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A(fi}IClJlT(, RAJ.
AGRICULTURE IN Cir

y
The great requisites in The i|, sc sys
TEN If agriculture are mhnur' Vi! water;
and, to obtain these, their " y,i"nc:gics
are devoted. The soil is ri ! ,'lnwct
tu lie (allnw, and in most ,pi = 'duccs
two crops annually. lliSass y pull
vcrizch, and I'il;rrrn. sails ar, mixed
Together to improve The qu;. o, each
They vii carry sand f'r Il lor. arc, i,,
mix with rlnv-.-!irary soils, ~. ann, to
put with that w!i.h arrrsr, fnb loose.
During The few munl,s "f r,.',r in the
southern provinces, The sui ,"tncl,ncs
thrown up in,o h, a.,s, wh,'. J. Las been
mixrd with some vrgriahl utter. thus
making n kind ui' compost !, also pre-
srnling greater Sn iarrtD ali; after
which, those l1ndS which rrunirc nouh-
ing. are covered with wnlr,, am,l hoc,!
aud turned over. until the wh,ir su, face is
reduced 10 mud. This process has still
further frr:l!izin. tendency. Fora min.
ute, the Chinese collect everything of il
brapplIcd to suci, purp"sr. Rrscrvhl. s.
Of brick or wond, are dug in the banks OF
the field. near n canal, in,n which every
refuse substance is put. Ihtprincipal one
has 1oo( ovcr-it, aud is plas,crc,I, fha,
"ar,h. Besides ,his ;,rinriEl Que, lar.c
:ases Of stoncwarc are sunk r. the grnund Il
a, convenient places. f.r til. fse I Imssing y
travellers. The children and bnni arc con
ti"aa!ly employed ia .s"llcct}ie :ffnsc, ami.
nal and vegetable matter till,swhich to
fill up tl.csc receptncics; lln sweeping OF
the streets, hair from barbc $ shops, otf,l
from the butchers, Gnlheis, horns, anh
homes reduces to pnwL 30 I, an. the
drpnsilcs Of creeks and ! are all in.
duslriuusiy gathered np ! ought suili j.
cirntlv valuah G To be c;r. i Il great dis
,ancc, cSpc ciallv il wat. ayr> is cnn-
vrn'cnl. The dung Of AIe Il nails is cs
TENED above any nihc. ,ir! ,f manure;
!. often becomes all nrsic." Of commerce.,
IL The shape Of small cakes, which are
mrdc by mixing with i, II por,nn Of Inany
earth, and then thoroughly dr. lug them.
Ahrsc cakes arc never applied dry, but
are diluted in as much animal vn,cr us can
be procured. Old plaster is esteemed so
valuable fertilizer rs Sometimes to induce
farmer I" re. plaster an uitllronm that he
may fcrtilize his fields with it. Before
manure Is taken out Of the receptacle, in
the field, II Is suffered 10 become half pu.
trchrd, III which state il Is ~, upon the
plants. Some seeds are put into manure
until they have gcrnirntri. willie others
are planted cnvclnpct! in ,t"ir appropriate
manure: After the plant has grown few
inches, il is again manurcd with iha, which
is much diluted. The ri1cci is Immediate
ly apparent III an accelerated growth.
Chinese Rrpository
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I'll Il S u NJ Il BA N N L X,
IL PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
BY WILLIAM J. FRANCIS.
T E Il NJ 8 5,

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SALTING HORSES

curious fact is mcLlioncd in Fark crs
TREATISE on Salt. a person who kept six
icen farming horses ,nmc tho following cx-
pertinent with seven o. them. which had
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FOFBIDDEN MARRIAGES.

~ the late meeting Of the Prcsbytcry Of
of Louisville, the case Of man who had
married his deceased wifc's sister, came up
hy way OF reference from une the church
sessions, and the Presbylcry by almost
unanimous vote excluded him from tho
church. 1h,r s,nSsed a standing rule
some years nc" ,iir,, ,tine lhc sessions "a
take that tJutsc With all snrh .~nsc
kk DIc. l..
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SCENES IN NEW MEXICO.

