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The Van Buren press., 1873-01-07
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Also the following, Instrumental Collections
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heap Edition of Psno-forte Classics. consisting of
Ncndessohn's complete works in vols svo,. price
So. so each Folio Edition, 81 each Beethoven s
Sonstas, -: Becthoven's Pieces, 81; Chopin's
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and Preludc.. price 81 each schuberts Ten Sonatas
81; Schubert's Piano Pieces. 50; Mozsrt's Sonstas
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NorkD IIoRsE TmEF SnoT AND LEFT
IN THE WOODS FOR DEAD.-A man 10y The
name of Turpin was shot and danger
ously wounded on Little Flat in Barry
county yesterday morning a week ago.
Turpin had stolen two horses near War
saw and come directly to his home in
Barry county He was followed closely
by party who surroundep his house
about day hight and called on him to sur.
render Turpin escaped through the
back door and through little hell and
into the woods, being pursued. and fired
at rs he ran Some twenty shots were
fire at him. and after being absent abou,
thirty minutes, his pursuers returned to
the house and Informed Turpn'- wife
that she would find her husbands dead
body short distance back of the field
They then took pess, ssion Of the stolen
property and left for North Missouri
Turpins body was found, and while
he ia badly wounded, the physicians at
ten ing him think he will get well We
learn that Turpin has made clean breast
| of his operations in the horse business,
an says that he has belonged to y regu.
lar organized band OF horse.thieves.
whose iield of operations extends from
N r,h Missouri to Texas He says that
he stole very fine horse from Mr..
Russell, in this county. about two years
ago. We learn that Turpin voluntarily
made this confession, and that he has
| given the names Of all his confcderates
in crime rnd hopes to see them appr,.
hended and punished. Turpin was ar
rested and confined in the Warsaw Jail
about a year aga but broke out and has
been at large up to the time that he WAS
wounded -Pevona No J Gaseas
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EF A sensible mother says that mot

EF A sensible mother says that motf.
ers make great mistake when they hast
en- to fscd All infant every time it cries
and begs leave to suppose a case Sup
pose grown mp fellow wakes up in tn,
night aud has tho Oh, my" SO hard
that he is obliged to roar with pain
just as an infant does What is to b,
done2 Why, rouse up Sally and Jane
and all the kitchen help, and cook him
some oysters. or a sirloin steak and fried
potatoes, and make him eat! The alb
surdity is plain enough And il absurd
in the treatment OF adults, why 10 il any
less so in that of infants?
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Badget Of Sc!ssariEcs.

es- The following piece Of poetry makes up d.
lora5.s future for delinqaents:
7HgMAx WHO CHEATS rHs PRINTER.
The man who cheats the printer
Ont of single cent,
Will never reach the heavenly land
Where old Elijah went
lie will not gain admission there,
By devils he II be driven,
And made to loaf hi. time away
Outside the walls of Heaven.
Without man to greet him,
Without pleasant griu;
The happiness that he will reap
Will be almighty thin,
He'll have 10 eat tho thistle
OF sorrow and regret:
He'll have to DUCK around right smart
Vita cussedness, you bet
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EEr The ruin OF most men dates from
some vacant hour Occupation is the
armor OF the soul There is = satircal
poem in which the devil is represented AZ
fishing Tor man, aud fitting hi. bait to
the taste and business Of his prey but
the idior gave him no trouble, as he bit
the naked hook.
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- ~ A wise old gentleman. Who knew
all about II, on retiring from business
gave the following sage advice to HE son
and successor: "Common sense, my
son. is valuable in all kinds OF business
except love making, ("
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EE The Eisteddfod of the Welsh peo.
pie about Utica. New York. is an assem-.
blsge wherein they discuss the pyrddest.
wyr. the rhigmwyr, the traithodwyr, the.
ifugch~edlerwyr, and numerous other
kinds Of wyr.
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rr The following is stated By the editor to hav
come from an unknown sweetheart. We do ne
bslive it, lie wrote it himself in order to ineii
others:
Once more, Johnnie. come and $40 me.
Let your " form all so TO 'pi -
Never mi nd your types and printing,
Come once more before die.
And 1t may be. if you come quick.
That my heart strings can be tied.
Yes, it may be--let us try II
Iwould like TO have it tried.
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ar The editor Of one Of our exchanges, who has
Just had his family reinforced gets off the following
Ring out Wild bells, and tame ones. too.
Ring ont tho lovers moon;
Ring out the little slips and socks,
Ring in tho bib and spoon;
Ring out the muse, ring in the nurse,
Ring in the milk and water;
Away with paper, pens aud Ink
My daughter oh. my daughter.
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ES-"C C.can that p p.pup. parrot I.
ter.talk y asked q suffering man OF sl
Italian "Suppose be no can talk So
much better as that what you talk,
chop he head of. was the reply.
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Iron +!

