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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
REpUoF1oN oF TAxAr1oN.
LFrom the Kansas city Bulletin,l

From the Kansas city Bullet1nsl
Decidedly one of the most important
measures of the present session of Con-
gress, is the bill reducing Internal taxa
ton with an amendment to the revenue
law, which passed the House on the 9th
inst. 1t provides for the reduction of
the Internal revenue taxes S4s, 900, coo
and the Tariff duties sac, o,Ooo, 900. No
better evidence than this of the good
management Of our national finances
could be desired Whilst we are paying
off the national debt at the rate of a hum
dred millions a year, we find ourselves
able to reduce the taxes S65, 900, 900 a
year.
With Andrew Johnson and his cohort
of Democratic allies at the helm of the
State, both the debt and the taxes in
creased daily. Within the second year
of Grants administration-baTe begun
as it were-we find the debt reduced
500, ,ooo. 900, with further reduction of
the taxes to the amount of sos, 100000.
Do the people want any better testimo-
nv than these figures furnish of the good
faith, ability and integrity of the present
administration A strict and impartial
enforcement of the laws, a rigidly hon
est collection of the revenue and an
1 economical administrator OF all the al
fairs of government, will account for
this great change in our financial af-
/ fairs.
The reduction of the direct taxation
will greatly tighten the burdens of the
the people and give a new impetus to
business of every kind, whilst it is safe
to say that the increase of business will
in ali probability keep up the revenue
very nearly, if not quite, to the figures
of the first year. From this point Of de.
partlIre in the survey of our financial
condition, we can begin to see plainly
"out Of the woods in the right direc-
ton.
1t would naturally be supposed that
the reduction of taxes would meet the
approval of all parties. Not so, how
ever, with the so-called Democracy
These professed revenue reformers
threw every obstacle in the way of the
measure. Messrs. Brooks, Holman,
Eldridge and others industriously op-
posed the bill by various dilatory mo.
tions and general hlibustering. Their
strenuous efforts however. proved of nc
avail. as the bill finally passed by a vote
of I4o 10 35, every opposing vote being
Democratic. This is the record that par
ty now presents to the eyes of the nation
1t is as untrustworthy now as it was dur
] ing the darkest days Of the rebellion.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
NO.16


The high Swiss hat has become SO
common that It produces a Wearisouie
uniformity in the dress of ouiSladies. 2 g
Carriage and visiting boots are seen
in colOrs to harmonic with the toilet.
and are usually Of satin5 deliberately em-
brOidered. 4 M f1- :
For the croquet lawn, the Marie An
roinette slippers, with a moderate thick
sole, and decorated with an immense
bow and steel buckle viii be IN vogue.
b For young girls and children there is
no pret1er style for arranging tde hair
fit be long and standardization 10 lst
it fall az NaeSyeT on the shoulders
cYsbe, of course.
Black kid boots, stitched with lace and
lined on the inside, are more popular
than colored boots this season.. for the
street Buttoned boots, except for chill
dren, are no longer e's rGgze.
The ''Frou-Frou' slipper is another
elegant triAe, and as its name implies,
new this season. a fill of leather or
huting of SATIN around the instep is sub
stituted for the ordinary bow, while a
buckle fastens the two sides together.
The latest novelty that has made its
appearance for the summer months in
ladies toilets are two new hats, called
Ia Belle and ''La Refine" French
locking hats. There is a striking SINH
-larity, and yet they vary just enough to
give each a name of its own.
The short dresses now worn render it
impossible for a lady to wear an ill-6t-
ting boot, and go forth with any hope
that the patent fact can be concealed
from the eye of the most ordinary OBJ
server. The foot is now as. conspicuous
and as easily to be seen as the hand, and
the Importance ofbeihg well shod is as
great as being well gloved.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
IFrom lhe ClnolnnntI Gazette.

In the Eighth Congressional District
(Ohio) the Democrats have nominated
James r. Hubbell for Congress. The
district is now represented by General
Beatty. Hubbell was formerly q Re-
publican, and tried to represent that dis
rriet in Congress, but his extreme weak
ness disgusted his constituents, and ne
was dropped. Thereupon he obtained
new light, politically, and this new light
carried him into the Democratic party.
where he has since been a standing can
didate for Office. Last year he was elect
ed to the State Senate on the Democratic
ticket. Now he has a wider field to
Eoam over and he will be defeated. Hub
bell is very thin at best, and when he at
tempts to spread over the Eighth Dis
trict he will find himself inadequate 70
the task.
He talks about having left tae Repuh-
lican party at the close of the war, and
gives corruption and prescription as a
reason. His record win show that he
left the Republican party al the time bis
Republican constituents concluded they
had had enough of him. He would suil
be Republican but for the fact that he
was set back from the position Of leader
10 that of private. The fact that the
Democrats nominated him shows that
thew do not expect TO carry the district
He is good enough Democrat 70 lead IN
hopeless contest.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
THE HIGHEST FLIGHT EVER
MADE By MAN.

