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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-12
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For Colds Inhammations, or Tightness OF the
Chest, it gives q sure and speedy relief.
For Diptheria, Group, Whooping Cough, and
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and Langs. 1t has never failed In these dreadful
complaints.
For any located Pains, such as Headache, Tooth
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curial Lameness and Contracted Muscles, or Lame
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1t infsllibly cures Felons Bruises and Sprains,
and all Flesh Wounds also Mumps, Ague in the
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For Homorrhoids or Piles, and liberated Sores,
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Of this Medicine, oers It upon the following Pos
IrFE CoNDITIoEs OF WARRANTY trusting that our
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Ing In this way spurious article
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Baskets p! Baskets !!

The most extensive and useful assortment OF tray-
elling, shopping, lunch. market and work baskets
ever offered TO the public.
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SOD yds. Table Linen from 25c upward.
900 yds Crash TUweling al g. 10, l21q. 15c per yd.
o dOZ. Towels al 10, i2tS. IS ~, 25c upward.
500 yds Cassimeres, Cottonades and Jeans for
Men and Boys wear at prices 10 suit all.
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Health and Talent.

Ii Is 10 eXaggeralion to say that
health is large ingredient in what
the world calls talent. A man with
out it may be giant in intellect, but
his deeds will be the deeds Of dwarf.
On the contrary, let him have quick
circulation, u good digestion, the bulk
thews and sinews of a map, and tho
alacrity, the uutbinking confidence
inspired by these, and, though having
but n tbimbeiul OF brains, he will
either bluuder upon success or set
failure at defiance. 1t is true, especi-
ally in this country. that the num-
ber OF ceDtaurs N every community
OF men in whom heroic intelIects
are allied with bodily constitutions as
tough US those Of borses--is small
that, in general, man has reasons
to think himself will or in the lottery
Of lie, if ho draws the prize of u
healthy stomach without u mind, or
the prize Of fine intellect with
crazy stomach. But Of the two,
weak mind in Hercultan frame ia
better than n giant mind in q crazy
constitution. A pound of energy,
with an ounce of talent, will achieve
greater results than a pound of tai
ent, with an ounce Of energy. Tho
first requisite to success in life is to
be good animal, In any of the
learned professions, vigorous con
stitution is equal to at least fifty per
cent. more brain, Wit, Judgment,
imagination, eloquence, all the quail
ties of the mind, attain thereby
force and splendor 10 which thoy
could never approach without it.
But intellect in weak body is '1ike
gold in spent swimmers pocket"
A mechanic may have tools of the
sharpest edge and highest polish |;
but what are these without q vigor-
GUS arm and hand 7 OF what use il
it that your mind has become vast
granary of knowledge if you have
not strength to turn the keyi
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COUN TY OFFICERS.
POST O m ce A d d r Q Z =.


PRESIDENT Jupos-Hou. Jos. G. Bucher,
Lewisburg. Union county.
ASSOCIATE JupaEs-Hon. Geo. G. Meyer,
Freebure, Hon. Jacob q. L. Shindcl, Se-
linsgrove
PaorHoSorARY AND CLsRK oy THE CouRrs
Jeremiah Grouse. Middleburg
REaisrsn AND REoonpER--Samuel d.
Scbuck, Middlebure.
SuERIrr-Daniel Bolen,ier, Middleburg.
CouSrY Philip Kinney,
Beavertown. Adam J. Fish er. Selin sgrovo.
John 7. Hutfnagle, Penn's Creek.
JuRY CoMMissiosEns-Heu ury D Brow n I,
Frecburg. George @. Hornherger, Mt.
Pleasant Mills.
CousrY suRvEron-Aaron X. Gilt, Mid
dleburg.
DisrRicr ArroRsEY-Benjami a min 7. Parks,
Middleburg.
TRgsuRER-Jscob Gross, Ben.ver Springs.
AuDrroRs-John 8. Hassint,er. Middle
bnre. Samuel A. wetIel, Dea yertown, d.
Diefephach, Salem.
ConmissioSEns' s'CLERK.-Andrew Peters,
Middleburg.
MERcAsriLs ApPRAisER.-w ellis o..
Holmes, selinsgrove.
CoRoSsR.--Peter Hartman, Pc un's Creci,
County ySUPgRISTESDEsr.- .Noetling
Selinsgrove.
TERMS OF CouRr.-Fourth Mondays in
February, May and September an d Second
Monday Of December Of each year.
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The President never draws l

