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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-04
A GOOD STORY.

Chicago will certainly never be troubled
with.a too poor opinion of itself. There is
no danger that the inhabitants Of that pros
porous burg viii ever be forgotten by a
failure ON their part to let the rest of the
world know what they are doing. But once
in while they overdo the matter; just
now they are telling an indulgent country
that the arrivals and ciearances in the port
OF Chicago for the year 1881 were two
thousand more than Baltimore, Boston,
New Orleans and San Francisco combined
and more than New York. Philadelphia
and San Francisco combined
This is nice story and looks well when
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-04

arst put upon credulous community. but
when & is taken into consideration that in
order to make this showing Chicago has
had to count every little four by nine fish
boat that pushed its bow into the muddy
river while the business of the sea ports is
done In large vessels the matter takes a
different aspect If the money value of
the cargoes shipped were quoted. another
showing would be made. Chicago is a
great city and will be greater one, but
nothing is gained by such figures.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-04

rights Of age. Il Is only through your
past kindness that we all exist, and our
prayer goes up to spare Us in the future.
It is a matter of profound gratitude TO the
Sun that you have tolerated il thus long;
let the Argus join its entreaties to these
OF our terrestrial contemporary that you
win extend that kindness further and per
NIT it to drag along few years more of
an anxious existence
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-04

Rowell has retired from the race. It viii
prove sore disappointment to many PEG
piles pocketbooks who backed their conf
dence in this little Englishman with ducats.
1t is a great thing to be walker when yon
win; otherwise one might better be Ryan.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-04

The only EATER 7
known to the World Gas
able OF being CHARG Ed
with MEDICINAL PROT
ERTI as. which is TRANS
FUSED INTO THE SYs-
TEN. II you are afflicted
with anY Of the following
DISEASES don't neglect to
wear one OF oui Batteries,
viz:
Paralysis, Brain snd
Nervous Diseases, Rksu-
mat,sm. Gout, Swollen
Joints, Sciatica, Neuralgia.
Lambago. Aches and Pains
Nervous and General De-
bility, spinal Diseases.
Weak Back or Side, Vast
Ing, Decay, Restless nights
Nightmare, Melancholy,
Dizziness or Vertigo, Full
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-04

esq of Blood Lac,
Power Of VIII ., Acno
Paipitatien Of the H.,,
Less Of Memory, Los,
Confidence, Painting sD,,.
Hystsria, Epilepsy, Hear
burn, Dyspepsia, Bropsh, :
tbs. Salt Rhsua. Flstpls Sui-
WEEK Stomach, Disss..,I
OF the Heart ana Luno.
Dropsy, Asthma, Pleur,ss1 -
Constipation, Jaspd,.,'
catarrh, Sore Throat, ne'
bility. Piles, Tumors,s ors,
Boile, carbuncles, Fevo'
and Ague, Liver Complain,
Diabetes, Kidney Com
plants. Gravel Chills, ~
potency. Dlsordered O.
ditione OF the Liver. RTE I'm,
Kidneys orUrinsry OrespD!!
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-04
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

(R&crEE AND SOUTHWESTERN DIvIsIoN)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee :25 a. n and
HOO p.
Leave for Dubuque, Winsna. ST. Paul and Minneap-
solis, 100 q. M
Leave for McGregor Portville Calmas Sioux CITY
and Yankton 10 AS D. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, rs a. m, and
6:25 p. m.
Arrive from Minneapolis, ST. Paul, Winona and Du-
buqus, o:o5 p. m.
Arrive from Yankton. Sioux City Portville and NC
Gregor, 500 .. m.
Through sleeping cars run on all night trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night at 10 AS p connects with the train
irving In Chicago early Monday morning No lay
over checks given through tickets from Rock Is
land TO Chicago. Through tickets only good this
train.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-04
The DAILY ARGUS.

