—- 2 SIN nee A ——— FRED KURTZ, ... Editor. pose Dlaine for President in cause he is not a shaker. ce ————— Judging from the tone of the ‘inde- pendent press of Philadelphia; the City of Brotherly Love has become very wick- ed. The Tunes says everything goes on even harlotry. a 5 An increase of over $30,000,020 in the surplus revenue during the past year, and a prospective increase of as much more during the current year, with the, end of the redeemable bonds in sight should be a warning to Congress not to reducing the taxes, - The Gazette is still fighting to lick Hall for congress that the election is over more than a month already and that Hall was beat- en by boodle Patton? Last week we —now we think he will escape it on the plea of insanity, that however, would open the door at Danville for him, - o-oo. | COLORED MEN'S CO-OPERATION, The Philadelphia Times says the col {have taken a significant step in organ | iness concern on the co-operative plan i | | the error of presuming on their race { though it had indefinite claims on {the fulfillment of worthy purposes whicl {the individual cannot so easily { alone, | This is the basis on which every sort tof accidental or incidental {should be used the is a colored man or an Indian is {Chinaman and demanc recognition on that score. But when he i a spirit of self help and of wi help others, the public at posed to believe in him and to respon ‘direction he seeks to deserve success PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD i TENSIONS - {other words, poverty among American _leitizens arizes generally from some fault 1e individual, or those to whom he .|is allied by ties of blood or otherwise, ] aw can correct, It may be truthfully said that strong $ rer causes combined, An emminent clergyman, Dr. Howard me poverty in New | York city, and never yet found an ab so- lute want that was not directly or re- ,| motely traceable to indulgence in alco- holic beverages on the part of somebody. {| While it is not probable that the expe- | rience philanthropist would | bear out this assertion in every particu- fact patent to mind that $900,000,000 cannot be spent i the Lait of every lar, it must be a every annually in United States in drink without a good many thousands of peo ple vastly poorer for the outlay b 4 Hit ihe i socialistic theory of > 3 no remedy for this state of things, Ar f overer wding 4 wther potent cause of poverty is the of cities and great in r i trial centres. But who is to blame the of the Ipoverty come here to escape a Worse con Mote of the 03 Com except themselyes individuals out-of-work a "ne Be children o 4 dition in foreign lands. them v 5 life and its attrac- to have. lusicns to France during the debate shows that that country is still the red flag to the German people. In response to inquiries made by Sec- retary E.dge, of the State Board of Agri culture, commissioners and treasurers of the counties of the State have forwarded the act of June 1885, offering a bounty for the kiliing of bawks, owls, weasels, minksand wild cats, about $100,000 have been paid for the destruction of theenu- merated animals. Most of the letters submitted favor the repeal of the act, so) far as it applies to hawks and owis and the statue book. dim — Judge White, of Allegheny county, | has given that county a new soarce of revenue by deciding that when a sa loon keeper violates a law and incars a penalty of fine and imprisonment, the fine shall be cullected from his bonds- men instead of atlowing him to serve it out by an extra term of imprisonment ~ | a process that heretofore cost more than| it came to. Law-abiding saloon-keepers| breakers should not, for it is an excel-| lent principle to apply to any offender] for whose good behavior the bond] has been given Itsendursement would! make it barder for law breakers to get the bondswmen required, A short time ago we copied an item) from the Altoona 1ribune stating that] the nails which for seventy-four years had;held the shingles on the bara of Ste- phen Gorsuch, of Stone Valley, Ilunting- don co., had been utilized in the con- struction of a new barn. Now the Tribune is told that the old shingles are being used instead of new ones, They were originally twenty-six inches in length. Bawing off about eight inches of the exposed portion, it is found that the remainder is in sound condition, likely to render many years of addition- al service. While Douglass McCartuey was engaged in rebuilding this barn, he discovered a ‘and turtle having engraved on its shell and plainly visible the ini- tials, “W. J, 1601.” It is the Reporter's candid opinion that if Gorsach looks a little sharp, he will find Adam