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Homer guardian., 1890-04-04
vast Fortunes Pillng Up, But
the People are not Prosperous.

Once more the Astor millions
have descended from father to son.
Through the hands of two John
Jacobs and one William they have
now reached q second William.
AT each stage their growth has
been marvellous.
Succession to the Astor millions
is a solemn thing. To inherit
them is much like falling heir to
The law Of gravltation. Their
centripetal force is irresistible.
The original John Jacob seraped
together $20,0O0,OOO. William.
the great grandson, lnherits $780,
100000. TO what enormous pro.
portions may not that great for
tune grow as the generations of
Astors follow another, leaving it to
work out its destiny!
There are many colossal fortunes
in this nation and many more arc
building. That OF the Astors is
surpassed by few or none. Tho
Astors are welcome to it. But in
such vast accumulatlons of money
there is danger. They are piling
upin all parts of the United
States. Taxed lumber, taxed iron
and steel, railways, trusts, specu-
latlon in lands-on these and
similar foundations great fortunes
are being constructed with start.
ling rapidity. es.-
Yet the majority of the people
are not prosperous. The farmers
90 not thrive. Satisfactory wages
IN the cities are Offset by the high
cost Of living. A more equitable
system OF taxation, the abolition
OF all unnecessary, taxes, the
utilization by the people for their
own benefit Of public rights and
the denial to individuals of public
grants-these reforms would re-
lieye the pressure which has be-
come lntolerable on the shoulders
OF the many and would check tho
growts of great fortunes in the
deft hands ofthe few.
The sAstors, the Vandcrbilts.
the Goulds and the Rockefellers
have done very we'll under the
present arrangement. Now it Is
quite time for the people to have
their lnning.-Chicago News.
Homer guardian., 1890-04-04

The quality OF the blood depends
much upon good or bad digestion
and assimilation. 70 make the
blood rich in lite and strength
giving constituents use DR.. J. Fl.
McLean's Sarsaparilla. It will
.nourish the properties Ofthe blood,
from which the elements ofyitalityi
are drawn. Sold by Gill.
Homer guardian., 1890-04-04
!. Ducks.

There is always good market
TOR ducks Ia every town. The
excellence OF their flesh has al.
ways been recognized in such q
manner as to insure good prices.
besides the tlesh, the feathers 20
long ways towards paying for
feed and keep. Tie improved
varieties are also prolific layers
OF large, rich eggs, each one of
which is, for cooking purposes.
equal to two hens eggs. Pekins,
kouens and Cayugas exceed in
excellence the common "PuddIe"
or Mascovey duck, as a Jersey or
Holstein cowexceeds the common
long.horn. These ducks com.
mence laying very early, and con.
sequently dueklings are hatcked,
reared and ready for the table IN
a wonderfully short time. There
is no special difficulty in raising
ducks. The improved kinds do
not require a pond to dabble and
forage in. A tub set in the ground |
and kept half full is all the water
that is needed. Ducks ale enor-
nous eaters, and consequently
hey should be pushed rapidly
md sold as soon as they are Of
size. They are more
profitable thar chickens, and are
lot more troublesome to raise.
I good flock of Pekins OF Rouens
8 n0s only ornamental but a source
t revenue on 6 farm. Now that
axes are SO high on everything a I
armer uses that calya the /
hrewdest can make both ends
leet, it would 5.bc good idea to
I've more attention rto 5haller
,inss, like ducks, 'cLioksns and i
ELer fowls. EARN and Ranch. le
Homer guardian., 1890-04-04
Bucklen's Arnlca Salvc.

The best Salve 1.-The world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheam, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, Or no pay required.
II is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box. For sale
by Joe Shelton.
Homer guardian., 1890-04-04
DIR. BRITIpS
GREAT
Western Pain S0Otler (!

ls q Highly Concentrated Vegets.
hle Preparation of the best medical
Roots, Herbs and Barks known in Bot
any or the medical faculty. 1t will ro-
move and cure moro aches and pains.
IN shorter time, than any or all other
remedies combined. Hear what the
DOCTORS nsighbors say:
~ aave used Or. Britt's Pain scother
and know it to De a good medicine."
j. T. HEARD,
q have ueed the Pain Eoothsr Or
Sritt makes and was vel, plsased. It
Goes Wnat he says 1t will"
G. sTEFFIN.
I kaow that DR. Britt makes tho best
Pala Remedy in Che world"
~, ..g VIM. SAUERS.
TIE doctor is also agent for 'stanlsy
IN Africa" best book out. Address :
DIR. BRITT,
Aycock, La.
Homer guardian., 1890-04-04
Crime And Punishment.

