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anISr,s suA,lrruL NEPOrIsM.

He then referred to the reversal Of the decision
of the Supreme Court on the Legal render act
and hoped that the practice of packing ths hlghes
court would not obtain. Already Democrats were
speaking of subverting the constitutional aIneno
o1ents by putting on the bench enough sonnd
Democrats il they once obtained power. what
he had said must have convinced them now nee
essary il it was to give their wslitical life moral
basis Much could be done by removing from II
certain elements of decentralization They must
have civil service reform to give the country
more eficient officers and to abolish Government
After Dointing out the evils of this system, and
6emoralizing effects upon President anu PeoP.e,
he referred 20 the recently appointed Civil Service
Commission and what it might do The oPPo-
nens this reform objected that 1t would estaoilsh
a beaurocracy or privileged class, but there was
nothing in that The reform would come ana
much would be won for il by limiting the Presl-
dental office to one term, which would remove
tbe ;ndncaments for the Executive to use his pat
ronage in order to secure a denomination. theh
Presidents would seriously thlnk OF reform.
There was hope that the necessity toT me reylEsi
of a finer feeling of honor in political NE mo9lu
soon be felt. Washington refused man an once ono
because he was q relation, but noto me FTeSideHs
s cousins and brothsrs-i-sdU at the pubtie crio ana
fnttgrers e,Iled Il a fTife. But the ChleI OF tne
State when he made such appointments; tangh!
his subordinates that public ONCE could oe useu
for selfish ends. When a FTesideat dpPo..ntea P. =
office men 1cho gape him presents, naturally taeSS aP
,,ointees 0aue their oeiat fGU0Ts for presents had
Washington given such an example OF eoIIuP'
nepotisnl he would have poisoned the csi chAIAS.e
Of the public service. II purify vas - oe ne 49,
in public life attention must De PAID 70 tle HeS S
as we'll as TO the other members OF the oody Poii
tic.
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The total net revenue collected by the
Federal Government during the year en-
ding June 80, 1871, was $685.. 1923, ,944 SO,
as fellows:
Net receipts from 9 go 4O8 O5
Net receipts from internal revenue. 14S l6S SO
Sales public 23ss s406s
Miscellaneous sOurces---..---...-- 81 ,566 1858
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TIE REpqnlIoAs PRESS MUST DrsoUse! ohASTs COR

The most stubborn obstacle in the way OF these
reforms was panty spirit and its moral tyranny,
which demanded that ali should De sAcrlnSeS1 loI
the sake of the arty.That- led 10 q Wen olsel-
nIined Organization, and the perfection Of such
one was found in TamInany hail ms 2 81 "a IoI
tv discipiine undermined truth But now Osho-
cratic papers denounced corruption IN NeH aorAs
and few Republican ones the carpet gsgYsd 3o
Presidential usurpatiOns. Party spirit M urea 70
si,0n,ass yerscitv and thus opened the door 70
Corruption; but Inc people in order 70 rule truly,
had to know the whole truth ping i1iSy iS fps-h,
permitted corruption by covering II, ana Lousn' M @
necessary reforms. and 1t Was time 70 stop sS ca
crOachments. ..-.- s, not NON
sved eorporaIions which claimed 70 own ooFSEh- n
ors and Iegfsiatlres In Illinois they hsd tree -
NoSvsr ,Vo,,1d ght tbat Iagslation 70 the end aud
Try to take possession Of party 80 -
it would succeed easiest with tnoss pa lS @
had the strongest partisan spirit: Lie Snis ~
edy for these evil tendencies 81 party sp.las -,
III the Cultivation OF individual inde ~
the following Of party only when II "As fissS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-31
Or. HUOfIand's POdOphyIlin,
OR SUBSTITUTE FoR.:MERcURY PILL.
TWO PILLS a DOSE.
2As Ouost POloeI yet Innocent Vegetable Cathartic

