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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-24
Pure and Unadulterated.

1t is the most nourishing and strengthening arti-
Gle now in Try it.
= WElDEMAN, HARD 81 CO.. Sole Manufacturers
~ Merwin Street. CLEVEI,AND. d. La
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DlcEsTlBlLlTY or EGGS.

The following. from the Medical Jour
nal, is not III accordance with the popular
idea about rarely cooked eggs: !,
We have seen dyspeptics who suffered
untold torments with almost every KIND OF
food, and torments of which they did not
tell, after some medicine given for relief.
Nc liquid could be taken without suffer-
ing. Bread became burning acid. Meat
and milk were solid and liquid fires. We
have seen these same sufferers trying to
avoid food and drink, and even going to the
enema syringe for sustenance. And we have
seen their torm:nts pass away and their
hunger relieved BY living upon the white OF
eggs, which have been boiled in bubollng
water for thirty minutes. At the end OF tue
week we have given the yolk Of the egg
with the white, and upon this diet alone
without fluid Of any kind, we have seen
seen them begin to gain desh and strength
and refreshing sleep. After weeks OF TINS
treatment they have been able, with care
to begin on other food. And all this, tn
writer adds, without taking medicine. dc
says that hard boiled eggs are not half a
bad as half boiled ones, and ten times q
easy to digest As raw eggs, even in egg
neg.
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Insane. The analysis is based upon the
supposed cause of mental disease in A men
and Sc women. Nearly two to one express
es the difference in intensity in the action
Of this cause. Fright resulted in insanity
in 16 men and SO women. Grief affected II
men and 256 women, a difference Of more
than three to one. From mental anxiety
there are 164 men and 26l women insane.
These causes, which present such dissim-
ilarity. have one bond Of union; the affect
the emotional part Of the psychical nature.
From this would not conclude that women
are less able to bear the operation Of these
exciting causes than men; but, that the
emotional nature Of woman is more largely
developed. and thus more exposed to the ac-
ton Of such causes as directly affect it. III
am right in this, we would expect to see
in women the emotional forms Of insanity
developed in excess Of the same in men; and
this is just what we ind. Continuing to
analyze the tables Of Dr. Kirkbride relat-
ing to the same cases as above, we End the
number Of women to be 8 ,220, the number
of men exceeding them by 279; and yet,
there are 1882 cases Of melancholia among
the women to 1872 in men. Prof Maudsley
defines this form Of insanity as sgreat OPP
preston of the self-feeling. vita corres-
ponding gloomy morbid idea"
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A REAuTIFuL PICTURE.

Moncure d. Conway writes from London:
BY far the best painting in this exhibition
is by Mr.. E. Long, and is entitled The Ba
bylonian Marriage Market" The ubject
is the custom Of the Dabylonians. mentioned
BY Heroodotus, by which they found hns-
bands for all their young women BY means
of an auction.
The greatest beauty was put up hrst and
knocked down to the highest bidder; then
the next in the order of loneliness. and sc
on to the damsel who was equidistant be
tween beauty and plainness, who was given
away gratis. Then the least plain was put
up. and knocked down TO the gallant who
would marry her for the least consideration
and so ON till even the plainest was go'
rid of to some cynical worthy who decided
" preferred lucre to looks.
In the centre Of this picture, perched or
a high pedestal, beauty is being sold
The back is turned to the spectator, but the
glory of the face is seen reflected in ths
thrilled and fascinated expression stamped
on every face of the up holding crowd. Il
front of the pedestal, in the foreground o
the picture, we look upon an array o
twelve brides waiting to be sold. The ey'
passes from the left to the right, through
every type Of female beauty until tn
shades Of plainness are reached, and thes'
become more and more marked unit: at las
q coarse kind Of ugliness meets the eye IN
girl who leans back with laughter.
The last hides her face with her hnnds
Thus the first and most perfect beauty n
her who is being sold with her hack alon
yisiblel and the last utter ugliness in he
who covers her face) are left TO the inagi
nation. Between these are studies Of fe
male beauty which have rarely, if ever
been equaled-certainly not in this country
The heads and faces Of the crowd, the Gag
er attitude Of the auctioneer, and roun
them all the rich and deep ornamentation'
the archeologically perfect architecture, >
combine to make this . really good pictur'
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ALL THE MAx SIZE wAxrs.-A good story
i told Of Commodore Mutt, who, with
Barnum's agent, called At one Of the beech
hotels one pleasant day in August The
lit1Ie man had been hoisting in considersbls
uourishment in the form Of whisky. and
few more friendly cocktails st the bar put
him in joyful condition On getting INTO
the carriage to leave, nearly al the guests
OF the hotel, including large number q
ladies, assembled upon the piazza 70 sse nm
Of. s.How Is Eouy wife," said Lady, -
he stepped into tie carriage.
"Bully, said the commodore, with classic
brevity.
"she hasn't got much Of man, has
she." continued the lady jokingy
Ladies' said the commodore, politely
,.;.;n~ ii. hat ..he's 70. III the msn she
wants. which, / suspect, Is more than some
| Of You can say" ard, replacing biz hs., =
rode OF amid the rosrs Of the assembled
crowd
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The Anti-M0n0P0list.

