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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-15
COUGH SYRUP
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SEQ, SiQQ. $500. $500.

The reliable house of ALEX FROTHINGHAM
s. CO., No IL Wall St, New York, publish hand
Financial Report, which they send free to any ad-
dress In addition to q large number Of editorials
on financial and other topics II contains very full
and accurate reports of the sales and standing OF
every stock bond and security dealt in at the Stock
Exchange. Messrs FROTHINGHAM & co are
extensive brokers Of large experience and tried in
teprity In addition to their stock brokerage bus-
ness they sell what is termed Privileges" puts
and Calls" now one of the favorite methods Of le-
ultimate speculation Their advice is valuable, and
by following it many have made fortunes.-L New
York Metropolis
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-15
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, March IS.
wheat-Firm; sqade higher; s22 cash; 231.
April; 272 May.
Corn --Firmer; 39L4 cash; 43 May.
Oats-Firm; 32S cash; 50 May.
Rye-Unchanged.
Barley Firmer; 50.
Pork-Firm; active and higher; 10 3714 cash; 10
40 April.
WHISKY 0.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs Receipts 5000; market quiet and firm
shade stronger; common to choice good heavy
mixed packing 6505 10; heavy to shippers 5 0005
IS; light 05GD5 IS.
Cattle-Steady; receipts 5000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-15
New ork Market.
NEW YORK, March IS.
FINANCIAL.
COMMERCIAL.

kee 42h0D1 "A.
CONFIRM; new western mixed 5414@561l old
do 560159.
Oats-Steady; mixed western and state 35Q5S.
Pork-Heavy; IA 50lD14 rs.
Jard-Heayv: 955
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-15
FLUID LIGHTNING.
FtulD lIen71,1e

Will positively afford relief by external
application. 1t cures on the instant Neu
ralgia. Nervous Headache, Rheumatism,
Toothache, Earache. and all nervous pains
SO AS BY MAGIC.
Sold by all Druggists at so cts. and 81
per bottle.
For sale in Rock Island by John Bengston.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-15
PiIes.-Itching Piles

Positively cured-also Blind and Bleeding
Piles, Fistula, Salt Rheum, and all dis
eases of the Skin, by the use of
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
Mulla gaiawny1 Soup.

Cut up two chickens as for fricassee, place
them in stew pan, in which previously put
carrot, onion, celery, parsley, thyme, bay leaf,
cloves and mace; fill up with good veal broth,
and when the members of the chicken are near
ly done strain them off into a sieve, saving
their broth In basin. Cool the pieces Of
chicken in water, and than take them up on
clean napkin. trim them neatly, and place
them in soup-pot, to putin the soupafte
ward. Then cut four large onions in halves,
taking out the head or root part, and again
cnt these into slices; place them in a stew
pan WIN iour ounces of butter, carrot, and
two heads OF celery cut small, and fry these
over SLOW IRE until the onion is nearly melt
ed, and become OF light brown color, then
throw IN as much Hour as will suffice to thick
en- the quantity of soup you wish TO make:
stir this on the fire two or three minutes and
after adding good tablespoonful of curry
powder, and the same quantity ofcurry paste
procede gradually to mix in with these. first
the broth the chickens were bold in, and
afterward as much more consommee of veal
as may be found requisite to produce the
quantity of soup desired. Place this on the
fire, stirring it the whole time. and as soon as
it boils, put it by the side OF the stove to
clarity itself in the usual way; then RIB it
through the fanny, and pour it upon the
pieces of chicken. Half an hour before din
ner-time, place the soup on the stove, stir it
TILL it boils, continue boiling gently for ten
minutes, by which time the chickens will be
cooked: skim the soup, see that the seas
ing is right, and send to table with two
OF plain bold rice, to be passed with the
soup.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
Training Colts.

For the last six years have been halter
ing my colts when about one week old, and
when the mother is worked the colt is tied
by her side. find many advantages in be-
ginning 30 soon with them, among which are:
the colt is taught to lead in few minutes
seldom more than fifteen. Being thus early
handled, they have no fear of being hurt
when any one comes around them. They
learn to travel on the road without fear of the
vehicle behind them or meeting others,
There is no danger of losing them Or having
them stop on the road to cause you to 90 back
after them. Two or three times going back
after colt will break one to lead by the side
of the mother. When SO trained, they are
ready to work as soon as they are old enough.
l have two now that were no trouble to
break. All that they had to learn was to
pull. They knew what was behind, and had
no fear of being hurt. One harnessed with
out assistance and drove seven miles and back
the first afternoon. Neither of these colts
had naturally the best of tempers, but they
are now very pleasant team to drive in any
place or to any kind of carriage. Kindness in
all cases is necessary in training II do not say
breaking; colts; and firmness is quite as neces-
sary. In earley training a young colt will
soon learn that man is his master, and that
he will not be hurt If he is quiet. The colt
learns little at time, too, and learns that lit
tie well, and he never forgets it. In begin
ing with colts old enough to work, they are
expected to learn too mubh at once. * colt
should not be expected to know at one time.
any more than boy should learn all that is
necessary for him to know at one term of
school. Try the plan of leading the colt
when the mother is at work next SPRING
Prairie Farmer.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
CUMBERL LAND AND STATE STREET
SEWER.


