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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-03
Future Of the Tariff.

The President, in very recent con-
versation with friend, gave an inter.
esting outline of his position on the
tariff. In speaking on the subject he
said
'lt seems that my views on the tariff
have been very much misunderstood.
I am not free trader, nor am l what
some call high protective tariff man.
| believe that there is a mi idle ground
upon which we can all stand with per-
feet regard for the interests of industry
and the suflici, ncy of the revenue.
There is no doubt that the system of
raising revenue for the support of the
government from duties on foreign
merchandise imported into the count y
is the simplest aud least burdensone
of all M thods for the object 10 ,ie~.
We know that the income tax was not
popular and that land tax would
affect the agricultural class. These
are the methods resoried to When the
customs plan is not used. A syst M
of duties based ON the idea of rryenue
with Incidental protection seems to be
the proper middle ground"
TOO MUCH POLITICS.
In particnlarizing the President said /:
81 do not think that Mr.. Morrison or
Mr.. Randall or the gentlemen who side
with them are in the right line. There
is too mach politics and not enough
industry in the d,riying purposes of
their schemes. A measure so deeply
affecting the economic interests of the
governmt mt should be arrange d with
reference to economic and not political
conditions"
The President intimated that he
would not advise any attempt to pass
tariff bill at the comming session, tut
would urge the adoption of the aimin-
istralive features of the Hewitt bill /;
that the existing statues were made
quate in the matter of enforcing the
customs laws.
AN ADMINIsTR ALTON MEASURE.
In the course of conversation the
President ind Gated his purpose to take
the tariff question into his own hands
and make il an administration meas
ure. He said:
81 have watched the progress of this
tariff agitation in the House and per-
ceive that it will be necessary for the
administration to take hold Of it. In
the present condition of things it is do
ing the Democratic party great dam
age by fomenting fractional dissensions.
By the time the Fiftieth Congress
assemblies it is not improbable that the
| administration will have measure to
recommend. 1t will be a measure that
will take the advanced ground of the
Democratic party and may be the
issue of the next campaign. There is
a tendency to crowd the tariff question.
Therefore instead of lodging and
doubling the Democratic party had
better take stand and test it before
the people,"
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charges of offensive partisanship here
tofore made, and up to this time held
in allegiance.
Mr.. Stoue and others of like disposi
ton are not TO suppose that party lines
are so far obliterated that the adminis-
tration of the Government is to be
trusted in places high or low to those
who aggressively and constantly en-
deavor unfairly to destroy the conf
dence of the people in the party re-
spousible for such administration.
While vicious partisan methods should
not bc allowed fpr partisan purposes
to degrade or injnre the public service
it is my belief that nothing tends so
much TO dscredit our efforts, in The
interest OF such service, to trea fairly
and generously the official incumbency
of political opponents as conduct such
as is here disclosed The people of
this country certainly do not require
the best results Of administrative en-
deavor to be reached with such agencies
as these.
Upon full consideration cf all |
have before me, am constrained to
d, cline the application of Mr.. Stone
for his reinstatement. | enclose his
letter with this, and desire you to ac-
quaint him with my dcsislon. Yours
truly, GROVER CLEVELAND.
The correspondence closed with the
following letter TO Mr.. Stone:
DEPARTMENT OF JUsTIou.
WASHINGTON, ID, c., Nov. "a, 1886
Hon. WM. A. Stone, Pttsburg, Pa
Sir; em directed by the Presi-
dent to say to you that after consider
alton of your letter of the 18th instant
he will not revoke or change the order
heretofore made suspending you as
district attorney for the We.tern Dis
trlct of Pennsylvania. Very respect
fully.
A. III. GARLAND, ATTORNEY General.
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D. LANCEEL'S
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Notbipu vuusunl,

Hotel Guest-Waiter, how is thisi Yester~
day, desiring to mako present to my daugh-
ter at the dinner table, put $500 bill In Q
piece of cake and told you to hand 1t to her.
Hotel Waiter-Yes, sab.
"But she says she got the cake and not the
money"
"Yes, sab; beg pardon, sah thought you
intended that for my fee, sah"--Omaha
World.
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LIGHT ANo Alev.


On every road since railway trai
TO turn their wheels began,
And every station you will see
A solitary man.
His brow Is damp with beaded sweat
His hcart with woe is cleft
Most earnestly he wants 10 go,
Tho man that's always loft.
Ifthe train due al Up. m.
Should wait TIL half past eight,
Thcre'd he one man come down to 20
Just thirty seconds late.
r. J. Burdette.
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Indirect Application.

