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The union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1878-1878, 1878-08-09
HISTORICAL.
KING CYRUS
AND A FEW ITEMS OF HIS HIST DRY
ICON IINUED

ON the return OF Cyvus he con inn"d his
conouests upon the Kingdom Of Baby lon.
NeIigl,s er was esteemed very wise
and brave PRICE, and his death was very
mu CHI la ment. bv the Babylonians. His
son Lahorafrarchod reignei in his stead'
and he was very wicked King. AZ his acts
Of cruelty testify. We will mention two
tyranical acts of violence towards two or
h principal Notiemen, G.brias and Ga
dates Tie only son of GobIias, he slew
because he threw his dart and killed q
wild beast. while they were out hunting,
that the Kig had missed. Gadates, tie
had cas- rated. and the only reason was
because one Of Laborafoarchod's concubin's
had sal he was handsome man. These
two Princes revolted from the King and
turned their Provinces over 10 King Cyrus.
The Babylonian King sought to defend
tn, sc Territories bat Cyrus met him in
battle md slew large portion of his army.
and pursned Ii NJ even 10 the walls of the
great City, BABY lon. After Cyrus had
spent the summer in ravaging the whole
country, and bad been twice before the
wa IL OF Babylon. re ired 10 The borders Vt
Media ard took three fortrfsses belonging
to the enmey, and made them his winter
4 quarters, aud then sent for Cyaxares 10
come TO him and consult upon their plans
Of operation for the ensuing year. AS
soon as Cyrus had retired TO winter quar-
tiers. Laborafo srchod gave himself up TO
a Il manner of wick, dness and was slain by
/. his own people. Historicus.
! TO BE CONTINUED.
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subscribe, we will gu to the Post Or.
fee and lightly pick one from the
counter, or bovroW one from some one
Of our rich neighbors.
All right; we mark such and know
more about their doings perhaps than
they imagine or would like TO h", e
told We will wait little. and then,
we shall see What we shall see.
Tubs burst in this country for want
of hoops. especially if kept too wet and
If left dry, fall down.
A word 10 the wise is sufficient.
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GOSSIP.

Good morning Mr.. Gossip or you
must know there are gentlemen COS
sips, as well as lady gossips, but pray
do not tell that l ever limited such a
thing). What spicy bit rolls on your
tongue to day :? And how is Madame
Gossip and all the little brood Of COS.
sips +? What not a word ? All! times
must be dull indeed when you fail 10
ferret out some astonishing occur
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ST. GEORGE, UTAH, AUGUST 8, 1873.
PUBLISHERS NOTICES.

G.P. Rowell & Co. 10 Spruce st
New York, S. NJ. Pettengill Il Co
New York, Boston and Philadelphia
and Edwin Alden, Cincinnati, o. I'D
uertiSing Agents, are our authorized
Agents 10 receive Advertisements for
the UNION.
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Wise men learn more from fools
thar FOOLS do from them. 81
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

The Afghans are at once shrewd
enough and bigoted enough to UNDER
stand and apprepreciate this differ
ence, and they know also (and they
arr said to be very keen traders
that they can drive many more bar
gains with fertile India than barren
Turkistan. All these things must be
taken into account in calculating the
possible issues of the new war which
Great Britain has entered into for the
protection of her Indian Empire.
Only time can disclose what part, if
any, Russia means to take in the
war which her agents have perhaps
largely melted, although the Russian
organ at Brussels, lie NOrd, with
smueh emphasis declares that ans
complications with England are out
of the question: Balto. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

From ali parts of the country re-
ports come of the lm mense sales and
increasing demand for that deserv-
ingly popular Sewing Machine, The
Old and Reliable "STANDARD," the
price of which the proprietors wisely
reduced to $50, including all the at,
tachmentS, and at once secured for
them popularity among the peO-
pie, far beyond that ever yet attain
ed by any other machine at any
price, the consequence of which is,
agents are leaving the old high priced
machines, and seeking territory for
the "SrANDARD." knowing from
experience that with the best goods
at the lowest price they can outsell
All other Machines, where the supe-
ior quality and low price is made
known. This splendid Machine
combines all the improvements. Is
far ahead of all Others in beauty and
durability of its work, ease of man
agement, light running and certainty
of operation, is sensibly made upon
sound principles, with positive work.
lns parts all steel, and can be safely
put down as the very perfection of
Serviceable Sewing Machine, in
every particular, that will outlast
any Machine, and at price far down
below any other. 1t is thoroughly
warranted for five years. Kept in
order free Of charge. And sent to anv
part of the Country for examination
by the customer before payment of
the bill. We can predict equally as
large a demand for them in this
section as in others. Families desir-
ing the best Machine manufactured
should write direct to the Factory.
And enterprising persons wishing to
seize the chance should apply for so
deslrabl Die an agency. See advertise
ment in another part of this paper.
Address, Standard Machine Co., Cor,
broadway and Clinton Place, New
York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

