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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-16

s. o. DUNBAR.-Dear Sir: have been some time
the habit of prescribing the Fluid Magnesia pre-
pared by you and prefer it to the Eng ish prepare
ton on account of its cheapness ana its superior
laxative qualities Respectfully ydurs, &c.
Nj. S. PERRY, NJ d.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-16
Piles--Itching Piles

P5sitiuely cured-also Blind and Bleeding
Piles, Fistula, Salt Rheum, and all dis.
eases of the Skin, by the use of
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
Liability Of Express Companies.

An important decision was recently
N ,de by the supreme court OF New
York, in cause brought before it. The
circumstances were as follows: A lady
received what she supposed was receipt
from the New York transfer company,
for trunk which was to be taken from
the New Haven depot to Brooklyn. In
stead OF it being receipt was a contract
by which the company was not to bt
held liable, in case of loss for more thar
one hundred dollars. The trunk wa
lost, and the contents were worth more
than the sum named. A suit wal
brought to recover the value of the trunk
the company refusing to pay over on,
hundred dollars; and the court held
that while common carrier may make ,
contract limiting his liability, yet as thu
lady asked for receipt, and had thu
right to decline any contract and cOmpe
the company to take the property unde
the commmonlaw responsibility of
common carrier, she was not bound b,
the phraseology appearing on the receipt
as she had not perceived it. The de
cision was for the plaintiff
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
mellow sOil Around Trees.

Unless the surface of the ground is
mulch, around young trees over an area
of six to ten feet in diameter, the ground
should be kept clean and mellow. Every
farmer knows that hill OF corn or po-
tatoes will not amount to much unless
cultivated, and yet there are many who
will neglect to give the same care to a
tree which is worth hundred hills Of
either of the former. In rich soil, trees
may grow rapidly without cultivation,
and no amount of grass oi weeds will
retard them; but there are other things
beside growth to be looked after. If the
weeds and grass are allowed to grow up
around the stem of apple. peach or
ounce trees, the bark will become soft
near their base by being shaded, and
thereby be in a suitable condition for
the reception Of eggs which will eventu.
ally become peach or apple borers, Take
any dozen young apple trees in sections
where the apple borer is abundant, and
allow portion to be choked with weeds,
and the remainder well cultivated, and
then watch the result. From our expe.
rience, we believe the chances are nine
to one in favor of those cultivated being
exempt from this pest.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
A Remarkable Discovery in Cotton.

A remarkable discovery has been made
in Egypt by Signor Glacomo Russi, the
Austrian consular agent at Alexandria.
He has found new cotton plant which
is so wonderfully prolific that it may
prove dangerous enemy to the Amer
lean cotton raising interests. Signor Rus
81 has just published an interesting re
port of his discovery. lie says that
about two years agJ lie accidentally
came across the new plant on the prop
erty of Copt in the Manutia district
who collected the seed and sold it TO kis
neighbors at twelveield the price obtain
able for the ordinary kind. The plant
has a long stem, and, being without
branches much space is saved. 1t bears
an average of fifty pods on each bush,
while the usual yield OF the plant is
about thirty. 1t yields from 1896 to 675
pounds per feddaD, thus doubling the
crop. A smaller quantity of seed is
needed but the great draw back in Egypt
is that it requires much more water
which nccessitates the alternating of the
crops with grain and vegetables. In the
sea islands OF the Atlantic coast or along
the lower Mississippi it would prove
wonderfully prolific. The Herald's cor
respondent at Alexandria thinks that
the discovery will create revolution in
the cotton growing interest of Egypt
London spociqi 10 the ~ y Herald
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
Smiths GhOstly Order.

The New Orleans Republican tells this
wicked story: "A sugarmaker, who
might as well he called Oncssmus Smith
as anything else, died recently in one Of
our country parishes He was not long
i'll, and the day before he died he had
ordered bill of goods through his com
mission merchant in New Orleans The
news of the mans death flew on the
wings of the wire, hut the requisition
for supplies came along in a slow steam-
boat way, and arrived two or three days
afterward A portion OF the order was
sent TO wholesale drug house for an
article used largely in sugar making. 1t
was well managed drug-house and its
order clerk below was in the habit Of
communicating through speaking.tube
with the book keeper above before filling
an order, the object Of this shooting whis-
pers back and forth through the tin com
municator being to ascertain if the per
son ordering goods is entitled to credit
In the case we refer TO the order clerk
shouted up, How's accounts of Oness.
mus Smith, And the information was
slid down, accounts o. X, but we've
advices that Smiths dead That's all
right said the man below, he's sent for
ten barrels of sulphur"
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
HISTORY OF A PICTURE,

