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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
an EDITORS TRIBUTE.

Theron T. Keator, Editor of Fit.
Wayne, Ind, Gazette writes: For
the past five years ! have always used DR..
Kings New Discovery, for coughs of
most severe character, as well as for those
of mider type, It never fails 10 effect a
speedy cure My friends to whom have
recommended it speak Of it in the samf
high terms Having been cured by it oc
every cough have had for five years, |
consider it the only reliable and sure cnre
FOR Coughs, Colds, etc. Call at Hartz
~ Bahnsen's Drug Store and get Free
Trial Bottle Large Size 81 90
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

Send the name and address of any per-
son you know who is suffering from rheu
matism or neuralgia to the Athlophoros
Co, 112 Wall Street, New York, and ask
for copy of the beautiful book, "On
Daisy" and it will be sent you free.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
VERY REMARKABLE RECOVERY

Mr.. Geo. V. Willing, of Manchester,
Mich, writes: my wife has been almost
helpless for five years, so helpless that
she could not turn over in bed alone.
She used two bottles of Electric Bitters,
and is SO much improved, that she is now
able to do her own work.
Electric Btters will do all that is
claimed for them. Hundreds of testi-
monials attest their great curative powers.
Only fifteen cents bottle at Hartz &
Bahnsen's
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
The Tall MAN Who Wouldn't PAY.

New York Cor, Syracuse standard
On one &C aston, lately, tall, wcll dressed
man with military air went in to one Of
these Museums, and, after carefully booking
at the various attractions, was about to
leave, when he was approached by bald
heaGed Old gentleman, who asked him if he
dim want 20 have his head examined. The
stranger had no objections and was accord
inriy led into q small room dire thy over the
stairs. He took a seat and removed his hat
Two or three i'll favored hangers on followed
him into the den and ranged themselves
alon% the wall The old gentleman placed
hi, hands on the visitors head and rapidly
ran over list Of qualities he possessed.
You are firm, quick -witted and resolute,
said the professor, as ie felt Of the bumps
back of the strangers ears; "and you are
possessed of moro than usual acumen. Yen
are Il great man. Yon are q poet and n
scholar. You never wrote poetry. Wen,
you coGh be a second Shakespeare if You
wanted to, and You never dreamed of it!
See what beautiful science ours is! You
ought TO have my book on phrenology"
What Is the price Of the work. asked the
tail man
Il charge every on else $40 for it, but I'll
let you have one FOR s., responded the po-
fcsSor.
q guess l don't want one tonight" he
rcpliei. what do yop chage for this 6
animation
Five dollars"
TOO much; IN not pay it," replied the
stranger, as he rose from his chair and eyed
the loafers, who mad assumed attitudes Of
beIigcrency
well, say $2.50n
no, Eli not pay one cent, replied the tai
man, but if You viii cail at my address I'll
see that You are paid for your services, and,
handing the old gentleman small calling
card, he pushed his way out of the room.
The OLD man never called The card read
Capt. 4 s. WILLIAMS,
Twenty-niHth Police Precinct"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
30 Long Words.

There is no eall 10 use long words in
speaking of Parker's Tonic 1t sells on
It's merits and cures by lis virtues. No
family can make a mistake by keeping a
bottle in the house. For coughs, colds
and all troubles of the bowels, stomach,
liver and kidneys, it is exactly what you
want For yourself, your wife ard chill
dru
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

Iit1HODNJE sunny H"TaII.
Robinson latter a long whist-bout at the
Club It's awfully late Brown. What will
you say to your wife! Brown-Gn a whis-
peri-Oh, shan't say much, you know
"Good morning, dear!" or something o that
sort She'll say the rest!
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
TURKISH BATH FOR HORSES,
sEow Horses Are Treated To- gfof
fsaths for T'IseiF E2eaE.h.
Popular Science Ne vs.