The President never draws his
salary himself, Sut receives it through
the First National Bank, to which
he has given q power of attorney,
and the money is always draws from
the Treasury by the cashier of that
bank and placed to the credit Of the
President in the bank. The war
rants for the salary Of the President
and Vice President are made out at
the Treasury every month, the for
mer under the new law receiving
$4166,66 per month, and the latter
$833,33. Members of the Cabinet
are paid from the rolls OF their re-
spective departments, and receipt
therefor the same as all other en-
ployees. The President and Vice
President do not sign any payroll.
- Washington Star.
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Send for Mother.

"Dear me it wasn't enough 70 me
to nurse and raise q family of my own
but now, vi hen I'm old aud expect to
have Il little comfort here, it is all the
time, Send for mother - And the
dear old soul growls and grumbles, but
dresses herself as fast as she eau, not
wi,hstanding. After you have trot;ed
her off and got her safely in your home
aud she flies around administering re.
Dukes and remedies IN turns, you feel
easier. It's righ; now, or soon will be
--Mother's come
In sickness, no matter who is there
or how many doctors quarrel over
your case, everything goes wrong,
somehow, Til you send for mother.
Iu trouble, the first thing you think
of is to send for mother.
But this has its lud,crous as we'll as
its touching aspect. The verdani
young couple to whom baby's extraor-
binary grimaces aud alar ming yawns.
which threaten the dislocaton Of its
chin it's wonderful sleeps which it
accopplishes with its eyes half open
and no perceptible futter Of breath
on its lips, causing the young mother
to imagine II is dead this time, and
10 shrek out, ''send for mother" ia
tones OF anguisb--,his young couple
in the light Of the experience which
three or four babies bring find tba,
they have been ridiculous, and given
q mother good many "trots" foi
not hing.
Did any one ever seod for mother
and she failed to come 7 Unless
sickpes or tho infirmities of age pre-.
vented her. As when, 10 your child,
hood, those willing feet responded to
your call, so they still do aud will
continue to do as long as they arc
able. And when the summons come,
which none yet disregard. though Il
will be happy day for her. il will
DO q very dark and sad ono fol
you, when God too will send for
inosoos' t
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Don1 Call a NAN "a Liar.

Never tell man that he is lar
unless you are certain that you can
lick him. for as general rule, when
you say that it means fight.
have arrived ut this conclusion
through sad experience. know it
is not safe to give the lie TO a muscu.
lar Christian.
did it once. am sorry for it
now, as 1 never grieved for any
thing else in the whole course Of my
life.
We were standing on tho side
walk In front of the club, when I
made the statement We were
talking politics, and men who talk
politics and get hot over il, are-to
put it mildly-lunatic, or else want
an Office or else have some friends
who want an Office.
This man made an assertion,
touching tho fair fame of my candi-
Date. 1t is probable that if it had
been as true as it was false, should
have taken the same course. because
you understand, n man who talks pol
tics has no sense anyhow. / think
1 said this before, but it is all tho
same. 4 want to make it strong,
and get you TO understand how
camo to get my ornamental eyes.
mildly suggested that man
who would make such statament
rs that, was lost to all sense of
shame, and would be guilty of tho
basost crimes in the calender.
llo disagreed with me on that
point. AS for himself he never made
a statement except upon the most
ample proof. My candidate was
the meanest villain living
told him he lied.
! have been kicked by mule,
have fallen out of o second story
window on hard pavement; eaten
green persimmons heard Miss Blow
read poetry for two hours and half;
SLATED and seen stars by the million;
rode sharp backed horse of mus
tang prentage, an adept in the art
of 'bucliing, suffered grief of various
kinds, and still olung to life-but all
these are feathers in the balance az
compared with the result Of that
one little word, 'liar."
Immediately after saying it I sat
down. not in the way people usu-
ally sit down. / sat down to the
rim of my ear, about ten feet from
the spot where l had been standing
when J made use Of that expression
quoted above. 1 am not used to
sitting in that position, and do not
think it agrees with my constitution.
l have heard of people who got
up ON their ear and walked off.
l wish knew how to do it, would
have propelled myself away from that
spot Immediately if l had possessed
this happy faculty, proceed to
get myself perpendicular, intending
to use the locomotion which nature
had given me, but when L came
right side up, something heavy ran
against my nose. AS felt very tir-
ed, sat dov n on my other ear. I
like n change :; it is entirely too mo-
notonous doing the same thing over
and over again.
Somebody took my large friend
away, and was quite pleased when
hs was gone. l have concluded to
look twice at a man before ! give
him the lie again. Ny eye is mourn
ing, my nose is swelled into the size
of citron with the color of blush
rose, and my store clothes look as if
they had been run through patent
sausage machine.
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"A gentleman in New York who
had been robbed some time ago, dis
covered his gold ring, which was
am ong the things stolen, the other
day, on the finger Of q detective OF
that city. The detective at first
tried to dispute its identity, but the
testimony was so strong he had TO
yield, and admitted that the ring had
been presented to him by . thief.
The weakness Of our detective sys-
tenn IL, that too many Of our detsc-.
tivss are on too intimate terms with
thieves sad trsqnently prodt BY their
robbories. -
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One column one year $4,000
0ne-half. colsmn, one year. m,0u
One-four,h eclumn. enc year. lb.Qb.
One square no iines) ono insertion, ~.
Every sdditiersi insertion, 90
Professional snd Business yards Of
not more thas ave Macs, pes year. 400
Auditor, Rsccuier. Adnisssirs,er
and Assignee Notices. $50.
Editorial no,ices per line. 81
All advertisements for shovter period
than one year are payable at the ,ino
they are ordered. and II not paid the per-
son ordering them viii be held responsible
for the money.
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Il q q { II y.
1900, 49, ----------
TATrLING.