from the Globe Rolling Mills. CHM. bought
since the govt. manufacturing duty was re-
moved, which our customers and all hands can
have the benefit Of by calling early on
GEO. AUSTIN.
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"h1S1key,

warranted not to cut in the cye-not a head-
ache in q hhds. of tit is no sooner in your
belly than lis on your back in pound Of beet
and it carries bead like necklace; for
sale by
GEORGE AUSTIN.
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INilE undersigned takes this oppotnnty
to announce to the citizens OF Van Bn-
rem and vicinity, and the travelling public
generally. that he Is now prepared to tully
supply the great need of II first class LIVE
RI STABLE at his establishment first door
in rear OF Bo-tick 4 Cos.
Carriages and Buggics. new and commodi-
ous with fine double or single teams. on hire
by the day or journey at reasonable prices.
A fine stock Of Saddle Horses constantly
on hand
the han ing Of goods to and iroin the boats,
and dra> ing of all kinds.
~ We are adding new stock and Carri-
n c-. and shall spare no pains to give satisfac-
tion in quality and price.
Term. cash and rates reasonable.
A. II. CARSON.
Van Buren,. May l70
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n Pay us what you swe.
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lust RECEIVED,
- bbls. Julius II. Smiths old reserve
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MORE LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT.
" All kinds of

with whom vou can leave your orders for any
Kind of lumber dresso on one side or both
Sash glazed. or not; panellrd doors. shutter,
etc and Ill things necessary for building M
the country.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10

Philip Smith, of Keithsburg township,
Mercer county, has been living with two
women at the same time, for several years.
One of the women is his wife-the other
his wife's sister. They have ten little
Smiths, and from their sizes one unac-
qualnted with the circumstances would be
led to conclude that there were fire pairs
Of t,c6s. But such is not the case. Five
belong TO Mrs Smith, FIVE to her sister,
and all OF them to Philip The polygamous
creature and his wife's sister are in Jail in
Aledo, under indictment for bigamy-she
with baby in her arms, The whole FAM
lily lived in little hut about IL by IA feet,
and were in very destitute circumstances.
We get these facts from the Aledo Record
and we add that they speak poorly for
the regard which the people living in the
neighbOrhood of these beasts have for the
morals of the community in which they
lived and practiced their crimes. Was
there notone man in all that neighborhood
who had the courage to enter complaint
against these creatures?
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
The Ashantee war---Where is it 7

Considerable interest is taken in the
contest now being waged between the
British and the Ashantees, and frequent
inquiries are made as to the locality of the
war. The Asbantees are tribe of negroes
in North Guinea, a geographical division
of West Africa The interior is divided
into numerous native states, the chief of
which are the Kingdoms of Ashantee,
Dahomey and Benin. North Guinea ex-
tends from lat 10 deg Is min. north, to
lat. deg south, and is bounded by Sene-
gambia and Soodan on the n. and n. E.
the Atlantic on the W. and S. w. and
South Guinea on the S. f. The Kong
mountains are believed to extend from
east to west along the northern boundary.
The principal rivers are the Niger. Quorra,
Volta and Assinie. Gold dust, indigo,
pepper cotton and sugar cane are the pro-
duets The forests contain vast numbers
of elephants, lions, tigers, rhinOeeroses and
enormous serpents. One of the editors of
this paper has seen cords of elephants
tusks, the finest in the world, at an Amer
lean trading post there also large guam
titles of gum eopal, and palm oil-all pro-
cured of the natives in exchange for gay
colored cottons, bandanna handkerchief,
beads, and New England rum. Fetishisn
is the prevailing superstition there. The
principal European settlements are Accra
Cape Coast Castle, Dixcove, Elmina and
Sierra Leone. On the S. W. coast is the
American settlement of Liberia
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
Lonsdale Bleached Muslin at y! cents
per yard at Wadsworth & Parsons.
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

