v? . TheCatbon Advocate I.EU1UHTON. l'A.. - i I'UDVY. DE0EM11EII 10. W-q. K.M IUIKK AT nlK LBHKIIiruN I'OST-OhH SECOND OI.AS9 MAI!. MATTRH. A. PKKCEPTADLE ItllTl.B CONTINUES TO disturb the waters In the political pot where the avowed Democratic five imders went down In 1880, but this should bo suf ficient warning to Democrats not to meddle with the free trade buzz saw. A SATISFACTortY rtltDUCTION or TUB surplus b7 a fair revision of the present hluh tariff rates has been promised bv both the Republican and Democratic parties in their last National carty platforms. The Democtatlc party being In power the dut devolves on them. Let the rates of the tariff be consistently and wisely reduced In such way as will not benefit the few but rather the masses. TlIE PRESIDENT IN HIS MF.S8AOE TO Congress suggests as the best possible means of reducing the rapidly accumulat ing surplus, a fair and Judicious reduction of the piesent tariff rates, not on articles of luxury but on such commodities as In reality affect the living of the masses. The president thus rebukes the freo trade howlers and settles tbe question of how he stands on the great great question of pro tection. The sybtbm of hai.p-time woiik as inaugurated at the Lehigh Volley Railroad Company's works at Tackerton on Monday Is undoubtedly meant as a "you must stop contributing to the Lehigh coal strikers" mandate. Tho effect of the half-time sys tem if continued for a prolonged period will be disastrous to the business Inter ests of this borough as well asjamentablc to the masses, and In consideration of this fact It is hoped that the present order of things will be of short duration. DORINO THE PRESENT IVINTElt THE AD VOCATE will prove unusually interesting to its numerous' readers. Our New York, Washington and Philadelphia letteis arc of a high moral character and cannot help but prove entertaining as well as instruc tive; the local department is carefully edited and contains the latest and best news items up to the hour of gob g to press; our miscellaneous selections are choice and Instructive which makes tbe Advocate the great moral paper of the Lehlzh Valley. At one dollar per year it should be In every household. Subscribe for It. THERE IS NO APPARENT CHANGE IN the aspect of affairs in tho Lehigh coal re gion. The miners are still out, and backed fey the Knights o( Labor, are as determined as they were twelve weeks ago not to return to work without the raise asked for. This tha operators claim they cannot and will not grant, as present prices for coal are superficial that upon the resumption of work in that region prices will fall twenty to forty per cent, as the markets in the west are well supplied, as are also those In the east. With this now difficulty present ing itself it is not Improbable that the strike will continue until spring. The effect of this proiengation of the strike in the Le high Valley will baye a serious effect upon the entire business Interests and the result can well be Imagined. In a recent issue of the Hazleton Platn Speaker is the following: "It looks as though the Incoming Congress would establish a government postal telegraph. Nothing more beneficial could be done to serve the people of this country." Will our contemporary answer us the following queries: In what, way will a telegraph system, owned and operated by the govern ment, benefit the masses? Is the govern ment to erect a new line or purchase the monopoly now In the hands of Jay Gould? Is it not a fact that in foreign countries where railroads, telesraphs and other indi vidual enterprises are operated by the gov ernment that the propensities of anarchism predominate must extensively? And lastly, ' will It not place in the hands of the politi cal party controlling the, government, a power so vast as will determine tho suc cess of said parly in national elections? Anarchism, and the too great-power of po litical parties, aro now the evils that tlircat- .cn this country. A government telegraph would augment the power of the political party In national affairs and undeniably causotm influx to the anarchistic cause. CoXOIiESB (JUIBTI.V ASSEMUI.M) MoN- day; after tho swearing in of several new members, Carlisle was rerolected Speaker of ile IIouso for the ensuing term. In taking the chair that gentleman delivered nn address sot. ing forth the necessity of correct and immediate notion on the tariff, adding that "there has scarcely ever been a time in our history when the continued prosperity