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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08

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The Republicans, at Sprinsield, are
nearly beside themselves with rage AZ tns
misfortune which has befallen them; II
has been long while since Republican
legislator, at Springfield, was not monarch
Of all he surveyed, and his present condi-
ton does NOT at all please him.
Directly after the fall elections, it was
amusing TO note the patronizing air and
understanding tone OF the Republican press
when speaking of the Independents. What
patriotic, pure and vIrtuous set OF MeD
they we're, to be sure. Only left the Re
publican party, you know, on account OF
some peccadillos, which they could not
lapprove of, in its local administration OF
affairs. e -- z4~ wa @
4 But, whewl how quick the wind changed
after the legislature had met aud the indie
pendents had refused to swallow the bait
90 deity laid for them. How quickly thess
E Independents changed from 1" patriots t.
a williams. knaves and ogres. |
Il The Republicans, finding that their sof
I solder had failed. Immediately changed
:. their tactics and attempted to carry thing
e by storm TO bull their way through
whether OF no. But they have got tn
= wrong bovine by the horns for this kind u
work and were again compelled to recor'
!, failure And now. in their imppten
J. fury they chatter and grimace like sapa
e jau monkey, and foam at the mouth. snal
" and snap like skye terrier with rat7tra
1t hold of It's tail. BNreau Co.. Tribune.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08

Pages Climax Salve, o Family
blessing for Is cents.
1t heals without a scar. No
family should be without 1t.
Wewarrant it to cure Scr0fhla
Sores, Salt Rheum, Chilblains,
Sore Breasts or Nipples, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, and Sprains.
1t has been used over twenty
years, without one failure.
Hhas no parallel-having per-
fectly eradicated disease, and
healed after all other remedies
had failed. 1t is a compound Of
Arnica withmany other Extracts
and Balsams, and putupin larger
boxesfOr the same price than any
other Ointment.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08

s@ Reading matter advertising and no
tices IN local columns ,oill be charged Al
cents per tine, ercept for religious and be
nevolent societies. Which aoiL be SD cents PEI
notice ,ohen not exceeding .jfce lines; al
over fue lines Id cents per line.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08

S~7he Daily Argus Is delivered in any
part of the City, at t,eerstu cents per tceeE.
or eighty cents month. By mail $lO a
year:
Weekly Argus 81 a year IN ddcInce.
No paper sent beyond the time paid tor.
AU business transacted at the Argus
Counting Room, opposite the Post Office.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08

while talking to him, enc OF his beothesA
William, went up stairs TO Samh room
and told him TO get OUT Of Henryaxxy II.
possible, as he had declared his intentiopi
to kill him on sight. V " :
After rejecting over the matter q mo-
ment he resolved to 60 down stairs and talk
the matter over with Henry and see it it
could not be amicably settled. In pursu.
fance of this resolution he had proceeded
but three or four steps down stairs when
| Henry opened the lower room door, ssepp-
ed out into the hall and started up the
stairs saying to him lSaml NOW. YOUNG
man, have got you just where want you
and ] am going 10 fix YOU right now, >,
Sam warned him to stand of as be should
defend himself, upon which Henry replied
l'Tk don { make any difference what you say
Ii am going to attend TO you now: Sam
laeain warned him to stop. and as Henry
did not heed him, he fired upon hlm stTik
. ling him about the center OF the breast XII
ling him almost instantly. ... = .
AZ soon az the encounter became know
,Tustice Stoddard mpanneled Jury ant
( Investigated the facts of the case, and "
: understand that no weapons OF any kins
q were found on Henrys person.
IL On Samuers personal pledge that n
! would give himself up the next mornin
!, he was allowed to spend Sunday night q
u home And on Monday morning he wa
y tcommitted to the county Jail on q mittiniS
e of Justice St,ddsrd as acting coroner. w
:. learn that Major Stipp will take him befo'
. Judge Leland On awrit Of habeas corp.
r and make application to have him adml
le ted to bail. $500
IL The deceased was remarkable man
ID many respects, of immense physic
Is strength and proportions, standing 8 fe
ID 8 inches and veil proportioned. he vas g
to lowed with keen, shrewd mind and MI
10 than ordinary business abilities. He "
re good hater, but with his friends was TT
sc and generous to a fault. "a IA gig
II. Samuel Reed is a strong well-buiit ma
g, but was no match physically for his bro,
ce er Henry who, when enraged, would cas-
he handle four average men. 4a.
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PENCILS.
TESTI M NIALS.

