davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
CONG RE 5 SO N AL
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, April 29.-Mr. McCreery
presented a petition signed by large
number of influential citizens, regardless
of party, asking that Raphael Semmes be
assigned to position on the Howgate
expedition. He referred to the scientific
researches Of the father of Semmes and
his theory respecting the north pole,
which alter many years was now beginning
to receive credence and said the SOD,
inspired by flial affection, desired to
encounter the perils and hardships of the
expedition, from which there might be no
return, in order to vindicate his father 8
views.
The senate considered bills on the
calendar not objected to and the following
passed: The senate bill to relieve public
land settlers who were thrown out of the
limits of railroad grants by change of the
route Of a road; the house resolution
appropriating S. 900 for a monument over
Thomas jefferson; the house bill just
received appropriating $4,000 for the
District of Columbia schools.
Mr.. Frye said he would call up the bill
to repeal the specie resumption act next
Wednesday,
The bill creating a pew article of war to
prevent gambling in the army was laid
over for debate.
After an executive session, Mr.. Kirkwood
introduced bill to amend the patent act.
1t provides for the appointment Of fourth
member of the l. ,ard of examiners II
chief in the office * the commissioner OF
patents, to be ex-officio a member, and
provides for a. peals to said board. 1t
repeals sections 4,9lO to 4.9l5 of the
revised statutes.
Adjourned,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30

For SALE.-Two carom billiard tables,
Brunswick make; in frst.class order. Win
be sold cheap. Apply at this Office.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30

QUERY: why viii men smoke com
mon tobacco, when they can buy Marburg
Bros. Seal of North Carolina at the
same price2" l-1eod1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
After taking Cold and threat
ened with Fever.
Bilious Headache.
From A. W. Sibley, Secretary American
Advent Mission Society


PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan 81, 1877.
GEO PIERCE & Co:-Your Indian Restorative
Bitters" have been known to me from childhood,
having been used In my fathers family for twenty
Eve years
For the last twelve years they have been my
10 nily medicine.
have found them excellent remedy for
children after taking cold apdl threatened with
fever.
In such cases, after warming and sweetening
them, give as recommended.
The results have been invariably all that coud
desire.
In cases of bilious headache and arrangement of
stomach and bowels they stand first as q medicine
with me. AW. SIBLEY.
Hundreds Of testimonials might be added.
Prepared and sold by
Geo. Pierce & Co., Boston, Mass.
P o Box 1887.
ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
Van Setback, Stevenson 6 Co, General Agents,
Chicago, Illinois. For sale at wholesale and retail
by Wholesale and retail druggists, and by dealers
In medicine. For sale in Rock Island by
JOHN BENGsTON AND T. H. THOMAS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
VIM. F. Zimmerman.

DRACTIcAL PIANO TUNER AND REGUaAf I1,sa
fer. Leave orders with John Nmme.hNSa, N1ae! - a,
Piano Manufacturer, 100 Main St,,Einsaf SaAs'
tional Bank. Davenport, Iowa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
Rock Island Illinois. Tuesday, April 80. 1878.
CONGRESSIO NAL.


WASHINGTON, April 30.-The president
pro tenn laid before the senate number
OF bills from the house, among them the
senate bill to repeal the bankrupt law
with amendments thereto agreed to by the
house. Morrison moved to refer the bill
and amendments to the judiciary COM
mittee. Beck objected to the motion and
demanded the yeas and nays; he thought
the house amendment should be concurred
in and the bill passed.
ConkliDg favored the reference, and
said in this body any committee could
report at any time, thefore there would be
no loss by the reference
Beck opposed the reference upon the
ground that if any good was to grow out of
the passage of the bill the sooner it passed
the better; all sorts of fraudulent petitions
were now being filed to forestall the r.peal
of the act.
Morrill,, of Vermont, from the commit
tee on finance reported adversely on the
concurrent resolution of Beck declaring it
inexpedlent to levy taxes at this time to
maintain the sinking fund, and the com-
mittee was discharged from its farther
consideration.
In submitting the report Morrill, said
the law as it now stood. provided for the
sinking fund and it could not be repealed
by concurrent resolution,
After the morning business had been
disposed of the senate resumed considera-
tion of the bill to repeal the bankrupt law.
Pending discussion on the bill to repeal
the bankrupt law, the morning hour ex-
pired, and the bill was laid aside tempo
rarily, that morning business might be
transacted.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-After a short
discussion the bill was referred to the
committee of the whole and the house
went into committee of the whole on the
legislation appropriation bill,
Gibson offered an amendment reorgan-
izing the mint at New Orleans and
appropr;ating $1S5,0OO for its mainten-
ance. Discussion ensued
The house judiciary committee agreed
to- day to report favorably Thurman's bill
to prohibit members of congress from
becoming sureties on official bonds here
after executed to the United States.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
BUSINESS CARDS.
nj. MI. CORBETT,

ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOLICITOR IN i CLAN, ara
n Gerry and Notary Public, Abstracts, Loan aast Of
Collects. Office and Avenue, 3rd GO ooor o"e
Bengston's Drug Store, Rock Island, Als.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
How to Get Sick.

