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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-30
THE REPUBLICAN rLoT.

In the frankneSS tCat Shall characterize
this letter, I warn yon against extreme men
and measures The OLD paths are the safest.
Very soon I shall take my place with you
again in the ranks, and for my own part,
in the struggle that lies just ahead of US,
pray that we may have the best. the truest,
and the wisest of leaders. Accepting as you
have done in the utmost good faith the re-
suits of the late war, having adapted your
selves as best you could to the changed coz
dition in your affairs, you do not realize
the bitter prejudice that the Republican
politicians still have towards you. They are
| fully determined, If they can, to pass the bill
now pending in Congress, to regulate and
control the Federal elections in the States
Its machinery, meant solely for the South
ern States, is to be set in motion upon the
petition Of five hundred voters in any one
of the Congressional districts. These Will
readily be found in every Congressional
district in the States lately engaged in the
rebellion $50 called) and not in one of the
States that adhered to the Union. Should
this bill become a law the struggles Of 1876
will be renewed in South Carolina. and We
will need all of the wisdom, all of the mod
Grafton, all of the enthusiasm and devotion
without which that splendid victory would
have turned into disastrous defeat.
There are other grave and important
questions that l would gladly bring to your
attention, and many other strong reasons
that might be given in opposition to this
proposed raid upon the treasury, bat this
letter has been extended far beyord the
limits proposed ut the ontset. | would like
| to call your attention 10 the nnho!y alliance
! between the farmers of the West and the
Knights OF Labor, winch BODIES no good t"
us. See their effort already made to dtpreSs
about the only exclusively Southern indus
try cotton seed oil, by the passage Of what
is known as the compound lard bill. Look
at the exorbitan. demand for pensions, IL
ready requiring more than one hundred
million dollars annually, and the end not
yet 1t has been just cause Of pride with
/ rs that our regular army is so small ana III
expensive. and to day no monarchy in the
/ Old World pays so much to keep up ita
! standing army ~ We pay for pensions.
AN UECoNSTITUTIuNAI. ELI.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-30

y eitl, ii!IO ott IL IL OOcS uOI pay, IL!
the enjoyment OF the whole family.
Let no one be forgotten, from father
Ito baby. No matter how simple and
trihin3 it may be, the love and
thoughtfulness which go with it will
make It precious.
There are many pleasant ways Of cele~
brating birthdays, according to the
season OF tie year, the location Of tie
home, and the amount OF tine which
can be spared. Sometimes a drive in
the country, a picnic, excursion, or
birthday party, will be enjoyed more
than presents. Perhaps the family may
all go to some concert OF entertainment
in the evening. In some families the
presents are al placed on the plate at
the breakfast table. and the holored
one opens the various packages amid
the interest Of all the rest Of the
household. In others the favored
one finds gifts at bis side when he
awakes in the morning. Sometimes
all presents are reserved untR even
ing, when the business Of the day is
over. 1t is always pleasart to have
on the dinner table some favorite az
ticle of food, while PRETTY deco
rated birthday cake is almost always
appreciated. Even if very little can
be done, let each membe' of the
household have some special treat on
the anniversary Of his birth, which
shall make these days anticipated with
pleasure and remembered with srati-
tude. Tnera are many simple things
which children can make .rr parents
and each other 1'imc is vel! spent
!! i'll planning a:I'l contriving these love
gifts, which bring happiness 10 both
tSiver nm, rp;-aiV.r
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

