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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-10-04

A drummer who sells policemen's supplies was
in this city yesterday and applied to the city mar
shal to know how many blics, leaders and hand
cuffs he needed Nothing at ALL replied the
marshal "Never in such city in my life, :
replied the New Yorker. "If yon don't let em
sell rum you'll spoil the billy business" Lewis
ton Journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-10-04
Enormous Fortunes.
[San Francisco Bulletin.

If the richest men in the world are not to-day
living in California it is almost certain they VIII
be found here half a century hence. We give pc
low the translation Of an aIti2n from the Gazette
German newspaper published at fTanktort-on-
Nam, one OF the financial centerS OF Europe
We do not endorse the correctness of the state
ments but they are interesting as showing the
way i'll which foreign tnanciers are estimating the
resources of California:
The late Rothschild OF Paris, left fortune of
600 900 900 francs 5000, 600 OOU), which amount
at five per cent per annum, would weld yearly
income of II, 900 900 francs (Sl0.OOO0Oo). The dc
ceased belonged to a family whose members beside
being unusually rich, divided tins heritage among
themselves, so that it is possible that now another
Rothschild owns as large fortune as the one
mentioned did The Marquis of Westminster, who
also died not long ago. was entllnatcd to be worth
tSo0.OOO (sl,o00,OObl per year by others. however
at only about half that sum. on the ground mat
his possessions This principal wealth consisted III
real estate) We're heavily incumbered, and beside
this much Of his capital had been spent on worth
less Improvements. Thus the total wealth OF the
Marquis, his income taken the proceeds Of per
cent. per annuIn Of his entire capital. would, ac
cOrding to the former estimate, amount to tlh.OOO
900 $3.50 900 000) according to the latter tS,0dOOuo
ts4000000O). Considering that now III England
the law Of primogeniture exists and ihls especial
y in regard to real estate, the great bulk ut WlcA
always remains i'll one hand 1t hes reasonable I"
suppose that the principal heir OF the Marquis.
most likely blessed beforehand already with rich
es will reach his testator as 10 the vaSneSS "t
his fortune, if not surpass him.
But enough of the Old World, of Europe and
her money kings. Let us turn our eyes toward the
New World, America-especally toward California
and Nevada-thosc blessed countries which forty
wears ago We're no more than roadesS wildernesSeS;
since then, however, travereSed by railroads. have
become the bouutitul treasure and fruit vaults OF
the Anglo Saxon race About three years ago the
yearly income OF Senator Jones of Nevada, from
his silver mines i'll Nevada was S5,OO0O 900 which
would be equivalent to a capital of Sloo,oooooo at
} per cent per annum Surely this Is fortune
that is rarely gathered especially i'll the course of
passed j. W Mackey draws out of his silver
mines in Nevada a yearly income of t2,''o,ooo
tSl3,75o ooo). which would be the interest at per
cent. per annum capital Of t51,ooo,Ooo ~, -.
00O000). In figuring now the income of the four
gentlemen named above per month. dny, hour amt
minute in round sums, we find about the follow
iny rnSnltS.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-10-04

SIGNS or \ PROSPEROUS FARMER.
When you see his barn larger than his
house, it shows that he will have large
profits and small attiictions When you
see him driving his work, instead of his
work driving him, it shows that he will
never he driven from good resolutions,
and that he Will certainly work his way
to prosperity. When You always see in
his wood house a sui1icicnrv for three
months or more. It shows that he will be
Il more than ninety days wonder, in farm
ING operations, and that he is not sleep
ing in his house after Il drunken trOlc
When he has a house separate from the
main building, purposely for ashes, and
an iron or tin vessel to transport them, it
shows that he never built his dwelling to
be atunera pile for his family and perhaps
himself. When his sled is housed in sum
mer, and his farming implements covered
both winter and summer, it plainly shows
that he viii have a good house over his head
in the summer of his early life and the
winter Of old age. When his cattle are
property shielded and fed in winter. it
evidences that he is acting according to
Scripture, which says that "a mercfu
man is merciiul to his beast" When he
is seen subscribing for Il paper and pay
ing in advance, it shows that he is speak
ing like Il book respecting the last I'M
provements in agriculture, and that he
never gets his walking papers to the land
OF poverty.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-10-04

