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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11
BAD RESULTS or DAD LAWS.

Our farmers, too and those engaged directly
and Indirectly In supplying the products of auri-
culture see that day by day, and as often as The
daily wants of their households rccur. they are
forced TO pay excessive and needless taN;ition
while their products struggle In foreign murEpis
with the competition oi nations which, By all NY
ing freer exchange reproductions than wc per-
nit, euab,e their people to sell Tor prices winch
distress the American farmer
Seycry patriotic citizen rcioices in the con
stantly Increasing pride Of our people In Aiutfl-
can. citizenship and in the glory Of our nationni
achleYementS and progress a sentiment prevails
thlt the leading strings useful to u nation in It's
Infancy may well be to u great ext ut discarded
IN The nrescut stage of American inguhuiiy cOur-
age and fearless SelEroiiance. And Tor fhti priv
leEe OF indulging this sentiment with true Am
erlean enthusiasm our cltizrus are quite willing
TO torego an idle surplus in the public Treasury
And all the people know that the average raie
o. Federal taxation upon imports is to-day. In
time OF peace, but little less while uuon some
articles OF necessary consumption il is actltly
more than was imposed by the grievous burden
Willingly borne at Il time WHEN the government
needed millions to maintain by war the safety
and integrity of the Union.
TARIFF REVISION
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11

the ipst obligations Of the government and the
eNncnse OF It's economical administration such
eNaytiOn becomes ruthless eXtoftiOn and "A VIOLA
ton of the fundamental principles Of q free gov
crnlHcnt.
CONCEALED TANATtoN.
IKE indirect manner In which those cyactions
are made has tendency to conceal their true
character aud thelfeMent But we have arrived
~ sage OF .supertluGus revenue which has
aroused The people to a rpalWatloA of the fact
that the amount raised prufessedly for the sun
port OF the government Is paid by them absolute
ly, II added TO the price OF things which sspply
Their daily wants as IL il was paid at iXCd peri0ds
into the hand Of tie taX-gatherr
1huSe who toll for daily Whges are beginning
to understand that capital. though sometimes
Vaulding lis IMPORTANCE and canorine for the
Protection and iavOro OF the government. is dun
and sluggish TN, touched by tie napic.l hand
OF labor, i springs into activity furnishing nm
occasion ter Federal taxation and gaining tlp
value WitCll enables it to bear it3 burden, And
The laporlng man is thOughtiully mqnrng whcth-
er, IN These circumstances. and considering the
tribute he constantly pays into the public Treas
nry hs he supplies his daily wants. he receives
his ihir share Ui advantages.
There Is also suspicion abroad that the sur
Plus OF our revenues indicates abnormal and OK
certiOn3l business profits, which, under the sys-
TEN which produces such surplus Increase with
ont corresponding benefit to- the people Mt lalpp
tue vast HccllinnlatOns of n few among our eff
Zons Whose fortunes, rvalng the wealth of the
most favored In anti-dcmOCratic nations are not
ne natural growth of n steady, PLAIN and indus
triOus Rppuhiif ~
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
THE FUNERAL SERVICE.

There is ever something mysterious
ly impressive in the presence OF death;
and the last sad parting from those we
love wakes emotions which are never
felt ut any other time or under any
other surroundings.
We are led to these reflections by
witnessing the funeral services in the
Episcopal Church over the remains oil
our friend, Maj T. +. Henry. The
deep, sad monotone of the voices of the
choir ns they chanted the solemn re-
QUEEN; the sorrowful faces OF the au.
dience and their almost painful silence
all combined to make the scene one oil
the most solemn we ever witnessed.
Every one present seemed to uncon-
sciously pay heart felt tribute to him
who, to use his own favorite words
chad worn the white flower OF a blame
less life"
Truly, "there are no fields of anna
ranth on this side OF the grave; there
are no voices that are not soon mute
however tuneiul; there is no name
with whatever emphasis Of passionate
love repeated OF which the echo is moi
faint at last"
"There is gloom in deep love, as in
deep water: There is a silence in il
which suspends the foot, and the folded
arms and the detected head are the
images it reflects. No voice shakes ito
surface; the MUSES. themselves approach
it with tardy and timid step, and
with low and tremulous and melan
choly song"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

