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VIM. H. English's Business.

The Democratic candidate for Vice
President is what is known as money
shark. He has grown rich by foreclos-
ing cut-throat mortgages and buying up
property at tax-sales, by which he Sc
cured interest ut the rate of twenty-five
per cent. per annum. The Cincinnati
Commercial publishes several columns of
matter made up of the list of mortgages
foreclosed by English, the Sheriff s
deeds issued to him and his tax deeds.
He has brought suit for foreclosure,
mostly within the past three years, in
1873 cases, the defendants in many in
stances being women. The records of
Marion County, Indiana, show about
one hundred lots for which English has
Sheriff's deeds; also about a hundred
deeds from foreclosure of mortgages;
also hundreds of tax deeds, the amount
paid on city lots ranging from 81 up
ward. In all about 800 pieces of prop
erty. The correspondent who went
over the records says: lin searching
still further found another curious cir
cumstance in that hardly ever did
Mr.. English, when buying under the
hammer, bid the full amount of his
mortgage, thus leaving an individual
Judgment against nearly every one of
his unfortunate creditors, and in this
particular he may be regarded as an
Improvement on Shylock. That worthy
was satisfied with his pound of flesh,
but his Hoosier prototype not only ex-
acted that, but took precautions to Sc
cure another slice should the patient
survive the operation of the Sheriff s
knife, and give indications of a second
growth" The following instances are
taken at random from the list of Sher-
iff's sales-the original giving the num-
bers of lots, etc.:
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A Brave Woman.

Visitors to tho Halles Centrales may
have noticed in the vegetable depart
ment q woman of about fifty-five wears
of age with jet black locks, unwrinkled
face, and an expression of great energy
and courage. This individual is named
Annette Drevon, ex-cantinere of the
Thirty-second Regiment and the Sec
ond Zouaves, who has been through the
African, Crimean, italian and the
Franco-Germa campaigns with those
two regiments. There are some half
dozen women in France who have been
decorated with the Legion of Honor,
but Annette-a native, by the way, of
Clermont-Ferrand-is the only member
of the gentler sex who has received
that honor for an act of bravery on the
battlefield. The occasion was at Ma
genta. During the melee a couple of
Austrian soldiers had taken possession
of the flag of the Second Zouaves. An
nette Drevon, perceiving them, dashed
on the two men amid storm of bullets,
shot one dead with her revolver and
disabled the other with q couple of
shots, and returned to the French lines
in triumph with the rescued standard.
For this feat she was decoree, though it
was not the first time she had displayed
great "pluck." During the Franco
German war Annette was with the Thir-
ty-second Regiment as a cantinicre, and
one day, during the armistice, while on
the public thoroughfare close 10 the
gates of Thionville, she was grossly in
suited by Bavarian soldier. The man
paid dearly for his coarseness, for An.
ne:te drew pistol and shot him through
the heart. She was arrested ON the spot,
and. having been tried by a court-mar-
tial sitting at Metz, she was sentenced
to death. Luckily for Annette, on the
very day fixed for her execution Prince
Frederick Charles chanced to arrive in
Metz, and heard of the unusual event
the execution of a woman-that was
about to take place. He sent for the
report of the trial, and having inquired
fully into the facts of the case, the Red
Prince ordered Annette to be set at lib
erty, and she was sent back to France
with safe conduct. Altogether, our
heroine served as q cantinicre for near
ly thirty years. In 1874 she received a
small sum of money from Marshal Mac
Mahon to help her to set up in her
present calling, and, thanks to this, a
well-timed act of generosity. she is now
making an honorable and independent
living. Messenger.
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of business of our time. The margin
for chance has been made very small,
and is constantly growing smaller, but
when the census reports from South
Carolina como in the statitiscal con-
crosses may as well adjourn. The ele-
ment of certainty or probability is elm
mated, for if, under her conditions,
South Carolina has increased thirty
three per cent. in population in ten years,
who knows but what she may increase
one hundred per cent. in the next year?
Her people would not even then be as
prolific as the rabbits, and there is no
knowing what surprises nature may
have in store for us yet.
