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STAFFORD,

APRIL 9. 1885
Ed SPIRIT: For the present Stafford
is stuck in the mud the election over and
news scarce, but that the outside world
may know I'VE live. move and have oul
being" / thought l would "drop you 9
line or two"
Qiite o number of our young mer
have gone to seek their fortunes in the
"Great West" Messrs. H. r Tanner
c. P. Burgbacher. Clark Eaton, D e
Ga'chell and Dr.. j. G Bell lett on the 6lt
for Iowa, and Joseph Hines on the same
day for Kansas.
Mrs. John Gstchell and daughter Em
ma are visiting friends 10 Indiana.
Robinson, Hughes d Co. have com
menced drilling in their oil we'll sgain, ,af
ter delay OF four weeks waiting for CO
sing. II they have no more bad Inch
two weeks will complete the test. Ths
indications are good. May success
crown their effort.
C. o. Gstcbell has opened grocery
10 connection with bis silversmith shop
IN the property formerly occupied by DR.
j. G. Bell.
Wheat looks well and bids fair for {
good crop.
The second crop OF sheep pelts seem,
TO be 90 abundant one. Pelters are or
The move.
We'll I'll come again some other time
Yours, OCCASIONALLY.
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SYCAMORE VALLEY.

Ed. SPIRIT: Tue health OF this com.
munisy is still on the mend, MIR. Danie
Miller is able to be up.
We have had about an eight inch
snow in the last week but the sun shown
forth to-day and has taken 90 much ol
the snow of, that the frogs sang out
with their sweet melody, singing glory
in their biggest. Come little frog often,
The election passed off last Monday
q1iet but not very largely attended, bu,
enough cast their vote to elect friend
John Pryor for Constable. Mr.. Linde-
mood says be can do as be pleases for
be can out run JOHN Pryor. Look ou'
bows John can wabble along pretty fast.
The Squire was up at Woodsfeld last
Tuesday and says that he met several Of
the bors and among them was our for
mer Representative Hiram Hamilton.
He is In good health and as jovial as
ever.
Mr.. Joseph Potts was at John Cam
dens oil night last night.
We are getting up . petition for q
road, leading from Boston to Hines
grade which is needed very badly.
EuCHER.
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LECOMPTON.

-
Ed SrlRyT: The prospect for larg,
crop Of wheat this year is Frightening
ND the faces of the farmers. a.-ds
The farmers are making preparation,
to raise a most unusual large crop Of to
bacco, "know wing that it lie the mos
profitable crop they can raise"
At the school election held at thi,
place las: Monday, the 18th inst, Mr.
L. P Draper was elected Director for
years. l. P. is an old teacher and i.
capable Of filling the Office.
Mr. Stephen Lumbatis sold his fn,
horse to John Davis Of Brister, Ohio
for $500.
MIR. E. j. Hanson will teach the Lew
isville school next winter.
Mr.. John B!llman and wife OF STAT
ford, visited friends and relatives at thi
place last week.
Mrs. Hannah Billman will have he
house repaired this spring.
Some Of our young students attended
the examination last Saturday.
We are glad to learn that DR.. Johl
Rice will not move this spring.
On the nick list: Miss Mollie Wag
onfield. 9 No ONE.
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Government Parcels Post.

