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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02

which, owing to its purity and softness, is
perfectly adapted to the compounding of
Magnolia Balm. The Point claimed by
the Lyon Manufacturing Company is that
they are not liable, and that no Custom
Duties should be paid for simply pure
water. The law distinctly says that all
natural waters, not artifcially medicated,
shall be free from duty. The Government
conceded that the water in controversy is
nothing more nor less than pure water,
not in any way medicated, and is accord
ing to the reading and construction of the
law, duty free; but at the same time refuse
to pay back. or reimburse the company,
they have paid duties
under protest, while awaiting decision
from the Treasury The large amount of
money which they have for years paid to
the Government under misapprehension
and mistake amounts, it is said, to some
forty thousand dollars with interest.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02

There is now an important controversy
going on in the Courts, on the part of the
L. S. Custom House. on the one hand,
and the Lyon Manufacturing Co., of New
York, proprietors of Hagan's Magnolia
Balm for the complexion. on the other.
It seems that the latter house have for a
long time been importing from the "Rigf'
district, in Switzerland, large quantities of
what they call Spring Snow Waters,
which they claim is nothing more nor less
than pure, natural water obtained from
the melting of the late spring and early
summers snow which fall on the top of the
Rigi Mountains in Switzerland-a famous
resort for tourists from all parts of the
world, and who are rewarded at early
morn with one of the most magnificent
and glorious sights in the rising of the sun
with which nature rewards her people
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
IRELAND,
ArTEMrTED ARREST OF DILLON.

ATTEMPTED ARREST OF DILLON
DUBLIN. May 2.-When the train arrived
at Kings Bridge Station to-day, posse of
police was there, it is believed, with q
warrant for the arrest of Dillon but he
was not on board 1t is thought that he
stopped at Waterford, and took steamer
for Milford, and will appear in the House of
Commons tonight. Diuon's speech in
Hpperary last evening was one of the
bitterest, and most uncompromising he has
yet made. He advised the people to keep
within the limits of the law-not because
he respected it or thought they respected
it-but for the sake of reserving their
organization, they must exercise their in
genuity to sail as close to the line as
possible. -..........
LONDON, May 2-Accounts from West
ireland represent the state of affairs there
as becoming very serious, A number of
autrages of serious degrees Of atrocity are
Bands of armed men are pro-
menading the country and terrorize the
inhabitants unchecked.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
whv Wear PIastersf

They may relieve, but they can't cure that
lame back for the kidneys are the trouble,
and you want remedy to act directly on
their secretions, to purify and restore their
healthy condition. Kidney Wort has that
specific action-and at the same time it reg
ulates the bowels perfectly. Don't wait to
get sick, but get package to-day. and cure
Yourself. Either liquid or dry for sale at
the druggists. Bang1tamtof Republican.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
RUMoRED REVOLUTION.

HAVANA, May 2.-There is probably a
Revolution going on in Santa Domingo.
The Spanish Mail Steamer was not allowed
to enter the the port of the capitol under
pretext of the unhealthfulness of her crew.
1t was noticed there was much unwonted
commotion among the people on shore.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. May 2.-Stocks opened
strong, generclly higher; prices advanced
to 81, the latter Memphis &'Charleston,
which sold up to 624; Denver and Rio
Grande rose to 107a; Michigan Central,
1093; Reading to 543, and Iron Mountain
to 664 Speculation fairly active.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
TELEGRAPH TOPICS.
Proceedings of the Ma
tional Senate to-day.
Strike Of Bakers and Rail
Road Employees.
General News gathered
through the Country.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Unfnished busi-
ness was laid before the Senate. fz g.
Senator Farley called attention to the
large number of nominations awaiting ac-
ton, and moved to go into executive ses-
sion. The people of his state, of all par
ties, were appealing to the Senate to con
slider important matters, in which they
were directly interested. Petitions were
daily coming from California, asking for
consideration of the Chinese treaty
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
IMMIGRATION,

LONDON, May e-The Cunard line of
steamers, Scythia and Malta, which sailed
from Liverpool, Saturday last, for New
York, took out more than thousand immi-
grants, a large number being Swedes. The
Cunard company arranged for despatching
four vessels to America next week, all of
which are expected to be filled with immi-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
INCREASE IN WAGES.

