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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
a LETTER.
.2O2S CENTER ST. COR. GROVE,
BLooMINGToN, LIZ, Jund 8, 1880.


BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Jund 8, 1880. {
MIS-. DIR. KKcK-Dear Madam: would like the
public to know what you have done for my wife,
that others may go and be benefited by the same
means. at the age OF IL she was q sufferer from
scarlet fever and measles which left her with
stitutionaI disease which has afflicted her ever
since, nearly rs years. some of the many symp-
toms have been aggravated by female troubles,
with severest aching at the top OF the head, ana
great heat continual pain in the small OF the back
piles for II years, very bad; dropsical tendency,
often bioating badly; and her system WAS also
very full OF humorous matter. She ut time
had polypus cut out from her nose, and later,
about years ago, had TWO tumors removed from
her right cheek, leaving large Gears But by these
operations, the cause the trouble was, OF course
not reached. Seeing what You had done for Others
my wife began unuer your direction in January
last. In two weeks time the headaches with which
she had suffered for so many years we're gone, and
one months treatment at your Bloomington office
convinced her and myself that your treatment was
what she needed to reach her case, and she accom-
panied you to your Infrmary In Davenport, Iowa
personal care, she was cured of the piles, her fe
Anale troubles were entirely relieved and without
The use Of the knife. there were removed from the
body twelve tumors including q large ovarian tu-
mor She has confined the treatment OF her sys-
TEN at home under your directions since then, and
experienced constant improvement and better
health than In these many years. hope all VINO
suffered as she did may be led to consult your
treatment Ny daughter Oracle, seven years old,
has also taken the treatment with great benefit for
throat troubles Myself or wife would gladly give
any further information desired.
Very gratefully yours. RoRERg FELL
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HIS HISTORY.
PROF. BALDWIN.

To morrow morning Prof. Baldwin vii
give q private exhibition of his marvellous
mental powers before the editorial frGter'
nifty at his rooms in the Harper House
Among other things he viii tell the name
of person brought before him the FIRST
time and will also give some short account
of the persons life. The Professor will
also decipher the contents of notes By
holding the missiyes IN his hands. and vii
cause writing to appear when none was
visible a moment before. These private
sceances are said to be remarkable 10 tbeir
nature and will be of additional interest
from the fact that every opportunity is
given the visitors to detect the manner oil
performing them. So clever, however. is
the Professor, that there is no danger Of
such detection.
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MRS. DR.. KECK
rs NOW AT HER
mfr N Jar Y,
Corner Sixth & Brady SITS,
NO. Gil.
Consultation & Trial Med
ieines Free 10 All.
oAaceIRours.-e a. H., IA M, q to p.
M,Ysundays--2 =. II. to r. n.
READ
The recent ana substantial testimony Of
MRS. KECK'S Success
HOME AND ABROAD.
A coMMENDAToRY LETTER.
GLAsFoRD. Peoria Co.,
January 81, 1881.

