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this State, II guaranteed by Europe, would
allow Of the two countries dsarming, and
what Germany lost in territory she would
gain in peace and prosperity. All the Euro
pean Governments would be grateful for the
innovation, and Europe would thus cease to
be hugh camp. M. de Girardin concludesf
Here would be an issue to policy which
has none. But this issue, the opening of
which depends on Prince Bismarck, will not
be opened, and he will have no excuse for
not doing So for the issue has been candid
ly pointed out to him." II will be remem-
bered that, in the perface to the " Supplied
une Femme" M. Emile de Grardin, the
nestor of French journalists, boasted that a
new and original idea came to him every
day. OF all the ideas with which he has
filled goodly number of volumes, not the
least original is that of suggesting to Ger
many that she shall voluntarily cede por
ton Of her territory in order TO avoid Il war.
A diverting story ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Of Prince Jerome Bonaparte's proyerbial
thiftiness, has recently gone the round Of
the Partisan newspapers. 1t appears that
during the latter part of his cousins reign
the Prince became dissatisfied with his boot
maker, and formally withdrew his custom
from that artist, who continued, neveFthe-
less, to ornament the front of his shop with
the attractive inscription, " Purveyor TO his
Imperial Highness the Prince Napoleon"
Noticing this delusve announcement one
day, as he drove past the shop, Prince
Jerome sent member OF his household TO
the boot maker with positive orders that the
inscription should be forthwith removed.
AS, however, he subsequently found that his
commands had been disregarded, he took
legal proceedings against the boot maker for
unlawful and mendacious advertisements Of
his (the Prince's) patronage. The defen'
dant's counsel, in the course of his plead
ings, endeavored in the following ingenius
manner to show cause why his client should
not be compelled to withdraw the offending
ription, arguing that such decision on
the part of the Court would infallibly result
in serious prejudice and loss to the boot
maker. "For," he observed, "hitherto
paosers-by whose attention was attracted by
the announcement in question stopped, en-
tered the shop, and. bought boots freely oil
my client. And why did they so? Because
they had already said to themselves Prince
Napoleon's boot maker That must be q
good workman, and an uncommonly ehcaT
one into the bargain. We will give him q
trial. IT. you force him to remove his in
scrption, the peripntetc public will Ger.
tainly infer that he must have raised his
prices, and will hurry past his shop with
averted eyes, The boot maker, it need
scarcely be added, was cast, but one canno
help regretting that so humorous a pleG
should have been disallowed by French
r tribunal. 0LIN.
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NEW YORK.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
NEW Yong. Dec 7Ih- 1881


just now the papers are giving space and
prominence to John Kelly, Democratic and
Republican journals uniting in a very free
expression Of opinion, either pro or con, as
to the course of the great Tammany chief
tain during the late campaign. Whatever
one may think Of Mr.. Kelly, either from q
political or religious standpoint, he certain
ly stands out as a representative figure of a
very characteristic outgrowth of one side of
our perculiar national institutions. Born in
ireland, he came to America when a child,
and from the very lowest rank of life has
worked his way by rapid strides to the po-
sition Of de tacto autoerat Of the metropolis
of the continent. Although having begun
life as a day laborer, he is neither illiterate
nor uneducated. Indeed, few public men
in this city are better versed in history,
classics and literature than he is,while he is
said to be an accomplished French scholar.
In his social relations he is particularly fort
unate, being the nephew of Cardinal Nc
Closkey. A reporter who went to interview
him the other day gave very correct inn
preston of the man when he said: "If
had met him in the dark and simply con-
versed with him, should have thought
was tai king TO one Of the most refined and
polished gentlemen in the world to see him
10 the light, and not to hear him speak, l
should say he was one Of the most pro-
nounced Irishman in face and feature
ever saw"
John Kelly has had some very funny ex-
periences in his day, aud no small share o.
these have been connected with his two
newspapers, both daily. To own, or control
sn organ is the height of the ambition o.
many politicians. While to have two paper
subject to his beck and call has its advunt
ages, it also involves a double share Of at
tention and annoyance. In connection will
Mr.. Kelly and his papers will relate al
incident which came under my own obser
walton couple OF years or more ago. Lat
one night afler the morning papers hai
gone TO press,a rumor got down to Park Roy
to the effect that Mr.. Kelly, then as no,
r Comptroller, had defaulted in very larg
sum and fed the city. This eanard reachep
e the long ears Of two Star reporters, whC
with the calm consciousness Of duty don,
were indulging in liquid refreshments at
. contiguous saloon. Here was an opportun
S ily for a display Of entefprise, that could nc
! be allowed To pass unimproved. So thes
two young gentlemen went up towu to NJ
Kelly's Filh Avenue residence about fy
O'Clock in the morning, and aler goo
deal Of trouble aud some delay found then
e selves in the presence Of The gentleman, ,wh
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CONGRESSIONAL.

