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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

When the new Illinois State Board of
Health, created by law of the last Legis
lature, began its tperation, there we're over
5000 persons in the State who pretended
to be physicians Thus far the board has
discovered over 800 practicing physicians,
who had no diplomas, and over l 900 Md
ical humbugs have been obliged to shut
up or leave the State, being brazen im.
posters. And yet the board has lust fair.
" begun to enforce the law.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

One trial is sufficient to convince the
most skeptical of the invaluable and
unfailing efficacy of Madame Zadoc
Porter's Curative Bazsane for the of colds,
Coughs, Hoarseness, Shortness OF
breathing, Asthma, Difficulty ofBreath-
ing Huskiness. tickling in the Throat.
&c, Has boen in use over forty years.
Price, %. so. rs cents per bottle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
Holiness Convention.

Rev. L. B. Kent, president Of the
Western Holiness Association, will hold q
convention at the Ninth Street NJ. f.
church commencing this evening and con-
tinuing FIVE days. There will be three
sessions each day at 10 An P. NJ and
$50 in the evening. Everybody is iu-
vite1.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

Illustrated Marriage Guide, $50 pages, cloth
and gilt binding, 80 cents; same in paper
covers, % cts. Manhood, 10 cents; Woman.
hood, 10 cents; Pamphlet, 3 cents-securely
sealed, by mail. Send money or postage
stamps. DR.. WHITTIER, the great specialist.
GIT St. Charles street, ST. Louis, Mo.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

BAD SpEoKs. Bad specks on the teeth
are almost as unpleasant as bad speeks IN
the money market. Toprevent them or to
get rid of them. use Sozodont. 1t is liter
ally a specific for every blemish that dis
figures the teeth. and whitens them with.
out endangering the enamel.
The great American conjunctive-Spald'
ing's Glue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade of
these goods is always standard and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the Oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line in the
country. dWtt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
ROSSNIAN'S CURE.

ITCHING PILES is generally preceded by
moisture like perspiration producing a
very disagreeable and distressing itching,
particularly at night, after getting warm
in bed. No humbug-as trial will prove.
For sale by all respectable druggists.
RossMAN & MCKINsTRY, Hudson, NY,
Proprietors.
Sent by mail for SO cents.
For sale by all Druggists in Rock Island
Fuller Il Fuller, and VanSchaack
Stevenson Il Reed, Chicago, wholesale
agents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

Sufferers from Catarrh are recon-
mended to use Jackson's Catarrh snuff
and Troche Powder, an invaluable
specific for Catarrh and the best voice
remedy i'll the country. Sold by all
druggists. See ad. in this paper. If
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Dr sabiue's .Indian Vegetable Cough
Syrup" is the infallible remedy Tor coughs u .
colds, hoarseness. and all diseases OF 1he
bronchial organs. Try a bottle. rof
sale by druggists generally. 6-4diy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

The celebrated Peoria show cases;
cheaner than any other in the market.
Quality guaranteed. Workmanship un-
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Peoria. Ills, Field Bros. agents, hock
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
BILIOUS DIFFICULTIES.

DR.. PIERcE's INDIAN RESTORATIVE BIT
TIERS.
DR.. G. W. Skinner, member Of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, writing from Little Falls
N. Y, said: Il freely use it IN preference
TO any of the ordinary articles, such as OIL
Sienna, Salts. etc., for the most delicate an
fants, the robust, and those enfeebled b.
age. 1t is a Specific for all Bilious DIS
orders, Agues, Colics, Headaches, Cos
iUeneSs etc
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

When looking for presses be surs to send
for prices to j. Cook Il Co., West Meriden,
Conn. Every press warranted; prices
from $40 upwards. Unequalled for dura-
bility and cheapness.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

Rheumatism is 10 the blood and the
quickest way to cure it is to use Durang
Rheumatic Remedy.
Headache cured in 5 tos 20 minutes by
LodilIe's Headache Specific. tnly 5o
cents by all druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

Churchman'S baking powder is the
cheapest and best in the market. Is not
affected by the atmosphere. Retains Its
leavening power for hours after mixing.
Guaranteed strictly pure. Every grocer
sells it: take no other. l2-l5dom
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
The weather--To-Day.

