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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-02
The House mold.

To PREVENT THE SMOKING OF A LAMP.
Soak the wick In vinegar and dry
thoroughly before using in lamp.
PREMIUM GINGER SNAPS. One cup OF
the best molasses, one-half cup OF
sugar, two-thirds of a cup of butter,
one teaspoonful of alum, two teaspoon.
fuls soda, half cup water, on table
spoonful ginger.
SooLLoPED CHICKEN -Mince chicken
with lean ham and little pepper, mixed
in scallop shells or a small dish; add
two spoonfuls of cream, cover with
crumbs, put little butter on the top,
and brown in the oven.
GREEN CORN PUDDING one
long ear of sweet corn for each person.
Take half pint of milk, one egg, a
dessert-spoonful of white sugar, one OF
sweet butter, and teaspoonful of salt
to every two ears. Beat the eggs and
sugar well together, and add milk and
salt. Cut the corn off the cobs with a
sharp knife, and chop the divided
grains with chopping knife, but not
too fine; or, better still, split each row
of grains down the middle before cut
ting them off the cobs. The corn must
be boiled first Stir the chopped corn
into the milk, and bake in n brisk oven
in custard cups or tin pan until the
top is nicely Drowned, but not harden
ed. Serve hot, without sauce. This
is a delicious dish. Some persons pre-
fer il cold. Common corn may be
used, if young aud tender, but requires
as much again sugar.
MELON PRESERVES. TO make an ex.
cellent preserve from unripe melons,
the green part CT watermelons and cit.
rons, in imitation OF preserved ginger,
boil In alum water--a tablespoonful
to about two gallons--pare, cut in
pieces, and lay in water for one or two
days, 10 take out the alum taste. The
pieces should not be quite soft, buI
like sweet cucumber pickle. Drain
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-02
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


The Mirror aud Farmer says: "As
you begin putting in your new hay see
~ your barn roofs. On some of them
the shingles are worn out, and only an
entire new set will meet the emergency
On Others there is a vacant place here
and there, from which the wind has torn
a.shingle or two these may be patched.
Whatever the condition of your finances
or grass crop, you cannot afford to put
off any needed repairs upon your roofs.
Better let your grass rot in the field
than to put it into your barn to be
spoiled by the rain that will find its
way through leaky roof. Though all
other buildings go to the dogs, keep
your barn roofs waterproof.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-02

well, make syrup of sugar. pound
to each pound of melon--a very strong
tlavoring of ginger, as hot as may be
liked remembering that when boiled
1t will taste hotter, little mace, and
some lemon peel or essence of lemon
to taste. Boil the pieces in this until
clear. Unripe melons are soaked for
some days in brine, cut up and fresh
ened in cold water before boiling in
alum This preserve requires watch
ing, being very apt to mold.-House-
hold
Color WITH WALNUT BARK. Walnut
bark will color any shade, from light
tan to a coal black. Color the wool
before carding as follows Peel the
bark from the body of the tree (tho
bark off the root is the best). Put into
barrel layer of bark aud wool al.
ternately, till you fill the barrel, then
fill up the barrel with rainwater. Lay
on the top heavy weights. Let it stand
IN the sun or some warm place till you
get the shade required. Another way
to color yarn, cloth or carpet rags, is
to boil large iron kettle full of butter
nut bark for four hours take out the
bark, put in spoonful of copperas.
1t you wish black put in more cop.
reras or little blue vitriol (too much
yitrol rots the goodsl. Then, while
the dye is boiling, put in the goods
and keep stirring, and once every few
minutes lift the goods with a stick into
the air, then put them under. And so
on keep watching and moving them till
you get the shade required. II left
folded and packed too tight they will
cnnt
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-02
Value OF OnIons

The Pacific Rural Press saws .sTbo
onion deserves notice as an article ol
great consumption ia this country. and
rises IN Importance when we consider
that In some countries, like Spain and
Portugal, 1t forms one of the common
and universal supports of life. n i
interesting, therefore, to know that in
addition to the peculiar flavor which
recommends il, the onion is remaakably
nutritious. According TO analysis. tie
dried onion contains from twenty five
TO thirty per cent of gluten Il ranks
IN this respect with the nutritious nea
and the grains IL is not merely as a
relish, therefore, that the wayfaring
Spaniard eats his onion with his hmm.
BILE crust of bread as he sit by the re-
freshing spring but il is because ex.
perience has long proved that, like the
cheese Of the English laborer, il helms
70 sustain his strength also, and adds
beyond what It's bdlk would suggest
70 the amount of nourishment which
his simple meal supplies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-02
shorts as NJ nhErb.

