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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-19
Railroad, Time Table.
PEORIA h zotK ISLAND RAILWAY.
sIIoRrEsa Rni-rE TO Tile Fast ANn so1-rII


SHORTEST route TozTHE EAST AND SOUTH.
LEAVE, ARRIVE.
Freight 7:35 a. IN. Galva Accom-. Ills q. IN.
Mail & sx. 1880 p. m. Mail & Elk. II :55 A. M
Galva Accom-. $50 p. IN. Freight 1925 p. m.
The 80 train makes close connection with C. B.
and at Peoria with l. B & w. II. X. Tor all points
east and SOUTH arriving at Indianapolis and Cincin
natl seven hours in advance of all other routes.
Sleeping coach runs through Peoria to Cincinnati
j. X: HtLLIARD, Receiver.
JAS. v MAHONEY, Gen'l. TIKI. Agt
CHICAGO HocR ISLAND !; PACIFIC 5. z.
GOING EAST TRAINS LEAVE
at S.O0a. IT,. 4:15 p, m; and 9:l5 p IL. Trains
arrive from west rs above.
GOING WEST TRAINS LEAVE
At Gao m; 1890 a. H., and $50 p. "a. Train
arrive from the east as above.
ROCKFORD. RocE ISLAND L ST. LOUIS 3. B.
GOING SOUTH TRAINS LEAVE
ARRIVE FROM ST. LOUIS
STERLING TRAINS LEAVE
At q 40 q. m. and $50 y.
ARRIVE FROM STERLING
AT 7:45 a. IN. aud 7;10 p. m.
COAL VALLEY MINING co.'s TRAINS.
LgAvE. ARRIVE
A1:B5 A. NJ. 1890 A. M
l2:O0 NJ. $50 P. NJ
WESTERN UNION RAILROAD.
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Express and MAJ .........S:35 G:l0 NJ
Accommodation. -...... 4:30 p NJ 1889 VI
BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS & MIN.
To BURLISGToN-Le. West Liberty. Ar. W Liberty
Accommodation. 700 II .;}S a
Express ..--...... $40 HES P NJ
To CEDAR RAPIDS
Express ........:. 1900 9:25 NJ
Accommodation T:55 NJ 5::}5 N
IND1ANAPo IS. BLOOMINGTON & WESTERN
Lv. Indianapolis Ar. Peoria
&C. Mail Il Elk. 4:d9 81 P NJ
Peoria. indianapolis
&C. Mail 4 EX.. 1:45 GAO n
Cars run through from Peoria to Cincinnati with
out change; Connections made at Indianapolis for
all Joints East and South.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-19
BUSINESS CARDS.
KENwoRTLI & REARDs1EY.
p IT. McET,HERNE

4 Aw AND ABSTRACT OFFICE. ROOMS IN
l. Court House. Jno I. Kenworthy JAS, M. Boards
ey 1O-23d&wtf
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-19
MRS. PAULINE PIL1sBuRY,
Dr.. J. W. Stark, Dentist.

MEDICAL, ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC
VI Physician. Rock River street, south side, be-
ween Dock and Adams. Rock Island, Ills.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-19

OoOMS NEXT DOOR TO TIE TELEGRAPH OF
n dee, Illinois street, Rock Island. All kinds o
Dental Work done in the most approved styles
CHARGES reasonable. 6-17dtf
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-19
. G.. mi, KELLER. MD.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Residence cor
I Orleans and Ohio streets next door to KGher
Drug Store Office over Benser Il Thomas Dru
store, Market Square, Office hours 10 to IL A.
Arm. 7-14d&w1y
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
Deep Tilling and Understanding.

Intelligent and observing tillcr> Of the
soil in almost every ccction of the culln-
try where the drouth has prevailed to
amy considerable extent during the past
season, have been strikinglv impressed
with the surprising advantage to tho
growing crops arising from thorough
drainage of heavy soils i'm connection
with deep tillagr and abundant tcrtilza-
ton of the Srcd-hrd. When the water
line Ola heavy soil that is disposed to he
wet, is sunk by means of !: system of
thorough undertaking, say thirty or
more inches beneath the surface Of the
soil, if the >ccd-hcd he broken up deep,
the finely comminutcd soil will retain Il
much larger quantity of moisture in
dry and hot weather than if there were
no understands. As the soil is dcepcncd
by understanding and deep plowing, the
capacity to absorb moisture from the at
moSpherc is greatly augmented. Hence,
in Il dry season, if the Sccd-bcd he bro
ken up deep, the roots OF growing plants
spread farther in every direction through
the soil !; and as the mellow earth will
absorb Il much larger quantity of moist
urc than If the entire strata were one solid
mass every growing plant is. in a great
measure, fortified against the trying in
fluenccS of hot and cry weather Under
draining and deep ploughin~, in numcr-
Gus instances, have been the means of
saving large crops from utter ruin by
protractcd drouth. Hence, many farm
crS have been led to appreciate the adj
vanta"rS of understanding and deep til
lagc where the soil was heavy, It's they
have never done before. It will pay we'll
to undcr-drain wet land and to rlow it
deep, whether the growing season is to
he too wet or too lrv.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
The Commercial Prosperity Of France.

