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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-23
MAKING CHARACTER

Many people seem 70 forget that char
aeter grows; that II il not something to
be put on, ready made, which manhood
or womauhood; but day BY day, here a
little and there a little, grows with the
growth aud strengthens with the
strength, until good o. bad, f. becomes
almost q coat of mall. Look q 4 model
man u business-pf0mpi reliable, con
seienuous, cool and cautions, yet clear
beaded and energetic. when 90 you
suppose be developed al these admirable
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-23

cd ou "a 10 resi- a moment before turning
boulevard.
By the way, said !, Il IS Just Hkc the
night when loand his ring. wonder
II the lovers ever made mp their quarrel
and married aiierall'
lam quite sure they never married,
sold kate's husband, gravely,
What do you meanf Igasped
Tell her al about It, said Kate to Dr.
Gilmore, We are an happy now. She
kissed me twice, with long look into ms
frightened face, aud walked away with
her husband.
What Is it2 said with great effort, SO
dry was my throat,
Il was Kate purdy and who quarrelod
at the gate and lost the ring. That Is all,
said the doctor
AM repeated,
Little wife, have we not been happy
together? .....
have supposed so.
And have known il.
But the long deceit
On my word, there has been none.
After you introduced me to Kate Inever
spoke a word to her that you did not hear
nor looked that yon did not see. She fan
eied me once, but really never loved
her.
/ believe men often make this sort oi
remark to their wives touching their
youthful tollies, but it comforted me,
nevertheless, as 1t had comiorted many
another wife, had always worn The
sapphire ring, the sign OF our betrothali
and as we talked had been slipping II
up and down my finger a#...
As we turned TO leave the gate, saw d
deep crack in the ground where the frost
had loosened the post; in an instant
had dropped the ring INTO the crack and
went on. with one bruise less on my
spirit.
On the way home we talked Of the mi
versal preference for moonlight over fog
and found Kate waiting alone on Tho
door-steps, ! will not darken your door'
again, she said, until you say that you
forgive me. .... ..........
Yes, said the doctor, she will let by
cones be by-gones, and Kate took that foI
her answer.
You will find your ring where You lef
1t, whispered to Kate rs | left her fol
the night,
When was taking out hair-pins unde
the gas light saw the doctor look ohri
ously at my forefnger. ....
Yes, said, it is gone; | found tn,
owner, you know.
lie made no reply, but he drew from
under the dressing table the little leathe
covered box that held all his private pa
pers, the only thing in the house Of whicl
did not possess the key. He took out
little case, and uncovered a pearl ring, al
exquisite solitaire.
bought this ring for you, he said, Of
the day after you accepted me, feeling
suro that you would some day throw
away the other.
put on the ring and christened IL wit
kisses and tears. could not long b
angry with my doctor. loved him to-
well.
AS to Kate, can forgive, but ca
never quite forget.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20

leans, points the way to the suspicion that
there was a good deal TO be concealed
On their return from CHICAGO, the inves-
tigation seems to have been abandoned
Both gentlemen have gone home ana
the public are compelled to grope IN the
dark.
This condition justifes the belief in SER
ions and damaging rumors against prom
inent Republican officials. II has long
been known that Irregularities and defl-
c;encies existed in the collectors ofhce.
N Is believed that a large portion OF the
money now found lacking, went to detray
expenses of the radical party in the last
campaign of 1872. 1t is expected that
some tall Republican officials prohted by
the collectors irregular" mode OF con-
Quoting his financial affairs The amount
stolen may have been only $4,000 large
enough even at that, and may have been
| $5OO,OOO. The people are justly suspl'
cious when public Investigations are MADE
star-chamber inquisitions. The people
have good reason TO regard with suspiclot
salary. grabbers aud Credit Mo6ihel
thieves. Logan, Oglesby and tarwell arr
each intimately connected with the for
ward and backward salary steal. The PEG
ole believe that men who would take from
, an overtaxed public $2,500,000 yearl
! more than they had engaged to work for
{ would not hesitate to fob portions OF th
; accretions OF an easy going public othcia
/ The whole thing looks suspicious, and tn
h conduct of this i vestigation does not hel
: 10 remove rumors. There should be high
; or through the darkness the public wi
il grope for the truth, though they ma
: stumble.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
wLAnIEs TAKE PARTICULAR NoTlC
The Real velpau Female Pills.
Warranted French.