1A1E1. Dy year So ~
by the week, delivered by carrier . 121sc
WEEKLY, per year. by mail ............. $3.50
RICHARDSON & POWERS, PEorrrEroEs.
M. ". PARKER. ---.-....-..--. Business Manager
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-02

Mr.. EDITOR About a week ago 1 was asked
whether 1 would subscribe towards getting up a
complimentary dinner in honor of the retiring
United States Minister. l agreed to do so, and
in a short time received my card of invitation
admit one to a complimentary dinner, etc., "
for which 1 paid my ten dollars, and went. During
that BlduUdis quart d'heure before dinner. 1
heard nothing whatever that would lead anyone
to suspect that there was anything to be said at
the table in the way of studied speeches, and
tho I naturally expected that the guests of the
evening would have their notes prepared, yet /
was more than surprised when l saw 'im-
promptu'' speakers refer to their manuscript
when called upon to reply to toasts. AS for the
tenor of the speeches made by Adams, Jones,
Hartwell and Dole, they were entirely foreign to
the purpose for which the dinner was gotten NJ,
and decidedly object to the conclusion being
arrived at that all present heartily concurred in
the utterance of the speakers 1 have mentioned.
1 am patriotic, but 1 am not a fool, and lack
therefore the only characteristic the possession
of which would cause me to fall into the same
trap twice. AN AMERICAN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-02
Darwin's Last Work.

The Formation Of Vegetable Mould
through the Action of Worms, Nth OBJ
seryations Of their Habits. By CHARLES
DARWIN Ii D., FRS, London; John
Murray, 1881.
The volume published last year under the
above title is the last production of the pro-
life and srudite pen of the great naturalist
whose remains have just been honored with
the highest distinction England can give
to departed worth-interment IN Westminster
Abbey. That is a fitting elimination of a
career which began in the Beagle SO years
ago, when the young graduate OF Cambridge
went on board to begin that course of OBJ
servation of natural phenomena which led
him to the most remarkable scientific gen.
Civilizations the Bsconian philosophy hes
ever produced.
Between the most widely renowned OF
Darwin's books, ''The origin of Species"
and the last of his productions, there is an
immense difference-one dealing with the
most comprehensive of human investigation
and the other with the most apparently in
significant. But in both works the authors
method is the same--a simple interrogation
of nature, and a faithful attempt to collect.
systematic, and interpret her answers. No
other work exists so well adapted to explain,
in Darwin's own words, The share which
worms have taken in the formation u
the layer of vegetable mould which covers
the whole surface of the nd IN every
moderately humid country" As far back as
1887, the year after the completion of his
voyage in Che Beagle, Darwin read a paper
before the Geological Society of London on
The Formation of Mould" and that paper
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-02
"Temperance.,,

Mr.. EDIToR,-With feelings of deep regret
and sorrow l read the names Of some of our
most prominent prohibition men in the list of
persons attending the dinner to Mr.. Comfy in
fact, one of our biggest leading temperance mon,
with a strong nasal twang, was &C ting as toast
master, and aiding and inducing others &c to put
an enemy into their mouths to steal away their
brains"
The Evangelistic (Mr. Hallenbeck) work, / am
afraid, is all in vain when SO many preachers of
the gospel and others, who would be thought
temperance men, sat at table and encouraged
men to drink and talk in an Incorporate manner.
PROHIBITION.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-02
EstabIished i'm 1862
IA. p. z II e RS
NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING AGENCY,
Rooms go and sI. Merchants Exchange,

R-S. B.-idVertIsing Solicited for all News
papers Published on the Pacific Coast, the Sandwich
Islands, Polynesia, Mexican Ports. Panama, IalPa-
raise, Japan, China, New Zealand. the Australian
Colonies, the Eastern States and Europe. Files Of
asariy every Newspaper Published on the Pacific
Coast are kept Constantly ON Hand, and all adTsr-
tIsers are allowed free access to them during Bnsi-
usu Hsurs. The PACIFIC COMMERCIAL 4DVER-
TIsER Is kept on Gle at the Office Of L. p. FISHER.
No Il
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-02

Gents Complete Business Suits, $3.50, at =
jy22 If CEAs. j. FIsHEL's POPULAR STORE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-02
THE FRENCH
TRADE JOURNAL { EXPORTER !
PA Q
Markets Review & General Prices Current !