a financial Journal publishes some in,
formation respecting the commercial sill
uation of France before and since the
war, which prove to Il certain extent
what AIacaulay said about no form OF
government hiiiderirg the march Of pros,
pcrity. Wealth in England steadily in
creased under Elizabeth, James |,
Charles |, Cromwell, etc, nor have pro-
visional government and'a republic pre-
vented the development of the resources
of this country. The total commercial
movement, exports and imports, for 1871
(Which will prove inferior to that OF
1879 amounted to 1926, ,764, 900 francs
say t300,000, 0,000-excccding that OF
1880 y, about ,f39,00o,000. when the
Empire was at the height OF its prosper
ity, and when Alsacc and Lorraine be-
longed to France. The railways are con
sequcntly doing larger business. The
Western line has improved 5000 francs
mile; the Northern, 1000 francs;
Lyons, 5000 francs; the Eastern, l-,00O
francs; the Southern, 10000 fl dncs. As
far as Paris is concerned there are fewer
failures, and the theatrical receipts
sign of iluxury-show an increase q
100000 francs over those Qft1S69. In
spite of restless politicians floods and
other pdrtial disasters, there can be nc
aeNbs hab Francs hes hothing ID erin
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
The state averages are

DIRECT Trade with South America,
from Southern ports, is certain sooner or
later to he accomplished. At the present
time there is no regular and reliable COM
munication with Venezuela, and hence
they are now importing steam engines
from England Our hold upon Brazil
has sensibly diminished since the failure
of a Baltimore firm that was engaged in
exporting provisions and manufactures
thither in exchange for Brazilian coffee
and other products. This circumstance
will result favorably to the efforts of the
Mississippi Valley Company in establish
Direce Trade in that portion of the world.
Their ships will have the advantage, too,
of q shorter distance from New Orlcan;
to South America, and all the gains of
interior watercommunication. Even the
Philadelphia NORTH American confesscs
that the interests of the people of the en-
tire country will be directly or individ-
ually benefited by Direct Trade between
Southern ports and South America, the
enterprise being really National and not
local.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
FACTS AND FANCIES.

"A tree in Ceylon is said to have
been standing more than two thousand
years The Buddhist priests sell its
leaves as panacea for Sin, and it is a
real bonanza to those pious teachers.
1t is said that the game Of chess was
invented by a tender woman, more than
TWO thousand years ago. She WAS q
queen, and played the first game with
the teeth she had extracted from one of
her slaughtered enemies.
Hans TANNER an Austrian, is exhi-
biting in Paris canine quartet. He
has four dogs, and he has taught each
dog to bark in two notes, and each dogs
notes are different from those of the
other dogs. He thus commands eight
| notes, and gives &c lie donne mobile"
and some other pieces.
While Il couple of women were dis
cussing, the other day, the merits of a
certain physician, one of them asked
he other what kind Of Il doctor he was,
Sure, dunno" was the reply, "but
think it's an alpaca doctor they call
him"
-Chatcaubriand said, "Mme. Chat
caubriand would not dine later than
five. | was never hungry till seven.
but we compromised and dined mt six,
so that we could neither of us enjoy it
and that is what people call the happi-
ness of mutual concessions"
1t will hardly I've necessary to tell
the name of the Eacetious party who
went into Il village dry goods store the
other day, and was observed to be look
ing about, when the proprietor remarked
to him that they didn't keep whisky.
" 1t would save you Il good many steps
if you did, was the stagc-driver's quick
reply.
"A tramping printer OH the route be-
tween New York and Newburgh, is ac-
companicd by his wife. When asked
the other day bya country editor, why
he cartcd her around with him, re-
marked that she took him for better or
worse, and having had a good taste of
the latter, was endeavoring to I'D out
where the better came in.
-" Job printing ?" exclaimed IN old
lady, the other day, as she peep over
her spcctaclcs, at the advertising te of
a country paper. "Poor Job!t 1--WE
kept him printing, week after week, ever
since | larnt to read; and. if heaw..sasSsiI3.. !.
the patlentcst man that ever was, he ,
never could have stood it so long, no
howl" io'
II was acquainted once with gallant
soldier who assured me that his only
method of courage was this: Upon the
lIrst fire in an engagement he immedi-
atcly looked upon himself as a dead
man. He then fought out the remain
der OF the day perfectly regardlel-l of all
manner of danger, as becomes a dead
man to be. So that all the life or limbs
he carried back to his tent he reckoned
as clear gain, or, rs he himself expressed
it. $50 much out of the fire" "-!Sterns.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

