£lje 2hneitmu Volunteer. rI !DUSnED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY 1 DliA'l'TON &o IiISNNKSY orricß-somn siakuet iqitare, Dollars per year If paid atrlolly \,Ktmco: Two Dollars arm Fifty Coins if paid i»,!n three months; after which Three Dollars 11 lin ehurired. These terms will ho rlddly ad* *l‘ p a to in every insfanro. No subscription dia ...tiiinod until all arrearages nro paid, unless at. iMOUtlon of tho,Editor. pi-otesßioiiai craws; TTNITJ3D states claim 1 , AND ■ seal LET ATE AGE Non WSI. B . BUTLER, ATTOUKRY AT LAW. nnva In’Franklin House, South Hanover Street LrlH'e. Gumbo land county. Potnm. Applications by mall, will receive Immodlalo .("((•n/J'ui. inriioularattention Riven to tho selling or rent in? nf Huai Instate, in town or country. In all lot }.r * of Innulry, Please enclose postage stamp. July 11.1870—tf pvHKS H. GRAHAM, Ju., * ATTORNEY AT LAW, NO. 11 SOTUII HANOVER ST., CAUTAHLV:. PA. OFFICE— Adjoining Judgo Graham’s. . March 31,1570—1 f ■p. E. nEMEKMMJVEIIt, 'attorney- at- la w, OAKLTSDE. PA. ■foT Office on South Hanover .Street, opposite Cpntz’s dry goods store, per. I. IW». jrUMRtOH & PARKER, U- attorxbvs a t la ir. orffco on Main Htioet. In Marlon Hall, Car- Inlc.-Pa. p.’C. 2 IMS— WJ KENNEDY, Attorney at Daw \ y , Carlisle.* I’onna. Office sumo us that of ilio "American Volunteer.” - P*,\ I. }<ui: n, 11.- GEORGE 8. SB ARIGHT, Den- IJ tist. /•'rrtin, (he JlalCunure College of Lenta' Office at tin? residence of his mother ZaM Lout her Street, three doors below Bedford iMrlHle, IVimn. It-e.l Pa, &?ata. ah o iKrais ■qi \l E S IT A.R RIVAL • of Ann Tins a bit ivrr/Jwv O F .HATS AND CAPS. Tlio subscriber tins ,lumt opened at iVb. 15 JVorth Ihr.wvrr Mrrct, a few minors North of tlio Carlisle Deposit. Bank, one of I ho largest. ami host Stocks 'ifilATH-and CAR* evr*r offmecl In Carlisle, iSHIc frills, Cussfmotv of all styles ami qualities, Stiff Brims. (liuhvont colors, ami every descrip tion of Boii. Hals now made. Tin* Uunkanl and Old Fashioned Brush, con snUy on hand and made to order, all warrant ed id jjivosatb'.fjjet.loji. A. (all assortment of MEN'S, BOVS, AND CHILDREN'S. HATS. I unvc also added to my Stock, notions of differ ent kinds, consist Imi of labaSS' and gentlemen s stockings Xr’c i k*.v, ii'uspcnfTfr.’r, Collar*, Olovcs, . Pencil*, 'llxYatil, Savina Silk* • Umbrellas, do PRIME SEGARS AND TOBACCO ALWAYS ON HAND. dive mo a call, and examine my stock as I feel loufldsut of pleasing all, besides saving you rao nev. - JOHN A. KEELER, Agent, ■ No. 15 North Hauovor Street. OQt. IH7O. p-ATS AND CAPS I DO YOU WANT A NICE HAT OR CAP ? Ik bo, Dom’t fail to call ov J. G.OALLIO, j VO. 29. TITI.VT MAPS’ BTRLET, Whoro can be aeon the finest assortment of HATS AND CAPS, over to’onght to Carlisle. Ho takes groat pleas ure In Inviting his old friends aud customers, and all new ones, to his splendid *iock Just re ceived from New York unci Philadelphia, cou sUtlug In part of due 81LK AND CABBIMERE HATS, besides an endless variety of Hats ami Caps ol the latest m vie, nil of which ho will sell at tho Lowest Cush Prices., Also, Ills own manufacture lints always on hand, and ■■ p HATS MANWACTURED TO ORDER. Hu lias the best arrangement for coloring Hats acd all kino*of Woolen Goods, Overcoats, etc., «t the Khoi l.ost, notice'(us lifi colors every week) and’ on (he most reasonable terms. Also, a line lot ol choice bVauffs of TOBACCO AND CIGARS dwaya on imnd. Ho desires to call tlioattentloa ofperaons wiio have CO UNT R Y P UR3 to soil, aa ho pays the highest cash prices for ihe same. Give him a call, at tho abovo-numbor, his dd stand, as ho fools confident of giving entire sa .la facllou. Ccl.lsTO. iioottj airo Sljocg. gTKOHM & SPOKSXvER. '' JVo 18 Sant ■ cmover Street, CARLISLE, PA. Tnun!;fal ior t!io jrvtrouatjo extended' thorn level■ >roi'**; fl>» iwnf ‘uioouiioo ,their usual lavtro ‘tofis oi’SL'itrxa styles of ■ BOOTS AND SHOES POll LADIES’ AND MISSES’,' GENTS’ AMD HOYS’, YOUTHS’ Al-&D CHILDS’, whlcn aro unrivaled for comfort and beauty Also TRUNKS AND VALISSES, MEN AND BOYS’ HATS, All of which will be sold at small prortjs. Call oneand all and get a fall - equivalents lor your iHOuey. Oct. hi IS7o—ly WllimlUVSV I'JC ri ii i] i] t] i-j S JAMES OAUL’IiKLI.. | W. !•’. HEN WOOD CAMJPJimLL~& llENWOOl), PXiUMESSS, HAS AND STEAM FITTERS, 2Vo, 18 Worth Memo ver St . BAHMStU, PA. BATH tubs, WATER ULOSETH, WASH BASINA. lIVDHANTS, „„„„ DIET AND FORGE PUMPS. CISTERN A.ND DEEP WELL PUMPS. GAS FIXTURES, GAS SHADES AND GLOBES Ac., Lead, Iron and Terra Colta Pipe, CHIMNEY TOPS and FLUES, iUI kinds of brass work lor Steam ami Water constantly on imml. WORK IN TOWN OB COUNTRY promptly attended to, ♦fc-Tnimeclhito uttonllon given to order* for material or work Irom a dlstancc.-djir Haring special advantages we aro prepared to furnish COPPEIi, WORK Ol nil descriptions for BUR Houses land other purposes at homo or at a distance. ;> COPPER PIPE furnished to order either drawn or brazed. ST k 6.6 kb'h fe b Sep, l # 70-ly ,| ■il' /■;/ BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. Hrj) C&OOjJS. JQRY GOODS! —AT— HARPER’S South Hanover SL, NEW STOCK OF FALL GOODS, I take plcasurain ofTol-lng .tomy patrons and tho public, a stock of D R Y G O O D S , complete In every branch, and not excelled in quality, beauty, and cheapness. T have now open a beautiful stock of FASHIONABLE DRESS GOODS, comprising ninclt Silks, lilnclc and Colored All- Wool Hons, Black and Colored All-Wool Pop lins, Black am) Colored Wool Delaines. Black ami Colored Merlnoea, Rich Plaid Poplins. Ser ies. Velours, Fine Tttmlse, Bombazines, Pure Mohairs, new brand of Double Warp Black Al paca, for beauty of color, weight of texture,.and prlco.lt lakes the lead of any Alpacas lu tho market. , Fashionable-Shawls,ln now styles of Btrlpes ami Plaids, Long and Square Thibet Shawls, ull of whlel I oiler exceedingly cheap. , . BLANKETS, , White and Gray. Bargains guaranteed. FLANNELS, In ovary viirfotv. LADIES’ GLOA ICINGS—BIack Beavers, Velve teens, White Corduroy. Opera Flannels, Plaids for Circulars WATER-PROOF [ WATER-PROOF 1 House Furnishing Dry Goods, Table Linens Napkins and Whi to Goods. All the popular brands of Domestics, nt prices lo meet tho lowest quotations. Merino Vests, shirts, ’and Drawers, for Ladles, Misses,'Men. and Boys. Knitting Yarns, Zephyrs, Germantown Woo], Persian Wool, ami Balmmal Yarns, Hamburg, Edgings and Insortings, Thread Loces, Gulpue Laces. JAneti amt Lhco Collars,- Kid Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Felt, Balmoral,and Hoop Skirls, Corsets, and iv general variety of notions, CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES, Furs/ Furs! Furs! No hesitancy In saying that the prices Will bo as low as any hi town. All goods bought nt tho head of tho market, for cash, and superior Inducements will be offer ed at tho Cheap Cash Stole, Cor . Hanover and■ Fomfret is(s. } THOS. A. HARPER, Oct. 20 70 GOODS' ,Wo have Just returned from tho city, with another very heavy stock of Goods, mnkl*gour stock the largest ever held in Carlisle, by any oihei House. Wo have extra good and thick • ULACK SILKS, COLORED SILKS, SILK POPLINS, ol all shades. SILK AND WOOL EPINGLINES MfOOL REPS, WOOL PLAIDS, ALPACCA3 AND DELAINES MOURNING GOOBS, all kinds. PLAIN AND FANCY SACKING FLANNELS WATER PROOFS AND CLOAKINGS, CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES, QUILTS AND COVERLETS, I Carpets and Oil-Cloths, domestic goods In great variety. Shawls, Gloves, Hosiery, &o. Wo have ns a whole tho most splendid assort ment of Goods outside of the cities. Wo have Iho very best and.niost handsome SASH RIBBONS, in thotown, nil of \vhlch wo nro Rolling cheaper and at smaller profits than any other big store In the United States. ' . . . - Give ns a call ami you will save a good deal of money lu your purclmaed. &CQ - js T ov. 10,70. ' rjIHE OLD ESTABLISHED SMB Ml) TISTOB STORE, James 3sEc©onigal, Wo. S 3, South Hanover St., (Adjoining Blalv £ Sons’ Grocery Store.) CARLISLE, PA. Aft or uu experience of over thirty years In th stove and Tinware business, In Carlisle, the an dorsltrned fools confident that tils roponunenda tlon of Stoves has some weight with the com inanity. He now oilers the celebrated EMMKE'GAS burner which ho feels satisfied Is the beat Base Burner in the market. It Is handsome, throwing a cbeciTu! light around the .room; there mo no clinkers even with the worst coal; tho beat Is reflected lo the floor and strikes the feet l« Bte n f j of the lace: the gas is entirely consurnec;l l nil dustis carried off by a back pipe; Ulatlng damper by which rooms may bo kept thoroughly ventilated; and l lt prod y heat from ns small a quantity of coal as.any Stovo over offered to iho public. Ho also oflers tho “LO/Y LTGIII ana tno “ BEACON LIGHT.” both Base Burners, highly recommended by all who lutvo used l iheu: l. All these Bnso Burners are Insured foi three and If they do not work satisfactorily may bo returned. Also the following well known COOK STOVES: NIMIIOD ’moNBiDEs, n , n *■' diamond slate - ■», , and others Thoso‘aro all warranted and may bo returned if unsatisfactory. Hundreds of them bav e been put liy mo' in this community, and tholr P TluViiso stoveamny boon won at my estab llHbmcnt and references can bo gUon to parties using tbem. BJPOUTING AND ROOFING, -attended to in town or country. RepalrlKE done on Oct. 13.70—0 m No. 83. South Hanover at J L. STERNER & BRO,, LIVERY AND SALE SABLE BETWEEN lIANOVEU AND BEDPOBb ST IN THE BEAR OF BENTZ HOUSE CARLISLE, PA. ■ Having Utica up the Stable 'With new Carrl ges, Ac., I am prepared to furnlan flral-clasa turn-outs at reasonable ratea. Parties taken to and from the spring*. AprU;2s. 1807.-»2y Lecture delivered bV Chi. Levi Afim/i, before the Xrving Literary Association, in Washington Hull, York, December 3, 1870. DRY GOODS After I had accent ’d the appointment to deliver the Anniversary Lecture of the Irving Literary Association, I encouut ored no smaddlflfeulty fnseiocting asub- ject. I soon determined, however, to depart from the usual character of lect- ures of the day, and present to mv nudl cues n subject, which if not pleasing, will possess some novelty, ami I trusj some interest Political Reform Is receiving at this fihVo general attention"' fVmVugliout' the entire country, n’h'd this Is my reason, for introducing it this evening. If I can awaken Inquiry upon subjects of reform, which I believe to ho essential to the pu rity and preservation of the country, my ambition will ho satisfied. I wish in the outset to disclaim all partlzrm motives, and Hie strictures I may make*during tho evening upon politics are designed to’ apply to all imrifcs indiscriminately. I i am persuaded wo can rise above the noi some atmosphere of politics, and discuss questions that confessedly concern our welfare as a free people, in theqahn light of philosophy. Wo nil agree that great ami serious abuses have crept intb our government, and there is n. growing con sciousness fhat-something must be done to'arresUihe degeneracy of our Institu tions My purpose this evening Is to point out lire most gjnring and danger ous of these evils, ami suggest what X conceive to boa remedy for their euro. In tho early days of our country our government was honestly and faithfully administered. Men of high character nml commanding abilities were pnhlisted with public office. Party lines were not then so tightly drawn and tho party lash Was not applied wUh*£he severity that Ibis in these days. In n contest for of fice the candidate that possessed the greater merit, though Hot of tl,te stronger party, stood some chance of aA election. A faithful public servant too was not ro tated out of ofllco merely because hia time was tip, or he had served the term which party .custom had established.— Sentiments like these.gave to the nation In those early days that splendid army of heroes and statesmen of whom we are no Juflfly proud: DteclpMned Ju tho severe school-of our Revolutionary struggle, they were men of austere morals. Theirs was a pure, disinterested love of country, jealous of her honor ns they, wore of. their own they were quick lo‘defend it, and would have scorned to sully her fair fame. They prized her history and felt proud' of her glory. But this race of worthies has departed. Degenerate pons have succeeded to their places. Whfit was said by Demosthenes of the Greeks In his day can bo spoken with much pro priety of our country now. ' “To b© convicted of bribery,” said he, “was then a crime altogether unpardona ble. Neither orators, nor generals would then sell for gold the favorable conjunct ures'which fortune put into their hands. No gold could Impair our firm concord at homo—nur hatred of tyrants and barba rians. But now all things are exposed to sale as In a public market. Corruption has introduced such manners aa have proved the bane and destruction of our country. Isa man known to •have re ceived foreign money? People envy him. Does he own it? They laugh. Is ho convicted in form? They forgive him. Bo universally has this contagion diffused itself among us.“ This Is no exaggerated picture of the deprayity of politics and politicians of our times.— Our fathers could not have dreamed, of bo sudden a “falling off” of their decen dents. If so they would perhaps have attempted to guard against it. Theirs .was a difficult'task, and well did they perform it. They embarked in nn un explored sea, but the .government they formed is ns perfect as human capacity uncleT th© circumstances could have made it. Conatitutinna, however, are not made in aday. They arc the growth ofyeara. They must be adapted to the changing circumstances and tho progress of civilization. They must bo conform ed to the spirit of tho times. Our ances tors well ’ understood this, and lienee made provision for-the amendment of our constitution. We have,.since the birth of our country advanced in the sci ence of government, and year by year its deficiencies became more apparent.— Great abuses have grown up under it, which were the fruits of its imperfec tions. “Standing on the old way and looking out for the best way,’* let us ’ ap ply ourselves to the work of reform.