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ANOTHER TESTIMONY.
BENTON BARRACKS No
April 81. 1865.

BENTON BAERACEs- No
April 81. 1865.
DR. John BGll-Dear Sir: knowing the efficacy
Of your Sarsaparilla and the healing and bench
ciai qualities it Possesses, SEND you the following
statement Of my case,
was wounded aboHt two years ago, and taken
prisoner and confined for sixteen months Being
moved go often. nv wounds have not healed yet
l have not sat up moment since was wounded
/ am shot through the hips. My general health y
impaired, and need something 10 assist nature /
have more faith In your Sarsaparilla than anything
else | wish that which is genuine. Please eX-
press nc half dozen bottles, and obiige
CART. c p. JOHNSON
ST. Louis, Mo.
p S-The following written April %, 1856,
by Mr. Jennie johnson, mother of Capt. johnson
Dr. John BuIl-Drat Sir Ny husband Dr.. c s
Johnson vas a skiIful surgeon and physician in
Central New YORK where he died. leaving the
above L. p johnson IA nv care. AL thirteen year.
Of ace he had chronic diarrhoea and scrofula, for
viii h gave vour Sarsaparilla. Ii cured him.
have for zen years recommended Il TO many in New
York Ohio and Iowa Tor sCrnfula fever sores. and
general debility Perfect success has attended IT.
Tn, cures effected in some cases of scTBfnla and
fever sores were almost miraculous. l am very
anxious for my to again have recourse TO yoai
{ Sarsaparilla He is fearful Of getting spurious
article hence his writing 10 you for IL Ills wounds
Were terrible. but believe he Will recover.
! JENNIE JOHNSON
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,rs. }. LATHAM & Co, Boston, Mass

Messrs J, LATHAM & Co, Boston, Mass;
have been troubled 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,
Rnatnn, l,ranacrirAt
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Of Chronic and Acute Rheumatism, Neuralgia
Lumbago. Sciatiea, Kidney and Nervous Diseases,
after years Of suffering, by taking On. filler $
NEGETABIE RBEUMATTC SYRUP-fhe scientific dis
coveFv of J. P Filter NJ. D.. q regular graduate
physician. with whom we are personally acquaint-
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clusiyelv with astonishing results We believe II
our christian duty, after deliberatan. to conScen
tiousy request sufferers to use il especially per
sons in moderate circumstances who cannot afford
to waste money and time worthless mixtures
As clergymeu we seriously feel the deep responsi
bility resting on in publicly endorsing this med
icine But our knowledge and experience OF 1T
remarkable merit fully iustides our action. Rev
G. H. Ewing Media, Penn. suffered sixteen years
became hopeless Rev. Thomas Murphy, d d
Frankford. Phiiad'a. Rev J. B. Davis, Hights
town, New Jersey. Rev. J, s, Buchanan. Clarence
Iowa, Rev. e u, Smith. Pittsford, New York
Rev. Joseph Begrs, Falls Church, Philadelphia
Other testimonials from senators, Governors
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gratis with pamphlet explaining these diseases
One Thousand dollars will be presented to any med
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Autee naming the number of bottles to cure
agreeing to refund money upon sworn testimon
Of Its failure to Afflicted invited to write t.
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AGENTS IN ROCK ISLAND.
Post Office News Stand; Harper House Drug
store; Harper House Saloon; Beyer's saloon;
Grotjan's Drug Store Smith & Bonney's Drug
Store, .4#
MOLINE.
II. Jor's Saloon; ", NJ. Hawthorne's Restaurant:
Fred Johnson's Drug Store.
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JACOB sCHEETz, Proprietor.


