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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24
Watch Your Carpets-A New Pest.

Considerable cutlery, says the Roch-
ester Union and Advertiser, is being
made in neighboring villages concern
ing the ravages Of a new pest that has
lately arisen namely, the carpet bug.
These bugs are described as being
about twice the size of the common
elmer lectularies, or bed-bug, and
covered with hair. Their color is mud
dy black. The first time these bugs
were heard from in this section was at
Danviue last year, where they did con-
siderable damage. This year they have
increased and extended their territory,
for it seems that they have become a
source OF extreme annoyance In Brock
port. A lady who resides in that vii
lage informed reporter of this paper
yesterday that there is not single
house that has escaped their depreda-
tons. In her house, she said, every
room was infested with them, and they
had eaten large holes in every carpet in
the house. Their favorite mode of pro-
cedure is to follow the seam of the
boards and eat their way clear through.
In some instances the carpet has been
eaten through so clean that it looks.as
if it had been cut with very sharp
knife. In other rooms they had eaten
large patches out of it, generally pick
ing out the center of breadth. The
lady referred to says she has tried ev-
erything to get rid of them, but without
avail. Tobacco seems to make them
hvelier than ever, and as for ug-poison,
they regard it as luxury and grow fat
ON it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24
Deafness.

Probably the most frequent way in
which the ears are injured is by the
attempt to clean them. 1t ought to be
understood that the passage of the ear
does not require cleaning by us. Ma
ture undertakes that task, and in the
healthy state fulfills it perfectly. Her
means for cleansing the ear is the s0ar.
Perhaps the reader has never heard
what becomes of the ear-wax. I will
tell him. 1t dries up into thin, fine
scales, and these peel off one by one
from the surface of the passage, and
fall out imperceptibly, leaving behind
them perfectly clean, smooth surface.
In health the passage of the ear is never
dirty; but if we attempt to clean it, we
infallibly makeitso. Hereby strange
lack of Justice, as it would seem, which,
however, has no doubt deep justice at
the bottom-the best people, and those
who love cleanliness, suffer most, and
good and careful nurses do a mischief
negligent ones avoid. Washing the
ears out with soap and water is bad it
keeps the wax moist when it ought
to become dry and scaly, increases its
quantity unduly, and makes it absorb
the dust with which the air always
abounds. But the most hurtful thing
is introducing the corner of the towel
screwed up, and twisting it round. This
does moro harm to ears than all other
mistakes together. 1t drives down the
wax upon the membrane much more
than it gets out. Let any one who
doubts this make a tube like the pass
age, especially with the curve which it
possesses let him put thin membrane
at one end, smear its inner surface with
substance like the ear-wax, and then
try and get it out so by a towel But
this plan does much more mischief than
merely pressing down the wax. 1t
irritates the passage, and makes it cast
off small flakes of skin, which dry up
and become hard, and these
are also pressed down upon the mem
brane Oftenitis not only deafness which
ensues, but pain and Inflammation, and
then matter is formed which the hard
mass prevents from escaping, and the
membrane becomes diseased, and worse
may follow. The ear should never be
cleaned out with the screwed-up corner
of towel Washing should extend only
to the outer surface. as far as the finger
can reach.-Hinton's Physiology for
Practical Use.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24
HulllOr.