A BELATED correspondent, s. ]. X,
is still writing OF the Blair bill to the
Rutherford Democrat. 1t does seem
that man ought to know that such gifts
(?) as that bill proposes would only
have the effect OF street charity by in.
dueing more idleness and more help.
lessness.
The people OF Tennessee are freemen,
and they don't propose to be placed
on reservation like Geronimo and
his band. They have learned in Wash
iEgton that more Indians can be killed
by placing them on. reservations thar
they can kill with bullets, and hence
Geronimo is sent to Florida.
Whenever an individual or a State
surrenders freedom of thought and
action in local affairs all hope OF pro
gress goes with the surrender. The
idea of belonging to power simply be-
cause it is stronger in numbers o.
wealth is as slavish as that OF the ne
groes before the war when each negro
was anxious to belong to the riches
white man in his neighborhood. In
each case it is an acknowledgment
Of weakness aad inferiority.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

THE first wintsr-blsom, IN the form
Of typographical tourist, struck the
CHRONICLES Office tvo weeks ago. He
called for work. and he got it. When
paid off he climbed to the giddy sum
NIT Of printers high-lonesome for a
couple of days, aud last Thursday soon
after the cold wave swept down on the
fold be folded his hsppy form around a
few stlck-fulls Of the smigrant's peram-
bulatOr and struck southwark to meet
the Harper party.
he disclaims any connection with
the Harperslaor any other travelling
troul and merely journies as volun,
tary inspector OF cross-ties on the Jay
Gould System. His bearing is for the
Sunny South, for he has "roamed
through the northern wastes OF snow
and strayed where the soft magnolias
blow" and now, like Longfellow's
birds, he spreads his pinions, and guild
ed BY printers unerrIng intuition, he
has sailed for the land OF flowers,
Where woodbines and Bourbon together en-
And ali, save the spirit of man, is divine.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

THE indications all point in the same
direction, and the members elected to
represent the people in the coming
Legislature ought to take no risks, nor
permit the intervention OF any infiu
ence that may mar the harmony Of
the party. They should meet in caucus
and, after free discussion, nominate 9
good man for Senator and for each and
every Office.
The enemies OF Democracy in the re-
cent canvass invoked the aid of every
element, protectionists, prohibitionists
radicals and negroes, and it therefore
becomes the first duty of our represen-
tatives to organize the forces of Democ.
racy and emphasize the fact that Dem
ocratic principles and Democratic Off
GERS shall rule the destiny OF Tennessee
because such is the expressed will o.
the people as proclaimed through the
ballot
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

THOSE who have not travelled recent
ly over the Henderson division of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad have but
little idea OF the wonderful increase in
business. The Henderson Journal thus
speaks OF the annual inspection:
General Manager ]. T. Harrahan,
and his associates, came up the road
Saturday on the annual inspection train
OF the Louisville and Nashville road.
They made critical examination on
this the Henderson and Nashville divis-
ION, OF the surface Of the track, the
ballast, the bridging, crossings, ties,
rails, &c. Besides the manager there
were on board superintendent Downs,
Geddes, Epperson, Marshall, Sattmerst,
Dunn, Ensley, Clark and Fonda, Chiel
engineer Montfort and assistant Can
trell, and superintendents Of machinery
Middleton and Walsh.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

Four OF the justices OF the United
States Supreme Bench can retire, on
full pay, on the LIST day Of January
next. A justice on that bench can re-
tire at 20 years OF age, if he has been a
Judge. ten years, Bradley, Wait, Mil
Ter and Field are the members who can
leave the woolsack' One is nomipally
a Democrat. The others are Republi-
cans. Chief Justice Wait is one OF the
soundest anti-corporation Judges IL the
Union.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

EVERY paper last week contained the
doleful information that:
1.-THE death of Mr.. Arthur leaves Mr..
Hayes the only surviving ex.Prssident
OF the United States.
The same papers are ready and waiting
too, to make a final announcement
when his fraudulency passes on to APP
pear before the jury where there will be
no "8 to 7" in the verdict.
o, r. B. H, you'll get your fairin:
In hell they'll roast thee like herrin,"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

