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Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-05
SP0ILS.

The real estate owner who spares the rod
may spoil his house lot.-New Orleans Plea
yune.
Gub5ins insists that eorns are like an
acrobat, because they always light on the
feet.-Dansvills Breeze.
It is the opinion Of the American Board
| that the churches should plank down more
meney.-Boston Transcript.
In milking COW, always sit on the side
| farthest from the cow and near q ssft spot in
| the pasture.-Milwaukse Bluff.
A Binghamton firm has named cigar
after Walt Whitman. It is supposed to be
made of "Leaves of Grass. s."-Norristown
Herald.
A Wavsrly man who wanted to paint a
barber's pole visited several stores in the city
in search of striped paint.-Suaquehanna
Transcript.
The signal service predicts light snow; bat
if it wants to make a big sensation it will
pregnosticate dark snoW-Pittsburg
Chronicle.Telegraph.
miss Smiley is going to travel under an
assumed name" "You surprise mel" eyes;
she is going to be married next week and 60
ing on her wedding journey."-Yonkers
Statesman.
A correspondent wants to knew where he
can buy a century plant. The Century plant
K
we don't believe you have money enough to
buy it.-Tsxas Siftings.
Tho spirit of Munchausen-(Extract from
a young lady's letter from Vsnics)-"Last
night I lay in gondola on the Grand Canal
| drinking it all in, and life never seemed SO
| full before."-Harper's Monthly.
A Matter Of nseessity.-"What do you
think Of champagne at four dollars bottle,
Downesi" inquired Mr.. Madison Squeer. 81
| don't think Of champagne at four dellars a
| bottle,' replied Mr.. Upson Downs, sadly; "I
think of besr."-Puck.
The New York Mail and Express remarks
that everybody will be glad that the burn
| ing of the Tabernacle will not interfere with
DR.. Talmage's trip abroad" This must be
| one of the things that the author would rath-
er not have said.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
| A Safe Affirmation. The clock struck
twelve. Darling, will you love me when
Im genet" ~ can safely say yes, Mr. Smith.
| ers, because 1t doesn't look now as If you
| would ever co." replied the lady. And then
| Smithsrs knew his case was hopoless.-Har-
| pers Bazaar.
| Worse than a Rattlesnake.-New Yorke,
| Gn the mountains)-"Goed heavensi what's
that ahead in the pathe' Guide-"Don't be
skeert, boss, it's only rattler." New Yorks,
| (relievede e"Oh! is that alll / thought II
| looked like dead electric light wire."-
Pexas Siftings.
sThe emperor of Russia playss eornet
solos," This throws some light on the brief
cable dispatch stating that "orders have
been given to hold 80, 600 troops in readiness
| to occupy the railway in case the Gar re-
| turns directly home from Berlin" The Gear
must be miserable player on the cornet.-
Norristown Herald.
"Whsre have you bsen, Brown, that you
look so delishteda"
"Cireus."
"Goed show, ehs'
''No, poor show; but sat In frens of q
| couple Of young women and kept nay beaver
| On till made their neoks ache. It was Inn
mense, old man. Life.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-05
COMMUNICATIONs.
A Word Fer the Fence.

A Word Fer the Fence.
To the Editor Of the JouBkAL AND CouRrEH:
Your editorial Of this nerning saying,
'sNot single good reason for removing the
fence which surrounds the old Green has
been given. ."and that "the fence should be al
lowed to stand as a specimen Of honest
work, >" hits the nail on the head. While it
may be in coed taste for owners of private
residences to remove old rotted wood fences
and show nicely kept lawn, there cannot
probably be foand dozen business men in
the city who. If the city or town would give
them warranty deed Of the Green to-naor-
row forever free from taxation, with the
proviso that mo buildings sheald be built
thereon, would dream of removing that
good, substantial fence. If eur city officials
have more money in the treasury than they
know what to do with, why not at once pro-
coed to reducs taxation, repair roads that
are now in wretehsd condition, and thus In
duce capitalists, manufacturers and Others to
come and dwell among as.
Yours for the fence,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-05
Tuesday, November 5, 1859.

THE DIsaaUNTLED SoLDIE.s.
1t is plain that the military officers in
Hartford who have resigned ybscause they
couldn't have their way about sthe manage
ment Of their drilling place haveE made a mis-
take. As soldiers they have no right to take
the stand they have taken. They would
make much better appearance asnd set a
much better example if they would obey
orders. Or do they want 1t understood that
If they can't have their own way they went
"play soldier" any morea
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-05
CLOAK Department.

