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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-02
BUSINESS CARDS.
JOHN B. HAWLEY.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
~ Once in Bengston's Block, Illinois ST., Rock :
and, Illinois. 3-13d&w6m
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1T HAS NO EQUAL

IT HAS NO EQUAL
Thousands lead miserable lives, suffering from
dyspepsia disordered stomach and liver pro
ducing biliousness heartburn, c6stiYeness, weak
ness, irregular appetite, low spirits. raising foot
after eating, and often ending in fata. attacks o
fever. They know they are sick, yet get it'll
sympathy. The unfailing remedy to prevent thes
Affections and restore health is aSTMMoNs' LIvEl
REGULATOR.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BIZ
j. n. ZEILIN & CO.
PHILADELPHIA, PA,
Price. 81 Sold By all Druggists.
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ChillS and Fever
SIMMONS, LIVER REGULATION

Is eminently Family Medicine; and bybeing kept
ready for immediate resort viii cave many an hour
of suffering and many a dollar in time and doctors
bills.
After Forty Years trial it is still receiving
the most unqualified testimonials to its virtues
from persons of the highest character and response
h,litY Eminent physicians commend it rs the most
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DR., JAMES.


wanting the most delicate attention, call write Pleasant
home for patients book the miion-Marriage Guide
which tells all about these diseases who should
10 cents pay postage DIR. James my
pSrlors. You but the Doctor Office
pm. Sunday, 10 to IL. DR.. James Is 60 age.
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collie III CHILDREN
For children complaining Of
collie. headache. or sick stomach,
a teaspoonful or more will give
relief. Children, as well as adults
eat sometimes too much supper
or something which does not di-
gest well producing sour stom-
ach, heartburn, or restlessness q
good dose of Liver Regulator
viii give relief. This applies to
persons OF all ages. 1t is the
cheapest. purest and best Family
Medicine in the worldi
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-20
A Tramp's Terrible Ride.

A tramp who arrived here few days ago
from the west gives his experience in dead
heading it over the Union Pacific from Chey-
enne to Green River on the Jarrett & Palmer
train, by climbing upon the roof of coach.
He says that from Cheyenne to Sherman he
rather enjoyed the ride, but that between Sher-
man and Green River his experience was one
never to be forgotten. The rapid motion O.,
the train and The rocking of the coach forced
him to wind his arms and legs around stove
pipe and hang on for dear life. His hat flew
off early in the ordeal and after the train left
this city he was discovered by the engineer,
who began throwing heavy shower of cind
ers; but so rapid was the motion of the train
that the heaviest ones merely cut through his
clothes like bullets, while the lighter ones
passed above him. His coattails tapped so
hard that he realized that he must part with
them, but he dared not loosen hand to tuck
them under him, and they were soon torn off
to blow away. Although he managed 10 keep
his face behind the pipe nearly all the time, he
was frequently struck in the face by tiyin
cinders, so'that when he reached Green Rive
his face and neck were badly cut and scratch
ed. So great was the poor tramp's fear Of be-
ing thrown off and killed that this, added TO
the terrible strain of holding on the pipe by
main strength for so long distance, and the
intense suffering from the wounds inflicted by
the cinders, caused his hair to turn gray, and
when he climbed down at Green River he look.
ed like man who had seen fifty instead of
twenty-five summers.-Cheyenne Ledder.
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For years no one supposed that a piece of
soft coal dug from its mine or bed in the earth,
possessed any other quality than being com.
bustible, or was valuable for any other purpose
than as fuel. 1t was next found that it would
afford gas which is also cOmbustible. Chemi-
cal analysis proved it to be made of hydrogen.
In process of time mechanical and chemical
ingenuity devised mode of manufacturing
this gas and applying it to the lighting ofbuild-
ings and cities on a large scale. In doing this,
other products of distillation were developed,
until, step by step, the following ingredients
for materials are extracted from it: |. An
excellent oil to supply lighthouses equal to
the best sperm oil, at lower cost, 2. Benzole-
light sort of ethereal fluid, which evaporates
easily and combined with vapor or moist air,
is used for the purpose of portable gas lamps,
so called. 3. Naptha-a heavy fluid, useful to
dissolve gutta percha, India rubber, etc. 4.
An oil excellent for lubricating purposes. 5.
Asphaltum, which is black, solid substance,
used in making varnishes, covering roofs and
covering over vaults. 6. Parlatine-a white
crystalline substance, resembling white wax,
which can be made into beautiful wax candles;
it mels at a temperature of 40 degrees and
affords an excellent light All these substanc-
es are now made from soft coal.
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How Bread Crusrs are Used I'm Paris.