"Patrick, you told me you needed the alco-
hol to clean the mirrors with, and here find
you drinking it,
"Faix, mum, it's a-drinkin' 1t and brathing
on the glass Dim a-doin'."-Life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-03
All I'm Vain.

The whistler whistles from week to week,
From day to day, from hour to hour,
And vninly we seek for dynamite brick
To cut him off In his manhood's flower.
Merchant Traveller
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-03
A BIT of Cold Comfort.

A medical journal says "the application Of
a bit of ice to tho lobe of the car will stop
hiccoughing" All man who is accustomed
TO hiccoughing has to do then is to carry bit
of ice around in his vest pocket and he can
cure himself instantly. New York Graphic.
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The single man doth now appear
With overcoat upon his back
The married man looks sad and drear,
While his wife gets into her sealskn sack
Merchant Traveller
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Head of the House Ito young man at front
door)-Haven't told you, sir, never to call
here again'
Young Man-Yes sir; but haven't called
to SEQ Miss Clara this time / have two
months gas bill to collect.
Head Of the House dn milder tone)-I see.
You will please call again.-Life.
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ChiGE-gAiCk-or-lo-kGG
ASK youR GROCER FOR IT.
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR n.
Prevents Roup, Prevents Gspes, Pre-.
vents Cholera, Prevents Egg-Eat-
Ing, Prevents Laying Soft
Egpe, Makes Hens Lay.
II Is No POWDER. !gIs No MEDICINE.
1t Sells for Five Gents Per Pound,
in Boxes,

Chick chick r-re-kee poultry food and pre-
ventive Of disease for poultry, the great egg
food produces eggs prodigiously and is good Tor
the health Of the fowng. 1t is the first article OF
its kind ever Patented in the United Statee,
Canada and England. Try it. 1t costs only
five cents per pound. 1t is no powder. Chick
ems will eat it, That ought to convince you that
it is good If your Grocer, Druggist, Hard
ware or Country Storekceper VIII not get it
for you, send me one dollar and | will ship
you twenty pound box by freight, or one hundred
pounds for Ave dollars. A large box will cost you
no more freight than a small box. Attend to -'our
poultry, If you want to make profit ont of them,
Just the same as you attend to your land. Unless
you manure your land it will not pay you. Just
so with poultry you must give them something
besides feed. They must have material to
answer for grinders, and material for the egg.
II you feed Chick-chick- -er-re-kee (egg food
every day you will never have any sick chick
ems and your hens will ay eggs when otherwise
they would not. You will never do without il
after fair trial. Do not pay twenty-five
fifty cents a pound for me6icine to feed your
poultry when you can get better article from
your storekeeper at five cents pound. Don't
clam; try it. Manufactured in the United
.ates only by
s. S. MYERS, PaIantco,
80 n. Front ST., pIIILAD'A, PA.
Fer sale by Farmers Produce Exchang
Pa.
.SG-fme
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"Now, children" said the Illinois school
teacher, "can you tell me where Lake Michi-
gan isl"
ats near Chicago"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-03
They Are Happy.

The beauty of autumn Is fading away,
The landscapes are black and drear,
But the coal man laughs aud the plumber Is gay,
For their season is almost here.
-Boston Courier,
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Epi,aph ON n Kitchen Girl.

Departed from this world of strife
To regions pleasant and serene;
The last scene of this maiden's life
Was kerosene.
nOcfon Cn,,rfar.
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Sweetness Long Drawn Out.
How sweet to listen to tho bells
That call us to the pewsl
How sweet to turn once more In bed
And take another snoozel
Hartford Sunday journal
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No Bath for Him.

No Bath for Him.
Some one says that a man who has been
struck by lightning cannot swim. He doesn't
want to swim. What he needs, in nine cases
out of ten, after being struck by lightning, is
O cheap and transformations funeral.-Norris-
town Herald.
Too True.
Upon the streets we soon will see
The man with mien detected.
Who aimed a senator to be,
But didn't get elected.
Boston Courier.
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Cease weeping, child-why mourn the loss
OF your departed motherY
Before another year goes by
You'll likely have another
Texas Siftings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-03