ONLY three Indian scalps have thus
far been presented for the rewards Of
fered in Arizona, and these were all in
the hand OF one man. When asked to
make affidavit that they we're the scalp-
lock OF hostile Indians, he replied;
swell, two OF 'em had sot a cabin
afer and killed a settler, and the
other was comm for me with his knife,
but can't say as they was hostile"
The reward was promtly handed
over.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

FARMERS should write to their home
papers such items as will interest the
public in relation to their crops.
Three weeks ago Mr.. Henry P. Will
liams, of Guthrie, KY, wrote the
CHRONICLE very interesting article in
regard to the remarkable size and rich
ness OF the plants in his Tobacco crop
OF this season. We published his COM
munlcation with pleasure, end since
that time we have seen it copied in
several papers, and now it is repeated
in the New York Tobacco Leaf which
is the recognized organ of the tobacco
trade of the United States.
Nor is this all, copies OF the CHRoNI-
Gle are read every week in Bremen and
in Paris, and thus the personal attention
Of the wealthiest buyers in the world is
directed, to the communications of our
farmers. This kind OF advertisement
is worth dollars to our farming friends,
and yet it costs them nothing more
than the simple labor of writing. The
CHRONICLE is always glad to receive in
teresting letters from. the farmers. mer-
chants, mechanics, millers, railroad
officials and all others who feel inter-
ested in advancing by means OF the
press the substantial interests OF the
whole community.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

AT a recent meeting Of the famous
Lime Kiln Club, the judiciary commit
the reported that there was little doing
in law, and what there was scanned to
be all in the bands OF lawyers who were
engaged in establifhing the innocense
of suspected criminals. They recon-
msnded that about half of ever jury be
sent to the State prison along with the
party convicted.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
"Yo,,e mind Is in a twilight sta

"YovR mind is in twilight state, ="
observed the good man. "You cannot
diHerentiate the grains Of mistrust
from the molecules OF reasonable
confidence. You are travelling the
border-lsnd, the frontier between the
paradise OF faith and the Arctic regions
OF incredibly. You are an agnostic. "
"Divil a Bit" said Pat, with mingled
samazement and indignation. ''I'm a
Dimmycrat, livery inch O. me-"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
THE following States voted majority

THE following States voted msjority
for the Morrison tariff bill:
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Flor
ida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ma
ryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Mississippi, North Carolina South Caro-
Ena, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and
Test Virginia. conneo..cut was equal
ly:dividss. Louisiana was the only
Democratic State that gave a majority
against the bill. Minnesota wa: the
only Republican State 'hss voted for
The bin proposed largateducticns in
ar ,.,;g II was defeated by vote OF
400 1H. OF the whole number OF
votes 10 favor Of the bin. iS6 we're cast
\, Democrats and 4 by Republicans
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
IT is hardly fair to call Benedict Ar
mold q Mugwufhp. Jacksonville Her
al

Rev. Sam SMALL has been narrowing
up the spirital ncw-ground OF Brer
'Colyar, Of the UafeS, in way that
makes him despise. when We see such
,things among the heznlaghss we can't
help thinking what q time Of dark
.seSs would follow il sssy we're both
sAaffed out.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
THE WITNESS OF THE THUS.
clarksvIl;e Tobacco Leaf.

1t is se:d that Gov. Bate is strongly in
favor OF caucus 10 nominate a United
States Senator. The American is alsc
in favor OF a, caucus. Does this little
coincidence imply anything'-Unicss
1t seems 10 imply good deal to Col
Colyar and his followers Col. Colyar
feels, perhaps, somewhat like the
Robertson county man in his cabin
when the "stars we're falling" "hs
said he could see hi enough through
the cracks"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

THE Democratic State central and
executive committee met in Frankfort,
and called State convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Governor and other
State offices on May 4, at Louisville, the
county primaries to be held on April
90
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
The Nashville Banner

THE Nashville Banner furnishes
the following list of candidates for
Comptroller as far as heard from
Pickard of Perry; Morton of Fayette;
Sloan OF Upton; Clark OF Madison;
Scott OF Henderson; Timberlake oil
Henderson; Bugg Of Giles; Cantrell Of
DeKalD and McWhirter OF Davidson.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
mcn-LonEsomE.