IL is the certainty of-punlsh
ment that. .diminlshes CRIME. AND
the reverse of this proposition is
equally true. When passions IN.
lame and anger burns in the
bosom of a man not governed by
principle, then the only means OF
restraining him is to let him be
assured that If he commits the
crime, punishment will be sure to
follow, and the crime will not be
committed. Let it be positively
known thst murder is to be punish.
ed by death, and but few murders
would sta,n our annals. Ifathiel
knew that he would have to put
on stripes and serve for years in
the penitentiary, then would he
rather wosk as q freeman than
steal and altcrward work in the
penitentiarl. So it is with all
crimes, and indeed with all crimi
nails. If punishment is certain,
then crimes will diminish.
But when not one criminal in
a hundreds punished. then crime
Will get or a rampage and will
threaten cur country with worse
evils, than would come from an
nual over faows. Crime is running
US, and must be stayed. With
laws at once wise, judlcious, and
we'll executed, and we shall have
our country freed from crime, and
the temptations to it would be
easily overcome.
Ignorance is bad, illlteracy is
rulnous, aad crime is destructive,
and it is t.me for all the patriots
IN The lanq to awaken to the duties
that deyolse upon them.
Now we must have honestj
men of stern integrity, of incor-.
ruptible morals, only to he employ
ed as jurors, then would the guilty
tremble in: view of the certain
punishment awaiting them.
It is the: certainty Of punish.
ment for ,Hhich we plead. The
eloquence Of advocates and the
purses Of criminals are to be !
alike-lnslftlclent to free a bleod |
murderer from the gallows, |
or a thief tlom the stripes of the !
penitentiary.
The rule:is almost, if not alto.
sether, without exception. The
more surely punishment fellows
crime, the less probable Is it that
crime will bc committed.
We therefore call upon the pub
&c press toIsound the alarm and
all patriots to duty. We call
'pon the officers of the law to
'elect homes It men for jurors. We
'eseech all advocates actually to
efuse to plsad for the guilty.
Let this be the motto Of the great
'tate of Louisiana.
Punishment shall fellow CRIME
$ sure as thunder follows light.
ing or any effect follow its cause.
Baton Rouge Advocate.
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Homer guardian., 1890-04-04

Cheatham's Chill Tonic con.
talns neither Quinlne, Cinchonl-
ola, Arsenic, Strychnine or Mer-
curry, and does not produce buz-
zlng in ears or deafness. Cure
guaranteed.
Homer guardian., 1890-04-04

A Goldfish is said to lay e,444,.
ooo eggs at one sitting. This
beats the clay Of the land' all
hollow .-[Boston Globe.] The
fish.egg lay is caviar 70 the Rus.
sian.-Picayune.
Homer guardian., 1890-04-04

/ Children who are troubled with
worms may be quickly relieved by
giving them DR.. j. H. McLean's
Liquid Vermifnge. 1t kills and
expels worms. Sold by Gill
Homer guardian., 1890-04-04
THE BAPTIST CHRONICLE.

