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HERRING, NISBET & co 40
Gen'I Commission Merchants

NJ ID. Herring,
DIR. j. g. kisbet, WACO, TEXAS.
j. A. Nisbet. ,9LL9iile
Having formed a co-partnershlp In the busl-
ness Of Receiving, Storing, selling and ship
ping Cotton, Hides, Grain, Corn and other
produce, viii be ready by the first prOximO 70
receive, store, make adynnces upon and sell
Cotton, Hides, etc, on the Herring House,
lots fronting on Second and Franklin streets,
Hrn, (the senior by his son, W. u. Iierrlng)
will give their undivided attention 10 the busl-
ness Mr.. j. A. Nisbet has had twenty years
experience In classifying and selling Cotton In
( Texas, and DIR. j. Z, Nlsbet Is an old Com
mission Merchant and practical business man.
Under no circumstances Will any cotton be
bought by the Arm. Cotton, Hides, etc.
viii be sold for the highest market price,
upon reasonable comfaissionsj and accurate
accompanied with certificate Of deposit 90
draft for the money,
WACO, TEXAS, August 10th, 1915.
dlw-w2m.
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A curious old parchment'has been
unearthed by the New York Star,
which win prove bonanza to
the curious and saperstitious. The
fragmentary and moulded old relic is
prophecy by Mrs. Ably Marsh,
of Canada, a women said to have
been gifted with the second sight and
was written in 1887, and is proved
to be undoubtedly genuine. The
first part prophesies the fall of the
American. republic in the present
Presidency, in the following manner:
Columbia, home of libertie,
Shall not twenty rulers see
Ere there shall be battle smoke,
Ere peace shall seem 10 be broke,
And In waves OF peril tost
The ancient order shall be deemed lost.
II is significant fact, when taken
in this connection, that II. d. Hayes
is the nineteenth ruler Of the United
States, as will be seen by the order
in which the Presidents succeeded
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T OsT OR STOLEN.

IL itftfff ttf ftGlB
From the undersigned, on or about the It'll
instant, dark red roam horse about 1875
hands high, about "a years old, small star Ia
his forehead and branded l. with circle
around II, on LEFT hip and shoulder. He had a
bride and saddle ON him when he disap-
peared Any Information Trading 70 the re-
coyery Of lhdli0rsewlll lbs literally rewarded.
Address j. 4. SHELTON,
Oct22d&w3t Bolton, Texas.
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FREE.

FOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF seminA'
weakness, Lost Manhood, aud all dlsore srs
S SiSSf1hs q S %ss & ssH,'; eueS
natl Oh o.. mArl9d&wly
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Turkeys are ripe.
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FRIDAY. OCT. Is. 1878.