/, DHldt 'lGlite NEWS.
The Turk h bath las recently come iy,t-
rather extensive use for curing the ailments
o. horses; and few private stables, as WEI.
IS several belonging to corporations, arr ROW
fitted with complete horse baths. A recent
number II The Builder gives the ian OF
su b al establishment Just added to the
stables of the Great Northern Railway
company, which shows compact
group of three rooms: one, serving
Lofh\ as a receptioa-ro1m and as i
P!aca for the final toutna D. eng about fifteen
feet wide and tNeGty-four feet long; while
the two Eotr0onlf. opening oGt OF the recer-
tlon room, are each somewhat less than
twelve feet wide 10y the a.ne length as tie
other. Hot air il supplied to the two smaller
rooms from "stokery' outside, and venti
lating shafts remove !. rs fast as vitiat,d
boah these rooms are separated from the re
ception-room by double doors, 10 prevent loss
OF heat; AMI an opening, over which cur
tain Is hung, connects the TWO.
The first warm room, a "tepitarium," is
kept at a temperature OF about 40 degrees
Fahrenheit; while the .ecoud room, a cali
darium," is kept at 80 or 10 degrees. The
i'eception-room Is warmed only by the heat
"'liEil ESCAPES from lila hts1vf TWO. I lt
horses upon treatment, are first rubbed down
IN the recep5ion-room, AMI then led into the
"teptariHn, where they stay until they are
accustomed to the heat and are then, if their
case seems 10 need it, taken into the "cali-
darum,' where they stay until sufficient
perSplratiOn has taken place From this
room they return directly into the reception
room, whore they are hathed according to
the judgment of the attendant in charge.
As horses are naturally thin skinned, and
liable TO the disorders which proceed from
checked perspration, it may he readily
ina sined that the Turkish bath, by its pow
ful action i'll opening the pores of the skim
might De of great use in treating them; and
it is sail That firm Of carriers in London
has had such bath in operation for more
than eleven years. treating during that time
about twenty horses a week;
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
Had a case of inllammatory rheumatism

of nearly all the large joints, accompan-
led with high fever; gave Tongaline in
drachm doses every four hours, and ac-
onite for the fever; today my patient is
able to be out, and doing well. W, W.
Baxter, NJ. D., Hersman, Ill.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

Ammonia is obtained in large quantI
ties by the puIelaction of the urine of
animals Encyclopedia Britannica.
Every bousekeeper can test baking
powder containing this disgusting drug
by placing can of the Royal" or"An-
drews" Pearl" top down on hot stove
until heated, then remove The cover and
smell
Prove it by the above test Jn2Gdwtf.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

at sale of fans in Madrid recently
some brought as high as $3.50, the prices
bid for them being due chiefly TO the deN
signs painted upon them, and the names
of the artists on them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

The tree in Japan from which the vars
nish for the famous lacquer work is made
is disappearing, and the country is threat
cred with the loss of one of its greatest
industries
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

Guard against any lung or throat dis
ease. Use Hale's Honey of Horehound
and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

A Dakota judge the other day left his
bench (it was pine board) and knocked
down Il lawyer who had called him liar
Then he went back and the case proceed
cd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
AnrIes Enr the Poor.

The Apple mission is the nano of an or.
cania'ipn III Boston, which distributes apples
f. -. DOR Of that city, hundreds Of bushels
ven away annually.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

New York has a monthly magazine con-
Quoted by lady and devoted entirely to the
faith cure
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

find Elys Cream Balm good for Ca
tarrh of long standing. M. n. Lasley,
1894 West Chestnut Street. Louisville,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

1t viii be the proper thing this winter,
in Washington, to leave the hosts house
not later than midnight.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

The son of an English clergyman elop-
cd with his cousin. The minister was so
areered that he had his sons two ponies
and fayorite dogs brntally shot Nice
SORT of clergyman.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

A soup of black beans and sherry, said to
be of Norwegian origin, has been introduced
by the fashionable caterers in New York
city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

1t is said that Mary Anderson's arms
are so long that she can wrap them three
times around Romeo's neck.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

Mr.. Gladstone declares that in all his
political life he has never been kept awake
five minutes by any debate IN Parliament.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

with pen of gold dipped in the oil
of gladness' is the way the Nebraska edi-
tor introduced his New Years editorial.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

Two years ago a man in Maine rccciv-
ed legacy OF $4,000. and the other day
he paid out his last nickel for whisky and
rolled into Il snoWhank to freeze TO death.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic is admira-
bly, adapted for females in delicate health.
Co!den's; no other OF druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
TIE Best Frnlt of Medical Science.

