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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

The story told of the ex-cOnvict who pre-.
ferred to starve rather than steal again, be
cause he had made a vow not to disgrace
the memory of his dead mother, is another
touching instance of the influence of q
mothers love. The poor fellow seems tC
be honest in his protestatioD5 and deserves
encouragement. The man upon whom
has once been placed the convict brand
has hard battle to fight with the world
and he does good deed who lends him a
helping band. 1t is hard to pull agaius
the stream of adversely and prejudice, anC
those who are on the shore should eDcour-
age the struggler with words of cheer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

Nordhoff iutimates 10 his Washington
correspondence that the southern demo
Gratis who espoused the heresy of
Western aud Ohio democrats have sicken.
ened of their nonsence, and that they have
determined upon joining with the eastern
democracy and putting the party once
more on old democratic principles, with
the hard money plank in its full strength
lei to be hoped that he is not mistaken
The western democrats will be sick of th,
soft money foolishness too, if not already
and stand as squarely on that plank as any
democrat anywhere.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
ARamarrahla RaauIt.

1t makes no Offence how many ply
sicians, or how much medicine you
have tried, it is now an established
fact that German Syrup is the only re-
medy which has given complete salts
faction in severe cases of Lung Dis
eases. 1t is true there are yet thou
sands ofpersons who are predisposed
to throat and Lung Affections, Com,
sumption. Hemorrhages, Asthma, Sc.
we're Colds, settled on the breast, Pine
umonia. Whooping Cough. &C., who
have no personal knowledge of Ros
chee's German Syrup. To such W.
would say that $4,000 dozen were SOLD
last year without one complaint. Con
sumptiVes try just one bottle. Regu
lar size rs cents. Sold by all druggist
in America.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

Alexander Fl. Stevens says ''the trouble
with the country is not in the quality Of its
money, but in its quantity. People may
talk as they will about the desirability Of
paper dollar which shall be at par with
gold or silver. want dollars to be at pal
with each other, but l also want enough o.
them to do the business OF the country
There are not nearly enough of them now
and hence the terrible stringency in tn,
labor markets of the world"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
THE FRIEND OF ALI
HOlL0WAY'S PILLS.

These famous Pills PURIFY the BLOOD, and
act most Powerfully, yet soothingly, on the
LIVER, STOMACH. KIDNEYS and BOWELS.
giving TONE, ENERGY, and vIGOR to the
whole system, They are wonderfully efica-
cious III all ailments incidental TO FEMALES
Young or old, and as general FAMILY MED
ICINE, for the cure of most complaints they are
unequalled.
IMPORTANT CAUTION None are genuine unless
the signature Of j. HAYDooK, as agent for the
United states, surrounds each box of Pills and
ointment Boxes ut Is cents 81 cents, and 81 each.
~ There is considerable saving by taking the
larger sizes. HOLLOWAY d Co., New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

| HoLLOWAYS OINTMENT

Possessed of this REMEDY, Every Man may be
his Own Doctor. 1t may be rubbed into the
system. 80 as to reach any internal complaint;
By these means 1t cures Sores or Ulcers in the
THROAT, STOMACH. LIVER, SPINE, or other
parts. 1t is an Infallible Remedy for BAD LEGS,
BAD BREASTS, Contracted or Stiff Joints, GoUT
RHEUMATISM, and all Skin Diseases.
IMPORTANT CAUTION. None are genuine unless
rae signature OF j. HAYDoCK, as agent for the
United states, surrounds each box of the Pills and
Ointment Boxes az % cents, % cents, and 81 each
- There ia considerable saving by taking the
larger eaxes. HOLLOWAY q Co.. New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
TWELVE GOOD REASONS
WHY THE
Vonan's Suffrage Stove Polish
Is PREFERRED TO ALL OTHERS,