win speak as follows. at
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The remaining parts of the very
long prophecy relate to things al
redy past many of which seem to
have been fulfilled, which gives pith
to the prediction above. We have
room only for the following on which
our curious readers can speculate at
will.
The flrst shall, too, the second be
II the fates tell Truth as even he;
Where sits the sire shall sit the son,
But not sons son. ff
And ere the son shall ruler be .t
0ns place shall send threei
Three with Que shall make her four co.,
And there shall be no more.
Reference is undoubtedly made TO
Gen. Washington's proverbial truth
telling, in the second line, and to the
succession Of John Quincy Adams
TO the place Of his father, in the third.
"But not his sons son. seems to
point TO Mr.. Charles Francis Adams,
who has uniformly failed in his as
pirations 70 become President. BE
tween the Adamses did come tire,
from zone place" (virgin:a), VIII,
with the accidental John Tyler mad
the fourth; nor has the 'tMother 0
Presidents" since borne son distin
guished by even a nomination to tn
Chief Magistraey. The prophec
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Perhaps, he summons us too soon from the
feast OF liie; Jo it sol if the exchange is not
for the better, it snot his fault, but our own;
the call is a reprieve rather than sentence;
for who would wish TO sit at the board, when
he can no longer partake Of the banquet, or
live on the pain, when he has been long
dead to pleasure? Tyrants can sentence
their victims to death, but how much more
dreadful would be their power, could they
sentence them to life2
True wisdom thanks death for what he
takes, and still more for what he brings.
Yet with all these consultations and hopes
human nature is not at case, and when we
reflect how our departed friend and co-labor-
er was called away in the meridian of life,
we are, after all, contrained to feel the force
of Youngs suggestive observation;
" Death loves q shining mark, q signal
blow"
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IFS undivided profits then Oh hand, no divi-
dend shall he made"
The total amount of premium paid by the
Bank on U. S. Bonds is $9,sl2.4O; the
amount of this account January l, 1878, is
$6,4OGl4, which is in excess of the market
value of Bonds $4,000 4i per cent. and
$4,000 per cent? now held by the Bank.
This excess must be reduced, and to effect
this the net earning FOR the six months end
ing December 3lst, 1877, must be carried to
this account.
The total net eprnings, nbovo current eSpcne.
oe and toXes, paid dutlng tic time Of the Beings
eNlsbuCo le 93
or neRriv7 per cent. on capital for tune
invested,
Thr Blnk poit in Dividends. "a a13 10
Carried to Premium account. SGiS 80
Garlic TO Surp ms account... t5l 90
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singular instance of superstition came to
light. not long sircc. VIII oh is thus related :
Gong into n neFllbo, house one DAY last wcek
1 fOund one Of the children suffering from
severe cough ana expressed my oplnton that 1t
was case IN watch mejIcal assistance should
b obtained. The mother Of the boy agreed that
1t was very bad but said chat before calling in
a doctor she in!ended TO try d cu-e that she hrd
long used in similar cases, al d never found TO
iaiL on being pressed to communicates the pre-.
scrption, she Fravely ihtcrued me that the
cha. N consisted in HALE's HONEY OF II ORE.
HoU$D AND TAR, aud that it could DO obtained
Of nj. the drug -lsts. Price cents and 81. GreaV
saving by purchasing large aza. Depot CRIT.
IENToN, sixth avenue, New York CITY.
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General Mcclellan was inaugunted
Governor of New Jersey, at Trenton, Tues
day, with imposing civic and military cere-
monies, in the pre- !ence of thousands of
people. His inaugural is devoted chiefly to
national affairs. 1t accepts the existing
settlement of the Southern question as final,
opposes the revival of "a subject which
honor and interest alike require to be buried
forever" and strongly favors gold standard
and honest money.
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First National Bank orLehlchtou.

Owing to the depreciation in the value of
the l. 3 Bonds deposited with the Trcasur-
er of the United States to secure its circula-
tion, no dividend was declared for the six
months ending December 3lst, 1877, by this
institution, but the entire profits carried to
the premium account. This was done in
compliance with the National Banking Law
touching the declaration OF ofdividends, which
reads:
No association, or any member thereof.
snail, during the time it shall continue its
Banking operations, withdraw or permit 10
be Withdrawn ,either in the form ofdvidends
or otherwise, ang portion Of its capital. If
losses have at any time been sustained by
any sucn asSos arsOn, equal TO or SEcesding
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The House Of Representative at Harris
burg Tuesday again took up the question of
the order Of legislation, and finally decided,
by a'vote Of 81 to "a, that no business pend
ing at the close of last session shall be CON
Gidered, unless re-introduoed. This averts
the threatened deadlock. A number Of bills
were reported favorablyj also a resolution
from the Committee on Federal Relations,
declaring for the repeal of the date clause of
the Resumption Act.
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LEHIGHToN, Pa
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 70, 1873.

George II. Pendleton was elected United
States Senator by the Legislature of Ohio
Tuesday, In the Senate ho received % out
Of 80 votes; in the House, CO out Of los.
The Republican votes were cast blink.
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The number Of witnesses for the prose
cution in the Geo. X. Smith murder-case,
called before the Grand Jury, was quite
large. Kelley " the bum" brought here by
Sheriff Hoffman, Of Columbia, was one Of
them.
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New Advertisements.

G-sA FOR SALE or TO LET,--A Double
HHsi!I Frame Dwelling House, stu to nUout
rRgsAS4ls one half mile east Ut W,lssl ort on the
% reading to Maria Furnace suitable fOr .wO
lam les. 1nere are about Oh TIC es OF Land IN
cOnnec!lm with the building, and for sale with
1t, Terms modeI ate. Apply to
l.. f., kLEPPINGER,
jan 49, Iehig ton, Pa,
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TNO Whom it May Concern.

