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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19

THE COUNTY INDEBTEDNESs.-Sinc
the Democratic papers Of this county ac-
knowledged the excellent management OF
the Republican County Commissioners last
year, and are forced TO state the truth as
TO the county Indebtedness being only S9l.-
80, it must be humiliating, to them.
Last year they kept constantly denying
that the county was in the manner out OF
debt, and kept hurting all kinds of epithets
at us for asserting it. Since the last audit,
we have not seen any displayed headings
in their papers contradicting it. They
keep as silent as when they pass a
graveyard. Auten whistled in our favor
last week. He only makes the debt S6l.99
with assets over and above Indebtedness.
of S2S, ,0O0.40. 1t will be great lesson TO
them, hereafter, to adhere to the truth. and
not deceive their readers again and make
them lie through the teachings of Demo
orotio na,vsoanera
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19

The Democratic members OF Congress
.,vc quite anxious to have the RepublcanS
re.enact the franking privilege. in order
that next session the former may enjoy its
benefits. 1t will not he done, however.
Sslf.respect,if nothing else, will keep the
outgoing members from leading themselves
50 the circItlation of lies.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
Correspondence.
FROM WARRINGTON.

IV-I1VLIt'
WAsHINGTo, d. c., Feb. l6, 1875.
Dear IFilred
There is now bill before Congress provid-
ing for an appropriation to pay the heirs OF
the late Gen. Robert L. Lee for the loss of
tho
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19

THE NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH AT SHA-
MoKIN. The following is from the pen OF
Father Koch, the priest in charge
st. Edwards Roman Catholic Congrega-
ton was organized September, 1866, b.
Rev. Joseph Koch, formerly of Milton, Pa.
A lot was purchased on Sbamokin street
for S4 800, on enc end of which, in Noven-
Der, 1866, was erected a frame church
56x57 feet, and in 1869 at q cost of Sc, 500
the pastoral residence was built fronting on
Shamokin ST. In September, 1872, the
foundation of new church was commen-
ced. Work was suspended in November
and resumed in April, 1873, the laying of
the corner stone taking place on The 23d OF
MAY. In December ofthe same year the
church was put under roof, and service
was held in the rough basement for the
first time on Christmas day. The ensuing
spring 1874 the front of the church was
compleeted with tower as far as the stone
work is to 90, and the basement plastered
and furnished. So far about s2S, 900 have
been spent some go, 600 have been col
lected. leaving debt Of $4,000 on the
whole church property. The new church,
which is 50 feet front by l20 deep is OF cut
stone-the white mountain sand stone,
found one mile from this place, on the
Shamokin hills. The basement is l03 in
the clear. and the upper story when finished
will be - feet high in the centre. The
tower when completed will be 207 feet high
and the building will seat about 1900 people.
The old frame church has since been
turned into n parochial Catholic school,
under the charge of three lady teachers,
with an attendance OF 200 children. \
night school has also been opened in the
same building, with an attendance of 13
big boyes.
Every day one hour is given to the Ger
man language for those who desire to learn
it. So far, fifty children belong to the German
class. The sch DOL is graded and besides
common branches, the higher branches are
taught to the most advanced children.
Besides these expenses, in 1872 a new
cemetery was purchased and fenced at q
cost of 3, 600 Collections, iairs. festivals
and picnics have been the means used by
the pastor TO collect all the money raised
since 1866, which amounts TO not less than
fifty thousand dollars In January, 1874.
a fair closed realizing net 25. 400 and fes-
rival realized this January s3,75OOO.- =
!Sho,aokin Herald.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
.EGETENE

Is Acknowledged and recommended by physicians
and apotbecaries to BE- the purifier and cleanser
of the blood yet discovered, and thousands speak
in its praise who have been restored TO health.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
nelu ADVERTISEMENTS.
VEGETINE

