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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-04
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
Ran Rutl6r'a Latest.

The house of representatives did wise
thing, and set proper precedent, when it
removed doorkeeper Polk from a position
which he had disgraced. 1t was clearly
evident that he had unlawfully exceeded
his powers and for purposes and in a man
ner that admitted Of no reasonable justi-
fication. But the squabble which ensued
over the election Of Folks successor was a
spectacle neither edifying nor profitable.
With species of Yankee sharpness, Mr..
BENJAMIN +. Butler essayed the part OF
"Gumption Cute" and assumed the
championship OF democratic reputation
with his usual cheeky impudence. MIR. But
Ter nominated to the vacant Office of door
keeper Gen. Shields veteran Of two
wars, manned and battle SCARED soldier,
and life long democrat. Ofcourse if there
had been republican majority in the
house and the gift of doorkeeper had been
within the bestowal of the republican
party, Mr.. Butler would never have cast
his oblique vision over the list of candidates
and allowed it to rest upon Gen. Shields
The nomination of Gen. Shields at this
particular juncture was simply one Of
his cute" tricks to embarrass his op
pouents by seeming to place them in the
position of voting against good man anc
a sound democrat. The alternative,of THU
was to permit Mr.. Butler to play the par
of dictator to his opponents and force thu
election of one whom they had not them
selves selected. Mr.. Buffers studied
tactics failed to win, and there is nosreasoI
to suppose The lost any of his accustomed
sleep in consequence of Gen. Shields non
election.
The exchange of biblical. quotations, tn
fervor of pious rhapsody, and the sallies
humor were so far evenly balanced between
the redoubtable Benjamin and the witt
Cox that there's little to choose in regard t
their respective merits. Mr.. Butler wa
exceedingly unanimous to help the demo
Gratis get candidate so long as the repub
licans had noshow. to elect man of thel
own, aud the democrats by electing Fiel
made it apparent that Beniamin's office
BUSINESS had failed to produce the desire
effect. There now remains but one thin
more to be done and that is for the n
publican press to join in general wa
over the election of former rebel. fhs
sort of thing is always available whe
everything else fails.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
black is white, or that paper is money in
the sense that coin is, and induce us to
accept such plank as part Of democratic
platform.


v
Whether Mr.. Thurman's record on the
Pacific Railroad bond question is consist
ent with his present position is not just
now an important inquiry. Herein Mr..
Blaine does great injustice to his usual
discernment. The public cares little about
Thurman individually, but it is matter of
very great Importance that the legislation
on this subject should be right. No
counter-irritant should be allowed to dis
tract attention from the real issue now
pending before Congress. If Mr.. Blaine
allows himself to be placed in the position
of apologist for the Jay Gould gang, he
will commit the supreme mistake of life
time. He cannot afford to make the rec
ord of antagoDism to the Thurman bill,
however inconsistent may have been the
course of the putative father of that bill.
Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, who is NO
orator. but a very able and accurate
statistician, computes that, besides lands,
coal mines, and credits, the account. up to
the close of the current century, will show
that the government has aided the Contra
and Union Pacific Railroads to the extent
of not less than $2l7, 5l6,624,76. The
land amounts to between twenty an6
thirty million acres. The coal fields, Mr.
Morrill, says, are worth more than those o.
Pennsylvania Originally, the coal field
were reserved. 1t is not proposed to takt
back any of the bounty of the government
but simply to insist upon guarantees OF
final and just settlement The FIRST ar
rangement was that all the money earned
in government transportation should b.
charged to interest account, but two year
later (lS64) the companies were allowed
to collect one-half the account in cash. Mr.
Morrill, made very plain the features of tn
case in the three following paragraphs.
We aided by lending the companies on
6 per cent, bonds Tor thirty years to tn
Concluded on next page.)
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
Scratch No More--"Itchirg Piles, !"

