The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-11
Editorial Mention.

carry that State, tho result Of last week |
proves the power of voters with many
wives., The Mormons have carried the
State Legislature by every county but
one. = . .~... i
Now thAtthe New York SUS has adopt |
cd the battle cry Of ':rurn the Rascals |
out" with reference 10 the Republican
party. the Philadelphia TINES pursues
the P6nnsylv~nia Legislature with equal
pertinaeity. In Wednesdays editorial
columns il urges that Sullivan. the
great Boston slugger, might be proHtably
employed in knocking out the Psnnsyl-
vania Legislature"
TIE export trade Of. beef shipped in
SefSigerators to Europe has been almost
entirely dropped by Philadelphia deal
ss. Considering that the best of our
American beef could be bought in Lon
don, while the large export trade was 60
ing on, cheaper than we could procure
II at home. there are many who will re-
joice at ''the keep the beef at home" pol
icr il a full supply can only reduce the
present eKorbltant prices.
THE Chicago News of last Friday pub
lished eight columns Of correspondel ce.
Ee,eived from men Of every politi al p, r.
ty and every religious sect in the Statea.
endorsing President Arthur for second
term. There can be no doubt that his
s'laissez-faire" or "let-things-slide" pol
acs ifhs gained the approval of all classep.
Hs looks we'll, eats and drinks well,
dresses well. is good fisherman and
sleeps well o. nights-whAt more can be
desired in chief msgistratep He takes
Coukling ''easy," and does not seem to
be .srun" by any one in particular. Asa
statesman be is fne negative" and has
gained q reputation for doing nothing
and for not doing anything that be ought
mot to have done. In this respect he re-
presents the figure head of ship and
when he retires into private life in 1884
he will have every opportunity until q
Sipe old age, for the free play of all the
virtues in that sphere of life unto which It
has pleased Providence to call him.
JoHFL. StILITAN. the Boston profes-
ssor of "Bruising.' is now boss prize
;Ashtef of the universe, Jem Mace went
Alf tho way to Australia TO find some one
who:conld stand before john He found
. half-br ed named Slade, whom he took
ssn q Eipmphal procession through Eng
Hand and on last Monday night brought
thim into direct contact with the II ro-
Tsssor2 at Madison Square Gardens Six
iteen thousand people paid fancy prices
to witness the battle. In less than fif-
steea minutes Slade was knocked hope
Sfessly out of time in three rounds, con.
Tossing, himself whipped" indeed. Sui
4ivau is to get sixty-tive per cent. of the
gate money and Slade pockets the re-
mainder, At the lowest rate Sullivan
gets over $40, 600 and Slade over Sc, 900.
Many an editor Of a countr, newspaper,
who knows all about everything, can't
make as much money as this in fifteen
minutes.
! A VERY "pretty' controversy is pro-
es,ding between jefferson Davis and
sJudge Jeremiah Black. In a recent pub.
lication upon Secession Secrets" the
Judge said that "the demand for the
evacuation of Fort Sumter and the sur.
render into the hands of South Carolina
was. take it all in all, the most impud-
ent in the history of the world" More
Tever. the Judge says that South Carolina
"was not fit party to be trusted with
the protection of either real or personal
properly of the United States" The
gentleman who was to haye met his death
upon ''sour apple tree replies in four
sSo'unns of newspaper and accuses
Black Of having forced on the War Of the
Rebellion. We thought the war WIS
over long ago, but you're another" bat
tie is still raging. JEFF always was a
''suss"; for raising ructions.
DURING a prolonged debate in the
House Of Commons on Tuesday, on the
subject of reducing the National debt Of
England, the Chancellor of the Excheq-
utr referred to the splendid example af-
forded by America, Sir Stafford North
cote. leader of the Opposition, remarked
Sn reply that the Chancellor had careful.
HIeffained from showing how the re-
duction of the American debt had been
helped by protection. The circumstau-
Ses in connection with Free Trade have
been so different in the two countries
--bitherto that no conclusive decision, ap-
plicable-to both, can be readily made.
Bnt this country is rapidly reaching the
stage in which England SO successfully y
adopted the principles OF Free Trade.
III Is net known if Miss Mamie Quinn,
Of Newark. N. j.. read the ADvocATE'G
Lay Sermon last week, upon the subject
Of -BARgs." II she did read 1t she has
evidently NOT taken il seriously TO heart,
!, nor has she read, marked, learned or in,
Nardly digestea 1t with full purpose Of
future reformation. The story oI
? Mamis's life is based upon bangs. She
is n bright lassie of about seventeen; 4
good musician and generally qnick a
anything she undertakes. Like pthel
mortAls she has her troubles. He fathel
frequently beat her cruelty, she didp'
complain. He locked her up on breat
aud water; she could stand that. Final
ly. determined to crush her proud spirit
he said that she mustn't wear bangs.
Mamie could not tolerate this iudignity
she fed from home, joined low singing
company in New York city; wore "a
many bangs aud sapg as many conf
songs as she pleased; became a ''biy
favorite--but. last Saturday night va
s, arrested by her father and sent to th
House OF Refuge. She promises TO b.