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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
BALSaM and PINE

balsam and pine and the gums of the East are too
well known to require description Their grateful,
are known II thousands When combined in
accordance with late and important discoveries in
pharamacy their healing and strengthening prop
critics are increased tenfold. In this respect our
Plaster is the beet in without the aid of cleo
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE

is local and constitutional remedy. and is APP
piled to the nasal passages by Insulation with
Dr., SGnford's Improved Inhaling Tube. which
accom- panies each bo lie free Of charge; and
internally cOnsttutiOnally. where. by its action
on the mucous coatings of the throat and stomach.
ii frees the system from the poison generated by
Catarrh. Until this result is effected no permanent
cure can be made. I hus the united action of this
others
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
COLLINS
VOLTAIC PLASTERS

Az Electro Galvanic Battery combined
with the Celebrated Medicated Porus
Strengthening Plaster, forming the best
Plaster for pains and aches in the World
of Medicine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
MOLINE.
ARGUS HEADQUARTERS MOLINE,

RICHARDS & SoHRsEcK's Drug and Book Store
opposite First National Bank, where all orders
can be left for the ARGUS, aud where all Moline
business is transacted by o. J. Beardslee. Busi
ness notices should be handed in by noon to en-
sure publication the same day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
Weather Probabilities.

WASHINGTON, May 26-The Signal Ser
vice observations taken at 10 o'clock this
forenoon indicate the following weather
probabilities for this afternoon and to-
night:
Indications for the lower Missouri val
ley: Falling barometer, stationary or
higher temperature, partly cloudy or
cloudy weather with rain areas and south
easterly winds
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26

TFTHmTNFC OF Self Abuse or IndiscretIon
~ d 4N4H send stamp for "CELEBRATED
Work. on Nervous and Private Diseases. Address
CHICAGO MEDICAL INSTITUTE, 1856 s. Clark St,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and IN
discretions of youth, nervous weakness, early de-
cay, loss of manhood &C, will send recipe that
will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE This great
remedy was discovered by missionary in South
America Send a self-addressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH r. INMAN Station D, Bible House
New York City,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
ELECTRICITY

As grand curative aud restorative agent is rot
equalled by sny element medicine in the his
tory of the healing Unless the vital spark has
fed the body, restoration by means of electricity is
possible 1t IL the last resort of all yscians and
surgeons. and has rescued thousands, apparently
dead, from untimely grave, when no other
human agency could have succeeded, This is the
leading curative element in this Plaster.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
Sanford's Radical Cure

LAS worked revolution III the treatment of
II Catarrh. 1t has demonstrated beyond all doubt
that this disease even in its severest forms. is
durable, and that comfort and happiness may be
made to follow years OF misery, years of suffering,
by persistent use OF it, The method of treat
ment originated by DR.. Sanford, viz. the local and
constitutional, by a remedy prepared by disti.la-
ton, is the Only ever offered to the public that
will bear the test of time
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
TWO IN ONE.

Thus combined We have two grand medical agents
in one, each OF which performs its function and
unitedly produce more cures than any liniment,
lotion, wash, plaster ever before compounded in
the history OF medicine. Try one. PRICE, %
CENTS.
Sold iby all druggists for 25 cents Sent on re-
eept of 70 cents for one 81 25 for SIX or $225 for
twelve, carefully wrapped, and warranted perfect
by WEEKS & POTTER, ProprietoEs, Boston, Mass.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
FINANCIAL
S25, $50, SiOO, $500, $500.

The reliable house Of ALEX. FROTHINGHAM
& CO., No u Wall street, New York publish
handsome eight page weekly paper, called the
Weekly Financial Report, which they send free to
any address. In addition " large number OF edi-
tofials GU financial and other TOPICS IL contains
qery full and accurate reports Of the sales and
standing of every stock bond and security dealt in
at the Stock Exchange Messrs. FBOTHINGHAM q
Co are extensive brokers Of large experience and
tried Integrity In addition their stock broker.
age business they sell what are termed Pr-v1hges"
or "Puts and Calls" row one Of the favorite meth
ods Of legitimate speculation. Their advice ts val
uable and by following it many have made for
tunes.-[N New York Metropolis
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Legal Blanks, of all kinds for sale at
Tue ARGUS OFFICE
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06
The Bemis Heights Celebration.

