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A Few Hundred Dollars VIII Sc
cure a Good Home.
- ONE FAMILY HOUSE, 200 Atwater street.
E&:;il House and barn, 90 Auburn street. Twofam-
EsaessA. lily house, No II Clay street. Two-family
house, 460 Orchard street. All to be sold low if sold
within ten days. Also for rent, first floor 78 Wool
sey street; first floor 10 Newha street, 115 Portsea
street, 121 Pertsea street: $40 Congress avenue and
second floor % Auburn street.
A. MI. HOLMES, HOUSE MOVER, OFFICE
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8 7ss CHAPEL STREET
FARM FOR SALE.

FARM FOR SALE.
on ACRES for 81 800, one half cash, situa-
Il on ted within miles Of the borough of
Wnsted CT, junction of Hartford 6 Conn. W. r.
R with Naugatpck R R.; will M Keep 20 cows and
done by machine, buildings frst-class. House two
story with I newly painted, spring water brought
C.sH H1AYDEN'S AGENCY, w Winsted, Conn.
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Prepared only by
PALMER MEDICINE co.
Price, 25 Gents.

FOR SALE BY ALI DRUGGISTS.
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Farm For Sale.

Farm For Sale.
49, CAN offer for sale on easy terms, or might
&::: exchange for city property, a very fine farm
sHeGon the main street, easy drive from the city,
with large two-story modern built house, fine barn
of ample room, running water, &c
The land is divided into meadow plow. pasture
and woodland Fine fruit. Just the place for Stim-
fner boarders. Call on
GEORGE A. ISBELL,
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CHANGED.

Customer-Look here! You ought to car
ry John the Baptist's head about with you.
Shop keeper don't the application.
What do you means Customer-You're
such big charger, you know.-Boston Bud
Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-04

The new administration is not as slow as
it might be, nor as slow as some good Office
seeking Democrats were afraid it would be.
During the month of April more than six
hundred Democrats were made postmasters
of the fourth class, and the speed is increas-
ing. On the last day of the month nearly
one hundred were appointed.
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Mems Goods
Only

IN THIS ADVERTISE
MENT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
Cancer Cured

Mrs. Olive Uardman an old resident of Walton
county, and lady of culture and prominence, has
this to say of the treatment Of cancer with Swifts
Specific:
Over fifteen years ago cancer made its appear
ance on my face. 1t was treated with plasters.
and the core come ont The place healed up after
some time. and seemingly my face was well.
However in a few years il returned again with more
violence than ever. 1t gave me a great deal OF
pain. The former remedy seemed to do it no
good. Knowing the disease TO run in the family.
having had one sister die with cancer. | became
seriously apprehensive of my condition. Ii con-
tinued to increase in size and virulence. almost
gave up all hope of ever been cured The ply
sicians advised the use of the knife and caustic
This was more than could hear, and refused TO
have II operated upon in that way All other
remedies were used, but the cancer continued TO
grow worse. The pain was excruciating, and my
life was a burden. In this extremity. my son, DR..
Hardman, recommended me to try Swift's Spe-
ciic. II was the last resort, but was so preiu-
diced against the use of patent medicines, and
especially this one, that / hesitated some time.
AT last gave my consent. not believing there was
any virtue in it. The first bottle only increased
the size of the sore and the discharge from it.
and hence did not inspire me with any hope. On
taking the second bottle there were signs of i'm
provement, and my faith strengthened Just IN
proportion. | used the Specific as wash in the
treatment Of my cancer with remarkable success
| spunged the sore with the medicine diluted with
a little water 1t softened the scsb, cooled the
face and relieved the itching sensation The spot
on my face began TO decrease, as well as the dis
charge, and hope sprang mp in my heart. Could
it be, asked myself, that was at last TO be re-
lieved of this disease! Ii has given me so many
dark hours in the past that the idea Of being well
again almost overpowered me. There was a con-
test between hope and fear for long time. II
was a long night of weeping, but joy came with
the morning. There is nothing left TO mark the
place but small scar. and | feel that it is mpos-
sibe for me to express my gratitude for this great
deliveranCe Ii is a wonderful medicine
MRS OLIVE HAEDMAN. Monroe. Ga.
Jan. q, 1855.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
Mr.. EDWARD ]. HARLAND is wealthy

