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The Number of Type in a Newspaper.

The Poughkeespie Eagle, in an ar
ticle on Chow mistakes happen in news
papers," figures up the number OF
types used in a newsp per the size OF
the Eagle at 600, 900, the actual number
of bits of metal arranged and rearrang-
ed every day in preparing newspaper
the size of the Eagle for the press. We
suppose few people think Of the print
ing trade as the most exact and partlcu-
lar business, but it is. In making type,
variations that might be allowed In the
machinery of the finest watch would
render the type useless. 1t is very
rarely that type furnished by two sepaA
rate foundries can be used together
without good deal of tronble, though
they try to make it after the same
standard. We read once in a while OF
a wonderful piece of cabinet work or
mosaic work, containing ten, twenty or
fifty thousand pieces, the maker OF
which has spent months or even years
of labor in producing it, and people go
to see it as a great curiosity, out tne
most elaborate and carefully httea piece
of W rk of this kind ever naadH does
not compare with that which thVpr1n-
ter does every day. The man VIII
the first is looked upon as an ar
marvel of skill, and if hundred Y
pieces are put in wrong side
turned the wrong way, 1t IS not -
in the general effect-but if tS
ter, in fitting ten times as many II
together in the same day, Puts~ons
| where another should be, or turns one
the wrong way, everybody sees 1t, anc
| is amazed at "the stupid carelessnes'
of those stupid printers.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The Erie company has commenced a
suit against Jay Gould for the recovery of
81. .293, 900.
Attorney General Williams has in
structed A. G.. Riddle to prosecute the safe
burglary cases without fear, favor or affection,
and summon every one who can throw any
| light upon the subject. It is the intention Of
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"MnD your P's and Q's" had its origin
in the ale-houses in the olden times.
when it was customary to keep each
mans account upon the wall or door.
At the head of the bill would be the
initials P and Q, which stood for pints
and quarts, and as the numbers noun
ted up. we can imagine one kindly rus
tic saying to another, Mind your pr,
and q's, man mind yerr p's and q's'
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was told that it meant 'spreseH Ed. y
Soon after the poor man made e OF
this newly-acquired expression in a
public prayer, when he offered petit
tion that the distinguished divine
might long be "kippered to the Free
Church of Scotland.
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PRoF. MUeGINs having carefully ex-
amined the I" "comet" by the assistance
of several powerful glasses-at least
o-thirds full-is fully satisfied that
is i" straggler" from some drove
consequently pameless.
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PRoF. TYNDAIL is exhibiting fire.
mans mask which enables the wearer TO
remain in an atmosphere of heat and
Aaoke without danger. If a fellow
cS1ld only take the things of this world
along when he diesl
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IT is said that DIR. Chalmers once en-
tertained a distinguished guest from
Switzerland, whom he asked if he
would be helped to kippered salmon.
The foreign divine asked the meaning
of the uncouth word hppered," and
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SOUTH.