The most remarkable balloon ascen-
ton on record was made in 1904, by
Blot and Gay-Lussac, in Paris. By this
enterprise they endowed science with a
series of new and important facts, ques-
tionable before that time, as they car
ried with them a complete set Of suitable
apparatus, and moreover, an unsur-
passed knowledge of observation and
experiment. They assembled to a hight
of 900 feet, and observed that at 5000
or oooo feet the animals they had taken
with them in order to observe the effect
of the rarifed air and cold upon them,
did not. appear to suffer any inconven-
ience, In the meantime the pulses Of
the two experimenters were much accel-
Grated: that of Gay-Lussac, otherwise
always slow, sixty-two beats per minute,
was eighty; and that Of Blot, naturally
rapid, seVenty-nine beats per minuts,
was one hundred and eleven. At a
hight Of II 900 feet, a pigeon was liber-
ated; it dropped down, whirling through
the air as lift had been a stone. The
air was too thin, too much rarifed, to en-
able it to Ay.
Three weeks later, Gay-Lussac went
up alone, and attained hight of 1900
feet. four and one-sixth miles, or 1000
feet higher than the top Of Chimborazo
mountain. The barometer was only
thirteen inches high; the thermometer
IS degrees Fahrenheit below the freea-
ing point, while at the surface OF the
ground it was 80 degrees. He left the
court yard Of the C0NSe4Ua&1fre eEeS
44rfs ct Matters, in Paris, and, after an
aerial voyage Of six hours, descended
near Rouen, one hundred miles distant.
The result Of this ascension on Gay
Lussac's health was very injurious, par
tally by the want Of air for respiration y
combined with sudden cold, but chiefly
by the absence Of the accustomed press
ure. Al the extreme hight of 1900 feet
he face and neck were swollen enor-
mously, his eyes ProTuded from his
head. blood ran from the eyellds, nose
and ears. and also came from his lungs
bv vomiting in short, his system re-
ceived a shock from which he never full
Iy recovered during the rest Of his life.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
THE ooNsTANT1NoPLE FIRE.

The most graphic accounts of the
great fire at Constantinople fail to con-
Vey an idea Of its horrors and destruc-
tiveness. More than 1000 houses were
DESTROYED, and property to the value Of
go ooo.ooo was sacrificed. More than
one thousand dead bodies have been re-
covered. and there are still 400 missing
persons unaccounted for. Seven FIRE
Companies, engines and men, persisted
in the flames they endeavored to subdue.
The horrible incidents are too numerous
to detail. Strangest of all is the fact that
the fire thus destructive ragged but few
hours. and spread with such rapidity
that buildings were swept away in an in-
slant. and with an explosion like that of
"A cannon. Such awfully destructive
fires are, fortunately. hardly possible in
American cities, with their broad av-
enues, brick buildings, and superior fire
engines.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
Jan, 1858, to March, 1853, to
Feb, 1868. April, 1870.
SI54,8Io,o73
$3o4,863,8oo


