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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

The CTUICURA REMEDIES are prepared by Weeks
d Potter, Chemists and Druggists, $40 Washington
St.. Boston, and are for sale by all druggists
boxes containing two and one half times the guam
ttty of small, 81. RBsoLvRNT. 81 per bottle. Gu
TICURA SOAP, % cents per cake; by mail 80 cents
cakes, rs cents.
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Curedi Cured! Curedl Cured

d wooDs. 457 Broacway, n. Y. Cured Of Chron-
ie Catarrh.
F AAsLETT, $50 Broadway, ny a years Catarrh
6 L BRUSH, 443 Broadway, NJ, 10 years Cstarrh.
s BENEDICT; ,Jr, Jeweier. 697 Broadway, n. Y.
(ladg friend), cured OF Chronic lay Fever.
Mrs EMMA c HowEs, go W Washington Square, N :.
Y, cured Of 30 years Chronic Catarrh.
REV GEO A REFS 1e9 Jay St, Brooklyn 1T re-
stored me to Esy ministerial laSors-" :"
REV CHAs JONES, New Bri@hton, S. /. Worth
ten times the cost"
REV ALEx FREES, Cairo, n. Y. 'It has We rked
wonders Ia six eases III my parish :"
r NEWMAN. sos Fulton st, Brooklyn, cured of
years Chrenie Catarrh.
MRS SwARrz JR- 80 Warren St., Jersey City,
cured OF Is years Chronic Catarrh.
&c. &e. &C. sc. &c
A real cure for this terrible malady, is the
most important discovery for the relief OF human
suffering, since vaccination. Wei Dc
Meyers Catarrh Cure is sold by all Drug
gists or delivered by D. b DEWEY a Co 40
Dey St, \ FOR g So pa7Fass IL Cubs,
six packages for s7.SS. s-x. ~ De 6dey-
er's Treatise, with full explanations and over
whelming proofs, is Postpaid and sent free to
anybody.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

Printing anu biudIng executed neat
quick and cheap at TIE ARIUsflTFTcE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
CUTECURA SOAP
Superior to ANY.

CHAs. DENIM. Druggist,
First Place. cor Court Street.
Brooklyn, March 4, 1879.
can cheerfully speap OF the healing quantities
OF your CUTICURA SOAP. and its perfume Is super
ior to any Of he standard soad now in use.
CHAS. DENIM.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

HUMORS OF THE BLOOD. SKIN
AND SCALP,

CUTIegRA REeoLyENr Is the most powerful
Blood Purifier and Liver Stimulent ever COM
pounded In forty minutes after taking the first
sweat, ana urine, showing that it had entered the
blood and been distributed throughout the entire
system In its passage through the circulating
which foster and maintain disease, with which it
chemically unites, destroying and gradually elm
lnaung them from the system.
hence its power to forever expel Scrofulous,
ss1nneerous ga and Canker Humors, which unchecked
M the body with foul corruptions, and rot out
the delicate machinery of life.
CUTToURA, the great external remedy for all HUI
ulors OF the Scalp and Skin, Ulcers, Sores and Dis
charging Wounds is the most soothing and heal
ing OF outward applications. 1t speedily de stroys
n1dg a11ng9s and parasite growths, restores the oil
when assisted by the CUTICaRA SOAR, diseases of
a life time
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

SGg yorE Market.
New YORK, April T.
FINANCIAL.
Gold co
&oney-5I6
Governments- Steady
o. s. Bonds 6S cent sos 1881 Csk
:--'- "''"--'--" j lx1S
Wv" y % .ItA
COMMERCIAL
Wheat-Dull and dsshade lower
Corn-Dul: scarcely firm; western spot IS a
50; futures 54s 95Sh.
oats-shade easier; western 45M $50; AZ May
Pork-Nominsl
Lard--Firm; II 90.
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Ca atarrhal
POI s ON

wei De Meyers Treatise ON Gaia rrh
explains the following important facts:
l. That Catarrhal Colds become poi
sonous infection, az first local, and finally
constitutional.
Q. That, being Constitutional. the infection is
beyond the reach of mere local remedies.
g. That Impurities In the nostrii%, are
necessarily swallowed into the stomach and
inhaled into the lungs, thus poisoning the
Digestive, Respiratory and Genito-urinary organs.
d. That Catarrhal virus follows the mu-
cous membrane and causes Deafness. Dyspepsia,
Chronic Diarrhea, Bronchitis, Leucorrh1a
and Consumption,
5. That Smokes, Douches, InhslatioDs, and
insolubie sauffs. cannot possibly remove in
eetious infammations from the organs named.
6, That an autidote ior Catarrh must pos
sess an inoculative affinity for, and the quality
Of being absorbed by, the purulent mucous
wherever located.
Based upon these plain theories, DR..
Wei De Meyers Catarrh Cure has proved
infallible. 1t not only reIeaves, 1t cures
CataIrh at any stage. Home testimony:
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a. Sold by Druggists cverywhc
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
ARMY OF TENNESSEE.