MR.. EDWARD J. HARLAND is wealthy
an ambitious gentleman living on his
estates in the north of Ireland. In the
trip of the Prince Of Wales to Ireland be
thought he saw the great opportunity for
which he had long been waiting to grasp
a title. He invited the Prince and the
Princess and the Lord Lieutenant (pro>
nounced Leftenant in Ireland) to his cas-
tie, and with the preparations for their
visit and for entertaining them spent
about 100000. He wanted baroneicy.
and paid what he thought was the price
Instead of that he has received a mere
offer of knighthood and is Justly indig-
nant." He says his efforts were made Tor
the benefit of Belfast, and Labouchere
wants to know what good it would do
the town to have this citizen preface his
name with Sir" Mr.. Harland made a
bad investment. For half the sum he
might have bought the title of prince or
count from SEINE impecunious foreign
government. This is done in Italy and
other countries by buying an estate which
carries the title with it, no matter who
buys it. TIE whole thing shows the sys-
TEN of humbling that an aristoctacy en-
tails. 1t also shows the artificial nature
OF the Prince of Wales's welcome to Irel
and. For all the courtesies extended to
him he was expected to pay with titles.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
spcrrERs WHO TEMPT MEN TO STEAL

How much is the fare from here to
Green Street Station? | have no ticket, E"
said well dressed man to the conductor
on train that had just left Logan station
on the Germantown branch of the Read
ing railroad yesterday.
The regular fare is 12 cents, returned
the conductor, but without a ticket ii
will cost you 90 cents. | will give you an
excess check for 10 cents and you can ex-
change it for the money at the ticket
Office" and the conductor proceeded to
tear of the check from the package he
had in his hand
"Oh, never mind" said the passenger.
with grandiloquent wave of his hand,
II do not want the check. That's all
right. Now what's 10 cents2
But the conductor insisted, and, after
MANY persuasive words, the man accept
ed the check.
That's spotter, exclaimed the con-
ductor, as he stood in the door of the Cal
with great deal of red IN his cheeks and
much more disgust in his voice. "Ht
wanted to catch me cheating the road Ou
OF 10 cents, which, when found out
would of course cause my discharge.
The conductor glared out of the win
dow and pounded the back of the seat in
front Of him with his fist few times t.
relieve himself. Then he went on; ''Thest
fellows, hired by the company, of course
are on the train nearly every day anC
watch us like hawks, whenever they no
tice US taking cash fares they remembe
it and report at headquarters Naturally
our reports have got to agree with theirs
l don't mind this so much 1t is onl,
when see them try to tempt us that
get mad. "-Philadelphia Times
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
CONGRATULATIONS OF IMPORTS.

A summary of the report OF the treas
ury commission upon undervaluations,
than which no more important document
upon that subject has yet been made pubs
lie, has been published. Messrs. Jingle
and Tichenor of this commission have
long been investigating this question at
home and abroad.
Colonel nchenor has recently passed
three years in Europe. The two general
conclusions reached are that the advalo>
rem system of taxation is defective and
that the recent administration of that
system has been lax, inefficient and cor
rupt While both these conclusions were
reached and declared by the Grdphic, a
year or more IN advance Of the commits
sion, il is not possible to have important.
truths stated and enforced in too many
ways.
All the eminent secretaries of the trea-
suIy have recommended to congress The
substitution of specific for ad volorem
duties in all cases where the substitution
could be made. The late Deputy APPS
praiser John A. Baush. the great wool
expert, declared as the result of over for
ty years OF customs experience that he
would abolish all compound duties and
impose only specific duties wherever the
character Of the imports would permit.
Neither Appraiser McMullen nor any well
known expert has ever entertained diff
ferent opinion. The New York chamber
of commerce recently and leading mer>
chants generally have declared against
the ad valorem system of duties and for
the specific. And yet congress does noth>
ing because the high protectionists be-
lieve that they can MAINTAIN higher duties
by the compound or value system than by
the simpler form, where the enormity OF
the tax cannot be concealed. What the
tariff needs most is simplfication.
But with a detective system we have
had over two years of defective admins
tration. This will not prove an unmixeC
evil if the bad administering of bad laws
brings about a change in the laws as vel
as its officers. Appraiser Ketchum CAM
to his office at twelve or one o'clock il
the day and remained less than two hours
The rest of the day, and often weeks at {
time, were given up to his pleasures ant
to his law business. In a position wherl
the whole official day was too short TO
the accomplishment of all the work, thu
business of appraising three-fourths o
all our imports was of course neglected
His sole aim seemed to be. while at inter
walls at his post, to make supporters o
the merchants by doing them fav0rs
hence the recalling of almost two thous
and invoices in one year to reduce tn
valuations of the experts in order to re
lieve importers of the twenty per cent
penalty for differentiation. These dis
honest merchants are not now so anxiou
to evert political influence in Washington
as to avoid disgorging their i'll gottel
gains in New York. Both they and thei
official agen; stand IN danger of legal pro
ceedings.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
MONEY In HONEST HANns.

