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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09
[OFFICIAL PAPER
thursday March 8, 1882
LOGAN,s BILL.

| Senator David Davis yesterday intro
duced s. bill for Senator Logan, who is i'll
entitled "a bill for an act to authorize
the construction of the Illinois and Missis
sippi Canal, and to cheaper transporta
ton It provides that the Secretary OF
War shall be directed to construct a canal
from point on the Illinois river near Hen
nepin, by the most practicable route to the
Mississippi river, at or above the mouth OF
the Rock river, with a branch canal or
feeder from Rock river, at Dixon, connect
ing by the most practicable route with the
main line of the canal at the most suitable
point near Sheffield. The canal is to be
seventy feet wide at the water line, six feet
deep with locks not less than 80 feet
long and twenty-one feet wide, with a
capacity for vessels of at least $50 tons
The bill contains elaborate provisions for
obtaining the necessary land and right
of way either by purchase or condemna-
ton. The Secretary of War is to employ
as many competent engineers officers to
perform the work as may be necessary, and
shall go construct the canal that. it will be
adapted to military, naval. or commercial
purposes, and the work must be commenced
within six months after the law goes into
effect. and must be completed as soon as
practicable. An appropriation of $1,000,
600 is provided to carry the act into effect.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09

A few months ago the Post Office al
Kimberly, in the South African diamond
fields, was broken into, and diamonds to
the value of $500 carried off. No trace
of the thieves or their booty was ever found,
though for some weeks every passenger by
the Cape steamers was subjected to the un-
pleasant indignity of personal search be
fore he or she was allowed to put foot on
British soil. However, the diamonds have
now found their way to England, and the
police say they know that e5, 600 of these
very stones were sold the other day for
f2, 900, but sufficient evidence is wanting
to convict.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09
a REMARKABLE CASE.

/ a Georgia paper relates a case OF long
| suffering from a wound that is certainly a
curious one The paper states:
The death of Mr. w H. Durham, who
lived near Hood, Harris county, which oc.
CURED on Thursday, is probably without q
parallel. Mr.. Durham was soldierin the
Confederate army. and at the battle OF
Charlottesville he received wound in the
| hip, the ball lodging in bone. Had an
| operation been performed at, or shortly
after that time, the ball could have been
easily removed, but the wounded man,
thinking that it would never cause him any
trouble allowed it to remain Some two
years ago the wound began to give him
considerable pain, but he did not seek re-
lief through a surgical operation until last
summer, when he applied to DIR. Willis
Westmoreland. of Atlanta, to remove the
ball, DR. Wsstmoreland made an attempt,
drilling into the bone, but failed to find the
object of his search. He advised Mr. Dur
ham to keep the wound open by tents,
and told him at the same time that if he
failed to do this, death would shortly ensue.
The wound became so painful about two.
months ago, that the unfortunate man de-
cided to ignore the advice of his physician
and consequently his death followed close
~ afterward. A post-mortem examination
was made and the ball was found in the
small of the back. lodged against the back
bone. 1t had worked its way through the
bone in the thigh. where it first lodged. to
the point at which it was found 1t is
said that Mr.. Durham suffered excruciating
pain during the last months of his illness,
and death was doubtless a welcomed
relief
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09

The following judicious reminder has been
posted on the curtain of the Grand Theatre,
Rouen, in letters large enough to be read
out in a theatre the danger most to be
dreaded is an indiscriminate rush for the
doors. In the usual course the Grand
Theatre is wholly evacuated in seven min
utes, SO that the last spectator can always
leave the building long before any danger
really exists"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09
The British House of Commons

The British House of Commons ha.
monthly 653 members, but, as in thirteen
cases the issue of writs has been suspend
ed. there are only $50 representatives a
present entitled to sit OF these 329 may
be described as Mnisterialists, 246 Con
servative, and sixty as Home Rulers
This gives The Ministry a majority of on'y
twenty three over nominal Home Rulers
and Conservatives combined.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09

A gentleman in Paris owns handsome
and valuable dog named Bismarck He re
Gently received a note from the German
Embassy inviting him to remove the name
from the dogs collar, and to cease calling
the animal by it, under pain of prosecution,
upon the ground that the patronymic be-
longs exclusively to the German Chancellor,
and the Embassy cannot allow it to be pub
licly appliedto dog.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09
TRUTH ATTESTED.
Some important Statements of weu-Known
People Wholly Verified.

