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Year: 1875

The need of a good book bindery has
long been felt by THE ARGUS ofice-one
where our work can be done promptly and
our customers not be disappointed. This
want we have now supplied and we are
now ready for work. People who have
magazines or books issued in numbers, OF
any work in the way of binding or ruling
are respectfully invited to try us. Oul
bindery is in charge of an experienced and
accomplished workman.
Year: 1875

TRY TIE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL NOT
] Rust or crack and COSTS only trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing


for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS.
Store in Star Block.
Year: 1875

How TO CURE a SORE THROAT" One who
has tried It" communicates the following
seasonable item about curing sore throat.
Let each one of your half million readers
buy at any drug store one ounce of cam.
phorated oil and five cents worth of chlor-
ate OF potash. Whenever any soreness
appears in the throat put the potash in halfa
tumbler of water, and gargle the throat
thoroughly, then rub the neck thoroughly
with the camphoratcd oil at night before
going to bed, and also pin around the
throat a small strip of woolen flannel. This
is simple, cheap and sure remedy.
Year: 1875

BOTTLING CIDEK.-A writer in the New
England Farmer gives this advice to bottle
cider that will keep sweet and fine for years
Leach and filter cider through pure sand
after it has worked and fermented and
before it has soured. Put no alcohol O,
other substance with it. Be sure that the
vessels you put it in are perfectly clean and
sweet After it is leached or filtered put it
in barrels or casks filled, leaving no room
for air; Iung them tight and kcepit where
it won't freeze till February Or March. then
put into campagne bottles filed, drive the
corks and wire them. 1t should be done
IN a cellar or room that is comfortable to
work in. The best cider is late made, or
made when it is as cold as can be and not
freeze.
Year: 1875

TURNIPs FOR HORsEs-The Rev. With
Murray says: g consider Swedish turnins
(ruta beggas) the king of roots for all
young animals which are making bone and
muscle, and for old ones which are being
stalled. l know nothing which will restore
colt in early winter, if he comes to the
barn out of condition, and begins to droop
and stock as soon as he is confined to the
stable, so readily and effectively as Swedes.
L can drive my old horses in winter. when
fed on them, an occasional drive, as well as
L can when fed on corn. | can preserve
their legs i'll good condition, and their
health III sound state, year after year. on
hay and turnips. And l am sure that.
while l can bring colt to a working age
with hay and turnips better than with any,
thing else, | can also secure to myself n
good, hard, lively winter horse, and to the
horse himself a longer and more useful and
comfortable life. Swedish turnips are
economically raised; they make bone and
muscle; they keep the digestive organs in
good condition; they impart vigor to the
nervous system. If you are told that your
colt or your horse will not eat them. let me
tell you that an animal that will learn any
thing will soon learn to like them"
Year: 1875

BOILED CHESTNUTs.-Peel Off the shell OF
the chestngts with sharp knife, cover
them with water and boil them until the
skin can be peeled Off readily. Peel this
oil, return them to the water in which
they were previously cooked (unless it be
very dark cover close and stew gently
until they are very tender, drying the
water nearly or quito cut. They are much
whittier and sweeter if the hard "shucks -
are taken off before boiling and they are
nicer to handle. Serve worm for breakfast.
If, however, this requires too much time.
boil them in the "Shucls" until tender.
then rinse them thoroughly with boiling
water, and dry them with a soft cloth. In
this case every plate should be provided
with a sharp knife.
Year: 1875

We often, when travelling through the
country in the fall, see colts with q rough.
staring coat, eyes nearly closed, and a
watery matter exuding threfrom, with a
body shaped like squash seed, which but
few weeks before, while running with the
mare, were possessed of a sleek, shiny coat,
eyes bright, and body as round as barrel.
Now the question arises, what is the cause
OF this? | answer, in nine cases out of
ten 1t Is Improper weaving. Nearly every
colt In farming communities is allowed to
run with its mother until about four or five
monts old, when to suit the convenience of
the owner it is turned into some distant
field out of sight, and, if possible. out of
hearing of its mother, there to run and
whlnney, and worry, until it brings upon
itself fever, weakens the constitution.
closes the pores of the skin, and, in brief
the whole organs of digestion become more
or less diseased. All this can be avoided
by a little care i'll weaving. Nv wav of
weaving is this: When my colt is four or
five months old put strong leather halter
upon and place him in stall, and nut Ms
mother in an adjoining stall, with parti-
ton between so arranged that they can see
each other, and if possible get their heads
together. The first day let the colt nurse
twice, the next two days once. feed the
mare upon dry hay and dry feed, and about
half milk her two or three times q dov
until dry. The colt feed upon new mown
grass or fine clover hay, and give him
pint OF oats twice day, and in about two
weeks l have my colt weaned and my mare
dry, with my colt looking as fine as ever.
when he is one year old he has as much
growth and development of muscle as one
TWO years old weaned in the first described
manner. When the mare becomes dry.
colt and mare may be turned out together
again IN pasture.-RraI World
Year: 1875