BROKEN spirits-A brandy smash.
ENGAGED in taking stock "-Mer-
chants and Indians.
GREAT trunk Railroads run
ming through Saratoga.
"YoU must be quarrelsome fellow"
said a phrenologist to a man whose
bumps he was examining. essay that
again and I'll knock you down." was the
response.
AN Ohio husband sold his oxen to get
money for his wife to elope with, but
he doesn't want any sympathy. He
says he'd have thrown in horse or two
if she had demanded it.
A CHICAGO pork-packer, whose pew
rent was raised to $25, exclaimed
"Great Caesar Here's a nice state of
cffairs-the gospel going up and pork
going down. What's to become of us ?''
81 SAY, boy, is that the fire ?" asked
a gentleman of ragged urchin, and
pointing to dense volume of smoke
that was issuing from the window of a
warehouse. "No, sir, that is only the
smoke" replied the boy.
"I ALWAYS. have two trustworthy
bows at hand" said a good-natured
spinster to her niece. "Why, where
are they now, aunty ?" asked the niece.
"Here; my elbows" And she placed
her arms akimbo.
THE Boston Globe talks about sshand-
some weather." Whereupon the Troy
Wing suggests that " if that young man
wouldn't be thinking of his girl all the
time when he is butchering adjective
she would make good writer"
Says the Milwaukee Sentinel: "They
have had game called kissing croquet
at Oshkosh. A girl is allowed to move
her ball six inches every time she kisses
fellow. From the market reports we
see that trade in tape-measures is ac-
tive"
A HARTFORD man was drowned, and
friends brought home the body to his
afflicted wife. As they came to the
front door with the corpse, the new
made widow appeared, and sadly re-
marked: "I guess you had better take
him around to the back door, so he won't
drip on the psrlor carpets n
AFTER the Prosecuting Attorney had
heaped vituperation upon the poor pris-
oner without counsel, the Judge asked
him If he had anything to say for him.
self. "Your honor" replied the pris-
ener, CT ask for postponement for
eighteen days, in order that may find
blackguard to answer that one there"
AT meeting in London, to receive q
report from the missionaries sent to
discover the tribes of Israel, Lord
H was asked to take the chair. "I
take, " he replied, ga great interest in
your researches, gentlemenH The fact
is, have borrowed money from all the
Jews now known, and if you can find a
new set l shall feel very much obliged. !"
A PLowMAN up Deeside fell madly in
love with the milkmaid on neighbor-
ing farm. His love was unreturned,
and in fit OF desperation thcrash and
misguided man rose from his bed in
the middle of the night, procured a
rope, went to his false lovers byre, and
there, in the awful silence of the Silly
hour-tied all the cows tails together.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24
=" Hayseed ;, Forever.

"My father was farmer before me,
and 1 thank God that I am a farmer
born" Such was the soap Porter ex-
pected to soothe the Changers with
Fourth of July last. 1t reminded Col.
George Stanley of the Illinois orator
who addressed rural audience "Gen-
tlemen," said he, 81 am proud to be
one OF you. My father was a farmer,
and 1 am farmer born. Yea, I may
truly say was born between two rows
of corn At this iuncture tipsy agri-
culturist at the further part of the house
hiccoughed out: "a (hic) pumpkin,
by-!''-Eldora (IoWa) Ledger.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24

MIR. JOHN BURNS recently gave evil
dence before the Royal Commission on
Shipping. He stated that his firm (the
Cunard Company employ 5000 men
call told;" that they shipped and dis
charged throughout last year 1000
sailors and that their feet consists of
40 steamers of $4,000 tons and Is, 600
horse power. According to the Estates
mans Year Book, the German Imperial
navy consisted last year of Al steamers
of $1,000 tons and 5000 horsepower,
manned by $500 men and boys.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24

A GOOD brother in q church of Miami
county, Ohio, while giving in his expert
ence net long ago, said: "My breth-
ern, I've been tryin' this nigh on to forty
years to serve the Lord and get rich
both at once, and I tell yer it's mighty
hard sleddin'."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24
10 coanrrpoxDzSr..

All communications for this paper should be &C.
.ompanieo by the name of the author; not neces-
sarily for pa heation, but as evidence of COED
faith the part OF he writer. Write only On one
side the paper BE particularly careful, in Civ
ine nam and dates, have the letters and hgure
plain ana distinct.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24

One hundred and fifty barrels of
mackerel were lately taken, at one haul,
on the coast of Maine.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16

A. BACHELORS HAIR DYE psRaldb SfsTr s yra fails
Properly applied at BATcHELoE'- celebrated WIG
ana TOUPEE FACTORY, IL Bond street, New York
Y, A. BATCHELOR'S ALASKA SEAL OIL
for the Hair The Best Hair OIL iu use
H. L. BiICAtL1RS OtiTIFRCt for bea ~ flying vt, an, and
and Gums and dednriziLg tn Breath
N A. BiTCHEL0R'S CURATIVE GsThttI
Immediately cur.s Ring Worm,
Tet er, Itching 81 the Head and all Era ptions OF
the Skin Face ur Body.
", A, 8iTCHkLhRS Ia ClSMtTIlUt
Black ur Brown for tiutius the Hair.
Whiskers r Mt-tachui- without gre zing them.
sold whOcsa. and retail at factory, II Bond ST,
New ork, and by all druggists. Ask for them.
2-2ld&wly
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16
DR.. Radway's
REGULATING PILLS