This years epidemic of yellow fe.
yer is at lastsubstantially at end and
we can begin to see how much has
been lost by this fearful scourge! In
New Orleans it has destroyed about
1000 lives, in Vicksburg about l 600,
in Memphis over 5000, and in the
other towns along the Mississippi, to
which it spread from New Orleans,
the mortality has been about $500.
If we add the deaths at the places
from which We have no specific re-
ports, and at the outlying settlements
and detached plantations, We shall
probably get at least 500 more. This
makes the total mortality of the
epidemic ll,000,. though possibly
more accurate statistics than are now
attainable would reduce it consider
ablv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

GEoRGIA's PROGRESS. Taking
into consideration the hardness of the
times, Georgia seems to be getting
along very well, To be sure there is
IA decrease in the grand tax list of the
State; last year the reported total
was S235, ,G59 $50, or Sl0,19l, ,920 less
than 1876, but this is explained by
the shrinkage of values. In hVe
stock. Georgia was 500, ,606 richer in
1877 than in 1876; in farming and
mechanical tools, $685. SOL and in
bonds and stocks, 81 ,454,0 Popu
lation has slightly increased, in spite
of the steady drain of the Texan en-
igration fever; whereas in 1876 there
we're in the State 2O4, ,5O7 men who
paid poll tax, last year there 207, ,Sl5.
The sum invested in cotton manu-
factures in 1877 was S2,739. 200; the
school fund was Sl50,225. The State
tax was 80 cents on 500, and the
average county rate about the same.
The cOlorcd people Of the State rc-
turned taxable property reaching
an aggregate value OF 81, ,I30, ,84l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30
The Afghan War.

The rejection of the British ulti-
matum by Shere Ali, the Ameer of
Atghanistan, and the elaborate prep
ratiOns of Lord Lytton, the British
NicerOy of India, leave no room to
doubt that British India will speedi-
ly be precipitated into war of con-
siderable proportions with the At
ghans. Considering the relative for
ces of the two countries and the
prizes that are at stake, it may be
assumed for almost an absolute GER
tainty that at the end of two or three
campaigns the. forces of Great Britain
->ixisI- be in possession of Candahar,
Cabul, Herat, and every other city of
importance in Afghanistan. This,
however, will not by any means in
VolVe the conquest of the whole
country. The Ameer's authority IS
Of the most limited character, and
the trib $ which go to make up the
population of this mountainous
country, six millions in. number, are
brave, Warlike, turbulent and insub-
ordinate. They are often at feud with
one another, but always in the end
unite against the invader, and they
have been seldom completely con-
quered. They were merely 0verrun
not conqured, by Sultan Mahmoud,
by Genghis, by Tamerlane and by
Nadir Shah. The last, one of the
greatest of the MOhammed MOguIs
in India, was no sooner dead than
Ahmed Khan, an Afghan Of the Dur
rani tribe, one OF the two great peo-
pies who divide this moutainous
country between them, raised the
standard of revolt, threw off the Per-
sian yoke, and made himself Ameer
by freeing his country. The Afghans,
Sunnite or orthodox Mohammedans,
have always been opposed to the
consolidation of the British rule in
India. AS early as 1893 Sir John
Malcolm had to be sent to the from
tier to cOunteract the Vaccinations
of Zemaun, one of the immidiate
successors of Ahmed Khan, the lib
orator. In 1888 the British felt them
selves forced to invade Atghanistan
n order to destroy the overweening
influence of DOst Mohammed Khan,
he reigning Ameer of Afghahnistan,
with the tribes of the Punjab. The
ensuing camgaign ended very disasr
trously for the British, who were
practically expelled from the coun.
try; and in the great wars with
Scinde in 1913, and with Rungeet
Singh and his Sikhs in 1S45-49 the
British We're contir ually made to
feel Afghan influence and Afghan
hostility. II is hardly probable how
ever, that the Ameer will be able to
unite all the valiant tribes who now
and then acknowledge his suzerainty
in a war against great Britain, in
which Russia will be his all more or
less openly. The valiant mountain
GERS of the Hindoo Koosh have had
too many encounters with the forces
of the "whte Car" on the banks of
the Amoo Darya to be inclined to
view the extension of Russian infiu-
ence southwark with patience. Rus
sia stamps out Mohammedanism and
all but the Russian language wher-
ever she conquers Great Britain, on
the contrary, makes "A point Of re-
Specting the sects, castles and prejudi-
ces Of her subjects, no matter how
far she may extend her conquests
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