burned the lamp | had lighted with
such high and bounding hopes.
threw OF my coat viciously. As did
so the forgotten carte de risHe dropped
from my pocket | stopped to pick it up
1t was the portrait OF Bessie Armitage
And there on the mantle, where in my
needless haste had left it, was the di-
vine countenance Of my queen, Cecilia
| had shown her the wrong photo
graph
All was clear now. Her Indignation
and resentment-the whole tangled web
OF mystery was unrayeled now. | caught
up my hat to rush back to her but at
that moment the clock struck eleven.
1t was too late now. All apology and
explanation must be deferred until the
morrow. And with a discontentcd spirit
| sought my couch.
Early the next morning walked over to
the old Vernon mansion; but expeditions
as | was, Trefoil had been there before
me. | met him coming Whistlng down
the walk, rs selt-posSessed as ever.
Good morning." | said, briefly. en-
deavorng To pass him. But he detained
me.
''Congratulate me, my dear fellow. |
am the happlest man in the world Cecil
Id Vernon has just promised to be my
Wife
stared blankly at him, and with one
or two unintelligible murmurs. turned
short round and went home again. My
rival had improved the propitious oppor-
tunity, and caught Cecilia's heart in the
rebound.
Well-so goes the world, and am a
bachelor yet. There is but one Cecilia,
and she alas, is married to Hugh 'Tretoil.
Moral. When you are courting, be
certain whose picture it is you are carry
ing next your heart.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-10-04

A Minneapolis miller asserts that flour manu-
factured from the new crop of wheat will make 40
pounds more bread to the barrel than the -four
from last years wheat.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-10-04

We have not exhausted the list by lonG way
Of men worth several millions each. In tact We
have no means of determining accurately the tor
tunes of considerable number of m"u who ln.
very rich. The number OF men who are MIlunh
aires in this State never So great Hs how
None of them were rich fifteen twenty years
ago. Quite number OF those who had utgc for
tunes five or six ago do not now figure IN tho
list of millonalreS The ups and downs Of mining
interests fave made the principal difference.
considerable number, also, who were not u,h htr
years ago, have large fortunes to day. Financial
'ruin" III this State only means that men lu thr
hazards OF business have lost, with strou@ prob
ability that they will more than make their LOSSES
good i'll the future. II 1T is land a. ups and
downs there never country wlur" nlrn got
up so soon as in this There is >pr.- uutiun!e
encrgy-mcn who have faith III themselves. M the
country, and III the good Providence o htrl is ol,
the SIDE OF all who honestly Try To- hrpllrmsrl'r-.
We have purposely omitted from tins article the
long list OF men worth from II 600 400 to >3UoU
600 There is not another country under the sEA
where many have made large fortunes iu sn
short time without capital for a start There is
not another Young city i'll the %orId which con
tains So large population OF wealthy men. These
facts illustrate III striking way the wonderful rc
sources of this coast. The men whose fortunes
have been enumerated are only middleaged 1t j.
more than probable that some of these, or their
heirs, Will be the richest men in the world
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30
Notes from Agustana College.

School closed last Tuesday for weeks
Easter vacation.
There are now l24 students in the
college, and of this number only three
are from this city and II are from Moline.
ALI the students, during the past term,
have shown commendable diligence in
their studies, and their progress has given
entire satisfaction to the faculty.
Eight professors attend to the instruction
OF the students-amOng whom Is Prof.
I. A. Frey, who instructs them in book
keeping, pennmanship, drawing, etc.,
The students are boarded and lodged IN
the college for $3.50 per week, and, besides
this, pay tuition fee of $50 per year.
Everything in connection with the sup
plies for the college is purchased at whole
sale
Eighteen students will graduate in June
at the end of the spring term-six in the
college department and IL in the theoio
gical department.
IHO W OollCkO AullAe
the past winter, to go toward paying of
the building debt, amount toss, 0OO,-abou
half OF which was cash.
E. A. Fogelstrom,a theological student
spent the week between Christmas ant
New Years in Western New York ant
Northern Pennsylvania, and during tina
time he received subscriptions for tn
college to the amount Of $1,000 abou
$1,000 of which was in cash.
About 20 students have left the colleg
since it located here-and of that numbe
not one has located in this city or Moline
Between Is and 70 of the students ar
q years of age and about SO of thi
number say they have no parents Twin
and claim this town as their home
Others are not citizens, their parents bein
in Sweden, they coming to this country t
obtain an education, Others, whose par
ents are alive and live in this country, d
not consider this their home.
The spring term will commence on Nor
day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30

