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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
In the Sweet By-and-Ry

cannot but be the happy thought as the
fortunate recipient of the Rocky Noun,
tain Tourist scans it's wonderful attractive
pages and peruses it's fascinating descrip-
tons. Most beautifully embellished with
new and highly artistic engraviDgs, its
letter-press a model of typographical
richness, and the arrangement throughout
simply superb, the Rock Mountain Tourist
is worthy Of comparison with Picturesque
AmericH or The AIdine 1t is written ID
gossipy, graphic style, covering details OF
the tour through the garden of the South
west 1.-THE Arkansas Valley, Southern Kan
sas), to the very heart of the Alps OF
America-the Rocky Mountains. Jaunts
are made to all the famous resorts of Col.
orado, the remarkable ruins, the springs,
the mines, and in short, to every point of
interest to tourist, agriculturalist, capitalist.
miner, and invalid With the Tourist, the
San Juan Guide keeps fitting company,
and the two publications are mailed free to
all writing for one or both to L. j. Ander-
son, Topeka, Kansas.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
vesuvius Firing Up.
From The Philadelphia Press


Vesuvius has every appearance of firing
up for another eruption. Smoke is con-
stantly issuing from the crater, and &C.
cassionally in immense volumn, that oyer
spread the atmosphere like a sable pail.
The other day dense black cloud that
had gathered about the crater was sudden
ly driver over Pompeii. Ashes and Gin
ders fell in thick shower, and for a time
it looked as if the midday darkness that
attended the eruption which overwhelmed
Pompeii and Herculaneum was to be re-
newed, and the partially disentombed
city was to be buried up again. thought
Of the fate of Diomeds family, smothered
to death in the wine cellar, where they
sought refuge, When the cloud drifted
over. the pavements of Pompeii were COW
cred with a thin layer of hot volcanic
ashes and minute scoriG. | asked the
director OF the excavations if Pompeil
might not be covered up again. That
depends on the duration of an eruption
of Vesuvius, he said, land ITS character.
Should it break forth on the eastern side
of the mountain eject masses of scori@,
volcanic, ashes, aud showers of boiling
water, the effect would be as disastrous as
in the 10Th year of the christian era, when
Herculaneum was covered up by strata
of volcanic matter sixty feet deep, and
Pompei and Stabia and other cities were
entombed beneath heaps of mud and vol
canic deposits" Vesuvius is the most
uncertain of volcanoes. Prior to A. d.
76, it had slumbered for centuries. Since
then it has been more or less active, will
spasmodic intervals Of tremendous fury
and desolation. Pompeii is more thar
one half excavated, but much remains tc
be done before this old Greek city will
again be entirely laid open to view within
its walled circuit,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15

OF course our Republican friends are
willing to TRY the experiment" Ben
Butler is willing to try it; Morton is will
ling; Blaine is willing, EVENT. sister-in-law'
is not. This is certainly a mild way of
putting it, when they cannot help them
selves. Even the acting president, when
he looks at democratic congress refusing
to pay the army to perpetuate illegal
carpet-bag governments, and at a people
fast changing the political complexion
of the senate, is also willing to try the
experiment Under this state of affairs he
is willing to confne himself to his consti-
tutional functions and apportion the meas
ure Of Federal interference in state affairs
by the extent of his legitimate authority
and not by what the old gang of Morton,
Butler, Blaine and 'sister-in-law 'imay think
advantageous to the Republican party
This restoring TO states their entire pollti
cal freedom under the constitution" woulC
be an experiment, with congress and the
senate overwhelmingly Republican, bu
with the present congress and the pros
poets of the senate being democratic i,
two years, the case is altogether different
and there are some so simple as to attribute
great virtue to our acting president TO
being willing to try the experiment.
Circumstances very materially alter cases
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15

The Associated Press, whose Washing
ton agent is a sort of semi-official organ of
the administration, announces. evidently
by authority, that MIR. Hayes has recon
sidered his former opinions in favor of an
exclusively gold currency, and now believes
that the legislation Of 1873 which de-
monetized silver was a great mistake. He
thinks the condition previous to 1873
should be restored, aud the legal-ten der
character of the silver dollar re-estab-
lished But while his financial ideas have
thus been silver-plated, they are not yet
so strongly developed as to convince him
Of the propriety of pressing the matter on
congress. The political events of the
summer and autumn may modify his
opinions on this point. Should Ohio 20
strong for silver, it might become tho
solemn duty of the president to demand
the rehabilitation of the dollar of our
daddies." Otherwise he will perhaps con
tent himself with something like Sher-
mans substitute for Bands silver bill
offered at the last session. The Sherman
plan re-establishod silver as legal tender
to the same extent as paper, but not iol
the payment of customs and coin interest
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
Tom Sawyer Moving.

