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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31

Gan excellent remedy for the ills ef humanity
at this season Of the ear is Lat hams Cath.rtic
Extract. Ia is mild and effective; it can be
used by the young, and it makes the old feel as
if their sShOolhoy days were renewed.
LIgCoLN Co,
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Co Boston. Mass:

Messrs. j. LATHAE 4 Co Boston. Mass:
I have been troubled with piles (internal or
bleeding) for many years. l now feel myself
entirely cured by the uae Of less than half bot
tie of Latham's oathartic Extract.
". W. KNIGHr,
Boston Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31

Wallace PARK, NJ. D., of Salem, Mass, says !;
81 used the Extract frat N nay own family
and found 1t to be the best remedy ever saw
for Whist it ID recommended and have since
used it largely in my own practice, it giving
my self and patients perfect satisfaction"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31

CURES ALL CHRONIC AND SPECIAL
- Diseases in a short time, either in Male or
Female; charges low fees; uses no Mercury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31

Va DR.. BoHANNAEs TREATS. on Spec
ial Diseases" which fully explain the nature,
sauses, sy mptoms, etc., OF Sperm rrhea" or
Seminal Weakness" Syphilis, Female Com
plants, all impediments to Marriage, and val
liable Inform alton on other delicate subjects, sent
FREE to address in plain sealed envelope, OF
reee pt of enc stamp.
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gaitD argus.
A GRANT WITNESS TAKES BACK HIS
SANDER OF MIR. GREELEY

U1shNA "AANLoo 1AAEn bACk Els
ISLANDER OF MIR. GREELEY.
The Binghamton Republicans sole wit
ness, who made an affidavit that he saw
letter from Mr.. Greeley to Carmichael, in
which he favored paying pensions to disabled
rebel soldiers, has published letter recant-
ing the whole affidavit, and conceding tn at
he was mistaken. This was the only point
Of the least consequence in the whole Car
michael story. Yet we suppose the Grant
organs will continue to assert that Greeley
favors paying pensions to rebel soldiers, to
the end ofthe campaign
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n o w o P II n !
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Clear as Cry stal!

n
Has no Sediment, no Filth, no Lac Sulphur. 70
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Drugs used in other Hair Preparations.
Keepsthe hair in . nice, healthy condition; is
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Bros. and receive per return mail o "Valuabls
Treatise on the Human Hair"
Enthusiastically
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31
Publishers Progromme, Boston.

Editor of Worcester Gazette, speaking from
personal knowledge, says: "Lstham's Csthartie
much priced by all who are acquainted with it.
For children it is invaluable, ami is worthy OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31
LATHAMs


Is fuid extract prepared from valuable med
icsl plants, having known action on the score
lions and excretions of the system. single
bottle does more for the removal of diseases and
preserva alton of health, than gallons OF bittsrs.
1t speedily and surely removes constipation,siek
and bilious head ache, Indigestion, piles, imPu-
rites of the blood and 8 bilious complaints.
II is Endorsed by the profession, and approved
by all who use it. No better medicine can be
found for children or adults. II is far superior
to pills, being mild of action, pleasant to the
taste, and certain in its results. II is medicine
that should be in every household, as good eff
fects are sure to be experienced from the very
first dose. Let every fever and Ague subject
give this trial.
Sold by all Druggists.
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SPERMAT0RRHoEAA.