Strikes at the root of disease by purifying the
blood restoring the liver and kidneys to healthy
action, iuvigoratng the nervous system.
yEGETINE
Is not 4 vile, nauseous compound, which simply
purges the bowels, but safe, pleasant remedy
which is sure to purify the blood ana thereby re-
store the health.
VEGETINE
Ia now prescribed in cases Of Scroful:. and other
diseases of the blood, by many of the best physi-
eases of this nature.
VEGETHNE
Does not deceive invalids into false hopes BY
purgng and creating fictiti0ns appetite, but
assists nature in clearing and purifying the whole
system, leading the patient gradually to perfect
health.
VEGETINE
Was locked upon ne an experiment for some
time by some Of our best physicians. but those
most incrrdu!oiis in regard to its merit are now
its most ardent friends and supporters.
vEGETINE
Instead of being puffed.up medicine has worked
its way up TO its present astonishing success by
actual merit in turng all diseases of the blood
OF whatever nature.
VEGETINE
Saysa Boston physician, ''has no equal as Il
blood purifier. Hearing of its many wonderful
cures, after all other remedies Lad failed, visited
the laboratory and convince myself of It's genuine
merit. 1t is prepared from barks. roots and herbs
each of which is highly effective, and they are
compounded in such Il manner as 10 produce as
tonishing results"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
HORRIBLE HOMECIDE.

The Wilkesbarre Record says: On
Monday evening Lewis Brandmeier's mill.
ia Foster township, near Upper Lehigh, was
the scene of a murderous assault, in which
a young man named Gould received pro
badly fatal injuries at the hands Of Fred
erick BranGmeler, companion, about
seventeen years of age.
Gould, who is thought to be in a dying
condition, states that he was asked by his
assailant to go with him into the mill, as
it was necessary to cut off the water TO
prevent its freezing. The two went up a
ladder or stairs, Brandmeier in advance,
who seized an axe and dealt Gould Il power
ful blow as his head appeared above the
floor, cleaving the skull. The unfortunate
man fell backwards, and was attacked
again by Brandmeier, and beaten with a
blunt instrument.
Jealousy is thought to be the cause, as
both had been paying attention to n young
lady in the neighbOrhood, the victim in
this case quite lately is supposed to have
had the advantage Of possessing the greater
amount of regard.
Frederick Brandmeier was arrested and
lodged in the county prison il this city on
Thursday. He claims that the attack oD
Gould was made in self defense
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
s1,233 50

CIR.
BY percentage on amount COL
lected from J. b. Masser SS I3
BY percentage on amount col
lected from Maria Gass SO
By percentage on amount col
lected from Thos. d. Grant S15
By percentage on amount COL
iected from Catharine Hiie-
man ct III 1455
BY percentage on amount col
lected from Catharine Hile-
man 20 20
BY percentage on amount col
lected from Benj.D .Diehl ct al so
BY percentage on amount col
lected from subscriptions to
Market Square fence / so
By costs in other cases from
subscriptions to Market
Square 782
By fees for swearing Council
and other officers 625
BY fee in cases OF the borough
VS. J. y. Masser 90 90
s99 81
1875, Jan. 20, bv cash paid
Treasurer Gearhart 1,134 IS
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

TILTON- -BEECHER-THE COLD--A PITIFUL
sTORY-THE LABOR QUESTION - En-
PRESS VS.. POsT-DwELLINFs FOR POOR
PEOPLE.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19

To amount pavement lien
against Benz. Dehl ct al 25 OF
Interest thereon 10 OS
35 10
To amount collected on subscription 10
Market Square feucc 80 90
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
REPORT

OF the settlement of accounts of the Collector of
taxes and Treasurer, and of the inaRcia, con-
dition OF the borough of Sunbury, made 20 the
Council, February 9Th, 1875:
SOLOMON WEAVER, COLLECTOR TO THE BOROUGH
OF sUSBUKY,
DIR.
To balance due, on duplicate of bor-
ough, road and poor taxes of 1872
as per settlement of Cd April, IA s5O9 Sc
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19

$40, ,I66 SO sl0, ,766 SS
tatement rendered By A. N. Brice, Esq.
A. n. BRIcE, Attorney, in Account with the Bo-
rough of Sunbury, DIR.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19

Bounty bond 20 B Packer (estimat't) S1,l00 90
Bond to George Weiser 2S0 90
Bonds of 1867.
Coupon bOrds of 1867, bearing interest
at per cent, semi-annually, matur-
ing 1st JAM, 1875, 2 bonds, Nos. Sand
IL, each for $500 $1,000
90 bonds, Nos. l, 2, 8, 4, 5. 6, s, 9. 10,
IL, 12, IS, IA, Is, &c, Is. ~, 20, 81,
%, % and 26, each for 800 2,2oO
Coupons unpaid {estimat'd) 234 so
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19

