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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
DR. axNGn6oME'
LIVER REGULATOR,

A PREPARATION OF ROOTS AND HERBS,
Warranted to be strictly vegetable can do no in
jury to any one.
1t has been used by hundreds, and known for the
last thirty five years of the most reliable eff
cacious and harmless preparations ever offered to
the suffering. htaken regularly and persstently ii
ia cure
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16

Havana is rejoicing because she has 40
900 bushels Of corn in store.
The election Law is likely TO be adopted
with all the most obnoxious points in il.
The prospect Of good fruit crop 10
the southern part Of Illinois is said to be
excellent.
Hogs are at disco unt 10 Scott county.
Five thousand Of them have died Of
cholera.
The CentrAlia Sentinel wants General
Bates, our present state treasurer, to run
for governor.
A grocer in Bloomington bought large
number of chseses from Chicago. Every
body that he's eaten of them has been made
sick
Mr.. Moore, of Bloomington, bought sack
Of buckwheAt for bis family. They ate
thereof aud came near dying. Their
theory is that nishtshade or some other
poison became mixed in the -four.
The Chicago aldermen are slowly being
indicted, one after the other. An exchange
suggests that they commence on the editors
next. II this thing keeps up for Eve or six
years more it will be dangerous to steal in
Chicago.
new kind Of steal has been unearthsd
10 Chicago. Firemsn are found to have
made business Of stealing instead OF
working to exiinguish fires. Thst fact may
account for the great FIRE. The facts came
o1i on the trial of sn assistant marshal for
iucApsciiy. All Of them seem to be afflicted
10 that way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16

Black and colored AlPAcas, IS cents q yard and
upward.
Hmpress cloth, 40 cents a > ard and upward.
SAteens, loo. . yard and upward.
Merinoes 5Oc yard and upward.
Mary Stuart cloth at cost.
SILK and Wool goods at cost.
Japanese Silk at cost.
Black silk, black satin, Vslvours, all colors, 1t
very low prices.
Black Velveteen 63c yard and upward.
Oolored Velvetsen at very low prices
A full line of black velvet ribbons, ell numbers,
at our usually low prices.
A full line of ribbons, in all widths and colors
sndsAsh ribbons of all oolors and widths.
Ladies' Stockings at l0c pair.
Chi!dren's stockings at loo pair.
Gents socks, lOc upward
Gents bows loo. upward.
Gents braces lie upward
Gents white shirts, 81 upward.
Gents flannel shirts, 75o upward.
Gents paper collars, 90. box upward.
Gents linen collars, &C upward
Gents s'handkerchiefs, De upvard'
Cent? shirts and drawers cheap.
Rock Island.
L.oe collars from DO to $3.50 apiece.
Ladies' handkerchiefS, 90 upward.
Table linen, ESQ yard upward
Red table linen cheap.
Red napkins, cheap.
White napkins, cheap.
Reached and unbleached muslin, lOe yard
upward.
Calico, loo peS yard.
! IS dozen fleece lined gloves, zoe upward
| rs dozen Kids, Of different colors, oOo PAIR
Cotton flannel, 1910 upward
Bed ticking, loc upward
Cleths for Boys and Mems wear, from l2to up
| ward.
White bed spreads, from 81 upward.
Colorsd bed spfeads cheap.
Towels, l0c apiece upward.
Stamped aprons, loo apiece.
Crash towsling, SC syard upward.
Pins, so per paper.
Needles, 90 per paper
Blankets, at manufaetory priees
watsrproofs, goo a yard upward.
The largest line of silk gimps, fringss, button
and trimmings to be found In hocs Island
and all to be sold at way down prices.
FEN Thousand Articles. too &u'
merous TO Mention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16

TuE DAY ATTER DEBAUoH the psrched
tongue, nausea, shivsring, and febrile Eymp-
toms, prove that poison has entered the
veins aud arteries, aud been circulated with
the blood through every organ. More slow
ly, but not less certainly, the use of the
Alcoholi: As,ringsuis sold as medicines
dsprsssss the vital fluid and wrecks the
uervous system. Touch them not, taste
them not 10 DR. Walkers VINEGAR Bit
TER' you have pure temperance tonic,
blood depurent, Al,erssive and laxative, oi
uuparal leIsd efficacy, and absolutely harm
sIs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16