President Hayes, good. easy soul. ap-
pointed Supervisors in South Carolina
in opposition to the protest of promi-
nent Republicans. Among them is
Hammond, q cousin to Wade Hampton.
They have appointed thorough-going
Hampton Democrats as enumeratOrs.
The census of South Carolina has been
in the hands of just such men as under
Butler subdued the negroes by tae shot
gun policy. Butler dictated the ap-
pointments of most of the census Off
GERS. 1t is he who at a Democratic
meeting, few days since, boasted that
the census would give South Carolina
over a million Inhabitants. He no
doubt is fully advised of the work of his
minions, and in advance of the Census
Bureau. This great increase will help
explain past and future frauds. 1t will
swell the representation of South Caro-
lima in Congress. 1t will assist in keep
ing South Carolina in her place at the
head of rebellious States. 1t enables
LID To nf OF cAu
beside young Kansas, which, with all
her immense immigration from many
lands, has yet but million. So fraud
hopes by unblushing perjury to keep
pace with youth and freedom. South
Carolina and Kansas! There they
stand, representatives of the two
systems. The one scarce fifteen
years old, the other over a CEN
tury. The one rising like young ath-
lete stripped for the race, with vast
possibilities before it, for humanity.
1t enters the race giant. The other,
decrepit and shaky, totters on to dis
honored age, cursing the civilization
which will not stop to listen to its Sc
nile rawlings. Contrast them. How will
it be when the census of 1890 reports
the futile frauds of South Carolina and
the unchecked march of KansasP The
petty villainies of the day are impotent
alike to stay the onward march of free
government and to conceal the failing
strength of bad government. Kansas,
rescued even from the claws of the
monster in which one William II. En-
glish helped to thrust her, the adopted
child of stalwart Republicanism, stands
nobly up an empire with the glory Of
youth and young manhood on her
brow. South CEolina, like an old
robber dying, gnashes her teeth in
helpless rage, the victim of evil pas
sions and an ill-spent life. She should
be the pride of our countryside is its
shame. indianapolis Journal.
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WELLINGTON O. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
BY this time Mrs. Jones had actually

BY this time Mrs. Jones had actually
dropped down upon the floor, with her
heart throbbing so that she could hear
it; but she reused herself. Happily,
there was telcgraphic attachment in
grandfather's study, and in less than
half an hour the whole family connec.
tion was flying about the city in search
of the baby. Fruitless searciif
The detectives who were called in
evidently suspected grandpa of having
done away with the child, and inquired
II he had any interest in its death
Finally night fell upon the afflicted
household, and only those who have
ever felt the same trouble know what
the poor mother suffered, as one by one
her friends appeared to announce theil
want of success, and consult with each
other as to tho next steps to be taken.
All drew together in the study. The
gas was lit. Grandpa, literally bowed
with shame and sorrow, sat in theil
midst, and his son thus addressed him
Father, I've no wish to blame you,
but really il seems extraordinary tlr:s'
you cannot remember at what moment
you missed our darling. That would
give us a clew."
Naturally" said grandpa. And
it's most extraordinary lapse of mem.
ory. l knew he went to sleep. Then
l forgot all about him. / confess it
forgot all about him. l thought 1 put
him on the sofa, or somewhere. Then
1 didn't know but that I kept him on
my arm and took him out with me,
but"
"Wa-a-ar' cried something near BY
''A-wa, AVA, a-wa-a-a-"
Whats that?" cried grandpa.
Baby's voicer' cried Mrs. Jones.
"Oh, where, where?"
"A-wa," came from the voice again.
al remember" said grandpa. 1 re.
member now. thought the waste-pa.
per basket would be a good cradle fol
him and left him there"
And grandpa dived under his writing.
table, which was covered with a deep
cloth, and drew out the oblong basket
which he always kept for waste paper,
and which was quite hidden by the
cloth. and there. just waking from hi:
long nap, was baby, rosy and unharmed.
"It all comes back like FASH" said
grandpa, "What q remarkable lapse
OF memory. I'm greatly relieved
greatly relieved dear, dear, I'm great
ly relieved, indeed -
But Mrs. Jones could say nothing.
All she could do was to cry over her
baby as she clasped it to her bosom.