NOTES HERE AND THERE
Cloudy and squally.
Hacks run via the bridges
Ferry boat makes its regular trips.
The entertainment at Darts Hall to-
night promises to call out good house.
Religious lecture in the Presbyterian
church this evening. Seats free. All are
invited.
The general freight agency Office of
the Peoria Il Rock Island railroad was
moved from Davenport to Peoria to-day.
Gen. Sherman, in his letter to Gen.
\. B. Forrest, says: Il don't believe there
will be war, for neither Government
wants war.
The Boston kMendlesshon Quintette
Troupe were at the Harper House last
night and lett for Peoria to-day, They
perform there this evening
1t is announced that the House of Rep
resentatives has passed a general amnesty
bill We believe the policy of the bill just
passed is mistaken one.-ChicdgO Inter-
Ocean,
The Senate awards chairmanships to
eleven salary grabbers aud Speaker Blaine
awards charmanships to seventeen salary
grabbers and four Credit Mobilier beneti-
ciaries in the House.
If Horace Greeley were President, is
there any man living fool enough TO mag
ing he could make such nomination as
that of George H. Williams to the great
office of Chief Justice? Even after he
had become crazy he could not be induced
to do so improper thing.
What a strange thing it would be if
| the Senate, which refused to confirm a
man of learning. integrity, and character
like Judge lockwood Hoar, when nomi-
mated by President Grant for an associate
iusticeship of the Supreme Court, should
now confirm this man :" illiams as Chief
Justice because he is nominated by the
same President
Hon. 5. S. Cox having been accused
the other day by fellow Democrat of hav-
ing taken the entire Summer to de
liberate on the question of returning his
back pay, settles the charge by producing
the receipt of the United States Treasurer
for it under date of April 3, 1873, the mon
ey having been returned by Mr.. Cox S
brother in law for him while he was in at
tendance at the bedside of his dying faith
er.
AT last the House has passed bill re
pealing the iron-clad oath, and extending
general amnesty to all participants in the
late war with tie South, and the prospects
are favorable for its passage in the Senate.
1t will, perhaps, surprise many that at this
day, nearly nine years after the cessation
of hostilities, fifty Republican members of
the House voted against removing the only
bar that remains to the complete reunion
of the two sections of the country. Their
names should be learned and placed side
by side in history with the names of the
inquisitors of the middleages. Wereckon
our man, Hawley, was one of them
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
The Cook-room Of the BODY.

The food that has been cooked in the kitchen
must be re-cooked in the stomach before it can he
applied to the nourishment of the body. AS a
means of facilitating this second cooking in cases
where the process is 81 WHY and mpcrfectly per
formed, Hostetters Stomach Bitters is invaluable
1t promotes Tue generation of heat in the wing
laboratory IN wh oh the crude materials for buihu-
in up and recrutn, the human frame are t,rnnd
Into convertible aliment. But ths is not all IL
acts benihc ally upon the cellular membrane which
sccretes the gastric .uice, upon the liver which
pro uees that natural laxative, the bile upon the
v ssels winch receive the di.ested Zoo . and upon
the absorbents which connect the dise tive organs
this complex machinery il outor order tbe R;ttsrs
WI = II rl9ht thus prom iing vigorous diges ion
healthy secretion an the production of pure. rich
DEMONSTRATING I, cd. 1870
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10