In order that the public may fully realize the gen
uIneness OF the statements, as well the power
and value of the article of which they speak, we
publish herewith the facsimile signatures of parties
whose sincerity is beyond question. The truth of
these testimonials is absolute the facts they
announce be ignored.
MOLINE. Ill. July IL 1881.
Fl. II. Wdfaer Dc Co., Rochester. ". Y.
GENTLEMEN: Your remedy. the Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure. mas been used by both my wife and my
self. She used it ION general principles sys
long standing kidney trouble, which has been the
source of much inconvenience, and which failed to
yield to the doctors remedies any Others untilL
used your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. We both
unite in pronouncing it to be the best medicine
ever used. and in recommending it to others as
safe remedy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09

Tie only baggage of Mr. Johns, when he
a worn, cheaplooking little trunk Being
called away on imperative business, he left
it six weeks in the storeroom. Nobody
thought it worth while to steal or open it.
worth of gold dust and nuggets. His plan
of escaping the attention of thieves had
proved successful
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09

On Jan. "a the skeleton of a woman
with a child was discovered at Pompsii in
q narrow street about twelve feet above
the Isvel of the ancient pavement. II is
well known that the catastrophe of 70 A
D. commenced with o thick shower Of
small pumice stones. BY which the streets
OF Pompeii were covered up TO the roofs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

(RAcINE AND seUTH-wEsrERs DryIsIoN9
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee s:25 a. M, and
1l,00 p. N.
Leave for Dubuque, Wipena. st. Paul and Minneap-
oils, 6 90 q.
Leave for McGregor, Portville, Calmas. Sioux City
and Yankfon AS p. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, 4 :35 a. m. and
6:25 p. m.
Arrive from Minneapolis. ST. Paul, Winona and Du-
buqus, 9:05 p.
Arrive from Yankton, Sioux City Portville and Nc
Gregor, $50 q. m.
Through sleeping all night trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night, at 10 AS 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 on this
train.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09

The only BATE r J
known to the World ca
able of being Oh ARGGD
with MEDICINAL PROP
ERTIRs, which is TRANS
FUSED INTO THE sYs-
TEN. IL you are afflicted
with any of the feIlowine
DIsEAsgs don't neglect to
wear one OF Qua Batteries,
viz:
Paralysis, Brain snd
Nervous Diseases, Rheu-
mat.sn. Gout, Swollen
Joints, Sciatica. Neuralgia
LumDago, Aches and Paint
Nervous and General De-
biiity, 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, 1882-03-09

ess of Blood Lace
Power Of VIII OF Actin.
Paipitation of the Hes,
Less Of Memory, Loss q
cenadeace, Painting Spells
Hysteria, Epilepsy, Heart
burn, Dyspepsia, Brorcb,-
tbs, Salt Rheum. Flstulencv
We k Stomach, Disease,
of the Heart ana Lung.
Dropsy, Asthma, Pleurisv
Constipation, Jaundice
Catarrh, Sore Throat. De.
bility. Piles, Tumors Sore,
Boils, Carbuncles, Feve,
and Ague. Liver Complain,
Diabetes, Kidney Com
plants. Gravel. Chills, I'm
potency. Disordered Con .
ditions of the Liver, Blood
Kidneys orUrinary Organ :
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09

Z So long as 1t pays to have suit of
clothes to wear or meal of victuals to
eat, farming pays; and when I hear so
many farmers (if they deserve the name of
farmers) complain that it does not pay, I
think there is something wrong some
where.
Not long since ! called upon a gentle
man who claims to be a farmer As he has
lived on the same farm for over forty
years, he ought TO be one II he ID not. On
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09

Passengers carried on Freight Trains as follows:
EAsT........-4:15 p. IN. WEST. AS a. m
A. KTMBALL, E. ST. JOHN,
General Agent. Gen. Ticket d Pass. Ag,t
GEO. NJ. LOOSELY, Agent, Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09
ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILwA,


DAILY, by wear .-..-...e.,........ -. So on
by the week, delivered by carrier 129sc
VEEKLI, per year, hy mail $50
RICHARDSON & POWERS, PnoraIrroRs.
u ". PARKER, Business Manager
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ADVERTISERS

By addressing GEO P. POWELL q CO., 10 spruce
ST., New York. learn the exact cost OF any pro
posed line of ADVERTISING in American news
papers. eB 1o0-page Pamphlet, 25c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
A Legend Of the Waterfalls.
~ q. B.