Congress reassembled Monday. In the
Senate the Vice President occupied the
chair. James L. Pugh, Senator-elec from
Alabama, and Joseph E. Brown, Senator
elect from Georgia, were sworn in and took
their seats. The credentials of George F.
Edmunds, reelected Senator from Vermont,
were read. On motion of Mr.. Thurman,t the
Secretary was directed 10 inform the House
Of the Senate's readiness for business, aud
on motion of Mr.. Bayard, the usual COM
mittee was appointed TO wait upon the Presi-
dent. After fixing on II o'clock as the hour
for daily meeting Of the Senate, recess OF
half an hour was taken. On reassembling,
message was received announcing the
readiness oft the House 10 proceed 10 business
Another recess was then taken, after which
the committee appointed TO wait upon the
President reported that he would presently
communicate his views IN writing. mo
ment afterwards the last message Of Presi
dent Hayes was received and read. It was
ordered TO be printed and laid on the table
aud the Senate then adjourned.
In the House, Monday, 227 members ans
wered roll call. Jonathan Scoville, Repre-
sentative-elect from the Thirty-seeond Dis
trict of New York, was qualified aud took
his seat. The usual committee were appoint
cd to notify the Senate and the President oi
the Houses readiness for business. Under
the call Of States a number Of bills and reso.
lutions were introduced Among them wa:
a resolution by Mr.. Hurd of Ohio, condemn
ing the protective tariff for various reasons
A recess was taken, after which the Com
mittee appointed 10 wait upon the President
announced that he would Immediately send
in his annual message. Mr.. Blcknell, o
Indiana, asked the Speaker n il was in order
10 take up at that time the Senate joint re-
solution prescribing the method of counting
the Electoral vote. Pending action the
Presidents message was received, read, and
referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr.
Bicknell again tried to call up the Joint re-
solution relating 10 the counting Of In,
Electoral vote, but did not succeed. Tn,
death OF +. W. Farr, OF New Hampshire
was announced by his colleague, Mr. Briggs
and then, as a mark Of respect, the Hous'
adjourned.
In the Senate Tuesday, the credentials o
Thomas c. Manning, appointed by the Gov
ernor Of Louisiana U. S. Senator to fiji tn,
vacancy caused by the death of II. NJ. Spot
ford, were presented and referred TO tn
Committee on Privileges and Elections
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Mcdonald, o
I Indiana, authorizing the local taxation o
/ legal-tender notes, and by Mr.. IngallA. o
i Kansas, 70 provide for the issue, exchang
and redemption Of fractional notes. o.
/ motion Of Mr.. Herman, Of New York, th
] bill (which was the special order FOR the day
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Obituary.

Obituary.
Benjamin F. Stein, who has been afflicted
with asthma and dropsy for some months
past, died Monday evening about six o'clock,
at bis home in Easton. Deceased was born
in Lehigh township, in 1915, and graduated
from Lafayette College in 1888, when he
was the Latin Sulutatoran. After he left
college he studied law, and was admitted to
the bar Nov. 10th, lS4l. He never prac-
ticed as q lawyer, but adopted teaching as
profession. He had remarkable adaptabili
ty for the teachers work, and met with great
success as principle Of academies at Stew
artsvile and Belvidere, N. j., at Reading,
Pa. and Fredericksburg, Va. From 1868 to
1870, he was engaged as clerk in the U. S.
Treasury Department, and four years prev
ious to that time was editor and proprietor
of the Easton Free PreeS In 1874 here
ceived from Lafayette College the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy, and since that time
has been engaged in preparing young men
for college, which work he was employed in
up to the time of his last sickness.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-12-11