Expose yourself day and night; eat toe
much without exercise: work too hard
without rest; doctor all the time; takt
all the vile nostrums advertised, anC
then you will want to know.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
The Great Blood,
liver and Kidney Syrup

~ 11Vor duQ h1QnoV syrup
IN FENTON'S matchless Blood, Liver and
~ Kidney Syrup has MADE MORE WON
r1 lDERFUL CURES, for the time il has been
w before the American people, than Any
W ALTERATTVE or GREAT DISCOVERY
. heretofore known.
[N Thirteen years experience with this
~ matches HES e ssyTnP gives us confidence 10
lA IN THE WORLD" 1t will positively
cure SCROFULA or KINGS EVIL in its
worst , ferns, SALT IAI RHEUM; ERYSIPE-
R affections. ULCERS, OLD CHRONIC
y SORES, FEVER SORES, BoILS, Eel
p ONS, RING WORMS. BARRIERS ITCH,
Ia CHRONIC SORE EYES. PIMPLES ON
- GOITRE, RHEUMATISM. NEURALGIA,
vi WHITES OR LEUCORRHGA, IRREGU-
= LARITY OR SUPPRESSION OF Gus
ID REGION OF KiDNEYs, CIIVER COM.
PLANT cured as If by magic) ACUTE,
m CHRONIC and BRIGHT'S DISEASE OF
W the KIDNEYS. S.STERILlTE, ,IMPOTENCY
WEAKNESS of the parts, General Debility,
ScRoFULoUs CONSUMPTION &c.
D FENTON'S MATCHLESS BLOOD,
y LIVER and KIDNEY SYRUP has been
- tested by many OF the best physicians and
citlzens OF cleveland (now thirteen years.
as well as used in their families and
Y throughout adjoining States. and has
|A GAINED FOR 1T A REPUTATION,
= based upon ITS MERIT ONLY. without
HI IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE.
h WE CHALLENGE THE WORLD TO Pro-
W lDUCE ITS EQUAL OR SHOW As MANY Won
~ DERFUL CURES PERFORMED.
NJ We positively guarantee q perceptible
aN and continuous improvement where the
m Syrup is faithfully and persistently used.
VI and when enough medicine is taken, a
- permanent and lasting cure.
W 1t is upon the intelligence and good
y sense of people, their jud gment and desire
to sustain really good medicine, we rely.
Send for one of our circulars and see the
-n wonderful cures performed-"at home in
~ cleveland and elsewhere''-by the GREAT
- MATCHLESS BLOOD, LIVER AND
cD KIDNEY SYRUP.
M Sold by Druggists, generally.
- Price one dollar per bottle.-Six (at one
A ltime) for five dollars.
R Prepared by
m Fentcn Manufacturing Co.,
W Office and Works, 80 ACADEMY STREET
CLEVELAND.
T. CT FENTON, Supt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30

Which is answered in three words-Tak'
Hop Bitters! See other column.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
ENGLAND

LONDON, April 30.-The city and
suburban handicap. at EPSON, to day,
was won by Crawfords' horse. Seiton
Advance second; Manouvre third.
LONDON, April 2O.-There is little
change in the strike, in a few isolated
cases compromise has been effected. The
woavers Of seven more mills in Preston
have struck and one master has been
mobbed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
ITALY

BERLIN, April 3O.-Intelligence from
what is considered trustworthy source
states, the Vatican Government is making
warlike preparations on somewhat large
scale; the object it is said is to dispatch
force into Albania.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
TELEGRAPH].IC. =.
7esegraphsd to the RoekTsland Arous. ]
To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern Question.
The Baltic Fleet.
The Easte.

