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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-17
CLIMAX! CLIMAX!

P.ze'S ca max Salye, Family
S-esSing for 25 cents.
1t heals without a scar. No
family should be without it.
We warrant it tOcure Scrofula
Sores, Salt Rheum, Chilblains,
Sore Breasts or Nipples, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, and SpraiEs.
1t has been used over twenty
years, without one failure.
1t has no parallel-haying per-
feetly eradicated disease, and
healed after all other remedies
had failed. 1t is a compound of
Arnica, with many other EX-
tracts and Balsams, and put up
i'll larger boxes for the same
price than any other Ointment.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-17
Retrenchment By Millions.

The new senator for Georgia, Mr.. Cor
don, commences well. In the course of
some brief remarks supporting the PROPOSE
ton to repeal the whole salary-grab swim
die, he said that at proper time he would
propose measure TO reduce the large sal
aries in the army and navy. He favored
retrenchment, mot only by hundreds, but
by millions"
Retrenchme by millions is just what
the country needs, and the people demand.
Eighty years ago the total expenditures of
the federal government were less than four
millions of dollars a year. Sixty years
ago, the annual expenditures were only
thirteen millions. During the war of 1912,
they increased to forty eight millions 1.-THE
highest point, and upon the return of
peace almost Immediately receded to 500
100000, and continued to recede until, in
1923, the total amount was only $l5, 3l4,-
III. Between that time and 1880, they
advanced to $24, 5S5,000. In the succeed
ing decade, they rose to little over $28,-
100000, on account of which extravaganza
in the federal government, the party of
Martin Van Buren, was Overthrown. In
1850, the annual expenses reached $40,
100000. In 1850 1.-THE close of the career
of the Democratic partly, the expendi-
lures of the federal government amounted
to $77,000,000. During the pro-slavery
rebellion, they rose to the prodigious amount
of 81 1909, 433, 1891 in single year. In 1868,
they still amounted to 81, 069, $3.50, $40, but
receded, in 1869, to 1884, TT 1896. The
next year, they advanced to $702, 1907, S42,
from which point the federal expenditures
receded to $524,044, 597 in 1873
These statistics tell an amazing story,
They tell US that, though eight years have
passed since the conclusion of the civil war
the country is still on the basis Of war ex-
penditures. With The restoration OF peace
there has not come the restoration OF pub
lie economy. From the labor of the coun
try there is still annually extorted the vas
sum of more than five hundred millions O
dollars to meet the expenditures of tn,
federal government alone, while like enor
nous sums are extorted for state and loca
purposes, and still greater sum to b
given in the way of bounties and subsidies
to government favorites.
Why is this so? Some contemplate pa,
tisans will say: There is the national deb
it requires great part Of this money
pay interest on the public debt, in order
maintain the public credit. Let us Sc,
The annual interest ON the public debt
less than $l00,000,000; for the currel
year it will be in round numbers $98,OOC
0OO What does the rest of the fve.hul
dred millions go for2 Some of it goes
reduce the public debt" win be the al
swer of some political henchmen. Let
see how much has gone that way latel
In 1872, the public debt was $2,253, PSI
1913; the expenditures were 1852, 525, 81
In 1873, the public debt was 1924, 4S2, SO
the expenditures were $524,044, 597. ]
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-17

III
1t is well known by all readers of this paper that
Dr. c. Bigelow is the oldest established physician in
Chicago who has made the treatment OF all chronic
and sexual diseases specially. Science and exper-
fence have made DIR. b. the most renowned SPE-
CIALIST of the age, honored by the press esteemed
of the highest medical attainments by all the medi
cal institutes of the day, hrying devoted TWENTY
YEARS OF HIS LIFE in perfecting remedies that
x sq5s RqsTEyeBy 81 gPEst Of se 6
NARY ORGANS in both sexes, Seminal Weakness,
producing Nervousness, Aversion to Society, I'M
paired vision, Loss of Memory and MANHOOD, per
feetIy cured. 1t is evident that one who connnes
himself to the study of certain diseases, lreatahg
thousands of cases every year. mus. nav Pad
his MEDICAL TREATISE for ladies anu gentleman
Sent free any address in sealed envelope consul
tation free. The finest in the city with sep
arate parlors for ladies and gentlemen Call; you
see only the doctor Correspondence Cnllhdeht IA;
Address all letters TO DR.. B1GfL0", NO s19
= Clark St Office hours from 9 A NJ to 5 Pm; sun
s. Blades, send for a descriptive circular of
Pessq4ie Reedee the best prevention of conception
| known Sent to any address; enclose stamp.
The following testimonial to the skill and sue
cess of DR.. c. Bigelow was published in this city.
RELIEF FOR TAE AFFIICTED-Diseases Of a pc
culiar nature require more than ordinary care and
attention, by skilful and well educated physician
There are great number of pretenders to physical
science, who gull the unwary, who issue long ad-
vertisements, and bring pretended testimonials
from all parts of the world as 10 their wonderful
knowledge, but who, when tested by person OF
ordinary good common sense, are found TO be un'
acquainted with almost the first principles OF med1
cal science and ignorant of the very names Of Ger
| tain parts of the human system, as experimental
| and expressed by the medical world. Such mel
| abound in Chicago, and who take to refer t.
distant places for medical character, instead O
| here, where the cheat could be detected
Dr. Bi5eIow is not of this class He is a regular
bred physician. His reputation IS best known here
| in our midst. He wants no distant references, bu
| is well spoken of by every one entrnst1ng them
selves to his care. While the world eadures thi
| class of physicians required. and If any on'
needs such service, it is of the utmost Importance
to engage only man whose experience is equal t
his offer of medical aid and, without prejudice, o
any interest in saying other than the truth we rec
ommend most cordially and emphatically such {
visit DR. Bigeow, at his central rooms 279 S. Clar
ST., Chicago Chicago Journal, Dec. 3, 1863
4-19d&w1v
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-17
DR.. C. BIGEL0W,

