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Year: 1874

The Rock Island and Hennepin Canal ID


a project of vast Importance TO the people


Of Illinois and Iowa, aud especially to al


who live in this locality. IF built, it viii


double the population of towns surround


ing its terminus, and add materially to al


that could connect with it by tows on the


river. 1t would convert all these places


into depots for transhipping grain, ant


raise the value of farming lands proper


tionately, according to distances from sc


valuable market. 1t will be open to the


use of everybody, on paying toll. Any


man who wishes can run his boats through


it. 1t would thus help to reduce the cos,


of transportation, by affording acompetine


line, not only with the railroads but with


the river, and thus aid in solving the prob


lem which East and West are now so anx.


iously considering.


But how are these desired results to be
achieved? Not by electing enemies of the
canal to congress, nor candidates of par
ties which oppose canals. Gen Elliott, Of
this district, is an honest, true friend of
the canal. Henderson gives it the cold
shoulder and advocates, through his organ
here, railroad to be built, owned, run and
managed by the National Government, thus
quartering upon us an army OF thieves and
political robbers, to eat out the people s
earnings. But if Henderson was to aban-
don his railroad heresies and devote him
self sincerely and truly to the canal, he
could do but little to help it for the reason
that he would be in minority. The next
congress will not be Republican. The In
dependents will control it, and as an obsure
member of the minority Henderson would
have no power to aid the canal, even were
he disposed to do 80. If left to his care it
would never be heard of again. There
but one way to secure the triumph of the
measure that is SO vital to the interests Of
the people and that is to defeat Henderson
and elect Elliott, who will be on the side
the next congress, and in which
ne VIII nave the influence to present and
carry forward the Hennepin and Rock ISL
and canal project, under the most favora-
ble auspices. Gen. Henderson, through
his organ here, charges that the principal
point of difference between him and Elliott
is that he is in favor of ''the National Gov
ernment building comprehensive freight
railway from the West to the Atlantic, the
charges to be regulated by cost of opera
tion, while Elliott is in favor of the St.
Lawrence canals and the Hennopiu and
Rock Island canal. When Henderson sets
up this clam, what folly it is for any man
who is in favor OF the canal to vote for
him. Elliott is the true friend of the
canals, and he will be in a position in Il Q
next congress to be of real service to the
Year: 1874

To PARENTS. The prevailing complain,
among children is worms. and that is un-
doubtedly what ailsthe little ones nine times
out OF ten when they are dosed f,r other
ailments Among the numerous remedies
offered to the credulous public there are
doubtless many utterly worthless but when
a safe and reliable remedy is offered like
Laycck's Worm Killer it should not be
classed with the inferior articles. This
remedy is pleasant to take and can be had
at any drug store. See advertisement in
this issue of THE ARGUS.
Year: 1874

There are no diseases so de 'itating In their ef
fects upon the constitution th. above, and none
more difficult to by the usual mL les of practice
The FEVER AND AGUE POWDERS will effect
cure in cases of the longest standing as well as
prove preventive in the forming stages of the dis
ease. Being purely Vegetable, they act with GER
tany the disease totally eradicating from the
system, and prevent return at any future PERIOD


Why waste your money and health in trying every
medicine you hea, Of when THOMPSONS FEVER
AND AGUE POWDERS have never failed to cure
Year: 1874

The world was u5t made in day, Meth
er i our stock of goods all sold out, bu I
they are going at lively rate, and il can
only be that we are, having such a lively
trade from the fact of keeping the finest
stock If goods in this section and at prices
that cannot be equalled.


WADswoRIH & PARSONS.
Year: 1874

~ "


Article ist Never buy ANY stamps. Hand
your letter to the Postmaster and tell him to
put stamp ON it. If you are cut of change
tell him you will hand it to linn the next time
YOU are in 1t won't be necessary, however,
to do SO, ~ three cents are nothing.


Article FL. When you hand III your letter,
do not forget to tell the Postmaster to be sure
and have it go If you do not give this
warning, he may keep ii III the office.