SETTING Our TREES IN THE FAI1-Tr


setting out trees in the fall select those


that are low and stocky, even if you should


afterwards decide to remove the lowe,


branches. 1t is found that such trees aro


better rooted, and Will stand the winter


better than tall, spindling ones Strange
as 1t may appear, four out of every six per.
sons will choose the latter kind in preference
to those that are stocky and well set and


therefore nurserymen are induced to train


thelr trees to suit the market, instead of
what their own judgment and experience
would dictate. As a general thing trees
that have been forced too much in tho
nursery do not succeed near 81 waII &C
trees grown on land of medium STRENGTH
ana Tor the reason that they were stimu.
lated to such an extent in the nursery that
when transplanted to ordinary soil tbo
roots do not find or supply the trees with
tne amount OF nutriment necessary to keen
up their forced demand; and there can bo
no doubt that this early forcing of vouno
trees with putrescent manures is the cbiof
cause OF the numerous failures of Young
trees year or two after being set out.
On examination such trees will be fo1nd 70
contain near the heart dark brown rirc
a sure indication that there has been an
unnatural demand of sap, and which the
changed location of the tree could not SIM.
ply Where young trees have been sub- |
Jected to such unnatural forcing, it is adj
vlsable when setting them out to cut off at
least twO-thirds of the previous years
growth and mulch the ground about them
Tor the space of some three feet.
Year: 1875

She stepped into the car radiant
with youth, and looking cool and
bright in her lower-trimmed hatand
speckless suit of linen. -Four young
men Immediately offered her their
seats. She accepted one with an en-
trancing smile, instantly gave it to a
poor, wan, little. old woman who had
been standing for ten blocks, where
upon the young men did not know
whether to get up again or not, and
tried their best not to look foolish.
Year: 1875

THE FIRE MEET1NG.-The fire
meeting last night was poorly
attended by our property hold
ing citizens. It is strange that
they did not turn out on the oe-
casion. Perhaps they are afraid it
will cost them them a few dollars.
Remember that there are only Z
firms in this city doing business
on their own property; the bal
ance are renters. If property
holders will not step forward
and do something to protect their
own property, how in the name
of heaven can they expect disin-
terested parties to do SO. Come
forward like men and put your
shoulders to the wheel, and sue
cess then will crown your efforts
At the meeting last night confu-
sion seemed to reign, neverthe
less 20 noble souls marched to
the front and signed their names
to the roll to organize fire
company, and committee of Five
was appointed to draft constitu
ton and bylaws for the company
and another committee Of three
was appointed to solicit signers
to the roll Of the company. Men
should not be waited on or begg
ed to come forward to the call
but seek Messrs. White, Jamie
son and Stringham and put theil
names down voluntarily to the
fire organization roll.
Year: 1875

BELL TowN.-Bell Town seems to be
going ahead and Mr.. Bell is selling lots
pretty fast. Mr.. Stacy made purchase
yesterday and some six other lots were
sold last week. There are considerable
improvements going on in that direction
lately.
Year: 1875

s~ We happened in the store
of Holmes 4 Glore yesterday,
and were surprised to find so
large a stock of furniture in Sc
attic. There was everything in
their line from tooth-pick to a
baby wagon.
Year: 1875

deeply regretted separation from old
friends. But if we had taken money
at that time as an inducement to
shape our political course, we would
still be innocent of selling out the
antl-monopoly party, Mr.. Donnelly,
for you had already disposed of that
and left us nothing to sell. AS for
our own conduct, we had publicly
avowed, a year ago, that in case of
another coalition of the anti-monop
ollsts with the democrats, we should
vote the republican ticket, and we
had reiterated this so frequently that
we supposed it was generally under
stood.
Year: 1875