Aggregate valuation $473,OIS 90
To the burgess and Councilmen of the Borough
of Sunbury, Pa:
The undersigned Committee respectfully re-
port That they have audited the accounts of
the Collector of faxes and of the Treasurer OF
the borough, and find them as set forth in the
foregoing statements of account They also re-
rort statements showing the financial condition
OF the borough, and attach hersto copy OF an
account rendered by A. N. Brice, attorney feE
the boro'. The Committee prepared and pub
lished a statement of the borough finances IN ae-
cordance with the provisions of an act Of As
semblv, approved the Goth day of April, 1874,
as directed by your resolution of 18th January,
1875. Some inaccuracies in this published state
ment are corrected in the accounts herewith re-
ported.
JOHN HAAS,
W. I. GREEN0UGH.
JOHN BOWEN,
Finance Committee
sunhury, January 2S. 1875.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
SIEERIFF'S SALES.

Vegetine is Sold by all DruGgiets
Feb. 10, lS75.-1m.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19

was sufficient field lett for them in trans
porting large packages, and they might rea'
sonably leave this convenient arrangement
TO profit both Government aud people.
The convenience of this postal package sys-
TEN to the public, needs but glance to be
seen at its time value Families. remote
from anything worthy the name of stores
or supplies, can order samples and have
orders filed by mail at the expense at only
8 cents Il pound, to any part ofthe country.
That this is appreciated, the books of New
York merchants; tell. The packages sent
from a single house, by this system,
amounted TO hundreds OF thousands Of dol
lars in value, the last year, ana every dol
lars worth Of this paid its tribute TO the re-
venues of the Post Office Department,
which needs assistance to constantly estab-
are made, instead of goIgiug the Oyer-rich
express companies. For years these COM
panies have steadily fought down every ef-
fort for cheap transportation, lest it should
wrest from the pant of their enormous pro-
fits. and they are asking the repeal of this
pleasant kindly Post Office law, which ex-
tends its good to every hamlet in the United
States. If the Post Office can afford to
carry tons and tons of newspapers, books
and pamphlets, at The rate of cent tor two
ounces, and finds profits in doing so, there
is no reason why it should not extend this
work to any description of dry goods, and
reap the benefit of it. If the exceilencies
of this law are once understood, people
will no more hear of its repeal than they
of going back to old.fashioned postage, at
% cents letter. l applied for some in
formation of this point. to a firm who were
among the first to take pains to inform their
customers OF the convenience of sending
parcels by mail. They say that they can
send within the prescribed weight, in one
package, 90 yards Of tafetta silk OF good
quality, and of the lower grades from 20 to
80 yards OF gros grain, ut 81 to $500
per yard, 20 yards. Of Lonsdale muslin,
ii yards, OF New York Mills, l3 yards. and
The same of Wamsutta. LOnsdals cambrIc
being-much lighter, go yards could be sent.
While the weight Of each parcel sent
through the mail is restricted to four
pounds, the number Of parcels that can be
sent is unlimited, SO that any number OF
yards of any fabric can be sent by post, by
being cut into lengths that would suit the
purchasers.
If there were any doubt which side would
win in this great trial of strength between
monopoly and the people, ii would call Tor
rs strenuous an organized action on the
part of the latter as auy question that has
come up fol years past. Every express
company is monopoly in it's locality and
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19

9 now prescribed in cases Of Scroful. and other
diseases of the blood, by many of the best physi-
ans, owing TO its great success in curing all dis
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-19
VEGETINE

las locked upon ne m experiment for some
me by some Of our best physicians, but those
ost iucrrdu!ous in regard to its merit are now
S most ardent friends and supporters.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-16
Com ulence Sna1.