The gentlemen of the family thought
the affair q great joke, of course. The
detectives considered it very suspicious.
The neighbors were rather disappoint-
ed that the affair ended SO tamely, and
grandpa has never been left in charge
of baby since that hour.-Mary Kyle
Dallas, tn NJ Y Ledger.
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Census Frauds In South Carolina.

It is not surprising after the tre-
mendous election frauds, the tissue bal
lots and shamefully-false counts of
South Carolina, that another gigantic
piece of rascality begins to develop
itself there. 1t was hardly to be ex-
pected that the Southern States would
forcgo the opportunity offered by the
census to employ the same means to in
crease their power which have proven
SO successful in disfranchising the ne
groes. 1t is now given out that South
Carolina will return over one million of
inhabitants by the new census This
would be an increase of about thirty
three per cent. in ten years. There has
been little or no immigration to South
Carolina, but large emigration from
it. This wonderful increase must there
fore be ascribed solely to natural causes.
1t was long ago demonstrated by NAL
thus that the earth would in few hum
dred years be too small to contain the
human beings born on it. according to
the natural rate of increase, if it was
not checked by war, want, disease and
crime. But all these obstacles will not
avail if the ratio of increase in South
Carolina is likely to become general
throughout the earth. Why should it
nOtY There are parts Oh TINS cOntlnent
much more favorable to rapid increase
of population than South Carolina.
There are healthier States, where the
night-rider does not add terrOrs to the
malaria of the rice swamps; where food
is more abundant and the conditions of
life and health more favorable; where.
also, an immense tide of emigration
from Europe and the East adds its
mighty stream to that of natural in
crease. But South Carolina must in
some quiet, silent way have been re-
ceiving vast immigration, or the fecun-
dity Of its people beats that of the rab-
bits, which Darwin reckons as among
the most prolific of mammalia. Stats
tics have been growing into q science
for hundred years or more. We can
now calculate with a great degree of
certainty upon the ratio of deaths,
births and kinds of disease Life in
surance would be worse than q lottery,
without the knowledge gained by meth
odical, systematic and scientific tabula-
tion of census reports. But it Is really
one of the most stable and fixed lines
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GOODBY.

Why do 60 away? Oh, am grown
Too tall Tor school, you know.
So am come to see you all once more
You, and the dear old homely room-before
go.
Nay, Nell, you cannot reach my shoulder yet
Why should you wish to try?
Full soon enough will come the parting day,
When you, too, will be standing here % say
? .----- GOOd-byl
Yes, am glad to 60, and sorry, too;
have been happy here.
So free and careless; therefore I am sad,
Ny dear.
You think that am old. They tell mo that
My shcooi Ia just begun,
And must study many years. All. Grace,
You look up with your blue eyes in my face,
Sweet one,
As IL you scarcely understood my words.
'Tis true, dear. And they say
Tho lessons will be hard sometimes to learn.
You all will como to that school In your turn,
Some day.
But we will learn our lessons-will we not .
Good scholars, every one2
. |" And shall we then have priest" Mabel asks,
Arc done. ,.
There, they are calling mel must not stay.
Wee Elsie, do not cry
II makes my tears come. and I must not 20
Out to the world with fearful eyes, you know,
Good-by!
Ch,lrchman.
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After studying these records, the
correspondent interviewed some of the
victims. Captain }. Bieler, a German
harness-maker, bought two lots for S2,-
200 of James Frank in English's addi-
ton. After paying $1,000 it was found
that English had mortgage on the
whole addition. English refused to re-
lease Bieler's lot, although offered extra
pro rata. In the meantime English
secured Bieler's last two notes, which
Bieler declined to pay unless he was
also allowed to pay his part of the
mortgage which was not due till 1880.
English foreclosed on the lots, bid them
in himself and secured personal judg-
ment against Bieler of 81, 900. So En-
glish got his lots back at less than he
sold them for and then demanded ST.