Beginning at point in the centre of Cumberland
street, 56 feet easterly from east line of High street.
thence westerly through centre OF Cumberland street,
distance of 4i8 feet to east line of State street,
thence on curve to right, distance of So feet to
north line OF Cumberland street, thence northerly
through centre of State street, distance of 704 feet
TO south line of Portland street, thence with curve
TO LETT across Portland street, distance of IS feet to
northllne of Portland street, thence direct line
distance OF Il feet to point SO feet westerly from
west line State street, produced thereto where it
emptes into gully in behring's Oaks.
The sewer is OF IL inch glazed pipe in Cumberland
street and curve thererOm, distance of 507 feet:
thence l5 inch do to the north line of Sherman
street, distance of 257 feet; thence Is inch do.
distance of $50 feet: thence Is inch plank drain 15
feet to terminus, making total length of 1859 feet
or 50 4-10 rods. The depth being feet from point
of beginning to north line of Portland street, and
feet at terminus.
Cost of Sewer $3.50 70
City's proportion. ............... 1906 go
Sum to be assessed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,613 10
Area assessed, as follows:
Cumberland street, area SO, 4l2 square feet
rate Sl.fo 1,459 10
State street, from Cumberland to Sherman,
32,554 square feet rate S1.50. ........... 4SS II
State street from Sherman to Grant, AZ, SAC
square feet. rate $1.00. ..............,.. 42G 40
State street from Grant to Portland, 31,647
square feet, rate 0.75 46 1Q0.....,,.,,.,, 1888
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
PROSPECT, CAsCO AND HANOVER
SITS. SEWER.

Beginning at point in the centre of Casco ST.,
lis #, northerly from north line of Congress St.,
thence through the centre of Casco ST., distance of
4l35 # to point % it south of south line of Cum
berand St., thence on a curve to eft distance of
III it. to centre of Cumberland St., thence with
reversed distance of 718 fit. to point in the
centre of Hanover ST. it, north of the north line of
Cumberland ST., thence direct line through the
centre of Hanover St., distance of 403 fl, to
point it. north of the north line of Portland ST.,
where it enters old sewer.
Again, beginning at point in the centre of Pros
pect St. So it, east of east line of Oak ST., thence
through the centre of Prospect St.. distance of
24O5 f.. to west line of Casco St., thence with
curve to left, distance of % f., where it enters
brick connection between IL and Is in. Pipe. The
sewer in Prospect St. is Of IL inch cement pipe, laid
# deep throughout lin Casco ST., from point Of be-
ginning to point II it, south of north line of Pros
pect S. is of 70 in the remainder of 10 in. cement
pipe laid it, deep in Casco st. and fG. deep in
Cumberland and Hanover SITS. Total length 1925
it.
City's proportion, two-ffths ........".. 2,03O 46
Sum to be assessed. 3,045 81
Area assessed, 164414 SO. it.
Sum to be assessed on portion all ledge.
Area 134,06S So. it., Rate per 100 So. it.
S2.l0 Z-lU SZ,SlS U6
Sum to be assessed on portion all earth
Area 30 34S so. it, rate per 100 SO. it, $075. 227 81
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
POETRY.
ISpringfeld Republican,
"BliSS'S Last Hymn.c

