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TIM westrbound Atchison. Topeka
santa Re train collided with : freight
near Salem. Kans-, 0ct. :. wreckin< The en-
CINE. smashing several car< and killing
Brakeman Hays. Fireman Fisher. Engineer
we>tlake. Bsegagcmsn Holiday, and the
freight engineer, whose name va not obtain
able Several passengers were slightly In
juFcd.
The American District Telegraph
Coupany IL Chicago discharged : lot u
rtriking messengers TIE other day and ad-
vsrtised Tor others. The discharged boys
gathered about TIE o0cs.prepared % pounce
upon their suecessors. and were - demon-
strafIve hat : poliee patrol hid e - called
% disperne them.
Tar Kreich and Ceritzki families OF
cupy cottages near Norwood Park. : suburb
Of Chicago A well On kreich's place sup
piled both houses with drinking water until
recently. when . misunderstanding arose
nd IT, Geritzkis were forbidden = draw
another bucket o. pain Or dexfh. julia. :
Polish domestic empIoyed By Geri'zki, went
70 the we'll the other morning and wa- killed
b. : charge o. >luxs from : rife 70 The hands
d Rudolph Kreich. eight years old
WV. DoxxELLY and Owen Cava-
naurh. br0thers-in-lsw, quarrelei about
some land. a Washington. Ind, Oct. =
cavanaurh eot : fatal bullet IN hi> -ile and
Donnelly ~as arrested.
EDwARD LEWIS was drowned n the
Ohio. near Concord, Ky.s TIE other night.
A skin cap<ixed.
JosKPn BRADLEY, : horse-thisf, -
capped from ne custody Or the police =
Hsgentown. Nd, the ether day, ~ open
INK IRE on Them with : revolver Deputy
Sheriff Bcnner was badly wounded.
GEx. y. X BAKER, United States
Collector = Mobile, Ala. was assaulted TX
severely injured ~ : nezvo poIitici.a g
club meeting the other nixht.
An unknown travelling man insultc{
some ladies' ii b depot a Anderson. Ind.
the other night. They appealed - samre
Trublood Tor protection. NJ. Irubioot
stepped forward and struck from The shout
der, w-hereupon The rufl>n stabbed him 4
the hight lung sDd made a. The woun'
yin probably prove fatal.
MRs. b. WfLLIAxs, Of What Cheer
lows, killed Z boarder named Allison, 0ct
1. and then sent : bullet Into her n brain
Alli>on's attentions % Mr.. Williams ~
caused her husband 20 leave her she LEFT
Io<ter expressing regret Cor Der folly 3D.
commanding hsF ehild = the csrs y rsIa
dives.
TIM Paris Figaro publishes : rcpor
tnst the Pope, while walking IN The xarien
- TIE Vatican, uas fired = ~ : soldier. ~
not hit. The report has not been conIrmet
and b discrsdited . Tie italian Embassy 4
London.
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Rrors have occurred IN several towns
~ Upper Egypt. owing % she Efforts q the
o~66ci>Is "a enforce Demonstration or LOYALTY
% the Khefive. Flas> and devices we're torn
down b. mobs. and Christians in<ulted and
maltresisd- Five or six persons were killed
ana quite : number injured By the explo-
sion Of ammunition On : train q Cairo.
john ROPER, the Chicago embezzlers
has been sentenced 70 twenfy-seven years
imprisonment.
DISTURBANCES have broken ont
among he Nontenerrins q Kolaschin. The
Governor a. Novi Bszar has sent ! body of
Siz,ms % occupy Turkish Kolaschin.
TIN po,;ce reided sixtv-6ve rambling
-~- 49,. r.~ ~. 49, I.x
T-v rc~I 49,. - ,c-;t;ve ,hsf ~.
r--,r I.-.- a -, 80 hu.h,nd- I. .f,er
%~--vc-- Tn.- 49,. -~rord,,~,v
s-~-s.I --~,1-r--...s;c
- L..
- eP'o'
oIo-sa q. Snsss' ~ ''
r-.- 800 y D. = - uo~,.. v
- Il d
Lincoln, H. resulted ~ : .e'o's. - tu..x,
sno ne ns< pen expe''ea go. ~ m'n's-1y
enc memosrsn,p q M 1e1nou,s. Ip,'cop1'
cnHrcn' 80 nonn.a k-ss no'icS 49,. Z.
wouid 'ake "A Appe.' IRON ,ne eee.s'on N
ne committee p ne Suaie'A Son1''ence'
y tns aPPe~' -. -eesp.e'
1wo IHousAND veteran solo'e1< 2.
o. ana Al.ou y mp ~ ooune.'
biun> engaged w = snan osu'e 'ne otneF
o.y-