Article :d. Always remember to call the
Postmaster and hand your letters to him and
not nut them in the lettcr-boN. If you do the
Postmaster will not have so much to Go and
you would thereby encourage laZlness. Kc-
member that the Postmaster would consider
it quite unkind to have your letters stamped
by any ono bu: himself. lie will be pleased
also to put wrappers on papers and back
them for You occasionally, or oftener. Es-
pecially when he is busy distributing mail.


Article 4th. When you put i'll Il letter 1t II
we'll to ask how long before you will get an
answer to il, OF course the Postmaster ought
to know, or lc is not fit to bc n Postmaster.
4, GETTING YOUR MAIL.


Article 1st If you have box do not call
out the number of it or your name, bur stann
there and rap. This will oblgc the Post
master to take a good look at you.
Article ~. W men uc uAHOS out SOul AoAA,
don't fail to ask him if that is all. post
masters arc in the habit of holding back par,
of ones mail, which Of course they will not
do after this question is asked.)


Article B. If an expected letter Or paper
does not conc ask him wha, hc s.!pposes is
the reason, and tell him it is mighty curious.
A Postmaster ought to know what Is wrong
in such cases after being in the business n
few months 1t is we'll to tell him where
you are expecting it from, and what business
it is about, etc. This kind of II story is cal
cul0ted to interest 4 Postmaster and render
him good natured. You might hint to him
also that your letter must be in the post office
somewhere. That kind Of inslnuation always
makes him feel SO jubilant.


Article 4th. If the man of tho house doc,
not yet letter, it would be we'll to send the
| rest of the family one at time. There is no
telling which might be the lucky one: Each
one should be instructed to ask the Post
master if he is sure there is nothing. This
will tend to create an angelic disposition in
the most cross-araincd Postmaster.
Year: 1874

Manufes.


1t seems probable that we are but yet in
the infancy of our knO Wedge about manures.
As a general thing no one goes wrong in the
use OF stable manure. For almost everything
it seems suited. With an abundance of this
one needs nothing else. But it is not always
abundant. Too often it is not to be had at
any reasonable price, and hence one has to
lind a substitute. or 60 on cultivating poor
ground, only to find himself poorer and poor
er in the end. .r


Every once in while we see astounding
statements as to the success or want of sue
cess with various applications. One to-day
tells us of some application which was of no
more use than SO much brick-dnst; auother
writes that an application of brick-dust in
creased the crop enormously; and we do
general practice of applying brick-dust to his
land.


We are led to notice this matter through
note in the Country Gentleman from cor
respondent who, after digging hole in
piece ofsOd to bury a large rock, shattered
the poor earth all around as far as it could
be thrown, and the result was an amazing
growth OF grass, equal 10 any growth from or
binary manure. yet every one knows the evils
which often attend the bringing of poor soil
to the surface. 1t is, indeed, one of the OBJ
jections made to deep plowing that it brings
up the poor surface-soil, and which is several
years before it can be brought into good culti-
vable condition. Yet we know that often
top-dressng of earth has wonderful ierril-
izlng power. We know of an orchard which is
top-dressed annually with nothing but waste
earth got together from wherever it could be
obtained, yet these trees make annual growth
of from three to five inches and are the ad-
mlration OF all who see them. When asked
what he thinks best for top-dressing orchards
this friend always seems hard to understand
when he replies anything whatever; it makes
no difference what.


1t is likely, however, that it does make
some difference sometimes. 1t has been con-
tended by some agricultural chemists in En-
gland that it is no use to apply nitrogen to
the soil, as the soil is capable of absorbing all
of this necessary fertilizing ingredient from
the atmosphere that it needs. But this
probably will only hold good IN clayey soils.
1t has been found that dry clay is a powerful
absorbent of ammonia, and it is extensively
used now as deadorIzer; and it is perhaps
in clayey soils that it has been noticed in this
way. 1t may be that the good effects of
mere earth as top-dressing may have fol-
lowed from the same cause. The earth con-
tanned clay, and tbe clay absorbed ammonia,
and hence the good results, especially on
grassland, which always seems to be so
much benefited by nitrogenous manures.