THIS Departmt mint anofds me pleaure To ada my
testimony to the above"
W. &. CHANDLER, Asst tant Architect.
LOUISVILLE, KY., May I9. 1879.
Every one in the flee is delighted with them
especially the ii gradr."
WESTERN Insurance Co.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb, is, 1878.
+ ION trial they prove the smuothest an. zines
pencils USED, super or to the best kuropes
an pencils" HEAD Son, Architects.
LINCOLN CoIlEsE GREENWOOD, Mo.
ut seems o me they might be used for nearly al
purposes for which pen and ink are used
RIy. NJ. NJ. Brown, Principal
PITTSBURGH, Nay %. 1878
Consider them superior to any We hive .ver
used" RRITE.s. LAvELY & Co.
BURLINGTON, VT, April %, 1878.
"lhink tn III the best We have ever seen."
BURLINGTON SsvIN6s BANK.
WuIIAMsPoRT, March Il, 1873.
~ like them very much, and shall use them iof
my d. sk-work and for Pm, biography, whleh oeaati'
full art OF writing has been my uaiy neipef It over
tyenty-fye wears T c. ROGERS.
Book keeper for Snyner Brotherr
ONEIDA n. Y, April II, 1878.
ONEIDA COMMUNITY.
MADISON. IND April IS, 1873.
1.-THE ~ grade, for marking papers, can, pc beat
N the world =" NJ C. CARRIER & Co., Publishers,
wHEE ING. W: ", July Is. 1873.
"Your Pencils are excellent"
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08
MoRTeoMERY's NERVINE.

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and ha. been long and favorably known TO the
community.
Sold by all Druggists. DIR Montgomery Will bt
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free of charge, pc, sonaily or by letter.
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b~ Daily Subscribers to the Argus, ,oho
do not receive their papers regularly and
promptly are requested to report at the
business office.
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WASHINGTON, ID. O., March 9Th, 1874.
~ am using the best imported Siberian pencils
aud laying (Slr % el.itee dollars per gross for
them l have. for the production of the drawings
mot be beaten i'll the United States Tor fine pencil
work. Your pencil V II is quite up to thT quail
ty Of the $1SU imported; 1t can hardly be better;
but my best uraughteman says II 10 perhaps little
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so sh,rw you that need the Best High Grade Pen
ellis, at any price.
The package containing II V Ii, and V ii pen
ellis me safely to hand. and some have sen given
to other bureaus in the Department. with every
where favorable verdict"
am yonrs truly,
EDWARD II. KNIGHT A. NJ.
Examiner-in-charse of Classihcati0ns and Official
! Publications, IT, ). Patent Office.
POD DEPT (ToPosRAPHIcAL DIvIsIoN) |
WAsHINGToN, DC. March 81 1874.
OREsrEs CLEyKLAND, ESQ.
s'Sir:-Having made trial Of the Dixon American
Graphite Pencil N this Division of the Post Office
Department, i cheerfuly add my tfmODy."
W. L. NICHOLSON, Topographic p. .. Depmt
+ The undersigned concur In the above:
@ g. HI. iooLE, Assistant Topographer
A =. DINssoRE, lrircipai Draughtsman.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF
Supervising ARCHITECT.
WAS INGToN, ID. c., April 8, 1874.
ORRsTEs CLEVELAND, E,R.
,.Sir:-Having used Dixon's Graphite Pencils in
wFor Samples and descriptive Lists. adore
The
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08

esDsY.HoMANcY. OR SOUL tHaRMNgs'
l II How either sex may fascfnate nd gain the
Hove ana affections Of any person they choose, In,
stantly This si can possesses free, by mall for
Is cents; together fth Marriage Guide. Egyptian
Oracle Dfeans IL ntato Iafits, etc. 800 90 sold
4 A aueer bouk-Addfefs r. WILLIAM &G0, Pub.
/ fishers. Philadelphia
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08

