The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-12-19

Among the variety Of plans sug.
gested for the funding of the national
debt, the following proposition of a
correspondent Of the New York Trib.
une seems to he one cfthe simplest and
least impracticable. His plan. in
brief, is, first, to have Congress pass a
consolidated loan to run thirty years.
interest at 3 65.100 per cent per an.
mum, payable half yearly in gold, the
government to exchange greenbaeks at
par for such bonds, or rice versa, at the
option of the holder. Second: Banks
to exchange all their high.price bonds
Tor the new at par, or surrender their
charter. Third: 70 treat gold as
commodity, and tax the seller one.
half of one per cent. This, he argues,
would break up speculation in gold,
and in less than five years it would
not be wanted by the merchants or by
the people, except to pay duties on
imports. He holds the debt of the
United States, paying the above in
terest per annum, to be better stand-
ard of values than gold, and believes
1t would be the most convenient mon
ey ever devised. He would make gold
receivable in payments of debt at par,
but If transferred above par it should
pay tax to the government.
Here is a description that conveys a
pretty good idea Of Alexis: The Grand
Duke was dressed in his uniform of
Colcnel, not rs q sailor. 1t was
plain simple costume, the coat being
black, with epaulettes and cuffs of
gold lace, and black pants with red
stripes. He wore cavalry sword cock.
ed hat with only one row of gold
lace, and round his form, from shout
der to waist, he wore the pink sash of
Commander of the Order of the Black
Eagle of Russia. The dress became
him excellently, and served to set off
to good advantage his splendid and
manly appearance. He is six feet
two inches in height, fairly proper.
toned, with great broad shoulders and
breast of remarkable size. He has
withal ,an air of carless grace and per-
feet sang frOid which becomes him ex.
ceedingly well. Altogether he is one
a person can hardly help admiring,
not because he is Prince, but because
In the full sense of the term he is
Prince without an air of superiority or
arrogance about him. As this totally
destroys the popular idea of Princes it
is worth mentioning.
One day last week we were shown
a specimen of oil from Mr.. Adams
well about five miles from Wilcox, on
the Smethport road. The we'll has
been sunk to the depth of about six
teen hundred and fDrty-four feet, and
good indications are had that it will
he paying well. Up to the time ofgo.
ing to press, we have not learned any.
thing definite as to the quantity it now
Yields. The oil shown us was the pure
stuff. We will give further particulars
in our next issue.-Ek Democrat.
Coal has been found on the land
of j. 5. Hyde about one mile south.
west of this place. The coal vein is
apout five tont thick, and is of good
quality.-Ek ddrocate.
"A young man was recently hung
in neighboring State, and he con-
tessed upon the gallows that his first
crime and villaiuy was stopping
newspaper without paying for it.
What fearful warning is this
The Allentown Democrat is Of the
opinion that if there is any difference
between a man who subscribes for
paper, which he never intends to pay
for, and thief, the difference should
be credited to the letter.
To those who are bowed down by
nervous Debility, and despair of ever
recovering he vi2 lr and mien of man
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broken-down systems aud hope will
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Dyspepsia Biliousness, Intermittent
Fever, Rheumatism, Gout or kidney
disease, can resist this unequaIed
vegetable tonic which is unpoliuted
by any distilled or fermented liquor