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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-28
DWAHD d. SWEENEY. WILLIAM JACNbVl
SWEENEY & JACKSON.
MRS. PAULINE P1LLsBuRY,

ATTORNEYS AND CoUNSELLORS AT LAW
and, Illinois 11-1Sdiy
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-28

A specially for hoarseness, the Cleansing power
OF the Carboc Acid tending to expel all collections
and formations Of mucous matter, phlegm, etc.,
and restoring healthy action to the sensitive and
delicate organs Of the throat and windpipe.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-28
M. M. STURGEON,

ATT SBNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
n lock Island, Ill. once In Mitchell b Lynde's
piocx dwtf
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-28

specially for common colds, coughs, and all
disorders Of the throat chest and lungs
Price rs cents per box. Sold by Druggists every
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-28
BUSINESS CARDS.
JOHN 3. HAWLEY,

ATvrORNEY Ann COUNSELLOR AT LAW
A once In star Block, Illinois street, Rock Isl
and, Illinois. o-lou@Wom
, 1875-08-02

You. nv fulIuw Democrats Ut Nichtand .r.
nhat .ro caslud hard-sluney mon, a,,l | an .
hsrI.money uan.-that Ia 10 my wo ao uot b.
leyo iu Al iEEcdeeu,ab'e pal'or-cuErenoy We bo-
lioyo that such ourrvuoy must nseoss1rily auo,
, 1875-08-02

why RAPfA AoAEY suoELD BE E4uAL TO GOLD.
Let us examine tho sessons Why our currency
shou!d bs made squal to gold. The tltst aud
NEST obvious ons IL thkt tho United Atatea
promise to pay its uoses iu gold. uero u lo!l.s
, 1875-08-02
POLITICAL
The Campaign in Ohio.
Republican Meeting at Marion,
and Democratic Meet.
ing ut Mansfield.
Speeches by General Hayes,
Senator Sherman. aud
senator Thurman.
Discussion Of the Currency
Question by All the
Orators.
The Republicans Show the Evils Of
an 1rredoomablo Paper
Currency;
And tho Democrat Favors Hard HON.
cy, but Supports tho Shin
plaster Ticket,
Address Of the Republican State Conn
mittee Of Pennsylvania.
Address Of the Republican State COM
mittee Of Pennsylvania.
TIE REPUBLICAN MEETING.

ePEEoHEs nY HAYES AND SHERMAN.
Ctsc1ENAr1. July 91.-A heavy sain fell at bta-
flon, Lawrence County, lant night, rendering tho
roads al'uoPt 5npssaable, yet large attendance
Tas prosont o. tho County Convention. In tho
evening, John Sherman and c1-qov. Inyos
addressed large mootiuH. II ih estimated that
1000 pereons woro presont during Tho ovcning.
I'VE Eiyo below tho leading points In the
speochea Of Gen Hayes and Honatos 6horman.-
Eu. TRIBuuE.l
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
Arrow.He.d super.titIon..

There are some curious superstitioDs
attached to flint arrow-heads in various
parts of Europe, as, for instance, in
Scotland and Ireland, where the
country people call them elf-shots or
elf-bolts, believing them TO be the mis-
siles of those imaginary beings. They
used to wear them mounted in silver
frames as projections against evil influ-
ences. Sir W. X. Wilde states that in
the north of Ireland, "when cattle are
sick, and the cattle doctor or fairy
doctor is sent for, he says the beast has
been 'elf-shot.' or stricken by fairy or
elfin darts; and forthwith he proceeds
to feel the animal all over, and by some
legerlemain contrives to find in its skin
one or more poisonous weapons, which
with some coins, are then placed i'm the
water which it is given to drink, and a
cure is said to be effected" According
to Professor Nilsson, the veteran arch2-
ologist of Sweden, there is still linger-
ing among the Scandinavian peasantry
belief that flint arrow-heads and stone
implements in general are endowed
with certain magic powers. Similar
superstitions survive in Italy. In some
parts of that country the peasants pre-
serve flint arrow-heads in their houses,
in order to protect them from the ef-
fects of lighting, and in the Island OF
Elba they are mounted in silver and
worn as amulets, as in Scotland and
Ireland. An arrowhead of flint has
been found appended to an Etruscan
necklace of gold, apparently as sort OF
charm, which seems to show, says Mr..
Evans, ''that belief in the supernstu-
raj origin of these weapons, and their
consequent miraculous powers, is OF
very ancient date" In this country
where stone arrow points are probably
more numerous than any where else,
no strange notions i'm reference. to them
are entertained by the rural population
their origin and use being so well un-
derstOod that even the children il
country districts, who pick them up in
| the Ids are fully aware of their being
the ssiles used, at no remote period
by the aboriginal occupants of the soil
-Hdrper'S Magazine for September.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
Arctic Cola.