| W. iSpl plONuNC llOlll luC SuIGNC
port papers the following commu
nication from the pastor an(
members of the Shreveport Bap
tist church, which shows how tn,
article Of the Rev. Mr.. Boon,
concerning the lottery and tht
Catholics was regarded by tht
members of that church:
~ A DISCLAIMER.
Having had our attention call
ed to a letter and an editorial
published in the Baptist Chroni
Gle Of the 18th inst, and to GER
tain editorial animadversions on
the SAID article by the New Or.
leans States and Times Democrat,
In which the States uses this Ian.
guage' "The Baptist Chronicle
speaking for the Baptist church
OF Shreveport" we, the underslgn.
ed, pastor in charge, and mem.
bers of the Baptist church of
Shreveport, take this method OF
dlsclairning any and all response.
elllty for the said article, or any
sympathy with the intolerant and
uncharltable spirit of either Mr..
Is. Lear or the editor as manifest.
ed i'll the letter and editorial al
luded TO. The editor and pro-
prietor is not a member of the
Baptist church in Shreveport, nor
is he a resident Of the city.
The pastor of our church has
had no connection or influence
With that paper for more than IS
months. Ee Is not subscriber
to 1t, and did not know of any
such publications as those allud-
Cd to above, until his attention
was called to them on yesterday
by several friends.
Tie Baptist Chronicle is not
the "orgen Of the Baptist church
of Shreveport" and the church of
which we are members is not re-
sponslble for it's utterances.
One OF the most venerable and
cherished principles of the Bap-
tist denomination throughout its
entire history has beea that of re.
llglous freedom-soul.l liberty; the
inalienable right of every man to
interpret Gods word for himself,
and to worship God according to
the dictates of his own conscience
without fear Of molestatloa from
any source.
OF the enunciation and adyoca- |
y OF this principle the Baptists
Claim to have been pre-eminently |
he pioneers. They have poured /
iut much Of their own blood IN
'asease Of soal-liberty, but never,
't any time, nor in any country,
lave they prosecuted any one
Vho~ differed FROM them.
John. Locke said: (and who
ught to know better than he'll.
The Baptists were from the be-
inning the firm advocates of alb
olate llberty-just and true lib
rty, equal and impartial liberty"
Sir John Mcintosh says: "The
aptists suffered more than any
ther under Charles II, because
ley protessed the principles of
,ligious liberty" {
Jeremy Taylor says: "Freedom
conscience, unlimited freedom !
mind, was from the first the ]
ophY of the Baptists." 9
Our own Washington used t
ords just as affcctlonate, and in '
ugust, 1889, at the request of Q
9 Baptists, he recommended to v
ngress the first amendment to e
e constitution, which says that !
onsress shall make no law re- e
ecting the establishment Of re- o
ion, or prohibiting the exercise =
ereof." l(
Bancroft, our great historian, u
d Judge Story, our great jurist, 81
oak of US in the same manner. fe
w. S. PES1cK, Pastor. a
Egan, I'M Bowles, 70 %
nueI Furman, Eugene Miller, al
Prescott, Geo A Turner, nj
11ns, n II All.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-02

elton Of subjects is open at all tunes 70
the nublic. In it we're placed the VICTIMS y
81 he civil wars of 1880, 1s4s, 1901 anu
1871 and during the siege many, Prusslah
sold;ers found their way into TINS grue-
s some museum. The Morgue is book l;r IN
Itself From its archives many thrlllIng
romances could be written. one Peculiai
circumstance is, however, specially wor-
tby of preservation. For nearly nun
J dry ~ wears a certain family of working
neonIe In Paris have ended their lives oy
Suicide. From father TO son, from D
Main gold ring, and on the finger OF eacn
has been found this trinket. 1t has peen
called The fatal ring, and only last year
il made its appearance on the finger Of d, a
ying was buried with the corpse. Inc
cupidity of not even the most graspin9
body. finder could be tempted to the pos
session of this ominous golden circle
New York World.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-02
Portugals Female Bull Fighter.

A German girl, Fraulein Johanna
Maestrick, is just now the heroine of the
hour at Lisbon. She was born near Ber-
lin, but when child went with her pa
rents to Portugal. When she was seven
teen an impresario. struck with her size
and beauty. offered to train her as fe-
male bull-ighter. The agent sent his
pupil, who is not yet twenty, to COM
pete at the show of female beauty, which
took place last spring at Lisbon, where
she carried off the first prize. The ad-
vertisement proved an excellent one, for
ever since the imprcsario has been bonn
barded with letters from persons of all
classes wishing to know when the beau
tiful ''torera" is to make her debut. She
has not yet appeared in the arena, but
recently she came out in a trial fight at
0porto. A huge crowd collected to see
the unusual sight. The young woman
quickly laid two bulls in the sand and
rode of. followed by bands of music,
amid thunders of applause. Crowds of
people collected before the windows of
the hotel at which the torera was stay
ing, and far into the night she was
obliged to appear on the balcony in re-
spouse to their calls for her
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-02

A large number of English farmers
have united in presenting a mahogany
rabbit hutch to Mr.. Gladstone. The
hutch has on its front a silver plate,
which bears an inscription to the effect
that it was offered in grateful acknowl-
edgment of the advice he had rendered
to them in reference to the profitable
breeding of rabbits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-14
theatrical.