symptoms of which are moisture, like per-
when undressing, or after getting warm in
bed, increased by scratching, might think
pin worms were crawling in and about the
rectum, oftentimes shows itself around the
private parts. A pleasant and safe cure
in every case is "Swayne's Ointment. -
If allowed to continue, very serious results
may follow 1t also cures letter, BARRIERS
itch, scald head. ring worm, blotches, all
scaly, crusty. itchy skin eruptions. Sent
by mail to any address on receipt of price,
50 cents u box, or three boxes for $l.25,
by Dr. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia. Sold
by all leading druggists At wholesale aHG
retail by John BengstOn, Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.
COUNTY OF Rock ISLAND {
In the Circuit Court, TO the May term A. D. 1878 -
In Chancery.
Grets StiDa Lodin, and Christine I. Lcdin com
planants, Sebastian Gremlch, Mary Grem
Itch, Greta K Benson and Borje Benson.-De-
PENDANTS. Partition.
To all OF the above named DEFENDANTS: You will
take notice that the above entitled cause is now
pending in said court, that summons In chancery
has been issued against you therein, returnable OF
the first day of the next term of said court to be
begun and holden at the Court House in the city OF
Rock Island, IN said county, on the first Monday Of
May, A. D. 1878, at which time and place you will
appear.
Rock Island, Ills, March 2Gth, 1873.
LEVI f. IARSON,
OLIVER OLSEN, Clerk of said Court.
Solicitor for Complainants 26diw
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

My little daughter has been afflicted
with ehpsey for more than year. From
the first use of DR.. Bells Fit Cure the
attacks were stopped. ! will answer al
enquirers. Mrs Jane Meagher, 264C
Adams street, St. Louis. Mo- Price, So 0C
Address Specific Medicine COMPANY, 904
Washington Avenue, st Louis. Mo.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

sR-Let the Suffering and diseased read the fol-
owing:
EB-Let all who have been given up by Doctors,
and spoken Of as incurable, read the following.
EN-Let all who can believe facts, and can have
faith in evidence, read the following.
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That. on
this the twentieth day of June, the year Of Our
Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty six,
personal came Joseph Haydock TO me known as
such, and being duly sworn deposed as follows
States and dependencies thereof for preparations
or medicines known DR.. Hollowaye Pills and
Ointment, and that the following certificates are
Verbatim copies to the best Of his knowledge and
belief JAMES SMEITRE,
IL. g.. Notary PUBIC,
ID Wall street, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
NEW ADvERT1sEMENTs
Price TEN CENTS.
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENT EDITION II 9Sn d1ni
tairing complete ist OF All the twGns ~ ~ Senasa
sss5es greater to
the last census together with the names Oh ~
papers having the largest local ~
which are recommended to advertisers as glV1hns
greatest value in proportion to prices charged No
all the Religious Agricultural, Sesn' ESucatona
Commercial, Insurance. Real Estate, Law, Sporting
Musical, Fashion and other special class journals
sbnyng the cost OF advertising in various newspa-
pers and everything which beginner In advertising
which beginner in advertising would IKE g
know. Address GEO. P. RoWELL CO., II
spruce ST., New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
Extracts from Various Letters !

al had no appetite; HoIloways Pills gave me q
hearty one"
"Your Pills are marvellous. !"
II send forI another box. and keep them in the
house,
'Dr. Holloway has cured my headache that was
chronic"
~ gave one of your Pills to my babe for cholera
morbns. The dear little thing got well in day..
My nausea of a morning is now cured
Your box of Holloway's Ointment cured me OF
noises in the head. rubbed some OF your ONT
ment behind the ears, and the noise has left.n
"Send me 2 boxes, want one for poor family
Il enclose a dollar, your price is IS cents but the
medicine TO me is worth a dollar"
''Send me FIVE boxes of your Pills"
"Let me have three boxes Of your Pills by return
mail, for Chills and Fever"
have over 300 such testimonials as these, bu
want of space compels me to conclude.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

None are genuine unless the signature of j.
HAxDocK, as agent for the United States surrounds
each box of Pills, and Ointment, A handsome re-
ward win be given to any one rendering such In
formation as may lead to the detection of any
party or parties eounterfeiting the medicines or
vending the same, knowing them 10 be spurious.
fssSold at the Mandatory of Professor HoL-
LowAY d Co., New York, and by all respectable
druggists and Dealers In Medicine throughout the
civilized world, in boxes at % CENTS 90 cents and
81 each FfEF - =
~ There 10 considerable saying by taking the
larger sizes.
N. B. Directions for the guidance patients In
every disorder are affixed to each bog. :
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

Elixer of Honey is guaranteed to cure
your cough and cold.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
wESTEEE UNION RAILROAD.