600 more from his victim. Mr.. Charles
w. Moody. formerly prominent drug
gist, said:
"In 1873 or "a was in business at the inter
section of Indiana avenue and Tennessee
street, and owned the building. Was doing
well, but concluded to add to my building,
was a large amount of building going on,
thought would buy some ground and start a
srickyard and that the thereby I could make the
Heffgen for $3.50 per acre, and paid on the
notes po OF 81 90 each Yet Unpaid These Heffgen
sold to English. and on them 1 paid until
owed him $69S.45, according to my figuring.
also paid the taxes, and this was the only en-
cumbrance on the ground. In the meantime
there was no sale for the brick, business was
dull, and though worked night and day,
was unable to meet the interest. English then
foreclosed, and though met him at the Court
House, and on the steps asked him to be
lenient, that was doing all mortal man could
do, and that I would pay him as soon as pos
sible, he said, and these are his exact words:
win % drive % You % to he'll IL and md gone" one But this
was not ALL" continued Mr.. Moody, "he
bought in the property and closed my drug
store on personal judgment OF $2,J00 How
he got that could not discover, until found
that the notes were gold bearin, and that
he had exacted the premium. When he closed
my store, other creditors, of course. came and
self, IL and was, worth. clear Of everything, SIS.
600, and Bill English ruined me-"
As rule, English's victims are poor
laboring people, whom he has stripped
of their little homes. There is pref.
udice against this sort of thing among
high-minded people. The man who
deals in cut-throat mortgages and ex.
acts the last penny without regard to
the condition or sex of the unfortunate
defendant, and who buys in property
at tax sales and demands the full pen
atty. is very far from humane. to speak
in the mildest way. 1t is business
the most reputable attorneys avoid.
However it may be looked upon, Ger.
tainly it is hypocrisy for the dealer in
Sheriff and tax doeds to announce
himself as the friend of tho poor man.
--MissgaAk<e Ssnfinsi
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HOLD ON DAR!

In little log chureh in the State of Virginia
Some negroes had gathered to worship the
And after the service they had class
That each for the Master might utter q
Their leader exhorted and spoke of the war
Which Christians should wage against error
And finished by asking the following question:
Which hdS3., way is your muskets pintin' to
One after another they gave their experience:
Some brothers were happy, some lukewarm
One 8 saw SYhi his way clear to the portals of
Another had strayed like a lamb from the
And satan's companion for many a day
Arose, cleared his throat, though visibly nerv-
He folded his arms and proceeded to say:
"Dear brudders and sisters, once was a
once was as happy as anyone here;
At for the church like battle-scarred sol
And stood by her banners traitors were
=" Hold on dar," the leader excitedly shouted;
"Please answer de question axed you,
I've given you credit for all you fit den, sir
Which way is your musket p'intin' to
The Democrats talk of the glory of Hancock,
And boast of the record OF English as well;
Then give them due honor; for Judas wal
loyal,
Till money was offered; he took it and fell.
would liken their boast to the boast of old
Barkis,
And then with the class-leader, honestly
say;
"Hold on dar, my brudder, dat isn't de ques.
ton:
which way is their muskets p'intin' to
day?"
Shall men who are training with Brigadier
Generals.
Who fought to destroy our National tag.
Rise from their seats In tho Forty-sixth Con
gress
To euiogize traitors like Davis er Brage2
| Shall men who bow down in Confederate eau
Gus,
And worship the masters they humbly obey
Shall they rule the Nation by Washington
founded?
"which way is their muskets p'intin to
day?"
The question, my friends, is of vital impor
tance;
The Nation is waiting in anxious suspense;
Each voter can WELD a political musket-
Then WELD it, 1 ask, in your countrys de
fense;
The issue before us is clear and unclouded;
Shall the Nation be ruled by the Blue or the
candidly ask, fellow-soldier and voter;
(which way Is your musket q pintin to
day?"-E1chdnQe.
