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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
PEORIA g. ROCK ISLAND r., R.
Change of Time.

Commencing Monday Jan. 18th. the
above road will run two passenger trains
daily to Peoria, leaving Rock Island at
A. M. and las P. NJ.
The A, NJ. train makes close connec-
ton at Galva with o. B. Il Q. for Gales
burg, Burlington, Quincy, Monmouth, and
Bushnell. Passengers for Galesburg, Bush
mel and Quincy on this train each desti-
nation
FROM 2 TO HOURS IN ADVANCE OF ANY
OTHER ROUTE.
At Peoria connects with P, P. & j. for
Jacksonville, Springfield and St. Louis,
reaching st. Louis at Pm
Tho AS P. NJ. train makes close connec-
ton at Galva with the G. B. 4 Q. road,
reaching Galesburg 4:45 p NJ, Knoxville
500 P. M, Aledo, $40 P. NJ. Monmouth
5:44 p. NJ, Yates City, $50 p. NJ, Bushnell
6:l4 P. M, Macomb $40 P. NJ, Keithsburg
Gas P. NJ, Burlington 700 P. NJ Quincy
9:l5 P, NJ Keokuk 9:25 P. NJ,
To the AS P. NJ. train we have added a
new feature for the comfort of passengers
via our line: A Parlor Car, with Reclining
Chairs and State Rooms, will be run through
to Cincinnati, giving those who desire 1t
all the privacy and comfort OF Palace Day
Car at cost per seat to Peoria of only 25
cents; Indianapolis Is cents; Cincinnati
81; State Room to Indianapolis So; to
Cincinnati So.
Arrive in Peoria $50 P. NJ, Indiana
polls Ais A. NJ. connecting for all points
east; Cincinnati 900 A. NJ. connecting with
B. Il o. r. R., for all points east; Louis
vile 8;45 A. NJ. connecting for Nashville
and all points south
Eastern trains leave Indianapolis via P,
G. Il st. l.. R'y 4:25 A. NJ, for Columbus
Pittsburg and New York, without change
via c.. c., c. & l. R'y 4:30 A. NJ. fol
Cleaveland, Buffalo, Albany, New York
and Boston.
This schedule, with the through car ar
rangement, makes this the best line in thu
field tor eastern and southern business
from Rock Island
Parlor Car diagrams can be seen. anC
accommodations secured, also, through
tickets can be purchased. at the Peoria &
Rock Island depot, Rock Island, and a
the Western Union telegraph Office, Dav
export.
j. r. billiard, Receiver, Peoria.
JAS V, MAHoNEY,
Gcn'l Ticket Agt Rock Island.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
MERCHANTS GARGLSG OIL-Tl

MERCHANTS GARGLING On. This
very useful article is now receiving the
very highest concentrations from the
press. and uiul'itudes IF witnesses who
have tested its efficacy 1t is considered
as oi3e q the very les; remedies and in It's
refeed, purified state il is regarded rs one
Of the lnust powerful Huinlents for the re-
moval of rheumatism, neuralgia. and the
suffeTings arising from sprained Joints.
bruises, etc. -A.3'aser &C. W Times,
Eel. p 1871.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

a humorous FrencEman said in des-
cribiEg rheumatism and gcut: place your
joint III viee, turn the screw till you can
bear it To ianger; that gives you an idea
OF rheumatism; now give the instrument
one usore turn and you have govt -
Rheun isia can be cured by the early
and faithful use of Rennes Pain, Killing
Magic Oil, and in fact it is good to cure
any kind of pain or lameness. Sold by
Druggists and Grocers.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

One BOTTLE OF PERUVIAN ALTERA-
TIVE will remove pimple or skin eruptions
Two bottles will cure liver complaint, loss
of appetite. or debility, aud three TO five
bottles will cure scrofulous or venerial
faint, rheum atism, tumors of the blood.
CRUMBS PERUVIAN Alternative is the
greatest tonic and blood purifier ever dis
covered. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