1t is unwholesOme to use snow to
quench the thirst, as it brings an in
fiammation of the throat, palate, and
tongue. Besides, enough can never be
taken to quench the thirst. rs temper
ature of 30 or 40 degrees below zero
makes it taste like molten metal. Snow
eaters in the north are considered as
feeble and effeminate, iu the same way
as an opium-eater in the east. The
groups of travellers who traverSed the
snow-fields were surrounded by thick
vapors formed by the emanations from
their bodies, which became condensed,
Notwithstanding the furs in which the
travellers were enveloped. These vapors
fell to the ground with a slight noise,
frozen into the form of small crystals,
and rendered the atmosphere thick, i'm
penetrable, and dark. Notwithstanding
the humidity of the air, disagreeable
sensation of dryness was felt. Every
sound diffused itself to a very long dis
tance. An ordinary conversation could
be heard at one hundred PAGES off, while
the report of guns from the top of high
mountains could scarcely be heard. M.
PAYER explains this phenomenon by the
large quantity of moisture in the Arctic
atmosphere. Meat could be chopped,
and mercury used in the shape of balls.
Both taste and smell become greatly en-
feebled i'm these latitudes; strength gives
way under the paralyzing influence of
the cold; the eyes involuntarily close
and become frozen. When locomouon
stops, the sole of the foot becomes insen-
sible. 1t is somewhat curious that the
heard does not freeze. but this is eX-
planned from the air expired being im-
mediately transformed into snow. The
cold causes dark boards to become
lighter; the secretion of the eyes and
nose always increases, while the forma-
ton of perspiration altogether ceases.
The only possible protection against the
cold is to be very warmly clothed, and
to endeavor as much as possible TO pre-
vent the condensation of the atmosphere,
while the much-yaunted plans of an
ointing and blackening the body are
pronounced TO have no real value
London Medical Record.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29

cession of Alfred in S71-the earliest
date at which such a jurisdiction can
be shown to have been exercised-tO
the year 1870, when the original of the
judicature act which abolished it was
introduced. just 900 years should have
elapsed. To Sir Alexander COckburn,
certainly in many respects not the least
distinguished of the series, belongs the
Lord Chief Justice of England. The
preserved by the Judicature act, and is
vested in division of the High Court
of Judicature. And its peculiar juris-
dictiOn is vested in that division exclu-
sively. But as cOurt-as that great
court which has existed ever since the
Conquest as distinct and separate
tribunal, with that high and lofty juris-
diction which could originally only be
exercised by the King in person, and
was so exercised by our sovereigns ever
since the time of Alfred, as that great
court of the King; inferior only to
Parliament in greatness and in dignity
its history has closed. All its proud
distinction and its lofty traditions ex-
pire and pass away and become as
things of the past. 1t has, however, a
great histOry-a history of ten centuries
duratiOn-clOsely connected with the
Constitution of the country through a
long succession of ages, and associated
with series of great names and historic.
often tragic events; and it was not
fitting that it should pass away forever
without word by way of memorial and
in some measure of regret"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
Success.

Purposes, however wise, without
plans, cannot be relied on for good re-
suits. Random or spasmOdic efforts,
like aimless shots, are usually no better
than wasted time and strength. The
purposes of shrewd men i'm the business
of this life are always followed by
carefully formed plans. Whether the
object is learning, honor or wealth, the
ways and means are all laid out accord
ing to the best rules and methods. The
mariner has his chart, the architect his
plan, and the sculptor his model, and
all as a means and condition of success.
Invention, genius, or even what Is some
times called inspiration, can do little in
any department of theoretic or practical
science, except as it works by we'll
formed plan. Then every step is an
advance toward the accomplishment of
the object. Every tack of the ship made
according TO nautical law keeps her
steadily nearing the port. Each stroke
of the chisel brings the marble into a
closer likeness of the model. No effort
or time is lest, for nothing is done
rashly or at random.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
The Garden. Of Morocco.

