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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-19
Free of Cost.

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bottles free of cost to the afflicted. If
you have a severe cough, cold, difficult
ty in breathing, hoarseness or any affec-
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give this wonderful remedy a trial.
As you value yonr existence you can
not afford to let this opportunity pass.
We could not afford, and would not
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knew it would accomplish what we
claim for it. Thousands of hopeless
cases have already been completely
cured by it. There is no medicine in
the world that will cure one half the
cases that DIR. Kings New Discovery
will cure. For sale by G. Speidel.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-19
The Daily Argas,
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
True, Every Word Of It.
(necat1r Reyipw


No man is much of christian who dom
go to church and hear the gospel expound-
ed; no man loves the Lord much who don
study his Bible. no man is much of a
doctor who don't study his books and
periodicals. and the same can truthfally be
said of every business and profession 1t
has been said that no sinner has ever been
converted to the religionof Christ without
he has first either read, or had the Bible
read to him. No man can convince him
self, and no man can be convinced without
. knowledge of the facts and principles
involved and which form the basis of all
intelligent belief. and how can he believe
unless he has a preacher2 Time was
when the people Dope nded on stump ora
tors for their political faith and upon
back woods preachers for their religious
but in this age of railroad and
telegraphs, the newspaper is the great
source of knowledge. 1t is the great in-
tellectual, moral, religious and political
friend Of all. 1t is the family friend, and
Its daily and weekly visits are looked for
and enjoyed as one of the necessities as
well as the Injuries of life.
AS you step into house you can deter
mine much of the character of family by
the presence or absence Of the newspa-
pers, and if you find periodicals you can
judge of the man by the papers he takes
as well as the company he keeps. A man
who takes the papers is generally
an intelligent man. we'll posted on the
topics discussed in his paper You go
into home and find religious papers and
you will find that either man or woman is
religious; if you see political papers you
can ascertain his politics. No man is or
can be an intelligent man who does not
take a newspaper of some kind,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-19
az don't want that stuff"

Is what lady of Boston said to her hus-
band when he brought home some medi-
cine to cure her sick headache and
neuralgia which had made her miserable
for fourteen years. At the first attack
thereafter, it was administered to her
with such results. that she continued its
use until cured. and was SO enthusiastic
in its praise. that she induced twenty-five
OF the best families in her circle to adopt
it as their regular family medicine. That
stuff is Hop Bitters.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-19

HUMORS OF. THE BLOOD, SKIN
AND SCALP,

CUTIcuRAs aREsoLYENrs is the most powerful
Blood Purifier and, Liver Stimulent ever COM
pounded Ia forty minutes after taking the first
dose 1t may he rejected In the saliva, blood,
sweat, ana urine, Showing that 1t had entered the
blood and been distributed throughout the entire
system In its passage through the circulating
uts II meets with the corrupt particles of matter
which foster and maintain disease, with which it
chemically unitess destroying and gradually elm
mating them from the system.
Hence its power to forever expel Scrofulous,
Cancerous. and Canker Humors, which unchecked
fill the body with foul corfu ptions, and rot out
the delicate machinery of life,
CUTTcuRA, the great external remedy for all HUI
mors of the Scalp and Skin, Ulcers, Sores and Dis
charging Wounds, is the most soothing and heal
ing of outward applications. 1t speedily destroys
fungus and parasitic growths, restores the oil
glands and tubes to healthy condition. and cures
when assisted by the CUTICnRA SOAP, diseases of
the Skin and Scalp which have been the torture Of
q life time
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-19
SKIN DISEASE,
Great Suffering for Sixteen Years. A
Wonderful Cure by the Cuticura

Messrs. WEEKS s. POTTER: Gentlemen.-CUTI,
CURA REMEDIES have done me power of good.
l have been afflicted with skin disease for sixteen
years. Some days it troubled me more than others
but at night the itching nearly drove me wild.
would scratch until the blood would run down
my limbs
have had several physicians. Some said they
coud cure me, but others said rot.
will say that before L used the tnTIcURA REM
DIES was in fearful state, and had given up all
hope of ever having any relief.
But, like drowning man grasping at q straw.
thought l would try the CUTlCURA REMEDIES,
about which had read so much.
They have performed a wonderful cure for ms,
and of my own free will and accord recommend
them. Yours truly,
s. A. STEELE.
6S W. VAN buren, ST., CHICAGO, Ill.
March Z, 1879.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-19
The ONLY Pure and Reliable.