"What becomes of the old moOnsg What
becomes Of the old crusts of bread in Paris ~
asks the Figaro, and then tells of their trans
formations. The b0ulaRger en- Uieur, freely
translated, shaker of the DID," utilities the
pieces of dry, damaged and abandoned bread
He gathers the crusts in boading houses, con
vents and hotels. These morsels, covered with
sand, stained with ink and often picked from
refuse are sold by servants to the "baker OF
old" who turns them into new preparations
The merchandise is first carefully sorted out
The fragments which are judged to be still in
presentable condition are dried in an oven
and form crOutes ou pot, which are used up in
soup at low-class restaurants. Almost all the
lozenge-shaped crusts served in dishes of veg
etables have this origin The crumbs and de
fective crusts are pounded in a mortar unit
they become white paste, which butchers use
TO adorn outlets. All the material that ap
pears absolutely incapable of further service i,
then roasted, reduced 10 charcoal, ground into
powder, and by the addition of a few drops o.
essence of mint, is converted into tooth paste
Such is one of the metamOrphoses of Partisan
industry
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The Rate OF Interest.

The decline in the rate of interest on money
in this country probably marks the emu OF Tue
era of large profits. The decline Is strlklngly
exhibited in the government rate. The nVe,
twenty bonds bore six per cent ana those OF
them vet outstanding bear that rate still. These
bonds were sold for about three-iourtlls their
face in gold-that is a 81 600 bond selling for
$3.50 in gold Six per cent. on 81 600 is equiv
alent to eight per cent on $75O--so that prac-
tically the government rate on the tive-twcnties
was eight per cent. The COVE .lent is now
refunding these bonds at four pc cent; the re-
ductiOn in the interest rate is therefore Onehalf
The decline in the bank rate of interest has
not been so great as this, but there has been a
decline, and there ought to be, and probably
will be a still greater one. Prior to 1878, the
date of the present depression o. ,rade money
was roughly estimated to be worth ten per
cent, and the banks and Individual lenders in
the West were not willing to loan at lower
rate. But now loans on good security, which
is the only true basis for estimating the value
of money loaned, are offered as low as 7 per
cent, and even mortgage loans for long time
may be negotiated at that rate. In point of
fact, money in this country never was worth 10
per cent nor even per cent. This is proved
by the fact universally recognized and admit,
ted by intelligent bankers and merchants, that
no business can afford TO pay that rate for a
term of years 1t has been said that an indi-
vidual who borrows money at 10 or even per
cent. TO carry on his business, no matter what
it may be, will become bankrupt in less than
ten years-and the statement is true, as ten
thousand examples ofinsolvency bitterly attest.
A man may borrow $4,000 at 10 per cent. and
make IS or 90 per cent with it; but he may,
also, not make more than per cent. In Sc
ries of experiments he will make the lower
profit oftener than the larger-and the fact
proves that per cent is nearer the true value
of hired money than 10 per cent. 1t is said
that the real value of hired money is measured
by the average rate of increase of wealth in the
country If this rule be correct, money is not
worth even 5 per cent; it is worth only 81
per cent for that is the country's rate of growth
in wealth. In other words, the country grove
richer at the rate of 31a per cent. a year, on an
average and no mOre-and thu is, therefore,
the true value of hired money on absolute S.
curitv-.I LOuis ReDublicdR,
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BUDeEToF FUN.


