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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17
A FEW TESTIMONIALS.

BosToN, June 5, 1871.
Messrs. j. LATHAM 1 Co.. Boston:
Gentlemen-I have for some time past been SUI
feaing from bilious headache and indigestion, and
have been advised to try your Cathartic Extract. "
l took but one dose, and l felt so relieved that
was induced to take another, and since then have
felt like new man have recommended it to
many Of my friends, who likewise speak of it as
being the best remedy that was ever introduced as
household medicine 1 would not be without it,
and would urge all suffering from the above to keep
bottle Of your Extract by them
Yours respectfully, W. P. NEFTLRToE.
Messrs J. LATHAM Il Co., Boston:
Your Cathartic Extract is the best medicine ever
used would not know how to keep house with
ont it, F. H. STEVENS,
Milton, Mass.
Messrs. J. LATHAM & Co, Boston, Mass;
have been lroubled with piles (internal or bleed
ing) for many years now feel myself entirely
cured by the use of less than half bottle of La
tham's Cathartic Extract. ". W. KNIGHT,
Boston Transcript
Wallace Park, NJ D., OF Salem, Mass. says:
Il used the Extract first in my own family ant
found it to be the best remedy ever saw for wha
it is recommended; and have since used it Target,
in my own practice it giving myself and patients
perfees satisfaction
An excellent remedy for the Ills OF humanity a
this season OF the year is Latham's Cathartic Ex
tract 1t is mild and effective; it can be used b!
the young. and it makes the old feel as il thei
school-boy days were renewed. LINCOLN & Co.,
Publishers Programme, Boston.
! Editor OF Worcester Gazette, speaking from per
sonal knowledge, says: ''Latham's Cathartie Ell
tract Is old and standard family medicine, mncl
priced by all who are acquainted with 1t. Fo
children it is invaluable, and is worthy OF trial"
Mr.. Freeman H. Lothrop, Mail Agent Cape Co
Railroad, says: My folks don't Ike medicine hu
they can take Latham's Cathartie Extract, an
would not think of being without it in the house
/ recommend it to all my neighbors."
Messrs J. LATHAM & Co. Boston: II have use
the Cathartic Extract for other patients besides m
mother. 1t proved to be excellent.
II. II. MATTHEWS NJ. D., 4
Granite Lake Co, Colorado"
Messrs. J. LATHAM 6 Co., Boston: ~ am an,
ious TO introduce the Cathartic Extract, as it
much approved by those who have used 1t.
3-l4d&wiy ", II. WELLS Southold, N Y.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

ScheEck's MandraKe Pills &C apon the liver re
aying all distractions. relax the ducts Of the gall
bladder, The bile starts freely and the liver is coon
relieved the stools Will show wat the Pills can do
nothing has ever been Invented except eAlonel ID
deadly poison which Is very DANGEROUS to use miles.
with great earel that will unlsCk the gall bad 4cl
snd start the seerclious OF the LIVER ike SeLeak,
Mandrake Pills.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

fla person has Consumption, Of course the lungs
in some way diseased eiihsr tubercles abscesss
bronchial irritations, peura adhesion exist or ne
lnhgs are mass Of infamation and fast dscayls.
In such cases what must be doues tits not only The
lungs that are wasting but il is the whole body.
The stomach and liver have osttheir power to make
blood out OF food Now. the only chance is TO tase
d. schenck's three medicine which will bring 1p
tone to the stomach the patient will begin to want
food 1t will digest easily and make good blood ttn
the patient begins to gain in fesh and as soon TIE
body begins to grow the Lungs commence to heal ~,
and the patient gets heshy and well This is tae
only way to cure Consumption.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

S2Aenoks scaweed Tonic is gentle stiaulant
and Alternative and the aikaIi ia The Sesweed ach
this preparation is made Of ats the stomach TO
throw out the gastric Juice dissolve the food with
the PalmOnic Syrup, and it is made into good blood
without fermentation or souFir- in the stomach
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

DR., schenck and his son, J. II. scbenok Jr NJ D
are professionally their store Northeast corner Of
Sixth and Arch Streets philadelphia every Saturday
All advice given free of charge, but for Thorough
examination by the Respirometer the nriee is a.
This instrument willdetect the slightest movement
OF 1.-THE respiratory organs by ii can be readily de-
termined whether the disease Is tubercular bron.
chial' or only sympathetic affection of the brop-
chial tubes, which is often mistaken for pulmonsrv
Consumption, but which is caused nv +orr,s 1i,sr
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17
na1nvs axe pangerous.
Bachelors Hair Dye.