of the country depended so large ly upon legislation in Congress as now, for the reason that the dangers which at this time, threaten tho commercial and indus trial Interests of the people are the direct results of laws which Congress alone can modify or repeal. Nultber the Executive Department of the general covciiiment nor tho local authorities of the seyeiaj States ,.cari deal effectively with tho situation which now confronts us. Whatever Is 'done must be done here, and If nothing Is 'doncHie lespousiblllly iniit rest here. It must be evident to every one who has tak en even a partial survey of public affairs that the time has now come when a revis ion of our revenue laws and a reduction of taxation are absolutely ncccssaiv In order to prevent a large and dangerous accumula tion of money in the Treasury." From Washinaton : News Notes. Special to the Cariion Advocate. Wahiunoton D. C, Dec. 3. Mb. Editor: Theru has been such a decided change in the personale of the Senato since the close of the last session ot Congress that it will seem like an entire new body to those who have been familiar with its appearance for several years past, Fifteen new faces will appear at the desks at the opening ot the session on Monday next. The contest for seats began several months ago, and Captain Bassett.vv ho was attend ing to the seating of Senators for many years. has had a decidedly difficult task upon his hands In convincing each one of the seventy-six Sena tors that his particular desk Is by far tbe most desirable one In the room. As a rule the newly elected Senators, who come to the Senate for the first time, are obliged to content themselves with back seats, as the) mid that all the most desirable ones have been assigned. In the House of Kepresentatlven, upon the other hand, all ot the seats will be balloted for, no that the new member may secure the most desirable seats In tli house, In case he Is so fortunate as to secure the first choice. The parties will b much more evenly balanced In both the Senate and House of Itepreseutatlves than tbey were In the last Congress. The liepubllcani will have a smaller majority iu tbe Beuateand too Democrats a smaller majority In the House. In the Forty-ninth Congress the Senate had forty-one Itepubllcans and thirty four Democrats, with Mr. Itlddleberger as an independent, but generally voting with the He- pn hlii alls ll, mil mi l i In -l li His. In I !ii' mm 1 1 1; Cnngrt'W the Soniiti' will In- t'omi(w"cl of thlrt - eljtht KtmMIi mi-nnil lilil ipvi u DchiitiiK vmMi lliiliHelx'iuiM sun .111 uiifi'i tain qii!intl! . anil In n ihimIIiiii wliii li ''ii. ! Iilin lo pin tince n tii' iiiin jiiij iin Minn Mnin vm li tin i'1 nm hv ,i ji:nt vott Thr lilit llnnn of Iti-pivo uUlllv s vv n i 0111 posoil of our Imndrt'il uml clKlily-flM'JDcnKn'nit' anil one hundred and fott ltt'imhllemK, while the next House there will be one hundred and sixty-eight Pemocrata mid one hundred and fltty-three ltepnbllenm. Thni. nltliniiKh the inn Jorlty Will be much reduced. It will lie sufllclen tly large to enable the Demormti to organize the Homo. Hndi succeeded Congress has tome peculiar texture in Its make up which Imi been the sub ject of comment. Tims i Congress' have been notpd fortlie number or bald-hoadeil members, others for gray hearts, Sc., and there can be but little doubt that distinguishing feature of the Fiftieth Congress Mill bo the number ot red headed members included. It Is claimed that by nctual counl, there are no less than thirty-seven red-headed Members In the city nt the present time, without counting the-large number of snnrtv and llaht coloicd bends, which would ordinarily pass for red. tt has '.been suggested that tho entire number bo sworn Into oillce ut tho same time, and should thlscourso bo decided upon, It would well bo worth the whllo to be. present In tho galleries, In order lo note tne effect produced by the arrangement about the desk of the speaker of such n halo of red. Tho reassembling of Congress will find the west front ot the Cnpltul blockaded by building intitcilal used In the work of reconstructing the stairways. A temiwrary passage has been left among the huge blocks ol stone and towering derricks, by which the building may be entered throne.)