O, IL there not some sunny spot,
Where We might live aud DO forgot,
Forgotten by the tattling crew
Who should be marked with 10 1 or blus.
That whom we saw them we IN ght know
They were no friend, but were foe.
o. 10 there not some pleasant dell.
Where mlscheif-makers do not dwell
some place within this world Of ours
Where We might hide Just for 40 hour,
And think that what we say or do,
Will only 20 from me TO you.
n such place there can be found,
A little peaceful spot Of ground,
Where busy mischeif-maktng tongues,
Are never heard from morn TO morn.
Where p ace may spread her brilliant wings
And every thing for JOY will sing.
There friends would bo our friends indeed,
Fogiving sligh,s they might receive,
And shun the bad degrading art"
OF planting "dagge's In the hear -
And then there'd 10 no one TO fret,
"Or hll into an angry pet.'
".Tis mischief makers that remove"
From every heart all warmth ofloys"
They'll 'proach vou with their sweetest smile,
You'd think them honey all the while,
And always seem to take your part,
Until they pierce tho kindly heart.
Oh, fthe mischief making crew
"Were reduced t. ono or two.p
A aappy world this earth would DO,
For We poor mortals souls be free.
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George Shaun, boy aged about
nine years, was murdered in Mecca
sin Hollow, thirteen miles south Of
Greenshurg, in Westmoreland ooun-
ty few weeksago. By, - u sap-
posed, apolkee boy a ahqx
anma 70 ~ med '|'Imolhx
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SExAroR WALLACE, who has been
elected Vice President Of the South.
ern Pacific railroad, win, it 10 sAid
start at oncs for the field Of Ope-
ra(lons. estahllshing his hssdquar-
tern nf MAMMAL. Teyns.
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PARAMOUNT HOUSE,
IL NEAR THE DEPOT,
Middleburg, Pa.

GEORGE GUYER, PROPRIETOR.
This house 10 in close proximity to the
depot and has lately been rebuilt and re-
fitted. Rooms commodious table well
supplied with the hest the market affords
--aNd terms moderate.
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George Flory &c Son, Proprietors.

esS"0pen Day and Night for the accom-
moda,ion Of travellers. A first class Res.
taurant is attached TO the hotel, whrre
Meals nt all hours can be had. Temes
reasonable. 9.43-tf
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WIN. VAN GEZER,
w ATTORN AT LAW,

Lewisburg Pa,
Offers his professional service to ne pub
tic. Collections and all other Profession
al business entrusted 10 his care i'll re-
ceive prompt attention.
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BRowpNS pSxIoHK,E HOUSE ,n........,..
HENRY BENPER, Proprietor.

