National Republican., 1883-09-24

VI N"O hgo Dy unc Incn cOnnlsaiOuVIi bou'
Green B. Raum, in reply to o letter addressed
to him by the quack compounder Of acure
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sIH am in receipt of certified formula Civ;
Ing the ingredients aud relative proportions used
IN the preparation of ono quart of mn article you
put up and label "Blnck Cohosh Bttcrsi' also by
express OF sample bottle Of the preparation, 1on
desire TO be Informed &c This preparation is subject
10 any tax other than the stamp tax under sched-
have not tested tho sample, taking u for
granted that II is made In accordance WIN INC
Iornula, you have submitted Judging OF u py
sueh formula have no hesitation Is saying tnat
,ho man who would offer it for sale us an alcohoho
beverage, would be guilty Of great wrolk TO use
!ne e miidest expression eau employ to ctsracler-
lle Such u deception upon the public. ..,
=, notice that you alN to your name tho initials
an. d. and on your label you sign your name
OF the character Of the medicinal ingredients
which you mingle with whisky TO make up this
compound. OF the single article extract nuX
Vomlcai u. 5. T., you use u iluid djnChm--equal
10 Sixty grans-equal 10 thirty fH doses OF one OF
tne most active vegetable poisOns. 1t Is general
custom with druggists and apothocares TO label
slch, articles as poison, to be administered ana
handled with tie greatest care, and generally
9mly under the advice of the family physician.
Inc only further suggestion have to make is
that II you persist in the sale Of such prepara-
uon uon you should put upon tho label proper
take the true character your compound. Yours
respectfully, GREEN B. RAuM, Commissioner.
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1t is n fact not generally known, but it is
fact nevertheless, that Georgia and Missis-
sippi are the strictest temperance states in the
Union. A gentleman, who has spent several
months in those states, said last evening to
tho Man on the Avenue: "rhere are eighty
seven counties in Georgia where q man can
not buy, beg, or steal drink of whisky,
and mono can be purchased in the
state, excepting in somo of tho larger towns.
The people are fanatical on the subject, and
in Mississippi thoy havo gone to such an ex-
trcme thatthey tax billiard tables 81, ,0O0apiece,
under the belief that they are device for
the encouragement of drinking. There are
only few foreign born citizens in the state
and the native American voters enact laws
satisfactory to themselves"
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"Tho south, by the way" he continued
"is making rapid strides, or, rather, somo
portions of it arc You who have not trav-
olod through the country and studied its
! people and institutions would be surprised to
know the change that is coming over the
south. Tho evangelizing influence of the
cotton mill and other industrial es-
adjustments is wonderful. The hands
in the cotton factories are mainly drafted
from the class known as poor whites The
| poor whites have heretofore had no place,
| and received not the slightest consideration.
| They were between the ruling class and the
negroes, and were despised by both Their
sons and daughters have gone to work
in tho factories and are earning more
money than they ever dreamed of The
| Of fho thox
wages has given them new ideas, and the
young boys and girls are going to school and
furnishing up in a manner that would not
have been thought possible ten or even five
years ago. A new era is dawning in the south,
l verify believe, and it will bo an era of
enlightenment an progress"
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The tall, gaunt man remarked that it was
very hot, as he took seat in the street car
"Yes," timidly responded an unobtrusive
passenger opposite.
1T certainly is" retorted the tall, gaunt
man, "and if it had not been for my sexton,
who sneaked this parasol, really believe l
should have fallen dead of heart disease or
sunstroke or something"
The unobtrusive passenger was dumb
founded, but he put on courage enough to say
that he was pastor Of - church, where
upon tho tall, gaunt man boldly announced
that he was rector of church, and
that he had an arrangement with his sexton
by which the latter was to take all the UNI.
brelas that could be carried off, the proceeds
to be divided.
"This is horribleH' exclaimed the timid
passenger. at is horriblew
Horrible?' Not at all. / do not get my
alary, aud must live. If my parishioners
will not pay me 1 must rustic or starve.
will not starve prefer to tax my audience
and the best way is to appropriate the um,
brellas. Isn't that right?"
The timid passenger still manifested horror
whereupon the tall, gaunt man entered into
an animated discussion with him and the
other passengers, in which he held that
preacher was justified in stealing his parish
toner's personal property in liquidation of hi
salary. He stoutly maintained that he wa
right, and fortified his position with learned
argument. The debate was in full heat wheI
the conductor rang the TALL gaunt passenge
out and the tmid passenger will go down tt
his grave in the belief that he had found ,
terribly mean teacher of the gospel.
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The New Orleans National Bank Case.
The postmaster at New Orleans has notified
the postoflice authorities here that he ha
been ordered by state court to deliver mai
! matter addressed to the New Orleans M
tional bank, intended for the Louisiana lot
terry company, and has asked for instruction
+ as to what he shall do. He has been directe,
to obey the order until il should bc reverse,
or modified and to consult with the Unitet
States district attorney at New Orleans. Th
! latter official has been directed to take tn
necessary stops for the removal of the cas-
from the state court to the federal court, an,
to move at once for q dissolution of the in
junction.
An Ancient Prototype.
PoSt-ErprCSs.
Tho Chinese statesman, Ii Hung Chang
gives this account of the origin of China's clair
to suzerainty over AMMAN; "The Emperor Is
of the Sung dynasty with an ak made of preciou