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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
Reautitul Hais.

FROM J. A. TYNEs, A WELL KNOWN
CITIZEN OF WILSON, N, C,-My wife had
suffered for ten or twelve years with a
kind of dry letter, which kept the scalp
covered with dandruff, and caused her
hair to fall out and get very thin and
turned grey, but after using London
Hair Color Restorer," the letter was
cured and the grey hair restored to its
natural color, the hair stopped falling
out and is growing beautifully. By
telling of the effect it had on the head
of my wife have induced q number
to try it, and l want you to send me q
dozen bottles by express. | enclose
postoflice order for SO to pay for it
London Hair Color Restorer is sold al
IS cents bottle by all leading drug
gists. DR.. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia
sole proprietors. Sold by John Beng,
ston, Druggist, Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
a Remarkable Result.

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-
NEEDY 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 Bos
chee's German Syrup. To such we
would say that $4,000 dozen were sold
last year without one complaint. Con.
sumptives try just one bottle. Regu-
lar sire Is cents. Sold by all druggists
in America.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
NEW YORK

New YORK, Dec. 56.-There is trouble
in the New York World Office with the
compositors. They heard this afternoon
that reduction in wages or substituting
new and non-uniOn men was contemplated
and committee waited on Mr.. Hurlbut,
but got no decisive answer, At half-past
ten tonight all the compositors were dis
charged peremptorily by the publisher and
batch Of new hands marched into the
composing.room, A strong force Of police
was on hand, and no trouble occurred.
The old hands left in "a body. Much ex.
element prevailed. The World door way
is guarded and the stairway is lined with
policemen, Typographical Union No. {
will act on the matter tomorrow,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
You Answer FIRST,

Did it ever occur to those exceeding
conscientious and christian republican
politicians who are constantly talking
about the CIPHER dispatches, which are
absolutely worthless from the fact that the
originals have never been produced, that it
is about time for the great and moral re
publican party to say something about the
Offices distributed by the administration to
the contriver, the performers and the de-
tenders before the electoral commission of
the plot to count Hayes in and Tilden out :?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27

been the only man possessing the combi-
nation Of the special deposit branch of the
vaults. Up 10 late hour tonight he has
not lbeeu found, and suspicion, which,
however, may have no foundation, is en-
tertained that he may have violated his
trust and absconded. The amount of pro-
perty 10 the special vaults is a matter of
speculation. 1t might have been very
large or very insignificant
LATER.-Blakie was found by the bank
policemen on the West Side tonight, and
confessed that under financial pressure he
had distracted package of the value OF
about $1,000. The vault was opened, and
the contents, with this exception, were iu-
tact.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
E Sure Thing.

DR.. Hunters Specific and Injection No.
are warranted to cure Gonorrhea, elect,
Chordes, Structure, diseases of the Kid
neys, Bladder and Urinary Organs of
males and females.
DR.. Hunters Specific No. 2 is sure
remedy for spermatorrhea, seminal weak
ness, nightly emissions and less of power,
caused by elf.abuse or excessive Indul-
gence. Price of DR.. Hunters Specific, 50
per bottle; injection. 81. Sent every
where by express. DR.. j. Dinsbeer, sole
proprietor, No. Ais North Seventh street,
st. Louis, Mo, Send 2 stamps for q
treatise, Cures guaranteed. or money re-
funded.
DR.. Dinsbeer will treat all chronic dis
eases, and furnish medicines, for less
money than any other physician in St.
Louis Write or call,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
TWELVE GOOD REASONS
WHY THE
Wpnan's Suffrage Stove Polish
Is PREFERRED TO ALL OTHERS,

First-It is the LARGEST package of Stove Polish
in the world.
Second-It is the NRATEsT.
Third-utis composed entirely of PuRB EAST IN
Ola PLUMBAGo
Fourth-It WILL cover more surface, and is con-
sequently CHEAPER than any other kind.
Fifth-It is NOT ADULTERATBD with cheap Amer
can or German lead, other worthless substance
to give 1t weight
Sixth-It is FREE from OBJECTIONABLE sILyERY
LUsTRE such az s easily furnished by greese or dirt
Seventh--It produces the MOST ENDURING JET
BLACK GLOSS of any polish offered to the public
Eighth It makes NO DUST and requires LESS
LABOR In polishing.
Ninth-It will polish any stove, HOT OR COLD, as
soon as applied and requires no mixing with var.
nish or naptha, nor does any such deetenous in
gredient enter into its composition.
Tenth-It DOES NOT BURN upon the stove, and is
Tree from all Objectionable smell.
Eleventh-It WILL POLISH sHEETIRoN, and pre-
serve 1t from rust
Twelfth-It is the HANDsoMEsr POLISH in the
world.
Hence, every Woman wants it.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY TaE
Phoenix Manufactu'g Co..
TAUNTON, ....................M MASS,
FOR THE PROPRIETOR.
- For sale by all Druggists andlGr0cers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27