We understan d that the Record and
Union of a recent date, contained an
exceedingly scurrilous article about ue,
but as it seems to have cut the GRANGE
ADVANCE off its exchange list we have
not had the pleasure Of reading the ar
ticle. We hope that the people of Olm-
sted county know US too we'll to be-
lieve what Messrs. Blakely and Hillman
Year: 1875

~V0N 0StN 0V1IO Ois


Under the above caption the Pio-
neer-Press declares the anti-monop-
oily party dead. We think our re-
spected contemporary has taken too
much for granted. The anti-mo-
nopoly party has been deceived,
betrayed and silenced, but it is not
dead nor likely to die. On the con-
trary, it is probably better able now
to consummate the objects for which
it was organized, than it would be
had it been allowed to put a ticket
in the field this season and poll a
strictly party vote:


Under existing circumstances, all
that class Of political Adventures
who came into it to get Office and
had little or no sympathy with it's
objects, will become discouraged
and abandon the advocacy Of its
principles, and the effect will be
that those who are left will be cred
tied with sincerity and will COM
mand greater influence. 1t may not
have an organization nor put a ticket
in the field, for several years to
come, but its principles will not be
forgotten. Both the existing parties
will defer to them, and, in order to
get the votes of its adherents, will
adopt its doctrines to greater or
less extent. Or, if they neglect to
do this, the believers in those theo-
ries will speedily reorganize and
WELD greater power than ever, for
the people will then be made to see
that there is no other way open to
escape the tyranny and injustice of
monopolists.


1t is too true that, in the late anti
monopoly organization, there were
too many" mere political seeds, who
could find neither grace nor inheri-
tance in the other parties, and who,
in sheer desperation, undertook to
create party of their own, which
should make their political advance
ment its main and persistent pur-
pose" And it is to these that the
party owes its disintegration. They
could not appreciate any other use
of political organization than the
election of themselves to office, and
when the anti-monopoly party seem
ed powerless to do this, they must
needs coalesce with the democracy,
Notwithstanding that their conven-
ton had just denounced the latter as
an obnoxious and opposing political
element.


But not content with killing and
burying the anti-monopoly organiza.
ton, the Pioneer-Press pronounces
its funeral Grafton, and does it gross
injustice. 1t says:


No party can exist that has not a basi.
of enduring justice ir its governing ideas
The anti-monopoly party undertook to fgh'
wrongs which did not exist. Instead Of
striking the real enemies of the farmers, il
struck their friends. It undertook to de-
stroy by unfair treatment the agencies
without which agriculture itself must fail
Already the evil that has resulted to both
by this wanton warfare is inestimable.
Year: 1875

CINCINNATI, O., June 23.-Postmas-
er.General Jewell arrived in the city
this morning and was on the floor
OF the chamber of commerce to-day
at noon, and was introduced to the
members by Colonel Holloway, pTesi-
dent of the chamber, in q few well
chosen words. General xewell, after
thanking the chamber for the warmth
of his reception, said: "I am delighted
to hear your president say that you COM
mend the idea that the government of
fees should be conducted for the benefit
of the public, and not for the benefit Of
individuals; and find that in every at
tempt TO conduct the department in
which preside, on these principles, |
have been met by tokens of approval
from the commerce community all over
the country. Therefore l believe it en-
tirely possible to conduct any depart
ment of the government and run it in
the interest of itself, promoting celebrity,
security and accuracy OF the mail in its
ramiicatiOn, and the doing away with
8 )me of the red tape which has hereto
fore encountered it. | was not aware
of the extent of this mighty country
until l come to look at it. find it en-
tirely impossible to do our postal busi-
ness exclusively in postoffices located in
cities; therefore it is being largely done
on wheels. find in the valley Of Mis-
sissippi twelve hundred clerks, distribu-
ting letters and papers as the cars are in
motion, and l find that they distribute
more than forty million Of letters per
month. l find that She Cincin-
natl pOstoffice, the fifth in
size in the country, distributes
fifty thousand letters per month, from
twenty to twenty-five tons of mail mat
ter, altogether. Coming from New Eng
land, where our territory is rather con-
tracted, feel rather swamped by the
size of this western country; and when
1 see your vast number of acres of farm
land, and remember the productive
capacity of this section of country, and
contrast it with the meager capacity Of
my own, am not surprised that find
so much more thrift and prosperity out
here than did at home; and I look to
no distant future when this great cOun-
try will have its teeming millions, and
you will be able to control every ques-
ton of commerce and trade, and l have
no doubt you will in the future, as in the
past, be ready to lend hand to all who
are struggling for freedom, for education
and for progress" At the close of his
remarks he was enthusiastically ap-
plauded.