From Dsmere,t's l(onthIyfor May 2
The United States lags far behind
other pstions IN usiug government agen-
ces fof the benefit of the business com.
munity In Earope, especially in Great
Britain and Germany, there is parcels
post which delivers packages OF goods
at price that would seem 10 ne phe.
nominally cheap. Trunks, boxes, pack
ages Of all kinds, even the carcasses Of
small aulmals such as deer or sheep, can
be sent through the post. Office in those
countries for merely triaIng cost. In
other words, the work done by the ex-
press companies In this country, the ex
pense OF which is so great, is in Europe
performed by ;tbe. government thfoagh
its post.ofiice machinery. In small
way we initiate Europe by allowing what
is known as fourth-class matter to be
sent through our mails for which six
teen cents pound has been charged !;
but even at this high rate the fourth
class matter is quite an item in our mails.
for merchants and manufacturers have
taken sdvsniage ofitto send small pack.
ages of goods to their customers. The
express companies naturally object to
the government doing this work as 1t
materially interferes with their profits.
Then the local dealers also object to a
competition from the centers Of popu-
latiop and production, as is saves to the
consuming public the profits they would
make were there no parcels post
Prompted by these ibhiences Q bill has
been introduced into the Senate to
double the charge on fourth.clsss mail
matter; in other words, TO charge thirty
two instead of sixteen cents pound -
The consuming public objects very de-
cidedly TO this step backward. They
demand not an increase but reduction
of the charge, and also that larger and
heavier packages be taken than are now
permitted by law. The newspaper mails
are now carried for one cent pound to
the great advantage OF the leading jour.
mails Of the large cities. 1t is said that
the newspapers really cost the govern.
ment, in their mail matter, some S12-
600, 900 more than it receives. The let
ter postage, two cedts an ounce or less,
gives handsome profit TO the govern.
ment.some $1,000. 600 per annum-
while the parcels post about pays for it.
self. There would be a handsome profit
on it we're II not that the express CON-
panies take the packages for short dis.
tances, under two hundred miles, al less
than tie government rates This gives
the carriage,of the long distance pack
ages to the post-oflce department; but
whether there is profit or q loss it is
demanded Of the government that it
shall give the consuming public 9 chance
to purchase goods at the cheapest rates
in the CREST centers OF production. En-
gland sends her parcels through the
post Office to all her colonies and de.
Tendencies 10 America, Asia, Africa and
the Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
We should do as much for our own peo
pie within the boundaries Of the nation.
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The Poor Indian.

The United States can afford to keep
in idleness about $50 600 Indians. Our
copper colared brethren occupy about
134, 900, 900 acres of Americas best soil
to the exclusion OF the whites.
Besides this landed property their in.
vested wealth amounts to about Sl7,.
100000. The richest race on the earth
yes paupers OF the General Government
Congress appropriating about FIVE to
seven million dollars every year to feed
and clothe them. A great military force
costing the government THOUSANDS oI
dollars annually to keep them in subjec-
ton. 1t is certainly sad thing that q
nation must feed and clothe thousands
Of hearty redskins in idleness, while
thousands OF her own poor are begging
for q living. tits high time the Indian
be taught 10 "paddle his own canoe"
II some Of our Congressman who cry
'poor Indian" bad an opportunity to
spend phort time in close proximity to
his "pdor Indisn" be would chsnge his
mind on the subject. Give the Indian
land enough in fee to farm and PIT him
on q par With the whites, then let him
'Soot hog or die
II they should, after this, give any fur
ther trouble, give them dose OF about
1000 LEWIS WETzsLs, IL that don't take
effect try 1000 Calling guns.
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The following is BLAIxEs CONNER {

The following is BLAINE's CONNER {
on ThusMAN bis new hook: e
"His rank in the senate was s;ests sblish.
ed tom she Jay he took his seat abd was
never lowered dnrins The period of bis
service. He Sas an admirably discip
lined dehatos, yes fair in dis a thod b:
.ttement, logical in his argument, hon.
e.t in his conclusions. He had no tricks
in discussion, no catch phrases TO secure
stention, Lut was always direct and
manly. HIS mind, was mol .preoccupied
anti.enarpssed with politics Leo ptests OF
with sfsis OF st.ts. He had na'ura
and cultivated tastes outside OF those
fields. He was disc: iminating reader
fand enjoyed not only serious hooks bu'
inclined also ID the light In indulgence
OF romance and poetry He was es
peciallY fond OF The hest French writers
He loved Moliere and could quote with
rare enjoyment the humorous scenes de.
picted by Bazsc. He took pleasure IN
the drama and was devoted to music IL
Washington he could usually be found iu
the best seat 10 tie thesier when q good
play vas TO be presented or an opers
was given. These illuet ate the genia
side of his nature and wer fitting CON.
pemert 10 the sierner elements of the
man. His retirement from the senate
was serious loss g. his partv-a loss
indeed TO the hody. He |. It behind him
pleasant memories and carried with him
the respect n all with whom be had been
associated during his twelve years Ct
honorable service"
We might mention In this connection
THAT our next i'.eSfdpEl OF The United
States, will be Allen G.. Thurman.
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Increase OF widows Pensions.

