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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17
A MIRACLE
TESTIMONIAL
Office and Residence No. A Dauphine St.
NEW ORLEANS Sept 80, 1913.
7


NEW ORLEANS Sept. 90, 1913.
CAPT. TRYON j, " OODWARD
Agent Magurc's Medicines. --.
No IS Magaz ne Street:
ESTEEMED SIR:-From feeling of heartfelt graf
itude. and general sense of duty, am PR mpteo
to address you and respectfully beg to give youd
voluntary and brief statement of my past and pres
ent state Of health. CUNDRANGo LIVER AND BLooI
BITTERs AND SARsAPARILLA Tonic. My health 10Y
years has been bad. but from the commencement 81
this year rapidly declined, forcing me TO abandon
all charaete of business: and upon becoming com
pletely para1yzed in my right arm and with my
whole right side threate ed, BECAME helpless ana
skilful physicians OF. bis and other states ana
cities, with no benefit; and, in fact, my own medi
less some change and improvement took place soon
with me would shortly die, and made my every
earthly arrangement accordingly. when by mosS
providential circumstance was directed to ana
met You. about month ago, and, from your gen
erous sympathy, was induced tto crafty yon, bu
with no hope or confidence of benefit 10 myself
ishment and qualification. am now almost entirel
restored to perfect health and that ny Tic nse o
hut on, hottie of tn, CUNDURANGo LIvEk AM"
BLOOD BITTERs and SARsAPAKILLA T"N'" | feel
indeed a renewed and -urrecled n.a., and WI
oyel nv dear sir. he ~ .teiul in my remem brance
OF you for the Kind interest and generous sympathy
shown me in my wretched helpiessRess, ana an
| c. nvinced that to the use of Cunderango ana Nv
vine Providence through you, am indebted for
new lease of life. 49,
From sense of duty, let me ask that rnblica
| ton of my case be made; and by my happy expert
ence none Need despair. and that through you, IN
the use of Cundurshgo. they may also find relic
aud restoration to hea.. when even hope ltsel-
| yours truly, etc. THOS. NJ. LOGAN. JR. NJ D.
New ORLEANS, Sept "a, 1873.
With Dr e iosan' eheerfulv Certify thai the above
statement is true and correct IN every particular.
J C McCALLIsTER
| Pm GOODWIN.
| OAHU HICEAR
| Sold hv Censer& Thomas. Ho"k Is,and-
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Grand Total ........,....... Sl64,UUO,tU
ERErERENcEs-we refer, by permission, to the
Following gentlemen OF our Cltp. and would be
glad If the credulous would write to any of them
R. P, DICK, Judge L. s. District Court, Western
District, &C 80
THOS SETTLE Judge Supreme Curt.
A. b. kEOGH. Register in Bankruptcy.
RIO. M DUUsiLAS. U. s. Marshal.
" s BALL Editor New North State"
DUFFY s. A JGHT. Editors patriot
CHAS. E. SHOBER uf firm of Wilson s. Shober,
JULIUS A. GRAY Cashier Of the Bank of Green's
boro = r-r. 81.
r. M. STAFFORD, Sheriff of Guilford,
J. D. WHITE, Postmaster.
ODELL, Raglan & CO., Merchants
J. W. SCOTT, Merchant.
PRICE OF TICKETS, $3.50; NUMBER OF TICKETS
ISSUED ONLY 100000.
How TO REMT.-Money should be sent by Reg
istered Letter. Post Office Order, or Express, with
name Poi Office, County and State of the purchas-
er. written plan'y.
| For further par iculars apply to the manager,
Box 8. Greensboro, N. G.
! CYRUS P. MENDENH ALL, MANAGER.
w AGENTS WANTED. IA
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Notice..

The undersigned is the owner Of the other midi
vided half "a of the above quarter "a section and
will sell the same any person purchasing the land
b. sold = above, on the same teI ms and for the
same price as the above land belonging to the es-
tate is sold for. ALANsoN K PHILLEo.L
- Rock Island. Illinois, Jan. 30, 1875.
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AZ The attention of these. afflicted with Colds
Coughs, or with any disease of the Lungs, istirec
ted to this yalurae remedy. Colds and Coughs are
easily taken. and if neglected may lead to disease
of the lungo.. What is needed under such circum
stances 10 a reliable remedy--speedy in affording
relief and eectual In arreting further progress of
the disease. -tt-'5- t9FH Est 81.
Sold by all Druggists and Apothecaries, and in
Rock Island by John Bengston, Emil Kehler, Z
Bruerner aud Benser b Thomas Tag e .
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-01-14