1t may be worth many ones while, who
has various kinds OF earth on his land, to try
experiments with some of them as fertilizers.
We suspect that often it would be found that
many dollar sent to distance for some fer
tiizer might be saved by looking at home
Germantown Telegraph.
Year: 1874

The contents of cesspool may be rendered
comparatively inodorous by FREQUENT additions
ofplaster, or ground, unburned gypsum or di-
luted oil OF vitrol, or solution Of copperas.
Probably the easiest way of using the contents
for manure is to throw fine earth into the un-
tilla semi-liquid mass is formed, and to scoop
this out and cover it with quantity Of dry
soil gathered in readiness for it. The easiest
absorbs all the liquid and all the gaseous mat
ter, and it kept covered from rain for few
days, i. will be in excellent condition to spread
over meadows or fallows 10 be prepared Fall
crops. rr
Year: 1874

In taking out grease from clothing with
benzole or turpentine, people generally make
the mistake of wettiug the clcth with the tur-
pentine and then rubbing it with a sponge or
piece of cloth. In this way the fat is dissolved,
but is spread over greater space and is moi
removed. The benzole or turpentine evap-
crates and the fat covers greater surface
than before. The only way to remove grease
spot is to place soft blotting paper beneath on
top of the spot, which is to be irst thoroughly
saturated with the benzole and then well
pressed. The fat is then dissolved and alb
sorbed by the payer and entirely removed
from the clothing.
Year: 1874

Provide number Of halt pint white vials
corresponding with the number of cows il the
dairy. Label and number them consecutively
and the cows to correspond. Fill each vial
with the first milk of the COW bearing the same
number. Note down the quantity of milk
each cow gives. After the milk has stood in
the vials about twelve hours, examine them
and mark down by sixteenths of inches the
amount Of cream that each produces. Adopt
the same plan at the next milking, about tue
middle of the time of milking, and again a
third time at the latter end of milking. After
this, compare notes, and the cream producing
qualities Of the milk of each COW will be seen
at a glance.
Year: 1874

In an illinois town, not long ago, one Of
the attractions of an evening entertainment
was to be tableau of the ''Prodigal Son."
after Dubufe's painting. But the best look
ing young man in the place had been selected
for the Prodigal, and every one of the girls
wanted to be the woman who should hang on
his shoulder and look lovingly at him, and
that broke up the business.
Year: 1874

A witch being at the stake to be burned,
saw her son there. and desired him to give
her some drink. mo, MOTHER" said he, at
would do you wrong, for the drier you are,
the better you will burn"
Year: 1874

During the last fiscal year the Secret Service
Division has performed important service in
the detection and prevention of fraud in the


prosecution of claims for pensions Claims
were investigated by this division numbering


convicted Of violation of the law relative to the


prosecution of claims, and Eve awaited trial at
the close of the YEAR
Year: 1874

TuE Wyandottc Enterprise
states thpt tho blast furnace at the
W, audotto rolling mill has bccn
blown out and that all tho work
men have been discharged. 1t is
stated that an arrangement had
been made with the men to con.
time operations until tho usual
time for Lowing ont in the spring;
The cement loing that the
employees AMI those who fur
nishcd fuel were to receive their
pay in pig iron attic rate OF S4J
per ton. A paper to- this effect
was signed by those interested,
but the man subsequently decided
not to adhere to the plan and they
arc out Ofwork in CONSEQUENCE.
Year: 1874

The unexsnplcd favor ceordcd to
this Magazine by the public, enables us
to enter upon the coming year with the
means Of making it more ttracthc and
valuable than ever before TO its large
and increasing number OF readers on
both sides OF the Atlantic. The Serial
Sto' o the year.
Year: 1874

BISMARCK, D. T., Sept. Rich gold
discoveries have been made at Muscle
shell, about eight hundred miles by
river above Bismarck, near Carroll, and
Carol is now nearly deserted for the
mines, which are said to yield from one
to seven cents to the pan.


Copper discoveries have also been
made of very rich veins near Carol.


A party Of fifty mon will leave Bis
marck IN about thirty days ior the
Black Hills. The party will
be composed of experienced min
ers and hunters who not
only know the color of gold and the
habits of the Indians, but are sharp
enough to evade the military, and who.
once in the hills, can live as red men
live, and consequently will not
bother themselves with supplies
to any great extent. A few more men
are wanted to complete the party.
They will be gone until January, when
they expect to return and report.