CELEBRATED REAEDY-Read the following
testimonial of seheetzs Celebrated Bitter Cordial:
PHILADELPHIA Jan 16, 1873
JoeoB scHEETz, EsQ--Dear Sir; deem y a
duty owe 10 you and suffering mankind, 10 state
the truly wonderful effects OF your Bitter CORDIAL
Whilst in Mexico in the year ISL, l was attacked
with Chronic Diarrhaaa, and after nay return home
the disease remained with me, In lfttsbuTgh was
attended nv Dr. Gazzam, McCraeken, Hazett, Corn
man and other first class practitioners IN that city
and was BY them dosed with kino, Tannic Acid,
Morphia Opium and even Nitric Acid, but without
any percepibe relief. In this city have been at
tended As hundreds can testify, by the very best
physicians both Of the old and homeopathic
school hat as usual, theirremede@ were OF but lit
tie or Tnomentary effect.
A short time ago was induced 10 try your Bitter
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Bitter Cordial manufactured by you These
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]. d. COOKE, 1I40 " ashington Az,
Then the following excellent endorsement from
one of the best medical practitioners in Philadel
NH
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Wallace Park, NJ. D., OF Salem, Mass says:
Il used the Extract first in my own family and
fonnd ii to he the best remedy ever saw for what
it is recommended and have since used it largely
in my own practice, it giving myself and patient:
perfect satisfaction"
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NORTH EASTERN MEDICAL DIsPESsARY.
2leT Braddock ST. ti9th Ward
PH4IADEIPBIA Jan 18th 1873

JkeoB SCHEETZ, EsQ.--Desr Sir: / do hereby
certify that a. Physician in charge of the North
Eastern Medical Dispensary. have given your Bit
ter Cordial fair honest and impartial ua and al
though il may appear 10 be strictly according 10
the rules of the profession, do unhesitatngy assert
that 1t cures all that il Processes to be remedy for
have given it rs different patients, and in
no instance has it failed to ah~d rellef In enc
case know of four bottles having fully and per
manently cured Chronic DiarrhRa of over - years
standing.
Cheerfully do I accord it the highest praise and
shall deem il dury well privilege. Ia recon-
III end il 10 the suffering, believing il TO Re worthy OF
thu fullest confidence. Respectfully onrs
I-3Idtt-iy It A. trAAAtiE, NJ. H.
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Total amount OF gifts.
Number of gifts. -.--.

DEMEMBER. this is not lottery swlndle bnl Is
n projected solely relieve Dr. Spinney from the
care Of his properfv and all outstanding emearass-
IneBt thar he may devote his whole time to the
practice of ~ profession in Davenport, which now
reanires all his time and energy.
The projectors Of this scheme have been very for
tunate III selecting their General Agent and Mana.
ger his personal and business character is per
fec; guarantee of the integrity of the enterprise.
Agents wanted 10 sell tickets.
- All tickets not returned or peid for will be
cancelled,
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'NTHR LIVELY TIMES y.

1t throws out more heat with the same amount of
fuel than any other stove now In use One of them
can be seen in use in Michael Kaue's Stove Store
where all can see it, and when seen it will be ap-
preciated Call and examine IL before purchasing
any other Stove now in Market.
For sale by Caclean & Collins. No. 335 State ST.
Chicago. Western Agents for sheldon, Green &
CO. Troy. n Y, and by Michael Kane, Rock
Island. 1o-2stf
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HAVING assumed the management of the above
II enterprise, and the custody OF the funds accru-
ing from the sale Of tickets, and having power of
attorney convey the property. that the public
nay feel better assured OF their interests in my
hands being carefully protected, take pleasure in
referring, by special permission. to the following
wel-known and reliable citizens of Da export:
Hugo Schmidt, Cashier Citizens National Bank.
depository of funds; H H ANDERSEN. Wm II, Car
ter Coos & kfreher, W. C. Wadsworth, r. Krause,
y Kuhnen. Sam Perry
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An excellent remedy for the ills of humanity at
this season of the year is Latham's Cathartic Ex-
tract. 1t is mild and effective; it can be used by
the young, and il makes the old feel if their
school hoy days were renewed LINCOLN Il Co,
Publishers Programme, Boston 90
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Mes-r-. J. LATHAM & Co, Boston; Il am anx-
ious to introduce the Cathartie Extract as it is
much approved by those who have used it.
s-t4d&wIy w. H. WELLS, SoHthold, \. Y.
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Tuesday, March 18th, '73,
AT THE
Academy of Music, Milwaukee