The supreme court of Texas has de-
cided against the international railroad.
A cotton exchange has been formed
the dealers of Norfolk and Portsmouth.
The school-house at Bee h Grove, a
ew miles from Hartsville, Tenn, was totally
estroyed by fire On Sunday last.
W. T. Cummings, president of the
Failors union, Atlanta, Ga, was struck by
lightning last week, and instantly killed.
Mr.. Rockholdt, planter residing
near Mount Zion, Tenn, while returning home
with wsgon-load of provisions was instantly
killed by tree falling upon him.
T. j. Bayle, a merchant at Beebi,
White county, Ark, while drawing water from
the public well at that place Saturday, lost his
footing, and, falling into the well, broke his
neck.
At Memphis on the LIST, W. d. S.
WEIGH, the well-known attorney and candidate
for clerk OF the criminal court, was shot by
B. B. Barnes, also an attorney and r~cSS-.siy
fatally wounded. =. ,saiis's-
- = 1issse seys for branch road to Hot
Springs, leaving the main line of the Cairo
and Fulton road thrty-one miles south of
Little Rock, has just been completed by the st
company
Advices from Northern Texas say
crops are very fine in that section Of the coun-
try. and the travel very heavy, especially
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain Il Southern rail-
road. which is now running through trains to
Houston, distance of $40 miles, in forty
hours.
There are at present fifty-eight to-
baeco factories in Richmond, working on full
time, and employing average about 100
hands each OF cigar manufactures there
are A in operation in Richmond, but the num-
Der of hands employed bears no comparison
with thoss in the tobacco factories
J. Weidner, New Orleans broker,
drew checks on the Hibernia national bank,
had them certified, and afterwards raised
them as follows: check for 33S was raised
to s., 500; for s4l-50 raised to a, $50, and q
check for s71 raised to s7.100. 1t is reported
that Weidner purchased bonds with the raised
checks and fed.
Gen. g. p. T. Beauregard has re-
ceived the appointment of chief engineer OF
the Argentine republic, with salary of S20,-
600 in gold per annum, and he win sail from
New York for South America within few
days. He win have charge of the defensive
works, and viii also superintend the explora-
lions OF the Hatte river
At Horn Lake, Miss, Sawney Jacobs,
eolored, was literally cut to pieces by colored
boy named Dred Turner. The latter had loaned
the former q half-dollar, aud for asking for il
beaten for it several times by Jacobs
Finally the boy drew pocket-knife, cutting
him fourteen times, killing him almost instant
Iy, and then fed to the g bottom"
The steamer Belle of Jefferson, run
ming in the Usage river, when about thre
miles from JEFFERSON City, No., exploded he
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sesses q EaIm Tor every woe. Tie
blues that so easily beset the rest of
humanity are unknown to him. His ways
are ways of pIeasantness. The winds
and the rains may blow and cash against
him the hurricane may shake the win
dow-shutters and topple over his Chin
neys but within all this is peace. Be
conceited and you viii be happy.
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suffering for food, and / am using every
public and private resource that can
lawfully command to send immediate
supplies of food. This state is entitled
to two years quota of arms, estimated at
IS, ,I6O. respectfully request that the
subsistence department be ordered to
turn over to me in lieu of these arms a
quantity equivalent in value of 1atlons,
or such parts of ration as / may re-
quest. / should not make this request
but for the gravest reasons, and to pre-
vent imminent starvation. / have used
every resource which the state has
given. 1 earnestly hope that bstacles
OF form will not be allowed to interfere.
Please advise me Immediately by tele-
graph. G. G. DAVIS, Governor.
Since the appeal of Gov. Davis of
Minnesota to the war department is
likely be denied because of the INSULT
cheney of the law, it is time for the peo-
pie of the United States to be informed
that there is utter and wide destitutlon
in the southwestern counties of tins
state among new the settlers whose crops
have been destroyed for two years, and
Urgent appeals must be made to the be-
nevoIent everywhere for contributions
in aid of the starving people who own
farms under homestead and pre-emption
laws. but have been unable to obtain
subsistence from them because of the
destruction by grasshoppers. These
pests are now moving away to other re-
oions to devastate and ruin other set
tiers, but in the meantime those they
have Just ruined are in a starving condi-
ton. The county commissioners of the
state are making appropriations to re.
lieve present suffering. but large and
immediate help is needed from the
country at large. Contributions Of
of money or clothing may be addressed
to Gen. n. II. Sibley or Gov. g. G.
Davis, st. Paul, and provisions, ETC..
are most needed.
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\ ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 8.
retary Of Var:
lie calamity has befallen the
several counties in the north
art of the state. The ,ocasts
ured every kind of crop, and
.untry for miles perfectly bare.
lhe same thing last year in
A-ea. MANY thousands are now
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LOCUSTS.

Western Minnesota Eaten Bare by the
Pests.
The following has been received at
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How to be Happy.

obodyis happy who is not concei-
So curiously happens that only
impeA ect characters is reserved the
of feet enjoyment. There is no
ten all-embracing, so pervading
j brating as self-content. The
lo ers hold out other means of
pin lbut they are moo shine to
= - man whose bosom contains a
pes principle of self-esteem, pos
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to view, the dead were left in
biliments in which they fell, AM
ever objects had been founC.
pockets were laid upon their -
assist identification. When tn,
rection reached its climax eve
provisions ceased: the bodie
placed in the trenches where the
to be buried, and the trenches v
for a short time open to allow
sonntin11 Of those who snnQIN
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-29
SOLDIERS
WAR CLAIM AGENCY,
No. 81 Montgomery Block.
san FRANCISCO, CAL.

