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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20
Squally

TIE MAsoUERADERs were out in pro
cession to-day with band of music, Their
costumes were attractive and the appear
ance Of the procession, though not very
large, created a lively interest on our
streets The masked ball this evening
will, no doubt be pleasant and success
full affair
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

Some Of the residents Just east and
south Of the city limits are taking a
strange course about coming into the cor
poration. They reap all the benefits of
the city, get their money from the manu-
featuring establishments of the city, lay
out additions to Moline and sell their land
tor 80 to 40 times as much as it would
bring if the city did not enhance its value,
and then refuse TO assist in the advance
ment Of Moline, which has made their pro
perty valuable, for fear of few dollars
tax that would only help to enrich them
Moline Correspondent Of tie Gazette.
This is very melancholy state of
affairs for the 'Repudiators, but we
really do not see any relief for them.
One of the childish acts of the Moline
City Council, few weeks ago was to pass
an ordinance annexing to the City of Mo
line the people and territory alluded to
above. Of course the ordinance was
illegal and of no effect, for the want of the
necessary number Of petitioners. We
suppose these people have a perfect right
to do as they please about joining either
city. We should be glad to have them
join Rock Island, but it cannot be done
without the consent of three fourths of the
voters and also of the owners of three
iourths of the property within the terri
tory proposed to be annexed.
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Collectors Notice

The State, County and Municipal taxes
for 1872 are now due. | will be present
to receive the same at my office in Blu
ford block, from 9 A. NJ. to u NJ. and
from ! to P.M
H. G. CLEAvELAND,
declO-dtf (ollectnr
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Wednesday night last, some persons Gu
tered John Maxwelrs store in New Wind
sor, and blew open his money safe with
gunpowder, and distracted $500. No
clue as yet to the depredators. -A'edo
Ruguer In
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

In numbers there is safety II was upon this
principle that the formula Of Judsons MOUNTAIN
HERR Pills prepared. DR.. Judsun. intending
to spend fortune III advertising his pills submit
ted his recipe 10 the revision of the most intelli
gent and learned physicians OF the age and the re
sult il simple but most eficaciOus medicine-the
JUDsoS's MOUNTAIN HERE PILIs. They purify the
blood remove all obstruction cleanse the skin Of
all pimples and hl0tches. and perfectly sure and
safe in their operation. The JUDsoN MOUNTAIN
HERE Pills cure Bllliousuess Female Irregular.
ties Headache and many of the diseases arising
from impure blood and 6 deranged digestion Use
the Judsons Mountain Herb Pills and when YOU
have proved their virtue recommend them to yuur
friends, They are both sugar coated and plain.
. For sale everywhere
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

Mrs. MAY Ogden, Clairvoyant PsySeho-
metrist and test medium, deline9tes char
acter, accurately sees and describes spirit
forms. viii receive calls % visit the SICK
as magnetic healer Residence one block
southwest of the Rockford Depot, corner
of Min and Rodman Streets, Moline, Hi
no;s 2Odeodtf
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20
IN Drops of Constitution Water

y times q day cure
Inflammation Of the Kidneys
Stone in the Bladder.
tatarrh in the Bladder.
Diabetes, Gravel. elect
Brick-Dust Deposit,
Female Complaints,
Dyspepsia Torpid Liver
For sale by all Druggists.
II l. not a Spring Water.
For sale by all Druggist
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

MOLINE FREE LIBRARY directors
are }, I. Browning, President; Messrs. S.
II. Nelle. f. Lewis, Professor Russell.
Professor Becker. Ii. II. Grover. Charles
Atkinson, c. r. Ainsworth, and J. c.
Starr They get the room rent free the
first year, and pay 5000 year for the next
four years. The room will be 2Ox70 feet,
and will be fitted up with cases, ETC., as
soon as finished Several hundred vol
umes, the remnants of the old town library,
will serve as nucleus around which to
gather others The tax assessed for
library purposes amounts TO $500 This
sum has been largely increased by festi-
walls, ETC., so that the new public library
will start out under favorable auspices.
The committee is now making up list Of
new books which they design purchasing.
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-aeE D1& - tic
Or Horse Distemper.
\ SURECURE