MOTHER, would you cause your child
to look bright, cheerful and happy? IF so
give the child few of Van Deusen's
Worm confeetions They act like magic.
The life of many an innocent one has been
saved by the timely use Of this truly yalu-
able medicine.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

kIDDEh ) AsTHAMA PAsTILEs have,
without a;sy putting or extravagant prom
Use, quietly worn their way to public favor,
andn0w are a!Iording sure relief to thou
sands. Their grateful odor and quick eff
feet render them peculiarly acceptable, as
the patient IS relieved from the most dis
tressing symptoms while inhaIing a de-
lishttul lertame. Price 80 cents by mail.
StoNo:. X @. Charleston. Mass. 1920
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

THE BAL MAsouE, The leap year bal
n,aSque at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. Cox last evening was a magnificent
affair. 1t was undertaken by some of the
daughters of our first families. That
committee discharged its duties with tact
and discrimination, and the result was a
gathering which must have made Mr.. and
Mrs. Cox, who are new to Rock Island
society, extremely pleased. 29dtf.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

Johnson's Rheumatic compound, it is
claimed, will greatly alleviate suffering.
The proprietors, Messrs. r. E. Sellers 4
Co., Pittsburg, Pa, guaranteed it as doing
all that is claimed for it and recommend
it as the best rrmedy for rheumatism in
the market. See advertisement.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
ROSSaIAN'S CURE

-
Piles, iistula, Salt Rheum, and all dis
eases q The Skin, by the use of
ROSSMAN'S CURE.
ITCHING Piles is generally preceded by
a moisture ike perspiration producing a
very disagreeable and distressing itching
particularly at night. after getting warm
10 bed No humbng-as trial will prove.
For sale 10y all respectable druggists.
RossMAS & MeKTNsTRY, Hudson, NY,
Proprietors
Sent by mail for SO cents
IF YOU HAVE A COUGH,
Cold, Asthma, raising Of Blood or any a.
tectlons of the Breast or Lungs, leading to
Consumption, use
DIR. HOUSEMAN'SG GERMAN COUGH
DROPS,
as prepared fer over thirty years " J. J.
Dayistnow deceased) and you v y pc sure
to find relief. Address ROSSMAN Il
dCkINSTRY, who have succeeded TO the
Proprietorship, and sold by all druggists
and dealers in Medicines Fer sale by all
Druggists in Rock Island.
Sold by Avery & Tyler, Lafayette, In
diana Fuller & Fuller, Chicago, whole.
sale agents.
John f. Henry, Carran & Co., Whole
sale Agents. College Place n. I.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

Sore Throat, Cough, Cold, and similar
troubles, if sugered to progress. result in
serious pulmonary affections, oftentimes
incurable, "Broun' s. Bronchial Iroches. +"
reach directly the seat Of the disease, and
give almost instant relief.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

Who may Marry, who not; why?
These important questions answered in
Dir. WHITTIER's MARRIAGE GUIDE,
$50 pages, illustrated; sent sealed for
80 cts by mail. Address ST. st. Charles
street, st. Louis, Mo. Consultation
Free. Call or write.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

Poisoned Candies. Colored candies are
not the only confec,ions which are liable
to poison. Both white and colared worm
candies frequently elntain caiomel aud
other injurious minerals. I.,yc1cs' 5 Worm
Killer is perfectly safe, entirely vegetable.
and more effectual thaa any worm candy.
ask for Laycock's Worm Killer Sold by
all druggists. Twenty i've cents "A bottle.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
Real Estate Sales,

s. T. Hartman to |. [. McGinnis, the
S. FL Of the S. ". and the ". Of TIE
5. h. /, of sec. q, township 10, range
W-Buffalo Prairie--dated Dec. 80. 1874
f5r Sc, 900
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

RELIGIOUS M. E. Church. Morning
Text.-The fear of God is the beginning
of wisdom. Prov ix-1O.
Evening. Text.-There is a friend that
sticketh closer than brother. Prov
xviii-24
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
California Sunday Train.