WESTEEE UNION RAILROAD.
FOR RACINE s. MILWAUKEE.
Day Express and MAI. .....9:05 An 600 AN
Night Express. ............10:l5 Pm $50 pm
The night express leaving Rock Island every
sunday night 10 :15 connects with the train arri-
wing in Chicago early Monday morning No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock
sland to Chicago. Through tickets only good on
this tam.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
CUTADROUS DISORDERS,
Disorders Of the Kidneys.

In all diseases affecting these organs, whether
they secrete too much too little water; or wheth
er they be afflicted with stone or gravel, or with
aches and pains settled in the loins over the re-
gions Of the kidneys, these Pills should be taken
ment should be well rubbed into the small of the
back at bed time, This treatment will give almost
immediate relief when all other means have failed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

The following is an interesting case OF man EN-
ployed in an Iron Foundry, who, in pouring melted
iron into flask that was damp and wet, caused ar
explosion. The melted iron was thrown around
and on him in perfect shower, and he was burned
dreadfully. The following certificate was given Il
me, by him. about eight weeks after the accident:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
SYMPATHETIC DISEASES,

Affections OF tho Eye, Ear, Throat, Lungs ind
Bronchial Tubes which in many cases accompany
a severe case of Catarrh. The infiamed and dis.
cause Of ali these troubles and until the system
has been brought properly under the influence OF
the RADICAL CURE, perfect freedom from them
cannot be reasonably expected.
1t IL but three years since SANFORD'S RADI-
CAL CURE was placed before the public, but IN
California. and is everywhere acknowledged by
druggists and physicians TO be the most successful
preparation for the thorough treatment of Catarrh
ever compounded. The fact will be deemed OF
more Importance when IL Is coupled with the state
ment that within I'VE years over $50 different
remedies for Catarrh have been placed on SALE and
to-day, with one or two exceptions, their names
cannot be recalled by the best.informed druggist.
Advertising my succeed In forcing q few sales.
but, unless the remedy possess undoubted specinc
medical properties It is absolutely certain to fall
into merited obScurtY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

Each package OF SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE
contains DR.. Sanfords Improved Inhaling Tube
with full directions for its use In all cases. Price
81 co. Sold by all Wholesale and retail druggists and
dealers throughout the United States and Canadas.
WEEKS It POTTER. General Agents and Whole
sale Druggists, Boston, Mass.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

NEW YORK, Jan. II, 1886.
My name is Jacob Hardy; am an Iron Founder.
was badly burned by hot iron in November last;
my burns healed, but had running sore on my
leg that would not heal. tried Holloway's ONT
ment and 1t cured me in afew weeks This Is oil
true and anybody can see me at Jackson's Iron
Works, ID Avenue.
J. HARDY, 11s Goerch Street
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

ST. LOUIS Il RocK ISLAND 2. 3.
eoTEG SOUTH TRAINS LEAVE
At 90 a. m. and 6:45 D. IN. daily,
ARRIVE FROM At. LOUIS
At goo m. daily, and $40 p. IN.
STERLING TRAINS LEAVE
At 4:3O p. m.
ARRIVE FROM STERLING
At 1910 m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

Jane let, 1856.
DR. HoLLowAY:-I take my pen to write you OF
my great relief and that the awful pain In my eide
has left me at last thanks to you Pills. oh, Doc
tor, how thankful am thatI can get some sleep.
can never write 1t enough. thank yoo again and
again, and am that you really the friend OF
all sufferers. could not help writing to you, and
hope you will not take it amiss.
JAMES MYERS, 116 Ave. D.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10
RocE ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY.