A Detroit correspondent tells good
story about III. 0. Wills, the evange-
list, who was long noted hummer
in that town.
Persons who knew Wills in the old
days appreciated the struggle he was
making toward better life. A few,
however, began with his change of
character to jeer and ibe him in seal
son and out of season, seeking to drive
him by ridicule back into the cutters.
One of these is man named Dolton,
who for several years has sought OPP
portunities to abuse Brother wis on
the streets and especially on the street
cars. Wills, though powerful man
physically, bore this outrage uncom-
planingly for time.
Yesterday Wills boarded Il street car
and found his tormentor there. Sew
eral ladies were also in the car. Dol
ton began his petty prosecutions. Wills
stood it with remarkable patience for
n time; then he begged Dolton to de-
sist. THIS had no effect, and Wills
asked the conductor of the bobtail to
quiet his prosecutor. Another gentle
man passenger also urged the con-
ductor to 20 to Wills's assistance, but
with no result. Then Wills turned to
Dolton. "My friend you must stop
this kind of monkey work. | can't do
anything while there are ladies in the
car, but | warn you that unless you
let up on your abuse I'll trouble YOU"
Dolton laughed derisvely. The la
dies got out. Dolton resumed his
taunts, becoming more and more
nl, III 10
note of warning, but Dolton believed
that the evangelist's religion would
not permit him to retaliatc.
Suddenly it came clearly to Wills
that to get an answer to his prayer for
protection from the tormentor he must
use the means placed in his hand, and
he sailed into Doltun.
He mopped every part of the car
with the person of his tormentor. The
swish-swash of the body around the
car could be heard a block away above
the din and roar of the busy thorough
fare.
Dolt0n cried for mercy, but Brother
Wills had "A duty to perform and he
did it nobly. Not until Dolton was
thoroughly whipped, until he admitted
his meanness, did Wills let up. Then.
with parting shake of the trembling
mans hand, the evangelist said: "Now
you 90 home and thank God did not
kill you"
He then sank into The seat and sobbed
over his giving away t. anger Later
he went to Justice Miner and eX-
planned the circumstances. The Judge
congratulated him for the good work,
and Brother Wills was happy. CHI
crg0 Inter- ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06
Engineering Exploits.

"The engineering exploits at the
Paris exhibition" says the New York
Sun, "violate in many cases what
might be called aXioms. An arch has
always been rigid ut Its crest, tower
broad. thick, and sold at its base; and
just in proportion To the span of the
arch or the height ot the tower have
the keystone and base been ponder
Gus. In the hail ot machines, with II
truss-arch span of $40 feet, the crest of
the arch is IN no way united, but the
two elements of the arch simply lean
against each other, II traverse steel
roller receiving t enormous pressure
of contact. The base of the arch, in
stead of widening nut and being heavI-
ly grounded in masonary to stand
lateral stress, comes down to point
and rests directly on cast-iron plate
with circular bearing: These au-
dacious contriv.lnc = are to permit eX-
pansion and contraction, aud the
whole vast roof, over sixth of mile
long, rises and falls with every change
of temperature
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

AT the Isles of Shoals they tell the
tale that u lecturer went thither to
lecture to the assembled guest upon the
character and characteristics of the
japanese, and in the course of his re.
marks he dwelt upon the two facts that
the self-containing people do not use
explctiyes, profanity being unknown in
their land, and that equally are they
ignorant of the goodly fashion of kiss
inc. These statements had their due
effect upon the audience it being OBJ.
served that the masculine portion OF
the hearers were the more impressed by
the former statement and the feminine
portion by the latter. As the audience
was dispensing. with all the chatter of
comment, gossip and banter which be-
longs to such gathering one young
woman was overheard confiding to an
other her sentiments in phrase which
was at once most human, expressive
and picturesque.
''As for mel" she said ''give me o
country where they kiss and cuss!"
Ii was felt that on the whole she
might be regarded as having pretty well
sized up the situation. Boston Courier.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

An old story is being resurrected
against a,usually quiet but somewhat
eXcitable resident of the suburbs. 1t is
alleged that the gentleman in question
discovered that fire had been started
in the attic Of his house, through the
heat OF the chimneys. With rare pres
ence of mind he rushed down stairs and
seized milk pitcher from the kitchen
table, rushed out to the cistern, threw
the milk out of the pitcher, pumped
stairs only to find that his wife had
seized large pitcher of water from
one Of the bedrooms in the upper
story and eXtinguished the incipient
conhagration. AS there were four large
ewers of water on the two upper stories,
the progress of mental reasoning which
induced the excited resident to make
such ferocious onslaught on the milk
pitcher would be extremely interesting
TO trace, if such Il thing were possible.
He should have had the presence of
mind possessed by another property
owner, who discovered that spark
from neighboring conflagration had
lit upon the slightly slanting roof of his
house, and had set fire to the shingles.
All the buckets and tubs and pitchers
had gone for usc in the big fire, and
there was no one to send over to bring
them back. But the owner of the
house, even in the moment of peril
kept cool-headed He rushed to the
pond, which stood by the house, and
deliberately sat down in the water. To
race up stairs and out on the roof was
the work of a moment, and then he
"sat on the fire in more senses than
one! He saved the house. Boston ID
rcriiSer
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