The train from California going East, via
Chicago, leaves this city, tomorrow morn
ing at $40.
Also, the train from the East for Omaha,
San Francisco and all intermediate points,
leaves this city tomorrow evening at 6:2O.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

The cures made every Gay by Freligh' S
Remedy are really wonderful Magic is
the only word to express the action of this
truly Invaluable medicine Everybody
that once uses it experiences relief, and not
only continues to use it himself. but recon-
mends il to his friends. If you are suffer
ing from Neural eia or Rheumatism. send
at once for bottle and try it. Druggists
generally sell it.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

Winter shawls and cloaks at Mitchell &
Parsons's at an immense reduction in price
New stock of shawls of the latest patterns
bought cheap and to be sold CHEAP, Il
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. J. w. Hubbard. of Fulton, ILL.,, will
preach in the Central Presbyterian church
tomorrow morning and evening.
Rev. }. r. Findley, pastor of the Cen
trail Presbyterian church, is absent from
the city, holding series of nightly meet
ings in Atlantic Iowa.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
The Weatner--To-Dsy.

The following shows the temperature
at THE ARGUS OFFICE to-day as in
dicated bv thermometer:
u A. NJ, 90 below zero - NJ. % above zero
9 A, NJ. o. - 3P. II. 1io -
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT Neural-
gia 10 the head. Paralysis of the Brain
and premature death are very frequently
caused by the use of lead and other metal
lie poisons in the hair preparations, which
have been absorbed into the system. In
the pamphlet which accompanies the
Egyptian Hair Coloring, simple directions
are given, by which any one can detec,
poisons. 1t also contains report of the
metropolitan Board of Health, showing
which articles are dangerous to health. and
endorsing the above article, which is ths
only safe and efectual article used. Nc
sediment No poisons; no stains. Is not
a dye. Address Geo. VIM. Southwick
proprietor, New York; P, O. box l8S,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
Railroad Time Table.
PEORIA & aocK ISLAND RAILWAY.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO 7nE EAST AND SOUTH.

LEAVE ARRIVE
Eastern e.. 90 a. m. Mail & Elk. 1910 p, N.
Mail & Ex. 1'45 m. Western Elk. 600 p. N.
Way Freight 80 a. In. Way Freight 3:25 p. IN
Through Ft 500 p. m. Through FIT 4:00 a. m.
The 500 a. m, train makes close connection al
Galva with B & q, for Monmouth, Bushnell, &c,
also at Peoria with & j, for Jacksonville, Spring
field. st Louis and all points south and southwest
arriving In st Louis at 200 IN.
The l AS train makes close connection at Galva
with & @ X. for Galesburgh and Burlington,
also at Peoria with It & W., B 81 w, and Illinois
Midland for points east and southeast,
j. X. billiard, Receiver
JAS. V. MAHoNEY, GenI. Tk't Ag't.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

A FAMILY REMEDY Goes Cough
Balsam,' These have become household
word with very many families, and the
merits of the article Justly entitled it to Our
confidence and patronage. Some are testi-
Tying that it has actually cured them of
consumption. 1t is no doubt the consum-
tives best friend, while for coughs, hoarse-
ness, and Kindred troubles it has no equal.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

Your TAXES ARE DUE.-State, county
and city taxes are due Office over Hons
Kong tea store.
decl5-3m J. R. HUBER Collector,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
ASTHM A.
@ A M PH OR IN i.
The great discovery for
The Relief Of Pain!

1t Immediately relieves, and Is sure cure for
RHEUMATISM and all EXPLANATORY DISEASES.
CAMPDoRINE has relieved thousands Of cases Of
Sprans, Bruises and Stiff Joints. 1t is unrivalled
q cure for Sore Throat, Pains in the Back. Chest
and Limbs Chilblains, Burns and Scalds, Frosted
Feet, Catarrh, etc.
1t has pleasant and refreshing odor, and will
not grease stain the most delicate fabric, which
makes 1t LUXURY in every family. Price % cents
per bottle. For sale by E. Breunert, Emil Kehler
and John Bengston.
REUBEN HoYT, Prop, New York.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

Jonas Bear says he will sell new and sty
fish clothing cheaper than any other re-
sponsible house. and that his entire stock
is fresh, new and first class.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

ATHLETIC CLUB LECTURE COURSE
Reserved seats for Henry Vincent's lecture
may be had at Champions Tuesday, at 3
p NJ. o0-ot
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
The Neat Housekeepers'