4
First-h is the LARGEST package of Stove Polish
| In the world.
Second-1t is the HgATEsT.
Third-It is composed entirely of puRR EAST IN
OLA PLUMBAGo.
Fourth-It WILL cover more surface, and il con.
sequently CHEAPER than any other kind.
Fifth--lt is NOT ADULTERATED with cheau Amer
can or German lead, or other worthless substance
| to give 1t weight
Sixth-It is FREE from OBJECTIONABLE srLyERy
LUsTRE such as Is easily furnished by greese or dirt
seventh--It produces the MOST ENDURING Jnr
BLACK GLOSS of any polish ever offered to the public
Eighth 1t makes NO DUST and REQUIRES Lxss
LABOR in polishing.
Ninth-It will polish any stove, HOT OR coI.p. as
soon as applied, and requires no mixing with var
nlsn or naptha, nor does any such deleteIlous in
gfedlent enter into Its composition.
Tenth-It DOES NOT BURN upon the stove and l.
Tree from all objectionable smell.
Eleventh-It WILL POLISH sHEETIRoN. and pre
serve 1t from rust
Twelfth-It IL the HANDsoMssT POLISH In the
world. - '4e
Hence, every Woman wants it.
MANUFACTURED ONLY By THE
Phoenix Manufactu'g Co..
TAUNTON, MASS.
FOR THE PROPRIETOR
- For sale By all Druggists andaaroCers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

mot q face-card among them,' was the
comment of Washington card player
when the republican members Of Mr..
Blaine's committee were announced
What not a single knaveP-- Chicago
Times
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

There is no longer any doubt about being
able to find men who were willing to take
Bayard Taylor's office and salary at the
court of Kaiser William. Many candi
dates are ready for the sacrifice, including
two editors of Philadelphia, and the peo-
pie of Ohio generally.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

Uncle Sam will furnish the steamer, and
Grants progress through India is expected
to rival that Of the Prince of Wales, and
to have tremendous effect upon the peo-
pIe of the United States.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

"The Angel of the Householder is what
ELIXIR OF HONEY has been termed b.
mothers. It is the great remedy fol
Cough, Colds, Group, Whooping- Cough
and all Lung diseases. Try it at once
For sale by Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

Matt Carpenter wants the seat Howe
has been vainly trying to fill for nearly
twenty years. If the Wisconsin Leglsla
ture we're composed of women there
would be no difficulty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

DR.. Bells Fit Cure cures Fits, Spasms,
Commissions, and all Nervous diseases.
For sale by druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
1ai.foaG Time Table
wEsTERN UNION aAILRoAp.

MILWAUhkE,
LEAVE ARRIVE
Ley S1y E1press ana MAIL. .9:O5 AN b45 pm
"lSht nApIcbS.. .1Os5U p N 500 Am
inc night express leaving Rock Island every
sunday night at 10 05 connects with the train arr
wing In chicago early Monday morning. No Law
over checks given on through tickets from Rock
STAND to Chicago. Through tickets only good on
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

Printing, Binding and Blank Book work
specialties at The ARGUS OFFICE. No
pains will be spared to please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed IF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
Saturday. December %. 1875

Il is worth remembering that the Re-
publicans have only two months longer to
to flourish the whip-handle in the senate.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE,
SANFORD's RADICAL CuRE

Not only promptly arrests the corroding discharges
In Catarrh, but by sympathetic action, restores to
sound health all the organs of the head that have
become affected by It, and exhibit any OF the follow
ing Affections
Defective Eyesfgft, Unframed and ETattery
Eyes, Painful and Watery Eyes, Loss OF
Hearing Earache, Neuralgia of the Ear,
Discharges from the Ear, Ringing Noises
81 the Head, Dizziness, Nervous Head
ache, Pains In tho Temples. Loss of the
Senses of Taste and Enaeu, Eiongetion of
the UvuIa, Inflammation or the Tonsilsy
Putrid Sore Throat, Tickling or Hacking
Cough, Bronchitis, and Bleeding of the
Lungs.
Each package contains DR.. Sanford's Improved
Inhaling Tube, with full and carefully prepared oil
rections for in MI Price. 81. For sale by
sM Wholesale and retail druggists and dealers
throughout the Uaited States and Canadas WEEKS
& POTTER, General a gents and wholesale Drug
vists, Boston Mass. 20 -''+' TITO
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WHAT EMINENT ST, LOUIS
PHYSICIANS SAY.