wish to communicate through
your paper a few facts in relation to
the sickness of my wife, and her re-
markable benefit received at the hands
of Mrs, DIR. Keck, thinking that may
in this way influence some suffering
fellow beings to seek the aid which
NAV restore them. Ny wife has been
laborinr under chronic affections, in
Guiding catarrh, for IL years. and has
been treated for the same most OF that
time, without material benent, until
she applied at the office OF MRS Dr.
Keck, in Peoria, last fall. She had not
then spoken loud word for nearly
months, having lost her voice Whlie
under other treatment. She was tnre
atened with paralysis, her entire left
side being very weak and numb, her
nervous system was completely shat>
tered. her lungs in a serious condition
and her health failing rapidly. Her
hands and feet were always cold, SO
that it was almost impossible to warm
them. showing poor circulation ana
condition of the blood.
About October 1st, 1880, she applied
at the office of Mrs. DR.. keck, i'll Pc
oria. for advice and treatment, which
she continued faithfully at home until
the middle of December. She made
seE eral visits to Mrs. DR.. keck's office
in Peoria in the meantime, to obtain
necessary directions and medicines,
and improved very much, Her voice
was still gone, however, and l had
very little hope that she would ever
recover it, although Mrs. DR.. Keck said
that her remedies were working splen-
didly on her system, and that if she
would now accompany her to DaYen-
port Infirmary to receive extra treat
ment she would recover her voice and
health. But still doubling, took my
wife to several physicians OF e1nl-
nence for examination and opinions.
They agreed with Mrs, Keck as to
what the trouble was, Some of them
said there was very little hope. while
others said their was none, flor recoV-
ery.)
So Mrs. Watson went with Mrs. keck
and remained at her Infirmary i've
weeks, She went under vigorous,
though pleasant treatment there. and
in two weeks her voice was restored
to its original strength and tone. l
met her at Peoria on her return home,
and heard her speak aloud for the first
time in eight months. Her health is
very much better in every way. There
was great establishment among the
boarders at Mrs Wonders boarding
house. where Mrs. Keck has her Office.
when Mrs. Watson talked aloud like
the the rest, for all had heard her
whisper so long, and did not believe
she could be restored. It has paid US
well to follow Mrs. Keck's advice, al
though we had very little faith at first.
My Wife's recovery is truly remark
one. If any one doubts the above
they may correspond with me at Glas-
ford, Illinois.
W. V. WATSON.
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Illustrated Marriage Guide. 26O pages,
cloth and gilt binding, so cents: same in
paper covers, 25 cent?. Manhood, 10
cents; WomaDhood. 10, cents: Pamphlet, 3
cents=-seourely sealed. by mail, Send
money or postage stamps. DR.. WHITTIER,
the great specialist, GIT st. Charles
st. Louis. Mo,
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CLOSING OUT.

G. K Dodge will continue the merchant
tailoring department of his old establish
ment for ten days longer, when he closes
up business. Those desiring suits and
overeoats at great reduction should visit
him at opoe He also has fine safe for
sale. cheap. The safe is MoNeal & Ur-
bans make. and can be bou ght at q bar
gain 5d3t
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AMIISEMENTS

Baldwin's Brilliaus consisting of Prof.
Baldwin, Clara Baldwin and the baby
orator Wesley Baldwin. will give two per-
formances at Harper's Theatre commence
ing tomorrow night. The entertainment
is styled night with the spirits. and as
les name would indicate is made up of acts
usually performed by mediums, although
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
Suffering w oman.

There 10 but very ssmall proportion Of
the women of this nation that donot suffer
from some of the diseases for which Kid
ney Wort is specific When the bowels
become costive. headache torment. kidneys
out of fix or piles distress. take package,
and its wonderful topin and renovatipg
power will cure you and give new life.-
Wdtchman.
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INQUEST.
The Death Of young speck
Last Evening.
Coroner's Jury investigate the
Accident this morning.
They render a Verdict Of Accidental
Death.

i HE mOIuiuR SOIOuoI uASiAlc Lulu OIL
inquest on the body oftJ esse M. l.. Speck.
who was, yesterday. run over by an engine
in the yards of the c.. r. L. 4 P. lrailroad
company.
The accident occurred at 2so'clock and
the particulars werelfully given in last
evenings ARGUS.
The wounded maninever regained con-
seriousness after the accident and remained
in comatose condition until the time OF
his death, which took place at s o'clock
last evening.
THE INQUEST.
This morning the coroner empanelled
the following jury: W. j. Browne. j. E.
Fleming, T. Thompkins. John Ferry. M.
10. Frick and George Schneider. The
jurymen. with the witnesses. then viewed
the manaled remains Of the dead man.
after which the evidence of the different
witnesses to. the accident submitted their
testimony and verdict was rendered in
accordance with the facts.
TESTIMONY.
The, testimony Of A. Messing, car re-
pairer, John Castles. switchman. John
Carey, fireman, and s. E. Bishop. engi
neer, was conclusive and substantially as
follows: The deceased while making q
coupling, completed. the same. and started
to lump out and on. TO the adjoining track.
At the instant of his jumping. engine No.
81 came along at aimoderate fast speed,
and caught Speek. He was thrown down
falling partially on tbs track. The engine
and two cars passed over him, crushing
the right leg at the thigh, and also break
in and decorating his left arm. AS soon
as the engine could be checked, the engi-
neer and fireman went to the injured man.
He was insensible and never uttered word
after the accident. =. He was carried to
neighborin switch hoass. where DE-
Plummer was sent for DR. Plunners
testimony was to the effect that
the mans injuries were Of such character
and his vitality so.reduced that the medl-
cal;assistance:could not bs rendered. No
amputation was therefore attempted.
Death resulted. at an early hour Ia Toe
evening from't effects of the accident.
VERDICT.
The Jury accordingly rendered the fol-
lowing verdict;
We the undersigned jurors sworn to
enquire of the death of Jesse Martin
Luther Speck, on oath, do find that he
come to his death by being run over By
the cars in the yard Of the G. Il. L. q I.
railroad company at about o'clock Wed
pesday April 9th 1881. From the evil
dence we tho Jury believe that the acct
dent was purely accidental. and no
blame can be attached to the company
or employees.
W. J. Brown. Foreman,
j. e. FLEMING.
T. ToMPKINs.
JOHN FERRY.
M. T.. Prick.
GEORGE SCHNEIDER
HIS HISTORY
Speck was only 10 years of age and has
been employed by the company but a
short time. He had always been temper
ate and was considered g good brakeman
in which capacity he was serving at the
time Of his death
His parents reside IN Virginia. but tit is
not known whether his remains will be
forwarded to his old home.
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W. V. WATSON.
ATLANTA ILL.,, Dec. II, 1880.