New York Sun: Against the earnest
protest of Mr.. Randall, Mr.. Holman, and
other representatives of the true princi-
pies of democratic reform, the last con-
gress passed an amendment TO the post
office appropriation bill authorizing the
postmaster general to distribute $500, 900
among the owners of American steam
ships carrying the foreign males, by con
tracing for such service "at rate not
exceeding fifty cents a nautical mile on
the trip actually Travelled between the
terminal points"
Provisions similar TO this, and likewise
looking to q revival of the subsidy policy
rendered odious to the people by the
scandals and corruption of the past, had
previously failed in the same house. The
measure, in the form in which 1T finally
passed, was opposed on the ground that
it practically carried subsidy, or gratu-
ity to American ship builders and own
ers, drawn from the treasury, and that
the history of subsidy legislation under
republican rule was not such as to invite
repetition of the experiment by demo-
Gratis who meant to reform the govern
ment. On the other hand, the friends of
the amendment declared that no subsidy
was intended or desired, and that the
only effect of the clause would be to ses
cure an equitable compensation to cer>
tain American lines which were ridicu-
lousy underpaid for carrying the United
States mailsto foreign ports. The amend,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
What Men Fall in Love With.
Exchange


Men fall in love, they say, with beau
ty, with goodness, with gentleness. with
intellectual qualities. with sweet voice.
with smile, with an agreeable manner.
with lovable disposition. with many as
certainable and measurable things, and
yet we find them continually falling in
love with women who are not beautiful,
nor good, nor wise, nor gentle, nor pos
sessing andsascertainable or measurable
thing You'll find one hundred reasons
given for falling in love, or being in love,
and rarely the right reason which is
commonly simply because man can not
help it. He is in love because a-myster>
ious force in nature has touched him.
The woman may be unbeautitul. heart
less, selfish. cruel, untrue, coarse, frivo-
lous, empty, but if the magic of nature
something of the magic, / suspect, that
Puck used on the ewes of Titania-tGuch>
es him he sees not one of these things in
their true aspect. Yes, the Titanias that
have fallen in love with men crowned
with donkey heads. and the men that
have fallen in love with serpents, think
ing them doves, are maryland all be-
cause of disbolism or a mystic fury in
nature that delights in bringing incon>
gruous elements together for the sake of
u dance of delirium.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
ment was adopted in the house BY a ma