This splendid Hair Dye l. The bSsL M nc Nortu
Tn, onlv True ard Perfect rye. lisrHliess. hc1l
be and instantaneous; no disappointment no n
dirnluug TINS or unpleasant otor Remedies We III
s,,,,rt. ~ ives and washes Produces Immediately
a snperb Black or Natural Brown, ard leaves ihe
hair tirau Soft and Beautiful The genuine signed
" A Batchelor. sold BY al htuggsiE
10 2adwly CuAS. BAfCHkLOR, FroP, ).
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

"hen thorc Is no lung disease, and only Live
complaint and Dyspepsia, Sehenks Seaweed Toni
ana Mandrake Pills are sufficient, without the Pu'
monte syrup. Take the Mandrake Pills freely in al
oinous complaints, as they are perfectly harmless
Dr. schenck, who has enjoyed uninterrupted healt
Tor many years past, and now weighs 225 pound
was wasted away to mere skeleton, in the yer
last stage OF Pulmonary Consumption his physician
having pronounced his case hopeless, and absndone
ann 10 hts fate. He cured by the aforesaid met
leines' and since his recovery many thousands siu
iariy afflicted have used his preparations with ii
same remarkable success. Full directions accom-.
ny each, making it not absolutely necessary to pei
sonally see DR. Schenck, unless patients wish thei
lungs examined.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

To these three medicines DIR. .. II. Schenck o!
Philadelphia, owes his unrlyalls4 success in the
treatment Of Pulmonary Consumption. The Pui-
monic Syrup ripcns the morbid uattec in the lungs
Nature throws it OF by an cas- sNDectorati0n, for
wAun the phiegm or matter Is ri slight cough
will throw it OF, and tie paiien rest, and the
lungs begin 10 heal.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

To DO this, the Sesweed Tonic and Mandrake Pills
mast b. freely used to cleanse III stomach and liver
so that the Pglmonic SyrEp and a.e food viii make
good blood
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17
M--ASTA'S
INDIAN PULM0NIC BALSAM

possesses this rare combination Prepared entirely
from vegetable substances with their balsAmie medic
inAl properties 1t can be taken at any time and
der all circumstances with perfect safety,
70 While it promptly and elfeetually arrests i'm
tation Of the airpassages and the lungs and rapidly
relieves cough, it renders them further assistance
by promoting free discharge Of their accumulated
mucus and at the same time impsTts strength and
yigor to the whole system.
Sold by all Druggists and Apotheearies Throughout
the New England States.
For sale in Rock Island by
JOHN BENGSTON,
+. BRUENERT.
SMITH & B0NNEY.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17
Great Saving in Coal.

TwITCHRLLs 'Draught Regulator" can be ap-
] piled TO any sort OF Stove or heateT-sayes from
"a to a OF the Coal by utilizing all the heat pro-
dnced. and secures n constant, even temperature.
with les than half the trouble ia keeping res. On
exhibition and for sale Harris Tea store. Teas
At reduced prices. free Of duty. diff
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

THY are all three 10 b, taken he same time.
They cleanse the stomach relax IL hFcr and pat IL
10 work; then the sPpsine 5ecoma good; The fool
di-ssgs and makes good hood pa'ian; begins
to grow in Hesh: the diseased ma"cr ripens in the
Lungs and the patient ougrJws tie disease aut gets
well. Thus is the only way TO car Consumption.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17
Testimonial for Epilepsy !