To the Editor Of the Republican -:
Some verses just now circulated as "Bliss's
Last Hymn found place among the selec-
tions of The Daily Republican recently. They
are not the composition of the late evangelist
and singer who ''perished at the Ashtabula
BRIDGE" but, in fact, are four stanzas taken
with considerable alterations and the addition
of chorus, from poem of seven stanzas
leach of three long lines) entitled mot Know
ing" with Scripture reference to Acts 20:22,
by Miss Mary G. Brainard OF New London,
which were printed several years ago, among
the sleaflets'' from the Willard tract reposi-
tory in Boston, have appeared in several peri
odical papers, and are already favorites with
many devout readers. Mr.. Bliss cannot be
suspected for moment of claiming the author
ship of the poem. The reduced and altered
form may have been found among his papers
as set by him to tune, the verbal changes (par-
ticularly in rhythm) being intended|for musical
adaptation, whether introduced by him or
found in some printed copy before him. The
original poem of seven stanzas will be pre-
ferred, we have no doubt, by cultivated readers
generally, to the mutilated edition containing
only the first second, fifth and sixth stanzas I:
and the author who is favorably know by other
compositions, is wronged by ascribing any part
of it to other pens. Mr.. Bliss, too is wronged
by such an ascription, as if he were supposed
to have claimed it. If the error is not season.
ably corrected this question OF authorship may
become as obscure or debatable as in the case
of the Beautiful Snow" We append the
original poem:-
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
How to drive a fast Horse.


People talk about steady, bracing pail;
but, in my opinion that is not the way to
drive a trotter.
There's great difference between letting
60 of your horses head and in keeping up
one dull, deadening pull all the time. The
pull should be sufficient to feel the mouth
and give some support and assistance, so as to
give the horse confidence to get up his stride.
More than this is m;schievous. To keep the
mouth alive the bit must be shifted occasion
ally. But this is not to be done by pull of
the hand on the rein. A mere half-turn of
the wrist, or less than half turn, by which
the thumb is elevated and the little finger
lowered, is sufficient to shift the bit, keep the
mouth sensitive and rouse the horse.
The reins are to be steadily held by both
hands while this play with the wrist is made,
and it is, of course, only to be done with one
wrist at time. The hands should be well
down, and the driver ought not to sit all of a
heap, with his head forward, Neither should
he lean back with bodily weight on the reins,
which, in that case, are made for sort of
stay for him. He should be upright, and
what pulling he has to do should be done
with the muscular force OF the arms. The
driver who depends upon the arms has COM
mand of his horse. He who substitutes bod
lily weight with the reins wrapped around his
hands has not half command of the horse or
of himself, either, and if the horse is puller
he will soon take command OF the driver,
The reason of it is that there is no intermis
sion of the exertion, no let up, either for man
or horse Besides, in that way of driving it is
fashionable to give those movements ofthe bit
which seem to refresh and stimulate the horse
so much.
When horse has been taught the sgnif-
canoe of the movement-the shift by turn of
the wrist-he will never fail to answer If
even though he be at the top of his speed.
The moment he feels this little move of the
bit in the sensitive mouth, he will collect him
self and make another squirt; the value of this
is that the horse is not likely to break when
called upon, while high-strung, generous
horse, If called upon for final effort with
whip, is as likely to break the moment it falls
upon him as not.
have won many very close heat by prac.
Using this movement, and, therefore, / have
no hesitation ID recommending it. 1t is not
difficult to acquire, and horse soon comes to
know what it means.-Frona Hiram Wood.
ruff in the Sportsman.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
ATEN1 g.: e.: =; ::
ments, Interterences, etc.
promptly attended to. INVENTIONS that have been
n II T II ~ III NJ n by the Patent Office may
II II | still, in most cases, be
h II | secured by us. Being
VIb FIJI III | opposite the Patent Of
lV - " II " l. - - fee, We can make closer
searches, and secure Pat
tents moro promptly and with broader claims than
those who are remote from Washington.
YENT0R s.: s.: !:
tentability. All cor
respondence strictly confidential Prices low, AND
NO CHARGE UNLESS PATENT IS
SECURED.
We refer to officials in the Patent Office, and to
inventors in every State in the Union.
G. A. SNOW & CO.,
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, ID. c.
WHAT ANY ONE MAY SEE.
WHAT CANNOT BE SEEN

ANY one who will examine the list of Centennial
Awards will that the manufacturers of Benson's
Capcine Porous Plaster received the highest and only
medal awarded to plasters.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
Wholesale Prices Current.


Sporting.... 5 80 q 6 80
Grain.
Corn, new. -. 70 q
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
RAILROADS.
PORTLAND &WORCESTER line
Portland & Rochester IL, II.
DECEMBER S, 1876.