CI!llcAao, Dec. 26.-The managers of
so'n rlSelty Safety Deposit vaults were
nnns, what disturbed this afternoon by the
s;sssUs Sl ansence OF George A.. Blake, as
''S'4n' custodian, who for some years has
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27

THE ARGUS JOB PRINTING Rooms
turn out Cards, Circulars, Note Heads
Bill Heads, Law Briefs, and all otheI
kinds of Printing, in the highest style of
the art, aDd on the most reasonable terms.
And THE ARGUS Book BINDERY is doing
all kinds of work in that line, neat, quick
and cheap. The friends of the paper and
the public generally are invited to give our
work a trial. dwt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
G. 3. q O. z. r.
ROCK ISLAND 3 PEORIA RAILWAY.


sHUhIHST HOUIE 10 TIE EAHT AND sOUTH'
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Thro'h Fht 6 90 a. m. Galva Ac. s:55 q, m,
Mail d Elk. l-55 p m. Mail & Ex. 100 p. m,
Galva Ac. sos p. m. Thro'h F'ht 4:45 p N.
The 80 m train makes close connection at
Galva with G & @ for points west; arriving at
Galesburg at 200 m at Burlington 7:15 p m; at
making close Connection at Peoria with & W
and 7 2 & w roads for all points east and south.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Congress- and the Holidays, The Cap
ital as q toy Bazaar. Where WASH
inUton gets it's reputation for female
beauty. The Army bill purturbation
In military circles. What Baron
Humboldt did not say about the late
American minister to Berlin What
Mr.. Bayard Taylor said to Humboldt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
Railroad Time Table.
CHICAGO. Rocx ISLAND q PACIFIC q.
wEsTEEE UNION RAILROAD.

FOR RACINE & MILWAUKEE,.
LEAVE ARRIVE
Day Express and Mail. -. .9:05AM 6:45PM
Night Express. .10:30 Pm 500 AN
The night express leaving Rock Island every
Sunday night at 1905 connects with the train arrf
wing in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock
sland to Chicago. Through tickets only good on
thistIaln.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27

Many little darling's life might be
saved by keeping Elixir of Honey in your
home. Children love to take it; it gives
relief Immediately. Try it, mothers.
Keep it near you, We assert most posi-
lively, there is nothing superior to Elixir Of
Honey. For sale by druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
RocY ISLAND Z MEEcEp CO.. 3 3

Leave Rock Island at 100 m II 80 M, and 40
pm. Arriving at Gable at IL 10 a m, 1:5O m,
and sos p m.
leave Cable at $50 m, 1915 IN. and 3:15 m,
Arriving at Rock Island at S:15 g. m, $3.50 p. m.
and 5 20 p M.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27

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, 1878-12-27

FIRE.
Old New p Underwriters Agency. IS 3500,000
Old Continental. 3,040O00
Old Phoenix. 2Tg2,OO0
Old Howard, organized 1825............ 100000
German American. Observation-Disclosures. 2250OOO
Liverpool & London & Globe ........... 100000
Royal, OF London. 49,. 20 600 900
Imperial, of London. 100000
Northern, of Loudcn. 100000
Grard, of PHILADELPHIA. ......... 100000
St. Paul Fire and Marine 1000. 900
Traders Of Chicago. 100000
Atlantic. of Brooklyn. ........... $4,000
Amazon, of Cincinnati, Ohio. ......... 9Y5,00O
Rhode Island Association 1900. $50. 100000
Western of Toronto ................. 100000
Fairfield, of Connecticut. 3O5,315
Commonwealth, of Boston. ........-..... 49,, 1874
Revere of Boston. -. -. ............... 26S,375
ACCIDENT.
Travellers Accident OF Hartford .... 37OO,OOO
LIFE.
washington LHe..... go ....,....... 5,5OO,OOO
Total Assets. .....-....-........ $119, 933, 524
OFFICE, BENGSTON'S BLOCK,
ROCK ISLAND, ILL
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27