PubIshed Monthly, and in English Indispensable
for Purchasers o. COutfnental Goods; gives Whole
sale Prices, AMI Discounts allowed, Of
Wines. Br4ndies, Preserved Provisions, Fancy Goods,
Nefin-ry- dress Materials Glass. Porcelain.
Plated Ware Watches. Clocks. Real = Imitation JeEelry
Boots and shoes. Perflmery- TOYS Jl-oZraphs.
Photoxraphc and Printing Matsrisi--
Scientific and Masical instrum-nf~, Drugs, Chemicals,
Pharmaceutical Preparations, stationery, sweets,
silks. Vzrni-hes. Paints, Paper Hauginss, etc Etc.
Also-Pdces Current Of Produce. Market Reports. Notices on
Industrial Novelties, Trade Intelligence, etc
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS Tor Postal Union, and Is
for other Countries
Nancy orders payable TO GEORGE WATERS Ca Paris or Lon
dcn, or The equivalent in any bcsl currency or postage
stamps
NJ UNPAID LETTERS vi
.sLr-... The FRENCH TRADE JOURNAL Il REPORTER
a9I Il, Rue de Chabrol, Paris, France.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-02
L. =. Err,

A DvERTIsING AGENT 81 MERCHANTS
n EXCHANGE, San Francisco, California. l. authorized
% receive advertisements for the columns Of this paper.
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WaverIy Magazine.

This popular periodical has six.
teen large pages, size II by Is inches,
set in small type, and contains
double the reading of any other
weekly literary paper in the country.
1t will contain no advertisements, but
be filled with STORIES, Music, Poe
TRY, ANECDOTES, ENIGMAs, &C.
The Music will consist of Anthems,
Songs, Dances, and Marches, which
in one year will be worth at least
$1,000. 1t is the cheapest Family
Paperin America. Terms-one year,
s4.0O; six months, 50; three months,
S1.OO. Sixteen back numbers, all
different, will be sent, postpaid, to
any address for ST.. Try it, if only
for three months. Address
WAvERLY MAGAZINE,
Lock Box 172, Boston, Mass.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

q We are in receipt of the March
number of The Domestic Monthlu. a
magazine devoted to Fashion, Liter
AZURE and Art. It's fashions are cele-
brated for genuine artistic original
lty, and the Domestic paper patterns
issued in connection Herewith are
noted because they fit, as for their
exquisite style and beauty. One
dollars worth of these patterns, is
given free to each subscriber. Terms.
81 90 a year; single numbers fifteen
cents. Address Blake & Co., Broad
way and 18th Street, New York.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16
Pounded.

Mr.. Editor: Last Monday, abou
4 o'clock P. NJ, quite a number O
the ladies of our town came to tht
home of the writer, and left a great
many packages of the good thing.
OF this life, of various sizes, from 6
pound up to ten pounds, or more
There were in the company, mem
bers of Baptist, Methodist, Presby
terrain and Episcopal churches. all
agreed as to one thing, viz: That
the Pastor of the NJ. E. Church
South needed pounding. They did
1t well. Such a pounding he has
never received before. They were.
doubtless, not only representatives
OF the different churches, but also of
most all of the people of Bellevue.
They were very agreeable, and after
remaining a while, left, followed by
our earnest prayers and well wishes,
The Pastor and his wife are very
grateful to the good people of Belle
vue. Such pounding will do us
good. 1t will make us more deyo.
tional. Just think of it, Mr.. Editor,
the Pastors wife says that he asked
the blessing twice, at the supper ia
BILE last Monday night.
Many of the packages were not
marked, SO we had to find out their
contents by the use of one or more
OF the five senses. One package
was marked thus: s16 or. of Look
and See. Don't ask who sent it, for
You will never know" I think l
know what was in it, for 1 tasted,
but | never heard it called by that
name before. Now, Mr.. Editor, 1
am not going to ask who sent it, but
will say to you, if you want anything
for your sweet tooth, go to the house
it came from and buy it by the OF.
The OF. weights are very heavy
there. l will let you have the paper
bag, if you wish it. It will tell you
where to go.
[ think, Mr.. Editor, that we mar
ried men of Bellevue have real
good, thoughtful, and sensible wives.
advise all the young men to get
married Immediately, if they can do
rs well as we have done.
E. B. FOUsT.
Bellevue, La, March 10, 1882.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

u Messrs. Florsheim Brothers.
Shreveport, have ample means to
make their purchases on the most
favorable terms and hence are pre-.
pared to offer superior inducements
to their customers in all lines of
goods in which they deal. Their
stock of furniture is always full, and
their prices are extremely moderate.
All classes of purchasers can be
suited--the one who wishes to buy
a cheap bedstead, or the one who
wishes an elegant parlor or bedroom
set.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16
u Corn planting is in order.
II Bees are swarming.

