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 BEAYER FALLS PAPERS. 107 the National election, Mr. Fisher made as red hot a political paper as the county could produce. In its issue of October 29, he had an editorial entitled, "The editor to his fellow citizens," which was over five columns in length, a "last word" that was full of political vim. From December 12 ,1840, the name of E. B. Fisher dis- appeared from the paper, and the prospectus was signed, "Publisher of 'Beaver County Palladium.' " In the issue of December 26, 1840, the following notice was printed in the paper: "Take notice that we have applied to the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, for the relief provided for insolvent debtors, by the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and that they have appointed the first Monday of March next, for the hearing of us and our creditors, at the Court House in the borough of Beaver, at which time and place you may attend if you think proper. E. B. Fisher, W. H. "Whit- ney, late printers." February 6, 1841, the firm of Wm. H. Eskridge & Co. appears at the head of the paper, which disappeared after the issue of March 12. The motto was changed to "The Throne we Honor is the People's Choice." March 19, 1841, the name of John B. Early appears as editor. In his prospectus he says that, "at the solicita- tion of a number of friends, he has consented once more to assume the arduous duties of a newspaper editor." While continuing the paper as a supporter of President Harrison's administration he says : "Its columns shall be free from those foul blots of party malevolence and personal detraction, which instead of being productive of good, are calculated to sow the seeds of embittered dis- sension, and pander to the worst passions of human nature." Mr. Early made a good paper, which was fairly well patronized with advertisements, but it was doubtless too expensive for the population, and it was discontinued in the f aU of 1841.