The executive committee Of the reunion
association Of the seventy seventh New
York volunteers met at MacFarlane hall
Saltwater N. Y, Wednesday afternoon
pursuant to call of the chairman, and ai-
journed 10 August II, at 2 o'clock p. m,
ut the same place. A citizens association
was then organized, and II was decided, by
a unanimous vote that the coming ami
versary OF the battle of Bsmis Heights
should be celebrated with appropriate and
imposing ceremonies, AID In manner CON-
mensurate with the importance of the great
and decisive engagement, the result of
which sounded the death-knell to British
hopes OF conquest In America. The re-
spective committees who have charge Of the
preliminary arrangements will report to
the general meeting of the reunion and
citizens associations. which conyenes at
MacFarlane hall, on August II, when the
date Of the celebration will be announced
10 the public.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06
tFrom Burlington Free Press.l
HE ''sONG OF THE VERMONTERS-l779, -
Its Authorship Finally settled-John g. Whit
tier Acknowledges 1t as His.

The authorship of this stirring ode has
been suspected by some, but known to few
except its author. 1t has been attributed
to Mr.. Whittier, as well as to Ethan Allen
and others, but, though he has privately adj
mitted the authorship of it of late years, in
conversation with friends, Mr.. Whittier
has never, we believe, given any public ac-
acknowledgement Of III nor has he recognized
it by admitting 1t to place in any edition
of his works. The correspondence pub
lished below gives the literary history of
the production, and shows that, although
supposed to have been composed or sung
by the "Green Mountain Boys of l779," it
is only as Cowpers poem, 81 am monarch
of all l survey" is supposed to have been
composed or sung by Alexander Selkirk,
the prototype of Robinson Crusoe, as a
representative song, such as the settlers of
the New Hampshire grants might, could
would or should have sung. The "song"
| may be found in Miss Hemenway' 3 revised
edition of the "Poets and Poetry of Yer
mont" with appropriate notes, page 25 ;
also 10 "Ethan Allen and the Green Noun
tain Heroes OF TO- by Henry W. De Puy,
| in note to page 405. Both these books
are in our Fletcher free library. Sung by
a choir Of strong baritones to the March in
Norma, it would stir the blood at our Yer
mont Centennial, as nothing else could.
But to the correspondence
BURLINGTON, VT, July "a, 1877.
JOHN G. WHITTIER
| naar Eriand-Aa ha hoard
our little state is quite astir for the cele-
bration of her hundredth birth day at Ben
nington, on the 18th and 10th Of next
month. have been called upon to deliver
an address on the 10th, the Vermont day
| specislly-and 80, as is natural, snatches
of the "Song Of the Vermonters" have now
and then come haunting me, in the way of
inspira ton as take 1t, for the composition
| of my address-"Ho, all to the borders,
etc.
This, we understand to be one of your
literary offspring whom you have suf-
fered to stray off as waif and vagabond,
unackuowedged of his sire possibly
because he manifests a too pronounced
disposition for street broils and
rough-and-tumble fights. There is nc
law, that l know of. to compel
you to legitimate the child, or by which
the public can procure an order of affilia-
ton upon you but it might be worth the
while to stop the nonsense of speaking OF
this as enc of the songs composed or sung
by Ethan Allen, as a representative in con
gress, in speech there, once said or init.
mated, and then grandly recited it. Ii
truth it is very stirring ode, and full Of
the spirit of the times referred to.
Am | asking too much Of you, tina
you give me some account OF its pro
duction-when composed and where pub
lished-sirce 1t does not appear in any
edition of your works which l have met
with.
Sincerely yours,
DANIEL RoBRRTs.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06