In his smoky crib clear, dewy heaven OF
rest envelopes him, and ftful gatherings OF
cloud-skirted dreams. But what ! 40
mourn over is that the lamp OF ms soul
should 20 ont, and no ray Of heavenly OF
even Of earthly knowledge should visit MN;
but only in the haggard darkness, ike Eve
spectres, fear and indignation: Alas
while the body stands SO broad and brawny'
must the soul lie blinded. dwarfed. stupc
fed, almost annihilated? Alas! was THIS
too, a breath Of God, bestowed IN heaven
but on e&rth never to be unfolded! ina!
there should one man die ignorant who had
capacity for knowledge, thisI call q TRACE
DIV, were it to happen more than twenty
times IN a minute, as BY some computations
il does Thomas Carlyle.
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SUICIDE AND CRIME As AFFECTED BY
sEx.-SOME INTERESTING FACTS
AND STATISTICS.

Men enter the world and labor bodily or
mentally, and thus expend all surplus ener-
~. This energy Is used at the direct ex-
nen.e Of the emotional life. Women, ~ .
rule. do not have this vicarious outlet for
the emotions. Love with women exists -
an entity, with men IS IN abstraction a
study Of tables Of suicidal deaths in both
.excs gives us some startling evidence OF
the difference in both the intensity and ef-
fec, Of this emotion in men and women.
The decade between twenty-five and thirty
Ave wears Of age affords the largest number
Of voluntary deaths for women. Il is dur
ine this period Of woman's life that the de-
mand for love II greatest The funcslonai
life is e1erting its most potent sway over
mind and body. Thus It - that to love and
to be loved is physiological demand dur
ing this period. and it becomes evident that
this excess of suicides il the outcome partly
of 4 defeated sexual life. The figures for
men present remarkable contrast The
| same reriod in the life Of men IL also the
period Of greatest sexual activity. But
whatever yicissitudes the emotion Df love
among men may Be subjected 70, il does moi
! find expression in self destruction On shs
contrary, the period Of greatest liability 70
| suicides is postponed 70 the period when
The sexual energies have expended the''
| youthful ardor, 50 that the decade between
ihirty-fve and forty 1--WE years Of age givs'
the greatest number Of suicidal deaths, ant
during which interval it is that the bushes
% worldly interest Of men aftains success
or ends in failure
Another fact derived from the sam
source throws light on this interesting Sub
iect. The condition Of eoncubinage almos
trebles the number Of voluntary deaths 10
women. II seem. reasonable. from what v
know Of human beings, to assert that II
not the continuance, but the breaking up
these relaticns-whicb, in mcuogamou
state Of society, must invariably occur
that leads to this result We hare here .
most positive proof that this tendency
self-desiruction in the relation Of women :
the ether sex finds its factor in defeAie
sexual feeling or love. Il i generally ~
ders,ood that the mental and bodily stru'
I,ure and function Of women develop = .
earlier age than IN the other sex NOV
There are twice . many suicides anon
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11TE1AAT+
A NIGHT or HORROR.

