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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-12-27
scmENuK,s MANDRAKE PILLS

VIII hO ound to poIscSI those qualities necessary to
tIs total eradication Of all billions attacks, prompt to
start tho trcrconI Of tho liver. and Ve healthy tone
to the 6ntlrc system. 1t Is ordinary discovery in
medical SesneS to have invented remedy for those
stubborn complaints which develop all tho results pro-
duccd BY harutoIorc free use Of ealomol. mineral
Justly dreaded by mankind. and acknowledged to BIO
destructive In tho t1tESmH 70 the human system That
the propottlfn OF certain vegetables comprise all the
virtues Of ealomel without S injurious tondonclos Is
now M admitted fact rendered ndiIputabe BY ocisn
the researches; aud those who tbs Mandrake Pills
will 10 fully Satisfied that the best nodclnss arc those
provided by nature In the common herbs and roots Of
the folds.
These pills open tho bowels and correct all bilious do
rangsmsuts without salvation any Of tho injurious
objects OF caloncl or other posOus The secretion Of
bIc "a promoted b these pills. will DO seen BY the
altered color Of tho stools. and disappearing Of the
nalloI complexion and cleansing Of the tongue.
Ample directions for accompany each boz Of pills.
Prepared ouly by j. II. sctIENCK d SON. at thelr
phnepAl Office corner Sixth nad Arch Streets PhlA.
dOphia. aud for sale by all druggIta and dealers.
Price 20 cents per boz.
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Hard 10 Come Down.

Somehow it seems hard for our peo-
pie, more particularly our city people,
says tho Now York Times, to come down
to the plniner style of living which wo
knew before the war. The times have
changed, but tho manners havo not.
Ever since the panic Of 1873 We have
been looming down to bedrock" MS
tho expressive phrase runs, but thou
sands Of people refuse to modify their
expenditures accordingly. III the ma
turo Of things, it is impossible for men
to make the Sudden fortunes, with nj
most 10 capital, which were once SO
common. But young men in CONNER
cial life, shut up to the prospect of n
certain fixed and rot princcly salary. arc
discoutcntei because they cannot keep
luxuriously furnished apartments, ell
terrain their friends handsomely, md
dress cxpensivcly. The highly respec-
table young man, Of correct habits, who
muddle3 away his modest salary on fine
clothes, upholstery, pictures, md brio
n.brc, il IN fair way to be tempted to
steal from his employers when he has n
good chance. He cannot endure plain
style Of living--so many Of lis associ-
ates' manner Of life makes his seem
mean. In this way tho temptations Of n
city life are really much grenter than the
momlists make item appear.
The consequences OF this false style OF
life are clearly apparent. II some now
I IL. A..
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A arning.

It has latcly come to light that q
widow lady at oriskany Falls, N; y;
holds n mortgage on the larger part o.
one OF tho best farms il Madison. Its
existence was not known to the present
owner until recently, though it is found
duly recorded in the clerks Office at
NIorrisvillc, and has been standing
eighteen years. Not dollar has ever
been paid on it. Tho mortgager has
been dead many years. The unfortunate
owner. Of the farm, after examination
and inquiry, says he finds nothing to
impair tho validity Of the incumbrance,
that valuable rs the land is, the amount
Of tho mortgage and interest is much
moro than the property is worth, and
that it must 20 from his possession I'M
der foreclosure. No explanation has
vet been made why payments have not
been heretofore demanded. His case
is another illustration Of the necessity
of examining the records before pur'
chasing real estate.
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4 State Prison Character.

