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IAN AND DEMOCRAT BL LOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COT NTY PA
Potash for Rats.

A writer to the Rural New Yorker" says;
My method Of ridding myself of rats in the
house, is to take quantity of refined pot
ash use Babbitts,) partially pulverize it
moisten II with water, so that it will form a
sort of paste, aud daub this about the bot.
toms of their holes and runways, so that
they are compelled to step into it in enter
ing the premises. | have practiced this
method tor several years with very satisiac-
tory results. | the first application is not
sufficient, H. can of course, be repeated with
but littlestroube or expense and | am con-
ident of fdyOrahle results Such, at least
has uniformly been my experience since
first adopted the method, many years since
The theory is the rats step into the moisten.
ed potash while entering. It's caustic nature
produces sinartng sensation in the feet.
He at once proceeds to lick his feet to al
leviate the pain. The consequence is not
very agreeable sensation in the mouth. He
is compelled to renew the application in
going out--result, he does not care to renew
his visit, aud probably impart1 good coun-
sci to his associates, aud the rat nuisance is
at once ended. prefer this method to the
use Of phosphorus, or any of the era. poi
sons recommended, rs it is not always safe
to have the latter around, and we have no
dead rats left in the walls or other out of the
way places to infect the air with their often
sive odors.
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Adjoining and being n part ut the same, but viii be
sold separately II desired, about live acres Of the
above lands, wher on are erected II large
CUSTOM, GRIST AND FIGURING MILL,
with four run OF stone, Dwelling House, Saw
Mlll, Dry Goods store and Dwelling House. and
other improvements, together with the water-power
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Golden Medical Discovery
Is Aaeratipe, or misunderstanding,
Golden Medical Discovery
Is Iectorai.
Golden Medical Discovery
La Choidgogae, or Liccc ,Siiauiant.
Golden Medical Discovery
Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery

by reason OF It's AlteArye proper los cures niseas-
es VI the FLOOD and skin, as scrOua Kings Evil
Tumors Ulcers, or Old Sores; kOtches fimpes
it cures Bronchial, throat, and Lung Anections
lnelpient Consumption Lingering Coughs and
chronic LaIyngltis Its Cholagogue p Optrtles rem
Liver, OF Liver Complaint :" and It's Tolic prop per
Ties make t equally eilcaclOus Ia curing Indigestion
Loss of Appetite, ana DYSPEPSIA
Where the SKIN Is sallOw, ana covered with blotch-
es, ana plmples, or where there are scrOfulous swell
llngs and Affection few bottles OF Golden Medi-
cal Discovery VIII eiiGc an entire cure II you feel
dull drjHS debilitaIed, have sallow color OF skin
or yeuOwlsh brown spots on the face or body fTe-
quent headache dizziness bad taste In mouth in.
tefnal heat or chils sternated with hot iushes low
spirits ana gloomy fprebodmgs irregular appetite
aud tongue coated, you are suffering nom TORPID
Liver, or "Bllousness." In many cases Of ',Liver
Complaint, only part.of these symptoms are expe-
rleneed As remedy for all such cases. Dr. Pierce 's
Golden Medical Discovery has no quail as IL efects
perfect cures, leaving the liver strengthened and
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- 7. 2. KEMICh
A CLOUD OF WITH ESSES.