S. o DUNBAR-Dear Sir: have been come
time in the habit of prescribing the Fluid Magne-
STA prepared by you and prefer it to the English
Preparation on account Of its cheapness and its
superior laxative qualities.
Respectfully yours, &C. N. S. PERRY, NJ. D,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31

The immense stones used in the erection
of the Pyramids of Egypt were obtained
from the quarries in the Arabian hills, and
were carried to the river and over bridge of
boats. They were then brought forward by
means of causeway, which of itself took
ten years to construct, and which is said to
have been fine work, with its polished stones
and figures of animals engraved upon them.
One hundred thousand men were employed
at time, and these were relieved by the
same number at the end of three months. A
long time was spent in the leveling off the
rock on which the cdifice stands, and twenty
years for the erection of the pyramid itself.
The stones were raised step by step by means
of machine made of short pieces of wood,
and, last of all, commencing from the top,
the stones were cemented together with a
layer of cement not thicker than piece of
paper, the strength of which is proved by
the age Of these enormous memorials.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31

A pretty Indian squaw does not exist
among the Sioux-they are all fat, short,
stumpy, and ungraceful in movement. The
tall, slender Alfaratas and Wanitas are purely
creatures of romance, and far removed from
these fat squaws with their faces painted in
vermillion hues, and their short skirts and
homely moccasins. The beaded embroidery
on moccasins. leggings, and blankets are for
the braves only, and it is surprising to notice
the tasteful designs in which some of their
pieces are ornamented. The squaws never
greet US in as friendly manner as the braves
and their stare is quite different from the
benign smiles and show" of the men. When
they meet a lady driving they make remarks
that must be sarcastic, from the way in which
they are enjoyed, and when lady on horse
back presents herself. their laughter is i'm
moderate. AS they ride with foot in each
stirrup side-saddle causes them to stare,
jeer, and shout with laughter Globe Demo-
crOt
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31
Grant Interviews Vesuvins.

Grant Ito Vesuvius)--Do you object to
smoking?
Vesuvius-Oh, no; not at all. Smoke
away. like it. I'm an incorrigible smoker
myself. Puff!
Grant-Smoking ever make you sick?
Vesuvius-Yes; throw up good deal,
and am troubled with chronic eruptions.
Grant-Ever make you nervous?
Vesuvius-Nakes me a little shaky some
times.
Grant-Folks complain about you smoking
any!
Vesuvius-Yes but it makes no difference
to me. can't live without smoking. Ismoke
away just as long as please.
Grant-So do l. Think its bad habit ?
Vesuvius-No. Pm as old as the hills, and
I've smoked ever since can recollect.
Grant-So have l; only my folks complain
because my tobacco scents the rooms.
Vesuvius-Egad scent all Naples some
times and the surrounding country.
Grant-Got match about you?
Vesuvius-No matches, general ;. plenty
of sulphur, though. I'm in the gunpowder
line, general, like yourself.
GRANTEES. Why, l fought it out on that
-humph! I've heard that before. Good
morning.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31
He Came Home.

Governor Duval, of Florida, was the son
of poor Virginian, stern, strong, taciturn
man. The boy was huge youth of fifteen.
At the cabin fire, at bed time, according to
the custom of putting on back log, the old
man said, between the whiffs of his silent
pipe:
Tab, go out and bring in that gum back
log, and put it on the fire ?"
Tab went out and surveyed the log He
knew it was of no use explaining that it was
too heavy, nor prudent for him to return
without having it on his shoulder. His little
sister passing, was not surprised that he re-
quested her to bring out the gun and powder
horn, as possum or coon mig hit have passed,
or the brother might have seen bear signs.
She brought the gun and Tab started. He
found the way through the woods into Ken
lucky. in 1891. After an absence of eighteen
years he was elected to Congress- A man
of immense size and strength, he started for
Washington, going by the way of his old
home, to see the folks who had long since
given him up for dead. Entering the little
cabin door near bed time, he saw the identi-
cal gum log. He shouldered it, pulled the
latch string and with his load stood before
the old man, pipe in mouth. as quie! as usual.
''Here is the gum back log. father
"Well you've been long time getting it
put on the fire and go to bed," was the reply.
San antonio Herald.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31
An Extraordinary Gambling Fraud.

