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THE MERCHANT RATES OF ADVERTISING Ca ual ad e t semen s will be naerted at the a. e of F vc Cents per 1 ne :fi st nsert on and 'I wo Cents pe li e ea h uh eque t nae tion Ad ert ement unde 10 nee 50 ts Ad e t semen s m e ted n OBSERV.lliR and lt.1RRCH.A.1'"T at Se en Cents per me first n e t n and Tb ee Cents per line each subsequent FRfDAY APRIL 7 1876 OUR EXCHANGES ) DR. PIERCES FAVORITE PRESCRIP TION NEWS OF THE WEEK A daugh er of Baron Alpho1>·e de Roths ch d bas ma !'led her do ble fi st a. eon oi Ba on SaJomon of V eona lo t~ne 2 000 000 f an o LECTURE BY THE REV J THORNE AROUND TOWN We a e nfor ued that R eds bock w be aga n rel,u It Hot Cross Buns n F day I eave you orders ea ly ADV \____ Oh nese one Spe al cont a.ct lo apace made on a.pp a t n. Ad e t a0menta sent n w thout wr tten m t d unti ordextKl. out and The k ow ng ones say hat we may yet e pee p eoty of snow We hope they w p ove fa se p OJlhet Io our next a ....__u ea_p<;iudent 11 have some h ug o ll) nbout the nst meet ng of our la hers a) BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES W l am Ho ke dge was fined $2 and cost on Monday las for a ng a d stu ban B nt he en p ranee c n eon Satu aa ev g The M ss s S) Iv a ~r have pu chased Le o d ( obou g Foundry and are f t ng t up s an .Agr cu tu al wo ks We suppose I oy ha e eft the v lage on he h po t appear n u n x won d have a1 p ared a week save that the Secretary s not cer a n as to the names of some of be teacl ers An a tern t ' he ng made to quash tbe L quo li Law of be o n tbe case b Dg entered by :Mr T B od e It was a gued on 'r sd·y las bet ore Cb el J us ce Har L s ombe for he F ··of Cha ge RATES AND TAXES Perhaps th s s ue opportune t me for ca. l cg a ten on o t e ma ter repreeen ed by the two worda rates and taxes It ' no part of our present pu pose to fault the recent rat ng of our Aaaesaore "\'\ e w 1 on J ""Y that, e l er the law 18 ead y at fault or n ts adm a strnt on there s grev ous vrong for as tb ngs now are a man ho a a con oc en ously pays far beyond h · fa pro po t n of taxes wh 1 the man lo ac s as though be thought pe feely r gh o cheat the Mun c pal ty paya for leas than b s prop er proport on The e are men pe fectly up r ght n a 1 tbe r dea ngs w th th· pub! c men who would scor the very dea of tel 1 ng a e even for p ofi b t who ne er be less th nk no wrong by a I e shorp p ac t e to hep down be r taxes L a ng these mot e s for the med tat on of tbe thoughtful "e have a word or two rcspe t ng exemp on f ow taxat on lst. It 18 contend·d that all Cbu ch prop erty should be exempt Why 1 Because Cburcbes are a pub] c benefit the advan tages accru ng tberel om are ahared by a I and therefore may wel be exempted f om taxa on But what f there a e fifty peop e n a v Uage or town who are opposed o Church go ng s t r ght to cowpel them o pay taxea rec ly t may be but nev r tb.I·ss t seven so to pay toxea to aupport the Churches 1 0 suppose hat n Bow mauv l e the large maJ or ty of I e nhab tan s were Roman Qe_bol cs and they h d two or th ee splend d Ch urcbee wn e the e ·all but one P otestant bu ch "ould t be thought r ght to tax the fe support the Roman Ca ho c Chu ches 1 2 d Take the n auu actu ng ntereets Of late years the man a for Bonuses has run ve y 1 gb and Bo vn anv e gave the Do m u on 0 gan Fae o y $ 000 Al who a· as ed n the pass ng of be Bye law a to ax themselves that mu h ex ra whose hen ti 1 We gu s a by aw for any s m ar wou d com naud but very few vo es n Bow manv le to day But n add on to a bonus of SoOOO he sa d Fa or5 "or b as the As sessors wou d put say $15 000 s exemp ted ram axes for yea s Tl en we have tbe Found 5 wo h as the Asse sora wou d put ·) $2U 000 xemp from laxes Aud now Coun not e of h s nten - nu Wonders n th s n neteen h icent ry are not uncommon b t tho atest s perhaps be most wonderfu Ihe o ean to be turned n v L gh" ay and a fo r n hand dr ven aorosa froa the new to the old .vorl<l The n the hands of an ll a d s an e o 3 000 m ~ei n com pany w th t vo other gen l·men an Afghan a nat ve and twE!nty a x ame s n seve montks " hout tbe osa o o. man and Ou two camels. 