The following shows the temperature
at THE ARGUS OFFICE to-day as in
Dictated bv thermometer:
Z A. M. 64e above zero 1sP.A 81 above xerc
ga N, 7Sa a. " Pm SIC a.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

OF the thousands who die annually of
consum ption, how many there are who
could be saved by timely care. The very
best remedy is SLoAN's LAeTo PHOSPHATE
OF LINE, IRON & Con LIVER OIL.
Il is SO delicately favoIed that even an
infant will take it willingly.
The Philadelphia hospitals use 1t with
great success. Get bottle OF IT. mwf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
Piles--Itching Piles

Positively cured-also Blind and Bleeding
Piles, Fistula, Salt Rheum, and all dis
eases of the Skin, by the use of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

QUERY: why will men smoke COM
mon tobacco, when they can buy Mareurg
Bros. Seal of North Carolina at the
same prica7" l-leodly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

We are indebted TO Col. Flagler. commandant Il
Rock Island Arsenal, for the following:
Rock ISLAND ARSENAL H..
Week ending May %, p. IN.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
- cURES DISEASES oFmE
TKROAT, LUNGS, LIVER & BLOOD

In the wonderful medicine 10 which the afflicted
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the great variety of most obstinate diseases which
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II you feel dull drowsv, debilitated have sallow
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
CITY.

For SALE.-Two carom billiard tables,
Brunswick make; in st.cass order. Win
be sold cheap. Apply at this Office.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24

BLACKBURN cMAsTER- On Thursday Me-,
/ oath, by the Rev. T. FL. Hench, W. c. Blackburn
to Miss Mary McMaster, all Of this city,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15

Anderson swears to the fact that he is Der
jurer, that he perjured himself repeatedly
and for IL selfish purpose. He evinces more
contemplate effrOntery than any other man on
earth.-Joliet Sun.
We suppose it was because Anderson Is such
notorious rascal that Sherman gave him that
written pledge that he should be taken care of
by Hayes; also, for the same reason, that Stan
ley Matthews made such efforts to get him a
good office; and Also for the same reason, that
the President wrote to Evarts the premptory
order to Give this man consulship in warm
climate. This is a special case" Was it An
derson's being such liar and perurer that
made his a Especial CASEY" Do the Hayes
civil service rules make all liars and perjurers
special cases for executive favor, or was this
liar and perjurer alone a special case" because
ly profitable in a particularly special case :?
Finally, in view Of the anxiety shown by Sher-
man, Matthews, Hayes, &c. to get this man
Anderson into good office, how much do the
republicans expect to make by proving him
always to have been such Il notorious liar, per
jurer and scoundrcl?
You see it cuts two ways, this defamation of
Anderson. He had many partners IN the bust
ness of manipulating the Louisiana and Flori-
da elections. If Anderson was perjurer and
scoundrel equally so must have been Wells,
Cassanave, Kenner McLin, Dennis and all
the host of lesser rascals who were engaged in
the details of the dirty work, for they were all
hand-and- glove in the business with him. To
prove them liars and perjurers evidently
strengthens rather than weakens the case of
the Potter committee The trouble is, from
present appearances, the perjury didn't stop
with these inconsequentlal rogues, but seems
to have prevailed among men Of 80 giuch high
er degree that we may well trcmble at the pro-
bable ruin to high names that will come of
this investigation
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15

The Ohio republicans held II state cOnven-
ton at Columbus on Wednesday and nominal,
ed Col. Milton Barnes for Secretary of State
and Judge White for the Supreme Court The
Hayes republicans and Grant radicals, the for
mer having the larger number, so that the
platform in rather mild way however, en-,
dorses Hayes. The usual CANNON about the
Potter investigation being revolutionary" was
INDUCED in, and the duty of union and har-
mony among the republicans warmly incul.
Gated on the ground of the dangerous charac.
ter of the democratic party" Oh! oh!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15
WHAT DO THE GREENBACKERs WANT!

A democratic congress has passed bill pro
hibiting the further cancellation of greenbacks,
and the supreme court has decided that con-
gress has no power under the constitution TO
issue a new lot of greenbacks, as the old issue
was made under the war power which no long.
er exists. There can thus be no new or addi.
tional issue of greenbacks without violation
of the constitution. Meantime, however, TO
prevent a scarcity of money, a democratic con.
rress has remonetized silver, SO that the coin
is now being issued from the mint faster than
il can be put into circulation, and cords of bull.
lion lie in reserve The silver bill has also
brought greenbacks to a level with gold, Sc
that two hundred or more millions of gold
hitherto locked up are getting into circulation
Have the greenhackers any other Iegitimat,
way to propose for increasing the volume Of
our circulating mediums
Meantime the rate of interest is reduced to
per cent. That is what the government pays
and any man having as good security to Offer
as the government gives can get money at the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15
Ophir and Vicinity.
June 12tll, 1878.