PREVENTIVE OF MAxARIA.-Colden's LIEBTG'S
EXTRACTOR BEEF AND TONIC INVIG0RA-
TOR is very agreeable article of diet and partic
Grated when other forms of animal food are re-
jected, In DiPTHERIA, AGUE, MALARIAL TY-
PHOID FEVERS, and every depressing disease, It's
use will be attended with great advantage. We
have prescribed 1t with excellent success: j III
Leslie, NJ D; G CoDp, Nj ID: Parsons, !;
r A Vaughan, NJ e; Drs s L aud Nidelet; VIM
Porter, N D, and many Others Sold by all Drug
gists and Grocers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
c., 3, & Q, 2. z,
RocE lsLANp ; prosrA sArrwAY.

SHORTEST ROUTE TO The EAST AND SOUTH.
~, LEAVE ARRIVE.
Thro'h F'ht G 00a. m. Galva Ac S:55 a. m
mai Ex. l'55 p. m. Mail q XIX. 100 D. m
6alva &C sos p. m. Thro'h F'ht 4:45 D. M
Inc 1850 N train makes close connection al
Galva with @ g. @ for points west; arriving al
Galesbnrg at 500 m; at Burlington 9:1b m; Of
heoknk 1925 p m; and at Quincy 9:40 D IN also
naklng close connection at Poor a with l q w
and I & w roads for all points east and south
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
RocK ISLAND 8 NTRoER no.. ga

leave Rock Island at 300 a. M II 80 a m. ana a.t0
and SOS m ' -'O nl'
Leave Gable at $3.50 m, 1918 . m and s:15 m.
and $50 m. -'' wv r. ~
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28

SPEoIALTIEs: Diseases OF the Eve and Ear
Throat and Lungs, Female, Nervous ConstitutionaI
ana Chronic Diseases. St-Stuttering cured. Arti
neal Ayes, lnhaiers, Medicines, ETC., supplied
hnWAA Inc Ladies', Gentlemen, whatever
~ HhbW ~ case or failure respectfully in.
slsed. Consultation free. Call or write for hook
Aoorsss N j AKIN, N D., 1874 So. Clark St. CHICAGO
SseS4AaE gsaouasa--ovez 10 years practice,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-28
PROFESSIONAL.

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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-11
DEL1xQUEAr TAX list. 1877.
GTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUN-
y TY OF NOWRR.-s

District Court, Tenth Judicial District.
The State Of Minnesota, 70 oil persons,
sompAoiss or corporations, who have or claim
any estate, right, title or interest il. claim
to. or lien upon, any Of the several pieces or
parcels Of land in the list hereto attached,
described.
The list Of taxes and penalties on real o.
tate for the county, remaining delinquent on
the hrst day Of june. 1878. has been Sled in
the Office OF the Clerk Of the District Court.
Of the county Of Mower. Of which that hereto
attached 10 copy. Therefore. you. and each
Of you. are hereby required to lie In the
Office Of said clerk within twenty days afssr
the last publication Of this notice, your ana.
wer in writing. setting forth any objection or
defense y ~ may have to the taxes .ld pen.
altiss, or any part thereof. upon any piece
or parcel Of land, describe Cd IN said list, in,
to, or on which you claim any estate, right,
title, interest, claim or lien.
And IN default thereof, judgment will b
entered against such piece or parcel Of land
for the taxes on said list appearing against
IL, ard Ill penalties, interest and costs.
A. ". KIABALL.
Clerk Of the District Court Mower County
MinnesOtn
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-24

twelve feet in length The inner edges
Of these whalebone plates exhibit a
fringed or frayed-out appearance, and
the whole apparatus is adapted to serve
as kind of gigantic sieve or strainer.
Thus, when the whale fills the mouth
with water, large numbers of minute
animals, allied to the jelly-fshes and the
like, are ingulfed and drawn into the
capacious mouth cavity. aa2
The water is allowed to escape by the
sides of the mouth, but it's solid animal
contents are strained off and entangled
by the whalebone fringes, and, when a
sufficient quantity of food has been cap
tured in this way, the morsel is duly
swallowed. Thus it is somewhat curious
to reflect that the largest animals are
supported by some of the smallest
beings. .IJtT<tI to #tT
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-24
ChOate and Webster.

