The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Editorial Mention.

HEALTH AND II, NE, one year free as a
premium. This offer is open to all new
and old subscribers paying promptly in
advance.
LAcEAwASNA county's bonded debt is
S255 900. which almost reches the limit
OF two per cent. ofthe assessed valuation
Of property in the conntv, beyond which
Ut would he unconstitutional to 90. As
the present Tlluation cannot be changed
for at least two years, people are wonder
ing where the money Is to come from 10
bnild jill or even complete the Court
House and put the grounds in order.
The Rev. Thomas X. Deecher of Ell.
mira WAS understood, from communi-
cation tn the GAZETTE TO be champion
OF the justihabiity of snicide under GER.
tain circumstances. He writes now in
substance, that when il is determined
by an individual, with the approval OF
his friends, that it is mo longer worth
while to drift about on this sinful plan
ei." be is then justified lin sailing into
the hereafter by his own act"
JUDGE SHEPARD of Chicago has decid.
cd that the Illinois courts have no iutis-
diction in divorce cases where a wife re-
siding IN that State seeks divorce from
her husband residing IN another State.
anless the offence complained of was
comnStt"d in Illinois, or while both par
lies resided there. This Limitation OF
jurisdiction VII cut fl large number
oI divorce applicants who so to Chicago
to have the marriage bond broken for
some trivial casse.
CHICAGO DAILY News: Massachusetts,
mas not been mentioned in pint ,inre
Gov. Robinson took hold of its helm, and
II will rrubabiy remain in obscurilv iii
Ben Bn'l-r gets his SECOND uiud aud Sc
cu.es la k-holt on the common wealth
and throws her down the cellar STAIRS
Agilp. B1il still |. vers ar.nnd the
horizon ahh expr sSeS an ambition to
paint Piyuru IA r"k r"d. aud h, has
the best Wis rs ni the rest a. the com
Try Tor The iultiilmeut ol bis amblu9n.
CHIcAG DAILY News: j. Warre,. K i.
Ter argos thu Gen L ynrou repeated
iy apr, ached him with corrupt propos.
itlons. This does not speak well for
Keller. II Keller had b.el the right
KIND OF All honest man Buynton would
not have approached him for corrupt
purposes more than once. A thoro oh.
ly honest man is as sfcure agaiusta repe.
trion OF insult ms a virtuous woman
But we do not b.. l.evr Kaif-r's c'mrp
Waen 1t comes to question of veraci;y
between Keifer and Boynton we cauuot
De long time III making up our minds
10 favor of the latter. Boyutou las al
ways been above suspicion.
A LITTER was recently admitted as a
will AZ Westminster, Md The case WIS
strongly contested. ] Henr, Hoppe
died ILtestate. and his estate amounted
to "hunt $3.50 00'. El'zl Ann Byers pre-
sented to the Court letter to herself
from Hoppe, III which he snij: 'Ann,
after my death You are to have $40, 600
This you are to have, will or no will.
Take care of this letter until my death,
Ann, keep this 10 yourself" The paper
was declared by the executors to ne a
forgery. The jury, after ten days
trial, decided it genuine Issues were
taken to the Court Of Appeals 10 deter.
mine whether the letter was a I, stamen.
tary paper, and the Court decided it to
be sufficient for a will.
SENATE SHERMAN in recent tier nd.
DIRE 's-d to the iron trade, says The
prot 'ct've system is ROW in NOR danger
from its friends than its enemies The
manufacturing interests are be gin, ing to
regAri rorl 'rnr, ore. pig iron. wool, and
other articles Of domestic production as
raw articles, not TO be protected by duty.
this new doctrine should get foot
ho ~'ull des'r,N the whole protec.
tive policy of the Government. The rule
OF pr"t' c'ion must tend to all labor alike
II the labor of the farmer IN produc-
inS wool, and to the labor of the miner
IN iIsgiug coal-and if it is denied To
th FARMER aud miner /, cannot justly be
ma ntained in favor Of the manufacturer.
h's labor that il to be protected aud not
capital. 1t is indeed more important to
develop the natural resources of the
eoluiry in the production, ain ng and
Maputacture Of such articles as wool.
o'al N iron than to prot ct the hllLer
forms of production where oheap labor
IL iudispenSaLle."
On Fridy, the Sth last, Presid, nj
Arthur issued the following order an
non.cihg the retirement of General
Sherman from the command OF the Army
OF ihs United States: Gen. William 4.
Sherman, General of the Army, hayIug
this la, reached the age ui 81 years, is,
IN accordance with law, placed upol the
retired list of the army, without Tednc.
lion IN his current pay aud allowances.
Tue aunoRnc, meut of the severeuee from
the e"nlmaud Ol the army of one who
hss hsen tor 10 many wears its diSlin
RnIshsd chief eau but awaken in Ii,
minds not Ouly "f tie army but of th,
people of the United States mingled
emotions o: regret and gratitude-regre
at the withdrawal from active militar,
service of an officer whose lofty sense o
dn'y has neen II model for all soldier
sluee lie hest entered the army in July
iSAO- and gratitude, freshly awakened
Tor the services Of inealculable value rem
deTed by tim III the war for the Uniop
which his great military genins aud dnr
lux did M lnuea Ia end. The Presi1en
derms thls it,Ins occasion 70 give ex
pTSsAlon ia ihls manuer to the Rrati nd