Just a word about Plush Gar
ments: "Our Pushes are all
warranted" We think our Plush
Cloaks at $3.50 will match any
to be found at $22. Our $25
Plush Cloaks are a wonder /;
please compare them with $50
garments. Our Plush Jackets at
$Io are equal to any we have
seen at $I2.5o. Special value in
Misses Newmarkets, Directoire
fronts and handsomely trimmed,
at $o.75 each.
Bargain in Ladies Jersey
Jackets at $500.
Big Drive in Ladies Nous
quetaire Kids, all desirable
shades, at 7ec per pair, regular
price $I.a5.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-05
A Protest.

l
10 the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
! We learn from your paper this morning
lthat the committee on squares have voted to
recommend the removal Of the fence and
posts around the Green. This decision we
deeply regret, and we hope that both the
aldermen and common council will vote
down project which has no real popular
support and is SO extremely offensive to all
GLASSES of our citizens.
The alderman with whom the project
originated has himself acknowledged before
the committee that there was no petition
sent in in favor of it, but it was simply an
idea Of his own. We would warn these gen
tIemen and others who are disposed to push
this outrage on the feelings of our citizens
that such coassact will be remembered at the
next election, and that many civIkzens of
both parties will never forget II, and VIII
scratch any ticket which bears the name of
the author Of this act of vandalism. Y.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-05
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The National tribune., 1889-01-10
WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY JANUARY TO- 1852

SUPPOSE that at any time between 1865
and 1876 the 1000 900 men who fought the
war through, and who were bearing the
greater part of the enormous burden OF the
taxation of those years, had decided that
the money which was good enough to pay
off the soldiers was good enough to pay off
the money-lenders, the latter would have
received probably billion dollars less than
they did. Yet the soldiers could at any time
have brought about such change in the
Governments financial policy. They had
the political power in their own hands, and
there were not lacking then influential
papers and politicians to urge them to such
course. But they decided that Uncle
Sam must be a gentleman" and pay off his
debts like man of honor, and their votes
and their support enabled the policy to be
carried through to complete success. Now,
1t is the meanest form of ingratitude for the
moneyed men, whom they enriched, and the
papers representing those moneyed men, to
fight against Uncle Sam paying his debts of
honor to the men who gave him much more
than money-their lives.
The National tribune., 1889-01-10
HEALTH HINTS
For Old and Young.
BY PROF. FELIX L. OSWALD, A.
NJ, M. d.

We have secured a contributor Of unusual in
terest and value 10 our readers in the person Of
Prof Felix l. Oswald, probably the best
known and most popular writer on health and
its laws Of any among English-speaking peo-
pies. He is the author Of the following widely
read books, besides host of minor works:
/" Physical Education; or, the Health-Laws Of
Nature - Household Remedies for the Preva-
lent Disorders Of the Human Organism " :;
"summerland Sketches; or, Rambles in the
BackWoods Of Mexico and Central America . /;
" The Poison Problem; or, The Cause and Cure
Of Intemperance -; Geological Sketches: A
Contribution to the Outdoor Study of Natural
History -; Days and Nights In the Tropics - !;
q The Bible Of Nature"
Prof Oswald viii write ezclusiUsly for our
rcaders a series Of plain, straightforward talks
on health. how to maintain it, and how TO re-
gain it when lost. He win take up the vari-
Gus diseases, describe them in simple, every
day language, free from scientific jargon and
the hnmbng Of medical almanacs. He viii
give the best advice as to the treatment Of dis
eases, and the best methods to ameliorate them
and bring about restoration to health.
We congratulate all our readers upon this ar
rangement, which we feel VIII be great bene-
fit to every one Of them, and every week be
worth vastly more than the entire cost of the
paper. The first article al pears this week.
The National tribune., 1889-01-10
NOT A "NEw YEARS GIFT"

Private Dalzell has excited the comrades
somewhat by a publication in which he
says:
BY the courtesy of the Pittsburg Dispatch am
enabled to present you with SI4. 900 New
Years gift for 1889 / wish it were more. L should
make it 5000 900 900 if could but this is all that is
at my command now, and Congress will hand you
the 5000 Geo. 600 before another New Years rolls
around.
Every man of you and every widow and orphan
of our holy dead has valid and unpaid claim of
from S25 to $50 each against the United States The
money is in the Treasury. You need no lawyer
IL will cost nothing-and all you have TO do is to
write to Washington for it. That's all 1 had TO do
to get mine last year.
The claims are-and you never heard of them
before:
First-Five cents per mile from place of discharge
home.
second-Twenty five cents daily for extra duty
between Oct. s, 1862, and April l, 1865
Third-Twenty eight cents daily while in prison
or on furlough.
state it briefly. The amounts are small. and as
the Government allows only 10 per cent to the
agents, they prosecute such claims, you bet /
For the first class named above apply by letter
postal to the Second Auditor; for the second to the
Quartermaster- General. and for the third to the
Commssary- General of Subsistence. all of Wash
ington, d. g.
There are 100000 of these claims. averaging
but S35 each, but in all amounting to Sl4,0OO,OOO
of which you never heard before. not one in 10 of
you, and this with the compliments of the season.
is my New Years gift to you.
Comrade Dalzell has been grossly misin-
formed. We do not see how he could have
made such mistake. While we earnestly
wish that all he says-and much more-were
true, it is our duty to deny that any of it is,
and his statement misleads the comrades and
arouses false hopes
The National tribune., 1889-01-10