kHOCn.
1t is not necessary to take a handful of these
Pitts to produce the desired effect; two of them
act quickly and powerfully, cleansing the Liver,
Stomach and Bowels of all Impurities. The prin-
eipal ingredient is Him. or the Alcoholic
Extract of rdandrake, which is by many times
more Powerful Acting, and Searching, than the
Mandrake itself Its peculiar action is upon the
Liver, cleaning it speedily frorA all Instructions
wi.h all the power OF Mercury yet free from the
injurious resul is attached to the of that min
erals.
In cases OF Iaiver Complaint DyspePsia- and
extreme CostiTemess, DIR. Hollands German Bit
ters or Tonic should be used in connection with
the Pills The to mic effects of ths Bitters Tonic
builds up the system. The Bitters or Tonic Pu-
rifles the Blood, strengthens the regulates
the LiAsr, and gives strength, en- zrgy and vigor
Keep your Bowels active with the Pills, and
tone up the system with Bitters or Tonic, and no
disease can retain its hold, or ever a ssAil you.
These Medicines are sold by all DR. ugeistes and
Dealers in Medicines everywhere
Recolleet that it Is DR. HOOELASD's G. IaGAS REM
EDIEs that are SO universally used and dghly rec
commended; and do not allow the Drug gist to in
duce you to take anything else that he ay say i;
ust as good because he makes a larger roht OF
it, These Remedies viii be sent by exl ress tC
any locality, upon application to the PRIN cIPAI
jssI ARCH STREET. PHI AADELPHIA.
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Furniture Dealer and Undertaken. East Tnzca-
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AMERICAN HOTEL.
BY A. L. Rothacker, East Tuscarawas street,
Canton, Ohio. april6T0tf
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REsrOssInnIrI o. rnE nADIoAL RAAEI.


Gentlemen RephblIcansI is there peace in the
land7 II there Is, why this perpetual crusade
against the people of the Southf Why this infa-
NOUS legislation which, IN order tofrighten them,
sacrifices the dearest rights and berties We havel
Why this ingenuity in Irritating and exciting
their passions and then Haunting in their faces
the red right hand OF threatened chastisementf
II there is not peace, then you confess that your
policy has failed. Then you confess that your
reconstruction acts and the State Government set
nm under them executed by arpet-bzggers, en-
forced by military power, and commended BY
multItudinous swarm Of PostmRstefs, Collectors,
Marshals and Judges, has failed put II 20 you
as honest men, ft not time 20 change this policy,
and to hand over the task to others more compo-
tent3
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STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT,
A; McGtsgor Son, Publishers, and Plain osns and
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-07-12
CANAL TRATETNG

"Hallo, there, captain" sai6 a
Brother Jonathon to the captain Of q
canal packet on the Erie Canal, "what
do you charge for passage ?'
'Three cents per mile and board, "
said the captain,
''Waal, I guess III take passage,
eapting' seeing as how Pm kinder
gin out walking so far"
Accordingly he got on board as the
steward was ringing for dinner. JOna-
than sat down and began demOlish-
ing the "fixins," to the utter eonster-
nation of the captain, until he had
cleared the table Of all that was eata
BILE, when he got up aud went on deck
picking his teeth very comfortably.
"HOW far is it, Gaping, from here
to where got on board ?n
Nearly one and half miles" /" said
the captain.
Let's see," said Jonathan. "tbat
would be just four and a half cents.
but never mind, capting, won't be
small; here's five cents, which pays
my fare to here; L guess IN 90 ashore
now; Pm kinder rested eOut.1
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MIsapnlIeatIon d shaksspear E

Hon. Benjamin F. Wade and the
late Joshua R. Giddings used to be
constant competitors at the bar in
''old, benighted Ashtabula," their
place of residence. In the early part
OF his practice, Wade was defending
a man against an action Of slauder,
and, after having concluded q very
effective speech to the jury, sat awk.
Wardly leaning backward, his feet on
the counsel table, and facing Giddings,
who was attempting to be eloquent in
behalf OF his slandered client. "Old
Gid" as he was familiarity called,
knew a little smattering Of Shake
speare, and now determined to bring
that great author to his aid.
Gentlemen Of the jury" said he
with ardOr,
saHe that steals my purse, steals trash:
But he that RODS me Of my good name
fAhem y
AT this point, to hisgreat diseOmfi-
ture, Shakespeare deserted him. he
repeated:
'aBut he that robs me fmy good name"
Another pause
i'Takes what I never had" whis-
pered Wade as II prompting him,
and so distinctly as to be heard by all
in the room.
Amid the laughter and his own con-
fusion, Giddings brought his speech
to such a lame and impotent eonelu-
sion," that his client recovered but
six and a quarter cents for his lost
eharaeter.-BeBchd and Bar, By L. j,
BtgelOtD.
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pay YOUR WAY,