For over month past heavy poker game
has been going on in the card room attached
to one of our popular saloons. An unprece-
dented run of luck was the lot of the eX-
perts who were running the game in the in
terest of the saloon management, or at least
in the interest of those who controlled the
card room of the saloon. A number of the
most experienced card sharps in Los Angeles
set themselves to unraveling the mystery.
Still the luck stayed with the house and the
confraternity were worsted to the tune of
about 1,500. 'Twas strange, twas passing
strange" that no outsider could, under any
circumstances, win game in that room, try
they meyer so hard, but so it was. AT last
two profcients took possession of the apart
ment, ostensibly for play, and locked the
doors. They at once began diligent search
of the premises and unearthed regular sys-
tenn of wire telegraph, by the aid of which a
stool pigeon, who saw the cards of the out
siders, telegraphed their hands to the manipu-
lators of the skin game We understand
that those who have been feeced have taken
legal advice, and that every means will be
tried to recover the money.-Los Angelos
Herald.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31
The Constable ssWho Tended to Goats

Yesterday afternoon young girl, abOu
sixteen years old. came into Justice Knox's
court, and walking boldly to the desk woke
the court up with: ''Say, where's the police
man who tends to goats p
She was informed that there Was no specia
functionary kept for that purpose.
"Wel, Judge, I've kept pet goat now 70,
over year, and few minutes ago it fell
down an old shaft up on the side of Mount
Davidson. don't know how deep it wen,
down, for the place is all weeds. It may be
600 feet deep or it may not. What I want is
a policeman to pull the goat out"
Deputy Constable Booher, with his accus.
toned gallantry, protfered his official assist
ance. About half an hour later the girl
rushed in, considerably excited, and said that
she must have policeman right away to ge,
the Deputy Constable out Of the shaft. Capt.
Byrne, Constable Walker and Justice Knox
flew to the spot. Upon the side OF the noun
tain near david street they found the Deputy
Constable in an old prospect hole, about ten
feet deep. He was up to his knees in mud,
and it was only after great trouble that he
was extrcatcd His account of the affair is
given in his own language:
Il got up here and found the hole and
knelt over the edge to look for the goat.
found the goat, or rather it found me, for the
first thing knew he struck me square in the
rear. l went in head first into the mud,
sagebrush and rocks, and when looked up
there was the goat standin' at the edge of the
hole threatenin' to jump on top of me. Then
there was the girl GRIMM at me alongside
the goat. You see the animal crawled out of
the hole and came along again just as was
lookin' over. Or else the thing never fell in
at all, and the girl put the job up on me-"
The last seen of the girl by the reporter
was about an hour later, when she had abe a.
two dozen of the neighbors around her, telling
them OF the occurrence. They seemed to en-
joy it. Virginia Enterprise.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31
fashionable COnVerS0ti tiOn.

First SWELL say, Plevna has fallen.
Second ditto-Ya-as, so see.
First Swell-Gweat blow to -ah-the-
ah.
#Second ditto-To the ah, yes-the Wus-
slams.
First Swe1-Ya-as. He was their pwinci-
pal genewal, believe.
Second ditto-Ya-as, something of the
sort but weally, don't twouble to wead
about the waw. It's too much.
First Swell-Quite awfully too much,
weally; only evewbody's saying Plevna's
fallen, you know; and it's fashionable.
Second ditto-Ya-as. Come to my cham
bers. Got some doosid fine Chartweuse.
Come over. A pwesent. Come along, old
fellah.
First Swell-An wight. l suppose Old
Plevna was vewy gweat Genewal, else they
wouldn't have made such doosid fuss about
him
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31

They were picking over the frozen fish at
the Central Market yesterday morning when
one of them queried:
swell, Mrs. O'Commons, did ye kape
open house on Chewsday?" 81 =.
'sNot a bit, was the answer.
"And had ye basket on the door.knob!
'sNiver a one" E
"And I'm going to lawyer this morning
to state me case" continued the first. 1--WE
had basket on the door-knob, and that
means ye don't resave callers, but 1t hadn't
bin ganging there an hour when in walks
policeman and takes me husband away. never
moindiDg the basket no more than shtraW.
Can anybody call on ye, Mrs. OCommons,
when ye have basket out for cards 7"
s'No-niver one"
ssThen I'll see about it wild Q lawyer TO
back me- I'm one O. the sort that shticks up
for fashion If have to pay twelve cents
yard for calico! o!"-Detr0it Frse-Pycss
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31