The following circular, issued to Pen.
sion Agents by the Commissioners OF
Pensions, will interest those who will be
entitled to increase under the recent act
Of Congress.
"rbe act OF Congress approved March
l9, 1885, increases TO $l2 the monthly
rate Of the pensions in all cases of wid
ows, minor children and dependent rela.
tives now on the pension roll or here
af er placed thereon IN which the pres
ent monthly rata is less than that amount
from sad date. II i, the irt,i ton of
the Commissioner thst no new certi6
Gates shall be issued under this act T.,
pensioners nov on the rolls, aud that
the amount 'lue each pensoner to June
4.h, 1886, and thereafter, shall he paid
to the u S. Pension Agent without spe.
clfic inst uctions IN any case Upon re
ceipt of the execnted voucher fbr June
l9, 1885. payment 10 any case in which
the rat, is increased by said act, you
are instrut ted &c ioclude IN the pavmen
the additional amount due, calculated
from March 10, 1886, to June 8, 1885
inclusive. You win make the proper
corrections in the duplicate receipts at.
tached {, the voucher, and you will cause
to be stamped across the face of the
voucher the words, Increased to Slz
per month from March l9.b, 1886, pur
suant to act If thrt date
"This course has been determined
upon after consultation with the account.
ing officers of the Treasury Department,
who will T. tsrpose no objection to the
settlement of the accounts OF your pay.
ment, made pursuant to those instruc-
lions. To secure uniformity 10 the
manner of stamping the vouchers you
are instructed to purchase rubber
stamp With the words, Increased to Sl2
per month from March 19, 1885, pur.
suant I, act f that da'e,' IN plain letters,
the tt,mp T. be three inches long BY one
inch wide. snd you will submit the &C.
count for the Purchase thereof in the
usual manner. You will understand that
the act includes in its operation all wid.
ows of the War of 1912, and ell de.
pendent fa'beiA and that texclu,les sur
vivors OF the War Of 1917. and further
thst he increase does not affect the ad-
dilional % per month provided on &C.
count of minor children. II is the in-.
tention OF the Commissioner that as
soon as pract cable there shall be furn-
ished (, you sufficient number Of the
circulars proposed to tue printed lem
bodying tae terms OF said act) and sign-
ed by the Secret,ry of tie Interior and
himself Upon their receipt you will
promptly forward copy to tAe last
known address Of each pensioner whose
rsts /, increased by said act, with pri' I d
instructions, which viii also he forward
ed to you, to have said circular securely
attached 10 the pension carti6cats, pa; t
OF which il will becom.."
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A Bill tc Better Secure the Stability
of f.Paper Currency.
Mr.. A. j. Warner introduced the f)l.