THESfCREr OF HEALTH.-M. Robing,
an eminent French chemist, ANNOUNCES
to the French Academy of Medicine his
belief that life exists only in combustion
which occurs in our bodies-like that
which takes place in chimneys-eavcs a
detritus which is fatal to life. To re-
move this, he would administer Tactic
acid with ordinary food. This acid is
known to possess the power of removing
or destroying the intrustations which
form on the arteries, cartilages, and
valves of the heart; and, as bittcrmilk
,abounds in such acid, and is, moreover,
an acceptable kind Of food, its habituai
use, it is urged by NJ. Robing, will free
the system from these causes, which in,
evitablv. cause death between the seventy
fifth and uno hundredth ysaY.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
How to Hold Fertility Of the Soil,

Gypsum attracts. 1t is not only a ma
nurc in itself, but it attracts the atmos-
phcrc that comes in contact with it,
which is abundant on windy days, but it
catches and holds the fertility of the
ground that in some soils escapes. Lime
will also do this-so will clay. Clay,
dried and powdered, is an excellent thing
to put on Il barn-yartl, or to cover a COM
post heap with, orwork through the heap;
hence we use gypsum or lime in our sta
bles or privies. Gypsum is best; it has
the most attraction, besides other proper
ties. a little should be kept by every
farmer for use, even at high cost, as the
benefit is sometimes more important than
the high price. But we waste our manure;
we not only permit its strength to escape,
but we are glad to get it out of the way.
The same recklessness extends to the
land. 1t is well our land has a good pro-
portion Of clay to hold its strength.
We must conserve. The time is not
far distant when we shall be compelled to
do it. Already there are symptoms of
lack in our soil; we dc not raise as heavy
crops as we used to-here and there a
field, here and there farm is less pro-
ductive. 1t is not SO much that we need
plaster here in the west to hold the
strength Of the soil, as to use it to alb
stract it from the atmosphere, and to
save the ammonia of our barn-yards and
stables. For this let us always keep a
little on hand. Let us save and improve
our manure and thus save our farms-
RWai World
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

THE FAST MAIL TRAINs.-A feeling
has prevailed among commercial men
since the establishment of the new fast
mail trains that heirinterests were being
sacrificed to those of the morning news
papers by the post-office department.
The idea got abroad that mercantile let
ters were delayed until morning, and that
the time of transmission to the west was
thereby increased instead of diminished
under the new arrangement. A number
of merchants and publishers of evening
newspapers met at No. II Broadway yes.
terday, and Major Bangs addressed the
assemblage, explaining the system of
railway service of the United States very
fully, and said that the city could not
possibly be better served than it is nj
present. The morning trains from this
city had been arranged to catch most of
the through trains in the west. Thus
everything combined to- render. fast
evening train of no practical avalue. In
planning the new service all these things
had been carefully weighed, the principal
nh;ect nh IT, heinr to accommodate tic large
c;ties which are the distributing agencies .
Shonld any new considerations of impor-
tance be offered to the department Major
.Rangs promised that care would be taken
Tn rive them the attention shey might
Hyssana.~ N asmsn
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

plain of, and that she has more than re
covered that material welfare which is
supposed to have unncrved her under the
immoral and luxurious empire. There
is, 0l course. Il dark side to this brilliant
picture not alluded to by the financial
writer. to wit, the extra burdens with
which the cOuntrv is Saddlcd.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