Owes lite great reputation TO the ppy proportions
OF its ingredients. which have consi uted il an IN
approachable and indispensable remedy for
Constipation, Indigestion, distinctions, Piles
Chronic Disorders of the Stomach, Liver and
Bowels, Cont, Plethora, Rnsh OF Blood to
the Head, HYpocordria, Melancholy,
LGssitude, Impurities of the Blood
ana Skin, Eruptions and
Blotches.
It1mproves the appetite, Keeps the head clear.
the blood cool; but never debilitates.
Its efficiency can be proven by the testimony OF
hundreds of the best physicians, including the
most eTnicnt ones OF this day.
For want of space we here give the certificates
of Sir HENRY THOMPSON aid PKoF. Won LIEBIG:
AS an occasional aperient and or of di-
gestion, KIN NV nothing equal to FRIEDRICHsHALL.
Ii leaves the patient as rule, less constipated af
ter disseminating than he was before, and may be
taken habItually without lowering the system'
SIR HENRY THOMPSON.
The testimony of Baron Won Liebig places the
Bitter Water of Fritdrchshall among the most eff
ca"ious in Europe, and whose great value must be
recognized by all who have experienced its salu-
tary and beneficial effects.
DOSE-One two WINE glasses full before
breakfast. For sale by G-ocers and Druggists
The trade supplied by The Sole Agents.
Fills & 90.
81 Beaver Street, NEW YORK.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-19

The CTUICURA REMEDIES are prepared by Weeks
& Potter, Chemists and Druggists, o Washington
St. Boston, and for sale by a i druggists
Price Of CUTICURA, small boxes so cents; large
boxes containing two and one half times the guam
titT of small, 81. REsoLvENT. 81 per bottle. CT
TIcUEA SOAR, % cents per cake; by mail 80 cents
3 CAKES, rs cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-19
MORE GOOD THAN DOCTORS

In Three Years of Treatment
Gentemen.-P Please find 80 cents to pay for
small box of CUTICURA and direct ii To me. The
dollar box GU sent has done more good
than all the doctors in three years The doctors
have done good. Ny feet and legs are heal
ing fast. Il is inceed CUTICURA.
Yours truly.
EVAN MORGAN. P. NJ.
Moscow MINI, June IS, 1878.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-08-12
TENNYsON.
BY II. II. CURTIS.

10 thee great master of an art divine,
All men do homage who thy worth can know:
Por thou hast shown that purity may shine
With radiant lustre through the ehb and flow
Of all the poets moOdS-e'en while his art
Portrays all passions Of the hum AZ heart.
Poet of poetsl True. indeed and well
Thou hast portrayed the burning thoughts that
move
All passions utter.pce-from the tones that tell
of bitter hate to the fond kiss 81 love
Meath thv true touch rasplendcnt beauty shines,
Or hopeless sorrow sits and sadly pines
Natures fond painter. how thy fancy glows
With vision, Of fair isles in Southern seas;
In mur1nuring streams the ripping water flows
With softest cadence and the balmy breeze
Laden with spices. fans the leaty bowers
Dropping with fruit garlanded with flowers
Fair English lawns. and fields that stretch away
To meadows sweet With honey-dowers;
The changing glories of the dying day,
The last bright CLEAN that falls on lofty towers.
Or GRINDER scenes where ocean-hllpws sweep
And sinks the sun in -plendor ia til" deep.
Thy fearless Voice denounced the lnon-trous crime
That raised proud usurper 20 a throne,
The cause Of the oppressed in every cline
Thou hast not shriink nor feared to make thine
own
And Liberty sweet name hath found in thee
valiant champion ever hold and free.
The falsehuod, and the shams of social lite.
All things that men would hide. e. thee are
known
The lust Of gain the pride the selfish strife.
The peac, that was no peace thou ddst disown.
S0cietv's dark sins thou ditlst portray.
Aud hold them up to the clean light If day.
An moods ar. thine, the hero's glorious deeds
Shall ever live in thine immortal lays.
Through Beauty halls thy fancy ever leads;
Thy voice is heard in song Of lofty praise
Il hreathe- Of Hopes bright dream, of Sorrow :
sigh,
And Love immortal lowe that cannot die.
Chicggs T-itsjts
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The Pleasure Of the Andes.
J. Whympers Letter in the Spectator