The groves of rOse-trees and the
flower-farms of Morocco are said by 4
recent traveller to exceed in extent
those of Damascus, or even those of
the valley of Mexico. The general
climate of the country is very favor
able to this kind of culture. Swept
alternately by the breezes of the Attain
tic and Mediterranean, and tempered
by the SHOWS of the Atlas ranges, the
degree of heat in Morocco is much lower
than in Algeria, while the soil is ex-
ceeiingly fertile. To the date palm,
and to orange and lemon trees, the
climate appears to be especially suited,
the dates of Talifat having been famous
even from Roman times. The orange
plantations are of very great extent in
various parts of the country, while
olives and almonds are also staples eX-
ported in large quantities. Seeing that
this fertile land, within five days steam
of London, produces so much vegetable
wealth under the most barbarous culti-
vation, it appears extraordinary that
European enterprise does not, in such a
climate, seek profitable employment for
its over-abundant capital in its applica-
ton to the development of such vast re-
sources so close at hand, instead of going
so far afield "a Australia or America.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
On spellfng.


receive, ana Tor some years nave
received, many letters daily written oy
representatives OF an sorts ana eohdl.
ions OF men ana can saieiy say that
an error IN speiing Is tns very raress
Inat l meet Witn. Inueeu, an eIror oI
tnis klna almost never occurs III any
manuscrlpt tnat COMES unusr my ooser-
vatlon: Mistakes Oh an other sor.s are
premium, cnIehy tn9se ~ .ne cohs.ruc-
Iion ol sentehces tnose III tnS inean.hs
y. % Morus are SoalHSn enough, ou' .ne
speIihs may pe saiu 70 oe aIMays c1r-
rect. cnange III speline seems 10 oe
necessary 10 give neI1ner writer's no1
Irauels couPie.e anu easy co,nilIanu
oI tne EIgisn ianguage. SPOKEN % OF
Wfitten. ms 9atcry against tne dllll-
eultlss OF Enensn speilng mas oeen
hearul l9r man! yearsin cerIaln quarters,
put ~ does no. come from tne pody OF
WuonsJn' Wo nssh speahihs peope
Men Mno uenoue tnelnseINes 10 olg
sPecla;, !. s.uay are apttS oec9ne nyppeu
up9n II, 10 hnu sonle iavoIiee elie'ahce,
anu weep, anu wall. anu wIiIg .heir
nahus ~ puoic oseI IT. Ls nc az. .ooa.es
oi ueclnl s!seen vi Neisnts anu
measures ale uo'ug she sane 'hins DseI
.ons, po9hus, anu ounces saiions IONS
guarts anu slns. Iney say, as Is ss. salu
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
The Last Chief .stlee OF Engiand.

The Court of Queens Bench will cease
to exist next NOyember-that is to say,
the act of Parliament which abolishes
it will take effect at that time; although
what probably will he its last sitting
was held July @. The London Times
says: gj aZ3 .s'l.gj
at is impossible (as Lord COleridge
observed year or so ago) to con-
template without q feeling of interest,
and perhaps a passing pang of regret,
the extinction and passing away of so
august and ancient an institution. Even
in this country, SO tenacious in its tradi-
tions and institutions, and most of all
its Judicial institutions. the Queens
Bench, as it was curtly called, or, to use
it's correct legal title, the Court of the
King before the King himself-'eoram
ipsO rege'-was the most ancient Ofall.
and far more ancient than Parliament
itself for it can be traced back clearly
in tine substance of its nature and
character and in the essence of its juris-
diction to the time Of Alfred-above
ten centuries ago. 1t Is a curious cir
cumstance that, reckoning from the ac-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29

In the first place, let people defer to
the laws of health, of sanity, hereditary
soundness; let them obey restrictions,
consult wholesome seasons, respect the
limits set up by the common sense OF
nature. Mutual ignorance on these
points is filling marriage with unneces-
sary evils; they not only spoil the well
being of family, but spoil its DISPOSE
ton. Let the work in every house be
reduced, by reduction of its ambi-
tions, till all its parlors, all its tables,
all the clothes, exactly represent the
current condition of every family; not
a bracket or ribbon for exaggeration,
not single room for parade, neither
sewing, washing, eating, securing, nor
company giving beyond actual needs,
and all done by the least elaborate
methods. Then in the second place,
reduce to the lowest possible point the
disturbances which arise from ignO-
rance and vanity, from artificial train
ing; you simply liberate marriage for
the more effective discharge of its spir-
itual purpose. The men and women
might suspect that they are rill-mated
till life itself pronounced the bans.
Teach children that marriage only pro-
longs their school hours into the future
of sterner discipline and less perishable
attainments. Warn them against those
affectionate extravagances which un-
dermine respect, against the physical
errors which so sap the will that it Is
humbled and enslaved by annoyances
which health and freshness laugh at.
And teach them simplicity, make vul-
gar habits and ambitions appear odious
to them, ply their imagination with
austere and noble forms, tempt them to
fall in love first with spiritual beauty,
whose service makes them free, then
they will be better prepared to discover
that marriage withholds felicity until II
has been earned.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29