LONDON. April 3O.-Considerable ex-
Berlin by the announcement that the Eng
lish fleet is being fitted out for eventual
operations in the Baltic. The idea ex-
pressed in Berlin is that it is hardly to be
expected foreign feet would make its
appearance 10 the Baltic against the wish
of Germany; it is declared to be eccentric.
theory which is repudiated by the Ger
man Government, in view of present crit
ical state of affairs,
LONDON. April 30.-A Vienna CORES
pondent telegraphs as follows: The Ham
burg American packet Co.'S steamship,
Clmbria, which has been chartered by
the Russian Government has taken con
tingent of forty officers and five hundred
seamen, and started TO cruise in Chinese
and Japanese coasts"
New YORK, April 3O.-The Cimbria
put into South West Harbor, Maine, Sum
day last for orders.
LONDON, April 30.-The first contin-
gent to be despatched from this country to
Malta, will number 5000 men and two
batteries OF artillery all of which are under
orders for embarkatioB.
Torpedo service promises all that is
desired. Portland will be the rendez
vous of ships preparing to form feet for
the channel and North sea. The coast
guard and turret ships will proceed there
as soon as ready.
LIVERPOOL, April 30.-The customs
authorities are understood to have been
instructed to exercise special vigilance in
the examination of export of cargoes to
prevent contraband of war leaving the
country. The Begun of Bhophaul has
offered her whole available force for service
abroad some consolation for the prolonga-
ton of efforts to preserve peace is found
in the fact that the point at issue is
becoming gradually more distinct, that
point is whether Russia will recognize that
the rights of the great powers as estab
lished by the treaties Of 1856 and 1871
take precedence of the claims of the treaty
of San Stefano.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 30-An affray
has occurred between the Russian and
Turkish soldiers near Dand Pasha Bar
racks, about two miles beyond the forti6
cations. Eighty men we're wounded on
both sides. The Tcraskierate has couse-
quently prohibited Russian soldiers from
crossing the line of demarcation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, Il pril 29. Mr.. Blackburn
introduced Il bill @appropriating for the
maintenance OF the public schools of the
District of Columbia $4,000 Passed.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Wilson,
repeating the act entitled IAN Act to
Strengthen the Public Credit, approved
March, 1877, pledging the payment in gold
of all bonds heretofore payable in the
lawful money of the United States.
Che house went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill
Mr.. Briggs moved to abolish the Fifth
Auditor and devolve his duties Oh the
First Auditor OF the treasury, Rejected
Mr. Garfield offered an amendment
permitting the president to designate
whether the First or Fifth Auditor shall
be retained in Office. Adopted
Also. Mr.. Fosters amendment per.
mtting the president to decide between
the Fourth aud Second Auditors.
After reaching the section regarding
assay officers, the committee rose.
Night sessions were ordered for W ed
nesday aud Thursday for debate, and fo
Friday for invalid pension reports.
Recess till 7:30. the evening session
being for the consideration of the public
land committees bills.
EVENING SEssIoN.-The question of
quorum being raised, mo action was takel
on either of the two bills first considered
but call of the house was ordered. Ro
call showed only ITO present and the usua
attempt to get quorum ensued, resultin
in much form and no quorum.
| Adjourned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30

New York Market.
New York, April so.
FINANCIAL.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-30
A Duty to the Community.
From the well-known Evangelist, Rev.
Edwin; Burnham.

NEwBURYPoRT, MASS.
GEO. PIERCE & COL regard it to be duty
which owe to you, and 70 the community, to write
q few lines in favor Of your invaluable medicine,
called DIR. PIERCE's INDIAN RESTORATIVE
BTrTERs." Without fattery, remark. think 1t
TO be the best medicine Of the kind ever got up.
EDWIN BURNHAM,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-16

between Missouri Valley and Chicago.
This Is the only line running two express
rains daily. between Sioux City and Chicago.
THROUGH Time Talk. in effect Sept 1st. 1877
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-16
TRAINS MOVING
EAST.
IlAssufau Ne.s
sFlae stations. +Tsleeraph stations.

3 Passenger train going east onnectsa at Davis
junction With branch trains arriving At Port
landville at II. 10 p. NJ, and then connecting with
Howard's stages for Virginia. Eden, Feifviev.
Belsit, Canton, Hamburg, Flandreau. Linwood.
Rock Rapids, Sioux Falls and all points on the
Big Sioux River, and from leaving Portlandville
At Is p. NJ, connects at Davis Junction with
train going west.
5. Il Kif Point With stages for Ponca, Neb.
| and Richla d. D. T.
1. At Vernillion With stages for Lodi, River.
side, Turner. Bloomingdale and Finlay.
5. At Neekling with stages for stJsmes.
6. At Gayvills With stages for 81. Helena.
Z. At Y6nkton with stages fer all points 4,
southern and western Dakota, and North Nebras
a; and during the sss.oa Of .syiIatiSn With
Of steamer ir Randall, Brule, Pierre, sally,
Rice, Bismarck, stevsnsoe, Derthold. Duer1.
Carol and DsAton; eoanscang q 4iSsrs with
transportation vAeons pr the Black Hills.
This 10 The Only Direct Nosts 70 the
~ '" GEO. =. MERCHANT.
E,v. psnR1cxsoa, Gsa2 SxssstssssIT.
A1H0
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-06-15
The Bridgeof Time.
BY MARINER,