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Ddr In this great battle confess 1
envy the mon who are at liberty to go
to the front. use no catch-words of
partisanship when say that l sincerely
think that the success of the Democratic
party in the present canvass would be
a National disaster. That party has no
title to our confidence, but every possi-
BILE title to our distrust; and feel that
there are just now too many great in
terests at stake--interests relating to
the very integrity of the Nation and to
the prosperity and happiness of the
people now and -hereafter-for us to
dare to take the risk of confding all
these things to party with record SO
smirched. Surely in private life we
should not commit such q folly. No
sane merchant would be likely to ap-
point as he custodian of his goods and
his safe-key q clerk who had been
caught in the act of robbing his store
and setting it on fire, at the same time
dismissing from his service the very
clerk whose fidelity alone had prevented
the attempted burglary and arson from
being successful.-Prof Moses Colt
Taylor to Michigan State Central Repub-
liean Committee.
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Why Should There Be q Change2

One OF the chief campaign arguments
of the Democrats is the cry that there
ought to be a change in the Administra-
tion of the Government. Why this is
necessary they fail to explain. If there
is beneficence in change, where is it?
If by change Democrats mean no
more than that Republicans should be
put out and Democrats put in, voters
will make inquiries as to the fitness and
merits of the two parties, which will
not be to the advantage of the Democ-
racy. But if the Democrats mean more
than change of men, if they mean that
the policy of the Government and the
laws enacted by the Republicans ought
to be changed, the next question is,
Precisely what policy and what laws
are they aiming at? If any political
revolution is needed it must be in this
direction. No mere change of officers,
nothing short of an overturning of the
policy and laws enacted by the Repub-
icans. would in any degree alter the
condition of affairs so far as they affect
the people at large, in their political
rights or their industrial interests.
What change is it the Democrats pro-
pose to make?
The Democrats denounce centraliza-
ton. But Capitalization of power in
the General Government is not possible
with any party, unless as permitted by
the amendments to the Constitution.
Do the Democrats propose to strike
these down? Are they, for the pur-
pose of putting an end to centraliz-
ing tendencies" prepared to null
lily the amendments? Do they de-
sire to pay the war losses of the
South, which the Republicans refuse to
pay? Do they desire to pay for eman-
cipated slaves, which the Republicans
have declined to do? Do they wish to
Republicans are honOrably protecting?
Do they wish to food the country with
fiat money, which the Republicans have
resisted? Do they wish to change the
laws protecting American mechanics
and American Industries, which the Re-
publicans have enactedp If it is any of
these things that they desire to alter.
let them say so and they will soon dis
cover that public sentiment will con-
denim their appeals.
But if they do not desire to change
Republican policy in these respects, in
what other direction is the change de-
manded? Certainly if there is a neces-
sity for a change it ought to be appar-
ent and imperative to lead the people
to restore to power party with the
record and antecedents of the Democ-
racy. Let the Democrats say what
alteration they propose to make in the
laws-or possibly in the amendments to
the Constitution through packed Su-
preme Court! 1t will not do to merely
cry "change! change" Let us know
why aid what. In default of this, the
people will halt long before they turn
Lincoln's supporters out of power to
put the supporters of Jefferson Davis
in.--Detroit Post and Tribune.
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Two young ladies Of Dubuque were
fined five dollars and costs in n Justice
Court for purloining flowers from the
cemetery,
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AsAAA WEEK In your own town. and no capital
M n Nrfsked. Ysu can give the business . trial
VkA Without expense The best opportunity ever
IN nTvonered for those willing TO WORK Ye0 should
w what you can do as the business We odeI.
:. No room to ezptain here You can devote Al
time only spare time to the bustneeo and
make great pay Tor every hour that you WORT Women
make much men Send for special private terms
and particulars. which No mall free - outnts fra
s2ont eomplain q hard tine While zoo havefusn
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SELLERS LIVER PILLS are
also highly recommended for curing
liver complaints, constipation, sick
headaches, fever and ague, and al di-
scases of the stomach and liver. So.
by all Druggists At as cents :er lox.
r. E. Sellers d Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
sly.
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COUGH
SYRUP!

so Years Before the Public.
Pronounced by all to be the most
Pleasant and efHcacious remedy now
in use, for the cure OF coughs, colds,
Group, hoarseness, tickling sensation
Of the throat, whooping cough, etc.
Over a million bottles sold within
the last few years. 1t gives relief
wherever used, and has the power to
impart benefit that cannot be had
from the cough mixtures now In use.
Sold by all Druggists at as cents per
bottle.