Ages ago, In q beautiful cavern, -fathoms and
fathoms deep under the sea,
Dwelt y whole family of little mermsidens.
ss hnaRpy clear a. esPp
formed the smooth floor Of their submar-
fne home,
And for the walls. rosy branches Of coral,
neckedwith white masses OF hubby sea-
Mammoth pearls studded the high.vaulted oeil-
tng-richest and rarest In size and In
While at the doorway was arched gay rain
bow, meath which the wavelets crept
whispering through.
Day after day sat the mermaids together.
grooming song OF the ocean 20 old.
and for aye y tnsK sat
bright comb Of gold,
And at each sweep Of the comb through their
tresses. richer, and longer. and fsirer
TIL heaped about them in pillowy splendor
like barriers silken, hid each one from
wonderful hair was the hair Of these mer-
maids, white Us the foam on the new-
White as the pearls that encrusiod the ceiling,
far, far above at the top Of their cave,
archway changed it to masses Of giim.
mering gold,
Save when the moonlight that fell through the
wat era turned into silver eacn simmer
Years hal evolved from the days swiftly pass-
ing, ages from years fieetly ebbing away,
Till from the crystal hoor high to the ceiling
like new-fallen snow-drifts that won
drOus hair lay,
When one day, swift in his chariot gliding,
armed with his trident, for monarch was
he,
Down came old Neptune. the God Of the Ocean.
old Father Neptune, the King of the sea;
Giant-like stalked 10 the entrance and stood
there, reared his huge form I'm the rain
bow-arched door,
Said in a voice like the echo of tempests dash
ing the waves 'gainst rock begirt
shore
" Daughters, your life here below now is end
ed, now Is your mission on earth to be-
Now is the end Of the work that for ages,
ages unceasinR your liie-,ask has been"
Turning him then to tSs aiissa ana M grandost'
d" Hio you away To the land Of the rcd-nan;
with yen this little one tenderly take.
" Minne-ha-ha, the merry; the Joyous, light
hearted Laughing Water, my musical,
"To the Land of Dakotas alone she must wan
der, alone to the land OF the slow-setting
SUM-"
The mermaids who dwelt I'm that beautiful cav
ern and carolled together their song OF
Apart now in mystical language will sing II,
some moaning and troubled, some rip
ping and free.
Some rush Ger the crags Of far Switzerland's
mountains and leap Alpine submits for
many mile;
Some roar IN swift torrents down Andes An
breast of the Nile,
And flowing forever. now ripping; now rush
ing, is that beautiful hair, white and pure
as of old,
Save when sunbeams that steal through the
green branches kiss It and change It to
masses OF glimmcrlng gold.
Save when moonlight that fal q ON the waterso
aNff 1U ftnrl N 1rntn N n
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
Wise Dom padro.

Dom Pedro, the Emperor Of Brazil. in
contracting for an iron-clad for the Bra
lillian navy with noted English firm,
evidently has in mind the fast and in
creasing number of failures Of British
built vessels Of all classes, and to pre-
vent any fraud upon the Imperial treas
ury, has inserted in the specifications q
series Of money penalties, which would
reduce the cost of the ship in sums
varying from f2,0O0 to f32, 900, or one
sixth Of the contract price, in case she
fails to come up to the terms of the con-
tract. This fact is one Of the strongest
arguments that could be made to show
how unreliable the average ship-build-
ers of Great Britain are in the produc-
ton of modern vessels, and yet we are
constantly being told that we should
buy British-bu!lt ships because they are
so cheap. Dom Pedro has bought
British-built ships before, and has been
badly burned" and he does not pro-
pose to be imposed upon again, either
in material, speed, economy Of fuel or
model.-The Mdutioa Gazette.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
In a Railway Carriage.