Dyspepsia is Immediately relieved by
Benson's Capcine Plasters. Quick acting,
highly medicinal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

The deficit of the last Worlds EXPOSE
ton, held at Paris. was upward of &c.
900, 600, and that of VIENNA, in 1878, was
over 50, 600. 600
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

Winter raspberries, equal to those rips
ened in the summer season, are selling in
Los Angeles, Cal, at so cents pound.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
COLD. SILVER : lIGELl PLATING.
AUSEFUI. TRADE. EASILY LEARNED.
ERTCm $3.50.


Tn order to meet long felt want for convcn
lent and portable PLATIHS APPARATUS
with which any one can do the finest quality Of
COIN. SILVER and NICK PLATING on WATCHES
CHAINS. RINGS KNIVES, Forks and SPOONS, have
made the above low-prCed set, consisting Of
TANK lined with Acid-proof Cement
Three cells of Battery that viii deposit 30 penny
weights Of metala day, Hanging Bars Wire, Gold
Solution one quart of Silver Solution and half
gallon of NcAie. Also a box Of BRIGHT LusTRE,
that will give the metal the bright aud lusrous ap
pearance Of finished work. Remembers these
Solutions are rot exhausted, bat will PLATE any
numberof articles if the simple book OF lnSlrHc-
tons is followed ANY one can do 1t. y Non-
ans work. For Fifty Cents Extra W.. VA
send SIX CHAINS or Rises that an be u1o lityh
and sola for Two Do LARS more Than me MOE
oHtht costs. Oar book, "GGLD -4Nb 81 RI
FOR THE F'E0PLE,' which offers unrVa!icI
inducements to ALL sent FREE mot successful
can lie returned and exchanged forM1RE THAN If
VALUE. REMEMBER, this is praeucai oUult
and win warrant it, or it can be returned at my
eypense. Viii be sent c. o. D, If desired, upon
receipt of 81, 80, balance TO b" collected whrn de
Hyertd Next size outfit. with Tank l2SlOz6. on
Nv $500. TRY IT, Profits over 300 per cent!
Book sent free. Ailres-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
New Advertisements.

JTANTED-Ladics or Gentlemen to take light
w pleasant and easy employment at their own
homes; work sent by mail distance DO obiection)
81 to 81 a day can be quietly made; no canvass
ing Please address Globe Mfg Co., Boston,
Mass, Box 5,344
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
CHEcAoo. RoCK IsLANp & PACIFIC R,Y.

affords Its
and the and
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

VI, Il. GEsT. Atty for Assignee,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
BEHIND VlcKsBUR3.

While Grant was moving on Vicksburg,
cutting canals, gathering supplies and watch
ing the enemy's movements, the country and
the government had grown inpatient. His
slowness was criticised; old rumors about his
personal character took wings, his soldiers
were said to be rapidly dying, and bis re-
moval was urged. But Lincoln said; II
rather like the man; l think we'll try him a
little longer.n This speech saved Grant and
the country.
Jefferson Davis had named Vicksburg the
Gibraltar Of America. Nature as well as art
had made the Confederate Notifications there
well-nigh ~impregnable. Grants plan was
TO move his army below VicKsburg,
even cutting off his own commune
notwithstanding everything in the Ger
tain hope Of victory. Defeat meant total
humiliation. On the night Of April 16 three
steamers and ten barges, loaded with rations
and forage, were run past the batteries con-
voyed By seven Of Admiral Porter's iron
clads. The steamers weI manned by volun-
teer crews from the ranks, Porter led the
way On the Bentou and Grant remained on
one of the transports, where he could watch
Ulc OpclhutOLo) J4Ou5A ouOO ALA "a I'LL oA
around him. To dispel the favoring dark
ness the ~Confederates firei the houses along
both sides of the shore until the Mississippi
was light as day. Every transport was
struck, the Henry Clay was burned TO the
waters edge, and for two hours and forty
minutes the fleet were under fire. But at
last all were out Of range and darkness set
tied down on fleets and city.
Grants march through the wilderness
about Vi:ksburg is historic, and his successes
therein WIRE due to his conclusion that rules
of strategy laid down in books should be VIC
lated whpn common sense dictated. In 20
days he had marched more than 200 miles,
beaten two armies in five battles, captured ~
heavy cannon and 81 pieces of field artillery,
taken over 6,C90 prison rs and killed and
wounded as many more. He had, says Ba-
deau, forced the v~acuation OF Grand Gulf,
seized the capital of the state, destroyed the
railroads at Jackson for 80 miles and invested
the principal stronghold Of the Confederates
on the Mississip- 1t has been compared
with the campaign of Napoleon at Ulm and
to the first Is days of Napoleon in Italy in
1896.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
Fort DonaIs