The other evening the Rev. Mr.. Phlacter sa
down at the tea-table with a very thoughtful
air, and attended to the wants of his brood IN
very distracted manner. Presently he looked
at his wife and said:
"The Apostle Paul" M
Got an awful lump on the head 'safternoon,'
broke in the pastors eldest son, "playing base
ball. Bat flew out of the strikers hands, wher
| was Umpire, and cracked me right ebove thu
ear, an dropped me. Hurt? Golly!" and the
lad shook his head in dismal but expressive
pantOmime as he tenderly rubbed lump that
looked like billiard ball with hair on it. The
pastor gravely paused FOR the interruption and
resumed:
"Thc Apostle Paul"
"Saw Mrs. O'Gheminie down at Greenbaum's
this afternoon" said his eldest daugnte., ad
dressing her mother. "She had on the same
old everlasting black silk, made over with a
vest OF tillue green silk coat.tail basque pat
tern, overskirt made with diagonal folds in
front, edged with deep fringe; yellow straw
hat, with black velvet facing inside the brim
and pare blue flowers. She's going to Chi.
cagO
The good minister waited patiently, and
then, in tones just shade louder than before,
said:
1.-THE Apostle Paul"
went in swimmin' last night with Harry
end Ben, pop, and stepped on clam shell, =
claimed his youngest son. cut my foot SO
can't wear my shoe; and please can't stay
home tomorrow 2"
The pastor informed his son he might stay
away from the river and then resumed his
topic. He said
THE Apostle Paul says ....t.
my teacher is an awful liar" shouted the
second son: she says the world is as round as
an orange and it turns round all the time fast
er than circus man can ride | guess he
hain't got much sense"
The mother lifted a warning finger toward
the boy and said-"sh !" and the father resum.
ed:
"The Apostle Paul says"
Don't bite off twice as much as you can
chew" broke out the eldest son, reproving the
assault of his little brother on piece OF cake
The pastors face showed just II trifle OF annoy
ance as he said, in very firm, decided tones:
THE Apostle Paul says"
There's fly in the butter" shrieked the
youngest hopeful of the family, and a general
laugh followed. When silence was restored
The eldest daughter, with an air of curiosity,
said:
"Well, but, pa, | really would like to know
what the Apostle Paul sad?"
pass me the mustard" said the pastor, alb
sently.
Then the committee rose and the senate went
into executive session and soon after adjourned
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DUNCAN & O'CONOR,

IttOTHeYS az Lar, La SAFE. nus.
V'RUsTEES SALE.-whereas Elizabeth Gillgan, Of the
city La Sale in La sale county and state Of Illinois
delivered bearing iae the eleventh day OF November
1879 and recorded ~ the Recorders office Of IA SAFE Gohn
1873 in Book II of Records on page BIZ did convey
premises to witt Lot numbered seven, in block numbered
one hundred and four in the city Of La sale in la sale
eneens Entertainments privileges and appurtenances
hereuno BELONGING TO secure The Of TWO
dollars both of date with said trust iced executed by
Walker both bearing the rate Of ten cent per
after maturty one OF said notes being or me sum
day of November 1876 and the other for the sum Of two
hundred sixteen dollars due and payable on the eley-
And whereas it is provided the said trust deed that in
or either Of them any part thereof according the tenor
and effect of said notes or In case Of breach OF any Of he
the application of the legal holder Of said notes or either
To sell and dispose Of the said premises, and all the right
title benefit and equity of redemption OF The said Elizabeth
the south the Court House in the city Of ottawa in
sSf iSI het and best price the Same win b-ns m cash
thirty days previous notice of such sale having been gwen
In any newspaper that time published IN the sad city OF
Ottawa and TO make execute and deliver 70 W.
conveyance the premises sold and out OF the proceeds
Using and selling said premises Intending attorneys fees,
Also the principal and interest on said notes.
And default has been made In the payment Of the
Of the above described notes being Tor ne sum ~
hundred and thirtytHe dosrs ana age 1 h se n
it, maturity OF per cent annum the said
Csge Walker payce in and the legal holder OF said
declared the whole amount secured by sd trust
70 be due and PAYABLE hsTe being nGw due hee I
thereon ut Of per cent annun from the lh
day November the date OF the maturity Of said hrN
note of two hundred and sixteen dollars less
discount from the day Of sale hereafter men
te 10 the maturity said note the eleventh day Of
November 1874 and has made application To- the UNDERSIGNED
TO cnpy with conditions In said trust deed set fUrth ny
causing premises be duly advertised and sold as pro
| yIdef In said trust deed; -,
Now Therefore public notice y hereby given. that J. the
rndersgned A. such trustee. Wednesday the jst day o.
U-iocr D. lS. at one O'Clock In the afternoon OF said
dsy on the preues aforesaid the end thereof in the
said city Of Ia sale the county Of Ia sale and state OF
I!nas win sell At public auction. under and by virtue OF
the powers conferred upon by said trust deed the follow
ing deserted premises wit: Lot number seven IN pock
nuIer hundred and four In the city Of La sale Ia IA
sale county and Of Illinois. and al the right title
hen ~ and equity IT redemption Of tue sad Elizabeth Glh
| .7U. iisr heirs and assigns therein.
| i'i'' jOHN G. BRONSON.
| DUScGS & OCoSoR. Att'ys. tsep9-iwj Trustee.
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An Obliylng Customer.