ment was adopted in the house by a ma
jority Of nine votes.
As the act stands, the expenditure OF
this $500, 900 is left to the discretion of
the postmaster general. He is not di :
rected to make contracts with the Ameri.
can lines at the fifty cents mile rate; he
is simply authorized to do so. Does any
body doubt what would have been done
with the money, under these circumstans
ces, by any of Mr.. Villas republican pred
ecessors? The authority to turn over the
cash to the friends of the flag would have
been exercised with extraordinary prompt
ness. Not cent of the $500, 600 would
ever have found its way back to the
treaury.
Postmaster General Villas has justified
the hope which we expressed at the time
of the passage of the appropriation. After
careful discussion of the matter in the
cabinet, and with the full approval of
of President Cleveland, he declines TO ex-
pend any part of the 100000. The ar
guments on which this decision is based
are unanswerable, and they are presented
with admirable clearness by Mr.. Villas.
He adroitly reminds the claimants that,
according to their own professions, the
money now at his disposal was not voted
as a subsidy, but merely in order to
secure fair compensation for the work
performed. Then he proceeds to show
that the existing rates of remuneration are
not only equitable, but liberal, in every
case where there could be claim for
part of the 100000. Moreover, if he
should assume that congress did intend
the appropriation as subsidy or bounty
for the encouragement of American
steamship lines, the fifty cents mile rate
would require not only 100000. but
over $1,500,000; and he would be COM
pSACu W
his hands capriciously and by favoritism.
or to dole it out in such small sums that
the friends of the flag would fail to de-
rive any encouragement worth speaking
Of. Therefore it has been determined to
cover the $400.000 into the treasury.
from which it never should have been
taken.
Those who read between the lines oil
the postmasterSgenerals opinion will dis
cover in his treatment of the subsidy as,
poets of the question a fine vein of irony
which cannot fail to increase their respect
for Mr. Vilas's intellectual ability Bet
ter than this, there stands forth the evil
dence of strong and honest purpose on
the part of the administration to resis
and defeat whenever possible the misap
preparation of the peoples money. The
decision is in the interest of honest gov
eminent, of economical administration
| and of reform
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
National Bundesfest.

NEWARK, N j., June 2S-The national
Bundesfest began here Sunday, with 5000
Turner's in attendance. The athletic games
were continued Monday morning. In the
high jumping contests, Heinrich Lytzana.
of West St Louis, made the best record.
scoring feet aud 9 inches. In climb
ing the rope, Charles Hammer, of New
YORK, assembled As feet hand over hand, and
Mr.. Kleneck, Of Iowa, "a feet In the long
jumping contests, one of the New
York Turner's made 10 feet and {
inches. and Henry Lehman, Of Newark,
Is feet 4 inches The bast record
for hop, step and jump was made by Mr..
Oertel, of Philadelphia, who scored 40 feet s
inches; Mr. Mark, of Harlem, was second,
covering 81 feet. Monday night there was
priz, singing by the Turner societies.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
CURRENT CULLINGs.
BOYS IN BLUE THREATENED WITH A
DRY TIME AT PORTLAND.
The Law and Order League Declares II
VIII Allow No Flowing Bowls
Gen. Grant Has Restless
Night-Assorted Items.

CHICAGO, June 23-The following tele-
gram has been received from Portland, Me.
PORTLAND, Me-. June S.-The sky is over
cast and the air full Of moisture but the
spirits of the veterans who are now becom-
ing numerous in the streets, do not seem to
be affected. Rain to-day, and shine to-
morrow will suit them well. 1t looks, though,
as IL the numbers coming had been over
estimated. For tomorrow 10000 veterans
and 1900 other strangers would now
seem to be liberal estimate
But the inflow has been hardly begun.
To such as have attended other national
encampments, the comparative paucity of
the decorations about town Is noticeable. At
Minneapolis last year, ON the day preceding
that on which the encampment opened the
whole city was one blaze Of
color. In Portland, today, the
decorations are the exception and not the
rule, even along the streets through which
the procession will pass. The finest display,
and it is really an elegant one. is made at
the Falmouth hotel, which is not on the
line of march. A dozen public or business
buildings and as many dwelling houses are
handsomely adorned, but most of the stores
and houses show only few flags or stream
ers. Neither the custom house nor the
postoffice is decorated
The claw and Order League" has issued
circulars stating that all liquor consigned to
members of the Grand Army will be
promptly seized. The proposition made by
the same committee, that all consignments
to members of the Grand Army be seized
aud taken to police headquarters,
and if, after inspection by the
commander-in-chief, they be found
TO contain any liquor, that they be
not forwarded to the consignees, met with
instant opposition, and the fact of such a
proposition having been made has caused
something of rebellious spirit to arise,
and the visitors openly declared their inten-
ton to resist any such arbitrary action
should it be attempted. 1t is not
denied that there are quantities of
liquor now en- route consigned
to members of the Grand Army who are
either now here or are to arrive, and prom.
inent officers of the organization declare that
they intend to take and keep possession Of
their consignments. The constant agitation
of this subject recently by the temperance
leaders has caused it to take place of para
mount interest on all sides.
Boston. June 23.-At $3.50 Monday morn
ing the heavy train arrived, bringing John
s. Kount2 commander-in-chief of the G. A.
R., and his staff, together with
delegations from Ohio and California.
Commander Kountz was received by
a committee of comrades and driven to
the United States hotel, where he held an
impromptu levee and took breakfast
Shortly after IL o'clock, Dahlgren Post q OF
South Boston, which had been appointed as
his body guard, arrived in full uniform at
the hotel and escorted the commander to
for Portland
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
The Sick Man on the Mount.

