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SCRATCHED % YEARS.
A Scaly, Itching, Skin Disease with
Endless Suffering Cured by
Cuticura Remedies.

II l had Known OF the CuucurA Remedies TWEEN.
ty-eight yearS ago It would have saved mo zoo %
two bundled dollRnl aud an immense amount oil
suffering. Ny disease (PsoTiAAIs) commenced on
my head In spot not larger than cont ItSproLd
rapidly all over my body and got under my nails.
The bcRles would drop Oh Of mo all the time, aud
my suffering was endless, aud without relief. One
thousand dollars would not tempt me 10 have this
disease oyer REAin. an poor man, but feel rich
10 DO relieved Of what some Of the doctors sid
was leproSy, some rinH'worm, psoriasis, etc.,
took - and - BRrSApaIillaE over one year and
and half, but no cure. went 10 two or three
doctors and no cure ] cannot praise the CuticurA
Remedies TOO much. They have made my skin a.
clear and free from scales Rs bAbyiE. An used
OF them wEG three boxes OF Cuucura and three
bottles oil Outlcura Resolyent, and two cakes OF
CuticurR Soap II you had been hero and ERid you
would have cured me for 800 90 you would have
had the money. looked like the picture In your
book Of PsoriRIs lplotuIO number two "HoW 10
Cure skin DlSeaSe4nl, bus now am a clear Is any
person ever was. Through force OF habit rub my
hands over my arms and legs 10 scratch oncs In q
while, but 10 no purpose. l am all well.
scratched twenty eight years, and II got 10 DO o
kind Of second nature 70 me. thank you thou.
sand times. Anything moro that you want 10
know write mo, or any one who reads this may
write 10 me and / Will answer Il.
WATERBURY,, W., Jan. %, 1851,
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LOCAL BREvITIEs'
,,.,,.,, of Minor Moment In ~"
AAA''S the CitI.

,7o1sat in and About
hAA''s'S " the Oity.
MATINEE a. the Opera House to-day. sSyt.,,
orEEA HOUSE this 'VsninS-A'O'f'
nac'n TO-. cpt.crs came out yesterday
o,t a JES vas not good, though. |
ST Tsr Filth ward Republican ). c Tbr mSSv
next Friday evening instead Oh AHu''
evening. ,,,.... ooiI tbsit
.,Ib the Garfield Club, instead oil 'h0
Garfield "GuRrds." or- T.,
LITTLE daughter Of omesr ''
dey and broke her arm 0''4
AND 70 Inlnh a,i !" w. only couple oil
burning rub6iih Il the back yard. '' '-O
Mrs, EoSIckRR, living on McColloch
street, slipped and fell on Sixteenth street
yesterday, aprainiDg her ankle badly.
II A YOUNG man driving sleigh colllded
J with something last night and knocked
one Of tho runners oil his vehicle, besideH
t damsging the body somewhat.
TIE boys had q glorious cossting track
on the Fourteenth street incline Last night
and slsds seating six came down It with
such force Rs to continue past Marke
street half square.
TIE Opera House orchestra will give an
other one OF its bi-Weekly rehearsals q
Arion hall tomorrow evening. The pro
granme has two or three novelties anon
N Iits okhap unnd thinpb.
e WHEELING has several well organized
Republican clubs at the present time
Beiiaire Ia without any. The Republican
ought to stir themselves up and go y
'e Vork,-Belldire Tribune,
-, ALL the patients in the Hospital for tn
T" Insane from Belmont county, were re
mnved from Athens to the Columbu
Asylum on Tuesday, and hereafter pa
tents will be sent to that place.
YEsrERDAY afternoon two boys xer
struck by a sleigh while crossing Chap
lima street, in the Fifth ward, and bot
had their heads pretty badly cut, beside
bsirg bruised painfully elsewhere on thei
bodies.
- JouH HRALEI. & former resident OF Ber
wood, but ct present an employe Of u
Ia B, & o. at Toledo, Ts5 seriously II nc
n n1 fatally injured in wreck near that plac
OF Wednesday night. BE was well know
es in this city, and bis many friends will re
IN n gret his sad fate.
Of THE Quincy Cabs, which have bee
delayed by the rush Of orders at the tat
tory in Boston, have reached the city an
veie nut on the streets yesterday, The
look very metropolitan, and did q thrtyin
etc business last night and late into the nigh
. They looked very stylish drawn up in iror
Of the Opera House.
TIE lady friends Of the members OF tn
v Windsor Athletic Association, an organ
II cation composed oil popular young me
living in the lower part OF the city, nav
II arranged to give leap year party ct ii
Associstion's rooms next 'Wednesds
evening, 80 compliment in return td
The many favors TINT have been extende
10 them By the gentlemen.
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Clerk Hook yesterday admitted to record
two deeds Of trust and deed made jan
nary 20, by Walter Marshall, j., to Emma
J, Marshall, In consideration Of 81 900, Tor
the personal property Of the party Of the
firsL part in the store room at l0l2 Market
street, Also deed made February a.
1856, by Jacob Hull and vile to Luella,
wife OF Charles D. Adams, in ConetdeIa:
ton Of s., GOO, for tho west third Of lot lis
on the south side Of Seventeenth street
aaat OF Eoh street.
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THE MoUSpsYlLLg CLUE.
The Republicans Complete Their OrEaniEa
tion-FIne List of Officers.