1t is the prevalence Of the spirit OF
idleness-this rampant desireto shirlS
the duties appertaining unto ones
station Of life, which makes bad en-
ployers and bad servants, and plays
the mischief generally with our do
nestle comfort. And it all comes
from the same source the servant
who sights her work, in order that
she may get on to a party, or to a
street-eOrner chat with her beau, OF a
stroll in the Bowery, is animated by
the same selfish sentiments and the
same lack Of principle which leads
her mistress to shirk her duties-per-
haps leave her children 10 the care OF
an incompetent hireling-in order
that she may go to party, or indulge
In debasing gossip, or take stroll IN
Broadway.
This Sinking Of ones duties in or
der to indulge in the delights Of idle
ness, whether it be done by ladies or
gentlemen, or by their servants, has
is origin in the same common source,
to-wit: the desire to enjoy privilege
which has not been fairly earned
And this leads US to the fundamental
proposition that any person, whether
rich or poor, whether employer or en-
ployee, whether living in the city or
in the country, that eherishes desire
to enjoy anything which he or she
has not fairly and squarely earned the
right to enjoy, is doomed to unrest
infelicity in the world and a sharp
chance for a residence in the tOrrid
zone OF the future. There is no dis
count on this, not mill, not q mo-
ment. Let the reader look honestly
into his or her own heart, and life,
and experience, far into the world,
and see how absolutely and relentless
ly true this is.-Puckdrd's Monthly.
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WHAT RAILROADS DO.

It is extremely interesting to follow
the effects Of railroads OF the country
upon the value OF real estate in the
neighbOrhOods where they are built.
No man can well conceive the returns,
for example, which this and other
cities have received for their invest
ments in the leading roads to the
West, as the Central, the Erie, the
Pennsylvania Central, the Baltimore
and Ohio, etc. Some Of these roads
were built in part by town aud mu-
nicipal subscriptions, and just as the
roads have extended the country has
prospered. In 1869 the total earnings
Of the Hudson River and Harlem
were So, ,333, ,33O.57, one half Of which
SS4, 666, 665.2S. Deduct twO-thirds
from this, for running expenses
(which is allowing ten per cent. more
than the expenses Of the Albany and
Susquehanna), and you have q net
revenue Of 81 ,555, $500, sufficient to
pay ten per cent. dividend. The cap
ital stock Of the Hudson River and
Harlem as put down in the reports OF
1869 is $50, ,103, 434 (since which the
stock of the Hudson River road has
nearly doubled), upon which eight
per cent. dividends are paid against
S15, ,OOO, 900. the total cost.
The stock Of the Baltimore and Ohio
road sold recently for $40 per share
Of 500 cash. This road was mostly
built by subscription to the stock
made by Maryland and Baltimore,
was among the most expensive built
In this country, and for considerable
of its business has had sharp competi-
ton. It has not only largely ineressd
the business facilities Of Baltimore,
and the taxable property Of the State,
but paws as q stock investment. The
Clevelsnd, Columbus and Cincinnati
railroad was built mostly by municipal
subscriptions to the stock, and was a
financial success from the first, pay
ing ten per cent. dividends. These
are sample cases which show what
wisely conceived and well constructed
railroads do for 3 cOuntry.-M Y.
EJ,e7f7T El-g1Feeg
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Fellow citizens the Republican
party has no secrets to conceal from
the American people. We have no
great crowd Of men to be muzzled
and kept out Of sight while we make
our appeal to the people. We are
ready to show all the dOings OF the
Republican party. Here they are,
scattered all over the Republic, where
there are free hearts and brave ones,
and we call your attention to them as
worthy Of your love and fullest con-
fidence.
1 will not detain you longer except
to say ferries OF go On!h Go on ~
that the ticket put in nomination to-
day Is worthy Of your fullest conf
dence. They are mainly young men.
The ticket is headed by young man
that left one leg on the battle held OF
his country, bat Is able with the
Others to outrun all that can be put
against him. [Cheers.l We have a
ticket, fellow citizens, for which we
have no apologies to make, and we
want but one simple word 10 lead US
on to victory, and that is not apology
but it is aggression fOrevermOre. We
fight an aggressive warfare. We put
these gentlemen on their eXplana-
tions. We ask them what they mean.
We ask them to defend themselves.
We enter the lists with drawn swords,
with lances at rest, and may the God
Of battles give victory to the right.
Cheers
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PLLLACIEs lN BULDNG.