Confidential Physician,
No. 277 & 279 S. Clark ST., Cor. Van Buren,,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-17

s5sLIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-17
DIR. j. Walkers California Vim

DIR. J. Walkers California Vim
egar Bitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
TIE Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
mia, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause OF the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TERS?" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and q life giving principle,
a perfect Renovation and mvigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs III healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are gentle Purgative as well as a Tome,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation OF
the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases. & EF%E "
The properties of DR.. WALKERS
VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperieht, Diapnoreuc'
| Carminative Nutritious, Laxative, Dlnreuc
| Sedative lritant, Sudorinc, Altera'
tive, and Anti Billions ~ qaz -
n. HI. MCDONALD & CO.,
Drurgists and Gen ACTS san Francisco California
and cor of Washington and Charlton SITS, n. 7.
Sold by ali Druggists and Dealers.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-17
MoFFAT,s LIFE PILLS
and
PHOENIX BITTERS.

ThemOst Successful Medicines
in the world.
Established i'm 1885, by one of
our Most Eminent Physicians,
and now used throughout North
and South America, with more
pleasing results than any other
Medicine in eases of diseased
Liver, Blood, or Skin, Indiges-
ton, COstiveness, Bilious COM
plants, Rheumatism, and Fever
and Ague.
Thousands of certificates are
in Our possession, giving detailed
accounts OfperfectCU RES effect
ed by these invaluable Medicines.
They regulate the System, and
put all the functions Of the body
in a healthy condition.
eN Sold by Druggists everywhere
j. 2. MILLS, Sole Prop'r
s5aLIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-17
THREE ROWS OF FIGURES.
History Of Our Debt and Expenditures fol
the last SO Years.

The following table, made up from tig-
ures accompanying the report of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, will be found inter
esting and valuable for reference. The
second column of figures shows the amount
of outstanding principal of the public debt
of the United States on the LIST of January
of each year mentioned, and the third the
gross expenditures of the government tor
each fiscal wear: ..
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-17

of Chronic and Acute Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Lumbago Sciatica, Kidney and Nervous Diseases,
after years of suffering, by taking DIR. FITLRR :
VEGETABLE RHEUMATIC SYRUP-the sctentlnc dls-
covery of j. P. Filter, NJ D., regular graduate
physician, with whom are personally acqualnt-
ed who has for 80 years treated these diseases eX-
clusively with astonishing results. We believe II
our christian duty. after elaboration to consc1en-
tiously request sufferers to use it. especially per
sons in moderate circumstances who cannot afford
waste money and time on worthless mixtures
As clergymen we seriously feel the deep responsi-
biity resting on in publicly endorsing this med
icine But our knowledge and experience OF Its
remarkable merit fully iustihes our action. heS'
c. H. Ewing Media, Penn, suffered sixteen yea5s
became hopeless. Rev. Thomas Murphy, D. D.
Frankford, Philad'a Rev. j. b. Davis, H1gnts
town, New Jersey. Rev. J. S. Buchanan, Clarence
Iowa Rev. G. G. Smith, Pittsford, New YORK
Rev Joseph Beggs, Falls Church, Philadelphia
Other testimonials from Senators, Governors
Judges congressman, Physicians, NC, forwarded
gratis with pamphlet explaining these diseases
One thousand dollars will be presented TO any med
icine for same diseases showing equal merit unde
test or that produce one-fourth as many living
cures Any person sending by letter description
affection will receive gratis legally signed guar
antee, naming the number OF bottles to cure
agreeing to refund money upon sworn testimon.
OF its failure TO cure Afflicted invited to write t.
DR. Filter, Philadelphia. His valuable advice cost
nothing.
~ Medicines for sale by Smith & Bonney, ant
| G. .Benser Rock Island. 27l2dw&seSwly
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10
The Source of Many Ills.


