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Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

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Make 1t IN round number 100000 for tho
total cost Of raising twenty acres n t'ao
wheat. 1t is fair average TO allow fifton,,
bushels per acre as the crop. or ZOO bnsbsi-
ior the twenty acre field, which will maI,o
Ihe net cost Of one dollar busbeI IF
Iaho mas cost more than $40 per acre of
| course the cost of the wheat will ba in.
creased oy the difference. Besides addinc
/ 'le costs OF getting it to market. it NAV he
| CONSIDERED fair calculation to mako fhot
every oushel OF wheat raised in this locality
cost at least one dollar per busheI to tbo
! producer. TO this add the cost of bonlin,
! IL 10 the railway station or vessel. and tbo9
the freight to the city market. both maxine
ABOUT ten cents per bushel more. and then
Tue cost OF handling and selling in the citv
TWO cents more, and you have the total net
cost to the grower of Slip per bushel. All
over TINS cost may then be fairly counted
as proht IN the wheat business.
AT this rate the farmer who raises 1000
Dusheis OF wheat which he sells for 81 so
makes proht OF $3.50 or thirty-eight cents
per bushel. If he sells his thousand bueh.
els and gets 81 800 cash for if. Il 1oO of
tins amount has been already spent in rais.
ing the crop and getting it to market. and
only $3.50 of it is the profit on the crop. or
the amount made by the years effort. Ifhe
only gets from his twenty acres crop of
2OO bushels, or ten bushels to the acre. he
comes out "the little end of the horn -
All the difference between success and fail.
ure, IS made in the difference between the
len bushels per acre in the one case. and
the fifteen in the other Of course if he
can make it twenty or more bushels to the
acre his profits are correspondence in.
creased.-Peamsular Ne,rs anil AdcerfisIr.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

HUMAN DEGRATIoS.-In casting the vote
which defeated the whipping.post bill in
Kentucky, the Lieutenant Governor nut
his decision on the broad ground that
humanity is already too much degraded,
and that no amount Of saving in criminal
expenses would warrant the State in
promoting human degradation. A senti-
ment which should be borne in mind in
other matters than that Of whipping.
posts.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

The report of gold discoveries in the
great island of New Guinea has brought up
anew anew the question of English annexation.
The island is inhabited by rather inferior
race OF negroes called Papuans, and is a
most unhealthy place for Europeans. The
Australians have always been anxious for
the seizure OF the island by the English
crown but, as its government would be at.
tended by more cost than profit, hitherto the
question has remained in abeyance. IF the
gold fields prove very prolific, the minds of
English statesmen may change
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

!, So it turns out that George Eliot hasn't
two spanking boys" after all. The
sentence was originally written "two spank.
ing bays but the compositor, intelligent
as usual, changed "baysn to "boysn and
thus robbed the great authoress Of a fine
team and gave her in exchange two sons.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

Potash is the best chemical fertilizer for
fruit trees as well as for most crops grown
in this locality; and hence the value of
ashes. Good hard wood ashes are very
valuable to farmers, and especially SO to
fruit growers. Even coal ashes will pay for
the tbuble of handling when used on fruit
trees.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

Pork is now so low that many people
will lesson the product, as they cannot
afford to grow it at five cents pound.
This will raise the price, and sagacious
growers wl lima manage JUST 'ns opposite .b; ana
will probably be ten cents per pound,
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

- kilograms received in Washington from
New England by members of Congress
represent critical condition of affairs, and
show that unless Congress desists from the
agitation on the financial questions they
VIII ruin the bank interest of the country
toy nselessly alarming the people. The
tendency of the legislation is to induce
uepositors to substitute Government secu.
fitles Tor private investments, and while
the majority of the banks are knowe TO be
solvent, they say they are unable to meet
these summary demands.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

DECREASE OF BRITISH EMIGRATIoN.-Tbe
annual report of the Board of Trade shows
noteworthy decline migration, especially
OF the Irish. The number of emigrants
that left the United Kingdom during the
past year was less than in any year since
1898, with the one exception of the year
1907, IN which the number of emigrants
was only $4,000. The emigration to the
United States and Canada was almost en-.
tirely OF adult emigrants, while the proper.
tion OF children was much largar among
those going to Australasia.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