Inc kAepupllGAub SOhHAoho @Aoh OFbAAA@N-
tion-Flne List of Officers.
The Republican club recently formed at
MoundBville completed its organization
last evening By eleGting the following
named gentlemen So officers for tho enGu-
ing year:
r. W. Hall, President.
A. B. Wayt, First Vics.Presidept.
D. B. EYans, Second Vice. President.
Robert L. Lowe, Third Vics-President.
John W. Burchinal, Corresponding Sec
rotary.
Joseph Roberts, Recording Secretary.
H. W. Hunter, Treasurer.
Major ]. ". Burley, o. L. Holiday, A.
O. Mcconnell aud ". L. COnner-ExeGu-
tive Committee.
The membership OF this club Is rapidly
increasing, and IL promisss to bs one Of
the largest and best In tho State. Dele
gates will be chosen at a later meeting to
represent the club at the State conven-
ton Of clubs to be held here next month.
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Stage Of the Water and Movements of the

Stage Of the Water and Movements of the
Boats.
The B. D. Wood passed up yesterday ct
Ar. N. with emphes in tow.
Tho Nellie Walton, with a big tow OF
empties, is making her way up the river
slowly, being Obliged to double trip It on
account Of the ice and the size Of her tow.
She passed here with the first section at
$50 A. n and passed down after the sec
ond ct 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The river rose & few inches yesterday
and then became stationary again with q
depth Of feet inch in the channel, 90.
cording to the levee marks. The Ice IL
again running heavy and navigation Is at
tended by considerable danger and an.
noyance. None Of the passenger packets
are able to venture out,
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LnrLln smnllwoOd Dead.

Lsrkin smallwood died OF the County
Infrmary last night ct 8 o'clock, sged
about 90 yesr1. Ho was an cid resident
but had been sick for sometime. FrtendE
maintained him at the North Wheeling
Hospital as long as they were able, and on
"wednesday last no was taken to the lntr
mary. 30 was well known to many PEG
pie here, having lived in Wheeling q Ions
time. Lately no has been engaged in get
ting out timber for coopers. The triendI
who have been caring for him desire &c
learn the whereabouts Of his children, O.
whom he leaves several, whose present
raaihenceR arc Unknown.
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A. L. RICE & co.