w II. AIKEN. ATTORNEY-AT-
w Law and Commander If the Grar0
Army q: the Republic il California ana Neya-
da, will give lroMp: attention 10 the collection
OF Additional IraYe, Pay. now due California
AID Nevada Volunteers discharged more than
three hundrtG miles from. hone. Soldiers cac
Ge?erd On fair dealing. Infuylnarion given
nee Ct charge. When Writing enclose stamp
toi reI'iy snd stat. company and regiment, and
whet ctr Yea have discharge. Congress has
eAteaatd Ii. TINE Tor tilIDg claims Iir .afai-
tloIai bounty rpGer tCt Of JUiv -. IsGG. TO
January. l.iJ So I'll such claims must l. lraut
befc-c tcat tine. original Bounty of $ICp has
been lowed Ill vc.uIItttrs " he enlisted ueiore
Juiy I'D. 1851 fer thr"e years. if Iai paid the
salle uEeE dir. charged. Lana HsTrsn:s can be
obtained Tor services rendered before 1855. Int
E"t .ur serves III t.e late war. Pensions :or
late Wal anc wa OF 1872 obtained AID incrsase
wE,L allowed fCr less tLaA disability warrants,
tint no decisions ale allowed To NeX!can sEe
iloriaa war solGisrs. State Of Texas has granted
Pensions to surviving veterans q Texas Revo-
lut.eIl- New Orleans ard Mobile Prize Mercy
is low due sind aiEg palc. W II. Alien also
atteEds 70 Generll Law snt. Col.ee ton Business.
keJ-2aWila
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TO THE UNFORTUNATE
NEW REMEDIES
NEW REM EDIES :
DIR. GIRBON,S DlSPENSART
GZ3 Eearny Street.

San FraEciscc. Established in 1864. for the
treatment Of :. zrsl and Seminal Diseases such
ST GonorTh@a Gl-et. Structure, Syphilis IN 81
its form, Seminal Weakness, In.pot.Lcy, etc.
Shin diEesses of years standing and tlceratsd
Les suec, kstully treated.
Horrible Disease.
How many Thousands of persons, both male
AID female, are there who are suffering cut
miserable existence from the efft cts OF secret D
GulGeLc,s. OF from virus absorbed into the syk-
ten Lock st their pailid, 'msciat.d and dis
figured faces and their broEen-6cwn coEstitE-
tions. disqualifyiDg th' III fer the happiness Of
marriage or the tn+oymt Mt CT life. In this
horrid situsticn thousands suffer until death
,!oses tie scene. Let patents. susrdinns,
FRIENDS. attend to those v no are srid, rlEg with
any Of these horrible. Understanding maladies
see that they are cared TOR and cured before it
he too late Send them immediately to DIR.
GIBRON, physician who has made private
diseases his especial study for years and no ie
certsin 10 enIe The most inveterate case. without
meIcrlry CT 6ny il JuTions drugs.
Seminal Weakness.
Seminal Emissions, The constqreIce Of self
abuse: This solitary vice, or Gerraved sexusl
Indulgence. is practic.d by the youth Of both
ses.s to All almost unlimited extent, producing
wifi uIerring certainty. the following train OF
r.oroid symptoms unlehs ccnlbsfed Il sclentl-
fic medical measures. viz: Sallow couhttn-
:nce, ozark spots !nder the EYES. pain i'll the
head. ringing in the ears, noise like the rustlnR
Of leaves and rattling Of char:ots, uLesslnsss
about the ions. weakness OF the limbs. coLfu-
Ii
dif.d.nce il approaching strangers. dislike TO
form! Ltw EcGuAintsnccs, disposition 20 shup
SO, ie:y loss CT muIy. hectic tueh,s IiEples
nd various ,ruptions Ibcut The fsc,s. furred
tongue. fttid breath. coughs. consumption,
night sveIts H.oIGnsnia aud fre, pt III insanity.
II relief be not obtained, should alIly lnIne-
dist.iy either person CT by letter. and have =
cure Effected 10y his new and scientific mode Of
tIestiLs this oists.e which never fails OF ei-
ft crlLe quit L and radical cure.
CURED AT ROME.
E.rsons 81 distsnc, NAY b CURED AT
HOME, by addressing letter TO DE-. GlEEON,
slat.re AK, s.mI Il ms, length OF time the dis
sse has continued. snd have Il tt.icIIe It mpt-
ly fcrW arc. d. Tree IT, IL. damage tDd curiosity,
10 airy part q! ;Be country. with :u!l AID PLAIN
iir. ctions. BY Inserting Ten Dollars com, IN
registered letter, through the Tostoffce
through Wells. Fargo l. Go; ThcShg. Of n6Gi
ne Will be forwarded TO any ant @! The lnicD
Correspondents viii II, are il form DR.. 6lhboI
bat they IL sd his sGy.rtit,I eIts il The ATTEAL
..Gd.,ss. DIR. j. r. GlBbOS
lily Box 1857. sab frsI.CieCo.
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didsses fer Offices OF ESxp-. trust, CT profit in
this State. with sn.enS TO influence the psrson
| to whom such heioe II given or oHered 70 se
more .avorn Die Ia one candidate than x.icther.
shall b guilty az felony. punishable. tS . fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars or ten years
imprisonment in the State Prison, oc both fuch
hne and impri -onment-
SIC. 81. Every perkcn who. being . csndi-
date at any election. ofi.rr agrees 70 spreint
or procure the appointment OF ally particular
person to cfice. position. cr employment ~ IN
induceU,ent or consideration to any person TO
vote for. or procure or aid IN procuring the
,ectron Of such candidate. or person not being
q candidate. who Communicates any ofitr made
in v,oluf;en Of this ard the preceding section
10 any person with intent tie induce him TO vote
for. or To procure az All IN procuring the cleo
tion Of the candida. shall be dee med guilty a.
felony. punishable imprisonment not exceed
ing i've years . hne not exceeding I'VE thoss
and dollars, or by beth such tns and imprison
nent.
SIC 90 No person shall sell. give AWAY.
furnish, or cause to be sold. given Awsy. az trr
nisheti. either for or without pay. within Ills
State. or any dsy upon which any 6. neral cleo
tier. If held. nor within the limit Of any cotIn
~ or .:ty On any DAY u,,cn hirL any special cy
municipal election is he'd therein. any spiritu-
ous. malt. or fernented liquors or wires; and
any ore SO doing shall lie deemed guilty g
laisdeme.aor. and upon conviction Thereof
shall lie Ened in any SUM no; leta tEaE ore
hundred more than enc thousand dol.srs,
OF by imprisonment in the County Jail not LEES
than o2e nor more than klx months. u by ootH
ss:ck fin. and imprisonment. in the discesion Of
tie Court. and il shall he tie duty Of Judges "
the Dis'rict Courts OF the several Judicial Dir
tricts in this State TO specially give this at N
charge TO every Grand Jury inPsnelsa IL their
respective dis,Ic;s-
.,,,. In Witness Whereof. | have |
!: !:
LerenI;o ny hand snd esns-ti |!
- ,RtE. the Great sc al Of the State Of Ne |
s. vads TO b< Affixed. Don. IL |
I've. Carson City. this Ilih day Il |
September. A. d. 1915.
eSSA l.. i. BRADLEY
Governor Of the State q: Nevada.
BY Tie Governor:
J. d. MINOR,
Secretary Of State. |
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-02

