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AMERICAN EDUCATION.

In Pennsylvania We think a good deal of
our common school system which is sup
ported by public taxation, and, possibly,
some interest may be taken in it abroad.
Nearly everyone goes to school in this
country, and it is a rare circumstance to
find any one of native birth who has not
what is known as q common school edu-
cation" The report off. P. Wickcrsham,
Superintendent of the PENNSYLVANIA
Schools, has iust been issued for the year
ended June Both, 1872, aud Isubioin some
ofthe statistics. In Pennsylvania the last
Census (1870) reported the population at
3,52l,79I. The total number of pupils
enrolled at tie Pennsylvania common
schools is stated at 834, 3I3, the average
attendance being Ga per cent, or 536,22I.
These pupils attended 1899 schools, of
which 4,998 are graded schools F.; they were
taught by 1865 teachers and the aver
age length of the school term was six
months and II days. To govern the
schools required the services of IS superin-
tendents and 1886 directors, the State
being subdivided into 2,O29 schools dis
tricts. The male teachers were paid an
average of $41. Tic, per month, and the
female teachers $34 Coo. per month, while
the average cost of tuition was one dollar
a mouth for each pupil. The total expen-
diture for carrying on the schools for the
wear was IS, 345, O72, the chiefitema being
for tuition, 81, 1O4, 273; for contingent
expenses, $1,264,6 $50; and for building
and buying new school-houses and renting
some of the old ones, $2,8G4,113. The
estimated value of the school property
now owned by the State is s19,689,6 24.
Auxiliary to this is the soldiers orphan
school system, 3,527 soldiers orphans be-
ing taken charge of and taught by the State
at a cost of $475,245 for the year, their
being 81 institutions in the States at which
these orphans are kept,-ITmes' Cor.
, 1873-03-01
LIB R a y.

n meeting of the subscribers to the
III Bassin Circulating Library, and
of any other persons taking an inter-
est in the matter, will be held on
Friday evening, 9TH March, at s
o'clock, in St. Johns School house.
G. J. BRANCH,
Secretary.
, 1873-03-01

Wet bekjendtgj0res herved at Gouver-
D nementet har t~ilstillet undertegnede
Foged Listen over ubetalte Skater til Co.
lonialkassen for Aaret 1871 med Ordre
at realisere de skattepligtige Eiendomme
saafremt like Skatterne og Executionsom-
, 1873-03-01

SATURDAY, lsr MARCH 1873.

We understand that the works on Es-
tate Concordia in this Jurisdiction of
Christiansted was destroyed by fire night
between the goth and 9th instant, and that
two individuals have been arrested on
suspicion of being implicated. We hear
likewise that 10 insurance had been
effected on the premises.
, 1873-03-01

3 new deposit accounts viz
1 Coachman 9 Various.
81 Withdrawals amounting to :$1522 10
Receivers for Saturday, Isl March 1878
In CHRIsT1ANSrNp
Judge P. Rosenstand. Trustee.
F. c. W. Weiss, Esq, Member.
IN FREDERIKsrED
P. Weders0, Esqr, Trustee.
VIM. Moore, ESQ, Member.
JOH. F. GOLDBERG. President
St.Ctoix, 24tA February 1878.
, 1873-03-01
NOTICE

rs hereby given that a Semi-annuaI
General Meeting of Shareholders
of the Bank of st. Thomas will be
held at the Bank premises on Friday
the 9TH March next, when the usual
report of the Directors for the past
six months will be submitted.
The Chair will be taken at 2
o'clock noon,
Bank of st. Thomas,
st. Thomas 2lst February 1873.
BY order of the Board of Direc-
tors.
CHAS. ~STRANDGAARD,
Manager.
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k~ostningerne ere betalte linden 3 Uger fra
Dato.
Christiaasted Fogc l%contoir den 24de
Februar 1878.
II. A. JURS.
VT is hereby made known that Govern
A ment has transmitted to the undersigned
Sheriff the final list of arrears of taxes due
to the Colonial Treasury for the year 1871
with orders to realize the properties con-
cerned unless the taxes and ~levyexpenses
are paid before three weeks from date.
Christiansted Sheriff's Office February
Gath 1878.
H A. JURS.
, 1873-03-01