The New York Herald, independ-
ent, says the Democrats will have
close shave to elect the speaker of the
next House, and says this is " a mel
ancholy exhibit for a party which
confidently expected a majority of
twenty-five or thirty, which only a
year ago was so sure of the next
Presidency that it had hard work to
determine upon whom to bestow the
great office"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30


liquor trade and its attendant evils,
the civil damage law has been tried
in various States, and we believe
with unifol mly happy results. This
IS the law under which tie seller is
made responsible pecuniariIy for
whatever harm may come to the per.
son or family Of the man in couse-
quence of drunkenness from liuuor
purchased from the dealer. The New
York statute, however, goes still
further, and holds II It only the seller
responsible, but also the owner of the
premises whereof the seller is the
tenant. The conStitutionality of this
statute has just been affirmed by a
decision of the New York Court 'of
Appeals. The New York EUenin0
Post says that it would be difficult to
underrate the Importance of this de-
cision. For one thing it is in accord
with that enlightened view of ~ump-
tuary legislation which looks to
restricting intemperance instead of
attempting to cure it by a shock
which ultimately proves to be no cure
at all. In diseases there are often
remedies which supply temporary
relief, but after a while allow the all
ment to run with new violence; and
thereare other remedies, at first used
with almost impreceptible effects,
which treat disease cOnstitutiOnalIy
and eradicate or modify it by slow
steps. The latter is the most thor
ough specific for the public disease of
intemperance. Although the vice
cannot be entirely abolished, still, by
surrounding it with restrictions we
can minimize and make indulgence
in intoxicating liquors less Of an
abuse. 1t has been found in the rural
sections of New York that the civil
damage law works in this direction.
Men do not now so often as hitherto
lease their property to laWless and
irresponsible liquor sellers. The
dealer in turn is more careful to see
that his customers do not drink to
excess, and that he be put in a situa-
ton where they can recover at law
for the injury done. But the tenant
and the landlord are placed in Il new
attitude of esponsibiIity tc the com
munity, and 20 become interested
parties in preventing drunken ess.
The moral sense of the public gravi-
tates towards making intoXication
more difficult, and we venture to say
that it is aided in no slight degree by
drinking men. 1t is no uncommon
thing for men who use liquor to vote
for local option and against license.
There are plenty Of drinkers who are
glad to help IN erecting barriers be-
tween themselves and temptations
and opportunity; for it is not until
an individual is utterly sodden and
degraded that he loses perception of
his own unluckIy state. AS long as
he is above the lowest level-so long
as he has his hours of repentace-he
has clearer understanding of his
wretchedness than anybody else pos
Sibly can, and his assistance can gen
orally be relied upon to support pre-
ventive and reformatory effort.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

Colonel Frank Zacharie, who was
sent to Tensas parish, in Louisiana,
to report the actual condition of af-
fairs there, says he could only dis
cover that dozen negroes had been
killed during the late election ex-
element. One white man was re-
ported scratched, but the report lacks
confirmation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30
NUMBER 40.

