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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-12

bin, and / believe got possession of that
bill only. The court awarded the possess
sion Of the money to the boy. Some DAYS
after this decision three fellows who were
at work on the new coal track here quit
and went to St. Louis. Before they left
one of them showed himself to be nos.
sessed of about $50. Now the question is.
did not Lewis lose bis money and these
fellows pick it upland the boys money
really lost By him, belong to him honestly?
He had lately come from Texas, and
claims he earned the money there. His
reputation is none of the best, nor is that
OF the three fellows who went to st. Louis.
Mr.. Lewis has the bad habit of too much
drink, and can not say where or how he
lost the money for sure, but can prove
having the money, and claims losing some
near where the other was picked up.
Chas. Peta and Miss Garland. grass
widow, were united in the holy bonds"
by Elder G. j. Rowe, on Saturday even
ing, Nov. Sd, at the residence of the brides
father. Charley felt SO happy that he
gave the boys free beer at Barnetts.
Next
A. J, Rowe has been elected to fill the
unexpired term of the city clerk, A. j..
Lndstrom resigning His majority was
about 81, that being all the votes polled.
| A. Eicholtz has leased part OF the Han
nigan property, and will erect acommodius
blacksmith shop thereon at once.
Rob't. White and Mary Stevens were
married by ReY. Rowe the other evening
i John Kells, former engineer on the G.
B. & Q. R'y, st. Louis Division. wheI
under Gable, was made father on Tues
day evening. johnny says it's boy, and
doing well. Better late than never.
Gilchrist Il Co., expect to co mmenct
Ed. Hall will boss the job.
/ Where is that big republican majority
gomez The woTkingmen don't know any
thing about it.
! Chas. Hensey had the forefnger of hi
right hand taken off while unloading iroI
for GilChrist to day. DR.. Porke
dressed the wound and it is doing well.
People say they are not married-and al
such things. One thing IS sure, they ar
, always quarreling about something.
Sam Ickeos attempted to join the arm,
of skip outs" from this town on Wednes
? day morning, but the marshal was read,
for him, and be had to come down will
$1,000 before he left.
Farmers around here have just com
menced corn husking. The yield is yer;
good.
There is some talk Of having justice o
of the peace for Rapids City. This par
of the township is destitute of that article
and our cases invariably go to Port Byro
where justice is balanced so well tia
] Mulhollen never loses case.
We are sorry for Sam Crompton. Fl
had got his hands soft and clean, jus
right to handle other peoples money-ant
strike an attitude with that nobby suit o
J clothes on, that gave one the impression o
a senator. And now he's got to 90 bacl
to that old shop It's really too bad.
d. l. G.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-12
Rnniaa CITY Letter.

RAPIDS CITY, Ill, Nov 9Th, 1871.
Quite case came up a few days ago.
On Sunday, Oct. 2lst, a young man,
stopping at Cracraft's hotel, claimed to
have lost on the street SUN amounting
to $50 and over. The next day he adver-
tised to that effect and recovered about
$50 OF the money from parties who picked
it up. Then one w. Lewis made claim to
the money saying he had lost that sum OF
money and claiming the boy had found it
and relOst it. He was so sure of il that he
had the boy arrested and the case came off
before Esq. Hunt at Port Byron. Jack
son. OF Rock Island, for Lewis, and Bell
and Mulholen, of Port Byron, for the boy
Lewis could only bring witness to one $40
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-12

In Trenton, N. j., it was discovered the
other day, that the receiver Of city taxes
was defaulter, and in a few hours after
the discovery the unfaithful officer was In
Jail, whence he will doubtless go to the
penitentary. That's the way they do
these things in Jersey. If the receiver
had lived in Chicago says the Times, he
would have conformed to the customs Of
the country, no doubt, stolen money
enough.to make it an object, hired half a
dozen lawyers with a small percentage of
the plumber, swore out q change Of venue
on the ground of prejudice, and sat him
self quietly down to the enjoyment of a
life Of opulent ease, while the patience OF
the defrauded taxpayers wore itself out
aguiust the legal barriers that have been
erected by the fellow. feeling of legislatures,
to keep rogues from breaking into the
state prison.
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M. M. CoRBETT.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOLICITOR IN CHAN
y Gerry and Notary Public, Abstracts, Loans and
Collects. Once and Avenue, Bird ooor east Of
Bengstops Drug Store. Rock Island, Ille.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-12

1t is doubtful whether the senate COM
mittee on elections will 10 very deeply into
the case of SpOffOrd against Kellogg. The
ant. administration republicans have
quietly felt their ground to see if they
could hope to carry Mr.. Kellogg in on a
prima facie case, so as to secure not only
his vote 10 the senate during long iuves-
tigation, but also the advantage of forcing
the democratic side to make the contest
and reopen the Louisiana case 1t show
ever, doubtful whether this plan can be
carried through. Ii is more than likely
that, even if Mr.. Kellogg was favorably
reported by the committee, the senate
would reject him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-12
A Perfect Toilet Soap.