TORONTO May 2.-Brakemen on the
Grand Trunk request an advance of wages
from dollar and twenty five per day to
dollar and forty on passenger and way
trains and dollar and fifty on through
freight. If their request is not acceded to
they will resign Wednesday at midnight.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

PATERSON, n, J., May Am engine
and tender, No 10, on the Mt Clair and
Greenwood Lake railroad, yesterday after
noon, crushed through the trestle work at
Ringwood- Engineer Skully and Fireman
John Masker, were both killed. The
frestle work was being repaired, and the
removal of beams caused the accident.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
REST TIME EVER MADE.

SAN Francisco, Cal, May AT the
Athletic Field-day of the University of
California, to-day at the Oakland race track,
r. S. Haley, of the San Francisco Olym-
phic Club won the two hundred yards
race in twenty one seconds, strating from
scratch. This is the best American time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
RAKERS STRIKE

NEW YORK, May, 2.-The bakers went
on a strike to-day for an increase in wages
and reduction Rof hours of work. The
men paraded the down town streets one
thousand strong and afterwards assembled
in Irving Hall
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
Fatal. FIRE

NEW PROVIDENCE, Pa, May g. The
house of David Reese, near here, burned
this morning. While Reese and his son
were endeavoring to preserve some effects,
the burning building suddenly collapsed,
and both were burned to death. Mrs Reese
was also severely burned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
Profit, $1,000.

ITO sum 1t up, SIX long years of bed-rid
den sickness, costing $500 per year, total
81 200-all of this expense was stopped by
three bottles of Hop Bitters taken by my
wife. She has done her own housework
for a year since, without the loss of day,
and l want everybody to know it, for their
enebt. ii
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
WEATHER CHANGES.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Upper Missis-
sippi and Lower Missouri Valleys: Partly
cloudy weather and possibly occasional
rain, northerly, veering to easterly, in the
former, and east to south winds in the lat
ter district; stationary or higher tempera-
ture and falling preceded in the former
districts by rising barometer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02

LYDIA E. PTNKHAM's VEGETABLE Con-
POUND will at all times and under all cir
cumstances, act in harmony with the laws
that govern the female system. Address
Mrs Lydia e. Pinkham, 233 Westeyn Ave
nue., Lynn, Mass, for circulars.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
Rony FOUND.

DETROIT, May 2.-The body of Morey
AxtiIl was found in the sail boat, which
was missing since last Wednesday, under
circumstances which make it certain that
the other four persons were drowned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
FREIGHT HOUSE Burned.

ST. THOMAS, May, 2.-The Canada
southern freight shed was burned this
morning. The Building is one hundred
and fifty feet long, and contained large
quantity of goods. Loss between $75, 900
and 100, 900
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
THE NATIONAL DEBT.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The debt state
ment shows decrease of the debt during
April of SO, $50, 900; cash in the treasury
$233, 731, 1875; gold coin certificates So
962, 900.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
q CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and In
diseretons OF youth nervous weakness, early decay
loss of manhood, &C.. will send recipe th at will
cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South Americs
send self addressed envelope to the REV. JosR1H
T. INEAE. Station D, New York City.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
RAILROAD DIVIDEND

PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-The Pennsylva-
MIA railroad declares a semi-annual divid-
end Of four per cent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
HARD COAL.

The best quality of screened all rail
hard coal delivered at $1,000 per ton for
nut, and 1915 per ton for all other sizes.
Northern Line Office
nov29tf G. III. SPEAKER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02

NEW YORK. May
FINANCIAL.
Gold on
Eoney-495
Qovernmente- Steady.
Q. s. Bonds 6te cent 30's 1881 ........ ....l03A
sT ...---..--.-.......-.-.. l43s
. IA 0If.".''.s"ss. l.lo1a
COMMERCIAL. --
Wheat-Winter red 40z white A11c higher
No white May 2oA; No red May 22sS June
20k Jn1y l31z.
Corn-Rather quiet; mixed western spot 5516o4
do futures 54x60K.
Oats-stronger; s61l cash; s6h May; s6a June
S5M July.
Rye-Unchanged.
Barley-Unchanged
Pork-Firmer; II AN cash; II so June; II 90
July.
Lard-Firmer; II 2s.z cash; II 80 June; II a75S
July
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
DIED.