A sharp boy on Twenty-ffth street re-
ceived, last Tuesday morning the init
nation, that he would have to stay at
home from school TO assist in the moving,
with a resignation that seemed sus-
piclous to his parents, but he worked
hard all day aud at night his father gave
him nickel and said he would let him
off that licking for fringing the cat from
the ears to the tail with patent clothes
pins while his mother said Charley,
when | am old. you will work hard for
your mother like you did to-day wont
you?' and he said he would And yet he
had that day played the part of a heart
less and superfuous middlemah. He
by proclamation had assembled a
mob of his playmates round the nearest
corner aud whenever one Of his parents
intrusted to his care some article to be
carried over to the new house, he auc.
toned of the privilege of carrying it to
the mob. There was an almost frenzied
competition for the right of carrying IA
looking glass that you could cast a flash
which would make man six blocks
off think he was struck by lightning or
had heard bad news from home, and it
was finally knocked down for an undivided
halt-inteTest in sick woodchuck. A
kitchen clock, the hands of which could be
moved around at WILL provoked lively
bidding, and finally went for. twenty-seven
pins, u sewing-machine needle, and the
frame Of rat-trap. Indeed, one boy
Whose pa had owned the house he lived in
for nineteen years. became so infatuated
that after spending the contents of his
pockets, and running in debt for most Of
the playthings he had at home, he con-
scented to draw the smart boy and basket
of tools over. to the new house, and allow the
smart boy &c hit him on the legs when ht
didn't 20 fast enough, for the sheer privil
ego OF assisting in a moving. That boy
will live to be indicted after falling for
million or two, aud some Register of tn,
future will howl about it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
FREDERICK BROWN,
Established 1922
IMPORTING, MANUFACTURING AND DIS
PENSING CHEMIST,
North East Corner Fifth and Chestnut Streets
PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Browns GINGER win be found invaluable in all
cases of Cramp orother disorders caused by change
Of water or bad water, and few drops used regu-
arly by travellers will usually act as a Preventive
and ward of such attacks. To tue aged and those
recovering from illness. a small quantity with a
little sweetened water will be found to give strength
and refreshment: the Ginger having no reaction,
which Is the great objection the use OF alcoholic
sIlmnlants. Producing all the good effects of q
Mustard Plaster without the possibility of blister
ing the skinl its application on flannel is most Ell
caclous And in the case Of persons predisposed
q hneumatism and Gonty Affections, It is Of great
service, FUSED to rub with)
, - Beware of Counterfeits
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15

A spy who pretended to be journalist
has been caught and shot by the sRussians
at Pieiesti Ofcourse the fellows journal
istic claims were fraudulent. Everybody
is supposed to know that journalists are
not tolerated within the lines of the
Russian army, and that most of the
elaborate dispatches pretending to convey
news from headquarters, have been manu-
featured in London garrets
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15

The Kansas City Times, says that an Iowa
paper tells of smart wife who helped her
husband to raise seventy acres of wheat;
and that the way che helped him was to
stand in the door and shake broom
handle at him. We know a number Of
smart wives in Rock Island county who
raise any amount of Cain every year, with
their husbands land it amt very sugary cain
either
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15

Hayes is going to Boston on the Goth,
and will remain in the city two days feast
ing on baked beans, the east wind, and
other articles of brain food" most affected
by the modern Athenians He has also
been invited to visit the capital Of New
Hampshire, by vote of the legislature of
that stata
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15

This is vouched for by the Boston
Traveller as being as true as most of the
dog stories: A mastiff in that city, I'M
muzzled by his master, resolved to comply
with the law on his own account. Heknew
that to preserve his life he must have Q
muzzle. Early one morning he stole TWEEN.
ty newspapers from doorsteps, stood on a
corner aud sold them, went with the money
to a store where muzzles we're sold. made .
clerk understand that the wishes to buy one
and before noon went home muzzled accor'
ding to law.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
HAIR DYE.
HAIR DYE.

BATCHELoR1s CELEBRATED HAIR DYE
best in the world The inventor has used this
hair and no injury to his health; proof that it is
the only true and perfect Dye, Harmless, reliable,
instantaneous No disappointment; no ridiculous
tints remedies the i'll effects of bad dyes leaves
the hair soft and beautiful Black Brown SOLD
and properly applied at BATCHLOR'S Wig Fac
tory No. 16 Bond street, n, Y, Sold by ali drug
gists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
A Perfect Toilet Soap.