Postmaster Jewell left for Columbus
tonight.
Year: 1875

WE PUBLISH In this issue several let
ters Of Interest, especially to city reader,
that Of Captain Gift being chief among
them. Passing by what he says in de-
Tense Of California as very weak and Of
no effect, 50 far as it is intended to be an
answer TO the structures OF the APPEAL,
we have a great deal Of gossip in regard
to one-time Memphisns, that we gladly
admit 10 our columns, and for which we
thank the gallant captain.
Year: 1875

THE laying of the corner stone Of the
new courthouse at Senstobia to-day will
he attended by imposing ceremonies, in
which the Masons and other civic So
cisriss and many military companies
VIII participate. We will give full re-
port Of it in the APPEAL Of tomorrow.
Year: 1875

close to the side, not caring TO have a
toe cut off or his head mashed. On the
track floor are stored candles, giant pow
der and whatever is needed for the mine.
The mair stay of all is the water barrel
filed with great chunks of ice "a deli
cious drink after coming out of the warm
mine. In the main shaft or incline a
station is made every hundred feet, a
tunnel is then run to the ledge where the
track floor is commenced. The timbers
used for it are generally II by IA inches
diameter with posts seven feet in the
clear.


Some Of the ore Is easily worked with
pick, but most of it is blasted, the ore is
then wheeled, or shoveled into chutes
which run to the back floor. On the end
is n door opened by lever. The car is
run under, filled, and away it goes out to
the station, run on the cage or dumped
into another chute where the giraffe takes
it up to the station at the bottom of the
perpendicular shaft. The pumping apf
paratus is ponderous arrangement ; it
is connected to the engine on top by a
walking beam or pi;man, this is connect
cd to the " Balance Bob"-a huge affair.
The pump rod is fastened to This it is
ten by twelve inches and has long strips
of halt-inch iron by six inches wide on
each side bolted to the balance bobs to
keep this immense weight in its place.
The pump column is heavy iron pipe
The water is pumped from one tank to
another, in each is pump. All are
worked by the one rod. 1t is no easy
matter to describe tproperly one should
see it to get an insight into it.


MINER.
Year: 1875

ADVENTURES OF A DIAMOND.-Ihe
following story is told about the French
writer, the late Jules Janin and the IA
nous Sancy diamond


The old Princess Demidorff used to
wear the Sancy diamond as shawlpin.
One day she went with her husband and
Jules Janin to visit the Louvre, and talk
ing off her shawl because the gallery was
very hot gave it to Janin to carry, at the
same time asking him TO put the dia-
mond pin in his pocket until she should
ask him for it. Now you know that the
Sancy is worth 1900, 900 francs, and
Janin put it in his pocket with the same
sa1lg.troid as if it had been new piece
of glass. On getting into her carriage
the Princess asked for her shawl but for
got to inquire for the diamond, and drove
off. The next day she sent round to
Janin for her precious stone.


Bnt now was to be found. The vest, a
white one, had gone to wash and with it
the Sancy. Off went Janin in trepida-
ton to the domicile ofhis washerwoman.
In order to avoid suspicion he asked her
quietly if she had found anything in the
pocket of his vest.


''No," said she.


s'Quite sure % asked he again, becom-
ing hvidly pale.


