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A Big Leak.

One OF the bIg leaks which the next Con-
gross should stop up is the public printing
fraud and extravaganza. The Govern
mcnt Printing once turns out annually
cords of public documents, compiled, Illus
trated, and printed at an enormous ex-
pcnse, aud practically thrown away in
vast editions distributed free among the
friends Of Congressman, or actually carted
of to the junk shops 10 be sold by the
pound. Those professional men who can
make use of the documents OF a soiouti1c
nature are just the ones who cannot get
them except by buying them OF second
hand book men. If the document il of
particular value. the edition soon drifts
into the hands of some private publisher,
and he sells it at an exorbitant price, some
times with his imprint on il.
Many Of these balky octayos and quar-
tos 1t 40 more belongs to tho Government
TO publish than treatses on the calculus or
dissertations on the gyroscopc, or even
essays on morals and religion.
There has just been issued, in a heavy
octave of over thousand pages, u ponder
Gus medical work entitled "The Cholera
Epidemic of 1873" Ii is fun of expensive
maps and diagrams done in photoltho-
graphy, and concludes with photography
OF cholera filling over three hundred pages.
II must have cost anywhere from fifteen
thousand 10 twenty-five thousand dollars
to get the hook out, and now that
1t is out, though " may contain valu-
able information for few professional
men, yet it is not book of any general
utility. II is too plain to need argument
that II is not the Office Of the G ov eminent TO
print bibliographies and medical treatises
for gratuitous circulation. This volume
would be of much more real use if its in
formation had been condensed into q
tenth part Of the space now occupied, as
might well have been done. Its value,
such rs II is. is confined to the medical pro-
fession if the Information be of prime inn
portanoe, the doctors ought to be willing
and even glad TO pay for it Us for any other
medical work.
The whole business of the Government
printing needsa thorough overhauling The
junk dealers may not wish it, nor the print
ing Ring cry out for 1t, but the people,
whose money is spent, will encourage an
honest Congress in stopping that leak in
| the Treasury.
The true policyis that followed In Eng
| land. All public documents are there sold
at cost price to any person who may ap-
ply for them, and they are issued in edi-
tions proportionate to the demand. The
English Government prints vast guam
tity OF these documents, known as blue
books, and tho demand for them is con
tipuous from all over Europe and THU
country. Every one has the price printet
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on II, and high and low must pay the
money to get the document. This is the
only sensible way. II ia contrary To rea-
son for Government to take the people,
money TO print books 10 give to few of
the friends OF congressman.
We have now before us q Government
document, an expensive octave, Illus
trated with costly wood cngravinps, maps,
and diagrams, which appears revanped,
with the imprint of n New York pub
Usher. aud is sold at handsome prlce. II
is printed from the Government type, the
engravngs were paid for by the Govern
mcnt, aud the officer writing the book was
under Government pay and direction
while so engaged. Yet after largo edi-
ton OF the volume was gratuitously issued
and circulated among the Cougressmcn's
friends or cartcd off TO the junk shop, this
private publisher finds his profit in issuing
IL ut a price. This is u safe venture Tor
him, because the type setting aud engrav-
ing cost him nothing, the people having
already paid for them. This lie an example
Of not infrequently occurring cases.
Our Government should adopt the Eng
lish plan, and publish no more books with
out charge. Those necessary to be dis
tributcd among officials should be charged
to the department taking them, and their
price included in its estimates. II this
were done, the money saving would be
very great, and prolific source of cor
ruptiou removed
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Revival Demonstration.

We find that there are great differences
OF opinion as to the number of converts
made in Brooklyn through MoonY aud
SAHKEY. Some people assert that they
may be counted by thousands upon thou
sands, while other people declare such esti-
mates to be in obvious contradiction OF
visible facts. We should be glad to settle
observe and describe the transformation
that ought TO have taken place in the life,
action, and conduct of all alleged converts /;
but we fear that the fruits OF such obser-
walton would not be regarded AZ satisfac-
tory or conclusive by all parties.
There have been some manifest results
OF the revival. beyond doubt. There is no
doubt that tens of thousands Of Brooklyn
unconverted sinners have listened to
MoopY's preaching aud SANKEY'S singing.
There is no doubt that hundreds OF people
have risen in the meetings to ask prayer
for their conversion, or have knelt down
when requested to express their desire for
conversion by doing go. There is no doubt
that thousands of people, professedy aux
ious to learn the way of salvation, have
crowded the inquiry meetings held after
the regular services There is no doubt
that II good many people claim to have UNI
dergone conversion through the power OF
the revival. There is no doubt that many
OF the Brooklyn churches have had con-
siderable accessions TO their membership
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A President who Doesn't Know, but HOPES.
kt,ltll IA Inslnn nlal