AtLCocT's Porous PLAsTERs-fn Water on the
Chest they are perfect cure. They appear to have
peculiar effect upon the nerves allaying rritabllity
while supplying warmth. They seem TO accumu-
lars electricity, and aid the circulation Of the blood
through the part where applied, By which healthy
actions are Induced.
NERVOUS AFT ECTIoN OF THE HEAD CURED.
For two years have been great sufferer nom
neuralgia Ia the head aud found only temporary re.
NHt from all the various remedies that | have tried
until applied one OF Allcock's Porous Plasters.
cut it into three strips, placing under each
shoulder blade aud the other over the small OF the
back; and for the pa-t three months have had
scarcely twinga Of the old pain.
advise AL VINO safor from nervous diseases 20
lose no time in making trial Of the wonderful Po-
ryus Plaster. A. T. STERLING,
Sec'y Singer Mfg. Co.
New York, juno s, 1865, sold by al Druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
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WHOLESALE MUSIC DEALER,
Importer of Musical Goods
4I0 4I2 BROADWAY. WIs.

4Os, Al0 d Az BROADWAY. MILWAUKEE WIS,
and
the
DEohs aUlTAR STRINGS
quality Our Italian and
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additions Of new and popular besides which, we the
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16

Dyspepsia, headache, jaun-
dice, costiveness, sick head
ache, chronic diarrhoea, af-
fections ofthe bladder, camp
dysentery, d affections of the
kidneys, fever, nervousness
Chills, diseases of the skin,
imDQFitV of the blood mel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
Regulator.

anchoy depression Of spirits heartburn, collie, or
pains in the bowels pain in the head fever and ague
dropsY, boils, pain in the back and limbs asthma,
erysipelas, female affections, and bilious diseases
generally. Prepared only by
j. H. ZEILIN Ss Co.,
Druggists, Macon, Ga, and 329 Arch street. Phila-
delphia, Pa. Send for Circular. Price 81; by
mail $i.25. For sale by John Bengston, Rock Is.
land, Ill. nov14-dIy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
BoHRER's ExpECroRAL WILD CHERRY
TONIC.
The Universal alFsmily Remedy.

For Dyspepsia An1 Weak Stomach.
For the Liver aud Kidneys.
For Coughs and Sore Throat.
For the Lungs and Splitting of Blood.
For WeAknesJ and General Debility.
For Loss Of Appetite.
For Sick Headache,
For DisrrhGA and Dysentery.
For Fever and Agus.
For Bilious Fever.
For Cholera Morbus aud Cramps.
For PAlpilasiou of the Heart.
For Broken down Nervous System.
For Neuralgia aud Rheumatism.
For Purifying the Blood.
For indsmsd aud Sore Eyes when caused
oy tho Impure state Of the Blood.
Call for i. a. John BsngSton's, or Emi
huhIsr, or AddreIs ]. Rohrsr, sole proprie
tor Lancaster, Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
Chicago Grain A6arket.

Ou1CSGo 9rain 82arkets
CHICAGO, Feb. is.
Flour-In better demand with larger iales,
principally oflow grades, but prices were un-
changed; spring super sold ct $3 75a46O; do
extras $5l2Aa6 40.
WheAt-Fairly active and firm; No selling
at 81 25fAl 264 cash or February; March 81 26s
al 2e4' April 81 2Sal 2ss; ell closing at outside
figures; other grades nominal; sales No., a.
900 bu at shove range.
oorn-Fairly firm and shade easier; No 2
selling early At 40s, but mcst sales ct 404; oos-
ing quiet at 4O4 bid cash; seller March 404s4of;
April 4lta4lA; May 4Ska&S4; rejected nominal
sales No 2, 9S, 09O bu at 4O4 10000 bu ~ 40s.
0sts-0fsrings light and prices uominally
unchangsd; only sale one car fresh No 2 at 37s
Rys-Quiet and steady; sales Eo 3, 1 car
regular at IA; cars fresh, 62ss7lt.
Barlsy-Dull and prices weak; No q sold in
small way at $50; regular SO.
Dressed Hogs-Quist and hrm at $5a6 e5.
whisky-Dull; sales ct 81, but only ssi bid
at elose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16

RESSEs Psin-Killing Magic Oil is an
excellent remedy for toOshachs, hsadaOhe'
and many other kinds Of pain. All our
readers would do themselves great favor
BY keeping j. on hand for use, and see how
quick ten or dozen drops will cure cholic
pains, given to your children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
RATES OF kDvERTIsINe.

