Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-05-08

at prOHt anu III really makes little or no
difference to reader Of any newspaper
what sort of building it is issued from.
The london Times occupies dingy quarters
on an alley and who cares for that ? The
grand essential of newspaper now -a-days,
is aecs, and plenty of it, A Michigan
weekly has a correspondent in a neighbor-
ing town, who undertakes to supply that
commodity to its columns. This is one of
his recent items:
''Tbe canonitors of cabarets, in Gales
burg, was visited last week by Mrs. r.
Ransom and Mrs. A. III. Proctor, in the
interest of temperance. They had an elOng-
ated nuncupative interparlence with ID.
Harris, who met their appreciation with
approving sentiment. Mr.. Harris thinks
they are ladies of urbanity and pulchrytude,
and he likes to exchange his facts with
them.';
All journals cannot expect such beauti-
full style of correspondence as this, but
should do the best they can.
OLEOMARGARINE
Is what they call it. 1t is made from any
fat or grease one has handy, into suostl-
tute for the genuine old fashioned butter
Tallow will do, also suet, and goodness
knows what besides. Not only is an imita-
tiOn butter made out of this stuff in full,
but it is being used to adulterate honest
butter, and manufacturers of it boldly an
tIot e L. haf
ticle than the real thing furnished from
the sincere milk of the COW.
'Cow CombrOch is very good cow,
She has been always true to the pail.''
and is she to be driven out of the market
with her golden butter by the refuse of the
slaughter house 1t is not likely People
will continue TO prefer lying down to final
loot nnder the green coverlot of the church.
yard grass in despite OF cremation, and VIM
still look to the kindly COW for butter de-
spite Oleomargarine. What word Pah
The gorge rises at l"
BUSINESS.
III the various departments of city trade
continues dull, with little prospect of i'm
mediate improvement. 1t was supposed
that when Congress should take action
upon the finance bill, that whatever that
action might be, business would revive,
because the country would be done with
looking to Hercules for help, and each nan
would put his own shoulder to his respec-
tive wheel. Well, Congress has acted, and
G has tho DrnciAanf ,rio
badly say some. One thing remains GER
tain so far. Trade has not received an
impetus from this action, and the season is
so far advanced that little improvement is
eXk kec'ed before fall. A good many houses
VIII have hard work to pull through, and
tie coming summer will try the bottom OF
sh1nch firms. Meantime money accumu-
latss in our banks, lying idle and timidly
looking for safe and profitable invest
reuts, and to much greater extent than
known, :he money Of the country banks
used here in buying business paper ill.,
stead of accommodating their customers at
home.
THE COST OF LIVING
is about as high as ever; /; in fact that
family must have to live costs almost as
much as when gold was 200 C. The best
beefsteak costs at retail 35 cents per ID. An
average business suit, $50, (cost in London,
So, fashionable male hat, SO; ditto,
FINALE, $50. These are ,car prices, and
'et gold is OILY II C. Good private board be-
ore the war could be had in this city and
Brooklyn for n man and wife at S12 per
week. As good now costs at least $50. l
don't believe all this can become righted
without tumble of prices, and that of a
adical and thorough sort. 1t is all very
reA to have n currency as good as gold, but
than paper dollar did wheG hit It pf4S f6SSk eGFe e%ee
Of them to be worth a gold one. 1t is true
hat prices have not declined as our money
'ecame more valuable, rs they should do
nd must do. But how and when 4?
The almanac says May, but the weather
ays March. PIETRO.
Cough Colds, Sore Throat, an. similar trou-
lies if allowed TO progress will result in serious
affections, frequently incgrable. 'Wi-
hart's Pine Tree FAR Cordial' reaches at once