- N The Joseph Dixon Crucible Co.
cairo sndabS JERSEY CIT, aN.'
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08
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w Sold by Druggists everywhere.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29
e, 4Aa

= r. 4 - ~, !. > + : .
SpRoULE McCowN. This old
firm, justly popular'with all who have
ever dealt with them, will remove on
the lst Of October next to the spa
cious store, corner of Common and
ST. Charles streets, New Orleans.
In the meantime they will sell their
immense stock Of fashionable cloth
ing, elegant shirts, neck wear, under
wear and furnishing goods at enor-
nous reductions in prices. Those
who wish to secure bargains should
write to them or call at their present
location, 40 and 40 St. Charles ST.,
opposite the st. Charles Hotel. -
Captain Billy Rogers, an old citizen
of Alexandria, will be found in this
house ready to serve his friends in
the best possible manner. Mr.. Nc
Gown is now in the North selecting a
stock for the new store.
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mo. 8.
A Fear Ago and Now.

4 4. st-r
They fingered at the gate until he
could finish the last remark, and she
toycd with her fan, while her eyes
were were looking down from beneath
a jaunty hot that only partially sha-
Ided her face from the light of the
lsilvery moon.
He stood gracefully on the outside
with one hand resting on the gate
post and the other tracing unintelli-
gible llieroglyphics on the panels
They were LOOKING very sentimental
and neither spoke for some minutes,
until she brok silence in sweet mu-
steal voice:
'And you will always think as you
do now, George?''
Ever dearest: your image is i'm
pressed upon my heart so indelibly
that nothing can ever efface it,
Tell me, Julia, loyeliest of your sex,
that have q right to wear it there"
"Ol, you men are SO deceitful,'-
she answered coquettishly.
True, Julia, men are deceitful,"
he said, drawing a little nearcr.to her
~ y =.
and insinnating himself inside the
gate, "bnt who, darling, could deceive
your
"And if / were to die, George,
wouldn't you find some one else You
could love as welI?''
Never, never. No woman could
ever fill your place in my hearts
soh, quit now! That amt right"
she murmured, as she made d feint
to remove his arm from around her
waist. '
LET me hold you to my heart"
ne whispered passionate, until you
have consented to be NINE, and he
drew her nearer to him and held her
tightly until he obtained the coveted
boon.
Il seemed but yesterday since our
weary footsteps interrupted that
touching little scene, but when we
passed near the same locality early
yesterday morning, ere the moon and
stars had paled, and heard q gentle
voice exclaim:
No, sir; you've stayed out this
long, and You may just as we'll make
. night Of it. I'll teach you to stay
out at the lodge until three q clockin
the morning, and then come fooling
around my door to worry me and
wake the baby. Now, take that, and
sleep on it. :
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29

An INGENIOUS DEcEpTIoN.-Sane-
rant relates the following anecdote
of Schwartz, the famous German
painter:
| Having been engaged to paint the
ceiling Of the Town Hall at Munich
by the day, his love Of dissipation
induced him to neglect his duties,
and the magistrates and overseers Of
the work were frequently obliged to
hunt him out of the tavern. As he
could no longer drink in quiet, he
stuffed an image Of himself, left the
legs hanging down between the stag
ing where he was accustomed to
work, sent one of his boon compan-
ions to move the image little two
or three times a day, and to take il
away at noon and night. By means
of this deception he drank without
the least disturbance a whole fort
night together, the inn-keeper being
aware of the plot. The officers came
around twice day to look after him
and seeing the well known stockings
which he was accustomed to wear
suspected nothing wrong and wen,
on their way, greatly extolling Their
new convert as the most industriou.
and conscientious painter in The
world.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29