First among the requisites of the toilet is good
article of Soap, but to procure it II not always an
easy matter Many Of The most expensive Soaps in
the market made from coarse and deeterOus
materials and their delicate ColOring and fragrant
perfume too often conceal the most repplsIve I'M
Durites The disclosures recently made public
regarding this 81 ect are positively startling, and
deserve serious consideration. Scented Soaps are
now known TO be extremely Objectionable, especial
ly if applied to the head inJuring the hair, lrrita
hing 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
persons engaged in this employment were ehOrt
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 nbviated, however,
thanks to the enterprise and chemical skill OF MIR.
Ii. L. Rabbit, of New forkI The Worlu-renoWned
Soap Manufacturer whose immense establishment
is ny lar the greatest of the kind III the United
States. The renown of Mr.. Babbitt's various pro-
auctions has for many years been widely dssem-
mated, but this latest success is the appropriate
crown to the numerous victories already achieved.
After years of patient labor and scientific expert
ment, Mr.. Bahbitt has succeeded in pcrfectnE the
composition OF the frest toilet soap ever intro
Guced. The principal ingredients are the purest
vegetable oils: the manufacturing processes are
entirely new and original and the result is simply
unparalleled in this department OF industry.
.''B. I. Rabbits 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' 1t is altogether unequaed in its
emOllfent properties. I MS soap Is not peFtumed
the ingredients being Of such absolute purity to
require no aid from chemistry to disguise inferior
materials. The most refined taste considers the
absence of artificial perfume the perfection o.
sweetness, and this peculiar characteristic OF b. L.
Rabbits Toilet Soap renders II the most healthfu
and agreeable article of the kind ever manufac
tured.
Though specially desirable for the use of ladies
and children, this Soap ls equally appropriate fol-
gentlemen's toilet, and o. II makes heavy Iathcl
II Is aso one of the finest soaps for BARRIERS
1t is Just being placed upon the market, but the
demand for it win soon become general.-N.
Tribune
In. RAE3ITT. Now York Civ
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15

The Trunk Lines have entered
into another arrangement to pool" ives.
tern bound freight. 1t goes into opera
ton next month; but no one can tell how
long it will last,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
BOTTLES
Sold in 1876 of This Imminent.
TIE StimOnialS.

Testimonials.
ST CHARLES, Mo-
yordick's Rheumatic Iiniment is wonderful
was laid mp for IS weeks; tried everything l was
told; dOct RS could do nothing for me. until / was
told to try bottle of NordiGk's Celebrated Rheu
matte Linimcnt. Ii cured me, and must give it
ali the praise, My case is too long to tell yon all
here. Address me and enclose stamp and will
tell you all about IT, Yours truly,
Prop. of Washington House, corner Clay and Sixth
streets, st. Charles, Mo.
1t is sure cure for Neuralgia.
John POWERS
ST. LOUIS, Mo.
1t cured my back. suffered great deal.
JONATHAN S. RUDOLPH,
ST. CHARLES. Mo.
sell it now. GEO. f. BoENKEE.
recommend it to everyone. Il always helped in
our family. Mrs; FORSTER,
Six Mile House, West 81 Louis.
ST LOUIS. Mo,
can recommend Vordick's Rheumatic Liniment.
Yours truly, DANIEL PRINCE.
ST. CHARLES, Mo.
recommend it TO everyone for the above com
plants. This Lniment has done great wonders
Yours turly, FRED HACKMAN
I can recommend Vordick's Rheumatic Liniment
as one Cf the greatest Linments the world can pro
duce l had a very sore hand, sprained while
catching fly ball. Yours truly,
Catcher of Red Stockings Base Ball Club
ST Louis Mo.
l always keep Yordicks Celebrated Rheumatic
LinimeEt,in the house. 1t is a good remedy for al
IL ciaIms above G g GATHER,
St. Louis Four-Mile House.
/ recommend it TO all afflicted. 1t is friend in
the house, Yours truly, SETH CHAPMAN,
WARRINGTON Mo
1t ie great Liniment for all pains 1t makes NJ
difference where you have pain, it will cure it.
Yours truly, HENRY ROWE.
CALIFORNIA, Mo.
1t is O great remedy for Rheumatism and Ncu
ralgi9, ] say it Will cure every case.
am yours, JOHN HOWARD.
WENTzvILLE, Mo.
I sell Vordick's Rheumatic Liniment in my store
They all praise it every day when they come TO m'
for it Yours, .lIENRY WEDERKEMPER.
Thousands more of testimonials, but space doei
not allow more.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
HOW WONDERFUL
IS
VORDTCHs9
RHEUMATIC LLNIMElT'.

