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SALLILLo. Aug. 9. 1879.

OALLlLLOy Auky ., loSo.
/ received Press last week, and have
carefully examined and must say it is far
ahead of any paper in the county. I am
glad to srs that the Democracy of the
county are waking up in regard to the
nomination of a county Treasurer. The
Republicans in this township, who manage
their affairs are all talking favorably of
Karr and wish US to nominate him. II We
should nominate him they will use every
effort to defeat him, which have no doubt
they would do. am opposed to Mr.. Karr
for various reasons and consider that I will
be doing him favor by not voting for
him, as don't consider him competent to
fill the position. Your Junction City cor.
respondent says one of his reasons for op-
posing Karr is that he squandered at one
time eighty one dollars on the Tribune
wish you would give US an insight to
this matter. 8,
The $S1 90 referred to is this: Last fall
we proposed to Mr.. Karr TO publish the
Tax Notice as the law requires for twenty.
Eve dollars, which offer he refused and
give the New Lexington Tribune one hum
dred and eighteen dollars and eighty one
cents for doing the work. ED.
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Junction City,

ON THURSDAY. SEPT. 4TH. 1879,
for the purpose Of nominating . county
ticket. Each township will be allowed one
delegate At large, and one for every Is
votes cast for Andrew Roy for Secretary Of
State, and one delegate for fraction Of
over seven.
All who oppose the present corrupt rule
Of the old parties are cordially invited
TO attend. J. r. CAMPBELL,
Chm. Cen. Com.
J. G. G. MYeRs. Sec.
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ED. PREss.-I desire through your pa
per to make a statement in regard to the
mistake in my taxes. Tie mistake in my
June taxes, of ten dollars was corrected by
Mr.. Karr, and the supposed mistake in
my December tax satisfactorily explained
by M Ksrr stating 70 me he counted
Cooperider's tax on my receipt, and my
son paid both, and got the correct change.
Karr doesn't owe me anything and
hasn't dsfrnuded me out of cent.
Yours &C.,
SIMEON GoBLE
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From the People.


Ma. EprToR.-Sincs / lave become .
candidate for nominsiion Of The Office Of
Treasurer Of Perry county, certain parties
whom need not name at ,his time, for the
Purpo,e of doing mo injury, have put in
circulation report to the effect that prior
to my removal TO this place had been
dsfslier TO the Columbia Lodge No 80,
10. o. F., Circleville, Ohio, a. Treasurer
of"id Lodge.
To prove said report false land unfoun-
ded in fact, I ask the publication Of the
following certificate from the officers Of
that Lodge
CrRcLEvrLLE, O., Aug. l, 1879.
ISAAC WEAVER, Esq,-Dear Sir:-Ata q
regular meeting Of Columbia Lodge, No.
80, i. o. o. f., the following resolution
was passed unanimously. .ftt
Received, That the charge OF being q de-
faltsr Of this Lodge made against Isaac
Weaver. former member, now living in
Somerset, Ohio. is untrue. and that the
said Isaac Weaver, while a member of this
Lodge sustained . good character ~ an
Odd Fellow, also % q citizen.
Yours Respectfully,
oRIN F. THOMPSON,
Rec. Sec.
The above speaks for stself, and SHOWS
not only that never was dsfalter to that
Lodge, but was never in situa tion to be
one. having never been Treasurer of said
Lodge, nor even eligible 10 the Office In
further proof ofths wilful falsity Of the re-
port alluded to. I append the official testi-
mony Of the Lodge in Somerset, to which
came from Circisville:
soNERsET, OHIO, Aug. 9, 1879.
Ma. IsAAc WEAVE, Somerset, Ohio:
Dear Sir and Brother: .u.
Al a.rsgulsr meeting Of Somerset Lodge
No. 352, ]. DO. F., the following rssolu-
tion was passed. ...'.
Resolved. That the report circulated
charging Bro. Isaac Weaver . d.faltsr OF
Lodge money 10 untrue, that hs has never
wronged this lodge out Of any thing, and
that the sAid Bro. Isaac Weaver has long
been member Of this Lodge, and has al.
ways sustained good character a. a Broth.
r Odd Fellow and worthy citizen.
Yours in F. L. and T.,
JOHN ACHAUER, N. G..
T. NJ. ASHBROOK, REQ. Sec.
This is sufficient for the present, my pur.
pose just now being to show that the report
was false and malicious; and wilfully So
since the truth was easily accessible to any
person de'irous Of obtaining il. Any per.
con can see that the report was manufac.
sured and put in circulation for the sole
purpose Of injurius me. and helping the
chances of another not wholly without
need of help, and who probably inspired
the whole matter. Respectfully,
ISAAC WEAVER.
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The Sale Of the Berkey Land by the
Sheriff-WhOse Fault Is it:

If il was Berkey's fault no body was to
blame for its sale but Berkey. II it was
the fault of some body else wrong is done
to Berkey, and to right this wrong is the
common duty of every good citizen.
I am not going to discuss the question at
issue between Mr.. Berkey and Mr.. Karr.
These are subsidiary minor questions, for
Karr may or may not have promised ten
acres to Befkey to have the sale confirmed,
or Berkey may or may not have accepted
such offer to allow the sale to be confirmed.
Let others discuss these probabilities. l
am concerned only in the great political
question. Whether it was Berkey's fault
that his land came to be sold by the Sher-
if at all. If not his fault, then whose
fault is it, or to what cause may its sale be
justly and logically attributed.
Berkey owned 800 acres of very fair land
east of Somerset one mile, with fine
house land barn, and it was once paid for,
and was supposed by the best judges of
value, to be worth $4,000.
The owner is an exemplary man in his
habits of sobriety. industry, economy and
business prudence. His fortune had been
acquired by his own efforts supported by
the care, economy, frugality, and life long
assistance of his estimable wife, sister o.
the late Gen. Ritchey; an ex-member of
Congress from this part of Ohio.
Berkey income from wool and the pro-
ducts of SO large tract of land, conducted
with his large experience and conceded in
telligence as huabandman, justified his
taking life policy of $1,000 about eight
This, heavy as it is to poor man was to
him SO far from burden as to prove only
a means Of prudent saving of surplus
means. His debts were never half equal
to his farm and coal land.
Now is it Berkey's fault that his farm
and coal lands will be swallowed up by
the demands of those who hold less than
$4,000 against him?
Is 1t his fault that his lands have gone
down 90 per cent?
is it his fanlt that in his old age he is to
be turned out of house and home and the
surplus earnings Of long and toiIaome
life are to be swallowed up?
Is il Berkeys fault that he is to be treat
ed worse than an African slave, for the col
ored slave would be insured his board and
clothing, have his doctor bills paid, and
his funeral expenses.
Is it Berkey's fault that his life time la
Dor is turned over to a master, or to mas
ters who never ea-ned one half of it, No
mol! 1t is not his fault.
The fault is in John Sherman's and
Charley Fosters system of finance. This
system first initiates and then contracts val
ues. and this system robs labor, grinds the
face of the poor, despoils the many and en-
riches the few. Webster declared that ii
fertalized the field Of capital with the sweat
of labor. 1t is. therefore. system Of Ella
very, as odious, as criminal, and as def.
ant of Heaven, and Of equality. and of jus.
tice, as shat system lately in arms against
the Union, and will in due time wither un.
der the votes of freemsn and the frowns OF
Christendom, as crime and wrong wither
and die in the sunlight Of Truth. God
help the Right. JUSTICE.
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NEW LEXINGTON, O., Aug. IL. Y