A Vermont correspondent of the New
England farmer writes
A townsman, and one of the best
farmers in town, has used shorts by the
ton for a number OF years. He says
that in preparing piece of land for
corn, he spreads his barn-yard manure
on the sod and plows it in, as is the
common practice here. 1t is also the
common practice here TO draw out
manure in the fall, and put into the
hills for corn. Now; instead of this,
his practice is to purchase wheat bran,
which can be had here for 81. 80 per
hundred, and, going through the rows
drop in the hill what he can clasp in
one hand; which he covers with hoe
full of dirt, drops his corn ard covers
that. This man says he had rather
have this handful of bran in the hill
than a shovelful of the best barn
manure--h0g manure included. The
corn comes up nicely, has good color,
and grows rapidly from the start. Now
for the comparative cost with other
manure. Enough. of the shorts to
manure an acre costs about four dollars.
The man referred to above says it is
worth more to him than any of the
superphosphates in the market, pound
for pound, as | understood him; while
four dollars in shorts will manure an
acre, it takes about fifteen hundred
pounds of the superphosphate to do
the same.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-02

THE hembine will, from a single
plant, at the end OF four years, produce
in that period 10000, 900, 600, DOC, 900
seeds, enough 10 seed the globe, allow
ing its surface 10 contain, l,400,35O,-
800, Ola, 400 square feet, giving seven
plants TO the foot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-02

ARISTOTLE says there is one thing
which God cannot change, and that Is
yesterday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-02
The Nectarine.

The Country Gentleman says Of this
nearly obsolete fruit:
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14

Thess figures will be significant to wheel
builders and users, showing as they do the
high degree of perfection attained by the
late improvements and notifications Of
this patent, and demonstrating the super
iDr applicability of this wheel in all cases
where the supply Of water and the demand
for power Is variable To put 1t briefly,
these tests demonstrate that this wheel
not only gives more than an average per
contage at full gate, or when the supply Of
water is abundant but actually increases
the per centage of useful effect of the
water when the supply Is diminished to
even more than uue-third. giving at half
gate nearly rs much rs az full and even
when reduced 10 quarter gate, yielding
nearly fifty per cent, Of the power Of the
water This is obviously great triumph
in the perfection of water-wheels, and one
in which the builders may Justly take
pride. These results are also Of local in
tereSt. from the fact tina. the HOlyOke
Machine Company builds, under royalty,
the same wheel, large number of which
are in use in the manufacturing establish
meuts here, nearly all the more recently
built mills having been furnished with
the American wheel by d. local builders.
This wheel was invented by Nessrs. Stout.
Mills 4 Temple, Of Dayton has since been
improved and modified ~ them, and /,
now manufactured only ty the Holyoke
Machine Co., Lee 4 Harden5urgh, OF Min
neapolis, Mimi, and the original builders,
the latter making annually between 50d
and 4a9 at their works in Dayton The
size IF the wheel under test was S. inche.
in diameter and yielded about 50 horse
power The prices range from 500 to
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
To Europe via Now Orleans.