Wet bekjendtgj6res herved at GOuver-
~ nementet har t~iIstillet undertegnede
Foged Listen over ubetalte Skater til Co.
lo~nialkassen for Aaret 1871 med Ordre at
r%eaIisere de skattepIigtige Eiendomme saa-
fremt like Skatterne og Executionsom-
k%ostningerne ere betalte linden 3 Uger fra
DatO.
F~rederiksted Fogedcontoir den 24de
Februar 1878.
G. SARAUW.
VT is hereby made known that Govern
a ment has transmitted to the undersigned
Sheriff the final list of arrears of taxes due
to the Colonial Treasury for the year 1871
with orders to realize the properties con-
cerned unless the taxes and l~evyexpenses
are paid before three weeks from date.
FIR ederiksted Sheritf's Office February
oath 1878.
@. SARACW.
, 1873-03-01

NET bekjendtgj0res herved, at I'd
~ kast til Repartitionen i Boet
efter afgangne Ann (AncilIa) Nugent
og tidligere afgangne Mand George
Nugent vii blive fremIagt EN- Skifte-
samling, som vii bliye atholdt Ere
dagen den 2Sde Marts f0rstkommende
III. 10 sIet midday.
Frederiksteds Skifteret den 28de
Fcbruar 1873.
C. SARAUW.
, 1873-03-01

Balance of deposits s 57,448 AZ
, 1873-03-01

Total S 4O6,232 Ga
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Subscribe for the Weekly.

THE WEEKLY ARGUS, with its As care
fully edited columns, and its clear, new
type, is welcome visitor to many a house
hold, and ought to be found in every house
in the county. The price is mere trife,
only 81 year two dollars for 2.496 col
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Our friends in the various townships are
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Julihn's Hydrastin Compound

rs A DIRECT TONIC AND HEALTH RESTOR-
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from the New York Dispatch, June 90
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personal knowledge, and know that he bat
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STAPLEToN, Staten Island, June % 1872
Messrs. B. KEITH d CO. No. 41 Liberty stree;
For several years my health has been much in
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therefore take pleasure in recommending your va
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The 9ailg 4AAre,'si.,
Advertising,

Judicious advertising always DAVIS.
If you have good thing, advertise it. IF
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1t You don't mean to mind YOUR own
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Never run down your opponents goods
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You can't eat enough in one week to last
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A large advertisement once and then
discontinued creates the impression that
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It's as true of advertising as of ANYTHING
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it 8 worth doing well.
,injudleious advertising is like fishing
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1t you can arouse curiosity bv an adver-
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The people who advertise only once in
three months forget that most folks cant
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en- days.
A standing advertisement, even tbouph
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ever in sight, and constant suggestion to
the public of something the public should
have, and the place to get it.
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Ny journal aboands with similar letters. all Of
which l guarantee TO be genuine and written by
the persons whose name they bear
Do not suffer yourself to he imposed or Don't
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mems. Don't risk your health by letting Hovices
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Avoid all those who are irving 10 palm off on
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member 1t is Dr. John Bulls Sarsaparilla of Louis
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impurities Of the blood and scrofulons affections
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LOUISVILLE. KY. Oct. s. 1863.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Oct. s. 1863
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am most happy to inform you that the pain in
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ANOTHER TIES TIH0NY.
BENTON BARRACKS, Mo. /
Anril "a f26N

BENTON BARRACKS, Mo,
April 80, 1865.
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/ was wounded about two years ago and taken
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ST Louis. Mo.
P S-The following was written April 50, 1866,
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DR.. John Buil-Dear Sir: Ny husband. DR. C s.
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ONE DOLLAR!
And increasing the numbc- of prizes to
len Hundred & Twenty

az Those holding tickets in the original scheme
can return them TO j. c WALLACE, Manager. Dav-
ehpert, and receive two chances in the new scheme
Tor one in the old,-which will give them one
chance in Is to draw prize
The managers assure the public that the drawing
mil '--N
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FOR SALE--VERY CHEAP !
A FINE TWO STORY
Brick Dwelling House,