ATLANTA 1II.s LEG. 4ts 4OoU.
Mrs. Dr.. KECK.-Dear Friend: l wish
to make known through your columns
what your wonderful remedies and
noble advice has done for me. For the
the last ten years have been debilita-
ted all over; system generally run
down; suffering with severe pains in
my side, back aud heart; also had the
worst of female troubles. 1 had sink
ing spells at times which / thought /
would never come out Of My whole
left side was paralyzed. was scarce
ly able to come to your office, l lacked
blood. You gave me good healthy
blood without the use of iron, which
30 many doctors give. By your advice
1 went to your 1nfrmary for special
treatment l couldn't receive at home,
and 1 advise all delicate ladies to go to
the Infrmary.
Suffering ones, give Mrs. Keck a fair
trial and success is yours. bless the
day met you. want you to come to
Lincoln and treat my afflicted friends
Any one doubling this can address me.
Yours with the best wishes,
MRS. EMILY RHoADS.
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a CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and In
discretions Of youth, weakness early decay
loss of manhood, &c, will send recipe that will
| cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South America
Send self sddressed envelope to the Rev. JOSIAH
p. I&EAk, Station d, New York City.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

your correspondent was in error when he
stated the citizens were building the hotel.
Mr.. B. alone furnishes the capital.
A. r. Stoddard is home again from
Nation for q few days. He reports their
works at that place in progressive order.
AT the Town meeting yesterday the fol-
lowing persons were chosen OVerseers of
Highways for the several road districts:
District No. 1.-Feter Cewe.
$ adam Mohr.
3.-Lemuel Skinner.
Al. d. Edwards.
Capt. M. B. Pierce, who has been seq
rotary and treasurer of the Hampton Coal
Mining Company for eight years, has
severed his connection and will remove to
Savanna to-day. The captain has been =
good and efficient officer and bis many
friends wish him success in whatever bust
ness he may engage in.
AT the Democratic caucus, Saturday
last, was one Mr.. Daniel Mosher. an old
veteran seventy-si years of age, who
walked FIVE miles from his farm to attend
the caucus Mr. Mosher is one of our
oldest settlers and says he has never missed
an election when there was a straight Dem
ecratic ticket in the field.
The river at this place is falling. The
Ice is still solid and no signs of breakup.
The many friends of Mr. w B Webster
will be glad to learn that he is improving
10 health. Mr. Webster has been con-
lined to his room for over year.
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HAMPTON NEWS

Mr. s. l.. Brettun returned from Kan
sas City. Mo, aud Winfield, Kansas, Sat-
urday morning He informs us that the
Brettun House at Winfield will be ready
for occupancy about the lst of June, and
they intend to have grand opening on
the Fourth of July. In q former article
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07
The Best Hotels

And leading families IN this country use
Gillet's Double Flavoring Extracts and
Cream Tartar Baking Powder and End
them very economical and highly satisfac
tory. You should use them,
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Old Medford.

