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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15
A allpht %Increnan In the pnhllc d!

A slight increase In the public debt
during December, following upon a sim.
liar showing for November, attracts NJ.
tontion. Many explanations are offered,
but Secretary McCulloch saya II Ia duo
not 40 much TO any unusal expenditures
during tho month as 10 the fact that
there has been n great falling of In Tho
receipts. For two monihs tho Treasury.
no eays, has been feeling tho effect Of
the general depression Of business all
over tho country and the revenues have
generally decreased. II seem too, tho
expenditures have been kept up 10 tho
highest point, those for pensions slight.
Increasing. lilo eaye, however, that tho
Indications are that tho statement for
January will show q dlminution again,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

will be about l,lOO greater, but the as
sets will amount to $6,000,0OO more
than In 1873. While the failures of the
present year exceed those of 1883 by
about ~ per cent. II Ia encouraging to
note that there 10 n gain Of per cent
In assets over liabilities.
0mitting banks embarrassed early In
the year and have since resumed, there
have been 1871 failures. divided as fol-
lows: National Ill State %; Savings
II; and private n. The total number
of bank failures this year 10 fully one
and three quarters times greater than
In 1883. Leaving private banks out OF
the enumeration, the totals are A In
1884, against 10 In 1888. OF this class
of failures sixty'lye more than one
half tho whole number were due TO
speculation and fraud.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

GENERAL James 8, Robinson, Score
tary Of state. took possession Of bid
Office yesterday, Secretary Newman re-
firing. Every Democratic clerk and
employe In the Office goes out with Che
chief, and n new force, exclusively Re.
publican, goes In. Arc there any In
Ohio who think that President Cleye'
land should leave Republicans In object
Some Republican patriots are displeased
because they we're not appointed 10 The
place filled by the Generals son In or
der TO repay them for the dirty work
performed for the q. o. p.
Ex.S"cretary Newman discharged The
duties Of tho Office admirably, and 10 fol.
lowed TO his home by the good wishes Of
a host VI friends.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

GENERAL RoDINeoN's term as Secre'
tary OF State will begin next Monday,
The General will DO obliged TO wind up
business ut Washington : speedily. A
Washington correspondent pathetically
observes that "for the present, NJ least,
his Congressional career Ia MT an end"
Having had a taste OF ~stateamanehlp he
will no doubt yearn for more, and will
no doubt pray for q new g%errymander
and 10 have Ills district divorced from
Cooper's county. Cooper has been walt
Ing n good while 10 get into Congress,
and. now that no has made q start, will
want 10 stay q long while. Meantime
we hope General Robinson will have
u pleasant Official season nj Colunbus,
About the most that can DO said Of him
Ia that no Ia 4 Republican. lilo probably
long since repented OF being q cru.
sader, but no dare not manifest bis
repentance among the temperance peo'
ple.-tEnquirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

AT Wooster, the 9Th was celebrated, aS
usual, DR.. l., Flrestone presiding and
making the opening speech. The pro-
gramme was opened with n lively song
by the famous West Salem Democratic
Gleo Club. Letters from distinguished
Democrats from different parts OF the
country, among them being General
Hancock, Mayor John Farley OF Cleve'
land, Sunset Cox, Grover Cleveland,
Governor Hoadly, Congressman Paige,
II, b. Payne, T. A. Hendricks. Congress
man Geddes and othere, were read. The
first regular toast, "Andrew Jackson
was responded 10 by Andrew Stevenson
Esq, Of Mansleld. The second regular
toast. "The Democratic Party" was 70.
sponded 10 by that noted barristor and
orator, Hon. John M~cBweenoy. In his
inimitable manner no discoursed upon
the fruitful subject for over half an hour,
and frequently brought the house down
by his witty references 10 tho defeated
Republican party.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