— This we can best accomplish by first ex ploring the evlla that exist. . We will begin with the general gov ernment. A fruitful source of evil hero is the sweeping change of government officials, and employees, with every change of administration, Tho direct effect of such a policy is to fill the offices with incompetent persona. Promotion ns a reward for meritorious services in al most entirely put out of the question, — Men of ability and worth will not accept office upon such precarious tenure. The .recipients of ISxccutlvc patronage are usually adventurers, and men who make politics their trade. They arc appointed because they are favorites of prominent politicians, who recommend them, and the only claim worthy of consideration is zeal for and services to tho party. These tilings must inevitably subject the civil service to numerous abm es. Such things as system, discipline, and efficiency can never bo attained, Mr, .Tencka, of Rhode Island, has for ‘•everal years made ear nest efforts to reform this branch of our service, rlls plan was, T believe, to make the civil service a permanent cor* aof officers. Tho employees of the government under hia system would hold theiromo.es during life or good be havior. Applicants, before receiving an appointment, would have to pass a rigid examination with reference to their physical and - mental qualifications for the desired office. A jltlfo reflection, it scorns to me, would satisfy any man that this plan would grentiy improve our civn service. It would restore honesty, de crease officers and offices, nod of course greatly reduce the expenses of tho gov ernment. It would accomplish, another thing, which i am sure would be re garded as a great deliverance and a healthy reform—it would almost entirely destroy “office-seeking*” Xt would' be well if the presidential terra of office were at least twic« its pres ent length, and that the President were eligible to the office but once. This would destroy along train of abuses. Our elections are all too frequent, but capo cially that of the President. The long period of excitement, the large expendi ture of money, tho withdrawal of the thousands of men, who engage in the business of politics, from their usual em ployments, and the demoralization conse quent upon ali these, are a few of prominent evils tlmt would be abated.- The incumbent of that office could not then havoany motive in perverting tbo legitimate business of his administration to secure a re-nomination* I would abolish too the office of Vino President. I eannotsee wluit Rood pur pose that officer can servo in our form of government. Ho succeeds toi tho presi dency in case of a vacancy of that office, otherwise bo is the Pressdent of the ben— n'e. The Satiate could get along quite *9 well without that officer, as it often docs, bv electing one of Its own members to preside. It would seem this position was only assigned to him to give him em ployment while awaiting the.contingen cy of tho death f>f tho President, certain ly a very awkward position in itself. But I can oeo in this office tho need* <>t trouble. The Vice President la naturally interested in tile vacation of tho Presi dency, because ho succeeds to that office. A man of desperate ambition would bo seized with tho purpose to brlriß übout tbe result. For example a conspiracy may bo formed for hia removal. Both officers having their friends, a struggle woUld ensue; thlsporhaps by revolution, mid tho sequel may be the downfall of I our institutions. In any event where POLITICAL REFORM. CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,1871. forcible removal of tl>o President would ho attempted, Btispicion would bo cast upon the Vico President, whether he aided It or not; and tills of Itself I fancy Is sufficient reason for the abolition of that office. It Is altogether within the range of probabilities that mischief of Bome kind will arise out of the peculiar relations of these officers. In tho event of a vacancy of the ofllco of- President, tho Chief Justice of the country may be charged with tho duty of' issuing a proc lamation in a specified time thereafter calling upon the people to elect a success or, and also to administer the laws during the interval. -This wodld remand the -rlghL-to the- peoplo-.10 ..chonao their Chief,,. Magistrate without any delay ; wlpch In Itself Is a desirable object, and also would remove the danger above spoken 01. Passing oyer some of the lesser blem ishes of our body politic, I come to that branch of our 'guvornment which- lias been prostituted beyond comparison, I mean our legislatures, State and Nation al. Although tho judicial ermine has In Homo places been dragged In the dust of corruption,! am proud to say ithas gene rally maintained its pristine purity. — How fortunate this In! No one can esti mate the evils of a corrupt judiciary. — Whilst the judges, “watch the trepida tions of the balance" with pure eyes our liberties nt least are secure. . The philosophy of logo has, ft would seem, Infused Itself through the heart of the nation. “Put money in thy purse” is the rulllng passion of tho people, and Is tlie leaven of all our vices. -When this unsanctllScd lust so)Z"s the human heart, 'U closes it up to every generous impulse of love, of friendship, of patriotism. It curdles tho milk of human kindness, and Ilfs it only “for treasons, stratagems and spoils.’* iSuch universal homage Is paid to if that it confers distinction in society: it purchases' respectability!' it secures public offices. It ' governs those who govern ua, and like charity “it covers a. multitude of.alUß.” Tina' inevitable and relontlcna god rules our legislature*. There are scores of men whoso trade is 10 barter with the dishonesty of our law makers. They rule them, and with the pur.-e. Their commodity-is bribes. They are known as the “lobby.” They originate every, iniquitous “job,” ami regularly pay mem ; hors for putting it through. Many of these “ring leaders” grow suddenly and enormously rich by this sort of trnUlc alone. It la sometimes doubted Mmt our members of Congress and of 1 !io Legisla ture,are really bought. How can you account for their going to these places poor and returning to their homos rich? They could not have made their fortunes from their salaries. Why there have, been men in our State, Representatives ■ in Congress, who-aro known to have -re ceived thousands of dollars as a consider ration for their vote ami influence upon a single measure. Almost every interest, save the fanner and laborer, maintain their “rings” at our capitals. They em ploy large sums of money for the purpose of obtaining prlviledged legislation. It is fairly expended for this purpose.- Who gets it? Your bought legislator. An expert lobbyist can stand in the gallery of our legislative ball, and point every member that la “on the make,” and also approximate the price at which they are capable of being bought. The lobby fattens by what it feeds on ; If there would be no members to lake bribes,’ the trade of these rings would be at an end. Examine the conduct of Congress upon, the Funding Bilk It was a just and eminently judicious measure as it passed the Senate. It was . distaateiul to the ■ National Banks, however, and straightway they set themselves against it. They.all contributed to a fund, those of oup.own boro.ugh included, ho doubt, with the full knowledge and consent o. of the olllcero, t«> puroliuco its defeat. I would eay a Bound morality would teach that those who furnish bribes are as eul pableas those who receive them. The re sult was the'measure was so emasculated as to bo literally useless, an subsequent events fully proved. Now listen to the humiliating confession of Senator Sher man. who reported the result of the oon L feronce committee. ‘•I do not are,” said tljo Bcnnfor, "how we can ,*o before tlio people of the Un’ted .Slates and ask them Ip lend ns polil at par for oar bonds, when we refuse to re quire ngencioa of our own creation to take them ; when we oven refuse to re quire new banks -not yet ozonized to take these new bonds, and when wo re map to require, old banka, which have made on the average from fifteen to twenty per cent, annually upon the fran chises derived from the United States,-to aid-lie to this extent in fundin'*.the pub lic dent. But, sir, the vote of the House shows the power of the National Banka. It is so preat, at least in the House, that in order to'secnro a fundin'* bill, we hftve be*i eompellfd to abandon all provisions in regard Ip tins National Bank?.’’ Nothin!* can exceed tbo nnldusliinp; villainy and Mah-handed /mud of tbo plunderers of our public domain. This it was hoped would-he sacred from the unhallowed'.tmich of (lie 11 lobby." In former times it was looked upon as the. riqhtcona inheritance of American free men. Time was when conquests were, 'made by tlio aword, but our laud monop olists use JcsM ambitious hut more ef fectual means, and thpir triumphs arc easier and (heir conquests tenfold (Treat er. Caesar and William, the Norman had the same objects.hut they used more honorable means. If tlio eonqueal of empires of -land that was he-towed to these moiiopotis’s had been attempted by a foreign foe, the not ion would have risen lip in arms and driven him from our holders; hut, the people tamely sub mit.tonmoro ealamitoiisspoliatlon. Lot mo describe a few of tlio transactions of Comriess in reft-ard to our public lands. Congress gave away before its last ses sion to four railroad companies more land than is contained in all tlio Middle Whites, and n.fIOD.OOO more than is cmi 'taineiliii Great Britain and Ireland. Be sides this the Union Pacific and Centr'd Pacific received over S00,()i)(),000in bonds. Altbbmrh in name, a loan, every dollar, r have no doubt, wili-havo to lie paid by tbo government. Tlio same men that constitute tlieae companies, acting un der another corporate name, have quietly put into their pockets the greater portion of it as compensation for the construc tion of (lie roads. The Northern Pacific alone has received in all a territory equal to the atatea of Pennsylvania and Ohio. In plain terms, Congress has bestowed b,• tiiese grants the means of building "000 miles of railroad lo a fewpdvate Individuals, and lias made them the greatest land monopoly the world ever saw The Hast India Company sinks into in-igiiilicaueo along side of it. Stretching from Lake, Superior to the Paeilic Ocean, it owns 2-3,000 acres of land in a belt of country eighty miles wide. By tills monstrous legislation, millions of settles have been deprived of the chance of getting homes except up on exorbitant prices, or by going away from tho centres of trade into the far oil interior. Tho evil results of the creation ■ of these gigantic monopolies cannot bo easily portrayed. They will govern tho States through whoso borders tholr.tern tory may ruii. They will strangle every entorpriso'that-mlght conflict with their interests. 'They will make and unmake public olllcnra. They will control Gov ernors, Legislatures and perhaps Judges too. They will nominate Senators, mein bora of Congress, ami exert a controlling Influence In the selection of our Chief Magistrate. Our liberties will be In greater danger from tlio overshadowing power of these corporations than from any other cause whatever, and yet your men occupying places of public truwtdid nil this. These restless cormorants are not yet satisfied. Millions of acres more arc yet to be squandered In tbo same way at our coming session of Congress, and while an acre of tho people’s freehold ioniums, their voracious maw will not bo satiated. What has become of our beneficent homestead and pvo-omptiou laws? Strike them from your statue book*., for they are a mockery there. Is this wholesale robbery of our God-given inheritances to bo borne any longer ? “Oh Is thoi* not some chosen curse Homo hldtl'‘U thunder In the stores of Iloavon, Red with uncommon wrath, to blast, tho man Who owes his greatness to his country's ruins?” Our own Legislature, la a patch'd the same cloth. Tho “ring - ’ rules Imre as it does in Washington, and by tho same means. Should you require any legisla tion yon will soon bo made aware of it. You win bo greeted on all sides with the p.alutation “is there anything In if;’* “is any money In it/* and should thoee. hq “anything in It/’ you could .-n.ntjuayqjiiitil yon agreed .to,.Hh f \lT._wUli tho “ring,” .Should it he a small rail road enterprise, you .would first have to implore the gracious condescension of a well known corporation of our State.— Yon-might as well attempt to stay the waves of the great deep,-ns to carry a measure over the heads o*f the paid agents of this company. A ineaanterthat does not meet (heir killed, and that too In a very cool ami provoking manner. A mark on tho calendar opposite tho bill to he defeated, well understood by tho members in the pay of tho company, is sufficient to dis pose of it. This sinister moans they, do not affect to conceal, and should you op- I pose them they will perhaps respect your I motives, huf. they will laugh at your im potence. Tho Influence offhis corpora tion secured the sanction of both hraneh "es of tho Legislature to a scheme to lake from lhe sinking fund 50.000.0P0 of bonds and securities to-aid* in building several railroads. The sinking fund was not to by veUevtMl of the-’-'' bonds purely nml sirnplv. Oh, no ! They were (o bo -re placed by certain oilier bond-4 of the companies whoso construction tins piece of legislation was to promote, secured by - the IViin’ji. U. U. Co., the same to be redeemed in four years. The pro'enso was that tho 'building' of these roads would so develop)? that portion -of flic State through which' they are to nm, that (he increase orreveuno to the Pinto would make if a good investment. The policy advocated is to aid individual en terprise by tho funds of the State. lh»t more iaxableproperty -may ho developed. But flu's pretension would apply to one Intoicst as well ns another, and the mere statement shows its ab-nirdity. What right has (bo State to giyo a few favored corporations (he people’s funds to the exclusion of nil the rest? But this docs not rise to the respectability of an argu ment. Tin; real purpose is too’transpar ent. Ib any one simple emough to be liev© that the men who 'could get this legislation, could not got legislation to relieve them of.their liability to the State, and that the final result would not bo an enormous loss to the tax payers of tb&Commonwcalth ? We say hands off. This fund was m:\doa sacred depository of the stacks, bonds and socuyitics of the State, to he applied only to the extinguishment of the public debt. Permit the men-who manipulate our Legislature to put their ruthless hands into It, and they will •molt away like dissolving snow. Al though frustrated by the executive veto lastwlnter,laui informed another attempt will be made this coming session of the Legislature, and that they have means enough to put it through overtho Gover . nors head.' This is a tempting bait. $0,500,000; this is 100 much fir their cu pidity, and you can depend upon It if they can circumvent the Governor they will carry it off. If X could speak to the people of Pennsylvania, I would call upon them to watch their Representa tives, and hold (hem to a strict account ability for their votes upon this bill. If thqy sell (heir souls and dishonor their stations lot them ho accursed. A recent writer haa truthfully said: < “Moneyed nion, nsaocla'ed under vh rioua’ (ittas.’havo gradually bought up under the name of corporate privileges, the more important prerogative*' of tax ation and administration. A generation ago they approached the leading politic ians as supplicants ; now they hold them in pay, and uao them not only'to ex tort further immunities, hut generally to control the entire machinery of the body politic.” I have taken these few examples only to’show the utter degradation to which' legislative c-irruption has descended. Many more might be shown, but I am sure no more arc needed to complete the disgusting picture.' A fruitful source of corruption in our legislative halls is special legislation' The extent to which this U curried may bo seen by reference to our pamph let laws. They will show the fact that very little of the time aud expemse of making laws is devoted to (ho common weal. The time is almost exclusively employed, and thousands of dollam an nually expended,.,in conferring spcual privillges to persons or corporation.-. B Is very plain ii a good reason existed in the npccud case for enacting the law, it. would apply with equal force.in favor of tlits passage ot n general law to ujool Bimiliar erscs. It generally gives the monopoly ofaornoone thing which should he left open for all. Ro-trict your Legis lature to (ho passage of general laws on ly and you chock at one blow an im mense stream ol abuses. It ca-ws should arise which our laws would not meet thou the time has arrived for Legislative enactment, and a general law would not only reach the case in hand,.hut all cases of a like character that, might arise in the future. The laws of ISOS are published in a lar.ro volume I 11 1 page*, Ami the laws of 1800 in a similar' one of lo'U pages, I In* laws oflSTh. in 1302. , Tn ISuS there weiy 81 genera! laws passed and 127-1 piiva'e acts. Tn 1800-70 general mid 12U special or private acts received Hie approval of tile Governor. Tn 1870 there were about TO general and 1000 special laws passed.' These acts toward tho close of the session are put through with s.ueh indecent haste that no member save tiro one specially interested can have any know edge of*ihc|r contents. Visit your Leg-' islativQ halls during the waning hours of the session. You will see there the "Col Jeetcd wisdom” of the (State engaged In something that will remind yon lorvibly of a public auction. Your laws arc passed with greater speed and, ji good deal less decorum than an auctioneer would dis pose of hia small'wares.* This salutary amendment would not only break up the rings of (ho lobby, ruin tho trade o't the corrupt legislator, ami strike down the po.wer of monopo lies, but it would also dispense'with an nnal sessions of our ’Legislatures. The evils I havfc Hina feebly portrayed I conceive to bo the necessary fruits of a material imperfection of our system of government. To make this , clear we need only, to examine its practical ma chinery.. In theory our government Is Democratic. It is grounded upon the idea that tho people govern and make laws for themselves In a countiy ho vast as ours, this they could not do by their direct action assembled In one* body. An expedient was' resorted to practically tn carry out this idea, ami yet obviate lids difficulty ; it was the princi ple of representation. By this simple device free governments have been ren dered possible, and it was, therefore, an' important improvement in the science of government. Tho true idea of J?epre senlntion consequently, ia tbo exact im ago in miniature of the whole collective body of tlio voters. Everyman is sup posed to bo heard and represented by his representative, and to lake tho sense of all the Representatives is equivalent to taking the sense of all the voters. But is tills true under our present system? The practical results of our majority rule is to disfranchise nearly one-half of the Voting population. Tho adherents of the unsuccessful party are as completely dis franchised as though they had no Tight to vote at all. Aye, worse still, they are represented by the very men they op posed. What shape dues Ibis assume when we contemplate the actions ol Representatives thus elected in making laws. Here tho majority rule necessarily obtains. Tho majority of tho legislative I body make our laws. But what propor tlonTofthe voters does this majority rep resent? Why in most cases a minority. Add to tho votes cast for the members in tho minority upon a given moinnro, the votes of tho defeated'qiarty at the polls, (which arc literally counted out) and you will find that our laws ard most frequent ly tho act of a minority of all tho voters. The inequality tia greatly increased by the action of caucuses. In such cases often a bare majority of the dominant parly impose upon* us our laws. To pay that this isfthe action of a majority of tho people is mere mockery. C)no evil give.’U'ise to another. One of (bedevil fruits oi our majority r.ulo is the ■’Kyetflin’"’ of- perry'mamjcrtngg- This - -is more unfair and unprincipled, because it was originated with tho deliberate pur pose of defeating the will of tho people. It is said to have been concocted by a Democratic Governor of McAsuchiiflott For years while tho Democratic party had sway they practised it to tho fullest cxlont. Tho Republican parly getting into power, have retaliated with a ven geance, acting no doubt upon the sug gestion of the pool— The vlllalnv you lesoli me I will execute, Aiul it shall go haul, but I will better tho In struction- Tlio object Is bo to arrange election districts flmt fire votes of.(he opposition party will bo neutralized It is done by combining; counties where the majorities of (ho opposition aro so large that they cannot ho overcome, ami uniting others with cnidUs of Ihn d nninant. party v')i- ro their inajorUic f < preponderate. Uy (him, I hn>win::*together strong nmjor biesof the opposition and carefully svd juding their own strength so n* hardy overconv* tha opposite party, they nviko available all th.dr votes and render mo.hv;.! n large proportion of (hose of the opposing party. The effect is to pro duce an almost incredible disproportion. For lllußtr.ition lake some of the Staten as (hoy have been represented by both parties. fn tlio old free States In,the election/) of ISdtl, there were cast for,the Republican party iu round numbers 3.000,0d0 votes, and for tho Democratic party 1,01)0,000. — The 1,000,000 Democratic votes mhos© twenty-eight ReproHontaUves to Oon uiwh,’ while tho 3.000,000 Republican votes chooso one hu mired mid forty-three.. The proportion between the. parties In ; lho.su Slates stood as 20 to 00. Tlio Rep resentatives ought to have stood In the same wav, but they.actually stood as 143 to ;:S. Tho delegation in tho 40th Con gress from Pennsylvania stood \,IS Re publicans nnd 0 Democrats, but If there was anything like fairness in our system it would have stood 13 Republicans to 11 ( Democrat©.' From tho State of Kentucky, i In the wiine Congress, the whole delega tion was democratic, but the Republicans 1 were entitled to at least three Kepresema tiva out of the nine in that body. In the legislature of tho State last session th« House bad sixty Republican! to forty Democrats, nnd yet, according to the voter for Governor, Iho proportion ought to have been at least fifty-one to forty-nin’e. It took nchrJy thlrtyrthrce per cent- more volts to elect a Democratic member than it did a Republican. To such a degree has this unjust apportionment boon car ried,that it frequently happens, as every one knows who is at all familiar with politics, that the party having the majori ty upon tlio whole count are in n minor!-' ty in our • legislature nnd our cun-, gresslonal delegation. This of Itself is a snfUcient demonstration of tho fallacy of our present system. •It is u common thing to hear whisper ings of'dissatisfaction with our institu tions. Is it to bo- wondered at? Why , '■ur Government In its practical operations ban proven to he a ahum* Denmura.lo In form but unjust and tyrannical in cllVcfc. It has been made the instrument to foster dishonesty and injustice. If has encour* -| aged ■demagognjsrn and suppressed merit. It Inis fostered corruption, and bus been used as an agency to plunder thepeople. The object uiulertneso circumstances to be secured is a fair and equitable repre sentation of the whole body of voters.— This undoubtedly would eradicate a ma jority of these abuses. Can this be accom plished? Various mot hods have* been proposed and advocated in this country and in Kuropu. The principal of theseare, “limited ,votJnrj, n ''personal rrppwnnta' Hon," V "cnnwhfdvc votin'/”, "nin'/ic vo tint/, 3 ” and nuwainirc votin'/.” Let me ex plain these in their order. Jjimitcd votin'; la so called because the voter la limited in his votes t<> a number oi candidates leaa than tho-whole number to be elected.— This was,tho first innovation - upon the majority rule, nnd was so plainly an Im provement upon it; that it is a nmrvol that U was not more,generally introduc ed. Familiar examples of‘lbis kind of voting arc found in tho dtoetion of in ppectora avid jury eommUdoners. Voters ••.re only allowed to vo ! e tbrono insp-wtqr and jury emnmis-ionfr umb*r our lawn, although two of each arc elected. I nibs? the majority is more' than double the idrrn'jth 'of the minorily, and can ‘niccass fully divide (heir votes between the candidates, (be minority wifi inevitably elect, one of them. This plan lias certainly improved the chances of honesty in our election hoards, becitiMi each party Is there represented. It lias ,ulso greatly elevated tin* character of our juries. Pci'sohut consists in ma king the representative, tho actual agent for the voters, who have cast (heir-ballots in hjs favor,.ho holding as many votes to bestow in the body of which he is a mpni -ber, as he received in bis election. The electors cast their individual voles upon a given-iueastu'e in thclfigWattire through their accredited agents. Tibs is certainly a near approach to (ho direct action of the votiMsdhemselvca ; which Is the ob ject to he accomplished as nearly as possi ble. To avoid tho representative body becoming* too numerous, each candidate is required to a certain number of votes, ascertained for instance by dividing the whole number of votes by tho num ber of members to be elected. This would not prevent n few strong and popular candidates from absorbing all the votes. This however, Is obviated by oilier regn lationa, which I have not the lime to ex plain. Mr. Simon .Sterne of New York, • jins ablydefimd Ibis plan in n pamphlet that has been widely circulated. A ancle-. tv (or its promotion lias been organized , in New York, and lu\» David Dudly, Field for Us President. Cumulative voting Is bo called, because it allows the voter where there in a plu rality of candidates to bo elected, to vote for iho whole millibar or cumulate bin votes upon a less number at his discre tion. The elector has control of as many vole-ins there are candidates to he elect ed, and can cast (hem all for one candi date, or divide them between two in such propoiliona an he chooses or distribute them among all the candidates. The re sult of this “free vote,” as it is sometimes called, would he that whore the parties wiriild'kpow their prnparlinnate strength and would manage their a (Taira properly, they would always secure e. just propor tion of the olllccrs elected. Take for illustration iho Statu of Ver mont, for which I am Indebted to Senator BncUalow. “There are,” says ho, "liO.O'jn voters in that State of whom -10,000 are members of the Republican party, and 110,000 of Iho Democratic party, By law that State is entitled to three Representatives in Con gross.. Now wind ought to take place there? Tile majority should elect two Representatives, having -10,000 votes, ami tho minority should elect one, having 20 000 votes,'hut can that lie so in paint of'lact-at present? If the-'oleoiora would vote for three Representatives by general ticket tho majority would elect the whole three. It the Stale ho divided up Into single districts, it is a matter of chance how tho result will lie, whether all three districts will have majorities of iho same political complexion or not; I say It la a matlor of chance, nnyvniora 1 lion that, it ia a matter of honesty in tho I-egi-daturo ot tlifl State,.and any political majority that has control of the legislature will very Jilicly form tho districts to suit its owu Interests. Wo know that these VOL. 57.—N0. 33. (things occur everywhere. By cumulative voting’, by authorizing tho 120,000 minori ty electors of that State, to give each three votes to one candidate, that candi date would receive 00,000 votes and tho majority cannot defeat him. The'majori ty .voting for two .Representatives can select them, but they cannot elect 'the third. Suppose they attempt. to vote for thrfce candidates, they can only give each oY them 40.000 votes, and the minority candidate haa 00,000, If they attempt to vote for two aM they ought to do, that heimr tho number they aro entitled to, they can give them 00,000 votes each, the Paine number the minority candidate has. if they attempted to vote for on.e they would- ■givo-that-mu) ..candidate 120,000,.,. but of course they would not throw away their votes in that foolish manner. Tho practical result would bo that the 40,000 majority eleelors in that Slate would vole for two candidates, and elect them, and | tho 20,000'minority electors would vote for one and elect him, and a result analo gous to this would occur all over'lho coun try Ifthissystem wore applied.” .lion. C. U.Buckulew, of this State, has uhly ex- piuipded this system In various addresse; in tho Senate of tho United Staten and elsewhere, and to him belongs tno credit T believe of first advocating the system In a public way in this country. Another arrangement analogous to that of cutnu- lative voting is “single voting.” Electors under this system are only allowed to vote-for one candidate where there Is a number to he elected Tins will accom plish flie desired object if tlio votes aro piopeHy managed, ft will require a thorough of the party’s strength, end a division of its as many candidates as it has tho power to elect. .1 come now to the system of “success ive voting.’l This has been In successful operation in Denmark for more than eight rears. It wan iirst brought to pub lic* notice by Mr. Thomas Hare, of Eng land. He has placed every friend of lib eral Institutions under obligation to him for tho light ho has thrown upon this subject. Xt was his masterly genius .that, first conceived ami fully explained .the evils of the majority rule,- and* pointed oiit an ellVctiml remedy.. It consists In allowing each voter to voteTor.m addition to the’ candidate for. whom ho desires to casfhis vote in the first instance,‘.for oue or more other candidates to whom his vote may he given in case it should not be wanted to secure the election of Ida first choice* Ho puts tho names of the candidates on his ticket where the haliot would he used, inorderof his preference, and if In's vote should not ho wauled for liis first candidate,he having received the required number,of votes to elect him, jt would ho transferred to the next one and ho on. Regulations for tho government ..of the election olVicers would bo required to give this system effect, and. if properly inianaged'it would undoubtedly result in giving all parties their proportionate share of officers. Any of these systems could bo easily applied to tho election of presidential Electors, Members ofCtongreaa, Members of tho Legislature, Commissioners, Audi .tors, Directors of the Poor,.School Direc tors, Town Counclimen, and in fact to a)] cases where a plurality of otllcers are to bo elected at thesamo time,and where there are more olllcers than one it would be an easy matter to provide that they should all ho elected at once. If any of these plans were ’introduced into our own county the Republicans would elect a County Commissioner,a Direotoroftho Poor, and of the County Auditors. This I am persuaded would result to tho great advantage of tho tax payors of the coun ty. The same would he true if applied to the county of Lancaster. Vn tins country the experiment of “cu mulative voting” has been tried in ' Rlomn-djurg, of this tho home of Senator BuCkalew, -with entire satinfac-! ion, ainJ the *?tatc of Illinois iateiy rati' ied her now constitution by a majority ofiVKOOO, into which was introduced the “cumulative voting'' plan. A movement fa now in progress In fa* vorof a convention to revise tbc cnnsli- tution of the ritute. ft has received the endorsement of the proas generally. ' A convention Of highly respectable men from all parts of the State, met in Heading in August Just in the interests of such ,a convention, and they are I doubt not, bu-ily engaged in furthering the project. I am confident that the -Legislature of the State will, at the coming session, au thorize an election upon the subject, and you will bo called upon to vole for or against the holding 'of such a conven* ■* The grant evils tho establishment of these reforms'would abate, I would not in a single lecture attempt.to describe.— Wean; quite certain'it would forever break the power of the demagogue. It would destroy our “gin shops," political meetings and cdnven'mns. I 1 .wou'd drive fore our Legislafive halls the “rings,” and out of ihosnhodies I heir coiidjutois, the cfomipt members. ft would breakdown for all time the por- iciotiu puWcr of corporations and mo- lopotu-s. It would de-Lmy gerryman* lenii';. ft would save the millions of lolhirs of the peoples* money expended in our election*.- XAdthful ministers of a St new mid not hs subject to the an noyance of political wire-pullers, and government cleiUs would not bo com pelled to Mirrendor their small earnings for party purposes. These abuse and vices uf our system have often given.rise to the opinion that our government Is a failure. This is not so. It is better with all its faults than any of the governments of (he old world.- IMan’s -capacity for self-govern ment has been forever settled in this a mntry. None but a freeman can ever breathed her air. Tho old world has long ago been moved by her sph It. The progress of events are steadily in the direction of free insflulions. Tho worst of governments of onr day is more lib eral, limn tho b'>'st of them was a few Centuries ago. Year'by your tho oppres sor's yoke is softcruil, and the day ia imnmi to come when all people shall bo in the enjoyment of tho bteasings'of free dom. Certainly wo will not surrender in our faith our institutions when tho rest of mankind aro eager to ‘ embrace them- After wo havo accomplished the great work of reform wo .have still a few more things to observe. It is to cultivate u proper appreciation of our institutions.— Tiiis wo can only do by exercising our rights and duties as citizens. We must accustom ourselves to cherish properly the right of suftVugc. 1 There are many men in all communities who uover vole. ff they belong to the majority they say their vole itj not needed. if to the tpinon ty they my Uis no use. Thjs apathy cn the part of voters Is fraught with deep significance. It also protends evil to the country. The primary cause of it is, no doubt our nb“iird system of election, where ho much depends Upon the few votes that vio'cnlly turn the scale. “The ambitious few will inevitably acquire tho ascendency in the conduct of human affairs, if tho patriotic many, tho people,, are not stimulated arid roused to a proper activity and effort.” Tho right of auff* rage should bo habitually cherished ns the dearest rigid of an American citizen. It h the pailadium of their liberties, at once tholr shield and their sword. That tunali bit of paper called the ballot is greater than • the trepiro of kings.— Dropping into the box, • «.s (hejlecrcs of descending snow, * ’ ami yet more powerful than the mighty instruments of war. “ Tho right of suffrage,” says n distin gulahod writer, “is a fearful thing. It calls for wisdom and dlKcrellon* «i’d in telligence of no ordinary standard. It awukea at every exercise the interest of all tho nation. Its results reach forward through tiipo Into eternity. Itsdisoharge must bo accounted for among tho dread responsibilities of the great day of judg ment. Who will go to it blindly V Who will go to it passionately ? Who will go to it as a sycophant,a tool, a slave? How many do / These are not tho men to make a rituto. You will also be requited to keep out Hates far 3l&aertfstng. ADVERTISEMENTS Will bo IDSCrtCd At TOD C«H per lino for tho first Insertion. nn«l five con per lino for each nubsequent Insertion. Qusr orfy half-yearly, and yearly advertisements In erted at a bboral reduction on tho abovo rate* Advertisements should'bo accompanied by thO Cash. Wion sent without any length of tlm specified for publication, they will bo continued until ordered out and enarged accordingly. JOB PRINTING. cards, H ANDnn.T.3, Oiuour,.vus, and every oth er description of Jon and Card Printing. ofiofilco tho knaves that in many cases now disgrace public positions, and ele vate to their places honest, able nod conscientious meu. Office no longer confers distinction.’ The men thntought to fill our offices have no Inst* to meddle in ward meetings and except the party •yoke. “Hour seldom, friend, a good great man Inherits Honor And wealth, with nil his worth and pains It seenns a storj’ from tho.worldof spirits. When anv nnm obtain* that which ho merits Or any merits that wlileb ho obtains.” Tito pen selected to Administer your laws, and make your ‘ laws, should be meu of sterling Integrity, great abilities, and extended putriothm—judges of such high character that the upright will ven erate thdni and...tho wicked, will fear, them—statesmen who*o integrity Is'so” firmly fixed that suspicion wotrld’never dure‘to whisper their names? and In whose glance tho dealer qf bribes would 1 stand appalled. / To fills great work I would earnestly Invite your co-operation.f Our State will. 1)0 followed by others, aqd In time ali Will have embraced these needed re forms, and then, In deed and in truth, in the eloquent words of tho late President Lincoln, “the nation shall under God, haven n6w birth of freedom, and the government of, the poojfio, by tho people and for the people, abali not perish from the earth.” ©DBS aim SilBS. A mi-:\v stp.in’g—a cat serenade. A pair op tights—two drunkards. A woman’s king—a sewing circle, Tin: clothes of tho war—uniforms. *To grocers—Honest-tea is the heat policy. - n Wiiat wris tho first bet made—the alphabet. They keop;‘Know Syder Fur-sail’ at a Texas grocer#.. Murmurs j6f tho'tide— the grumblings of a married couple. Raining pitchforks is bad, hut ‘ bail ing omulbusses' is worse, says an’ old joker* Modesty In a woman Is like color on Lho cheek—decidedly becoming if not mt on. The string of a bee carries conviction with it—it makes u man a bee-leaver at ouce. When is tho moon in a had financial condition? When she is in her last quarter* A max in Boston ’ls so short that when ho. is ill,, ho doesn't know whether be has headache or corns. There is a man who has graduated from a chemist to an undertaker, then to a hearse-driver, and is now a grave digger. The citizens of New Albqny, Indiana, are frequently ‘‘knocked out of lime’ for hours by birds perching on the bauds of the town clock. A FRIGHTENED Wife told llCf husba&d the earthqu iko made her heart beat, and tho cruel brute replied that only an earth quake could do U! A kino's fool condemned to die, was allowed to choOso the form of death, ho chose old ago. A model surgical operation—to take the cheek out of a young man, and the unlaw out of a woman. CaN a couple who have contracted a clandestine marriage bo properly said to bo carrying out their cluudeMiuya.. Doctors talk about paying thoir visits when at the same time it’d thoir visits tljKfa paying them. Tun painter'wasn’t more than a rail© out of tho way when he made tho drug* gist's sign read: ‘‘’Physicians*' prescrip tions carefully confounded,’ ■ [’ho Hartford, Times replies to the con- undrnnis of the organ-grinders: ‘How can I leave thee?’ iJy Haying that sev eral trainsand u boat leave dally.. Grace—‘T.nm going to see Clara to day. Have you any message Churlotto —‘l wonder how you can visit that, dreadful girl. Give her my* love. * A c.oor> fiort pi a man was recently asked to subscribe lor a chandelier for he church. ‘Now,* said lie, ‘what’s the ihc of a chandelier? After you got it •on can’t got any ono to play on it.* At.',MMA —‘ Ah ! you mud, cruel hoy, how could y°u frighten your dear little s'isterso?’ The Incorrigible—‘l—l only wanted to see if her hair would turn white.’ A hiking young statesman employed or tho Chicago Ponr.hn* been duchargod or this: 'lied River troubles are grmv ng to Manitoba recorded ia this column.’ A eittle girl going to Newport, and seeing tho willow phaetons for the tlvat time exclaimed . ’why mamma, every body rides out in thoir’clothea-haaketa here. An Indiana paper tells of a lawyer there who charged a client $lO for col lecting $0; but-said ho would not press him to pay tho other dollar for a few days, if it would bo more convenient to let U stand. The very careful mamma who had a bar put across the nursery windows, to protect the children; says it don’t keep them from 'falling out,’,. . Here is one of Josh Riflings* latest sayings: ‘Tho man who spends all he can make in charity*, will get his reward /imi and hcrca/lcr— but his reward/are will bo tho poor house. 1 Cincinnati Una n 'Christian Grain Elevator.’ There is no other city west of Pittsburgh whoso Christianity to much necdgelo’vatlng. Fame Is llkoashaved pig with agreas cd tail and it is only after it ims slipped through the hapda of Home thousands, that some fellow by good luck holds on to it- WKLb, Sissy, how do you like your now sc'hobl?’ 'Oh, bo muts?’ That's right. Now toll me all you have learned today.’ I have learned tho names of all the Jittle boys.’ A j*ai*kr In Wisconsin says that the Board of Education In that State baa re solved to erect a building largo* enough to accommodate throe hundred students reo stories high. An Evansville girl was elnglug, ‘Put me in my little bed’ to her beau, when tho profane accents of her male parent broke the stillness, remarking that ifsho didn’t put him in d—u soon, hoM have to shift for himself out doors. lUcirnums, ATn:.vrrox I—The atten ion of all bachelors is invited to the fol- lowing “wail”: “There‘are some sad sights in this world; a-city sacked and burned—a bat tle-field after a great slaughter—n London in tho midst of a plague—a ship burning at sea—a family pining iu starvation—a jug of molasses wrecked on (he pave ment. All bud, it la true. But to our mind tho saddest Bight of pH lit an old bachelor wearing towards tho end of his journey of life, Ids great duties undone. Miserable creature! Just look at him : his shirt buttons otl—bis stockings out at the toes—not a won or daughter, not a rotative to drop a tear to close hla eyes in death, or to leave his money la-no body. iu fact, locave Jor him—shunned by Kulut and uluner. Poor old bache lor I”
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