The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-08-30
NOTES ANp oFlNIoNs


The Allentown Critic thinks that man
ought 10 live a day or two after he dies 70
learn how famous he has become.
Strikes are costly affairs to all parties CON
as may be gathered from the fact
that il costs the New York Central railroad
SIC, 900 per day to keep a guard Of Plnker-
toms men over their property In and around
Albany.
The Treasury Department has made a
decision that articles brought from abroad
by citizens of the United States or others,
and Intended as presents for members Of
their families or for friends, are clearly
subject to duty under the law.
A certain preacher says that no news
paper which took the truth for Its standard
would make pecunlary success. Where
upon certain editor reports: The press
might return the compliment by remark
ing that no minister who told the truth
about his congregation, alive or dead,
would occupy the pulpit more than one
Sunday ofterward. The press and the clergy
90 hand in hand, white-wash brush, rosy
spectacles, ,magnlfying little virtues into big
ones. The pulpit, the press and gravestonei
are partners in Saint making.
A correspondent says an exchange pro
poses that in order to save applicants fol
pensions the fees allowed under the law u
the pension sharks in Washington the
Grand Army posts should obtain the re
quired blanks from Commissioner Raum ant
forward their applications direct without
fee to any one. If this were feasible i
would be a good idea and we are glad x
give as possible. But we pity the poor sol
der who dreams that he can have his claiu
passed upon without paying toll to the
sharks. Our pension system is not-buil
that way.
The custom in this country of thanking
people through the press for their attend
anoe on the sick, at funerals, assistance
rendered at festivities, ETC., Is In very bat
form and is criticised severely. Sucl
method of thanking people is very unsatis
factory. It is the duty Of friends to at
tend the sick and to attend the funeral o
friends, and It is not necessary to publlcl,
thank people for their duty. II anyon
has rendered you a special favor, thanl
him privately, either in person or by letter
and the acknowledg ement will be appre
ciated much more than would be genera
thanksgiving expressed in a general wa
through the press. Editors now advis
against publishing these, notices and tn
custom is being stopped.
The government seeTs to be making fal
progress In the education Of the Indians
states the New York News, There al
&c, 900 Indian children in the country bt
tween the ages of and IS years. The goV
ernment has educated a small percentae
of these children, and so far, the result hf
proved beneficial The records of the II
dian schools compare favorably with tho'
devoted to the educa. ion of white children
But the Indian children are sent baC
after they complete their education to Il
tribes, where there is nothing for them
do but 10 relapse into barbarism. An a
tempt to live according to the ways Of Il
white people Is Immediately frowned upC
by the Indian fathers and mothers, an
there il nothing that the educated India
can do TO earn a living. This will col
tinue TO be the case until The tribal relation
are broken up by division of the land
severalty.