OF eightor ten rooms, with brick Barn, on lot 10
$50 feet on Illinois street This property is not onv
rstcass, but is situated in one of the most pleasant
neighborhoods in the city.
Those wishing a bargain will call on JAS
BUF0RD, at the First National Bank, Rock Island
Illinois. 2-20dS-wff
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DEMEMBER, this IS not lottery swindle. but is
II projected solely TO relieve DR.. Spinuey from the
care of his properly and all outstanding eInbarass
practice of his profession in Davenport which now
requires all his time and energy
The projectors of this scheme have been very for
inmate IN selecting their General Agent and Mana
ger as his personal and business character is per.
feet guarantee OF the integrity of the enterprise
az Agents wanted to sell tickets
All tickets not returned or poid for will be
cancelled
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JACOB scHEETz, Proprietor.
A CELEBRATED REMEDY.-Read the following
testimonial Of Scheetz's Celebrated Bitter Cordial

CELEBRATED REMEDY.-Read the following
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PHILADELPHIA Jan. 16 1873
JocoB SCHEETZ, EsQ.,-Dear Sir: l deem it
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Whilst in Mexico in the year 1S4z. l was attacked
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Grand CoTnmemoration

THE finest musical talent In the country will be
! secured for this concert, and the managers are
determined TO make 1t grand affair, and THE event
Of this winter. Tickets, ONE DOLLAR each. These
tickets Will entlte the holder to admission TO the
Hrand Concert, and also to q chance In the distri
button Of the magnificent gifts hereinafter de-
scrloed which viii positively be given away 20 the
holders OF tickets after the concert
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CHANGE OF SCHEME.

TIE Managers having allotted themselves but 20
! days to complete the original scheme which
was TO have been drawn on Christmas Eve found
me time entirely too short TO perfect the arrange
menis Besides, there is general desire for more
prizes and for tickets at less cost Thew therefore are
pleased to announce that they have now perfected
tae pest and most desirable plan ever vet offered
10 the public, by reducing the tickets to
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NORTH EASTERN MEDICAL DIsPENsARY,
2i0T Braddock St, {l9th Ward.
PHILApELPHIA Jan 18th 1872 |

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 18th, 1873
JACOB ScHEETz, EsQ,-Dear Sir: | do hereby
certify that Physician in charge of the North
Eastern Medical Dispensary. have given your Bit
ter Cordial fair, honest and impartial trial. and al
though may not appear be strictly according
the rules Of the profession dc unhestatngv assert
that 1t cures all that 1t Processes be remedy for
have given it to rs different patients and in
no one instance has it failed to afford relief In one
case know of four bottles having fully and per
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shall deem it duty well as privilege TO recon-
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30dttsly T. A GAMAGE NJ D.
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BULLS
sARsAPARILLA

Read tie .folloacing ertract of letter
from Mrs. RtoeFs, rife Of Rererend DR..
Haoefs, one Of the most learned, eloquent,
ana popular Ministers Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. aud qcho is at present
stationed at Broadaoag Church, Louisville,
kentucky
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POSITIVELY TAKE PLACE
list OF GIFTs-CAsH xALuI

As aooYe' and now request the agents to work with
VIII. and see to it that not ticket remains un-
sold at the close of the time appointed.
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SCHEETZ'S
CELEBRATED
BITTER CORDIAL !