All persons are hereby forbid medding with
any OF the Live stock, Farming Implements.
.lImn, HAy, straw Crops IN the Ground Cord
wold, Tools, HOusehO Furniture, Sc. now
In the possession OF ] Char,es Sendel In Ma
hOuino tOwnshlO Carbon county, Pa. said arti.
c.es uf property having been purchased Dy me
and lOanad 20 iiIm during nv D. ieasure.
WILLIAM MILLER, Lenghton. Pa
Inn I IsTs.WaH
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rIKE's TooTnAcuE DRors cure in one minute.

IF Young LADIES WITH GLoTCHEs on their
sEin winch are erroneously attributed to ire
gullritles of the liver, wou.d discard cosmetics
and m'rsunnls, and would adept che practice Of
taking warm hath every day with cake OF
GLENN's SULPHER SOAP as a com laniou. The
unSghtly bcmshes would sOOa di3appear aud
the lilly and the rose would take tleir pace
This is secret VIII ch ths tash enable are fast
begnnngtO lin out to their decided advantage,
SOld by druggst' Pnce 21G. ger cake. Box
q cake ! zoe, sent 0V mail, prcpa d on receipt
OF price. G n. CRTrTENTcN, proprietor, Sixth
avenue, New York.
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DERSONAL.

FRASKi1S TOWNSHIP, Pa January 9Th, 1878 =
Rece veJ Of j Juna Leinhard, for Real Estate snd
Live stock. a. iOl Ows; one Bay Horse one
rruck " ag1IE one Slsh,. one Straw Gutter one
Fanning Mil one Set D6uble Harness one
Carriage Il nrness, one Plow, one Culliyntor,
iOl OF Corn Sta ks, and lot Of straw, the SUN
Of one hundred and twenty fivo dollars, IN full
20 daie LEOPOLD HILDFBRANDi
Jan q ls7S-WA' EaSt kanah chnAh> Pa.
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Es-S FOR SALE OR TO RENT.-A de-
E#g#l sir;b,e SlOBE-RCOu, W,h WAR;
d. HOUSE aud DWELL y q attgcPCd,
',u. ed IN IN ll0rOu n OF We'sspNt I, Pa, and
Known q the Lewis N elss trOr .ty, Ia eiy
oc up ed by O. I've nus SuYdyrls nAreu 10. "A Q
Of 10 ltcu,, T rms reasonable. AIDl" 10 tie
uud1rsig 90 AT ms Residence IN LehightOn, OF
Store al Packe tlu.
Jan iGm2 LEWIS WEISS
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STATE OF Penney rama, County Of Carbon, ss;
l. ". W. R0wnnn. CIshier Of the apOvc nam.
ed Bank, do "a emulY swear ihIt the above
st.t,meulis trCc to the best OF my know.edge
W. W. BOWMAN, cashier.
Subscribed and swtrn 70 before me, this 10th
day OF JauUa V, 1871
IHOS. 5. BE X NOj'y Public.
Corect--Attesti \. ]. Durling, Dennis Bauman.
a, r. HOtJrd, ID rectOrs Jan. 10, 1873,
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TN DIVORCE.
Josiah ]. Walter, j In the Court of Common
VS. SPleAs - Carbon Co AHds
Henrietta Walter. S.ubreha in DvoTc'. No.
76. october Term 1871. Orglu Subpoena,
No. -, June Term. 1871
And now, TO wit; October 20, 1877, on the re-
Il ~ OF Aims SuhlW "a in above case an Que
proof beng mnde that tle d trndant could not
Le found in slid County, the sheriff IS ola ected
TO cldse notice Co be published IN one o more
newspapers printed within sad cOunlv. for forr
weeK' "ucceksively, DTlo~ 10 the first dav O next
term Of "a Court. requiring the teIendant TO
HTpea on sind first daY OF stld term, tO wit I:
January, ts7s aud answer SAID complaint.
BY the COutt3
From the Record
THOMAS KEMERER.
December ~, Isf7.w4 ProtnonotarY.
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The decline of tho Bonds is due to the de-
cline in value of Gold.
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Closing Prices of DEiAvEN & TOWNSEND,
Stock, Government and Gold, 80 South
Third Street. philadelnhin. Jan. IL. 1873
Special Notices.
II. n. Kmkel,s Rittcr v inc of Iron

