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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-12
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Located at Ashland, the Home OF Henry Clay and
Old Transylvania. Six colleges in operation, with
thirty professors and 500 students from rs Statcs
Entire e' for collegiate year, $40 except in the
Law, Medical and Commercial Colleges Board
ing from 81 TO IS per week For Catalogue, ad-
dress J. b. BOWMAN, Regent, Lexington, KY.
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1.-THE BEST is THE CHEAPESTr
s91,0oo,o 10000 Capital Represented!

ssOId HartfOrd.' Assets $2,2O4 800
Etna OF Hartford, 5,306,:ssO
Home of New Y ork 4.44S.S59
Franklin of PhiIa., 3,36s. .67I
Old n. America of Phila, . s,337, 900
Imperial Fire ns Co., of Londen Gold Assets 100000
NJ British & Mercantile 100000
hoy al, England. 1S.OOO,OOO
Queen of Liverpool and London, 100000
Firemen's Fund of California, 6l9,22i
National Ins. Co., Hartford, Assets $4,000
National Ins. 90. Phila., $ 4I9, $50
Northwestern National ms Co., 657.534
Westchester Fire ms Co., '' O,O86
Manhattan Fire ms Co., New York, . 493. 900
st. Joseph Ins. Co., 494, ,157
Railway Pass Ins. Co., of Hartford. 10000
Conn Mutual Life Ins. Co. of :" 100000
Policies Written at Current Rates Office No. 3, Argus
Building, up stairs 7s.
J. III. RUFORD, Agent.
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DRESS GOODS!
House Keeping Goods,
Hosiery. Gieves,
And Ribbons

WEST OF NEW lUNh.
4ON vls Black silk. at 81; 190; AS; LIS ;t90; q
IN yds colored dress silks at 81; I,25 80; 10
1u upward.
sI vi. fancy dress silk at New York retail prices
oO yds Japanese Silk 35c, rs, 80, former price ca
IS 100.
1000 vtls French and Irish Poplins at New York re
tail prices.
sn pieces of black and colored Alpaccas from 25'
upward.
81 pieces latest style Of Spring and Summer Dress
Goods at l7c, 25, 80 s5 40 50, former prices H5e
rs. 80. 75.
2U pieces polka dot, striped and figured percales
fn pieces striped and figured lawns.
] All yds Grenadeanes at lie, %, 25, IS, upward.
40 vds grass cloth aud llnin suitings at l7c, %
- IS, upward, cheap.
a large line Victoria and Bishop lawns. .
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This beautiful Mower is now so well known,
throughout the United States and Europe, that 1t
requires recommendation lover 1900 sold in
this country alone) The only bsIsnced Lawn
Mower with AN ADJUSTABLE HANDLE.
1ainch cut. Croquet Mower, q beautiful little
machine for small lawns, eroquet grounds, ceme-
terry lots. easily operated by lad miss of Is
vears price $50; ls-inch, e2s; 14-inch standard
size, $25; 2s-ineh, pony $i00; 80 inch horse, for
public parks and large lawns. 81 IS. Every ma
chine warranted TO give perfect satisfaction We
challenge the world TO q trial and 10 produce a
machine its equal. Try Il and you will buy nc
other. Send for illustrated Circulars.
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THE HILLS "lRCHINfDEAH" lLEH MOWER COMPANY,
COLTS ARMoRY, HARTFORD, CONN.
~ For sale BY SPENCER NoFTsKKR,
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Hotels.
PEORIA HOUSE,

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Cor Hamilton ana Adams streets
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extensive and useful assortment OF trav-
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Parsons, Kan Aug. 1.-THE Grangers
will meet in this city about the first of
September, for grand council and con
sultation affecting the interests of the
State. 1t is estimated fifteen thousand
farmers will be present.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-24