Er.WartIen Haynca furnishes this
sketch to the Wrltham (Alass. Sentinel:
| iunnl among the cunvicts III prison,
1858, n man about fifty years old, u.
whom 3Orn became quite interested.
Upon the theory that "mcn should be
what they SEEM" he was deserving Of
being clNssed among the martyrs, al
though serving a sentence of seven
years as common thief. LII addition to
his protestatiuns of innocence, lis un.
usual good con iuct and religious pro-
LESSONS created strong feeling in lis
fayUr. A part Of his duty was once n
week to sweep out the chapel. On one
OCCASION he found concealed i'll that
room. for the purpose OF escaping, Il
notorious burglar. A fearful struggle
between them was tho result; the old
man finally succeeded in securing the
man and handing him over to the OIL
GERS. For this act hG was parioned.
Two years later he WAS again convicted
with two Of his SONS. 1t appeared TINT
they had opened small provision store
in Boston, in which poultry was the
principal article OF sale. They soon Oh.
tained reputation for the low prices ut
which they were enabled to sell their
produce, MI OF which was satisfactorily
accounted for afterward when it was US.
ccrtaincd lhGt their store was stocked
from the hcnrooSts III the vicinity, which
they robbed, giving them II decided adj
vantage over the honest trader. On his
rccommittnl he had the same sauctimoni.
ous appearance which had characterized
him before.
Still feeling an ,lnaccountnble interest
in tho old fellow, remarked that it was
n sad sight to see father aud two sons
committed to the prison, and inquired
if his conscience was not touched iu
consequence. eyes, Mr.. Wardon," he
replied, drawing down long face, ait
is sad affair, and ! assure you feel
mighty bad about it; but then" he con-
timed turning to me with peculiar
twinkle OF tho eye, ~ find one consola.
ton in it, know where they arc
nights"
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looked into. 10 also condemns tho recent
proceedings in tho trial OF Brigham Young for
bigamy. -. .Adviccs from MNtamoras, Mexico,
state that during tho municipal election there
recen.lv lighting occurred. NIossrs. Morgan
and Fcuuntez. candidates for mayor, wero
wounded and throO mon and boy were killed.
Senior Feuenlez, CortinIs candidate, was elect
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symptoms of Catarrli.

Dull, heavy headache, obstruction OF the
nasal passages, discharges falling from tho
head into tho throat, sometimes profuso,
wAtOry, aud acri1, at Others, thick, tenacious,
mucous, purulent, bloody, and putrid the
Oyes arc weak wAtery, and inhamed; there Ia
ringing In the cars, deafness, hacking or
coughing to clear tho throat, oxpectorAtion Of
offensive matter, together with scabs from
ulcers; the voice Is changed and has nasal
twaDg, tho breath Is offensive. smell and taste
arc impaired; tltoro Is sensation Of dizziness,
mental doprctsi0n, hacking cough, and general
debit Is. Only fow Of tho above.named
symptoms Nro however, likely to be present in
any ono $3.50. There Is 10 disease moro com.
mon thAn cAtsrrh, aud mono lees understood
by physcians.
DR. sAGE'E ckTARlH REMEDY
s, beyond all comparison, tho best preparation
for catarh over discovered Under tho in.
iluenco Of its mild, soothing, and healing pro-
parties. tho disease Ioon yields. Tho Golden
Medical Discovery should be taken to correct
the blood, which is always ut fault, and to act
specifically upon tho diseased glands and lining
mcmbrnno OF the nose. Tho UatSrrh Remedy
should be applied warm with DR.. Piorco's nasal
douche-the ouly instrument by which fluids
can be perfectly injected to all the pAssages
and chambers Of the nose from which dis
charges proceed. These medicines arc cold
by drngglslG. Com.
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A FRIEND IN NEEp.-Dr. IITstar's
Rdlsdm Of IpM Cherry Is friend indeed.
Who hM not found 1t such In curing dis
CAGES Of tho lungs and throat, coughs, colds,
and pulmonary AtroctionS7 Tho sick are
assured that Tie high standard OF excellence
OH which It's popularity Is based, will always
10 maintained by tho proprietors. 90 cts.
and al bottle, large bottles much tho
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-12-27
For l37
A New Illustrated
Catalogue OF TIE
MASON & HAMLI
Cabinet Organs.


Is now ready, with PRICE-LIST; and
yery full information, presenting accurate
drawings Of these celebrated instruments,
with detailed descriptions; including many
new STYLES, with valuable improve.
ments; new stops and elegant cases.
II ia not questioned by disihterested Judges
tina, these are THE BEST OF ALL IN
sTRUMENTS OF THIS CLASS IN.
eoualed, and. if Judged critically, IN.
Approached BY others. Their fame is
worldwide. They have ALWAYS obtained
highest awards in American Industrial Ex.
positions, and received -FOUR FIRST
MEDALS and DIPLOMA OF HONOR
At The GREAT WORLDS EXPOSE
TONS in PARIS, 1867; VIENNA, 1873;
and LINZ (Austria), 1875, being the only
American organs which ever received
any premium in competition with the
best products Of European makers,
The best musicians in Europe and America
pronounce them unequaled.
Prices as low as consistent with best
workmanship and material, and lower than
those commonly demanded for very inferior
instruments. Organs old for cash or time
payments, or rented until rent pays for them.
Erry one thinking 81 buyn an organ Should
al lsas! zee ibis netr outaioyu 1t will be sent
free and postpaid. Address the MASON
& HAMLIN ORGAN CO., 154 fremont
st., BOSTON; % Union Square, NEW
YORK; or so and 50 Adams Street
CHICAGO.
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Chapped hands, face, pimples, ring
worm. paltrfuum, and other cutaneous atfec:
tions cured, and rough skin made soft and
smooth, by using JuSlrER TAR Soar. Do care
fnl to get only that made by Caswcll, Hazard d
Co., Now York, as their arc many limitations
mado with common tar, ali Of which are worth
loaa.-Com.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-12-27