BowAYToN, Conn, Feb. lo'%.
Dr. q. PifELps BgowS, No ., Grand st, Jersey CITY
n. J.
Dear Sir:-My brother who is now in his iith
year, has been subject to Epilepsy or fits from child
hood. The spasms would invariably occur during
the night, and our local physicians here could do
nothing to help him save prescribing Bromide or
Potassium, which would afford only temporary re
lief He was gradually but surely becoming insane
and in this condition we procured your restorative
atimnlan;. herba, ointment and pills, and used a.
directed and but a short time elapsed before the
spasms entirely ceased his intellect grew brighter
and in short was entirely restored 10 perfect hea'h
You NAV use this testimonial yau may deem prop
or. ~ what I have said are facts.
Respectfully yours
,.,,st,,Iy CHARLES RAYMOND.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17
TIE GREAT RHEUMATIC Remedy.

THIS MEDICINE ALTHOUGH CALLED A LIN
] lment is the best internal remedy ever offered to
the public, for Is daily eecttng after all the
popa,ar medicines % the day have failed TO give
lief; the reason for This Is Obvious II contains
medicinal virtues which other medicine possesses
some OF which contain the most highly nutritious
and ystsiZing properties known in Combination
with other medical virtues which neu-
traIize all morbid poisonous sacreions and Grad
icate them from the system It supplies food for the
blood elasticity aud strength TO the muscles gives
tone and yignr 20 rhe nervous system; in short
AZ Internal and external remedy, 1t has equal,
and contains mineral substance II & a safe and
speedy cure for the following compa ints: Eheuna
ti-In Neuralgia Diptheria or LIBERATED sore Throat
Dysentary, UiArh0sa Eryspelas SAIL Rhenm, Can
ker in the Mouth or stomach, Poison, Piles, Kidney
Complaint, tramp, SCalds and Burns, Headache.
Earache, Tootbaee, Chibains- Chspped Hands q
l. PIERCE q CO, ProprietoTs, sSf High ST., Prov
idence. r. sold by all Druggists.
ianci0dmwfiy
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

sEELY's Standard Goods are for sale by all first
class dealers in the Northwest and Rock Island BY
L. L. LANE and JOHN BENGSTON.
3-z9dmwf&wly
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

IN 1S59.-Five hundred thousaut
people throughout L $ and Canadas, have usrd
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

"PoNADE on, the most
exqnisitely perfumed hair
dressing in America free
from Injurious ingredients
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

"BOQUET ILLINOIS" a
very fragrant and delicate
perfume for the haudSeE-
chief
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

CEELY'S STANDARD
y preparations are war
ranted strictly pare and re
liable.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

VICTORIA REGIA,' &c
knOwledged the most fra
grant and persistent odor
for the handkerchief the
world ever produced.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

Messrs ]. LATHAM & Co., Boston:
Your Cathartic Extract is the best medicine ever
used l would not know how 10 keep house with
ont it. F. II. STEVENS,
Miltan Mass
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

Messrs J. LATHAM & Co., Boston: II am anx-
ious to introduce the Cathartic Extract, as it is
much approved by those who have used 1t.
3-l4d&wiy ". H. WELLS, Southold, Y. Y.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

Messrs. J. LATHAM 3 Co, Boston, Mass;
have been troubled with piles (internal or bleed
ing for many years. I now feel myself entirely
cured by the use of less than half a bottle OF La
tham's Cathartic Extract Wv KNIGHT,
paat0,,
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

