The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-14

INTO nlte muddlt trying 10 hnd
meaning, or make one, to what apllar-
emily wouldn't mean anything, and then
we threw the book aside exclaiming.
what a great fool. but stopped there.
and for ever 50 many long years we
have not known whether to apply that
expression to Browning or oursef. We
see light.
The circumstance which We have de
tailed elsewhere of a Ilan lN-ing arrested
while attempting to run span OF horses
into New York. recalls Il condition of
Things that has existed III the lumber
region south of here for several years
past. and which seems to continue.
Vt this season of the year, just as the
SHOW Is going off aud work on the jobs
closing up. We invariably hear of fail
urcs; johbers leaving without settling
with their hands. and without pTovid
ing for their payment, and men Selt
home after hard winters work in the
snow and cold IsooFer than when they
went there In the fail, and with no
means IF redress.
This state of things has become Il
regular occurrence, and when We see
men going to the lumber woods 10 work
we have learned TO look upon them as
probable victims OF the next springs
frauds.
That there are many honorable eX
I ceptions to this way of doing business
among jobbers We do not deny, but there
are so many repetitiions of it that we
are forced to the conclusion that large
number Of incompetent or dishonest men
are engaged in the business.
p Can any body tell how long we have
had continuous sleighing? 1t seems to
lis a month or so more would bring it
around very near the starting point
The Buffalo Express seems to consider
the forest region of Pennsylvania, that
has lately been connected with that city
by railroad. as a sort of wild suburb.
1t enumerates the hunting and fishing
out this way among the many adyanta-
ges Buffalo possesses as a summer resi-
dence. But then, some peoples ideas
are very expansive.
A letter received from Hon. J. 5.
Mann, dated March Sth, says, = We are
beginning to make progress in the Con-
vention. and I feel encouraged"
There are three kinds of deeds which.
done IN community. argue low state
of civilization, if not a very bad state of
society. OF these three, the worst Is tar
ringand featheTing man and riding him
on rail. No one viii dispute the utter
wickedueSs Of a proceeding like this.
and it Is something that las not dis
gTaced the annals of cur State for many
a year. with one or two exceptions, and
those have been marked with a speedy
punishment Of the particilatOrs of the
outrage against society. The silliest of
the three deeds is what is called horn
ing newly married couple. This is
undertaken mostly in those settlements
lar removed from railroads or newspa-
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and no morals 10 speak of. Where the
fun Of it is the most industrious would
fail to discover, and what the object is
Is equally past finding out. Like the
first mentioned. this deed also has be-
come a thing Of the past III this State.
The meaneSt Of the three deeds has no
name-it Is TOO mean 10 have distinct
callIng-bUt it consists in the b0thering
and tOrtming OF drunken man. Bait
ing bull or teasing a tied bear is kind
ness III comparison with tIis.-Ei1njra
AdrertiSer.
We commend tie good sense Of the
Advertiser in regard to tie above sub
jects. But there i one thing that is
meaner than b0thering a drunken man,
IL IS teasing those unfortunate beings
VINO 10y nature or accident are deprived
Of the average amount Of reason. \
drunken man Is an object or pity, but
he IS responsible for his condition, the
idiot OF half fool is the victim Of
circumstances for which he i not ac-
countable Any one who indulges i'll
sport al the expense Of such a one.
shows = depravity more lamentable than
their victims lack Of reason.
The american Working P.oylt, pub
liShed at PittSburg. Pa. gives in Its
February number an elegant full-mge
engraving entitled Protection Tri-
umpLant." 2" which is designed 10 illus
trate the prosperity of labor, science, +
art and industry under the fostering
care Of protection tariff. Aside from
its views Of protection the -IuteTican
WOrkiRq Pdgpfe is the ableSt exponent /.
Of the rights OF working people i'll this
country, while it IS independent Of all
parties and organizations. urging the
correct position that labor and capital +
should not Ue antagOniStic. but united, 7.
in order 10 secure the best results TO
both. 1t has Is large quarto IEIgt s-64
Collunns-of reading matter, and is sent +;
TO subscribers at : 1.5a per annum. Civ
ing each subscriber a premium at that. (
Address Capron Il Co, Pittsburg, Pa. /.
The Post Office Department has decid- /
ed that after letter leaves the Office
from which it was mailed it passes FROM
the control Of the sender aud cannot BE-
recovered by him, but must he Forwarded
10 its address. II the person TO whom
il was directed cannot be found the send
CT becomes the principal party again
and il must be returned TO him, eithe'
through the dead letter Office or in ac-
cOrdance with the printed request, y if
there be one on the envelope.