For each square, OF the space ossupisd By ten
lines Of solld nonpArsil, One Dollar for ssoh In
Isrtion.
serted . months or more, 80 per ss.t shove rssu.
lar advertising rates.
CON nmunioations, or srtislss inserted snons
reading matter, rs cents per line.
DAIRY AND WnrxLI.-A discount Of 10 per
cent. will be made from the Weekly rates, 90
ysarly and half yearly contracts, when the same
matter 10 inserted In both Dsily and Weekly.
Double Columns will be charged 7b per ssnt
additional.
msnt IL required.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16

lrn AcESowLEDGEp by those who have
used Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder and
Special FlAvOriugS Of Lemon, Vanilla, etc.,
hG. for purity, strength, and hsAlthiulnsss,
they are alone in the market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
LIVE E q

many of the above symptoms attend the disease, an
at other times very few of them; but the liver is gel
orally the organ most involved. Cure the liver wit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
TEE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE,
ILLUSTRATED IN SEWN
PHOTOGRAPHIC TABLEAuX,
ORIGINAL ORA WINGS
BY II. PALMTERI.

steroseopic, for Sl..".....-. l.0O
GARD Photographs OF CELEBRITY
sent, post paid, for 90 cents per dozen.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM FINE BEGRA-
WINGS, 4c,, in 719, and IlxI4, large variety
Pssse Partouts, Frames, &c.
sTRREOsCOPIo VIEWS OF PHILADEL-
PHIA AND VICINITY, PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD, So, in large variety, from $1.S0
to s3 peE sOEen, By mail as above.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
LIVER REGULATOR.
SIMMONS

Is in general costive, son
The head is troubled wit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
MEDFaRD Bun.

The superior quality and purity Of
LAWRENCE,s MRDFoRD Rum,
For the past forty sepsn years, has made ii every
where known at the STANDARD RUN. No pains
will be spared to maintsin its purity end high
reputation. The public is cautioned against
limitations and oounterfeits.
ORDER DIRECT FROM Us, and 1e 'oiH
parrant perfect sati.faetion. Address orders BY
mail to
MEDFoRD, MASS,
And orders by Express or otherwise
l27, 1873. 1Sl, and 1873 Broad ct ....... B BOSTON
And they will receive prompt attention.
DANIEL LAWRENCE d SONS.
oat1A-d6m
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-02-15
NICKEL PLATING.
A Rocky Mountain Cat.

Jim Stewart, sometimes called the
Commodore" is the most noted darkey
in Erie. He is a good-natured shrewd
sort of a fellow, somewhat addicted to
doing business now and then on the
Jeremy Diddler style, as the following
incident will testify: Living near the
residence of the Hon. Morrow G. Lowry,
he was frequently employed by the lat
ter to do odd jobs around the house and
in the garden. One day Mrs. Lowry
concluded that the peccadilloes of a
worthless tom-cat, long attached to the
family, were such as demanded the in
Fiction of capital punishment, and Jim
was called upon to play the part of exc
cutioner. After long chase the victim
was captured and put in basket, over
which an old shawl was fastened. The
next move was how to dispose of the
prisoner. Mrs. Lowry suggested drown
ing, but Jim, with tears in his eyes, pro-
tested that he could no more drown the
cat than he could drown himself; that
were he to do SO, his conscience, acting
on naturally tender heart, would trou-
BILE him so much at nights that he was
sure that he would never sleep wink
thereafter. Not wishing to ruin Jim's
peace of mind, Mrs. Lowry compromised
the matter by giving him dollar, and
directing him to dispose of it any way
he pleased, so that she should never see
it again Putting the dollar in his pock-
ct and the basket under his arm, Jim
started down town. He had not gone
out of. sight of the house when he met
Morrow walking along leisurely toward
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-02-15
lightning Freaks.

An Almeda, California, paper, of the
30th ult., thus describes recent thunder
storm there: "Suddenly ceasing, ap-
parently to take breath, darkness came
over us again, and in an instant q ter
rife crash was heard, and before we
could turn our eyes to the street stream
of light, such as we have not seen for n
score of years, completely enveloped
everything in the vicinity. Almost i'm
mediately after the falling of the thun-
derbolt, people were seen making their
way to the railroad station. Hastily
donning our hat, we rushed to the de-
pot to find that the lightning had shat
tered the telegraph apparatus and en-
tirely broke the connection. Miss Ellen
Babcooll "a pupil of Mr. Dicller, the
operator) was sitting at the table, facing
the instrument, in the act of receiving
message, when the crash came; and,
although completely stunned, she escaped
uniniured. One-half of the sheet of pa
per upon which she was writing was
thoroughly scorched. The presumption
is that the bolt struck first telegraph
pole at the corner of Railroad and Buena
Vista avenue, which is bent from its
position and shattered at its top, throw
ing splinters a distance of fifty yards,
and then branching off, sought the oper-
ating rooms at A. A. Cohen's residence
and the business Office at the depot. At
Mr.. Cohen's house the batteries We're
shattered, as well as a library in the
room where the children were at play,
but the lightning made its way out of
an open window without damage to an
individual. At the business office, after
splintering the pole at the end of the
building, the lightning made it's way
into the operating room, when, finding
nooutlet, il demolished everything with
in its reach The bolt OF BAH was seen
to drop at dozen different places, as
many different persons having assured
us that they saw it drop and explode in
front of their various localities.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-02-15
ROmekeepers and Househeepers.
1t is a well known fact that many per-
sons have very fine and orderly houses,
but have, after all, no home, for
Homes not merely four square walls.
1hOugh with pi- tnres hung and gildel;