CINCINNINATI. April THE secretary
OF the Army of Tennessee, at 0usiness
meeting today was reelected. Gen. Sherm a
president. Colonel L Nj Dayton recording
secretary. General A Heckenlooper CORE
spending secretary and General NJ L Fores
treasurer. St Louis was chosen as the
place for the next meeting which will be
held May 10 and IL, 1882. Col Will AIMS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON. April THE presiden
nominated the following postmasters
A. L. Sanbern, Anderson. Iowa; Bohan
Loomis, Preston, Minnesota; Jno. G
Dicky, Wstervills. Kansas; Geo. w. DotJ
BurIey, Kansas,
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60 p p -
QUIEN SABE.

A German has invented yulcanized in
dia-rubber pad which can be slipped in be-
tween the shoe and the foot when the
horse is in use, and readily removed when
the animal is stabbed A set costs half q
crown, lasts six months and protects the
animal from becoming lame on hard roads
or by stepping on nails.
An inventor thinks he has solved the prob.
lem of propelling boats in canals and rivers
by means of ejecting water from the boat.
Unlike his predecessors, he makes use not of
large pipe, but of a great number of tubes
with very small outlets.
Although he had examined over one hun
dred hearts Of children and grown up peo-
pie, DR.. Langlier discovered blood vessels in
the heart-valyes in only one case, that of a
woman Of sixty, in whom they were evident
ly the result of a pathological process.
Some time ago the veteran French chemist
NJ. Dumas, showed that silver when in a
molten condition could take oxygen in
considerable quantity, and could retain that
gas even after solldifcation for a very long
period, and, perhaps, Indefinitely. He has
since discovered that when aluminium is heat
ed in q porcelain vessel up to a melting
point of copper or silver and vacuum is
preserved in the vessel. volume Of almost
pure hydrogen nearly equal in bulk to the
metal will be obtained When magnesium
is heated in vacuum in the same way it yields
gas one and one-half times its own volume,
mostly hydrogen, also, but with the addition
Of variable quantity Of the oxides Of car
bon. M. Dumas observed during his expert
ments with magnesium that it had been vola-
tized and deposited in crystals very bright and
silyery and OF the form OF rhombohedra.
A new theory Of earthquakes has been ad-
vanced by DIR. Novak He considers that be-
sides the rotation OF the earth on its axis, and
its revolution around the sun, multiplicity
of motions Of the earth appear in space, in
virtue of which the earth's axis and the equa-
tor shift their positions. This causes q vari-
alton of the forces influencing the earth's
form, and the earth has the tendency to adapt
itself to this change. He also considers a.
change of form Of the earth to occur through
the shifting Of the poles and the equator, and
this may have effect some time afterWard
where the earh's crust is weak.
The river press., 1881-02-02
T'he English Chartreuse.

| The Carthusian monastery, which covers
ten acres Of ground, and which has been in
course Of construction for the last four years
| in Sussex, gives promise Of early completion.
| The original building bought by the order is
a gaunt flint house, suggestive Of lunatic
asylum, and here some eight or nine brothers
reside, who have been told off from the Grand
Chartreuse to superintend the works. The
entrance-hall does temporary duty as chapel
and has already acquired the air-or, rather,
want Of air-indispensible to sanctity. Wax
figures Of ST. Bruno, St. John the Baptist,
and ST. Hugo Of Lincoln Co whom the new
monastery will be dedicated,) preside over
the several altars The monks wear long
cassocks of thick white flannel, with hoods
drawn over their clean-shaVen heads. They
take the usual VOWS Of poverty, chastity and
obedience, and observe the rules Of silence
and solitude. The lay brothers have cells,
but the brother proper, who has given over
his substance to the order, and ranks in the
man. enjoys solitary abode consisting Of
two small rooms with cellars below The
entrance-doors open from the cloisters, and
by the side Of each hangs q primitive bell
rope, which is rung every two hours Of the
night to call the monks to midnight mathis.
The windows, which are on the outside OF
the cloistered squares, overlook an expanse
Of country too inviting not to draw human
sigh from even the most pious breast Be
yond their own nine hundred acres OF land
their footsteps must never wander, and under
the Sussex sod their bodies must remain.
There is positively nothing to relieve the mo-
notony of their austere existence-no politics
no schools like the Jesuits, no comfortable
food; the one meal day, which is served at
10 a. n, consisting Of vegetable soup and
bread, with thin wine or, perhaps, 10 this
c,untry, beer, the only approach 70 flesh be
ing the moor fowl, which IS generally allowed
on maigre days in Catholic countries Part
Of the magnificent chapel will be open to
strangers and through this door they hope
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HOW Love cam Live 1n u Cottage.