Rose Hill's Folly company gave fine
variety entertainment at Hsrper's thestre
last evening before an audience, which,
due no doubt to the company's manner
of advertising. was strictly masculine.
The performance was first class from
first to last and devoid entirely of objec.
tionsble features.
Tomorrow night Mr. Frank Jones Isl
Perkins" company is to appear. The
Philadelphia Ledger says:
THE best play ever seen here" was the
expressed verdict of many after the per-
Torrance by Isl Perkins and his COM
pany last evening. And certainly in the
way OF pure, good comedy, well set and
well performed. we have seen nothing for
many day equal to this. Notwith-
standing the rain and general disagreeable
state OF the weather. there was q good
sized audience present, and had it been
clear. the hall would unquesticnably have
been packed. The cast was large and
very capable one. There was no suspi.
cion of the amateur about their work, but
everything was as clean>cut as could be 6.
The play was pre-eminently designed to
amuse. The audience began to laugh
almost as soon as the curtain went up
and kept it up until its final fall. But at
the same time there is very interesting
and well defined plot. which includes the
abduction Of a child. the evil scheming of
an old deacon and the assistance of a
gypsy, all wrongs being righted and
everything made straight, OF course, al
the close.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-14
Police Points.

A ledger in Gordop's hotel skipped out
yesterday morning with S35 suit of
clothes belonging to Lou Fletcher, a regu-
lar bosrder.
Marshal Miller this morning received a
letter from W. s. Seavey. chief of police
of Omshs. thanking him for his courtesy
to Capt. Mostyn in regard to the forger
Ise, and requesting the marshal to take
Ise in charge as soon as he is released
here.
The Davenport Times man. who has
thus far rather got the worst of his at
tscks upon the police force of that city.
has now turned his attention to the Rock
Island police force. When Rock Island
needs reformation it will not apply to the
Times Office for leader for its crusade.
Mrs. Thomas O'Connor, of SIT Four
tenth street, complained to the police
this morning that her husband has of late
manifested symptoms of insanity and
that at g o'clock this morning he left
home saying that he was going to drown
himself. He did not return, but this
morning he was at work as usual This
afternoon Mrs. O'Connor filed informity
before Judge Adams for an inquisition
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-14
Rays From the Headlight.

The roads are all hauling immense
trains Of ice from upper river points for
the sol tn now.
Freight Agent Stoddard, of the c., R.
|. & P, hiss received notice of a reduc>
ton in freight rates from Chicago to
Rock Island to take effect Feb. 18th as
follows: first c,sss. 40; second class, SO;
third, 90; fourth, II; fifth, 123.
The Milwaukee officials who were in
Rock Island yesterday for brief stay, are
on tour OF inspection of the c., NJ. &
st. P. system and have been as far west
as Omaha on the Council Bluffs division
At Coriova they stopped long enough to
consider putting in siding for the Web
ster line kilns there.
A peculiar accident happened in the
Burlington yards at the foot of Seven>
teenth street Wednesday evening.
Switch engine 351. Engineer Adams
at the throttle, was coming down
from Moline with q number of freight
cars-empties and loads-when switch
engine 1854. Engineer Dempsey in
charge, pulled out over the switch and
on to the same track that the locomotive
from Moline was coming in on. The
two iIon steeds came together with 9
crash, but strange to say, apart from the
tearing of the step of the S51, no dam
age was done.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-14
FUTURE PAVING.

some properly hAOIOerB VIII VppOse
q Continuation Under the Eight
Hour Ordtnance...The Eighteenth
street Contract Ciinched Anyway.
A great many will learn with surprise
that remonstrance is being quietly but
no less vigorously circulated on lower
Second avenue, asking the council to re-
call its ordinance for the extension Of the
brick paving below Fourteenth street
This idea which threatens blocking
q continuation of the solid street
improvements which formed so i'm
portant and advantageous part of
Rock Islands Advancement last season,
is attributed to the stand taken by
the council and the labor societies with
regard to the enforced eight-hour day in
work of this kind. The citizens who
have fsthered the remonstrs nee claim
that under the eight hour ordinance they
will be obliged to pay more proportions
ately for the pavement than otherwise
and rather than do this they would pre-
fer to do without the improvement.
The ARGUS does not believe in
forcing improvements, such as would
wo K hardship 30 property holders.
but it believes the council has shown
an abundantly conservative spirit in
such matters. and has adopted a
course that will be generally regarded
as proper in showing its aver
sion to remonstrances. Street i'm
provements do not alone affect the props
erty holders. They concern the entire
city and its welfare, and the municipal
body would set bad precedent by max,
ing practice of sustaining remonstran
ces without thorough Investigation.
On Twentieth street the same senti-
ment prevails. meeting having been
held Yesterday at Mitchell & Lynde's
bank of number of the property holders
interested, and the result will probably
be petition to the council at its next
meeting. The aim of the citizens is not
to thwart the paving operations. but 10
urge that they be not compelled to sut-
fer in consequence of the eight-hour law.
They want the pavement, but they don't
want to pay unreasonably for it.
The CLAIM that the eight hour law is to
materially increase the cost of the inn
provement is probably overdrawn, as the
laboriug men who have formulated and
succeeded in establishing the eight hour
Law in Rock Island have emphstically de-
clared that the question of wages does
not enter into the matter. They want
the eight hour law and are willing to &C
cept pay accordingly. 1t may take some
what longer to do the work, but the cost
to the property holders will not be enough
higher to be felt.
Messrs. Atkinson & Olof yesterday filed
with City Clerk Koehler the bond for the
two blocks Of brick pavement on Eigh-
teenth street between First and Third
avenue. 1t is in tine sum of SIC, 900 and
is signed by Messrs. T. a. Thomas and
John Crubsugh. The work will be COM
menced the first thing in the spring.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-14
Abraham Lincoln. of Illinois.