Prematurely wrinkled face. and my gray
hair. have often been the source of won
der and question. And while have al
ways had the inclination to .mpart knowl-
edge of facts to the curious, never, until to-
night, have ever had sufficient strength
and courage to tell the story that, even at
this distant time, thrills and fills me with
vague horror and alarm.
About ten years since had occasion to
20 to Anselmo, little town out west.
1t is. even to this day, disagreeable
and dangerous journey to perform, and
then it was particularly 50. But, when
wife recognizes the predominant duty OF
her life to be strict aud unquestioning
obedience to her husband. neither rough
fare nor fearful reads can deter her in the
prosecution OF the set purpose OF her soul.
My husband had invested his ready
funds in.a piece of property in Anselmo,
and though he was no, by any means a man
of wealth, he was able to surround me,
generously, with all the comforts if not
luxurics of life.
My marriage with him had met with
the extreme opposition of my entire family
but genuine affection had predominated
over any proposed worldly considera-
lions.
NV husband, however. being unpopu-
lar amid the domestic circle, because OF his
financial inability to conform to their uni
versal ideas of what was requisite IN life
of civilization and refinement, determined
to 90 out west, and If he found any induce
ment to settle, he would invest his means.
and apprise me in due time how and where
to join him.
We had one child the IDOL of our hearts,
and Us remember the parting now, il
SCENE much more difficult for my husband
to say goodbye to Eddie than to me-
Well, he went away. and | tried to bt
cheerful and happy, and succeeded.
Every day Eddie displayed a new &C
complishment, or an unexpected power. Of
an un imagined grace, and | eagerly an
ticipated the time when his father should
see him again.
The winter. the spring, the summe
passed away in successive seasons befor
one werd from arke summoned me from
our native village.
| do not think my relatives realized hov
dear my child and were to them until W
left them.
They were extremely averse TO my
proposed attempt to make the Journe.
alone.
For long time there was in their op
position, bitterness against my husband
but this feeling was finally overwhelmed b.
indignation against me for my persistent dc
termination to adhere faithfully to CLARKE
expressed desire that l should lose n
time in joining him.
There were many hundred miles 4
travel by rail- ku, finally was directed
stop at a particular station aud there hire
conveyance and proceed to a road side INF
where was TO await the arrival of my has
band who would join me as expeditiously .
possible.
The rail travelling WAS easy and plea
AMI. and, more than all. replete with inte1
EST for me. for. until he summoned n
west; | had never bsen more han MI
miles from home.
| took note of everything, and had
hear,ful of pleasantly and gossip to Il
him when we were costly seated by o.
own Preside
Arriving at the station. found col
veyance which, 1t IN exorb;sans price v
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sc1ENcE+

Sublimer in thi. world know Of nothing
than . peasant saint, could such nov any
where be met with Such one viii take
thee back to Nazareth itself: thou Wilt see
the .plendor Of heaven spring forth from
the humbless depths Of earth. like . hight
.b;r;nc IN great darkness. 1t is not be-
cause Of mis- tolls that lament for the poor:
We must an toll or steal (howsoever we
name our s,ealing). which Is worse no
faithful workman finds his task pasnme-
The poor are hungry and afhirst; but ior
him also there is foed AMI drink. ne Is
heavy laden and weary, but for him also
the heavens sead sleep. and Of the deepest.
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POETRY.
THE SHOEMAKER'S DAUGHTER.