" K~ETIVALI9T named johnson has
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$780,, ~. ,s,,,,-..l ~ t1,.~l,~.
1890. ".s M
q : ss'fsra ~id,s q ,Ssee issse. ie'-
~ g tnis previous n. tne :@,it,,n -
.,,> ,r.c., 49,. e.',s y. ts,. r1.r<c' \. Nv n.
mistake y II ~ ma =. and ron should regard
~ 80 .nIsr..n.p. .1snss - 80 rn".sr
~ man ,sr.. mcS<s IN WAN Whiic sk,s
pr.v!s'on may - - thc lawyers sey. dire
~nr's;in< ns;;.ss ~ ,'cs.s< The i.iicf< (. <n.;i
81 written ~ printed On plain white paper.-
w s-.c, 4 !, sSP,nss = INV q ,css 4 ~, ~. Y. 4,
anirs~ no cx~r.lsnafion. The statute -, says
tht the o4iiots shall T. Without ans o.
mek9 ,f..r.-., c>c.r< ~ .s,.e ~ ~ c."-
didatc- ana rhc o.ncr Tor which they r..
x.stci Tor ~. = -, sc. A:.i! This = =
.' ,rsc s,<tl ~; ~. ~ n, 49, t..i".t ~ - S,.rr.m~
Court tnat ~ ~ori~ .~.i;epublIcan Ticket o.
~ ~ ,<'., 49, N. s n ~ J. x ~
that such marks are ne : dist n<ui-hinx
marks ircsasd he decision - = ccrr'e, e.
NAH n. ~ .<,es,.i1s r.rm,sicd ste xeser
10 write his name ~ the terk q hi> ballot.
ne Ir<<ent =. ms<.< ~ rstrrsnSr =. s.sn :
nsme ~ ~ p"r.on ~he 80 Il ~rissen On ia
hack MUD ~ IN illegal ballot % not pr
t.na ~ 60. .nt y .a<i-r nv ~, S. e..,,. f..l.s..
rrsr shc ;cn.S'fion ~,.hrnt AM d,:rsorni-.,-
Ing marks. and the better way = not % allow
. q q DOS ~ xood- INC mny % sFe-t n-''n-
Indiana It~ms-
The hcis az Francis T. Farmer. Or Indian
rn.-, c'1 w. rus <-.
.sns--. ,,-~--- go 90 u .~~-. - IN.
h.rrf< - ~ 600.
&+|** - - - M#*@*"~
~ u.,~~ u.xm., - .~.i 49, -
rfl~d ~ ofh~r .fterrc,n a ~ e.s,ern OUT
etirf- ~ L-or-nsrorf ~ 4 W.,azb tr.fn. \
49, -. o,f lrvrxin- i'm -ore rhn.srrr
"a ,,r.,, 80 49, -nrro.ch ~ 49, tr,,n
-~~,. ..tx .~.r,.es -. tie xarIi
.-- --
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~ Z g. Louls Railroad. three miles north
q Lornnspors. In1-, o.. T. During . dense
for \ suilch eneIno collided viii = fright
TRAIN. wrsckinf both loconotlvss- Or a
ths enrlnssrs ~ ~ Ieg broken, two ofher
srainnen were hurt, md : boy was fs'aA'y
injured
Cus7Ar RAucu. : butcher. 80 a.
tally wounded while sitting n his shop, .
Moline. m. ths oehsr night. : chaHe ~
small shot taking e1lece = hIs chest, neck,
snd f.co. The work uas done b : brolhers
Charles, Who stood u the sidewalk not
sweniy feet away and 1rsd through ~ vim
dow. Ihe trouble was ~ shout > young
woman Who kept house FOR he brothers.
both 81 whom we're infatuated with Der and
wanted % marry Der. e . supposed che
decided ~ favor q Gustaf. Charles VA
arrested.
MRs. MINNIE KNOX. o. Franklin Ind,
made a unsuccessful attempt 70 kil her
litsle bog with n AZ. The other day and sub
sequenily stabbed herself with : pair q
SCISSOR three times. The wounds. q =
feared. viii prove fatal. she has been SUBJ
jecf % epilepsy for several years.
RuoDKs. the murderer Of the Massie
family, uas taken from jan n Charlotte
vile, Va, Oct I. and hanged % . tree. he
confessed. and said Bic mother and brother
had no hand a The killing
ALICE SIMMONS and her six-year-old
boy were fatally injured By : train near A.
lanta. Ga. Oct. =
Eli BAUoHNAS vas accidentally shot
and seriously wounded By Robert barney,
while hunting near Dunkirk, Ohio, The 9TH
kr day Barney mistook his companion Tor
: squirrel.
voLr BURBANK. . barber q Newton
Falls. Ohio, poisoned himself he other day,
having failed n three previous attempts q
cut short his career.
FRKDkRlcK BEcKER, aged 50, VA
struck By = train while crossing . bridge
near Mas~ilIon, Ohio. the other night, and
literally torn 70 pieces. One leg ~ found
two miles from the scene Of the accident.
On the same day. Val. Ceram. : track walk
er, Was killed near mwlcsburx, w. Va.
and Bert HELM va decapitared1n the Lake
shore yards Il EIkhars. Ind.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-12-16