We offer for sale an immense variety Of
Ladies', Muslin Underwear, made by
some Of the best manufacturers In the
country. ,,o,
feet fitting Garments, and what We offer
we guarantee In every respect m
TRey are made Of only the best Quality
musIins, with felled seams, and are iln'
Ishsd with new styles Of Laces and En-.
brOlderies, and made entirely on LOCK
Stitch Sewing Machines;
We offer them ut such low prices q;
would not ply for the materials II
bought nj retail. We invite an ilspec'
ton. AZ lie hlVE " |V'
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OPERA GLASSES.
Okn QmfsNtgeufer.
oEiosl Nos. 96 and ~ Fourteenth street.
Row Advortissm Ont'.

wsnted-sItuGtIon to do Housework.
WHIST 10 PlAnt-A n. d J. u. Murdoch
Notite-E. H. Hudson,
IdeSl-Geo. W. JOhnSonB Sons.
10 CapitalisiE-s2D,U COO wanted.
Pluued Misunderstanding.
tISe me Gate City Stone tilter-EWing Bros
Iinsly InStituie-J. G. Or, Prin.
FoT sale and FOR Rent-G. U. smith.
TiuSiee's sale-W. J. ". CoWden.
List OF Letters,
Pearl Top Lamp Chimney.
ReIjVIouS Notices-FourLh page,
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This court, in session at Charleston on
Wednesday, transacted the following bus,
iness:
Stribling trustee vs. splint Coal Com.
pany and others, from KanAwha county
submitted.
Bailey 4 Rldenour vS. Gardner, from
KanawhA county; submitted.
Moffelt vs.. Grose, from Pocahontss coun-
ty; diamissed agreed.
Cotton vs.. Kanawha Valley Bank, from
Kanawha county; dismissed agreed.
Publication OF the Thirtieth Volume Of
Reports was ordered.
Adjourned until Saturday.
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A prisoner named Baldwin, in charge Of
the Sheriff Of Wyoming county, who had
arrested him for violating the internal
revenue laws, made his etcape from the
officers Thursday afternoon. he was be-
ing brought to Charleston on q Oheea.
psske & Ohio train. and Just as the train
was pulling out Of WiniEredo, the prisoner
raised the car window, jumped out and
made for the hills before the officers
realized what lad happened. The train
was stopped and pursuit made, but OF last
accounts Baldwin had the lead and was
making Maud s time.
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Ia Nsturs's own true laxative. It is the
most essily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to clense the system whom
bilious or costivs; to dispel headaches,
coda, and ievers; 10 cure habiIual con.
stipation, indigestion, piles, etc Manu-
factured only by the California Fig Syrup
COMPANY, San Francisco, Cal. Sold by
Logan 4 Co, Anton p. Hess, R. B. Bart
and O. Menkemeller. At BsllRire by NJ.
N. Marcgr.
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RELLAIRE.
All sorts of Local News and Gossip From
the GLASS City.

All Sorts OF LOCAL NoWo ana GOSSIP AEon
the GLASS City.
Miss Maud HJer Is visiting In MouDdIville.
Mrs. J. O. Morrison Is home from Pittsburgh.
Ms Helen Carr, OF Damascus, Is visiting here.
Mis- Rla Wier, Of Gravel Hill, il on the sick list.
Nm. William BIIhop Is visiting in Martins Ferry.
W s. Fletcher. formerly Of this city, is here on
Mis- Winnie POrteraeid, of Columbus, Is visltiuE
mere,
mis- Bertha Fuller is in Uhrichsvlllc visiting
friends.
A small chIla of J. Campbell died yesterday
morning.
Hon. J, B. shnanislt and daughter Mary are home
from Marietta.
Prof wenner gave a little entertainment at his
home last night.
Misses Emma Brown and J. Carter, Of Elm Grove,
are visiting here,
Rev. W, F. Mclaughlin and family have arrived
here from Detroit, Mich.
A small child OF Otllcer Archer fell from 3 high
chair aud was very seTiOully hurt
J.W. Menough, foreman OF the machine shops OF
Wellsyile, was In the city yesterday.
Luke Gavin was slightly under the weather yes
terdAy, but will DO able 70 work to-day.
W. F. BeIrdSley, master mechanic Of the c. & P.
railroad At WellSyille, was In the city yesterday.
Mr.. Springer Of this city has gone over to Eastern
|
/ hrm.
Mr.. Moody, district passenger agent OF the Penn
ylyAnlA railroad, was in the city on business yes
terdAy.
The man Mitchell, arrested by oGicer Archer
Thursday night, paid % 10 yesterday morning for
his noise.
The Ore yesterday morning was In the hRttening
house IN one OF the lower town glass houses and
was slight
The humorous entertainment at the United Pres
byteriAn church last night was q success In every
particular.
Hr. A. G. RAmAge and daughters Miss Jessie and
Ms John kelsey, were In the city yesterday OF
their way 10 Wheeling.
The factory that Mr.. Thomas Sheldon. late o
this city, manages out In Chicago was damaged by
fire this week TO the extent Of $4,000.
The First Presbyterian Sunday School electeL
the following oflcen: Superintendent, A. Stewart
| Assistant, A. W. Anderson; Secretary, II, II. NIL
Ter; Assistant, William Mills; Treasurer, II. Z
Randolph; Librarian, Howard PendTy; OrgAnilt
Miss TruAx; ChoriSter, MIS-. II. g. wilson.
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SPECIAL Bargains in Fur and Beaver
OTercOatIngs and heavy weight SnitInSs,
made up ia 0rst'class style. MulnerSI
gloves and Heavy Underwear at cost.
Just received, another invoice OF our
celebrated Knit Jackets and our Popular
~ cent White Shirt. ,,,, COWS
Nos. 1891 g. 1898 Market SITS.
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GAS PRODUCERS MEET AGAIN.
Oaly Eight Dat of the Fourteen Companies
Represented.