of f.Paper Currency.
Mr.. A. j. Warner introduced the f)l.
lowing bill:
Be it enacted 6y tie Senate and HoNse
Of r. prescntatives of the Uaited States
of America in CoaJress assembled. That
The uncovered paper currencv OF the
United States, copsi ting OF national.
hank notes and U1i ed States notes TO.
yesler, shall I've limited 10 six hundred
and q " millions dollars, exc, pit as her,.
matter provided.
SEC Thet ell paper currency In ex-
cess OF six hundred and ilfty millions of
dollars (except ~ hereinaft,r provided
shall be In the form # gold and silver
certificates, {, be issued on the deposit
If gold or silver coin or bullion, dollar
for dollar, the bullion to be t.ken Of it's
coming ratio.
SFo g. That when sny national bank
sball surrender i,s circulation, or anv
part thereof, and the same is not taken
% by other national banks, the Secre-
tary OF The Treasury shall cause to be
issued, on the first day of each month.
an amount In United Sts'es legal.tender
notes equal t. the net reduction Of the
total bank circulation in the preceding
month: PROVIDED, Tha! national hanks
shall be entitled 70 circulation equal to
The par value of the bonds deposited %
security for sucn circulston.
SEC 4. Thst the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 authorized and required BY
this act to add every year. i.tle months
OF March and September, to the volume
Of uncovered paper currency. to be Ia
ken ct six hundred snd Rftv millions on
January frst. eighteen hundred and
eIghtv.six. such sum. and no more, %,
according to the best attainable dsts,
shalt keep TIE proportion between the
uncovered currency and population %
nearly IS possible to the ratio that ex-
|ist,d between six hundred and fifty mil
lion liars and the population Of the
United S,stes on January first, eighteen
hundred and tisht.six: and such volume
shall be the limit from year to year oi
such uncovered currency.
SEC That that part of the uncov.
cred currency consisting OF United
States notes shall be redeemahle in coin,
at the subtraasury in New York. on pre-.
sentstion in sums of one hundred and
over
Src. 9. That all laws and parts ol
lsWs in con6.ct With this act are hereby
repealed.
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be reunited with the Christian Church
and request d. them to talk and psay viii
HIM. His remains were in the Lentz bn'
ryiug ground.
Friends of earth and heirs to heaven,
In this world OF death and sin.
5 Weep not in your bereavement,
For the one who has hushed his din.
He has fought life's tempting battle.
And has passed to Jordan's shore,
There with loved oneshs has assembled.
J And bis suffering is no more. la .fy
You will miss him round your Hreside.
But let your weary hearts be light
For the parent who has left you,
Passed tofa world where is no night. = Z.
ELI ToucH.ME.NoT.
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people who list their property for tax
alton. Tue idea seems TO- largely pre
vail that there is injustice sod Inequality
in taxation, snd that there il no harm in
cheating the State, although 10 do 90 .
false return must be made ahd perjury
must he committed.
This ofIense sgainst The State and good
morals 10 too frequently committed BY
men OF wealth and reput d high chat
scter and of corresponding 2ositlor Ia
society.
- In connection with the recent refund.
lng OF the State deit, maturing next
December, 1t was disclosed that soue OF
the most prominent and highly respected
men OF our State held large amounts OF
these bonds without having ever paid .
dollar o. tax on the same, or having 10
any manner reported them Tor taxation.
The only excuse tbst hes, been suggest
ed for this is that the bonds we're
supposed 10 be non taxable. but Il ID
difficult to be paiiett with such . clsim
when II 10 advanced by. men of intelli-
gencs. familiar with our Consultation
and rs requirements, that all bonds, etc.;
shall be 90 ed
While such men thus disregard and
violate the, law. il must be expected that
our tax duplicates will continue to de-
cline instead o. increase with our growth
and development. The harm they do 10
not measured BY che amount of money
of which they deprive the State, their
example 10 bad and fraught with evil to
the whole community. There should,
therefore, be severer penalties provides
for false Feturss. and . more rigid en.
forcement Of the laws for the listing OF
bonds and other securities and credits.
This Il. especially true OF unincorpor-
ateds banks. 1t does not seem possible
that they are paying taxes on any thing
like au equitable basis ~ compared Mith
the incorporated banks of she State.
Take the banks Of Colnmbus Tor illus.
tration. They are fair example. There
are in this city eight uninccrposstsd
banks and seven incorporated bsnks re-.
ported TO do In the aggregate nearly the
same amount OF business. For I've year
1885 these banks made returss for tax.
slions ~ follows:
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A Walking Skeleton.

Mr.. e Springer, of Mechapicsburg'
Pa, writes II was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced
to walking Skeleton. Got free trial
bot lie OF DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. which dill me so much
good thai l bought dollar bottle A.
ter using three bottles, found myseIl
once more a man, completely restored
to health, with q hearty appetite, and
q gain in flesh of 48 lbs" Call at X,
W. Pope's Drug Store, and get Tree
trial bottle of this certain cure for all
Lung Diseases. Large bottles $l.00.
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ELEVEN of the Board OF Aldermen o
New York City were arrested on the 18th
inst. and put under S25, 600 bond each
The charge is the acceptance Of bribes
for their votes on the Broadway railroad
franchise.
This makes sixteen OF the Board who
have been arrested on the charge OF
bribery. Two OF the B ,ard are dead
and thr,e have left the city. Ex-Alder.
man WAITE has turned States evidence
and two voted against the bill conse-
qaently are safe from prosecution.
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CRAB APPLE.