in the wood pile waiting for Eve to call him to breakfast. The Yankee virtue of thrift never flourished at the South under the con- ditions of the slavery era, but there are growing signs that freedom is develop ing it. One of these is the domestication of the cent in cities like New Orleans, where in the old days, nobody would bother with any smaller change than a five-cent piece. Another is found in the fact that the South is no longer the fruit- ful field for the circus that it used to be, when people,who could not begin to pay their debts were sure to rai.e money enough, somehow to see the show. The Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser draws this lesson: “There was a time when most any circus could get rich in the South, but that time has gone, A great many people in this country have learned to spend their pocket cash in a mere profit- able way” In its way this change in character is no less significant and en- couraging than the progress in material developement which is now making at thre Houth - * 1 31 £ i braach line thirty-one mile ine ug n Ashville to Mahaffey, to open up an mense tract of coal land, and the Penn- sylvania and Beech creek companies will anite in building a line fron fo y iran 8 im- 1 Ansonvil $e Clearfield ¢ v : ounty, to Irvona, o son and Clearfield road. The 1 but it will 1 the Cres 1 3 1 " ne wil be on'y six niles long, practi- shorter than the present main line of the Pennsylvania Road, and which will not have the same heavy grades nt at the mountains. - BLAINE'S. WORST ENEMY. In whatever light Biaine may be view- @ In three pres- I»ntial campaigns he has started out with a bonyancy and a dash which in spired much confidence in his bllowers, but sooner or later the catastrophe come. F d contest brings out the in has wr a short n Face y probab erent weakness He unrivaled. } he wou be ong of the man’s character is now en iifo. Grander figures than his have gone down. The Presidency is yet two worst enemy, next to himself, QUACK CURES FOR POVERTY. The problem of how to get rid of the poor, or more properly, how to prevent anybody from being poor, one that bas confronted the philanthropic peo- ple in all ages. It has not been solved. yet The great Judean Teacher who seems to have got as near to the poor - is with them than anybody that ever lived in bis declaration that ‘ the poor ye have always with yon,” wore than suggest that the problem would never be solved But Chr stian and philanthropic people with a commendable desire to at least alleviate the miseries and privations of i © this c'ass continually experiment with various agencies having this purpose in view. while a whole swarm philosophers offer panaceas for ism which are warranted to diseases without fail, Of this class +f so-called doctors for the ever prevalent malady of poverty the world was never so prolific as now. One wants the land divided equally, another wants everything parcelled out on the plan of slicing a cake for a special num- ber of guests, another would have the Btate own everything from the land to the bake shops, and dole out to each in- dividual his share of bread, raiment and recreation, while still others would have the people divided into Brook Farm communities in which every one should work a little and no one a great deal, with the net result of giving the entire commnuity enough and to spare of eve- ry thing they wanted. All these theories look pretty om pa- per, and if humanity consisted of an ag- of social pauper care the lars are turned ont of the mint all ex- might prove efficacions, Unfortunately None of the i LH Socialistic leaders of the ay seem to take into fo | t them. account wverty propose any for J remedy The foreign Socialists who st at presen 1 demand will 3 i are the londest in their for new order of which things evérybody comfortable, are dispose dri bill , rather than diminish They neither ‘want the immense nk country increased ed. nor prea ¢ practice £ istrae that if ev- 190K Ore they oHule w i $ fortanste ita br Tm rit B being tried t a man has been ul art into « the offense now Ore { IS a prevailing impress: } iquor law applies only to persons h ing license, bul no greater mistake ( § ag made. It applies to everybody. The anguage 1s this: drinks, by sale, gift or otherwise, to any person of koown intemperate habits It don licensed persons, but every person minors or insane persons, elo gay I know a good deal of harm has a way. : They ed dealer, i because he {them Then the boys go to some grown ¥ i | man—he ought not to be called a man— | {to get the liquor for them, and then the | licensed dealer is blamed for selling it. | You are one of these