THE SHOEM AKER'S DAUGHTER.
Yesternight as sat with an old friend of mine,
In his library cozily over our wine,
Looking out on the guests in the parlors, said
Of lady whose shoe showed some ripping OF |
thread
"Frank she looks like shoemaker's daugh- !
ter"
eyes" said Frank-"yes; her shoe has rip at
The mishap of the moment-the lady's BRIDE
That reminds me of something; and here as we
sit,
If you'll listen with patience, I'll spin you bit
Of yarn of shoemaker's daughters
"When was boy, half century since
How ones frame, as one numbers the years,
seems to vince
dear little girl went to school with me then,
AS sit ilfmy al u-chair see her again =
Kitty Mallet, the shoemaker's daughter
aWhence the wonderful ease in her manner
she had +?
Not from termagant mother, or Woodworking
Yet, no doubt that, besides most beautiful
face,
The child had decorum. refinement and grace,
Not at all like shoemaker's daughter.
"The girls of the school, when she entered the
place,
Punched each other, then Uttered and stared III
her face,
She needed no insult, no notice she took;
But quietly settled ler eyes to her book
She meant business, that shoemaker daugh-
ter.
ssStill jeered at by idler and dull-headed and
A hermit she in the crowd Of the school;
There was wonder, indeed, when it soon came
to pass
That Calico Kitty was head of the class.
What Kitty! That shoemaker's dangh-
teri
ssStil wea' ing the same faded calico dress,
And calm as before in her pride of success;
Her manner the same-easy, soft and refined
Twas she seemed an helress, while each lef'
behind
In the race was the shOemaker's daughter.
"Bit by bit all her schoolmates she won to bel
side,
TO rejoice in her triumph, be proud in he
pride,
And with the rest i felt elderly then;
For was sixteen, while the lass was but ten
So petted the shoemaker's daughter.
ado you see that old lady with calm placi'
Time touches her beauty, but leaves all he
grace,
Do you notice the 1Lur1nurs that hush when sh
stirs,
And the honor and homage so pontedly hers
That's my wife, sir the shoemakers daugf
IT, ter"
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1t was youthful clergyman, according
to the Western Rural, who went forth 70 en-
tighten the ignorant, and, while dealing
with the parable Of the prodigal, was anx.
ious to show how fondly the parent loved
his child Drawing himself together and
putting on his most sober look, hs dilated
at length on the killing Of the fatted cak.
The climax was as follows: IL shouldn't
wonder, dearly beloved. if the father had
kept that fAtted calf for years waiting the
return Of his son."
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She testified before the magistrate that
s.dot pilly gotes shust vas s-a-vel!, Vas
washing Ply some clodings Of pig tub, uad
dem gotes COON up behind uns--ven, sAege,
don't ken told you how dol vas. feel me
someding pehind my pack and shump over
der tub und sthand me on my hesd up
init dot tubs bottom up, and der clodings
split shoost like me, und dem gotes wink at
me init Won eyes und vags his tails Of mine
face, und walks out py his pehind leGs
like a man, und cant sit me down osed any
more already"
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ADAyoRpoUs PREDIcAMEsT.-One OF the
big pewsboys who can't read word Of
print, was yesterday looking 1t the cuts in
daily paper as he sat on the post Office steps,
having the paper upside down.
aWell. Jim. what's the news" inquired
lawyer, struck by the boys careful inter
est in the paper.
Jim was looking at the cut Of steam
boat which Was Of course upside down with
the paper, and be promptly replied:
"Worst kind Of news; steamboat has
tipped over in the lake, and every dAFned
one OF the folks'n be drswned.-Det'on
Free Pregs.
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A DECIDED PULLBAcK.-A young lady At
tending q Masonic entertainment in Keokuk,
Iowa. last week, was much disconeerted
on learning that banquet had been pre-
pared. On looking at the elegant tables IN
the supper room, she exclaimed: "ooed
gracious! are they going to sit down! )!
didn't expect that-l-l amt hxed 70 sis
down" Hef escort looked down st her
.pullback for moment, and then found .
place for her alongside the nsntlepiees,
where she could take supper standing. Bat
il was a very narrow escape.
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A French gentleman, who supposed he
had mastered the English language, was
sadly puzzled one day when friend looked
at him and said, .How do you dot" +" Do
vat!" II mean now do you find yourself!"
..Saire, l never looscs myself" "Bst how
do YOU feel!" "Smoot'-you just feel me. :"
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Conversation between Cincinnati young
ladies': .'She's the most disagreeablest girl l
ever saw" "Yes, and the proudestest,
though her father only packed q hundred
hogs last year"
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Many married men will conceive . great
respect for the Fiji Islander when they are
informed that he begins his housekeeping
by eating up his mother-in-law.
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Brooklyn girl lately sang Darling
am Growing Old" with an expression 90 per-
tinent and forcible that her procrastinsting
lover was brought to time on the spot.
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A young lady asked q book store clerk
the other day, if he had "Festus." mo,
replied the clerk, ..but I'm afraid boil is
coming on the back of my neck"
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When an Indiana girl gets tir ID Of alover
and determines to dismiss him, she doesn't
throw much fresco-work into speech: IL
guess you can pull off now, SAM" is her
icy remark: s.thls egg wont hatch"
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W1T AND HuM0R+
I. DONNELLY, Jr.. Editor.

Why is lawyer like q restless man in
bed? Because he first lies on one side and
then on the other.
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Jow Ying has opened laundry in Titus
vile. He says: s.Whashee shirtee alice sam
liish woman
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-11