perfectly tasteless, elegantly coated with swee
gum, purge, regula.e, partly, cleanse and strength
Railways Pills, for the cure all disorders OF
the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder,
Nervous Diseases, Headache. Cons ipat.on. Costive
ness, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, BioGsness, Bilious
Fever, Inflammation of the Bowels, Plies, and all
Defangements Of the Internal Niscera. Warranted
10 effect positive cure. Purely Vegetable, con-
tanning no mercury, minerals del, terious drugs
~Oos~rye the foil wing symptoms resulting
frOm Di-or Of Ihe Digestive Organs
Constipation. ward Ptles. tullness OF the Blood
IN the Head, Acidity of the stomach, NAUSEA,
Heartburn, Disgust Of Food, Fullnees Of Weight
in the Stomach Sour ruptions, Sinking or Flutfer-
ings In the Pit of the Stomach. Swimming of the
Head. Hurried and Difficult Breathing Flattering-
st the Heart ChoAIng or suaocat NJ Sensation
when In q Lying Posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots
or Webs before the sight Fever and Dull Pain in
the Head. Deficiency Of PersPirstion, Ielowness oi
the skin and Eyer. Pain in the side, Chest, Limbs
and sudden Flnshes Of Heat. Burning IN the Ele-h.
few doses Of RADWAYS PILLS viii free the
ystem from all the above named disorders. Price
cents per box Sold by druggists.
Read EALsE AND TRUE
send one lettefetsnp To RADWAY & CO., So37-
Warren e., New York Information worth thu.
asnds VII Be sent ron altdtisk vi.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16
R. n. H.
RadwaY'S
READY RELIEF,
m
The Cheapest and Best Medicine
for Family Use in the
World.
ONE FIFTY CENT BOTTLE

Will cure more Complaints and prevent the system
against sudden attacks of Epdemics and Conta-
geous Diseases than One Hundred Dollars expehu-
ed for other medicines or medica. attendance.
The moment Railway Ready Relief IS applied
externally or taken internally according TO dlrec-
tions--Pains, from whatever cause ceases TO exist
IMPo TANT.-Mners, Farmers, and other resId-
ing in spa settled districts, where IT Is difficult
to secure the services of q physician kADWAf ;
READY RELIEF Is invaluable. 1t can be used
with positive assurance of doing good Ia all cases
where pau discomfort is experienced; or If seiz
ed with Influenza, Dyphtheria, Sore Throat, Bad
Coughs Hoarseuess. Bilious Conc, inflammation OF
the Bowles st mach Lungs, Liver, Kidneys; or
with Group. Quinsy, Fever and Ague or with Neu-
ralgia Headache, Tic Doloreux, Toothache, Ear
ache; or with Lnnbago Pain in the BAGS, Or nheu-
matsm; with Diarrh;ea. Cholera Morbus, or d.
entery; or with Burns, SEA ds or Bruises; or with
Strains Cramps, Spasms The application OF
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF will cure you OF the
worst OF these complaints in a few hours.
Twenty drops in half a tunbler OF water will In a
few inmates cure Cramps, Sp aims, Sour Stomach
Heartburn, Sick Hea1acne. Diarrh9i, Dysentery,
Collie Wind In the B ,wels. and all Internal Pains.
Travellers shou d always carry bottle OF RAD
WAYS READY RELIEF with them. few drops
in water vail prevent sickness pains from change
of water. Ii Is better than French Brandy or Bit
: ters as stimulanI.
so6by Druggists. Price fifty Cents.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16

In order to have ticket holder frel perfectly So
cnre agents are Instructed to remit direct TO the
| Bank and by an angrmeut between tue trustees
and the Bank twO-thi DR. the money remitted Is
| % b., rcta ned as guarantee - good fai Ia.
| Below give a list Of presents we propose to
donate to those purchasing tickets for the Jubilee
aud CIR nd Concert; one Grand Capital Present,
| -, ,,fth th..
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16

We shall donate g., ,0O0 to the Manufacturers As
sociatiou 81 O0J to the Art Gallery, $1t 20 to the
Agricultural Society and $500 to the Library Asso-
citation OF Dubuque 81 900 will be given to help de
fray the expcns: : of musicians fruh abroad while
in The city, who take part In the Jubilee and CON
certs. We will gicv full set II German Silver In
struments, (l2 Mouth Pieces, Bass and snare Drum
and Cymbals, to the beet drilled Band. All Bands
d, string enter The contest must notify thirty
Gays before the 'ncert IL given Thi enterprise
is hear lily en orscd by the leading men Of Du-
buque
We take pleasure in referring to the foil wing
81 MI
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16
Athenaum Building & Grounds
Valued at $54, 900.