Ii is iii lie. with sonc talt apples
make bad food Tor the i !ii'y. causing
the cows to dry up. Upon the ques-
ton J. W., Of Baltimore. NJ l., writes
thus: IL have fed dairy Of tiitcen
milch COWS on nothing but apples
and oat straw for several weeks; they
have good yield Of butter. l have
also fed hundreds of cart loads OF
apple pomace to cows with profit. II
kept sweet, it IS excellent, but the
cows must be fed moderately for
eight Or ten days. If this is done
they may BE- worked up to a bushel
each per diem, and l believe more.
The secret OF J. WIS success with
apples and pomacc lies in the fact
that he commenced with small
amounts and gradually "worked up"
to large quantities. In case where
apples have dried up cows the feed
has been too great at first. 1t may
be set down as Il rule for dairy man
agement that all sudden and great
changes in food are injurious. Wheat
bran is a good food to promote the
secretion Of milk, but if fed in large
amounts to cows which have not
been in the habit of eating it, the
effect would be bad, and yet no one
thinks that bran will dry COWS up.
There can be but little doubt that
much of the conflicting testimony as
to the value of roots is due to SINH
lar cause.-Io,co Fine Stock Guzette.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-16
Facts About -Four.

AT the present time it is the prac
tice to large extent among millcrs
to grind the finest, soundeSt wheat
into flour, and the poorest into what
is called ''Graham flour" This term
"Graham flour" ought no longer to
be used 1t is Il kind Of general name
given to mixtures of bran and spoiled
-four, to i large extent unit for hui
man food. What we need is "oo'l,
sweet, wheat flour, finely ground, and
securely put up for family use.
This article we do not find in the
market, and the Western miller who
will give his earnest attention to fur
nishing such flour will realize Il for
tune speedily. The brown loaf
made from whole wheat is to our eye
rs handsome rs the white. 1t can
be made with the excellence of the
white, so far us lightness is concern
ed, and it is swceter and more pala-
table. With this loaf we secure all
the important nutntivc principles
which the Creator, for wise reasons,
has stored in wheat. Boston Jour-
nal Of Chemistry.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-16

No woman should marry Il farmer
if she has not learned Or is unwilling
to learn to be Il good cook not an
adapt ut cake making and concocting
highly-scasoned and expensive dishes,
but one who can vary the manner of
preparing plain materials SO as to
make them acceptable to her family.
There is scarcely an article raised on
the farm that admits of more paIata-
BILE ways of cooking than Indian
corn. To prepare many of the nice
dishes from this, the butter, milk and
eggs that are supposed to abound on
the farm are very important ingredi-
ents; yet there is one dish that can
be prepared from corn-lneal which
most people enjoy, in which no addi-
ton is required but salt and water; |
mean hasty pudding, or mush, which
everybody ought to know how to
make. While it is hot, pour the
mush into suitable dish, and let it
stand till next morning; cut in slices
about half an inch in thickness, roll
i'll flour; have spider with Il table
spoonful of good lard and one of but
ter heated Il little short of burning;
put in the slices, and brown nicely
on both sides. This constitutes Il
breakfast-dish, SIMPLE, easily cooked
and much enjoyed. -Lu~si"y Re
pubiicau.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-16

Farmers, grade up your stock; if
you do not feel able to buy and breed
thoroughbred stock, breed your com
mon stock this spring to nothing but
thoroughbred males. Secure the SER
vice OF some of the thoroughbreds of
your neighbors, or procure one of
yonr own or some reliable breeder,
and when once you have a lot of
grade stock, either cattle, horses,
hogs or sheep, you will never raise
scrubs again, for farmers raise stock
for the purpose Of making the most
money out Of their farms by feeding
crops rather than sell the grain and
hay to dealers. Then the kind of
stock that will mature the quickest
and grow the largest is the most
profitable for meat, and it is now no
longer question, but settled fact,
that that the grades of common stock
crossed with thoroughbreds are more
profitable to Western farmers than
raising scrubs, while first cost of
grading up is small compared to the
actual profits in dollars and cents.
Too many farmers just here are
penny-wise and pound-toolish; be-
cause they cannot get fine thorough
bred males rs cheap rs common
stock they do.l't like to make the
start-to make the first outlay-but
the world moves, and our stock must
improve like everything else VEST
et.u I1Iricafturixf.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-16
Live and Let Live.
A FARM BALLAD.