And ours are the mountains which awfully rise,
Till they rest their green heads on the top OF
And ours are the forests unwasted, unshorn,
Save where the wild path OF the tempest is
torn.
And though savage and wild be this climate OF
And brief be our season of fruits and of flowers,
Far dearer the blast round our mountain which
Than the sweet summer zephyr which Dreathes
over slaves.
Hurrah for VERMONT for the land which we
Must nave sons to defend her from valley and
Leave the harvest to rot on the neld where it
grows;
foes.
Possoomsuck steals down from his wood
From shocticook river to Lutterlock town.
Ho, all to the rescue vermonters, come down!
Come York or come Hampshire, come traitors
II ye rule Ger our land ye shall rule DER our
graves;
our vow is recorded, our banner unrurled.
In the name Of Vermont we defy all the TorldN.
This song would have been included in our
INST edition, but for the doubts OF some regard
ing the propriety OF admitting any poem to
our volume OF questionable origin but, wheth-
er perpetrated by a verltable Vermont man, or
some neighbortng bard, It is Vermont poetry,
bona fde; graphic, living sketch OF lJ7s. And.
either as fragment Of Unknown authorship, or
as tribute 20 Vermont, is entitled to a place
among the relies OF our political literature.
tin 1892, Now YORK, by reason OF an extraor-
binary grant of Charles ii. to the Duke OF York,
claimed jurisdiction over about sixty town.
ships, OF which grants had been given by the
Governor OF New Hampshire, declaring those
grants illegal. An attempt was made TO dis
possess the settlers, but lt was promptly re-
sisted. In IVA, New York passed most des-
pOtlc law against the sisting Vermonters,
and the governor offered a large reward for the
apprehension OF the celebrated Ethan Allen
and his associates. In lI79 Vermont declared
claims, and attempted to enforce them with
her militia. In l7Tg, New Han pshire also laid
claim to the whole State OF Vermont. Massa-
chusetts speedily followed, by putting in her
claim to about two-thirds Of IL. Congress-,
powerless under the old confederation, en-
parties, but ardently favored New York. Ver-
mont demonstrated warmly, congress threat
ened. Vermont published Gan appeal to the
candid and impartial world" denounced con-
gress, and asserted Its own absolute indepen-
dence. Notwithstanding the threats offered on
all sldes, the contest terminated without much
bloodshed. SO Vermont was admitted into the
Union In 1871, after existing as an independent
sovereignty for nearly fifteen years."-Wii-
Hams History Of VeTlnont.
tHon. Meshech Weare, Governor OF New
Hampshire.
996v. Clinton OF New York and Hon. A. Ten
Brock, president OF the New York convention.
hardy Green Mountain Toys to the desolate
caverns OF the mount aims, aud rage icGr nth
human nature at idTgc. Ethan A iLena Letter "a
Congress, March 0, 1851.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06

while the half dollar-and the lesser coins
in proportlon-was reduced in weight four
teen and one.quarter grains 30 that the
silver dollar, still authorized to be coined,
weighed twenty eight and half grains
more than two half dollars or four quarter
dollars. The natural result followed-sil-
yer dollars ceased to be coined except to
supply the demand for the West India
trade, the same as the "trade dollar" Is now
coined for the China trade.
Moreover, there is popular mlsappre-
hension relative to number of silver dollars
coined prior to the passage of the law of
1858. Very few, in fact, were ever coined,
and they hardly obtained respectable cir
cIlation In the United States. Thus, to
take years at random, In 1874, only twenty
thousand dollars were coined; in 1850,
forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars !;
and in 1851, thirteen hundred dollars !;
while, In 1874, under the coinage act Of
1878, over one million Of the ''trade dollars"
were issued.
The coinage act of 1878 simply author
lied the coinage Of "trade dollar" of
halt dollars, quarter dollars, dimes and
half dimes, and omitted to provide for the
coinage Of the silver dollar. 1t lett the
fneness OF the coins the came as they were
under the acts of 1887 and 1858 made the
'trade dollar" seven and one-half grains
heavier than the old legal tender dollar,
leaving the other coins of the old weight
and left the legal tender value of the
halves, quarters, dimes and half dimes the
same as they were under the law of 1853.
Really the only change was to take away
the authority to coin dollars which had
practically ceased to be coined, and to
authorize the issue of new coin for the
benefit Of foreign trade.
As the law now stands, the silver dollar
not the ''trsde dollar all the lesser
silver coins issued prior to 1854 are legal
tender for all sums whatsoever, while the
half dollar, quarter dollar, dimes and hall
dimes issued since 1854 are legal tender
in sums not exceeding FIVE dollars.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06
The Cremation Of the late Dr.. Wins.
low