a Japanese laborer lives in house of not
more than four rooms; one for eating, sleep
ing and sitting; one for cooking, one for
bathing and one to spare. He never wears
boots nor brings mud into the house. He
and his family sit on the floor when they eat
and take their meals at low table. The
floor OF their dining and sitting room is COW
cred with clean, soft mats, upon which at
night cotton comforters are spread to sleep
under. Such house can be built and fur
nished for $500, and though cheap and small
is comfortable. The bath, found in almost
all laborers' houses, is in daily use.
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De musset,s letter TO George SAND.

During Alfred de Musset's intimacy with
George Sand, says Paris correspondent,
they were momentarily separated she had
gone on visit to Italy, he remained in Paris.
One day (ftful were the poets moods, for
even then the bottle was his Castilian spring.
while in the anguish, ''to dote yet doubt, sus-
pect, yet fondly love" he wrote her letter,
full as has heart Of suspicious, jealousy tor
ments. The letter mailed, he repented his
violence, and would have given his right
hand were the letter unWritten. He went to
the post Office. The mail had gone. He took
post-chaise and overlook the mail at Mar
saines. He went to the postmaster in Mar
seilles He was SO pale, haggard, exhausted,
the postmaster at once took pity on him. He
told his business, confessed that he had writ
ten most vituperative letter to George Sand,
bitterly regretted and wished to recall it.
The postmaster had the pouch opened and
took from it the letter. He said to Alfred de
Musset: 'sHere is your letter. know how
painful it is to see . third party enter into
such condolences, especially when you con-
fess that the violence Of language INDUCED
III the letter exceeds all bounds; but you
must understand my position cannot give
you any other letter except a letter written by
you. am obliged to open it and see if your
statements of the contents and the contents
themselves agree please recall your express
sions and repeat them Alfred de Musset
buried his head in bis hands and tried to re-
call the cruel words. The postmaster went
on to say: 1--WE al know that anger can
madden man; summon your expressions
and repeat to me without modification the
beginning and the ending Of your letter-that
is all / ask before restoring the letter to you
In vain de Musset struggled to recall what he
had written The torture he had endured,
the thirty-six hours spent fasting and sleep
less ia the post chaise had driven every word
from him. AT last, however, certainty or re-.
trieving his folly and relief from the mental
oppression he had endured brought On Teac-
The river press., 1881-02-02
THHE EARTH AND THE SUN.
observations Of Distance Made by AS
arOnOmer Gill.


Mr.. Gill, who succeeded Mr.. Stone last
year in the direction Of the Royal Observa-
tory at the Cape of Good Hope, has delivered
an address at the annual meeting Of the South
African philosophical society at Cape Town
on the determination of the earth's distance
from the sun, which has been printed and
circulated, and will be read with interest In
addition to sketch of the previous history
of determinations Of the most important ele-
ment in theSolar system, he gives some par
ticulars of his own observations Of Mars at
she Island Of Ascension in the autumn of
1877. The method adopted in this determin-
alton was originally proposed by Sir George
Airy, in 1857, and consisted in utilizing the
rotation Of the earth as the means of view
ing the planet from two different stations by
different observers. Thus the observations
could all be made by the same observer, Sc
curing, amongst other advantages, greater
probability of their being made in a similar
manner. Mr.. Gill had previously satisfied
himself Of the accuracy to be obtained il
measuring the angular distance between two
celestial objects by the heliometer, and OBJ
tanned from Lord Lindsay the loan Of yery
fine one, with which he was familiar, having
used it in the transit of Venus expedition to
Maurititius, and, being aided by vote Of
money from the astronomical society, trans
ported it to Ascension. With this the OBJ
servations were accordingly made on twenty
two corresponding mornings and evenings
between July 81 and october 81 the separate
results are fairly accordant, and the mean re-
suit in solar equatorial horizontal parallax
of 8, ,782 seconds, giving a distance of 93 O70,-
900 miles. The occasion was very favor
able one, Mars being in perihelion on August
81, few weeks after the earth was in aphe-
lion, SO that the determination is il every
point entitled to considerable confidence
Mr.. Gill looks forward to being able to make
and utilize observations Of some Of the small
planets at the Cape for the solar parallax.
The stellar-like appearance offers advantages
for this, Notwithstanding their greater dis
tance, and something has been already done
IN this way On the proposition of Dr. Gale,
Of Breslau. This is chiefly noteworthy as an
encouragement to undertake more complete
and extended observations for the same pur-
pose,
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FIRST GLASS RESTAURANT

run il connection With the esfa Iii hmeTf, Where
Meals will be served AT ALL HOURS bV pfonp1
and attentive walters.
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,Eale B0y Lin ncOin.