W. F. HALSTEAD, Supt.
Superlntendent's office. Scranton, Feb 1st, 1872
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-02-20

three young men who wanted me to write
speeches for them to deliver on the Fourth
OF July. They could do it themselves but
hadn't the time. If / would write the
speeches they would be willing to re-
wise them. They seemed to think it would
be good idea to write the speeches little
longer than necessary and then the poorer
parts of the effort could be cut out. Va
rious prices were set on these efforts from q
dollar to "the kindest regards" People
who have squeezed through one of our
adult winters in this latitude, subsisting
on kind regards will please communicate
with the writer, stating how they like it.
One gentleman who was in the confec-
tionery business wanted lot of "humor-
GUS notices wrote for to put in conversa-
ton candy" 1t was big temptation to
write something that would be in every
body's mouth, but | refrained. Writing
gum-drop epitaphs may properly belong to
the domain of literature, but | doubt it.
Surely, do not want to be naughty and
above my business, but it seems to me that
this is irrelevant.
Another man wanted me to write a
''piece for his boy to speak" and if l would
do 50, could come to his house some Sat
urday night and stay over Sunday. He
said that the boy was ga perfect little case
to carry on, and folks didn't know whether
he would develop into a condemn fool or
youmerist." So he wanted a piece of one
OF them tomfoolery kind for the little cuss
to speak the last day of school.
A coal dealer who had risen to affluence
by selling coal to the poor by apothe-
carries weight wrote to ask me for de-
sign to be used as family crest and a
motto to emblazon on his arms. 1 told
him l had run out of crests. but that
weight for the wagon, we'll all take a
ride" would be good motto; or he might
use the following: 'The fuel and his money
are soon parted" He might emblazon
this on his arms, or tattoo it on any other
part OF his system where he thought it
would be becoming to his complexion.
never heard from him again and l do not
know whether he was offended or not.
Two young men in Massachusetts wrote
me a letter in which they said they chad a
good thing on mother" They wanted it
written up in a iacetious vein. They said
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A PATIENT BEGGAR.

His Imperturbable Good-Nature Under
Trying circumstances.
The other day while the weather was
intensely cold, man knocked at the
door of stately residence, and when a
woman came, the man asked:
'Will you give me piece of bread?''
81 will not.
"Will you give me piece of meat,
then?"
NO"
''Piece of pie?"
mo"
''Potato?'
Nothing"
"May l come around to the dining
room and look at you while you are
eating?"
"No.n
"Well, may I sit down in the yard
and look at the houseP"
mo"
"Will you please grant me the priv
.ege of leaving this houseP'
81 will"
THANK you. l am stranger in
this country and it does me good to
meet with accommodating people.
Say, it really would make no difference
With you if I were never to come back
would it?'
at would not.''
"Well, goodbye"
About half hour later he returned.
al had thought that | would never re-
surn," said he. "but somehow | was
drawn back. Will you allow me to
>Ome in and warm myselfp''
"No."
"You really don't care how cold l am,
do youP"
"Ah, | like to meet frank people. !
feel a growing attachment for this house
and its surroundings. Say, does tall,
slim man live herep"
Eyes, he's my husband.
That's what thought. Pretty good
fellow, isn't hepn
"Of course, he isl
That's what thought. He is not
in the house, is hep"
mo, he has stepped out somewhere. ~
CHATS what 1 thought. Are you
still unprepared to give me piece OF
bread?"
eyes"
'Well, | must leave you again. do
not think that | shall come back again.
BY the way, l must tell you that / can
not help but think of the slim man."
"WhyP'
"Well, because saw him just before
held my first conversation with you.
l saw him fall into the cistern, and
reckon he's pretty well tagged out by
this time. Good day" - ArbaaSau
TraUGLer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-02-20
A HUMAN WOLF.
How Bill Ridly Succeeded in Getting His
Lean Horse Fattened.

How Bill Ridly Succeeded in Getting HIS
Lean Horse Fattened.
"Bill Ridy is a WOLF" said old Judge
Bicknell.
''Why do you think SOP" some one asked.
well, tell you. Some time ago, a
roughly dressed man with bushy red
whiskers rode up to my house and wanted
to sell me horse, a lean animal, but one in
which saw many fine points. The fellow
said he was in such need of money that he
would take twenty dollars for the animal
/ gave him the money and took the horse.
The animal fattened rapidly. found him
equally serviceable in shafts or under the
saddle. One day, shortly after the animal
had developed into as fine a horse as had
ever seen, Bill Ridly came along and
claimed him. He brought forward suffi-
cient evidence to establish his claim and of
course gave up the horse, thereby losing
my twenty dollars besides losing the time |
had spent in working with him."
81 don't see how you can blame Ridly."
"You don't; then will show you. The
scoundrel wanted his horse fattened but
was too stingy to spend money for corn,
so he disguised himself, sold me his own
horse, then, after the horse was fat, came
back and claimed him. Yes, Billy is a
wok '-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-02-20
INGENUITY OF WOMEN.