Caused by seabuse excessive venery, the
being losses Indigestion Irritabity boss Of man
" power. rendering
THIS is very and thousands NOPE not
knowing the many do cannot visit
30 years experience have prepared cures
No. The formation No. The stage OF progress
No. The stage decay lmpoteney. nj s.
A feup and
viii cure any kind. State your fully send
Eve dollars will postpaid
have skill home al less than travelling
penses One paek viii convince
and cure is certain in time remedy Is
changed suit circumstances.
Pamphlets enabling their fully 80
pages in sealed letter envelope for Is Address
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31

sERLY's Standard Goods are for sale BY al
Sr.t-elas, dealers in the North West and In
Rock Island By L. L. LAM, and JOHN
BENGsTuE. mehzsd-mWf6WAy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31

Msssrs. J. EATHAM 4 Co, Boston 81 have
used the Cathsrtic Extract for other patients
besides my mother. 1t proved to be excellent.
NJ. q. MATHEWS, NJ. D.,
Granite Lake Co., Colorado"
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
DIR. BOHANNAN
- MISSOURI.

ofRee No. sic North Fifth street, (between
Washington Ave. and Green streetsl,
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI.
Established in ct. Louis 1SS7.
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Nj. Freeman Il. LothrOP, Mail Agent Cape
Cod Railroad, ssys "My folks don't like med
feline, but they can take Lstham's Cathartic Elk
tract, and would not think of being without II
in the house. I recommend it to all my neigh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31

Messrs. J. LATHAM L Co., Roston "ToO
much cam OF be said Of the curative agency and
heahhful results of using your cathar'ie EI-
tract. In my own practice, for the past few
years, 1t has been the only medicine that was
willing TO stake my reputation upon.
GEO. C. TBw, NJ. D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31

Messrs. J. LLTHAM Co., Boston 81 am
anxious to introduce the csthsrtic Extract, as
it is much approved by these VITO have used it.
W. n. WELLS,
mchI4dxIy southold, \. T.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-31

v W n NIGhf,
Boston Transcript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-27

RoSamheau, French actor ok
note, was once playing ct Anien,
when the curtain rose to u siugb
spectator. The actor stepped
forward and addressed the aai
ience: "My dear sir, did you
Come TO see the play or to see
Rosam0raa:" ITO see Resan-
"eau,' was the ProGps reply.
We'll, l AIN Ro5ambeau. Don't
You think We shall enjoy the eve
ming much Better ssgefher az the
neighhoring cafe tA;,a if you com
prl me to play 10 yOa, who should
be a man OF Wit, ia - peica which
Is a poor one at best. and in which
coltrary 10 ms .usHah custom. 4
am only ordinary - .'CsFtaialy.I
do" replied the audience, GEor I
hurried my diuusr to ge, here IN
season We will go and flush it,
And they did.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-27

A singular freak of nature
fell under my notice long ago,
aud of which | have Frequent
~ thought | woulu make a
note, and do it now. A Young
lady acquaintance, and one
whom. after her marriage, |
several times saw professional
~ during her peril, was halt
blonde and half brunette, the
right side was fair complexion,
biue eye aud light colored hair.
Lrft side dark complexion,
lack eye ana dark colored
hair, This female is still liv-
ing, probably some sixty-five
years of age, and the mother
and grandmother of a nurnsr-
ons progeny. Her physical
slnsularity was not propagat-
eliza.
Equal to I. Oakley's man,
who had one-half his face
back.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-27

A negro waiter, who had twice
awakened traveller to inform him
that breakfast was ready, aud a
third time broke his slunber by
attempting to pull off the bed
clothes, thus explained: ..Massa.
you isn't gwine 20 git up. / must
hah de sheet anyhow, case dey're
waitin for dc table clof!n
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BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday, january 81, 1872.