To suppose that timber, CROWNS IN
the woods or floating in water Lo-dAy'
can be placed in a building next week.
and stay where IL is put.
That il such timber be used, the
walls viii not crack.
That the base, window panels'
castings, etc., made OF such nmoeEr-
will not part eOmpany with the no0fs
from one-fourth to three-fOurths Ofan
inch in less than q year, and tnAJ tlle
builder put unseasoned lumber in the
latter.
That kiln dried lumber is as good as
lumber thoroughly air seasoned, OF
that the atmosphere has no innuehce
upon it.
That a joint once tight viii always
remain so.
That If trimmings be put up before
plastering, or trimmed on green walls
that putty will nOtbe in great demand
when they dry.
That hot air from a furnaeewill not
start and open every piece Of wood
work with which 1t comes in contact
nine times out Of ten.
That II partitions be not properly
braeed, bridged, and secured st angles
that plastering win not crack.
That ceilings are less likely 70 crack
il eross-furred.
That pailfuI Of lime to q cart load
Of sand will make mortar Of any prae-
teal use, either for plastering or brick.
That 1t injuries mortar by mixing u
some time before using 1t, or that II
mixed one day and applied the next
/ 1t won't blister and crack.
That q cement roof, so soft that u
/ fills the leaders In summer, or so hard
it cracks in the winter, will not oeea-
sion the want Of new ceilings IN q
little time.
That a "botehn can build as good a
building ss thorough mechanic.
That in all cases money Is saved y
contracting with the lowest bidder.
That all knowledge in relation 70
/ building Is embodied in every one
who signs Architect after his name.
/ That architects and builders never
"lay in together" and owners never
get "shOrn" through that little ar
rangement.
That architects, as a rule, get no
other commissions on buildings eX-
eept the traditional "fve per cent. on
the cost"
That builders always carry out plans
and specifications to the letter.
That there are no high-minded, con-
scieneiOus, competent architects, and
no honest, reliable builders; and that
either class does not bear q reputation
equal to that Of any other business
men.
That a builder does not require an
extended theoretical, nor architect as
extended a practical knowledge, to be
successful.
That no builder can be successful
architect, or that a practical architect
cannot be a successful builder.
That you, reader, without practical
knowledge, know a great deal more
about the details OF house than OF
locomotive.
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An anagram is such a transpOsitiOn
OF the letters Of a word, name, or SEN
tence, rs to form a new and suggestive
word. AS past time affOrding amuse-
ment and developing ingenuity, it has
been practiced at different times and
by various peoples. 1t was once in
such vogue among the mercurial eiti-
zens Of Paris, that the ladies and gen.
tlemen composing the French court
could not allow themselves to meet
without exchanging ansgrams. The
Hearth and Home for June 10, gives
the following list Of eleven English
anagrams
The first is AstrOnOmers-NO more
stars. That's pretty good. Then
comes TELEGRAPH-Gredt help. Very
true. Then REvOLUTION-IO lOUe
ruin. Something in that. Then
SWEETHEART - There uUe sat !; and
PARLIA1IENT-PdTtiGE men; i; both OF
which seem TO mean something.
MIDSHIP1IAN-AfiRd the map PAR
IsHIONERs-Ihi hire parsons ; and PEN
ITENTIARY - Nay I repeat it. Sir
Robert Peel, when run through an ana
gram comes out terrible poser: Radi-
cal reform is rare mad JrOlic, and
Masquerade Is queer as mar.
We venture to suggest that none of
our readers can furnish US a list Of
anagrams as expressive aud beautiful.
The anagrams Of to-day are finding
their publication in papers and maya
zines.
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TonchingIncIdent.