A wonderous structure isthe bridge of
time
Stretched afar from infancy's CLINE,
Ger the widening span os the man
hoods prime.
To the gates of death, with the portals
wide,
And the acres Of men that. side by side,
Forever abide.
In the perfumsd air of the morning
time
The birds sing sweetly the sun loves
TO shine
Through the arches gray and the creep
ing vine;
And the bridge, from it's massive sills
to beams,
Is glinted with light. until bright life
seems
But glorious dreams.
With song and music. in the onward
race
Comes the first kiss of love, the charm.
ing grace
Of wifehood pore, and mothers dear
face.
Stilled is the voice of avarice and lust /;
Lost souls are lifted from the sitting
dust.
The strong. they are Just.
The way is rugged, and the lonesome
night
Brings shadows of woe that the soul
Alright
Ger burdening life in their pitiless
might
Till the wonderful structure, once SO
fair,
Is dismal with want, and sorrow, and
care
A world of despair.
In the darkness deep, the hurrying
throng
Down trample the weak and battle
TIN strong,
Not care for the right, nor care for the
wrong:
And che widows store, and the psuper. 9
The dying child, and the plumsged
hearse,
Are robbed with curse.
Falls the bloody ooze of murderer's
brows
Where outraged virtue low sobbing
bows,
Amid the haunting ghosts of broken
vows.
o. the blssphemous, horrible din
o. the long train of shame, sorrow and
sin
The bridge gathers in
A wondrous structure is the bridge OF
time
Stretching afar from infsncy's cline,
Ger the widening manhood's prime.
The end is the same-like phantoms
whirled
Go the good or fundamentally hurled
Out OF the world.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-06-15
How He Kept School.
By CALIFORNIA NED.

"Mister no doubt you have all the
learnin' that's required in a school
teacher. But it wants more than learn
in TO make chap able to keep school
in Cranberry Gulch You'll soon find
that out if you try. We've had thre.
who tried it on. One lays there ih the
grave yard another one lost sn eye
and lett the last one opened school
and left before noon time for the good
of his health. Now you'er slender
build. and all your learnin' will only
make il the worse. for all our young
folks are roughs aud don't stand DO
nonsensel"
This was what the trustee of the
district said to my friend Harry Flotee
when he made application for the
vacant position of teacher.
"Let me try know | am slender.
but sm tough, aud I've a strong will
said Harry.
aust as you like There's the
school house, and I'll have notice given
if you want it done !" said tho trustee.
II do !" said Harry. And I'll open
next MONDAY, at A. N.
The notice was given, aud there
was good deal of excitement in the
gulch. and all along the Yuba fats.
More than fifty young people of both
sexes made excuses to drop into the
tavern to get sight of the fellow who
thought he could keep school in the
district. and many a contemptuous
glance fell on the slender form and the
youthful face ofthe would be. teacher.
Eight o'clock Monday mornin Z
came. and Harry Flotee went down to
the school-house with the key in
one hand and valise in the other.
"All ready to slope If he finds we'er
too much for him ! said a cress-eyed,
broad shouldered fellow Of eighteen.
The school-house was unlocked and
the new teacher went TO his desk.
Some of the young folks went to see
what he was going to do. though
school was not called
Harry opened his valise and took
out a large belt Then. after buck
ling it around his waist. he put three
CcIt's navy revolvers there, each of six
barrels, and a bowie-knife eighteen
inches in the blade.
Thunder lie means business !"
muttered the cross-syed chap.
The new teacher now took out q
square card. about four inches each wsy
walked 10 the other end of the school
house and tackled it up against the
wall. Returning to his desk. he drew
. revolver frou. bis belt, and quick as
thought sent ba II after ball in the card,
till there were six balls in . spot not
much larger than a silver dollar.
By this time the school-house was
half full of large boys and girls. The
little ones were afraid to come IN.
Then the teacher walked halfway
do wn the room with the bowie
knife in his hand and threw II
with so true band that !,
stuck uivering in the very center Of
the card.
He lett it there, and put Two more
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-06-15