Messrs. VIM. III. Scanland
aud James n. Plat were de-
clared members of the Legis-
lature by the Carter faction
and the few Democrats pres
emf. They have not as yet
taken their seats with the
branch of the House inviting
them, and we presume will
not, unless further action be
taken i'll their favor by a de-
cided majority Of the House
We can hardly see how they
could have benefited the State
and parish by taking part in
the discords in the city
In fact they would have occu-
pied the position Of field how
itZers in battle according to
Gen. Gray's idea. that is they
would have been something to
fight over, and themselves
neither benefiting their friends
nor injuring their enemies.
Our Senator Thomas has
met with some reproach from
certain city papers for the part
be has acted aud. from what
we eau gather, most undeserv-
edly. He seems to have sign
ed a paper with other Demo
cratic Senators, protesting
against Warmoth's keeping the
Senate in duress and after
wards took his seat in the Sem
ate. Now the Senate was GER
tainiy under guard, but it was
at their own request 10 protect
them from the Carter faction,
which was continually making
threats. Capt. Thomas find
ing no dureSs, very properly
seated himself as i'm duty
bound, and after day or so
was joined by the other Sena-
tors. Now there were not two
bodies claiming to be the Sen
ate as there were claiming TO
be the Honse. So when once
1t was known that the Senate
was free, all the Senators very
properly took their seats.
Which is the rlghtful House,
we shall not take it on our-
selves to decide. Both parties
have acted very uafairly. The
Carter faction expels members
in order to get a majority and
without giving the members
expelled any show of defense.
The Warmothites expeI Car
ter in the same way.
We think Congress should
take action in order to secure
Louisiana republican govern
nent, which it has not got now.
Anarchy is not republican.
Small Ioy In still rauipr ot
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An exchange says "there have
been a few cases of smallpox in
Philadelphia Yes, but so very
few that they are hardly worth
mentioning, and they must have
been of singularly mild type, too.
as the deaths from the disease
there numbered only 1892 from
tie first of October to the last OF
December,
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born despair, the Missouri ID
zoo" broke upon the dslish,..
vision and rushed to a fond an
brace. Here was rlehnassr ".
felt that if anything could CO..,
pensate for the loss of the .,J,n
plecute," and bring back "a 8.
deserted city OF tue soul
The slory, that was G.seee,
Tbs grandeur tdat was RUm..
it was the "Bazoo." we fell. +,
deed, that til, lost Plpiad v,,
found, and, like Miltiades wb.a
he had solved the ninetv.se.
problem Of Gpidus, We cried
"kureka" or words to that .fErt
For a long time the "Bazoo, ~,
IA source of great comfort ana
consolation TO US.
S0r v" ,,, knew %y the EaHae tie: vas sweet,
At the head OF tho shset that , -.
was near, A1
And We said ihIt If peace may be found :,
the World, u
A heart that L humble ma- hopa e. !.
here P' i0eH
But At last tie "B.,soos lii.
the rest, went back on AZ. I.
ceased to come. 1t still lives, v.
believe, Incredible #ssit nay s.s,v.
but it ceased TO come. we ar.
satisfied that Tom Moore wa.
right. We are satisfied shss b.
really never did have a trse A.
Hover that lived TO DO him ,sueh
good. Fer our part, twas sy.e
thus.
We never nurssd dear gzzrll.--A.s..,.
- MaH not our forte sgi e.l aHtiuals % srsr.s,.
b9t Il we had, then death lad fouud a cl.s,s
N us DARK code 10 justify its dooui. 3
! 1t may strike the " 0cli al s.shr-
thing remarkable that VS. do not
even mention the CARBOHYDRATES
'kidiI,7 OF the State Of New York
nor the "TarsUln7 o. the State OF
New jersey; but what is the ussf
W ny multiply these, de5olationsf
And now, where is Farm City
the bright and beautiful aboda
Of the divine "OrtiloSpor ~ Par.
ties knowing It's wlerea bouts and
advising rs thereof immediately.
IncloSIng three gr9Rn stamps 10
prepay the pustase on the letter
1f grateful THANKS we shall Sesl
constrained to write, Will confer n
ayor of a size sinsul.srly large.
no one possess the iuIor-
nation we seek; should our ques-
lou hnd in echo It's on'y answer,
'ad should our earnest longing feF
lie "Ortbospor' Prove TO lie but
IS "the desire Of tie moth :er the
STAR then, indeed. SHALL We bur
TOO tru'hfuily cry with the poet
.-.. l gin TO feel \ weary o, TIRE sHu.
GoArisrJogrnaI.
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Senator Wilson's History o.
Himself.