During the recent examination
of the Public Schools in this city, one
little fellow presented the following
original composition on "The Ele-
phant,' which we give verbatim: "The
ephalent has a trunk like a tale, but
tinker: It's more like a long nose,
but ,lposer and curlied. Once there
was a taller wich prickt ephalent's
trounk with his needle. Then, the
ephalent went and got it full of dirty
water, and put it in the taler's, win
dow, and blode it all over the taller,
but ~: .! Z uncle Ned says it amt. He
says the taller let the sash down real
quick on the ephalent's trunk, and
held it fass while he sode up the end,
and the ephalent had to swoller: the
dirty water and was sick abed. They
is two kinds Of ephalents; ones .feets
has five tose, but the others ,feets has
only three tose. The FIVE toae one is
the best, cause moro like men. They
all Has ears ike table covers, but not
fggerd. = There skins is made mac, 7 too Q, big
for EN-, and has to have tucks IN It, .
81. Paul Pioneer. = va. 5.:' AK =
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HARD TIMES IN THE EAST.

Under the strain of the present
financial pressure how many lie down
at light with. the, question on. their
lips. Which. way shall we turn :? and
the morning only brings the mocking
echo, Which way? It is impossible
te tell how: such crises are spapned'
Bridges are, made n by methods which
no: 40: meEtal lelEsta could devise. Food comes
ip natural and mysterious channels
and existence; is preserved, spite Of
untoward obstacles. The. masses are
meFs 9rI lees {aaeetsd tf andd nd TO- 2 greater
Of leesa es'.,be'es e4tent there y j, common
bond. Md'+tny2oceupy d'ty handsome aaas .9.e abode, b,
and seem e r.: luxurio,aaly \ situated, 3D., but
their sources ;ef income, in many: in,
stances, are largely dry; houses ar.
unrenteed|, sales impossible, and palatia]
stores uncalled-for. In. this, retinue
are stocks which do not pay, and of
ten crashes from endorsed notes. This
is the strata from whom help. is >ex
pected, and when conscientious the
burden is doubly severe. The en-
ployees are lessened; matrons and
young girls are deprived Of places
and struggling males are cut dowr
in wages or dismissed altogether
Boston Commonwealth.
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HOW COFFEE CAME TO BIZ USED,

tits somewhat singular.to trace the
manner in which, arose the use Of the
common beverage. Of coffee, without
which very few persons in any: half OF
wholly ciyil lized, country in the world
now take breakfast. :. At the: time
Columbus discovered America, it had
never been. known or used, It., only
grew in Arabia and Upper, Ethiopia
The discovery of its use as 2 beverage
is ascribed to the Superior Of a., monr
astry in Arabia, who, desirous' of pre-
venting the monks from. sleeping: at
their nocturnal services, made them
drink the infusion of coffee, on the
reports Of shepherds, who. observed
that their focks were more lively af:
ter browsing on the fruit Of that plant.
Its reputation spread through. the adj
jacent countries, and in about two
hundred years it had reached Paris.
A. single plant. brought there in 1714,
became the parent stock of all the
French cofee-plantations in the West
Indies. The Dutch introduced it lin
to. Java and the East Indies, and, the
French and Spanish all: oyer South
America and the, West. Indies: The
extent Of: the, consumption ). now, u can
hardly be realized. The United
States alone annually consumes; it, at
the cost, on its landing, of from / Ufif
teen to, sixteen millions of dollars.
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BROKEN, PROMISES. :,

!. Readder, de., never ne ea break your promises
And to this end, never make q prom.
iae: that you are not y t sure you ean fall- all
fl:o You may think it a trifling mat,
teE t. E make l's az pgA app9intnept yH hhcs
friend or agree to do certain thing,
and then fail to "come to time;" but
it is assuredly not a small affair. II
you get into. the habit Of neglecting to
make good your promises, how long,
do you think, will your friends and
acquaintance retain confidence, in
you? The nearest and dearest o1
them will in time learn to doubt you,
and will put but little faith in your
words. And there is a way of hall
meeting ones obligations, which might
be called "bending" a promise, which
is also very bad practice, and should
be carefully avoided.
For instance, you agree to meet a
person at certain time; but, instead
Of being punctual, you put in an ap
pearance several minutes, perhaps an
hour, after time, or you promise to dc
something for friend, and only: par:
TALLY perform the duty. You may
not exactly have brken your promise
but you have certainly bent it, which
is almost, if not quite, as bad. Kee1
your promises to the .letter;;- bs
prompt and exact. and it will SAY.
you: much &c trout roy ble 81. and = care car through
life, and win for you the respect .>ant
trust of your friends.
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CARFlftFss ENGLIsH.