We often see elaborate statements
showing How not to do it," but the
following is a curious exemplification
of How it is done how certain
classes of banking houses transact
business. II is thus graphically nara.
ted :: The New York house draws. upon
thcLondon house, say at three days.
sight. The London house borfows the
money to meet it, paying current rates
in London, which are, of course, far
below the American standard for in
terest. Then the New York house
lends the bill to some SPECTATOR in
gold or stocks, exacting high rates,
and taking securities, better or worse,
to protect the loan. Then the specu.
lator sells the bill, gets gold, sells
the gold, gets currency, and with the
currency pays for the bonds which
he bought to place with the
banker. He began with nothing, and
ends with nothing, for the bonds In the
bankers hands are offset. by the debt
which he owes for the bill. This works
nicely in smooth times, but when there
Is storm on the financial sea, and he
has not the funds to m eet his obligation
when 1t falls due, aud the securities
cannot be sold so as TO cover the
amount, how can the banker forward
to his London partner to pay back the
loan he has negotiated to meet the bill,
which has, of course, long since been
presented and paid? This is the co.
nundrum which more than one bitten
banker is to-day seeking to solve
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-24

was 10 appear 40 one risen nom the
dead, waited while yOn sung your
christmas hymn, dear children hardy
able 10 restrain my inpatipnce, won
dering all the time why the dear lltlle
mother didn't steal IN TO see " the
Chrst-Ghlld had come"
Paul sprang up then with Q sudden
thought of the neglected Christmas
Tree; iOh, the treel we're all for
getting II, and our splendid tapers are
fast burning away So, followed
speedily by AT, he ran Into the next
room into the midst OF the Christmas
warmth and beauty,
The children We're soon wild with
delight over the wonderful gifts on the
separate little tables, aud Frlizel and
Carlotta were shouting and olaPplng
tl,eir hands under the tall sparkling
tree, down from the helgth Of which
the fair, wAxcn face OF the Chrlst-chlld
image seemed 10 smile on the happy
little ones,
LAYING little Olga, who fully real
l2ed by this llmo that her papa was
not al angel bpt living aud real, ths
hest GIN the dear Chrisl'ohilg could
have brought her, nestled up TO his side
aud pulled him gently by the hand
over to his special little table, 1890
Gretchen, the good, careful little
maiden, had slipped out during the
confusion and brought IN the gifts,
which, just completed, had not been
placed there after the dreadful news
camc,
All the children crowded up TO watch
and comment on Papas pleasure, as he
examined his gifts, pralsing the skill OF
this aud the thOughtfulness VI that
donor, as he dldso,
Just then, there was n violent ring nj
the entrance bell, and In another SEQ
ond the old professor burst into the
room, looking Ike KnQGht Rpnreohl
himself IN his enormous shaggy over
coat and. fur cap, carryinga biz basket
and fairly bCamlng and Overlooking
with true German glec.
Good news travels fast.
Almost before he family were sure
of Che iaet ,upMseNer, the happy It'd
, ing. spempl 10 have spread IN some
mysterious " ISL, ana other friends soon
Oiled the room; coming In, they said
! Az jssoa look at the dead returned u
NE Aguin,
The children and work-people Of the
ueighherhood ran up and down the
steps, calling out TO Lina and asking
questions, I'LL she was forced to drive
them away.
'rhe streets fairly alive with our
good news" she whispered To Gretchen,
~ Sue rpn IN, painting, to see the beau
tilul tree and receive her gifts with u
pretty show of surprise
Frau Hoffman,, who had disappear d
for II few moments, returned presently
IN her pretty blue dress, which had
been especially prepared for this happy
occasion, followed by Christel aud Lins
with the refreshment trays. Then
there was jubilee, indeed.
The Christmas greeting passed
around, and the Children's Christina
hymn was called for. What a joyous
strain the music took this time! How
out Of each heart ip That now blessed
little family rose tho song OF thanks'
giving
Gretchen and Paul, Olga, Csrlotts
and Fritzel laid happy little heads on
their pillows that memorable night
and, l think, the dear Christ child SEM
them beautiful dreams to herald in the
holy Christmas day.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-24