"The best customer | ever did meet" sale
the book agent leaning up against the cOun
ter and helping himself to another round O
bread and cheese was a gentleman down IL
Mississippi | was canvassing down there IL
'66, and things were booming, you bet. | haC
about dozen books | was taking orders for a
the time, and dropped in on him one after
noon to inquire if he didn't want to subscribe
to one.
"Well, we talked about the crops and the
niggers and politics, for awhile, and had two
or three drinks together, and then opened OF
him. In five minutes | had his order for two
and cash down." n f.. -
Got any more ~ he asked. e"1
"a few" l answered. The thing was really
commencing to pan out handsomely. / show
ed him two or three other samples, and he
bought them, too.
"See here" said l, "you seem to have fond
ness for literature. Can't close out the whole
lot to you on liberal discount?"
81 don't know but you can," he answered
"Name your figures"
did So they were accepted, and he paid
me over the cash. Then we had some more
whisky. tt #t #ts.
"What will you take for yours watch and
chain ?" he inquired in an amiable tone, as
was about leaving.
didn't want to sell, so / named a figure
twice what they were worth.
"Let's have 'em," SAID the obliging man
counting out the greenbacks on the table.
There was no help for it, so passed ovel
the articles and put the money in my pocket
with the rest ...
Hold up" he said, as I was getting
out the door. Don't you want to sell that
diamond pin of yours! III give you $3.50
for it,"
1t was worth just half of that, and couldn't
resist the offer. The amount of it all was,
went out of the mans place and mounted my
horse minus books, watch, and diamond, but
with $500 of his money in my breast pocket.
The narrator here stopped, as if interrupted
by some powerful emotion, and then reached
for some crackers and cheese
We'll" said the bartender, who had beer
listening eagerly, she was good customer
sure enough. Did you ever see him again"
"See him ~ replied the book agent. II CUES.
did About an hour after, as was riding
out of town, | saw double-barreled shotgun
pointing out at me from a tree along the road
side, and he was at the further end of it. HI
remarked that upon mature deliberation thu
purchases didn't suit him, and / must give
him his money back or die. Preferring tn,
former alternative, shelled promptly out anC
then he gave ten minutes in which to max,
myself scarce. did so, and ever since that
we'll no more oblging customers for me-
Err
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Heavy Contract to Let.

A gentleman who came down from Lexing-
ton on Saturday was asked how times were in
that section. He said: About all | have heard
Of lately is joke on an editor, who, going
away, left his paper in charge of minister.
During the minister's stay in the sanctum the
following letter came from a mOunialn sub
scriber:
10 YOUR paper the last time was in Lexington.
If get any more such letters from you as | re-
ceived last week will come down to Lexing.
ton and maui HI out of your
The minister answered:
Il have been trying TO maui that same thing
out of the editor for ten years past, and if YOU
will really come down and maui it out of him
then, my der sir, have twenty members Of
my church will also get you to operate on -
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LEAN PEOPLE

II sA-epers EuiIdeis Painters. remember that keep.
OF Leads, Paints. Ola. yarnishes- Pans
brushes and all kiuds OF er'sl Tor painting. viii Ht
he " dersold. E.. 6RlGGS.
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legal.