There has been organized az ST Louis
a company called the Mississippi Val
ley Society. the objects of which are to
prom ote trade between the Mississippi
Valley and Europe by way of New
Orleans This project has been acitatcd
before aud all shippers know the great
benefit this great section of country would
derive from such water route. Ii has
been stated that the freight rates of wheat
from St Loui, Ia Liverpool are only about
., cents less than the rates from here t.
New York We would suggest that our
Board of Trade should take somc action
IN regard To this matter correspond with
the St Louis society aud see if our city
cannot be included in the benefits sure tn
accrue from the opening up Of business
relations between the Mississippi Valley
and Europe During the coming season a
dGnutatiou of English capitalists will visit
thi, section, their object being To become
thoroughly acquainted with the vast min.
eral agricultural and manufacturing re
sources of the States bordering ON tn,
Mississippi Cannot our Board Of Trade
take measures to have this deputation III
cludc this locality in their visit?
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
TEE AMERICAN TURBINE WAT

The AMERICAN TURBINE WATER
WHEEL. NO place on the American CON
tinent has a more promising future for
manufacturing than this immediate vicini-
ty embraced in the developed and undevel-
oped waterpowers of Rock River and the
Mississippi and consequently the following
which we extract from the Holyoke
Mass Transcript will be interesting TO
all the readers of THE ARGUS.
Messrs Stout, Mills & Temple, proprle-
tors Of the Globe Iron Works, OF Dayton
Ohio, the patentees and original manufac-
lures of the American Turbine petter
known here as the Dayton wheel, have
subjected two Of these wheels 10 thorough
and exhaustive tests, at the liolyoke test
ing fume, during the past week, with the
most gratifying results. The experiments
with this wheel were witnessed by several
scientific men and experienced manqfac-
turers of Turbine wheels, and fully dem
onstrated the several points Of superiority
claimed by the manufacturers TO the salts
faction of all present The tests were con,
tinued through several days, being applied
to the wheel at full gate, seven-elghts.
three -fourths, fve-eights, one-halt, three
Fights and one-fourth gates. the results
/ showing a higher average percentage OF
useful effect Of water used than gwen by
by any other Turbine wheels ever tested
either in Lowell or in this town. The guam
tity of water discharged from the wheel
under partial gate was determined by the
cubic feet actually passed per minute not
measured by the aperture Of the gate,
that is to say, that with the halt gate,
there was just half the number of cubic feet
per minute passing the weir that was pas
sing during the full gate test, The official
record of these several tests is as follows
Full gate, per cent OF useful effect .7ds
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
Divorce, Tonight.

We don't mean in court, but in Dart ;
Hall the play of that name-a picture Of
modern society demonstrating the deceit
ftIlness Of riches and the hollow preten-
sion of so,called society In the first
act two daughters are given in marriage To
wealthy young men, and all seems happy
for a time in the second act the strife be
tween husband aud wife commences.
caused by third parties in the form OF
fashionable mother in law and handsome
captain Then the plot of the play Is de
veoped the parties are divorced and
finally after worlds of suffering and heart
sickness, the skies grow bright again, and
all ends joyously and happily Up TO the
last act, No doubt, the drama is perfect
representation of this peculiar phase OF
American society but We sadly fear the
elimination in most divorce cases is not SC
happy "A one as that represented in tht
play. But then, Of course, the audience
feels better, and the lesson is more strik
ing with such an ending.
The play had very lengthy run at til,
little 9TH Avenue theatre in New York
and the company performing it here to
night i, well spoken Of by the press where
il has performed We presume the hal
will be filed with intelligent people
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14

OUR WEEKLY-THE WEEKLY Rock
ISLAND Argus is published to-day, and
contains forty-eicht columns of closely
printed matter, in our new and clear type
thirty columns of which are choice
reading matter comprising full complete
and carefully compiled news of the week,
local state, and national also sound polit-
zeal articles of general interest and the
very latest market reports the whole
making one Of the best and most readable
papers in the United States. 1t can be
had at Willmans news stand, in the post
office, or at TIE Argus counting room
opposite the post Office, in wrappers ready
for mailing. Price five cents each.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
Two Men Hung in Illinois To-day

At | O'Clock, this afternoon, the l4thl at
Knoxville, the man Osborne, convicted of
murder, confessed his guilt on the scaffold
was hung and died by strangulation
At go this afternoon, Geo Driver, who
killed his wife, was hung in Chicago. He
made a speech from the scaffold and laid
the damning deed to whisky.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14