Represented.
Another meeting Of the representatives
Of the Natural Gas Companies doing BUSH
meas outside of Pittsburgh, was held at
the Monongahela House in that city
Thursdsy evening. Only eight OF the four
teen companies in the pool were repre-
sented. These were the Brldgewater, She
mango, Mahouing Valley, Wheeling, Belle
vue, West Virginia and the Royal, OF
steubenyille. The field committee in the
Beaver district presented an informal re-
por! recommending the adoption Of q uni
form lease and also q limit to the number
Of wells and maine and an agreement
which would prevent the mains OF one
company interfering with those OF any
other in the pool. The report was re-
ceived and the meeting adjourned for two
weeks, when 1t Is hoped all the Companiea
will be represented.
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ss well Us the most effective method Of
dispellinE Headache, Colds and Feverg,
or Cleansing the system, Is by taking Q
few doses Of tho pleasant California liquid
fruit remedy, Syrup Of FigS. Messrs.
Logan, & Co., Anton P, Hess, R. B. Burt
and O. Menkemeller have been appointed
agents for Whaling. W. Va.
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Theyoung Republicans Of Martins Ferry
met in City Hall last evening and organized
with membership Of forty-iour. They
will meet hereafter every Friday night IN
City Hall. They propose to lay 'em oil
out in appearance % marching club In
| the coming campaign,
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Clerk Hook yesterday Issued marriage
licenpe to the following named parties:
Andreas Langmeyer, age %, native oil
Germany, now resident Of Ohio county,
and Marianne sGorch, aged %, native Of
Wheeling ard now q resident oil Ohio
nnnnktt
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Two eight room brick dwelling houses,
with natural gas and hot aud cold water,
on Virginia and South Broadway streets.
]. 7. STONE, Agent,
l044 Main street.
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Ton, Dick and Harry appear again with
their Grandmother's recipes for coughs,
etc., but the people know DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup too we'll.
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WAsurssToN, D. @, Jan. 28.-For West
Virginia and Western Pennsylvania, slight
" colder, followed by warmer, fair weather
flesh to brisk northwesterly winds, dimin'
iahInv in force,
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PALNKR's "Skin.success" Soap cleanseH
and Palmer's "Skin.Succesa" Ointment
heals skin diseases. At drug store OF
MrI.Ain Bros.
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CLEVELAND 4 PITTsBURGH R4lky
~ RoAD.-UndoF schedule In efect sy,AAs SI
lboS, trains leave Bridgeport, Central !, So 4,
lea p. m. For PitIbuFEh, lO:l7 a n. For W.
vile, i:ll D. N. For BteubenYills, s:tS l. u
Martins Rerry, 6.t5 Z. N. an
TrAinl arrive lt Bridgeport 81 7:3 =. ns A. Z.
n, 2:S ?, m, 6:2a p, M I:A p, n, Lna ~"
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GRAND Skating and Dancing Carnival at
the Alhambrs tonight,
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WATERBURY. W., Jan. 20, ISL. ISL D'"N'N''