The undersigned adopts this method OF form
tnx tho public that he has orened hotel at the
above named place, on the road from Middle
burg TO Be,vertown, and that he Is prepared to
entertain the public With fret class accom- moda
tions. HENRY BENFER
April o, 1871.
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WALKER HOUSE,
Mcclure City Pa.
NICHOLAS SIMON, Proprietor.

This q new house, newly furnished and
is now open to the travelling public. II is
located near the depot. No effort win be
spared by the proprietor to make the stay
Of his guests pleasant and agreeable.
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I M. LINN, A. II. DILL
~ (Successore to J. r. 4 J. NJ. Liun,)
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Lewisburg, Pa.
Offer their professional services TO the
public. Collections and all other pro-
fessionsl business entrusted to their care
will veprompt tatteniion. Jan. 3, '67u
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THE POST.
Published every rhursdsy Evening by
J1RI1ffAH GROUSE, Prop'r.

s Terms Of Subscription,
TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Payable
within six months, or $3.50 X not paid
wis1ts the year. No paper discontinued
uu0 oil arrsarsses are paid UNLESS 81
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Subscriptions outside Of The county
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
- Persons liftiag and using papers
addressed 10 others become subscribers,
and are liable for the price Of the paper
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W. POTTER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.

Selinsgrove Pa,
Offers his professional services TO the
public. All legal business entrusted TO his
care viii receive prompt attention. Office
one door above the New Lutheran Church.
July, lth ~.
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GEO +. MILLER,
" ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Dewlsburg ia
Offers his Professional service to the pub
iic. Collections aud all other profes sion
all business entrusted TO his care will re-
ceive prompt attention. Jan. 3, '9Itf
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-08

BLOOD, scALrs AND HAR.-When N. =
Waller, the well known and very popular Gold
Hill clothIer, roads the Defiant and ingenious
manIfestoes Of other dealers threatening 10 sell
| clothing at less than cost, or saying that theii
stock l. the bcst In the country, he merely
allows . charitable smile to sufuse his genial
countenance like q gentle zephyr ripping the
caim surface Of Lake Tahoe. He twirls his
manly mustachc and remarks: That's NOT
burinoss. Let gentlemen come and trade with
me, and when tfay 800 that they can buy supe,
rlor goods u loss price aqd Rq, hams every way
better suited, then they will the better under.
stand whom to trade with heFesher.n' Waller
calls particular attention to his extensive stock
Of new goods. Let others talk blood, scalps and
hair, but Waller viii 70 on In the even tenor Of
bis way, selling nrst-rste goods cheap.
NASAL c4TAaaH. BRoxcHITEs, AsrHxA, AND
II Head, Throat and Lung pisessss, also Deaf
ness, Discharges from tho Ear, ptc.. success,
fully treated BY Dr.. Aborn. ais Gsary street,
San Franci.co, after the ordinary methods have
failed, The most difficult cases are Invited to
call. The marvellous cures effected by bis mod.
ern scientific method during the past four years,
are stil subjects OF remark. and are attracting
universal attention; and patients from all parts
or the Pacific coast are ayailing themselves Of
bis treatment.
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SOWING x,cu,xr, RrrAlnrn.-A arst-ela,s

mschinist. who thoroughly dSnun Srcry
mart OF ali kinds Of sewing maenines; ~ nom
eun,oyed AT NJ. II. FREpRicks weL.knonu
~stch making, jewelry and sewing naSnlns ss-
,.s,Sshment no. s. South G street, virginia.
wbar. he can be found by all requiring nis ser,
w,css if more convenient to customers ~ WIN
.,,end At their resldsnccr by sending ior nm.
Ali kinds OF sewing msehiuss 10 rent u 'eas'n
sblo prices
purrr.-T. Il. NcGurn, the irrepreesioie
t,r,t. vegetable, game, poultry. provision and
n,nccry dealer, at li6 South = street, has the
e.,rs.i' anest and cheapest lot OF irssh iruit
ave-, hrourht to this market. Ho Is seiiing tne
hast quality Of apples at from u y y Per
nov delivered free OF charge 70 any paftot tne
~. He receives fresh fruit and Vsgetao.es
nom California every morning. 10
POOL xILrSa.-There will be Pools sold on
N. coming Brigade Contest, on tho evenings
=, ,ho Third, Fourth and Finh-wednesdsy,
o. 1.,n,saay and Friday. at the Magnolia Saloon,
q strset. Virginia: also on the ground on sat
nrdsy. BY orndortf and Currie. l
ALARoE VOLUME would not contain the mass
| Of Testimony which has accumulated in favor OF
DR.. wis,ar's Balsam OF Wild Cherry as . safe,
cfaclsnt and reliable remedy in curing coughs,
| colds and pulmonary disease. Many OF the
| cures are truly wonderful
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FROM SAN
Defeat OF Both Independent Sena.
tors other Election Returns
Hanged Himself-TheD wyer Ira
gedy-Fire CanVassinE Eiection
Returns-Dwyer's Funeral.