CTOEE DSESSING. NO DUST! NO SMELLI
- Always soft nd ready for use without dish
and give more elegant and lasting lustre thar any
SToNE POLISH ever produced. \ stove can he Grcse-
ca On delicate carpe; without soling IT, Mana
Mass.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

VIM. Kale, having made arrangements
with J. Fisher for his No. ! cigars, now
offers them for the usual low price.
29d3t
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

NICE RULING done at The ARGUS
BlNDERY, Leave orders at the counting
room, tt
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

STop that distressing cold with bottle
of Masta's celebrated Balsam For Sale
by all druggists in Rock Hand
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

A useful present in the furniture line
can be had at Kroger & Freytag's. See
advertisement. dts.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

Court Records aud books for county
Offices made in the best manner at The
ARGUS OFFICE,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
CHICAGO. socz ISLAND 3 PACIFIC 3. .

GOING EAST TRAINS LEAVE
At 800 a. m. 4:15 p, NJ. and 1000 p. m. Traini
arrive from west as above.
GOING WEST TRAINS LEAVE
At $3.50 q. m; 9:55 q. m, and $40 p. m. TraiI
arrive from the east as above
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

The ragged edge of anxiety and de-
spair' is easily removed by taking "a few
doses of the purifying Castor Oil Pills.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

Ali kinds of sewing machines repaired
at the Boston Bazaar. 22-d&wtf
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Cram s Fluid Lightning acts like magic.

ASK for Prussing's WhiteWineV Vinegar,
warranted pure. wholesome and palatable.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29

LoSitiee}y cifed-also Blind and Bleeding
Piles, FiStula, Salt Rheum, and all dis.
eases %! The Skin, by the use of
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-28
CHEYENNE WYOMING MORNING 1876.

blood, which take the place of those
which have been consumed on previous
labor, since the very act of thinking
consumes or burns up solid PARTICLES, as
every turn of the wheel or screw of the
splendid steamer is the result of con-
sumption by fire of the fuel in the fur
mace. The supply of consumed brain
substance can only be had from the
nutritiye particles in the blood, which
were obtained from the food eaten pre-
viously; and the brain is so constituted
that it can best receive and appropriate
to itself those nutritive particles during
state of rest, of quiet and stiffness, of
sleep. Mere stimulants supply nothing
in themselves; they goad the brain and
force it to greater consumption of its
substance, until that substances has been
so exhausted that there is not power
enough left to receive supply, just as
men are so near death by thirst and
starvation that there is not power
enough left to swallow anything, and
all is over.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-28
Mark Twain on the Indians.

When Mark Twain, in 1867, resigned
the clerkship to the United States SEN
ate committee on conchology, it was
partially caused by his tender of the. fol-
lowing advice concerning the treatment
of Indians in the West: 81 next went
to the Secretary of War, who was not
inclined to see me at all until he learn
ed that was connected with the gov
ernment. If had not been on import
ant business, i suppose would not have
got in. l asked for a light (he was
smoking at the time) and then told him
had no fault to find with his defending
the parole stipulations of General Lee
and his comrades in arms, but could
not approve of his method of fighting
with the Indians on the plains. / said
he fought too scattering. He ought to
get them more together-get them to-
gether in some convenient place, where
he should have provisions for both par
ties, and then have general massacre.
l said there was nothing so convincing
to a Indian as general massacre. If
he could not approve of a massacre, /
said the next surest thing for an Indian
was soap and education. Soap and edu-
cation are not as sudden as massacre,
but they are more deadly in the long
run; because half massacred Indian
may recover; but if you educate him
and wash him it is bound to finish him
some time or other 1t undermines his
constitution; it strikes at the foundation
of his being. Sir" 1 said the time
has come when blood-curding cruelty
has become unnecessary. Infiict soap
and a spelling book on every Indian
that ravages the plains, and let them
dieft' -
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-28
Pull Down Your Vest" ;"

The slang phrase, Pull down youl
vest, !" is not new, but has been revived
lately. | first heard it about twenty
years ago. Lincoln and Douglas were
campaigning it for Congress. / was
something of politician then, and
went to the meetings whenever 1 got the
chance-in my wild days, know. Myl
how Douglas used to throw himselfl
Carpenters nowhere. When he'd get
off particularly fine passage-all elo
quence and fire and gesture-the but:
tons to his vest would pop off like peri
DDS all along through his sentences.
When he'd get through and was sitting
down and fitting back his chair the
boys would howl: ssBully for you, little
fellowl Pull down your vest.n Then
Lincoln's lank form would rise up like
an interjection point and the crowd
would be still. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-28
The Wyoming Soda Lakes.