INTER SCENES IN THE FAR WEST
GEN. kEAPNEY AND THE ARMY OF TIlE
WEST.
Eltro''s .fr"m The Jonr"alof Lieutenant
i:m"ru the Corps Of Typographical
ENGINEERS, noac at Saatu Fe.
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SELF-CASIIGATION IN TIE CITY
OF MEXICO.

have seen in The church Of San Angus.
lin, one or Two hundred people assembled
at night, ,hc chapel was darkcncd and ,hcv
took of their clothes and laceralcd Them.
selves severely with pieces Of hard, twisted
c"rd. made like Il cal.o'-nine tails. Twas
not such Il flogeing as Sauchn gave himself
to dIscnchant Dulcinca. but n real bon0
hdr castigalion. OF This have no doubt,
i'r picked up one Of Tie discipIinas, the
instrument used, and it was wet and soaked
with blood. stood at the door as the pcni
tents came out, and recognized among
them some Of the most respectable pcorlc
in Mexico. No one in his senses can doubt
The sincerity Of those Who will voluntarily
'nil,ct such torture Upon themselves.
here was an amusing incident conncc-
ted with this scene Of srl.castigalion
Some mischicvous boys (ior boys arc pref.
iy much The same in Mexico as everywhere
clsc) had contrivcd to get into the church,
NJ for fear lha. The whipping would moi
.n, me, they commenced operations
.""n, ~ :: They were discovered, per-
haps, ,.om Inc !. severity Of their
blows 'llaa those men were in
ilicting on ihcmscn ,cre was :,
great commo,ion for snuil iimc. The
whipping lasted Tor ten or fifteen inmates,
and the sound was very much like the pat
lcrng Of hA;I.-lT. IhompSon's .Ncxito.
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aPre.4-A little urchin who was in the
habit ofstnying out later than bows Of his
NJ" ""ncraIlp do. got talking The other
ia! rom his mother. for misconduct "Wil.
nan" my boy" says she; "if you persist in
lh'S 'rHct'cc' twill most undoubtedly shor-
lon your days"
Ne.' mc'hcr,' replied The boy, "ir il
81 "'ir"t my days il will make my nights
loi -won't il mt ,hcr!"
"Fr'c how does your father hamper his
sh"'n' prevent them jun ping over !enccs!"
'rh, that's easy enough; he jus,s cuts
Il no." through one hind lrg and sticks tho
"lhrr 'hrnugh il, and then pnls one or the
for i,- through TIA, for pin."
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shall continue you in Office and Support
your authority"
This was bitter pill, but swallowed, III,
t'Iscon'enicd captain looking ciosc dow,
I" h'stocs. The general remarked 10 him,
IN hearing Of all The people: "Capaim,
look inc III the face, while YOU repeat the
oali Of Office" The hint was understood;
The oath administered; the general pronoun.
ccd the alcndc, and two captains still in
othcc, and called upon all the citizens to
obey the aIcadc, &c. The people grinncd,
anu exchanged looks Of satisfaction; but
seemed not to have The brldncss to express
what they evidently felt, lha, their burdens,
u not relieved, were n. least shifted to
some ""galIc'l part OF The body.
AS we approached the ruins OF the an.
Gent town OF Pecos, large fat fellow
came towards us nj full swing, md extend.
ing his hand TO the general, congratulated
him on the arrival OF himself aud army,
lie s"'d, with roar Of laughter, "Armiio
ana his troops have gone to hell, and the
canon is all clcar!" This was lie alcaIc
Of the settlement, two miles up the Pccns
rom the ruins, where we cncampch--l5 81
miles from our last camp, and miles from
the road.
Iccos, once fortified town, is built on n
Promonotory If rock, some thing the shape
"i Tort. Here burned, until within the
last seven years, the eternal fire of Monte
yuma; and The remains Of the architecture
exhibit, i'll pointed manner, the cngral,.
mcnl Of The Catholic church upon the nnci.
ent religion Of The country. AT one end
oi the short sp!rc forming the terminus Of
Al,
st"tiA, win all its parts distinct; n, the 9th
rr, arc The remains Of The Catholic church.
Both showing the distinctive marks and en-
o't ms peculiar to The two rcliginns. The
i'rcs from the slulll burned and son, its
incense through The same ullars from which
was preached the religion u( Christ. Two
rrhg'on5 SO utterly different in theory,
were here, rs i'll all Mexico, blended in hnr-
m"nlous practice, until, about n century
since, The town was sacked by the Nayahoc
band Of Indians.
Amidst all the havoc Of plundcring the
city, the failhlu! Aslck managed to keep
his fire going in the stufla, aud il was con
!'nned until, few years since, the hand
became almost extinct. Their dcvolions
Plalty,sdiminisbed their. numbers, until
they became so few as 10 be unable To keep
gong their immense slulln, forty feet in di.
amelcr, when they abandoned lie place,
nndjoinedia tribe Of ihe original Montczu-
IN .r"caaovrr the rnnhnti3tns, abnnl sixty
ns"s south. There ,SF4'fiils day, /. is said,
they keep their fire, which has never vel
been cx,inguishcd
The labor and walchiulncss, and expc.
sure to heat, required, is fns, dminishin.
This remnan! Of the Mou!czurna race; and Il
sew years will see the end Of This intcrcs.
ling people.
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CAMP ANEcDoTR..-ASf friend who la,
just returned fromgthe Mexican country
furnishes the following as the manner in
which Dutchman. who wns on sentry tlu-
~, proclaimed the hour. The usual crr is
"liali past ten O'clock. and all is we'll! -
The Dutchman had forgotten the precise
words and sung out al the OF his voice
More as den o'clock and all ish peter as
goot!"
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VOLUN TIERS.