ACTIVE sympathy Is being extended
for General Grant on account Of the fail
ure Of his Wall street speculatlons,
which may compel tho sale Of his meda's
under execution. In this connection q
Washington correspondent calls the
attention Of the American public to The
fact that such 10 the de~stltution Of the
aged and invalid daughter.in law Of
General Andrew jackson that she has
lately been compelled 10 pledge the gold
medal voted tho hero Of New Orleans BY
Congress. as we'll as some other souve
Mrs Of tho Hermitage, for means Of
subsistence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

The Legislatures Of some nine.
teen States OF the Union convened
this week and Governors messages
and the preparatory steps for tho
election Of United States Senators In
eleven Of the nineteen are In order,
Nine and possibly ten Of tho men like.
ly to be chosen Senators will succeed
themselves. Governors will DO lnau.
gurated during the week In seven States,
Wisconsin. Florida, Maine, Massachu.
setts, Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado,
and the changes thus effected with 10.
publican Governors 10 DO inaugurated
later In Michigan and Connecticut and
. Democratic Governor In Indiana will
msks tho roster Of Governors stand
tventyons Democrats and seventeen
Republicans.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

BRADsrREET's journal OF finance and
trade places the failures In this country
during tho current year NJ lI,G00 The
failures outnumber those OF 1889 by
1900. and the liabilities are about CO.,.
100000 In excess Of those Of tho prece.
ding twelve month";. Tho following
are the figures for the two years.
insss@s ' iS'SS c ,sss'fo AZ h MNs,,"c,
1884. ii,0oo ieo0O0.O0o aAo,0oo,0oo
Comparing the current year with
1878, tho latter having been ibs year VI
greatest commercial depression prior IN
ths revival Of 1879. the failures Of 1884
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

THE Republican members of Thu
United States Senate are again lettinG
loose the Walls Of their wrath upon JEFF
Davis calling him "a conspirator and
traitor" These gentlemen do not ex.
plain why they did not place Davis on
trial for conspiracy and treason. They
kept him a prisoner In fortress Monroe
for some two years, and lot him 20 al
last without trial. Let them explain
Ahla
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

THE Repository has been charging
that Cleyeland's election causes the
hard times; that Democratic success has
shut up the shops and thrown men oui
OF work. These suspensions Of shops
were going on for months before the
election.
change, however, 10 now apparent
Shops and factories are starting up
business Ia %reyiylng; idle men are get.
ting work, aud Joy cometh to many q
hearth, Cleveland's election restores
confidence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

W. II. VANDERBILT bid In Gen. Grants
relics aud personal effects In the sale
under the mortgage that pledged them
for q loan OF $4,000 made 10 Grant.
Ho offered 10 return them 10 Mrs. Grant
with tho understanding that At tho Gen.
erals death thoy 20 TO tho government.
The General and Mrs, Grant however
refuse 10 accept anything except the
relics md these only with tho under
standing that they are To 40 TO the gov.
eminent upon the Generals death. \
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

THE New York Times prints an &C
count Of n great meeting at Castle Gar
den, Oct. 80, 1850, at which william NJ
Eyarts spoke In favor OF the fugitive
slave law, and a letter from Daniel Web
ster, expressing like views, was read
The object Of the Times Ia to hinder
Eyarts In his senatorial race.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

MonE big mills are starting up In
Pennsylvania. Lot tho good work 10
o%n.-[Leader.
Didn't you eay before the election that
II Cleveland should be elected oil tho
mile In tho country would stop and the
workingmsn would be rutnedp How do
you reconcile these thinguY -[plain
Danlnf.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

BUSINESS disasters were numerous
last week, more 80, In fact, than ever
before during a similar period. Few,
however, were Of much account, and the
number Of small traders who give up
the fight for ex~istenceiIs usually greater
Mt the beginning Of the new year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

THERE is quite a formidable revolt
among Republicans Of Pennsylvania
against the reelection Of Don Cameron
to the United States Senate. II Is not
thought the opposition will be enough
to defeat him, for II Ia not concentrated
on any one OF prominence,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