REFORMED PUBLIC House IN ENG
LAND.-Attempts have been made
10 rival the attractions of the public
house by means Of places where nom
alcoholic liquors only are sold. The
Coffee Public-house Association,with
the Duke Of Westminster at its head
collects and imparts information.
and assists all who are deslrous of
starting houses of this kind. The
Coffee Tavern Company has many
successful establishments in London,
where tea, coffee cocoa, and aerated
drinks, wash down beef, ham. and
cake, where good cigars are to be
had for twO-pence," and where
working men may bring their.amn.
iilessss'ss "a ST ttssus u tile 3Ftnsssas "
There is little doubt that this move
ment supplies real want. A "book
OF one hundred beverages" has re-
Gently been issued, which under
takes to answer the question, "What
can | drink instead of beer p" In
the provinces, as well as in London.
many persons seem to be interested
in this question, and the answer that
is found for it; and coffee and cocoa
taverns increase and multiply. To
take one instance alone, we learn
from the Bradtord ObSeraer, of july
8, that "at the Central Cocoa Tavern
in Kirkgate, no less than e51O 9s. Sd.
had been taken in five weeks since
Its opening on the 7th of June. Civ
ing an average Of over 410Oa week."
and Leeds and other towns are NOV
ing IN the same direction, as may be
learned from the Coffee Public
House; How to Establish and Man
age 1t, pamphlet issued by the
Coffee Public-House Association.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30
$50 ACHES
OF
Good Land
For Sale Cheap.

This Land lies on the Hooppole
Road, about six miles north east
from Oakland, b. & O. r.. R., and is
generally covered with good timber.
Would make several good farms.
Will be sold in bulk or in small
lots. Title good.
For particulars and terms apply to
this Office or to- the postoflicc, Oak
land, Garrett Co., Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

aaag it not be that Mr.. Ingersoll him
III may make some mistake kes?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

ingOf a consolation that can endure
such test? In speaking tonight of
some Mistakes of Noses" whose
ave no man dug, whose sepulchure
man saw, whose burial was as
plseiess as the coming of the spring
i4me, beneath the sod upturned by
the angels, with stars for tapers, the
dHrk rock pine for tossing plumcs,
the hillside for his pail for we may
bflleve Mrs. Alexander as readily as
MI. Ingersoll| and with
t'Gods own hand, in that lone land
To lay him in his grave
nay it not be that Mr.. Ingersoll him
*lf may make some mistakes?
in mentioning Mr.. Ingersoll as
afeS hSr, which hes, and 1--WE think "a
dangerous one, in proportion to his
talents, we can Justly judge him by
comparison. We will not place him
alongside the pulpit, hut how does
he stand in comparison even with the
theatre, the most antagonized of
modern influences in the arts and in
the education Of men? Which is
the more harmful ? 1t never happens
in the story told on the vilest stage
if any story be told that the william
is not punished and that virtue is not
crowned. The theatre was an early
preacher of emancipation and is
quick to take up any reform. 1T al
W Us praises virtue and damnS vice.
And when we reach.the performance
that is not worthy the name of the
drama, it may fairly he asked which
Is better, to lead some men. away
from God, or to teach all men that
there is no God to be led away from?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-26

George Peter, and Eli Henkle,
now running as Democratic candi-
dates for Congress, were members of
the Constitutional Convention of
1864. How they felt towards the
Maryland soldiers, during the recent
war, can be seen by their action upon
the following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Sterling of Baltimore:
ReSolUed, That this Convention
tenders the thanks of the State to the
Soldiers of Maryland, in the Army
of General Grant, for the gallant
manner in which they have behaved
during the recent battles, and that
this Convention expresses its deep
sympathy with the families of the
slain, and for the wounded in their
sufferings.
The rules We're suspended. the
resolution read the second time and
passed. Yeas-52; nays-9, as fol-
lows:
Messrs. HARDWOOD, Henkle, Mitch
ell, Lansdale, Peter, Clarke, Belt,
Marbury, Horsey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-26
Pause and Reflect.

Before a vote is cast for the Demo-
cratic ticket we hope the citizen will
satisfy himself that such a vote will
be fol the interest of his country. In
our opinion it will not be. a vote
for Democracy will be vote for the
introduction of disturbing elements
into the body polite. 1t will be a
vote in favor Of reversing the YER
dict of the war, vote in favor OF
throwing aside the fruits of costly
and bloody struggle. The ascenden-
cy Of Republicanism means the con-
tinuance of peace, and to maintain
this ascendency is the duty of all who
love their country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-26
The Skv Bright for Orner,

Reports from all parts of the Con
gressional District, and from the
several Districts of the county all
point in one direction-to the tri-
umphant election Of Milton 6. Urner
over his Greenback Democratic com
petitor, George Peter, whose record
in the Maryland Senate of 1873,
shows that on foan distinct occasions
he acted in concert with those who
defeated the clearly expressed will Of
the people by continuing the eXemp-
ton of Mortgages from taXation.-
Hagey8touR Herald and Torch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-26
Advice to South Carolina.