The frsi Regiment of Pennsylvania VOL
nnleers, having arrived at PInsburg on the
IS b inst, proceeded to the election of Off
GERS when T NJ. Wynkoop, Of PouSviIe,
was elected Colonel, Samuel + Black,
of Plusburg Lieut.. Colonel AVID F, l., Bow.
man orreW yomng .7r'Ilrry NJ j.GoneraI
CadAwalader OF Philadelphia has been ap-
pointed General Of the Brigade. III parts
Of the SIale furnishing volunteers are rep
resented by the distribution.
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AN INSTRUCTIVE FACT


On the 2lol of March 1919, Richard
Rash (~ho was then our NnIsIet PIcmpo'
enIIary AT tho Court OF Loudoo,) had an in
I,ervew with Lord CaslIereagh, The Foreign
Secretary, among Other things, in reIaUon
TO The execution OF arbulhnol aud AmbrIs.
TER IN FLORIDA, by tie order Of Goneral Jack
son
Lord Casllereagh sald to Mr, RUsH-
ThaI The course which the investigation
Onto Gen, Jack5on's conduct had taken in
The House Of Representatives at WashIng-
ton, was calculated to emh3rrass the cabine
lof EngIand, the speeches otom Olcn mem
lbeyS hqviay SharDIy denounced Gen. JQck,
., rno.o, ho said ,,ye,s c,,ed md
''"
'p"e' 0Po" III we L"s''n J'"' "'''' '"0
cast by tue opposition into Me teeth oil the
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ARMY MOVEMENTS AND Incl.
DENTS.