THE Railroad Gazette publishes q
table of earnings in October Of twenty
six of the principal railroads as com
pared with October in 1872. The total
length Of roads 1880 miles, against
ltg36 miles IN use last year, M in.
crease or 1874 miles, OF II per cent,
The gross earnings for the month this
year We're Sl4,Sl5,07l, against Sl4,5S0,-
546 in the same month last year, an in
crease of S234 525. The earnings per
mile for the month this year were 1887,
against $685. in the same month in 1872.
These figures show trihing increase
in gross receipts, Int notnearly enough
to correspond in the increase OF mile
age, and the receipts per mile have
fallen off sos per cent.
The earnings are positively veIy
large, however, 1887 being at the rate
of about 81 $50 per mile Of road per
year, but October is usually the best
month In the year on great many
roads. The statement for the ten
months of the year, which does rot,
however, cover exactly the same roads,
shows average earnings of SSl, 56 per
mile, which lacks little of enough to
bring up the years receipt to $4,000.
For the tenth months, however, there
is an increase, not only in gross re-
ceipts hut in earnings per mile Of road,
this latter having been only 1890 In
1872, and the increase having been at
the rate of 3 per cent. Eat
Large decreases for October are
shown by the Atlantic and Great
Western, the Illinois Central the
Kansas Pacific, the Mobile and Ohio,
the st. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute
main line, the st. Louis and Iron
Mountains, and the Toledo, Wabash
and Western, but there are large in
creases by the Central of New Jersey,
the Central Pacific, the Chicago, DAN
vile and Vincennes, the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas, and the West
Wisconsin.
For the ten months only five out of
twenty-three lines show a decrease In
total receipts, though eleven show q
decrease in earnings per mile. Twen-
~ out OF twenty-SiX show decrease in
earnings per nile in October, the six
continuing 70 show an increase being
the Central Of New Jersey, the Chi
cacu. Danvilie aud Vincennes, the
Erie, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
Gle ST. Lofts and Southeastern, AID
the West Wisconsin.
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.6sus : il 10 be foundln any city In the
-,Ss,6ias1 skataa Wehaye tried bis dou |
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-11-01
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. l.. G. Pun,

Yesterday afternoon Mr.. L. G.. Pfun,
r,of tbe' city floral park, was dis
turbed by some noise at his door.
Going out to discover what the trouble
was, he found q lad industriously en-.
gagged i'm pestering one Of his parrots.
He politely asked the boy to desist,
but instead Of complying with the
request he continued to bother tho
bird. Seeing that mild measures
would accomplish nothing, Mr.. Pfun.
der took hold of the boy and en-
deavored to pull him away, when he
drew spistof and attempted to shoot.
This was taken away from him; but
no sooner was he disafmed of this than
he drew knife and tried to use it on
the person OF Mr.. Pfunder. He was
also relieved Of this and elected from
the premises. These are the facts, of
the case as we learn them.-Bullesin.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-11-01

As the most fitting commemoration
OF the second anniversary Of the great
6re of 1871, we print this morning a
statement of the'progfess OF Che past
year In the work of rebuilding.
The amount of work accomplished Is
nearly two-thirds as much as that of
the preceding year, and statisticans
will bs interested in knowing that
37,0T3 lineal feet, or more than seven
miles of frontage of brick and stone Jan
iron have been erected within the last
twelve months 1t is q matter for
rejoicing and thanksgiving that, in
spite of the sudden and overwhelming
losses OF two years ago, and the
unparalleled strain upon the entire
community in supplying what was
destroyed at that time, Chicago has
been able to pass through the trial of
the recent financial panic with less
distress than any other important city
in the country. It is NOT alone to
indomitable energy of the Chicago
people that the credit of this great
progress belongs. Tt belongs to the
whole northwest, which BY It's abiding
faith in Chicago's destiny, and through
its liberal ntribdtions TO Chicago's
business, has rendered possible the
marvellous resurrection which fills the
mind wonder, com ma hds the admiration
Of the whole civilized world Chicago
Tribune.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-11-01
COMSTOCK COAL NINE.