These pills. caIsrrat-d mauy wears m
Paris for the relief OF female diseases are now Of
feraa for sale In America. They nave been Sep' In
comparative ohscurity from the faci that the nrilina
tor Dr Selpau IL physician IL Par- OF great W aih
and has strict conscientious principles, and ha-
withheld themfr from general use.
Inovercumiuc female diseases such s. Failing of
theWomb Whites. Green Sickness. Suppression. Re
tsniiou or lmmoderate Flow Of the Mcuses. Nervous
and Spinal Affections. Pain IN the Back and Limbs.
Fa igIe slight exertou, Palplation nf tle Heart,
II strrics and all Female dis es and VIII II Ct a
cure VIII all Other nesns have failed; and al
though powerful remedy do not cOatatu calomel,
anthony, or anything hunfal to the cODsii utiun
To married ladies aud young girls who have nev
er been regulated, they are peculiarly suited, ard
can he used by the moe delicate persons by follow
! ing directions. and when your druggists cannot
procure them for you tthe real Nelpau F euch Fe
/ male Pil) do not be persuaded to take any Other
kind but order direct from the pr prietur enclosing
/ one dollar 100 with your address, giving tht
/ name of your town, county and state nd also tbs
I name Of the express Office you will call tor the
] package.
A. soon a. the order il received by mail
the goods will be forwarded by express, securely
packed.
Cuculars in English, German and French. arount
. each bottle, giving all necessary d rection- Sul'
. generally throughout the United States and Canad
by all repHrahl. druggists NJ. W. Macomher sol
/ proprietor, Albany, New York. 5-2ld"i.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
CLIMAN!CLIMAX!

Pages Climax SalYC, a Family
blessing for % cents.
1t heals without a scar. No
family should be without it.
We warrant It tOCure Scr0fula
Sores. Salt Rbeum, Chilblains,
Sore Breasts or Nipples, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, and SprainS.
1t has been used over twenty
years, without ore failure.
ut has no parallel-haying per-
fectly eradicated disease, and
healed after all ether remedies
had failed. IT Is q compound oil
/ Arnica, with many other IN
tracts and RalSamS, and put up
in larger boxes for the same
price than any other Ointment
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
Origin Of the Republican Party.

Mr.. Seward was politician partisan
politician of the central school-with tai
ents more versatile than profound was
more of conservative than retOrmer.
with no great original conceptions of right,
nor systematic ideas of administration
So far as his party adopted 4 reforming
policy he went with it, and he was with i.
also in opposing actual reforms by the
Democrats The representation that he
was veteran retormer, or the leader of
the anti-slavery movement or Of the Re
publican party, is mistake. He was
neither an AbolitiOnist nor a Freesoiler,
nor did he unite with the Republicans I'M
ill the Wing party virtually ceased to ex-
ist in most of the States, and was himself
one Of the last 10 give up that party, Of
which he had been from its commencement
and IN all its phases an active member
Ii was with reluctance he finally yielded
when the feeble remnant Of that organiza-
ton disbanded. The Republican party,
with which he then became associated
was not Of mushroom growth. IL was
years maturing. Mr.. Seward. whose
friends claim for him it, paternity, was n
Wing at its inception. He neither rocked
its cradol nor identified himself with its
youth, but gave il cheering words, a. he
had other ephermeral organizations, in
order 10 weaken the Democrats and help
the Wings. Faithful 10 party, he adhered
To the Wings under all circumstances 1t
was his marked public characteristic.
Not until the Wing party was prostrate-
"A skeleton without strength or vitality
did he yield and embark his political for
tunes ia the great uprising. In the de-
structiOn Of the political scaffolding which
he and his friends had constructed, per
ished the hopes and labors OF years Tt
relinquish the machinery and organization
which by lobby management under "a skill
tul leader had become powerful aud con
trolling in the Empire State Of the Union
was a sacrifice not willingly made, anc
when made il was not in the anti-slaverN
interest. but with covert design to per
petuate the Albany dynasty under the nam,
of Republican, The Albany lobby wa
never an aboltionist lobby, or an untislaver,
lobby. nor was the organization or its can
didate Any attempt to represent him, o
those associated with him, as occupying
more advanced position on the anti-slayery
qnestiOn than those who were of the ".Jel
ferson school, rs rather eulogy than fact
Ia the presidential contest of 1913, whel
the domination of previously existing par
ties was broken, and stand was mad
against the expansion Of slavery and it
extension into the territories from whic
il had been excluded, MIR. Seward decline,
10 connect himself with the Frees0i or An
ti.slavery cause, but chung TO the Viii
party, which opposed the movement an
voted for candidate who was a slave
owner, in preference 10 statesman an
citizen OF his own State who was not
Gideon WelLes, IN GALAXY for October.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
From The Illinois State Register
Suppression Of Testimony,

