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The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

IT isanotable gathering that is now in
session at the Metropolitan Hotsl in this
city. With men like those in attendance
at the Southern Railway aud Steamship
Convention at the head of the vast inter-
ests they styerally represent, the commer-
cial prosperity of the South and Southwest
Is assured.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

If there is one thing more than another
that ought to damn President Arthur's
administration, it is the imbecility and
cowardice that has been permitted to per-
meate the State Department.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

MEssRs. COMMISSIONERS, 1t is not at all
creditable in you to make faces at the
District Committees because they won't
accept your tax bill as a whole Go to
work an prepare one to meet the objec-
finus
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

WHERE did the Members get their "oold
tea" during the iillibustoring Monday
night? Congressman Vance, who is so much
in favor Of prohibition for the District,
should Investigate at once.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

How to get even with Bismarck Recall
Minister Sargent and send Tom Ochiltree
TO Berlin.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

THE attention of Senator Colquitt is re-
spectfully called to the fact that prohibit
tion fails to prohibit under tho very dome
of the Capitol,
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

THE man who called it the war in the
SoWdan no doubt had in view the fact that
the old hog among the nations was roofing
in that direction.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

COLORADO people have new way of
getting lid of quack doctors. They hang
them. II that process of removal should
travel eastward good many necks would
feel unsafe.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

THERE are still great many people who
don't read tho newspapers. One of that
kind was taken in and done for at the
Baltimore & Potomac depot yesterday.
Served him right. ~
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

As Congress seems to be in the humor to
amend tho postal laws in the right direc-
tion, let them give us one cent local post
age
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20

THE confidence men are at work again.
What are the detectives doing2
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20
Judge Gresham to RemmIn In tn,
CnhIuAt.

The Washington correspondent OF the Baltl.
more SWl says; "Judgo Thomas Drummond,
Circuit Judge for the seventh Judicial clrcuit,
comprising the States OF Indiana and Illinois,
before tho let OF April next. AS he has held
me position for more than ten years, he can
rellre on fun pay, 1t has been anticipated for
retire, and there has been n tacit understand
ing that Postmaster General Gresham, who
resigned as United States district Judge for
lhuihna 10 accept his present Office, would sue
ceed him, But after Consideration Of thaIzlkt-
Ter, DIR. Gresham to-day concluded. tssfdmaln
N mo cabinet of Preshdpt Artbs1s, and 90 an.
nounced to another Cal a,AiEer.'
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-20
Wednesday, Fob. 20. 1884.

LAST night was well calculated to recall
the story of Noah.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29

of the blood is improved and restora-
tion is begun. Then the deaf hear,
the blind see, the lame walk, and the
craiiks are made whole.
Another interesting feature of a
kindred nature to the bath house,
and which occupies the remainder of
your leisure hours, is the doctors of
flee. Here again you encounter
about the same number and exactly
the same character of malcontents.
waiting fer their turn. But the at
mosphere here is not altogether so
hot as in the bath parlor, SO they
blaspheme the cold stove, narrate as
before their different troubles, while
the doctor in the consulting room
examines and operates OH each pa
tient as his turn arrives. When a
fellow talks little loud to the doc
tor, some one remarks, he it collfcss-
lug. And when a poor devil shrieks
in agony, he is paying the fiddler.
There are more doctors here than in
any town of its size in the world.
Some are strictly first-class,, others
moderate, and the remainderare N. G.
The other interesting features of the
place are its hotels and boarding
houses, il, would be trespassing too
much on your space to narrate
their various episodes. 0. L.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29