The number of Indians in the United
States, exclusive OF Alaska, is reported to be
255,93S, all of whom, except about $4,000,
are more or less under the direct control Of
the agencies of the government. The civil
lied Indians now in the Indian Territory
number 6O,560, and uncivilized 1850.
There are in round numbers $4,000 Indians
in Dakota, and $4,000 in New Mexico, 2l,-
600 in Montana, 1900 in Arizona, and a.
900 in Washington Territory. 1t appears
there are upwards of 5000 Indians in New
York State and more than 10000 in the
State Of Michigan.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-12-11

Would not this be good time for some
of our go-ahead citizens to take up the
water supply question in this borough2 We
hear of scarcity of that very necessary ar
ticle in quite number of places in town,
and long dry spell next summer will
make it still worse. Who will move in the
matter2
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-12-11

The election of Congressman in the
Third District OF New Hampshire to succeed
L. W. Farr, deceased, (notice ofwhose death
we made last week.) will be held on the
2Sth inst It is believed 0ssian Ray of Lam
easter, will be the Republican nominee, and
Judge Bingham, of Iittletou, the Demo
orat;o
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FRANCE.
FROM OUR REGULAR coRREsPoNDENcE

PARIS, France, Nov. %, 1850.
The vexed question Of French and Ger
man disarmament is treated by NJ. Emile
de Girardin in an extraordinary article in
this evenings France. In view of the nu-
merous and immense advantages that wouh
result from such a eonsummation, and con-
sidering the utter impossibility Of its being
carried into effect under existing circum-
stances, NJ. de GiFardin suggested that Ger
many should eede part OF her territory on
the left bank Of the Rhine, 10 form an in
dependent State, sort Of Rhenish Belgium
which would act as a neutral barrier between
France and Germany. The existence Of
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-12-11

Europeans expect that there will soon
be a new era ofspeculation. There is plenty
of money in Europe, they say, and it must
be used in some way. No matter why it
has hitherto been accLmulating, no matter
whether capital has not been willing to com
pete with superabundance or that enterprise
has been slack, change in trade is bound
10 come.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-12-11

The Grand Jury in New York Friday
OF last week indicted s. s. Morey for perjury,
and Joseph Hart, Louis A. Post, Kenward
Philip and Charles A. Byrne for publishing,
in Truth, a criminal libel on General Gar
G,I1
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EDl rORIAL NOTES.

The last session Of the 46th Congress
convened at the Capitol in Washington, on
Monday last. For proceedings and Presi-
dents Message, see other columns.
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December 4, 1880. Avs
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23

With singular patience aud devotion,
the Moravian missionaries have been
working at Kyelang, In the Province
If Lahoul, India, aud waiting for an
opportunity to enter Chinese Tibet.
There has not been much encourage
ment for tho missionaries, though their
abors have not been wholly without
results. Two small congregations have
been gathered, one AT KyeIang and tho
her at Poo, in the Province of Kuna-
wur. Starting from Kyelang, as y CEN
er. the missionaries dnring the last
,ecade have made seven long Journeys,
preaching and distributing reading
natter in the Tibetan language. They
always visit the Buddhist converts and
leave books and tracts, which they are
.urs will be preserved, because Of the
respect with which Bnddhists treat all
writings. There is no open hostility to
the missionaries, save from the Mo-
hamme,ians; but the Buddhists arc
! difficult of access In the provinces OF
Lahoul and Kunawur because of tho
system of caste which they have. In
the past ten years nine persons have
been baptised, of whom six were ma
tives of Ladak, In Kashmir. Among
these converts was Lama, q native OF
Lhassa, of high rank. Several at.
tempts have been made 10 enter Chi.
nese Tibet; but the officials always
turn the missionaries back. iPermis-
sion has also earnestly been sought for
the opening of station in Ladak; bu,
il has not yet been granted.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
A Momentous Question Answered.