II seems worthy of note that the rev
enue officers employed in the investi.
CATION OF the Harper detalcation, pro
pose to prevent the people from know
ing who participated in that steal; who
bled the easy going collector, and who
ought to share the responsibility and pains
for stealing $4,000 or Sl50,000 of the
same peoples money. Do these officers inn
agine the public will be content with any
such course Colonels Mum and Wilson
say the testimonyin full shall not go to the
public, because they intimate it might
prejudice public interests. In the same
breath they say all the material facts
have already been published If so, why
not let the details come? The people are
deeply interested not only to know who
stole their money, but who shared in the
spoils. .t
Several suspicious circumstances need
explanation. The sudden trip Of Colonies
Mum and Wilson TO Chicago TO confer with
Logan, Farwell, and other leading Repub
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
MOFFAT's LIFE PILLS
aud
PHOENIX BITTERS.

The most Successful Medicines
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and now used throughout North
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Liver, Blood. or Skin, Indises-
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Thousands of certificates are
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They regulate the System. and
put all the functions of the body
in a healthy condition.
p Sold by Druggists everywhere
]. r. Rowland, Proprietor, - Liberty
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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
rYr NEW REMEDY FOE RUPTURE.

most Important invention. Sold by the Elastic
Truss Co. No bS3 Broadway, y. Y. city II re-
tans Rupture absolutely in ease and comfort might
and day az ali times and under ali circumstances
without any exception whatever in any case, ana
should never he taken OF during the short time
requisite TO effect permanent cure. Sent by mall
tirculars free ANY Druggist or Physician Will or
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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.

"FoR wAYsrHAT ARE DARK AND rHicksTt AAh
VArN II Ia said that the 'heathen chinee Is peeu-
lar This is doubtless true But these features are
also apparent within the ranks ofthe American peo-
Pile We would suggest to those unfortunatepersohs
who have been in the ways that are dark or VINO
have injudiciously praeticed tricks that are Van'
that there is help for them. Dr. L. j. Reynolds OF
Rochester the great friend to errine humanity Is the
person to furnish the proper and speedy relief ano
cure The advertisement Of DR.. Reynolds viii o'
found in this paper and from his greatsHccess nth'
branches OF the profession towh,ch he has devoted
40 many years ofhis life. he is very generally eohhd
In,
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
cATARRH REMEDY.
Catarrh nj % 7 ears Stan
ding,