fayette Green, F. NJ. Clement, j. A.
Munday, j. ID. Elliott.
On Military Aiiairs-Austin Peay,
Chairman; Robert Walker, r. 6.
Hays, +. NJ. Clement, F. d. Rigney.
On Penitentiary and House of Re-
form-T. f. Hallam, Chairman r.
G. Hays, ID. l.. Moore, Attilla Cox,
q. j. Walton. S, Ii. Boles, Ben S.
Robbins. .....r' 'a.. ....
On Printing-L. M. Martin
Chairman; Jas. A. Munday, Ben S.
Robbins, j. N. Price, Attilla Cox.
On Privileges and Elections-D.
L. Moore, Chairman; David Pool, +.
ID. Rigney, j. w. Wilson, .Wilhite
Carpenter Ha
On Propositions and Grievances
Jas. A. Munday, Chairman E. r.
Sparks, ii. G. Bruce, w. Ii. Freder-
ick, j. d. Elliott. <'' a-
On Public Expenditures. r. w
Smith, Chairman; Austin Peay, f.
M. Clement, Henry z. Dixon, Lafay-
cite Green.
On Religion and Morals-Edward
Reiley, Chairman; w. w. Bush, W.
Ii. Frederick, c. j. Walton, Rodney
Haggard. uu
On Railroads.&c.. r. Clark, Chair
man; Attilla Cox, j. ID. Fogle, j. r.
w. Smith, L. Z. Hallam, John Ben
nett, James Garnett. |
On Rules-The Speaker, Chair
man;R R. G. Hays, c. j. Walton, A. R,
Clarke, L. L. Moore,
On Sinking Fund-John Bennett,
Chairman; r. A. Burnett, D. L.
Moore, F. NJ. Clement, Wilhite Car
penter. ~ ~
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
Railroad.

A petition will be forwarded from
this county this week, to the Ken
tucky Legislature, asking that a char
ter be granted for the erection of a
railroad from this place to Hopkins
vile, and continue. from that point to
intersecteither the Elizabethtown and
Paducah road, at or near Greenville,
or the Louisville & Nashville road at
or near Russellyille. "
There is not a more available route
contemplated in Kentucky; one that
could be built at a less cost, or would
be of more convenience to the public
or pay a.better dividend to the stock
holders.
The people of Trgg county like the
business men of Cadiz are an ener-
getic, thrifty population, and when
the charter is passed we will say to
Hopkinsviile, and Christian county,
that if they mean business. Cadiz
and Trigg county will meet them half
way.
Now we have never been an ene-
my to the erection of the Clarksvillei
railroad, though it has been very in
Observation-Disclosures that we were.
If the road should run as at present
contemplated, twelve or thirteen
miles away from our town, and fit
ting like spectre through only about
FIVE miles of the poorest corner of
our county, the question would very
naturally arise, as to the advantage
The people of Cadiz, or Trigg county
might expect to derive from it. Still
we have never opposed it,
But we do favor the building of a
Narrow Gauge Road from this place
to Hopkinsville, because we believe it
would help build up both Hopkins
vile and Caoiz, would add greatly to
the wealth of the town, and the coun-
ty, and be great public convenlcnce
to us all.-Cadiz Old Guard.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
The Senate Committees.