A sad eyed young man, putting ant
painting, climbed up eight pair of stair,
to the sigual Office in New York yester
day morning, and accostiug a man VIII,
looked like the boss, inquired: "Is thi
going to be cold winterT
"That's pretty hard for me to tel, ;
was the reply.
"And don't you know?" asked tn,
Young man, appat emily dumfounded.
"No, my friend, do not"
"DOes any one know?,
"Oh yes. We keep man here on ,
big salary for that purpose. lie know
all about II, but why do you askr
"Well, I'll tell you. sir. I've got a,
ulster, and if 1t isn't going to be yer,
cold Id like to dispose of Ii for none,
enough 10 take the dearest girl in tn.
world to see Romeo aad Juliet, but if IT
going to be cold I'D lie like blazes I,
the xirl-tell her am sick, because
wouldn't be without All ulster In coll
Weather for all the girls IN Vassar e.,
leye. WHAT do you think"
'My friend, began ,iie weather man
IN help YOU. l know just how you
eel. I've been there. III consul
with the man on the big sa,ary.a
Two minutes later the weather mar
appeared with sad face. "No use IN
young friend. You'll have TO lie T.
,our girl. This is going to be the cold
est winter we've had IN ninety-sis
years. Those red stripes around tn.
sun, the big salarid man tells me, de
note the intensest kiud of cold, and no
to alarm you be quiet, please he,
just got despatch stating that the nor'l
pole has broken loose aud is comm,
this way at a frighiful gait, If yo,
want to be sold for Ice aud mixed vi
into cocktails next summer, yOuns
,nan, why sell your coat. predict nov
hat men will be frozen to death sittin,
around red hot stoves this winter"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23

Cow AND ALLIGAToR.-A Georgi
paper says: "On last SATURDAY. INA
was looking after some of his hogs tina
he had missed for several davs, aud ha,
reared The river, when he heard Gov
believing. Upon going to the bank oi
he river and looking upon the opposit,
side he saw On a sand bar, an alligator
COW and young calf. The alligato
mad the COW and calf between itself anc
the river. lie made dart for the Cal
when the COW rushed between them.
and fearful battle ensued. Whils
this was raging the calf got into tn,
woods aud faced about, bleating plain
lively. The alligator was not NOR,
than seven feet long, and struck at the
COW furinusly with its tail. The COW
avoided ~ many of these blows as pos
Sible. but yet received quite number
one Of which knocked her rolling o, el
about ten feet. The alligator rushed
for b with open mouth snd tried I.
,eiz. her by tho nose, hut she was nj
in time to catch it npon the horn unde
he throat, aud threw 1t over backward
and before IL could get another lick a
her, or defend itself, she was on !
igain; tossing it high in the air, It fel
into the water with splash, and di'
not venture 20 land again. The COW
after rushing around looking for IN
enemy, ran to her calf and made track
through the woods for home, lookin
back occasionally to see if she was pun
sued.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23

RESTRAINTS OF COPS LAW No
doubt the law restrsins us, hut all
chains are not letters, nor all walls the
gloomy precincts of a Jail. 1t is bless
ed chain by which the ship, now buried
in the trough aud now rising on the top
of the sea, rides at anchor and outlives
the storm. The condemned would give
worlds to break his chain, but the sailor
irembles lest his should snap, and when
the gray morning breaks upon the wild
lee shore, all strown with wrecks aud
corpses, he blesses God for the good
iron that stood the strain. One pale
captive eyes his high prison walls, to
curse the man that built IL, and envy
the little bird that, perohed upon its
summit, sings merrily, and dies away
on wings Of wisdom. But were you trav-
cling some Alpine pass. where the mar
row road hung over a frightful gorge, Il is
with o'h her eyes YOU would look on the
wall that restrains your restive steed
from backing into the gulf below.
Such ara the restraints Gods law I'm.
poses-no other. II IA fence from
evil-nothing else. 1t challenges the
world to put Its finger on auy one OF
these ten commandments which is not
meant and calculated 10 keep us from
harming ourselves or hurting othcrs. :
(Dr. Guthrie. el...
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23

LITERARY ITEM.-Readers OF stand
ard books will be pleased tn notice the
great progress of "The Literary Revo-
luton" which is being pushed bv the
American Book Exchange, New York
Among their books just issued, or near.
" ready, are very neat edition Of the
Koran of Mohammed. complete. IS cts. I:
Macaulev's England in three volumes,
81 so; Milton's Poetical Works, COM
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If Biography, l2 volumes formerly
published at $l.25 each now brought
into one volume for so cents; in Mod
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.eIas. Picciola, Paul and Virginia, and
Undine, all in one volume, so cents
nicely illustrated green and ebony
hound volumes of Arabian Nights
Robinson Crusoe, Pilgrims Progress
Baron Munchsusen and Gulliver's Trav
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NOR and wisdom by the Author o
Sparrowgrass papers; all In good ant
some in large type. aud well aud hand
somely hound in cloth. Descriptiv,
catalogues will be sent free ON request
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LIBRARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE

LIBRARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE
Volume Nv. of this great work, pub
ished by the American Book Exchange
New York, is ready Jan. 18th, and vol
nme V. will be issued about ten day,
ater. They have been delayed some
what by the printing of the large edi
tions of the previous three volumes ana
The other publications of the house
their facilities for manufacture havin.
been taxed far beyond their capacity
Removing Jan. 1st to the Tribun,
Building, and to the large building No
26 Beekmau and No. Is Spruce street
where their facilities will enable then
10 manufacture from 5000 to 5000 vol
umes I day, the publishers expect {,
complete the entire work within tn,
year, as announced. The volumes thu
tar issued being only the reprint of tn,
last edition OF the well-knJwn Cham
bers' Encyclopaedia, nothing more neet
be said of them than that they are wei
printed and bound; their form is vastl,
more convenient than the usual un
wieldy quartO or octave, aud their pric,
is cheap beyond all precedent in book
making, So that to the uninitiated It |
m! stery how so much can be give
tor little inoney; but to the practica
printer and book maker, who know
now The greatest element in nlodifyin,
the cost ut the books is the number q
buyers among whom the invesImem
cost is to be distributed. the wounle
! would be not that the books can b
made for the price, but that the nnu
her of buyers should be counted exec,
ny millions. Those whu take pleasur
~ the dissemination of useful know
edge and chuice literature will be gla
10 aid with their influence an enierpris
50 altogether worthy. The publisher
will sen any quantity of dcscripiiv
catalogue, to those who NAV appI,
tor distribution among acquaintance
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SUNDAY READING.
That the world WAS living II IoiociI

That the world was lying 10 iniouitv
IL not palmer now than Il was than.
The whole world groaned In seIfishpess
and pride, and cruelty, and Lost. and
superstition, and all the forms of ever.
seething ambition that rolled wave after
wave, each destroying its predeces-
sors, before the time of the Apostis. ~
II does still; and what shall become II
inankibdf To the heart that is full of
love to humanity, aud full of charity.
there is no other problem that Is 90
great. Sweep, II you please, with your
te'e cope, the astronomical ficld-it "a
grand and wonderful; go aud n,arshal
the stellar hosts of the universe they
are OF transcendent Importance; vet
ihey neither feel, nor thiuk, nor act of
their own motive power; but among
'neil, everywhere the Hotteuto,s n,
'he bush, the Philippians, hordes wan
ieriig throughout the various wastes of
Asia, up aud down the sterile steppes
y Russia, the people scattered across
he y eat teeinimg Continent OF Europe.
he nyriads of human beings la both
'einl-pherc-, aud in tho islands of the
'ea-am1ig all these there l. not q msu
.p rude, or n woman 81 tender. or q
child SO young. or a savage 50 stupid.
~ not to have nature that has the eter.
mites IN it. And il there nobody thai
cares for tliemI No grand mol,arch
ioes; no philosopher does; no religion
toes; NJ system d es. Is there no.
"dy who cares for the degraded mas
'cs throughout the world? Are the
wants aud sorrows that have deIuged
re continent. for ages aud ages not
cared for. Is there nobody that cares
for these things? Yes, God doesi Over
'gainst universal want aud svrrow and
degradation in the world is the lixbt Of
iod's mercy in Jesus Ctristi I do not
Wonder at Christ's declaration that the
-ublinest and best should also be thc
lowest aud the leist, ,amd that he verified
his declaration, saying, "Whosoever
would be chief among you, let him he
YOUR servant" "Ye call me master and
Lord; and ye say well, for so am. n
l then, your Lord aud Master, have
washed your feet, ye ought also to
wash one an0ther's feet. For / have
.lven YOU an example that you should
l" as have done to you" The law Of
humility, the law Uf lqve.service, the
aw Uf suffering for the sake Of otbera.
IS unfolded by Jesus Christ, aud a. by
!ls example made to appear to the be-
lievng soul to be the universal ecunomy
I Ihe eternal God, who framed the
-aven and the earth, who conducts the
larch of nsscent aud growing spirits
'orever and forever, aud whose name II
nve-thi, was the apostolic interpre.
alton Of the Lord Jesus Christ; and
he idea is SO large that it is not to be
Wondered at that it kindled in sPsui
ride. sympathy, joy and Worship
Ii. w. Beecher.