FREY-In this city, Sunday evening May LIST,
at 10 rs NJ, of dropsy, Peter Frey, aged 6S years
months and IS days.
Funeral from residence, Seventh avenue and
Twenty seventh street, at p m, on Tuesday,
Nav g
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
IMPORTED GOLD.

NEW YORK, May 2.-The Rhein brought
in nearly four hundred thousand dollars in
gold.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02

To GIVE tone to the stomach and
stimulate digestion there is nothing like
Reed's Gilt Edge Tonic.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
Chicago LarEef.

Chicago EtarEe1.
CHICAGO. May
wheat-strong and higher; o2as cash; O4 q
bid June: OAK July.
Corn-Firm and higher; 4s cash; 4sx May and
June; 43S July.
oats-Firm; a6A bid cash; 81 June; SO July,
Rye-1 Ia
Rarley-1 o5,
Pork-stronger; II 5sX cash; II IS June; II go
July.
Isrd--Frm; II 20 cash; IL s71l June; Il a74
July.
Whisky 0S.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Receipts 10 600; light 90G6 90; mixed
packing s566 IS; heavy 20lt6 As
Catle-keceipts 4:5o0O; weak and loc lower;
5 2505 rs; butchers 2 5004 %; stockers and feed
ers 25G4 30.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
CANAL NAYIGATIoN.
coNKLING,s coNcEIT.

OTTAWA, May 2. = Ridaw canal is open
for navigation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02

Milwaukee Market.
MILWAUKEE. Maya
Wheat Higher; No cash and --pril OOA May
i 00%; June o3 bid; Jnly o35s91 031l.
Corn-No2 AN.
Oats-No 2, 352s.
Barley-No 2. 81.
Rye 10.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02

A cable dispatch from Constantinople
says that four persons, formerly domes-
tic servants in the Imperial palace, have
been arrested on the charge of assas-
sinating the former Sultan, Abdul AziZ,
and they have confessed the crime, impli-
eating some important officicials
Although
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-02
~ ew TOrk Market.

NEW YoRK, May 9
FINANCIAL.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-17
The Tap of a Hammer.

The annals of photography afford
many examples of the delirious extent
to which book-fancying can go. In May,
1912, the library of the Duke of Roxbo-
rough was sold. The collection con-
tanned q copy of Boccaccio, published at
Venice in l471. Among the distin-
guished company which attended the
sale, were the Duke of Devonshire, Earl
Spencer and the Duke of Marlborough,
then Marquis of Blandford. The bid
stood at 300 guineas. ga thousand
guineas," said Earl Spencer. "And
ten," added the Marquis. You might
have heard a pin drop. All eyes were
bent on the bidders. Now they talked
apart, now ate q biscuit, but without
the least thought of yielding one to
another. The contest proceeded until
the Marquis said "Two thousand
pounds" Then Earl Spencer bethought
him of waste of powder, when Lord
Althorp came to his side as if to bring
his father q fresh lance to renew the
fight. Father and son WHISPERED to-
gether, and Earl Spencer exclaimed
1.-TWO thousand two hundred and fifty
pounds !" An electric shock went
through the assembly. "And ten, u
quietly added the Marquis. There
ended the strife.
The spectators stood dumb when the
hammer fell. The stroke of its fall
sounded on the farthest shores of Italy.
The tap of that hammer was heard in
the libraries at Rome, Milan and Venice.
Boccaccio stirred in his sleep of hundreds
of years, and NJ. Van Praet CROPPED in
vain among the Royal alcoves in Paris,
to detect a copy of the famed Valdarfer
Roccaccio.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-17
A Sioux Bill of Fare.