! a narrow doorway In the sub-baseineiit. Die woik upon the new innrbel terraces has not bepn so far Bilvnnccd as It had been expected, owing ton failure upon the part of Hie contrac tors In delivering the marble as fast as it litis been needed. The old Ford's Theatre building, in which l'rcsldciit Lincoln wns shot, and which has since been ueil as an Army Medical Museum, has been closed to visitors, and a canl upon the door announces that the "museum Is bclnji moved." A largo force Is engaged in transfer Ing tho skeletons and and anatomical specimens lo the rooms recently fitted up for their recept ion In tho new Museum and I.ihrnry building In the Smlthonlon Institution grounds. The Army Medical Library, consisting of mnro than one hundred thousand, volumes, has already been removed to tho new building.' This library Is believed to be bue ot tl)e most complete, and valuable medical libraries In tho woild, and the desire upon the part of the Government to avoid the possible danger of loss by fire, led to the passago by Congress of nn act providing for the construction of the new bulbHug, which will be strictly lire-proof. It has as yet not been deter mined as to the uso to which the old llieatio building w ill be put in the future. II. Broairira's M ml Letter. Special to tho Cardon Advocate. At this session of tho year It Is a positive relief to escape from the police courts from the scan dals of private life from the turmoil of polities from the failures, the bank robberies, -and nil of tho evils of our every day life, Into the flower shows and the art galleries, with which, thank Providence, w e are now abundantly supplied. A new blessing, and a glory to flora, Is the Japaneso chrysanthemum, about the bcauh-of which too much can hardly be said. Last year we had a magnificent collection of them: but In several of the exhibitions this year I have seen new varl etles that I never observed before. Many of these are magnificent, ivnd It has gradually vvorli ed Its way to the front, till the stately rose pales In Itsglorloitspresence. In all of our private green-houses tlfev hold nn honored place, and on the flowav stands Its cost Is equal to that of the finest ro.vi. In art wo are superabundantly blest, Muti kacsy's "Christ on Calvary" is still attracting marked atteimon, though It has "t created the furore of his. .Christ before Pllnto." Whatever Mr. Seldle mayor, tho owner, may say, ltdoosnot seem possible that Monkncsy could ever have esteemed "Chiist on Calvary" as his greatest workt It looks to me- as If the great Hungarian was suffering from tho same disease that cursed Turner's latter days and clouded his great fame avarice. Seventy thousand dollars Is ti great price to pay for a picture; but that Is tho prlco which It Is reported Wanneniakerpald forChrlst before I'lliite. Scarcely a year has passed, and hero IsMr. Seldlemayer again with what ho calls the companion rlece, which ho would willingly part with for seventy thousand more. Such enor mous prices havoonlybeen posslblo within the past few years, and in our age of colossal Jot lunes." Speaking of art puts me in mind of tho Vow that Is going on between Anthony Comstock and Ivnoedler the art collector and connoheiir. MIti gled with the beautiful, the true and the good In art lsnvastrtc.il of humbug, cunt and vice. There are certain nppetiles so vitiated ond defiled that their venison must bo tainted to gratify their de graded palate their gamo must hung In the sun till the files gather around It, before the gamey flavor Is all brought out; so In art, when any prurient Inrtency Is brought forth to shock the better sense of tho community, you aro met on the threshold with the stunning announcement that that Identical picture was exhibited in the Purls Sakm. Now I am not at all thiu-akinned. I have drill ed about this world too much to bo easily utfect ed by trifles. I have otood without the faintest sign of a blush upon my modest cheek in the. Inr dln Mubllle, when the cnn-ain was-danccd in Us glory, and I have seen the hats of tho Inner ring of lookers on fly over the heads of the .spectators while the lilirli kltkcrs turned hand springs and somersmrtls wonderful to behold, mid never winked. I haje seon.the Hula-hula danced be fore the King ot tbe Cannibal Islands, and while I confess It made me feel a little queer I stood It and took my tea soup like a Utile man. I have seon the finest art collections in the world, and am not the kind of man to strain ut a camel and swallow a gnat, I mention tlwge tilings lo show that my uervesare iu proper order and not iiio'.cd by liilles. Hut selecting one particular b.ilon the Halou of 1878-asa sainplej as I en tcii'd with a modet young New Knglaud girl Icanlngon my arm, and cot a glimpse of the flvxf picture th.it stood m-nr the door, I Wiw In hopes thai I lie door would open and swallow me, or that the icillmr would f. ill down and cover mo In its ruins. 