All Agents are peremptorily required to clost
their sales and 70 send in THEN reports the I0tl
SOLD. parties Wishing for them will please orde
Immediately.
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Editor of Worcester Gazette, speaking from per
sonal knowledge. says: "Lathams Cathartic Ex-
tract Is an old and standard family medicine much
priced by all who are acquainted with it. For
children ii is invaluable and is worthy of trial.
Mr.. Freeman II. Lothrop, Mail Agent Cape Cod
Railroad, says: MY folks don't like medicine, but
they can take Latham's Cathartic Extract, and
would not think of being without it in the house.
l recommend it TO all my neighbOrs."
Messrs, j. LATHAM & Co, Boston: I have used
the Catharc Extract for other patients besides my
mother It proved to be excellent.
II. II. MATTHEWS. Nj. D.
Granite Lake Ga t,nloradn
, 1873-06-23

The Chicago produce markets were steadior on
Saturday, with moderate trading. Meas pork
was more active, and 6@10c por brl lower, clos
ing at e14.86@14.oo cash, and $14.oo@14.05
seller July. Lard was dull and q shade easier,
At s325@3.8o per 100 lbs caAh, or eellor July.
Meats were dull and easier on mildles, at 8N@
o>1o for shoulders, 811@874o for short ribs, 81
@9e4c for short clear, and s>9@11]6o for sweet
picked hams. uighwinos were quiot md
stoady at BOO per gallon. Lake frelghts wore
quiet and 10 lower at 10 for corn to Buffalo
Flour was dull md rather .wcuk. Wheat was
quiot and 171@l>6o lower. closing at s1.19K
cash, md 91.1696 sel1or July. Corn Was aotivo
aud primo, closing at 800 cash, and s294o sellor
July. Data were active aud 10 highor, closing
strong at 2Gc cash, and 2711c seller July. Rye
was dull md eaaior at Goo. Barley WAS qutct
and unchanged at 6o@5so for poor to good No. a.
Tho hay trade was active at 200 advance on
Fridays prtces, sales making at IN extreme
range Of s4.4o@4.00. There waa quiet feeling
in the cattle and shocp markets, and values
Tore unohanged.
, 1873-06-23

monopoly for ita own aggrandlzcmcnt. 1'y its
a1cooaRful lobbying It 1as also had law passed.
throwing on tho Btato tho loaa Of tho interest on
cortain school funds whiol. It has absorbed. 1t
las not completed my of tho extensions or i,n-
provomonts which It promised to do, and In
ovory inntaxco whoro venallty could bo mado
available 1t Inns succeeded In its undertakings.
1t Ia at proscnt riding rougll-stod over
tho poop1o; but tho people arc gradu-
ally roacl,1ng pitch Of Indignation which
promises to iuaugurato specify aud otfootlvo
measures for tho correction Of thla great OWL.
Everywhere tho railroad question soema to bo
coming to tho surface as tho all-important quos-
tlon of tho day. In tho South, however, rail-
road monopoly Ia moro koonly folt, as Tho statos
have boon already uonr1y impoverished by tho
onrpet-bag thieves and othor political aoounlrols
, 1873-06-23