IHE AFRIcAN.-The plan of Southern
colored emigration to Africa has been
sttoutly opposed by the leading bishops of
the African Methodist Church in the
south, as we'll as by Senator Bruce, one of
the a6lest representatives of his race in
Congress. Frederick Douglass has now
planted himself on the same side, and tells
the coiored men that the best place for
them Is as near the white people as they
can can possibly get. All experience proves
the wisdom OF this advice. Yet it cannot
De doubted the negro in this country should
40 something for the elevation of his
brethern in Africa.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

William Dean, the Delaware agitator.
writes to the Wilmington Co,n,nere;ai that
Sin o 600 y, 'ne oincers OF New Castle co. make
There are los prisoners in New Castle
Jail at the present time. ' S1'''e
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

The London Times is sarcastic on Senator
Elaine and critical on American credit.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

,,, SOUTHERN lMIGRATIoN.-The New York
tribune has commenced the publication of
series of articles intended to secure the
diversion of the unemployed labor in the
cities INTO the waste lands of the Middle
ana Southern States, as practical solution
OF the labor problem. The first article
Is devoted to a detail of the ADVANTAGES
presented by West Virginia, its agricultural
and mineral resources, unsurpassed climate.
ana Its accessibility to market. The ri.
d"ne concludes that if the numerous local
railroads projected were finished, and the
remote corners of the State thus opened to
trade, West Virginia would become one of
the most important as she is one of the
healthlest and richest States in the Union.
IL expresses the belief that diversion of
Northern capital and workingmen into her
uhdeVeloped tracts will soon effect this.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-27
agricultural.
The Wheat Business,

Ihe cost Of crop of wheat in this H.
cality is about as follows; ''''9 10
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08
EaauLifpl Hair.

FROM J. A. TYNEs. A WELL KNOWN
CITIZEN OF WILSON. N, C.-My wife had
suffered for ten or twelve years with a
kind Of dry letter, which kept the scalp
covered with dandruff, and caused her
hair to fall out and get very thin and
turned grey, but after using London
Hair Color Rcstorer," the letter was
cured and the grey hair restored to its
natural color, the hair stopped falling
out and is growing beautifully. BY
telling of the effect it had on the head
Of my wife have induced u number
to try it, and | want you to send me a
dozen bottles by express. l enclose
postoffice order for IS to pay for it.
London Hair Color Restorer is sold al
IS cents bottle by all leading drug.
gis;s. Dr.. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia
sole proprietors. Sold by John Beng
ston, Druggist, Rock Island.
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their mode Of defense is to deny the valid.

their mode of defense is to deny the valid
ity of the testimony and to assert the IN
worthiness of the witnesses. On this point
the New York World has the following
oil servations which are specially pertinent:
In the Louisiana and Florida scandals
the witnesses are Republicans, and yet 1t
is the fashion among Republican news
napers to denouuce them as peUurors. In
fact one Republican alter another has been
repudiated as liar and villain until the
public is beginning to ask ii there we're
any honest men at all among the carpet
baggers. 1t is no affair of ours, but our
esteemed contemporaries are in fair way
to foul their own nest beyond living in it
decently. If Mciin be knave when he
confesses, under the influence of spite and
disappointed ambition, that he corruptly
assisted in counting the vote of Florida for
Hayes, what reason is there for supposing
that he was an upright and incorruptible
ofhcialwhen, under the greater temptation
of a promised reward and the desire for
party success, ne exercised his authority
10 canvassing the returns? If he was a
man of integrity in the crisis of the Presi-
Dental election, he would be likely to
preserve his virtue still. though he
might have played the rascal then and
afterwards repented. To prove him vii
| lain now in behalf of one party is but to
suggest the suspicion that he was a villain
before in behalf of the other. The same
may be said of Dennis. If his word is
not good enough to convict himself OF
crime now, it is certainly not good enough
to form its own defense against the accusa-
lions of respectable democrats in 1876
In regard to Anderson this consideration
is still more striking This fellow, who i:
pronounced incapable of telling the truth
was allowed to disfranchise whole parish
| by a protest which if he be worthy oil
credit, was not genuine, and which, if ht
be unworthy, furnished insufficient evi
dence for casting out single vote. The
whole republican case IN Louisiana rests
on the integrity of Packard, Madison
/ Wells, Pitkin, Weber, Anderson, Camp
bell, Eliza Pinkston and many others whC
| have at various times been condemned b.
their own party as untrustworthy anC
even disreputable. What then is i
worth2 1t is preposterous to ask US t
| believe that men incapable of the trutl
when falsehood rebounds 10 their own los
would abide by the truth when all tn
prizes of politics seemed to lie on the pasl
of talsehood, The conclusion is lrresist
IDLE that if all the republican leaders i.
Louisiana were knaves, as is now CLAIM e.
i by their northern associates, the pretense
upon which they overturned the aetua
vote of the state were the shameless
devices of fraud. W are not swift to be
leve all that these witnesses say now, no
all that they formerly said They ar
capable of perjury to-day, and were capa
bic of perjury in 1876; and in wei9hin
their testimony the judicious critic wi
consider which of these stories is the mos
in consonance with the nature of things
and which occasion offered to them tn
greater inducements to dishonesty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08
Democratic primaries.