Would you keep your rosy COM
plexion. wear thick soled shoes.
Would you enjoy quiet content, do
away with airs and pretenses.
Would you haye Others respect your
opinions hold and never dis0wn them
yourself.
Would you have good health, 20 out
in the. sunshine. Sickness is worse
than freckIes. -
Would you, respect yourself, keeI
your heart and body clean.
Would you retain the love ofa friend.
do not be selfishly exacting.
Would you gain the confidence OF
business men, do not try to support the
style Of your employer.
Would you never be told lie. do ao
ask personal questions. lr s..I .--....
Would you sleep well, and have :
good appetite, attend to your own bust
ness.
Would you have the respect of men
never permit yourself to indulge in
vulgar conversation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
Spanish Beverages.

Every sort of cooling drink can be had
i'm perfection in the streets of Madrid.
Water, to begin with, is always quite
fresh and cold. and this is more than a
luxury, it is an absolutely necessity in a
country where one is literally burnt up
with thirst. In every town sturdy gdlLe-
gos carry it about. and it is refreshing
even to hear their menotonous, long
drawn cry of Agua pura, ""Agua mas
fresca oue Ia nieye," for the east wind
brings with it dust and burning fever,
and the sun scorches and dries the very
blood and skin with its fiery heat.
Those who are wise will when travelling,
provide themselves with one of the pretty
little white porous Jars that keep the
water as fresh as if it had been lust taken
from the spring. Then. i'm all the cafes,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
Old flippity.

Old Flippity is very old. IL is my
belief that he must have heard the
chimes upon at least some seventy New
Years ewes. The frosts-if frost IL may
he called that looks like summer twi-
light lingering upon a ripened harvest
field-arc thick upon his head. The
dimness of old age is drawing slowly
over his kindly beaming eyes, even like
a veil. and the old gold-rimmed specta-
cles "a present from his wife, now in
her rest, praise God, score OF years.
are failing i'm their powers. Therefore
Old Flippity, peering into the growing
darkness of his life, leans forward as he
walks, and is becoming bent OF form and
nervous. His cheeks are falling in, his
lips are growing thin, the wrinkles in
his sallow face are working deeper and
the clothes, which once were so well
filled, hang limp and spiritlessupon his
aged limbs.
To all appearance, then, Old Flippity
is mast his serviceable time and has nc
object now to live for, and may as well
grow gloomy and morose and bitterly
exclaim that all is vanity and that the
thorns are sharp long after all the roses
have faded. S5--
But, bless your heart, Old Fiippity
would smile To hear Won say so, and
even while smiling would hasten te
explain that you are wrong, quite
wrong. For as to pleasure, why he has
neyer had more pleasure than he has
now, and as to happiness, why, he was
never happier. Why, do not the chill
dren fly to meet him all along his home
ward routeg Do they not hang about
him, and push him until he is in great
danger of falling down upon them
WHY is it they love him so? Old Flip
pity cannot tell. But that they do love
him no one can doubt who has seer
them clap their little hands and cry al
they boisterously charge upon him
ssUncle Philip! Uncle Philip! Herr
comes Uncle Philipr Of course it il
true that Uncle Philip Corrupted by
certain young men, whose most impor
liant employment in life is to tell vuigal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29
The Production and Consumption of
Ivory.

The quantity imported into England
$50 are used for home consump-
ton, the cutters of Sheffield alone work
ing up 200. The weight of the tusks
varies from one to one hundred and
sixty-five pounds; the average is Is
pounds; and the material is worth f57
to fGS the hundredweight, according to
quality. To obtain the quantity above
mentioned, $4,000 elephants are sacri-
feed every year. Noticing these figures
and taking into account the ivory con-
sumed in other countries, some idea
may be formed of the carnage to which
the elephants are exposed. Bombay
and Zanzibar annually export 100 tons {;
Alexandria and Malta. $50 tons; the
western coast of Africa, 20, the Cape ~ /;
Mozambique. IA. The ivory reaches
Bombay from all the southern countries
of Asia; large part of it goes to the
Chinese and Indian markets, and the
rest comes to Europe. Alexandria and
Malta receive that from Northern
Africa and the central regions, as well
as that from Egypt and the countries
bordering the Nile. The largest tusks
are iurHi-Hcu Nv tiit alIt'aii CIT piisiuir,
and are exported from Zanzibar. They
produce an ivory of Il very fine quality,
Opaque, tender, easily worked, and
which does not split. That which
comes from Ambriz, the Gaboon river
and the ports to the south of the equator
is called silver gray; it preserves its
whiteness when exposed 10 the air,
which the other sorts do not, and it
never becomes yellow with age, as that
from Asia and the east of Africa does.
That quality is the most valuable of any
which the material possesses. The
ivory of Siam is in great demand for
works of carving and ornament because
it is soft, has a fine grain, and is trans
lucent. The tusks which come from
Mozambique and the Cape rarely exceed
seventy pounds.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-29