Trains will run as follows
-I-m Leave Portland at .. 80 n, M,
1.3O $50 and $40 d. m.
$50 A. M. Accommodation for Worcester. Ar
rves at Rochester at 9.55 a. M, connecting with
Eastern and Boston g. Maine Railroads0 At
Nashua 11.47 a. M, Lowell 1915 p. M.
Boston 115 p. M, Aver junction 1910 p.
M, Fifchbur2 LIS p M, and Worcester
at 2.10 p. M, connecting with trains South and
West
2,3O r. WI. Steamboat Express through to
New London without change. Con-
meets at Rochester for Dover and Great
Fails, at Epping for Manchester and
Concord at Nashua for Lowell and
Boston, at Aver junction for Fitch.
burg and the West via HOOsac Tunnel
Line, at Worcester with Boston q Albany
Railroad for New York. at Putnam with
"Boston g. Philadelphia Express Line" for
philadelphia, Baltimore and WASH
iugtOn, at New London with Norwich
Line Steamers, due at Pier No, 40, North
River New York, at 600 a. M.
$50 r. M. Mixed Train for Rochester.
$40 r. IN. Local for Gorham.
Trains leave Rochester ar 100, *.25 and t1l.45 a.
M, arriving in Portland at 935 a. m, *l2O and
1910 p. IN.
Leave Gorham 600 a. m, arriving at Portland $40
a.
mixed.
Steamboat Express stops only at Springvale, AL
fred, Sac0 River. GOrham, Saccarappa and West.
brook, making close connection with through trains
of Maine Central and Grand Trunk Railroads.
de4dtf j. NJ. LINT, Supt.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
VIM. A. GOODWIN, G. G. E.
City of Portland.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN

IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
January I'd, 1877.
Ordered, That the assessments contained in the
foregoing report of the City Civil Engineer be made
upon the lots adu ant to the thereindescrbed
towards defrayipg the expense of constructing and
completing the same and that the City Clerk give le
gal notice of such assessment returnable at the AL
dermen's room in Portland on the 18th day of Feb
ruary next, A. D., 1877, at 730 D. m, and certify
the same to the City Treasurer for collection; and it
Is hereby determined that the lots assessed atore
said benefited by such in proportion to the
rate of such assessment, and that said assessments
do not exceed such benefit do they exceed in the
whole, twothrds Of the cost of said sewers, and we
deem them just and reasonable.
Read and passed.
Attest: Fl. I. ROBINSON, Clerk.
true copy,
Attest: H. l. ROBINSON, City Clerk
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
BY MISS NJ. G. BRAINARD,

know not what shall befall me-
God hangs a mist Ger my eyes,
And thus each step of my onward path,
He makes new scenes to rise,
And every joy he sends me, comes
AS sweet and glad surprise.
1 see not step before me,
As / tread on another year;
But the past is in Gods keeping,
The future his mercy shall clear,
And what looks dark in the distance
May brighten as draw near.
For perhaps the dreaded future
Is less bitter tina think;
The Lord may sweeten the waters
Before stOop to drink,
Or, If Marah must be Marah
He will stand beside its brink.
1t may be he keeps waiting,
Till the coming of my feet,
Some gift OF such rare Dlessedness,
Some joy SO strangely sweet,
That my lips shall only tremble
With the thanks they cannot speak.
restful. blisftl ignorance!
Ills blessed not to know;
1t holds me in those mighty arms
Which will not let me go,
And bushes my soul TO rest
On the bosom which loves me so!
So go on not knowing;
would not, ii might;
/ would rather walk in the dark With God,
Than walk alone by light;
would rather walk with him by faith,
Than walk alone by sight.
My heart shrinks back from trials
Which the future may disclose,
Yet never had sorrow
But what the dear Lord chose;
So send the coming fears back,
With the whispered word, "He knowsr'
Neso London, Ct, February 1, 1877. u.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12

Cost Of sewer. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 35
City's proportion. $500. ..... -. S159
Sum to be assessed. .........,.. :. 318 %
Area assessed, 1856 square feet.
Rate per 100 square feet, $3.50 50. 100.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
To Polish Rrass.

To polish brass, rub the metal with rotten
stone and sweet oil, then rub off with a piece
of cotton flannel, and polish with soft leather.
A solution of oxalic acid rubbed over tar
nished brass soon removes the tarnish, rem
dering the metal bright. The acid must be
washed off With water, and the brass rubbed
with whiting and soft leather.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12

1.-TWO Thousand loads ashes wanted at foot of Han
IL over and Paris streets, along side of Portland
& Rochester b. r.
fec div
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12

CONGRESS AND MELLEN STREET
SEWER.

Beginning at a point in Congress street feet
northerly from the centre thereof and distant 223
feet from west line of State street. or on the easterly
line of the passage way between land of heirs of L.
Fitch and f. j. Rollins; thence westerly through
Congress street feet northerly from and parallel
of Mellen stteet; thence with curve to right dis
lance of 45 feet to north line of Congress street feet
through Melen street on parallel line with, and
feet easterly from centre, distance of So feet where
it enters old Sewer in the centre of Mellen street,
Total length 1858 feet. The first so feet of Sewer is
of II inch, the remainder of Is inch cement pipe
laid feet deep at point of beginning, 1875 feet
north line of Congress street, and S5 feet deep at
terminus.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12

CLAIRVOYANT.