One of the peculiarities of the latest
United States style of feeding the noble
red man is the fact that he is given
time appropriations are made which are
supposed to maintain him.
Sometimes a wild Indian who don't
know much about groceries and how to
prepare them for food, comes in and
draws his regular soldier ration in this
way. For instance, up in the Sitting
Bull country, IN Indian came in from
the warpath who had never seen my of
the pale-face style of food, and drew his
rations.
coffee the first day, and as he overate,
and the coffee swelled on him, he had
difficulty in buttoning his pants around
the pain that he had on hand.
He felt very unhappy for a day or two,
but laid it to the fact that he hadn't
exercised much, and the consequent
ennui and indigestion resulting there
from.
As soon as he had succeeded in getting
the interior department quieted down a
little, he tackled his ration of candles.
These he decided to parboil, in order to
avoid trouble from indigestion. The
dish wa not so much of a giittering sue
cess as he had anticipated, and as he re-
morsefully picked the candle wicking
out of his teeth with a tent pin, he made
some remarks that grated harshly On the
aesthetic ears of those who stood near.
He then tried n meal of yeast powder
with vinegar. He ate the yeast powder
and then took O pint of extremely potent
vinegar to wash it down.
At first there was q feeling of glad
surprise in his stomach, which rapidly
gave place to unavailiug remorse
A can of yeast powder in an Indians
midst don't seem to be prepared for q
pint of vinegar, and the result of such an
unfortunate combination is not crafty.
ing. -
Every little while a look Of pain would
come over the features of the noble child
of the forest, and then he would jump
about seventeen feet and try to kick {
cloud out of the sky. Then he would
sit down and think over his past life.
It took about a week for him to get
back to where he dared to get up al
other meal for himself. Then he
,fricaseed a couple of pounds of laundry
o and ate that.
The earnest and occupied look, the
troubled expression of the co%untenance
followed by the quick, nervous twitchinl
of the muscles of the face and then tn,
swelling up of the body, the bursting O
the %suspender button, the deep draw
sigh and the smothered cuss word, al
betoken the gastric agitatian going Oh
within.
An Indian prefers a link of bologn
saussoa and a tvo-year.o old dog TO th
high-priced groceries SO common to GU
modern : civilization. = Ldrinaie CIT
Boomerang.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-17
Tree Growth and the Flint Lock.

A correspondent in the Chicago Inter
Ocean says: I see it stated that the
growth of a young tree gets any
higher from the ground, but I think I
can cite two positive facts to the con-
irary.
1. Some person put n circular fiat stone
about two and a half inches. broad and
one and q half inches thick, tapering to a
round edge, between forty or fifty years
ago, into the crotch of an apple tree, and
when it was put there the top of the stone
was about level with the crotch of the
tree, and o on M side or edge of the
stone the wood is five or six inches higher
than the stone, and OF the other side of
the stone seven or eight inches higher.
2. Forty-six or forty-seven years ago
my brother hung about six inches of a
deer's horn in the crotch of a beech tree,
and the tree was cut down last winter,
and the horn was imbedded in solid
wood which had united eight or nine
inches above. the horn, so that if another
horn bad been hung in the same place it
would have hung eight or nine inches
above the first.
A few words in regard to the flow of
sap in the maple tree: !
When q maple tree is cut into to get
the sap, in order to make sugar, the sap
will flow up and down until the warm
weather will stop the flow. The flow may
be checked in the upper part of the tree
first, because it will be effected by the
heat first. After the sap has done flow
ing in the spring there will be nc per-
ceptible flow up or down until the treei is
frozen again. The leaves of the tree
don't put out until after the sap has done
flowing perceptibly.
Now a little in regard to the old flint
lock. When I was a boy I used to play
with a flint and jack-knife, with which L
produced sparks, the largest of which
would fall perhaps two feet from the fint.
Now if these sparks had been caused
by burning gas, I think they would have
gone up instead of down. Our theory
for the sparks going down, is the flint
pares off small particles of steel, which
are heated by friction. Now if the atmos-
phere of the earth and sun are SO dense
as to cause such a tremendous repressive
force the moon having to pass throughth
atmosphere of one or the other would be
retarded in its motion. As far as W. are
able to observe, the earth's atmosphere
has q tendency to retard the motion of
anything passing through it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-17
soldiers, and Sailors, Homesteads.

