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The national Republican., 1867-12-30
A NEW PAMPHLET AND MAP.

showing the Progress Of the Work. Resources for Con-
sructon, and Value Of Bonds, may be obtained at the
Company's Oficos or OF iL advertised Agents, or
will bo sent free on application,
JOHN J. CISCO.
Treasurer, New York.
November 2s, 1867 del7.eslmSw2t
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

A ACLEaoIsAS writing 10 friend. says Ny voyage
10 Europe is indefinitely postponed. I have diseoy-
cred the fountain Of heslth' this side OF the At
iantic. Three bottles Of tho Peruvian Syrup have
rescued me from the fangs Of the fcnd Dyspepsia.
Dyspeptics should drink from this fcvntsis.
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

GRNTLRMEN's DRESS SHIRTS superior in style,
make, and fabric, to 1T with ease and comfort
the "human form diyine.n Ready-made or made
to order at STEPHENS Co.,
$40 Pennsylvania avenue,
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

VAST AND MAGNIFICENT display Of Ladies' KID
Button Walking Boots, at the extensive Boot and
Shoe Store OF Cummins, 81 Seventh street, second
door south Of X street and Northern Market.
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

Sons OF JoNApAB,-Tho Sons Of JOnadab held
their regular meeting on Saturday evening at
the usual time and place, when goodly number
were initiated and became members of the Coun-
ell, When they adjourned II was with the un-
derBtanding to meet next Saturday evening In
the hall of the Intellgenoer Building, corner of
Seventh and p streets; II is the desire OF the
Council that all OF the old members be present.
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

GRAND BALL Ann ,,,x,,
To BE GIVEN AT THE WASHINGTON CITY GAR.
DEN,
New York Avenue, between First aud Second streets,
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY
No expense or pains will be spared 10 make this the
best Of the seassu. Tickets 50 cents. deH.t
The national Republican., 1867-12-30
THE SUPREME COURT OF. THE bl STRICT q
OF THE UNITED STATES FOE IllE SAID DIS

To all IBhOm Il may concern, greeting,
NOTICE Is hereby given that the r4lner General
Bragg was captured by vessels Of III, United States
belonging to the Mississippi squEdI 10, der com
mand Of Rear Admiral G. n Davis, uId lhr sAme was
lbelled and prosecuted In this Cpur., O'' name Of
the United States for the reasons ia iUr | stated
aud that said cause will stand for ltt It the city
Hall, ia the city Of Washington, on nj. FIRST MON
DAY Of January next, whom and whrr' nll persons
arc warned to appear to show cause why rrU.CmnR
ton should not be decrccd and to intcrN ' their
interests.
Decembdr I, 1867. r. }. MEluS,
dell.S8wtl iIrTk,
The national Republican., 1867-12-30
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT 0F
SPPiTTMEu ptRlNTf tspfTfs F6R frsf TIIE sAiD pis

TRICf,
To all ,ohOm q may concern, greeting;
NOTICE II hereby given that tho steamer General
Sumter captured by vessels Of the United states
belonging to the Mississippi Squadron, under com
mand Of Rear Admiral G. II, Davis, and the same
hcllcd and prosecuted In this court In the name
Of tho United States for the reasons In the libel stated
and that said cause will stand for trial 9t the CITY
Hall In the city Of Washington, on the FIRST MON
DAY Of January next, whom aud where all persons
are warned to appear TO show causr why cOndemna-
ton should not be decree aud to Intervene for their
DEUgMBgR I, 1867. K, J MElGs,
declI-SSWtd Cork,
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

VIOLATING Snow LAw.-George Kesler and
Richard ii. Ball were arrested In the Fourth
precinct by Oficers Farley and Rossiter. Justice
Morsell fined them q each.
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

"LIrrbE Doors. ''-Fne Calf, scwed, long Boots,
and heavy ones, for little boys, in great variety at
Cummns, si7 Seventh street, two doors below North
ern Market
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