BARLow's INDIGO BLUE.-This is de-
signed especially for bluing clothes. 1t
dissolves perfectly clear, and will not settle
on the clothes. Is warranted to color more
water than double the same quantity of
indigo, Be sure you get the genuine, pre-
pared by d. ). Wiltberger, 233 North I'd
street, Philadelphia. For sale in Rock Is
land by all dealers, 3-7deod6-m.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
ALIENS LUNG EALsAM.
ALIENS LUNG BALSAM

j. Your hops. u has been tried By thousands such
a. you who have been cured many IN their graft.
t1d't have lent their names 60 Ne that suffering
humanity can read their evidence and believe
Don't experiment with new aud untred mixturcz-
you cannot afford it-but Try atoucr this valuable
article. u lH warranted to break up the most
troublesome cough IN few hour n mot of too
long standing u Is warranted Co give entire sat
isiactiOn In all cases OF lung and throat difcultr
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
Many Medicines in One.

In speaking OF the extraordinary rapidity with
which Hostetters Stomach Bitters recruit debi.
tated and exhausted system, the preparation is usu
ally referred to as vegetable tonic Of marvellous
power But those who suppose that its operation
Is limited to its direct effect upon the digestive or
gans, little understand the true nature Of this com
prehenslve remedy 1t is not only tonic. but also
a gentle laxative, an active anti-bilious medicine a
mild dinretc, wholesome exhilerant, a regulator
and general Alternative. 1t is to this combination
of many essential sanitary properties that the art
Gle owes it, success in a variety of distressing com.
plants each of which in ordinary practice is sub
jected to a different mode of treatflent. Ills i'm
possible to invigorate feeble and diseased organ
ization without regulating and purifying it, The
BittsEs do both.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14

Quinsey is not only cured but pre-
vented by Durnos Catarrh Snuff.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute, only 25 cents. Hale's Honey
of Hoarhound and Tar for Coughs and
Colds soc and 81
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
A Word to Mothers |!

NoU all liable 20 diseases which are the results
OF natural causes, and which IN most cases do not
recover without SOME assistance from judigiou~
course of trca'mcnt- and many OF Won arr left with
q weakly broken down constitution. which makes
life miserable and in many cases death p=rferableS
Go 20 your Druggist and get bottle Of
CONSTITUTION WATER
Take forty drops three times a dav in four times
the quantity O; water, and IL Will cure Won.
For sale by all Druggists. II l. not Spring Wa
E-r
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
Cana tor Ducks and Things

Quite number of the disciples of
Nimrod have gone down to the Boards
town bayous for ducks, fish, etc They win
camp out, and, of course, have a Jolly
time
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS


REMARks, On the 18th, 9Th, 10th and 18Th insfs
ram on the sth travel by teams over the ice he
tween Rock Island and Davenport ceased en- ~,
9Th inst, ice broke the rapids '
j. MClLvAIN, II. 5 L. s
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14

The following shows the temperature
at The ARGUS OFFICE to-day, as in
dicated by thermometer:
IA NJ 9o- above zero 70 NJ. bs- above zero
ga. VI. ace ~ Pm %
llnn,lr.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
LOCAL COLUMN.
John Roots Ritters.

John Roots Bitters.
John Roots Bitters are family medicine.
'ohn Roots Bitters cure general debility
'ohh Roots Bitters cure dyspepsia. Use it,
John Roots Bitters cures fever and ague.
John Roots Bitters cures all billions diseases.
Johh Roots Bitters cures nervousness and head
acne Try it. They are warranted
'ohh ROOTS Bitters cures indigestion. Try it.
'oth ROOTS Bitters are not whisky drink.
Store -e h"tPei hous' bi"s
o Joh II Roots Bitters sold by all Druggists.
v III OF hgstoh and Emil k9hler, Rock Island his
"Soiesale and retail druggists. 5-aadeodmw fSwly
9''o oy Snith&Bonney, Druggist Rock Island.
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Mr. CHARLES Fl. BRowN. Groyelapd,

Mr.. CHARLES Fl. BRowN, Groyeland.
Mass, April ;, 1850 writes.
ALLOW me to return you my sincere
thanks for the great benefit derived from
the use of your Blood and Liver Syrup.
In December, 1864, | began to be troubled
with uclers on my left leg. l tried great
many different medicines, but all to no
purpose, as ! only grew worse. | finally
was induced to try Scovills Blood and
Liver Syrup, and after using eight bottles
a complete cure has been effected
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14

OFFICIAL PAPER.