A lady and a gentleman, the former
accompanied by her faithful lapdog, are
alone in a railway carriage. the little
darling being scented with musk until
he was sight to behold-or, to speak
more accurately, perfume to inhale.
pardon me, madam" says the gen.
tleman, "but tho odor of musk is disa-
greeable to me. Would you have any
objection to my lighting cigar?"
She has a very great objection, but
the French being the politest nation in
the world, he lights his cigar.
A few minutes later he drops into a
doze, and the lady gently takes posses.
sion of the cigar and drops it out Of the
window.
The action arouses the gentleman. but
he discreetly says nothing; and when
the lady in her turn goes to sleep, he
gently but firmly grasps the dog and
drops him out of the window.
When she awakens and misses her
pet she is greatly excited. and asks the
gentleman what he has done with her
poor little doggie-where. and o. where
can he be?
"Madam," says the gentleman. po-
litely, "that dog seemed a very intelli-
gent little animal, and you doubtless had
trained him to fetch and carry. Maybe
he saw you throw my cigar out Of the
window, and thought you wanted him
" bring il back"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
Why Il Pays 10 Advertise.

A reporter dropped into one Of our
largest retail establishments recently.
and held conversation with the
proprietor.
'.You have great rush." remarked
the reporter.
YES" replied the proprietor, and
mainly on account Of Advertising
How can you tell whether advertis-
ing pays, and what papers are good
mediums?"
II can tell that advertising pays by
stopping my advertisements, I've tried
it. Trade drops, not ut once, but the
tide of purchasers flows some other
way. The cash receipts tell the story"
SIS there any difference in the sharp
ness Of the buyers-I mean. do they
haggle much over pricese"
"Oh, no; We sell at one price, and all
the best stores in Boston do the same.
They will sometimes say they can buy
such and such an article cheaper else
where. When they mention the place
we send and see If 1t is true, and If 90
we mark our stock down."
Suppose you should give up adver-
"Well, I should save q big pile Of
money the first year, but I should lose
q bigger pile the next two years. You
must keep the boiler heated II you wan'
steam, II you bank your fires too long
it takes time to start up. Advertising
is the steam which keeps business NOV.
ing, I've studied the matter. FROM
the Boston Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
Bro. Gardner On Oranks.

Col. Ebenezer Canister offered the fol-
lowing le-barreled resolution:
Resolved, Dat dis club has no SYM
patty wild cranks, an dat It am de sense
of dis club dat more hangism would re-
suit in less crankism.
The resolution was passed by . unani-
nous vote, and Brother Gardner added:
81 feel strongly dat way myself. De
man who kin pay out an receive money,
trable aroun' de kentry, do bizness an
keep outer de way Of de butcher carts
mustn't shoot my old woman an den
plead hereditary. heretofore, hereafter
or any odder sort Of insanity. De crank
who can't resist de temptashun to steal
mus keep outer my later patch or take
de chances Of my putin han'full o.
shot into his corpus. De crank who am
not morally responsible fur his utter.
ances will feel de weight Of my fist de
fust time he calls me . liar. De crank
who am not financially responsible
wants to keep right away from me all
de week frew. De crank who am i'm
PEELED by Deity, or any odder power to
do me bodily injury had better Be sartin
Of his aim, fur II be misses me I'll light
down on him like . ton Of de reddist
bricks he eber saw. ] doan' 20 . cent
on any insanity outside Of . lunatic asy-
lum. II % man am luny put him among
de lunatics. De tack dat he am not put
dar am reason fur holdin' him legally
responsible fur cherry act"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
Beware Min Osris's r.ts.

Fond mothers who take pride In the
long braids of luxuriant hair that may
grow on the heads Of their young
daughters should take warning from
the fate Of Carrie McMurray's braids.
Though she was but Is, they were mas
sive. so luxuriant In fact, that they
attracted the attention Of young man
In . crowd, who cut them OF slick and
clean. close to Miss Carries head.
This was In the evening. There lsre
two or three remedies for this danger,
such - keeping within doors at night.
keeping the hair short, or hiding the
luxuriant tresses by doing them up"
In Q French twist or some other unob-
trusive knot. But what wretch the
thief must bel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
Cutting a Figure with Skates.