The time is close at hand when the dem
ocrats OF the several townships are to meet
and select delegates 10 the county conven-
ton.
II the democrats feel any lnterest in the
choice Of candidates the first step towards
manifesting their interest is to select good
men as delegates-men who are fair rep
resentatives of the wishes and sentiments
of the towns they live in. A full and in
teiligent representation from the country
can WELD strong and steady Influence 10
the selection of candidates. If the repre-
sentatiOn from the country is only partial
it is impossible to prevent the towns which
are fully represented from having more
than what would be their due aud egiti-
mate Influence if the representation was
complete from every township. We take
1t Tor granted the people Of the towns, at
heart, feel as much interest iu the selection
OF ticket as those living at the county
seat aud immediate vicinity. According
to the number of votes they are not only
entitled to as much of voice in
the convention but there is desire on the
part of democrats in Rock Island that the
expression OF the country should be as full,
complete, and influential as the country
chooses to make it. The county seat has
no desire 10 dictate nominations. On the
contrary, the wishes and sentiments of the
democrats, those who stand firmly and
honestly by the party, were never more
respected or more potential than they
would be at the present time We shall
have more to say on this subject at al
early dnu
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08
Thursday July 18th. 1873.

at O'Clock p. NJ. for the purpose of nominating
candidates for Sheriff and Coroner to be voted for
at the ensuing November election.
Also for the purpose of ing eleven delegates
to present fhis county in tive democratic con-
prcssCual convention 10 be held at Princeton on
Thursday July 25th, 1873,
Also TO select eleven delegates TO repre- sent this
county in the democratic Senatorial and Legislative
convention 10 be held in Rock Island on Thursday
August LIST 1873.
Also TO select a county committee and for the
transaction OF such other business as may properly
come before said convention.
The representation in said county convention will
be based upon the democratic OF the county for
governor In 1876, and apportioned among the sew
ral townships in the ratio OF one delegate to every
nifty votes, and one delegate for every fraction OF
twenty-five votes and over. shown by the table
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08
NEW ACVERTISEMENTs
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

ONE HUNDRED AND .FIFTEENT EDITION con-
tairing complete list of all the twons in the United
States, the Territories and the Dominion of Canada
having apopulation greater than 5000 according to
the last census together with the names the news
papers ha ng the eircu alton in each of
the places named. Also, catalogue of newspapers
which are recommended to advertisers as giving
greatest value in proportion 90 prices charged Also
all the Religious, Agricultural, Scientific and Me
Commercial Insurance. Real Estate, Law, Sporting
Musical Fashion, anu other special class journals
very complete lists Also. many tables of rates,
showing the cost OF advertising in various newspa-
pers and everything which beginner in advertising
which beginner in advertising would like TO
Spruce St., New York
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Democratic Central Committee.

HEADQUARTERS STATE xNTRAI. COMMITTEE,
Fa SPRINeFTELD, June /, 1878
The Democratic State Central Committee have
secured permanent rooms in the building formerly
occupied by the State Law Library, on Fifth street.
and competent clerk viii be in attendance 1t is
suggested that the Democratic newspapers of the
state forward to the secretary copy of their Issues
to be kept on file for information of committee and
isitors. The county central committees of the
state are requested to at place themselves in
communication with the committee.
Address correspondence to
A. ORENDoRFF, Secretary,
Springfield, Illinois.
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AsiVer IS King.