II. WhymperS Letter IN the Spectator.
The leaves cut like razors. and their
points pierce like needles The noun
tains hereabouts are everywhere satur-
ated like sponges, through the inces-
SAINT rains, and for days we wadcd
rather than walked over them. The
puma, tapir, and bears are common
around Saraurcu, and their tracks are
very numerous. saw one magnificent
bear crashing through the cane as
though quite enjoyed it, and others
of my party saw tapirs. One morning
we found puma tracks round our tent.
but we did not see the brute.
Wild and savage cattle are also nu-
merous around Saraurcu, and are
sometimes of great size and power.
They are escaped cattle or the decen-
dants of the escaped cattle, from the
farms around Cayambe, and are some
times very fcrocious, There were two
immense bulls that we saw several
times. which trotted about at an amaz-
ing pace and took leaps like cham
DIS. j. A. Carrel was out one day try
ing to do a bit of exploration, and was
attacked from the rear by these beasts.
He was looking over precipice, peer
ing into fog, when, hearing some noise
behind, he turned round and saw them
approaching from opposite directions
with lowered heads. ready to give him
a lift over. He bolted up q little peak,
with both close IN pursuit, and they
kept him prisoner for, think, a
couple of hours. Whenever he tried to
escape they rushed at him, but at last
he succeeded by q feint in enticing
them both to the same side, and
scrambled down the other and out
Witted them.
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SEA-SRRPENT IN DUCHESNE LAKE.
The Dominion OF Canada Lays Claim
to a Little One.

In Eardley township, county of OF
tawa, near the north shore of Lake
Duchesne, is located the phosphate
mine of Messrs. Mclean & Co. Mr..
Mclean, senior member of the firm, is
warden of the county named. He was
i'll the city to-day, and states that veri-
table sea-serpent has been seen III Du-
chesne Lake. 1t will be remembered
that year ago a fisherman named
| Paquette told a story Of having seena
! big serpent in the lake, but it was gen
orally discredited, as sea-serpent stories
were popular Mt the time Paquette's
staten ent was rs follows: He was out
fishing one night on the lake, when he
was startled by some dark object in the
water, going against wind and wave,
and rocking his boat frightfully for the
moment. He labored under the i'm
preston that the old serpent had taken
to water, so he made for shore, and
since then fishes no more by night in
the waters of the lake and very little
by day.
The serpent. for the monster is UNI
doubleday serpent, has been seen by
several parties whose yeracity is I'M
questioned. Mr.. Mclean says that Il
few days ago Mr.. Williams, foreman of
the phosphate mine, and one of the
men, Canadian named Blanchette,
had their attention attracted to com
motion in the waters of the lake, which
was calm at the time. The point where
the water was agitated was about one
eighth of a mile out and between the
Little Island Lighthouse put up by the
Union Forwarding Company, but not
now used, and the shore. After watch
| ing for a moment the Canadian cried
out, lie serpent evidently remem-
| bering the fisherman's story of year
ago Mr.. Williams, who is known as a
very steady, reliable man, says that
! the animal in the water was a serpent
of some kind, and a very large one at
that, for it wriggled about in the water
swimming quite fast. They could see
about four feet of its back, from the
head, but it appeared to be more than
three times that length, from the mo-
ton of the water, while in thickness its
body seemed to be about the size of Il
small telegraph pole.
1t was dark green in color, but the
distance prevented them from getting
it well defined before they cleared for
camp to get guns, as the serpent was
coming shoreward, and they had no in
tention to await its arrival without be-
ing armed. On returning there We're
still ripples upon the water, but the
monster had disappeared, it was thought
in the swale along the shore near where
they were The serpent has been in
the lake near the point named, which
is some eleven miles west Of Alymer,
| and fourteen miles east of the Chats
Falls, by Mr.. Brady and his sons, VIII
reside on their farm, close beside the
| lake
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-08-12