THB New York Times says q pretty
good thing In the simple statement
that "Mr. Cleveland will select the very
best men for his cabinet" That proba-
bly, Ia the most reliable Cabinet guess
yet made.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

GOVERNOR CLEVELAND 10 now plain
Grover Cleveland. Having resigned the
Goyernorship Of New York he Is merely
private citizen, and has not even been
declared elected President by Congress,
which 10 the official authority,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

DR. do LEWIS comes forward with
the declaration that he found no dinl'
Guilty In getting into bar'roOms In oil
parts Of Iowa" The purpose Of the re-
mark Is, of course, to show the failure
OF prohibition In that State.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

TnE colorod psople Of Philadelphia
have purchased around on which 10 erect
al industrial school for colored children
NJ n cost OF 100000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

ENGLAND has $50 war ships and 1880
naval officers; France 800 and 6.6i9; the
United States 1880 and 2.033, and Ger
many OF and 8s2, But the European
ships are real ones, and aermany's navy
10 worth three OF Americas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

GENERAL Durbin Ward was chosen
President OF the State Democratic League
at Columbus on the 9Th, No more accept
able selection could have been made In
the State. We hope to give the Generals
speech on accepting the position.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15
he Qeinesrat.
In anybody expected a row among the
Democrats at Columbus on the 9Th, they
were wOfully disappointed,

A BILL has been introduced In the
Rouse of Representatives at Washington
providing for the Issue of one, two and
Aye-dollar silver certificates,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

Tns Democratic House last week un-
seated Mr.. Shelly, Democrat. Of Alabama,
aud gave the scat 10 Mr.. Csais. Rspubli.
can.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

TIN good news OF mills starting up
continues 70 como. ~ II very pleasant
reading for tho whole country. -[Clovo.
land Loader yesterday. n N. 1.ftpi
Grover Cleveland IL elected ana
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

THERE arc 1850 Co operative societies
in Germany, with n membership VI over
100000, and last year they purchased
over s37b, 100000 worth OF goods.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

THE Republicans Of Pennsylvania lsse
concluded not 20 reform Don CAmW0n
out Of tho Senate this year some otbss
year they tor reform.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

BUSINESS failures to the number OF
Arms In business 10 larger In Canada
than on this side the border, and the
figures seem TO BIO growing.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-08-19
AMIGOS DE TODOs
PlLD0RAS HOLLOWAY.

Millones de personas, en- todas Las partssds
mundo, recomiendsn dichas Pildoras como 81
mejor rcstaurativo4 de "a salud one q. copoce
Elias curan todas las afecciones del coraE6h
del higado, del sst6mago, do los rifones de
los intesfnos, y renueven b acTimonia, la
nstulencia y 10 cardialgia, expulsando de Ia
sangre toda impureza, fortaleciendo compile
tamente el sistema nsrvioso y dando IN tone
udable & Ia organization general.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-08-19
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Unguento Holloway

Este msravilloso bllsamo sana infaliblsmsa
te las heridas antiguas, las llagas, y Lon male
dc piernas y de pecho. Por medic dc su inRuen
cia las tlceras virulentas toman muy pronto
IN sspecto convaleciente y desaparecsa. Ja
mas deia, este unguento ferrigerante, dc pro
ducir una cura perfecta de las afecciones de ID
miel, los constipados, las tosss y el rsnmatis
no, aun ouando 60 ha apelado On vane to
dos losdemGs remedies.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-08-19

administration du BoIetin MeP-
canfu l'honneur de prier Messieurs
es Annonciers franeais de vouloir bicn
Eemettre leurs ordres de publicite
Nm. AMEDEE PRINCE & cis, qui
sont les Agents uniques ct exclusifs
de ee journal pour la PnblieitS Fransai9
st Anglaiss.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-08-19
Boletiq MerCantil de Puerto-RicO.
PEISIODICO CONSAGRA
LA DEFENSA DE Los INTERESTS EACI0NALES EN- AMERICA
0RGAN0 DE LOS ESPANOLES NCONDICIoNALE EN- PTo RICO
CONDIClONES GENERATES acordadas por la Director
para toda cIase de remitidos anunelos.