lRUSTEES SALEUnder and by virtue OF the terms OF
and the power OF sale contained In trust deed made
acknow lodged and delivered by Andrew j. Galloway and Re
becca b. his wife. OF The city OF Chcogo Cook coun III
nos Francis II. Peabody, OF sid cy as tus,ee dated
May gh, 1876 and recorded IN the Recorders ONCE Of
La Sale cOun Y. Illinois, May th. 1856 In book 49,
pr0msoly note of the sd Andrew j. Galloway OF even
date with said deed for twelve land dollars payable 10
order of nd maker and by III indored) three years
after It's daie It'll iter thereon at e rae OF nine per
cent per annu. payable half yelry on The h day OF No
venber and of nay in each yt" and the legal holder of
said principal note hay thereby ariorIed elected TO
having thereby become at due and payable by reason
of the default continued for more than hlry days In the
payment of the interest ns?lmenls due thereon ON No
venler g H. A. d. 1876 and lay Dh 49,. respect
yey and there being sd principal note the sum Of
twelve thousand dollars with Interest thereon a the rate Or
per cent per and since May Hth A. D. 1884,
Of live hundred and forty dollars each with interest each
from since the said dates when they respectively became
due at The of 10 per cent per annln the payment
whereof has been demanded of said maker and reise,
and default he thus been made In the payment thereof and
upon the demand of the legal holder OF said principal note
Francis b. Peabody, the trustee named IN SAID deed will
ON the sixth day of DecemerA D. 49, at one O'clock IN
Court House Of said La sale county IN tue Guy OF Ottawa
and State of Illinois, sell at public auction " the highe
bidder cash. fot the and purpoes specified IN said
being situate la the county OF La SALE IN the state
OF Illinois, and de crlbed follows. tow The north
of section seven "a, ana the elst hall OF the
northwest quar,er of said section seven o. and the south
east quarter of said lection seven o. and the northeast
II rter section eighteen CS) all in township thrtyone
NORTH of range three 60 east of the third principal
te same less together with all the right title ben
EFT and equity of redemption of the said Andrew j. Gallo
way eiecca b. his wife, their heirs and assigns there
in II is understood that Henry b. Mason and Robert F.
Moss have acquired interest in said premises by deed
from said Andrew subject however said trust deed
FRANCIS b. PEABODY, Trustee.
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NOTICE..-EsTATE OF MARY j. DIX DECEASED
Notice hereby given, that the undersigned, Admin
of the estate Of Mary j. Dix late o. the count,
La Sale and of Illinois, decea ed will appear be
fore the County Court said county The third Monday
being the 18th day Of November 1914 at the County Gou
House in Ottawa said county, when AID where all per
sons ing claims demands r said estate are mott
fed TO attend and pre- the same in writing for adjust
ment. -
~ w " ' EDWARD s. CHiLDS,
ohtG-sw Administrator.
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Summer Reverie.

Summer, sweet, goodbye
"'Tis the last rows of summer" as the boy
said as he hoed down the potato rows on the
31st day of Aug.
The boy never did and never said anything
of the kind He was found miles away, dou-
bled up with the cholera mOrbus in strangers
orchard. But if you have got 10 confine your.
self to prosy, solid truth, what is going TO be.
come of all the poetry
And all the newspapers!
Don't speak of it.
Summer is gone
Oh, tender grace of the cucumber time, when
there were sounds of cholera morbus in the
land. Oh, smiling days of the first strawberry
DAYS, when the infinite price for the infinitesi
NAL pint wrought laughter for thu thoughtlcss
crowd. Oh, merry jske of tho watermelon
rind Oh, happy thought Of the grape-seed
under the false tooth plate. Oh. laughing
gulp of the cherry worm. Oh. liilisome jest
of the boy putting on his angelplumage with
both pockets and stomach full # green ap
lples. Oh. sweet blitlr roundelas about the
woman chasing flies Oh. chink Of the ice in
the c-obbler Owe several thing, not down IN
the bill.
Call around next week
80 summer is past.
All things must pass All thin = except the
lead nickle
And it will pass on the street-cqr and at the
Sunday picnic.-BurliHgtOR Hdr.ye.
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A man will carry $500 in his vest pocket
but a woman needs a morocco porte-money as
large as a fist, and too heavy to carry in the
pocket to escort 50cent script a recipe for
making jelly cake, and two samples Of dress
goods
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A Chicago young mans wife entertained
him with selections from Wayne fer which
he expressed himself as resigned g. 10 bed
where he slept very soundly ! aad mid
night cats assembled in the back nd and
yelled frighfully. The sleeper c.! .pt get up
and throw bootjacks at them, but irrned on
one elbow and whispered in his dreams, Sing
il once more, Elvira; sing it ono, nure.-Aa-
seal Notes