grasshoppers whenever they appeared
but now he is satisfied that the battle
ground may be removed from Min
nesotl to Dakota, and then further west
the breaking up the soil, the growth of
timber, and the increase of moisture
constantly driving the grasshoppers
westward in search Of breeding place
But the only hope of Minnesota and
Dakota, not only in fighting the grass
hopper, but in raising something to eat
lay in their taking care of their num-
erous lakes.
For various reasons, partly because
of the wholesale destruction of forests.
these lakes were drying up. When they
were gone or much reduced in size, the
climate would become so dry that
grasshoppers would thrive vigorously
and no crops would grow even if I'M
disturbed by the grasshoppers. If they
would pillow, plant trees, and take care
of their lakes, the people of Minnesota
and Dakota would eventually beat the
grasshoppers.
Prof Thomas was not facinated by
Manitoba 4 great portion of it is
marsh, but if the people drain the
marshes the whole country will become
a desert, Their best course is to let the
marshes alone, and go westward for
their arabic land The dry prairie in
that region he found admirable for
wheat.
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Negro Merchants.
London Spectator.

Mr.. s. Powell Thompson writes as
follows from Kingston, Jamaica:
.'Mv attention has been called to
your review of work by Sir George
Campbell, entitled White and Black.
have read this review with double in
terest, | being pure negro. As such,
and as one who has travelled consider
ably. and had the opportunity of seeing
the negro in nearly all positions and
conditions of life, you will, perhaps.
permit me to correct false impress
sion under which you seem to be labor
ing i'm connection with the race to
which, am proud TO say it have
the honor to belong. You say: A
successful negro merchant writing the
word negro with Il small n or shop
keeper seems to he unheard Of and
YOU quote from the work YOU review
another sentence in keeping with yours
namely: i have scarcely found a
negro who has risen in the mercantile
world higher than an apple-stall in the
market. | do not know your premls-
es, but whatever they are, they must
he very faulty, since they have led you
TO a conclusion that cannot stand when
confronted by real facts, facts such as
would have confronted Sir George
Campbell in the face had he, while
away from home, visited few of the
more advanced West Indian colonies in
conjunction with the United States of
America. whence he seems to have de-
rived his apple-stall climax opinion of
the negro's mercantile abilities | am
angry neither with you nor Sir George,
for | believe your statements are made
in good faith; still, cannot but express
my surprise that he or you should have
joined the ranks of those with whom
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-08-12
NAInp of Oatmeal

Oatmeal is Il food of strength and
nutrition, having claims to be better
known and more widely used than it is
at the present. OF much service as Il
brain food, it contains enough phOs-
phOrus to keep man doing an ordina-
ry amount of brain-work i'll health and
vigor. All medical authorities unite
in the opinion that, eaten with milk, it
is a perfect food, and, having all the
requisites for the development of the
system, it is pre-emincntly useful
food for growing children and the young
generally. Oatmeal requires much
cooking to effectually burst its starch
cells, but when it is well cooked it will
thicken liquid much more than equal
its weight in wheaton flour. The oats
of this country are superior to those
grown ON the continent and the South
ern part of England, but certainly in
feriOr to the Scotch, where considera BILE
pains are taken to cultivate them, and
it is needless to point out that the
Scotch are an example of strong and
thourOghly robust nation, which result
is Justly set down as derived from a
plentiful use Of oatmeal. Dr. Guthrie
the largest heads of any nation in the
world-not even the English having
such large heads-which he attributes
to the universal use of oatmeal, as uni
versal it is, being found alike on the
tables Of the rich and the tables of the
poor-in the morning the porridge and
in the evening the traditional cake. The
two principal ways of cooking oatmeal
are porridgc and cake hammock which
| will describe. First, then, we will
commence with Il recipe for p0rridge
To three pints of boiling water add a
level teaspOonful of salt and pint of
coarse meal, stirring while it is being
slowly poured in; continue stirring I'M
til the meal is about diffused through
the water-about eight or ten minutes.
Cover it closely then, and place it where
it will simmer for an hour; avoid stirring
during the whole of that time. Serve
hot, with us little message as possible,
accompanied with milk maple-syrup
or sugar and cream. To make oatmeal
cake, place in IL bowl a quart of meal,
add to it as much cold water as will
form it into soft, light dough, cover it
with Il cloth fifteen minutes to allow 1t
to swell, then dust the paste-board with
meal, turn out the dough and give it a
vigorous kneading. Cover it with the
cloth Il few minutes and proceed at
once to roll it out to an eighth of an
inch in thickness; cut it in five pieces
and partly cook them on griddle then
finish them by toasting in front of the
fire
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-08-12
"Rather According"