''Ah, yes. did, by the way big
piece Of glass. My little boy has it now;
he is playing with it in the yard. y


And Janin rushed out to recover the
gem, the brilliant colors of which were
delighting batch of dirty urchins, who
were even then discussing the propriety
of shattering the jewel into thousand
sparkling fragments.
Year: 1875

THE ARABS PRooF.-Some years ago
Frenehman, who, like many of his
countrymen, had won high rank among
men of science, yet who denied the God
who is the Author of all science, was
crossing the great Sahara in company
with an Arab guide. He noticed, with
sneer, that at certain times, his guide,
whatever obstacles might arise, and,
kneeling on the burning sands, called on
his God. Day after day passed, and
still the Arab never failed, till at last
one evening the philosopher, when he
rose from his knees, asked him, with a
contemptuous smile ssHow do you
know there is a God p The guide fixed
his eyes on the scoffer, for moment, in
wonder, and then said solemnly 'sHow
do I know that a man and not camel
passed my hut last night in the darkness?
Was it not by the print of his foot in
the sand Even so, ana he pointed to
the sun whose last rays were flashing
over the lone desert, 'sthat footprint is
not that of man.
Year: 1875

LOST THREE CHILDREN Vernon
County Censor says: GA widow woman,
whose name we could not learn, living
on the Kickapoo, lost three children IN
one day last week. Two OF the children
went to the stable TO hunt eggs and were
bitten by rattlesnake. The mother,
hearing their screams, rushed out to
them, and while she was gone, the
younger turned boiler of hot water
over, scalding him so badly that he
died shortly after
Year: 1875

Geo. N. Kirkman, Of Story coun-
ty, this State, was taken from the
bed where he was sleeping with his
wife, in his own house, by mob
one night last week and hung to a
tree near by. A feud has for year
er more existed between himself, his
wife, a SON and two sons-in-law. The
two latter are suspected of being en-
gag ed in the hanging.
Year: 1875

been a little slow In raising its boz
nus, but would double and triple
it before 1t would permit the road to
pass north of that city; and In due
time Knoxville will show that Ii
wants the road aud Is willing to give
1t any reasonable encouragement to
come here.
Year: 1875

On motion, Be it ordained, That the
Parish Treasurer be authorized and re-
quired to register and endorse all legal
unendorssd warrants against the Perish,
presented to him within sixty days
from this date.


An ordinance relative to criminal 'ex-
penses in the Parish Of Calcasieu-


On motion, Be it ordained, That the
following fees In criminal proceedings
shall be allowed, VIZ


For serving warrant Of arrest. one
dollar.


For serving summons for contempt
Of. and bringing party into Court, fifty
cents.


For attending on Parish Court, two
dollars and fifty cents per day.


The Sheriff, Coroner, and Constables
througout the Parish OF Calcasieu, shall
be allowed five cents per mile for every
mile they may actually and necessarily
travel iii going to and returning FROM
the service OF any process, and when
they shall necessarily be compelled to
travel by water Except in steamboatsl
the charge shall be double but this
item shall be so construed as To allow
mileage only to and from the place
where the process was actually served,
and in no case shall mileage be allowed
for q greater distance than the place Of
residence of the person on whom the
process was served.


On motion, Resolved, That this body
adjourn till to-morrcW morning at g
O'Clock.
Year: 1875

We have been selling the empire ]"
Piano for the past few years in all PARTS Of the
United S ateS, and to the entire satisfaction of
all purchasers. The reasons for this are very
simple .#ee


FIRST
They are durable: this is the most essential
quality.


SECOND
They are Masnif, ent in Tone: rich full.
and especially noticeable for their beautiful
Singing Quality.


THIRD
They are Reasonable in Price not o cheap,
poor Piano, but we'll and carefully made in
every part, and placed at such a figure as can
not fail to please all purchasers who desire
REALLY GOOD PIANO at A Low PRICE.


FOURTH
They have very attractive and handsomely
finished cases in Y rious styles, suited to all
tastes. All have carved legs and every i'm
desirable in a modern Piano Forte:
in addition to which We have introduced the
celebrated


"AGRAFFE2
attachment in each Piano Forte.
Year: 1875

"Coming down st. Johns River
q few days ago." says Florida
letter. 81 saw a very good illus
tration Of what steamboat captain
who is In a hurry won't stand It
was on the steamer Florence, which
connects with the afternoon train
from Jacksonville, and hence only
stops at the larger landings and
such other points as signal her.
We we're behind time and pushing
along under full head of steam,
when the signal flag to stop was
raised at Federal Point, small
landing on the east shore of the
st. Johns.


"The captain put in, and when
we came alongside of the wharf he
discovered there we're no passen-
gers to come aboard, but there was
man there with small alligator.
about six inches long, In box,
which he put on board to be sent as
freight to gentleman in Jackson
vile. The captain did not swear, for
he was a virtuous mariner, but that
alligator paid his passage like
a man-first class rates, too."