NEW LEXINGTON, o., Aug. H.. '79.
DID. PRKss.-Ths Republican Ring and
the Karr bolter's are laying . most damna.
BILE plot to nominate Karr. The Republi-
can Ring are sending ont letters to the
Republicans of Saltlick and Coal town
ship calling on them to use every effort to
have Karr nominated as they can beat him
and also elect their Representative. Then
they 60 on. Encourage all Republicans
who are not prominent workers in our
cause to vote It the convention for Karr,
and talk with the Nationals and have them
do the same. If you can give Karr seven
hundred votes he will be nominated, and
the defeated candidates will have those
two townships thrown out and this will
cause panic in their ranks and we can
defeat their entire ticket. Our work mus
be done secretly"
The Democratic Central Committee and
the election Supervisors should block this
game. Is it possible that Karr would al
low Republicans to sacrifice the whole
ticket in order that he might be nomina-
ted BY fraud? Is he ignorant of this Re.
publican swindle? If so, he wants to be-
The Democracy in every township should
be on the alert and allow none but Demo-
Gratis to vote. B.
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Upon the action of the Democracy on
the 23d of this month depends the fate of
the Democracy Of this county, not only
this fall but for years to come. There il
not Democrat in Somerset that does not
know that the leaders of the Republican
party Of this place are laboring for Karr's
nomination. Is there single Democrat
in Reading township that has not had in
ducements held out to him by Republicans
to vote for Karr At the nomination. They
do not intend TO support him at the cleo
tion if he should receive the nomination.
They intend to defeat him. They know il
will weaken our whole ticket. That IL
will open the way for them and the Ma
tionals to unite, and if this be done, just ~
sure as the sun rises we will lose our ooun-
ty ticket. 1t is our duty to look to the
welfare Of the party. and that is what No.
ah Karr is not doing. He is looking for
Noah Karr's interests and Noah Karr
alone. He went into office poor man and
was retained four years. With portion Of
Of the profits he purchased . handsome
home and other property. He lived in that
home four years at his leisure after
which he received the nomination FOX
County Treasurer. Since that time he has
bought farm almost adjoining the corpo.
ration. Now he asks to be rs.nominated
when he knows that il would almost be an
impossibility to elect him, and that his
nomination will cause heavy loss to the
whole ticket. Noah Karr has no claim on
the Dsmocratic party. He never did any
thing for the party, but judging from the
company he keeps he has done something
againt it. ......- Com.
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JUNCTION CITY, Aug. IL, 1877!

JUNCTION CITY, Aug. II, 1873.
The Democracy of Jackson township are
anxious. for the I'd Tuesday of October to
come in order that she may show to her
sister townships what she can do. We
will do on, duty BY increasing our major
ity At least twenty FIVE votes. All we ask
10 good ticket, and that can not be had
il Noah Karr be nominated for Treasurer
II would not only be an injury but ca
lamity 70 the party. We sincerely beg our
fellow Democrats for the sake of the party
not to nominate him; he has been tried and
found wanting; and il is our duty to place
. man on tbs ticket for the Office who will
give satisfaction. DEMOCRAT.
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Senatorial Convention

The National Greenback party Of this
district vail hold q macs convsnlion At
Junction City, on Thursdsy, Sept. 4th,
State Senator. BY order of Com.
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THossvrLLx, O., Aug. T., 1879.

THoRsvILLE, o., Aug. y, 1879.
Last week some one writes sa srtls in
wbIchlbs calls for proof Of. f..Karr's inconps-
tsncy In bullying way. Wstnow Of ma
ny mistakes Karr made and he we'll knows
/, too. We will here cite him to one which
he certainly has not forgotten, unless they
have been 90 frequent that he can not ts
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am the only agent east of the Mississippi River
acting under appointment received from Cover
nors OF Western States. My duties to see that
you get reliable information and the best possible
rates on transportation.
Don't fail to call on write me before making
any arrangements relative to moving your people
property.
Bs 1 make no charge for my services-sa
March 6, 1875
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Alarming Carelessness In the Yreasu-
rer's ONCE.

EDITOR PREss.-I send you the follow
ing facts for publication. The reason I
do no, give the parties name for publioa.
tion is, because that have not asked his
consent, but send you his name and you
are at liberty to give ii to any one who
wishes to know. .a
A prominent and reliable farmer went
to the Treasurer's Office concerning his
taxes and young Noah Karr was in the Of
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NATIONAL GREENBACK
County Convention.