Two OF the most celebrated artists the
world has ever known dwelt in the same
city. One delighted in delineating beauty
IN all its graces of tint, form. and motion.
His portraits were instinct with the charm OF
physical vigor. The graceful, half.voluptu.
Gus outline Ct form and feature harmonized
with delicately blended tints. on his can
va. the homeliest faces had an almost ire
sistible charm. The other found pleasure
only in depicting weird and gloomy subjects
Above all, did he excel in painting the por.
traits of the dying. The agonizing death
throe, the ghastly face and form, were all
depicted with marvellous fidelity. There
| existed between these artists the most in.
tense dislike. At length this dislike culmin.
ated. The beauty-loving artist had been
engaged in painting the portrait of a beauti.
ful woman. Connoisseurs pronounced it the
most wonderful piece OF art that had ever
been produced. His brother artist was zeal
Gus OF his fame and sought revenge. By
brbing the keeper Of the studio he
gained access to the picture each night
| At first he Was content TO only deaden
the brilliancy OF the complexion and
eyes, efiace the bloom from cheek and Lip
and paint shadow on either cheek. Later
his strokes grew bolder and freer and one
morning the artist awoke to find the entire
outline OF the pt rralt chfnged. lie could
scarcely recognize in -he emaciated form
and hsggard countenance the glowing con
ception he had embodied. The pallid fac,
and expressioness eyes he had attributed to
q lack Of genuineness in his materials; bu
when the outlines were changed he sus
pected the cause and Indignantly dismissed
the keeosr. Whist the reveDgeful artis
marred by few rapid strokes Of his skillfu
brush was only restored by years OF patien
industry. Reader, need we name the artists
Health, who paints the flowers and "grass,
carpet" no less than the human form divine
Disease, the dreaded artist who revel
among the ruins be tn of nature and human
itv,--snd Carelessness, the keeper to whom
Health often intrusts his portraits. And il
it not the beauty Of woman, the most ad
mred of all the works which adorn tn,
studio OF Health. that Disease oftenest seek
to mar? The slightest stroke Of his brusi
rpon the delicate organization leaves an i'm
print that requires much skill and patienc,
TO efiace. Restoration must be prompt
| Carelessness must be dismissed. Let suffer
ing women heed the warming ere Diseas,
HAS marred their chief beauty Health-be
yond reparation. DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scrption has been used by thousands o
these sufferers, and they are unanimous il
their praise OF its excellence. II you woul,
be transformed from the pallid, nervous in
valid into happy, vigorous woman, try il
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
Horse Sltppiag.

The Springfield Republican has the
following on this subject The practice
of horse clipping is more prevalent this
winter than ever before, and bids fair to
continue growing in popularity. Some
stahle-keepers have all their horses clip
ped, while others lclip only the long
haired animals, claiming that fine
haired horse is better without. People
hiring horses almest always prefer clip
ped horse and the stable boys certainly
do, as it is only about onc-fourth as much
work to groom one. If hors, has once
been clipped, the owner must keep it up
every year or he will have a sorry-look-
ing brute, with thick hair like a goat,
four or even six inches long. 1t is the
impression that clipped horse must be
kept closely blanketed or he will freeze
to death, but one livery man tells of an
animal which was clipped for him by
mistake and which could not be kept
covered on account of vicious trick of
tearing the blanket in shreds. After the
mischievious brute had eaten three
blankets, the owner gave him up, but,
to HIS surprise, the horse grew fat and
soon was abe to do his usual work on a
third less feed than before. In fact, it is
generally admitted that, when proper
care is taken, horse that is driven every
day can be kept in cold weather for
nearly one fourth less, il clipped. The
reason is that clipped horse dries off in
few minutes when warm. while the
long wet hair Of an unclipped horse will
ra,,,,ra tha mann, r.. ~, - a,;,,,l L.,
for several hours, and to make this heat
requires more food. But while the prac.
tice it so universally commended for
driving horses, no one would advise it
for an animal used but seldom, for team
and farm horses, or for those left stand;
ing a long time in the open air, on deliy-
cry carts and the like. The cost of clip.
pling when the custom was first intro
duced, twenty years ago, was Sl5, and
the operation took three days. Now the
price ranges from 81 to IS, and with the
common hand machines in use skilled
man will clip horse in three or four
hours, while some of the machines run
by power will do the work in forty-fve
minutes In former days, after the outer
hair had been cut off with shear, uni
form appearance was sometimes obtained
by brushing the remaining hairs over
with turpentine and setting fire TO it,
The operation required great caution,
but il the right amount of turpentine
was used the horse would not be injured
in the least or scarcely know what was
going on, as the flame passed like fash
OF gunpowder, without burning the in
ner coat. The best judges say a horse
should be clipped twice a season, once
late in the fall and again IN midwinter.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
Household Recipes.