AVUk I6AAIU q PEUAIA HALFWAY
SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST AND SOUTH.
LEAVE ARRIVE
Thro'h F'ht q 80 a. m. Gava Ac. $50 a. m.
Mail & Ex. 1'50 p. m. Mail & Elk. :15 D. m.
Galva Ac. $50 p. m. Thro'h F'ht 4:45 D. m.
The 1850 p m train makes close connection at
Galva with @ B & @ for points west; arriving at
ialesburg at 500 p m; at Burlington 715 m; al
Keokuk 9:25 p m; and at Quincy $40 m also
making close connection at Peoria with b & W
and I z 81 w roads for all points east and south
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER CO., z. 2.
Leave Rock Island at 100 a. m, and $50 D. m. Ar
irving at Cable at II 10 a. m, and 8 100 D. m.
Leave Cable at $50 a. m. and 1915 D. M Arriving
at Rock Island at $40 q. M, and 800 D. m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-10

This is to certify that was discharged from the
army with Chronic Diarrhna, and have been cured
by Dr. Holloway's Pills. WILSON HARVEY,
New York, April Z, 1866. II Pitt street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-26
Archery in Ye Olden Time.

In the library of the Vatican is an old
Ms. the author of which has been
travelling in England during the six.
teenth century, and he goes on de.
scribing English habits. and especial
ly the delights they took in the enthu.
siastic pursuit of archery. The con-
tinual practice of the bow, from the
age of ten years, was made to super
sede every other diversion Hentzner,
German traveller of about the same
time, spoke of seeing the husbandmen
going fourth to their work with bow
ard arrows, which were either LAID
on the pillow or placed conveniently
by for ready use And, again, when
We come down to an old age, exhibit
ing the ruling passion strong in
death" as illustrated by the famous
forester, Robin Hood, in that last in.
cident of his merry life so to uchingly
set fourth by the old ballad, when, be-
ing taken i'll, he applied for surgical
assistance at Sopwell Abbey, where
nun treacherously bled him TO
death. Too late he came to realiz
ing sense of his position, but vet for.
bid retaliation upon the woman, say
ing:
II never hurt fair maid in all my time,
Nor at my end will now"
His last request which he was as
sisted to fulfill runs thus:
"Give me my bent bow in my hand.
And a broad arrow I'll let flee;
And where that arrow lighteth
There shall my grave. digged be-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-26
Pick things up.

We know man who is quite par.
ticular aoout keeping everything in
it's proper place. We heard him say
that he acquired this habit through
the training of his mother. Whom
boy even as far back as he could
remember, his mother always made
him pick up and put away his play
things after be had got through with
them. He was often allowed to get
out all the materials he wanted for q
good time. In bad weather tho
kitchen was often at the disposal OF
himself and brother, but they always
understood that every thing was to
be cleared up at the close of the play
No doubt there is q difference ia
children, for we have known boys of
the same family, of nearly the same
age, brought up in all respects 81
nearly alike as possible, yet one OF
them was always careless, and be-
camo careless man, while the other
was extremely particular in all the
details of his dress, sports and work.
Still, granting this difference which
many would call natural difference
we believe q persistent training 10
early childhood would make an or.
DERBY man out of the most careless
child.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-26
WHOLENO. 1880.
THE HISTORY OF EAR RINGS.
Jewels in the Ear Worn since the
Earliast Ages A ncient
Ear Rings.

