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A few commercial doses like the balance of trade for 1877-8 will go far to prove to somebody's satisfaction that protection does really protect something, at ter all. It we stick to that philosophy, we shall in a few years owe Europe noth ing, and be receiving payment in gold for our exports. Our ruined commerce somehow has a very healthy sort of look. Ruin seems to agree with it -North Amer ican. Love, which laughs at locksmiths, turns out to be no respecter of creed or race in Cincinnati. The handsomest daughter of Rabbi Wise tell in love with a young Irish attorney, and they were secretly en gaged to be married. The rabbi had for bidden him to enter the house but the couple were made man and wife by a Unitarian preacher. The rabbi, who has now disowned his daughter, is one of the best-known Israelites in the United States. A letter was received at the Waynesburg post-office recently. addressed as fol iows: To Lewis Day, Green county Pa., This letter must wing its way. The county is good, the State is better; But without the town he won't get the letter. So ship it to Waynesburg without delay, For it takes three hours over the Narrow Gauge way. A lady in Springfield, Massachusetts, according to the Union, has been making some interesting experiments in putting up canned goods without cooking. Heat ing the fruit tends more or less to injure the flavor, and the lady referred to has found that by filling the cans with fruit, then with pure cold water, and allowing them to stand until all the confined air has escaped. the fruit will, if then sealed perfectly, keep indefinitely without change or loss of original flavor. Not long ago the steamer Strasbourg discharged at Castle Garden, New York, 653 Mennonites. These emigrants were from the southern part of Russia, and are spoken of as the cleanest and healthiest party that has ever arrived at Castle Garden. The families were large, averaging eight persons. There were few old persons among them. They brought seeds, bedding, cooking utensils, and considerable money. The whole company went West-some to Kansas, some to Nebraska, and others to Minnesota. MISERABLENESS.-Thd most wonderful and marvelous success, in cases where persons are sick or pining away from a condition of miserableness. that no one knows what ails them, (profitable patients for doctors), is obtained from the use of Hop Bitters. They begin to cure from the first dose and keep it up until perfect health and strength is restored. hoever is afflicted in this way need not suffer, when they can get Hop Bitters. See "Truths" and "Proverbs in another column. NOTICE. wish to call the attention of the public to the fact that I have purchas ed the Boot, Shoe and Hat store from Solomon Uhl. I will continue the busi ness at the old stand, where I will be glad to see all the customers of the store, and the public generally. I will conduct the business strictly on the Cash System, and will under no circumstances vary from the rule. I will sell all city made Boots and Shoes at cost for thirty days. Shoes and Gaiters made to order on short notice. GEORGE SNYDER. SOMERSFT, Pa., July 24, 1878. The Uniontown Dollar Savings Bank suspended last Friday morning. The demands on the bank were beavier than it could meet. It was compelled to refuse checks because of lack of funds to pay them. The liabilities are estimated at $135,000, and the assets at $139,000. The latter consist almost exclusively of notes, which, with few exceptions are good. All doubtful ones have been charged up, and outside of them sufficient can be realized from the assets to meet al: claims and leave some $15,000 over for the stock hold ers. The time designated for the meeting of Agricultural Societies of Western Penn sylvania for the fall of 1878, are as tol lows Pennsylvania State Fair. Erie, Sept. 28-27: Indiana County Agricultural Society, Indiana, October 1-3; Monongahela Valley, Monongabela city, September 1820: Chartiers Valley Agricultural Society, Cannonsburg, September 24-27; Mercer County Agricultural Society, Mercer, September 9-12; Somerset County Agricultural Society, Somerset, September 2527: Westmoreland County Agricultural Society, Greensburg, September 24-27. FARMERS LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS It you need a carriage, buggy, spring wagon, or farm wagon, before throwing your money away on shoddy work, go to Curtis Kooser's shops examine the ma terial he uses. His stock of goods and finished work are cheerfully offered to the inspection of every one, and examination will satisfy you of their superiority. Besides the stock of buggies and spring wagons on hand, the demand for the celebrated LEWIS' CHAMPION FANNING MILL has induced Mr. Kooser to build a large number, which he offers for sale at the shops, at prices 10 suit the times. Send in your orders soon. Nothing is more surprising than the success of the 4 per cent. loan. and it now seems almost certain that the rate of interest all over the country must come down. This is blow at "Capital" struck by this Republican Administration, which was "never dreamed of in our philosiphy, and never promised in the bills. It is peculiarly the work of Hayes and Sherman, for it had been tried by Messrs. Grant and Morrill without success. So triumphant is the measure that we see it stated sever al States and city governmentsare about to try the experiment of refunding their bonds at four per cent. Now that Sherman has demonstrated how it can be done we do not doubt their success if their mu nicipal credit is worth anything.-Ex. One of the largest and most expensive light houses ever erected by the United States is now in process of construction on Fowey Rocks, on the northern extremity of the Florida Reefs. It is a peculiarity of these reefs that they are so precipitous that their locality can scarcely be dis covered by the most careful soundings. to This new light-house is composed wholly of iron, and improved methods of illumination render it, perhaps, the most perfect in the world. The light will be visible in clear weather about eighteen nautical miles, and is composed of both glass and metalic reflectors, constructed 80 as to send a blaze of light along the whole horizon of the ocean. It is estimated that p