The secretary Of war at once recommended
Grant for a major generally of volunteers,
and the president nominated him the same
day. In a letter made public Stanton said:
what, under the blessing Of Providence, 1
conceive to be the true organization Of vic
tory and military combination to end this
war was declared in a few words in Gen.
Grants message to Gen. Buckner: I propose
to 0 Immediately on your works." From
the moment Fort Donelson surrendered Gen.
Grant had a national fame. He YVES assigned
to the new military district CT West Tennes-
see, with 'limits not defined" on the 18th Of
February, and Sherman to the district of
Cairo. They nad been at West Point to-
gether, but Sherman had graduated three
years earlier, and they had not, up to that
time, been intimate. The siege of Fort Don
elson brought about their first official inter
course, Sherman forwarding Grant troops
and supplies. An exchange Of letters after
the surrender of the fort was the beginning
of q warm friendship between them which
neither time nor change has diminished.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
REMOVED FROM HIS COMMAND,

Immediately after the capture Of Fort
Donelson Grant fell under Halleck's dis.
pleasure, and was removed from his com.
mand. The story is best told by himself in
his article on the Battle of Shiloh in the
February number of The Century:
After the capture Of Fort Donelson, with over 49,
900 effective men and all their mun.tion; Of war, l
believed much more could be accomplls he'd without
further sacrifice OF life. Clarksville, a town between
Donelson and Nashville, in the state Of Tennessee,
and on the east bank o; the Cumberland, was garrt
soned by the enemy. Nashville was also garrisoned,
and was probably the best provisioned depot at the
time in the Confederacy. Albert Sidney Johnston
occupied Bowling Green, Ky, with large force. !
believed, and my Information justified the belief,
that these places would fall Into our hands without
q battle, II threatened promptly. ! determined not
to miss this chance. But being only q district com.
mander and under the immediate orders Of Gen.
Halleck, whose headquarters were at St Louis, 1t
was my duty to communicate to him all | proposed
to do, and to get his approval. II possible. l did so
communicate, and, receiving no reply, acted upon
my own judgment. The result proved that my in.
formation was correct, and sustained my Judgment.
What, then, was my surprise, after so much had
been accOmp lished by the troops under my immedi.
ate command, between thu time OF leaving Cairo,
early in February, and the 18th Of March, to receive
from my chief a dispatch Of the latter date, saying.
you will place Maj Gen. c. F. Smith in command
Of expedition, and remain yourself at Fort Henry,
Why do you not obey my orders to report strength
and position Of your commando Twas left virtually
inarrest on board a steamer, without even a guard,
for about a week, when | was released and ordered
to resume my command.
He again took command on the 18th of
March, and a few days later removed his
headquarters to Savannah, his army consist
ing of five divisions.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