Situated on the corner Of Fourth and lin streets
In Dubuque, beng one of the INST desirable busi
ness lOca itics in the city.
one farm OF 50 acrcr within two miles Of Du
bnqne. with fine br ok tenement which cost 80
vlp barns. graucrics, ETC., with mineral
right. ..,.... ............... -, saa,COC
one farm 4 ~ acree about 81 OF wbich
are timbort located near Gas Vile Wiz.
One hne residence and glU nd- in Clin-
ton, Iowa. -..- .-.-. ..... .......--... BOG
One huc residence anl grounds IN Du-
bu ,ue... . 49,. =. ..-... @. -. $500
Eight - acr- farms III, mont cunt
iowa, ~ U IA tI. ....-...... go. ....... 6,12l
Eigh cen 10 n IA IN IN awlorH AID
| Nunona ouuue- I,ws, 81 Zach. ....... 15Ia
on ID acre arm, .--- .-.. l,2G
5 L0t- ron Ing Grand View Aueuae,
d .bu fuu : GOA h, ,...... ..- .......... 15,r0
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16
Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Annual Meeting of he Stockholders IL Il e
Moline ~ Rock Island Horse Railroad Company
for the election Of Direct rs, viii he held al o
clock p, NJ, Oh Wednes lay, the 22nd day of tuiy,
1874, at the Office OF the Fir Nat onal Bank, In
ROcK L. and j. NJ BUFORD,
Secretary M & r. |. H. X. Il. Co,
July tIth 1STi-3t
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16

THE sCHOLAs TIC YEAR, WHICH Is pltl
| ded into Iwo Sessions of dye months each, ot- ,
Gins he first Of September, and ends the lsst "eeA
" TrnMs.-Boar ding and Tuition per sslon 81
Five months sSn Music, Painting an Lahg guasJs "a
form, extra charges. For further partlcu%als az ~ nn
d,ass SISTER 81 PERI0R, Academy OF the lh
macnlate Conception, DAVENPORT, IOWA.
6-2dS w3m
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16

~ STANDARD Sewing Maeh'es 1000 - 1909
We want a good reliabie agent in every town in
The lhited staes. To such n man a liberal com
mis-iJn will be given Good references required.
send tor circular 10 a .euts
~ Price OF Tickets to no m
JuLilee and Grand Concert, 0S uut
II Remember we give Present with every
ticket aid.
- Money should be sent by Draft, Poet Office
Order or b. Express. with the address Of he pur-
chaser fully and aDely written.
For further particulars address
w. ID. CASTLE, Manager.
i5s l6O Msi1 Street,
DU JUQUE,-....... .......................Io IOWA
-2sdtlurS-st6wtd
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16


The Joseph Dixon Crucible Co.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16

Chronic Rheumatism, Scrofula, Glandular Swell
no, Hacking Dry Cough, Cancerous Afectlons'
Syphilitic Complaints, Bleeding of the Lungs Dys-
pepsia Water Brash, Tic Dolorenx, White SWel
cnrial Diseases, Female Complfints, Gout, Dropsy,
Rickets, salt Rheum Bronchitis, Consumption
liver Complaints, Ulcers in the Ihroat' MOUTH ~,
system. Sore Eyes, strumorous Discharges from the
Ears and the worst forms of Skin Diseases, Erup'
tions. Fever Sores Scald Head, Ring Worm Erysip'
elias, Acne Black Spots, Worms in the Flesh can,
cers In the Womb, and all weakening and painful
discharges, Night Sweats, Loss OF sperm ana All
wastes OF the life Principle within the range OF
this wonder of Modern Chemistry, and q few days
use will prove to any person using it for either OF
these forms of disease its potent power 10 cure
them. Sold by Druggists, VI per bottle.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-10-03
The Working People of Paris.