June 18th, 1878.
Croquet is all the go now in these parts.
Mr.. Jas. Dotiry, mentioned last week as re-
covering, has had relapse again. but hopehc
will soon get better ard be among his many
young friends once more.
The temperance meeting Of last Friday eve
mining had to be postponed on account OF the
weather Also the one called in Homer for
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Daniel Carr recently shipped 126 fat
hogs to Chicago. They were nice drove
New potatoes are getting plentiful with our
granger friends.
Mr.. Henry Ward, of Seneca, is the guest OF
Mr.. VIM Wylie; Mrs. John Liller, of Ninton,
Iowa, is the guest of Mr. Geo. lIerger; Miss +.
Woodward, of Mendoza, has also been rusti-
eating among us for the last week or two.
We are sorry to chronicle the death of two
young friends, Mr.. John Mcintosh, of Good
land, Ind, formerly Of this place. who was
killed by the accidental discharge of a revol-
yer IN the hands of companion; and of Mr..
Steven Ryan, who also departed this life under
peculiar circumstances. He went to bed in
the evening, after partaklng Oft light supper,
and in the morning was dead.
Had the pleasure while there lately OF visit
ing the free reading room under the manage
ment of the ladies of Mendoza Everything
was neat and clean and in its proper place.
They have on file nearly every decent paper
and magazine in the United States The la
dies deserve great praise for their efforts to
make it a pleasant resort for young men in the
evening.
Mr. C. Krausse had runaway. Coming from
Ii Sale lately he tried to stop runaway team
and while doing so his own took notion To
have picnic OF their own. No one was hurt
and no great damage done. a.,
Homer is TO have another barber shop' inc
arts, to come from La Sale. Our advice 10
him is to give Homer wide berth, as he VIII
starvc there. PEDRo-HERcULEs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15

Eds FREE TRADER-ln looking over your
journal today, Il privilege avail myself OF as
often as it is issued, | read with avidity your
editorial lucubraton upon congressional af.
fairs in this district. Among the innumera-
bic throng" you seem to class me. To save
further trouble on this point | will add that
have not been, am not and will not be one of
the innumerable throng" you allude to. In
other words, am under no circumstances IA can
didate for such honors. So that however num-
erous the aspirants may be my rivalry need
not trouble them. Not being in any sense a
candidate for congressional honors, and not
fearing political ravishment, It's safe to ignore
" Loosh," rs you good naturally call him. But
you state in conclusion that my rivals say |
lack dignity. This, by inference, asserts that
my friends claim that | am dignitied. 1t is
to repel this last insnuation that induces
me to write for | am not aware that have a
friend in the world who insists that | am
troubled with that ponderOus and ornamental
appendage. do not complain at being classed
with the innumerable throng-for like the fel'
low who, after listening to Bob" lngersolPs
denial of the existence of a long recognized
and useful locality, and remarked thereafter
that he would rather 90 TO H than nowhere
so being with the innumerable throng' Is
better than nowhere. But this assumption OF
dignity Indignantly repel.
1t is SAID that person once engaged in a
hot discussion with Horace Greeley got angry
and told the sainted Horace that he was no
gentleman, whereat Horace replied, who the
ID says am" In a like spirit but win
less profanity l metaphorically speak right
out and say who says l an dignificd' The
fact is. Messrs. Editors, ever since the pioneer
davs of Illinois | have been kept busy in
scratching gravel'' and have had no time to
cultivate department.
Good average common sense L have had
plenty of use for and have tried to display it
occasionally, although 1t may have been par
oxysmal in its attacks. Digniied men, like
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15
THE BIG STRIKE,

An anonymous DcS Mones dispatch is re-
ceiving Il good deal of newspaper attention
from the fact that it prctends to announce au.
thorita,ively from the headquarters ofcommun.
ism that the second Grand strike is TO begin
promptly June l'th-next Monday-whcn
every car-wheel in the country will stop and
wild riot and bloodshcd overwhelm the land
unless the communists are allowed to have
their way Meantime a mob of strikers have
been improving the condition of the working.
men, IN Quebec. Nearly all the factories and
workshops in the city have been closed by the
riotous gang in spite Of the fact that IN some
of them the employees were receiving higher
wages than the strikers demanded, and that in
nearly all the establishments the laborcrs and
mechanics were content with their positions
and only anxious to be let alone by the mob
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15
FLORIDA INVESTIGATION.