The butchers of Indiana and their
attorneys argue that dressed beef is
subject to the most stringent police
regulations short of absolute prohibi-
ton; and that the inspection Of cattle
on the hoof which is in effect prohi-
bition-is the only practicable means
of inspection. On these grounds they
urge that the Dressed Beef act of
Indiana is not in violation of the In
terstate Commerce law. They are not
likely to progress far before the
Supreme Court with that argument.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

An the Republican poor district
convention, held at Hazleton on Tues
day, A. S. Monroe, of Hazleton. was
nominated for poor director and T. Fl.
Williams, of Beaver Meadow, for
auditor. At the same time II. Il.
Sweeney, of Drifton, was elected dele.
gate to the state convention. II is
stated on good authority that Mr..
Sweeney is not pledged to any candi-
date for governor but will await the
action of the Republicans Of this dis
triet. The time and place to give ex
preston to their sentiments was on
Tuesday and that through their rep
fesentatises i'll convention. Where
are the Osborne boomers now?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

The worlingmen of Pennsylvania
have been again and again deceived
by the assertions of the Republican
party organs that high tariff tax on
the industries of the country means
high wages to labor, but the example
of the chief exponent of the doctrine
turning its employees on the streets
will probably do much to open their
eyes to the hollowness of such pre-
tensions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

SO far the struggle in the House of
Representatives has ragged over pre-
lminaries and methods of actic n
Nothing definite has been accomplish
ed. When a vote shall be reached IN
the contested election case now under
consideration, if the Speaker should
undertake to make up quorum by
having entered on the Journal enough
names Of members not voting to make
Il mojolity the legality of his action
should be Immediately tested in the
Supreme Court.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

The Democrats of the House of
Representatives at Washington are
contending not merely for their CON
stitutional rights, but for the rights
which subservient Republican Rep
resentatiyes have surrendered to the
arbitrary will of Speaker. Repre-
sentatives who are thus wanting in
manly spirit and in respect for the
dignity Of their position deserve the
scorn of the American people, and
should be Indignantly repudiatod at
the ballot box.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

AN illiterate voter who cannot read
could not cast a secret ballot for can
didates whom he might desire to vote
for. He would have to consult some
one who could read. 1t would be,
therefore, no infraction of his right to
provide him with responsible guides
in the persons of officials who should
be oath-bound to impartial action to
mark his ballot for him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06
GRAND
Musical Festival F!
TO BE HELD AT
Ereeland, March /, 90.