La publication de los
vencionales que deeminsrAn los mismos.
Los comunicados emitdos deen
frma del asnmira
mas con la de persona responsible de
Los gacetas
devueltos aunque publquen.
No reponde de nj extravios lie cches
La comna del pe6co
de largo
Ell annnciante derho
publication de En- do
10 p.S sobre ell precio tara.
Ell anunciante que enve e publication
da una bonifcac6n de 10 p3 sobre los precios
Cuando lie los
rcba pco de
vara ell primer nimero
Para los del BoLET1N Inca gala
remido secci6n correspondence dsz
Los tendan 25 el
cptilas, comunlcados 8 remidos
81 importe de las annnc gacetlas,
cados sera anticipate.
81 mpvsta dess de sail! ell Ie6co tmporamente
sera rnegado pucacon huesen
djado de sair
nara la f,Iica rfox, de- annrclos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-08-19
S0BRES PARA CARTAS.
Gran surtido de todas classs , prscios
Sobres d 20 centavos 100.
Id. q 80 i'd. id.
Id. de un doblez q 20 id. id.
ES Ell MAS BARATO.
CA1gCISIO DIX Ia DOCfRIyA CRIS1IAIA
compxesto por Ell Padre Ripa.da.

Texto para las Escuelas de Ia Isla
de Puerto-Rico segdn Decreto del
Excmo. & limo. Sr. Obispo de esta
Di6cesis ID. Juan Antonio PUG en- Is
de Diciembre de lSS0,y publicado en-
ell Bolettn Eclssidstico en- 10 de Enero
de 1881, que dice asf:
"Deseando facilitar, segdn su impor-
tancia requiere, la adquisici6n del Ca
tecismo de La Doctrina Cristiana q toda
clase de personals, venimos en- declarar
tambien de texto para la Di6cesis el
antique y popular Catecismo del P.
R:pa.da que & pesar de su reducido vo-
ltmen, comprende en- sus sencillas y
concisas preguntas y respuestas la su-
ma toda de Ia ense1anza cat6lica; reu-
niendo 4 la vez Ia inmensa ventaja de
estar por 81 infimo precio al alcance de
las familias pobres."
PBEC1o.-2 chavos uno, Is cts. doce-
ma y $3.50 cts. gruess.
Sc vende en- la IMPRsNTA, ALMAcEN
DEPAPEL 7 L1BRERfA del BoLETN MER-
oANT1L Fortaleza "a, y en- la de D. JOSH
GONZALEZ FoNT, Fortaleza 81. SO
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-08-19
LA APERLA anti -CASTRALCICA
DEL DOCTOR ADO

Csrs !os padeeimisnsos d! ssdmago
Medication eficaz contra las afecciones de
estomago, sea dolor, acedia vinagres, v6mi
tos despues do Ia comida inspentscias, dsbi
lidad estomacal, saburras, disenterfa, y On &c
neral para todas aquellss molestias Que reyelen
malas digestiones, sean no dolorosas.
Para msyores datos dirgirse al
DEPoerTo-Sevilla; El sutor, Fsrmacia Clio
bo: Tetuan, 20.
En Puerto Rico. Gres. Lsdesma Hno. 70
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-08-19

The Proprietors of the Boistin
MerantH have the honour of re-
questing English advertisers to hand
their orders to Mess. AMEDEE
PRINCE & c. who are the sole
Agents for all English q ErAb
advertising.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-08-19
FL C0RREO De LA MODA.
(Edici6n especial para sastyes.) }