With droppings in throat almos to Chok-
ing, Headache, Pains in Lhoulders, Back
and kidneys, and entire Breaking Gown
of the System, cured by Constitutional
Catarah Remedy.
To Messrs LITTLEFIELD q HAYES, PropTietors
Constitutional catarTh Remedy, Manchester,
n. H.:
reside at Manchester n. H., and previously re
sided al Henniker and native of Wears, this
State | have had Catarrh 70 Year,, ever since
WIS ~ years old had il bad all the time. II run
all that period and nights il wonld MI up and drop
down in my throat, causing feeling of choking,
so that | would spring up Ia bed to save myself
from strangnlatiuu. II affected III! head so that
felt confused ard was troubled with severe heat
ache at intervals for a week At time. / also had
pains in the shoulders. back and kidneys, from
which | suffered immensely. SO bad were they
that year ago last summer was Obliged to lie in
bed most of the fine for three months. hnvt
tried all kinds of snuff and Catarrh remedies with
no particular benefit. and consulted physicians.
/ began to take the Constitutional Catarrh Remed,
last August. l began to grow better before finish
/ ing the first bottle. My cattarrh is cured; M
health Is restored. have pains, aches or cough
MY whole system is made over new. know II i
this medicine that has rescued me from intens'
suffering and almost the grave am now able Il
do the hardes work and bear the greatest exposure
and feel that cannot say too much in favor of tn
constitutional Catarrh Remedy.
/ MRS. f. J. FLANDERS,
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
Darts from the Devil; or Cupid Abused

A book juss issued. exposing the personals mat
have appeared In the New York Newspapers thelF
nosrn advertisements from desperate men TO
beautiful women; ClAnde tine meetings now
frustrated; The history OF the GOODRICH TRAGEDY
Rroad,yav Statues EXPOSES SOCIAL CORRUPTION.
Sent on rtcelDt Of 80 cts Address Unique Printing
House 80 Nesey st. n. Y.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20

THE BECKwTTH $40 PORTABLE FAMILY
SEWING MACHINE, on THIRTY DAYS TRIAL;
many ad, anta.es over all. Satisfaction Guaranteed
or $50 refunded Sent complete with full directions
R.rk with S.Min, Mnchine 90. Sh2 BrOadMny. \.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
SEXUAL NI-1SLS.
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE

HAPPY RELIEF FOR YOUNG MEN from tbs
OF Errors and Abuses in early life. Nanha euec',
stored. lmpediments to Marriage renewed " re
method of treatment. Nrw and remarkabi -t"
dies Books and Circulars sent free in scalS
velopes. = "'lH En-
\, Address, HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. . sor,,
smith Street, Philadelphia, Pa.,-an Ipsfitrt;. u
having iigh reputation for honorable eI1tnn
and professional skill 7aia FE,ae ac
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
Extract Of Buchu.
6 E n . z E. S O N s
NEW AND IMPROVED
Compound Fluid Extract
3 u & - u
Extract Of Buchr

A Specific Kennedy for all diseases of the Urinary
Organs; az non-fetention ineoninuancG OF urine
ritAf,uns inflammation. liberation of the Bladder
nd Kidneys stone in the Bladder, Gravel, or liuck-
dust deposit, Brgts disease, milky DISCHARGES and
al diseases Of jhe Bladder, kidnrys. or Prostrate
Gland, whether affecting Male, Female or Child
FoR WEAKNESSES, arising from youthful iRGisore-
ton or q5Use eJcssseS dissipation, attended tct
some u tae totloaciag symptoms Nervous Ds6tlfy
sess. loss or Pioneer, ShOTtness Of Breath, TysB'-
1ling Troubled tpah thoughts Of Disease, Dinlness
" fisi0B. PaaH in the Back, chest ana Head, RusA
ii Blood 10 H5 Head, skin ErHptioaS, PATE CoUR
tsadAce, and DRY skin
If these symptoms are allowed to 90 on, very FIRE
quently Epieptic Fits and Consumption follow
fhe insane asylums and the records OF death by
sumption bear ample witness 10 the truthof the
sertion where the constitution becomes affected with
organic weakness, requires the aid of an invigor
atinG medicine TO strengthen and tone up the sys
TEN, which Henderson, $ Il cut does in every case
FoR FEMALES. young or old, married or SINGLE, al
the dawn of womanhood at the turn of life, tlkN
sos's BupHU has no equal in diseases peculiar
to females. as in painful or difficult menstruatlon
Cronic inflammation Of the Uterus, FALLING of the
Womb Leuhhrrea or Whites, Sterility or Barrennes'
and AL complaints incident TO the sex whether aris
inc from ndiscfhfien habits OF dissipation, or in th'
unequailed byany remedy known 1t Is prescribed
by the most eminent physicians ali over the worlf
be used after confinement. and all enfeebled con
situations of both sexes and all ages.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, hkadache, pain in tbs
shoulders coughs, dizziness, sour stomach, eructa
tions. bad taste in the mouth, palpilatoL of th'
aud other painful symptoms are the offspring o
Dyspepsia hRNDERsON's BUcHU invigol ates HI
stomach, stimulates the torpid Liver, Bowels ant
Kidneys healthy action, in cleansing the bioo'
of all impurities ana imparting new life and vigo
70 the whole system. 1t is the Great Life giyinj
Principle.
( Pm TAPE AND OTHER WolMs by which thousand
of persons Young ana old, affected, art eiectua
" removed from the system by HENDERSON 2 bUUHU
Worms exist upon the diseased humors and not up
on the healthy clements of the body. Novernifugef
autheIminiics system OF medicine will so eiiectu
ally free the system from these monsters OF diseaz
! like HENDERSON S New and improved Extract ISL
Q
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
SPlS . Q tic
Or Horse Distemper.
A SURECUR