IxNESsE ExcIrRNExr-RREsH ARRIVAL Tho vi.
einity Of the Post Once In great state Of excite
ment yesterday. on account Of the large lot Of cloth
ing In front Of the clothing house, at No. t62 Sew
enth street. y. These goods arc being sold at
great sacrifice. Persons desiring to be clothed for the
winter can do 30, for the smallest sum In fact the
ike was never known In Washington. The rush for
suits continued all day. Take time by the foreloek
and proceed at once 10 the place above Indicated and
get your clothing at these psuie rates-for cash.
THB ELLiPrro Look-srircH sgwIso MACHINE.
These neat aud beautiful household necessities are
now on exhibition at the store Of J. X. Hopkins 4
Co.. Watch and Jewelry Dealers northeast corner Of
y and Seventh streets, opposite the Patent once.
They work like charm, and partake, apparently,
mere Of the pastme principle than Of the labor They
are remarkably simple In their construction th a
the newest novice can work them with success They
are sure In their operation, finishing the In
uniform and perfect manner They make tight
stitch. tho only admissible stitch for family
ing and manufacturing purposes They sew equally
we'll the lightest and heaviest fabrics They pro-
yided with glass foot, hommer, braidor, binder,
tucker, eorder and trimmer, and these attachments
simple and certain In their justment and opera
tion, aud will doa greater range Of work, In less
time. and In q more perfect manner than any other
sewing machine. Messrs. II. Co. have on hand a
large and well selected stock Of Gold Watches Chains,
Jeweiry. &c. suitable for holiday presents.
"LrrrLK Doors. ''-Fine Calf. sewed, long Boots,
and heavy ones for little boys in great yArIety at
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

IN UNUHATEFUL IHIEF'-The BhIIlWOFr IONl-
niercidl OF Saturday says; Joshua ID. Grant, n
bon-ton dressed darkey, was arrested yesterday
afternoon charged with stealing an ovcrcont
resident of Washington city. The accused had
accepted an invitation from Martin to indulge
In the luxury of a pigs foot, and after devourlng
II thlevish propensity seized him to steal the
overcoat, which he accomplished by coolly plac-
Ing the garment upon his shoulders and walk
Ing out of the cook-Hhop, Justice Mckinley
committed Grant for the action of the grand
Jury, and Martin as n witness,
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

A CoLoRED SUNDAY School TURNED Our OF
DooRs.-A Sunday school for colored persons In
Washington, established three years ago by MIR,
clety as mission school OF that Church in De
cember, 1860. Recently permission was given to
the school to occupy the church on Sunday af-
ternoon, In the hope of increasing Its efficiency.
On the 9Th of December the superintendent re-
ceiyed notice OF the following resolution;
Resolved by The Hoard Of Management Of The Uai-
tartan church Of Washington D. C., That the resO-
luton granting the use of the church to the Sun
day school for cOlored children, passed by the
Tcscinded.
The school numbered above eighty scholars,
to The Unitarian churches to take collections in
aid o. hall for this school-NcW Nation, (Rich-
Hl0Hd,) eth.
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

SALE or REAL EsTATg,-lt is said that Hon.
John sherman and his brother Lieut.. Gen Sher-
man have purchased IL acres OF land on Four
teenth street beyond Columbia College, for which
they paid $4,000.
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

Howard Division, Sons OF Temperance. will
give an entertainment this evening, at Mctzerott
Hall, for the benefit of the poor. Some OF the
best amateur performers In the city have been
engaged for the occasion. The entertainment
will conclude with tableaux representing THE
Drunkard's Home, y THE Spirit of Temperance"
and "The Power Of the Pledge"
The national Republican., 1867-12-30

ACCIDENT PROM FIRE-ARMs,-A boy named
Henry Wilson, whose parents reside near the
Washington Gardens, on New York avenue, met
with painful accident on Friday afternoon BY
the accidental discharge OF pistol. While the
unfortunate youth and comrade were exam
lining the weapon 1t accidentally exploded, and
the contents, consisting Of small shot, entered
his breast, causing painful wound.
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the National, Washington. l. was

the National Washington. 1t was u
failure.
Chanfrau is sick in New Orleans.
After Nay Days is the title Of new
piece soon to be produced at the Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia.
Joe Jefferson is the star at the Ma
tional Cincinnati
At last accounts Charles Dillon was
fulfilling a brilliant engagement at the
Theater Royal, Liverpool
Miss Adah Isaacs Menken and Les
Pirates de la SaraRe continue to be
immensely successful at the Gate, Paris.
Boucicaults Flying Scud was gwen
for the one hundred and sixty'frst time
at the Holborn Theater, London, on
the 9th.
Nine. Parepa gave Mary Stuart at the
Theater Royal, Montreal, on the 22d.
Miss Kate Reynolds continues at the
Royal Lyceum, Toronto
A New York paper says Kissing has,
Il would seem, become almost obsolete in
our places of amusements A sibilescen
demonstration is rarely made by nova
day audiences. A hiss was, we believe,
attempted at the New York Theater on
the first night of CeHdrillon but it was
a lamentable failure. Guying," indis-
eriminate and vehement applause-a
species Of satre-is, however, INDUCED
in by young America. The other night,
a party of we'll dressed young men saw
fit to guy one of the aambeaux-bear-
ers attendant upon "Zamiel," the evil
spirit in the Black Crook, and Judge
their surprise when the fiery demon re-
marked soto roce that he "had spotted
them aud would lay for them after the
play" True to his word, the indignant
supe waylaid the appreciative young
gents, and with the assistance Of other
unknown demons, now transformed into
burly sports, he severely thrashed two or
three Of the party.
J. A. Hackett commenced Eve nights
engagement at McVicker's JTheater,
Chicago, ON last Monday.
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THE AMUSEMENT WORLD.
Movements of Prominent Artists
at Home and Abroad.