\ pretty solid looking chunk of a
colored man bought Il watermelon on
the market yesterday afternoon and
betook himself to the stone yard OPP
posite to devour it, Seated on a big
stone he had cut the melon in two and
was about To begin active hostilities
when a bootblack came skulking up
and asked
say. can't yer sorter divide with a
poor boy p
NO, sab, was the emphatic reply.
Can't yer give me one slice p con
tinued the lad after a pause.
mo. sab. | can't Jist see de size of
dis mellyon an den look at me. Oar
won't be a moutful to spar, an YOU
needn't hang round heah no longer
Wont you even give me the seeds p
persisted the boy
The man laid down the half he had
taken up, turned around to the lad, and
slowly answered
II can't say bout dat. tn be rather
accordin to how fast fill up on the
rest of it,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-08-12
The Volcano of the Florida Swamp.
Tallahassee Patriot.

On Sunday night, week ago, a large,
bright light was seen in q sOutheasterly
direction from this city, which attract
ed the attention of many of our citizens
ut first, but concluding that it was Il
house on fire, they thought but little
more of the matter until the light re-
appeared several succeeding nights in
the same place, and put them to think
ing again 1t is much brighter some
nights than others, sometimes having
the appearance of the moon rising, but
generally much brighter, and looking
more like large fire shooting its fam
ing tongue high up into the upper
realms frequently reflected back by
passing clouds. During the past week
we have conversed with several parties
living in that direction, all of whom
had noticed the light, and located it in
t great swamp southeast of here, on
the Gulf coast, and about the same
spot from whence the much-talk-of
column of black smoke has been seen
to issue for years, supposed to be vol
cano, which no living man has ever
been able to reach, from the fact of its
being surrounded by an impenetrable
swamp. We were told last Tuesday by
a gentleman living in Wakula County,
near this noted swamp, that the light
had created much excitement in his
neighborhood, as loud, rumbling
noise was frequently heard in the di-
rection of it during the week The
noise was said to be so loud Thursday,
about midnight, as to arouse the sleep
ing family of Mr. Frank Duggle, and
cause them to get up and run out of
doors, thinking another earthquake
was on hand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-08-12
The School War in Belgium.
CINCINNATI Gazette.

Two years ago there was no more
thoroughly Catholic State in Europe
than Belgium, and there has since been
no large departure from the faith of
the church, yet movement has been
going on which must practically, if not
ostensibly, result i'll weakening the ties
between the spiritual and secular pow
ers. In 1879 tie clergy We're deprived
of the right they had always enjoyed of
inspecting and really directing the pub
lie schools. Henceforth the teachers
were to have full control of secular in
struction; religious instruction being
confined out-ofschool hours, though
the school hours might be used for the
purpose. and all denominations were
put on an equal footing. This change
was bitterly opposed by the clergy, and
its passage through the two houses of
parliament, effected only by the small
majority of two in the upper and nine
in the lower house, was attended by very
exciting scenes The Bishops and their
subordinates did not cease their warfare
when the bill became law They re-
fused absolution and the sacraments to
the teachers and older attendants on
the national schools, and the parents of
the younger children, and storted OPP
position schools of their own. Yet when
they had done all, they had succeeded
in frightening only a few a very few
instructors, and in getting about one
third of the children into the
church schools. Thus obedient
Catholics are in the minority, and this
in kingdom where there are less
than 10000 avowed Protestants and 9th
er dissenters This bold reputation
of ecclesiastical authority has not
been followed by reaction, for
the Liberal majority in the lower house
is this year three larger than last year.
The Pope and the Belgian Government
are not Just now in very good accord,
although the former has rebuked the
excessive violence ofsome of the bishops
and has even disposed one whose zeal
betrayed him into the disobedience of
orders from Rome. Whatever form
the movement may assume hereafter,
it is not likely that harmony will be
reached unless by greater concessions
than either side is at present disposed
to make