That Oregon abounds in miperals of
much value is now becoming more
generally known than, formerly: AS
enterprise, energy and capital arc ap.
piled to the work of discovering what
our mountains and valleys contain, we
find that wealth untold lies buried
there. Heretofore we have been
obliged to obtain many necessary
articles fro n abroad, which only lack
capital and enterprise to find aud pro.
duce in our own State. For one single
article of com mon use the William site
Valley has been dependent upon
Washington Territory, when We have
il in great quantities at home. We
refer to coal, which is constantly
shipped from without the State for use
here. This we hope the discovery of
the Comstock Coal mines will In a
great measure decrease. From Mr.. ID.
Mckay, Superintendent of these mines
who is at present in the city on bust,
ness connected with their working, we
gain some information of interest with
reference TO them. These mines are
situated on Pass Creek, Douglas coun-
~, and. are within one Thousand and
tift.. feet of the railroad track of the
Oregon and California Railroad Com.
pany. There is an easy grade from the
mouth Of the tunnel TO the track
requiring no, machinery to draw the
oars containing 10 tie coal TO the
railroad. Tvget tho empty ears back
to the mine require tho services of /
mules The ledge is six feet in thick
ness, and it is estimated tha. there are
720 acres OF good opal land Last
Monday Mr.. Mckay made test of the
coal taken from these mines at che
Salem Gas Works with very sstis-
factory and favorable result Ihe
quantity of Gas obtained from three
hundred pounds of coal, the amount
used .or the test, was one thousand two
hundred aud ten feet, or a little more
than four feet 10 the pound which is
something more than can be obtained
from Nansimo,coal, coal, which, pro
duces only one thousand two hundred
feet OF gass to three hundred pounds
of coal, and is of superior quality
This coal produces some coke, and all
makes good fuel after the gas has
been extracated. In other respects
this coal is thought, upon examination
by experts in this line, to be equal to
any now in use.
A quantity of the coal W as also left
at the pow factory in salem' to be
tested, the result of which had, not
not been ascertained at the time of
Mr., McKay's departure yesterday.
He expects to receive report from
there to day. It has also been in use
some time up at th railroad machine
shop above East Portland, and is pro.
nounced to be of a superior quality, and
as good as the English coal. The
company have at present ten men
employedat the mines and are pushing
the work as rapidly as possible. AS
soon as the tunnel shall have been ex-
tended little father more men will be
set at work, and the coal will be dug
out and shipped TO market. Some of
the coal from these mines is now In
use by various parties in this city, the
result of whose test will be known in q
few days.-Bultesin.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-11-01
STAIEITEMS.

VIM. Cliff a colored man of Portland
vas sent TO- the insane ASYLUM,
Monday.
About 100000 bushels Of grain has
been delivered in Eugene since harvest.
The fisheries at Ellensburg, in Cur
ry county, have caught and put up
LOO Derrels Of salmon this fall.
Andrew J. Moses, of Portland, has
received the appointment Of Commit .
ioner of Deeds for the State of New
York.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-11-01
1EmE shtSRr CROP I'M RgssfAs

EMM SMWRTE GhOS kN NGSSkAS
A hts New fork paper gives inRos-
&Atias sseseffi6g the probable grain
eF6B IF Russia. This information. is
6btaiHsd from an official circular
Recently issued by the Russian Minister
sf Agriculture, and, although but par
tial, is highly important.
From thie we' learn that the grain
crop Of R0ssik, this Year, is likely 10 Be
very booE rhe dfouyk fr Che south
kas, been much more, extensive and
sBvsre than was as oil imagined. To
many districts there will not only be no
sarFlns fcr e1portation, but the yield
das'besn so very poor, that il is feared
ehas tie ibhsbisauts will suffer for food
Before the next harvest.
The importance of this intelligence
DO EuroHe,, earn hardly be over estima-
6ea. Southern Russia,-the fertile
valleys Of the Volga, Don, and Dnieper,
and the extensive plains watefed by
their trfbutaries,-has long been the
eress harvest field for all the European
nations, and hence the fact that tie
grain supply from this region is not
only cut off, but that ite inhabitants
must import much for their own needs,
bAs6met avery serious one.
II 10 fact that interests America as
we'll as Europe, Plainly, If the margin
between European supply and consump-
zion is very close, extraordinary efforts
will Be necessary to bring forward the
surplus, from other grain>producing
countries to make good the deficiency
for France and England. The fact is
simply that Europe will require this
year fully twice as much breadstuffs as
usual, her most imnortant source of
supply quite failing her. For the very
staff of life she must look abroad, and
very naturally her eye will turn to the
broad, fields Of the great west of
America. From them she must draw
her sustenance for this coming year,
without doubt
1t is part of the great economy of
Nature that all parts Of this world shall
be- nantHsllY dependent, one upon
smother, and evils which remind us of
this interdependsnce are apparent ills
only,
ThssRors crop in Europe, happening
Nfen our granaries are full to overflow
ing, but our credit abroad, and our bus
iness st home, suffering paralysis
through reckless speculations, may be
Tie one thing needed to set the wheels
Of commerce again in motion, and to
fessssdre the world without, that
country with sucn unOounded resources
can never become bankrupt
It may be that later news from
Russia will,, 60 some extent, modify the
statements that We have quoted, but
hardly to any important degree The
Russian Government must be supposed
70 be fully certain OF facts so vital as
these before announcing them to the
world. The publication of this news
ws no doubt determined upon as a
precautionary measure, that those
persons most nearly affected might
have an opportunity for proper and
necessary economy and PREPARATION
Our FSreside Friend.
EEEANAMHH&e9EezE
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-26
80 . .e5A. + - .if1*3 .e& %d#t1 Dt+ dt
Ayers ss.y,.. : j.
HAIR, VGQOr,
For restoring to Gray Hair it,
natural Vitality and Color.