10 any eisl. Abe life Of . bosrdlay-
house is well calculated to unit q
young roman for those domestic and
social duties which every man hse a
eight to expect Of his vile it will nj
most inevitably destroy Der home &c
conpllshments. 1t requires the
strongest character and severe>t
truinlng to escape such demorallza-
ton, ard few young women escape.
3. SO young man crp afford: IN this
way to spoil a girl whom be expects
10 a. Ike him happy through life. No
Que who sincerely loves and has the
ability essential to the protection and
support Of a wife wili.thiuk Of doing
young woman snch'a erung.A II d
man does not SO love ard has not that
ability, he has no right toget mar
RED. His tlu,s, has not come. !. All
canpot live in palaces, but no young
man can take, young woman from
the refnements and comforts Of home
to the ,errors of a common boarding
house aud tben ex ct her to make
him good wife -Phlla. Times.
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NOTICE.

II Notice j. hereby given that ON Tue~isy,
the ID day Of January, 1888, at IL o'clock
~, ! viii oier 70 lease, st pubIic auction,
10 front 81 the court house door, in the
town of colfax, to the highest bidder. for
scrip o. the years 67e, 79, 80. 81 ard "
or for U. y. currency. the fcIIowine public
ferries Htedf 9 esz-ol lra ar f5N .sn1
= Montgomery ferry, on Red river. ae al
81 Plantsr'x lxMding ferry. on He'd river. &.
"a Colfax ferry. on Red iivsr.cna 3fal b
p Collie fersy On Red siver.o yie4 vtsfair
81 Capp's ferry, on Little river. ue;bs
Z Lacrvix's ferry,s on Little river. rs -
Donns hue Jerry, on LATHE river .,,s
Cocksrhama ferry, ON Little river. =,
-. 3. g. CURRY.
Presk rolies JufY q qssm PAxisA.
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Twelfth Judicial District Cont Parish of
~ Grant, State Of -Louisiana-s No. 1874 ID
Succession Of Giles Smith vs.. WIN. S. Cal
rheun and NJ. NJ Ada CALHOUN. a.,

By virtne of and to satisfy a writ. of ferl
facias. issued and 70 ME directed in tn
above entitled and numbered suit. /
have seized and will Offer for SALE al pub
lie auction. to the highest bidder, III ir5.t
'of the court honse door, i'll the town OF
Coiiax, La within the hours prescribed
by law, on SID Yad zsst .asiHlaups a.
SATURDAY, january ~, A. d. 1881.
the following described pfopertt, seized as
the property Of fhe Deiendent, to- wit 9
aif Let No. 1. in the town Of Colfax. witli-
cut the improvements, bounded north d,
"a q rect, east by od street, south by sls''
street and west by LIST or Front street.
said lot bsing las feet inches s,,uassg;
atd Lot No. 8, in the town of Colflx, To-
q ther with al, the improvements thereon,
aid all al purtenances thereto belonging,
bounded north by "Fr sliret, east 5, ~
street south by "G' street and ives. 10y ,st
or Front st'e-t. being l4s f,ct 8 mel, :
square aud being in Bringharst's surrey
~ ierins- Cash with iiellefi; Of appiaisc-
nlcnS.'sfi [di6J ohC. H. TEAL. Suesiff.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
SHEi.iFF"s SALE,
Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish Of
Grant, State of Louisiana No. 1859.
Lionel L. Levy VS.. Mrs. M. NJ Ada Lane
SIS and Husband. fiatl -aisIii