Psoriasis, Eczema, letter, RIngworm, Lichen
PTuhtuS. scall Head. MIX Crust. DGndiuR, BAR
BEN, BAken', Grocen' and WAGherRomAn'G Itch
and every species OF Itching, Burning, Scaly
Pimply Humon Of the Skin and Scalp and Blood
with Loss Of Hair arc positively cured by CutIcura
the great akin Cure, and CulcuR Soap, an on.
etoIye5t ~ nav HIooS SuIssr SnE EuS SI
physicians and all other remedies fail.
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The thermometer at sChnspPs drug
store, Opera House corner, yesterday, reg
Inferred es follows:
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GRAND Skating and Dancing Carnival at
the AlhAmbra tonight.
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Sold everywhere. Pricc, Cuticura, &c.; Soap,
80; Ra5olvent, 81. Prepared BY the Potter, Drug
and Chemical Co, Boston, Mas
HB-5end for "HoW to Cure Skin DISeases," q
pages 50 Limitations, and 100 testimonials.
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THE NATURAL GAS COMPANY "
Il WEST VIRGINIA.
Special General Meeting Of Stockholders

Notice Is hoIeby giVen pursuant 70 Fe,0' -
pany OF West VII EinIA that special gentiL M 4,
Ing Of the stockholders Of said company ~ Us
held on ThuBdAy, the 23d day Of FebiniI, 4 N
Az oclo3k ?. NJ, At the principal on ~, q
company, No "a Twelfth street, IN VIC g1issI
WhesliDg. ". Va, when the following feso'1I''
will be offered for adoption: ,L,.,
lst- Resolved, That the par value Of go l,IsT
Of capital stock Of aid Company be Lng AS ISts
reduced from one hundred dollars 10 blly ~ ~ 4,
%. Resolved, That the number OF thA ttgl.,t1 3
Increased from 10. COO shares Of Sl0J eAch W.
shares Of $50 each.
By order Of the Board OF Direction ..,,,
ian HARRIS BUCHANAN, 81
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GENERAL NOTICES.
No.PARTNERsHIP
NOTICE /!
srOCKHoLDERs' NIEITNG"
STOCKHOLDERS MEEEING.

The annual meeting Of the StOcEhoIdeI q " y
CitEenS Railway Company will be he'd y .
Dollar Savings Bank, Market street, on sA'a''ii
January IS, 1883, between the houn Of Az
O'Clock Pm.
jAt4.23 FRANK p. HALL, t6I-
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7 Rect NJ. E.
RIheldAfer, pastor.
Up. m. The 6pe ciAl
week night services,
School, infant do
q department, Up. N.
9 q. n. and 600 D. m,
LAY afternoon At $50,
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SOFIA PLINE S
Wy CHURCH-ReY. VI. q,
Preaching ~ 1880 q. N, and
services will be continued !:
beginning At 7:i6. SGbbGt6
pATtmont At "a m.;GdVGnceI
llAA neetinE Sunday at go
Young peoples meeting sumo
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-30
Riverdale Chips.

