The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-04

wise in America. The meeting most GER
tainly did much good; It has accelerated
discussion and contributed much to the
force and necessity of tariff revision. To
fully appreciate this fact only those who
were present upon the occasion can realize.
The proceedings of the meeting in pamph-
let form should be distributed in every
family and household in Pennsylvania. In
this connection the suggestion is permissa-
BILE, that the Philadelphia Record of Satur-
day contains full proceedings, and by Sc
curing a copy of said issue much food for
thought and digestion will be found. Let
the discussion continue and the more dis
cussion the greater will be the astonish-
ment of the many who so foolishly followed
the special pleading of the tariff humbug,
that free people, that should be free in
all attainments, could be taxed into pros
perity. What joke 1t is to say that in
order to be prosperous and happy you must
be taxed. Commodore w. NJ. Singerly has
the credit for inaugurating and of being
the moving spirit in this auspicious move
ment in Philadelphla-the citadel of pro-
lection. Singerly never does things by
halves. He is all push, aggression and a
fighter from the word go. Revenue Reform
owes much TO this man, for no single indi-
Yldual in Pennsylvania has done so much
as he to enhance the question and educate
the people as to what was at one time a
very may question and dangerous issue
for any public man to advocate. But
through Singerly and such like him it has
become very popular question and one
which, perforce the times, is now the pre-
dominating theme of public men. 1t is a
condition, not theory, that confronts the
American people-surplus revenue-reduce
II.
There seems To be no let up on the part
of either party in the present strike affect
ing the anthracite coal production. Coal
in consequence still sells at $3.50 per ton
and the weather keeps growing colder and
more sterile. The lot of the poor is not an
envious position in Philadelphia.
1t takes woman of very clever parts
who can swindle and defraud men and wo-
men, by plausible representations, out of
more than $S0,000. But just such per-
son has been in the midst of Philadelphia,
a Mrs. Cordelia Hendricks, who did, as a
confidence operator, succeed TO bamboozle
many confiding and trusting fools.out of
inherited and well-earned money. Mrs.
Hendricks to all purposes seemed to be a
most excellent and an eminently respecta-
BILE woman. She was philanthropic, dis
penser of christian aims, plausible talker,
could swell in a most unsophisticated man
ner the head of the hardest and most
methodical business man, In her vision
airy projects she aroused the hopes of all
her dupes of untold wealth, rewards for
money entrusted, ranging into forturcc.
The result of all this is that a number Of
individuals are duped out of $4,000, $780,
600, &C., and some entirely ruined. 1t can
be readily seen how a woman, who has not
the same dealings with the world as man,
can be imposed upon, but how man can
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comprehensive The amount that this
confidence queen has realized is as publicly
stated over $4,000, but later disclosures in
money borrowed, bills contracted and such
divers incidentals, runs it far ahead of the
$4,000. This case aptly illustrates the old
saying, "The bigger the humbug the great
er the success" and Mrs. Hendricks seems
to have been great humbug and her sue
cess accordingly greater.
James McManess, the auld Irishmau
with whom the floor was mopped by Leeds,
Diston, ct al, last fall is on top now as the
big Republican boss of Philadelphia. He
has overthrown entirely the Leeds regime
and now sits on the box and drives the
Republican coach. He is feminist Jingo
Jimmy Blaine for President, and as such
will control the majority of the Philadel-
phia delegates against him. McManess'
choice for President is Geo. w. Childs, the
philanthropic proprietor of the Philadel.
phia LedQer. But Childs says he will haYe
none of it, for politics and the rigmarole oi
public life is against his taste. The Phila-
delphia leader manifests his shrewdness in
pushing Childs as his candidate, for 1t is
safe to say that Geo. W. Childs is one oi
the most popular and is undoubtedly the
most pre-eminent private citizen in Ameri'
ca to-day. His broad mindedness, hi:
worldwide reputation as humane philan.
thropist, that sympathy and charity which
he is ever ready to bestow upon the pool
and laborinC forces of our county, would
count much in national contest, and II
there Is one man, as against Cleveland, thai
the Republicans could elect it would bt
Childs. McManess perceives this and thus
shows his astuteness and wisdom as a polit
ical leader in pushing the proprietor of thu
Ledger for the Presidency.
The many sleighriders, ice sports, &c.
have had regular carnival of 1t for tn,
past week. The sleighing and skating Il
excellent; the opportunity for this enjoy
ment Is better than what it. has been 70
years in Philadelphia; how it is taken ad
vantage of a visit to the park and Schuyl
kill river will show. The park for th
eight miles of driving is dotted and eoyere,
by thousands of merrymakers with sleigh
and bells Those who are not in position
to enjoy the advantage of old "Boreas' Il
this wise, regale themselves on the Schuy
kill river on skates The river at this tim
is frozen oyer for distance of five or 81
miles and many thousands, in all the jC
; sundity of spirit, can be seen from day
day on the river. 1t is great sport and tn
outings, the commingling the racing, &c
affords volumes of enjoyment and pleasui
: to the partlclpators. The park with II
) coneomitants for pleasure is great attra'
! tiOn TO all classes Of people, both summC
: and winter; 1t is resort fer rich and poo
5 The setting apart of over four thousan
( acres, which the park contains, for II
! purpose of atfording the people a field