The National Greenbach Covnty Con-
vention will be held in
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-08-14

THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO.,
yTsnn St.. New York P. .. Boz. S5s8
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HoPEwELL TOWNSHIP, Aug. 9, 1879.

HoPEwELL TOWNSHIP, Aug. 9, 1879.
Our Democrats will be out in full force
at the election to assist in nominating a
good ticket, and il we fail the blame can
not be laid at our door. We are opposed
to Kari, and 8 great many Of us will not
vote for him if he receives the nomination.
The Republicans are trying to persuade US
that we should vote for Karr, and pretend
they will support him. don's believe
there is one and know there is not three
of them in the township that will touch
him. They want him nominated because
he would be an injury to the ticket, and if
hs should be nominated they will laugh
and say they "wanted him nominated be-
cause they could easily defeat him."
- All we want is q good ticket and we
will give il good majority, and we ask of
the Democracy to vote for no other. f.
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PIMPLES.

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remedy, is anxious to make known to his fellow
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we will send copy of the prescription used Gree
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SHAWNEE, Aug. IL. 1879.

SHAWNEE, Aug. II. 1879.
EDITOR Press. In reply to your letter
of last Wednesday will give you as near
as can how things are going on in this
township. The Democrats are considers.
bly, divided up among the different candi-
dates and some of them are working for
certain candidates and spending some
body's money. If fair vote is taken in
this township and no money left to cleo
tionssr with, Karr can scarcely carry the
township II he does IL at all. He has a
big advantage here. The Republicans are
working for him hard and trying to induce
the Nationals as we'll as some of their
own party to vote at the election for Karr
and il he receives the nomination then
for them and the Nationals to unite and
defeat him. which don't doubt could be
done. 1 would not be surprised if there
one hundred more votes cast than there
are Democrats in the township If the
Judges will let them vote. O.
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ERRORS OF YOUTH.

GhICOIC0 OT OO L IL
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ing humanity, send free to all who need it, the
ceipe and direction for making the simple remedy
by which he was cured Sufferers wishing to prof I
by the advertisers experience do SO by ad-
dressing in perfect confidence JOHN B. OGDEN
AZ Cedar Street, New York.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05
LAST PHASE OF "PINAFORE."
From the philadelphia Record.1

From the Philadelphia Record.1
"Miss Marian Musgrove, recently
from Europe, and expressly engaged
at enormous expense, for this occa-
sion, in her unique rendition of the
beautiful opera of H. M. S. Pima.
fore.'"
In this reckless language was Miss
Musgrove and her enrique perform
ance announced on the bills of tile
Grand Central Theatre last night.
She appeared on the deck of the
miniature ship gotten up in white
satin a la Sir Joseph Porter. Miss
Musgrove is a lady of thirty years,
aud she has q comedy figure and a
pleasant face.
She began with doggerel descrip-
ton of the crew. Then she sang, very
uncertain at first, with an inclination
to allow the orchestra to come in
when it got the chance. After strug-
Cling manfully with sI'm called little
Buttercup," the musicians didn't
know whether to go OH or stop and
let her run the opera as she proposed
to do, all by herself.
She continued bravely through the
first act, when a young fiend III the
gallery shouted, "We are paralyzed,
now ; kill US in the second act" A
dlminutive paper bouquet did not
daunt the lady. She grappled with
the captains song 10 the fair moon,
aud made the goods" groan a groam
that pierced every suffering heart.
How long the opera would have
been run by Miss Musgrove will ever
he q matter of speculation. She was
in the midst of Rackstraw's plaintive
ditty, in the second act, when a shrill
whistle sounded, and two Imitation
brick houses were shot across the
stage, shutting out the good ship
and leaving the lyric artist in the
position of a street musician. This
was hint enough. She stopped.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05
STRICT VEGETARIANISM.