In his speech on "Wednesday
'vening at Worchester, Senator
Wilson said that he saw men trav-
cling mp and down the country
telling how the condition of the
men who work is bad and getting
"orSc; bnt he saw no shade of
lie shadow of truth in the
doctrine. During the last ten
years the laboring people have
been much better off than in
any previous age, he claimed, and
'roceeded to illustrate by giving
4 few facts in his own history.
He was born, ne said. in farming
district ofNew Hampshire, xhsre
he had seen the best men that
-rer swung scythe work from
sun to sun in midsummer for half
a dollar a day and for sl0O q
year with a large family to snp-
port TO day, in ten honrs, men
Earn more than double what bc
could when he worked fifteen
hours.
He worked IS an apprentice
eleven years, and at the end of
chat time he received a yoke OF
oxen and six sheep, which brought
him in the sum of $S4; and for
the first year after he was twenty
one, he chopped in the forest aud
hauled logs to mill, working from
daylight until nine aud ten at
night, for the enormous sum of
S6 per mouth. In that New
Hampshire town, forty years ago,
there was hardly a carpet, and not
a single piano; but now there was
a carpet in every house, and more
pianos in town than there were
peopls who could play on them.
When he came to this State, he
worked thirteen and seventeen
hours per day for $40 per menth
row men in the same trade can
earn from s3 to 81 in ten hours,
dress in broaaclotb, pay a high
Price for board, and then lay up
more each year than lie could
earn in those Old times.
And now, too, access is free to
libraries, and other Improvement
Is furnished for all, 10 that by
temperance and industory any
man may make himself what he
will /; and yet these men are run
nlng mp and down to make Us
think we are the most miserable
of Gods subjects. He showed
how much better off working men
ne in this than in the older coun-
ries.
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Bossier Banner.
w Il. sCANLAND, PROPRIETOR
.-ERhk-

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chilly, have entertained nuiJr
of getting steamboat naviga-
ton through Cross bayou and
Mack's to the river. But now
since the closing of Benefits
bayou and Willow chute, we
should cease to entertain an,
such expectation. Benoit's bay
on poured all its waters direct
ly into Cross bayou, and Ben
otis being closed, Cross bayou,
if cleared ont, conld not lie
navigated except at perinds of
overflow of Red river. If ever
we are 10 have navigation, ii
will come through Flat river
and Red chute; and in this
new direction we should turn
Our attention. s".+:#.-.
As a general policy for re-
claiming the Red River bot
tom, all outgoing bayoussheuld
he closed at their heads. Let
it be done one after another
at intervals of a year or two,
so that the main channel could
have time TO accommodate
tself to the greater amount of
water to pass Through it. This
it would do. and has done at
Shreveport since the closing of
Benefits bayou. The river is
wider at Shreveport now and
possibly deeper,
We once entertained the
idea that Red river shohld be
turned into the lowest part of
lis bottom, which is next to
the hills on one or the other
side. But now we think it
should be kept as near as pos
sibls its in old channel, and
Strengthened by cuts-off. The
river runs through the highest
part of its bottom, and its
banks are levees made by ma
ture, so that we but have to
close outgoing bayoms and
straighten the channel in or
der TO reclaim the. whole bot
tom. Red river is quite unlike
the Mississippi in this, that it
has . much greater incline to
its water shed, and consequent
ly if cuts-off were made, it's
channel would cut out much
deeper than it is now. Manl
hold this to he true of the,
1t is certainly
true of Red river. We say
ABOVE that Red rivers banks
are natural levees because the
bottom of the river is at as low
Il level as it would be if il ran
at the lowest part of tue
swamp, and consequently by
us much as the banks are high
or than the low lands, bY SO
much they act as levee&.
.... = - d.
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A shoemaker" writes that
he is not only willing to give
woman her rights, but hel
rights and let's" This is his
last joke.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-27