The Liver is the imperial organ of
the whole human system, as it controls
the life, health and happiness OF man.
When it is disturbed in its proper
action, ali kinds of ailments are the
natural result The digestion of food,
movements of the heart and blood
the action of the brain and nervous
system, are all Immediately connected
with the workings o the Liver.
1t has been successfully proved that
Green's August Flower is unqualified in
curing all persons afflicted with Dyspe-
psia or Liver Complaint, and all the
numerous symptoms that result from
an unhealthy condition of the Liver
and Stomach Sample bottles to try
10 cents. Positively sold and in all
towns on the Western Continent.
Three doses will prove that 1t is just
what you want.
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Nh ADVERTISING AGRnE

can insert an advertisement in our list of TWENTY
SIX STANDARD WEEKLIES at ten dollars a line
without losing money. Those advertisers who
want to obtain the best and largest circulation pos
sitle without expanding more than from $50 to
800 should address GEO, P RoWELL & CO.. &c
Spruce ST., New York
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llNewYork Cincinnati Chicago
July > 1877 Special. Express. Special.
Advantages Of the T, P. & W, Route

~ 1t is the ONLY ROUTE RuNNING THRouGH
DAY COACHES and Reclining Chair Cars from Bur
Wayne, Toledo and indianapolis WITHOUT CHANGE
1t il the only Route Running Palace Coaches TO
Toledo WITHOUT CHANGE. The New York SDecial
has Through Day Coaches from Burlington to La
fayette WITHOUT CHANGE. The Cincinnati Express
has reclining Chair Car from Burlington to Indian
apoiis, and through Coach from Peoria TO Toledo
WITHOUT CHANGE. The Chicago Special Express
mas Palace Sleeping Car from Peoria 10 Chicago
WITHOUT CHANGE Purchase your tickets via This
Fast and Popular Route, securing THROUGH CARS
SURE CONNECTIONS and AVOIDING ONE, CHANGE OF
CARS TO ALL EASTERN CITIES. BAGGAGE caEcKED
THROUGH
A. L. HOPKINS, Gen1 Manager,
H q. T0ENRRNn paa T1r,tA PEORIA.
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c.. 3. b O, 3. r.
nocx ISLAND b PEORIA RAILWAY.
suoRrEsr RourR 20 Zee EAST ANp souTH.

SHORTEST ROUTE TO TIE EAST AND SOUTH.
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Thro'h F'ht 6 80 a. m GalvA Ac. $50 a, m.
Mail q Elk. 1.50p. m. Mail 3 Ex. LIS p. m.
Gsva Ac- 80 p. m. Throh F'ht 4:45 p. m.
The 80 D m train makes close connection at
Galva with C & @ for points west; arriving at
Gaesburg at 500 m; at Burlington 7:l5 m; at
Keokuk 9:25 m; and at Quincy s;4O m; also
making close connection at Poor with B & W
and T P 6 W roads for all points east and south.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08
Republican Witnesses.

The republican press of the country are
using their best endeavors to make the
Potter Investigation appear to be a failure.
No matter how damaging the evidence
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08
wEsTTRE UNION RAILROAD.

FOR RACINE q MILWAUKEE.
.eaE LEAVE ARRIVE
Day Express and Mall ......S:40A 500 AN
Night Express. Job p 5:4o Pm
The night express leaving Rock Island every
Sunday night at 10:f5 connects with the train arri
wing in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
STAND to Chicago. Through tickets only good on
this II ain.
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ROCK ISLAND b MERCER CO., R. 2,

cave Rock Island at 100 a. m and $3.50 p. m. Ar
irving at Gable at II 10 a. m, and 800 p IN.
feave Cable at $50 g. m, and 1915 p. m. Arriving
at Rock Island at $40 a. m, and 100 p. m.
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DANIELS
Improved Foot Protector