A lady and gentleman were :cEose;
ing our meadow: one cloudy day, when
suddenly it began to rain.
wont you be kind enough to hoist
my. umbrella. r. said the. lady.
"Certainly,"' said the gentleman.
I was astonished at this, for il
"wont" means anything at all il
means will not; and therefore, &C.
cording to my translation, the gentle
man really had told the lady that GER
tainly he eooesld not be kind enough tt
hoist her umbrella
But no. Even while he spoke he
opened that useful article and held it
gracefully over his companion.
"Thank you!' said she earnestly.
''Not at ALL" said he still more
earnestly. And on they went.
why, the fellow fatty contradict
ed the lady," said I to myself: "How
outrageous?' p
-. But, no, again, for they were on the
best Of terms, b and the lady smiled lli q
at his words.
Yet the birds tell me that this sort
of talk is quite usual among gentee]
human beings Nicholas for. Jan
ata,y.
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TAKING CoLD.-One way is to
"buddle up" in furs, or mufflers, tight
about the neck; take a brisk walk,
90 into warm room-church, lec-
ture-room, or concert-sit with your
things all on, get warm, perspire free
ly, breathe vitiated air for an hour or
two, and when thoroughly relared,
the pores of the skin all open, 60 out
into the cold, damp air, and you will
soon begin to shiver. After having
chilled, send for the doctor, and he will
dose you with something hot; then
60 to bed; then, if left alene long
enough, you may get up in a day or
two, and in fortnight or so you may
repeat the imprudence.
There are several other ways to
take cold. We will mention but one,
and that is to "over-eat." Stuff the
stomach with improper food, more
than it can digest, and you will soon
find yourself "all 5clogged up with a
cold. You will cough or sneeze,
blow your nose, and wonder how in
the world you took such cold.'-
Science Of Health.
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If YOU have a crack in. the ",

- - =
. =. If :. you have q crack in the wall i
in the corner Of the, room, or any.
where else, do not send for the plas.
terer, but get FIVE or ten cents =: . worth
Of dry plaster of Paris :t.Net with, cold
water then en-. take. your finger and rub
it into the creyice till it. is smooth.
Bad nail holes in the wall, can be
done in the same way. Should the
top. Of your lamp become loose, take
it off and wash i it =. with soap; wash v' b
the glass also, then put the plaster
around the glass put the: brass top
on again, let it stand still hardened,
and it is ready for use again A lamp
never m RS should q l1 be filed quite full, as
the kerosene softens the plaster. ".
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The: following is from a protest
blythe white girls in the: New Orlean.
High School: Until now We have
submitted to an indignity for which
we knew no remedy, The colored
girls of this school must leave, or We
must decline the honor Of graduating,
Wehope, gentlemen, that you, will
give due consideration to this protest -
The boys who responded to thia dec:
laration entered the, school and .ex:
amined.. the color Of each Of the girls,
driving out those who had any tinge
Of negro blood" This outrage. he.
called fourth no protest from, the
Democratic press, which reserves all
its sympathy for tie White Le.gpers
Of Louisiana.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-01-14

The country is suffering for lack
of true craftsmanship. The men in
political life most talked of to-day
are politicians. and partisans-;men
entirely unable to grasp. the princi.
Piles Of good government, and intent
only on pushing their schemes 70,
personal aggrandizement, and party
supremacy, These, are not the men
to give what we need, and what, w
must have before the. country can ar
rive at a peaceful prosperity. oul
laws are party measures, e. res, Or party
compromises; our policy is = , medley ef4ea
Of, ,makeshifts and expedientts t ;our3 F wiz, IL
dom show. itself in results TO ,be. ffollk
and our statesmapship is chic.neryy*;7 y
Dr.: J. G. Holland. in Se,lbner.
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READY MONEY.

Keep ready money p5haudif syou
can, No matter if it is only little
sum. If it is only sufficient for cur
rent expenses, it :is,oa great vcenyea,
ience, to say the least yAny1oneNko
has, tried and, compared =tthe,; credit
with the cash system, will readi}ysd.
NIT the correctness ofthez above n;ret
mark. When you buy for Icashpyou
generally get things. cheaper=eeeB
better weight and measure;., and ta]l
the fayors the dealer, can, extenditfo
his patrons. On the: chronic, credit
system: the matter is usually Reversed;
If you try to avoid credit by borrow,
ing, you; improve: matters very little
ifany: Hence we: give this advice,
""Turn an honest penny whenever you
can" and always have sufficient :mon=
ey on hand to meet your: small. en-
gagements.-
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THE GALAXY.

