LKI1I0I1TON. I'A.i
EATUItPAYi AUGUST IB, !S1.
Eatcrod at tho Lctilghtou post-offioe as
Eccoud Clues Mail Matter.
DEMOCRATIC C0U11IY MEETIHO.
The Annual Democratic) Comity Meet
tig will be held nt tbo Court House, in
the Dorough of Mmcli Chuuk, on Mon
day, AtiRnst IStfa, 1831, nt oils o'clock
p. m. It will bo tho drily of Ibli meet
ing to tmmo persona to hold the Delegnto
Elections, fix the tlmo of holding tho
County nominating convention, find se
lect n Cocuty Committee for the ensuing
campingi!, nnd transact any other busi
ness tipon which it tins power to act.
GnortOE W. UErt, (Jbahrnau.
The New York TitimjiiE's adulation ol
ilf. Blaine Is 'if the most fulsonio kind.
One can hardly realize that it was only
eight ycaringo that Col. J. Whitelaw lteid
declared in the column of the Tkibunk
lliat Mr. Blaine was "a bully through cal
culation." The New Orleans "World's Fair," to
be opened next December, was first in
tended to commemorate the ceutcnuial
of tho (shipment of bIx bags ot cotton
from ObniltstoD, B.C., to Eugland, in
17H1; but its foopo has been cnlirged so
an to embraco 11 indusirles Thebuild
ings will bo larger than thoso at the
ruiUdelphia Centennial; tho machinery
hall alone will bo 1,300 feet by 00U feci
and oover 32 acres.
Chicaoo Nes: Tbu kind of crow Mr.
Cbr.rlea A. Dana is called upon to masti
cate is most unpalatable. A referenco
to tho files of tho Now York StW of 1883
develops the f ict that oh tho Cth of Jan
nary Oov. Cleveland vas termtd fc green
horn nnd an incompetent; that on the
7 ,h of January bis ability was seriously
questioned; that on the Oth of January
lie was termed a mere politician, etc,
It looks to us as if Mr. Dana wcro not
colli! to eat bis crow. The trea'mcut
which the Son is according Mr. Cleve
land at th& prfsent tiino Is wh.it wo wild,
untutored border folks are iu tho habit
of calling "back-cappinp."
The prohibition voto in Illinois this
yixt ib liable to snrpribo a good many
people. Tho movement ii headed bj
men of irreproachable character, splen
did ability, mid lniyi wealth. Hereto.
foro tbo prohibitionists hava been slow
about donating money to campaign
funds, but this jear they have been lib-
oral almost to extravagance. If Ihi
mool continues to urevuil over the state
the third party may bo expected lo cut n
very wido swath iu Illinois next Nov, ui
bcr. As it K 'I"- H I i blican lcndtrx
have already begun to view the growth
of the nrohibitioti party with cuiotUn
bordering upon alarm.
CALlIiTtHE E3ANDAL3.
l'hilndtluhiii Times: Tho (.candaU
about Presidential candidates have now
reao'ied a polut where they will cease t
be regarded as effective. It is a poin
also whiro party interest oiicilhtr side
will doubllts compel tbcirBnpprei,i.ion
For three wetkn tbo iJlnii e peopl
have kept the calumnies about Governo
01evelud btfore lli public. They lme
been txceedinclv industrious in thtir
work, nnd organs which have affected a
decency that would cot allow tberu to
nrint tho iilthy matter have taken rare
that it should not bo forgotten.
Moantimo a Oiicj; paper, which
not the organ of cither party, has found
n still more disgusting story about Iilame,
This has been printed iu d tail, nnd the
Dimocra s will be very fortnnato if they
do not find themselves and their orf-nns,
giving it the same kind of enconnge-
nunt that lias been given by ltepublicai
to the Cleveland hl,iudcr. Ono of tUt
indecent stories has about ns much truth
in it as the ntl r.
A numberof Independent Republicans
of Buff do tho homo of Governor Cleve
1.1 id bavo shown how false mid mail
clous is the story about the Democrat!
oudidate. Similar testimony Is given
by "Ours, not Democrats, who hnv
taksn tho trouble to woke npcri-ounl iu
vestigation. In duo lime, if it shnll b
worth Aliile, similarly good explanation
of tho outmgrous accusations agaiust
II' Hlnlne will be made.
This kind of campaign work oucbt I
ecase. Indecent and malicious cr.lrin
nles about candidates, priutcd only b
cause thev are caiiuul.itee. tinvo no
weight with intelligent voters. Th
Presidential electicii 11 ho decided oi;
other issues entirely. The people want
iulrgrlty aud fidelity in the administra
tion nf the government, nud thoy are
likely to ebci to tho Fretddency that
man who in (lie bigbe.-t degree cau guar
antee such Administration.
In Foreign Lands.
Frcm our own Corresiwiident.
It me. Jul 30, 1831
The result of our deliberations at Lnus
time w.ia slight change in our programme
wo deciding to go on lo Jtonie ot mice, k
vay of Gineva, Genes and Pisr, and t
leave Ml. B.uiic, . Milan, Veiiiee and li
euco until our nluru from tln rna
City, Tbeeity nlLiunn has little t
detain the tourist, but the aUraetlons of lli
lake near which it is located are too great
to be passed by Willi- ut notice. "Lak- Lo
man wooes me with its crystal face," wrote
Byron, aud from the time of Cofsar until
now, it has charmed all who have visited
lis shores. It Is about id miles in length
with an extreme width of only nine miles
and a depth of 1 ,S00 feet. Its waters are
most lovely blue color, differing from th
ether finiss lakes, which have a greenish
tinee. The cilliyMion of the vine is th
principal ogricuitnrHl intercut of the peoi
olong its shores and its gropes nnd win
or' famous and soma of tho vineyards along
Its northern boundaries arc valued at not
less than $S OH II pr acre. At the caster
end of the lake is the Castle f Chillon
whose stern walls. rUioe from the watci
were Immortalized by the genius of Byn
The steamer Iroiu I.autauno landsus ut li
csstle which is built Uni a rook in ll
laksaud is reached by a drawbridge. Af
ter a lew mo-iieiiU delay the attends
cond iets us to the Urge dimly lighted
dungeon, who'e outer walls rise from helo
the water anil whasa inner wall Is oomposed
of the native rk. It Is lure we find
There are seven pillars of Oethto would
And In easts pllUr there Is a rioir,
A id la ech rlag thsre Is a chalD,"
The column tn which Uonnlvard Is told to
Imvobcon chained hf,liko the rul, deep
Indentations worn in the rock around It
and the massive ring lo which his chain
was attached is still rcan. It li a glnnmv
spot. Among the rooms exhibited to vis
itors is one with a Inns rock upon which
the condemned prisoners passed their last
night, Adjoining this Is the execution
room which formerly hud on opening intJ
the lake, by which tho bodim of tho via
ttnis could be easily disposed of. In ono
of the upper rooms is a wooden pillar to
which prisoners were suspeuded and tor
tured by applying fire to tho soles of their
feet. Another contains a dtep well or
opening leading down to the depths of the
lake, through which prisoners woro some
times Induced to try to escape, only lo
drown themselves in the blue waters bo
low. Imager looms are fitted up for rejep.
llou halls, coudcII chambers, etc,, and the
entlro building (which Is now used as
arsenal,) Is an excellent rpccimen ot the
castles of tho early times In which it was
built, it haying been originally erected
msro than 1,000 years ago, hut strongly
fortified by Teter of Savoy in tho thirteenth
century. It arouses no pleasant memories
however, and wo were not unwilling to
leave Its damp, noisome dunceons and its
forbidding council chambers, with their
foul and bloody history, and go out again
into tho broad lleht of (lie summer sun
nd tho civilization of the nineteenth cen
tury. It is not (rue that Byron's "Prison
was tho Btinnivard who was so lopg
niprisoncd hero nnd in fait wo believe
Byron himself speaks of Ills poem as "a
we; out in spile ol toll, as wo go out
oyer tho drawbridge wo rind ourscll re-
pealing, almost involuntarily thore Camilla
ues:
Ulilllon! thy prison Is a holy plsce,
And thy s id floor an altar for 'twas troj
Until lils very steps havo loft a traco,
Worn, as If thy oohl pavement wcro a sil,
By Uonnlvard. I.ctnono thoso marks clt.ioo
For they appeal Irora tyranny to Qod.'
Geneva, at tho opposilo end of the lake,
a flourishing city of over 00,000 inhabi
tants and is reached by rail from Lnus.inti
n about two hours. It is the largest an
most prosperous city of Switzerland and al
though Hisiessin; little ol interest in itsel
associated with many distinguished
ames In InMorv. Calyin, Koussenu
Madumo de Slael, Sismondl, d'Aubltrri
ami many others resided hero. On Cham
pel IMI, Michael Servelus, a Spjnisli iihy
icinn, was burned at the etako by Calvin
nler, for haying dared lo writo a treatise
on the Trinity, ill which ho differed from
the bigoted relorincr. The city is a fuvorit
esort for Americans and in fact is quit
cosmopolitan In its diameter, almost all
nations being represented on i la streets
Lurly one morning we toko train Irom
Geneva for the Mt. Cenis rou'o Into Hal
vo pass uirougu a mniinuiinnus ree on
bounding in lovely views and wild seen
ry ami after riding 125 miles reacli M
ittnr, vn luu iirtiiuu iroiuicr. ,!im uevon
Mudunu wo enter tho Mt. Cenis tunnel
which was completed lotirleen years
g'
ulier thirteen ycais ol work, at a cost
$15,000,001). It is eight, in ilea iu Icncil
II feel high, 20 feel wide nnd about 4,000
fetl above the sea and 3,500 Icel below th
sum in it oi mo inouuittin. uur train oceu
did iust 27 minutes in nassinu through
gloomy depths. lieyond tho great tunnel
the wild, barren mountains tower liig!
above the narrow vnllev down which
speeu, Hint numerous spurs of tho rnngo
ncccssitnte dozens of smaller tunnels. V
reach Turin l.te in tlie afternoon nnd nfl
a few hours spent In this mndorn Italia
city, which was tho capital of Italy fro
1850 to 1865, we go on to Genoa, where w
pass tho night. Genoa, "La Superba,"
familiar In every American school boy
tuo homo ol Columbus. It was an impo
lain cuy unucr tne Komans, a strong "inn
mereial republin in the middle ages one:
has now a population ol 17,000. It is hu
on the seaward slopo of the hills, lacing tl
harbor and from Eome points of nbservntiu
Us marble paluces and superb location sec
to merit its title of "Tho Proud;" but see:
from within, ils narrow streets nnd crook
nnd devious ways ore rather disappointing
Being willing to accept Mark Twain's state
ment thul there ore many school boys
America who can writo better limn ev
"ze great Chri'tnpher Columho," we don
hunt up tho autngiaph of the famous nav
galor, which is lo he seen ot tho Palazzo
del Municipio. rear tho centre of the ci
Tho churches of Genoa nro nfuoespecii
interest to the passing tiaveler.tho rained rn
Willi its facade ol black and white matbl
being tho most striking, and Ban Aiinu
ziatn.tho church of the Capuchins, note
for its gorgeous Interior decorations. On
a few of the streets are of even tolerable
width, and many can bo pissed through
inly on fool; in some cases llio nails
most meeting far above tbo heads of th
passengers. Bui like many of tho rities
Italy, wlioso ancient glories have failed
Genoa is innkicg rapid sirides toward re
covering a portion ut least of ils lorm
greuli.ess. From Genoa to Pisa the load
lies lor nearly 100 miles along the shores ol
the Mediterranean, and llio deliahifui
viensnl luml nnd sea are only interrupted
by the iuiiumeiabie tunnels. We pass
uuiiierousaud valuable inurblo quarries and
dually reach tno city, the lame of whose
leuuing tower," is woild wide. Iu the
trihwisi turner of Pha Is "a group ol
buildings without parallel " The (Jatho
ilrul, the Campanile, or Bell Tower, usually
known ns lae leaning tower, tho Bjplulcrv
and tho Campn Santo, are all located here.
The Cathedral, built in tno clevmlh cen
tury, is ol while marble wilh most elabor
ate ornamentation in black and colors. Its
interior still eunlains the bronze chandelier
whoso motion suggested lo Oalileo lLo idea
ol the pendulum. Iu the rear oi the cath
edral, although nearly opposite the door
by which entrance is usually made, is the
laiuous leaning tower, Irom whose summit
the bells ol the Cathedral are suunded.
This lower is 170 feet in bight and inclines
nearly 14 feet from the perpendicular.
This being much less than half its diameter
its stability is not affected In the least. Tho
The causo of tne inclination has been
much discussed, but no satisfactory explan
ation has cyer been given. The fact lhat
leaning towers are found iu other parts of
Italy and lhat this has stood for over 700
years without reachlug a dangerous point
would seem to indicate something more
than accidental results; whilo the spongy
nature of the ground, wh:ch has thrown
muiiy of the lines of the Cathedral "out of
.plumb," together wilh the fact that the
upper stories of the tower have the columns
on the loner side somewhat lengthened, as
if to remedy the Inequality caused by the
inclination would lavor tho theory that the
rctllcmeul had occurred after the building
of the tower had Leeu commenced. What
ever the cause, it is a wonderful structure
and as we asceuded its winding stairs and
looked out over its Inclined walls, we fell
again the pleasure which comes from the
reoliulinn ol boyish antidilution. The
Baptistery is situated directly opposite the
faradeoftho Csthsdral,' and is" a circular
marble bjlMIng of
great architectural
by Nlcolo rieanr.
beau ly. The pulpit
1200. Is most elaborately carved and Its j A
reliefs, representing the nativity, the adi r- ,
atloii.uie erucinxtoti, etc., nave oeen mo
subject of admiration for over six centuries. 1 set
The echo of tho Baptistery Is one of the
mojt morvetousiy tieaujliut in toe worm,
Its circular frm and dome shsped roof re
. , t -.. 1 j ... , i -r ,
peating tho sounds with n peculiar sweet
ness. North of the Cathedral and Baptis
tery Is the Compo 6m to, en enclosed corri
dor containing on Ils inner walls many
quaint frescoes of Ipe early schools. Iu tho
eyes of the faithful this Is peculiarly "Inly
ground;" as when the Crusaders finally
abandoned Palestine in 1200 they brougl t
nil them over fifty ship Inads of ear'h
mi Mt. Calvary for this cemetery.
Within the enclosure are monuments to
many noted men of Tisa, os well us several
reek and Runau sarcophagi. Among tho
frescoes, tho "Triumph of Death," of the
iiirteenlh century, Is of especial inlereil
as showing the ctudo Ideas ol those early
ges. At tho base, the bodies f the dead
lie
e In heaps, Including kings and queens,
princes and popes, the lowly and the proud:
while their souls, represented by nude tn-
ants, Issue from their mouths or bodies.
Above is a horde of demons, grotesque and
hideous forms, who seize the greater num
ber of tho souls ond hurry them away to
furnace which appears on tho summit of
hill In the distance. Angels loo "aio
hovering near," and occasionally select
ono. who Is borne awav to eternal bliss.
Some are claimed by both angels end do
motiB sud the struggles nr represented in a
manner certainly not calculated lo Impress
the modern beholder with tbo solemnity of
tho subject.
From Pisa, the railway lies for n long
distance along tho old Roman road built
by Gcaurus more than 100 years before
Christ. We pass many places famous in
history and uller 220 miles of travel reach
tbo Kterual City. C. L. N
FROM WASHINGTON
Special tc the CaeboN Advocate.
WAittisoToN, August 8, 183-1.
While Wusblagton has never been par
ticularly proud of her hotelrits, hbo
neyer supposed that any of them nc-rj so
depraved lis to tumble down upon tbo
heads of guests without a moment's warn
iug. Yet buch was the case with the
United States Hotel last Suuiny, whose
walls slew five persons outright and
maimed a score uioro. A kind Provi
donca postponed for nil bonr tb casual
ty that would have ovemhelined sixty
guests who were at tho table iu the din.
mg-room. How many more of these
ramshackle mnu-traps tbero are in the
city, no ono knows but the Building In
spector.aud ho nou't lull. While Yuiiktc
ingeuuiiy is bsiug put to its best to de
vise fire-escapes, a new kind of honor
presents itself, ngaitist which there can
oo nu protection save tho f.iithlul dis
charge of tho duty of those assigued to
Iuuk alter just such specimens of rotten
ness ii3 this.
Cv tbo Becond volume of the "Blue
Dook," which has just made its appear
ance, wo are made acquainted with a
good many of tho minor details of oflice
holding which fail to reach us through
the ordinary channel". The "lilne
Hook" no longer ago tbau the ruguof
Mr. Lluchuiiiiii. was u volume containing
uot more than one hundred uud sixt
pages. Tbu ounrmous multiplication ol
ufilctR necessitates uuw two volumes oi
a thoiiMiud pages and more each, which
are published every two years for the
uso of Cougrei-s. Tho second volume
which pertains distiuctivtly to tho Puht
Office Department, iiifuims us that there
nru upwnidsol SU.U0O postmasters in tie
country, who receive sulariis rouging
Irom Lino ceuU, received by the post
master at Kedaliu. N. O, to $8 000, re
ceived by tho postmaster at New York
City. There are 2.400 of theso post mas
teis who each receivo n salary ol less,
than $10 per sotum, and yet uot ono of
the 2 400 would resigu except under tbo
weightiest kiud of a consideration,
When postmasters were paid salaries
in proporliou to the number of stamps
sold, there was a lively interest iu being
postmaster even at the smallest cross
roads office, aud the demand for stamps
from these small offices became so great
that Uncle Sam began uu iuvtsligiillou
only to Cud that postage stumps had be
come the Btuplo currency of tbo realm
aud entered iuto all sorts of trade, com
uicrco and baiter. Then CuugrtR-
slopped iu and said that salaries slmula
be paid in accordance with tho nuiul.tr
ot stamps Canceled nt the office, and this
his canceled much of tbo desire to be a
country pos'.mustcr. Besido the nine
cent postmaster iu North Carolina, tbeie
uro thirty-four o.hers in the couutiy
nhoso salary does uot reach $1 per 3 ear,
uud n dtzeu of these are in North Caro
lina which Statu coutributes just one-
uiutb as much postal reveuue as tho cost
of transporting her mail-i. Ordiuaiily
the work of mukiug up a qinrtetly re
port iu a couutry postuuiue, requires n
Wdl.balauced luiuil, a patteuce beyond
that ot Job, uud a lull week of timo. Iu
muety-seven cases out of ono huudreil.
tbo uork is uot theu done to the satis
faction of the department, and tbo whole
busiuess Is returucd to tho exasperated
postmaster to be done nil over again,
aud that postmaster does not live iu the
United States who sends bis report to
Washington without serious misgiviugs,
and, I might say, absolute cerlaluty that
It will come back back for readjustment,
A hundred years of postal service in
which tho methods of keeping postal ac
counts have uot received the slightest
simplification, have furnished our mad
bouses with most of tho inmates that
politics and religion will have to answer
lor.
Ex-Speaker Kiefer having defied the
newsptper men to do their worst, has re
ceived the full benefit of their attentions.
and his political cadaver is now lying in
state at SuriugQald, Ohio. Not a news
paper in bis district could be cajoled into
bh support for a nomination, and there
fore Kiefer started one of his own, with
the usual disastrous results that come of
u bad politioian blowing his own horn.
The defeat oi Kiefer puts an end to a
man whose Ufa has been notl Ing but c
continued public calamity and the couu
try owes a debt of gratitude to the news
paper correspondents of Washington who
have compassed the abolitiou of oue ol
tho worst of our colilical pests,
There has been a very Rfeot and very
notlcetblo change hero within a few
yearn, and it may be due to the increase
I of btulutH representation hweror to the
demands that business makes. This
cbanes Is in the nse of alcoholic Honors.
striking illustration of it was to be no-
ttceil durlnR the caueass for the speaker-
8HD, ot a filnole c!nm of limor was
,,, i,v nnv c m.. omhIUaImi.
I did
no. . . ..,. m.,.A... nf a.mnm tin.
.,,, ifln. f ,.. jri ,i,n,
"I u
oauvass,
nor have I siace. The bar
keepers nnd the hotel proprietors Bay
that the decrease in bar-tippling is to
great as seriously, to curtail reoelpti.
The three leading candidates for Bpeaktr
used to use Gtltnntauls Bometlmes to ex-
otsi. Two of them are now total ab
stniners and have been ior some years,
while the third only uses nine iu a mod
crate quaullty at his diuuer.
I can count n dozen Senators who nsd
to tipple who have not drank a drop iu
two years, nud thcro is not a Senator,
wilh perhaps on exception or two, who
is uot prudent and most temperate in
the use of liquor. Nearly all of them do
not touch anything except a light wins
at dinner. It is so in the House. It is
so with most nf the public men, There
has grown up n sentiment that n man is
a fool who uses liquor immoderately.and
that he is better off without any of it.
In the social entertainments here, also,
less aud less wine is used, and the num
ber of guests who refuse it is constantly
increasing. Iu tho old days a man used
to iiro up with rum before ho started off
iu a speech, and politics nud rum used
to mix well. But nowaday men who
nsed to disdain business lire finding em
ployment in it, and tbey Becm to have
loarued (hat it requires n cool bend, nnd
th it there is far more enjoyment in de
veloplun successfully au enterprise than
tbero it in getting drunk or iu pickling
iu whisky.
Duriug Ben Butler's recent visit to tbi"
illy several unsuccessful efforts wire
made tn ascertain tho nature of the busi
ness that called him to the capital, and
also to get an expression from him hs to
the political situation. He remained
here nearly n week, aud although bis
movements were shanowed aud his per
sonal friends were qui Btloned, wheu the
orally Ben lelt his stone bouse on Capi
lol Hill uud returned to New York, the
nbject of his trip to Washington was still
a mystery except to a Belect few. A large
laud-owner in Virginia nud West Vir
ginia while in Ibis city a few dajs ago,
spins the following yuru about Butler,
snid ho. "Ben Uutler is investing ex
tensively in laud iu our section of tbu
country. He purchases in bis own name
aud also in the unmo of other parties,
uenetally English capitalists. A short
time ago I received a letter from Gen,
Butler stating that he would be iu Wash
ingtun nt a certain time, and requested
uie to call at bis house on Capitol Hill
te consult about some land he is to pur
chase from me. When I arrived at his
bouse the servant informed me that the
General vas not at home, bnt she -aii
it iu such a maiiLer that I new better.
I told the girl I was thero ut the n quest
of the Geueral, and assured her that I
was uot a uenBpnper man. She finally
dmitled that the Oeueral was at the
lime engaged with utiolber gentlemau in
the library. I was then invited to lake u
seat in tho parlor I colli 1 hardly help
hi ariug poi lions of the conversation lhat
was going on iu the next room. I do
not know who was with the Geueral, but
whoever bo was, bo was trying to dilve
some kind of a political birgain. I dis-
uucily heard the strauger promise that
tho Geueral should have tho governor
ship of Massachusetts if ho would come
out openly nud support (I could not
boar whether be said Blaiue or Cleve
land,! The General positively declined
this proposition, It was next proposed
that the General should have a cabinet
position.
WEISSFORT LFTTEB.
The little "mud machine" across the
cinal signing himself M. II. K., is not sat
isfied by trailing into the in ire the repute
tion and integrity of one class of people but
insteail haunts all classes and beslimes
thoiii with his disgusting slurs, lies and
misrepiterntalious. If he continues in his
slurs and misrepresentations he will soon
bo known as the monumental mendicant
or, plainly, liar of the valley. A jealious
individual is susceptible to nny small act.
He is capable ol stooping lower than any
Belf respecting persoa could. In lact it be
comes depravity aud shows its vici-iusness
whenever the opportunity manilests itself.
M. II. E , is a little like the mid night rob
ber, ho strikes a concealed blow and only
uses the bull's eye lantern as his guide iu
imitation of the robber. It is never ma ,ly
lo attack under coyer. It Is cowardly.
Mrs. J. G. Z-.TH ir. company wilh Win
Rapsher and family is sojourning at the
sea shore. Tliey expect to return home
about tho middle of next week.
At the Democratic Committee meeting
on Monday Welssport and Franklin will
be largely represented.
The Mwws Syuder, two estimable
young ladies of Allentowu, ore visiting ill
town, tiny are the guests of W. II. Oswald
and wife.
Weisspnrt people were somewhat dis
turbed on Sunday ufternoon by what ap
peared to bo an earthquake shock- It
created some consternation und no doubt as
is usually the case at such tlines,ome went
for the prayer bonk and bible which at oth
er times are usually forgot.
Jos. A. Fenner while driving a pipe
come twelve feet into the ground at his new
house was considerably surprised to find
that a gust of water, pure, crystal sprinn
water, was fliwing from the piw. The
water is us pure and good as can be fouud
in the neighborhood,
-We notice by the Dewocraf, and have
been Informed nf same taet by the County
Comm'.tlce.lhat Col Fellows, of New York,
will be at alauch Chunk and address the
Democrats next Saturtlsy evening. Fellows
is one nt the most gifted and eloquent nra
tors In the country, and who ever wants to
hear a good sjieech should go and hear him
Politics and pohllcil warfare has come
lo a very low grade, when private actions,
that have no bearing un questions nfpub
He affairs or matters, are ctlled into a con
test for the purpose ol influencing Ignorant
persons. The Bulfalo Telegraph containing
the story nf Grover Cleveland's doings with
Mrs. Hatpin, was distributed quite exlen
slvely during the week by Republican poll
ticiaus. We would ask these persons wheth
er, alter self examination, they can throw
tho first stone. Have they lived while
they were suiglu or even now, a virtuous
and unadulterated Ufa? Are their skirls
clear from any and all such blemishes?
from our own knowledge we know lhat
eome of them cannot toe such a mars. Al
though they are not candidates sir.
I wi thout mcrve, that tuelr private actions
nd affairs are fast t much of publlo prnt
erty as those of Governor Cleveland. Thl
does not alone tefcr to tho present but lo
the past. No matter whether they are now
members of tho church ond repented of llio
iniquities or not. There would bo just as
much sens and propriety for us to go and
writo up tbo past actions of those politicians
and have them spread broadcast under an
anonymous head as there is In their dis
tributing tho Telegraph. We venture lo say
this, that they may yet bo subject to their
own diabolical Invention. Wo hope this
will be stopped, If not It will behoove tho
Democrats to Invoke retaliatory measures,
Jerbt
Etrlkos the Noll Square on tho Head.
The Banks township correspondent of the
Ilnzleton riatn Speaker, hits tho nail cn the
head as lollows, and It suits more sections
than Banks, toot
"Tho Democratic county committee of Oar
ban will meet at Mauch (.'hunk on .Monday,
August mil, when they will appoint a tlmo
and place for holding the convention, and
also a date lor holding tho delegate election,
The aeleotton ot wlss nnd competent dele
gates Is somethlnir Which deserves the atten
tion of every honost Democrat In Banks
township. By sending delegates who will
act honestly and for the best Interests ot the
party In an Intelligent ami upright manner.
Banks will be n credit to the Dcmocratlo con
vention when it assembles tn Mauoh Cliunk.
The time should have been past lonar since,
when nny particular person, 'o farther their
own personal alms, should have the choosing
of tho delegates from this section. Tho day
will soon arrive when none bui jrood and cap
able ones will be sent to represent the voters
of tho Democratic party. Men who nlllhavo
thowe.liroof tho party at heart, and not
their own Individual gain. The majority o
tho voters cf Banks have r.ot had tho privil
ege in some years of choosing a delegate to
leprcsent them. A few Individuals would
collect together and pull their men up and
have others to voto for tlicm. Probably this
accounts for tho large Dcmocratlo mojnrliy
of a few years agi dwindling down to a
baker's dozen. It Is tlmo a haltls called. ami
every class, which conslstutcs the parly In
Banks, is given a rcricctful hcnrlnir Do
this and tho majority will not lo conOncd to
baker's dozen," but will bo up In the
hundreds.
For Assembly.
I hereby announce myself a? n candi
date for the nomination mid election ol
n Democratic ltcpicsentative for tlio next
Legislature. Whether elected or defeat
ed, I shall continue to, labor for the com
plete overthrow of all monopolies anil
the various means and agencies which
arc continually employed to oppress the
poor, firmly believing that neither Nu
turo nor God ever designed that the poor
should be, as thoy now arc, virtually, the
slaves of the Plutocracy better known
us the MONEY l'OWKIt. Good wages
for a fair day's work, td be promptly paid
in cash, should bo the law, and no Com
pany Stores, nor any other methods,
should be allowed to exist, to over-reach
the laborer.
Strongly believing that theso arc, a
mnng others, really tho great and vital
things that arc of practical importance
to the masses of tha people, and that they
must he radically corrected, sooner or
later. I pledge myself, under all circum
stances, to advocate them with an un
yielding conviction, that it is for justice,
right and the good of humanity. And 1
bhall do it with energy and force.
W. "M. KAl'SIIEK.
Lchighton, June -1, 18S4.
For County Treasurer.
GEORGE W. KEISER, of Weathcrlv.
announces himself us a candidate fur the
ofiice of County Treasurer, subject to the
decision ol the Democratic JSouiinuting
Convention. t.c.
For County Treasurer,
HENRY BOYER,
of AVcissport, Pa., will bo a candidate for
the nomination tor County treasurer,
before the Democratic County Conven
tion, according to the rules of the party.
July 10, 1884-t c
For County Treasurer.
CI I. VS. E. MILLER,
of East Munch Chunk, will be a candid
ate for tho nomination for County Treas
urer, at the Democratic County Conven
tion, subject to the rules of the party.
July li)-t. e
For County Commissioner
ANDREW GRAVER, Jrt.,
of Weissport, Pa., Subject to the rules of
tno uemcratic l-ounty jNominatiiigUoii
vention. july 20-t c.
For
County Commissioner.
JOHN ARNER,
of Wcissport, will bo a candidate for the
nomination of County Commissioner be
fore tho Democratic Convention. Sub
ject to the rules of the party. t. c
CLL AT THE
NOVELTY STORE,!
next to the A dtocatk ofnee,
Bankway, Lchighton Pa.,
For
(Jems'
Un.lerwear
lloso for I.a
dies. Gentlemen
and tJlill'Iren, Japan
ese and oilier Pookst
II aralkei chiefs. Huienlers.
Table I'loihes. Ile.l Snreails,
Towels ami Toweling. Combs Shoe
Brushes. Hatr llrushes, Feather Dusters,
Papraml hnveloiie, IVns, iltaim, liar
uionlcaii. Aecorileons. Knives and Forks,
Pocket Kulres, liaior Straps. 1'ins,
Neeilles. anl a lame variety of
other articles which we are
selllngat very I-ow I'riees
FUU O .V S II. Call
a n it be convinced
that wearo f-ell
Iuk goods at
a I most
(1 (1
Br
I.iclles' Ilress Buttons from t cents to 18
cents per iloztn Lisle Thread (Jlores. h.r
l.a.ltes ami Misses Irom 1ft cents io'Jcents.
Ml s- ami Chllilrens l.ace Collars at 0. 10
anu lZcenla eaeb. dents' n cnwu.ir. Hows,
ticarls ami Collars The "Banner" Collar
only 10 cents per box. I-ac C, 8 and lo coats
per yar-i.
July 12 ,188
For Bargains in
Dry Goods,
Dress Goods,
Notions,
Carpets,
Silverware,
Queensware,
Groceries,
fce., ao TO
E. H. Snyder's
Bank St., LeUighton.
May 19. tUl-
ImilWftl Imnlpm nut Hwint I
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Lchighlon, Juno 19, 1884,
To A. Shivc
Dear Sir: Permit me to
express my thanks to you for
luivini; put uu in my barn one
of Clark's Hay Elevators and
Garners. It more that meets
all requirements, and I would
not take one hundred ($100)
dollars for it, if 1 had to be
without one. Yours, &c.,
Wm. Koch.
At Agricultural
To Andw. Slave. This is
to certify, lhat the Perry Sp'g
Tooth Ilarroio bought of you
gives entire satisfaction. I
would not be without it for
twice its cost, and consider it
one of the best tools I have
on the farm. Respectfully,
Wm. II. Strauss.
June Oth, 1881.
Implement Depot
Wo, the undersigned, here-
by certily that we have bought
or tested or seen tested the
Perry SjH'ing Tooth Ilarroio,
and pronounce it a superior
implement in all respects, and
one which no intelligent farm
er will do without.
ISRAEL Ot'TH.
WAI., SKIpr.E,
IIAN. SIIAI-'KUR,
juun uurii.
S VMM. SKI Milt.
WM. II. tsTUAUSS,
Ill
We, the undersigned, testi
fy that we bought Miller s
Clnlled Ploics ot A. blnve,
and can conscientiously ice
ommend them to meet all that
is claimed for them. Thr-v
are of light draft, strongly
built, turn the furrow com
pletely, and will turn a better
furrow up lull than any plow
we have vet tested.
oeo. n. ouni-'kr, i n. Nr.UMr.Ynn.
W. II. SI'IIAtlSS. THOS Kit YUAN,
UK.MtV fJlllS.-iKL.
Seller's Building
In a trial of plows, on the
larm of Thomas Irwin, near
Mew Mahoning, between the
Miller, Syracuse and Oliver,
the Miller Plow came off vic
torious, and resulted in selling
one to him and also to Moses
Zellner, who took an active
part in the trial.
Ill
Lehighion, June '20, 1884.
To A. Shive,
Dear Sir; I bought a Les
sig Separator & Horse Poicer,
same you sell, and it works
like a charm. We threshed
1 25 sheaves of fair sized wheat
in eight minutes, and 100 ot
rye in nine minutes. This
was not exceptional, but is
the average time. I would
recommend nny one in need
of first-class machines of this
kind to buy the Lessig.
Respectfully 3 our0,
Wm. II. Strauss.
lichigiifou
Wallace Seiple says: You
can use my name for anything
you want to say in praise of
the l'erry bpnng iootli Har
row. It is most decidedly n
good article.
lias
I have tested, in the field,
the New Chamjno'n and also
the Gregg Hay Hakes, and
found them to work well nnd
to be substantially built.
William Kocn.
I have witnessed the above
tests, and cheerfully substan
tiate the same.
Alexander Snyder.
largest stock
In a field trial recently held
nt Moarestown, N. J., of
Harvesting Machinery, tho
following, all of which were
binders, took part: lhc Uncle,
eye, Champion, Excelsior,
Johnston. Esterly, Uecring,
O s b ornc, IK a Iter A.
Wood nnd the Ilubhard Sej
urate Gleaner and Binder.
The universal verdict of nil
present was that the Hubbard
was the "boss" of the field,
following as it did after a sclf-rakc-reapcr
and picking up
the green rye Irom the ground
without leaving any on the
ground. None of the others
getting along very well, some
getting stuck, while others did
not cut a full swath.
The Hubbard can be seen
here and n limited number
only will be sold, as the facili
ties of the manufacturers are
inadequate to supply the
demand.
She is n beauty nud don't
you 1 jrget it.
aud
IFe refer you to Wm. IT.
Strauss and Henry Drisscl,
both of Lchighton, Pa., in re
gard to Hick's Com -Stalk Cut
ier, Splitter and Crusher.
COMPLETEST Assortment,
Tim Monarch LigJitiiing
Potato Digger is tested thor
oughly avid we guarantee it
to give entire satisfaction.
asks
Out of four different makes
which we sold here, we have
selected tho ABC Corn
Sheleer and think it is the
must perfect of its kind.
Bottom Prices.
The Fredonia Washer is
another cheap, light and sim
ple tool; sold with the guar
antee to do its work equally
as well as any other washer,
regardless of its cost. Price,
$5.00. Agents wanted.
offers
We sell Side Hill Ploics of
any make wanted, and gunr
nntee several makes ol them.
best inducements,
IFe sell u Lever Feed Cut-
tcr.
Ure sell a South
Bend one
horse plow.
TFe sell a
horse plow.
Hamburg
one
IFo sell TFagon Jacks.
IFe sell wheel-barrows,
grants
Sold last season to James
Mcrklc, of Litzenberg, Le
high county, Pa., a Gregg
Reaper, and he is ready nnd
willingto uphold its excellence.
ample trial
ArrLY to:
Adam Miller, Shimersville,
Lehigh co., Pa.
Win. Shaup, Alburtis, Le
high county, Pa.
Irwin Miller, Mncungie,
Lehigh county, Pa.
Jitcob Merkle, Litzenberg,
Lehigh county, Pn.
Henry Newmoyer, Lchigh
ton, Carbon county, Pa.
Moses Hex, Lehighton.Car
bon county, Pa.
For information about the
Meadow King Mower.
gives
TFe have the entire control
of tho production of A. B.
Colin ib Co., N. Y. A house
which has a perfect line of
mnchines, implements and
tools, nnd we sell Irom cata
logue all such of their stock
we have not on hnnd.
best accommodations.
Lkiiigiiton, Pa., June 20, 81
I planted ' a field of corn '
nnd used the chenpest grade
of Phosphates furnished by
A. Shivc, planting two rows
in the middle without put-
ting any on to test the merits
of the fertilizer.
I put only n small quantity
to the hill and none broad
cast. To-day, notwithstand
ing the heavy drouth, the
corn which I phosphatcdis
three to four inches higher
than the other, nnd I must
say tlirft I am very well satis
fied with the result thus far.
Tho brand used was King
Phillip, price $31.50 per ton,
amount used per acre about
300 pounds.
Joiin W. Frank.
fills
TTc havo in stock now the
celebrated Cayuga Land
Platter. Sell it $$.00 per
ton, single sacks of 200 lbs.
90 cents.
Orders Soonest,
A N D
Sells
Empire Grain Drills at
$95. McShcrry Grain Drills
at $85. Both with fertilizer
attachment, eight hoes.
Sells
cen Spring Cultivators;
Planet Jr. Cultivators, Globe
Cultivator, Mathcw hand
Cultivators. Fire Ply hand'
Cultivators.
Sells
Plow Sulkies, Land Kol
lois.Treading Powcrs,TIiresh
ing, Fanning Mills, Horse
Pokes, Broad-cast Seeders.
Sells
Black Oil, Eldorado Ma
chine Oil, Vacuum Oil,
Waste, Cradles, Grass Scythe
and Snath, Grindstones,
Forks, Shovels.
Sells
Nails, Tacks, Screw?,
Knives, Shears, Sissors, Ra
zors, Rakes, Hoes.
Sells
Plow Shares and Repairs
for all kinds of machines.
Largest Amount.
Get our Prices, see
our goods, if we have
not the goods nor the
prices to make it an
object, do not hesitate
to say so. If we have,
however, and you can
save 10 to 15 per cent,
we ask your support
and patronage.
A, SHIVE.
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