COTTAGE PUJDING.-Three pints OF
milk; four to six eggs; sugar to taste;
two thick slices OF bread crumbled very
fine. Any kind of fruit may be added,
and it is good without. Flavor to taste
and bake hall an hour in moderate
oven. When baked beat the whites OF
three eggs to stiff iroth, with little
sugar, and cover the top in large spoon
fuls, and sprinkle with pink sugar sand
heat till light brown. Very delicate
and handsome.
BLACK DYE FOR WooL.-Extract Of
logwood, one hundred and twelve ounces;
blue vitriol one ounce; copperas one
ounce to each pound OF goods, add the
blue vitriol and the copperas to sutii
cient water to cover the goods; and boil
the cloth or yarn halt an hour: then add
the extract of logwood, and boil one
hour more, with frequent airing. Then
put in strong solution of salt, made
boiling hot, and let it remain fifteen
minutes; then rinse thoroughly in clear
water, The copperas alone will set log
wood dive
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
Chicken G'NOlera-

The folio wing is from correspondent
at Westminster, Nd; In conversation
with Mr.. Joseph Stout OF this town, who
keeps from five hundred to one thousanc
lowls, and who sells large quantities OF
eggs and chickens in the Baltimore mar
kels, he gave me the following remedy
for the above disease, which he has made
use of for several years, and which he
considers a certain cure: Take a hand
ful of white oak bark and boil it in a
quart of water to make a strong decoc-
tion. Alter it cools, take the liquid and
mix in Indian or corn meal, to the proper
consistency to feed, and give to the fowls,
Mix teaspoonful of red or cayenne pep
per TO two quarts of the feed. The fowls
will eat this mixture readily. His theo-
ry is that the cholera is a species Of
diarrhea. and the bark acting as an as
triDgent, cures the complaint. Many Of
his neighbors have also tried this remedy
with great success.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
Popularity.

The popularity of Messrs. james S. Kirk &
Co.'S soaps, manufactured in Chicago, is
shown by the unprecedented sale which their
goods have reached during the year 1876. This
by far is the largest soap manufacturing con.
cern in the United States, producing and sell.
ing IN all parts OF this country, from the Red
River OF the North to New Orleans, and from
Portland, Me-, TO San Francisco. 25. 900 900
pounds annually. No so.cslled greases enter
into these soaps Only pure refined tallow and
vegetable oils are used, containing no adul.
teration Fairand square weights always re-
liable. This is why their soaps are so popular
with all good and economical housekeepers
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
Social Life and Legislation.

Among the practical difficulties Of the
day tbere is none greater than that ot
steering between the danger OF over-leg
islation on the one hand, and the pc
dantry of no legislation on the other. /,
conironts US in every department of so
cial life. There are men who call upon
us to presorite for the whole world in
what kind OF houses they shall live
what they shall eat, what they shall
learn, by and by it will come 10 bs
added, is OF yore-wherewithal they
shall be clothed. People spend too much
on their dress, they are negligent of the
of education, they drink
R I much, they eat food that is injurious,
are careless Of ventilation, and
is the legislature good for if it can
rect aud, al least. try tosupprcss
49, London 1ymes.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
TINE WARDER's DAUGHTER.