The first requirement is that the per-
son has served for ninety days in the
army, navy, Or marine corps of the
United States during the rebellion, has
remained loyal to the government, and
has been ~honorably discharged. Tho
next privilege such soldier or sailor has
is, "such homestead settler shall be
allowed six months after locating his
homestead, and filing his d~eclaratory
statement, within which to make his en-
try, and his settlement and
Improvement" The time the settler. has
seaved in the army, navy, or marine
corps shall be deducted from the time
heretofore required to perfect title /; Oh if
discharged on account of wounds re-
ceived or disability incurred in the line
of duty, then the term of enlistment
shall be deducted from the time hereto
fore required to perfect title, without
reference to the length of time he may
have served "But no patent shall
issue to any homestead settler who has
moi resided.upon, improved, and cultivat-'
n year after he shall have commenced
persons say who solicit the privilege of
toStte4uS ACllCoUSduo III tuO lldLlO VI oOlf
diers and sailors, at considerable expense,
when there is no prospect of settling on
the land selected !; soldiers and sailors
will observe the important requirement of
at least gears actual bona Jfde resi-
dence and cultivation of the homestead.
Respecting the five-year homestead,
the homestead law says: By making
an entry an ~inceptive right is vested in
the settler, and his final title depends on
b sresidence upon, and cultivation of, the
land embraced in his claim. This resi-
dence and cultivation must continue five
years, unless he was a soldier or sailor,
In the late war /; or if he prefers to pay
for his land, or at private entry, he may
after six months settlement and cultiva-
tom make the necessary proof. This
early payment is called committing
homestead entry. Such homestead set
tier IAN ex-soldier or sailor shall be al
lowed six months after locating his home
stead, and fling his declaratory state
ment, within which to make his entry
and commence his settlement and i'm
provement. Another point is covered
by rulings of the department, as follows :
After a soldier has resided on his home
stead long enough to make his military
service five years, further residence is
unnecessary to secure patent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-17
How to Lift a Thousand Pounds.

Dumb-bells weighing not over five
pounds each are recommended, which
should be used regularly every morning
an evening for half an hour fora year.
By this time it will be found that the
muscles of the arms, legs and body will
have increased very much and become
exceedingly firm and hard. When this
condition has been acquired, then, and
not till then, can a man think of lifting
heavy weights for if he cannot get his
muscles and nerves in this healthy con-
dition he can never become a litter, even
with years of. practice, as it takes
strength as well as slight to lift a heavy
weight. Some very good authorities
recommended lifting at the commence
ment, adding that "you must not lift
too much" But how can inexperienced
hands tell what is too much before they
find themselves permanently injured?
After the years exercise with dumb
bells or otherwise, as previously sug-
gested, then q man who is not ruptured
or otherwise injured can commence a
systematic course of lifting, starting with
not over one hundred pounds, which he
can lift as many times a day MS he is
disposed to do for ono month. He can
then add another fifty pounds to the
weight to be lifted during the second
months exercise, and 70 on, adding an
add ional fairgrounds weight each
month for twenty months, then he will
be able to lift the great 1000 pounds
without any danger of injuring himself.
This Is a general rule, and q result any
man with q sound body can reach if he
only follows the prescribed course. and
never tries to overd the thing. If the
weight will not come up without too
much strain, stop, for it is too heavy
for you at that point of your training.
To lift correctly and without danger q
person must stand erect, the heels on the
same line, the tows turned ont. the Shout
ders thrown back and the body resting
squarely on the hips-the arms hanging
down by the sides. The legs should
then be bent merely enough to enable
the hands to grasp the handles or rings
of what you are to lift ; then lift by
merely Strengthening the legs. and not
by the arms or body. If you have to
strain, and the weight does not come mp
freely, then you are attempting too much,
and should try q lighter load. When
you have become strong enough to lift
one thousand pounds yoH are in reality
a strong man. and should be perfectly
satisfied to let we'll enough alone. for
OF al who attempt to exceed that point
there is not one man in one hundred who,
at some time or other, does not injure
himself for life. Some few do not, but
they are rare exceptions. = Exchange.