From the Fort Wayne Qnd.) Sentinel
A man wandered down Calhoun street
last night, and approaching lrey's
grocery store asked of the proprietor:
''Yau got some green's, don't it,"
"Greens? Yes, SIR"
"You got roofing bakers ?"
"Rutabagas? Yes, sir; how many
will you have?"
Got some little red blates. nit green
tops?"
Red plates with green? Well, no,
sir; l suppose you will find them at the
china store, up town."
Don't got no little red blates !? guess
it was better Of you got some; guess
you was a liar. Vich You call dose 2"
"ThoseP why those are radishes."
"Red dishes-dot's vat l said. Say,
maybe I got some letters of you to-mor-
row. You got 1t P"
Letters? There are no letters here
Tor you; you must inquire at the post
office"
.Ankwire NIT de bost office for let
tiers? Does was a fine skeems. | vas
up town and vent auf a bake shop and
want some buns, und de man said Get
out, you oft bum, or I'll fire you troo de
door,"
ssYou should have said buns He"-
Gums? Dots vot 1 said-bums and
den l comes and rant some red dishes,
und you dell me to go aut a china store
l want some letters to eat und you say
60 NIT de bost office. 1 ogspect off
want some beats you tole mt to 60 to de
ststlon-house. tell you vat l do-you
can 60 to de tytel. OF you vas a nice
man. 1 want some injins und cowcum.
pers, und blenty dings. but l guess l &C
to de drug store und buy a brick und
beddelS rat piZen.3
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

was glad to see me. Still holding me
by the hand, he said to Mr.. Ashley /:
'fBrother Ashley, what would have
become of us in this war if it had not
been for the fighting democrats of the
northwest 2" [Applause.1 Mr.. Ash
ley, with a shrug Of the shoulders,
said: "Well, Mr.. Lincoln, l don't
know" Then Mr.. Lincoln replied :
"Our rebellious friends would have
had their flag floating at the capitol,
SIR" TApplausc.] He said: "Ihc
truth is brother Ashley, that our
party is made up, to some extent OF
the religious and sympathetic ele-
ment, and they don't max iirst-class
soldiers" (Great appIause.]
1t is time, high time, fellow demo
Gratis, that the democrats In this
country assert their right to a full
share i'll the honor aud glory of IL
arms, in the late var OF the rebellion.
[Cheers. TIE war was put down
by the men of iron nerves and fearless
hearts, men who came from all the
%avocations of life. IL was not the
republican politicians who did it, and
they have no right nov to attempt to
throw this stigma upon the demo.
cratic party, which furnished its full
share of all the soldiers that bore our
arms to. victory. [Applause.]
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

Difference in favor Of democrats. $l02, lSl ,246 63
This reduction averages twenty
five and a half millions a year, and 1t
is fully one hundred and twenty-five
millions a year less than the estimates
of the departments. Whatever may
be said of the short comings in other
respects, this showing is good for the
democrats, when coDtrasted with the
extravaganza of the republicans. But
it Is by no means as good as it should
be, or as it would be if there was a
determined purpose to purge the
public service of its abuses, to cut of
all excresences and %sinecures, to en-
force stern economy, and to make
simplicity, competency and honesty
the rule of employment. 1t is capa.
BILE of demonstration that the civil
service is now conducted at an ex-
pense at least one-third greater than
it ought to be.
Certainly the departments at Wash
ington, with efficient clerks instead
of political appointees, could be run
smoothly and with better work if the
existing force was reduced one-third.
In regard to the army, there ought to
be a saving of at least $75, 0O0, 900 i'll
these eight years. The army is All
organized aristocracy, growing more
dangerous every year, and more aud
more demoralized by partisan SER
vice. Foreign ranks, habits and tastes
have been gradually introduced into
the service, until the army is further
removed from the people than yer
before.
Both parties feel the persuasive
power of direct social contact, and of
indirect influence, resulting from all
established organization at Washing
ton, always vigIlant, active aud in
telligent as to its interests, and know
ing well the arts by which committees
in congress may be captured. The
army rings have only to operate upon
the committees on military affairs
and on appropriations in the two
houses, to do the work effectively.
These enormous sums were appro-
priated for the support of the army
in tho nopfoHa nonol.