Give half an oauce Of RENNE'S PAIN-KILLING
MAGIC OIL, mixed with I'VE ounces Of water
making the horse swallow it. Repeat twice a day
before eating IN the morning, and after eating 1t
night Battle the throat and neck freely three times
e day with Magic Oh. clear Take pail OF water
put IN half an ounce of Magic oil. str it up, and
sponge out The uOstIis and mouth three times dav
using fresh water each time. Wash out the maneer
with Magic oil and water once day 10 disinfeeI it
GIVE only little feed At time and give il fresh
three times day and OF such charac. er Us to tempt
the appetite, such potatoes carrots, hran-rnash
aId salt hay Must be well blanke;cd. and have
plenty Of clean bedding.
This remedy Is mol only preventive, but a sare
cure; only use the Magic on freely and persistent
~. has been thoroughly tried. and has failed
III single Instance. lis Use externally and inter
nahy neUtral'zeS the virus, subdues the indamma-
t;on, and tones the stomach.
Buy the large size For sale by all Druggists and
Merchants NM RENNE & Sons. sole 3rourie-
tors and manufacturers PittshsId Mass
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FoR RENT. with seven rooms,
on Adams near Highland street Further
particulars enquire Of f. G. Chopper;
IEItc
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CITY.
OFFICIAL PAPER.

LAWYERS BRIEFS printed in the short
est possible time, and in the very best
manner, at THE ARGUS OFFICE.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

One Noble, of New York, lately de-
ceased, committed the indiscretion, while
living Of introducing his mistress into So
ciety as his wife, and allowed her to con
tract debts in that capacity. In devlsing
his estate, however, valued at some two
hundred thousand dollars, he failed to re
cognize the relation, and she now brings
suit to invalidate the will and establish her
right of dover The case is not altogether
novel one, there having been decisions in
American courts that a marriage may be
consummated without the aid Of parson
or any other third party. Still, as the
contestants ante-nuptial reputation may
have a bearing upon the question, the
proceedings will be watched with some in
terest.
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II is clean, safe and delicious TO use. and cures
any kind Of pain il reaches the spot
where the trouble is There II nothing like this
Magic OIL II don't spoil by age, and grows better
and better Reader, do yun keep it in the house
n not. y0H ought 10 be ashamed of yourself TO let
suu- wife and children suffer. Send for it, and If
your merchant has not got il, tell him you won't
trade with him unless he gets a supply at once.
ours truly. WM. RENNE x SONS, Manufacturers
Pittsiicld, Mas.
sold by John Beugston and Emil Kpehler. DRUG
Zist Rock Island
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The undersigned offers for sale the entire
stock of store goods assigned to him by
William McBryde of Moline and he in
vites all parties desiring to purchase such
stock to send in their bids at as early a
day as possible. W. C. WADswoRTH,
Assignee
Moline, Jan Is A. ID. 1873.
I6d6tSwI
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Baking Powder.
HOLSTERS
Diamond Baking Powder,
APerfectly Pure and Reliable Article Of
Baking Powder.

offered to the Public. In point OF strength m.
rity, reliability and every other excellent quality
u II unsurpassed-prOducing A. It does elegant bis
cnis' rolls, mullins, pot pies, dumpiingH aud every
nriety OF nice pastry, such as can be produced by
no other method. You have only to try It, and you
will use no other. This Baking Powder Is put up
In glass bOttlee, containing u, y and pound each,
Deing elegantly labeled with directions for using
In English, German and French. Every package
T. warranted In every particular. HOLLISTER a.
CO., ~ spruce street, TOLEDO, o. 109dwiy
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The Weather---To.paY.