When Captain Halls vessel, the
POlaris, left the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
q large number Of people collected on
the dock to see the expedition OF and
bid Captain Hall and his brave crew
farewell. Among these were the
families and friends Of q number OF
the men, and there were several very
sad and affecting parting scenes.
One incident, especially, attracted
the attention Of our reporter. One Of
the sailors, Henry II. Allen by name,
q hardy, bronzed-loOking tar, stepped
across the gang plank and approached
his wife and two childred who were
standing on the dock. The poor sailor
drew the sleeves Of his jacket across
his eyes, and tried to hide his tears
nom his loved ones. He kissed his
wife and children, and the group
knelt upon the ground and prayed
together. Their prayers were inaudi-
Bile, but the assembled spectators
knew that their petitions were that
God would preserve the husband and
father and bring him back in salty to
his family. One Of the officers Of the
Polaris called to the sailor to come
aboard. There were hurried embrae-
es, and the sailor tore himself from
those he held dear and complied with
the Order.-N. y. Commercial
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No young man can hope to rise in
society, or perform worthily his part
in life, without fair moral character.
The basis Of such 3 character is vir-
tuous, fixed sense Of moral obligation,
sustained and invigOrated by the fear
and love Of God. The youth who pos
sesses such a character can be trusted
Integrity, justice, benevOlenee, truth,
are not with him words without
meaning he feels and knows their
sacred import and aims in the tenor
OF his life, to exemplify the virtues
they express. Such a man mas deci-
sion of character; he knows what is
right, and is firm in pursuing it he
thinks and acts for himself, and is
not to be made the tool of unprinci-
pied and time-serving politicians to
do the dirty work of party. Such a
man has true worth of character; his
life is a blessing to himself, to his fami-
ly to society, and to the world andhe
is pointed out to future generations as
a proper example for the rising youth
To emulate.
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Romantic story Of Generosity and
Gratitude.


Here Is a neat little story from Ken
tueky: About twenty-five years ago
a yOung man from that State took q
horse back ride to Virginia, where his
father came from, and on his way he
met a man and his family removing
West. so Door that they were almost
reduced TO starvation. He had COM
passiou on the wrecthsd group, and
gave them a $50 bill with which 10
reach their journeys end. In about
fifteen years the young man received
a letter from the man he had befTlend-
ed. saving that he was a prosperous
merchant In Southern Kentucky,
and inclosing $50 bill TO repay his
loan, After anotheFten years, which
included the great rebellion and It's
| termination, be was elected TO the
| lower house OF the Kentucky Legisla-
/ ture, and being Of talent and innu-
! enee. was chosen Speaker, in the con-
test for which he had noticed that q
stranger, and one OF the other party
was his strongest supporter. His Gu
riosity was aroused by this, and be
asked the mans motive, as he never
| had. to his knowledge, seen him be
fore, siSir.D replied the member,
isyou will recall, when mention It,
& little scene that occurred when you
were q boy on your way to virginia
1 II was you who saved my WlIe from
starvation. She has told me, time and
again, that never did q morsel OF food
taste so sweet-sO utterly delicious
as that you gave her then. She was
Just six years old at that thine; but
when she saw your name, during the
late canvass, among the prominent
probable candidates for the speaker
ship, she laid down the law as to how
I was to vote. This is all. Neither
she, nor her father and mother, broth
era and sisters, ,'nor myself, can evei
forget you"
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The History of the old Red Cent

As the old "red cent" has now
passed out Of use, and except rarely
out of sight, like the "Old oaken
bucketii its history Is q matter Of suf-
ficfent interest for preservation. The
cent was first proposed by Robert
Morris, the great financier Of the
revolution, and was named by Jefer-
son TWO hours after il began to make
its appearance from the mint in 1872.
It bore the head Of Washington on
one side and thirteen links on the
other. The French revolution soon
created a rage for French ideas in
America, which put on the cent, in
stead Of the head Of Washington, the
head ofa Goddess of flibeTty-aF French
liberty with back thrust forward and
flowing locks. The chain on the re-
verse was replaced by the olive wreath
Of peace. But the French liberty was
short lived, and so was her portrait
on our cent. The next head or figure
succeeding this, the staid classic dame,
with fiIlet around her hair, came
into fashion about thirty or forty years
ago, and her finely chiseled Greeian
features have been but slightly alter
ed in the lapse Of time.