Novel Scheme Adopted by Four Pio-
neer Girls in Locating Land Claims.
A woman, unmarried and twenty one
years old, has the right to take up land,
and in Dakota many have awaited them
selves OF this privilege by acquiring pre-
emption or tree claims Betrothed couples
from the East sometimes takeup adjoining
claims and then marry and settle down on
four hundred and eighty acres. One OF the
conditions OF the law. however, is that any
one taking up claim shall live on it for
six months. A significant commentary on
the ingenuity OF girl-pioneers may, accord
ing to the Milwaukee Sentinel, be found in
the novel scheme which four of them, who
wanted to take up claims, adopted to meet
this requirement. Taking up a section of
six hundred and forty acres they built a
cabin on it containing four corner rooms,
the center OF the house being just over the
point where the four quarter sections met
as shown by the following diagram:
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that their father had been on the coast a
few weeks before, engaged in the ceiling in
dustry. Being good man, but partially
full, he had mingled himself in the flowing
tide and got drowned. Finally, after sew
eral days search, the neighbors came in
sadly and told the old lady that they had
found all that was mortal OF James, and
there were two cells in his remains. They
asked for further instructions as to de-
ceased. The old lady swabbed out her
weeping eyes, braced herself against the
sink and told the men to "bring in the cells
and set him again"
The boys thought that il this could be
properly written up, sit would be mighty
good joke on mother" | was greatly
shocked when l received this letter. 1t
seemed TO me heartless for young men to
speak lightly OF their widowed mother
great woe. l wrote them how felt about
it and rebuked them severely for treating
their mothers grief so lightly. Also for
trying to impose upon me with an cid
chestnut.-BM Nye, in ~ Y. Mercury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-02-20
THE MOLE.
Some of the Habits of a Very Common,
But Seldom Seen Animal.

One of the commonest animals, and
yet least seen and known, is the mole.
Every day, in summer, we may see his
track in the moist ground, as he hunts
his food, the earthworm.
This active, little fellow, that spends
most of his life in the damp, cold
ground, is a curious creature. He is
quite different from his four-footed
friends out in the sunshine. He wears
warm coat of softest fur, for it is cold
and damp where he lives. This coat
is usually black, but varies in color to
pure white.
Although he lives and works in the
dirt, a single shake of the body
changes him from dusty little tramp
to a seal-skin coated gentleman. His
broad hands are white, though shaped
| and used liked shovels. The shoulders
and fore limbs are strongly made fer
| digging. The hind legs are slender.
The tail is about an inch in length, and
is covered with long hairs. His small,
bright eyes are almost concealed in the
fur.
This little laborer feeds heartily on
meat. He will not notice vegetables
at all. 1t may be that he, like the
Esquimaux, prefers meat for the
warmth that it gives to his body A
ravenous appetite keeps him constant
ly busy. 1t is said mole, without
food, will die in twelve hours. Earth
worms are the usual diet, but if pressed
by hunger, raw meat will be eaten, and
he will even attack small birds, frogs,
snakes and lizards. If two be shut up
together without food, the stronger
will turn cannibal and eat his weaker
brother. A gentleman, coniining one
in box, fed it fourteen worms in
thirteen minutes, and leaving it for
twelve hours, found it dead.
The house is usually in some sheltered
place, as at the root of a tree. Here in
hillock is the nest, lined with grass
and leaves. Within, the family of four
or six usually appear early in spring.
They soon mature and become indie
pendent householders.
From the nest four passages curve
down and then up to a gallery in the
form of circle, surrounding the nest,
but on a higher level. From this five
roads lead down to still larger circu-
lar runway on level with the nest.
The main run leaves this about four or
six inches below the surface. 1t is worn
hard and smooth. Branches run from
it to the hunting grounds. The mole
passes through several times day.
Here traps may be set
Our mole has brothers in many parts
of Europe and Asia. The golden
green mole, sister in Africa, is the
most beautiful of all our mammals, or
nursing animals, and it approaches, in
color, the plumage of the birds. The
moles serve as a check to the increase
of the earthworms, that, otherwise,
might be great annoyance to garden
ers.
So we find that each animal has its
own place to fill, although we some
times think that we would gladly spare
some kinds.-Her6ert Williams, IN Chi
cag0 AdUance.