Homes not merely four square walls.
though with pi lures hung and gilded;
/. Home Is where affection calls,
Filled with shines the heart has Duilded
A homelieeper is one who makes all the
ways and convenience of the house con-
duce to the comforts of the inmates. She
will allow the members of the house
hold to build each O shrine, and will
treat it Us sacred, because it is q shrine
to the one who has builded it. The
daughter is not called an idle thing be-
cause she wishes to know her tune, and
gaze wistfully toward the horizon nor
is the son reproved if he shall slam
around, and wish he was anywhere but
idling. at home. Gradually the house
keeper will quietly aid the first to search
for beauty this side the horizon, and
that boy will find a vent for his activity
without seeing he was gently led to it
by an overseeing love.
A house that is blessed with o house
keeper has an influence that even
strangers feel. They receive that rest
which comes from the " fitting OF self to
its sphere" The order of the house
may be mechanical like that of loom
or harp but, like these mechanical
things, it conduces to results, and justi-
fes itself by tissues of more than silllen
| fneness, and music sweeter than that of
the spheres. If there is homekeeper
the houseworil is not in utter confusion,
| if perchance one rises an hour too late.
| Servants are not expected to perform
miracles, and keep coffee and toast hot
and fresh for an hour. Breakfast, such
as late risers should expect, is eaten in
peace, and not i'll furry of excuses for
not having meal that it was impossible
to furnish without inconvenience and
discord in the kitchen for the whole day.
| 1t is foolish to attempt to keep restau-
rant with only the arrangement suited
to small family.
The peace of many Il family is des-
troyed by attempting impossibilities.
The breakfast of the late riser need not
have an added tirade against servants.
Realizing that the guest regrets his tar
diness, she lets the cold breakfast suffice,
but does what she can by word, look,
and act to make the best of what cannot
be helped, and really so calls out the
gratitude of the late riser, and ever after
that breakfast is bright and pleasant
memory for he feared he was o NUS
ance, yet without direct word he felt
that his act did not discommode the ar
rangement of the house. His best
thought was called out, and that house
will stand to him in after life as home
for "there is where the heart can bloom.
Housekeeping can be done by any ener-
getic woman. Housekeeping requires
that the woman's heart and wisdom bt
greater than her house, and that she
keeps the house, only that in it life cal
be lived with love and truthfulness.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-02-15

We translate the following notice from
the Cincinnati TolkSblatt, edited by Fred
erick Hassurek:
1.-THE New YORK EVENING MAIL has
commenced the issue of a weekly edi-
ton, to which we desire to call the at
tention of such of our readers as wish to
subscribe for frst-class literary and
political newspaper. THE MAIL is one
of those New York papers which every
educated man will read with pleasure,
and which may be safely admitted to
the most refined family circles. There is
not heavy line in it. Cosby in the
best sense of the word, it is always in
structing, and its sprightliness never
borders on the frivolous. It's editorials
are tersely and vigorously written, its
selections excellent, and its corespon-
dence equal to that of the best of the
old New York dailies. Such paper is
an honor to journalism, and we RECON-
mend it once more to our readers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-02-15