DIR. II. M. FIELD has written an interest
ing book on Gibraltar, which he recently
visited. He found there famous English
regiment-the South Stafordshire of
the oldest in the world, and he goes off into
pages of raptures in narrating its history.
1t is 184 years old has served in nearly
every part of the world-fought against us
at Bunker Hill, and under Wellington
against Napoleon. It has 80 battles, in
which it took more or less part, inscribed
upon its banners. Was there ever Roman
legion" asks DR.. Field, that could show a
finer record of war and glory?" If Dr.
Field will scan the history of his own cOun-
try he will find plenty of regiments of vol
unteers which did more hard fighting in four
years than the South Staffordshire has done
in 1874; have more battles to emblazon on
their banners, and greatly longer list of
heroic dead.
The National tribune., 1889-01-10
scR1BNER,s MAGAZINE.

Seribner'S Magazine has brought itself into
the very front rank of American periodicals
in an incredibly short time by shear force of
excellence. There is no better magazine in
the world, and all who read it one month
anxiously look for its next visit. This year
it has more and greater attractions than ever,
and its circle of readers viii rapidly widen.
We viii send THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and
ScRIBNER's MAGAZINE for one year for So,
which is the price of the Nagdzine alone.
The National tribune., 1889-01-10

ton over 81 head, which is sos a year for
every family of five. Including the indirect
taxes collected through the custon-houses,
the taxation amounts to about $14 head,
or $40 family.
The revenue of the Government of the
United States last year was $685., 439l 727,
which, with our population of 60,0O0,00O,
made about $3.50 a head, or $3.50 family
about one-third of the average taxation
of Great Britain, and not one-hundredth
part as oppressive. In England every man
constantly feels the tax-gatherer's hand
reaching into his pockets. Here no one is
conscious that the Government is taxing
him. There the taxes to support the Gov
eminent are a depletion of the peoples
wealth. Here the taxes we pay not only
support the Government, but help enrich
the country by developing its industrial
wealth.
The National tribune., 1889-01-10
PERSONAL.

Senator Ingalls, eldest -Ellsworth-is city
editor of the AicAison Champion, and describes
fires new buildings and the biE pumpkins AZ the
County fairs ia the s5Ele iucisive English that bis
father eviscerates a political opponent
Gen. Samuel S. Carroll, U. 5, Army. ,reiiredJ or
'Sprisg Carroll, as his friends delight to caIfhi
has nice place few miles from Washington,
where his Army friends enjoy many happy hours
The General is scion Of the old celebrated Mary
land family and has military record of which
any officer might well be proud. He belonged to
the old Army - was Lieutenant Of inEsutry. but
when the wav commenced was commissioned
Northumberland OF an Ohio regiment He sarv.
ed with the Army Of the Potomac. making bsiI.
liant record in every fight in which he was en-
gagged. He was promoted successiveIy from Lieu
tenant-Colonel 30 Major General for gallautry ofen
being mentioned in General Orders. Re is retired
with the rank Of 8Iaior-GeucraI although com
paratively young man, on account of wounds lJf
which he has many and disability incident 70 the
service.
Gen Robert 8IcAIIisier the gallant Colonel OF
the llth y J. is critically IN at his country resi-.
denCe, near BelyideTe, n J. he has been indIs-
posed for several months
Representative L. =. Taylor Of Ohio is said 20
be always first in his place in Congress and never
late at a committee meeting or in any other APP
pointment. MessEs. Buehausn, OF New Jersey and
White Of Brooklyn, are also noted for punctualitys
The sick Members Of the House of Representa-
tives are recovering. Mr.. Foruey, of Alabama, Is
again Mt his desk Mr.. Laird Of Nebrasza, IS much
better Mr.. Nutting. of New York, is in daily at
tendance and is rapidly improving. and the ulcer
in his mouth is healing Mr.. Whitthorne OF Ten
nessee. who has been quite i'll for some time. IL
able to sit up bat he viii probably not be able to
go to the House for a month yet.
Gen. James W Mcmillan, who Is at present a
prominent clerk ia the Pension Bureau, Was
a caller upon rs last week. Gen. Mcmillan was
the Colonel of the Dist Ind. which was aflerward
changed 10 the Ist Ind II. A, and was promoted
Acknowledgement May 1868 fog gallantry at Port
Hudson. The General commanded brigade in
the Nineteenth Corps and in the numerous actions
IN the Valley of Virginia in which Sheridan'5 army
was engaged did such good work that he was
mentioned several times in general orders for bis
efficient and honorable services He was sew
eral times severely wounded, and has been yaln-
able clerk in the Pension Bureau for a number q
years.
The National tribune., 1889-01-10
A Great Sugar Sulndle.