Here is total gain of $5o.o43,oI7,
which IS equal to a gain of 81 $40 per
cent. The gain on spirits was II per
cent; that on tobacco s. per cent; that
on sales 80 per cent; that on bank and
bankers p per cent; that on the income
tax IS per cent; that on legacies and
SUGGESTIONS IA per cent; that on gas II
per cent; and that on stamps 9 per cent.
The loss on penalties, the only item that
does not show gain, was S53I,754.
The Administration of General Grant
has been a fiscal success in the vigor
with which the revenue has been collec.
ted and IN the economy of public expen-
ditures. The national debt at the time
of his Inauguration stood at $2.738, ,8o3,
5o8 and at the end of his first year it
was s., SAL ,668, ,7o5. This shows a re-
duction of $SS .I35, sos in a single
year, and that too without any increase,
but rather with a decrease, in the rate of
taxation.
The surplus revenue of the Govern
ment from all sources for the fiscal year
ending June goth, 1870, amounts to
about 100000, 900; and for the year
ending June goth, 1871, under our pres
ent revenue laws, it would not be less
than 81 90, ,Ooo, 900. The elasticity of the
revenue will add about SIS 1000, 900 by
the natural growth of taxable trade /;
and the reduction on the pension and
bounty list, with reduced expenses of the
army and economy in the civil service,
will easily add SIS, 900, 900 more. There
surely is no difficulty in making a large
remission of taxes, and thus giving relief
to the overburdened industry of the
country. Taxes to the amount of SIS, 600
600 might be repealed without any dan
ger to the fiscal resources of the Govern
ment Even then we should have a
surplus of more than $50, COG, 900 with
which to continue the annual payment
of the national debt. All pretense Of
any necessity for the income tax IS most
efectualIy answered by these figures.
The policy Of the Government has been
that of reducing the. taxes since the close
! of the war. Such was the public de-
mand; and such it is now and hence
the Government must tighten the tax
burdens of the people as rapidly as pos
| sible in consistency with the requirements
upon its Treasury This will make the
| Administration popular with its friends
and strong against its enemies, and
greatly add to the prospect of the con-
tinuance Of the Republican party in
power. Indeed, the tax question and the
| currency question are the two chief
! points upon which the future Of this
| party depends. Serious blunders here
would inlure it, if they did not prove
fatal.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
THE DAR1EN SURVEY.

The surveys of the Isthmus of Darien
for ship canal have given a new de-
monstration of its impracticability.-
Three routes were examined, and Com-
mander Selfridge says that the best Of
these will require a tunnel eight miles
long, under a mountain nine hundred
feet high, which renders it totally inn
practicable. A tunnel of such length,
and large and deep enough for steamers
and sailing ships to pass, is, Of course,
an impossibility. But if it could be
made, at a cost Of hundreds of millions
of dollars, it could not be relied on, for
the whole region is constantly disturbed
by earthquakes, and these would not on
ly be dangerous to navigation but would
probably fill up some part Of the canal
at every shake. All projects for an IN
teroceanic canal in that part OF the lstn,
mus might as well be given up, and
there should be no more expenditure OF
money in surveys, when it has been de-
monstrated over and over again that the
thing is impracticable.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
PRETTY WOMEN.
[Froln the I.ondon satnrdav Rerler


After all, is the world SO very absurd
in its love Of pretty women? A pretty
woman is doing woman's work in the
world; not making puddings, but ma
king life SUMMER and more beautiful. In
a society resolute to be ugly there is no
post for an Adonis but that of a model
or a guardsman. But woman does for
mankind what man has ceased to do.
She clings to the Periclean ideal. Her
aim from very childhood is to be beau
tiful Even as a schoolgirl she notes
the progress of her charms, the deepening
color of her hair, the growing symmetry
of her arm, the ripening contour of her
cheek. We watch with a silent interest
the mysterious reverie of the maiden;
she is dreaming of a coming beauty, and
painting for the glories of eighteen. In
sensibly she becomes an artist, her room
a studio, her glass an academy. The
hours work with her, but she works with
the hours.
What silent musing before her mirror,
what dreams, what discoveries, what
disappointments, what careful gleanings
of experience, what sudden flashes of
inventionl The Joy of her toilet is the
joy of Raffaelle over his canvass, Mich
ael Angelo before his marble. She is
creating beauty in the silence and lone
illness of her chamber she grows like
any other great art-creation, the result
of patience, of hope, Of a thousand deli
cate touchings and Tetouehings. But
even to the Giocoea the moment Of per
fectness. of completion, comes at last;
the master takes his work from the easel
and gives it to the ages. Woman is
never perfect, never complete. A rest
less night undoes the beauty of the day;
sunshine blurs the evanescent coloring
other cheeks; frost nips the tender out
lines Of her face into sudden harshness.
Her pencil has ever to be at work, even
while the hours work for her, and the
hours work against her at last.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

FO WHOM ITMA7 CONCERN.