TRInAY, Sent. 10 fLoun ANp MEAL Dun
a en, 4 is Hn ,so 6 ~ s e. 1 u I s 'e 4
eTP Icy Mests,a Winter in modefate rgm'na for
Iyr a na6,5 ugasFet pH,s- arR meal gn
Site ard western T. i55o sx,ra sic '' Se
s57oetdloi Western snrinE wheat extras, t5d5
Wheat ana * sdestss Is .sp S Sxira.
toiSs 20 ely 'a sh 1na family er.nas ss5
souihsrn .hipp9g ,xtr,s. tdtogt7. Rye negr.
@kil6, Br,noysine sc, u 5'Cet4.eO.
f oT nav Wv nssr 5 on ON e spot goo
slp51 for prime mess, So sldei tor extra prime (,
iaScr at ss"so Bccr QUIET ia On Gg at s,,S 1 for
sly long clear Snt meats qust sales a. clear 81 leg
weak sales oa te spot 80 tes choice old Mestcra at
iS'ic. Tor September and issc Tor octobcr Dressed
hos- 80 Y at n's glotc. Baitor aull tnd weak STATE
Sae,se quiet and nominal at g .lo'ec Tor prime to
eh9ee iAct9ries, hgSs dlll at 800; ., -, a. "a.
t1.l5 fursonitl e7iettl2S tor No. Chicago srrint
PSg S 4H HsS iRtI I'd To- amber Ss Out Out d
order Corn nrm and active sa'es llhOO0 tush. at
5osHc. for warn Western mixed, 7J4@7al9c. to 75c.
ilr all mix Western ard 77oe5S Tor Food 10 choice
Iaaoi bush. inc adns Wisern mSsd Tor oci56cr. Al
AS inferior new Western at iNGllci tar 10 choice
59, anoat AMI 5dc. for old Canada IA q r. white
as. rye nominal. harley malt nrmer at 81 Slot 10
for state, anl 81 .5o@si 80 Tor Canadian.
Teagc'd il6c. the market IS quiet Mdd.iug up.
i,@5 biies Tor eonsgmpiien, fuaics 1876 better i
sacs 1890 bales closing at 1850. for Ser tember
~ 10 for October, ~ l5ldc. for November. lSc,
Tor December, - l31c for January 10 1916. Tor Feb
ruar - 7-ldc for March, l3 Ice. Tor Apu ~ 20c
for May IA ldc. for june ami ~ BLOC Tor july. Re-
ceips he ports last week, 1882 blcs; since Sept-
TENDER TO- 235id same time last year, u i6S, The y.
erpoOl markrt WAS uull; midgiing upluds. ~.
GRocRRIEs- Conce active and prices without change
sale 2e2l bags no mere, aud 10 Ui bags ldo
To- at baltimore me lntteT Including low as
dac gold. Mild grades quiet, Rice IN good demand
Tor foreign with sales of 100 bags Rlnguon. part at
6iC. Mulasses active. Sales 2Ou hhds. ST. Crux here
on private termf and $500 hhds cuba nu-coyauo IN
Baltimore at SIC for go test Sugars gcVe, nut prices
barely steady sales $50 hhds. 25Ol hNs Al 7+sc
flr uoli.ses r. 77s Sc. for air tuing una and
sasc. for iar centrifugal We quote tuhel Java, 2s
2pcs MpracaiDo 2Ms e3c, and Rl, 1iHlH q &C.,
gold Iace-langoOn, 2tul2 &c. gold IA bona and 81
6'ec currency, duty pad; domestic t40hac hOlasses
Cuba muscoyadO, So i3c, Cuba Glazed 81 t,5c Porto
Rico. 3St5Ot., New Orieans, crop, tOolsc sugars
FAR 10 good refining tuha. Sah4c., grocery do,
SAA Sac.; CENTRIFUGAL SeCgHtlc., runued IO5EaIt4c.
for hatd and lnalupc. for soft white.
SUkpKEs Ko-n steady ANA In demand
mon good strained quoted at ~ .65Grfl.iO SPIRITS
urncntine steady AZ 3l9c, r. nned petroleum was
steady and moderately active quoted az ltkGtl2c.;
Crude, In bulk, 5is ebAic. Frcghts were generally
steady though rather quiet; grain TO Hun by steam,
by sail 10 London ID; refined petroleum 10 an INSIDE
rhiAIcha 10 Trieste, bs obi do. IN cases from do
Of 100000 hs Lake at 23A@ 2ilscr cash
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PREhISrORIC AMERIcA.
4 California City One Hundred and Eighty
thousand Years Old.


IN me currenl huhner OF tne VttIiu""
NuhthU Chltoinil Ee'io-lst reviews the geo.
logical evidence OF the antiquity OF human
H. n.y. "vn wy, ~, % ~ ,h y, ~,
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~ ~ fcl 49, Twins ." w "'' e' yuan
IT, So II, ,.vos,tor ara ru,ror,,,s s,ono
,,r, ~ f,i 80 ,,, t, - a.. i,
, =, i ~ ' I, ~, ~ ", '''.O ", ~ '' III
nnS.rt V, t 80, he, ~, & ~, t -. ~
,rni.h ra,.t, Nm, a., a. n 80, ~ ~ . ,, 80
" ~ - 1872 y, - H.. =, ~ ~. IL, ~. Y
~ i, ~ "'tt =.
H., a. a.,'r ~ t., , ..s,s ,, -, ~. -.
- t',nt o., ,ne do,,h - 49,, 80 20, 49,, 49,
~, tun"a a, .tS Ncp.n v, 10y re-, ~, tapin
Wount,i,' rha distrihn,ion ar ,ha rnor,ass ~
s,,cb ~ ~ iri,caIe Win srn,t nrsttJ varcsa The
ir,,r stn,.s ~ !, h,,,,,n - tl.rn.nt an tt,t
nnrisnt Hno.S wprp t6o water st"od ne"r Ina
i"veI M which thev occur, n timr nntcrior 20