IA LATE London letter gives this report
of the condition of monetary affairs
there: "Thc official minimum is still per
cent, and i'll open market the best bills
are taken at II to ; per cent. The
supply Of money seeking employment is
very large, and there is but little pros
pect of any dimunition. There is just
now, owing to the timidity of the public,
a great demand for sound dividend-pay-
ing securities. These have been forced
up in value to poimt which yields To
tho investor buta small return Of inter,
est but as safety is every consideration
with the public, it is necessary to be
content with small profits. Among these
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

The September report of the deparat-
mcnt of agriculture says of the cotton
crop: Could it be thorougly ripencd, its
aggregate would exceed any previous
crop, and the yield per acre would be one
Of the best, notwithstanding the losses
by the overflow of bottoms and the
saturation of heavy fiat soils. Such
losses have proved less than the usual
damages by drought and insects. while
the rains have greatly benefited the
crops on dricr and higher sails. Nearly
everywhere corn is late in maturing from
one to two weeks. In general high
condition is still maintained, the average
being one per cent. higher than in
,,f Nh, 81,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

Only nine persons out Of hundred
are insane from hereditary causes. The
Ilm,jnms Tinstancc, are more rcad-hcad-
itary than hereditary.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
arc United States government and first
mortgage railroad bonds. These are
quoted at high prices. Second-rate Sc
curitics cheap and much neglected.

The president of the Continental in
surancc company of New York. in !: con-
vcntion of insurance men held last week,
made the astounding statement, that the
losses OF insurance companies in this
country are six times greater than in
England; that in his own company, lie
thinks twenty per cent. Of the losses paid
arc for fraudulent claims, saying nothing
of claims that are fraudulent and not
paid that legislatures often do all they
can to help swindlcrs of insurance com.
panies; that the law courts generally" )"
strain the law in favor of inccndiarics.
and that the honest part of the COM
munity has to make up for those bur-
dcns ON the companies. This cannot be
said to form an agreeable picture for
contemplation.
The consumption of Brazil coffee in
this country is enormous. During the
season of 1874 it was lO3,751 tons, or an
average of S,646 tons per month This
was the largest consumption OF Brazil
coffee in the United States that was ever
known, with theeNception of that oflS7O,
when los, ,5O2 tons were consumed. The
coffee trade is now on firm
footing, and the consumption stead
lily increasing, especially i'll this coun-
try, where it is about onc-tourth
of that Of the entire world. 1t is worthy
of note that the worlds consumption OF
coffee is nearly, if not fully, 425,OOO
tons, or 35,OO0,O00 pounds! The people
of the United States consume more coffee
than any other people on the globe. The
main source of coffee supply is Brazil,
but Java, Ceylon, and the West Indies
furnishes Il considerable quantity The
yearly value of the coffee crop is esti-
mated, by an Amsterdam authority, at
first hands, at Sl25,OO0,OO0, and this
amount is considerably reduced before ii
flows back from the consumer.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

McoDY and Sankcy will groan In
wardiy Whcn they return to Chica 70 and
lind tho Gibls benisissJ f,cm the public
hitHAlA
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
TIMELY TOPICS.
The clay pits .ncar New Brunswick,
n. j., yield annually some $50 900 tons
of clay, worth over 81 900, ,00O.

The Phoenix Cotton Factory. near
Baltimore. on the Northern Central Rail
way, was sold under the hammer, last
week, for S95,000 Besides the mill
proper, the sale included machinery, tcnc-
ment and storchouscs, and 1863 acres of
ground
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

lr appears FROM astatement Just issued
by the Statistical Bureau that in the fis-
cal year ending June, lS74-rh rhe last year
of which the Bureau has made up full
returns-tlat our domestic exports
amounted, in specie value, to over $685.
100000. For the same period of the pre-
vious decade, that ending June 80, 1864,
the special value of the exports was but
s76a, 5000. .0O0-an increase of more than
threc-fold in ten years.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

PETROLEUM and arson are not the only
enemies of the Underwriters. Sparks
from lighted pipe have caused the de-
struction of many q superb steamboat,
causing fearful loss of life, as well as OF
valuable cargocs. gcntlcmanly smoker,
who throwsdown a cigar rstumpcarelessly
is often the unknown cause" of many
fires. Cannot insurance companies de-
wise greater care in this matter, and thus
avoid many heavy losses?
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

THE British Arctic expedition will
winter 1T point only $50 geographical
miles from the north pole, and the xplo,
rers expect 10 start upon their important
mission in April. All that science and
experience can suggest has been done to
make this cXpcdition Il success.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