Cures all Chronic and Special Diseases in a
short time, either in Male or Female; charges
low fees: uses no Mercury.
Diseases - which fully explains the nature,
causes, Symptoms, &c, OF 'Spermatorrhea,
or Seminal Weakness Syphilis, Female
Complaints, all impediments of Marriage, and
valuable information on other delicate subjects.
sent FREE TO address, in plain sealed envelope,
on RECENT of one SIaiGr.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-02
ghe g ailg Atens.
independent IN Eoerythimg.
The Silliest Yet.

There is one thing which may be set
down as certain, and that is that If Horace
Greeley had been elected President he
wonld never have made himself ridiculous
before the whole country by seriously rec
ommending Congress to grant national aid
to such a wild and absurd project as an If
rigating canal from the Rocky Mountains
to the Missouri river.
This scheme to make a grab of public
lands to serve as a basis for issuing bonds,
like most of the schemes in which Presi
dent Grant takes an interest, was project
ed by Ring, represented in Washington
by a Congressional Delegate who is on
terms of intimacy WI h the President
Mr.. NC Meeker, who has made study
of the subject Of irrigation. and has had
practical experience in the work OF con-
structing irrigatiug canals, writes to the
Tribune from Colorado that to irrigate a
region from the Rocky Mountains only
to the Tooth meridian instead OF going
to the Missouri, as recommended by the
| President, would require canal 1000 feet
wide and ten feet deep, flowing at the rate
of three miles an hour. This would reach
about 2, 900, 600 acres, while the plan favored
| by the President contemplates the irriga-
ton of not less than 100000 acres. But,
supposing the canal built, there is no avail
able supply of water to fill it, for the
Platte river, the stream designated to feed
it, and the only source at hand, cannot
possibly furnish water enough TO irrigate
more than 200, 600 acres during its highest
stage, while for eight months in the year
it would not Oxford one-thirtieth of that
amount And if canal should actually
be begun and carried far enough to irri-
gate 100000 acres-all that could be eff
fectually irrigated from the Platte-the re-
suit would be that the river would be SO
drained at the point of intersection that
the best portion of the Territory which is
now under cultivation would inevitably be
ruined.
The simple truth Is that this irrigation
project is not only a job of the most glar-
ing character, but solely through its mani
fest absurdity is prevented from being 9
dangerous conspiracy against the rights
and property of the citizens of Colorado
This, however, probably never occurred tC
the mighty statesman in the White House
who sees nothing improper in distributing
the highest offices in return for presents
and is ever ready to help forward the pur
poses of his personal friends who have
schemes on hand for depicting the public
Treasury.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-02
CARR0LATED COD LIVER O.