Tho forthcoming Interstate Exposition, which
takeH place in this city in September noxt, ia
a1roady beginning to attract universal attention
throughout the country. The loading papers Of
all tho largo cities. with tho exception Of St.
Louis, arc aiding it with woll-consdered articles,
At the EaRt, especially, tho conservative people,
while they wonder that Chicago is not "dead
broke, nevertheless oxpross the utmost entlu-
aiaam and admiration over tho scheme OF the
Exposition. The staid old Providence Journal
in roforring to tho matter, says:
Not celebrated for their pc.y, tho Chicagoans, nov.
ertheless, do whatever theT hands find to do with all
their might, aud thoy undertake thtnga which tho
Rower temperamons Of tho Eastern 6tatea would mover
uraam OF. Open to criticism ta ezAIu!-
ton may prove to be when contracted with those Of
older countries aud moro deliberate adjustment ssrs
Ii DOUBT that 1t will provo profitable in moro vsys
than one, and TINT 1t will show that thers ia In our
Western country life, vlgor, diycrasy Of bu4noss
and. above al promise for tho future, which too
often ind too groatly fall to appreciate Anyhow, We
hopo aud bcevo that Chicago will bo alt the Richer
aud tho country all tho wiaor for hor grand "Intors
State Iuduatrial Exhibitou.n
There is certainly the beat Of encouragoment
In the handsome manner in which tho prinolpsl
papers OF tho country front tho Exposition for
our citizens to go ahead aud mako it suoccss,
and to mako 1t q sucooss commensurate with the
expectations Of people IN other citios. No tina
must DO Lost. Tho time is short. Tho work to
bo done is great. Tho labor must be corresponds
Ingly prompt, active, and energetic.
, 1873-06-23

New York State, It soems. is actually without d
sonato, or a Constitutional provision for ono
Tho way 1t happened WAS this: Whom tho work Of
tho Constitutional Commission WIS submitted to
tho New York Legislature the latter body ro-
mode1dd It for the purpose OF eliminating Bomo
Of its most salutary provisions. After
having cut II up and amended it, tho Lcgsla-
tuze proceeded to ronumbor the SECTIONS,
mud did tho Job 30 bunglingly ns to mako tho
new section relativo to tho Assembly tho aubati-
tuto for tho present section relative to the
sonato, thus taking tho lattor body out Of tho
Constitution altogether. How tho people will
proceed oonatitutioually to restore tho Senate,
whom there is no provision for Senate in tho
Constitution, has not yot boon pointed out. Tho
incident furnishes another illustration Of tho folly
Of regarding Legislative bodies as infa]lible.
, 1873-06-23

Prof. .Wiae, whose proposition to cross the OCEAN
in balloon has boon already discussed In THE
TRIBUNE, in recent Interview with q reporter,
gaye the details OF tho manner III which he pro-
posos to mako Lis voyage. Prof. Wise says that
the balloon will be globular IN shape. about 100
foet in dinmoter, aud capable Of taking 10000
pounds OF disposable ballast He will also have
large wickor-work car, with roof for protection
from tho weatlor. Flo says: "This car will DO
two stories in hoight. We shall 1.-Two on tho upper
floor and in the lower QUO shall store our rroyis-
Ions. Underneath tho cur will bo an opon gal
lory for taking observations Of tho sun. Below
this gallory tho Ife-boat will DO suspended,
which will DO Of metal and dookel ovcr" III
another plAoe, Prof. Wiso says, !" From former
experience on tho lakos Judge that can toll
tho direction which tho balloon IL travelling by
tho foam on the water. I can always SEQ tho
water, except ut such times AZ clouds intervene.
can find out the direction Of the currents be-
low mo without coming down to sock them, By
suspeuding light line OF two miles in length
from the balloon, having on 1t, at, regular dis
tances, indices which will rogistor tho direction
, 1873-06-23

roreeded by Furnishing tho guilty parties to y
light By lmpriBon.nont III tho Bridowell. Such d
course would aoon toaoh tho pugnaoloua fools to
roHtrain their rli1'aniem: Tho ptoaont ohso
In not tho only ono In which death has been tho
result Of just Buch an nltorcation. Many o
fight bogun with fists has ondod with knives or
pstols. Tie danger Is always present, and tho
only way Of cou'itoraoting 1t ia to nako d flstl-
ct'f fight serious affair in tho oyoa Of tho law.
pooplo must DO taught TINT thoy can't indulge
In this dangerous amusement without paying
for 1t,
, 1873-06-23