Vestvali is at DeBar's Opera House,
and will be succeeded on next Monday
by Mrs. Bowers.
The Black Crook was produced at the
St. Louis Varieties on last Monday.
Julia Daily is in Washington, as charm
ing as ever.
Kate Fisher and her trained horse,
Wonder, are doing wonders at Detroit
Yankee Locke is the star at Barnum 5
Museum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Paul are giving
a series of farewell entertainments at the
Irving Hall, New York
Maggie Mitchell is in the last week of
her engagement at the Broadway, New
York.
Edwin Booth is in Boston. An ex-
change says of him; AS Mr.. Booth los,
all his wardrobe by the Winter Garden
Ere, he viii appear in bis shirt sleeves.
Kate Bateman Grow is now rapidly
recovering from a dangerous illness,
caused by poison which had infused il
self into her system some months ago
when having a tooth filled
The Hsnlons appear next at Detroit,
Buffalo, Syracuse and New York city,
thence to Paris on May 2sth.
John Owens is the star at Howard
Boston, where Maggie Mitch.
ell follows him.
Proctor closed an engagement. AZ the
Cleveland Academy Of Music on the
10th, and was succeeded'by Fanny Price
and David Hsnehett
Lotta opens Al Newark, y. j., next
week
Rachel johnson and Ben Macauley
terminated a six weeks engagement a.
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Real Lace Points, prices ranging from
SO to 5000. just received.
HOWELL, WOOD & co,
IS Southern Palace, 332 Main street.

The FLORAL TRIBUTE.
being the Goth of April, the day set apart
by the ladies of the South 70 honor the
memory OF the gallant dead by placing
floral tributes on their graves, interest.
ing decorative ceremonies will take place
at Elmwood Cemetery, where many hun.
dre6s of Confederate soldiers sleep their
last sleep. All persons who feel so dis
posed are requested to bring flowers and
evergreens to strew on the graves. The
exercises will commence at halfpast ten
clock, under the direction of Col. John
S. Kerr, who has been appointed marshal
of the day by the ladies. The Grafton
will be delivered by Rev. DR.. Ford, and
invitations have been extended to seye-
raj distinguished individuals to be pres
emit The Arions, under thu leadership
of Prof. Sabatzky, will be present and
discourse some appropriate music. Ex-
ira cars are to be placed on the Beal
street track tomorrow to accommodate
all who desire attending the decorative
ceremonies, to show that the memory of
those who offered up their lives for their
country are still cherished in the hearts
of the ladies of the South.
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0DD FELLOWS CELEiERATIoS.-To-
morrow the different lodgei' of Odd Fell
lows of this city will celebr ate the forty
eighth anniversary of the establishment
of the order in the United States, by
grand procession, to be followed by an
appropriate address by Rev. j. B. Fer
guson. The procession will move attwo
O'Clock from Odd Fellows Hall, down
Main street to Union, out Union to
Shelby, down Shelby to Beal, out Beal to
Second, mp Second to Madison, down
Madison to Third, up Third to Adams,
out Adams to Second, up Second to the
First Baptist Church, where the column
will halt open to the right and LEFT, and
form line, in close order The chief
marshal Of the day and aids viii pass
between the lines to the extreme left;
returning, will be followed by the orator
Of the day aud the entire column to the
church, where the ceremonies win take
place.
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S. G. RHINE, an old resident of Mar.
shall county, Mississippi, who carried
on business for many years in Holly
Springs, is now located in this city at
356 Main street, where he has a fine
stock Of dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes,
hats, ETC., which is prepared to sell at
prices that will suit customers. Missis-
sippians and other planters viii find it
TO their advantage to call on Mr.. Rhine,
for he has just the class Of goods that
will please them, and will treat them in
the old style that made him 80 popular
and successful at Holly Springs. Call
and see him at $50 Main street As
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Money Market.