Perhaps the weight and power OF
Webster's character were due to the
hours he spent in the woods and fields
and on the ocean, chatting with the
farmers or sailors, as he was engaged in
hunting and fishing, as to the hours he
spent in his study.
Now Choate, superior to Webster in
quickness of apprehension and imagin-
alton, was an indoors man. The larger
portion of his mature life was passed in
the sitting atmosphere Of the courts, or
in what Milton calls "the still air of de-
ightful studies" that is, in his library.
He, of course, was not SO foolish as to
neglect exercise; but his exercise was
commonly confined to long walks
through the streets or around the Com
mon of Boston. No one ever enjoyed
nature more intensely; but he never
sojourned with her. His friend Charles
G. Loring, one of his competitors for
the leadership Of the Suffolk bar, once
invited him to pass a summer day at his
beautiful residence on the Beverly
shore. Mr.. Choate was full of enthusi-
asm as he walked among the woodland
paths, or gazed at the varying aspects of
sky and ocean he doubtless stored up
in his mind images of natural beauty
which flashed out afterward in many a
popular speech or legal argument; but
he exhausted the capacity of the place
to feed his eye and imagination in half
dozen hours. MY dear Loring," he
said, in parting, " there has not been a
twentieth part Of a minute since I en-
tered this terrestrial paradise that I have
not enjoyed myself to the top of my
bent; but let me tell you that should
you confne me here for week, apart
from my work and books, L know that
should die from ennui. You are fortu-
nate in being able serenely to delight in
it day after day. If he had been asked
to pass a fortnight with Webster at
Marshfeld, or at his New Hampshire
farm, and had accompanied him day
after day in his shooting and fishing ex-
petitions, not even Webster's converse
ton could have saved him from being
devoured with an impatient desire to
escape from the monotony of such an
existence. ALI the eccentric originals
of the neighborhood, whom Webster
delighted in year after year, he would
have been delighted in for a day, and
then dismissed them from his mind as
intolerable bores; the mountain or
ocean scenery might have enthralled
him for a few days more; but the shoot
ing and fishing, in which Webster took
such pleasure, would have seemed to
him scandalous waste of time, which
might have been more proftably be-
slowed on Hschylus and Aristophanes.
on Thuycidides and Tacitus, on Hooker
and Jeremy Taylor, on Bacon and
Burke, on Shakespeare and Milton.
In one particular Choate excelled
Webster that Of constant high-bred
courtesy to men and women of all ranks
-EdaOiaa P. Whipple, IN Ha1per's
Magazine for November. i. Ia.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-24
USEFUL INFORMATION.

A GOOD coat of lime whitewash will
destroy mold in cellars.
IA LADY has discovered that aqua am
monia issalmost an instantaneous cure
for scald
70 STAIN wood black drop little sui
phuric acid into a small quantity of
water; brush over the wood, and hold it
to the fire. It will be good black and
take q fine polish.
d CAMPING and fishing parties can OBJ
tain good light by soaking brick in
kerosene oil for ten minutes. The brick
.absorbs the oil, and on being suspended
with wire and ignited brilliant light,
lasting for half an hour, is obtained.
This is said by those who have expert
mented with it to be greatly superior to
the torch in general USE j..
A PAIL of clear water. in newly
painted room will remove the sickening
odor of paint. Coffee pounded in a
mortar and roasted on an iron plate,
sugar burned on hot GOALS, and vinegar
boiled with myrrh and sprinkled on the
floor and furniture of the sick-room, are
excellent deodorizers. '..5 d
4 NEVER throw away lemon or orange
peel; cut the yellow outside off care
fully, and put it into tightly-corked
bottle, with enough alcohol to cover it.
Let it stand until the alcohol is bright
yellow, then pour it off, bottle it tight,
and use it for favoring when you make
rice-pudding. Add lemon and alcohol
as often as. you have it, and you will al
ways have nice favoring.
The secret whereby sheer muslin is
made to assume the now desirable APP
pearance Of Grape is this I: IThe dress,
tie or bow is washed in cold water, with
out the use Of soap or starch To the
rinsing water is added a little clear cof-
fee only enough to give the muslin a
faint creamy cast. Then wiring out by
twisting the goods into a rope, as tight
ly as possible, and winding it around
the clothes Ine-like a securing
it at each end. In this way let it dry
thoroughly. Then carefully unwind
and shake out, and, if successful, the
muslin will have that creamy, crinkled
look alone known in grapes. b Iii
FRUITS are Of different degrees of di-
gestibility. Those Of hard texture, as
some kinds of apples, melons, apricots,
several sorts of feshy plums, and all i'm
mature fruits are difficult of digestion.
Strawberries, raspberries, currants, goose
berries, cherries, green-gages, peaches,
nectarines, melting pears, mulberries,
figs, grapes, melons, when, all ripe, are
most easily dissolved in the stomach
Fruit moderately eaten is wholesome,
particularly as correcting the grossness
of animal food. But an excess of it,
and especially of unripe fruit, is pro-
ductive of many diseases ;, among chill
.dren in particular it often occasions net
tie rash.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-24
Lecturers.