ihu ioho"hb hhihcu puiliuo are dillonS lllt llOu-
sands who have been cured Catarrh by the use Of
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
A. F. Downs, New Geneva Pa; d. j. Brown st .
Joseph, Mo-. 4. G. lewis Rutland, VI; Levi Spring.
er, ettle Lake, ohio has NoIcrop North CheS-
brfeld, Me- Milton Jones crba, N Y; j. Z. MIL
Ter, Brder Station, NyU; j. q. Merriman, Logans-
cyl fremont, r.; IL. II. AyreS LaOrte Ind; Jessie NJ.
sears, ". Branch, lnr; l.. Williams, Canton, Mo-;
w. A. Thayer. Onarga, H.; :. b. Nichols dr. Calves
ton, Texas Jonas Ret eTt, StOnrsville, Pa; SW
Lusk, Mcfarland, Wis; johnson Williams, Ielmick,
obio NJ. A. Currey, 1renIUn, Tenn; j. q. Joslin,
keche V. H., !. Casper, Table Rock, w. Va; Lew
Is lnderS GAY sport, ohio =, II. Chase, Elkhart,
VI, lidiilSha, LawTenceyille, n. Y; W. j. Graham,
Ada Iowa; A. o. Smith, Newman, Ga; Chas. h.
Rice, Baltimore. Nd Jesse NJ. Sears Carlisle, Ind;
Danl. Il Miller, Ft, wayne Ind Mrs Minnie Ar
naise, 2yl u lancy street New YORK II. W Hail.
lla't'gs, Mich; Wm. +. MarstOn. Lowell, Mass; /.
". 40 rrls Maricopa, Ariz thas. =. Delaney,
harrisburg, Pa; N. e. Cole DWELL Mass; Mrs O. j.
OHIO Mrs. Lucy Hunter, farmington, H.; Capt. E.
j, spduling, Camp Stambaugn WyO; |. w. Tracy,
Steamboat Ock, Iowa Mrs. L. Waite, Shushan, N Y.
j. NJ. Peck, junction CITY, Mont; Henry Ebe, Ban
uS, ca l. =, Cummings, RantOu II =; :. Il. Jones,
tuare'ioh -Four Oruers, \; l., Geo r. liza |, Pueb-
~, Cal; Vim. f. Il rlre, sterling, Pa; IL. II. Ebon,
9ls Penn street, PittsDug, Pa; j Il. nackman, sam
u ttlle faTOtt, Montgomery, ohio l.. LedbTOok,
Chatham, Hi b. Mccoy. NasnpuTt. Ohio ".
". Warner, North jackson, Mich; Miss Mary A.
Winnie, Daren, Wis; John Zleger, Carlisle, Pa;
James TUmklns, 81. Cloud, MINI; EnOch Duerr Paw
nee city, NeD,; Joseph ~. Miller Nena, Ohio 5. b.
Nichols, Galveston, Texas H. l.. Luiru, Upper Alton,
III John Davis prescott, Arz.; Mrs Nancy Graham,
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Investigators OF nntnrnl science have demonstat-
ed beyond controversy, that throughout the
animal Kingdom the "the survival Of the itest' is
the only law that vOuch safes thrift and perpetuty
Does not the same principle govern the commercial
prosperity OF man? An Inferior cannot supersCde
superior article. ny reason OF superior merit, Dr.
Perce's standard Medicines have outrivaed all 9TH
ers. Their sale in the United States alone exceeds
one million dollars per annum, while the amount
exported foots up to several hundred thousand
more Nobusiness could ever grow TO such gigantic
proportions and rest upon any other basis than that
NJ IAnnlI
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suieiI''ioittt n &c, t,ithi,l, I,c. il, isis.
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Sowing Flower Seed.

The first of May is quite early enough to
SOW annual flower seeds, while bulbs should
be planted by the middle or twentieth of
this month. The soil for flowers should be
as rich as possible with well rooted stable
manure, and puryerized very finely. The
seeds should be very slightly covered with a
small iron rake. They should be carefully
tended, and the soil wstered when getting
dry with water from vessel that has been
standing in the sun keep clear of weeds,
&c. Should the plants come up too thickly,
thin them and transplant them. These
should be protected against the midday sun
for couple of days, until they become es-
tablished. 1t is impossible to obtain fine
flowers unless the ground be well prepared
and made very rich. A dollars worth OF
seed will be sufficient for good sized bord-
er.
Bulbs should be planted so that their
crowns will be two inches below the surface
The soil should be rich and friable, and il
one third sand so much the better Many
persons plant them in November, and they
no doubt produce better flowers, but the de-
struction by mice is so frequent in certain
gardens as to make planting hazardous
Germanto~n Telegraph
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The yyiiIoyyya,e Post once