1T Is A RELIABLE FAMILY MEDICINE, AND
! can be taken by either infant adult with the
same BENEFICIAL results 1t is II certain. prompt and
speedy remedy for Diarrhea, Dyaentery, Bowel
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Sick Stomach Headache, etc. etc. For Chills and
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nine without any Of its perniciOus effects Ii Gre
ates appetite proves powerful digester of food
and will counterfeit the effects of liquor in few
minutes. For sale by all Druggists.
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HAVING assumed the mana cement of the above
" enterprise, and the custody OF the funds accru-
ing from the sale of tickets and having power of
attorney to convey the property that the public
may feel better assured of their interests In nv
hahas he1ng carefully protected, take pleasure in
referring, by special permission to the following
WeIl-khown and reliable citizens of Davenport:
hugo Schmidt, Cashier Citizens National Bank
depository OF funds; II. ii. Andressen Wa II Car
YER Zoos a htrcher, W. c. Wadsworth r Krause
n kHhnen, Sam Perry.
u. C. w ATT.AGE
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Business Cards.
M. M. STURGEON,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT La
y y ROCK Island. ILL., Office in Mitchell & Lynd
BLOCK dwt
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All Agents are peremptorily required 10 close
their sales and to send in then reports on the 10th
OF March, 1873 As but FEW tickets remain IN
SOLD, parties wishing for them will please order
Immediately -
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PETER FRIES

pECTTFIER AND MANUFAC TURER OF no
" nestle Liquors Importer and Dealer in For
eign Wines and Liquors. Front street, oppoeit,
Ferry Landing. Rock Island, III.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-02
GENERAL ITEMS.

The table on which the Declaration of
Independence was signed is now in the pos
session of the Laurens family in South Ca
rolina, one of their ancestors having been a
signer.
"A gentleman, owning farm near
Greenfield, recently decided to stock it
with sheep. He accordingly purchased, so
the story goes, forty South Down ewes,
and then went to drover and asked him
to buy forty bucks to put with them. The
idea of polygamy among these domestic
animals had never occurred to him.
"A scientist, who had made inyestiga-
ton into the breaking of iron rails during
frosty weather considers that good iron is
not affected by the frost, but that poor
iron does suffer loss of strength. He holds,
however, that the extreme rightly of the
earth beneath the rails in cold weather
offers better explanation of breaks than
the effects of mere frost upon iron.
The tract of land owned by the Pa
munky tribe Of Indians, in King William
county, embraces ,466 acres, but only
about $50 are arabic. They have one
school, one Baptist church, built in 1859,
and three ministers. Every one above the
age of fifteen is member of the church.
The tribe numbers eighty-flve. Their
chief occupation is fishing and hunting.
They also engage, but not very largely, in
the cultivation of the soil.
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RANKRUPT NOTICES.

4b2J
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
lTED STATES for the Eastern District OF Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of r. II. Mothershead, a bank
rupt-in bankruptcy.
AT Richmond, Va, this l4th day of December,
1872,
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
Please take notice, that a petition has been
presented to the Hon. John @. Underwood, Judge
of said District Court in Bankruptcy, by VIM:
Flegenheirner, and VIM. M. Walker. assignees OF
the estate of said bankrupt to sell the real estate
belonging to said bankrupt free from all liens and
encumbrances thereon
This is to give notice to all persons interested,
that in the terms of said petition, an order has
been issued by the Judge aforesaid, for all per-
sons who may be interested in said estate. to APP
pear before Register ]. L. Waterman, at his office
In the town of Fredericksburg on the soth day OF
December, 1872, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and show
cause, if any they have, why such order should
VIM FLEGENHEIMER
VIM. M. WALKER,
de l6-M2w AssigneeS.
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4346
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
Il TED STATES for the Eastern District of Viz
ginia.
In the matter of Townley b. Cauthorn, bank.
rupt--in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, on the 10th day of December,
A. D., 1879
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that petition has
been, to witt on the 10Th day of Dec. 1872, filed
in said District Court by Townley b. Cauthorn,
Richmond city, in said district, who has been
heretofore duly declared bankrupt under
the act of Congress entitled "An act to establish
a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States,' approved March 3D. 1867, for q
discharge and certificate thereof from all his
debts and other claims proyable under said act,
and that the 9th day of January, 1873, at 10
o'clock A. M, before W. w. Forbes, one of the
registers of said court in bankruptcy, at his
office in Richmond, Va, in said district,
is the time and place assigned for the hearing OF
the same, when and where you may attend and
show cause If any you have, why the prayer
of the said petitioner should not be granted
You are also hereby notified that the second
and third meetings Of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and
place. w. w. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy for
Sd Congl Dist. of Va.