The lecture platform will this year
miss Mark Twain, John B. Cough, Bret
Harte, and Bayard Taylor, who are in
Europe. Beecher and Tilton will be on
hand. Milburn, the blind preacher, has
got back from Europe, and will speak
on customf in Europe. Mrs. Scott Sid
dons will both read and lecture. niger
soil will have a new religious lecture.
Wendell Phillips will not go out of New
England. Among the novelties will be
Randall Browns mind-reading, Prof
Tobin's Pepper ghosts, and DR.. Villers
mimicry of all the humorous lectures.
James T. Fields has twelve lectures on
as many authors. DR.. Hayes will con-
tinue to tell about the Arctic region,
and Ann Eliza Young about the Nor
mons. Susan B. Anthony will argue
for women's rights, and Mrs. Livermore
will tell "How to Raise our Daughters"
From the pulpit, Storrs, Talmage, Hep
worth, Swing, Collyer, and Murray will
be drawn.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-24
Diphtheria and Its Causes.

How many times my heart has ached
to see delicate children with their lower
limbs exposed, not only in cool, but in
damp, chilly weather; nothing to pro-
tect them but thin stockings and thin
shoes, suitable only to the very warmest
weather. Should we wonder that diph-
liberia carries off so many children?
The wonder to me is that the mortality
is not greater. [ consider that this I'M
suitable manner Of, clothing children is
the promoter of more cases of diphthe-
ria than all other causes combined, es-
pecially in this variable climate. It
appears that parents pay no attention
whatever to the changes in the weather
from June to November; no matter how
chilly or cold the weather may be, the
thin stockings and absurdly-short
dresses and exposed neck and arms are
to be met with upon our streets any
where. It seems to me that the atten-
ton Of parents should be called to this
great neglect on their part to properly
clothe their children according to the
state of the weather, no matter what
may be the season of the year. It
would appear difficult to overlook this
subject of clothing in our search after
causes for diphtheria What physician
does not know that the blood recedes
from, or shrinks, as it were, from cold
localities to seek more congenial lati-
tude? And where will it go to? Why,
it can only find shelter in some of the
vital organs, and then what is the result?
Congestion of one or more organs, I'M
less the person happens to be possessed
of sufficient vitality to bring about
reaction in the circulation. Some peo-
pie have this and recover, while, per-
haps, in the meantime, many others, less
favored, do suffer and die. .tt
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-24
A Little Girl Wants a Farm.

A little girl, aged II, residing in Iowa,
wrote letter recently to Dear Uncle
SAM" at Washington, stating that her
father and eldest brother were about to
take up claim in Kansas. Then the
went on:
Il think maybe that if I asked you
you would let me take a claim of 100
acres for farm. I am strong and
hearty, and as willing to work as any
man. My ma says that I have ambition
enough to run splendid farm. Tcould
get my father to break the land for me,
and I will agree to fence it all around
with willows, and I have got half peck
of maple seeds that I could make nice
grove with, if you will please give me the
land. If I was there I would give YOU
a good hug and a sweet kiss if you Will
only give me deed to 100 acres of
land in Kansas"
\ The Commissioner Of the Land Office
regretfully informed her that home
steader must be at least 21 years of age
and the head of a family.