Give half an ounce Of RENNE's PAIN KILLING
MAGIC OIL. mixed with two ounces Of wafer,
making the horse swallow il. Repeat twice dav,
bgiufe eaiiBg IN The morning and after ealing at
night. Battle the throat anu neck freely three time>
a day with Magic OIL, clear. Take pail OF water.
pnt IL hall an ounce Of Mlyic OF. -jIr g. o. and
spuugr ouf the uostfi- amt month three tim day.
u-iEg frt -h water each time. M1-h Oul the uauger
Win Magic oil and water once day, To- d4-iHtfc n.
Give only lit'le feed ~ time, and give fresh
rec times day, and al such Character r. 10 tempt
the appetite, such as putlor- r1rro's, hlA mash
AID saIi hay, Must DO well biauSviyd. AID have
plenty Of clean bedding.
This remedy l. Not only preventive, hUf sure
cure only the Magic on freely sud persistent
~. II has been thoroughly tried. and has not 'aed
Ia single Instance. It, use externally aud inter.
Hlliy urntralIrs the vrus. ~ .duer the Iuhlmma.
ton, and tones tAc stomach.
Buy the large sze, For sale by all Drug ~ and
Merchants WIN RENNE X SONS, sole 2ropric.
ore Anl mamntl c.nrer-. Pill.ledMa L.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
MASTA'S
INDIAN PULMONIC BALSAN

possesses this rare combination Prepared ent7
from vegetable substances, with their bAssne reA
inal properties 1t can be taken st any time ani U
der all circumstances with perfect safety
% While it promptly and edectua.!' aTT'sS N
tation Of the air-passages and the lungs and rAp.
relieves cough, II renders them further assls.Aa
by promoting free discharge of they accuH ~
mucus, and al the same time impsrts stTene'- 40
yigor to the whole system -,
Sold by all Druggists and ApothecaEles sHF0as.'-
the New England States
For sale ia Rock island by
JOHN BENGSTON,
L. BRUENERT.
SMITH & B0NNEY.
EMIL KGHLER.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
the GREAT FRENCH REMEDY.
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prennrad hv 4 EAR

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Beware of Counterfeits!
IlR EncEc' SIR JAMES CIARKE's

" sfte"st'eiy ooUHTERFKIrED. DtahOHsss Druggists
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me genuine hdrs me ndDae Of Job Moses on each
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~ cold, Inflammation. disease In all cnaes Of
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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20

liza person has consumption. of course the lungs
in some way dsased either tuhercles, Assesses,
bronchial irristo1s, pieura adhesion exist or the
lungs a mass ofinHamation and fast decayingl
In such wha must be done: Ii is not only the
lungs that are wasting hut 1t is the whole body.
The stomach and liver have lost their power to make
blood out of food Now, the only chance is TO take
DR.. schenoks thrre medicines. which will bring up
tone to the stomach the patient will begin to want
food it will diges easily and make good blood; then
the patient begns gain in flesh. and soon the
/ body b-gns to grow the lungs commence to heal up
and the patLeDS gets aeshy and we'll. This is the
only way cure Consumption.