A lost child when asked by q police
man what his fathers business was, re-.
piled that he kept store where no gave
tickets to people who told him their
dreams. This description led to the
breaking up Of a policy shop.
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Every farmer who owns good stock
Of LorsGS, cattle and sLeOp, and intends To
keep then through the winter, should got at
once good stock OF ShCriddn's Cdualry Con-
diiion PO'ntlery. Ono dollars worth will Save
al least a half ton Of hay.-COm.
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At our request, CrNgin y Co., Phila.,
Pa, have promised to send any Of onr
readers, gratis ION receipt OF Is cents to
pay POSTAGE, q sample OF Dobbius' Flee
trio Soap, to try. Send ut once. y
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Persons who havo become thoroughly
chilled from amy cause, may have their circu-
lAtion at once restored by taking into tho
stomach n teaspoonful OF Johnson's Anodype
Linimetf mixed in little cold water, we'll
awe ctenel.-ConL.
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N. Quad, whose new book, "Quad's
Odds" everybody is reading, is equally
Mt home in wit and rathos. Ho makes
his readers laugh or cry, inst as he wills.
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"If YOU don't believe times arehard, :"
says Flora McFlimsey, "iust feel my
mn(r; it's stuffed with rugs instead OF
coftnn"
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Michigan has eighteen persons who
arc over hundred years old.
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Keeping Butter.

mca%blo faet, known to oil but thegreat
majority Of the dairymen, that few Of
them have the proper facilities for keep
ing butter at any season OF the year, aud
fewer still know how to properly make
aud pack it for long. keeping. A very
small percentage OF tho butter that
reachea the principal markets is strictly
hGe; and mulch OF it that is stale and uu-
marketable would have brought fair
price had 1t been marketed when new.
Tins almost inevitable and rapid deteri-
Grafton OF butter is strong argument
against its retention by tine producer, in
INC hopes OF higher figures, when 70
munefatlve ones are at once within his
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~ eculcomunIc, Chrnnos, Steel EugravIngs, Photo.
IL graphs Scrapbook Pictures Notices, etc. Elegant
lamp o. and catalogue son postpaid for D cs Agents
Wanted J. l. Patton Co.. 1i2 William St, NowfOrk.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-08-13
About Bananas.

Few people who see bananas hang
ing Ill fruit stores think Of them aS
more than q tropical luxury. In
fact they are Il staple article of food
i'll some parts OF the world, and ac-
cOrdinw to Humboldt. an acre in BAN
anas will produce as much food for
man IA twenty-five acres OF wheat.
1t IS the ease with which bananas are
grown which is the great obstacle to
civilization III some tropical countries.
1t Is SO easy TO Get living without
work that no effort will ever be made.
and the men become lazy ant intOlcr-
ably shiftlGsS. All that is needed is
to stick a cutting in the ground. 1t
will ripen its fruit in twelve to thir-
teen months, without further care,
each plant haging - to 12j bananas
and when that dies down after fruit
ing, new shoots spring up 10 take its
place. In regions where 40 frost ever
reaches, bananas are found in all sta
ges of growth, ripcning their fruit
every mouth and every day in the
year. Col. Whitner, near Silver
Lake, Florida. has probably the lar
gcst banana plantation in the United
State, containing fully ten thousand
plants i'll bearing. Some Of these are
large trees, which do not die after
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-08-13
"Rag Money"
IntSr-Occan.