Peri6dico de modas para caba.
lleros, en- el que colaboran los me-
lores sastres de Madrid Y tiene
corresponsales en- Paris Y Lon
dres. Publica revistas de modas,
estudios de corte y cuantas mott
cias pueden interesar d los que Sc
dedican al difcil arte de la Sas-
trerfa.
Da IL ntimel os al afio Y mag-
nt6cos fgstrines-panoramas ilst-
minddos, con cada ndmero un pa
rr6n cortado tamafio natural y
una plantilla con dibujos al deci-
mo de la escala y ademas dos
grandes ,aminas iluminadas al
afio de As por 81 centfmetros.
5 pesos espaaoLes al aao,
en- Ia Imprenta del BoLzTm.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-08-19
LICOR DE BREA VEJETAL
DEL DR.. GONZALEZ.

DIEZ aEos de sxito mas de c1NcUENTA MIL
enfermos curados, algunos de prodigiosa,
son la nejor prueba para demostrar que el LIcoR
sALsAMIco DE BREA vRGBrAL DEL DR.. GONZALEZ
el que mejor comba,e los casarros cr6ncoS,
rebeldes, expectoraciones abundantes, asma, bron-
quits demas afecciones del tubo respiratoo. Pre-
de la tiss, es til los cataros de la vejiga
purifca Ia sangre de malos humores tiene
accion tdnca sobre todo el organismo de tai sueTse
que abre c apetto y Sc engorda.
Enlerraos cansados de tomar osras medicnas han
recurrido al LtcoR DE BREA pE GONZALEZ, su
benefco infujo han recuperado e don mas preeioso
de la vida, que es la saud. No debe confundrse el
LicoR De DkaA DE GONZALEZ con otros que ievan
nombres parecidos.
tB~ Sc vende en- sodas las boticas de Ia Isa de
Cuba, los dep6sos al por mayor son. en- la Habana,
Botiea df San jos< Aguar ndmero 100. las drogue-
rias La Reasies La Csnfya!.
The Mineral argus., 1885-01-22
London Brewers Guardian.

London Brewers Guardian
The custom of touching glasses prior
to drinking healths is very common in
England and other countries, and
especially in Germany. 1t is curious
to trace how this custom has prevailed
and still exists even among savage tribes.
To drink out Of the same cup and to eat
OIL the same plate was one OF the ways
in which the ancients celebrated mar
rage, and the wedding feast continues
to be not the least important Of the
marriage ceremonies TO the present day.
The Indians of Brazil retain q custom
of drinking together little brandy, q
. sign that the marriage is concluded.
In China similar customs are met with.
In the medieval banquots OF Germany
1t. was the custom to pass "loving cup"
from hand to hand, but this gradually
necessitated that the cup should be OF
enormous size, and thus smaller cups
or glasses were adopted, and the old
custom was conformed to by the drink.
ers touching their glasses before drink.
Ing. The ceremony attending the pas
sing and drinking out of the flowing
cup" as practiced at our great city
festivals and at some of our college
halls, is said to have arisen from the as
sassination of King Edward. Il was
then the custom of the Anglo Saxons to
pass round large cup, from which
each guest drank. lie who thus drank
stood up, md, Us he lifted up the cup
with both hands. his body was exposed
without any defense to blow, and the
occasion was often seized by an enemy
TO murder him. To prevent this the
following plan was adopted: when one
OF the company stood up to drink he
required the companion who sat next to
him to be his pledge--that is, to be re.
sponsible for protecting him against
anybody who should attempt to take
Of his defenseless position.
This companion stood up also, and
raised his drawn sword in his hand to
defend the drinkcr while drinking.
This practice. in . somewhat altered
form, continued long after the condition
Of society had ceased to require it, and
was the origin Of the modern practice
Of pledging by drinking. In drinking
from the Loving cup" as now practis-
ed, each person rises and takes the cup
N his hand to drink and, at the same
time, the person seated next to him
rises also, and when the latter takes
ne cup In his turn, the individual next
70 him does the same.