The following shows the temperature
M THE ARGUS OFFICE to-day, as in
Dictated by thermometer
GAN $40 above zero. t2 NJ. A7 above zero.
. A. " eye 8P.M 837
Snuollv
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

bright. healthy child is perennial spring of
JOY IN every well regulated family, and where is
that father who after the strife and turmoil of bust
ness on returning to his home. is not beguiIed of
care by the innocent pratte Of his child? Perhaps
this father Is worldly man, and makes gold his
idol, he may have been a successful man. and
amAssed riches. Yet place his child on the sick
bed and all hs gold Is at the disposal OF the physi
clans, and the only return he asks is the restoration
Of health to his child. Fathersl Mothers would
your preserve your child in healthg Then listen to
IL. There Is one prevailing of the disease in
children and that cause If worms. II this cause Of
disease is not removed your child will sicken and
die, or linger suffering invalid for life. We pre-
scut to VOC an tnfallifle remedy for worms: il Is
DIR JuDSoN's DEAD SHOT WORM CANDY,
and Is put up in the form OF stick Of candy and so
pleasant to the taste, that children greediy tease
for IT, II Is purely vegetable, and cannot hurt the
smallest child. Ask for DIR. Judson's Dead Shot
Worm Candy. For sale everywhere at 20 eents per
package. W. IL. COMSToCK, Sole Proprietor.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

II you do nos feel well you send for doctor he
rl!ls upon you. looks wise, scrawIs some hero
Fphics upon piece of paper which Won take to
me drug store and there pay 80 cents to 81 90 be
4es the doctors fee, for a remedy nine times out
oi ten not half SO good as DR.. Morses Indian Root
lis which cost but % cents per box Do YOU
think the FORMER the best, because You pay the
most for It? If You do advise you 10 use Just as
experiment. the MOrses Indian Root Pills
They are prepared from formula, pronounced by
tdg most learned physicians of our country to be
8e best and most universal Of family medicines
The Morses Indian Roof Pills cure Headache
Liver Complaint, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Female
Irregularities, &c and are put up both sugar coat
ed and plain, Give them q trial. Sold by all deal
err.
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LOCAL COLUMN.
John Roots Bitters.

John Roofs Bitters are family n.edioine
John Roots Bitters cure general debility
John Roots Bitters cure dyspepsia Usoit
John Roots Buffers eures fever and ague.
John Roots Bitters cures all bilious diseases
John Roots Bitters cures nervousness and head
ache. Try il. They are warranted.
John Roots Bttp7s cures Indigestion. Try it.
John Roots Bitters are not q whisky drink.
Roots Brtcrs for sale ut this Harper House Drug
John Roots Bitrers are sold by all Druggists.
John BengstoH and Emil KNhler, Rock Island Ills,
Wholesale and retail druggists. 5-22deodmWf& " Y
For sale ny Emil kochler, Druggist, Rock Island
Reconsideration is called to the advertise
mcni OF Or. Bohaunan. OF St. Louis. Mo. His repu-
tation is thar of Of the most successful physi-
clans in his speciality in the West.
Ladies who are suffering from certain complaints
known only to females, should at once get Dr. Vel
pau's Female Pills. They produce most charm
Ing eject sold by all Druggists
De. \. DIN, Of Chicago, whose advertisement
appears in to-days issue is gentleman OF high
medical rank, he has won distinction by curing
some of the most difficult and complicated diseases
The afflicted win find him worthy os all confidence
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

In the course of speech in opposition
to the bureau of education, in the lower
house Of Congress, on the 9th inst, Mr.
Beck, of Kentucky. gave some interesting
lessons in the arithmetic Of radical rule
He showed that since 1868 the govern
ment had received from various sources
thirty four hundred millions of dollars
t$3, 400, j3G, 49, and that the national
debt had been reduced within that period
only little over four hundred millions of
dollars 1927, 800, SAD leaving the enor-
nous sum of three thousand millions Of
dollars as the cost of conducting the gov
eminent under the banner of Radical
economy and retrenchment for the last
seven years
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