The state railroad tax assessors of
Tennessee have just completed their Ia
bors at Nashville, under the law, just
enacted, which makes railroads liable to
tax for both state and county purposes.
The railroads were all allowed to choose
between being taxed II per cent. on
heir gross earnings or 40 cents on the
800 on the assessed value of their prop
crty lying in the state. Nine embraced
the former proposition, including the
Memphis and Charleston, while fourteen
refused the Il per cent. alternative
some denying the right of the state to
tan thst roads. II Is estimnted that tbs
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

THE population of the original thir-
teen states of the Union in~-l79O, the
period OF the first census. together with
! TINT OF Maine, Vermont, KeRtiie ekyand
tennessee which wete tFnisdr from, 7the
original thirteen, and admitted to the
Union subsequent to 1890, was only
3,929,2l4 The population of the same
states, in 1S70-our last census-was 10,
$4,000; showing gain of 1901 ,195
from 1890 to 1870.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

EXPERIMENTS prove that coffee eau bic
raised i'll every por,Ion Of California where
the soil is comgcnial. California plants
produce twcnty-two shoots, while those
of Europe produce but one. The Cali
tornia soil is believed to be more favor
able, as, unlike those Of European coun,
tries, it needs no irrigation
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25

TUX QsEtS oP ALL SEWING MAoHINEs.-I
speaking VI The merits ofthe Wilson Shuttle
Sewing Mschisc, IL Is sufficient for Us tosay
that we think the invention Of this machine
marks one Of The most important erss in the
history Of this country; and when We eoRsid.
er the influence IL has upon the social we'll.
being OF the masses, 1t IL difficult to conceive
oil an invention Of more importance. II has
beautiful, noissless movement; II makes the
genuine "Lock Stitch" alike Oh beth rides,
aud does to perfection all kinds Of plain and
hnc sewing: it needs no commendation; it's
rapid sals., the increasing demand, aud the
many Aatterins testimonials from those who
have used It, Is sufficient proof Of its merits.
The want OF sewing machine 10 deeply felt
IN every household, and US the Wilson Shut
tie Sewing Machine, on account Of its ex-
IRENE simplicity and less cont Of manufacture,
is sold ut much lower price than all other
first class mae hines. it is meeting with the sx-
tensive patronage that it so justly deserves
Machines will be delivered at any Railroad
Station in this county, free of transportation
charges, IL ordered Through the Csmpany's
Branch House at s27 & sac superior e.,
Cleveland, u.
They send an elegant catalogue and chrs-
mo circular free on application.
This Company want q few more good
agents.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25

THE following, which explains
better than anything We ARE able
I" say, the position Of judge NJ e..
Bnrch, on the question Vt Circnit
Judge, is an open letter to the Reed
City Clarion:
Error CLAnioN My attention has been
called to articles In your own ard other pa
pers In this Circuit. men;i,ning my name in
| connection with the approaching nominA-
tion Tor circuit Judge. Some f,iends have
also made the same sngges.ios to ne. In per.
sou: and II Is perhaps dutv owe to Judge
Whssler, to the public and to myseif, ITO
| define NV position" 50 tkat no misunher.
standing may arise. Some talk Wis had at
ore time shout organizing a new circuit. and
I at that time my name was mentioned among
other, AZ an available candidate for the jndg-
ship II such new circuit should be organiz~d
| For manifold reasons the project was given
up and with others jo,hcd IN urging Judge
Wheeler 10 accept The nomination. ! have
no direct assurance from him that he will do
| so, but have Tsny good reasons Tor believing
| ne will, aud while such acti On upon mis- part
seems probable, cannot allow my name to
be IN any manner opposed to his. Judge
Wheeler has filled the place during the short
term with credit to himself and the circuit.
Firm, vet moderate In everything, he has
brought TO his assistance in IKE exercise Of
his judicial duties u very rare combination
OF qusiihcations' consisting In part oil ster-
ing integrity great legal learning, natural
Abilities OF very nigh rate. thorough pras-
tce g"in' at tic Oar ana As county clerk
LOT seVeral years; ana 'herough knowledge
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25


lT L. ulflicun /" tind words to TX
press he beauty aud value c. riain
ed in each number of the Ahfins
The Art Journal of America. II Z
March nuinlcr, which we have nj
ready received. il not one whit bc-
hind i a predecessors in POINTS al
excellence. The enyrav ngs il.
each number are al"ne w'.ith more
than the est of the peri dlcal,
Si.ecirnen numb r., 50ce Is Send
/" Aldinc 9 hnpany. New York
Guy.