The editor Of the San Marcos, Texm
Cresset 10 preparing for one. Hear
him,
Christina and new year. come on
ssturday,-ail dsy Sunday to sleep Of
headaches.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

THE President in his message, will,
il is said, take strong grounds in favor
OF tariff reform as the only honest and
legal way to prevent the boarding Of
vast surplus revenues in the Treasury.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

THE Avalanche opposes caucus, and
gives no better reason than, as its says,
"because a caucus will strengthen the
chances OF Bate, House, Marks, Or
Whitthorne."
80, most lame and impotent conclusion! !"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

BEHIND the snowy loaf is the mill
wheel; behind the mill the wheat field
on the wheat field falls the sunlight;
above the sun is God.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

"WELL," said George, II must go, /"
and then he said good night with the
Emma Abbott attachment thereunto
appertaining. eff you must you
mussed," replied Linda, "look at my
hair and ruffle." And he ruffled.-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

LADIEs-Do you want pure and
freshly ground cinnamon bark, cloves,
mace, nutmegs, allspice, ginger, mus
tard, celery seed, ETC., you can get them
from Owen & Moore's. ct.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

Our new Almanac says: When a
wife has to get up early in the morning
and light the fire, she inyaribly makes
il warm for the old man."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

THE Secretary OF State has received
the official returns of Stewart county.
This completes the list and Bob Tay-
loi Is majority is 1921.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

Mr.. JOSEPH ARMsTED and Miss Mary
higgins, both Of whom live on the
Hopkinsville pike three miles from
New Providence, were married on
Wednesday the list Of December, They
nave many friends In that vicinity who
wish them happy Wooded life.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

IT is notable fact that the wages Of
sin have not been cut down to any per-
ceptable extent--and yet many sinners
are among the strikers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
CAPT. JOHN M. MORTON.

Those OF our personal friends know
the intimacy which has long existed
between Capt. Morton and the editor Of
the CHRONICLE, and those in GAINESVILLE
will remember that Capt. Morton, Maj,
Sparks and our old friend, Slater, oil
the Home Journal, came TO GAINESVILLE
last week to see Mr.. Davis, and while
here the genialties OF the press which
we extended have been remembered IN
the following kindly letter from our
comrsde who, in his younger days, we
felt pround OF styling "The young Pei
ham of the army OF Tennessee"
NashUile, Tenn, ,Nov. 21st 1886.
Dear Friend Frank:
Sparks made the connection and
passed on to Murfreesboro, Cannon Ditto,
Slater had friend TO see at the Anchor
and stopped over. The Decatur train
soon landed, me safely at Vine Hill
where my wife and children awaited
me. The trip was greatly enjoyed by
us all, and your contributions to our
pleasure were often mentioned to your
credit. How associations will bring
up memories. The visit and meet
ing with Mr.. Davis carries me back to
67, when rs valedictorian | faced an
assembly at Masonic Hall, more terri
bic than an army with banners. The
ar, pl..On1 .,nAAsaal
brought down the house but called
sharp criticism from the Yankee paper
published here.
! find in my scrap book your beau.
tiful peice "The Mocking Bird" | en-
close you several extra copies. You
may want for friends | have a dozen
or more You can draw on when needed
Your friend,
JOHN W. MORTON.
The following is the expression allud
ed to by Capt. Morton in his speech
when he graduated in the Nashville
College as Doctor Of Medicine:
"And you fellow graduates l would
especially ask tonight to avoid all mil
itary titles, for there is nothing now
more inappropriate that Capt. Smith
NJ. d. COL Robson, NJ. d. Gen. Viii
Inns M. d. Not that you should forget
or be ashamed OF your former titles
No! forbid it Heaven! Be ashamed o
the land that gave you birth, be asham'
ed of that true and noble spirit Virgin
las proudest Son, ..be ashamed OF tina
hero patriot, Martyr, whose chains
clashed the sides OF Monroe's dungeon
doors. Be ashamed OF the memory o.
that southern brave whose last word,
we're: "take me over the river and lie,
me rest meath the shade OF the trees. >
Forget the many weary nights spent in
watch and prayer. Forget your DIES
olated homes and insulted fresides! for
get the sad widowhood, the weeping
orphanage o! our much loved but suf
fering Soulful Forget our noble deat
their names and their memories. No
never never! neverl
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