If all the ailments, bodily and mental, which tor
men the human family could be traced to their primary
sources it would probably be found that three-iorr tbs
of them originated in the failure of the stomach and
the other organs by which the food is converted into
nutriment and applied to the purposes of life to per
and regularly. This being the the vast Importance
Of a medicine which compeis these organs to do their
whole duty thoroughly and efficiently becomes at
apparent. IIostetters Stomach Btters may be truly
characterized preparation of this kind indeed
the only one which be implicitly relied COM
bining the properties of stomachc, Alternative and
an aperient in such proportions produce stimuli
aneously the desired effect upon the disordered stomach
liver and intestnes. This conclusion is warranted by
the CELEBRITY and certainty with which the Bters afford
relief in chronic of dyspepsia, torpdy of the
liver and constipation. The false idea that these
plants and others that grow ont of them, could be
cured by fierce cathartics has last hoped been
thoroughly exploded. The sick. during the last hun
ired years have swallowed thousands of tons of mer-
curry, scammony, gtmboge, croton OIL Jalap, &c and
tens of thousands Of graves have been prematurely
filled thereby. But the principle of
ton as embodied in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
arrayed against the principle of prostration MS repre-
scented by mineral savans and furious purgatives, the
latter has steadily and surely fallen into deserved
tempt The cutlery against stimulation by which con-
coctors of depicting drenches hoped to give ecat to
served to the demand for the wholesome slim
ulant and Alternative which for twenty-five
triumphed all opposition and is now the most popu
lar medicine in the Western hemisphere
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

THE GRE AT STRIDE.-The displayed ad-
vertisement of Wanamaker & Brown, that
appears in our columns to-day, will be
read by thousands who turn away with in
difference from the offers of new and un-
known concerns. This greatest of Ameri-
can Clothing Houses, corner of Sixth and
Market streets, Philadelphia, has kept in
the van of business for many years, and
"The Great Stride" as the advertiser just
ly terms this new departure, proves what
large capital, an extensive circle of Gus
toners, an unblemished reputation, and a
brain seething with plans of improvement,
can do to build up and extend business.
We advise every person who visits Phila-
delphia, to give half an hour to Oak Hall.
The very history of the clothing trade can
he read upon the labels attached to that
immense stock of goods; for every gar
ment bears the name and character of its
materials upon a printed slip. There is
but one price for every purchaser, and a
signed Guarantee accompanies each gar
ment, whereby it may be returned, and the
money received back, if, within 10 days,
the purchase gives dissatisfaction.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10
AN ACT

TO PROTECT CLASS OF SMALL BIRDS
KNOWN AS INsECTIvoRoUS BIRDS IN
BALTIMORE COUNTY AND CECIL COUNTY.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted By the General
assembly of Maryland, That it shall he
unlawful hereafter for any person at any
time to shoot, or otherwise kill, or injure,
or pursue with such intent, any of the fol-
lowing named birds within the limits of
Baltimore county and Cecil county, viz:
blue bird, thrush, martin, hooking bird,
swallow, oriole, red BIRD cat bird, sparrow,
whippowill, wren, pewit, goldtinch, sap
sucker, ground robin, hanging bird, or
woodpecker; provided, that nothing con-
tanned in this act shall be so construed as
to prevent the killing or capture of crows,
black birds, or birds of prey.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall
be unlawful for any person knowingly and
unnecessarily to destroy or disturb the eggs
of any of the birds protected by the pro-
visions of this act.
SEC. 3. And be 1t enacted, That any per-
son violating any of the provisions of this
act, shall on conviction thereof be fined in
any sum not less than two dollars, and not
more than ten dollars for each offence, with
costs of prosecution; and all prosecutions
under this act, shall be in the name of the
State, before justice of the peace of the
election district in which such violation
may occur; and all fines when collected
under this act, one half thereof shall be
paid to the informer and the other to the
Treasurer of said counties, to be applied
by him to the support of the public schools
of said counties.
SEC. 4. And be ii enacted, That the pos
session by any person within said counties
of any of the birds protected by this act,
as shot, killed or otherwise destroyed shall
be prima tac,a evidence to make such per-
son liable for the fine for the violation of
the provisions of this act; and it shall be
the duty of the constable of said counties
to arrest all persons they may detect in, or
who may be charged with the violation of
any of the provisions of this act, and take
them before the nearest justice of the peace
to be dealt with as directed by this act.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted That this act
shall take effect and be in operation from
the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
true and perfect copy of an Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland passed
at the January Session, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates
Approved April 18th, 1874.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10
Opening the Congressional Campaign.
BALTIMORE COUNTY.