The following is a complete list of
the Senate committees. The COM
ment am"Ng Senators is, that Lieu
tenant Governor Hindman has dis
played much wisdom in their make
up:
On Agriculture and Manufactures
w. Ii. Frederick, Chairman E. r.
Sparks, r. A. Spur, Ed. Rigney,
Lafayette Green.
On Appropriations-T. w. Ogilvie,
Chairman; II. G. Bruce, j. L. Price,
Edward Kelley, }. II. Wilson.
Banks and Insurance-Attilla Cox,
Chairman r. G.. Hays, l.. M. Mar
tin. J.D. Fogle, John Bennett.
On Charitable Institutions-W. w.
Bush, Chairman r. A. Spur, ]. r.
w. Smith, Austin Peay, L. ID. Rigney,
James Garnett, Robert Walker.
On Claims-R. A.Burnett, Chair
man; Wilhite Carpenter, David Pool,
w. H.Taulbee, j. IL. Ogilvie.
On Codes of Practice-J' d. Fogle,
Chairman; L. f. Hallam. W. w.
Bush, u. NJ. Martin, LIT. Moore.
| On Courts of Justice Rodney
Haggard, Chairman Henry G. Dix
on, John d. Fogle, II. A. Burnett
Edward Kelley. tss. LV
On Education-L. t. Moore, Chair
man ;John Bennett, A. II. Clark, w
j. Oaudill, Edward Kelley. Robert
Walker, r. A. Spur. .,.
On Enrollments-F. d. Rgney,
Chairman G. M. Vaughn, VIII.
Taulbee. aa ~. ,t .JHt
On Executive ,Affairs-S. II. Boles,
Chairman; j. d. Elliott, David Pool,
Austin Peay, c. Nj. Vaughn.
On Federal Relations-Latayette
Green, Chairman; j. IL. Wilson, W.
j., Caudill, Ben S. Robbins, G. j.
Walton.
On Finance-R. G. Hays, Chair
man; C. NJ. Vaughn, G. j. Walton,
j. A. Munday, S. u. Boles, d. l..
Moore, John Bennett.
On General Statutes-Ben S. Rob
bins. Chairman, Jas. A. Munday,
w. w. Bush, X. a. Burnett, Henry
Dixon. j. II. Wilson, j, r. w. Smith.
On immigration and Labor-R. A.
Spur, Chairman; W. I'll. Frederick,
law. II, Taulbee, w. j. Caudill, Henry
c. Dixon.
On Internal Improvements-H. G.
Bruce, Chairman Wilhite Carpenter,
IW. j. Caudill, j. W. Ogilvie, j. d.
Elliott, G. M. Vaughan, E. r.
Sparks.
On Judiciary-Jas. Garnett, Chair
man; A. r. Clarke, T. f. Hallam, S.
H. Boles, l.. T. Moore, L. M. Martin,
Rodney Haggard.
On Library, Public Buildings and
|Offices-J. N. Price, Chairman La
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29

In 1878 q public coffee,house was es-
tablished in London for the purpose Of
checking intemperance, and to-day there
nre over 100 such enterprises in En-
gland, mostly in London. They receive
the hearty praise Of the church and the
substantial aid Of the respectable classes.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29

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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20
Christmas Customs.
THE PECULIAR IDEAS THE VARIOUS coNTI-
MENTAL NATIONS HAVE OF CHsISTMAs
pAY-THE cHmpRE,Ns FEsTIYAL.

THE PECULIAR IDEAS THE VARIOUS coNTI-
MENTAL NATIONS HAVE OF oHsISTMAs
DAY-THE cHLDRE'Ns FESTIVAL.
Iu the North of Germany and on the
Rhine it is st. Nicholas on his donkey,
accompanied by his servantRuprecht who
makes his rounds on Christmas eve. The
little ones expect the mysterious visitor
to fill the dishes which they place on
the window sills, or the shoes and stock
ings which they thrust up the chimney,
with the gifts. They go to bed with the
determination not to fail asleep and miss
hearing the donkey's bray which is to
announce the arrival Of the bountiful
pair, However they are not allowed to
leave their beds until early dawn, when
a general scramble takes place, With
shouts of delight or sobs of disappoint.
ment the various receptacles for the ex-
pected presents are examined, and the
several papers undone in which the gifts
are tied up to proloug the suspense.
Some reveal the coveted sweets, the long
desired picture book, the prayed for
fairy doll; others contain palpable hints
of the parents displeasnre in the shape
of birch rod, a written reprimRnd. ETC.,
or are empty altogether, The lucky
recipients are congratulated; those under
a cloud laughed at, aud harmless fun
reIgns supreme throughout the house.
In similar way st. Nicholas day is
I celebrated in France on the 9th of De-
cember, and in Lorraine the role of
Ruprecht,is played by Pere Fouettard.
preceding St, Nicholas, who is seated
on the negotiable donkey, in his official
robe, with mitre, cross and long beard
In the south of Germany St. Nicholas
appears in person on Christmas eve, or
sends his bearded servant Ruprecht,
wrapped in furs or blankets-the more
/ orge-like the better-with birch rod in
his hand and we'll filled bag or basket on
his back. Before distributing his gifts,
which consist of apples, oranges, wal
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20
THOSE CHOICE CIGARS.