By virtue of and to satisfy writ Of seiz.
ure and sale issued and to me directed in the
above entitled and numbered suit. / have
seized and will offer Cor SALE, at pubhe
auction, in front OF the court house doer,
in the town of Colfax, La, between the
hours prescribed By law. on $3.50 49,,
h SATURDAY, December I6, A. D.. 1882
the following described property. seized as
the property of the defendant, tp-wit:fH
The undivided one-half interest OF VIII
liam ), Calhoun. as heir 70 the estate Of
his mother. Mary S. Calhoun, in and to the
following property situated in the parish
of Graut, State of Louisiana. to wit:
First-A certain tract Of land known
and designated as the Smithfieid pisnta-
ton, lying on the north side Of Red river,
and fronting said river bounded above By
what was formerly known as the Bailey
Place, and below by the next after describ-
ed plantation, having q front Of some two
miles ON that liver, apd containing about
thitteen hundred H30Ul acres Of G ed
hand, more or less. y portion Of which has
been divided into town lots,
8 Second-A certain tract Of land known
a. the Mirabeau plantation fr0nting about
four miles OH Red river, bounded above
by the Smithfeld plantation, before de-
scribsd and below BY lands formerly own.
ed by H. NJ. H,ams. containing about
fourteen hundred l4U0) acres slsased hand,
more or less. ; ..s 9fs,e.f,s,.,s,,f 1870
Third-A certain tract Of land known
and designated us the Ferenzi plan tation,
situated in the rear Of the above described
smlthieId plantation, containing about
fourteen hundred (l4O0) acres Of cleared
land, more or less. niaa S.ii K
Fourth-A ces tain tract Of land known a.
the Merideth plantation, lying in the rear
of the above described Misxbeau pianta-
ton, aud cpntsihing some fourteen hun
dred l400) acres If land, more or less. 8 {
Fifta-A,so ali the runclesred land b.
longing to and forming part Of the said
Sc veal Plantations. and also sill buildings
aud improvements, fixtures and appurtt-
pances aPpe,taiuing thereto. or 70 any one
or paits thereof ..fs...',. :, i.
Terms Of sale-On credit of twelve
nsonths the party purchasing win be re-
qnned to give bond With good and apprcy.
ed secusity for the payment OF The pul chase
pi1ce scith per cent interest from date Of
sale IS afE &C. II. TEAL, Sheiiff.
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Saddiery and Harness,
FAMILY GROCERIES.
Notice to Taxpayers d! lei

Twill be at Montgomery for the purpose
of collecting taxes on Wednesday and
Thursday the 10th and 2lst days Of De-
cenb,r, 1882. ....-,.
ewing ~ the pressure Of business in the
>itrifrs office., caused by The hate term Of
tln District Court. it will be impossible
4 TOT HE to meet the taxpayers at any other
At,ssint In the parish. s7l &C H TEAL, MA
: 40 Tax Collector.
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AmdR(b plexin % copundrums
which cont % he fimes Is Que from.
a young man. who wants to know
when b. had better get married. He
says Ia ~ without fprtune and has a
very snnAA itosme. he really doesn't
talk as II he ought TO get married at
all He 9cesnt eeem TO have made
the first preparation. He has : llttle
better seuee, however. than the aver
age Young men of his class, because
he seeks aliyiee before be rushes into
marriage The most of them whit
until il isNgd iSEyin theu Iwish they
had donss4 ~ E else. lhl u
Thets 6sed 70 be M old fashioned
notion That r young man should moi
think cfnurryipx mill be could pro-
vide a. ifbha6 sfbr his wife. aud girls
were hard 10 and who we're willing to
marry without ssch proyision. All
that sor EbotSsr iszIo~ dispe csesi
with. c. dot tr1Hble tlleub selvrs
abont ho@esjtjs ~ nice. perfect
ly lovely 9an 1Y Int. pn<l
no worrying Thought. Of anything else
disturbed lhvf4R isilr after marriage.
Sooner or hter tb< y real,se how much
better a hstle patience and discrstioa
,wonld -haye, besn. ,c-~... -.
NAM ss,,s vomsa. df teal sshus-
men,. s,sqs,st II ned
ocat'ons stpY !. soc'aa races
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JUDGMENT.
The State Of Louisiana. 18th Judicial Die
triet Court. Parish Ut i6rant--No 2.5s, Il
November term, Alb. 1852. s@a,ii
Mrs, Maria G. Thompson va. A. B. lhomp.
g -. son. her Husband. -. =.