WAsHINGroN, Nov. 15.--An increased ac-
tiyiiy Ia the third-term market WAS noted TO-
day The subject r. bccinalng To- oyersAAdOW
all Others In gene raj interest here except the
Sponsorship and the CUBA question. In addition
10 FOrucy's Sunday Chronicle there Is another
third term organ la Washington wnich has as
sumsd the name aud style Of the old National
IHtAtJeisCtT. rus Is paper conducted Toy
Southern men and recently brought here from
Fairfax, Va. II T. the SPECIAL organ ~ the Mo-uy
crowd. gre many efforts have repeatedly
nceu made to induce the President to give eX-
preston ON the ,eston, but n every Instance his
uns~er have Deen Ike nj, Harry Whue letter,
capable OF two equally plausable con-
slructtOns. Just alter the elections of
tni- month. "A personal friend OF tho presi-
dent remarked to MIN. "Inis means your re-
election, Mr. President" Tho reply was. Il
done know whether II does ~ not Another
gentleman remarked that the people Of the
south were We ~ mach pat out at the SUPPOSE
ton that they could not renoniiuate him. and
that thcy deSpairednf HIDING rs good "a canul-
date rs he ; to winch the President re-ppuded,
81 nope tncy may nnl him" 60 lector Casey
authorizes the statement IN lt he never gave ut
ter noe 10 the rem. rks "a the tnird term thut
have been 81 widely attrluAttd 10 MIN.
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their bread; refuse all luxuries, and en-
force simplicity. II the Democrats in the
well OF the county and receive its conf
dcnce
Gen. JACKSON was right when he said
that 1t is not in a splendid Government,
supported by powerful monopolics and
aristOcratic establishments, that our people
will ind happiness or their liberties pro
lection, but in plain system, void of
pomp, projecting all, and granting favors
to none.
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Suppose that President GRANT or some other
politician should die 81 deul tlcrc would BE- cOmmo
ZION and distress throngn the whole country. yet In
heaven II mi lt not W kDOWn at al.
Such was the language of Brother MOODY the
other day In one of his disoOurses nj the Rink.
1t was remarkable language. IL must toe deeply
offensive to the exalted nersonage spoken Of.
The hint IL an obhque one, Tut the meaning OF u
r. none the less palpable. The event might
not be known at all In he iven!' III Brother
MOODY had made such reference M this to
Queen VIc1 oRIA when he was CARRYING ON the
revival IN England. he would have had To Nv
from the country under the wrath Of British
loyalty. We must say that II Brother Moody bo
right about this matter, 1t is high time for him
To get hold OF GRANT.
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Grants Party CniuIna strength.

The increasing opinion IN favor of a "thrd
term il very ma kcd. There is no more adj
vOcacy Of tho TenOMinati'n of Grant, perhaps,
than has been herd previously but the num-
hor OF those, both Inside and outside Govern-
ment CIRCLES, who believe such an event next
year 10 be inevitable Is rapidly growing. \ lead
ing Republican from PennsS lVania, who Is here,
expresses the opinion that unless the party
uhitedN declares against "a third term WITHIN
the neXt thlIty DAYS, the denomination OF Grant
cannot be prevented; but of course such
declaration will not he made. There is a very
slowly aggregatng sentiment making Grant the
party candidate again next wear. The opinions
of Grant himself do not cnango in any quart or,
nor - there evidence Of any increase OF MS popu-
arity Outth exigencies OF the party are forcing
recognition of tho third term idea On licpub-
licaus VINO have hitherto secuted II us al once
absurd and imuOsslble
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Interesting SoeinI News.