parties who do this igreat harm. let all the people | know that cases of this kind come with- {in the provisions of the act, and that those who furnish liquor to minors in |this way violate the law in doing it.” i - MESSAGES OF THE PPESIDENT | AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. i ' Now On Monday afternoon, Dec 6, Presi | dent Cleveland submitted to both hous- {bears from beginning to the end, the {stamp of pure democracy. The main land important parts of the document {cover questions which involve the in- | terests and welfare of the people at the {present time The questions discussed | indicate that the President is awake and knows the needs of the people. The message is written in clear, strong and forcible style, interesti ng and instructive, Our relations with foreign countries is treated in an elaborate manner, an¥l is an indication of the broal, liberal pol- icy of a Democratic party. In his mes- sage he points to the great reductions in the expenditures of the Treasury De- partment, which is sufficient in itself to merit the indorsement of the Adminis- tration, Bat the most gratifying feature of the message is that which discusses the question of tariff legislation. The Pres- ident ranges himself in the line with the traditions and practices of the party. The message of the Secretary of the Treasury is a report worty of commen: dation. He devotes a considerable pore tion to the discussion of tariff legislation which is sound and shows that he well understands the question, in i ee Afi BOOTS EMULSION OF PURE COD LIVER JIL, WITH HY POPHOSPHITES, Posesasen in the fal'est degree the tonic and stimondising properties of (be Hyp »” phosphites combined wiih the healing, Areouthenie g and fattening —————— A PANIC PROBABLE. The Pa'riot ssys Speaker Carlisle makes a suggestion in regard to the rap- idly incre.sing surplus in the treasury that is worthy of thouglitful considera- tion. The Speaker is a conservative statesman as well as an able is not likely to sound an there is substantial hension. ; ove, and he unless ground for appre- He says that if “the money pours into the treasury and is locked up we shall very soon have a tremendous business panic” alarm No business mun and no workingman wants to invite such a condition of affairs, but an intelligent examination of the facts proves that there is infinite danger of it. Juginess cannot be transacted without a medium of those That medium is the cur- rency of the country. exchange between engaged in it. i8 usi- If the volume b i { inflated beyond reasonable limits, ness becomes recklessly stimulated, un- ’ i certain and dangerous, 1 ted { ’ all t i If the currency is contra extent that brings it for i is made i elow tue amount needed purposes exchange business dull and nme diminishes 1 ulaing n i es down, i | with the 1nexor- : and no to the and demand, % eel rgument 18 Deeqr 4 10 pr IVE t ) ee CY Las 1 § i been adjusted to the needs of business, That is the circu'ating medium, which : i iudes gold and silver coin and certifi- hd ! ten oreen back b k bills and the CAles, greenDacks, DANK DIS ana other sf i ent to meet the requirements nmu- lating + hl A Year. s business men to de- # moment or two, and plucking a flower from some of the offerings, which orna- mented the coffin, returned to the room which he had shortly before left, and requested McMichael to show Wm, E. Chandler up, saying that be desired to see him alone, Mr. Chandler was in- formed of Blaine's desire, and immedi- ately responded. When the two were alone, Blaine told Chandler of the way in which he had snubbed Edmunds and asked bim what he thought of it, Chandler instantly re plied that he believed that Blaiie had wade a great misiske. Said he, po the ttory goes: “Mr. Blaine, yoo have made a grievous mistake and one I am afraid you will soon learn to regret, You have insulted a guest of afriend in that friend’s ouse, More than that, you have insult ed the guest of a dead friend in his own bouse,” Chandler soon left Blaine snd passed | down etairs among bis friends and told them what had transpired, and what he bad said, This was overheard and 1e | peated, snd McMichael was seen and] | asked about the incident, aod it iselaio- | ed that he verified the story told by Chan dler. McMichsel is quoted as ad- ding that he never ‘e't so embarrassed | in his life, and that his bringing the tw , | political enemies together was done | thoughitiessly, The incident hss crea-! ted quite a ripple ia certain political cir- | Cie8, D HAPPY | —— | MERRY CHRISTMAS AN NEW YEAR! THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY | EXTENDS THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON, —— Penney