No Gas There were no services in the
Episcopal or the Methodist Churches last
evening for want of gas 1t is tashiona-
Bile to 'cuss' the gas company Of course,
but the real and only reason is that peo-
pie do not protect their gas pipes from
cold frost collects in the pipes the flow
of gas is INSTRUCTED etc, etc Protect
your pipes from the cold and you will have
no trOuhlp
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

THE ALARM of fire last evening, about
Q o'clock, came from the glass factory, and
was caused by the bursting of two pots
containing glass in the process Of melting
The Hose companies were promptly on
the ground, the Phoenix being first. 1t
was not necessary, however for the Hose
companies TO do anything, the glass COM
pany having its own hose and water, in
case any should be needed The glass
company does not call it fire, or loss,
as the bursting of these pots is Of frequent
nccurrence
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20

ABOUT THE SAME, The condition Of
De Witt Ellis, at 4 clock this afternoon,
was about the same as on Saturday He
is attended by DR. Plummer, surgeon of
the Light Artillery, of which company
Ellis is a member The most that can be
said is that his case is still a very critical
one. Another twenty-four hours will
probably produce change for better or
for worse
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Business Cards.
M. M. STURGEON.

a IaoRNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
~ hoek Island III. Office in Mitchell & Lynde :
1xr-ff
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These trains connect at Rock Island with the
trains OF the Chicago. Rock Island Pacific X. r.,
the Peoria 4 Rock Island X r., the Western Union
II r. the Chicago Southwestern X X. and the
Davenport and 81 Paul K. Il. AT Monmouth with
Chicago. Burlington 4 quincy X. r., at Bushnell
with Toledo Peoria \ Warsaw X. r., at Boards
town with Springfield 4 Illinois Southeastern Il.
K and az Chaplin with Toledo Wabash 4 Western
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THkO- ABBOT
McELHERNE 81 ARROTT
PETER FRIES

ATTORNEYS AND coUNsELoRs AT la
Ia ana $50, So5lG uo n Ghaneery. Office oppos
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RAILROADS.

ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC ~ ~
como EAsT.
Express and Mail, leavess ;i5a ~ ~" ''''" y W.
Accommodation, leaves Of 47"P u"
COMO wrsr
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with all diyerglng railways.
CHICAGO AND SOUTHWESTERN R.R.

Passengers for Kansas, LeHveuworth and inter
mediate points ON this Road. take westward trains
Of the Chicago, Il. I. a Pacific r. H., arriving at
IeavpnwOrth at --- q. ma. aud ut - y. m.
Connecting at Davenport with ID. n ST. T. r. H.
Tor De Witt and Maquoketa.
AT Columbus junction, with II G. X. & NJ. X. II.
for Cedar Rapids Cedar Fall, and st. Paul, north
and Burlington aud kcOkuk, south.
AT Fairfield, With ~ & ". X X. for Burlington.
Al Ashland, with Dies MOiues Valley r. Il for kc-
ukuk, Ottumwa, Osknloo-a, Eddyvlle, Griuucll
and Des MOines.
At Belknap with North Missouri r r.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-04-17