AI0-Sdw1y
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-04

"you know you serenaded Flexible the
other nightP'
"Yes," said the musician, looking very
grave.
And you must have thought it rather
queer that he didn't ask you to wood
up, '&c?"
Why" said Mr.. Tooter, 81 must con-
fess, thought it rather small of Flexible
and some of our fellows were outrageous
about it.''
Certainly, certainly" said Fertile,
"quite natural they should be. Now the
fact is-step this way--I tell you in conf
dence-confdence-mind you-that Flexi-
bic was drunk that night"
MIR. Flexible % exclaimed the leader,
81 never suspected him Of"
T" Hush o Lord yes-so drunk he
didn't know himself from seventeen dol
lar bill-brought home by the watchman
-new-married wife in Mysteries shocking
scene domestic drama - truth stranger
than fiction-more things in heaven and
earth, Horatio-your phiosophy-you un-
derstand-keep it to yourself"
Mr.. Fertile bowed himself away The
next day, Paul met him.
"Well, Horace, have you seen the
leader ?"
so, yes made it all rght-I took
of you, my boy-he won't think any
the worse of you for what occurred"
"My best friend--a thousand thanks -
Nonsense, man-don't be sentimental.
Whenever you get into scrape, call on
me, I'll get you out of it. I'm ready to do
as much for you any time"
Mr.. Tooter informed the Apollos-in
oonfidence-of the reason why Mr.. Flexible
didn't ask them in. They told their wives
and sweethearts in confidence-and so it
soon got to be the town talk. 1t never
reached the ears of Flexible, however; he
never knew why Deacon Dickleberry cut
him-why Mr.. Bluenose, who was presi-
dent of a temperance society, refused to
trade with him any more; and never knew,
poor man that one of the most benevolent.
brokers upon State street said of him
Flexible is a good-natured, well-meaning
man--Ws pity he drinks ~
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-04

If there is any virtue in circumstantiaI
evidence, the perpetrator of the backwoods
murder, in Monroe county, has been found.
The finding of the mutlated dead body of
the Mutfiey boy in the cellar of his grand
mothers house, in Scott township, of that
county, fortnight since, is still fresh in
the public mind. Timothy Heller, des-
perate vagabond of that vicinity, was
missing after the murder. Officers were at
once put upon his track, and he was fol-
lowed to an isolated spot in Lehigh county,
and arrested. He was taken to the scene
of the tragedy, and, while denying that
he was guilty of the murder, admitted
that he was at the house on the day of the
murder, and stole the articles that were
missing. The clothing, he said, he had
hidden in school house in the woods, and
it was found there, besmeared with blood
There was also blood on the prisoners
shirt. He was at once placed in Jail at
Stroudsburg to await his trial.
A mystery which has for month puz-
zled the residents of this section of the
country has at last been partially cleared
up On the night of the 18th of Septem-
Der Walter Bradley, living on farm near
Dingman's Ferry, left neighbours to re-
turn home. He was never seen afterward,
and, as he was known to be in the habit of
carrying large sums of money about him,
he was believed to have been murdered. A
portion Of what was supposed to be human
remains being found two weeks subse-
quently in Dark Swamp, near where he
lived, strengthened this belief One day
last week a hunter found Bradley's dead
body within rod of his house, hidden by
some bushes. The top of his head was
smashed in. All his money his bank
book, and other articles were found in his
pockets. A coroner's inquest was held,
but nothing elected to throw any light on
the mysterious death
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-04

tH- The ordinary cost Of procuring a
patent in England is about seven hundred
dollars.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-04

pB- A Chittenden, VT, farmer scouts
the idea of taking a newspaper at three
whole dollars year, and posts notice on
a school house that hoggs hey strade or
bin stoolen from him.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-04

GB- A young man named Glassup, living
with his parents at Mary Cray, Kent, in
England, recently fell into dry well. He
remained there four days, feeding mean
while on the mice that ran over him as he
lay on the damp ground. At the end Of
the four days a gentleman hunting in the
woods was attracted to the we'll by the
shrieks Of the unfortunate inmate, assis-
tance was obtained, and Glassup was
brought to the surface raving maniac.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-06-21
The Death Of pead.HeadIsm.

The Springfield Republican says
The widely-extended prevalence and
gross abuses of dead-headism" in this
country are producing the natural re-
suit of a grand reaction, and the whole
system is being fast swept away. The
last Congress cut it wholly out Of the
post-ofice. From and after the LIST of
July, neither paper nor letter nor pack
age of any kind is to be carried in the
mails without pay. This abolition of
the free privileges of the newspapers is
not a very great thing in itself. At the
outside it will not bring a.half million
dollars into the public treasury, but il
enforces principle which is altogether
right, and we regret to see any portion
of the press deprecating and dehounc-
ing it. The free circulation in the coun.
ties was an especial demand or anu
boon to the country press; but we do
not believe its loss will be found to
harm any real good local paper. Nc
man will give up his county paper, il
it is made of any value to him fol
the matter of 90 CENTS postage. IL 1t il
not worth thatsum additional to the old
price, it is not worth an existence. The
payment of postage on their exchanges
will GENERALLY be regarded at first &
greater burden to the newspapers but
in the end it will prove greatly eeonom
ical to the press, by reducing the mum
Der of exchanges which they send ant
receive. Nearly every paper has twice
or thrice as many exchanges as it reall.
| mazda
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-06-21
A Picture from Life.