HELMBoLD's BUCHU. - Helmbold's
Buchu has long been known as one of the
most valuable medicines attainable in GER
tain classes of diseases, such as dyspepsia,
chronic rheumatism, dropsy, cutaneous
affections, and especially affections of the
urinary organs. As diuretic, it is supe.
rior to almost any other medicine 10 use,
and the great care with which it is pre-
pared, the absolute purity OF the prepare
ton, and the diligence used 10 the selection
of the crude material, have made it known
far aud wide as reliable and effective
preparation. and one that can always be
used with safety and benefit. The great
success of HelmboId's Buchu has led to
the production OF many spurious prepare
tons, which are made cheaply aud placed
upon the market to be sold on the reputa-
ton acquired by Helmbold's original pre-
paration. Parties who desire a really good
medicine should be careful and use Helm
holds only.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30
BosCaEE'S GERMAN SYRUP can now

BosCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP can now be
purchased right It home, it is the most
successful preparation ever introduced to
our people 1t works like charm in all
cases Of Consumption. Pneumonia. Hem
orrhages, Asthma, severe Coughs, Group
and all other Throat and Lung Diseases.
No person has ever used this medicine
without getting immediate relief. yet there
are great many poor, suffering, skepti
cal persons going about our streets with a
suspicious cough. and the voice of con-
sumption coming from their lungs, that
will not try it. If you die, it is your own
fault, as you can go to your druggist T.
H. Thomas and get sample bottle for 1O
cents and try it, three doses will relieve
any case. Regular size only Is cts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30

Good Friday.
-Drizzling rain all day.
No police cases to-day.
-Keator & Co.'S. saw mill has started
up.
Now is the time to advertise your
spring goods.
Subscribe for THE ARGUS if you want
the latest news.
California train next Sunday over the
c. & n. W. R'y.
Policeman Thomas Bolman went on
duty last night.
Six tramps were sheltered in the city
marshals Office last night.
The river is rising and this morning
gagged at 4, 10 above low water mark.
Inside this paper will be found some
comments on old Brignoli, and the man.
ners of the troupe in Moline.
The hens in this vicinity must be on
strike-eggs are very scarce, and the pros
pect is that the supply for Easter will be
small
The 10th street sewer caved in at
Third avenue yesterday-and Street
| Com Maucker had men engaged repairing
it to-day.
The keys having arrived. every post
Office on the Rock Island 4 Mercer County
railroad is now furnished with mail every
day each way
And we suppose that Liberal Con
sistency" would, if THE ARGUS opposed
opening the public schools on Sunday, say
we were 'holsting the banner Of sectarian-
ISM" The fellow is" a heather and
a donkey.
The Union has finally consented to
place the name of the Republican nominee
for town clerk in it's ticket-two steps
below where it should be; but the Gazette
still has no candidate. Mr.. Kerr, the
Democratic candidate, seems to be the ia
vorite
District Attorney Fairman, of Brook
vile, Pa, didn't have money enough tt
pay the costs in the George Palmer re
QUESTION case, bat he gave the sheriff aud
|, Marshal Halves security for their payment
and he started for Pennsylvania with hi,
prisoner this morning.
On Thursday Hon. E. B. Washburne
of Galena, Z. s minister to France, stopped
at Springfield on his way to Galena, ant
, had formal presentation to the senate ant
to the house of representatives. Th
usual complimentary speeches were made
Joseph Mclaughlin, collector 70
Black Hawk township. has returnednhi
book to County Treasurer Porter. Gu
/ of tax levy OF $l0,74439 he collected
/ $5,713.47 and returned as delinquen
$5.030.92,
The sheriff of Henry county has JUS
lodged in the Cambridge Jail James M
johnson, whose indictment for the forger
of Stephen Talbot's name to an order o.
Owens Valentine has been reported 10 thi
paper. Sheriff Vannice found him i
Iroquois county. When the charge @
forgery is disposed of, it is said that b
will be called upon to answer to grave
charge-that of bigamy. He has wifi
. and child in Cambridge, and is said to hav
another wife and child in Iowa.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30
CARD FROM SUPERVISOR KERR
oF BLACK HAWK.
In Answer to Anonymous Libels in the
Union.