First among the requisites of the toilet Is a good
article of Soap but to procure 1t is not always an
easy matter. Many Of the most expensive Soaps in
the market are made from coarse and deleteri"us
materials, and their delicate cOorIng and fragrant
perfume too often conceal the most repulsive am
purities. The disclosures recently made puDhc
regarding this ect positively startling, and
deserve serious consideration. Scented Soaps are
now known to be extremely objectionable, especial
" If applied to the head injuring the hair irrita
ting the scalp, and inducing severe headaches. The
character of the ingredients may be inferred from
the statement of a gentlemen who makes the scent
ing of Soaps his business he recently declared that
per- ons engaged in this employment were short
lived; from seven to ten years being the longest
period during which the occupation could be fol-
lowed.
The difficulty of procuring perfectly pure arti-
Gle OF toilet soap is at last n0vlated, however
thanks to the enterprise and chemical skill of Mr.
B. T. Babbitt. of New York, the world-renOwned
Soap Manufacturer, whose immense establishment
is by ar the or, atest of he kind in the United
States. The renOwn of Mr.. Babbitt's various pro-
auctions has for many years been widely dtssem-
mated, but this latest success is the appro riate
crown to the numerous victories already achieved.
After years of patient labor and scientific expert
ment, Mr.. Bshbitt las succeeded in perfectinl the
composition of the nrest toilet soap ever intro
ouced The principal ingredients are the purest
vegetable oils; the manufacturing processes are
entirely and original, and the result is simply
unparalleled in THE department. OF industry:
''B. T. BabbitJ's Toilet Soap" is the trade mark
by which this elegant toilet luxury is designated,
and for applications to the delicate skin of Infants
children and ladies' il is altogether unequaled in its
emolent properties. his Soap is not perfumed
the ingredients being OF such bsolute purity a
require aid from chemistry to disguise inferior
materials. The most refined taste considers the
absence OF artificial perfume the perfectto- Of
sweetness, aud this peculiar characteristic of d. i
Rabbits Toilet Soap renders 1t the most healtiful
and agreeable article of the kind ever manufac-
! tured.
Though specially desirable for the use OF ladies
and children, this Soap equally appropriate for
gentlemen's toilet, and a. 1t makes heavy lathcr
II is also one of the finest SOAPS for harbers us'
II is just helm placed uron thr marke,, but the
! demand for it will soon become general.-N. Y,
Tribune
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-12

The chairman of the house COMMITTEES on
patents, MIR. Vance, is preparing bill,
which will be pressed to vote early in the
regular session, for the revision of the
laws relating to patents, providing for a
limitation of time in which to collect
amounts for infringement of patents. The
existing code is imperfect. and the inten
ton Of the chairman is to simplify the laws
and introduce some other important
amendments yet to be agreed upon 10 com
miftao
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ALL LOSSES PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. POLL
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Western, of Toronto ................. 1.5OO,OO
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LIFE.
Washington Life. 5,5OO,0oO
Total Assets. S119.933, 524
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$4,000 BOTTLES
Sold in 1875 of This Imminent.

Testimonials.
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CHANGE OF PRICES AT

v. Dauber's Old Stand.
New Shoes 10 cents. Reset 90 cents. None but
frst-class workmen employed. HoFse-shoeing In
all is branches. Interfo ring, Quarter Cutters, and
Hoof- Bound Horses Cured
~ Special attention given to shooting Trotters.
All work warranted. Horsemen and others invited
to call.
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Worth S., 900 in a Single Case.