April 16, 1885.
Ed SPIRIT: I will try and send you o
few items from this point of the country,
as We see you have contributed qiite
liberallv in the way Of space.
The farmers Of this vicinity have com
menced turning the furrow for their
spring crops.
Mrs. Dewitt Dsnford and son Cook,
are visiting Mrs. DanforG's mother 10
K K,nsss, their absence causes the Dan.
ford residence TO appear somewhat lonely
Mr.. W. s. Meechem and family started
for Holt IN, Kansas, accompanied by
Mr.. Will Thornberry, We understand
that Mr.. Meechem will engage in the
real.estate and Law husiness, we hope
M. Meechem will he successful in bis
avoca,ion as he is gentleman of good
business qualifications and worthy the
patronage , f any community 10 which
be might locate.
Tie ciliz,ns of this vicinity held eer.
vices at the resi- ience of Shell Stout, who
has been sick for some time past.
The NJ E. Sunday School has been
reorganizsd by sletting the following
named officers, viz. Supt. Ruben Per.
kins. assistant ] E TimberIake, Sec
Florence Tmberlske, Treas. Elma Per
kins, Chorister. Wilber Stout.
Mr.. james Londen smiles all over hi.
FACET. bov.
Miss Florence Timberlske is visiting
friends in Monroe County.
Mr.. Elwood Taylor OF THE place Who
went to Kansas about 5 weeks ago in
good health, died on the Al inst after :
days illness. He VAS young man ol
steady habits aud esteemed BY all who
knew him, leaves father, mother, and
dve brothers and one sister to mourn bic
departure, hesides many friends.
Messrs. Thomas StofIel and Charles
Timberlake are the champion writer's in
this part Of the country in the way oi
fine writing. Charles is ahead with D.
O53 words on q piece Of paper the size
of postal card. Who can heat il?
Z,ninglous Moore and fa'her were
here on business Tuesday and gave the
correspondent q pleasant call. z. 10 q
young man OF pleasant countenance and
entertaining in conversation.
The "Ground Hog" has put in On ap.
pearance, but need not labor under such
extreme caution ss cooley" is laid awas
in last resting plsce-but Samuel and
Dounie are still contemplating some en-
joyment in the way ofannoving "G. H.
this summer. ANONYMOUS.
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Hos. FRANK HuaD, the OLio free ira.
der, has baen denied the seat in Congress
claimed and contested by him. The vote
stood 1853 to los. Not Republican
voted in favor OF HURD but As Demo.
Gratis voted against seating him and ID
favor OF RoMEIs. Had there been stric
party vote HURD would have been seat
ed, but the vote seemed to be on th'
merits OF the case.
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APRIL IL Senator SHERMAN submit ed
the following as an amendment &, the
House Labor arbitration bill: To strike
ont all after the enscting clause and used
as follows:
Section Thsta cormission is here.
by created called t,e Arbpration Com.
mission, 70 consist OF twelve members
composed as follows: Two members OF
the Senate to be appointed by tie Prssi.
dent OF the Senate, three members OF the
House OF Representatives. to be sp.
pointed by the Speaker Of the House
and seven members from civil life. 81 be
appoint d by the President Of the United
States by and with the advice and con.
sent OF the Senate not more than four
of whom shall belong to one political
party who shall be select ted for superior
Intelligence IS to the indu.trIa and Ia.
boring interests Of the country. TIE
civil comm; ,sioners shall receive as com.
pensstion for their service each ct ne
rats OF SO per day when engaged in
duty and each member OF the commis.
sion shall receive actaal travelling and
other necessary expenses.
SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty
OF said Commission TO take into con.
siderstlon all the various controversies
that have arisen or are likely to arise he.
tween employers and employed, whether
they be corporations or associations OF
private individuals. and whelher engage
in transportation, manufacturing, m
ing or other industrial interests OF the
United Sites, as far as they relate Il
such controversies between rivsl and
competing or between transportation
msnuiacturing aud mining companies
and their employees, and, for the purpose
OF fully examining the matters which
may come before it. said commission ID
the prosecution Of its irql'ries is en-
powered to visit such different portions
and sections OF the country as 1t may
deem advisable.
SECTION That the commission sbal
make TO Congress q final report OF its
investigation and the testimony taker
10 the course Of the same not later tnar
the 6rst Monday N December, 1885. aui
respectfully Of such measure or measures
as In its Judgment may be expediert
end within the constitutional power oi
Congress to adopt for decision aud set.
tlement OF such controversies and the
proper means - avoid OF present tht
same.
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TIE silver qaestion SCENE to have
been 0 sectional issue in the u. S. House
salber than political. April 8 vote re
sulted In 2el in favor Of the coDtinu-
snce Of silver coinage and 81 against
or the opponents 10 are from New En-.
gland, New Jersey, New York, Penpsyl.
vsnia and Marytand. I26 Of the sup
porters of unlimited coinage came from
the Western and Southern States. Give
US plenty Of silver.
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TORI. one OF the Republican Police
Commissioners OF Cincinnati, appointed
by Gov. FORAKER, has written q lie ttel
in reply to the req1est Of the Governor
for bis resignation, in which he refuses
TO resign and denes FoRAKER TO remove
him. Mr.. Topp did not vote to suit the
Governor and he was ordered how be
should vote, but failed to comply, there.
upon was asked by the Governor to re
sign. Mr.. ToPP seems to be somewhat
disobedient lad.