There is an on dit to the effect that Nj.
Jamcs Gordon Bennett has succumDcd at last
IN other words, that he has become engaged 10
the hands some daughter of "a very wealthy Gu
ban. nor Yznaga DEL Vale, VITO has al place "
OF street named after MIN at Newport, where he
owns a beautiful cottage, The family are welt
known III New YORK society, the daughters
There are two Of them) being equally famous as
beauties aud helrusses.
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one OF the vilc>t features OF the bust
ness OF passing fraudulent Claims through the
Treasury Is that every fraudulent case which
becomes public affords excuse for harAssing
hon 81 claimants with vcxa ious objections aud
delays, and for thus forcing them 10 Offer and
pU blackmal to Oh % us for the sake Of getting
money justly due; and then, such blackmail
being paid. claimants dare rot complain, lest
they be charged with bribery.
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In Georgetown, $. c., a Grand Jury com
posed OF nine whites and nine colored men have
found eighteen indictments against the County
Commissioners for Official misconduct, and 1t Is
hoped that the prosecution against these men
will be pressed to conviction, though the fact
that the petit jurors who will pass on the cases
are In the proportion Of twenty-nine negroes to
nve white men Is not looked upon as favorable
TO such result. 1t ia gratifying to see that the
South Carolina courts are taking up the cases OF
dishonest county officials but II would be still
more gratifying to see some Of the big rasoaIs
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Brooklyn is the second place in which
MOODY and SANKEY have labored since their
arrival Ia this country. The other place was
Northheld, Massachusetts In both places they
have been the means OF bringing about rell-
gious revival, though their work has not pro.
duoed, Its proper results in either place. We
notice that many other cities now suppose that,
as a matter OF course, they will experience a
revival when the evanRests have begun opera
tons in them. On this account the Phladel-
phlans are now particularly anxious for the
arrival OF MOODY and SANKEY there. They Will
have to wait but few days until their anxiety
is relieved. In the mean time let them get
things ready.
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Brother Murray to be Ccu.ured.

To the EDITOR or TnE SUN-SW: | protest
against the Incorporate speech Of Brother jacob Mnr
ray lie neither represents tho feeling or Intentions OF
Plymouth Church N the scandal business and am glad
to be able 10 assure YOU that hc Will be severely cen
surrd by MIR, BecChcr on FRIDAY evening nrht, Nuch
bitter TRADES A. that OF Mr. Murray against fohtlemen
IKE atOWs and budngtOn rather lnJufc lah M
prove the prospects, Of plymouth Church. and l4anl
fesu avery unehrlstan spirlt. Il would De wei II ell
members Ike Murray were forever sIvced where thv
interests OF The church are eVnr,rneJ
JouS W. i KRApAY, nepri street. Brooklyn.
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Crime Punished in Ohio.


DAYTON, Nov. lb.-John &. Stokes after
I've days trial in the Probate Court, Was to-
day found guilty of adultery, and sentenced to
ave hours Ia the county jail, and To nay fine of
$5J ana costs. Ito served out his time and paid
tue huo ANA costs. amounting altogether ~ Sl,5.
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TIE DAILY SUN


To BE Published Hereafter on sunday
Commencing with the month OF Deoem-
Der next, THE sun Will be Published every sun
day the slme as ON other days
The price II the sunday edition Of THE SUN
will De three cents copy.
The price Of THE SuS to subscribers receiving
Il by mail will he $3.50 per year OF - cents per
month, postage prepaid while to those who de-
sire the sunday edition also. the rate will be
500 por year, or 65 cents per month.
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Boss GRANT is running his third-term
business with great energy just at present but
It probably will not come to much. The people
don't want him any more.
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The Jersey City Argus IA a sprtghtiy, indepen-
dent snd ablIeonduced journal. and Is popular with
all clGsseA
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Perhaps the worst result of the practice
of paying fraudulent claims by the Treasury has
been the complete control n has commonly
given the Treasury Ring over legislation. A
Senator or REPRESENTATIVE could Get no favors
from the department n he opposed bills which
the Ring wanted p1sse1 hence many acts con-
corning he public finances. the collection of the
revenue, and the management Of the Treasury,
have been, not passed after dolloerIte consider
alton by the representatives. Of n free people
but obediently voted ny servile majority tin
cludne many professed Democrats) at the bid
ding of money -grabbers.
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Hydcrabad. AS every Alderman knows.

