The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-02-03
Editorial Mention,

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THE accountant finds the deficit of the
late State Treasurer Polk, of Tennessee,
to be s2g2. 1925.
CONGRESS is still tinkering Mt the Tariff |
bill When they will get through with
it-if ut all-is conundrum the people
cannot solve,
N, Y. Sun; Mayor Elson's appoint
ment of Police Jos,ices ia bearing lagiti-
mate fruit Yesterday clerk who Lad
served twenty. six years in police court
was removed to give place to ward
politician who spells socks IS x.
Switzerland has IT jected the natural
isation treaty Proposed by the United
States accordingito TO which nationality is
forfeited by residing fer certain period
abroad, ON the ground that his CLAUSE of
the treaty is contrary to Swiss law.
Oun esteemed cotemporary The Allen
town DEMOCRAT in this weeks issue
speaks tbus'y and sensibly: Robert
Emery Pattison is Governor of Pennsy'-
vania, and he does not propose to fa!m
ont the position to the leader Of any fac
tion, He has demonstrated this 10y his
appointment of men Of lis own choice 10
the Offices in his gift He deserves par
ticular credit for the manly manner in
which he stood by his determination to
appoint Mr.. Cassidy against the clamor
of that gentleman's envious political
enemies. Thank God that Pennsylvania
once more has Governor who owns
himself and is not included among tie
chattels of any boss"
A BOSTON preacher says that nothing
gives such a complete index to the char
acter of man as the substance he spreads
upon his icy sidewalk in froht OF his
house. He who uses sifted ashes is n
strict utilitarian, precise and hard in his
ideas. without much sentiment, and
prone to look to the end to be gained
without much thought of the graceful
ness or the beauty of the means enl-
ployed. He who takes ashes, half-burned
coal, and incombustible Stag out. OF his
CRATE, and pitches the whole promiscu-
ously over his sidewalk, is man who
really caress nothing for the safety OF
other peoples limbs. He who covers
the slippery places with sawdust, which
seems to afford footing, but does moi, lis
cynical and malevolent. He who sire ws
the CLASSY pave with sand SO judiciously
heated that it sticks to the ice without
melting it is refined and nice in his
tastes. sympathetic in his disposition,
and bulging with philanthropy.
A FOURTH report upon the pension bill
granting an increase to one-legged ant
presented in the U. s. Senate from tn,
pensions committee, prepared by Sen
ator Van Wyck and signed by himsel
and Senator Chilcott. The report whicl
favors the House bill (No. 1,4l0), says
No reason exists why the soldier ~h
carried the musket and made the chang
the loss of leg or other disability as
captain or a colonel We must not fol
get the time when We pledged all ther
was of value and grateful rememranc
for those who fell and PROV ided care fc
their families, and to those who shoul
receive Iuhlic employment withor
without stint. The promise to publ
position and employment has not bee
kept. Yet we have it in our power
fulfill the other portion of the CO, trat
by rendering in the pn! ment by money
partial compensation of the lrsses ST.
tanned" This makes the fourth repo
goes to show that there are yet fe
people in the country who appreciate Il
services rendered to the country by Il
old soldiers.
The REV. HENRY Cox, D. D., was Sc
Tetary of the Young Mems Christian 4
sociation in San Francisco, pastor of
mission church, and a United Stat
pension agent. Thomas Hill was blir
and paralytic pauper in the county aim
house. Under the new law Hill was e.
titled to S7,278 in back pensions, as
veteran of the Mexican an civil wars,ar
20 go Ynnnth fpp Tho paD,uip1 al p nf l.
life. Senator Miller wrote to Cox at Il
suggestion Of the Commissioner Of Pc
sions in Washington, asking him to pi
particular attention TO this award, as q
amount was unusually large, and 4
helpless recipient might fall into sNi
dlers' hands unless protected. Coz
method of getting control of the mat;
was TO induce Hill to sign an irreNokal
power of attorney, authorizing him
take possessing of all the money; al
when he had got the cash he used it (
n personal speculation in mining.
prayed with his dupe, and sang bym
to him, but this only allayed suspici
for while. An Investigation has resu
ed in an exposure, but the unfortunr
veterans fortune is probably beyond
reach of recovery.
MICHAEL S. CoYsIDINE an Inspector
the last election, in the Fifth division
the Fifth ward, Philadelphia. who v
arrested for perjury after having instit
ed a suit against II, Firth, 10 rec, We
bet of $50, which lie had Ilac "a on
result of the election for Governor, pie
ed guilty Friday in Judge Hars's O.
of the Quarter Sessions. Considine !
wagered that Pattison would have a
jority, The money was given into
hands of Thomas Mills, who decided I
Pattison, though elected, had recei
only plurality of the votes cast,
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