The gold market is excited. having advanced
to 1870 and 40 buying rates by brokers.
County warrants (old issue) are in fair de-
mAnd at sOc buying selling at 90 to 9sc. City
scrip is dull at SOC buying selling at 81 to $50.
Very few of our brokers are disposed to buy.
Exchange has ruled very steady for some days.
There is but little, however, doing in IT, The
supply is fully equal to the demand. Eastern
buying at par to 80 off, and selling at x to 40
premium. New Orleans is dull at 20 off. buy
ing. and selling at par. There is little doing in
uncurrent money. The demand for Planters
and Union Banks of Tennessee is quite active,
but there il little offered for sale.
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RAILROAD CONVENTION. conven.
ton of railroad superintendents as
sembled at the Overton Hotel yesterday,
and elected Horace Scott chairman and
NJ. Hughitt secretary. The following
gentlemen answered to their names on
the call of the roll I S Williams, Cen
eral Superintendent of the New Orleans,
Jackson and Great Northern railroad
i d Frost, General Superintendent of
the Mississippi Central railroad l. }
Fleming, Chief Engineer and General
Superintendent Mobile and Ohio rail-
road; NJ Hughitt, General Superintend-
ent, and W P Johnson, General Pas
senger Agent, Illinois Central railroad;
Horace Scott, General Superintendent
Jacksonville, Madison and Indianapolis
railroad B Jones, General Superin-
tendent Memphis and Ohio railroad A
H Lewis, Assistant General Superintend-
ent, and c Z Follett, General Ticket
Agent Ohio and Mississippi railroad
j F Boyd, General Passenger Agent
Memphis and Louisville line and c I
Anderson, Superintendent Western Di-
vision Memphis and Charleston railroad.
A summer schedule was agreed upon to
take effect on the first Sunday in May.
On motion of Col Sam B Jones, it was
agreed that the next time table conven-
tion meet at Louisville, Kentucky, and
that the chairman of this convention be
instructed to issue circulars to officers of
all roads, inviting them to attend-the
time of meeting to be fixed by the chair
man.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-25

GRAND PICXIC.-The season will be
inaugurated on Wednesday next, May
LIST, by a grand picnic under the auspices
Of the Christian Doctrine Association of
St. Peters Church, at the school grounds
on Wellington street, between Vance
and Linden streets. The Association is
composed of ladies and gentlemen of
the congregation who take an interest in
the moral welfare of the children of the
city. Committees have been appointed
to make the proper arrangements for the
festivities of the day. Tickets fifty cents
each.
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Southern Palace, SS2 Main st.

CoTToN SPEcULATIoS.-The decline in
New York and Liverpool has played the
deuce with the Memphis cotton market,
and sales are few and far between
Observing the general dullness, three
colored gentlemen known as Carl Rich
ardson, John Brooks and Bill Browning
concluded TO speculate a little in the
staple, and took about one.halt ola bale
from Mr.. Walkers cotton warehouse
without his permission. That gentleman
did not like the proceeding and had the
speculative nigs arrested. Esquire
Creighton has issued warrant and will
prescribe in their cases.
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Monetary and Commercial
Cotton Market.

As the prospects Of general war In Europe
are becoming every day more apparent. in the
same ratio the decline in cotton continues. To-
day Is gloomy one on Front street among cot
ton men, many of whom have fondly looked
forward to the future for better prices. but seem
doomed to disappointment as the market
steadily declines. Small lots of middling are
sold at l992Oc.
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THOSE elegant walking coats at Drake
& Co. s, 277 Main street. AZ

STEAMBOAT THIEvEs.-A colored indi-
vidual named Joe Palmer is in durance
vile for endeavoring to walk off with some
freight from the ST. Louis wharfboat
John Henry, also colored, is keeping him
company for making up the levee at a
quick pace to the tune of John Brown"
with box of tobacco he hooked from
the steamer Minneola. Both these col.
ored gentlemen are held on State war
rants and will probably go to Nashville.
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WANTS.

NHTANTED IMMEDIATELY "A GOOD
w cook, washer and ironer. Tor small fam.
lily. Apply At this olicc. ~
MTANTED.-ANY 0NE IN WANT OF A
w man 10 take charge Of Mill. put up one.
or 10 construct one OF any Mind, can obtain my
aud practical Mnchinist Of several years ex-
perienoe. aud can give tho best reference.
Address j. II. TEAL,
43-S Memphis. Tennessee.
IKTANTED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
w thac any book that Is 10 be had at any Of
tho hook stores In the city, Is for sale and 10 let
az j. ID. sUTT0N'5 CIRCULATING LII
BRARY, 2A Third street. SO 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-25