An anonymous article having appeared
in the Union making grave charges against
Kerr, of Black Hawk, Mr..
Kerr sent the following reply to that paper
asking its publication in their weekly of
this week, and also asking the name of
the author of the ISLANDERS published In
that paper. They refused to give him
the name of his cowardly anony-
NOUS traducer, and also refused
to publish his reply in the weekly of this
week, but promised to publish it in the
daily tomorrow. Because of that refusal
to publish it iu their weekly of this week,
MIR. Kerr has asked us to lay it before the
public through our columns. The follow
ing is his reply:
To the Editors of The Rock Island Union:
Your paper of the goth inst, contains a
against me, which, in justice to my family
as we'll as myself, | feel bound to notice,
although | am aYerse to newspaper con-
troversies in every way. A number Of
attacks have been made on me during the
last year which have borne in silence.
Your correspondent accuses me Of pur-
chasing -four and coal on account of the
county and applying them to my own use,
also of making exhorbitant charges for
attending to the improvements at the
county farm. Now, if your correspondent
| "X-Retormer, had been as anxious to learn
the facts in regard to my transactions as
supervisor as he was to defame my char
acter just on the eve of an election, he
could have learned, by looking over my
books, that | have charged myself with
everything that | received from the county
for the use of the poor, either in coal,
flour or anything else, consequently hold
myself responsible for all articles in my
hands not already disbursed The charge
that my bill for services was large and out
of proportion to MIR. Owens's, (of 5000.
conveying the idea that that was the
extent of the improvements at the county
farm, only betrays the ignorance OF 'A-Re'
former" when the fact is known that Mr.
Owens's bills amounted to over 5000, anC
the whole Improvement amounted to ovel
$4,000. | would refer your correspondent
to Mr. Owens and Mr.. Sweeney for al
explanation of the Improvement charges
In conclusion | pronounce the whole
communication a misrepresentation anG
an ignoring of the facts, of which ''X-Re.
former" or any citizen of Black Hawk
ought to be ashamed, 1t is well-kDowE
here in Milan what this whole thing wa:
got up for, but it has failed to produce thu
desired effect My books are open at an,
time for the inspection of 'XReformer'
or any of his triends-or any citizen of tin
township. THOMAS KERR.
MILAN March 30th, 1877.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and
others to stop at when in New York is the
Grand Union Hotel, nearly opposite the
Grand Central Depot, kept on the Euro.
pean plan--you therefore only pay for
what you get. Everything is first class,
and prices moderate. adapted to the string
ency of the times, You save the expense
of carriage hire, and by leaving your bag
gage check on the counter of the Hotel,
your baggage will be delivered in your
rooms, fifteens minutes after the arrival
of the cars, free of expense. We advise
you to give the Grand Union q trial,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30

INTERMITTENT FEVER Is so common IN
the country as scarcely to need comment.
The causes which produce it are such as
cold, irregular living, over exertion, low
spirits, night air, exposure to miasmatic
exhalations, &c, In large cities where
edge tools and agricultural implements are
manufactured, the grinder protects his
lungs from the injurious effect of the dust
flying off the grirdstone by wearing a
respirator. The coal miner ere he descends
the shaft provides himself with a safety
lamp to guard against fire damp. Now it
is equally necessary for those who are
brought in contact with any Of the causes
leading to intermittent fever, to provide
themselves with that we'll known aud
highly esteemed remedy against it, the
HOME STOMACH BITTERs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30
villa Religious School Commit rraudq