Just now we hear much about rag
money" Such and such man is dan
gerous adviser, dishonest politician, Il
| rascally demaGOgUc, because he favOrs
rag money" And what is this rag
money? Is it the wildcat money of 1888
| and 1856, requiring Il detective and a
| pack OF hounds to find the bank of issue
| No. Is it the .'red-dogn and ''squirrel
tail' issue of those old democratic days
when farmers hurried their wives off to
| town to spend the funds received from Z
| sale Of cattle, for fear the bank would
break before they were rid of the mon
| ey? Nothing of that kind. Is it the
sort of money which used to be worth
ninety cents iii Illinois, sixty i'll Ohio.
and nothing at all in New York-a local
scrip, valuable only to those in sight OF
the bank that issued it? Not anything
OF this kind What, tnen, is jhis ''ra@
money! 1t is the currency issued BY
the people, secured by the entire prop
erty of the nation. good in every part OF
the land. 1t is the currency that every
body wants, and nobody refuses. 1t is
the currency that bears an equal value
III AIulnC ana t.llIOIEli. tSiAu IL CttlItHt
throughout British North America Ii
never fails. The bank never breaks.
For it men sell their influence. barter
their honor, compromise their integrity
The minister gladly receives 1t, the
thief breaks through iron bars to obtain
it, and the politicians and the neWspa-
pCrs that denOunce it strive early ami
late to win it, never having enough OF
it. This is rag money" Who cares
to change it? Who wants to fall back
on the Democratic money most appro-
priatciy termed ''hard' money? Hard
indeed it was. Then we had legend
that bank bills were exchaEgeable for
coin, but when the demand was made
the banks broke, and the unfortunate
holder was lett in the lurch. The idea
was poetlcal simply, beautiful in theory,
but impossible in practice. Hard money.
gold and silver, cannot be employed to
any great extent in the commerce OF
the country. Destroy our present cur
rency, and another species of bank bills
will arise to take its place. Rag mon
ey" is necessity of trade. 1t only re-
mains to determine what kind it shall
be, good or bad: the money which the
whole people indorSe, or the money
based upon individual honesty and res
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Respectfully,
From Rochester.


August oh, 1879.
Ed. RErUELICAN The latest gcncr
eral topic of conversation is the capacity
| of Jake BuSey's mouth for pie. It is
confidently asserted upon general prin-
ciplcs, that Jake can scent Il pie farther
and find it sooner than any other man on
the face of the globe.
Saturday, August 1th, was gala dav
for the society folks Of the Independent
Province. First upon the programme
was a match game ofbase ball between
! the clubs of Savannah and Empire Prai-
rie, i'll which the Savannah boys were
victorious. Then came the croquet par
ty at Glicksburg, alias "Ayenue City,
alias birds Mills" Last, but by no
means least, was the picnic and dancing
party given by j. B. Stevens, in the
grove near his house We understand
that 1t is the intention of Mr.. Stephens
to give another of these entertainments,
in the shape of Il basket picnic and dane
ing party upon Saturday, August 2lSt.
Among the features will be Il champion
dance for the championship of the civil
lied world. a good time is expected
and 4 general invitation Is extended to
all to be present. While we do not OBJ
ject to those various species of amuSe-
ments, we do most emphatically object
to the occurrence of so many on one
day. We "swung round the circle,n to
the best of our ability, and even then
found the time too short for a complete
review of the entire .'eleplmnt.n
Mr.. Editor, did YOU ever have Your
''best girl to give you the ''mitten" If
50, You can sympathize with
PR .ETOR.
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bearing their fruit, but the majority
are Of the dwarf species, which are
renewed every year. Slips are PLAN
ted about eight feet apart and rapid
~ push up leaves disclosing six OF
eight small bananas behind this pro
lection. Some plants will have SIX
teen or twenty leaves and branches OF
fruit, bending over as it ripers. form
ing 4 most beautiful sight. The cuI-
ture OF bananas is very profitable .and
with the unlimited capacity of FIori-
Ga and the West India islands for
producing it. there should always be
Il supply equal to any possible de
mand.-Rural New Yorker.
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SAVANNAH MO, FRIDAY, AIyGJTST13 1875

rows and following them uniformly
to the opposite end. returning in the
same manner over the next five rows
They continued in this course until
they had explored the greatcrpOrtion
of the field. The lad suspicious that
they were pulling up corn, fired into
/ the dock. killing but one of them.au
I he proceeded TO examine the ground.
! n the whole space over which they
/ had tray eled. lie found but one stalk
OF corn disturbed. This was nearly
scratched out of the ground, but the
earth still adhered to it. In the craW
of he quail he found one cut worm.
!Wcnty-onc striped vine-bugs and
one hundred chinch bugs, but not a
single grain of corn.
Again. say. let us have the quails
saved by all means. 1t is my intcn-
ton to start petition to our next
legislature for an amendment to the
game law, for the better protection
OF birds. and | hope the papers all
over the State will take up the sub
jcct and urge it upon the people, and
especially upon the legislators.
The blue:jay does more harm in
destroying other birds than all the
boys and reckless men combined. In
to hedge or thorn; high o. low, they
are ever ready to stick their saucv
bills and dcvour eggs or young birds
by wholesale. [ have Known them
to break hcns-e"gs and suck out the
contents.
Every chronological society and
county fair, should give premiums for
the largest string Of jjay-bird heads.
and every county court should give
small premium per head enough to
induce their destruction. They are
birds of prey, and to-day are doing
Missouri more harm than all the
hawks, wolves, foxes, and all such
pests combined.
". r. ELY,
Savannah, Aug. 10th. 1878.
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Andrew JohnsOn's Record.

