The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-03-23

--Grasshoppers are already hopping out
Of their eggs in Missouri.
Scranton Republican: - olive long
dreory months yet of political gabble and
squabble." ..'.
Toledo Commercial =" Toledo has more
statesmen to the square inch than any other
place of its size in the Union"
Springfield Qn.) Register "a The ma
tional party is an impudent sham, polti-
cal confidence game, republican trick"
Buffalo Express :--"The check of the
Goddess of Liberty on the new dollar is very
fine, but we do wish it had a blush on it,"
The Indianapolis Sentinel describes
Hayes as "as a huge wart on the nose of the
radical corpse" Metaphor could no further
go.
New Orleans Picayune =" There is an
unreasonable opposition to silver, while
thousands Of people appear to get along very
well with nothing but brass"
Wilkes Barre Record -" The first of
greenback candidates for Governor now in
cludes Samuel Calvin, W. II. Armstrong,
Frank Hughes and Judge Bentley"
The Philadelphia North APeric0n re-
marks there is but one thing to do now-to
stop calling names and try to make the sill
yer dollar as good as the gold one.
Philadelphia Times -" The day may
be breaking, but there is no occasion for
anybody's rooster to crow over the result in
New Hampshire. Both parties were badly
scared"
-Wilkes-Barre Record -" Unless Presi-
dent Hayes turns over new leaf pretty
soon his administration will be regarded
only with pity by its friends and contempt
by its enemies"
Cleveland Herald -" Texas this year
made 100000 bales of cotton, from which
will be obtained $40 900 900 pounds of seed
This seed converted into oil would bring
over Sl4,000,00O."
The Denver Tribune says =" The peo-
pie must not expect too much of the Silver
bill. 1t will not relieve them of the painful
necessity of working for their money-of
earning every dollar they set"
The Charleston Jouradl Of Commerce
congratuates the people. of South Carolina
on the "honorable" settlement of the debt
question, by which many of their creditors
will get one-half Of what is owed them.
Cincinnati Commercial: :-"What the
country wants, now that we have the law
restoring the old specie basis and money
measure, is that there shall not be any ad-
ditionpl legislation about money"
Cleveland Leader =" Every day adds
to the organized opposition to the work of
Woods tariff committee. 1t will need to be
a very able bill supported by very able men
and arguments, to be passed by Congress"
Cleveland Leader :-"T The Hon. Samuel
S. Cox has improved upon Dogbery. He
has not only been set down in writing as an
ass, but has secured a certificate of that
quality to himself forever by having it put
in print in the Congressional Record"
Cincinnati Commercial: - " The news
from the country in relation to the appear
ance of the fall grain is charming In the
Ohio Valley the wheat and barley are beau
tiful."
indianapolis Sentinel:--- A colony, to
be entirely composed efSpiritualists, gather
ed from all over the Union, will buy land
in Lincoln Territory and engage in agricul-
tural pursuits"
The st. Louis Globe says ofthe Southern
claims :-"The amount, of money involved
is so vast that there is almost certainty
that Claims Ring will some day be formed
which may be able to buy its way to the
vaults of the Treasury"
The st. Louis journal says that "the
question OF civil serNlNe reform is small
one in all its details. The American people
are not small in any sense of the word. They
have large views, large hopes, large expec-
tations. What they demand is fair chance
to make money. They will not grumble at
the bills if they are permitted to prosper"
The wedding of st. Louis and St. Paul
by bands of iron, last week, was the theme
of great graduation for the press of st. Louis.
The Mississippi jetties give its trade an open
way to the ocean, and it is claimed that
Chicago, in the shadow Of its growing pres
tige, will speedily shrink into the proper
tions Of quiet lakeside village.-New York
Herald.