This magazine is about entering on
Its tenth year. 1t was started with
the full intention Of making it the
foremost literary magazine published.
Perfectly independent, with no set
theories Of politics, religion, or sociol-
ogy to propagate and maintain, it
freely and gladly opens its pages to
the expression Of varying opinions
and discussions, provided they are by
the ablest representatives in each de-
partment. Only the writer's (whose
names always appear are responsible
for the view expressed.
That this plan has been a great
success is proved by the brilliant his
tory Of this magazine for the past ten
years. Our ablest statesmen and
leading writers in all branches have
expressed their views in its pages.
But not only as the medium of
thoug ghtfu) discussion has the GALAXY
succeeded. 1t has attached to itself
as regular contributors a staff of bril-
liant writer's, Of which any periodical
may we'll be proud. Justin McCar-
ty, Richard Grant White, Mrs. Annie
Edwards, John G. SAKE, Henry
James, Jr., Professor H. H. Boyesen,
Junius Henri Browne, Richard Kim
ball, Albert Rhodes, George E. Pond,
and Fanny Roper Feudge, have made
too bright mark on our current
literature to need any praise from us.
During the coming year a series Of
articles is promised by prominent
Southerners, giving the Confederate
side Of the war from its military and
legislative stand points. These articles
will not be controversial, but will
| deal with facts to which both North
and South will gladly give attention,
as they will be written by men per-
sonally cognizant of what they speak.
Professor II. H, Boyesen, whose
delightful pictures of Morse life have
won for him high place in the liter
ature Of his adopted country, will con-
| tribute story called "a Norseman's
Pilgrimage Albert Rhodes will
have series of personal sketches Of
leading European statesmen. Justin
Mccarthy and Mrs. Edwards will
each have serial stories during the
coming year. Richard Grant White
will have musical discussions, etc. In
the departments the GALAXY is especi-
ally rich,
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10 AK.
What kind of sweetmeats were
in the ark? Preserved pairs.

What kind of sweetmeats were
in the ark? Preserved pairs.
People who dance never pay the
fiddler. 1t is those who get up the
ball.
ALI the difference-the ancients
used to urn their dead: the moderns
earn their living.
No man can read about all these
burglaries without determination to
have his wife sleep on the front side
Of the bed.
Mrs. Partington, reading of the
strike Of the wire drawers, remarked:
"Ah, me! what new-fangled things
won't they wear next?'
Papa, are you growing taller all
the timer" "No, my clild; why do
yon ask? "Cause the top Of your
head is poking through your hair"
"A girl in Springfield, o., who
danced with her corsets pulled up to
the last hole, was soon after in a
hearse that pulled up to the last hole
that had been dug in a graveyard.
Oats may be good to soak the
dampness out Of wet boots, but how
many St. Louis men can afford to
keep thirty bushels of oats on hand
for'that purpose ?-DetroH Free Press.
| The Duluth woman who put the
kerosene can on the stove-hearth
while she went out to trade with a
Peddler, is now keeping house in a
barn, kindly loaned for the occasion.
"A colored preacher in South
Carolina puts his foot on excessive
bribery at elections and crushes it
'Dis ting" he says, cob gittin' 500
for vote is all wrong; $40 is as
much as it's worf!'
! -"And so you are not going to see
Booth, Mrs. Perkins % 'fNo, ma'a
that I am not. I think that Booth
has only taken to play-acting to ad
vertise his oysters Mrs. Perkins
real name is suppressed out of sym.
pathy for her afflicted family.
Monday night policeman,
passing along Second street, discov
cred costly object standing BY 6
gate, and crossing over he found thai
it was a man in his night clothes
II didn't know but that you were
walking in your Sleep" said the Of
fieer. "No; I was standing out here
to wait till the old woman got owe,
being mad and dropped asleep!'
i quietly replied the cit1zen.-Detroi
| Free Press.
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1t is easyito mark your name up;
onjsteel7by process called etching,
Coat over the tools with a thin ,laye,
of wax or hard tallow, by first warm:
ing the steel and rubbing on the wax
warm it flows it flows and let it cool
When hard, mark your name through
the wax with graver andapply some
aquafortis (nitric acid) :; after few
moments wash off the acid thoroughly
with water, warm the metal enough
1tomelt the wax, and wipe it off with
asoft rag. The letters will be found
etched into the STEEL.
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The following was an order Of
the General Cou1t of New Plymouth.
dated June l, 1876: 1T is ordered
blythe BY the Court That + whoseyer, shall
shoot 81 t,of any gun ON any Nessessarie
eeeaionar at Game; Whatsoever ex.
cent att apIIn6an ORA aWsolfe shall
forfeites6ve sAjlhngaefor every such
shott, till further .ihertse ahalbe
piyen."-,
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ITS MONEY VALUE.