Mr.. Sickles has, within the past year
or SO, been twice to Europe, and made
it his business, among other things, to
ascertain all he could on the subject of
soda.
The demand for carbonate of soda is
immense. About one million eight hun
dred thousand pounds per annum are
used in this country alone, the most of
which is imported. 1t is used as firix
in the manufacture of glass, for bleeah-
ing purposes in the arts generally, and
for cooking.
The soda deposits in this territory are
sulphate of soda, or what is popularity
known as glauber salts. A hundred
pounds of it contain about 54 pounds
of water, % pounds of sulphur, and "a
pounds of soda.
The process of converting it into car
Donate of soda, is as follows: Take a
ton of the sulphate of soda, mix it with
about ton Of fine coal, and a ton of
lime stone, and then roast it in a fur
mace, something like the furnaces, at
rolling mills, for about six hours. The
water and sulphur are thus.expelled, and
the carbon which was in the lime unites
with the soda, forming carbonate of
soda. 1t is then dissolved, settled,
poured off and boiled, and then again
roasted, and thus purified and convert
ed into the ordinary soda of commerce.
The ordinary furnaces used for this
purpose have capacity of about fifty
tons per week to the furnace, and the
number can be increased to any extent.
Three furnaces would require about
thirty men to run them. 1t is desired
to put up works there of a capacity to
run from three to five hundred tons per
week.
Mr.. Sickles has conditionally compile
ted all the arrangements, so that upon
a telegram from him to Europe men and
means will be forthcoming at once.
And it is the intention to commence
and prosecute operations at once.
This is going to be an enterprise of
great Importance to our territory and
will utilize one Of our resources and
give employment to several hundred
men. AS it will also furnish one of the
principal and most expensive of the
materials for the manufacture of glass,
paper, &C., there is no doubt these lat
ter enterprises will soon follow.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-28
Sleep is the Best srimulant.

The best possible thing for man to
do when he feels too weak to carry any
thing through is to go to bed and sleep
for week if he can. This is the only
recuperation of brain force; because,
during sleep the brain is in a state Of
rest, in condition to receive and appro-
pirate particles of nutriment from the
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-28

as-Our Authorized Advertising Agents for
THE LEADER are, in New York, s. NJ. Petten-
gill Co., 81 Park Row, Geo p. Rowell & Co.,
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Advertising and Publishing Agency; Chicago,
H. ii. Chandler, l24 South Clark street, Phi1a-
delphia, N. w. Aver 4 Son, 733 Sansom street,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-28
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-28

One of the most noticeable accom-
plishments of the Democratic House is
the stopping of the fast mail train.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-28
ALL SORTS.

One of the most noticeable accom-
plishments of the Democratic House is
the stopping of the fast mail train.
1t is difficult to determine which oc-
casions the Democrats the most regret,
Hendricks hesitancy to accept the Vice
Presidential nomination orthe reflection
that Fred Grant was not with Custer
in his last fatal assault upon the
Sioux.
Two of the nominees ON the Massa-
chusetts prohibition ticket have declin-
ed the proffered honor, on the ground
that they can best aid the cause of tenn
perance by supporting the Republican
party. This is encouraging as an indica-
tion of returning sanity to the prohibi-
tionists.
The advertisement of the sale of the
Stevens battery, in New York, brings
once more to public notice this inven.
ton, the first iron-clad. Its inventor
Colonel Stevens, worked on his own
idea for number of years, and the first
floating battery was begun in 1S43. II
proved much too small, and in 1854 the
keel of another was laid. Although 1t
has been in process of construction for
twenty-five years, half million dollars
are yet required for its completion. 1t
was novelty in its early days and is a
curiosity now, since it combines several
particulars which have since done the
world good service in monitors.