one OF the most gigantic, successful aud IN
genlous sTIndles ever perpetrated IN this or
any other country, came to light in New York
city last week. The Electric Sugar Refining
Co. discovered that the secret process BY which
II was supposed they were refining raw sugar
at nall the cost to other re6ners and in half
the time required by the ordinary methods ia
no process st all. The swindle is very much
on the order OF the Kelly motor. The amount
involved, 1t Is thought will approximate 81
O0dOOO, all Of which viii be dead loss TO the
stockholders, majority OF whom are in Eng
land.
The story is one of the most extraordinary
ever told, involving, as it does, the most re.
markable eredulity and no less unusual Gun
ming. Four years ago Henry O. Friend. Of
Philadelphia, Pa, claimed to have discovered
Z process by which raw sugar could be refined
by the aid of electricity. Nothing like IL had
ever been seen or heard of before. and as ths
samples shown TO experts in the business were
of finer grade than they had ever before seen,
the scheme took like wildire.
a company was formed, the majority Of ths
stock being held in England, although a goodly
portion was held by New Workers. The same
secrecy which Keely observed with his motor
was urged in this refining business, Friend
stating that his method was not patentable.
Last March Friend died, leaving the secret OF
his method with his wife, stating that at the
proper time it would be revealed to the ofacerS
of the company. The woman has been carving
on the business ever since, and has kent thu
company in good shape apparently, until last
week, when she skipped ont to the West
and then it was discovered that the process y
was simply humbug already refined sugar
being used, with some kind Of chemical. which
made it purer and better
Most OF the people who ara w0Fsted by this
sTindie are old operators in various ways, and
It seems almost Incredible that they could
have been duped II this manner for such 3
length Of time.
The National tribune., 1889-01-10

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THE payment of a service-pension to
every soldier living from now to the date of
his death, would not begin to aggregate as
much in the end as the amount presented to
the bondholders, when it was decided that
the bonds which had been bought with
paper should be paid in gold. The soldiers
acquiesced in that great gift to the bond
holders, and bore cheerfully for years the
most onerous taxation in order to make good
the Nations generosity to the men who lent
it money. Now the money lenders ought to
be equally just to the soldiers
The National tribune., 1889-01-10
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The National tribune., 1889-01-10

ESOAISH \ EitSbS AMERICAN TAXATION.
Last week Senator Vance, speaking for
the Free Traders, expressed his preference
for the English system of taxation" over
the system Of this country. Something is
gained in the campaign of education
when the Free Traders are thus brought to
book as to the ultimate results they are
aiming at. II informs the people as to what,
if these men were successful, would be sub
stituted for our present revenue methods.
In their Trades against Protection the
Free Traders constantly assume that if we
take of the protective duties that the people
of the country viii be relieved of Just that
amount Of taxation, and consequently they
would have about S2OO,O0O,0OO a year more
in their pockets. The falsehood of this as
sumption consists in Disgusting the fact that
it costs about $3.50 100000 a year to pay the
actual running expenses of the Government,
and if We had no receipts at the custom
houses we would have to collect that
amount by onerous direct taxes upon the
people, and their condition would be then
worse than it is now, for direct taxes are
always harder to pay and more oppressive
to the honest citizen than indirect
England illustrates this. The annual ex-
penses of the Imperial Government are
about $50O,O00,O0Oa year About 500, 0O0,-
coo Of this are collected at the custom
houses, and the remaining $4O0,000,O0O is
gathered by an oppressive and searching
taxation. Everything in sight is levied
on. The panes of glass in the windows, the
wheels on the vehicles, are among the things
which the assessor lays his hands upon
There is hardly a step which an active man
takes during the day that does not bring
| him face to face with some form of taxation
Adam Smith drew touching picture of an
English boy driving a taxed top with {
taxed whip, and of the Englishman rising
/ from his taxed bed in the morning to ca
a taxed breakfast on taxed table by til,
light Of taxed candle, and going forth Il
labor with taxed tools upon taxed material
to produce taxed goods. Finally he is takeI
sick, is attended by taxed doctor, VIII,
gives him taxed drugs; he dies; he is buried
in a taxed shroud in taxed coffin, and hi
heirs must pay the Government a tax TO
his dying.
The whole population from the tire
kingdoms is 35,OOO,0O0, SO that the Genera
Government draws from them by direct taxa
The National tribune., 1889-01-10

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