Lincoln's early youth was spent in Spencer
county, Ind, above Rockport, beautiful
little city crowning the abrupt cliffs which
froWn over the Ohio river. He was faithful
and Industrious, but there was in him a latent
Incidence which made him fond Of taking
his rod to fish, or, with his gun upon his
shoulder, he would roam in search of game
over the long, low hills bursting with red
clay. There are living at present several old
citizens who knew Lincoln well at that time
He was thoughtful, and his solitary expedi-
tions gave him plenty Of opportunity to in
dulge his meditative facilities. The long,
lank legs, under an awkward body; his
homely face upon which the prominent nose
stood like a handle his long hair dangling
upon his shoulders, bring up instantly the
picture Of Ichabod Crane in the twilight steal
ing over the hills Of Sleepy Hollow to pay
his court to Frauelein Katrina Won Tassal.
The embryo statesman was full Of spirits
and fond of mad pranks. One old gentle
he saw Lincoln. He was visiting the Lin
coin homestead and as he was coming away
they found trespassing COW hanging about
the gate. The cow had given the Lincolns
much annoyance by entering their garden
and committing depredations Young Abe
was dressed in suit of jeans, without any
coat, and on his head he wore broad-brim-
med white straw hat, part of which was
cracked and broken Finding the cow
standing hypocritieally meek at the gate,
Abe leaped astride Of her back, and digging
his bare heels into her sides, the astonished
animal broke away down the road into a
numbering gallop. s'The last I saw Of Abe
Lincoln" the old gentleman relates fondly,
che was swinging his hat, shouting at the
top Of his voice and galloping down the road
on that thunderstruck cow
In the old country church near Lincoln
place is pulpit which was made by Abe
Lincoln and his father. There is a bookcase
in the Evansville Custom House made by the
same carpenters and taken there for preser-
vation. Near where the old house stood is q
dilapidated corn crib with rail floor, the rails
for which were split by young Lincoln. Last
fall monument was raised over Nancy Lin
coins grave through the efforts Of General
Veatch, Of Rockport. 1t is plain slab with
plain inscription.
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BETWEEN THE GREEN CORN AND
THE GOLD.

Between the green corn and the gold,
Between the daWning and the noon,
Love, that at first was pale and cold.
Waxed ruddy with the summer moon;
And hearts beat high, and lips grew bold,
Between the green corn and the gold
The primrose, precious key Of spring,
Unlocked the casket Of the year;
The flowers flew forth on rainbow wing
Der hill and mead and mere,
To WOO the new year like the old,
Between the green corn and the gold.
Between the gold corn and the green,
Between the midday and the dawn,
The summer woods have lost their sheen,
The flowers have Withered On the lawn:
And Love lies dead where Love hath been,
Between the gold corn and the green.
Love is not dead; he cannot die,
Although his eyes be yelled with pain;
The woods shall Waken by and by.
The flowers shall blossom once again;
And we-shall We not wake my Queen,
Between the gold corn and the green?
TKEF EAHgTHg ANFA ,HENE STM
The river press., 1881-02-02

ton. He said, in deep. tragic torres: II re
member all now. I began the letter: My
darling love, and ] ended it, 'Devotedly
yours till DEATH" The postmaster gave it to
Alfred de Musset, but laughed heartily as he
did SO, laughter in which Alfred de Musset
could not help joining when he saw bis s'Vio-
lent expressions" were only billing and COO
inr
The river press., 1881-02-02
THE RIVER PRESS.

and expect to gain converts. Next year We
shall hear of grand opening ceremony, af-
ter which It will be closed upon some three
Or four hundred souls and against all further
inspection, official or otherwise All this
asceticism within pleasant drive Of festive
Brighton and within an hour by rail Of wick
ed, gay London.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-07