VOCAL.
l. For choirs not less than GO in
number, "Arise All Ye Ma
TONS" Uloyd). $3.50 90
2. For choirs of same number,
I'VE Meyer Will Bow Down."
(HandeD 100 90
.. For choir of children not under
thlrty In number, and not over
10 years of age, tenor and bass
10 assist them, "He Knows"
Gospel Hymns). )........ 25 90
4. For party of male voices, not
under twenty in number,
Monks March," parry. -. 25 90
5. Quartette, Good Night, Gen
tie Folks" (Will L. Thompsom s 90
6. Trio, ''The Magic Wove Scarf,5
Dittston Edition). n)............ 6 90
Z. Duett, 1.-The Two Bards,'
(HrlCe) ................... 4 90
8. Bass solo, "The People That
Walketh in Darkness" Mes
Slah) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3 90
g. Baritone solo, "The Noble Boy
of TRUTH" Parry. 8 90
Didst Not Leave His Soul in
HELL" (Messiah) ....... 8 90
IL. For girls under 16 years of
age, 81 Love Her Still," on. II.
Rosenfeld). Observation-Disclosures. 2 90
10. Tenor solo, "The Missing
Song" Cd. Emlyn Evan9..... 3 90
INSTRUMENTAL.
To the band (brass or reed, and
not less than 20 in number)
that will best render piece of
music of their own selection. IS so 90
Cornet solo, "Delecta," (by Hi
Henry, published by A. Squire,
Cincinnati, o. )................S %
REGULATIONS.
1. For men only, "The Falls of
Ladore, w
2. For girls, "The Ship on Fire."
Oxford Junior Speaker. 90
3. For boys and girls, "The
Frenchman's Lesson" (Oxford
Junior Speaker). )............ 4 90
CONDITIONS.
/. No prizes shall be awarded without
sufficient merit.
2. All names of competitors to be in the
! hands of the corresponding secretary
on or before February 5, 1889.
3. Competitors can use piano or organ or
sing without any.
4. All competitors can use Welsh or
English.
PREsIDENTs.-Hon Eckley B. Coke,
Drifton; Alvin Markle, Esq, Hazle,
ton; General d. II. Hastings, Belle
fonte; Josiah Williams, Esq, Lansford
CoNDUcroRs.-T. ]. Edwards, 7. Nor
gan Ulyfnwy).
! ADJUDICAToR.-Prof. ]. w. Parson Price
New York accompanist, Prof ID. f
Miles.
LEMUEL MORGAN,
Corresponding Secretary,
Box 81, Freeland, Pa
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

GoyERyoR HovEY, of Indiana, seems
TO be an unwise advocate of the
Service Pension bill If he is cor
rectly reported he wants the Republi
can party to buy votes with the
money in the United States Treasury
instead of indulging in "blocks OF
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

Now is the time to discriminate be
tween the men who want Office ano
the men whom Offices want. BY tn,
proper exercise of this discrimination
bv the voters of Freeland the counci
could be filed with men who woul
truly represent the great industrial
interests of the town.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

Deacon Watts and Deacon Podberry
had been trading horses, which may
account for the following prayer offer
ed up by Deacon Watts at the regular
prayer-meeting: 20, Lord. we pray
that you will continue to shower down
your manifold blessings upon us as we
deserve. And perhaps, Lord, you had
better shower onto brother Podberry a
few that he doesn't deserve, or there's
some danger that he won't be in it,
Terre Hdattc ErDrecS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06
Zinc Water.

The recent discovery by New En-
gland chemist of cheap plan of dis
solving zinc by combining it with by
drogen turns out to be II very valuable
one. The product is n solution called
zinc water, which has the power of
making wood, to which il has been APP
piled, absolutely iire-proof.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

As recent events in the anthracite
coal regions demonstrate, the "Polaks
out of Polakei" as Heine called them
are bringing to this country the fierce
turbulence and barbarism which they
have too often displayed at home
They find altogether toomuch freedom
in this country for people of then
savage passions and propensities.-
Ihiid. Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

The deadly car stove is somewhat
behind its record this winter, but it
has gone to work out West with an
apparent determination to make up
for lost time. All Of which give
ghastly emphasis to the fact that,
while tile deadly car stove ought to
have been kicked off the train long
ago, it never has been.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