For Rheumatism it may be acute or chronic or
inflamatory rheumatism, Tic DolOreux, TOOthache,
Headache, Earache, Inflammation of the Stomach,
Bowels Kidneys, Sprains, Strains Lame Back,
Bruises, Neuralgia, Cramps. Burns, Scalds Mos
quito Bites Stings Of Poisonous insects Chibains,
feet Legs Joints, etc, Lameness, Swelling of the
Knees Feet, Legs, Frost Bites, Chapped Hands,
etc. And in all cases where there is pain or dis
tTess, If applied over the part parts, will afford
immediate relief
BEST INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REMEDY
YET DISCOVERED.
The best and the strongest Linment in tn world
Prove it yourself by a trial. Orders with cash
promptly filled. Price SOC and 81 per bottle. Great
reduction of price TO The Wholesale trade. Agents
wanted in every city and town.
This valuable pain destroying remedy should he
in every family. The timely use of this medicine
has saved the people an immense amount Of suffer
ing and thousands of dollars. Its efficacy an in
staut relief flor pains OF every description has DO
come thoroughly tested. IL has proved potent
remedy for h0rses curing those animals speedily OF
collie or bots. Hundreds of references could be
given where hesc noble animals have been saved
by the timely use Of this preparation.
scrbed in this card will BE- sure and not be put OF
| with inferior or unknown articles II YOU canno
find what You desire i'll store, Won will ut anOth
| er near by Take only the genuine. Price ONLY
! ole and per bottle. Address All orders to
A II. VORDICK,
! Chemist and Druggist, St. LOUIS, Mo.
Price SOC and 81 per Bottle
| II not sold by your Druggist or storekeeper, w
Will forward by express TO any ADDRESS.
| HALF Dozen, SMALL. S25p
! HALF DOZEN, LARGE ................... 500
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
MOSQUITO BITES, VEGETABLE POISOHS,

Ring Worm. Burns, Chiblains, Itching Of the Heat
and all Eruptions of the Skin, Face or Body imrne
diately cured by Bachelors Curative Ointment.
Sold wholesale and retail at Factory, No. 16 BonC
street and by all druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
Centennial Exhibition Prize Medal Awarded,
Eagle Anvil Works !
[ Established 1s43 ]

Made at the Oldest Anvil mandatory in this
country. All English Anvils, after time, become
following on the face by continued hammering in
use, account Of the brous nature of the wrought
irOu-Causing il to settle under the steel
But the body of the Eagle Anvil being Of Crys-
taliizcd iron, such settling cannot occur; and the
steel face therefore remains perfectly true. Also,
it has the great advantage, that being Of a more
SOLID material and, consequently, with less re
bound, the piece forged receives the FULL effect
OF the hammer, instead of a part Of it being wasted
by the rebound, as with wrought iron Anvil.
More work therefore be done on this Anvil
with hammer one-ffth lighter than required for q
wrought iron Anvil which is more elastic.
The working surface is III one piece of JEssOP's
BEST Tool CAST STEEI accurately ground, hard
cned and given the proper temper for the heav' "
work. The horn is OF tough untcmpered steel
The cast steel surface is warranted TO be
oughly welded and not to come of
PRICE LIST, OCTOBER 1sT. 1876.
Anviis weighing 100 lbs. to 800 lbs 9 cts per n.
Smaller Anvs, ('Minims.n) from 81, 70 to IS each.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
v, A. BACHELORS ALASKA SEAL OIL
for the Hair. The Best Hair OIL In us'
BEAUTIFUL TEETH WHITE As PEARLS

Sound. Healthy Gums, Breath Fragrant as the Ros
sec lred by using w A. Batchelsrs Dentifrice. SOLE
wholesale and retail at Factory, No. III Bond street
N Y. and by all druggists
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15

s. o. DUNBAR.-Dear Sir: have been some time
IN the habit of prescribing the Fluid Magnesa pre-
pared by you and prefer it to the Eng ish prepare
ton on account Of its cheapness ana its superior
laxative qualities. Respectfully yours, sc.
NJ. S. PERRY, NJ. D.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
". A. BACHELORS AEH CG'EETlQUE