-. When a dealer in farm produce re-
ceiyes shipments in good order, and
of first quality,; he takes full as much
pride in>showing them as the farmer
did in :sendingathem ; and he does not
hesitate to ask from 10 to- Copper cent
extra, because:he knows he can get
it. Besides, it is really to his: advan-
tage, to have such <produoezabecause it
helps him to secure the best custo-
mers, and thereby to build up his
business: This is plain enough. The
same advantage accrues also to the
farmer: For asserting potatoes or
apples, for neatly dressing and pack
ing poultry, for sending only choice
butter and large, fresh eggs, time and
care are required, and that which is
kept at home may seem to be loss ;
but in doing in this wise, additional
care will be taken afterward to pro-
vide against having anything that is
not salable, so that real money val
ue comes from being better farmer.
The farmer who has a right idea of
his calling will aim to supply only
such customers as are particular and
who are willing to pay extra prices
for extra products. There are plenty
Of such customers, and the demands
they make are far in excess of what
farmers are likely soon to supply.
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The N. E. Farmer says: eff we
would keep our boys at home, we
must make our homes pleasant homes
to live in. and, if we would have our
boys enterprising, we must give them
a chance to exercise and cultivate
their developing faculties; nor is
there much danger Of beginning too
early to acknowledge the individuah-
ty of our sons -" -
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"A farmers store, cooperative
trading establishment, at Ann Arbor,
Mich, is reported as having suspend
ed last week. It had heretofore been
considered sound. The liabilities are
placed at $4,000, with assets of about
$1,135. The stockholders are said to
substantial men, and the claims will,
it is said, be ultimately liquidated.
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JANE.
by NORA PERRY.

=
She came along the little lane,
Where all the bushes dripped with rain,
And robins sung and sung again,
AS If with sudden, sheer delight,
For such world so fresh and bright,
10 swing and sing in day and night.
But, coming down the little lane,
She did not heed the robins strain,
. Nor feel the sunshine after rain.
little face with two brown eyes,
little form Of slender size,
a little head not very wise;
little heart to match the head,
foolish little heart, that bled
At every foolish word was said
So, coming down the little lane,--
1see her now, my little jane
Her foolish heart with foolish pain
Was aching, aching in. her breast,
And all her pretty golden crest
Was dropping as if sore opprest.
: And something, too of anger's trace
Was on the flushed and frowning face,
And in the footsteps quickened pace.
So swift she slept, so low she leant,
Her pretty head on thought intent
She scarcely saw the way she went,
Nor saw the long, slim shadow fall
Across the little, low stone.wsI,
As some onerose up slim and tall
Rose up and came to meet her thare;
Ayouth, with something in his air
That, At glance, revealed his share
In all this foolish, girlish pein,a.
sThis grief and anger and,dlsdat4 :
That rent the heart Of little Jane.
- -:-@ ? Il
With hastier steps than hers he came,
And in moment called her name;
And IN amoment, red q ha1ne !
She blushed, and blushed, and in her eyes
A sudden, SOFT and shy surprise
Did suddenly and softly rise.
"What, your she cried; II thought--the,
said"- '*' -
Then stopped, and blushed deeper red.
And lifted up her dropping head,
Shook back her lovely falling hair,
And arched her neck, and strove to wear
A nonchalant and scornfill air.
A moment thus they held apart,
With lovers love and lovers art;
Then swift he caught her to his heart.
What pleasure then was born of pain,
What sunshine after cloud and rain,
As they forgave and kissed again!
Twas April then; he talked of May,
And planned therein wedding-day:
She blushed, but scarcely said him nay.
What pleasure now is mixed with pain,
As, looking down the little lane,
A gray beard grown, I see again,
Through twenty Aprils' rain and mist,
The little sweetheart that kissed,
The little bride my folly missed!