Marion Hyde was cripple, but for al
that she was beautiful. Her father wa,
a wsrder in prison. Among the prison
ers was one at the registering of whose
name at his entrance Marion had been
present, and something in his youthful
though snllen face attracted her pitifnl
glance. He had stolen repeatedly from
his beneiactor, and finally had admitted
into the house in the night time gang
OF burglars, who had secured consdera.
BILE booty and made of with il in safety,
save one, after severely pounding the
proprietor OF the house. This one who
was not able to escape betrayed the COM
plicity Of the young man In the affair.
He was tried, convicted and sentenced.
There was no redeeming feature appa-
rently to the story, but somehow that
face haunted the girls gentle thoughts.
Perhaps IT was because she had young
brother who was a wild lad, wandering
just in disgrace, no one knew whi.her,
and all the more tenderly loved by
Marion because OF his sad WAYS.
One day as she leaned on the window
sill, looking with wistful sadness into
the yard at the prisoners, one of them
looked up, and, changed a. he was in
every wan, thin feature, she knew again
the black suIIen eyes that yet were some
how like an angry, obstinate childs.
Her glance followed him as though
fascinated, and as he passed from sight
she . gied softly and went in to look at
the PRISON record for the poor lads name.
1t was Avmer Preston.
The next she knew of him he was in
the sick ward.
For few weeks she saw him there,
but :he gloomy eyes never softened. only
gaxed straight before them from their
hollow sockets, or hid themselves obsti.
nately behind the wasted lids.
He never spoke, he scarcely ate; and
the prison physician told Marion that he
was dying Of sheer inanition.
at is my opinion he's trying 10 starve
himself to DEATH" he . id.
Marion drew near the sick lad.
She bent over him and spoke with
gentle firmness.
But she might as well have talked 70
tbs wall, for all sign he gave Of having
heard.
Marion left the ward with a shocked
and anxious face.
"Let me know il there is any change,
or you think OF anything that l can do, !"
she then said to the doctor.
But at dusk the doctor was called
away by serious illness In his own family,
and near midnight the assistant, going
his rounds, found Ay.ner Preston dead
in bed.
"It's either make believe or heart
break, DR.. Putney said, shFrply, when
word was brought him, AND he ordered
that Preston's body shoVd he kept
whipped n blanksfs and s'il tbe ma
- 9 ha.,is Of pee
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03

Don't call doctor, il suffering from
rheumatism, gout or neuralgia, but send tc
your druggist for bottle OF Durang's Rheu
matte Remedy, aud just so certain as you
take it. just 80 sure will cure follow. Il
never has and never can fail to cure the
worst case, il the patien; is not beyond the
reach of medicine Sold by every reliable
druggists
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03

broom, or horses tail made for such pur-
poses, and use the brush. Above all,
give a clean, airy, sunny place, 20 ar
ranged that the eye is relieved from the
immediate rays OF the sun. On no ac-
count place a window of any kind in
front o. the horse-anywhere else, best
iom behind. An occasional bran mash,
and in winter mess of carrots and other
roots is of paramount good.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03

PILLS that contain antimony, quinine
and calomel, should he averted, as severe
gripping pains would be their only result
The safest, surest, and best pills are Par.
sons Purgative or AntiBilious Pills.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03

MORE than fifty years have elasped
since Johnson's Anodyne Liniment was first
invented, during which time hundreds of
thousands have been benefited by its use,
Probably no article ever became so univer.
sally popnlir with all classes rs Johnson's
Anodyne Liniment.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03

VEGETABLE Pulmonary Balsan, the great
New England cure for coughs, colds and con.
sumption. Cutlc, Bros. 4 Co., Boston, only
genuine.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
NEW METHOD thai,

Colds, Bronchitis and Consu
II. MeLsan's Cough and Lang kSShiy
hules. As they dissolve in you'd on
,teling gus e generated and inl uyy
,le. but did YOU ser know
body wbs iis;.s hls nsa.L
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
Feeding and C.ss.s for Horace.

In answer to various questions by let
ter oats should be ted dry, unless very
dusty, when they may be slightly
damped Should a horse be out Of
condition. good plan is to scald the
oats. Corn is best fed on the cob, and in
summer should be soaked twenty-fpur
hours in fresh water with little salt,
changing the water every time; this
some what extracts the fusel oil and pre-
vents heating in the system. Hay may
be kept constantly in the reach of an idle
horse, but not 40 with one who has much
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
POMONA NURSERY ~ nsLtSSs fIsn,. of c.s Is:'
A BOOK for the MILLION:
NsulGAl ADVICE sd dssss., ,y;;E;;.. ,,s.ri; !;
.satrh, iu,,urs, Opium ijhb'l. kc'' sf-Ni TT -
tsmp. Address, . -. ~. -, .,,t.

iu,,s ,old Hstch's Tn vef,al Cough syrup for
.Lout four years By using IL in m, own falnlI,
lecsme satisfied Of 10. merit. lt has beoohle ,ns
.adns article OF its kind, having by far the hest
.ple Of any sample bottles we're freely gwen sway
and n IL led 10 its RS rii introduction.
JAMES JOHNSON CLAYTON. Jef Co. n. y.
EK-Msmhtr Of Nov Iork Iesitature.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
= r,RnEspoNDrNTs.