We give notice to the South Caro-
lima Democrats that stories are float
ing this way of a revival by them of
attempts to bully, browbeat and in
jure their Republican opponents
They are said To be "making it hot"
for the Republican speakers. If
these reports are false it would be
well to have them Immediately and
authoritatively cOntradicted. If they
are true, then we advise Governor
Hampton and such other sensible
Democrats as he may be able to
gather about him to put stop to
such lawIess and outrageous acts.
The country is very well satisfied
with the Presidents Southern policy,
but it will not stand any. more ''shot-
gun" electioneering. The Southern
Republicans have precisely the same
right to assemble to speak in public,
to nominate candidates, to try to
elect them and to vote when election
day comes as the Southern Demo
carts and if any attempt is made, in
South Carolina or elsewhere, to in
terfere by force or threats or brutal
bullying with the free and full eX-
ercise of these rights the Southern
Democrats will discover that the
North knows how to resent and row
to punish such wrongs, for which,
whatever may have been the case
under the old Southern policy, there
is now not an atom of excuse. 1t
will not need Federal interference to
punish such misconduct, because it
will receive its reward at the polls in
November. Whatever the shot gun
polic may effect in South Carolina, it
makes Republican votes very rapidly
in all the Northern States. -Nclc
York HefUld october l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-26

The Democracy thought to gain a
President by kilograms in an I'M
known language and by money
100000, 100000, $4,000, $4,000
but let them and their language of
rogues and thieves and their money
perish together. Republicans depend
for success on honest votes honestly
counted and much good can be done
for this end by thorough organiza-
tion. Election day is rapidly APP
preaching. Every Republican ought
to enlist in hard working band.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-26
Resumption Can be Maintained.

The vast sum of nearly 1000, 600
of paper money in the country is
now only small fraction of per
cent. below the value of coin. The
country has substantially resumed.
Why may not the resumption of
specie payment and the interchange
ability of paper and coin be main
tanned? 1t is true that the metal in
coin has an intrinsic or market value
besides its money value, which paper
has not. But no demand for the
market value of the coin over its
money value can arise, except as a
commodity of barter in conducting
the exchanges between the people of
other nations and ourselves. Such 9
demand can only arise by our owing
other people more than they owe
Us by our buying from them more
than they buy from us.
For the year ended June 80, 1878,
our exports exceeded our imports by
over S257 900, 900, and the bonds of
the United States held abroad at the
same time were only about the same
amount. The excess Of exports over
Imports since the Isl Of July last has
Deln greater than it was for the cor
responding period last year. I'm
less, therefore, our productive in
dustries, which have grown up and
increased during these hard times,
shall greatly decrease, nothing can
/ possibly arise to create Il demand for
our metallic money as bartG COM
modify in settling balances. On the
contrary, with balaLce tf oven
| $3.50, 600 per annum in oul favor
/ that amount in coin or its equivalent
in national, State, and corporate
securities must annually come tc
this country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-26

1t is neither in regaining the con-
troll of the House. nor in holding its
present representation, that the Re
publicans have fought to win, and
have won. The repulse in Maine
had the glorious effect of arousing
the stalwarts to sense of danger;
of danger to the honor of the nation
they had fought to save, and they
struck a blow with the ring Of old
times. BY rally they have forced
themselves into high ground, and
stand united and re.awakened. They
are now firmly planted upon new
living principle, and Democracy,
Aanked and fooled, is now nothing
more than a bushwhacker in the
political contest. - Cunl6. CiuiLidn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-26

1t is the duty of every Republican
committee man to call to his aid eV-
cry Republican worker in his town
ship, and to see that every Republic
can voter is brought to the polls on
election day. The time for argu
ment has mainly passed, and the
time for Work-HARD, EARNEST, UN
TIRING wCRK-has come. Honest
money and an honest and fair cleo
ton is the watchW0rd.