vania Railroad C(omoaoy | nounces that Christmas and an- i New Year| excursion tickets will be sold between a line and branches, The holifay season | 18 the one period of tbe year most exclo- | | sively devoted 10 the interchange of 80 cial visits snd the enjoyment of pleasore trips. In order to encourage this custom | and to offer all possibile benefit to thowe { who desire to iuda'ge in boliday pleas- | { ures and festiviti-s, the Company re-| doeces the ra‘es daring the favored pe- { riod. Exenrsion tickets wil be sold on | December 234, 2410, 25th, 30th, and 31st, 1886, and January Ist, 1887, good to re turn until Jauoary 4 meiug ve, EE ti ———— Michael Hess, | rer, jumped from { Brooklyn bridge on Saturday, and was | | piok+d ap unc.nscious, He did it for! ¥ } i ! 3 3 “a a ymmission of » members of the bar to reader an Pro- tha Mw upon the been a r move and will h we fler, ©N] pC ; 3 Irom a want of pr ding the ~ aw ow Mr shows that i gilenally and honest «113 requ 12, he t an ‘e trust Mr i reoelvye mrt. ET —————— pu sic servant. W pet i from the « ition wil prompt atlention President Cleveland is suffering with rheum a ism, BLAINE'S GRIEVOUS EI The Malignant Man of Mai for 31 Mik OR. ne Insulis Sena- Edmunds, Eye Washingion, November 23 —A gentle man »ho attended the fonera! of ex- President Arthar in New York the other day and retarned to Washiogion to day, tells the following story concerning a meeting ip the howse of dead ex-Presi dent, between Mr. Blaine and Senator Edmunds, It seems thet ex-Marshail MoMichael, furmerly of this dis rict, was master of ceremonies. Amouog the first to call at Mr. Arthur's residence after the body had been laid out were Mr. Blaine and Mr. Edmunds. In fact when Mr. Ba n= called no gentleman at all bad been shown upstairs, When he entered the house be was met by Mr. McMichae! and showed to a room up sairs, where he wasleft alone, McMichael returred dwn stairs and met Seustor Edmands, who had jost arnived, He invited him to follow tim and showed the Vermont Senator fot) the room in which he had a few minutes previously lefi Mr, Blaine alone. As McMichael and Secator KEd- mands entered, the former, addressing Mr. Buaine. remarked: “I guess it is not necessary for mie to introduce yon two gentlernen.” Mr. Edmands and Mr. Blaine, for the first time in several years, found them- soives face to face with each other. The Vermont Seustor, responding to Me Michael's remark, said, “Oh, no,” and put ont his hand as if to shake bands with tie Maine stitesman, At this Blaine gave his old political en ey a withering look, sayivg, “On Do; not at ail,” and iostantly turned hisbaok to hum, and intently paged out of the window, McMicheel at once realised that he had made a bad blunder, and, collecting himself, said, addressing Blaine, “This way Mr. Biaine,” apd showed bim into another room, Blsiue passing cnt withs out any farther recognitivn of the Bena: tor from Vermont, Returodog, Mr. Edmonds requested MeMichasl 10 show Lim to room where the corpre was lying. This was done, when Edmunds wok hie last look at ibe remains of his firmer friend and ex President, aud shortly ater ed from the house, Babseqoentiy req MoMchae! to show him to the room 1h woiol toe remains of Ar nalithes of bo Sou Lie Of nw prob roms @ form, of wo ae in ton, Debility and Wartiog Diseases, dec were, he | Pearo-pueamonia bas sppeared i sone parte of Lancaster conrty originally came from in among i York | State { By sending vs the names of two new { su scribers for the Re porter acoompanied by §3 fur one year, we will give yon the {| Reporter a year. That's a chance for all | and a capital one to get the Reporter ; of- | fer open until Javoary 15, "87 i. Sunday Church Firea Ass. Ie i church §15.000 fl Progress | Can Episooy | extent © ore we, 6.-—8t. Paul's Reformed damaged by fire to the Sunday services | the teachers the without a S00 ari There is insuras Provinesce, Dec. 6 -8t. Paul's Methodist Ipiscopal church was gutted by fire. Loss, £5,000 Fireman Meo injured by a fall from a ladder, and three other firemen were severely injured ee wa school but rch at 1 vif of me pils got out chu oe of i $10.00 insurance, { Duff was fatally A Church Sensation. Loxpox, Dec 6 Rev. H R Haweis, in a sermon delivered in 88 Bride's church Bun- day, dencunosd the church at large for its bigotry, ridiculed the idea of apostolic suc- declared that he didn't believe a! word of the Athanasian creed, and expressed himself as only lukewarm in his adhesion to the thirty-nine articles of faith. Mr. Haweis' sermon caused a profound sensation among his audience, whe sat aghast at the succession of