John T. Ensor, Esq, Republican candi-
date for Congress, has made appointments
to meet and address the people of Cecil
next week, the notice of which meetings
will be found published elsewhere in to-
days Wing. On Thursday evening next,
Mr.. Ensor proposes to make his first appear
ance among his constituents at Elkton and
commune with them in a public address.
The questions which naturally come to the
front for examination at present, are the
least possible partisan and the most ma
tional that have ever come up in congress
sional canvass, to claim the attention of
candidates and people. Not one of the
questions but must prove of the deepest
interest to every student of politics. Nor
has any of them partisan side which the
prejudices, so long and carefully fostered by
the trick of politicians, can lay hold OF to
befog the judgment and make captive the
common sense. 1t is noteworthy fact
that there was not a single question OF
Importance before Congress in the last
session that commanded party division.
An examination of the journals of the two
great houses will show the two great polit-
ical parties mixing and voting on both sides
of every important question before Con
gress. We can therefore, with confidence,
ask all parties to attend the meetings which
will be addressed by Mr.. Ensor on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday next assured
that all will alike find the discussions inter-
esting and profitable, as questions OF ma
tional importance, The issues are not such
as party division can be called upon; but
they rather challenge individual opinion
and discussion. Questions of political
philosophy have silently taken the place OF
nolitical Darty
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10
GENERAL NEWS.

Ice formed in PORTIONS of New Hampshire Sun
day night.
The President and party left Washington on satur-
day for the West.
The clergymen of Portsmouth, N. IL it is sad'
propose to unite weekly in prayer for the cause of
temperance.
james L. Mcpha died suddenly in Baltimore on
Tuesday. He Deputy Provost Marshal of that city
during the and has been special ag mt of the
Post Office Department.
The Grasshopper Aid Society," of Omaha, has
called for additional contributions for the relief Of
sufferers of the recent grasshopper plague in Nebraska
and hopes that aid will be rendered from other States
Rev. Dr. Thomas NJ. Eddy, one of the missionary
secretaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
formerly pastor of Charles Street VI. L. Church, in
Baltimore, died at his residence in New York, on
Wednes lay last, aged SO years,
At Boston, on Saturday, in the of Linscot,
who died in dentists chair from the inhalation of
choroform the corouers jury declared themselves of
the opinion that with present knowledge of chloro
form, its use anethec is wholly unjusfahe, aid
they recommended the passage of law forbiddng its
administration.
Hon. W. r. Steele and Paymaster Stanton returned
to Fort Laramie Saturday from visit to the posts
and agencies Red Clond and Spotted Tail in Northern
Nebraska. deposit of fossils found ten miles
north of Red Cloud where six square miles of ground
covered with remains of the twoorned rhinoceros and
other animals and reptiles.
"A party Of boys gathering chestnuts the farm Of
Aaron X. Woodward, Wilmington Del, on Tues
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

B-The way men put off important mat
tiers to the last moment is one of the Curl
GUS things in nature. The fifth concert in
aid of the Public Library of Kentucky was
advertised to take place August 10th. The
day after, the 18th, Gov. Bramlette the
manager, at Louisville, received over $50
900 for tickets. Had the drawing taken
place at that time. the Governor would
have had to send this money back, but as
the Concert was postponed to November
Both, it was all right with them. We pre-
sumo that on the first day Of December
next, the day after the Concert, thousands
of dollars will be received, one day too
late, for there will be no further postpone
ment This money might just as well
have been sent a week before, as when it
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10
Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice. thar the subscriber, of Cecil
county, hath obtained from the Orphans Court of said
county, letters of Administration the personal estate
of JOHN JANNEY,
late of said county, deceased All persons having claims
against the said deceased hereby warned to exhibit
the with the vouchers thereof duly
On or before the End day of October, 1875;
they otherwise by law he excluded from all benefit
of said estate All persons indebted to said estate
requested to make immediate payment to the subscri-
Der Given under my hand, this 10th day of October,
1874. RICHARD L. THOMAS.
Administrator c. 7. A. of John Janney, decd.
Test-REUEEv D. LAMAR, Register.
Oct TO- lS74-6w