Beautiful Plants at the Hong Kong Tea
Store. DIT
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14

OFFICE OF i,ENNE's PAIN hILLING MAGIC uIL
PIrTsFIELn. Mass October /. 1872
To Patrons Respectfully
ia order eQualIze the prize. and make Il AL in
Queen. for those lOclIed nj the most remote
paInt- To- handle haGIC On we have re-a-ranLud the
ut prices. to effect from aud after This date
a. follows
Trial SIZE. or t. equ,vaieu, in other sIzas per
ETo>- ----r --------. ------. 81 W
Five 70 Ten gross. per grpa=. ..-----...- 2l.uO-
Twenty Gross, per gross ......---.----. 1000
discount viii be made on purchases OF FIVE gross
and over OF a sufficient amount TO cover freight
Tue goods viii be delivered al the point OF tran-pUr
;atI0u IL Piizhed- in good order. after which they
will be at the risk Of the purchaser
TERMs,-Set Cash. Current Funds IL New York
Please give full shipping directions wlth your orders
EEsxr's PAIN KILLING MAGIC on is packed FOR
tie wade us follows
TuIi Size. OLP gross in q Case
inz Medium Size, equivalents e
duz Large size
We also pack what II known as an Assorted
t4-Dzs. n follows dOz Trial SiZs d0z Mrdi-
um 81 = dUz Large SIG. which equals one gross
q. else, and MAKES good assortment OF sizes for 3
Al. lore.
Oh al goods manufactured after January l. 1878
the retail price viii be printed upon the label OF each
uIttie follows Trial Size, - cents: Medium
size. 50 cents Large size 81.
uEr orders respectfully solicited
IS IT, nave she hUuoT to be respectfully, your ohedi-
.rt servants. WIN RESNE Il SONS.
NoTIcE.-Tha name MAGIC OIL Is or Legal
Trade MARX
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
MARCH 18th,
ST. PATRICK's DAY--THE CELEBRATION
IN ROCK ISLAND AND DAVENPORT.

On Monday the Irish societies of Rock
Island and Davenport viii unite in cele
brating the anniversary of a man dear to
every son Of Ireland whether he be cath
ollie or protestant In the celebration OF
st Patrick day. everywhere protestants
and catholics joint is not party cele-
bration, or a celebration by any religious
order. but a celebration by Irishmen of all
parties and creeds The day will be open
ed by religious services in all the Catholic
churches in this city and Davenport, at
holf past eight o'clock The several so
cieties managing the matter have appoint
ed Mr. John Lillis, of Davenport, as
Grand Marshal and he has prepared tn,
following order for the exercises of the
d,y.-
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
Extra Special Notice.
BEWARE OF COUNTFRFEITS,

Smiths Tonic Syrup has been counterfeited. and
ths e1unterfeiter brought to giref
Smiths Tonic Syrup.
The genuine article must have Dr. John BuII's
private stamp on each bottle. Dr. John Bnll only
mas the right to manufacture and sell the oripinEl
Sohn J. Smiths Tonic Syrup, of Louisville. XIV
Examine wen the label on each bottle II nv
ptNa'e stamp Is not On each oottle, do not pnr.
chase, or you will be deceived See my column
advertisement. and my show card / will prose-
S cut any one infringing on my right. The genuine
ohth Tonic Syrup can only be prepared by my
self, The public's servant,
y,,, Dr.. JOHN BULL.
LoHisNiHe' NOV D, 1863 ian2Id&wly.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-14
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS
New Livery Stable

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS JUST Opened \
' Livery stable. on
JEFFERSON STREET, lucar Harper HousgN
Good out it, hrstclass stock, and fair prices viii
Do. tuu ruling features A share 81 public patron
a. g. re-prctfuily solicited. JOIN BROWN
Iuly .. i-1a dtf