military, his knowledge was limited he
had never commanded more than e company
OK soldiers He had served under Scott and
TAYLOR, but only as a subaltern, ard hal not
been brought INTO intercourse with them. He
bad cast but one vote for president, and knew
no politicians. Army officers and western
traders comprised his whole acquaintance.
Even the congressman Of his own district,
who bad been nine successive years in con-
gress, was unknown to him, though he after
wards became one Of Grants warmest
friends.
At this time Grant was 80 years old, the
father Of four children, the eldest Of whom
was IL. He lived in a little house on one Of
Galena's many hills and devoted his time to
leather. Thus did the war and his destiny
find him. Few of his countrymen even knew
of his existence. For him the future held
fame and honor in unstinted measure
wrapped in its impenetrable folds. But none
saw the light Of his star before it rose; mont
read the riddle Of his romantic destiny, soon
to reveal itself in events that were to shake
the world. He himself saw not the signs
that augured his future. He carved out his
career blindly, as all do.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

enemy coming outof his works and attacking
the Federal line on the right. McClelnand,
Macarthur and Lew. Wallace were engaged,
Macarthur giving way with heavy loss, Nc
CleInand and Wallace repaying it. The Con
federates, however, failed to make their way
through the Federal lines, and were retiring:
but the Federal troops were discouraged and
disordereI. There was a lull. Grant was
absent at the flagship when the attack oc-
Cured.
Returningto his headquarters, and apprised
Of the events Of the morning, be ordered the
troops that had not been engaged to make an
immediate assault. The assaulting column
was led by C. F. Smith. Up, up the steep
hill, under the fierce fire Of the enemy, went
the Federal column, inside the intrenchnlants
while McClernand and Wallace supported
Smith. An hour and a half more Of daylight
would have given Grant the victory, but
darkness overlook him. The next morning
Buckner sent to ask his terms, while Floyd
and Pillow escaped across the river with as
many troops as two steamers could carry,
deserving the remainder of their troops.
Grant replied: "No terms except uncondi-
tional and immediate surrender can be ac-
cepted. propose to move Immediately upon
your works" The terms were complied with,
and the Stars and Stripes soon futtered over
Fort Donalson.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

battlefield than many Of these officers and men
Afterward proved themselves T. be, who fled,
panic stricken, at the FIRST whistle Of bullets and
she'll at shiloh.
General Albert Sidney Johnston, Con.
federate commander, was killed on the frs.
day Of Shiloh's battle. Jefferson Davis had
early said Of him that he regarded his SER
vice to the C~onfedsracy as worth more than
the accession Of an army Of 10000 men.
Night fell and found the fight unfinished.
The gunboats cozsinued to fling shells into
the Confederate lines, the woods caught fire,
and only a merciful rain saved the wounded
from being burned alive. Buell. and Gen.
Lew Wallace arrived and the old lines were
reformed. Grant visited each division com.
mander after dark, directing their positions
and ordering en- attack at early dawn. AT
last, returning to the landing, he made hi
headquarters under a tree, and lay down in
the rain to rest. The pain in his swollen
ankle and the drenching rain made him rest
less, and after midnigbs he moved to the log
house on the bank. This was in use as a hos
pital, filed with the wounded and diving
grooming with anguish. 1.-THE sight" says
Grant, twas more uncomfortable than en-
countering the rebel fire, and l returned to
my tree in the rain"
The next day the battle went on until
B~eauregard and his forces beat a final re-
treat, Grant having lost over $4,000 men.
Sherman has said that he never afterwards
saw such terrible fighting. Grant writes
of It:
Shiloh was the most severe battle fought at the
West during the war. and but few In the East equaled
1t for hard, determined fighting. Isaw an open field
in our possession on the second day, over which the
Confederates had made repeated charges the day
before, so covered with dead that 1t would have been
possible to walk across the clearing, in any direc-
ton, stepping on dead bodies, without a foot touch
Ing the ground. On one part, which had evidently
not been plowed for several years, bushes had grown
up, some to the height Of eight or ten feet. There
was not one of these left standing unpierced by bull
lets. The smaller ones were all cut down Contrary
to all my experience up to that time, and to the ex-
perience of the army l waS then commanding, we
were on the defensive.
This battle convinced Grant that the war
would be prolonged, and developed his views
as to the conduct of it. Armies and rpt
~strongholds should be subdued or destroyed,
he thought. He believed, too, that it would
be an economy of blood to spend it rapidly
in a vigorous campaign.