As long as he has that power, he is COM
paratively safe. AS soon as he impalrs 1t
there is no safety for him anywhere; and
when he finally loses it, there is no salvation
in any curative. You may tell me that he
looks strong, is active, feeds we'll, enjoys life;
but for all that say that if he is habitually
so, he is walking daily and nightly arm in
arm in death. Some day shall hear that he
has fallen suddenly, most likely without warn
ing, but shall not be surprised.
The excessive action of the brain, to which
it is spurred by an indomitable will, active in
season and out of season, and which has never
learned the vital lesson Of passiveness, Is the
rock upon which so many great men are
wrecked. With such the utmost vigilance is
required to prevent the will from abusing its
power, and everlasting its servant, the brain,
which, if it is taught to do but one thing, viz.
to work and to keep at it, actually requires an
inability to rest, and at length, too old and
too worn out to learn new tricks, is utterly
unable to comprehend, much less to obey, the
unusual commands which the will at last tries
to impose upon it, when it is too late. "Rest,
now," says the will to the brain, after years Of
enforced action.
But the brain no longer comprehends the
meaning ofany command save one: "Work
ont
And quite unheeding, it goes on blindly
toiling Ikea poor, sightless horse, which hav:
ing all its life been accustomed to walk round
and round harnessed to some machine, at last,
in its very death struggle, mistakes every
sound of its masters voice for command to
labor, and mechanically, but vainly, with its
last breath, tries to struggle up to fulfill the
old routine!
So it is at last, with the brain, when the
will says to it, too late, "Rest" In response
it goes on working, because that is the only
thing it has been taught to do.
They tell US that Horace Greeley had been
unable to sleep for years before his death.
Spite of his splendid constitution and his 9TH
erwise correct habits of life, his will to work,
in season and out of season, killed him in the
end.
Sleeplessness had been for years slowly but
surely sapping the foundation Of his life. and
it needed but an unusually strong combiua-
tion of adverse circumstances, with extra work
and anxiety, to cause the rare fabric to totter
to its fall. Otherwise he might have lived
many years longer. Asit was, he was simply
tired to death, and no rest but that long rest
of the grave, was he able to take.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-04-17

which chokes me. Please come, papa and take
US away. Our name here is Mistress Ravens
wood and Berta but know my true name IS
Berta cambridge I shall watch for you every
day, papa, and if you do not come, send us some
money to buy something to eat.
| Your poor little bERrA.
Having folded the epistle to the best of her
ability, Berta inserted it in an envelop and
then carried it down to Mrs. Tillsit, to address
for her. With the usual curiosity of women
in her condition-and other conditions be-
sides-Mrs. Tillsit began to ask questions
"And who is this Judge cambridge, Berta?'
"He is my grandfather"
"Your grandfather Good gracious! And
is he rich?"
IL think he is" said Berta.
"Then he won't answer this letter, | guess,
said Mrs. Tillsit; erich folks amt got much
use for poor ones, no matter now near kin.
Did you ask for any money!"
"Yes," said Berta, coloring, astonished at
her penetration.
"Well, and in case he sends you any, did
you tell him how to direct the letter, so as to
make sure you get it?"
"No, did not" said Berta.
"Well," said Mrs. Tilsit, "I'll just open it
and write on the back here, No. 379, - street,
care of Mrs. Tillsit.' Now will seal and
post it for you, and Berta, remember it he
sends you any money, tell your mother any
little which she could spare for the rent of her
room, would be great help to me-"
Having promised to bear this in mind,
Berta hastened back up stairs. Her mother
completely exhausted in mind and body, was
still sound asleep. 1t was now late in the day,
and Berta began to suffer severely from ina
uition and the pangs of hunger. She stood on
chair, and reached from dingy shelf against
the wall, piece of the much mathematical
hard bread, which she ate up to helast crumb,
for she had now reached point far beyond
fastidiousness. Her mother awoke late in the
afternoon amidst sighs and groans, and COM
planning of languor and fatigue. She was
astonished and dismayed to find out how long
she had slept, and arising precipitately, pro-
ceeded to resume her work on the pictures.
But she was faint and sick, and almost blind,
and such sharp pains were shooting through
her head, as made it impossible for her to
continue In despair she CROPPED her way
back to bed saying, almost fercely-
"For God's sake, child, drink of cold wa
ter. am almost burning up"
Berta hastened to do her bidding, and when
she brought the water, her mother clutched
at it savagely, drinking with avidity, to the
last drop. She then threw herself back on
the bed saying, with piteous moan, "Im
afraid I am going to be sick. God have mer-
cy on you, my poor child" which were the
last sensible words Berta heard from her
mothers lips for many dark days.