PLAIN TALK.-A. G. Buell., young
and accomplished Journalist, made a
speech in Ohio, few days since, at
a "Rise William Allen Jubilee, and
closed it thusly:
"Fellow-citizens of Ohio, am a
Republican Of the school of Abraham
Lincoln, Charles Sumner and Horace
Greeley. But ! shall be Democrat
of the school Of William Allen, or of
any other school of honest men and
honorable manhood until the Repub-
lican party Of to-day is destroyed.
| was a Federal soldier, and have in
my pocket an honorable discharge
from the Federal army, dated at the
close of tile war. But I stand here
to tell you that ] would vote for JEFF
ferson Davis for President of the
United States before I WOULD vote for
Grant, Or for any creature Of Grant
ism. | would vote for any member
of the Confederate Cabinet for any
office in the popular gift Of the people
before I would vote for Delano or for
Robson or for Bellnap or for Ham.
ilton Fish. / would vote for any
member of the Confederate Senate
before I would vote for John Sher
man or Oliver P. Morton; or for any
member of the Confederate House
before I would vote for James A.
Garfield, or any other man who took
a 5000 bribe and called it fee. I
would vote for a thousand traitors
rather than for one thief; for I have
been in Washington and Travelled in
the South, observing with the eyes
OF a journalist and seeing lnlquitles
piled on wrongs and thefts heaped
upon frauds, and yillainies superadd-
ed to expressions, until my nature
has risen in fierce insurrection against
the authors Of them all, and burns
with a bitterness and 'savagery of
blazing hatred which words but serve
to weaken when I try to tell it. Feel
ing these emotions and thinking these
things, ] come with q few feeble re-
sources of voice and pen to help the
Democratic party in Ohio, and |
thank you for the welcome you have
given me-
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Republican Sermon on the Mount
The Throne.


Blessed are the poor relations Of
Grant; for theirs is the Kingdom Of
America.
+. Blessed are they that mourn for
Offices; for they shall be comforted--
with fat places.
Blessed IS the sneak; for lie shall
become a carpet Dagger and inherit
the South.
Blessed are they which do hunger
and thirst after the stealings; for
they shall be filled.
Blessed are the greedy; for they
shall never be needy.
Blessed are the corrupt at. heart;
for they shall see Grant--confiden-
TALLY.
Blessed are the peaccmakers; who
say, Let US have peace for they
shall be called Kinsfolks, and live off
the country.
Blessed are they which are ex-
posed for their rascality; for theirs
is the next appointment to Office.
Blessed are salary grabbers; when
men shall expose you and publish
:, flae - -
your villainy, and say all manner Of
things against you trutllfu1ly.
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad;
for great is your reward 10 office; for
SO prosecuted they the rogues which
were before you.
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Err, nfhnr dnn nn4rn.A I,

d - = -.
The other day Detroit hus.
band went on fishing excursion
with small party Of friends. Re
turning at midnight he pounded
on the door and awoke lis wife.
AS she let him into the hall she saw
that something allied him, and she
cried out: ''Why, Henry, your face
is as red as paint sGuesser Mt"
he replied, feeling along down the
hall. aAnd I believe you've been
drinking" she added. ..Whazzer
mean by zhatY lie inquired, trying
to stand still. "Oh! Henry, your
face would never look like that if
you hadn't been drinking mi to
blameb' he asked, tear in his eyes.
asposen big bass jump up'n hit me
in tn face an make it red-mi to
blame?" And he sat down on the
floor and cried over her unjust suspi-
cions.-[ Detroit Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29

You can't speak in a balloon
without having high words, but it is
death to fall out.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29
CAMBRIA, La. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER %. 1875
An Operators Joke and its Results.