SHRwDsEss AND ABILITY.--Hop Bitters so
freely advertised in all the papers, secular and
religious, are having large sale, and are sup.
planting all other modicines There is no de-
nying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the
proprietors of these Bitters have shown great
shrewdness and abiltyin compromising a Bit
tiers, whose virtues are so palpable to every
ones Observation-Disclosures and Chronicle
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

GOLDEN DAYs.-This popular
journal for girls and boys is one oil
the best weekly magazines in the
United States. It is illustrated
with choice engravings, full to over.
flowing with good story sketches
and general miscellany. The week.
ly is issued in monthly parts; so you
can get either the weekly each week
or the weekly in monthly FORM
Such literature is always acceptable
in the family circle and should be
generally adopted, so as to crowd
out the vicious novels and nickel H.
braries which poison the young mind
ere the parents become aware of the
danger. Golden Days is published
by James Elverson, Philadelphia,
Penn, to whom all subscriptions
should be addressed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

II Toiletarticles, combs, brushes,
perfumery, cosmetics, stationery, to-
bacco and CIGARS fresh drugs and
chemicals, patent medicines, &C., at
DR.. W. j. Mobley's drug store.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16
Stray Sale.

TSstrayed before II. Barnacastle, Justice of
II the Peace for Ward q, Precinct ?, Isose,cr
parish, by Rias Davis on January 3Ist, 1891
and will be sold for cash, at New Kansas. on
Saturday, March Is, 1882, Gray Horse Pony,
name and tail shaved. a black spot on right
hind leg, about II hand high, and Is wears old
or over. Appraised at so
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property. pay charges, sc.
w ii. BLEDSOE Constable
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

u We want to learn every mar
riage and death that occurs among
the white people of the entire parish.
We want only the plain facts; no
comments. Notices of four or five
lines only, solicited. Will friends
send them to us?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16
VOLUME Fl.

1t is with no little degree of pride
that we present the first number of
our o1st volume to our readers to.
day. When the BossIER BANNER
made its first appearance, on July
1sf, 1859, it was beyond the compre-
tension of our thinking powers to
even imagine the BANNER would
ever be twenty years old. But such
is the case and today we begin our
21st volume. We have endeavored
faithfully, according to our limited
means, to give our readers a good
paper. Volume 81 will be conduct.
ed on the same principles as before.
To our subscribers we tender our
thanks for the interest they have
taken in the BANNER, and hope they
will be benefited and pleased by
reading our columns. To our ad.
vertisers we also send our best re-
CARDS, and trust that they have been
benefited by the insertion of their
advertisements fully as much as we
have and hope they will continue to
regard the BANNER favorably as an
advertising medium. To our friends
10 general, we bow our respects for
the many little courtesies received.
In conclusion, we repeat and re-
new our promise made in our asa.
lutatory' July 1, 1859: "Taken in
whole, we shall use our utmost en- |
deavors to publish and edit a paper
devoted to the interest of our par
ish; and shall use our untiring eff.
iorts to make the BANNER a wei.
come visitor to the homes of Bos-
sier.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16
Notice.

