARD; Il. E. ROGER
. 4 son, Port Byron,
LUNT. PRESTON & KRAN.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

New Work MARKET.
TslegrsPhsd to the kRaus.
Esw YoRk, March 3.
Flonr-Quist, but etc a1y.
Whsat-Quist and weak; nomin ally 81 56
Ia store; l 81 deliv srsd.
Oorn-strOng at Soc.
0ais-Quiet, weak.
Whiskey- Str opg at 8sa921.
Pork-Qutet ut a22 as.
Lard-strong at l2bsl34.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

For each square, or the spsss occupied BY ten
lines Of solid nOnpareil, One Dollar for each In.
sertion.
Special Notices, 20 cents per line. when IN.
serted months or more, 90 per cent above resu.
lar advertising rates.
oommunications, or articlss Inserted amona
reading matter, IS cents per line
DAILY AID WEHKLY.-A discount of 26 pe2
cent. viii be made from the Weekly rates, on
yearly and half yearly contracts, when the SAM
matter 10 inserted In both Daily and Weekly.
Double Columns will be charged IS per cent
additional.
FOR 81 transient Advertisements advance pay
ment Is required.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

Chicago Live stock.
TeIegraphed to the ARGUs.
UsIoH SfooK YARDs, March 3.
Cattls-Unchsnged.
Live Hogs-In fair demand: selling from So
50a7 90 according to Quality.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

1tochs and Money.
Telegraphsd TO the ARsus.
EEw YonK, March 3.
Money Market-Easy at 4@6 per cent.
Sterling Exchange-Nominsl at s4as1
Gold-Closed at $l.lls,
Governments-Steady.
CoupoBs-6's of 'sI, Liz; 5-20's, 'Sz,1.l2i
81. Liz; '65, l.l2 new, LIO5; '67, l.1os;1 '6s
1.10s; l0-&o's, large l.06s; small I-o6.
Stocks steady.
NY. Central-92s.
Northwestern--s08. Preferred SO.
Rock Island, l.1ls.
Pacific Mail, 432.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

A VOID QUACKs.-A victim of early i"dis
IA cretion, causing nsrvous debility, prema
ture decay, etc., having tried in vain every ad
vertised remedy has a single means Of seli-cure
which he will send free to his fellow sufferers
Address ]. Il. TUrTLE, Is Nassau at, N. 7
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CURIOUS, HOW sTRANGEI

The Married Ladies Private Companion con-
tains the desired information. Sent free for
two stamps. Address Mrs. Fl. METZGER
Hanover Pa
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

BARRs PEcroRAL ELIxrR has rapidly won
the favor Of patients who have tried 1t, and also
the patronage of the medical f,cuity in every
duced. No remedy for the Lungs and throat ever
discovered stands SO popular after cnce used as
this preparation. Il Is sde under the super
vision Of Mr.. T. H. Barr, one of the best practi-
cal chemists in the State. The success which
has attended the use Of this remedy for the past
sixteen years, where kno~n, has induced US to
make it more widely known for the benefit of the
suffering. Let the afflicted give it fair trial, as
we are confident that relief and permanent cure
will be the result. Sold by all druggists in the
section where this Advertisement is published.
n. B.-Circulsrs giving certificates of remark
able cures of the afflicted will be sent appheA
tion. or they will be found accJ N panying each
bottle of the Pectoral Elixir.
The Elixir is pleasant to take, and is neatly
and elegantly put up in large bottles, at 81 each.
T. II. BARR L co., PrOprietOrs,
TERRE HAU1E, IND.
Fuller; Lord & NTH; Van Setback, Steve
| son d Reid; Hurlbut & EdsAll E Burnh m
SEN; Bl5cki L Co.; TolmAn King; Rock
wood 4 Blocki.
In Milwaukee by Rice & Reising; Dohmen &
Schmidt; Green Button-
| In ST. Louis by Richardson & Co.; Collin,
Bros. And throughout the NOrth~es by al
| Druggists.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