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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
when that noble head was laid low ii

when that noble head was laid low in
death, and the nobler heart, that had
beat so long and SO truly in the inter-
ests of science, was hushed forever.
And what rare example of unflinoh-
ing devotion to ones self-appointed
life-work. has DIR. Livingstone left the
world! In the interests of science,
and the higher interests of humanity,
how he persevered in the face of OBJ
stacles' that would have utterly
quenched all ordinary enthusiasm
The treachery of natives, the deadly
miasma of those African marshes, the
fierce heat of torrid sun, and the
hunger of the best affections of no
BILE nature for the dear delights of
family and home, had no power to turn
him from his chosen task. His zeal
only went out with his last breath.
He never yielded but to death, the con-
queror of all. 1t was fitting that En-
gland should have brought back; with
such honors, this intrepid, heroic mis-
sionary explorer, and laid him to rest
with her most iliustrious; dead. En-
thusiasm lends wings to principle.
Straight onward, unswervingly, will
principle take truly noble mind; but
inspire it with enthusiasm, and it is
like putting spurs to mettled speed.
The zealot-and the enthusiast is in
one sense zealot-never leaves his
work. He does not know what it is
to live, nor is there any end to his
labor. He goes on, ever inspiring and
being inspired, until the presumably
impossible becomes fact.-Loadon
Nnf7Lra
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
INDUSTRIAL. STATISTICAL
AND TECHNICAL.

CAPT. ADAMS, the master of the
British whaler Arctic, has brought
home with him to Dundee an Eskimo
chief named Alnack, thirty-eight
years old, who has for years begged to
be taken to England. His object in
eeming to Dundee is to get, during the
winter, knowledge that may be of
benefit to the tribe of which he is
chief. as4 ....,.
I A CURIOUS series of experiments
made in France show approximately
that the heaviest load a strong man
can carry for a short distance is 319
pounds; all man can carry habitual-
ly, as, for example a soldier his KNAPP
sack. walking on level ground, is 1872
pounds-or an aggregate of 1,51S
pounds over 5000 feet as days work.
If he ascend ladders or stairs, as do
hod- carriers, he can carry but l21
pounds continuously, and his days
work cannot exceed l 1882 pounds raised
3.200 feet high. ..- ......
A CORRESPONDENT of the English
Mechanic, in answer to question as
tothe best means of keeping the feet
dry in winter, says: a simple plan
would be, in having a pair of shoes
made, to order the maker to put be-
tween the soles piece of sheet gutta-
percha as thick as sixpence. No wet
or damp will ever get through. 1 have
adopted this plan for some years.
Formerly l had both wet and cold feet
continually, which even wOrsted
stockings failed to keep warm; now ]
wear cotton all the winter and never
have cold feet"
IN no part of the country has such
remarkable activity in railway build
ing been seen during the past year as
in Texas. The Government of that
vast domain has shown great wisdom
and foresight in donating sixteen sec
tions of land per mile for all railways
built, equipped and operated within
her boundaries, and, as result, rail
ways in all quarters of the State are
opening up rich areas of land that in
the natural course Of things would not
have become accessible in many years
and great flood of immigration is
steadily rolling in along the track of
the locomotive. The $4,000, 900 acres
of land and the 81, 900, 900 in gold al
ready contributed by Texas to railway
enterprises are cheap price for the
network of railways already in opera
tion, to which thousands of niles
more are soon to be added. Already
the mileage of roads in operation or
nearly completed is about 5000, and |
the work is hardly beglm.-Railsoay
Age.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
A Street-Car Incident.

- IL W Ito llllN iiio'ii st'"'
when an elderly party, rather embon-
point about the waistband, entered,
bringing with him enough cold air to
freeze cellar full ofhouse-plants. He
stood up in the middle of the car and,
fastening his eye upon the fare-box,
began to feel for his nickel. He first
untied-a great shawl-scarf that encir-
cled his neck and hid all of his face
but his eyes. Then he loosed the ear
flaps of his cap and unlocked fur
muller that hugged his throat. Then
he unbuttoned the cape of his over
coat and threw it back over his shoul-
ders, submerging two men who stood
behind him. Then he unbuttOned his
oyercoat and turned it back, filling the
car like a lateen-sail. Then he unbut-
toned the lower buttons of knit
Jacket and his under-coat, and, with a
grunt that frightened the horses into a
run, tried to reach into his hip pocket.
The first effort was highly-successful
failure, and at the second dive he
threw the end of his slrawl-scarf,
skirts of his cape, and tail of his over
coat over the people on the seat behind
them, and smothered groan broke from
the whole community. Finally he got
his hand into the pocket, and his purple
face and swollen veins indicated ap-
preaching appoplexy, but the hand
came out before any fatal result, and
the passengers breathed more freely.
But when they saw him lean over
to the other side, and make a
reach for his other pocket, they
groaned. After repeated efforts he
brought up out of that pocket a ring
of keys, stump of lead pencil, and
a tobacco box, and the people groaned
again. Then he hunched both shoul-
| ders and went into his vest pockets.
Out of one he brought little roll OF
newspaper scraps, suspender button,
a fragment of postage stamp, and a
quill tooth pick, badly damaged. Out
of the other he pulled piece of string
and brass screw and a two-cent piece.
Then he felt in his watch-pocket, and
fwith many sighs and puffs he dragged
up little dirty looking wad which
threatened to be money, but proved to
be lint. Then somebody Uttered, and
some one else giggled, and finally
everybody but the old Returning
Boarder himself laughed. He stood
still and thought a moment, and theI
felt in his outside overcoat, came ul
with handful Of handkerchiefs
gloves, fractional currency and nickels
and when he reached out to place ont
of the latter in the box, it fell from
his fingers into the straw, and the dis
gusted passenger doubled down an,
scraped around for it for five block
before he could ind it. And thel
when he picked it up and showed j
into the box, he sank back on his sea
with groan of satisfaction and begal
to button and hook and wrap himsel
up again, but started up with a snai
of disgust and pulled the strap a
though he had a legacy at the end o
it., While he was down on his hand
and knees in the straw he had bee
carried five blocks past his street. :
BurLig10to,a H1tok Eye.s IN u
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
Enthusiasm of Great Men.