1t will be remembered by our readers
that the will OF the late DR.. Charles F.
Winslow, a gentleman known to many Of
our citizens, was published in THE GLOBE.
A special to the Chicago Times gives the
following account of DR.. Wiuslow's Gre
nation:
When DR.. Winslows remains were
placed In the cremation furnace at $50
O'Clock the body weighed 1875 pounds. He
died on the 7th of July, and the body had
been embalmed, and the heat and bowels
taken out. The crowd were permitted to
view the face as the body lay IN plain
coffin, with flowers strewn on il.
Nearly 1000 persons passed around the
coffin rapidly, Immediately after which the
doors of the furnace. which had already
reached red heat, was opened, and the
body quickly pushed in, on an Iron plate,
the door closed, and the fireman COM
menced his work in earnest. The furnace
was constructed with double fues, so that
the flames came directly in contact with an
envelope above the body, large current
Of air being admitted. The first appear
ance, Sas seen through the mice aperluree,
was that of roasting but in 90 minutes
nearly all the flesh was consumed, and the
| bones began to crumble. A half-hour later
very little coulu be seen OF the form of the
| body. At quarter to 8 DR.. Hamilton
opened the door of the furnace, and but
one or two pieces of bone could be seen,
and they crumbled under the weight Of the
| ashes.
A few minutes before the process was
pronounced complete and successful by
Drs. Hamilton and Smart. The fires we're
drawn and the ashes left TO cool short
time before being removed. Before the
body was placed in the retort short speeches
were made by DR.. Hamilton and Gen. M.
N. Bone and DR.. Smart, surgeon at Camp
| Douglas. DR.. Hamilton spoke only of the
| good qualities OF the deceased. General
Bone INDUCED in description, eulogy and
sentiment, and said DR.. Winslow he'd set
an example that would be extensively fol-
lowed.
DR.. Smart gave history of the science
of cremation, and referred to the system of
burial as injurious TO public health, and
said the practice of cremation would be
apt to increase with civilization and growth
of population. No prayer was said, nor
religious words uttered, which was In &C.
cordance with the .njunctions OF the de-
ceased.
The crowd present numbered over 9
thousand, and there was even struggling tc
get q view Of the scene and body. The
fumes from the furnace were unpleasantly
perceptible at a distance from the locality
The affair was successful, being the short
est time on record, two hours and thirty
five minutes. The weight of the ashes
which contained few calcined fragments
| OF bone. WAS pOunda III ounces.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD.

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
On and after Monday. July %, 1877. trains
willrun as follows, Sundays excepted;
GOING SOUTH AND Hast.
Leave Rutland for Bellows Falls, at sos q. m.
and 1905 and 400 p. m. For Bennington, $3.50
MAiL-Leaves Rutland at $50 for Man.
chester. bennington and New York, via Troy
or Lebanon Springs ana Chatham.
PASsENGkR.Leavos Rutland at sos a. m.
for Bellows Falls, Boston and New York.
ington at $40 q. m, Ticonderoga at 1850 a. M,
arriving at Rutland at lilo q. m. Leave Rut-
land 1900 p. m, for Boston, Springfield New
ExPRRSS-Le Rutland i1:ib q. m. for New
York via North Bennington and Troy.
EXPRE :, White mountains 81 IN the
Montreal 200 m, Burlington l.so p m, arrive
In Rutland 100 p m.
MIXED TRAIN-Leaye Burlington 500 p. M,
arriving in Rutland at sac pm.
MIXED TRA1N-Leayes Rutland at 2:l0 p. M,
for Manchester and Bennington.
MIXED TRAIN.-LeaveB Rutland at 400 p. M,
for Bellows Falls and Brattleboro.
NIGHT EXPRESS-From Ogdensburg, Mon
treal. st. Adams and Burlington, leaves Rut.
land 0;4o p. m. for new York via North Ben
'''-A wa '' come NoRrH.
Leaves Rutland at sos and TOO q. M. and
EXPREss-Leaves Rutland 21o m for Bur
lington, st. Adams, Montpelier and White
bAhATOdh hAFhhbo-LshNtb bObtOH F.oO a.
M, Bellows Falls il:2S a. m. Arrive in Rutland
l:lb p. m. ..
EXPRESS--MAIL-From New London, Spring
neld, Boston, Bellows Falls, Troy and Benning-
ton leave Rutland eco p. m, for Ticonderoga,
Burlington, st. Adams, Montreal and ogdens.
ExPRKss-Leaves New York at 800 a. M.
Rutland 40 M, for Burlington and st.
Adams.
NIGHT EXPRESS-Leaves New York at $3.50
p. M, via Troy and North Bennington; Rut-
land b:00 am, Tor Burlington, st. Adams, Mon.
| trea' and the west. Excepting Saturday nights
when it leaves New York at at 400 p. m, and
Rutland l:bo a. M, for Burlington, ST. Albanf
| and Montreal.
MIXED TRAIN-Leaves Rutland at 700 am,
| for Burlington.
MIXED TRAIN.-Leaves Bellows Falls at b:oC
| o. M, arriving in Rutland at 300 q. m.
PASSEN9ER.-Leaves Bellows Falls at 6:4t
| D. m arrivingtn Rutland at 9:c0 p. m,
Trains leave Burlington going east, for Mont
peler, &C., at 1850 q. m, 1915, 2:lb and 1870 p m
Trains leave Bellows Falls going north. FOL
White River Junction, &C., Mt I:40 q. m. and
| l1:4b q. m, and 4:t0 $40 and ll;00 p. m.
wSleeping cars are attached 10 night trains
! between st. Adams and New York.
Cars run through without change between
| Rutland and White mountains.
| j. W. HOBART, GEM supt.
| 81. AlbanB. VT. July 81, 1877.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06
A Cut Down.