MOUNT MACGREGoR, N. Y, June % 1t
was nearly II O'Clock Monday morning
when Gen. Grant rose, after a night in
which rheumatic pains we're added to his
discomforts. His first sleep Sunday night,
which was brought on by two hours
OF manipulation and unu~ual quantities
of morphine, kept him quiet until midnight
When be awoke, however, his throat was
stuffy, and for the greater part Of the night
he tossed and coughed, requiring almost the
constant attention Of his nurse. A sharp
rain, Of which his rheumatism was the
physical precursor, reused him fully,
AMI when it had passed. the doctor
having meanwhile applied the usual
sedative and cleansing treatment, he
fell into sound sleep. Three
hours later when he rose for the day, the
rheumatic troubles had been allayed and he
seemed much refreshed The trouble in the
throat and neck was no worse than Sunday
and he suffered little from mental depres-
sion. His pulse was normal. Monday
morning the rain had cleared the air to
crystal purity and left in its trail breeze
that made light overcoats none too warm
On this account the general did not venture
ont doors
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23

There's sigh in the heart though the
lip may be gay, is sentimental phrase
truly. Many more lips vainly sigh hes
cause they have not found remedy that
went TO their ailment. If the trout'e is
dyspepsia or indigestion, no matter how
aggravated may be the form of their trou>
BILE, we say to them. Sigh no longer.
Mishler's Herb Bitters is en- infallible
cure for disorders of this character" A
thousand testimonials from the most re-
liable sources will bear out this state
ment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
TIRED. L.SGuIp. DULL.

Exactly expresses the condition of thous-
ands of people at this season. The de-
pressive effects of warm weather, and the
weak condition of the body, can only be
corrected by the use of a reliable tonic
and blood purifier like Hoods Sarsaparil-
la. Why suffer longer when remedy is
so close at hand? Take Hoods Sarsapa>
rilla now. 1t will give you untold wealth
in health, strength, and energy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
Unloading a Gnddass.

NEW YORK. June IA force of men is
busily engaged in the work of unloading
Bartheldls statue of Liberty from the
French transport Isere to Bedloe's island.
The work of unloading began Monday morn
ing, and it is expected that it will be COM
pleted in few days The castings for
the statue are packed in about 300
separate cases. Despite the long
and rough voyage of the Isere
the statue was not in the least injured The
French guests of the city are engaged
in sightseeing, and will be SO engaged and
at hanquets almost all the week. The
entertainment of the visitors is royal and
hearty, and they have expressed their
pleasure at the hospitality shown them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
A Farmers Fatal Misfortune.

MENoMINEE, Mich, June % William A.
Mcintosh a farmer living few miles back
of Florence Mich, Sunday evening went to
his barn to feed his stock. On entering the
barn the lamp which he carried in his hand
exploded, setting fire to the barn, which
with five head of cattle were burned, and
Mcintosh SO severely burned that it is
thought he will not live through the day.
A hired girl who attempted to save pet
lamb was also seriously burned.