Reasons why all should use the Foot Protector:
Prevents Chills and Fever : prevents Diptheria;
prevents Rheumatism = prevents Sweating of the
Feet; prevents Cramps in the Feet: prevents Corns.
Bunions, ehflblaiDs, Damp Feet. Cold Feet, pre-
vents taking Cold, and1he serious lila which follow
colds, prevents fatigue, AMI renders Walking
pleasure- saves more Hosiery than ten times the
cost 81 the Foot Protector Saves stains from
siockInss. thereby saving labor In washing.
Tney are economical. Injurious and comfortable
For Ladies and Chiidren they are particularly rec
ommendtq Tor they viii often save sickness result
ing from Damp Feet.
M<nufactured only BY A. D. DANIELS, Sole Pro-
prietoF, EAETFoRD, GoNN.
sample pairs sent By mail. hostage paid to any
part Of the United States on receipt Of IS cents or
8 pairs kor 81. When ordering, please give size
Gent OF Ladies', size.
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. 1900. ........lS
B. d. BUFoRD, Democratic
j. r, JOHNSTON, Legislative
j. NJ. BROWN } Committee
Democratic County Convention

The democratic electors of the several townships
of the county OF Rock Island requested to meet
AZ such times and places in their respective town.
ships their local committees may designate, for
the purpose of appointing delegates TO represent
ssi1 townships in a County Convention, to be hold
h, ia in JaIa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08

My wife has had no attacks since taking
Dr.. Bells Fit Cure. She Is recovering
under his treatment ] advise all the
afflicted 70 try it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08
HARRISON PAINTER.

Price 81 90, Address Specific Medicine
Co. ST. Louis, Mo.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08
Monday. July 8. 1878.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET,

For State Treasurer,
EDWARD L. CRONKRITEI
4t,t OF Stephenson.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction,
SAMUEL NJ. ETTER,
OF Mclean.
For Clerk Supreme Court-Northtrn Grand
Division.
HIRAM r. ENOCH.
OF Winnebago. F.
For clerk Appellate Court-Second Distr ct,
JAMES r. WASH,
OF Livingston.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08

Use Elixir of Honey for Asthma and
Bronchitis. jyId&w
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Thursday,,August 1st, 1873,

al O'Clock p. NJ. for the purpose of nominating q
candidate for senator and candidates for represent
atives for the 21st senatorial district of Illinois,
composed of Rock Island and Henry counties, and
10 transact such other business as shall properly
come before said committee.
The basis for representation will be one delegate
for every $50 and one additional delegate for
II fractional VOTE over 100 votes cast for Samuel j
Tilden for President in 1876, In accord with this
basis the representation Ia Eaid convention will be
as follows:
Rock Island county ................. II Delegates
Henry County. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. :
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08

Printing and binding executed neat
quick and cheap at THE ARGUS OFFCT
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piAM0 Beautiful Concert GrandNDH AAI
! lHlxOPisnos cost $1,000. onlyOnOHN
S42o. Superb Grand Square Pianos, cost s1,1OO,
only $3.50. Elegant Upright Pianos cost $500, only
$50. New Style Upright Planes SIP 50. Organs
$50. Organs u stops. S72- 80; Church Organs. l6
Stops, cost $3.50. only Sis Elegant 1915 Mirror
Top Organs only sos. TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE
TO CLOSE OUT PRESENT STOCK. New Steam Fac
tory soon to be erected. Newspaper with much
information about cost of PIANOS AND ORGANS
SEM FREE. Please address DANIEL f. BEATTY.
Washington, n, j. .--E
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health and Happiness

Health and happiness priceless Wealth to their
pOssessors, and yet they are within the reach OF
every one who will use
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08

GA DAY to Agents canvassing for the FIREsIpE
vi VISITOR. Terms and Outfit Free. Address
i. .. VICKERY, Augusta Maine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08
Democratic Legislative and Senatorial
Convention

Democrats and all others who subscribe TO the
principles as expressed in the Democrats state
platform adopted by the last Democratic State
Convention held at Springfield on the 18th day OF
April last. are requested to send delegates to a
legislative and senatorial convention to be held at
tlnn ri nfR ~ Islann u
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08

had twelve strokes of paralysis. My leg, arEI,
and tongue were useless; was obliged 10 use a ca
theter every day. DIR. Giles Liniment Iodide of
Ammonia has cured me. Will answer any Inqui
ries so that all afflicted may know Of it-J0HN AP
PELL, North Branford, Conn.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08

In my family, and for the stocx have used Giles
Lin1ment lodide Ammonia. : 1t is unsurpassed and
am surprised at the many different maladies in
winch it is applicable. It gives the utmost satie-
iaction.--JoHN j. CARTER, Superintendent Eastern
Pennsylvania Experimental Farm
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-08

~ Send for pamphlet to DIR. w. NJ. GILES, 4
West Broadway, New York,