What n magnificent collection !" "What
elegant and fragrant flowers f" Did you
ever see anything to eclipse this" were
some of the ordinations heard ut the open
ing Of N. Studer's branch florist establish
ment, No. sos i street northwest, this
morning. TUE CRITICS aesthetic reporter
was one of the many hundreds who visited
Studer's this morning, and, like all others
who called, was charmed beyond expression.
Notwithstanding the inclcment weather,
the attendance was large, the ladies, who
are the better judges of things beautiful,
predominating.
The establishment of place of this kind,
in the very heart of the city, cannot fail to
be appreciated, as our citizens Will nat
urnlly feel that long-needed want has
been supplied. Mr.. Studer is well known
throughout the District. In 1874 he cstab-
lished u nursery and greenhouse in Union
town, which has continued to flourish ever
since, until now he has been compelled to
open branch house, where flowers of all
kinds can be had for balls parties, wed,
dings, &c. Mr.. s. G.. Schurman Studer's
agent, is an obliging and pleasant gentle
man, and will see that all orders are
promptly filed. Mr.. A. GUIDE, an accom-
plished florist artist, is Mr.. Schurman' s as
sistant, and will be at sos to assist him.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-07
A bloody vendetta I'm ARKANSAS.

In the past two or three months several
persons have been murdered in Polk County.
Arkansas, the result of bloody vendetta,
the origin of which is hardly known. The
last victim was a young man, Shelton Hutch
ins0n by name who was shot down while
riding hurriedly through the woods to pro-
cure doctor for his father. The old man
died soon after without suspecting the hor-
rible fate that had overtaken his son. The
assassins took his dead body, and placing
it on a heap of logs, set fire to the latter in
order to destroy all traces Of the crime
The victims charred remains were after
ward found by party of friends who were
searching the surrounding country for him.
Two men, Edward Stanbrdge and Ben
Brotherson, were arrested on the charge of
having murdered Hutchinson but, though
the evidence against them was very strong,
the justice before whom they were tried
turned them loose There is considerable
feeling in the neighborhood and it may be
Judge Lynch will try not only the accused,
but Others upon whom suspicion rests.
Within the past year Polk County has been
the theatre of score of CHASTITY murders.
At one time the governor seriously thought
of sending the militia into the county to
protect life, but an exodus of leading des-
peradoes to Texas and the Indian nation
seemed to render the presence of troops un-
necessary.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-07
THE COURTS.

EourrY C6uRT-Jdstice wylie.--In re
Joseph Clark reference to auditor. Ra.
gan VS.. Campbell decree settling rights oil
parties. Gross VS.. Savage pro confcsso sci
aside. Magruder VS.. Suit sale ratified
nisi. Cohen VS.. Cohen Fannie Cohen up.
pointed guardian I'D litcm. Washington
Market Company VS.. Koob; order of Octo.
Der, 5, 1881, vacated and pro confesso or.
dered. Martin VS.. Martin sale ordered
and Callaghan and Wheeler appointed
trustees to sell. Wyndham VS.. Berry dis.
missal of petition Of Ingcrsoll and Middle.
ton without prejudice. Magarity VS.. Ship.
man; leave to file supplemental bill
granted. Bresnohan vs. McKcnny; dc.
murrcr sustained and leave given to
amend in GO days.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Justice MacArthur.-
United States VS.. National Bank Of the Re
public; leave given to amend declaration.
Rex " Borkins VS.. Birch & Hoffman; judg.
mrnt. by default, Collins VS., Billing &
Davidson settled. Dowd VS.. Kirby; jury
cut. Levy VS.. Inland and Seaboard Cost
ing COMPANY; on trial
The Evening critic., 1881-11-07
A Judge and Judgment That Docsn't
Come 10 Daniel.

"Who will win in Virginia tomorrow
Judge said reporter to the Hon. Judge
Riley, of Accomac.
why, sir Billy Malone, of course, sir
by Gawd, SIR"
" You seem to be confident said the re.
porter.
"Of course | am confident. Billy Ma.
hone represents progressive element
which, sir, in my opinion, will eventually
take deep hold on the people of the South
aud | am sure that that section will be
much benefited if such party as Malone
represents gets in power. am one of them
myself"
Are you going home to vote, Judgc?'
asked the inquisitive scribe.
There you are | cannot tell us to that
You see have not been rendered free
ticket to my old home, nor has tho CAPT.
tation tax matter been attended TO. Hence
] may not be able to meet my old constit-
uents."
The reporter chuckled to himself when
tho Judge turned around and said II am a
myal man, sir. ! am yirginian and am
too proud to ask for railroad fare TO cast q
ballot for the party of my choice. If the
managers are so dcrclict in their duty as
not to pay my fare will be too dcrelict to
vote their ticket"