WAR between Russia on one side and
England, Austria and Italy on the
other Is predicted by the knowing
ones.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

THE best OF a book is not the thought
it contains, but the thought it suggests,
just as the charm OF music dwells not
in the tones, but in the echoes Of our
hAarf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

REPAIRING on watches and clocks a
specially and satisfaction guaranteed a.
Rohners. II.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
ONLY three weeks until Christmas.

NEXT Mardi Gras will fall on the ed
Of February, the anniversary Of Wash
ington's birthday.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04
Cheap Sash. Doors and Blinds and Building
Material.

For the benefit of persons desiring
white pine work, we have concluded to
carry stock in such quantities as will
supply the trade, and at prices that will
satisfy those wanting cheap work. Come
and see us before purchasing elsewhere.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-17

~ hAW AueAss1ssag Tnses Dssosuceioo vesy
UspoVa1as and Ne Repeal Demsnae1.
Thursday afternoon, Henry Martin, Of
ConestogA, brought TO Alderman Spurrier's
offce five large owls, which be had shot "sc.
cording 10 act of assembly OF June, 1885, "snd
demanded the premium Of so cents per
head, a. provided In said act The alderman
chopped of the owls heads, threw them into
the stove and burned them, took
Martins affidavit as to the killing OF
them, paid him e. 90 premium, made
cut sworn statements regarding the same,
hurried out OF his office 10 avoid the smell OF
the burning owl heads went up to the court
house and collected the e. so he had paid the
owl.killer, and 20 cents additional for him.
self for cutting Off the heads OF i've owls
burning them in his office stove and making
out a set of sworn statements both for him.
self and the owl.killer The alderman
thinks the owl law to be humoug, and his
opinion Is shared by almost every body else
Crawford county has already ' paid over IS 600
premiums for the killing of hawks owls,
ininks, etc f; Adams county has paid nearly
a, 900; Lancaster county has paid Sl,lSs 30
and the average paid by the counties Of the
state Is almost 81, 500, or total OF sl0o, 200.
The orni,hologist OF the state board OF agri.
culture has made careful and practical exam.
instIon into the food OF hawks and owls,
having killed large numbers of them at ali
seasons OF the year and carefully examined
their crops 10 ascertain the exact nature oi
their food. His report TO the board will indi.
cate that, OF the many varieties of hawks, bu,
two are known to prey upon chickens and
that even these two live largely upon mice
and insects His report will show that the
injury by the destruction of chickens IL
much more than counter erbslanced by theil
destruction OF insects, etc.
There is no doubt the hawks and owls dc
the farmer more good than harm. The Law
was passed not in the interest OF the farmer:
but In the interest of sportsmen who woulC
like TO see the hawks and owls exterminated
for the protection of game birds, regardless
Of the effect which It may have upon tn.
agricultural interests of the common wealth
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-17
A Real Good House Warming

Rev. q. w. Seilhsmer and family, formerly
OF the Church OF God, this city, now of
untontown, Nd, were in rare good luck last
week. Mrs. Seilhamer had been from home
for some time, and on her return met with A
delightful surprise The affair was en-
gtneered by Messrs. L. G. Gilbert and Ezra
Garner and was participated in by hundred
or more oil the members and friends of the
pastor, and bis good lady with zeal aud
practical enthusiasm that will keep the min
leterial household from want for sny good
things for the next six months. horse aud
Du98y We're placed in the PASTORS stable, q
supper OF Chesapeakes' best bivslves awaited
tne mistress return, and as load after load of
pAr1shioners with their well filled wagons Of
everything usual to tho well filled Iarder, ar.
rived and found place In the home. The
horse was made TO laugh at well filled crib
ana plentiful supply of Carroll county,s
pest nay, while the reverend gentleman and
M esnmaole helpmeet were completelyover.
!oyeo py The generous gift Of their many
friends.