\ branch of the Potter committee, it will be
borne in mind, has been engaged during the
past week in probing INTO the Florida election
frauds at the capital of that state The revela.
tons have come fully up to expectation.
McLin's confession in regard To the manner in
which he was mainly instrumental in swind-
ling 1ilden out of the electoral vote of Florida
is corroborated by a dozen of witnesses, espcc.
tally as TO throwing out the regular returns
from Baker county and admitting the bogus or
famous "Driggers" return. The entire board
admit that the sole excuse for admitting the
Driggers return was that 1t was "the most fav
orable to Hayes" There was also abundant
proof unearthed that Gen. Noyes, Gen. wallac,
and other visiting statesmen" were full OF
promises to the returning board thieves thai
they should be ''liberslly provided for by Haye.
after his Inauguration" It is expected tina
the republican mewbers Of the sub-commlttc,
will fully agree with the democratic member
in reporting that Tilden was unquesuonabl,
Ichested cut Of the vese Of Florida
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15
From Seneca.

SENECA, June 10, 1878.
At the present writing all is quiet in our
town, but last week our serenity was disturb
ed by an incident in the primary department
Of the south side school which caused quite an
excitement. The presiding genius of that
schoolroom whipped-or rather beat-a little
girl IN such manner as to leave marks and
bruises, because she had failed to prepare ex-
ercises for Friday afternoon. No doubt the
child was not blameless, but that fact does not
lessen the indignation felt by interested parties.
1t is devoutly to be hoped by all who have
children to send to that school, that next year
will see new teacher installed In justice to
the present incumbent, however, it must be
said that her method of imparting knowledge
is an excellent one, but of the dscipliLe-well,
the least said is soonest mended. But it is not
soon forgotten.
The Swiss Bell Ringers gave a concert last
evening, but the attendance was poor, owing
to the hard times" The entertainment was
good
The Juvenile Temperance Club is u grand
success for it was well attended by young and
old. On Tuesday evening the young folks
new songs One of the speakers was Miss
Mlly Watson, a dainty little miss not much
more than four years of age. Her recitation
was rather funny, but she looked perfectly
grave all the time, and when applauded look
ed on in innocent wonder. Mr. j. w. Tran
seen, the President of the Club, made an elo-
quent speech He is very much in earnest in
the cause of temperance, and we wish we had
more like HIM.
Homesteads do not often change owners
to Mr. Ezra Carpenter, who will take posses
sion in October
What has become of PEDRO Sanchez" He
was glad last spring to know that Seneca had
two literary ladies'" now he could add two
more to the list Ruby" and pearl who
write for Morris papers. We ought to have
a Sapphire" now, and the Union colors would
be represented by our Hterui Perhaps "Pe-
dro" has gone to the Feejee Islands with that
patent mouse-trap." If so, we would be glad
to have him write from there.
On Friday evening we shall have the pleas
ure of listening to Murphy the great temper
ance reformer.
The weather continues cool, which does not
favor our prospect for early green corn, but it
is an improvement on rain, ruin, ruin.
Several canal boats are lying at the wharves,
waiting for better times to load them. We are
looking for great dongs" of some kind or
other on the 18th instinct here hut in the
big cities; if the cars all stop running, small
towns will he safe. UNA.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15

poets, "arc born not made" | have faint
idea that dignity Is not suited to my style of
mental or physical architecture, hence never
practice department.
Dignity Is a fearful, wonderful and ponder
Gus gift. Nature has evidently not endowed
me in that direction, and l do not attempt to
improve on nature Then, Messrs. Editors,
when you assert that "my rivals" do not call
me dignified, please add that neither do those
who are not rivals. If any one asserts that l
am, l again quote the immortal Greeley and
say he is "horse thief and liar"
Yours without any attempt at dignity,
L. B. CROKER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-15

Suppose he did promise Weber protection,
what then! lie had a right TO suppose that
Weber would be protected in the performance
Of duty devolved on him by law, and il would
have been perfectly natural to say TO him that
he should be both protected and provided for.
Any Republican with soul in him as big as
mustard seed would have said the same thing.
and put ii in writing too, if necessary. II
Sherman did what he Is charged with doing
he did right and every Republican will honor
him for it-Chicdgo Tribune.
All very pretty talk, only Sherman didn't
seem to think so when confronted by his own
handwriting. He seemed to think his written
promise TO Weber and Anderson was somehow
a shameful thing, md showed by his confusion
th..t he would have liked amazingly if he
dared, 10 deny the authorship Of the trouble
some epiStle. 1t is sand, indeed, that Sherman
had actually got possession Of and destroyed
the original paper he had written TO Webcl
and Anderson but before he was allowed u
do 50, photograph copy was taken Of II. |
was the sudden consciousness of that fact ths
so fustered HIM when the ghostly documen
met his eyes before the Potter committee.