This truly valuable tonic has been 50 tnnro
ughY tested by nj classes or tho community
that II Is now deemed INDISPENSABLE rs Tonic
me.icine. 1t costs but little, PARTIES the Ond
ana gives tone 10 tho stomach, renovates The
sy TEN and prolongs ME- EveryDoGy should
have IT,
For tho cure of Weak 8! omqchs General De
blity, JnuIges tiOn. Diseases bl che StO mach and
Ior all ca eI requiring a tonic.
This wine mvluCeS the mO7t agreeable and
cthUlant Salt OF lion we p1sEeSS-gl rate OF Mag.
netlC OXIDE cOmbinedwtth the most energetic
of vegetable 10 lics-YelOw Peruvian B Tx.
Do vou want snmethinG to strengthen you
DO YJu want good nl petite
DO you want 10 pet rid OF nervousness
Do you want energy
Do you wani TO sleep wei
DONOl wrnt 10 uulIt up your constitution
DO You w4nC to feel Wei
Do YOU want Dri X Ani vigOrOu' feeling I
II vou 10 try KU NkEL'o BITTER VINE
OF IRON.
Itny ask q tIial of this valunSe tonic
tewure Of count,rteit5 as Kun Iers Bitter
Wine uf Iron j. the only sure and efIeGtual
remedy III the known word for che permanent
cure ~ Dyspepsia Rnl ID 'Dlliiy,nnd as there are
II number OF imitat Ous of I"d to The puDnc /
wou,G cauIlOn the community to rue hase non"
but the 90 luinh article, manufactured Dv u.
Kunkel aud having bis st mD on the cora OF
every DO!tle. The verT iRct thlt Others arc ut.
tempting TO initiate this valuable remedy.
proves Its worth and sgCaks vnlumo1 in ITS ia
Ynr Get the genuine. l. r.. X lnkei's
sold Onlv In II OOttlca. Old ~ Dru gists aud
dealers -vetywhere Il. +. Knnkel. P.nI r.e,oI,
2JY North Ninth S rect, lbl LdplphIa, Pa.
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TO Whom it May Concern.

An persons orc here forbid meddiiny with
Two Mules. One ia Il Bon Sic & Que WAGON,
and Que Cana. Bnal. No 10 D, loaned BY me 10
Lewis rOnheiser. The same bsine nv properly.
MARIA GVTH. WeisspoTtt Pa
Jan - ls1s.Ws
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TO CONSUSPTlVES.

DR.. FrlAeI'A Co4gA syrDI nacd In connection
with Or fraziers Root Bites WILL Cu.E con
tUMPuON.
slunll q I'm Laundry ,CievclnnG, -. oct o. -.
If, FRAZIER De3i slT; Zee u a duty owe
20 suH.r ae hC CmEultY ~ write YOU For soma
time was sorcN thiclec vi h a cough. ra siI 4
Ird sun, with eyery tymptOm u GeiuV q cph-
intd cons mp i've triH d,tf e elt med.L 'uCs
ana tu O. w!tLUut finding e!iel; also con u L
90 threo ul QUE most plOmiurLt cleveland ply
slcl1ns tie 8st one OF which prOuOuLC, d MY
& sc serious, and Informed ms thnt l Cou q not
ave more III in 81 ieS II Ia a OouI tins time,
hc?ln OF 'ouI wonderful success, i cUm,
ustncsd taxing Vtur syrup IL connection with
yuut ito''t Is Jts.rs ana was at once 0entti e 4,
an aiJ'r ua NJ tue medicine come two months
l hnd nys, II entirely cared.
TORENCE DUNN.
Mr.. Dunn again writes, uaGer dIlc OF Aug 4,
ls1l DR.. frazer, De 4 ser; / can endorse
yOur me icine more strongly thau ever fIun the
Let tnaL II ) stoN ue-r y one year since / WAS
cared My lungs are 81 CAV strong aud sound,
EtV ne no rg, I'm Of the 1tseRsC.
TIE PDJNe drd cinca spaaR Tor themselves
DIR G. ". FkAZI II, Prop !, tor ieve.Pnd, %,
For sRle by all Druggists.
Dec. e. y.
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SANDWICH
ManUfn ncturing Comply,
Jan. IS. 1878. We"