is on the premises. 1t is within easy reach OF Cata-
wlssa, Ccntralia, Ashland, Mount Carmel and other
mining tos ms for market purposes.
The property is bounded by lands Of Munson, and
Artlcy, and Sheets and Y. Hover ard others. The
two described properties viii be- sold separately or
together to suit purchasers. For terms apply to
Lllas Mcndonhall, e. Il. DIinker or John G. Freeze
at Bloomsbury. PCnnu. ieb. S, Y IT
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For Bronchitis and Consumption,
For bronchitis and Consumption,
For Bronchitis and Consumption,
For Bronchitis and Consumption,
USE wIsTAk's BALsAM
USE wlsrAR's BALSAM
USE wGeTAR'S BAIsAM
USE wISrAR's BALsAM
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RocKPoRT, Mass, April 9, 1877.
Mr., EDITOR :-IIayng read in your paper reports
OF the remarkable cures OF Catarrh am induced 20
tell "what know about Catarrh." and | fancy the
'suun' and "inhaling- tube makers (mere dollar
grabbers) would be glad II they could emblazon a
similar cure h the papers. For 26 years suffered
ly closed. Snuff," dust 'ashes, "'nhaling- tubes
and 'sticks," wouldn't work though at Intervals
would sniff up the so-called catarrh snuif, until
be'ame II valuable tester FOR such medicines. |
gradually grew worse, and no one can know how
much suffered or what miserable being was
My head ached over my ewes, ! was cOntned To my
bed for many successive days, suffering the most In
tense pain which at one time .asted continuously
for l6S hours. All sense or smell and taste gone,
sight and hearing impaired body shrunken and
weakened, nervous Sl stem shattered, constitution
broken, and was hawking and splitting seven
eighths OF the time. prayed for death 10 relieve
Inc OF my suffering. favorable notice in youl pa
per OF Dr. Sage's CatarTh Remedy induced me to
purchase package, and use IL with Ir. Perces Ma
sal Douche which applies the rem"dy by hydrOsatic
press Ire the only way compatible with common
sense. Well, Mr.. Editor IL did not cure me three
f0urths OF second nor In one hour In, but In
less than eight mlnutes was relieved and In three
months entirely cured and have remained SO for
over sixteen months. While using tine Catarrh Rem
edy. used Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
10 purify my blood and strengthen my stomach
also kept my liver active and bowels regular by the
use OF mis- Pleasant Purgative Pellets II my expert
ence VIII induce other sufferers seek the same
means OF relief this letter win have answered It's
purpose
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DIR. PlERCE'S
STANDARD
REMEDIES
NATURAL SELECTION,

Are not advertised as cure alls but are specifics
in the diseases for which they are recommended.
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THE PEOPLES
Medical Servant.

DR.. II. " PIERCE Is the sole proprletor and manu-.
lacluler OF the foregoing remedies, all OF which are
spia py druggists lie Is also the Author OF the Peo.
PIES common sense Medical Adviser. a work Of
learly one thousand pages. with two hundred and
slsht{-tMo MOOD tngrAVlngs and colored plates. lie
has already sold Of this popular work
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
WatCrtOWn Market.

" SCCrCOWm M6FkcV.
Corrected Weekly by Vim. Buch
heit, Commission Merchant, Third
Street, Waterfowl. at.u "a.
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Threatened Revolution.

The New York Cypress, cop
perhead sheet during the war, and
Democratic organ ever since,7 UNI
bosoms itself as follows: 1saa
No candid man, whether Republican or
Democrat, will deny that ifSamuel J. Til
den had followed the course urged upon
him By the leaders of the New York Demo.
cracy, if be had as they desired. and as be
was solicited by his best ad sisers, boldly
announced Immediately after the election.
that he had been fairly elected by the peo-
Pile, irrespective of party, to put him in his
seat, he would have been President to-day
The Democrat last week gave ut
terance to sentiment in keeping
with the above, in an expression of
its regret "that the great Democra-
tic party did not possess the moral
courage to virdicate the claims Of
Mr.. Tilden to occupy the presiden-
tial chair at all hazards, and at any
cost" The Democrat does not say
that it would have resorted to ex-
IRENE measures to attain the point
aimed at, but this is implied. The
Cypress is more outspoken and con-
fesses that the programme of the
New York City Democrats was to
seat Mr.. Tilden by force, and it is
now upbraid,ng him for want of
backbone to stand up and submit
his case to the arbitrament of might.
There is undoubtedly a good deal
more in this bill than its originators
would ever have been able to per-
form, but it nevertheless shows the
spirit of the leaders of the party and
the fact that only their cowardice
prevented their striking hands with
Lee when he swung around the
circle into Pennsylvania as it pre-
vented this later attempt at revolu-
ton by precipitating the country
into another civil war-this time
partizan instead of sectional. The
publication of the above paragraph
by the Cypress, and the quotation
from the Democrat, are only rrilder
manifestations of the same spirit
that fired on Fort Sumpter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