THERE Is NO description Of BTer-
chandise Of " hich people generally ars
~ poorly qualified to judEe of qualify and
prices as that Of Watches, Jewelry and Sill
yer Ware, hence the 1mp srtance Ia tue pur-
chaser OF buying where ne has good reason
40 believe thai honesty and fair dra'ing are
the governing principles s IN business
Tusfnncrs are numerous Df our citizens
sending away for goods Ia this line, and In
vari tbIs pay ing 10 70 % per cent. ns're for
or @. PIATT. JeWrIer, No. Williams
Block, where as EHld an assortment OF
.uots In his line viii be found As In any
tore IN Central Ohio, ana Wnere ialr DEAL
ing is the rule. Julyel
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

There is a class of unmidgated and
hopeless blocl<heads in Congress and
out Of it, who think it would be an inn
mense achievement to stick tax upon
all new bonds to be issued BY the gov
ernment. They apparently suppose that
the tax can be put on and nobody dis
cover the fact until after the bonds have
been sold. It would appear sufficiently
obvious that If the government an
nounces its intention Of taxing its own
promissory notes, it will have to stand a
corresponding shave on them when il
offers them in the market, and In the
end win lose rather than gain by the OBJ
Grafton. Taxing the bonds already IS
sued and sold under an express stipula-
ton that they should H0f be taxed, is a
a different matter. inasmuch as il IN
wolves not only stupidity but raseality as
well.-.S6fTNgssla RebN6he.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

The Chinese question Is very simple.
A Chinaman has the same right 30 le
born into the world as any other 1hld
Of Adam. Being born. be has angh-
to live. Having 4 right TO live. be pas
rieht 10 earn his livelihood wheI yer ne
can best find work and Wgs-s- 5e''s +
that, Of all countries oii W -.,. &
ica offers the feS
sisier ana take his chances with Che
~. .li.s'' Peinc here. ne has riam la bc
treated with the same justice and gener-
ositv as we show 20 other men. h1a
40 ;s the slrn and substance of tlie
Chimes ouestior ~ stfHaf
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

WIND an Wand

a GOOD and durable Il Se-ss,4 OF
n themselves al-d friends, especially de
parted faiends.
THE e can be made life size from the
smallest pi PICTURES, also from tIOst- OLD fntieu
cues Of atY kind-givlng color OF hair, eys 5,
Complexion and clothes CoiOring in Oti
y the only really durable colorinE in use
Prices to suit ali, varying from ten to fifty
dollars framed.
ANY one having three hours a dav to
spend, for four weeks can have three Life
Sized Pictures for thirty dollars with Kno1yl-
edge OF the Principles of the Art
BE sure to call and examiue specimens
before making orders -IseH here. bout for
gel the place, 126, South Main street,
our doors north Rutl Road
Oct. 20 'B0-Iv. M. n sBURKHOLDER
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

7 WILL sell my House and Lot On
Franklin street, one door sonth OF A. r
3 sulsf reside nee. cheap.
Have also a new House On North Wash
ngton street, for safe. Enquire OF
julysJf @. f. HILLS.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
Over One mmndrefI

CONCORD and Hartford prolific
u Grape Vines, 30 Ounce trees (best
kindsl, DC. growing ON the two building
llts. rods front, u deep. west side OF
franklin Street, between fhe premises Of
Messrs. Ross q OWston, South Delaware /;
iJt- ami all tor sale at S600,-5< on ten years
lime by HENRY J. EATON.
Sept. 17-1y.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

r H. GRIFFITH, Dealer In Ameri-
d can and italian Marble, opposite the o.
W. University, Delaware, .. Statues, Mon
uments, Urns, Vases, Mantles, Cabinet and
Counter Slabs, executed from the bes7
signs and choicest marble. prf26
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

An assistant marshal. in taking the
census in Louisville, asseda a colored wo-
man what personal property she pos
sessed, and received the sober reply
'sNothing but desc three children yere,
an they aint wuth much,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
What has become OF we
Mighty Men i'm BucIEram2

w Z have had our Banner on the
outer wall, with PRICES 50 Low that
no firm in the State Of Ohio undertook o.
meet us. We have driven our Zoe to the
wall, and occupy the held without fear.
We have silenced all men who years ago
assumed some powerof competition. They
are now willing TO confess confidentIaIIy
that there is no use trying to meet or beat
US in prices, because we are game on a
Clothing "set-to.' TheironIy hope is in the
ignorance OF their customers, who viii not
look around to see the difference in our
prices and theirs, which amounts to at least
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