There is very general opinion that the
students at Augustana college are doing
wrong in interfering in our local elections,
and that the professors are doing wrong in
not restraining them. The students did
not come here to make home; they 90
not expect to remain here. They came to
be educated for the ministry-most of
them; and all came to be educated Not
one of them would have come here, but
for the college, and not one OF them expects
to make this his home 1t is the belief
that, under the decision of our, supreme
court, not one 10 twenty of them are
voters.
In the case of Dale VS. Irwin, 10 the su
preme court of this state, (79th Illinois
Reports, page 1927 the court decided that
students whose homes are not where the
college is; students who have any other
place they call home, and to which they
would 60 in case of sickness or domestic
affection, are anot voters. And the court
threw out the votes of II students for this
reason. The names will be found on page
1873 of this Shurtleff college case The
court said the testimony showed that they
paid no taxes and were not identified with
the town. Some of them paid road tax,
| in work, but this did not constitute them
voters.
The court said that those who are free
from parental control and have no place
they call home to return to, have a right to
vote, but, say the court, "as a general
''fact undergraduates of colleges are nc
more identified with residents of the town
''in which they are pursuing their studies
than the merest strangers, and should al
''the seats of learning in the United States
''be polled not more than one student il
twenty would be found to possess The
proper qualifications of a resident of tht
town"
This is the language of the court, aud i
is more than sustained by the facts here
Yesterday we sent reporter to Augustani
college to learn how many students haC
left the school, as graduates or otherwise
and learned that the number was 20, ant
not one of them had settled IN this toaon
| The belief is quite general that few if any
of the students under the laws of thi
state, have a right to vote, and the specta
Gle of theological students stretching al
& oath to get in a vote is not pleasant on
to contemplate A strong prejudice seem
to be growing up against the..college for it
clanish politics and interfering, as man
think unlawfully, in secular matters.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30
Putin Your Bid.

Until IL o'clock on Tuesday, April 3rd
sealed proposals will be received at the
post Office in this city for the carrying OF
all mail matter between the post office
and the G. r. l. l. P. depot-24 times a
week, or oftener, and also to transfer all
mail to and from the c. r. l. & P. depot
and the post office to the Western Union
depot Mr.. Charles Hansgen now has
the contract for carrying these mails, re-
ceiving $l,O2O year for his services.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30
No Destinations Made.

Enemies of the Democratic ticket have
started rumor that Mr.. Birmingham, one
of the Democratic candidates, declines to
run. This is untrue, We are
told that Mr.. Birmingham says
he does not decline, but will not
qualify If elected. Let no Demo
crat be deceived by false rumors. The
only proper way to decline is in writing,
addressed to the chairman of the COM
mittee, and by him published in the pa
pers, That is the only proper way to de-
cline, and any rupored declination should
be denounced as untrue, unless the de-
clination is made in this manner.
Aud no vacancy on the ticket can be
filed unless endorsed by majority of the
committee, which is composed of Is per-
sons from each voting district. No
tickets purporting to be Democratic
tickets will be printed at this office, except
such as shall be sanctioned by a majority
of the committee.
Since the above was in type the following
has been handed in:
Card from q. D. Buford, Chairman of
the City Committee.
Eitor ARsUs:
Mr.. Birmingham has notified me, as
Chairman Of City Committee. that he will
not qualify if elected Justice of the Peace
at the coming election. | shall not take
the responsibility of filling the ticket, but
leave the. voters to support whomsoever
they may choose. B. d. BUFoRD.
Chairman City Com.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30
Black Hawk Republicans.

They met Thursday evening and nomi-
mated c. Armstrong for supervisor; j. g.
Whitehead for clerk; Wilson Matthews
for assessor; Alex. McLane for collector;
D. Buffum for commissioner of highways
.. Davis and W. j. Wallace for Justices,
and A. McLane and A. Wood for con-
stables.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-30

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Soap Sulphur is a potent purifier and
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To renew your youth use Hills Instan-
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