~ crusnesicstioas for this paper should be ac-
-saesIDs ny the name OF the author, not necee-
~ 1br publication, but @s ssitencs Of good faith
sfhr part OF the writer. MAnuscript should he
ssifsen only side Of the paDsr. Be pa ticu-
arr careful In regard to your datss and TO having
sh signatures rlaialv written.
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03

annsrri o, .giye him a little morning and
nenbe. ;. thick. decd rounds. and ten to twen-
ana cf,s4s- A hon IA he t,;vo,
Tis,. defendants petinsw Chick kiizsss's., s,,ea
C1ick. widow, and excruifix 4 IA. 10 ~
ben $ chish. ags'd., Maria 4lif4 A.. 10 >4hyl
1 f<ai iss Far and ser hnshardk~& ~ ~
TO apps Ia tbs ea,tsr : 49, khs
The Osceola times., 1877-03-03

AFORTUNEsit..' A &. .s.,, :. s;S: ,s:s :, /, !: /:
eat krep IA -ir own counsel hadr.,.
IL ola DnsSG, nolaksn. NJ.
con WARM FREE TO AGENTS to .s..s.
Okv W4 vi In Probable Business. Ad.
dress with stamp Eo. q. whLiIss Co., Lock Boz
-. Pittsburgh. Pa.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-11
FORTY yTAR- BEFORE THE PUBhAA
DIR. &. NJ FLAMES
CELEBRATED
LIVE K PILLS,
, fi@patitis OF Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA A&u SICK HEADACHE.

Symptoms Of ] Diseased Liver.
DAlN in the right side, under the
edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure 5ometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient Is rarely able to lie
on the LETT side; sometimes the pain
IS felt under the shouder-blade, and
it frequently extends to the top Of
the shoulder, and /, sometimes mis-
taken for a rheumatl N in the arm.
The stomach is affected with loss Of
appetite and sickness; the bowels in
general are CCstlyc. sometimes alter
native with Ian the head is troubled
with pain, accompanied with dull,
heavy sensation in the back part.
There IS generally considerable loss
ofmemory accompanied with a pain
full sensation Of having left undone
something which ought to have beep
done. a Slight, dry cough is some.
times an attendant. The patien,
complains ofwtlriness and debility;
he is easily startled, his feet are cold
or burning, and he complains Of .
priCkly sensation OF the skin; his
spirits are low; and although he is
satisfied that exercise would be bene.
fetal to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try
it. In fact, he distrusts every rem.
edy. Several OF the above symp.
toms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few Of them ex.
isted, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AG [ f AND FEVER.
DR.. c. MeLANE's LIVER Pills,
IN CASES OF ACUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive
OF the most happy results. No better
cathlrtic can be used, preparatory
to, or after taking Quinine. We
would advise ell who ale afflicted
with this disease to give them A
FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements, and
as a simple purgat!ye, they are un,
equaled.
BEWARE OF INiTATIONs.
The genuine DR. {. M,LANE's
LIVER PiLLs are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression DR..
M.lANE's LIVER PHIs.
The genuine MeLANE's LIVER
Pills bear the signatures of c.
MtLANE and IILMING Bros. on the
wrappers.
LsSs7 Insist on Your druggist or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DR.. c. M.LANE's LIVER Plus, pre-.
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggist
and country storckecpers generally.
10 those wishing C. give DR c MCLAsE'3
LIVER Pulls tri1l, VIC vii mail post paid to any
pant u the UEIsed stats ohe box Of Pills TOT
~ enty i've cents
fikMiNG BROS. Pittsbvssh. Pa
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-11
IMPORTANT CAUTION.

None are genuine unless the signature of J
Haydock as agent for the United States sur
rounds each box of Pills, and Ointment. A
handsome reward will be given to any one rem
dering such information may lead to the
detection of any party or parties counterfeiting
the medicines or vending the same, knowing
them TO be spurious.
- Sold at the mandatory of Professor HoI-
LowAY Co. New York, and by all respectable
druggists and dealers in medicine throughout
the civilized world. in boxes ut % cents, 62
cents and 81 each.
70 There is considerable saving by taking the
larger sizes.
n. B.-Directious for the guidance of patients
in every disorder are affixed to each box
Office, liz liberty st., New York
d&w-Dec.l4
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-11
WIN. B. SMITH
Physician IL Surgeon.

ONCE in Winters Block ,.cornsr Seventh and
Commercial Avenue, (sntrance ON Seventh.
Residence Thirteenth street, west of w sshington
avenue. Il