SANDWICH. DEKALB co, ILL.
Adams Patent Sof Feeding Power Com
Shelters widely known ~ The SGnl wlCh she |.
cr }, OF liz ana clplc,tics to suit II wants.
GREATLY IMPROVED THIS SEASON.
FARM HORSE POWERS of all sizes q most
atyautag Ous forms.
ia ID SIELLERS Of HIGHEST crICe of eX.
ceileHce ~ material and man uriaCtule. Send for
1llus IaIed tucular. ]. T.. ADA rs, 0Sc'l.
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Tle Oniv sure ( L re fur rOuIh Liver Oy,pep.
slI, Headache SOuI stomach, Consideration De.
Ol 4tY, Nausea, auu all BlllOu9 comp ANTS ana
Blood disorders: None nune uuless signed
"Wm wright Pmia." IIYour DIucpl~tWllI not
supply senu p GEMS for one box Ia BarliCk,
roller ~ Co 20 n. 4th st rhilR. Dec 70 vi
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New Advertisements.

h,~S TO LET, a comfortable Dwelling
EAgI House. and lot q e. Ound IN the borough
.llAal, Of I Srtyvihe. Rent nCd"rRle. ADpiy
40 i. 4 KLEPPINGER. Agent Leniglton Pa.
Jan. ~, IT,
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UNOr Sale.
A few shn es OF the F rst National Bank OF
LclIi hon STOCK Aupy it NE uIace ni the
CARBON ADVOCATE. Jan. 10. lSI,-tt.
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Tape Worm Removed Alive.

Head and a l CCmnletn in two hours No Zee
omUved D. Dr. KunSe,. 259 North n. Street,
lhdauelpria, Pa. end for Circ glar or ASK oar
Il ugJiat for II DnItie ut KUSSEL's WORM SYRUP.
II never 1llS, Jr.C5 ~ 1Gu lh-ilD,
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PIMPLES.

viii mail Fgoel the recipe for n simple
VEGET NBLE BALM thtt Will remove Ian,
FI.El KLIiS PlAPLES ann ELOTCHEs, leaving
H. saiti soft. clear and UCnlttinli ai o INST uc
tinn. toe pr dIcng II luAurIaut grUwth uf har
on oAl1 head or smCOih face, Ad lreSs, IA.
cosing Bet. stamp, Len. Nauuel & Co., % Aun
81. NY
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HILLS HAIR AND WHIsGER DYE, Black OIL
Blown, sc. July Z, ls77.
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sToRMING TIE BASrILE.

When the hour of ten o'clock arrived on
Friday, Notwithstanding the down pouring
rain, the ladies reception-rcom in the Senate
was in full possession of the female suflia-
gsts, who, in force, braved the weather
rubber shoed, umbrellaed and water
prooied, with the full intend of holdiag the
fort until the last armed foe erpircl. Their
presence at the Capitol naturally attracted a
large crowd, and before tho hour Of opening
services, the room, back Of chairs and sofas
occupied by The lolegates wal iammed.
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DON'T NEGLECT A COUGH

FIaZltrs Cough syrup AZ aEy drug store 1t has
WIuu-nt CUmpiets tha N ~ IA" Cough edi.
Clnes. ls u lAnML as OutY ana uIWAYs CuIes.
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To COnSumptiveS.

The alvcTtiSt-. having been permanently
curtd Ol th dreai ulsense. COnsumpu n, OY
siupl" remedy, Is anxious % ~ &c known TO
hS Z" lOw.sufftrers the means Of cure. 10 ali
who dcslIv II he Will sedu a cUpy Uitne pre- lp-
tlul useO tree Of charg, }. with tnr direction
luY p epur,ug ANA usng tine ~ ne when tney
Will Ii I'd sure CURE tor AsuMPTION ASTHMA
sc. Pardes wishing The presrr p,
tioI wIli leaSr nOd cs., u. a. Will ON, lyl
Penn st NIlilm bulgi NY
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Our Mnshington I.citre.