THAT particular law which authorizes
the sheriff of the several counties of this
Commonwealth to advertise all sheriff
sales only in weekly papers published at
the county seat is a swindle, legali2ed
swindle. 1t is an imposition on the pub
lie and should be stricken from the
statutes Who is there in llazleton that
ever sees the advertisements which are
buried away in a county seat weekly?
How many people even in Wilkes-Bame
read the weekly papers? 1t is an unjust
law which taxes the people of the lower
end for advertising which is of no use.
1t is plain steal. We are fifty miles
away from the county seat. The number
Of county seat weekly papers that reach
Hazeton and the outlying towns must
be very small one.
Apart from this why should the adver-
tising of sheriff sales, if it is a necessity
be limited only to papers in the county
seat? What are the reasons?
Why should it not be printed in the
papers of Hazleton, of Pittston, of Free
land or Nanticoke?
When business man adVertises he
seeks the best medium. When he aims
to reach a certain class he seeks the
papers that are most likely to answer
his purpose and why should not the
.(J; al. tIn
All properties which are to be sold by
the sheriff should be advertised in the
papers published in the town where the
sale is to take place. 70 put the adver-
tsement in weekly paper published at
the county seat which rarely as is the
case in HaAeton, reaches the place
where the sale takes place, is throwing
the money away. 1t is a legalized
swindling 1t would be just as we'll not
to advertise This law should be re-
pealed. The publishers of papers print
ed outside Of the county seat should take
up the cry. The uselessness of the pres
ent legalized swindling scheme of adver-
tising must be apparent to all. 1t was
the result of political iobbery in the first
place. 1t is time to stop it now. II the
county wants to advertise the best medi-
ums should be chosen.
Another legalized advertising "medi-
um" is the Legal Register. Litigants are
charged high prices for advertising in it
and its excuse for existing has long since
died out. 1t should also be done away
with.
The above in from the Hazleton
Sentinel and expresses the opinion
not only of the newspaper fraternity
but of the public in general. The
case in point is the sale Of the Free
land planning mill property A deputy
sheriff comes to town tacks up a few
notices on the telephone poles and
goes away. He is scarcely out of
town when by the heavy rains Of the
past few weeks they are down and all
trace Of the date Of the sale is lost.
In reference to that weekly pocket
diary the LegM Register, ali who
have had anything to do with adyer
tising legal notices know that within
the last three months its rates ha.
advanced, nearly 70 per cent. Yes
let US have a reform, and let the ad
vertising of the sheriff be conducted
on business principles and for tn
general welfare of all and not for tn
benefit of a few at the county seat
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06
FREELAND, PA.,FEBRUARYG, 1890.

The rerated and beheaded pension
officials have the satisfaction OF know
ing that dishonorable discharge l.
no bar to future increase Of pensions
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

Postage stamps from Spain are
unique in the record of philately. They
bear the impression Of the infantile
countenance of his majesty, the young.
est ruler of to-day.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

WASHINGTON, February 1, lS9

W AsllINGTON, GGDfuaTy /, 1871.
The new code of rules now in course
of preparation by the House committee
on rules brought together the Democratic
members of the lower Congressional
body Friday night with view to discus
sing their plan of action. Mr.. Carlisle,
the Democratic member of that commit
tee, explained in detail the nature OF the
principal changes proposed to be made
in the old code. Briefly stated those
that were instanced by Mr.. Carlisle as
being particularly obiectional to the
Democratic minority are the rules that
do away with the old House calendar
leaving only the calendars of the com
mittec of the whole and the state of the
Union: that make 100 Il quorum of the
committee of the whole; that re-establish
the old morning hour rule when business
must be considered in the order of the
committee list, and bills must be regard
ed as pending until disposed of, and that
fail to make privileged the motions to
adjourn to a fixed day or take Il recess.
There was long discussion over these
proposed changes, which failed to result
in the advancement of any practical
scheme for the amelioration of the re-
pugnant features of the new rules. Then
the contested-election cases We're talked
over and Mr. Crisp told of the purpose
of the Republicans to call up the first of
the West Virginia cases. 1t was gener-
ally agreed that the intention of the Re
publicans is to unseat as many Demo-
Gratis and seat as many Republicans as
will give them a fair working majority
and ensure 4 quorum in order to force
through the rules. Although no formal
resolution was adopted it was a matter
of understanding with the Democratic
members when the caucus adjourned
that this Republican plan should be re-
sisted to the utmost and that the minor
ity should exercise all of its constitution
al rights to prevent its success. In other
words the determination is to fight the
rules legitmately when obnoxious sec
tions are reached, and to refrain from
voting and leave the House without q
quorum if an attempt is made to unseat
Democratic members before the rules
are adopted.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

THERE is a movement on foot in
Vermont, as well as in Kansas, to
secure the relaxation of the Prohibi-
tory Liquor laws, They cannot be
enforced.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-06

The Republican majority in the United
States Senate will get itself suspected of
monarchical sympathies the first thing it
knows. 1t shows a disinclination to
encourage the multiplication Of republics
on the earth. 1t refuses to vote for
recognition of the new Republic of Bra
zil. and the committee on foreign rela-
tions has reported adversely Senator
Call's resolution looking to the establish
ment of Cuban Republic. r.