Andrew johnson, whose body was
consigned to the dust in the NOUN
taius Of Tennessee, has written on the
tablet OF Time in 81 active years. the
events OF his existence in the follow
ing succession: Born Raleigh, y. c.
Oh The 25th Of December. 1SoS: Alder
man in 1928, 1929 and 1880; Mayor III
1881. 1882 and 1888: member OF the
Legislature in 1880, 1889 and 1871:
Presidential ElectOr i'll $40: Govern
or from 1853 TO 1857: United States
Senator from 1858 to 1868; Military
Governor in 1862; Vice President iii
1861: President in 1865 to 1869: Sena
tor i'll 1915; died III Carter county,
Tennessee, july 81, 1875.
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The Storm Omaha Thoroughly
Bombarded.

We were little cautious in writ
ing our report Of the storm at Oma-
ha, lest the picture as shown to us
had been overdraWn. From further
advicc>, however, we learn that the
half was not told. Many of the hail
stones measured from seven to eleven
inches in circumference, and mum
Der brought down the scales at from
a pound 10 a pound and half each.
1t IS estimated that 120, 600 lights of
glass were broken, and the damage is
varlously placed at from thirty to fiji
~ thousand dollars for this one item.
In some instances blinds and sash
were broken TO pieces as if they had
been pipcstems. The wind was ter
rifle, and the city looks as if it hal
been bOnbarded.-St. Joe Herald.
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From Flag Springs.
August 10th, 1875.
W. X. ELY.
nnah, Aug. 10th. 1878,

August lOth, 1879.
Ed. REPUBLICAN:-Aftc silence
Of two weeks ! again embrace the
present opportunity of writing few
items from our quiet little village.
There has been nothing of any very
great Importance going Oh in our
place for few days past, but trade
is becoming more lively now: there
is some cattle being weighed here.
We will so back to last Thursday and
| speak of our grand Sabbath School
| Convention. There was quite large
attendance, but not as many as was
expected, | suppose upon the account
of the unfavorablc looks of the wealth
cr carly in the morning. The band
got along finely, being kindly assisted
by McSsrs. Morris, Alderman, Cook,
and kinzcr, Of Savannah band. Flag
Springs and community tender their
most sincere thanks to the boys I'M
til they are better paid for their trou-
bic.
People in this part Of tic county
are still plCwin@ corn; the latest /
have ever known in this country.
Dr. Lawton is beginning to ride
considerable, he contemplates bring
INC on a stock of drugs, dry goods
and groceries next week. We wish
him success as he appears to be quite
business man.
Our school commences here the
sixth day Of September, to be taught
by Miss Margery adkins. We think
our scholars viii advance fast, as
Miss Margery is considered one of the
best teachers in the county.
There Is a protractcd meeting in
progress in our town, being carried
on by the Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN
denomination.
We learn that Mr.. Knappcnberger
Is going to put up 4 carpenter shop
and furniture store. lie is a good
workman and understands his busi-
ness well; he is an industrious man
and we hope he will do well.
We learn that Mr.. Knight of our
town and Mr.. Morris of Savannah. !
are going to start plow shop here. /
We wish them success, and know |
that they will do 3 lively business in !
this part of the county, as the Morris
plow is widely known to be as good |
as any plow made. We hope it will |
be an addition to the band here, as
Mr.. Morris is a splendid musician.
The vigilance committee meets
here every Saturday afternoon. 1t !
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For the Republican.
On the Right Track.

DEAR SIR:-Sinco writing my ar.
ticle on birds, have found, in an ag-
ricultural paper the following, which
shows that | am Oh the right track:
THE MISSION OF QUAILS. - A
farmer boy in Ohio observing & small
flock Of quails in his fathers com
field. resolved TO watch their motions.
They pursued very regular course
III their foraging, commencing on one
side ofthe field, taking about five