Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-12-06


In Great Britain. the number of
spindles said to be employed in the
manufacture of cotton exceeds S.
100000. When 10 good work as
many as 63,994,602 miles of thread
are made per working day of ten
hours, and enough is made every
minute to encompass the earth four
times.
Revenue officers in Great Britain
have nothing to do with politics, but
are appointed for their ability and
integrity, and continue in Office dur
ing good behavior. The result is thai
the royal revenue is fully collected.
and the frauds, if any, are fastened
on the taxpayer.
The Treasury building at Wash
ington, when completed, will have
cost nearly $5,000,O00, and it will be
the finest Executive editice in thc
world. The greater portion of it is
built of Maine granite, and it is pro-
posed to rebuild the remainder with
the same material, as the porous
sandstone of which it is constructed
is disintegrating rapidly.
The Savannah (Ga.) Republican
congratulates its readers on the
growth and increasing Importance
Of their city. Before the war it haG
about twenty-five thousand inhabi-
ants. Now it has more than thirty
six thousand. In the last two year,
some three hundred houses and stores
have been built, yet the demand is
still in excess Of the supply, and rents
are as high as ever.
In Prussia, according to a letter
from Berlin, the years conscription Is
going on. To fill up the ranks of the
four new corps darmce created since
last years campaign no less than
| 100000 men have been levied, instead
of the ordinary quota of the year.
James S. Breckenridge of Lafayet-
te, Ind, had nearly $4,000 stolen
from a valise three years ago, anu
all efforts to recover it proved fruit
less, until a short time since he had a
dream in which he saw the thief. =
man answering the description wa
found, and nearly all the money re-
covered. ......
During the six months preceding
November, the London underground
railway carried over twelve million
of passengers, or about three times
the population of London. The ac
tual number transported over til,
line since its opening in January
1868, is about 100000.
FITz- GREENE HALLECK, one of the
l. sweetest and strongest America!
e pocts-and, indeed, of the language
+ died Tuesday night at GuiJiord, CT
at the age Of seyenty-two years.
I, At this season of the year, when Sc
d many OF our people are suffering iron
L colds, we call attention to Aver
{ Cherry Pectoral as a sure cure 10
e only for coughs and colds, bat all al
d tections of the lungs and throat. Ha
: wing used it in our family for man
it years, we can speak from persona
knowledge of its efficiency. Their
d may be other remedies that arc gool
n but in all our experience this has prC
n we'd to be by far the best. Its quail
le ties are uniform and wholly reliable
a 1t is pleasant to take, and should b
W kept at command, by every family, a
f protection against a class of con
10 plants which seem harmless in tn
5 beginning, but become affecting an
at dangerous if neglected.-N. FL. Re.
Sc iSter.
Cholera, which ragged so fearfully
u l84S, was cured in a multitude of c.
~ Ses by the use of Johnsons Anodyr
:" Liniment. 1t is a sure cure for pa
u and cramp in the stomach.
e Want OF appetite sometimes arise
from over eXertion, or suffering ii
't- horse to stand without proper exc
TO else. Let the horse have a mixed di
Nc Of shorts and cut hay, given at reg
OF lar hours, and nights aud mornings
p dose of Sheridan's Cavalry Conditio
be Powders.
on A FRIEND IN NEED. -Grace's eel
brated Salve is a friend indeed. w
,lv has not found it such in curing Gu
Ia burns, bruises, scaIds, fclons, boi
90. aud even the most obstinate old I
no GERS and other sores. 1t is a wondt
: tul compound, suited alike to the SIX
10 Of the child and of the adult.
" The internal revenue collected dl
ing the last fiscal year amounted
the 1905, 612,767 Is. The expense
III collecting this was $780, 2l 56,
hal which should bc added what a
mol termed office expenses, amounting
but s2,l66,592 so.
nix
ice We judge from the immense sales that Mr.:
,oS. A. Aliens improved (new styiel Hair Restore
Dressing lin one bouie) is preferred 10y every
de- Every Druggist sells il. Price One Dollar.