A discharged soldier asked for bitters
at the Baily House last night and
a bungllng waiter gave him dose of
corrosive sublimate, which had been
carelessly set behind the bar. The
victim is not dead yet, but is pretty
sick.


A party of Sioux came up to Fort
Lincoln last night from Fort Rice and
joined the Rees employed at Lincoln
and who are bitter enemies to them in
grand pow-wow. They want
ed to bury the hatchet
and professed the warmcst friendship.
but the Rees take but little stock in
them and will not trust them unless
preparedto fight at moments notice.
Year: 1874

A MOBILE man, on returning home
recently, was surprised to receive the
congratulations of his family on his
happy escape from drowning. He
thought somebody had been playing a
Joke on them, and laughed heartily until
he found that they had given his best
suit of clothes to the colored man who
brought the news and who said he was
sent for some dry clothes.
Year: 1874

met him on the boiler deck as we sailed out of
He seemed sd to be a gentleman-One of the better
But he lad most ferocious look, maniacal


stare


Such as hunters find in tigers when they rouse


them rom their lair.
We met again at even, when the cabin lamps were


lit,


He did by an ancient female in the after-cabn sit
Then ne wore look Of sorrow. such a fearful look
As NiObe win her children on the printed can


vass show.
And we met again at midnight as we glided down
And all around was stiffness save the 'scaping Of
Then he he had h- . look of wildness-of misery and
As he eszed into the waters as if something drew


him there
sought conversatiOn-and asked him if he


knew
Thst we were on a dangerous boat, and had des-
I told h m that the engineers were carrying the
Tha any minute we might be meandering tO'ards


the ky.
And that the pill its both were drunk. or so I un-


derstood.
That they might sink US on the rocks-''I wish to



The stranger cried but no such luck will e'er be


mine, ] trOw. -.
For death in any shape would be pleasure to me


now.
I've sought it at the cannon's mouth and IN the


raging seas.
And on the Camden-Amboy road-and places such


as these
Why viii it hee' The young and gay are called


away too soon,
While am left who many years have cra,ed it as


boom
tried to cheer this gloomy man, and draw his


thou shts away
From dwelling on such dismal things: "Sit down


my friend, pray;
Have you no loving wife or child-nO cherished
kindred dear.
Is there you love on earth no ties to keep
you herei
Who is that elder lady who is travelling with You
now;
5an she not clear away the gloom which settles on


your brOws
Abs there she comes-rll ask her aid-most sure |
ly yOu'll repent"
But up he jumued- threw of his hat-and over
board he went.
turned to where the lady stood, and spoke to
this efert:
Madam, you're his mother -in-law :' she calmly |
said, Correct -


81 LEbfis ReDubLicdH
Year: 1874

GA man of science in Paris once


prevailed on the Minister of Justice


to experiment on murderer who


had been condemned to death. The


criminal was of high rank, and he


was informed that, in order to save
the feelings of his family, he would
not be put to death on the scaffold,
but bled to death within the pre-
cincts of the prison; also that his
decease would be free from pain.
His eyes were bandaged, he was
strapped to the table, and at a pre-
concerted signal four of his veins
were gently pricked with a pin
At each corner of the table was a
small fountain of water so contrived
as to flow gently into basins placed
to receive it. Believing that it was
his blood he heard flowing, he grad
ually became weaker and the conver-
sation of the doctors IN an under
tone confirmed him in his opinion.
what fine bloodp said one what
pity this man should be condemned
to die! he would have lived a long
time 'Hush!' said the other; then
approaching the first, he asked him
in low voice, but sO'as to be heard
by the criminal, How many pounds
of blood are there in the human
body! 'Twenty-four; you see already
about ten pounds extracted; that
man is now in hopeless stated
The physicians then receded by de-
gress, and continued to lower their
voices. The stiffness which reigned
in the apartment, broken only by
the dripping fountains, the sound of
which was gradually lessened, so af-
fected the brain of the poor patient
that although a man of very strong
he tainted and dice
without having los a drop of blood.


FRI" DoctOrs and Patients
Year: 1874

From the Danbury News March H.


Now is the time to start boils.


It is an i'll wind that blows snow good.


Natures noblemen never descend to
mean action, and rarely eat with fork.


A rain under the auspices of the United
States Government set in Saturday noon.