Ix1 Clairvoyant, Fortune Teller and Doctress. can
now located at Market Square, rear of the Dollar
Seore m one Horse Car Depot where she
Madame N. has had large experience ' in tell.
ing fortunes, searching out lost hidden or steIen
Do not miss this opportunity of consulting the ereat
est fortune teller ofthe age. Per entering nfosnv
new business or profession, She con ucting Of which
they do not understand will find it to Their advan
tage to pay her visit. She can forete the destiny
of friends in any part of the world and describe them
perfectly She also describes all manner of disease
that flesh is heir to, and gives medicine for the same
She has given universal satisfaction to all who have
consulted her in her constant travels since she was
seven years old.
Good testimonials given If desired.
Terms, Gents $1.0O; Ladies 50icents. Office hours
rom A. M. to 8 L. NJ no9dtt
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SIS.

At the Supreme Judicial Court be0un and held at
Portland, acithin and for said County of Climber
land. on the second Tuesday of January Aano
Don,ini, 1877.
Upon the foreg ding petition, it was Ordered,
that the petitioner the said respondents Susan
D. Fulton and William Morrill, to be served with an
attesed copy of said petition and this Order of the
Court thereon, fourteen days at least before the
within for the county aforesaid. on the ond
Tuesday of April, A. d. 1877, and also by publishing
an attested copy of said petition, and this order
Press, newspaper printed in Portland in said
County. the last publication to be fourteen days at
least before the setting of said Court, that they may
then and there, in said Court, appear and show
cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said
petitioners should not be granted.
Attest: f. j. LITTLEFIELD, Clerk
A true copy of the petition and order of the Cour
thereon.
Attest F. j. LITTLEFIELD. Clerk.
jan29 d1aw3wM
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
WANTS..
WANTED. so MEN.

Railroad fares free to any part of New
Engla9d or P ES 1eesi business light
ties, Also present of $25 in Greenbacks
to the one who sells the most goods from
the 10th to the 3Oth of this month, Call
on or address with two 3 cent stamps for
SAMPLES and instructions, ROBINSON &
CO., Perry's Hotel, Portland, Me.
fax DOW
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
TO Let.
HOTEL TO LEASE.

The New England House, Portland, Me,
Address AUG. p. FULLER.
de2Sdtf Portland, Me,
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
STATE OF MAINE.

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
CUMBERLAND, IS.
To the Honorable Jnstice of the Supreme
Judicial Court now held mt Portland,
within and for the County of Cumber.
land:
RESPECTFULLY represent Andrew Libby ofCas-
Ii co, Amos Spiler and Almon r. Strout both of
Raymond and all in the County of Cumberland afore-
of Spiller, Libby q Strout that by virtue of con-
tract with one William Morrill,, of said Raymond,
made in the month of March, A. D., eighteen hun
dred and seventy-six, to and manufacture at
their mill in said Gas out of timber he furnished
therefor by said Morrill, certain oak and birch stayes
between that date and the tenth day of April then
next ensuing at the rate of eight dollars thousand
to be paid on before said tenth day of April; thew
did saw and manufacture iftyfour thousand of said
slaves before said date amounting to the sum OF four
hundred and thirty-two dollars, for which they
claim lien said slaves, the same having remained
ever since their manufacture, in said Libby, Sper
and Strouts possession, and they never haveing yet
been paid for saving and manufacturing the same
by said Morrill, or any other person That the own
ership of said slaves has been claimed by Susan D.
Fulton OF said Raymond, and by said William Nor
rill.
Wherefore the petitioners pray for process to en-
force their lien Dpon said slaves according to the
statute made and provided, and that such proceed
ngs may be had that the amount due them as afore-
said with interest may be paid out of the proceeds of
the sale thereof.
Dated this nineteenth day of January, A. D.
eighteen hundred and seventy seven.
AMOS SPILLER,
ANDREW LIBBY
ALMON r. STROUT
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-12
BRACKETT STREET SEWER,

Beginning at point in the centre of Bracket
street, 102 eet southery from south line of Bradford
street, thence southery through centre of Bracket
of the north line of Spruce street, where it enters
old sewer.
Sewer is of u inch cement pipe, laid feet deep
throughout.
Cost of sewer. ..................uS321 So
City's proportion ............. $107 80
Sum to be assessed. .............. 214 s.
Arer assessed, 50,2O7 sboare feet.