,. - lit, 81
o;Uara,,as ;ntc Ola E,;nn;tr, @enersnr
re t,;s ,.o,t,a,s f,,I ., t,inrdarSS,,I .ur;'
,,as a,s pS;aI p h si a 90 ,;uad ~ sho,r
III a,,nis ~ .I', hn :.
d., - rarsad .ar ;n on ,ha ,rstsr;as q,
s.Eing w;ii;an, MS K;na Ian.as, so, ;,
ond a ondon hr;dge i fs,Iing dou,n ,,
T,eIa Ph;,;nNor oiJ Ei;nn;tv :,
,,a,tars 80, I;,,Ia u,h;.hI Iaar1s q
saan,, ,;,,;ra fron, bay;n@ oharga 81
t,rn norderoSs volumeS witch lie nnon
tha tnr,bast oornar of dasL in tho in
,ar;or of dart lone little don on
'rI,;rd stroa, Tha darf i;t,ie don he;na
= hanl oId El;nn;,r,s duties extand to
the discount and coilection denartmept.
He l. NOT ou;cL at figures He is mo
hr;,i;.n. ar;tbnet;c;.n He goes slowly
nm and down one column several times
haf,ra bo JareS conclude that tbe ,ddi-
t;on - norract and as IN interest~it is
the Jaiiv n;gbfnare III such a tbing can
heS G of his life Stin old Fiinnitv stavs
J.e,.ansa his dai,y bread denends nnon II
And m. hanIars Leen him becanse he
,vorlS for yery I;ttIe saIarv This rea-
son i, odd;,ion 10 a faeIiuo, of Gratitude
for a sery;ce rendered them dozen
vearS ago .eauses tbe bankers IN retain
All rT;,,';,,- a. Ionr as no "a ,bIe 10
remain -
The service which Old Flinpitv rem
doraJ NOV he briaf,v told One Sen
temhar evening Old Flinnitv. poring
late over his hooks at the banE with mo
go 80 h,,, ,ho ;.n;,or vos Surnr;sed
70 baar soma,b;nS faii Ioot;ng hastily
mn be was still more surnrised 10 see
tbe ;ani,or Wing stunned unon tbe floor
wh;ia rrb .,l rwo ,-;j,a;Sous.iooL;nq men stand,
~ o,.r ,,;n, u,ere no;nt;5g n;stoIs ar
nii II;nni,r;s head The s;pht was
Snch a lira1oa ono that OId Flinnitv
conId onI,, 70 in silence cold man 3,
Sa;J ono Of the men ssvou,ve oot a Kew
20 tI,at ya,,lt Onan r. onjct 2
~ Instan,I,, tm-s Tho pensa af dutv f,sbad
into Old Eiinnitv,s mind. ssi will NOT
10 T. ,, ha Said
Via, W.;;, ,n oath ,be ,e,Jar oga;n cam
mandaJ hin, tn do II adding s.If vou
- III H. ,ha ,nr nf yo,r bsad
oTn
81 viii no, do If ~ one. mora stur,li,v
announc.d old EIinn;ty
saIaai. ,, IL tt,a - I'D l.fore
s,oIan .we'u Give the oid man three
;,,' r, - -, 80, tba, s,fe in
thraa r,;nutas we fire Nnw old man W
0Id 'Ei;nnitv Stood tbere ou;etIy in
tho nresepce of nossible death. The
Loud ticL;nS, of the clock unon the waIl
ro,,rd.,d ia IY;,r.;,,- III. tho L,oct
iD% Of tbe J,rk ppccl at his heart
E;f, 5 ona hundred Sona hundred and
ss,,; ,,n,,, ,ast th. saconds f,ev, One
hn5drad and siytv-seventv-seyeptv-
"N I,
evil ;, Ill aId Ei;nnity .jIoId,