4 Mass Meeting of the people of Bossier
"A parish will be held at Bellevue Tuesday,
March 18th, 1882, for the purpose of express
ing their sentiments and wishes in regard to
the proposed bridge across Rel River at
Shreveport. MANY CITIZENS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16
Homestead Entry No. 1884.
Land Office at Natchitoches, l.,

Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
February iIth, 1882
Notice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his in.
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will he made before
the Honorable A. X. Thompson, Clerk District
Court at Bellevue. La, on 3rd dav Of Anr;I
1882, viz: James X. p. Gleason, Homestead
Entry No. 1872, for the east half of southeast
quarter of section 10, township % North.
range ~ W., Louisiana meridian. He names
the following witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of, said land,
viz: A. j. Demoss, of Rocky Mount p d.
James Delane, of Rocky Mount p o; A. r.
Smith, of Rocky Mount p o; NJ e. Cavett.
of Rocky MountPO.
Feb. 81 1882 mar 40
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Rip Van Wrinkle.

This, perhaps the most famous, as
it is one of the most charming
sketches which American literature
has produced, gives the title to a
very beautiful and remarkably cheap
little volume just issued by the Use.
full knowledge Publishing Co., New
York. The volume comprises all the
most interesting articles usually in
Guided in the 1.-THE Sketch Book of
Washington Irving. 1t contains $40
pages beautiful type, excellent pa
per, press work and extra cloth bind
ing, and is sold for only 20 cents, or
by mail, % cents! This is the sec.
ond volume published under the pro-
gramme of the Literary "Rebellion.v
1t certainly surpasses both in quail
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The reading public certainly appre-
ciate the work of Mr.. Alden, whose
skill and energy will be recognized
in this new enterprise. The Company
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Rip Van Wrinkle, Green's Larger
History of the English People, in 5
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Schiller's History of the Thirty Years
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all IN one colume, "model octavo,r for
the amazingly low price of S1.25.-I
Specimen pages and catalogue will
be sent on receipt of postal card by
the publishers, the Useful Knowl.
edge Publishing Company, 1G2 VIII.
liam street, New York.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

U The days are now over twelve
hours in length and they are rapid
ly growing longer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

u There are no poor scrawny
cattle in Bossier this spring. There
has been scarcely day since winter
began that stock could not find
plenty of grazing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

% Bossierites wanting a good
meal when visiting Shreveport,
should go to the Commercial Res
taurant, No. Al Texas street.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

"a "Green grow the grasses
over all this luxuriant part of the
earth, and soon there will be glori-
GUS fun in the dew spangled fields
and outrageous woods.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

~ Mr.. Julius A. Jacobs, who has
been on spring purchasing trip to
the Northern and Eastern cities,
arrived home Saturday by rail. His
spring stock comprises world Of
pretty goods.-IShreveport Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

u Starch up your linen busters
and bleach your straw hats, for they
will soon be useful.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

We clip the following from the
Shreveport Standard of last Tues
day, 14th inst:
"The work of grading the road
bed for the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Pacific railway was commenced
yesterday morning about 1900 wards
from the opposite bank of the river,
ny the penitentiary convicts under
charge of Capt. Sanchez, and it was
remarkable to see with what rapid.
ty the dirt was thrown up. AS the
plantation is level on the opposite
side of the river, the working party
were in full view and many of our
citizens visited the leyee to take a
squint at them. Our reporter, as
well as did large number of our
citizens, crossed the river late in the
afternoon and were surprised to see
the amount of work done. We did
not wonder, however, as the convicts
work with guard of armed men
around them and are not allowed to
stop and talk, but are compelled to
move like machinery. They com.
mence work shortly after daylight
in the morning and continue till
about $50 in the evening, which
gives time for supper and to place
them in their quarters about dark.
All of them sleep in plank house
constructed for the purpose, which
is surrounded by strong guard at
night, and there is very little chance
of escape. The gang at work oppo-
site town consists of 124 men, only
10 OF whom are white. We learned
from Capt. Sanchez that the 1900
yards between the river bank and
the present starting would be filled
in as soon as the scrapers CAME
The gang at present is working with
wheelbarrows, 81 of which are kept
going and it is remarka-
BILE the amount of dirt thrown up
Among those who visited the works |
yesterday we noticed many ladies, |
who, like the men, were anxious to
zee the convicts and at the same
line see how railroads were built.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-16

u Yesterday was the Tooth an
niversary of the great statesman
and patriot, John G. Calhoun. He
died on the Both of March, 1850.
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70 Buffalo gnats are quite nu-
merous and cattle are unusually
frisky.