1'roui my soul I pitied the poor girl, and quickly led her out by the nearest door, fei'ilt a thoroughly disgraced and ashamed tui II I had been in a brothel. It was not I bat the pictures were undo, wli'ch, heaven knows, was quite bad enough; but the nudes were not, and inner could have been, vcept In Intuiicy or childhood, decent members of society. The at titudes, the looks, the whole character of the painting was wiggeslne nf evil mid Indecency without one ennobling or elevating thought cou nseled wllli It. If you want lo know exactly what I mean, step lido the Hoffman and see Ned Stokes' lleaugeroii entitled, "The Nymphs and the Satyr." They are nymphs, 'lis true, very beautiful, but evidently from their actions what the French call nymphs du pave, while tho satyr, unless his looks belle III in. Is a very bad charac ter In a very bad way; jet It was exactly this stile of'p'alntlng thai gave lleaugerohlsii repu tation. 1 hat he lwuited other pictures U true beautiful and good, worthy of Immortality; but his noble pencil was instituted to tho basest and imvvorlhle.t uses, and he will live Iu nflertlme as the great artUUc pauderer of tho nineteenth, century. Mr.' Knoedlcr claims that the photo tlmt.he sold were reproduction ot the Salon ol Paris. What of it? We aie not over-ulce and particu lar in New York, and London can stand much more than weenn; yet neither Iondon or New York has ever attempted to repiodnce an) Ihlug like the French Salon. We don't want it; and if we do, we can go to 111118, ami for a few francs get tbe genuine article iu all Its native Impurity. Three of the sights of Paris are tho newMa bllle, the Cliateau Rouge and the Oloseln du 1.11 lias In the latin (Juurter, They do well for the atmosphere ot laris; they grow and flourish there. Ihev are native to tbe soil, ntul am hull. genous nowhere else. The student of the Latin Quarter stands alone without a type elsewbeu-' -so also does lit next friend w ho shall be name- ' less; but we don't want the same state ofattulrs In New York, or Ikwton.or Philadelphia or cu-li I hi Chicago If It ever has a college worth) of tlu West. Anthony t'oiiistock was right. Mi. luioetl ler Is a Judge of art- be knows a bavik' from u hand-saw 1 and hv knew as VU as aii man In New York that the good be wa Selling weie contraband. Tbey were not pntecd In Ihe public ; windows of Mr Knoedler'n establishment, but were kepi in a pru.itc drawer for siu-i-iul cus tomers w ho w anted Nomellung spicy and were prepared to pav for It H ti wisc-i-lpts are found In the splendidly furnlttiwl flaw ot uocK-trokers from Wnll Rtrppt. wliAhuifttinaliM nf th(.lr nun hnl nlmoi'ii -lon.lIU 'iit'-l linn Icm.'ile sni lei) of questionable repirte at their lodgings. The ml"! n tin- :ii'.i lini-nN of fast men about town. huso fnoll-li father's hit e ginnbc d tliinnir.il Hie ' in e th. in toi tunes w lileb have led Mi-'in down to moi.il uml pin Men! 1 inn Million omstoi k liiv li il I'.niH ilh i'1-ph ''in s on Hie Kioiind ol ind.'e. 111 , ,ie.l the pn lull". Iheinsehes nie pul 111 eMilenie. Its nil Will enough to H out " llonl soit iiie male pen'se " Voumn'i help h It the " male pente " Is held up befoie you under the light of a noonday sun. All representation to the eonti.in , Anthony r'nmstocK Is no Icono clastic fool who would pul pantalettes 011 1 tic legs of u plnnn, but a gentleman or taste w ho loves a good picture or n goml statue quite as well as Mr. Knoedler or any of bis fi lends. He does not believe In artistic blackguardism or sugges tive Indecency, however finely embellished by color; and he objentslo artistic prostitution, Jttsl as he objects to literary and moral prostitution, and he will not allow It to be practised In New York If he can help It. New Yoik loves art ijnd Is willing to pay for It. What Americans will do Is evidenced bv the l'ftj mont of iV).oooforl!osnllonheur'8 "Horse Pair," 70,'Or) Tor Munkaesy's "Christ before Pilate," 94ft,ono for a small canvas dulea Union's "Com municants," and other sums equally startling and enormous for paint Inn or genuine merit, but she wants no protlluted art, however beautiful the figures or alluring the colors. She wishes to elevate the minds of her young men and maid ens, to make litem wiser and puicr and belter without exposing the