The Charleston News OF the l3h Ios'
furnishes eX'tar's from an interesting letter
dated Tsmpico Nov. 2Gh, which are a.
follows:
7ampico Under &merica" Goranmcm
We arrived of the bar on Sunday iorc'
aoon ,he 22G inst and were loudly chrrred
10y the feet lying there as We passed Ihem.
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MEXICAN sYMpArulZERS.


hi ne,Cec,v manires, ,hs,be crndp,,
# some Drominen, poIi,icsI men in the 1,
oi,ed SAFES, in arguing against their owg
country, has tended not only to produce tire
existing Mexican war but also to iuname
the Mrxicans to additional efforts since its
commencement.
When Mexicans see prominent citizens
Of the United States, denornciug the war as
unjust and aggressive, and charging upon
their own goverumenl the lauI, Of its COM
nencemenl, could we expect that thev
would not be incicd and lnhamed 10 pros
ecute the war, and that they would turn
deaf ear to our overIureS Of peace! No
other conse quences could with reason be
expected, butlhese; unless we assume that
Mexicans differ from every other race of
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pleased TO receive by him your reply
% ,hps communication, whatever l.
may be. havrrhp honor TO be, win
the greatest rtspec', your obedient ser
want,
z. TAYLOR, NJ inr Geuual
Of The Army ,ol The Uolred ) a'e''
To G n. Aurono LIP de SNn,DAnn"
CJmmsnd,r il Chief,
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ROAD AND BRIDGE VIEWS

As mater Of inleres, to our readers in
Ihis county, we publish, below, The new
aw in relation to road and bridge views.
The duties olVIewers and the rights of per-
sons lhrough whose lands Roads are laid,
are boI imperiecllecty understood, and the
publication Of The law therefore may be USE
IfuI.
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SaTURDaT; DECEMBER 6,l'si0.
AMlRN0Yo

v B. PALMER, Esq. is authorized 10 act as
A,sot f,, The CoLUMBIA DgMocRAT,' and re-
cciot all monies for Subscription and Adusrt's-
ing at his Agencies in
PhiadeiphiG No. SO Ptne-Street'
Mem York 100 Nassau-itreet.
Boston 10 Siate'SreeL
Baltimore s. E. cor. BaH. and Cafcert-S's,
Observation-Disclosures and Iradcsmsn may b"C
IL 10 their aduantogeto odpertise in this PoperG,
h is the only one published al The County sea-
md has gSeater circulation IN lie eounly tda'
anu other paper published vithin stiIi0'as'
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LIDERATING REPUpLIcAN ARMY,

san Luis Poosi, Nov, 10 lS46.
Sea0, General \ 10 his morning,
by 40 official conn uc,llon OF the EoV'
eroor OF CoahuDls Of the sh ios, re-
ceved your letter Of 'he 5h, appnznE
me Of your Infection, by order OF y"ur
goveromeut, of breaking the convention
agreed upon al Monterey, IN The cam
| Of September last, and passing on the
IlSh Of the prescott month The Ine there
~ designated, by VIII ch date yon sup
posed ,hould receive your commnoI-
cation.
Believing that ne terms stipulated
| in sad convention should he reIg'onsIy
observed by both parties, | have Iaker
no step which should 'end TO vacaIe -
bot 10 view of lhe obligation You deem
imposed upon you by the orders OF your
government, corine myself by reply
ling, that you can, when II pe''e' you
com mence hoSli!uies, to which ! shol
correspond accordingly
In regard TO the American prisoners,
ct me say that there are only seven o
hem al this post, list OF whom is an
nexed; and relying upon your represen'
Italion 10 regard to the release oI sever
al MexiCsnS, | have determined 10 re.
spond 10 your generosity by doing The
s4ma to The seven referred to, whom
he comSsary Of This army will supply
with $40 for their sUs'eUSnce upon ih'
, road.
You remark that when the conven
lion was entered into at Monterey, 20,
entertained The hope that the terms II
which it was conceived would open III,
way for the two Republics to agree upo'
an honor rbleipeace, Lying ont Of The
question whether that convention wa
The result of necessity or Of the nobI
views now disclosed by you, conen
myself with saying, that from the spIr
it and decision manifested by all Mex
cans, you should banish all idea Of pesc
while single North American in arm
resds upon The territory Of This Repuh
: lie, and there remains in front Of II
ports the squadron which make wal up
on them. Nevertheless, tho eXIraoIdl
nary Congress will assemble in the cap
Iilal towards the end Of ihe present year
and that August body will deleImin
whar it shDIl Judge most suitable tor tn,
honor and The Interests OF he nation.
Major Gtahsm has not arrived at ny
quarters. Had he done So, he wouI,
have been received in the manner do,
to his rank and emrIoymeoL ard il
conformity with the WISHES expressed
: 10 me in his behalf by you.
have the honor Of offering you The
: assurance of my distinguished consider
alton. God and Liberty.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA AENA,
IScnor Maj Gen. Taylor GeneraI-in
Chief Of the.lrmy Of III, United Of b'
North.
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IN &c +