Black or brt wn for tinting thesHa
Whiskers or Mustachois without greasinE them.
Sold wholesale and retail at factory, 16 Bond st.
New York, and by all druggists. Ask for them,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-15
A Remedy that is rapidly taking the place OF all
other Preparations for the
Cure of all Female Weaknesses

This Compound which IS purely vegetable, has
entirely cured the most stubborn cases that have
baffled the skill of best physicians, and thous-
ands of persons who considered as inCurable
before this remedy discovered have been re-
stored 20 perfect health by its use.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-26

The Memphis appeal denounces what
it calls the "damnable and sickening hy-
pocrisy and treachery" of one wing of the
Republican party. 1t scorns the empty
bribe offered by the Hayes faction Of the
party and says;
"Can it be possible that any Southern
man can fail to see that this is bid to us
to hang out the white flag and surrender
at the very moment we have grasped vic.
tory? Is it not confession of Radical
weakness coupled with. an invitation to
sell out and desert the Northern Democ-
racy? No more dishonorable terms
could be offered, and our people should
look to it that even suspicion that they
will accept them does not get abroad. We
are passing through the most critical Pc
riod of our political history since the war
and we cannot afford to be misunderstood.
We should let our northern friends knoY
that we value Radical professions Of
friendship at exactly what they are worth
and that we do not fail to fathom their
motive. We should repel their embraces
as unClean and pestilential, and treat their
offers of compromise as unholy. BY such
course we not only preserve our own
integrity and honor, but give strength
and encouragement to the true men Of
the North for the fight that is TO come.
With solid South and a united Northern
Democracy there can be no doubt that
within the next four years we will con-
troll both House and Senate ard have the
Presidency. live show den oralization
and disposition to listen TO Radical temp
tation, however, we may lose all"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-26
THE TAXATION OF NATIONAL
BANKS.
How Our Moneyed Corporations contribute
TO Government.

We are indebted to the officers of the
several banks named below for the fol
lowing information relative to the tax
alton of several corporations for the yeal
1885, World.
Bank of America-Capital, 100000
State and municipal taxes. $10S,94702
Federal tax, $47, ,457SS Total, $780, ,405.
80. This tax amount to something ovel
per cent. ON the banks capital.
West Side Bank-Capital, 100000
State and municipal taxes, S6 3557l
Federal tax, $55O973. Total, $ll S65.44.
National Shoe and Leather Bank
Capital, 81 100000; State and municipal
taxes, $50, ,S3S, AZ: Federal tax. S29,974.-
81. Total, $5981269. Equal to about 6
per cent on the capital.
Oriental Bank-Capital, $500 600; State
and municipal tax, $l0,75l,97; Federal
tax, So 536, ,.15; tax on real estate, S2,79l.-
80; total, 2O079.72.
Mechanics and Traders National Bank
State and municipal tax, $lS, ,l53.63
Federal tax, So, ,685.62; total, $27 ,S2925.
Leather Manufacturers National Bank
State and municipal taxes, $26, ,25476 !;
Federal tax, SIG, ,30022; total, $42, ,5549S.
Phoenix National Bank-State and
municipal taxes, SAT, ,39S.50; Federal tax,
$21 ,563 SO; total, $6S,96209.
New York National Exchange Bank
Capital, $5O00O0; State and municipal
taxes, $1,000; Federal tax, $S,339.6O;
total, $2l, ,369.6O. Losses, expenses and
taxation cut off dividends.
East River National Bank-Capital,
$3.50, 900; State and municipal taxes, $9,-
800; Federal tax, $5,15296: total, $l3,-
95296.
Produce Bank-Capital, S25O,000; State
and municipal taxes, SIS 250; Federal tax,
$2,790.55; total, $8.040.55.
Fifth Avenue Bank-State and mum
cipal taxes, 1892 So; Federal tax, $2,-
1896; total, 81 ,331 SO. Over so per cent.
of the profits were absorbed by taxation.
Chemical National BaRk-State and
municipal taxes. $96, ,19968 tax on real
estate, S. ,34659; Federal tax, $38,990 ,l3;
total, $l3O,57640.
Importers and Traders National Bank
Capital, S15OO,0OO; State and municipal
taxes, SAG. 200; Federal tax, $S6 903; total
$133, 103. Almost equal to 8 per cent. on
the capital.
American Exchange National Bank-
State and municipal taxes, $l6l ,277.59 /;
Federal tax. $65 1925 80; total 1927 ,2O3.98.
Equal to 4,54 per cent. on capital.