Imagine, says a New York cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Commercial,
a handsome young fellow, an Alsatian
Frenchman, with a pair of purple vel
vet knee-breeches, a pair of snow-white
stockings coming to his knees, at which
they are trimmed with luce; a pair Of
low shoes With silver buckles, white
linen jacket, a four. cornered hat of
white linen, and carrying large light
basket filled with those delicious rolls
which are made for the Sunday break
fast table in some of the towns OF
France. / am not describing a circus
performer, or grotesque humbug per
ambulating the streets for boys to laugh
at. ] saw him, and more than one OF
his kind, III the bright early hours of 9
recent Sunday morning, going round
from house to house supplying theil
customers With the bread-rolls in ques'
ton, This style of thing is compare
lively new, and mas been introduced BY
Alsatian exiles. The young mans cos
tune looks entirely appropriate in its
purity, tastefulness, and gayety. He
seems like vision and Renaissance o.
the far-gohe times. His feecy rolls
brought back to ones imagination the
ages when as yet Biddy was not, anC
when the various craftsmen carried OF
their labors as though they meant t
please and delight those whom it wal
their privilege to serve. The Frencl
are the only people who can give colo
and charm to the arts of daily life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-06-21
Australian Method of Cooling Water

Large buckets of canvas, says the
Bulletin du MuSee, are made about
4 feet high and Is inches in diameter.
A bag of linen or flannel stretched
across the top serves as sieve and a
siphon ; a wooden cork and canvas
tube inserted below the level of the
water are used to draw off the contents.
These reservoirs are suspended to
branches of trees in shady places and
exposed to the light breezes which in
summer always existin Australia. From
the damp surface of the vessels rapid
evaporation takes place, which keeps
the water within at a temperature much
lower than that of the surrounding air.
This arrangement is on the same
principle as the water jars, or "mon-
keys" used in tropical countries and
the east of Europe. The latter are
merely unglazed earthenware jugs, hav-
ing very small neck and spout. We
have never seen them used in the United
States, but should imagine that during
the summer months, and particularly
in event of ice famines, such as we have
been threatened with during the past
two years, they might be advantageous
ly employed. The jars may be made
by any potter from ordinary clay at a
very small expense. By suspending
them in a current of air, the watef with
in is kept during the hottest weather at
delicious GOODNESS, and at tempera-
ture much more healthful than that
produced by the copious use of ice.
The vessels may be nodded in fancy
shapes, SO as to be ornamental for table
nSn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-06-21
Equal to the Situation.

A rich broker in San Francisco lately
made desperate effort to prevent his
pretty daughter from marrying man
who mended harness for $65 month.
The girl loved the man, and seemed de-
termined to go ahead with the business
of true love. The broker offered the
harness mender $1,000 to desert his
daughter forever. The young man re-
fused the bride as no equivalent for his
claim. He then went to the young mans
employers to get them to discharge
him. They could not think of doing
this, as he was q good, faithful fellow,
and gave entire satisfaction-so the old
broker didn't know what to do next
His daughter helped him out of his I'M
certainty, but plunged him into deeper
trouble than he had ever known before
She disappeared one day, and search
for her proved unavailing. In two or
three days traces of the missing girl
were found in the Office of Justice of
the Peace. There was record there of
her marriage with the faithful harness
member. The broker draped his house
in mourning according to the custom of
his religion, and of course regards his
daughter as dead. She Immediately
found place as saleswoman in mil
linery store at $45 month, and $45
and $65 make $40, which is not so bad
q figure after all for a young married
couple to cut. 1t is Just the sort of
beginning that POUNDS a happy home,
into which mothers-in-law are not apt
to enter with their disturbing influences,
and fathers do not break through and
steal their daughters away.