WOULD the scientists who have
turned the world upside down with
their theories and discoveries ever
have accomplished what they have
done if enthusiasm had not led them
on untiringly in their researchesa No
finer, nobler instance can be cited than
Prof, Agassiz. What patient thor
oughness of Investigation What pas
sionate devotion to TRUTH 4 What rev.
erent. recognition Of Supreme Power
governing all the great forces of the
universal A sad day for the world
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oou@HEss1oNAn.

On the 9th, in the Senate, the
House bill to abolish the Board Of Commis-
sioners of the Metropolitan Police Of the
District of Columbia, and to transfer its
duties to the Commissioners of the District,
was passed by a unanimous vote. reso-
luton ordering the arrest of Enos Runyon,
the recusant witness in the Oregon Electoral
investigation, was passed, wi ;hout d.
vision -. In the House, resolution
was passed requiring the arrest of
Mr.. Orton, President Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, for
his refusal to appear before the Committee
on Louisiana Affairs at New Orleans. A bill
was introduced TO regulate commerce
among the States. A resolution was adopt
ed calling on The President for papers in the
State and War Depar ments relative to the
imprisonment by Mexicans of John J.
Smith, an American, and also to the wound-
Samuel Higgins. The Senate bill to correct
the statute to punish counterfeiting, SO as
to require the intent to be shown, was
passed.
On the 10th, a bill was introduced
in the Senate extending for two years the
act establishing Board of Southern Claims
Commissioners. A resolution was adopted
requesting the Secretary of State to trans
ma;so W ~ S1nsS W. ;tS O ~ nd1nart
I'm ,t ,a an en- n1,ort
Gaiins uppn ,mS issiGona a,s4 ,Ha itI tt
h,; ;tp h,a ,,'t;lr .,a s'h,,i,
ted and referred to print 500 additional cop
les of the testimony taken before the Com
mlttse on rtiVlieges ana E.ectlOhs sesara1 a
Snnth al tho Caroiina and the Eiect,rai vote in
Oregon. /. In the House, bill authorizing
a bridge across the Ohio River between Gin
cinnati and Covington, without pivot draw,
was rejected yeas, "a; nays, l33. The Dip
lomatic Appropriation bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole.
O>,+bo ,,,b j., +ba So,.to n rosoln-
Wv 'n0 I'm, ~ 'io '.h'S"' y :, So"
tion was adopted dlscharglng Enos kunyon
| from custody, he having testified before the
committee. A Conference Committee was
.no;,tod an tho senot. amendments to The
.ppoou ~, oD W ~ -
house oill 10 sstao11sn II ce1tain posi- loutes
me crguehSais M VI n. II. Noiiins 90 eSuavo,
from new Hampshire "ere pIssehteu, anu
| me s.atement was tlaoe ,nat .iie cer.lncaee
| dld not SCI lortn wnen lne Legis'ature p,I mes
nor .le ,the ui nis elee.ion Dii1 n;s', M1ie
| passed IN the hou.e-Sunsuia anu Dlplo-
omatic Approprlauon Dliii 20 piovioe rem l
eaies aos 'ne ovelensEe M}t. VI uu.es nao om 'on
hase anu ini I ,so,e. ~ Mt'a,y ,a o,n
Dill lSsoo, nol 4l.s,sis M 5ess a. ,Ian M
,ne estiinai1s, n:;s anu ~ reouc.loh u ps4yvf ue
low inc OIL oI iast SESSION. Consen1 was
| given 10, tne plln.lns oi tne tes.ihony & W.
Ken py tne Committee on Eiection In fior-
lda. 5..,
| On the 18th, petition was pre-