r. In this case by reason Of the law and the
evidence being IN favor of the plaintiff.
AIRS Ma'ia q. Thompson and against the
,deiendent, A. B. Thompson, her husband.
il Is ordered. sdjndged and decreed thai
the raid splsintifi do hereby recover Of the
said .dsfeildent, the SUN, Of Nine Hundred
and Tweniy, Dollai y. subject to- a. credit Of
Four Hnnd,ed AID Fifty ID. llars. paid Nov.
Z. lSS2s aud Il Is furtter ordered. adjudged
and decreed that the piaintiti legal mott
gage be recognized from the 18th day of
December, A. u. leS2. 'f''.'o ~ Z" '''h
It further ordered, adjudged ana de-
creed that the conlmunity OF scquets and
gains nDw and heretofore existing besweeft
them rs nlan aid wife he and the same is
hereby dissolved. aud that the said plaintiff
ursi Maria g.. Thompson, is hereby per-
mitted and authorized t0, iske charge Of
and administer, ber own separate property
aud affairs without the interference OF her
said husband, with legal Interest from The
I'd day of November, a. d. 1852, and costs
Of this suit.
This doue, road and signed in open court
on the 18th day Of Nov. A. a. 1882.
% 53hT 3ARISTIDES BARBIN.
judge of the 18th Judicial District Court.
T. Parish of Grant .Tatf eiii i.k .-su,
District Court, Parish of Grant, La, 6led
November 18th, 1852. l-1elida' fi.'- 80
hssias. b. SHACKELFORr, Clerk.
J. CLERKS OFFICE, PARISH OF q
III -tisa II .nnE GRANT. LOUISIANA II
| hereby certify the above and foregoing
to lea true aud crtect copy OF the iul-.
meht on, filesnd Of r. card in she Clerks
otics in suit No. 22S 4 tiskd Mrs. Mari !
G. Thompson SO IA 3. .shssar sop, her
husband. District Court Parish ef Grant.
state of Iouiss,.s- -;fok,,f.eg I...ssr,, !.
Given under m; official baud and seal, of
said Court ut GoIfsx, Parish OF Giant. L.,
Oh THE 18th day OF November. lss2.
5. B. SHAlKtLFORD,
Clerk Of the 18th Judicsl, Distric' c.-.sss,
Parish of Grant, Loii;siana. do
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SUCCESSION SALE !.
In the matter Of the Succession Of Meredith
fse Calhoun. Deceased.

DY virtue of an Order issued to me in
ID my capacity as Administrator of the
Succession Of Mereditli Calhoun. deceased.
by the Honorable Asristides Bafbin. Judge
OF the Twelfth Judicial & l'ist1'ict of the
State Of Louisiana c0mnasding and de
rcetiug me to.sell the property belonging
to the aforesaid Succession, 4 will offer for
sale, atTpublic auction. to the last and
highest bidder. in ont of the Court Honse
door, inthe town of Collar. parish Of Grant,
within the hours presetibed BY law. on =
SATURDAY, January 20, 1888, 4 4
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Liver diseases. headache, and con-
stipa'ion, caused by bad digestion.
quickly cured By Browns Iron Bit;
tiers. .g~.s.. -, ..s -' ','e'gs
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ItwAs bard to realize that we were
in the. middle OF December during
the three or four warm daysEof the
past week, Nbut from APPEARANCES it
won't be 3ong before we are fully
aware that tits winter time. -
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Squire Grow has taken. quarters
in the court house, .whers,he will dish
out justios in iatass-%,s :. ~ y s sr rs.
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Foil b are beginning to wonder II
Sans boarding house is to have any
roof OF H. ssnso ~ iiiv Fesg srlsr.-1 ~
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For toys and Christmas presents
60 to Mcknight & MrNeclys;
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Five Dollars Reward.