PROCRAsTINATIoN Is THE THIEF OF
TME.-At this season of the year, when
life may be cut off in q few hours by an at
tack of Cholera, Cholera Morbus, Diarr-
hea, Dysentery, Cholera Infantum, OF
some kindred disease, none should fail tc
have at all times a supply OF DR.. McCabe's
renowned Medicated Blackberry Brandy OF
hand A more certain care, and at the
same time pleasant remedy, can not be
found in the whole range of materia medi
ca. The millions who have used it testify
to this.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
EFF. Kunkel,s Bitter Wine of Iron

This truly valuable tonic has been so
thoroughly tested by all classes of the COM
munity that it is now deemed indispensa,
BILE as Tonic medicine. 1t costs but lit
tie, purifes the blood and gives tone to the
stomach, rcnOvates the system and pro-
longs life, Everybody should have it.
For the cure of Weak Stomach, and
General Debility, Indigestion, Diseases of
tonic.
This wine includes the most agreeable
and efficient Salt of Iron we possess-Cit-
rate of Magnetic Oxide, combined with the
most energetic of vegetable tonics-I elbow
Peruvian Bark
Do you want something to strengthen
you?
Do you want good appetite?
Do you want to get rid of nervousness
| Do you want energy?
| Do you want to sleep well?
| Do you want to build up your constitu-
ton?
Do you want to feel well?
Do you want a brisk and vigorous feel
ing?
If you do try KUNKEL'S BITTER
VINE OF IRON.
| only ask trial of this valuable tonic
Beware of counterfeiters, as kunkel
Bitter Wine of Iron is the only sure and
effectual remedy in theknown world for the
permanent cure of Dyspepsia and Debility
and as there are a number ofimitations of
fered to the public, | would caution the
community to purchase none but the gen
uine article. manufactured by f. T. Kun
KEEL, and having his stamp on the cork Of
every bottle. The very fact that Others
are attempting to initiate this valuabl,
remedy, proves its worth and speaks vol
umes in its favors
Sold only in 81 bottles. Sold by Drug
gists ond dealers everywhere.
Proprietor, No. 259 North Ninth street
Philadelphia, Pa. l2-ldSwIm
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
The Rodman Invention.

From the New York Sun we extract the
following concerning heinventions Of Gen
eral Rodman, late Commandant at Rock
Island Arsenal
The late emperor of the French, Louis
Napoleon, has been credited with the hon
or OF being the originator Of rified ordnance.
W neither the claim is a just one or not L
am not prepared to say but the rlfied can
on as well as the introduction of iron clad
vessels ofwar are certainly of French origin.
To the late Major Rodman, however, of
our own ordnance corps, belongs the credit
OF the invention of guns capable OF hurting
solid shot of five-hundred and thousand
pounds weight. known as fifteen and TWEEN
ty inch guns. almost as far as rltied cannon.
The principle on which these guns are
cast, that OF running a small stream OF wa
ter through the core when the mould Is
ready for the fused metal. and the care
taken to let the iron cool outwardly, had
also to be promulgated to our maritime
rivals in Europe, so that they might readl-
~ compete with us for naval supremacy.
Not the least effort was made to keep the
method of casting these heavy guns Sc
cret for the benefit of our own country.
Rodman also discovered the means TO pro-
ject the heavy shot from the enormous can
non by the invention of pressed cartridges,
known as cake powder To make its
explosion instantaneos when spark was
applied, each cartridge is perforated full
of small holes, which receive the
{ flame of the discharge simultaneously.
6 To our shame be it said, this impor-
tant invention of perforated pressed
cartridges, without which, simple as it is,
: no English Armstrong three or four hun
bred FOUNDER or French or Spanish heavy
o ordnance could have been fired successful
ly, had no sooner been known tc our own
authorities than it leaked out of the wal
department, and became the common prop
erty of all Europe But. as though this
were not sufficient, even copies of the
drawings of the machine for making these
cartridges were furnished by some modern
Benedict Arnold, who had ready access t.
e them, of course it is to be presumed for {
It consideration in money. Major Rodman
q who was atterward promoted to brigadiel
general in the regular army, never pateneC
. his inventions 10 ordnance for, as he in
n formed the writer, to patent them would
d be to publish them to the world, as an,
f one could get patent by the payment o
the Office fee He desired his own country
: alone to be benefited by his experim ent
< and inventions, that it might have the sol
% advantages Of them in the event Of WA
=. with a first class power. His improve
ments in ordnance were probably sold b,
:, some political huckster for the paid foreig
d spies that are eternally lowering aroun,
g the departments at Washington like bird
n of prey, and always ready to bride any on
within reach for an Important secret Iii
y hardly necessary tie refer here to the pub
a, licity given abroad of the internal fitting
o, of our monitor batteries, or to the minutes
a. details of the workings of the turrets, tn
force and impact of shot against them, al
70 ter their success was established at home
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
The Nomination for Chief Justice.