"A dressing
which is at
once agreeable.
healthy, 1and
efectual for
preserving the
hair. It soon
restores faded
or groy HAIR
to its original
color, qcitb the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-26

store, and the other the indoor W. rk.
One leads, the other follows, but
both working in one direction, all
obstacles are leyelled before them.
wish that more Of our yoong men
could graduate from the store of
"Push & Pull" We have tens Of
young men doing nothing. There
must be work somewhere if they will
only do it. They stand round, with
scap-locks and scented pocket.hand-
chiefs, tipping their hats to the Ia
dies; while, instead of waiting for
business to come to them, they ought
to go to work and make business.
Here is the ladder of life. The most
Of those who start at the top Of the
ladder spend their life in coming
down, while those who start at the
bottom may go up. Those who are
born with gold spoon in their
mouth soon lose the spoon. The
two school-bullies that used to -four
ISL their silk pocket-handkerchiefs
in my face, and with their ivory
handled, fourbladed knives punch
holes through my kite-one of them
is in the Penitentiary, and the other
ought to be. Young man! the road
of life IS up hill, and our load heavy.
Better take off your kid gloves, and
patent feathers. and white vest, and
ask Push, with his stout shoulder,
and Pull. with his strong grip, to
help you. Energy, pluck, courage,
obstinate determination are to be cult
ured. Eat strong met, drop
pastries stop reading sickly novelties
pray at both ends of the day and in
the middle, look man in the eve
when you talk to him, and if you
want to be a giant keep your head
out of the lap of indulgences that
would put pair of shears through
your locks. If,Iyeu cannot get the
right kind ofbsiness partner. marry a
good, honest wife. Fine cheeks and
handsome curls are very well, but let
them be, mere incidentals. Let our
young men select practical women:
there are few of them left. With
such an one you can get on with
almost all the heavy loads of life. You
will be "PuIl, "and she "Push," and
if ynu do not get the house built and
the fortune established, send me word
and | will tear this article up in such
small pieces that no one will ever be
able to find it.
Life is earnest work, and cannot be
done with the tips ofthe fingers. We
want more crowbars and fewer gold
toothpicks. The obstacles before
you cannot be looked out of counten-
anee by a quizzing-glass. Let sloth
and softllness go to the wall, but three
cheer for "Push & Pull" and all their
branch business-houses!
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-26

forth unto the world. Fiction in
good hands may be made the best
means OF education and moral refine
ment among men. 1t may be made
a power for g cd that may be felt
in every community. This is what
literature should be in its, influence
upon society.-Ewgene
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-26
HOW BIRDS LEARN TO SING
AND BUILD.

What is instinct? 1t is the ''fac-
ulty of performing complex acts alb
solutely without instruction or, pre-
viously acquired knowledge" In
stinct, then, would enable animals
to perform spontaneously acts which,
in the case of man, pre-supposes ra-
tiocinatioa, logical train of thought.
But, when we test the observed
facts which are usually put forward
to prove the power of instinct, it is
found that they are seldom conclu-
sive. 1t was on such grounds that
the song of birds was taken to be in
nate, albeit very ready experiment
would have shown that it comes
from the education they receive.
During the last century Barring
ton brought up some linnets, taken
from the nest, in company with
larks of sundry varieties, and found
that every one Of the linnets adopted
completely the song of the master
set over him, so that now these lin
nets-larks by naturalization, form
ed company apart when placed
among Dir S of their own species.
Even the nightingale, whose native
song IS 50 sweet, exhibits, under
domestication. a considerable readi-
ne ness to initiate other singing birds.
The song of the bird is, therefore,
determined by its education, and the
same must be true as to nest-build-
ing. A bird brought up in a cage
does not construct the nest peculiar
to its species. In vain will you
supply all the necessary materials;
the bird will employ them without
skill, and will oftentimes even re-
nounce all purpose of building any
thing like a nest. Does not this
well-known fact prove that, 1nstead
OF being guided by instinct, the bird
learns how to construct his nest,
gust as man learns how to build a
house ?-Popular Science Monthly