Having put on your skates, which for
a beginner ought to be nearly fat, with
a square heel, you can make your first
attempt. There are several ways of
making it. The simplest, perhaps, is to
spread your rug on the ice and stand
upon it for ten minutes. If you 60 out
side the rug you will probably fall. At
the end of ten minutes you will not have
done much skating, but you will have
found your feet" which will by that
time ache as effectually as if you had
been starring the ice. Or you may get
q chair, and leaning on the back try to
move. This way will possibly result in
the loss of two or three front teeth when
the chair tits back and you sit on the
edge of it with your mouth. Or you
may get two friends to hold your hands,
soften your falls and pick you up. They
will probably hate you in about q quar-
ter Of an hour. You will certainly hate
them-as much for their inability to
prevent your falling as their ill-timed
levity ut the moment when you find that
you have not mastered the rudiments
Of the acrobat's profession in being able
to kick out your two legs and sit down
without hurting yourself. The best way
il to discard from the first all material
assistance and prepare for the worst.
If your resolution begins to fail, creep
in on your hands and knees and then
get up. Your first sensation need not
be described. You will never forget it.
Hitherto you have been under the i'm
preston that gravity acts only in the d.
rection of the earth's centre. That be-
ing SO, there seems to be no reason why
your feet should suddenly dissolve part
nership. No sooner, however, have you
got on your skates, than these symptoms
Of disunion develop themselves in a way
that may not be disregarded. A spirit
in your feet, or two spirits in your feet,
have inspired them with an individual
ty which, much as you may deprecate
It, you cannot for the moment subdue.
Having regard to the instructions in
your book that demonstrate the facility
with which skating can be acquired,
you get your feet into position, deter
mined to lean forward on one foot while
you press gently against the ice with
the other. You have tried it with the
usual result. The foot upon which you
leant became light as air; the other
which was to be lifted up remains heavy
as lead. The one has flown from the
ice, the other has stuck fast in 1t. You
have tried your first fall, and remain for
time in an attitude more or less grace
full. This is the moment in which you
must emulate the spirit Of the Spartan
boy and smile while bruises accumulate.
This stage once passed, you are on the
road to success, and your progress goes
through the phases Of agony, timidity,
satisfaction and delight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
Newspaper.

Newspapers seem to us to show
marvellous improvement within tho last
fifteen years. and the promise OF q great
growth toward high ideal Here and
now we do not define the Improvement
and the promise. But the marked ten
denotes toward the condensation, the
culling. the purifying and the peril
nence of news; toward conscientious
and thorough work In reporting and in
reviewing; toward embracing all OBJ
iects of human interest. with preference
for the best; toward independence in
every line of action and thought, social.
religious and political; toward the Gle
walton and stimulation Of the best there
Is In humanity-these deserve consider:
alton and encouragement. -Sp'1nase1d
ReD1sblicdn,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

The spreading desire for po;led cat
tie has reached the Sandwich islands.
A herd of eight or ten bought in Eng.
land for the Walnair ranch OF Hon.
James ]. Dowsett, Honolulu. Ii soon
expected to reach there. after very
prolonged journey. Bought In Janu-
airy, they were shipped from Glasgow
by the Allan line and reached this
country just in time to be caught by
the quarantine enactment After be-
ing held three months they proceeded
by easy stages to Chicago, whore an-
other delay had to b made TO allow
some of the cows 10 ealvs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

4 new book on .'Word Building wss
probably written By . man who struck
. eiothes-hnc while spliking wood In
the bsek yard. Very Ten segravations
will make man build words moro rap.
idly, but some 81 them poeesss 100 mush
smpbstacness u PpssssSs h'bs6k 60
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

Having purchased the well-known Tisdale
yard and largely increased the stock on hand,
he invites patronage promising satisfaction in
the quality Of lumber, as well as reasonable
prices.
MR.. GEO. BIENAPFL, an experienced
salesman, Will always be on hand 70 wait up
on customers. 20f
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

The people Of Rochester and ths
farmers Of .Olmstead county have
formed Q Farmers Institute which
meets In the city Of Rochester every
two weeks, 10 discuss matters per.
tanning 10 agriculture and daiTying.
Their meeting last Saturday wae
devoted chiefly, TO what win best
advance the interests Of the farmer.
Much interest was manifested, Judg
inn from the. reports 10 read aed
while ypading them the thought slngI
geeted itoslf, Why can't the -
q Oils county % ne same tai19