Hydcrabai. as every Alderman knows. Is a
~ ,s Alp W ,Is 1 nj a = "a S'' % ,'S
OF court tradition when every Elgi n9a.cnan EN-.
ii, Majesty GEORGE Ia used = val ~ita tAr Aeencst
snA 10y % ,hr Gag. Of tue nrst Isesd1 i,ils~ins
aeraesd, anl 10 thrV re long ~ linAg IL was b.,
MAJ sEoi fnir ana oee i've ailiect 50 pecu az to tie
GEORGES. NE believed tnat as ii{aerAoad went ~
se a91isI rch ~as o'en 80 Seat hat ALL wa ia
serve lis royal cQuI inrlm Tho same Interest Ia cv.
DENT! fet "a lnis biy9ta province by ms desc andant.
bay 10y tn Nam u iyuerao,d has given rise TO cor
respundencf NOT eQuaed Ia length breadth, ard tnln
mes Dy ANY ~ The annals OF dplon ICY tribune
The above attempt at humorous writing is so
disastrous failure that 1t excites our keenest
compassion. lBut why try to write humorously
at all, young edtorf You can't do It; your
Mind is not Of the sort that prod ices fun. Tho
paragraph we quo,e Is silly, awkward. prepo--
ferrous, and far fetched to degree almost ncon-
ceivable. aud vet the young editor begins a lead
ing article with i'll what evil end il he coming
to?
The article Is about the stupid fuss made by
the british Resident to force a native child
prince, elsht years old, said 10 be rick ty, to
attend the reception Of the Prince Of Wales at
Bombay. The boys advisers represented his
case aud the impOssibili,y Of his m'king tho
journey to Bombay, but the muddle-headed
envoy Of Great Britain would take no excuses.
The Nizan's ministry aid they could not sepa.
rate him from his mother, for that would m axe
him crv, and he was given to orying; his mother
was NOT we'll enough to travel, and his grand
mother was too old besides, neither Of the
ladies' was used to travelling At last, after "a
great deal OF pareying the Nlzam WIS let Oh
The action Of the British Resident was Us i'm
polite as 1t was silly. Hyderabad Is rich
province OF India, aud the attenpt to JerCe It's
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who have robbed the state by millions brought
to tie bar Of Justice. The ridiculous termina-
ton Of the pretended prosecution Of PARKER,
about which great an ado vas made. Il not,
however, calculated to inspire faith In the SIN
ceiity Of those who We the direction OF public
affairs in tn Iing-rddcn state, especially as
genuine prosecutions OF tho worst plunderers
might lead TO unI leasant revelations In regard
to some ~ those who Just now are making tho
loudest professinns Of zeal for reform.
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The Chairman OF tho Mississippi Demo-
cratic state Committee has issued an address
asking the people Of that state to unite Ia the
Observance oy appropriate religious ceremonies
~ the THANKSGIVING u " appointed by the rres-
ideut. making the occasion ono u special praise
and Thanksgiving for the aver noe Of Missis-
sipni from the ruc Of wee and ignorance, "a well
"a one for invoking tie Divine blessing upon
their efforts u restore good governments and
material prosperity, and TO promote tho Intel
lectual amt moral adyonc Jmeut uf that AFFLICTED
Commonwealth. The address advocates mode
ration and magnlninity toward the dofc tied
party WHO have brought such disasters upon the
Sltc. dcp.cctt"s the tNlioltiou % any pre- illice
against race, urlGs an improve ucnt Of tno COM
mon school system, ani tho adoption Of such
measures by the newly elected l. s,l Ature rs
snail place Ms,i-sipai, bN just and wise poll ~,
Ia her normal relations with the other States II
the Union, and with the general Government,
whereby -ne NAV contribute her full sh re to
the common glory AMI prosperity Of the nation"
The peopc Of Mls.tsslppi. hy their wise policy
81 concihaiins the respectable blacks. whi.o
avoiding all cntanslins alliances with disrepu-
table negro aud caruct-bag politicians, have
won splendid vict 1ry whicn they evidently in
tend TO Improve by Jadicious and conservative
use Of its results.
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volume OF poems cnu led Hous PrsDrde, Buidds,
dd Lyt es. We have read taem with great interest,
aud and no decline ia the poetic IMAGINATION Or the
vigor Of Mr.. TAYLoRs yer g. Toe following passage
may be called the programme OF the volume;
But since am sated with visions.
Stated With all Tie slren Pas' anu s hSthHicai p"an.
Here viii seek my songs the qule, nelds Of ny boy.
hood.
Hrre wnrfe the peaceful Of home pitched for
Hixh Tue house and sunny the the eapes OF the
woOtia.d-.
plud. al la,tr,sscd with many boushs are gat's 70
TIC distance,
Blue Wit ali oy'r hil. that .iaa the pausing Of
mutc
Her hawthorn blossoms, the orecre IL bthc the
orchard,
WINS IRON, tie Chesapeake dun the sharper edge Of
tao winters
Letting thc cypress i've, AM the mounded TIC
nere lac cie.nuis TAN aud cheeks Of the peaches
cuius1ut
Ivy elm 10 ne wall and, sheltered fa',ens tae ns
tfsr
Sorsu .nd s,uh are onc tae BLENDED growth Of
tuc -lou,
OAe 10 tue temper Of man and aueleAL inhented
haoits.
Thi' l. ch I'm NJ IN Iced, both IN feeling and exnrcs
ion. Among the dn ron' divisions OF the volume se
prefer thc Ballad ana OF these commend OUT scto
ers especially to The Accoale.' rae ole on Go4rnr,
read this ctyat ie Coz f.stya In Au. ist i-
iuolud "a IN she volume.
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since MooDY and sANKEY began their
work.
We say that these things are unquostion-
able. But there is need for other infor-
nation that lies deeper, extends further.
and is not so easily got at, though 1t Is Of
far more Importance
1t would be n good thing TO have meet
ing in the Rink-say on Sunday next, after
MOODY and SANKE Y have left BroOklyn-Of
all persons who clam to have been gcuu-
incly converted to = true religious life,
through the revival, and who hope to ex-
empliiy their professions by theirpracticcs
This would beavery impressive, interesting
aud edifyng spectacle. If these converts
are rs numerous us so;ue people assert them
to be, the meeting would he large ono;
but. whether large or small, we should
take pleasure in describing its features.
Such meeting might surprise the scolfers
on the outside. II might encourage the
converts themselves. 1t would give fair
minded observers an opportunity for seri-
Gus thought
We cannot suppose that the converts
would feel ashamed to come out TO such u
meeting. If their conversion were genuine
and their faith strong, they certainly
would not; and they could make their will
lngness TO attend, a test Of these points.
We must not suppose that any of them
would feel alarmed at the prospect
OF seeing their claims TO conversion
put in contrast with their daily lives. If
there should be such, IL were better for
them TO surrender their pretensons at
once. In short, we can sec no proper rea-
sou why such an instructive meeting should
not he held.
Brother MoopY has on several occasions,
by issuing tickets OF admission only to per-
sons not clurch-gocrs, secured audiences
that were assumed TO he composed of I'M
converted sinners. The hint thus gwen
IN ght be followed hut the parties to re-
ceive tickets for the meeting here proposed
should be those only who believe they
have reason TO consider themselves actual
converts. Next Sunday, the very day after
the departure OF the evangelists from
jroOSlyn, would be the hest possible time
TO carry out the suggestion here made (;
bat II that seem too soon, the postpone
inent should only be- for very short time.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-29