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser announces
TINT after tho 1st Of July it will discontinue all
exchanges and remit the money tor years
subscription for all newspapers which It doaros
to rocoive. Tho Now York Sun announced
similar policy aomo tlmo ai8co. Tho Kokomo
(1nd.) Tribune, = weok1y paper, aays that, attor
tho 1st Of July It will send itaolf to all papers
(and: to mono others) that It considers
valuable. II other papers do not con-
Elder tho Kokomo Tribune valuable,
they ohn stop sending themselves to It,
and no questions asked. 1t Is quito evident TINT
the now Postal law will hayo the effect to wholly
break up the newspaper exchange system-nlti-
matoly, 1t not Immediately put 1t upon tho
basis Of purely business transaction, each
newspaper paying for such other nowspapors rs
it may dostro to have. This will bo largo say
ing in tho aggregate. Tho amount Of white
paper TINT ia spoiled and tossed through tho
mails Of tho United statos every year Oh grounds
Of politenoHs ia perfectly enormous.
, 1873-06-23

Con. O. o. Howard's administration OF tho
Howard University has given rise to charges
against him of corruption not less serious than
hfs nllcgod poouniary iuogularItios In tho Treod-
mans Bureau, which the Secretary Of War has
just ordered to DO investigated. One Of hts
follow-TruBtcos in tho management OF tho Uni
voraity asserts, In letter to Washington papcr,
that Con. Howard mortgagod It's property for
$1oo, o00which hodividod botweon himself and tho
othcr Trustees for their personal uso. Last year,
he Bays, the General ran tho University. .s40, 900
in debt, reporting the whilo that It paid
it's own way. To crown all. ho is
charged with having porpotrated buck sal
any Bteal, and to havc taken s12, 600 baokpay for
services rendered tho University during tho last
three or four years, whilo he has boon absent In
Arizona or attending to tho business Of tho
Froedmen'a Bureau.
, 1873-06-23

Of tho Wind Should tho balloon encounter tle
bravo "est winda on tho ocean, With tho aid
Of " ura8 limo no could 60 right along without
tho loss Of gaa or ballast" Tho mout noodfu1
foatnre In tho preparations Of tho Professor.
howevor, docs not Boom to bo forthcoming.
namely, tho funds. No ono Beo1nH TO 1,ayo con,
flaonco ollougl, In tho undertaking 10 talo any
stock In It, go That. in all probability, tho Pro-
foaHor'a experiences In tho uppor air will bo con-
hncd to building castlos thoro.
, 1873-06-23