FARM BALLAD.
Well Farmer Smith has lost his wheat, his sheds
and mammoth barn;
His little boy. with one small match burnt up the
whole concern
tell you, wife, he'll feel it sore; man on money
bent
Can't stand up under such load when not in
sured cent.
don't know a. pity him; call it great sin
To hoard the harvest of three years in spacious
I can't feel pity for man that double locks his
door,
And stops his ears to all the cries that come up
from the poor.
like to see economy; like to see men save,
And lay up something for their kin when they are
in the grave;
But you and I know very well, from what we both
There is line which when, it's crossed. q man
gets to be mean
When wheat was sixteen ehllings-a price that
Smith said iii wait for twenty. 1 vow. before
selli"
Then when it reached the figure, he said to me
II guess I'll hold it longer twill be three dollars
SOON"
He held it. and ran in debt for things to wear and
eat;
When merchants dunned him. he would say
Soon the old tune got ddd1ed out and men began
to sue.
And he began to borrow to pay accounts long
due.
When Smith goes off to buy thing he spins
around the town.
And tries with all his might and main the p.'ce to
banter down.
When he has anything 20 sell it's priceless in his
eyes,
And he must have the highest mark-the lowest
when he buys.
"Lise a"dht lire" are golden words; tais o,aer
motto, too
'Do uhf0 0th~Fs as youR IRISH mt Mey scoald do
Ia pO~,'
II Smith had done as they command. he would not
have. today
The ashes of three harvesis to load all draw
away
Wife. if You take berry and dry it in the snn.
Twill rivel up till it takes two MAKE the size
OF one;
So many man in graspng gain 50 shrivels up dis
soul
That it will ne'er expand again while life's yea 8
DER him roll.
iod bless the farmers Of our land! They are not
al like him
Who walks aronnd that smouldcfing pile now. in
the twilight dim;
living on Gods broad acres. their souls expand
and gov;
Their ears ever open TO tales of want and
woe
Tod bless the men where cr they 3e ia county or
il town.
Who do NOT think it lies great wo.k to crowd
their neigihOr GOwl:
This world would he better this lie would pleas |
ure give.
every man who tolls to live would let his broth |
er live.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-16
Domestic ToOl-Chests.

Every family should have one of
these. 1t would save much inconven-
fence and expense, tor all small jobs
about the house could then be done
without sending for an expensive
mechanic. The cost of the necessary
tools should prevent no one from pro-
viding them, as they would pay for
themselves i'll a single year. To be-
gin, there should be a chopping or
wood-aA. Il Ratchet, Il saw, claw
hammer, mallet, several gimleis Of
different sizes, two augers, say u half
inch and III inch, two screw drivers,
one large enough to screw up bead
stead, two or three chisels, Il small
plane, q pair of plnccrs, Il pruning
knife, Il jack-knifc, Il pair of shears,
one or two files, carpet stretchcr,
II ball Of Irvine, etc. There should
also be an assortment of nails, from
spikes down to small tacks, Il few
brass-he;lded nails, screws Of various
sizes, and the nails and these should
oe kept III DoX, something ike car
penters carry, in scperate apartments.
The tools should ne hung up in
places marke out for tllem on Il board
surface, where there should be an
outline OF each made, SO that, when Il
tool Is done with, it can be returned
to the exact place belonging to it.
You can always tell, too, when any
tool is missing. There should be II
tool closet on the ground floor of
some part OF til. house, to contain 4.
wide shelf, under which there should
be suitable drawer to contain all
that may be required in the way of
light material. No house should be
considered complete without su: a
closet, and they should be provided
IN building a house. Once accus-
toned to such great convenience,
no oae would do without it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-16

Few people know how to prepare
uncookel tomatoes in the way adopt
ed by my family, and incomplrably
better than any mode | have ever
tasted. BY this mode they are very
desirable for supper or breakfast.
For Il family Of half a dozen persons
take six eggs, boil four Of them hard,
dissolve The yolks with vinegar sulli-
cieEt, add about three teaSpooniuls
OF mustard and mash rs soon is pos
siblc; then add the two remaining
eggs raw), yolk and white, stir well;
then add salad oil to make altogct;l-
cr sauce sufficient to cover the tpml-
toes well, and plenty Of salt and cay
eune pepper, and beat thoroughly
till it frostS. Skin and cut the toma-
toes full fourth of IN inch thick,
and pour the sauce over, and You
have dish fit for President
Though little troublesome to pre-
pare, yet if once eaten by people who
are blessed with pilates to enjoy
good things thcy will be pronounced
to be far superior to any othe, mode
of preparation. For dinner they are
best stewcd, but they should always
be strained before sending to the Ia
ble.-Cor. GerD.a"tor" TieuaDh.