An old lady babe her daughter
goodbye III the Rochester Depot
recently. = ying: Ii isn't likely
| will eyer see you aga'n--I am
getting SO old +" She Was starting
for her home in Chicago, and rs
the train started She put her head
out Of the Cur window to catch
final glimpse Of her relative. The
daughter was standing on an adj
jacent track, waving her handker-
chief. A locomotive dashed In
and over-run her, end the last that
the mother saw, was the mangled
corpse Of her daughter. The grief
Of The poor old woman WAS franii-
caliy expressed. Al The first Sta
ton he got out and re'nrned TO
Rochester.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-29
JAMES II. MARI,
23l6 9Th st. First Asst Postmaster Gen.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Is, 1917.


After suffering for two years with the
distressing disease known as Rheumatism,
and Having tried great many remedies
without effect, became entirely discour-
aged and faithless in all remrdies, but
through the persuasion of a friend pur-
chased two bottles of Durang's Rheumatic
Remedy of MeSsrs. Helphenstine and Bent
ley, at the same time remarking that hal
no faith in it whatever; nevertheless, |
tried ii according TO directions and 10 my
great surprise, after taking three doses,
was able to walk comfortably without
the use of a cane. My hands were so bad
ly effected as to be almost useless ! am now
able to follow my usual occupation nearly
as well as ever am satisfied this medi-
cine will cure rheumatism in all its forms.
Al who may be afflicted try itand be sat
isGed GEO w. TICHENOR,
No. ll0s Maryland Avenue
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. Is.
We cheerfully state that Mr., Ticheuor
is in our employ, and can fully endorse his
statement as to his improvement in health
JN0. WELLST00D,
President Columbian Bank Note Go.
GEO. T JONES. Wee President
w. w. W0RDEN, Trustee