The Flag is up again-Re-asSemJling Of Con-
greSS-IHe Sirteenh Amendmeaj and its
Aduocates- Woman's Rights-Socialer ercnts.
W ,surN,r,,- To-, II 1870
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20

People who take pleasure in the
present protective tariff, which is
transferring the earnings of the null
titude to the pockets of the few pro-
tected, will read with interest Sam
Cox's off-hand way of stating the pro-
cess of protection" He said:
ssThe farmer starting for his work
has shoe put on his horse with nails
taxed 81 per cent. driven with ham,
mer taxed 81 per cent, cuts stick
with a knife taxed SO per cent, he
bitches his horse to plOw taxed so
per cent, with chains taxed 81 per
cent. He returns to his home at night
and lays his wearied limbs on sheet
taxed So per cent, and covers himself
with blanket which has paid tax Of
250 per cent. He rises in the morning
puts on an humble flannel shirt taxed
80 per cent, his coat taNCd so Pere ee..t-
shoes taxed 30 per cent, and hat taxed
20 per cent, opens family worship
with Bible taxed 35 per cent. and
kneels to his God on a carpet taxed
250 per cent, sits down to his humble
meal fl ON a plate taxed 40 per cent,
with a knife and fork taxed 35 per
cent, seasons his food with salt
taxed 130 per cent, pepper 297 per
cent, drinks his cup of coffee with
sugar taxed 70 per cent. he looks
around on his wife and children all
taxed in the same way, takes a chew
of tobocco taxed 100 per cent, and
leans back in his chair and thanks his
stars that he he lives in the freest and
best Government under heaven"
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GOLD AND SILVER.

When the Roman Empire was at the
summit of it's glory. and it's citizens en-
joved maximum of comfort and hap
piness, it is estimated by the best au-
thorities that it possessed not less than
81 500. 100000 of gold and silver. But
the sources of the precious metals be-
gan to fail. During the first and Sec
ond centuries of the Christian era $780,
100000 was lost. In the year 400 there
was only about 81. 1OO,OOO,OOO left. By
500 it had sunk to S8OO,O0O,O0O; by 7C0
to 100000. 600; by 800, to $4Co, 900. 900,
and III the 1900, it is believed that the
total money-worth of the Roman En-
pire was not more than $l5O,OO0,O ,OOO-
only one tenth of what it had been L.
200 years before! The European world
meantime, had gone from bright light
to thick darkncss-from happiness to
wretchedness - from intelligence to
degradation and deep barbarism -
When Rome possessed $1,000, 100000
each Emperor, on dying, left from 50
to SO to every citizen of the empire !;
when the amount was reduced to $780,
OC0,O0O, the utmost poverty prevailed !;
a COW could be bought for dollar, and
a sheep for six pence, and human
beings became so cheap that they were
transformed into live money-curren-
cy-man or woman passing from hand
to hand as representative of S1O.-
These were the "Dark Ages" and now
occurred the horrors OF history. Not
one in 1860 could read or write. Eu-
rope was stepped in crime. Suddenly
Spain discovered Central America
with its gold and silver mines. The
amount of the precious metals quad
rupled in century. 1t has been in
creasing ever since, but it is now esti-
mated by the best authorities that all
the gold and silver in the world could
be stored in a room 800 feet square.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20
HOW TO AVOID A BEATING.

A woman who had suffered barbar-
Gus beatings from her husband, went
to noted wise man of the village to
know how she might cure these par
Oxvsims of violence. The soothsayer
heard her complaint; and, after pro-
nouncing hard words and using vari-
Gus gesticulations while he filled a
vial with a mysterious mixture, desir-
ed her, whenever her husband was in
a passion, to take mouthful of the
liquor, and keep it in her mouth for
five minutes. The woman, quite
overjoyed at SO SIMPLE a remedy,
strictly followed the counsel which
was given her, and escaped the usual
chastisement. The contents of the
bottle being at last expended, she re-
turned to the wise man, and anxious
" begged to have a fresh supply OF
the same liquid. "You foolish wo-
man." said the soothsayer, "there was
nothing in the bottle but brown sug-
ar and water. When your husband is
in passion, hold your tongue, and my
life for it, he will not lay finger up
on you."