care you going t o make your husband
a Christmas present this Year," inquired
Mrs. Tibbs of her denr friend Mrs.
Sweet.
'I'm afraid not" responded Mrs,
Sweet, "I was designing to, and had
saved mp quite a sum of money for that
purpose; but 1 saw such love of oon-
net that could not resist the temptation
to buy it. am afraid Mr.. Sweet will
have to go without his present, Shall
you give Mr., TIbbs anythingi"
"Oh, yes. 1 shall give him just n
splendid present"
"Iudeed! What is it to be?'
~ shall give hIm box of those very
expensive cigars of which be is so fond
aud which he complains that he can SO
poorly afford to buy
"How have you managed to save so
much money!"
"Oh, l haven't done ii that way
When he leaYes his box cRrelessly on
the library table, take out one or two
cigars and lay them away carefully so
that by Christmas shall have enough
to fill box"
"whas perfectly lovely idea! Won't
he be surprised?''
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20
CARBON COUNTY, PA, SATURDAY

nuts, penny dolls and similar triGes, he
examines their behavior since last Christ.
mas, rewarding the good ones and ex.
pressing his displeasure by the character
of his preseuts-bits of wood stones or
raw potatoes the naughty ones.
Ruprecht is appealed to by the parents
many weeks previous to Christmas for
keeping in order the youngest members
of the family.
In Alsace the Christmas messenger
appears as Lady Bountiful, clad in white,
her face powdered with flour. On her
long auburn hair, made of tow, she
wears crown ofgold paper, surrounded
with lighted wax tapers, holding in one
hand silver bell and in the other a
basket filled with presents She, too,
is supposed TO arrive on donkey, and
is accompanied by Hans Trnpp, the
indispensable bugbear, wrapped in bear.
skins, the blackened face hidden under
slouch hat, and his hands birch rod.
Anxious to conciliate even the donkey,
the children place bundle of hay be.
hind the door for its accommodation,
and glass filled with wine as welcome
for the lady and her attendant, singing q
quaint old German rhyme:
Chrischtki ndele, Cbrischtkindle,
Kun du zue uns eryul
Merr hann frisch's Ifeubindle,
Un au Giesele Wyn.
Z Bindele
Fr's Essele,
+ Glasele,
Tn bette kenne mcr au.
the explanation of which may serve as
an amusement for holiday afternoon.
The proceedings of Hans Trapp are
about the same as those of knecht
Ruprecht; but the Lady Bountiful in
tercedes for the naughty children on
their promise of amendment, and places
her gifts under the Christmas tree
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20
MAMMA GETS TIRED.

"What is in those big brown paper
packages that came to-day mammal"
"Oh. nothing, child; nothing but
but soap"
"Then why don't you let me see it?"
II don't want to open them until
wash. day"
"Bpt Jane is out of soap and is going
to the grocery to get some?'
ii forgot. 1t is not soap in those
bundles, but starch"
when does Christmas come, nam.
mar"
Next week"
"Who brings the presentsr"
Santa Claus"
"How does he get in?'
"Comes down the chimney"
"But we have no chimney in the par.
lor where the Christmas tree is to be-"
No, I forgot; he comes up the heate,
Aue.
"But how does he get through the lit
tie boles?''
He is very small, and can squeeze
through anywhere.
''But dolls and carriages and drums
and sleds are not small. How does he
get them through?'
"Oh! please don't bother any more
mamma is tired -
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20
OF USE IN THE WORLD.
A CHRISTMAS SKETCH.
Crashl bang! jingle! jingle!