knives OF the same kind in his belt,
ana quietly reloaded his yet smoking
pistol.
"Ring the bell. am about to
open SCHOOL,
ne spoke to the cross-eyed boy, the
bully OF the crowd. and that boy rupy
the bell without word.
The scholars will take their seat.
l open school with prayer he said,
sternly, five minutes later.
The scholars cat down, silent almost
breathless.
After the prayer the teacher cooked
revolver and walked down on ths
floor.
We will arrange the classss, he said.
All who can read. write. and spell,
will rise. Of them we will form the
first class
Only six got up. He escorted them
to upper seats And then he began TO
examine the rest. A whisper was
heard behind him. In second he
wheeled, revolver In hand.
No whispering allowed here : he
tuuuucISu, ouu IOT all lnSCAut UtS re-
volver lay on level with the cross
eyed boys head.
I'll not do so any more.' gasped the
bully.
See you do not. / never give q
second warning, said the teacher and
the revolver fell.
1t took two hours to organize the
classes, but when done they were
we'll organized. Then came recess.
The teacher went out, too. for the room
was crowded and hot. A hawk was
circling overhead high in the air. Tne
teacher drew . revolver and the next
second the hawk came tumblipg down
among the wondering scholars.
From that day on Harry kept school
for two years in Cranberry Gulch, his
salary doubled after the first quarter.
And his pupils learned to love as we'll
as respect him. and the revolvers went
out Of sight inside month.
They had found man at last who
could keep school there This is a .flct.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-18
~
RINGBONE.

Anv treatment of ringbone that has heen
found effective, is worth the attention OF
horse owners. The substance OF the 1oi-
1ovinc we gather from an exchange, which
remarks. "This treatment will he found
,dantpa to the attack, and as effective as
sny that. can be applied" The remedy IS
comnosed of one part of biniodide OF mer-
cury and eight parts Of lard, mixed thor
oucbly together. Before this is applied
emf the hair off short over the eXostosis or
bouv growth. and apply to the parts pure
cider vinegar in as hot a state as can oe
horne by the hand, using a sponge, ana
hand-rub we'll into the parts. This careful
" and thoroughly done, apply the a1ore-
said mixture, and hand-rub this We'll INTO
the skin. Give the horse absolute rest from
all work or driving but during the middle
of the day, in pleasant weather, he may pe
turned out for exercise and TO get the fresh
air. The blister or remedy will need to pc
anDlied two, three or perhaps four times De-
fore a cure is accomplished, and three
months or more of time required. Inc
treatment is simple, and we advise all 70
try it III they have cases of ringbone to treat
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-18
THE DAIRY.
SETTING MILK FOR CREAM.

An exchange remarks: "Itis not to be
wondered at that the average dairymen is
puzzled to know what to do for the best.
Prof. Wilkinson tells him plainly that moth
ing but shallow pans and subearth ducts
will do: while Prof. Hardin is equally GER
tain deep pans twenty inches3 sun to the
rim in water, at a temperature of % degrees
alone insure the largest yield of the best
quality of butter and now both OF these
are o%vertopped by the new Cooley system,
which proposes to inclose the milk in a deep
narrow can with a water-tight lid, and sink
it under water, which is carefully kept at a
low temperature by the use Of Ice. Oar
own experiments satisfy lis that both eX-
tremes are right. provided certain rules are
observed. AT a temperature above 90 de
grees deep cans will not do; the milk will
usually sour before the cream reaches the
surface. When this temperature is unavoM-
able, shallow and broad pans will give the
hest results. When cold water is abundant
and the means of keeping it at 80 degrees
; or lower are at hand, it will be found that
cans twenty inches deep and eight Or Mint
in diameter will save much labor, and at the
same time make quite as much and better
butter ."-JougnaI Chemistry.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-18

tom, but the facts strike me as -
binary that | communicate Them ~
The COW Sylvia is now % months !, !"
.blooled Jersey. She had a calf !, y S'
of age. She now gives from 10 ton y
OF very rich milk per day, from VI, y !
have made after avery careful t,i.1 I =
days milking in which her milk Nv
scrupulousln separate from .oth' "
pounds OF butter, at the rate Of i Y
per day. Now. considering her Y
size (she is not more than two-thi,d'1sss
and her feed, one gallon of oats ass
ground together in equal parts a aa
with coarse, spoiled, musty hav, ~
whether it is extraordinary.