The Pennsylvania railroad has cut down
wages again, or rather has decided TO pay
no wages at all to capital for the present
quarter. No strike is reported from the
90, 900 stockholders, scattered here and
there over the middle states, many OF them
persons OF small means, widows and or
phans with scant incomes. nothing burned,
no troops ordered out, nobody killed. The
road paid per cent In February, Il per
cent in May, nothing at all in August.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06
The YesceIIus Amber Ointment

Is q very popular preparation for the speedy
cure OF Felons, Old Sores, Cuts, Bruises, Scroll
etc. II Is q very nice consistency for spreading
with knife on paper or cloth II is used by
pnys,icians and the people one Ssnt box win
FOR sale by 4. W. higgins, Rutland, all drug
gists In Burlington, b. Adams. Winooski also
3 Co.. Wholesale agents, Burlington, w. Price
% sehts, post paid,
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06
The Crops.

The crops In the great west promise to
be immense, and the European demand al
so bids fair TO absorb large part of the
surplus. Here are many of the principal
conditions for the return OF prosperity to
the country.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06

Hereafter THE DAILY GLOBE will be sold
for TWO CENTS A COPY. THE GLOBE con-
tains ALL THE NEWS FURNISHED BY
ASSOCIATED PRESS and by reliable Special
Correspondents. 1t is excelled by no other
newspaper in the State in any respect. At
the greatly reduced price now announced it is
one Of the cheapest as we'll as one Of the best
newspapers in the country.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-06
DR.. shiIoh,s system yi,aIIzer

We are authorized to guarantee this
remedy for the cure of Dyspepsia, Inac-
tive LIVER, Sour Stomach, Constipation,
Loss of Appetite, Coming up OF the Food,
Yellow Skin. and General Debility. You
must acknowledge this would be ruinous
unless we had positive evidence it will cure.
You who are suffering from these COM
plants, these words are addressed-will
you continue to suffer when you can be
cured on such terms az thesep II Is for you
to determine. Sample bottles 10 cents !;
regular size, 10 cents. Sold by #. Fem
and Paige and Crooks, Rutland; f. A..
Morse, West Rutland.
$4,000 die annually by neglecting a
cough, cold or Group, often leading to con
sumption and the grave. Why will you
neglect so important matter when you
can get at o-r store SHILoH's CONSUMPTION
CURE. with the assurance OF speedy re-
covery. For sore chest or lungs, lame
back or side, use SHILoH's Porous PLAs-
TER. Sold by Paige & Crooks and Francis
Fem, Rutland, II. A. Morse West Rut-
land and Rice & Co., Castleton.
"HAoKMErAoK," popular and fragrant
perfume. Sold by the above dealers, else
! where by dealers generally. d&wiy
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-11-29
IOWA FERTILITY.

The State OF Iowa is described as
the richest in the union, having no
waste lands and not broken by noun
tains. She has thirty millions of acres
of black garden soil. In few years
those will be worth on an average Y6O
per acre, which would count up to
enough to pay our national debt. In
the county of Cerro Gords-and there
are ninety eight other counties in the
State inst az large--the crops yield
over 100000 bushels, about $50
bushels to each man, woman and child
in the county. Some of the wheat
lands Of Iowa yield IS bushels to
the acre. The average yield is %
bushels. Three years ago wild prairie
land that sold at SIS per acre, is now
selling at $40 and $50, and rising
steadily to $50. AS An agricultural
State Iowa has no superior.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-11-29
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Of the said John Lo,r, consisting of


HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN
FURNITURE, also buggy and harness,
Sleigh, &c At the same time and place
the said trustee will sell The real estate be
ing a
THREE. STORY BRICK HOUSE
well lad off and finely finished, suitable
for any kind of business, we'll Of good
water at the door, and ont houses i'll per
feet order Also a fine large stable, well
arranged and excellent garden Lot fronts
sixty feet Immediately upon the pike and
one hundred and fifty feet back, the same
Icing the most desirable property near
Mechanicstown, and should command the
attention Of business men.
TERMS OF REAL ESrATE-One third of
the purchase money to be paid on day OF
sale or on the ratification thereof by the
court, the balance in - months bearing in
terest from day Of sale to be secured by
good security. After the payment Of all
the purchase money thea the trustee Will
execute good and sufficient decd in fee
simple. The purchaser to be al the expense
Of conveyance. Terms Of personal prop
crty Cash. Possession given at any time.
ABRAHAM LOHR,
Trustee.