We have information in reference to the
nomination of George Fl Williams for
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States which is unfit for publica-
tion, but ola character which seems to
render his rejection by the Senate very
probable.
We hardly think the Associate Justices
will relish the idea of remaining on the
bench with Mr. Williams as their chief.
The feminine charms and influences
which could make a man Chief Justice
might possibly intervene hereafter, and be
felt in the decision of cases.
The Senators will undoubtedly think
twice before they vote for the confirmation
of Mr. Williams. N Y. S,tn.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
Mercy Hosultal.

An article in this paper giving history
Of Mercy Hospital will be read with inter
est and those people on this side of the
river who have contributed to its support
will feel that their money has been well
applied. The largest contributor is Mr..
Ben Harper, WHO'S happy in the idea that
his money may have lightened the suffer
ing of some poor unfortunate There is
no local or sectarian feeling about Mercy
Hospital, and our people can avail them
selves of its advantages as certainly as if it
were located in this city.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
Injunction Refused.

The Republic Life Insurance Company,
Of Chicago, is one of the companies in this
State organized under our general ineor-
poration law, like many manufacturing and
business companies in this county, all of
which propose to resist the payment OF
taxes assessed by the State Board of
Equal cation. This insurance company
was put forward in Cook county to test
the legality of the assessment, and applied
for an Injunction to restrain the County
Clerk of that county from extending the
tax. The case has been hanging along for
some time and our people have been wait
ing for report of it before crowding their
injunction eases. On Monday, Judge Far
well, denied the application for an injunc-
ton. The points presented in this case
are not precisely like those to be presented
in other cases, the only question here be.
ing whether it was competent to assess
the value of the stock against the corpora
ton. OF course the case will go up tt
higher courts, and in the meantime tht
tax will be extended and collected-per
haps.
Republican legislation in this State ha
laid the foundation for any amount of lit
CATION, making fine times for lawyers ant
hard times for tax payers. Hundreds o
law suits will grow out of this matter o
taxing the tangible property of privat
corporations, and then, in addition, taxin
the corporate stock, and what they owe be
sides! That's what the Republican Stat
Board of Equalization has done.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
AR R, Conductor found Dead In a Car.

Mr. T. W. Phillips, freight conductor on
the St Louis road, LETT this city with his
train yesterday morning, and should have
left Beardstown at 80 this morning, on
his return. He and his brakesman slept
in a car on the track at Beardstown and
when the brakesman called him this morn
Ing he was dead. 1t is supposed that he
died of apoplexy. He resided on Buffalo
street, in this city, between Illinois and
Orleans. His age was 81 or 40 He leaves
a wife and two daughters. His remains
will probably reach this city tonight
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10
Scott County Pioneers.

The regular annual meeting of the Pho
neer Settlers Association of Scott county
was held at the office of George L. Daven-
port, Esq. yesterday afternoon, when the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
President-C. G.. Blood.
Iice fre@dents-Samuel Parker W. J.
Clarke, James +. Burnsides, johnson Nav,
John G, Brownlee, John Bell, Jacob NJ. Ell
bridge, George b. Hawley, Horatio Stone,
Levi Chamberlain, Philip Suffer, Horace
Bradley
RecorciiRg Secretdu-C Charles II. FL
bridge.
TredSure,,-Israel Hall.
E,cecIrire CO81n1ittee-Israel Hall. 10.
Seph p Risley, George A. Davenport, AL
libone Morton, Hugh Garrett.
The annual festival will be held on the
evening of Wednesday, January 18th, at
the residence of Judge Grant.