No man can do wrong without receiving
a stain. And it is the same with eating
eggs.


There is nothing that will so sap the levi.
ty out of a man as sitting down OH damp
spot in thin pants.


The early bird has arrived, and is hop
ping from twig to twig with a, sore throat
and pain II, his back.
A Danbury boy has thirty-two warts on
| the back of his left hand. He CRATES all
the horse-raaish for the family. .a


There was a heavy fall of snow here Sat-
urday morning, and the devil to pay in the
evening. However, we paid him.


The hatchet that killed Tecumseh is
found. We are glad of it. What the
country has sadly needed is hatchet that
aeiU lie.


A woman in black stockings was solicit
ing charity Of Danbury families last week.
A woman who will wear black stockings is
not deserving of charity


Courting receives fresh impetus from
the advent of maple sugar. Twenty-Five
cents worth Of maple sugar will go farther
than two dollars worth of candies.


A lady in Indiana has died of trchinosis
The account says "she was pure and
lovely lady," Without doubt, but Try to
picture to yourself pure and lovely being
swallowing raw pork.


A little boy in a Nelson street family
caught his foot in some worsted with
which his sister was working the sentence,
"God is Love-" in perforated cardboard.
and got crack on the ear which will lay
him up for a fortnight-if it does not iniure
him for life.


There are young men who cannot hold
skein of yarn for their mothers without WIN
cling, but will hold 1875 pounds of neigh
boring family the best part of a night, with
a patience and docility that are certainly
phenomenal


We are much obliged to Mr.. Whipple for
a ride behind his splendid team on Tues
day. The horses are well matched, richly
upholstered, and stand about ten feet from
the wagon. They got over the ground at
spanking speed, and threw gravel, cobble-
stones, mud, and so-forth at every leap. |
We think there was more of the so-forth
than of anything else. On the return we
were helped out of the wagon by sympa-
thizing friends and derrick. There was
about half a cotiin-full of debris in our hair.
BOSOM and eyes, while our face looked as if
we had participated in private powder
explosion. We enjoyed the ride very
much, and sincerely hope Mr.. Wlipple
may die a natural death, but have our
doubts.
Year: 1874

Now that the great planet Jupiter is SO
near the moon, the opportunity of popular
acquaintance with him is worth improving.
Through an ordinary opera glass two of his
satellites can be seen, and common house
telescope will reveal the other two also.
Year: 1874

Louisville Courier Journal. 'sShall we
burn or bury?" is one of the revolutionary
questions now agitating the public mind.
For our part, we are not in favor of going
back on the old plan. Itwas good enough
for our fathers, and it will suit us as well.
The fact is we expect to die some time,
and prefer to be laid away in the shady re-
cesses of a sepulchre, with the screws in
the casket loose, and, in case of reanima-
ton, to be able to kick the lid off, rather
than be thrown into the burning furnace
of locomotive and have no chance of es-
Gaping through the smokestack.
Year: 1874

New BUSINESS. Besides that picture man
who has recently opened snowy business in
the Burns building adjoining the Grand Ex-
change, we see a new saloon has been opened
on the corner of Union and Nevada streets, over
which is suspended in conspicuous letters the
Light House Saloon We are accustomed
to regard light house as signal Of danger,
and the judicious seaman turns the rudder Of
his ship in direction that will shun it as far as
possible However we wish the new establish
ments success
Year: 1874

MAGICAL CONFERENCE.-The have seen a great
many magical contrivances that afforded great
convenience, and sometimes economy, but the
latest and greatest success in this line, smbody-
ing both convenience and economy, is a patent
door or gate opener, or shutter as the case may
require. Have one of these put on your door OF
gate, and all the chi ldren in christendom, OF
barn-raised people in the world, may pass
through, and we will guarantee that after each
one your door will be closed unless a special
effort be made to prevent it. Or, if you should
desire your door to stand open. as in hot sum-
mer days, just give this magic contrivance a
few turns with an accompanying wrench, and,
presto change the door flies open, and shut it
who may, unless pains be taken to fasten it,
open again it comes. Its magic workings must
be seen to be appreciated. w. Mann ha s
the right for this town and county, and will put
one on your door for the small sum of 81 so,
Everybody will have one as soon as they learn
their worth.