THE Democratic idea of economy
and reform" is shown by the action of
the house of representatives in the
nigsardliness of its appropriations for
the Department of the Interior. The
clerical force in the Land Office has
been cut down to l61 employees. In
1855 there were I84 clerks. The
work low is much greater than it was
At that time, comprising 800 land
grants to railroads, canals, and States,
bounty land grants to soldiers of the
late war, grants for agricultural col
leges, besides business pertaining to
settlers on public lands. The clerical
force being too small, the Office is now
cine months behind in correspondence
and four years in the patenting pub
lie lands. This action on the part OF
the Democrats in congress is what may
b called penny wise and pound fool.
ish.n
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"The Great Fraud"

This is the caption of an article
appearing in the Democrat last week
on the presidential question. 1t
takes ground against the scheme of
Montgomery Blair for re-opening
the case, and while protesting to
attach great importance to the "con-
LESSONS" of McLin and Dennis con-
corning the count in Florida, it says
that it would not have President
Hayes disturbed in his possession of
the office. But its reasons for ac-
quiescing in what it is pleased to
characterize as ga great fraud" are
singular, indeed, and we do not be-
lieve express the true convictions of
the editor. He says:
The democratic party has gained every
thing by the courDe Mr.. Hayes has thus far
pursued that could possibly have besa OF.
pected IN case Mr.. Tilden was at the helm,
and but for the precedent OF permitting .
fraudulent court to designate the man Who
shall be the chief msxistrste Of proad and
jealous people. We must confess that Mr..
HAyss u entitled 70 the good VIII and gesss-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

TIE i'll luck which has TENDED
9lover's smelling committee in the
House of Representatives, ia its search
for frauds among Republicans, has
called forth from the New York Iri-
b.ae the following:
The Speaker raped order, the congress
men jawed,
Wher Glover remarked. "lll 20 fish
ing for fraud" .
he baited his hook with experts and nous.
ers,
And caught all bis friends by the seat Of
the trousers. -ia
We have before referred to some of
Glover's discoveries of Democratic
eyookedness which came to the surface
j. bis attempt to unearth Republican
rascals. Another instance of the kind
occurred recently when the committee
thought it was on the right trail, and
that success was sure to crown its eff
forts at last, the supposed delinquent
being connected with the Postoffice
Department. Sure enough, the vic
Tim was caught, but it transpired that
he had long since been discharged and
had been acting since as a Democratic
expert! So tho committee came to
grief once more. What its next ex-
plot will be remains to be seen, but
it is certain, We think, to result in The
capture of Democrat. slva
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Anew Danger Ahead.


Washington dispatches to the New
York Tribune indicate = new source of
danger to the Treasury from Southern
var claims. Under . decision of The
Supreme Csuzt no proof Of loyalty On
the part Of . claimant can b. required
10 any case which may hsresftsr come
before . court, the CourS holding .hsi
Presidsnt Johpson's proshnstioo Of
nsss.bss IS, 1868, ssssoring III rebels
70 their orsgisal rights us'asr The Con.
stitatioo, pat the disloyal claimant On
. level With the loyal before the courts.
1t i true that q the present time no
was slains can b preferred before the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
Gus support of the party that opposed his

Gus support of the party that opposed his
election.
y u*k " n
MIR. Hayes has done the democratic party
greater service than Mr. Tilden could
possibly have accomplished has killed
the republican party and ut the next elect
ion the democracy will have clear field.
Now, we will not stop to discuss
the absurdity of the above PROPOSE
tons, tor we are sure they were not
seriously presented. They are in
tended more, we apprehend, for a
joke than anything else, and as a
bit of pleasantly are, quite enjoya-.
BILE. 1t is probable that the true
secret of the EDITORS opposition to
the Blair scheme comes from anoth-
er source. He knows very well
that the Democrats have everything
to lose and nothing to gain by an
investigation which, if it were en-
tered upon, would be thorough and
complete, and not confined to an
examination simply of McLin and
Dennis. Nor would it rest alone
upon the case Of Florida. There
would be searching enquiry into
all matters touching the efforts of
the Democrats to capture the vote
of South Carolina, Louisiana and
Oregon, and there, would be, dis
closures as to Democratic BULLDOG
ing in Mississippi, North Carolina
and other Southern states, which it
is not policy for that party to bring
out. The Democrats in congress
understand this perfectly well, and
will not, in consequence, enter upon
any such investigation as the less
knowing ones are demanding in
their blissful ignorance of the fact
that the frauds, attempted unsuc-
cessfully in some cases and consum-
mated in others by Democrats, in
the interest Of Tilden, were largely
in excess of all that is charged
against the Republicans. It is a
knowledge of this probably which
induces the Democrat to think that
its party would be sure to be found
at the wrong end of the gun when
the explosion came, and hence it
wants the catastrophe avoided by
squelching the proposed investiga-
ton right where tits. Halaa
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UNAVAILABLE LxrrSRs.