vices ot the brothel or the Indecencies of the Mabllle to the public gnze. Friincehas a perfect light to her standard of morals or politics; with these we have nothing to do, .It Is Immaterial Ions If one of her rulers Is assassinated by the courtesan with whom be outraged the decencies and proprieties of life, or If Monsieur Orevy Is forced to lellre from power because he chooses to uphold an Infamous and dishonest son-in-law. It's nil French; let the French manage It and enjoy It, but we want none of It In New York. We have an nit-dealer hero who has been famous for a quarter of a century and who has supplied 11101 e good pictures to the Ait galleries ofAmciIca than any man In tho United Stales. I refer lo William Schatis. Y'ct In all of his long and honorable career he has never found It uecessary to his profit or fame to deal In ait prostitution. His worthy successor, Ills nephew Herman Schatis. who now carries 011 tho busi ness, profiting by his uncle's honorablo experi ence, refuses to deal In artistic blackguardism, and the blase roiicrequlrlngth.it kind of 111 Us re spectfully but firmly referred to Ihe "Little Church Around tho Corner." In tho case ol Knoedler's obscene pictures our sympathies nie entirely with Mr. Comstock, and we trust that this matter may be pursued till the glaring In decencies of the Paris .Salon shall no longer fix the standard of American Art. Among the recent art exhibitions are l'iloly's Wise and Foolish Virgins, an admirable work and Hans Marlmrt's Five Senses, of which more anon. This MngTIianksglvlngwccklsoiU'ot the last milestones of tho year when atl classes, high and low, llch and poor, halt for rest and reflection and enjoyment. I stood in the great market place of New York the day before Thanksgiving watching the scene with interested eyes. From this point nearly three millions of people mainly draw their supplies. Well might wo ralso the Oloiia hi Excclsls Deo nt the sight of such abund ance TliecarriageofMldason the Fifth avenue Jostled against the prison van which was gather ing the Thanksgiving dinner Tor the felons on lUackwcll's Island mid In tho Tombs. Here were largo trucks loaded up with all sorts of good things for the homes of the newsboys and bootblacks and tho different orphan nslums, hospitals and homes for the poor and friendless. The tramp must be a poor wretch Indeed" who cannot get a square meal on this blessed day. A w cck ago and the whole country stood w Ith bated breath awaiting the consummation of one ot the most stiiitilnstragedles of tho century. To-day and over the graves of tho dead rises the anthem of Glory to (Jod In the highest for peace restored and safety secured by thesncriftce. Tovlnrtlcate tho piinclple of seU-go.vernincnt anil the right of man to himself, we covered tho hillsides of the North and the South with the graves of our bravest and our best. The nation that dirt this Is not to bo frightened by the crazy mouthing of alien criminals, and If occasion should ever call for It our people would sweep the whole murder. otis crew from Its path as the hurricane sweeps tho chart from the threshing field. That this power exists unshaken and unimpaired nniong tbe -people thanks to Cod; that abundance blesses the homes of the frugal and Industrious thanks to God; that peace and health and plenty are so universal, thanks and praise to Him forever morol The law has laid Its heavy hand 011 Herr Most, and he begins to find New Y'ork and uncomfort- ablo place to Uvo hi If ho wishes to be an Anarchist. Tho soli Is not good here, the cli mate Is cxccrnelc: thoonly mitigating Influences aro the beer and bologna, but theso can only be got by work, and that Is a drawback. Hcrr Most and bis confreres must, behave themselves or leave. llrookljn Is sadly convulsed In regard to the actions of Doctor Joseph Parker of London and lls agent Major Fond. Ilrooklyn got up a memo rial service for the Decchcr monument fund, and Fond mid Parker have used up nearly all the money. Ilrooklyn is mad as hops and tho papers are making It very lively and warm for rondandlarkor. IHtOAUDKlM. OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 0, '87. The horrible tragedy enacted at B07 South Seventh street, 011 Friday evening, was a tcri'I ble alfalr, for It resulted in the death of two persons, Mary Shields and her Italian paramour, llosnnlo IVdando, The house where this crime was committed is an Italian resort for lewd wo men and men. It Is an assignation house. The vicinity