| A granger from Macoupin County
stepped into local telegraph Office
at Nilwood the other day, says the
Chicago Tribune, and asked for The
operator. A slim-looking individual
iof the pinback order, without look
ing up from his instrument, informed
him he was the swire- jerker.''
"Well,'' said the granger, my
names Jerry Hogan, and you see :
the fact is, my old woman's had an.
other gal, and | want to dispatch to
Aunt Nancy, in GAINESVILLE"
every we'll, sir" the rate is 80 and
Is. just write your message"
The look on the granger's face was
one of bewilderment. .Iyell," he
said, '.you see my larnin' Amt"
ooh, see. Can't write"
"Not exactly that, but Aunt Nan.
cy's eyes are very-well reckon she
could read your hand. write better'n
than she could minc.''
"Ail right, sir; in that case will
send it by our Duplex at the same
time banding the granger the end OF
a wire. "Now, all you have to do is
to wrap this wire around your hand,
and take this in your mouth" and
he handed him the end Of the ground
wire.
The granger wrapped the wire sew
eral times around his hand, and lean
ing over the table, took the ground
wire in his mouth, when-bif. One
hundred and fifty cups of Callands
battery went through him like hot
grease through grid-iron. And in
just 1Wenty-elght seconds by the dial
Mr.. Hogan was monarch Of all he
surveyed!
Now that granger had been a gran
ger, and had built hog-pens and
planted corn all his life. And when
he bought boots he always got the
worth of his money, while the opera
tor was an operator by by birth, and
when last seen was counting railroad
ties between Summit and Bridgeport
and feeling in his hip pocket for $40
with which to take lessons ON the
health-lift.
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To Contractors.
GEORGIA 3 FLORIDA. Rs''j ;s;s "ass-

UUVNV1A 1HUN1UA. h''5 11'f"' ~ .
tion about Georgia or Florida, should
subscribe for the MORNING NEWS, pub
lished at Savannah, Ga. Daily, $40;
Weekly, 50 per annnm. Advertisers
desiring customers in these States,
should use its columns. IT'S THE BEST
PAPER IN TIE SouTHEAsT. Specimen
copies sent on receipt Of cents. ADJ
dress J. H. ESTILL, Savannah, Ga.
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$1,000 ---H..------ a.-- 49, -----------'
MISCELLANEOUS.
Parish.

Police jurors:
JAMES r. ANDREWS. President
j. A. WILLIAMS,
A. B. G.. DEAN,
B.F. LAMBRIGHT,
j. Fl. SORRELL.
III. VI. LABAT. Clerk Police jury
j. NJ. BARRETT, Parish Treasurer
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29

The newspaper, b. general con
sent, has come to be considered the
only unfaiiing advertising medium
for bringing certain returns and
large profits, This is the testimony
of thousands all over the land,
among whom is the man who has
spent his last dollar for a few hand
bills, and the firm who have invested
hundreds 10 daubing their announce
ments over the hills and rocks Of the
country.
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%
]')ostieal.
SPARE THE HORSE.

Oh! teamster, spare that horse,
How hard he tries to go;
There's load enough for two:
Don't strike another blow.
Give him a helping hand,
Or ease the load, | pray,
And he your kindness will
A thousand fold repay.
How patiently he tolls,
All through the heat and cold,
A faithful servant still,
Though wea,ied, worn and cold.
Poor, dumb, unconscious brute!
And yet he seems to know,
Caressing oft the hand
That deals the cruel blow.
What an imploring look
And what a knowing eye,
And yet without the power
10 utter cen cry.
See how he writiles and shakes,
While smarting with the pain;
Oh! cruel driver pause,
Don't strike the brute again.
Humanity, at last,
Brought to a sense of shame,
Will punish those who give
Unnecessary pain.
Oh! driver, spare that horse,
How hard he tries to go;
There's load enough for two;
Don't strike another blow.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29
"A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES who had !

"A scHooL-MAsrER, who had an
inveterate habit Of talking to himself,
was asked what motive lie could
have in doing SO. He replied that
he had two good and substantial
reasons. In the first place, lie liked
to talk to sensible man; in the next
place, he liked to hear a sensible
man talk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29

Miss Anna Blackwell has written
a spiritualistic argument in favor Of
metempsychosis or the transmigra-
ton of souls, which has reached a
tremendous sale III Paris.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29

AR q Kentucky watering place
the walters glide over the dining
room floor on parlor skates, thus OBJ
waiting the noise Of tramping feet
which SO often disturbs the summer
guest at meal times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29
WALKING horse races have com

WALKING horse races have come
into usage at Western fairs. It is
urged in favor Of such contests that
horses able to walk at the rate Of
four or five miles an hour are Of
more value to farmers, for farm
work, than those that can trot a mile
in two-twenty.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29

YouNG man in Richmond, Ind,
was excused from serving on a jury
in a protracted case because he had
been huttwn days married.