1. h s ou ncy s the more c illllrl<a,b e 1 om tl e fact that the pa tv tra vc d a ros--;-th C'"de ert seven een day w thout find ng any s ~n of wat r From San F anc sco to Toron o the Journey was ted ous snowed n four da) s and cont nual change of ca made a est amon5 f end very accep ab e. He sad that the Cont nen of Aust a a bad five Prov nces New South Wa es I ctor a Sou h A laud and Wes ern Aus ra a Waleo as the oldest colony hav ng been estab shed for penal purposes S <lney s the p nc pa c ty s us ed on one of th four b t harbors of the world !if y m Jes n c cumference t s an mportant naval stat on The colony e no · pre y we 1 purged of tbe conv c ele nent and I le and p ope ty are as wafe as n any otl er of Her Ma · y · dom " ons V cto the oma lest n area of tl e s go d depos ts has all a ed a arge po u at on The supply of gold snot exl aueted but has changed ts cbaracte The first mpreaa on \las that the prec ous metal cou d only be found on the surface but now t t1 d seovered two housand feet deep n pay ng quant es Manufoc to ea are ca r ed OD arge y n the y ol Me bou ne a prosp· ous and bea t ful p ace of 180 000 nhab ants Queensland un ke other Southern mes a adapted to he e:row ng of wheat cotton oba co sugar and other trop ca produce W este n Aust a a ' fo be most pa t of a sandy na ure and ts development had been n ped d th ougb the n odu on of conv ct abo Sou h Aus a 11 v.h ch was mproper y ca ed on sorue naps A exan dr a was founded n the ) ear lsar. and bas a popu a on o abou 2 0 000 p op e al though yet a oompa a e nfont she bas done a great wo k o the nteres s of h u man ty The Colony may be regarded as comp s ng three d sons-So th Aus a l a p ope -C·ntral A ra a and the No he n Terr ory an I t st tchea a ross tie whole con neut f om the Sou h n Austral COMJ.llJ.ERCIAL BO\\ M \NVILLE F n h S Progress of the Centennial Exh1b1t1on uct d to proc re he Jun ur class of '!'he exb b t on bu d n~s and grounds ore fast app oach n0 c mp e on 100tol05 000 00 04 to050 05 t 05(; o6otoo6r 030to035' 030to03~ 0 St 02() 013to01~ 72i 750 0 00to600 To Make Business, Advertise The nwrchart t nan ufacture? or dealer who keeps his wa es before the public seldon com pla ns of lv. ll tin es n here is the utility of laving for sale the best jab 'I-cs i i tl e u orld if ti e would-be. purchase s Znow not ul ere to obtavn; tlem ork ap dly tbor tr~ s s ore ougl y antl ea· y and wherever used ia prouounc d a e.u ceRS WM M HORSEY LLE :iv!AOH NB Sm 20ABDERS WANTED AND EB.SON'S Fashion and A~IIl sha p BLESS NGS BRIGHTEN AS TFIEit ha s va ue R FLIGHT If you have ' good head of tnl e ca e of t once gone and we real 2e s o s fa mo e than e apprec ate ta K ~ Preoen e The BEAR NE s ak ng tbe place of a l o her ha r d ess ngs because' t s healthful o the ha rand del gh fu\ to uee m 28 THE Millinery Depot, S~ eet oj>po te Mr Bu kier s Latest Styles N r · Prop ty hat ahou d be asseased at say hose b nefi 1 The benefit of the S o kho der o such of them aa may ult mat ly possess themselves of the property .But t a argued that the e tu ons a e a benefit to the Bosh Tl ey may help to g v· a -value to real 1 es ll e he town s a subo d na e cons d e a on Pe onal advantage cornea first and we are a.sk~d to -ax ourse yes for the nd v duals-ato k ~JOO 000 exempted fro n axa OD for and General n be ab Centenn al Music are almost by the p o 876 rn221 ) The Sevens n own Any s at I a SALJ1 wil s l by PUllLIC AUCTIUJ:\ at h Po HOUSEHOLD WORDS Dr KENS TOWNS a rn ha m e w st of B wm n 11 MAY 22u<l 1858 On THURSDA i', 13th mst, a. 1 t of The Governments n n bese ma s w 11 have to ol thl!! par nume o s tho. nmou t SIX $ 0 a d unrl Ca MONTHS CREDI l g n n app dn o II 'l PIIII IPS Auo tn. 2Slw VALUABL"'E HORSES OATTLE AND FARM IMPLEMENTS At en on s d rected ae nent of Mr Ba t ng at Bu ke old Stv e near the m II HOTJSE AND LOT FOR SALE RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUNDAY APRIL 9 h 18 6 l ----~· ~----- THE CENTRAL EXHIBITION Tl c me t ng of he del ga es not ced our last resu ed n no h ng The me ng VittS ca d to a.r ~nge sorr e pan b.) wh b he surplus ou d be p ton a bass n or beneficJ.al to the As o a on ban at prefl ~nt The GuUi says that a ter a wa m and Ieng l y d scusss on of the mer ta of th que ton p o and cou by TYieasrs Ha. r son D kson Powers Oarneg e Clemen W uot Col u. and o he e the folio " ng was Moved by Mr '{ lmot, bat al ROBERT ARMOUR S to for App 6 18 6 m nt 284w NEW STORE .AT HAMPTON MRS M J WARD BEGS 'I 0 IN~ ORM th pub gene a h h fj op n d pa that FANCY GOODS STORE ME'LHODISI Sa.bba n x at 10 30 ng nnd at 030 n C de PMto PV' H. nd keep eas nab e p Sh w a 1110 ca.r y on the MILLINERY AND l\fAN'lLE .., l {