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"''' Wv ""'"''' u 'o'o anu o''uge
" "'' 'PI' '''"''n W '"0 courts OIL
If''''' '''s'o'' u ''e Cooo''eS OF bu'-
'e'' '1'''E"ehy' LoZethe, LycomIng,
ana CIN'oo, shaII be three, one OF whom
shall be surveyor, II deemed necessa-
ry aud every view and review shall be
made by the whole number Of persons
so spDoinred. a maiorilv of wbom shall
concur in their ,snor IN o,dor - ia
oo.G,u,,;oo b., H.. ANN,
c,a,, o r,., ~, r,
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The Printer ia much IN want ora few
bushels Of WHEAT. CORN & BUCK
WHEA |, Of those who owe him upor
He would also like le "a
bushels OF POTATOES.
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was advancing with 10000 men on the 9th |
.r side Of the river--lhe appearance Of the
boats Of the feet confirmed their Impression
md, like F4lsIaG, hey argued 'Iha' dscre'
ton is the better part OF valOI;' and left the
Naval Commander undispuIed pOsssssiln'
We are now here hold the supreme au
,hOrily, aud though our number is small,
sill we endeaVor TO make our Ioo'hold Sc
cure, By strengthening the icrtlficanons one
If which is about 900 yards and the other
one mile distant from the city. We ale aI-
80 foruCylng The roads and avenues leading
TO The city.
The command slalioned here now con-
sists Of companies B, Lieut.. Anderson d,
Captain Brooks, and F, Lieut.. Arnold OF
the 2nd artillery, Companies d, Captain
IT. ". Sherman, and n, Lieut.. StepIoe, ol
the 81 arulery, Companies A, Lieut. Mil
Ter, and h, Captain Hum, Of the 4Ih aTII-
Iery, in all about 500 effective men. We
are all busrly engaged at work on the forts,
which were lsmanied by the flying enem!
and placing the cllV in state OF defence a.
ganst their return, which is mOle thai
prubabIe. Should they attack US ii vii
probably be with a much superior force bu
they will fad US like your noble Stale mot
to-'4aimiS Opibusque parati.'
Tampico is situated on point formed BY
a bend of the river, having lagoon 10 'h'
Irear. The house. are 5ult Of stone, hand
sOmely pastered and painted, Ihe roofs az
chiefly of SLATE, consequently the cls'erI
water is pure and good The reservoir
are all they have 10 depend upon-he Tlv
er water, though fresh, is unfit 10 drink AM
is used only for cattle Water ia brough
Ifom lAe country OF mlles, or dor keys,aot
reialIed out The streets are remarkahI!
ICIean-lhe stores are well filed with mer
|chandize, and their cafes are remaTkabI,
rIean and gen,eei. The inhabitants VIII,
Remained are most Of The poorer classes, ,an
number about 5000.
The market is well supplied with all III
necessares of life, which we purchase a
very chesP rs,es. Good fresh beef at tou
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We publish this week in anoIher column,
a letter from the veteran Col. johnson to
the President in regard TO ouI Mexican rc)a
lions. Ii was written, as will be observed
by It's date, more than year since, in an
|ucipst on of the wal MAI has since broken
out, and is characteristic OF the man whose
heart aud arm have always been on 'he side
Of his country. We invite 10 it the aueu'
'Uon If all our readers.
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Joseph YeWer-ESq. Of franklin town
ship has been appointed by she court AN
!i,or for Columbia County in the place .
Peer Kline Esq elected commissioner.
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The truth is, lhe present national Az
ministration is econnmicsl az well rs hOn-
est By the report Of The Post Master Gem
eraI II IS shewn, that during the past year
an increase Of Post Offices aud large in
crease in the number and extent Of mai
routes, have accompanied a decreased ex-
peudnure by that Department. This is Iht
way in which the system Of cheap postage
r.n be made to succeed. The reports OF
iolher Departments show that Ills spirit Of
economy is not confined TO the Posi- Master
General; bnI tha; it permeaIes through all
branches Of the government administration,
This is what lhe voters Of the Union desir.
ed in 1874, when they elevated Mr., Polk
to The Presidency. They were satisfied
lhai he would not favor splendid system
of administration and lavish exNend lures,
and they have not been Disappointed By
his veloes of lhe French SpulaIIon BDli and
Of the River and Harbor BuA aIlhe last ses'
sion of Congress, he saved over SiT mil
lions of dollars To the national treasury; ant
Iby The enforcement Of a rigid economy il
Ihe expenditures of Government, he ha
kept II in credlI and fulfilled lhe just eXpec
IaIlons Ot the people
The m, sage is adv'rse 30 disturbing
We Tsrf ac'; Of 1916, and insi,,s rhs
The new law be tried; ,Dd hat lhrn, B
/ xpelieuce EXHIBITS de-. ct, Ia j., II w.
be time 10 modify II, in short ltal i
shall not be condemned IN advance ao,
uorrtd. The confident anticipation j
ndulgod, ,bat it WI work well il
prbclce, and it is, believed 10 be cor
rrc' and ja,t in priocjrIe.
o her topics 10 The message evil hav
struck the ale0Dion Of our readers, 1p
"a which we VIII not stop 10 comment
The whole of The message is well wrri
tn, and It will have an important an'
healphlUI influence upon pnbIc opinion
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AN APPRENTICE,