Every Certificate gets at once an exquisite
OIL CHROMO and chance TO draw either of
the above Grand Prizes.
&s-All prizes paid through the
First National Bank.
N. B.-Ths drawing will be conducted by
Committee composed of gentlemen noted for
their high fnaEcial and social position-men
who would scorn to lend their names to any but
a fair and honora bic transaction. We append
a portion Of the
COMMITTEE:
The officers of the National Exchange Bank.
The officers of the Bank of Minneapolis
The othcers of the City Bank.
The officers of the Exchange and Savings Bank
of Minneapolis, Minn.
Horace Thompson, President First National
Bank.
Hon F. WiIlus, Banker
Parker Paine, Banker.
VIM. Dawson, Banker.
Hon. William Lee, Mayor Of st. Paul, Minn.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
F. S. ellison, Proprietor Nicollet House.
Thomas Lowry, Attorney at Law.
f. B. Amer, May or Of Minneapolis.
P. Wells, Real Estate Dealer.
T. A. MerPhy, PreIident Exehan Sc and savia s.
Bank.
NOW Il TIE E1E1E.
The remaining shares in the Grand Drawing
are going of rapidly, and will soon be gone.
RENE MBER that the drawing takes place in
MARCH. and that when the full number OF
shares are sold it will be TOO LATE TO avail
yourself of this opportunity to buy choice
| chrome for 81 and obtain a prize worth thou.
sands.
| The perfect fairness of this great scheme i:
fully established, and all who invest are sure o
| the worth Of their money in fine work of art
and chsnce to become rich ct sn expense Of onl,
| Two Dollars.
f. Q. CLARKE, Secretary.
J. K. SIDLE, Treasurer,
President First National Bank.
For information and descriptive circulars
| address the General Managers,
PEABODY & WELLS
HIasEANOLIs, MINI.
febI4dl2t
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

ma. EITCH'S FAMILY PHYSICIAN; 90
IL pages sent by mail free. Teaches how to
cure all diseases of the person. skin, hair, eyes,
complexion Write to ia Broadway New York.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03
NOTICES!
CITY ELECTION.

Cry. CLERKS OFFICE, Rock ISLAND,
February Sd, 1871.
Tn accordance with Section Second, of Article
i Second, Of the Amended City Charter,
hereby give notice that Election will be held
in the several Wards Of the City on
Tuesday, the 7th Day OF March. '7i,
to elect the following officers, to-wit
One Mayor for One Year.
Oue Police Magistrate for Years.
l Alderman in the First Ward for Years.
/ Alderman in the Second Ward for Year.
Alderman in the Third Ward for Years.
Alderman in the Fourth Ward for Years
Places of voting will be as follows: Firs'
Ward, at the Frame Dwelling on Ohio street, tor
merly occupied by Adam Shasb. Second WG:d
at the City Council Room. Third Ward at the
Rescue Engine House. Fourth Ward, at Ana
walt, Denkman Co.'s Once.
Gz- The Polls will be opened ut 8 o'clock A
M, and closed at o'clock P. M.
FRANK CONWAY, City Clerk
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c 0 M N ( R CikL.
Rock IsLABD. March 8.

Mills and the quotations are the ruling prices OF
the Rock island market.
WINTER WnEAF FLoUR-W holessle- IS 40
90 Retail. 90
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

liverpool Market.
Telesrz2hed to the Argus.
LIVERPOOL, Fob. q.
Flour--26s Sd.
Corn-3ls Cd.
0ats--3s lid for new
Barley---5s.
Peas---39s Cd.
whsat--l0s J0d red western winter whea
lis.
| Bresdstuf-Quiet.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03

LUNT. PRESTON & KRAN,
Bankers, Chicago, Gen. Agts.
fsbzdeodw3m
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03
DAVENPORT ADVERTISEMENTS

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS HOUSES
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-03
worth OF NALU ABLE PhCPEKI1 to be dis
tributed at Pence Opera House, Minneapolis.
oE RTITIcATEs S2.oo!
Emitting the holder to one fine
AMERICAN CHROMO !!
AND
One Ticket

Every Certificate gets at once an exquisite
OIL CHROMO and 8 chance TO draw either of
the above Grand Prizes.
R~All prizes paid through the
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-07
Cheer Him.

In one of our large cities, FIRE broke
out in a lofty dwelling. 1t was near mid
night, and the flames had made Roadway
before they we're discovered. The fire
companies rallied, but the smoke had be-
come so thick that the outlines of the
house were scarcely visible, and the fiery
element was raging with fearful power,
when a piercing cry thrilled all hearts, as
they learned that there was one person
yet unsaved within the building. In a
moment ladder was swung through the
flames and planted against the heated
walls, and brave fireman rushed up its
rounds to the rescue.
Overcome by smoke, and perhaps
daunted by the Kissing flames before him,
he halted and seemed to hesitate 1t was
an awful scene. A life hung in the bal
ance, and each moment was an age
Cheer him !" shouted a voice from
the crowd, and wild hurrah !" burst
like tempest from the beholding multi
tude. That cheer did the work, aud the
brave fireman amid smoke and fame, in
a moment, descended with the rescued
one in his arms.
Friend, brother, when you see brave
soul battling with temptation, struggling
under the cross, rushing forward to res
cue dying men, and yet faltering in an
hour of weakness or moment of peril,
then "cheer him !" And as a pebbles
fall may change a rivers course, so your
words of sympathetic kindness may up
lift dropping heart, and fix its faltering
purpose for noble life.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-07
The Wife.