-.- -,...s. UNAVAILABLE LET fERS.
The following letters are either held for
postage, not properly addressed Or are de-
tanned for some other cause, and will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office ir one week
i. F. W. Gartper, St. Louis, NJ. 1es
VIM. Hartman, Rollo, Mo. -ag
i Persons calling for any of the above let
tiers will please say ADVERTISED. 1l
4.1. ]. T. ,MOAK. p. N. q
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!Ghe RepnbHrar,
WEDNESDAY,, MAY 8. 1878,

IT would seem that that the South
.easht to be satisfied with the invest
ment of Northern capital in that re-
gion. Mr.. Phillips said the other day
in the House of Representatives that
the North put down the rebellion at a
eest of five billion dollars, and most of
that money was expended 10 the
South. This was a palpable hit, and
called out applause on the Republican
side
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

Court of Claims, the limit within which
it was prescribed they should be pre-
sented having been passed; but it is
now proposed By prominent Demo,
cratic member Of the House to pass a
general law for the submission of all
claims not founded upon contracts, or
Of which the Court of Claims would
not now have jurisdiction, to that
court for adjudication. Under such a
bill, and under the decision and proc
lamation referred to, disloyal claiman is
would stand as we'll in the Court Of
Claims as loyal claimants. The danger
to the Treasury can be more easily i'm
agined than described. What does
the tax paying North think of it? +
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NOTICE
y. S. Internal Revenue
Special Taxes.

Under the Revised States of the United
States, Sections 3227, 3237, 1898 and 1898.
svsry person engaged in any business, avo.
cation, or employment, which renders him
liable TO . special tax, 10 required to pro-
cure end place and keep conspicuously in his
establishment pr place OF business s.anp
csnstiIE the payDea' Of said special-tax
year bseianisg Nay ]. 1878. Seciioa 1914.
Revised Statutes, designstes who are liable
to specisl ,sx. return. - prescribed O
Fern II, 10 also required BY Law Of every
yssses liable 10 special tax a. above. S..
were psssltiss are preecribsd for ssa. con-
plisncs With the foregoing requirements. sr
for continuing in business sft.r April 80.
1873, without paymeas Of tax. Applica-
tjou should b. made 10
HENRY HARNDkN,
Collector Of Internal Revenue, Ut nAdis>,.
Wh, o. 70 CALVIN CHENEY.
Deputy coEectsr ct Wa,ssssvs, Wis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

DEMOCRATIC rule in Louisiana does
not seem to be very popular ataere.
At recent meeting of the New Or
leans Property Holders Union, the
legislature was unanimously denounced
as Unparalleled in corruption, and
crowned with an infamy that cannot
readily be forgiven" This is probably
the fact: but these fellows ought to
become conciiiated .slH.''94t.
The Washington Post, Democratic,
evidently dislikes Glover the great
Investigator This is the way it takes
on. "Mr. Glover's sneaks are now
threatening to throw some mud on Mr..
Adams, Clerk of the House. IF all
the Democrats who happen to be oh
noxious to Mr.. Glover and his sneaks
would plead guilty to grand larcency
at once, Mr.. Glover and his sneaks
might find time to investigate some
Republican rascality." There is a
spirit of amiability about this that is
charming.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
At the sixty second anniversary OF the
American Bible society, the annual re-
port was read showing the number of
copies Of the Bible manufactured at the
Bible house, 654 1893; printed abroad.
233,90S; purchased abroad, 1918;
total 906,l79. Copies issued at home,
663'lO0; abroad, 1868; Bibles for
the blind also issued to the number of
sci. The issues of the society for sc
years amount to 34,S64.315 copies.
Cash receipts for the year, S446,954.
This amount, is less than that of last
year by S96,625. The fact was men,
toned that the firm of native publish
ers in Japan has expressed a desire to
participate in the publication of scrip
lures for their own countrymen. They
will soon issue a pocket edition Of the
New Testament in japanese.
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Caution !!

HEREWITH caution everybody not to
1sell anything on credit, or other wise lend
any money to my wife, Anna Fehlng,
formerly Mrs. A. Neumann, since declare
hereby that | shall not pay any debts what
ever by her contracted. lIa
4ae4s.. WIN. FEHLING.q
!. Watertown, April 18th, 1878. ..f...