abovo tho school ago tho children Of those
aormhnn arp Americans, to grow up AZ Americans,
having no othor home or country. Tho Engllsl,
language ia tho language OF this country It ts
the National language; 1t ts t4e legal language
1t ia lilo only language recognized in the admin
iasration OF the government; in some
statos knowledge Of 1t is essential
to tho right Of suffrage. It ia
tho language Of these children, and, when tho
stato undertakes to teaoh chi1dron, lts duty be-
gins and onda whom It oducatcB them in tho Inn
guage Of thoir own country. II this Ia not nov
tho country Of thoao children, to what country do
they bolong, and to what do thoy owo
allegianco7 Mr. Prussing is equally 1t fault
whom lo says:
Or will you Say, that tho 0orman smigrant md his
family must break OF MI connections with s relations
IN tho Old Country as they become citizcns Of
tito United statos that hs children, born hore, aro
not entitled to learn In schools tho language that
Il spoken by spir unclea, grandarcnB and cousins:
but TINT tho Engshnan alono has right 10 ask such
considerations
Tho obligations Of tito Unitod States to those
who sock honos in this country do not extend
to the education Of their descendants in foreign
languages, to enable those descendants to man-
tain correspondence with thoir cousins to tho
fourth dogreo who may only bo able to rond
German, Fronch, 1tnlian, Norwegian, Swedish,
Dutch, Bohemian, or Hungarian. Tho policy Of
tho United stntes Is to Americanizo tho incom-
ing population, and mako thom ono homogcn-
oous pooplc, speaking, reading. and think
ing IN tho national language, aud, whllo
In no wise reproaaing tho instructive
feeling Of Affection for the land Of thoir
forofathors, bringing them ut 1east in tho second
generation to d condition Of mind whore thoir
atrongost boast will be, +" 1 am an American cit
izon." Wo havo no dosiro to place any obstacle
in tho why Of any person learning German on
tho contrary, no havo frequently, aud do now,
ad7iso that overy peraon who can do 40 should
acquire thorough knowlodgo..of TINT tongue;
but VIC object, as TO aro certain tho whole coun-
try will object, to its being Incorporated into tho
instruction Of the public schools, except as
voluntary study to be followed OF ito DO
taken up and dropped, and without any REFER
onoo to tho right Of tho children to instruction
In theiz own tongue.
, 1873-06-23

The great question Of the dny-that of rail-
road mouopoly-is beginning to loom up in the
South az well as tho Woat. This ia apoc,ally the
cnso In Mississippi the pooplo and proas Of which
State are already beginning to protest against a
regularly organized syatom OF oppression and
corruption upon the part OF the New Orleans
jackson d Great Northern Railroad Company.
1n his message Of 1870, GOV. Alcorn pronounced
thia Corporation to DO q dofaulter, and declared
that it had brokou faith with tho State In oyory
instance. To save the State from harm and
to punish tho corporation, ho recommended tue
Legislature to pass law enforcing tho forfeit
uro Of tho charter and the seizure Of the PROP
orty OF tho Company. Instead OF tlia, by aome
remarkable trick Of political prestdtgtation, this
very Legislature passed bill which was algnod
by tho identical Governor who bud publicly ar-
raignod tho corporation, transferring to 1t all tho
stock owned by tho State In any aud oyory rail
road company, whose road ia in whole
or in part within this stato." 1t has
also succeeded in procuring tho passage
OF 4 law authorizing its consolidation with tho
Mlaslsalppi Central Road. which vanity enlsreea
Its privileges and gives 1t an almost unlimited
, 1873-06-23

stokes' little plan Of celebrating Ills victory
over the Supreme Court by getting bail for tho
summer and going to Europe to have ia bully
timo," has been vetoed by his counsel They
foresee better than their indiscrcet client
what tho effect Of such junkottinB by
q man under indictment for murder,
with the gallows, poaBibly before him,
would have On public opinion Tho new trial
docs not como on till October, and tue intorvon-
Ing mouths stokea must spend In his luxurious
cell In tho Tomba.
, 1873-06-23

to say nothing Of tho humorous md prosperous
furnaces existing in this country prior to tho
yoar 1901, would havo boon swallowed by mn
earthquake, OF: consumed by tho oxygen Of tho
Atmosphere, hit for tho tarir. Wcll, Binco wo
have eavod our iron, and commenced exporting
1t to England, wc suppose tho indianapolis
Journal will now agree to havo tho tariff re-
poalod. Or ID It stlll doomed necoasary to
koop It up, to protect that struggling huudrod-
yoar-old Infant
, 1873-06-23

Tho price OF coal and tho rate OF wages have
risen 10 greatly in England thht some small
shipments of American iron have boen made to
Btanordyhire, aud tho London Times thinks
that moro Of 1t will he imported. II has been
reserved for the Indianapolis Journal to dis
cover that but for tho. Morrill, tariff NO should
have had no Iron to export. Tho vari-
LIZ Iron mountains In tho United States,