Stood on tine battlefield of Gettysburg
and or the 10Th of November. 1858, dedi.
Gated in the grsndest Grafton OF his life,
the sacred ground to the memory of the
noble lead, and there declared shat they
shall not have died in vain" At Har-
per's theatre on Tuesday next we will see
the hillowed spot where the great presi>
dent God and proclaimed to the world
and mankind. that our nation. under
God, should have q new birth Of frees
doom, and that the government Of the
people, by the people. and for the peo-
pie, sh ali not perish from the earth"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-14

The reception given by Mrs. 8. B. Ed
son and the Misses Charlotte. Lucy and
Blanche Buford at the Buford mansion
at the head of Eighteenth street yester-
day afternoon, was q brilliant event in
the society annals Of Rock Island. The
hours we're from 8 to and during that
time tie beautifully decorated house was
visited by great many guests.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. L. Walker gave q Ie-
ception at their home on Nineteenth
street last evening in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Boynton. Mr.. Boynton was,
because of business calling him to Dem
yer. ur able to be present. Mrs. Boynton
was assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Walker.
Mr.. CT as. Stoddard and MISS Susie Stod-
dard. The rooms were prettily decorated
with flowers. elaborate refreshments
were served and large number attend
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-14
AT THE CAPITAL.
The Rock Island and Moline Dele
gates at Washington.
An Interesting Letter From Mayor
McConoehie...The Efforts In Behalf
OF the Gun Factory and the viaduct
...Encouraging Prospects.

Special Correspondence TO the ARGUS:
WARRINGTON, Feb. 11.-Mr. Hass, Mr..
Ainsworth and myself left Chicago Sum
day at p. m. for Washington on the
New York limited over the Pennsylvania
Central road via Harrisburg, arriving here
at 5:55 p. On Monday. We were unable
to find Congressman Gest that evening,
but we found Congressman Walter I.
Hayes Of the Second Iowa district, in
whom we found very courteous gentle
man who treated Ne very nicely, inviting
us to stop at his boarding house on G street
and we accepted. This morning we 10.
Gated Congressman Gest at the Randall,
on Pennsylvania avenue, near the treas.
ury department. We met several con-
gressmen together with Senator Cullen,
and we made good our opportunities to
impress upon them the importance of the
gun factory location and the viaduct.
Upon request we will write out for him a
compile statement of the viaduct for Mr.
Cannon's committee 80 that they will I'M
derstand the facts thoroughly when the
subject comes up some weeks hence.
Senator Cullom recognized Mr.. Hass,
and expressed himself as heartily in
hoNot VI TIC Suu idStoiN ptOJcCt. I1t
thinks the time has come to commence
manufacturing at Rock Island arsenal, aud
will do everything possible to bring it
about. Nothing can be done at present
not until after Col. Whittemore's plans
and recommendations are received
Congressman Hayes kindly offered to
accompany US to the secretary of war,
but we have not called yet, it being the
idea of Senator Cullom that we have as
large delegation Of western members
call at the war department together as
possible. The senator agreed to present
our case aud we hope to have him backed
by the Iowa and Illinois delegations to
congress and as many others as we can
get to sustain as In our efforts.
visited the capitol today and spent
some time in the senate and house cham
bers. In the upper branch of the national
legislature it appeared to be bill day.
Nothing important was transpiring, but
IN the house the question of the adoption
of the new and talked of rules was up
and is under debate, which l understand
will close Friday. Mr.. Grosvenor, on the
republican side, spoke in favor and Mr..
Holman, on the democratic side. spoke in
opposite. These gentlemen were follow wed
by Mr.. Payson, of Illinois.
VIM McCoNocHIE.