Nothing is Superior to the ssold genuine
Medtord Rum from Daniel Lawrence 4
Son, Boston. They keep only 8 strictly
pure article. For sale by all first class
dealers in Rock Island. Inquire for
Daniel Lawrence & Sons genuine old
Medford
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THE COUNT.

The town board of canyassers met this
afternoon and canvassed the votes cast for
the various town officers. The returns as
far as complete are given in the annexed
table:
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Hard Coal.

The best quality of screened all raj
hard coal delivered at $1,000 per ton fol
nut, and SO IS per ton for all other sizes
Northern Line Office.
uov2qtf G. Fl. SPEAKER,
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j. Q. A, Haddaway. Esq. of '.Episoo.
pal Methodist" Baltimore Md. writes:
with much pleasure testify to the good
effects of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup in my
family. Have used it 10 many eases. and
10 each instance the result was entirely
Price Is cents bottle,
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If you catch cold and feel a pain in
the chest. avoid the dangers of Pleurisy
and inflammation of Lungs, by Immediately
using DR.. Trssk's Magnetic Ointment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

wis beauty truly blent whose red and waite
Natures own sweet and cunning hand laid on =
Pozzoni's powder imparts a richness
Making the skin as soft as down.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

Moffat's Lite Pills cure Headache,
Biliousness, Fevers. Costiveness, and ali
troubles Of the Stomach aud Bowels. For
sale BY Druggists everyWhere.
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For SALE-Old newspapers at so cents
per 100 at THE ARGUS Office

'~fhts paper may be found on fle at all times ST
c. r. 1. & P. r. R. Ticket Office, No. So Clark St.
Chicago, where our friends at liberty to cali
and examine it.''
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Consumption may be prevented by
checking cough or cold in time, and
nothing equals DR. Bulls Cough Syrup for
throat and lung affections. 25 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

Will send their celebrated Electro
Voltaic Belts to the afflicted upon 80 days
trial. Speedy cures guaranteed. They
mean what they say. Write to them with
out delay.
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WANTED.
Given Up by ,hs Doctors.

An engineer. enquire at Argillo works
Carbon Cliff, III. 7-dst
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Pixies TooTHAoHE DRopsECURE II
ONE MINUTE.
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Any ladies wishing to know ofthe merits
of the Excelsior Kidney Pad, it's action
etc, are referred to Mrs VIM. e Nc
KEcKNIE. Photograph Parlors. Toledo,
0hio.--Eee AIDE,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-08
An Appeal to His COuntrymen,

The following extract from Gen.
Garfield's inaugural address, in view
of his death, should sound as an ap-
peal from the grave to his country
man:
"My countrymen, We do not differ
in our judgments concerning the con-
troversies of past generations. and
fifty years hence our children will
not be divided in their opinions con-
corning our controversies. They will
surely bless their fathers and their
fathers God that the Union was pre-
served, that slavery was oYerthrOwn,
and that both races were made equal
before the law. We may hasten, or
we may retard, but we cannot pre-
vent the final reconciliation. Is it
not possible for us now to make a
truce with time by anticipating and
accepting its inevitable verdict? En-
terprises of the highest Importance
to our moral and material well-being
invite us, and offer ample scope for
the employment for our best powers.
Let all our people, leaving behind
them the battle.fields of dead issues,
move forward, and in the strength of
liberty and the restored union win
the grander victories of peace"
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The Presidents Surgeons.