heresies hurled at them by the preacher, consion, Republleans to Profit by a Split New Haves, Dec. 6 —Loeal politics are in a curious muddle. As related today, B, J Shanley, Democratic nominee for city clerk, withdrew his nomination owing to the letter which his friend Willett, the Republican nominee, exposed upon him. Bince, however, Mr. Shanley has determined not to withdraw and has withdrawn his withdrawal Asal consequence there ix a big split in the Demo- eratic party and the result may be a big Republican victory. i Minister Manning Is Sick. Crre or Mexico, Dee. 6 «Judge Manning, ' the United States minister, and his wife are both suffering from heavy colds on the lungs. Mrs Manning is showing feverish symptoms, but no danger is apprebended. Dr. Parsons, an American, who is physician to the minis ter, said that he bad been attending Judge Manning, who bad bad symptoms of phev- monia, but be now thought there was no danger. The Boston Campalgn. Bosrox, Dec 6.--The United Labor party opened the municipal campaign in this city with large mectings at Summer hall and Henry George, of New York, party's candidate, George E. McNeill Winning at Fara. . : me” Crouch lent Woodward $108 AO ARIS Canal Boats Frozen Up. Snowed Tn. THE TERBITORIES, ————— Facts of Interest to People Looking for Homes. Wasurxaron, Dee, 6—In the voluminous fe # i report hie we western territories 2 fition territories marked and in some instances, striking progress in po nt of retary of the interior there interesting facts the general con- SOMES concerning It says the of the OWE 1s ation, texalle property land, sdncati #4 setlien nm, the mechanic ars ad enter. { i promise 10 mu states | { prises, and many other of the elements whic’s them great and ndbe future The population of the {or 1 mated yer Montana Id ind in each « Wash nis the vear ended ut of 85.00 5p y at BS 600 that # i ont es Lo A i URI s BD reached the system that s 1.500.000 50.000 } head of it is the the limit of large herds nates a callie Montana reports th ducts of her m a goid 8) glive nos fo £0.600, $1.250,000 lend Idaho is given sf Go $030,002 aEsa vIn tormit ines of assayer WY SI Hows in Washing- borome a Pagent sound. taken from a the past % been near within single mine has al- terri bo an and wa, the $0 § n ready re Be tories. Inn nual expendit value of perman for justanos, is states of the Unio have expended a 2 Talk irk ad in the publ than other state or territory The development of the territories during the vear has boon impeded Ly the Apache raids in Arigona and New Mexico, by Chi- nese labor troubles in the northwest, and by Mormon troubles in Utah and Idaho, In ldabo, and espociall Washington territory, the presence of ose laborers who do not seek 10 make p nit homes or to identify themselves with the interests of the people, has been a source « { disturbanoes There isa general appeal from the terri national aid developing their forests of West grain farms of the central plains, the div fied and semi- tropical products of irrigated jands in Ane gona and New Mexico, and the rich mines of all the territories, the nal noble heritage. The care and of this, cur sole remaining worthy of the most thoughtful attention The present condition of the territories presents many questions ( f wide interest and of general concern. If the mountainous re gions about the fountain heads of our great continental rivers should be denuded of time ber, alternate floods and low water, affecting a great extent of country, would probably result. The intelligent care of the forest wih of the territories in such a way as © permit its necessary use by the people, and, st the same time, prevent its wanton destracs tion, is therefore a question of much more than local importance, The establishment, under suitable regulations, of a great umber reservation in Montana and Idaho has al ready been brought to the attention of con- in In the on management is well POISORSOS B oatate, carried on at Lake Winvebagoshish, Itis urged that the system of irrigation necessary to render immense areas of fertile land in the territories inhabitable is impose. ble to small holders; that the sinking of arte sian wells, the construction of extensive reservoirs and irrigating ditches many miles in length, must be dove by accumulated iands parcels will develop much more effectually the resources of the territories than any of large ranches and great estates, and same time will furnish homes, ander the nity of individual proprietorship, to millions of poopie. i i 2 ¥ is in 8 Boot. 0. Henry Wi larrie Rook, Ark county, who was treasurer of Carroll i § i
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