HEsE are pertinent questions
which our citizens should answer be-
fore insuring their property For years the
" est has been paying AN annual tribute to
the East, by patronizing Eastern Fire In
surance Companies. This constant and
continuous drain has seriously affected the
financial interests of the West, and the
prOple of Ohio have sought for means to
check the tide, and retain these interests to
,tur commonwealth. The organization of
Fire Insurance Corporations has afforded
an effective means, and to-day the InSur-
ance Companies incorporated by the State
OF ohio are among the most solvent and ef-
fective IN the country. Among these incor-
pOr0tions The
aHOME. OF COLUMBUS"
occupies a most enviabIe position. Organ
lied by gentlemen of acknowledged prOni-
" and capacity, with a patd-up capital eX-
ceeding
HALF A MILLION OF DOLLARS,
She enters the insurance field with all the
elrmenIs of success. Her career thus far
will com pare most favorable with any sim
liar institution IN the country, aud her fu-
ture promises to speedily rank her among
the for most. There is scare ly q commu-
nifty IN the State which has mot manifested
The best known business men throughout
the State have become StockhOiders, and an
earnest disposition is shown tO build up
Western Fire Insurance Company which
viii be without rival.
M corporation Off rs more or better Sc
curity than the HONE, OF COLUMBUS" Its
asset~ amount to S515.278, while its entire
liabilities, excepting capital stock are only
-34.lS9 40. Nearly q half million OF dol
lars security. This iS ample beyond any
tJeradventure, and should com amend the
Company to our citizens.
The following Well-knoWn gentlemen of
this place own stock IN the ''HOme:" Hon.
I. c. JuneS, H. NJ. Carper, W. P. Reid, ]. D.
Van Deman, Prof w g. Williams, A. LY-
brand. q. B. Paul, T. e. Powell, NJ. Miller,
Jones, B. F. LoofbOrough. S. K. DOnavin.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
INCREASE OF INTERNAL REVE.
NUE..
IRON the Independent.l ]

The receipts of internal revenue for
the year ending the goth of April, 1870,
show very large increase over-the pre-
vious year. The amount of this increase
is $50, ,43O, ,9IS.
The following table presents a com
parative statement of this revenue from
January Ist, 1868, to February 18th,
1869, and from March Ist, 1860, to April
goth, 1870:
Ems GAZETTE
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

Beautiful faces-they that wear
The light of n pleasant spirit there,
It matters little If dark or fair.
Beautiful hands are they that do
The work of the noble, good and true,
Busy for them the long day through.
Beautiful feet are they that 90
Swiftly to tighten another's woe,
summers heat or winters snow
Beautiful children. If rich or poor,
Who walk the pathways sWeet and pure
That lead to the mansions strong and sure
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
EDUCATIONAL.
1866. 1870.
OHIO
BUSINESS COLLEGE F!
1886.
1870.

DELAWARE, OHIO.
Il Complete, Thorough and Systematic Com
HierciaI College and Writing institute, for
Educating Young Men, Boys and
Ladies for business or Teachers
Of ReIlHBGnShfp.
Cost of Tuition-One-third less than
An most other TmstltutiOns OF the kTnd.
Circulars containing terms, &C., sent free
on receipt of three-cent stamp.
In addition to the Commercial and Writ
ing Departments, there Is IA this College,
from the 18th OF April until the 18th of Sep
tember.
NORMAL SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS,
for Teachers to pursue the studies requisite
in Common schools, In conueciion with
thorough instruction IN Penmanship.
Young Teachers will ind this lust the place
to qualify Themselves for a high standing
in their profession.
For further particulars call at the College
or address j. W. HARP
aprZz, 'fO-lyr Proprietor.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15

Risks Written at Adequate Rates.
5. K. DONAvIN, Agent
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
INSURANCE.
A WESTERN
INSURANCE COMPANY.
S
Is ff Not Time to Keep Dur
Money al Home

Is the West 60 Continue to Build Up
Eastern Cities and Enrich Eastern
Capitalists
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-15
TIMELY HINTS FOR THE TREAT
MENT OF sUNsTROKE CASES.


As the hot season IS fully upon US, the
following directions for the treatment OF
sunsroke cases will be found Of value:
First-APply ice or ice-cold water to the
TOD Of the head and if the burning is
felt at the base of the skull apply cold
water there, taking care not to wet the
back. Second-Give to drink (hot if
POssible) cayenne pepper or ginger
stirred into water, and as strong as the
patient can take it. FLUID Essence Of
Jamack ginger" is excellent for this pur-
pose and as preventive. Third
Quickly wrap the body in a blanket
or other warm covering, for life depends
upon restoring the natural circulation
and stimulating free perspiration.
Fourth-Do not allow the suns rays to
touch the patients head for at least
twenty-four hours.