Mrs. Herrick, of Big Rapids, has been
visiting Mrs. Booth for the past week.
Skating OH The pond was elegant on
sunday. Lots of sport and only two
fell in.
Mr. Geo. Saunders and wife have
gone to Mt. Pleasant for their Thanks.
giving dinner.
NJ. w. Cross and daughter left for
Detroit on Saturday for an extended
visit among friends.
w. II. Taft left for Lansing Oh Mon
day. We understand he thinks of
going into business there.
w. ID. Strong has been appointed
deputy sheriff, and we understand has
been called upon twice already. He
was in Carson on Tuesday.
Mr.. Mark Pontius, of Columbus, O.,
is visiting at Mr.. knouses. Thinks he
will stay here all winter and recover
from a broken leg, received in run
away.
Guitar and banjo players are num-
erous at present in this village, nearly
every other lady or gentleman seems to
be interested in music. Amsden. YOU
have Il lot to answer for.
Mr.. Booth. our former agent. has
found good situation at st. Paul, Mo-,
where he intends removing his family
at all early date. We learn he is get
ting a salary of siXty-liye. dollars per
month.
Mr.. Shatfer has returned from Flint
and has begun shipping his stock of
shingles, and We learn that he has pur-
chased tract Of cedar up the river of
Saginaw parties and intends to run his
mill with full head of steam for next
two years. Let her go, Shailer.
W. ID. Strong, our new deputy sheriff,
seems to have a very arbitrary way of
disposing of divorce eases, if last Sat
urday night was ii fair sample. He
seems to be Il triile hasty in his inter
probation OF the law, but gets there
Just the same
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-30
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Seen, Heard and stolen.

The machinery for the new Touring
mill at Perrinton has arrived, IT will bt
full roller process.
The Log Cabin ut Ithaca has been
rented to j. III. Seavers, who will use
the same for feed and provision store
The amount to be paid for the medical
care of the poor for the several town
ships in the county for the coming year
is $3.50. 30.
Some of the Democrats at Sickles talk
of breaking up the county election on
account of the pictures on the Republi-
can ticket. Rats
A short time ago J. Il. Noble printed
on silk ri bon the Republican national,
state and county ticket and mailed one
each to Harrison 81 Morton. Last
Thursday he received letters acknowl-
edging the receipt of the same from the
next president and vice president of
the United States. John feels, and
well he might, quite proud of these two
letters.--St. Louis Republican.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-30

escaped. by jumping ont OF the upstail
window, cutting her hands and feet
quite badly. She lost, in addition tn
her nice furniture, bedding, clothing,
potatoes, apples, in the cellar, one hun
drel and siXty-two dollars in cash. Her
whole loss being upwards of twelve
hundred dollars, Mr.. Lud and wife
losing their all. Mrs. Spragne and Mr..
Lud are firmly of the opinion that the
house was being burglarized, as there
had been no fire for 20 hours in the part
where the fire originated, and a window
was discovered smashed in before the
fire had reached it. No insurance.
Allen Williams visited Alma We'd
nesday last.
Charles Joseph has rented the Blanch-
ard farm and moved on it.
A Seville boy, Geo. Dusenbury. was
arrested in Nestaburg yesterday for
stealing two hundred dollars from
Owen, the druggist. The money was
found in his mitten.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-30
Bank of Venice.

The weight of the silver ducats in
Venice was fixed by law, but the cur.
rent coin Of the day was subjected tC
all manner Of curtailment; it was worn
( sweated. clipped. and otherwise de-
based. Transactions were kept in
ducats, the bank keeping its accounts
| in ducats of the standard weight. II
received the deprecated coin on de-
post, not by count, but by weight, but
receipted for it in standard ducats As
the current coin was at an average Of
20 per cent. less in value than the same
number of standard ducats, the deposit
of 100 ducats Of the current coin would
be credited by the bank to the depositor
as 100 ducats standard coin; so a bank
credit for 100 ducats was therefore
worth 100 silver ducats such as were in
general circulation. The bank received
coin by weight, giving credit for the
deposit in standard ducats; and the
draft on the bank. or credit issued by
the bank, was worth the difference be-
tween ducats of full legal weight and
ducats of light weight, added to the
number of ducats named in the paper.
That is the story, and the whole story.
of the credits of the Bank of Venice
being always worth more than coin.
Once explained and understood, what.
ever may have seemed marvellous i'm the
history of the Bank of Venice credits
becomes quite commonplace and very
familiar to all persons who, during the
last ID years, have had to purchase coin
with greenbacks.