Crash! bang! jingle! jingle!
The noise alarmed the whole house
hold, the members thereof rushing ex.
citedly into the room to find Sadie, pale
aud frightened, standing in the midst Of
demolished chair, fragments of earthen
hower-pots and broken glass, nervously
smoothing cut her dress.
"Well. d o declared CALCULATED Aunt
Matilda, a spluster sister of Mr.. Benson's,
as she surveyed the destruction through
her spectacles,
I'm real sorry, Aunty. I'm sure |
did not mean to break them," apologized
Sadie, humbly.
"Oh, no" answered Aunt Matilda,
curtly, holding crushed iuchsia ten
derly in her hand; "chiidren never mean
to do anything wrong after the emischiel's
been accomplished. You ought to have
been hurt as punishment tor your in
qnisiliveness, she continued with en-
phasis. The flower was blooming so
beautifully, so rapidly; and then consid.
er the care and pride took in decorat-
ing the pot, the appropriate designs, the
exquisite harmony of color-all my labor
gone to naught. Oh, dear mel she ln-
terrogated petulantly, ''of what use are
children in the world anyways"
"Remember, Matilda" quietly inter-
posed Mr., Benson, 'you were child"
"Yes, but unlike your children, John
Benson, 1 was taught never to meddle
with things which did not belong to me
aud you know it," she rejoined sarcasti.
| cally, Us she swept with an air of indig-
nant disdain from the room.
1t was Sundaybefore Christmas, one
of those gloomy, monotonous days, with
leaden clouds floating overhead, the bit.
ing wind no Wing and moaning through
tue streets, and a drizzling rain descend.
ing steadily upon the earth, making ev.
erybody morose and cross and fretful
Ia fact it was what children call "keeI
in" day, when they roam aimlessly from
room to room, or are lulled to sleep by
the pattering rain.drops against the
window-panes, And this particular Sun
day was keep in" day with Sadie Ben
son, and twas while attempting to move
the flower stand that the misfortune mar
rated overlook her.
"oh, my" she wearily soliloquized, ,ai
she stood gazing out of the window, ,afte
the excitement had s1bsided, II wish tn,
sun would shine
As she turned away, an open Bible oI
the table caught her notice. Picking i
MP she began to read, and coming pres
emily to passage which she did no
clearly comprehend, she FASTENED will
The book TO her mother. 1t was this
"Give, and it shall be given unto you
good measure, pressed down and shakel
together, and running over, shall me
give into your bosoms. For with th
same measure that ye mete withal,
shall be measured to you again. n.'-St
Luke iv, 80.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20
Cronn. "A Mother,s TrIhute.

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Mrs. EMMA GEDNEY."
i59 West i2Sth St., New York, May 16, lsss.
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20

There are 1000 women Postmastors
in the United States.
-The Niagara Falls hackmen have
opened noon prayer-meetiug.
A woman in London has paid two
hundred fines for drunkenness.
-Minnesota flour is landed in Europe
within one month after it is barrelled.
Of tho 100000 inhabitants OF
Italy, 100000 can neither read nor
write.
An Indiana girl named Pullberry
married a man named Bennett simply
to secure new name. She refused to
live with him day.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20
THE CHRIsTMAs BELLS. "
BY CLEMENT SCOTT.

Once more across the the leahess land
We hear the clash Of Christmas chimes;
The young and old stand hand in hard,
And dream the past in present times,
There is a story in the Bells
That comes in whispers through the air;
OF Love to some their music tells,
They sigh to Others Of despair!
Last year we flung the window wide;
Twas such Christmas Eye as this,
We bade the bells to greet the bride
And consecrate the bridegroom's kiss,
A little year! too brief, alasl
To save the ship Of still the waye,
To morrow morning we shall pass
The flowers on her husbands gravel
A year ago! you cant forget
Tho darkness OF last Christmas night,
A little robin cold and wet
Flew dazed and hungry to the light.
Our holly wreaths unwithered still,
The glad new year had scarcely come,
We heard a shout across the bill,
Our long-l lost brother had come hcme!
Good will and Peace!" in leafy scroll,
We saw above the chancel dim;
We heard the mighty organ roll
Its music for the Christmas hymn.
The sermon was of love, and all
Uprose, just blest-a Christian fold
Still fathers kisses never fall
On mothers forehead as OF old!
Ring on, We Christmas bells, Of peace;
Ring on of love that never dies;
The love that lasts though life must cease
The life of deathless sympathies;
Ring out the only true belief
Across the meadows and the PLAIN.
The woods once more will smile in leaf
The summer flowers come again.
This is the music of the chimes
That crushes hate and kills despair;
The gospel Of the good old times
FIlliag with love the very air;
Though hope lies buried, it will rise.
Though sorrow triumphs, twill depart,
Love will re-light grief wasted eyes,
And fill with joy the empty heart.