Some interesting details about the
denizens of Paris, says the cores
pondent of the London Era, are fur
nished by that indefatigable eX-
plorer, NJ. Maxine du Camp. 1t
appears, then, that even in this gay
city there are no less than sic, 900
working people. One-half of these
are women, a fact that proves that
the fair SEX of Paris r not lazy.
The rag-picking profession has fallen
off since the Commune and now
numbers only 5000. There are
seven large houses whose commerce
consists entirely in the purchase and
sale of old postage stamps. We
have also fifty-one dealers in false
hair, and I,15s BARRIERS and hair
dressers, who in 1872 sold no less
than 102, 600 kilogrammes of CHG
nons-a kilogramme is equal to two
pounds. "This article of modern
toilette" says the writer, sis becom-
ing so difficult to find that agents
have been sent out to China to buy
up the tails of the poor" OF flow
er-makers there r 5000, and ow-
ing to the Imperial rage for violets,
the number of that political emblem
sold last year ross to 5000, 900. The
employers or patrons figure atS9, 900,
and some idea Of their honorsbility
may be gathered from the fact that
there were only 1852 bankruptcies
and msolyencies last year. Among
Omaha daily bee., 1874-10-03
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
Caused by the Premature Dis
charge Of a Cannoo.
One Grand Island Man Seriously
Wounded and Another
loses a portion of his
Thumb.

(From the Grand Island Times, Sept. S0th.)
1t becomes our painful duty to
chronicle II of those strange and
unaccountable accidents that 81 of
ten happen when no n seems to
be to blame for them. On Monday
evening our respected fellow towns
man, Joe Jenneman, was employed
to superintend the firing of the can
mana six FOUNDER in honor
of a political meeting of
the Independents. Several charg-
es had been fire., and
while in the process of ramming
home another cartridge, with the
ramrod IN his hands, the charge was
somehow ignited, the explosion took
place, and Joe Jenneman received
its full force in his hands, arms, and
body. His left hand was shattered,
and his arm above it badly burned.
His right arm was burned full of
holes, and the flesh badly lacerated.
His clothing took fire and he was
seriously burned on the side and
stomach before it could be eXtin-
guished. He also received several
severe bruises in the abdomen,
caused by the ramrod as it flew from
the gun. The ramrOd struck the
ground about twenty yards from the
gun, breaking into three or four
pieces, which flew Oh and struck the
picket fence in front of George III.
Tunnels residence. One piece
about three feet long was picked up
this morning, that had passed
through the fence and stopped along
side of the house about the middle
of it. Had the cannon been elevat-
ed but a little moro the ramrod
would have gone through Mr.. Thum-
mel's house. Uncle Plat, who was
thumbing the gun at the time, had IL
portion of his left thumb torn off,
which is fortunately the extent OF
his injury.
AS soon as possible.after the acct
dent, Mr.. Jenneman was taken to
the resident of his mother, and the
surgeons, Drs. Kelley and Bruins,
sent for and the wounded man taken
care of. The third and fourth fin
gers of his left hand Were amputa-
ted and efforts will be made to save
him from further amputations. AT
this writing-Tuesday afternoon
he is as comfortable and doing Is
well as could be expected.
Uncle Plat had his thumb am
putated just below the first joint,
and the wound, though considered
Insignificant, is yet very painful,
and unpleasant to have.
MoRAL-Don't fire that gun any
lore. If it is to be fired, let there
be intervals of at least ten minutes
between the discharges, and see that
the gun is taken south of Lieder-
kranz Hall and tnrned away from
all streets and buildings.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-10-03

the so-called liberal professions are
1878 learned and literary. men /;
9,420 sculptors, painters and actors
of the latter 2,05S are ladies.
A touching fact among this sea Of
figures is that, whereas the literary
gentlemen have only 800 domestics,
they support by the work of their
brain no less than 2,25S persons,
chiefly parents. OF doctors we have
I,7s6, which is about one to every
1000 inhabitants. Behind this med
ical army come 100 somnambulists,
SCI midwives, 52S herborists and 734
apothecaries. Next, Paris ccmpri-
e 16, 256 landlords and 54,S72 re-
tired tradesmen, whose fortune, in
the majority of cases, is the result
of early perseverance, privation and
economy. NJ. Maxine du Camp
contends that there is not a city in
the world where the people work
more than in Paris, in spite of the
800, 600 idlers on the b~oulevards, the
$50 concert cafes, the 23S public
halls, the %, 900 wine shops and the
1926 billiard boards. The workmen
here are paid once 6 fortnight, on
Saturday. The week that follows
is invariably a dull one in the shops,
since the majority of the men pay
their devotions to "St. Lundi," un-
til their pockets become empty, and
they are forced to return to the bench
to replenish them. This is a fact
which should be borne in mind by
those who indulge in invidious COM
parsons between the French OuUrier
and the English workman.