NorIoE.-The steamer Commercial
will receipt for freight aud ticket pas
sengers through from Memphis to Little
Rock until further notice, at the follow.
ing rates, viz Pound freight at sixty
cents per one hundred pounds passen-
gers at seventeen dollars. Two trains
per week will be run from Duvals Bluff
to Little Rock ION Thursdays and satur-
days., to connect with the steamer Com.
mercial. Passengers aud shippers can
rely upon this arrangement
JSO b. DAVIS,
Captain Of Commercial.
LEVY Il MILLER, Agents,
1860 No. 81 Madison streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-25

FoUR YEARS IMPMsoSMESr.-Martin
Field, colored, on trial in the Criminal
Court for receiving stolen goods, has
been elected to serve four years in the
Nashville penitentiary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-25

CoLoREB SCHOOL EXHIBITION. = The
Lincoln High School are to have an ex-
hibition tonight and tomorrow night at
Avery Chapel, on Gayoso street The
exercises will consist Of declam atoms,
Rotations, concert readings, original
compositions, dialogues and tableaux,
interpreted with music. Tickets of ad-
mission cost twenty-five cents, the pro-
ceeds to be appropriated for the purchase
of school apparatus.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-25

SNAIL CoURr.-Commissioner Burdiit
oficiated last evening in the second dis
trict police court Only two offenders
presented themselves. One white man,
who had been on a big drunk, for which
be paid eleven dollars. A cOlored voter
was 6ned ten dollars and costs for car
rying concealed weapons he had no
money, and was sent on the Changing
for tweniy-three days
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FINE business suits, at popular prices,
at brakes, 277 Main street. 48

PLENTY OF GAs.-Some nights, when
it is very dark and the moon does not
make her appearance according to al
manacic orders, we have to roam around
the streets in the dark in a mood when
blessings on the gas company do not
issue from the lips; but this morning, as
the sun was shining brightly, the gas
company concluded to be liberal, and at
eleven o'clock large number of the
street lamps we're burning as well as they
were able. We would thank the COM
pany for little more light at night and
less during the day, for their puny efforts
are totally eclipsed by 0ldsSol. Many
people wondered why the lamps we're
burning this morning One fellow ex-
planned it by saying that the gas COM
pany had placed meters to those lamps
burning, and we're making an estimate
how much per annum to charge the city
Colored Figured Tsrlatain, for balls, par
ties, ETC., just received.
HOWELL. WOOD & CO.,
ls Southern Palace, 332 Main ST.
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0MIBUsEs. have been requested
to state that omnibuses will be in attend
ance on Vance street, at the end of the
street car track, to convey persons TO
EImwood Cemetery tomorrow.
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NEw MrMrHIs THrArrn There was

New MEMPHIS THEATER There was
q fair attendance at The New Memphis
Theater last evening on the occasion Of
Mr.. Gardens benefit, when a dramatiza.
ton Of Tennyson's Enoch Arden was
produced, entitled Saped from the Wreck.
Mr.. Garden sustained the character Of
"Enoch Arden " in n very creditable
manner, and was enthusiastically APP
plauded. Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Lana
gan will take benefit, when Mathews
comedy Who Killed Cock Robin and
A Family Failing will be produced.
Mr.. aud Mrs. flanagan have made many
friends among our theater goers. Night
after night they have toiled to please the
public, with considerable success, as is
evinced by the applause with which they
are always greeted. Tonight they take
a farewell benefit, and we hope their
merits will be rewarded by full house,
fer they deserve it. Tomorrow night
Chris. Steinkuhl, the efficient Treasurer,
will take benefit, when an excellent
programme will be presented, in which
Mr.. James Garden will play prom
inent part Chris. is an old soldier of
the Confederacy and gallant gentle
man, and if his friends attend the theater
will be filed to its utmost capacity.
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SADDLES AND HARNESS. - Planters,
merchants, draymen, and others who
may need any saddles or harness of any
description are informed that S. Fred
Mailman is prepared to supply them
with all they need at No. 90 Jefferson
street His prices are reasonable, Of
which you can be satisfied by calling to
see him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-25

Hoe STEALISG-A warrant has been
issued by Esquire Creighton for the ar
rest Of Ed. Witherspoon and Sally
Brown, two colorcd lovers Of pork, for
stealing hog from one Of their neigh
Lnr.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-25

Salve with little pamphlet inside the box.
They are bogus. The genuine have name Of ].
Haydock on box with name Of J.. Maggiel, NJ.
d. Ue genuine lave the Pill surrounded with
white powder" 4l4g
hotioo.-We earnestly request our friends
not to pay more than Ave cents a copy for the
PUnLic LEDGER. We sell to the newsboys at
two cents copy thus allowing them over u
hundred per cent. profit on every paper.