GOVERNOR McCREARY, Of Kentucky, tells
the story that while serving in the Confeder-
ate army he was captured, was held pris-
oner at Johnson's Island, was finally
exchanged, and returned to Richmond. He
met at the boarding house table at the first
meal Colonel rorter, now Governor of Ten
nessee; General Holiday, now Governor OF
Virginia, and Beverly Tucker, now Repre-
sentative in Congress from Virginia: None
Of them we're in good spirits, and Mr.. Nc
Creary says eve little expected that in less
than fifteen years three of US would be Gov
errors of States and the fourth member OF
Congress The people of that time, the
patriotic people struggling to save the Onion'
were like Governor McCreary IN on tning'
they little expected the quick return OF the
rebels to power.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31
Decimal United States Coins.

Of all the decimal United States coins, the
m ost valuable is the silver dollar of 1904,
which is exceedingly rare. Specimens are
worth from $500 to $1,000 each, according
to the nearness with which they approach
perfection. The coinage of this year was
very limited, and there were no more dollars
coined until 1886. Proofs of the last named
year are worth $40, and good examples $5.
There was nothing done in dollars in 1887,
and the issues of 1887 and 1889 are rare
enough to raise the quotations fDr good
specimens to $40 each. From that date for
ward to 1878, when the trade dollar came in,
there is no break in the line of dollars, but
from 1850 to 1856, ;nclusively, they are quot
ed as rare or scarce, those of 1851 and 1862
being worth $35 or $40 each
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31
INGERSoLL on RkLL.
Washington Post. ]

Washington Postl
A Post reporter dropped in on Col. Bob.
lngersol, with the request that he would shed
little light on the great question of life and
death. The Colonel, though quite busy, con-
sented to be interrupted, and wheeling his
chair around, said:
Fire away with your questions"
According to your views, what disposi-
ton is made of man after death?"
"Upon that subject know nothing. 1t is
no more wonderful that man should live again
than that he now lives; upon that question l
know of no evidence. The doctrine of i'm
mortality rests upon human affection. We
love, therefore We wish to live"
''Then you would not undertake to say
what becomes of man after death?"
IF told or pretended to know what be-
comes of man after death, would be as dog
matte as theologians upon this question. The
difference between them and me is, am
honest. admit that do not know.
mo one can control his own opinion for
his own belief. My belief was forced upon
me by my surroundings. am the,product
OF allc circumstances that have in any way
touched me. believe in this world. have
no confidence in any religion promising joys
in another world at the expense of liberty
and happiness in this At the same time l
wish to give to others all the rights that l
claim for myself"
What punishment then is inflicted upon
man for crime and wrongs committed in this
life?"
''There is no such thing as an intellectual
crime. Noman can commit mental crime
To become crime, it must 60 beyond
thought"
'What punishment is there for physical
crime?"
''Such punishment as is necessary to pro-
tect society and for the reformation of the
criminal"
eff there is only punishment in this world
will not some escape punishment?
81 admit that all do not seem to obepunished
as they deserve. also admit that all do not
seem to be rewarded as they deserve; and
there is in this world, apparently, as great
failure in the matter of reward as in the
matter of punishment If there is another
life, a man will be happier there for having
acted according to his highest ideal in this.
But l do not discern in nature any effort to
do Justice"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-31
The Roof Question.

There is something wrong in mans up
per story when Attic wit fails to reach him.
-Neso Orleans Picayune
Yes such a man ought to be garrotted.-
Boston AdUertiser .'t
No; let some practical joker get up sell,
and perhaps he'll appreciate the seller, as it
were. .-Irdueler
The Traceler is not tip top. Hereafter
stick to one story-Neac Orleans Pscayufse
If he hadn't the roomatism so bad. we'd
take the floor.-Nec York Star.
We rafter the chimney corner and pan
of apples. Free Press.
Come, come boys, you shouldn't make
light of mansardest efforts in this way
Guelph lOft.) Herald, , .