DR.. George II. Schrady and Pro-
fassor Faneuil d. Weiss, who have
been engaged since Friday last in
making a careful examination of the
injured viscera of the President, have
been interviewed since their return
to New York. DIR. Weiss. who is
professor of anatomy in the New
York University. says that the result
of his examination satisfied him that
no professional man could have
treated the case better than DR.. Bliss
did. He says that the ball entered
at the right side of the first lumbar
vertebra and passed through without
injury to the spinal marrow. The
bullet was completely encysted and
enclosed in "a sac affixed to the lower
edge of the pancreas, behind the per-
itoneum. He does not think that
any course of treatment could have
saved the Presidents life, and had it
been possible to survive the wound,
he would have been confirmed in.
valid. probably paralytic for life.
He never had py@mia, and died from
the effects of compound comminuted
fractures of the rib and vertebra.
The fatal effect, he said, was caused
by the rupture of the picnic artery.
and not the mesenteric artery, as was
at first supposed, which admitted a
pint of clotted blood into the peri
toneal cality. DIR. Schrady says !:
ut was requested by DR.. Bliss to
consider the case from a medical
standpoint, guided by the full and
particular history of the treatment
as related to me by him. / may say
that / am of the opinion, from my
own observation and from the very
minute details afforded me by DR..
Bliss, from the mement of the shoot
ing down to to hour of dissolution,
that have no words but those of the
strongest approval for DIR. Bliss and
his method of handling the case.
The immediate cause of death was
undoubtedly internal hemorrhage
caused by the breaking down of the
sac formed on the sDlenic artery"
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great with the new Administrators
and that the cases would be allowed
to slip through. But this belief was
not very well founded. The Presi-
dent has expressed himself very de.
cidedly on the subject. His wish ia
that the prosecutions be vigorously
pushed, and he feels entirely satisfied
to leave the active proceedings in the
hands of those already in charge
His friend Geo. Bliss, of New York
has been retained to assist the prose-
cution, and besides Attorney Gener-
al McVeagh and Col. Crook, Benia-
min III. Brewster, of PHILADELPHIA 10
now here to represent the Govern.
ment. The indictments are being
drawn and every preparation made
There is no lack of legal ability there
fore, in support of the Governments
case, and there is said to be no lack
of evidence, some of which comes
from "squealing" contractors, vet
with all this the fact must be recoy-
nized that convictions are difficnlt
and the result uncertain.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-08
,anies cannot afford to be harsh or

panies cannot afford to be harsh or
tyrannical in their action. When
the observation-disclosures party started,
it laid its claim to support on the
ground that it was organized in the
interests of labor as opposed to capt.
tai, and so the miners hailed its ad-
vent with joy and rallied to its sup
port, and the temporary success that
it gained in some parts OF the coun-
try convinced them that it was to
become ruling factor in American
politics, and would furnish q happy
solution of their struggles with capt.
tai. SO charmed were they with it
that they failed to see that it rested
on no substantial foundation, and
they have become, it would seem,
totally blind to the fact that it is
dead and buried beyond the chance
OF resurrection. You cannot make a
miner of the Cumberland region be-
lieve that the interests of capital and
labor are identical. He is convinced
that they are directly antagonistic.
SO he sticts to the defunct Green.
back-Labor heresy. and will stick to
1t till some other anti-capital politi.
cal trap to catch voters is set, when
he will put his foot in that and gel
caught again. 1t may seem hard to
reconcile this state OF things with the
idea of general intelligence that per-
vades this dusky region, but when
anyone proclaims a crusade against
capital, the miners just shut theil
eyes, forget all they know and jeir
it. This will account for the very
absurd convention which the miner.
held at Cumberland, which, mum
bering not more than thirty or forty
men all told, adopted platform witt
twelve planks, each beginning 1--WE
Demand" and which if put into op
Grafton would necessitate almost ;
complete overturning of our presen
methods of government. - Balto
american.
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The Funeral Expenses.

No estimate has as yet been made
of the expense incurred by the Presi-
dents sickness. 1t is thought that
the grand total will foot up to very
large amount The various items
will be collected and presented to
Congress, and an appropriation will
be made covering the entire amount.
The bill of the Pennsylvania railroad
company will be large item. 1t is
stated that the cost of laying the
track to Elberon was $4,000, while on
two occasions special trains were fur
nished and the entire line cleared.
The next item will be the DOCTORS
foes. The amount il variously esti
mated. DIR. Bliss fee is stated to be
about S25, 900, while Drs. Hamilton
and Agnew will charge $4,000 each.
:1r. Reyburn will also receive large
fee The other two doctors (Drs.
Rarnes and Woodward were during
their attendance upon the President,
in the employ of the government.
whether they will receive any extra
compensation will depend upon Con-
ore S. Wash. Republican.