SAN Francisco, Sept. ST. r. NJ
Last night the figures indicated the
election Of Bartlett, Independent, to
the Senate, and the defeat Of Hallidie,
Independent. A revision Of the To-
bles, in addition to later returns, shows
that Bartlett Is now defeated by Roach,
Democrat, by $50 votes. Humphreys,
Democrat. Is elected Surveyor; Gold
en-, D., Public Administrator ; Morton,
l., Harbormaster; Kent. l., Superin-
tendent of Streets; Rice, D., Coroner;
Austin, l., Tax Collector; Hamey,
County Clerk; Ashbury, Auditor;
Taylor, l., for Harbor Commissioner.
A. C. Hinaman hanged himself un.
der a house on the corner Of Pine and
Powell streets this morning. He pur-
chased u piece Of rope for ten cents,
fastened 1t to q beam and swung him
self off. The Coroner has gone to take
charge Of the body.
1t Is stated that an effort Will De
made by the friends OF Harrington,
the slayer Of Dwyer, to procure his
release on ball.
A fire ut ! o'clock this morning de-
stroyed a frame house on the corner
of Preclta and Columbus streets, own
ed BY william English. Loss, $4,000.
1t Is supposed to have been the work
Of an incendiary.
The Board OF Supervisors common
ced canvassing the returns at noon to-
day.
The funeral of VIM. Dwyer, killed
by Harrington, took place yesterday
and was largely attended by numbers
Of the sporting fraternity.
Gold, ll2hsll3A; greenbacks, $50
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-08

o o N EsTIo INTELLIGENCE
Fatal Collision 1t He'll Gate.
NEW York, Sept. S.-rhe tug boat
Vixen was sunk at He'll Gate early
yesterday morning by the steamboat
Granite State and Captain Perkins
drowned. The engineer was picked
up badly cut about the head.
A Catholic Priest Pronounces the
Free school system . Failure.
At a mass meeting In Saint Peters
Church Father O'Farrell, abiding to
the dedication Of his parochical school
In the afternoon, pronounced the
public school system . failure, and
said he believed that eventually the
State must either make all education
voluntarily and without taxation,
each denomination supporting Its own
school, or else II q tax were raised for
educational purposes each party must
receive a fair share. At the dedlca-
tory services In the afternoon the same
clergyman said he wished 1t under
stood that In this matter the priests
and the people went together. 1t had
been charged that they had entered
into a conspiracy ; 1t was true that
they had entered into a conspiracy,
every man, woman and child OF them,
and they made no secret Of 1t. They
did not deny that they protested
against supplying schools to which
Catholic children could not 90 just rs
they would protest against being
forced to attend a State church. They
claimed as American citizens the priv
ilege Of educating their children as
they pleased.
ButIer ON Southern State Debts.
CnIcAeo, Sept. S.-A Washington
special says: The Interpretation which
Is given here Of Gen. Buffers letter to
the Governor OF Mississippi about the
amount OF the State debt Is entirely
different from the explanation given
In that State at the time 1t was made
public. A gentleman In high official
position here and we'll known to be
acquainted with Buffers views and
plans. Is authority for the statement
that Immediately after the adjourn
ment Of Congress, Gen. Butler began
to mature a plan for getting through
Congress at Its next session a bill pro-
vlding for assuming the State debts Of
the Confederate States and guarantee
ing interest on the same, and the letter
to the Governor of Mississippi which
unexpectedly became public, Is believ-
ed to DO simply one OF the numerous
INQUIRIES to gather data upon which to
base preliminary action.
A Robbery Denied.
The American Express Company's
officers deny the story about the rob.
berry by one Of their messengers OF
$780, 900, and his subsequent capture
with the stolen funds.