1t is astonishing to see how well a
man may live on a small income who has
handy and Industrious wife. Some
men live and make far better appear
ance on six or eight dollars a week than
others on sixteen or eighteen dollars
The man does his part WELL but his wife
is good for nothing. She will even up
braid her husband for not living in as
good style as his neighbor, while the
fault is entirely her own. His neighbor
has a neat, capable and industrious wife,
and that makes the difference His wife,
on the other hand, is a whirlpool into
which great many silver cups might be
thrown, and the appearance of the water
would not be changed. No Nicholas
the Diver is there to restore the treasure.
1t is only an insult for such woman
to talk to her husband about her love and
devotion.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-07
How TO See Under Water.

A correspondent of the Scientific
american says IL once had occasion to
examine the bottom of mil.pond, for
which | constructed float out of inch
plank, sufficient to buoy me up; through
the centre Of this float cut hole, and
placed blanket over it, when | was en-
abled to clearly discover objects on the
bottom, and several lost tools were dis
covered and picked up. / am satisfied
that, where water is sufficiently clear, this
latter plan could be successfully used
searching for lost bodies and articles. |
would now suggest that this experiment
be tried on the sea, for | am satisfied that,
with craft like the Great Eastern where
an observatory could be placed at the bot.
tom, with sufficient darkness by the aid
of glasses, we could gaze down into the
depths of the sea, the same as we can
survey the starry heaven at midnight.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-07
The Name "Pennsylyanla."

The origin of the name of the State
of Pennsylvania will be found in let
ter of William Penn, its founder, dated
January 9th, 1851, from which the fol-
lowing is an extract;
"This day, after many watchings,
waitings, solicitings and disputes in couu-
Gil, my country has been confirmed to me
under the great seal of England, with
large powers and privileges, by the name
of Pennsylvania name the king would
give it in honor of my father. | chose
New Wales, being hilly country; and
when the secretary, Welshman, refused
tt call it New Wales, proposed Sylvania,
and they added Penn to it though | was
much opposed to it, and went to the king
to have il struck out. He said it was
past. and he would not take it upon him ;
Tor feared it might be looked upon as u
vanity in me, and not as respect in the
king to my father, as it really was"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-07
Both AstOnished.

Once upon time there was Yankee
topsail schooner on its way to Leghorn,
which encountered ar English noble
mans yacht on pleasure cruise in the
Mediterranean. John Bull bantered the
Yankee for a trial of speed, aud the
Yankee sailed" John Bull almost "out
of sight" Milor was greatly astonished
at this result, and invited the victorious
skipper to come on board and join him in
a bottle of wine The invitation was ac-
cepted, and as they sat opposite to each
other, the Englishman generously pro-
posed Brother Jonathan's health. adding,
" | say, captain, this is the first time my
yacht was ever beaten, you know -
"Wal," said the Yankee captain, that's
kinder singler, for l vow this is the first
time my craft ever beat anything"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-07
A Perevering Rascal.

HHE Detroit Free Press tells lamen-
IL table story of husbands perseve-
rance and wife's unrequitted love.
Such things are not so common as to
warrant any particular notice, but the
husbands persistence was so remarkable
and so successful that it takes the case
out of the ordinary. Mr.. Messenger, of
Illinois, lately married a girl about fif-
teen years old, and on account of some
vague rumors which tended to show that
he was bigamist, he took his pet wife
from the West towards the East, tender
ly asking her on the road what she would
do if he should abandon her, how she
would make living, and putting other
unnatural queries to her. Strange to say,
her suspicious were aroused, and when
the couple came to Detroit, she would not
leave her husband alone for an instant
Such treatment made him Respondent,
and the two retired together for the night
the lady locking the door, and putting
the key under her pillow. In the dead
waste and middle of the night, poor Mrs.
Messenger was awakened by feeling her
husband fumbliug for the key; he was
dressed and ready to depart. She sobbed
and prayed, and the gentleman, apparent
ly relepting, returned to his couch, when
his wife, having first hidden the key un-
der the mattress, tied his wrists to hers
with handkerchief The lady watched
for awhile, but the drowsy god was too
much for her, and when she awoke she
found that her restless husband had un-
tied himself, dressed, tore the bed quilt
into strips, and using these as a rope, had
descended from the window, re-entered
the hotel, paid his half Of the bill, taken
his baggage and departed, leaving hel
alone in the wide, wide world.