his home, and tho following colloquy en-
suod
Morrow-Hello, Jim, what have you
got there !? e. NL t-.t ~
Jim-Ono oh dc celebrated Rocky
Mountain cats, seh.
Morrow-A Rocky Mountain cat
Why, Jim, where did you get him, and
what are you going TO do with -himp
JIM golly, sahl Didn't you honh
oh dc big bunch OBJ dom cats cum to
town yesterday from Kalforny, sab Z
Best mousers in the wurl, sab, and dis
is dc biggest and bes' one oh de lot, sab.
Dey arc gwine TO give me foah dollars
for him at de Reed House, sab.
Morrow (recollecting the general "cus-
sodness " of the family cat)-Jim, we
want good cat up home, and guess
I'll take this fellow, but-but--don'tyou
think four dollars is steep for catP
Jim-Why, all de res sold for five dol
lars, sab.
This decided Morrow, so he paid the
price asked, and told him to carry the
"Rocky Mountain cat up to Mrs. Low
ry. Jim had, however, very important
business elsewhere, and he begged Nor
row 10 take Une DdSKeU ulIuSell, WluCl
the latter consented to do. Arriving at
home, he took the prize into the sitting
room, carefully closed the doors, slightly
lifting the basket-covering, and smiling
bonevolently at Mrs. Lowry's apparent
astonishment, remarked "My dear, I've
bought you Rocky Mountain cat-the
best mouser-" s. ..a.~ I-G- q. . .-
At this moment the cat jumped out of
the basket and commenced rubbing him
self against his masters legs. Morrow
stopped short, while his wife broke out
impatiently: "La me, Morrow Why,
that's the same cat gave Jim Stewart a
dollar to drown not more than ten min
utes ago."
What followed we know not, but a
few minutes later the Hon. Morrow B.
Lowry might have been noticed on the
streets Of Erie, armed with walking
stick, and wondering "why man can
never find that niger when he wants to
see him badly
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-02-15
AGRICULTURAL.

CoRN FoDDER.-The opinion we have
always held upon the question of the
value of green corn fodder for mich COWS
has been that when raised from broad
cast sowing it is nearly worthless, but
when sown in hills or in drills, and oulti-
waited with access of air and sunlight, it
is of high value. During the present
season we have made some experiments
to test the correctness of these Vows
Stalks were collected from a field whore
the seed was sown broadcast, and also
stalks growing in drills upon the same
field, and they were dried in drying
closet to expel the moisture. Both speci-
mems were planted at the same time, the
9th Of May, and it was found that the
plants from the broadcast sowing con-
tanned 90 per cent. of water, those from
drills 83 per cent. Thus it was shown
that the difference of solid matter in the
two was relatively as to II per cent.
The solid matter was composed of starch,
gum, sugar, and woody fibre. There
was almost an entire absence of sugar
and gum in the stalks from the broad
cast sowing, while the stalks that had
grown under the influence of light and
air held these nutrient principles in con-
siderable quantities. The stalks were
collected at the period of growth Just be-
fore the ear begins to form, a period
when most farmers begin to cut the fod-
der for their COWS. Our experiments
upon corn fodder have afforded us i'm
portant information upon other points.
We find that the stalks cut before they
reach certain stage of growth are de-
E..,1 49,.
it is a waste to feed them too early. The
corn plant, like all other vegetable struc-
lures, has but one object or aim in its
growth, and that is to produce seed. 1t
is engaged during its whole life in stor-
ing up large quantities of starch, which
is to be used when the pressing occasion
arrives, or the seed vessels mature, to
| form by some subtle, mysterious changes,
the rich nutrient principles which are
found in seeds. AS soon as this struggle
is over, the corn plant, like animals, dies
q natural death. 1t is not necessary for
frost to strike it, it dies from simple ex-
| haustion. The proper time to cut and
feed cornstalks is during the first four or
five weeks which succeed inforescence, or,
in other words, they should not be cut
until the flower is fairly developed and
the ear commences to form; and any
corn that is so planted that the ear can
not form and mature is practically worth
less for fodder. Farmers may learn from
these facts that corn designed to be cut
for fodder should be planted at two or
three periods during the season; some
fields quite early, others somewhat later,
and still others as late as safe. In this
way, when the hot, dry months of July
and August are reached, and the pastures
falter, supply OF fodder is secured at a
proper stage of growth to afford the
largest amount of nutriment.-Dr. Nica-
o5s in Journal Of Chemistry.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-02-15

THE CULTURE OF THE HAIR.-Just as sure
ly as a soil infested with Canadian thistles can
be made 10 produce fine crops of golden grain,
tho scalp now sparsely covered with harsn, dry,
unmanageable hair can be made prolific OF
silken lresses. All that is necessary to effect
the change in either case is the right kind of
fertilizer Leaving the agricultural chemists
to determine how the barren land shall be
made fruitful, we positively assert that Lyons
Kathairun is unequalcd as a fertilizer ana
6eaRifer of the hair. Twenty-Five years OF
success is tne basis of this unqualified state.
ment. During tnat time it has been used by
many mlllious of both sexes, and til" first in.
stance in which it has failed to fulfill the eX.
pectations of "a rational purchaser las yet to
be discovered. 1t will not cause hair to grow
on vanished gourd but wherever the oots
OF the hirsute tiUcrs remain uudisturbed it viii
cause them 10 put forth new shoots and in al
cases where the hair has become thin it vii
increase its volume.