Is not secret empirical nostrnm. 1t is happy
combination of Two remedies known to physicians
everywhere as the best means of combating con-
sumption. This combination is Mr.. Wilson's dis
CnNerN. and Is founded unnn the fnlinr
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-02
ss a l. e "a All z p

Rest III nse. Sold by Crocers Everywhere.
101 d&w6m
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-02
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF | LIMOS,
Co NTY OF ROCK ISLAND .
In CT cut Court OF said County at the January
Term A ID 1874 In Eqni Y.
Jane LiHde man VS. John { Harnish and tma
i HARMS, his wife; William ID Harnish and
Anna Harnish, his wife; Franklin Harnish ana
Mary Harnish, his wife, and ictor Wiessker
To the above named defendants John = Harnish,
Amanda Htrneh, VII lam ID C Harni-h Anna Har-
nish, Franklin Harnish aud Mary Harnish:
affidavit of your non-residence having been filed
in the Office of the Clerk of SAID Circuit Court of
said Rock Island County notice is hereby given t.
YOU and each of You, that the complainant hereto
70 filed her bill of complaint in said Courton the
Chancery side thereof, and that summons there
upon issued out of sand urt against you, return
able on thu first Monday in January next, t1S74).
now unless you shall personally be and appear be-
tore said Court he first day of said term t. be
begun and holden in the City Of Rock Island in said
County on the first lnday of January. A D. 1874,
and plead answer or demur to said bill of com
plant the same. and the matters and things therein
charged an sta ed, will be taken as confessed and
cree entered against you according to he pray
of said bill
Dated hi oath day of November, 4. D. 1873.
GEORGE GOULD. Clerk OF said Court
CHARLES PUTNAM, and SWEENEY IL JACKSON
8, licitors. 11-24 dts
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-02
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
CoUSTY or Rock ISLAND.
To the January Term, A. D. 1874 of the Circuit
court of said County:
Mary Augusta Gaylord Alfred B, Gaylord, Agnes
l.. McCo nell, Oliver c. Mcdonnell. Sarah E.Beal,
and Lucius W. Beal vs.. Martha Drum, Susan E.
Drum, Croasdella l. Baker, " illard Baker, and
Mathew Beckman,
To the above named Susan E. Drum, defendant
herein:
Notice is hereby given that complainants in the
above entitled cause have this day filed IL said
court their bin Of complaint against you and the
above named defendants, and that summons in
chancery has been issued in said cause against you
1Hsss h p s7{d t @ tou 4@ On 9T e
first day OF the next term thereof, to be begun and
holden the Court House, in the city of Rock ISL
aud, in said county on he first Monday of January
next to which time and place said summons is
made returnable. and plead. answer demur to
said bill of complaint the same will he taken for
confessed against you and decree entered accord
ing TO the prayer of said bill.
Dated at Rock Island. this 25th day of November,
A. ID, 1878.
GEORGE d GOULD.
Cler of said Court.
| SWEENEY & JACKSON. Solicitors for Complain
ant. nov25dtian5
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-02
OR CHILL.S AND FEVER.

The proprietor of this celebrated medicine justly
claims for it superiority all remedies
ever offered to the public for the safe certain spec
dy and permanent cure of Ague and Fever, or
Chils and Fever, whether OF short or long stand
ing. He refers to the entire Western and South
ern country to bear him testimony to the truth of
the assertion that no case whatever will 1t fail
to if the directions strictly followed and
carried ont. In a great many cases single dose
has been sufficient for cure, and whole families
have been cured by single bottle, with perfect
restoration of the general health. 1t is, however,
prudent, and every more certain of cure, if
its use is continued in smaller doses for week
two after the disease has been checked, more es-
pecially in difficult and long standing cases. Usu-
ally this medicine will require any aid to keep
the bowels in good order. Should the patient,
however, require cathartie medicine after having
taken three or four doses of the tonic, single
dose of Bulls Vegetable Family Pills will be suff-
cient.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-02

"a m q q ia EJUre.
Victims OF this awful disease are found in every
neighborhood, in a most every house
For them and for their friends we have tldiugs of
important discovery, firmly based upon common
sense and reason, by which the terrible malady is
positively controlled, and its victims restored
to health.