3 Strayed or Stolen from the undersigned,
A. Colfax. ON the 25gb altimo one Bay
Pony about fourteen hands high, with star
in forehead, no brann The above reward
vi b paid for his delivery 1t Darro Plan
n9on +. BUSH.
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1t ob3y costs a. few cents TO make
the little folks happy Don't, forget
them during Ohriatmas.r McKnightl&
McNesIy hases a'large assortment Of
suitabtertoys sandpresents.a 9aBzsaa
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The cost of tie jury at the hate No
vembet term Of court was $40 20. 3
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: SUCCESSION, SALE
10 the matter Of the Succession OF MEREDITH
di - ~ Calhoun, deceased. ~, :,

10y virtue Of an Order issued to me in
ID my capacity as administrator. VI the
Succession ct Meredith Calhoun, deceased,
by the Honorabie Aristldss Barbin, Judge
Of the 4 wefth Judicial SDsst,ict Of the
State Of Louisiana. commanding aud di-
Ieciing me to sol this property belonging
TO the aforesais! Succession, viii ofi~F TOR
saies ~ public lauction.a IT, the last ard
highest bidfior. in front of the Court House
door in the town of Coltax, parish of Grant,
within the hours prescribed BY law, on.
~ SATURDAY. December l6, 1870,
the following described property:
Acyss. Z Description Of Lamd . = 49, 81 {
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FAM ~ capdisS aud corrections s at at
Mcknight & McNeely's. saals ~ ~ ,
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Wkes.sp..sss'.+S

1'' ~ q ~
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-03-29

AT a recent meeting of Demo
critic chiefs in Chicago, it was
thought that the national debt was
being paid off too fast; that it
should be paid till the country
owed 2 thousand million dollars
an even thousand-and then the
debt should be funded and made
perpetual. If, as alleged, the
Democratic leaders are in search
of new issue, one that hasn't
been beaten and buried out OF
sight generation ago, they have
it here; bat in modified form.
Whether they can get the people
of the United States to endorse il
or not is quite another matter. It
is a sort of a parsphrase on the ex-
.ploded doctrine of ancient politi-
cal economists that ''a national
debt is a national blessing" The
favor of age is. however, always
an attraction to those who wall;
with backward glance.
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Silver Necessary.

THE Constitution of the United
States makes gold and silver coin
only a lawful legal tender for the
payment Of all debts. 1t may be
asked, what makes the value of a
gold dollar of 25 $40 grains, and
also what makes the value of a sill
yer dollar 4l24 grains? 1t is sim
ply law. 1t is not the intrinsic
value of either, but simply legal
enactment.
The people Of this country
seem to be welded to a paper
currency. There are three kinds,
viz: Greenbacks, National bank
notes and silver certificates. The
two former are founded on credit,
and have no intrinsic value behind
them, excepting faith. The latter,
silver certificates, are representa-.
tive, and have dollar for dollar in
silver as basis of value. This
renders them the soundest paper
currency of our country.
The catch-word which is trum-
peted throughout the country and
used to prejudice silver dollars, is
unworthy of men having even the
first rudiments of financial knowl-
edge: "Give us silver dollar
worth gold dollar"
When silver was receivable and
coined, as gold now is, at the va.
rious points of the world, it was
at a premium. From 1885 to 1875,
the premium was from about one
to FIVE per cent above gold. Why
did not these astute financiers cry
out, agive us "a gold dollar worth
silver dollar?" Both gold and
silver were equally treated by the
mints of the world excepting the
English, and the difficulty was to
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destination in the southern states:
Total

1t is further stated that the
crowded New England states re-
ceived to within 1900 as many
immigrants as the entire south.
The states that received over four
ffths Of these 3S5,047 immigrants
are those which contain great cit
les, and it is therefore presumed
they have in great measure 10.
Gated in the cities.
As the states and territories con-
tinue to grow in population-some
of them quite rapidly 1T is patent
that the accession Of population
is from the older communities. In
other words the new foreign ele-
ment drops into the older states .oi
the north, and the natives seek a
new field. Hence wherever we 90
throughout the great west, we find
the ubiquitous yankee
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A Popular Error Corrected =.

IT is a common belief that most
of the immigEants.to the United
States "go West" 1t appears
that this is a popular error. Some
of our exchanges have been gath
ering statistics on this point. A
tabular Bureau Statement of the
destination of 3s5,o57 persons who
had arrived at our seaports up to
June 80, 1871, shows destinations
as follows: