LDinaiiTON.rA.! BATURIUT, JUNE 13, 1885. UnterOtl nt the Lfliigliton tioft-oilice as Second CIiimi Mtiil Matter.. It requires about four blllton ( 1,000,. 000,000) poatngo stamps to supply the nunuil demand. They cost 6 (!MC0 rntb per thousand, under the rontrfcet just rlosod with the American Dank Note company, of Now Vork,whtrh will furnLh thrm for the next four yeans. Tun revised Old Testament gnhstl into too original Hebrew word "nep- hellro" for "giants," In the noted text, "There were giants in those days." It perms there l.i doubt ns to the veal meaning of "nephelini," and heneo It ii left untranslated Tue KnslUh- ministerial crisis Is In Matuc-quo; both parties are awaiting the- (Jucen's commands. Meanwhile rumor la divided as to whether Gladstono will consent to remain In olTko by Her M.ajo'tly's dnshc or whether tho Con ecrvatives will accept the reins with a parliamentary minority.. N"ow that Inoculation against cholera Li raid to be a success in Spain, the phy f lelans In Mexico aro experimenting In the samo direction against yellow fever. The garrison nt vera Cruz has been vaccinated with yellow fever vlrui, the vaccination being followed by the pre monitory symptoms of tho fever. The physicians engaged In the work bcllco that tho experiment will servo ns n pro tection against the disease for a period of fire ycare. ! pealing clauses Into separate sections of a general appropriation bill Is a proceed ing that Is beneath contempt. The manly thing to hae done If tlw salaries were not forge enough to pay the cm ployo of tho two bodies composing the Legislature was to pass a now salary law which, wofildnot be In defiance of the Constitution. While not applying to present incumbents, such ft law would have provided for tho future, and the present employes knew what they were legally entitled to when they accepted their position'.. "Tho worst feature of this very objec tionable bill, however, Is that which at tempts to transfer to tho pockets of Ll brarlan Dclancy the sum of 0,000 for services for which the law provides only- 8S0O. A more barefaced and shamclcvs piece of legislative robbery was never perpetrated, and tho Governor could "fit possibly give It his sanction without be coming partlceps cvlmlnls In a contempt. Iblc steal. That tho House should havo passed tho disapproved Items over the vetoes only Intensifies the disgrace of tho wholo proceeding, and should con sign the members who made such indC' cent baste to show their utter disregard of all constitutional requirements to pri vate life fortue future. It is to be hoped there are honest men enough In tho Senate to prevent the consummation of this steal." rare of the Kplscopal church, ono of the written and every page a separate men Chairman Conrnn, of the Republi can State Committee, lm issued tho fol lowing from the committee headquarters in Philadelphia: "Pursuant to tho rules of the party and the action of tho State Committee, the Republican State Con vention will bo held In the hall of the House of Represcntatlves.at Harrisburg, on the second Wednesday of July, the 8th, 1885, at 10 o'clock A. M. Senator ial' and Representative delegates will be chosen under the old apportionment act as Senators and Representatives aro nominated In their respective districts." Tun appointment of Rx-Mayor Fox to be Superintendent of tho United States Mint at Philadelphia, has been so long expected that the announcement Tues dty could scarcely be treated as news. The Philadelphia Times says: It is an eminently fit appointment. Mr. Fox is a. citizen of the highest character and universally esteemed. He is cxparienccd bi financial administration and the man agement of Important trusts as well as In tho requirements of public olllcc. He has the entire confidence of tho business community without regard to politics, and at the Bamo time his appointment givo quite general satisfaction within the Democratic purty. When Mr. Fox was Mayor civil service reform, bad not been heard of and the spoils system be.. Ing In full operation the patronage of his office was not always wisely bestowed Ills police, however, were not as bad as the Republicans represented themjner nearly as partisan as tho Republican po lice have been since, mid Mr. Fox him. aelf was never aci:used.of allowing his. politics to interfere with his public duty.. An emphatic Democrat, ho will be a conscientious and upright olliclal. Ho has not, of course, tho same special knowledge as Colonel Snowden, who re tires after a long and ri editable service; but In tlvat respect Snowden was quite unique, and Mr. Fox may be expected to administer tho business of the Mint intelligently and well. THE 3AHE OLD THICK. iT. Y. Sun; When Congress comes together, wo may see the Republicans Kitting up nights to doylso ways and means for the discomfiture of Cleveland and the Democrats and the glorification of tho grand old party, Heedful note will be given to every act of the Presi dent, and the lucky Senator or Repre sentative who can detect him in the most mistakes or make the windiest diatribe against tlm Democracy, will be envied by ljs Republican fellows, lauded by faithful orgam, and go up a ttcp higher in tho estimation of Ids support ors. If tho President happens not to have made and not to mako many mis takes, he and Ids party will havo to be buffetsd just tho same. The cerements will be shreddvJ from long-dead issues, old outrages will be inveighed against, old massacres rocnacteJ, and the poor, hard-working, well-meaning South snubbed and chidden and told again and again that she used to be no belter than she should be. It Is trtio tliat there is no great curios ity or desiro In tho North to see the South shaken up again by tho ebullient patriots of tho Republican party; but unless something else tuni3 up, the old trick will have to bo dealt again. When ever a Republican statesman Is Indoubt, he abusos. tho South; and the Republi cans are very much In doubt at present, and a solution of their doubt seems as yet far away, Tho hiss of steam escap ing whilo Republican denunciation Is directed at the South U already heard in the land, and next whiter, we suppose, ll the stopcocks of wrath will he turned open. One easily gets a little tired of this sort thing, and yet to the student of American humor the Intermittent moral ague, which Republican leaders alloyr themselves to catch from chronic con templation of the wickedness of the Democrats lit the South, remains a very hilarious phenomenon. Broairiiu's Hew Yort Letter. SDocial to tho Camion Advocate. According to tho report of the Bishop of Long Island, in Brooklyn, called the city of churches In contradistinction to the ungodly city of Xcw York,tberc Is one church to about every two thousand five hundred of the inhabitants. Now.when wo consider that tho average of the con. grcgations Is not over three hundred, the question arises ns to what Is the chance of the other twenty-ono hundred for the bread of life. If all the churches in Xcw York CItv were crammed to suf focation, from tho door to the altar or pulidt, they would not contain one-half of the population. Xot many churches can seat over five or six hundred people, and exceedingly few that will coinlortn, blv hold a thousand. There aro somo churches that are always full Mr. Beechcr's, Dr. Talmago's, Dr. Hall's and a few others but the great body of tlieni are not halt run, ann many oi mem havo not more than a corporal's guard as recular attendants at divine services. The Rev. Richard S. Storrs Is one of the most eloquent divines in the United States to-day. He Is not only eloquent but learned, and for solid worth and christian character, standing tho peer of any minister of his time, nnd yet it is no uncommon thing to see his Church of thcPilgrims only partially illlod,whllo the ushers are uotlicreii to mm scats lor the congregation of Brother Beechcr's and Brother Talmace's. Statistics arc hard things to face, but there aro ten rum shops to every church in Xew York and Brooklyn, and while there Is not a single minister represented in either Board of Aldermen, there arc over twenty pro nrictors of rum blious or men directly engaged In the liquor traffic ns potential factors In those distinguished bodies. Tills has been nmost interesting week to the Bishop of Long Island.' The Kplscopal residenco is fixed nt Garden City, the beautiful cathedral of which was raised as a mausoleum to tho late A. T. Stewart, and was on Tuesday passed over to the. Kplscopal Church by VETOES TH'-T WEKE JUSTIFIABLE. Philadelphia Times; "Governor Pat- tlson deserve commendation for his veto pf the bill providing extra compeiv satlon to tins pincers end employes of tho Legislature for the session ot 1SS3 and )il disapproval of tlm several Items pf the general npproprlatUm bill. If ll tils vetoes had been based upon as good grounds as these there would have boe flight canto for criticism by anybody ox.- rent the ofllclals whoaa illegal extra compensation he decline to sanction. "It was bad enough on tho part of tlve Legislature to make appropriations con trary I existing laws, but to openly rriognia the fact that they were con- Jrary to lu a id i if mpi tu giw thrm a 1 ,ieH,i ids widow, to remain tho property of the Church in perpetuity till tho Jutlgment trump. All that art and devotion could do to swell the imposing pomp and make tho ceremonial grand and impressive was done.- The sweet music of its silver chimes was mingled with tho roar of ar tillery, the deep "diapason of Us magnifi cent organ and tho swelling chorus of a thousand voices. It was a sight rarely witnessed in this land and never before made so impressive. Tho reverend clergy came from nil parts of the United States to witness the consecration. It was a rich man's feast and a rlc'i man's offering. In the nrowd that c'ustcred around the sacred edifice were tho rep resentatives of nearly a thousand mil lionswealth, beauty and learning were there, everything to charm the eye, to ravish the ear and enthrall tho senses; the admission to tho Cathedral was by ticket Dives passed In but Lazarus stood nt the door, The poor man who wandered out at night into the sorrow ful garden of Gcthscmane, nineteen hundred years ago, would scarcely have recognized his friends in that surpllced and bcjcweled throng; It Is almost cor am that they would have passed him by, as the priest and the Levite did the poor man that went down to Jericho. liftmen City was founded by .Mr. Stew art and it is one of thu most beautiful and perfect subuibs In tho vicinity of dew lorl;. Itmavbe said to havebcen reclaimed from tho barren Hempstead plains and it-is an enduring monument of what can bo accomplished by energy inn genius when combined with capital. Tho estate Is surrounded bv beautiful residences, and In the center of the city Is a magnificent hotel, where the travel er Is well cared for. To tho west the college rises, and it Is .said to be more perfectly adapted to the use for which It is intended than any other building In the United States or possibly in the world. To the south htands the cathe dral which Is amarvel of Gothic beauty, and turner thu west end Is tho emptv crypt where the bones of A. T. Stewart do not lie. Vanity of vanities! saiththe preacher, all Is unity I Look on this splendid mausoleum ui)d the words of tho prophet come back with an hundred. foldforce. Herewasn man who labored unceasingly from childhood to old nee ior gold, goiu. i.ute .muas, everything he touched was chanced to the sldnin metal. He was married but no children blessed his union, so ho plodded on soil tarynud alone. He had few compjn Ions and iiq friends; men itndwojnen spoko of him as rich, but none loved him and ho loved no one. His employes dreaded his preseneo and trembled at the sound of his voice. Living, he had no time to think of charity. Onco or twlco vacuo visions crossed him, but they perished, still-born, in his brain. Ho had but one Intimate companion, a man, austcro and unlovable as himself, aim passing the poor ana sutlerlng by. he died and left him the princely gift of a million in solid gold; no such bequest uas ueen maue by man to man in ancient or modern time; notCra-sus with all his wealth could rival it. When his gold was fleeing from his grasp and earth was vanishing, one solitary idea possessed him. and that was to neroetuatc his name. Tho colossal power which had ruled the drygoods market with a rod of iron for years, ami whoso pathway to success was strewn witli the wrecks and ruin of thousands was to be continued by his legatee w hen his hands could hold uio reins no more. The nrm or A, T. Stewart A; Co. was to live when A, T Stewart was in ashes, and over tho ashes should rise a mausoleum eclipsing the proudest shrines of his own land ami more splendid than the monuments of Sellm or Omar. Vanity of vanities I the breath was hardly out of his body than the mighty ilrni that he had founded with fifty years of labor crumbled and fell to pieces. JiWpoor old bones w ere hardly committed to the tomb, tempor arily, awaiting the finishing touch on tin' magnificent crypt that was to hold tliji) to tli resurrection day, when the ghouls descended on the graveyard, at night, and bore them nway, no man knows whither, iur will know til) the nrcliangel'g trump tjia.ll sound. The splendid pageant or Tuesday last may swell the priilw of the ll lug. It can bring no thrill to (he imlteU-sx I art of the Air, roewan mi I .imigr jiiitnn f;randest of the christian sisterhood, nn rtstltution of learning will rise which will bo an honor and a blessing to the land, wc.thcrcfore.join in tho ToDeum, Laudamns and Gloria In Kxcelsls Deo, tlint'tlio bread thus cast upon the waters hath returned after many days. Watchman, tell us or tho night, l he watchman may not be a good judge of the weather, nnd so his opinion may be of little value. Ob, for some prophet w ho could give us somo forecast of the political sky. Tho President was in town on Monday, but did not call on Gen. Grant; .Governor Hill was in town on Sunday, and found time to call on Hugh McLaughlin in uroouiyn. Mtu-i inurs fill tho air tho clans are hungry. The Jfuvy Yard has been cleaned out preparatory to n new deal; but the tempting prlr.o of the Dlstrict-Attorncy-shlp, made vacant by tho retirement of Mr. Tcnny, Is still unfilled, and a dozen self-sacrificing patriots aro fighting for the place. The Collectorshlp of Inter nal Revenue, another rich plum, hang3 like Mohammed's cofUn between heaven and earth, but nobody seems to havo any pull on It. There Is a growing dls content among the politicians, and fifty applicants for ever1 ofilcc. Somo of tho faithful arc bound to be amonc tho outs. Another hank cashier skipped de cidedly conservative and eminently re spectable. Is there such a thine as nn honest man? How aro wo to judge of men? If long and faithful service and a knowlcdgo of a man's daily life, of his outgoings and Incomings, aro not to be our Eiildes in our Judgment of character, what aro wo to go by? Mr. Scott the paying teller of the Manhattan Com- pany a name nati necn in us employ twenty-live years; uo nan grown up in the Institution from a boy, nud had worked his way up by straightforward honest endeavor from the lowest round of the ladder to tho highest; his honesty was unquestioned, and yet in an evil hour ho yielded to temptation, and till tho grave closes over lilm ho will live branded as a thjcf and a rascal, and ns tho meanest kind of n rascal who robbed his confiding friends, and left them to suffer tho consequences of his crime. Tills eminently respectable person got nway with 8100,000 in three months; If lie had continued at the same rate ior n vear he would have bacced the respect able sum of fd-10,000; but $100,000 Is not a bad haul for tho times; fortunate ly for the public nnd the bank, the In stitution is an old one and can stand It; nfter putting the loss on tho proper side of the balance sheet they havo nearly a million in reserve. For a wonder, no poor man suffers by the larceny of this monumental thief, nud tho respectable old fogies who pocket the loss, have only to curse their own folly that they did not count their cash more frequently. Tho mystery of the drug clerk's mur der Is stiil as cloudy as ever. There ap pears to bo nn unwillingness on tho part of everybody connected with him to say anything nbout his former history. As far ns at present known, the man was entirely correct in his habits, trusted Implicitly by his employer, who had known him for many years, n kind hus band, nn affectionate father and a good citizen. The only reasonable theory Is that the man was murdered by a robber, and the cutting of his throat was an af ter act to give the appearance of suicide. A few days' work by the reporters may drag the mystery to light. Tim air reverberates with tho sound of wedding bells. More marriages have taken place within the Inst thirty days than in the previous sis months. The floral decorations have been tho most costly and lavish that wo havo seen for manv rears. Flftv thousand dollars would hardly pay for the flowers that have been used in New Yorkand Brook lyn, In the past week. The weather continuos cool and the tidal sweep for Rurope Is tremendous: brides and bridegrooms, widows and widowers, husbands and oilier. BROADBRIM. ly sifted, welched and adjudged by men Hon, the half could not be told, specify, who aro presumed to be thoroughly lm nig me liuniiiauic wonders ot tins mam- partial and entirely disinterested, moth show. Neither pen nor brush, It Is a somewhat sad commentary up writer nor nrtlst, ever has, or ever can on the morals of the population of tho do them complete justice, nor praise too District of Columbia, when tho Pros!, extravagantly the combined attractions dent Is said to bo looking elsewhere for HclKirted up to 12o'-!liirk, by D Haven TownenH,I!nker,No. 38 8 Third 8lrfftt Philnilrliihln. 8tncM bought nvA said either lor rath or on mlirain. PhitaJelfhia, June 10, 188). bid nsked if av. rt mui which never has been equalled, and for that, tho air of tho capital must ncccs-1 u s'ourrenPT,BV,.V"!.M".'""''"",12,7 a century to como Is not likely to bo sur. 1 sarlly be. Impregnated with all sorts of US41, new..... .'."".. ..I".V"","V.7l 121 1121 passed. Efforts arc belug made, with political dlabolicism,but I rcallysupposcd vsi't .' ...,,V.,.."l22I 123 every prospect ot success, to reopen It that half a dozen good men might bo Pennsylvania It 11 47J 47J next fall, and all who havo visited It discovered somewhere, who would bo Philadelphia A Itpadine U It 6i fit of this hitherto unequalled exhibition, 1 men to fill tho District olllcc. 1 know STOCK MARKETS. competent and honest enough to fill the tow oiuccs ucre, New Orleans Letter. eiji''l iU' of ii-c.i.i'j l Intro.liii in-' re- havi dom. will, i nd"T tin- iutu ri.i Fiiojj ouu Special Coiuicbi'oxdent. Nr.w Om.u.YNS, JunoO, 18S5. The closing days of the Exposition are crowded with interesting and excit ing events, especially the week begin ning May 1 1 tli. Tho contesting hilll- tary had arrived lrom the Jlobilo inter state drill, many of them to repeat their lrienuiy contests in mills and sham bat tles In this city, which drew thousands of Interested spectators, and some of the victories at the iormer piacowcre reversed, the facts of which have been telegraphed over the country. To tho weeic was added the veteran reunion when cx-confederate and ex-union sold- lers vied with each other In celebrating' together the era ot )cace, auu m extend. Ing to each other the most hospitable and generous courtesies; several states also crowded their celebrations Into tho week, and the colored people held an educational jubilee, thousands of their children and students of various schools, with many prominent white, and colored educators of the two dominant races of America, particlpatinc But the most exciting event of the. entire week was reserved for its close. On that day, ltlth, after tho award of prizes to thu military had been made nt t lie grand stand under thu oaks on the Exposition grounds, and the Mexican band was rctirln.i to their headquarters. an irate father, whoso daughter, as al- Iego.1, had u;en wronged b ono or Its members met him at tho gate, nnd fired several balls Into and through the youth fill, musical Lothario, who, however, still lives and is likely to recover, the shootlst being out under a IS5.000 bond. I his event lurnlshcd the gossips with a delicious sensation, their sympathies, as often happens In such case, being chleily with tho musician. Some of them hint that a like tragedy may yet be expectod to grow out of a (filiation which has long been going on in onn of the fine art departments, In the gallery of tho government building, and which has been tho leading topic among the quid niuncs in that section of tho Ex position. It Is alleged that a dark-eyed and brown colored gentleman, connected with the postal department of his coun try, and who has n wife at home, has been paying unremitting attention to ono of tho commissioners; and her daughter, but whether in quest of tho one or tho other, a new wife and a new mother-in-law, or what not, the gossips have not yet discovered, It may be that he is only teaching tho two to "walk Spanish" in return for some additional insizht Into "woman's work," while lending his graceful services and at' tractions to the grand Fair. For furth er particular. Inquire at Iowa Head' ouartors, But whatever maybe thought of these exceptional little cupidities, our friends from tho Mexican Republic have greatly conti United to the Interest and success of the-Exposition. Not satisfied with wliat they had already done, they have laieiyerectoainetnroueoi ineir country In their space in tlus Woman's depart ment, It was built In the government Art School In the city of Mexico, the work occupying 1&0 girls for the past six mouths, aud S1S,000 worth of gold and silver thread bcinc worked Into tho bul lion embroidery with which It U orna mented, A huge gold crown fifteen feet above, from which tho rich draperies de pend, represents tlm Azteo period; the coats of arms of tho severs! Sates are worked in gold and sliver oak leaves; in tho centre aro the arms of Charles IV. and Cortes, representing the Spanish do minion, while below hang massive folds of rich velvet, representing tho Repub lican era. The entire throne Is a splen did piece ot art work, and combines in its various parts a figurative history of the country; it is valued at $oO,000, and will bo hereafter used on state occasions and at Inauguration ceremonies at the Mexican Capital. The entire exhibit of Mexico have been a source of much admiration and astonishment during the entire progress of the ralr. jnu Kii'ii-iore o on 'IK i iul x iii IH Were a trust that this will bo done. In tho new organization, ns directors will bo Includ ed a number or prominent nnd popular gentlemen from different sections of tho country, which will glvo a greater na tional character to tho imposition. Among these nro included Col. G. L. Shoup, Idaho, Col. Frank M. Murphy, Arizona, Hon. Frank Bacon, Kansas, Judge Sebrlng, Florida, Gen. Meade, Vermont, ana uov. iiirncss, Nebraska, now United States Commissioners for thelr'respectlvo States nnd Territories. With this new "blood" infused Into the management, nud with increased facili ties nnd additional attractions ndded, there is every reason to bcllcvo that mil. Hons of people who have not yet visited tho magnificent Fair, will be Induced to come, and that Its lessons and inlluenco may bo more widc-sprcad and made per pctual In tho history of our orcat coun try. This being the close of a ionc scries of letters to your readers, tho writer.who has endeavored in a humble way to in terest them trusts that he may again havo the pleasure of communicating with tucm at tne reopening, FROM WASHINGTON From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, D. C. June 0, '85. I have'nt seen nil the beautiful cities in the world, oh, not But I am ready to declare, Washington, In its present dress, tho most beautiful city in tho uni verse, so far as I know. To begin with It has more trees than it has people In it, iacn ireo is now in us pcnection, Green aisles of maples, blossoming squares of splrasa and snowballs and Dink peach blooms and lilacs: nnd dais ies In the grass, and pink honeysuckle and wild forget-me-nots; singing birds anil laugning tountains; vistas that sue- gest St. Cloud; pavements that lull you even In n herdlc cab, these, in a great wi t, constitute my nshington. And f you ask where the diversion is. I can only answer that we find It In hansoms. more is something in washlncton sue- gestlvo of every foreign city I havo been in. In tho parks, with the French nurses and tho babies sitting about In tho spray of the fountain?, you may lancv yourseit in l'ans: you mavpiav that you are in London In a hansom.and certainly there is not a street cry In London more tascinatmg than than that of tho "devllled-crabntan," or the black buttercup giil; the flower-flagrant air Is like to that of Jlorocco, nnd the street sights of Naples aro not more Interest ing man these where tne babies play m groups under the trees, and the.ncgroes cluster In idle chatter, or sing quaint melodies at their worir. To revive your memory of Holland,-there is tho lazy canal on which pleasure parties go to urcat fans or to t.;abin John s Bridge. and when the day is done you can get 3uppcrs nero in an languages, and no body can make you believe jounrein your own land, There Is nlways the trip to Moimt Vernon down the Poto mac, nnd the drive to Arlington Heights, to keep the. patriotic spark alive, even if tho Washington Monument and the Capitol were not always in view. The idea of that monument was hateful, and always presented to my mind ns a big chimney until we came to live within sight of it, It is really impressively grand and beautiful. To-day the clouds are so low that they divide the shaft, aim iuoapcx,n3 purcanu white as snow, suggests tho Jungfrau, as when the ily Ing'clouds sometimes hide and dlsclpsc its whitened peak. The great, severe shaft crows upon one, nnd. after all. it' i.s nttnig and wormy the memory of the man. i no not see now any one can dislike it who sees it day after day, nl ways with a inherent sky as a back ground, and inerctore never the same. though it is an unhrolcen, simple stone shaft. So w Ide arc tho concreted streets and so smooth theirsurface. that, in ad dltion to the thonsands of bicyclers who silently nnd swiftly spin through them, pedestrians also leavo the sidewalks and seek tho smoother roadway. Bccently a hack driver gravely petitioned the authorities for permission to drive on the siuowalKs, as there alone there seemed to bo room for carnages, l know no city so delightful to drive in, and no where m America is cab-tare so.chcan. At every turn you meet Rostonians who anion tncir wayiortn irom x tonda. and who have come thus far South at this season. Now nil are hurrying homeward for the mystery of the Spring Is nearly solved and the woather grows warm. Now and then I get a glimpse into the suspense of somo shaky office-holder, or come for a little time into the expecta. tation of a waiting office-seeker; but w hen I chance to sco the President ho is to me as any gentleman taklmi a drive behind a fino pair of bays, or making nunseit agreeable a3 every gentleman seeks to do In his own house. Socially It Is of conrso very quiet here, but cabi net receptions and Senators "evenings" and Congress Itself arc as if they never were, so little uo they exist even in my thought. Tho complaint that the civil service commissioners have not fixed the stand ard of penmanship high enough in the examination of applicants for public positions is n just ono and should be es sentially changed. It is said, nnd I be lieve it to be true, that ninctenths of those who pass a creditable examination in the branches for which there Is no earthly practical use In tho service, are entirely deficient in tho matter of pen manship, which is the paramount quali fication In all appointments that come through tho civil service. The hand writing upon somo of tho public docu ments emanating from the departments Is simply execrable, and would be a com plete disqualification in any business lot is With can sec and his pursuit under heaven. Let us have a standard for chirpgraphy, as well as for geography and botany. Here Is where a good portion of our timber goes; The matches used In the United Stares require every year an amount of pine wood valued at M.'JOS, 002, The railroads use in their locomo tives nlono more than $5,000,000 worth of hard aud soft wood, and almost -),-000,000 every year for ties, When It is remembered that the entire value of our plno timber Is placed by statisticians at only 110,000,000, It will be seen that the insatiate maw of tho railroad cor porations devours about one-tenth ot tltc timber crop yearly. The auction sale of the truck, rubbish and refuse of the Consiu Bureau which Is soon to take place, should include the Census Reports of 18b0, which for prac tical utility win uo oi vastly more service to the junk-dealer than to the general public, I think. If the new officials connected with the Pension Office 'desire to get their hands in upon the subject of Investigations, I would recommend as a cood field for the business the highly moral City of Broth erly Love, Philadelphia, where the pen slou agent is said to havd been paying lxmsjons to numerous parties who have been defunct for lot these many years, to say nothing of a small regiment of widows who have also been tho recipi ents of Uncle Sam's bounty, after they had thriftily provided themselves with mis nanus. The delay that pensioners upon the Government are subjected to In the ad judication of their claims, Is something of w hlcli they have no right to complain. The granting of pension Is simply a do nation' the magnanimous gift of the Republic to those of Its defendants who have incurred s. me kind of disability In tlm fccrvlee. To protect Itself against irauuuieni neusion riauns. certain kinds enumerating of evidence are required In each case, vaM olumc ' aud all of this evidence must be careful- OUR SOUTHERN BUDGET Southeiin Piniis, N.G., Juno 8. One of the strangest and funniest sights that a man from the north ran possibly behold is to sec for the lirst tune a solemn durkcv nnd Ins bosom friend, so to sneak, a mule,' chasing u Ught Swithcrn plow around through the yielding, sandy noil, around nnd around n ten-ncre lot, l can imagine tliat Jir win -itufucll, the poet, saw such a sight prcvioui to writing his "jScbuchauncz zah." I think I can see him now sitting on the topmost rail of the national rail p , ..s , . , , - . . icucc.joiung uown an occasional nine in the log-book o! memory, while "Neb ad' dresses tho conscientious mule ns follows: You Kebuchndniizzah, whoa, sail! Whar Is you trj in' to go, snh? I'd nab you for to know, sab, I's bold In' oh de lines. You'd better stop dat pr.incln'; You's pow'ful fond ob dnnrln't Hut I bet my yenli's advanchi' Dat I'll euro you ob your shines. Another round of the mellow made. The darkey's eves fhine pleasure as they glance from the lmct the mule. Perhaps he mu&cs nt the Ulw..." f ..ll..n ..i., ...t .IV.IJN. J l..l, ftMfln-f, filll.llV, .1111, other good thincs that will probably he raised on the land he is plowing. But that there is n dlllcrencc of opinion somewhere between the darkey and the mule is evidenced by his further remarks to ins muicship. Look licali, mulet better mln' out Pus' t'ing you know, you'll tin' out How quick I'll wear tills lino out On your ugly stubbo'n back, You needn't try to steal up. An' lit' dat precious heel up ) You's got to plow this flcl' up. You has, sah, for a fac And now, in imagination wo the intelligent beast of burden equally intelligent driver growing more intimate, ihorc is an intellectual com promise between them, something like a mutual understanding, and a grin cm hcllishcs the open countenance of tin darkey ns he soltly slugs his batUfnction I)ar, DATS do way to do ttl He's comln' right down to It; Just watch liin pioushln' t'roo It i l)j nliiRdr ain't n Q Tool, Some folks dov would 'u bent him Now dat would only heat lilm I know just how to treat lilm You must ltHAHOX whl a mule. The drawing together process between the mule and the darkey now begins to ,, .,....- .,!. II. . .....i.. :.. !.. ,uti jiiwiu t.ijmii. j nu ilium instill ing the darkey's confidence. The poet yawns, and nonchalently whittles a per simmon branch. Commence having been won by the mule, now listen to the uarneyi Ho minds m like n nigger, If he was only bigger He'd fetch a mighty llgger, He would, 1 tell you! Yes, sail! SEE how lio keeps a clkkln', He's as gcntlo as a ohlrkcn, And nebbcr thinks oh kickfii' Whoa, dali I Kcbuolindnczznh, Tho Miprcino moment lias arrived, who heart of tho gentle poet is bursting with tenderness over the scene betnre him. A hungry crow tits sadly musing on ino umu oi a instant gum trccv-mus-Ing whether he had better make corn wlnle the tun eliines, or wait for doyel opments. It is a wise crmv,and it scentf disaster and game in the near future. Suddenly something happens, Yes, it Happens suddenly nnd uncxpcitlv. like the snort from a slumbering deacon's nose during prayer time, or thu hysterical giggio iroin an anxious maitton in tli binding part oi a marriage ceremony I here is a picture ot rope rein lying nth wart the horizon, Something pi w shaped flushes liko n meteor across th1 lino of vision, followed by something tlm strongly resembles a dismantle! lailc Then there i.s heard not ''.i sound o revelry by night" but the clickoty click of u mule's heels running at full speed, The dogwood basliM part for nn luiuiiu, uuu ijiuiuiuu uas gaineu a iiiivci; over tliero, where, for a time at least the darkey'll ccaso from troubling and tho weary mule can have a chanco tr rest. But listen to the darkey; Is ills lteah me, or not me? Or is do debble nut mo? Was Uat a cannon shot nm? Jlab I laid lieah niore'n a week? Dat mule do kick amazlu' De beast was spiled In raisin Hut now I spect he's erazlu' On de oder sldo de crenk. But at this season of tho yoar the icitivc mine auu the philosopluea daikcyarc taking a rest from thfir la- I ors of two months ago. They did their work wen, and broad itcres ot growin cotton, tobacco aud corn, and smiliii gardens attest tho truthfulness of my re mark. And this reminds mo that Northern farmers would be surprised ifthcv itn dcrBtood two or three things about this golden land of North Carolina. First, thev would he surnrtsed In sen n mule or liorso doing in a day three or lour times ns much ns is done with team in the Eastern or Middle States. Second, they would bo surprised to find tho great difference in the forward ness of vegetation hero compared to what it is further North. On my desk to-day lie letters from Northern friends, bear ing date uf three and four days aco, They all speak of the extreme lateness oi mo season. Down here huckleberries are ripening, reopio are tircu ot leasling on new onions, lettuce, radishes, peas, etc., fron: their uardeiiH. Late peas. Irish potatoes. new beans, and other kinds of truck nre in their prime. Peach, plum and per simmon ircoHiiro loaned nown wuii iruit and the promises are excellent for mammoth early yield, This is tho re gion uf all regions for cultivation poach oj.' Orchards bear in three years from the thno of setting out, aud fino fruit tan bo matured and ready for the market in June. Just think of that, my Northern menus. JJolore you begin to ciyoy your cany peas, wo euaii bo leasling on peaches and cream and peach shortcake! Fanners from the North who once como to view these lands, more especial iy if they onco sec tlicm when tliey uro clothed with thcirgrowingcrona of vece. tables and fruits, never return to their lormor homes excepting to prepare to ! ! 1 I t !. . ! I1YU 111 U 1UI1U wiii'rt) 111UU1V 13 SU K1I1U and so lavish with her mils. One of the remarkable features of this beautiful land of the South is the cheap nes of the lauds. A man may own his farm hero and livo in the very lap of luxury for what it would cost him to pay rent in tho more Northern Slates. I write fr;m personal knowledge huvinj lived until recently in Pennsylvania. In future letters I shall show my read ers how Insignificant is thecont of buy ing, clearing, fencing and cultivating land, building houses pud barns, and other matters of interest to them. I shall also tell them mmmthlng about HH"eialtics that will pay enterprising men who have the grit to take hold or them. Fraternally thine. V. V. W. bchlRli Valley ftll.,.,, 88 L'diigh Coal A- Navigation Co, 401 buff. N. Y. ,t Phils. II It Co li New Jersey Central. ...,,,, SBJ northern I'ncllic Com ini , 3i 131 ill r,n 32 :o;- ' Pn-rd.... Oregon Tronsconllnentel.., Union Pneiftn Western Union West Shnrr Lis. .,,. 1onisvill" A Niieliville .... Silver. (TrHel Bl New Atlvcrtiscmcnts. Financial Statement of He Leliisliton Sctiool Disirict, For Year Mm Jib 1st, 1885. KEOEIPTS FKOM ALt, SOURCES, Krr.l Newhanl. Collector. .....t &.3IU 7.1 Stnl npirofrtadon, ,,. 617 H Now I."iin 1,190 0 ' Tuition frum outMile nuulli It! 00 Hall rent 9 0J Total receipts i:XPr:NII7URE3. 6,893 S7 Carbon Adveoate'Ad'Tftiileraentl 1ft 00 Amnion auiiiiihk Atc'ii ,,,,, 4 v. I seinroel. ren-itr on iMiini us lolin Acker, rcrmlm on Mum 1 00 It. W. .Her I . new nivenient 94 6 .1. I., Cliihcl. cuiil nml i.ellri'rinir ., 2us ts, D. s. llock, linoki ior InulircnteUII. ilren & Lfi KeiPiono furniture no., iio'KSand Frelitlit 155 47 Tno. Ki'iiicror. Aitent. Inntranoo na;eismeiit 18 42 A, V. Horn, ehanlng rieki. i Ot) .lolin ntlltcr, clinntitoK dcsHa I on W. (. Miller. ohnnirlnK ilcrks 0 $5 Frnnk Merta. .uilntlntr Mn work ., 4 6u Welrsi ort HuniriK Mill for lumber 1 S9 Kuntz Ilroj., iklm lor blncklmnM eriKvrs S ro E. II. MullcrM'n. chart exi rctl 8 O Val. Sehnnrii. repilrluK cli i Ira. , . . a 75 K. 1'. t.inli. lor klmtllnj wcuwl..,.. 3 00 Tniis. s. Ilrok. fur lUMonery told account) IS! .1. 1,. ll a in-1, pnlnl nml mi s? 41 E. w. dlnus. atovu and cieaninif healer ..,,,,, 45 (t w. si Uiii f tier, rctaminx iro.,.,., 10 u M.Heilmsnlt-o.,io:il fc deliverer, 83 l'a K 11 Snyder, mil,o na per Mil 24 1 4 inn 'eniKl expense (unidarlt, iwjt- lure, fir) dd Lewis Walk lmlior , 10 V& IVftchera' nalnriea 2.05ft 7 KjrnNcwli.nl. Cnlleotor'a fees.,,, V67 43 K II. Hnj'lrr, Treasurer to 1)8 It K. llutlorU, Secretary 75 00 licuta paid 2.S45 u! Interest paid ..,,,,,,, l,f.'4 18. I e.e34 io ItW)APITUl,ATION tip STATEMENT Tot ui receipts (; G,88 ST lotol cjptnilllurc!, 0.02110 Ilal. In Trensurir .... 274 77 Total Indebtedness Juno Sth, 1,84 .. 0,012 00 , -mil tinrinir iiiu jeur cum. JU'ivt. 1814 i 1 OK CO Coin In'lrcusiiry ntute, 'j4 71 Tut'ildcUapaldfcoasli In 1'ieas. 1033 S9 Total anVtiifdobt Jane 1, 'gi...JH,076 ly order or tho Hoard, It. K. llOFFOni), .Seo'y. Jane 0, 1SSS.1T3 Treasurer's Statement -OK thu- IdiM Boro. School District ENpIiia JUNS 1, 1C85. E. II. RNYllEII.Trc.iturcr, Tot it Appropr'ntlan., ....t " Ezra Nuirliiiril, Tax Uulleolur.. rmv l.utn Ilal Kent and Tuition Dr. 617 14 6.313 73 1.0 0 10 Oil, Pal l nut Pir T.nolieia S.ilnrlca 689S 07 Having tiow received cur SPRING and SUMMEit STOCK of the Lo.tast Designs in FOniilGN AJN) DOMESTIC Cloths, Cassimeres and Suitings, we ere prepared to Gil four ordera for suits or parla of auilaiuadt up In tbonojlfaslilomxHo styles, bj tbe belt workman, t th remarkable low prico of $10. per Suit vd J We aim Invite special attention to our inimenst atoek. cf Fashinoalilo Styles of Hats, Caps, Boots, Sta ant Gaiters lor Old A Young, Hull & Poor at HOCK EOTTOlt MllCSSt Gents' Furnishing Goods Our stork In this department lias naver been ao complete ta, It la at present. It oomrnsrs all the, newest noyeUiea. ad di igns. We liave everything that la new ia Ties, Collars and Cuffs, II you drairr aqyiliing in Oils line you .m find It here. Trunks and, Valises In Great Variety 1 CLALTSS & BROTHER, Bank Street, Lehighton, Penn'a. April 18, 18-5 lv ni Ml A i S8 rrl I J J 88 Ml Jl 1 l)nl. overpnid ye.ir 1 SI 4; i'. A. HUH r J80 lm llaiilo I.. Knona w ou A. J. ill lift ... SO J 00 AtiKl' It lliuiU. UIO" Uiri Qo.il V" oo Klin K, Ornyer VliO 00 Ktnniu J. Itct'cr , Hon OU I-lulu asH , Ua 75. 