The nothing new-nrder>,hc-suu
principal sppiies To the custom oil
wearing pendants from The lowe,
part of the esfs rs we'll as TO many
other things. II appears 10 have
taken iss rise in tho earliest tim es
among the nations of the East. The
prophet Isaiah reproaetes the
daughters OF Zion With being too
lavish in ornaments of this kind. and
several parts of the Scripture make
allusioa 10 the spoil Of earrings etc,
which was dedicated to the Lord.
This trinket, Of rings and jewels, ap-
pears to have been az much worn BY
men IN those days as by the same
sex that now lays almost undispu,ed
claim to them. 1t wonld seem that
the ornaments had been used for
idoletrous purposes previous to this
time, since jacob, in the injunction
be gave to his household, command.
ed them to put away "the strange
gods which we're in their hands
and ell their earrings which were
in their ears" These ear. rings. or
jewels, worn by Jacobs household
bad probably been consecrated to
to superstitious purposes and worn
as a sort of amulet, for it is known
that rings, whether in the ears or
nose, were first superstitiously " orn
IN honor of false gods, and probably
of the sun, whose circular form they
were designed to represent, and, in
deed, rings and vessels among the
heather nations oftentimes had the
image OF tho sun, moon, ETC., engrav-
ed upon them. The prophet Hosea
speaks of the women of Jerusalem
as INDUCING in the lying vanities OF
rings devoted to the idol deities.
The Roman ladies of olden times
used earrings of pearls and of prec-
ious stones, and not unfrequently,
like some of the Nor,h American
Indians, they had thr ee or four of
these ornaments pendent to each ear,
which, unlike the Indian trinkets of
the present day at least. were of i'm
mense volue. The Moors of Africa
were also noted for the use of the
same ornaments. Many of the busts
of the heather gods have been found
to have ear rings, or holes pierced in
their ears for that purpose Some
investigators of antiquity have con-
sidered this to be characteristic of
the busts of divinities, bat this opin-
ion does not appear to be we'll found
ed, as there are many well-known
statues OF mortals which have the
ears pierced. The fine bust of Cara
Gala. in the Villa Borghese. whic b
is affixed to statue of Hercules,
has only the right ear pierced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-26
New Names for 'cm

A young Oil Citizen calls his sweet
heart Revenge, because she is sweet.
--Oa City Derrick. And the young
man on South Hill calls his moth
er-in-law Delay, because she is dam
gerous. Burlington Hawkeye And
South End man calls his wife Fact,
because she is a stubborn thing
Boston Globe. And the fourth wife oil
district attorney calls him Necessity
because he knows no law.-Nep Or
leans Times. And q Cincinnati man
calls his coachman Procrastination,
because he stole his watch. Break
fast Table. And Syracuse man calls
his wife Sluggard, because she gets
mad and goes to her aunt every time
he stays out to lodge.-Syracust
Times. A Yohkers man calls wife
Frailty, because Shakespeare says
"Frailty, thy name is woman
Yonkers Gazette And New York
man calls his wife Honesty because i
is the best pclicy.-N. Y. Herald. A
Lancaster wife calls her husband /
worm because she was the early bird
that caught him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-26
Ludicrous Termination of Duel Be.
| tween Russian Ladies

A good deal has lately been heard
of the progress of female emant,cipa-
ton in Russia. but it is somewhat a
novelty to find the Russian ladies fig
uring in the character Of duellists as
was the case not long since with two
bellies of Petigorsk, a fashionable re-
sort on the northern slope Of the eau
casus. A dispute arose between the
rival young beauties springing out of
the attentions paid to each in turn by
handsome young cavalry officer
quartered IN the neighbordood. The
quarrel ran so high that one of the
Amazons at length dispatched her
maid to the other with formal chal-
ienge, which was instantly accepted.
The beligerents met without seconds
in lonely place outside the town,
each armed with a brace of loaded
pistols. Before, however, they had
even taken up their respective pc ST.
tons, the trembling one of the lady's
hand caused her pistol to explode pre-
maturely, sending bullet through
the dress of the other, who shrieked
and fell down in a swoon. The as
sailant frightened out Of her wits,
flung away her weapon and rushed to
raise the supposed corpse; but her I'M
grateful antagonist, recovering her
senses as suddenly as she had lost
them clutched her by the hair with
one hand while boxing her ears with
the other in the most energetic style.
The firing having now ceased, the
battle proceeded hand to hand. Locks
Of hair, ribbons, and shreds of cloth
ing flew in every direction, and but
for the timely advent of three or four
policemen the affray might have end
ed like the somewhat similar combat
of the Kilkenny cats. The military
Lothario's only remark on hearing
the story was, "It's lucky they took
to clawing each other instead of me. :"