TO the Printing business is wanted nt this o.
flee. An active boy 10 or l6 years OF ags wlIlre
ceiye good encouragement
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TLc DooI lJn,vJrr EouprnVQ DcnorJ =
10 wv
he ToS'ma''o' "7"'f'' J" MS 'eP'"' pro
poses VarIons changes III regard 10 postage
.Fnsr, that srnglo letter hereafter shaI
ys,,h me ouar,e, ing,e,J o( half an opncp
~. ...,,,.. .,..,, ,L,.
A''p' ""'" "''''" u" = S''s'' '"''
weighing IeS9 Than nall an ounce "a
rbal HE same power be given 10 the Posi-,
office Dcp,r,mpn, to preyen, a violation O
.no ,oyeono ,avs 70 ;s row Given to III,
The Columbian fountain., 1846-10-20
New BOOt and Shoe StOr1

On The south side Of Pennsylvania apenue
st u ttOeess Oh and 10Th Streets
THE subscriber would respectfully inform|
i friends and the public generally, he has
menced the boot and shoe business in all its val
branches on the south side Of the avenue, opp
VIM. Marshals auction store. My stock is ali
new goods, just purchased al the north, and wi
sold for small advance on the cost price for
and cash only; for, in commencing business al
intend to sell for cash. and not, as is too ofteI
case, sell freely on credit, lose large sums 81 md
and then require cash orpunctual customers to I
up in part at least, the losses sustained by the
system. have had at least six years. experierI|
convince me that the credit business, as conduct
this place. isneither just to the buy nor sellert
fore my determination to do cash business.
determined to sell for exceedingly small profits
sell quick, knowing that's nimble sixpencei is i
than slow shilling. Respectfully ask ofmy fiji
and the public generallyG share Of their patrona1
II ,5aq0llEatR Rl MALCOM DOUGLASS]
south side Penn. avenue, between 9Th and 10th
loiN. B. Measures taken, and all kinds Of work |
in the best manner and at the shortest notice, and
home when desired. at9t3sIfM. \
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