A curious fact is rrlatd of che
Maine woodchoppers, who, in the
winter months, while telling trees
amid snow and ice, can not wear
ciose-titting boUts. but very large
sizes, that allow their feet to slip
TO ana fro, thus causing friction
and warmth. But from this they
have their feet iucrusted with
corns. In the spring when they
raft down their logs they do not
change their clothing or boots for
weeks-until their arrival at the
sawmi!l. All the while their feet
have been satured in water, and
when the boots are removed, the
corns fall or ike nutshells frein
the kernel.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-27

Small pox i'll still raging at
the North. Let every one of
our citizens be vaccinated.
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The receips of custom, At the
port OF New York for the week
ending December %, 1871, amount
10 $l,571,734,S1.
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The Prince of Wales is said 70
have made a vow to let strong
drink alone.
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Orthospor.


know where it is ; the geographic
cal editor Of this journal reluctant
IL confesSes that he doSen't know
where it is; none Of the maps and
gaZetteers wit hin reach of Us know
where it is, ana we are therefore
compelled to come before the com
munity at large ia the pursuit of
knowledge under difficulties
WheFs-and We ask it with all the
frantic eaTnestneSs of a distracted
mother inQuiriug for her lost child
-~hrre Is Farm City! We learn,
incidrn:ly froh Al exchange, that
taere is a newspaper there called
the Farm City '.OrthaSpor,' and
if there rs any one thing in all this
vals of tears which our bowels
anxiouSly year to subscribe for
above III! others it is q newspaper
called the "Orthospor." Glorious
name! "Orthospcr r-we don't
know what it means, but-"Or
thosporr'- a'--
Next grandest word to faa,el
While the Texas "JimpIecute"
lasted We were happy. 1t was Il
thing Ofbeauty and of joy forever
ITO, not forever, it died, and il
died young. That was sad day
for US when the "Jimplecute," in
the spring time OF its beautiful
existence, took its last look at the
setting sun, closed its eagle eyes
upou all tue lorliness of earth and
went mp the spout. Peace to its
ashes. Aud we say this, too, in
full remembrance of the fact that
among the hast w0rtlx of the de
ceased was a fierce deuanciation
OF this i9grnal. We had attemp-
ted 10 explain the origin Of its
name. con6ning ourselves strictly
-religiouSly strictly, We may say
to facts kindly furnished us by
what We Regarded as u reliable
gentleman who had travelled ex
tensiSely in Texas, and who seem
ed to know all about what he was
talking about; but the explanation
WAS, SOME how or other, unsatis,
factary to the "Jimplecute," and
1t blasted us with All article which
will so down TO the latest posteri.
ty of the readers of the .sJimple.
cute" as the Severiest peice OF in
recIive to be fonnd in any Ian
guage, living or dead. But Jim
plecute' sleeps with the Capulets
now, and, as we said before, peace
to its pi.
Oar Texas lido! died, we turned
for hope aud happiness 10 that
divine law of compensation which
is said 10 bring peace to tile pur
turbril spirit III the midst of earth's
darkest caldniti-s; and not in
vain did We turn thiiheI; tor 10 j!
the Indiana "Pharos' came, like a
White winged messenger from a
brighter land, to cheer ia and TO
bless us! For il while the coming
OF the "Phlros" made life all
beauty and shunshine; but alas
the "PharoS. (which turned ont
TO he but another name for "A bar
carly Iighthouse-rould not long
MI the aching void left by the
'Jimplecute" wheL. the sweet star
OF its young life went behind that
cloud which soouer or later hides
all living things-that cloud
which is death .-.
No longer a source of happiness
the "PharOs" was permitted TO
slide, and chaos had come again.
Mrs. HemaISexclaimeS in con:em
plating the ridiculous figure which
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a good Observation-Disclosures
slewiy execute promptly.
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Joseph elliott, the steel pen
manufacturer, is dead.