1 4 07 t t OiO li liund nnd Interest Paid, John Pelers, Interest,. ...4 R UQ Adiitn Snider, ii.uid x In . t.ii&) 00 D.illiiirino Hurler, mt.,,, 1 5 00. 1. .1 Ki'tler, Intcrrst ... 16 U I lioniHS Alimii, iniriesi,. V 0U A. HalllO'loniew.ltiterr.M, CJ uj i;ii:ii. s -vtllert. Inivrefi OdiQ Surnli seller', lnl rem, ., yo 00 Hour) Klllh, l.oo. I Int.., 101 Ull Jiuni'i .MO'Moiy. in , rest V'.'o 00 Jill, MCtiiMlf.U'illd Int, ,tM uo -luines Mnllli, inii n at... . Ion u IMius. .Mtn.lMtn, inier St., 4 ou JU, J, I'lauaa, dvo'd, pit ,, BJ 00 t a.m "i New Furniture., Keystone School Furni ture itn ,, K. II. Snyder, Treasurer, spelling otmrr It V. Ilotroid. Screury, freight on lurullure...,, V 00 a 45 - I 41 Id VI Insuraneo and Sundry Expenses, Tlioi. Kcmerer. A n't, In suntnee aaaessineiil,..,t 18 4'i E. 11, Snyder, Jrciisurrr, auditing uccuunls 1881.. 4(0 K. 11. Snyder, indse aa per til 1 1 ,, 3( t W, ,U Kil slier, rrulning lees lu June 1. 13..,, 10 00 Thus, 8. lleck. stnllonery V 35 "U.irum AdVocnle." ml. vertplnv idii.emenl for jonroflsal 1(00 I). 8. Hock, Puulis for In- dUcnt ehlldien h It II. K llollo'd posiiue.fco. (8 It P. iiolf.ird, sal.itj as Secro'ary lA.lune 1. 85. 76 00 Ksrn Newhard, cumin. s slon fur collectlnx lm., jq; 4 . II. Snyder, eul.iry a Treasurer Hi June 1, '85, 60 00 II. W, Mens, flinging In full Pi Oi i:. W (Jlivjis, repairing heaters 45 V5 J. I,. (lale-l, ulll mdse .,, 41 V.il. Sclmurii, repairing olialrs ,. s 75 Frank lUem, ainting tin work ( (I W. (1, miller, repairing desks..., , (jl John Miller, repalrlog desks 5 00 Uelrsport Flanlng .11111 fur lumber 1 CO John Acker, repairing Porap J 00 , J. ei(iinel. repairing store nnd pump 15 U. 11 6ndur, Treasurer, paid for latior by A. Y, Horn and Kuuii Ilrui,, a 0 f tJ 3 Janitor anil fuel. F. I". l.snlt. kindling wood M. llellinan, Coal J. I,. Uabol, cual Lax is Walk, janitor..,.. 8 00 2 30 3 8 63 102 Spring k Sumoier Opening list nvrlve.l at Hie FaihiootM STOKE of M3R M. II. oSM I LtJ ,lnv 1 fl MILLI 11 mmmM " mm ll hllUlmfii I mlll "n Immense New Stock o'r MdlU Hats, Bonnets, -ron the Notions, &c., SPRING & SUMMER SEASON I lluvim seenr-l Uio wrvV-s of n FASKIUXABIjH TOltK UlLLINEIt em pr-pnred t.. MAKE UP. -it ih sl...rl-M tn.iifv 11 ATS Olt UONNE'M in the MOl'l STYhiail M AN'NKU l Hin I.OWKST PilirKJ in th'a Vnllev. MISS BBLLB NUSBAUM, Lehigkton, Pa, April 18, 188Jm3, WILLIAM F. BIEBY, Respectfully announces to his friends nnd the people pen,- criiUyorWelsspirt and tho surrnundlnir. country that lie tins REMOVED his DRUQ STOIIKIro.il White. Street, Into Iho IlulldiiiK lately occupied hv HBrtMAItl) YUr, nn, the corner of Whito and Briiljo Streets, end Invites a call, lie Is prepared tuturnliX PURE D-.UCS& MEDICINES, TOILET & FANCY l.'noiis, ( hnicp Vilncs iiitd l.iqtmrs, fhr llrdltdn.tl rtiriio.ii'!!, Fino Brand of Ti.haron nnd t Ignrs, Stationery, Wall Paper and Borders, &o., &:., nt 1,0 WIST 1'IUlll 8. I'KtSUKIIM K ins rn,rcmily compounded, Day or Ntuht. I'lilron.iKO sutleitcd nud tatls'nctiun guaranteed in I'noa nnd Uuallty oTUooda Held. W F BIERT, Corner We ami Bridge Streets. Wert Fa. April U, 16S5-ly. lew Goods, & SOI Respectfully nnnunce to the people of I.eliighton and vicinn itj' tlint they have opened n 'ew Stove in tlip Building I'oi ineily occupied by Swkkny it Son, Bank Sticeet, antj Imyc! an irmneine new fit:c!5; of DRESS and BEY GOODS, Notions, Groceries, Provisions, TaMe and Poctot Cutlery, and make; a sra-iuvn up- Ol which thev have a LA 11015 AND FASHIONABLE STOCK ON .HAND and are SELLING at VERY LOW I'WICES, (Jive us a call, uo aro determined to please, MMHffBSIiAM & SOI, Bank Street, 1st Door above Iron, Lehighton, April IB, IfiS.I -ni.'t Dalanee In liandi of K. II Suder, Treasurer , t til PI ARBON ADVOCAT $1. I ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR ! SUBSCRIBE FOR IT ! E ST 17 L Sorins Sfvles! LEWIS WEISS respectfully informs his many friends and customers that lie has removed his BOOT AND SHOE STQ: E Into the NEW BUILDING, nearly opposite his Old Stand, and tliat he Is now recelTlnu and opanlnir up tot their Imieotlon a very large and fashionable line ol well-selected Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Plats, Caps, UMBRELLAS.&c., We, the understood. 9,80S tj ulyeieeted Audiiors Sturgeon from Lake Ontario aro said be manufactured Into "smoked halibut'' to as great an extent as the rel aitlclc. of tlm l!tr.iu,ili of LehiKhtun I'.i., do cerllfy that ire hare examined the aeeeunta ol K, Il.hnyiler. I'reaturerur I.eliUlilon UurniiKh choal lllilrlct and find It correct to Itio best or our knoloJ je and bailer, llalance In hanijs of K, II. hnyjer, Trtas. urer, f274.II. W. P, U1NO, II. J. riltHTNEY. Jl. U. TUKXUKH, LetilghtOD, l'.,Jgno 1,1881. j-Auditors. June,! suitable for SPRING aud SUMMER WEAR, AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES and (nrltesyou to call and examine Hoods and leurn prices before pur, cluslne; el'etrhrre. SATI8rtt TIONIiiaII eares rally KUaranteed. HemainUr.TIIB NKW SIOltEop, oilte the fret ef 'tJMNTON IinKTNKy.tashlonaWa IIuot and Shok M aitkm. lUnh m L.thlhton. Ah noi irarraoted. 1 IKON STKKET, LEWIS WEISS, BASK SM, LEHIRHTON. Jkrrll l, IMS iy
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