thereabouts Is one place upon another or such houses. It Is the lowest, vilest ntul most God forsaken place in all Philadelphia. A man to pass through theso quarters Iu day time Is re quired to be on his guard on nil sides, or woo unto mm. if hell had poured forth all its putrid and evil spirits It could hardly excel theso fiends in total depravity, virions dispositions and tie liberal purpose to commit crime of every des cription. The fate of Mary Shields and her paramour Is nn unpleasant one, but 01m that they fully Invited for "the way of the transgres nor is hard." The stomach pertaining tn the human body is a great organ; one tbnt Is necessarily sensitive onto matter and supply to the rest of the body: this lietng so, It Is no wonder that about n week ago a young man who was carrying a real live eel In Ills stomach, was thrown Into heaving convulsions until the eel emitted Itself. -No wonder, for amoving body Inside of any Indl v Idual would produce a like result ; It only neces- ry to think nf It to ranee a shudder. The oft reiwaled lie that Win. llarrlty pro poned lo knife Congressman llamlall whenever he could Iu the political arena of Philadelphia, was declared to be lalso and malicious by llarrl ty himself during tho week. This declaration means that Congressman llandall will havovery Utile opposition 111 ids' plana and management as regards to the coming convention for dele gates to tiie National Convention. Harrily Is tbe most jwwerfti! and iiotent leader of Hie Democracy In Philadelphia and in determined opposition to Mr. llandall would cause the latter much trouble and probable defeat in Fenusyl varrUuastothe convention of ism The strength ol Harrity showed Itself in the selection nf mem bers of the Democratic State Comiultfee, when five out and out Harrl ,y men to two out and out Itandall men were clioaen. n goes without u trtidhstlonthat Phtladelpbln's wliiloiu postmas ter Is a most shrewd, sagacious and effective iwlltlcal leader and manager. His declaration means a united Democracy and a good Demo erotic delegation for the reiioininatlon otl'iesl dent Cleveland lo tb convention of im. letter received too lute for complete publica tion. Lu. Yuu will Sato Honey, Time, Pnln, Trouble, ano w ili mm CatarrH Ily Usliij? ELY'S CREAM BALM f CfJC Ait niK weverws HAY-FEVER rrgts- TlIK THtSIDK vT'8 MESSAGE. ThoTresldonl's message delivered toCon grw Mondnv is one of tho most perspicu ous and incisive of the royi nue and in.lus tiial dell' fiances rycr made to the connlry. It Is in no sense theolet leal ; it accepts and treats nn exceptional 'Vonrti'ion" of the counttylhnt must be met. regardless of Ideal theories of revenue, or trade, and the President hews to the line In his own ruRffod way In defining the relations of manufacturers, worklngmen and consum ers to eacn oilier ami to tho general Inter ests of the whole country. No specific recommendation Is made of modification of our Internal taxes, as they do not apply lo the actual necessnrios of life, whilo cus totns tnxes, when unvvlsoly levied. lmnoo extortionate exactions upon consumcts nml deprive? labor of much, and sometituos more man all. of tho advantages given It by pro tective duties. .Tho question of reduction of internal taxes Is left to Congress with out posltlyo Executive suegostlon. Just to the extent that this feature of tho metsngc shall be accepted as avcrso to tho reduction of Internal taxes to aid in reducing tovence, it 19 n Dimmer. 1 ucitcvo 11 13 to mat ex tent a blunder on the merits of tho quest ion; I nm sure It is a blunder that will hinder rather than nid practical results, because Internal tax reduction Is much stronger than tariff revision as distinct propositions In Congress, and only by harmonizing tho two theories can revenue reduction be achieved. thr riioTr.CTiON or i.Anoit. Whllo tho President urqes the thorough revision of our tariff duties to attain rcve- nuo reduction, lie Is most emphatic, in re peated passages, in demanding that our manufacturers and the industry they em ploy shall be fully protected, lie declares that "In a readjustment of tho tariff the Interests of American labor engaged in manufacture shall bo carefully considered as well as the preservation of our manufac tures," and in the same paragraph ho says tliPt "It may becilled protection or by nnv other name, but relief from hardships and dangers of our present tnriil' laws should be devised with especial prcciitlon against Im periling tho existence of our manufacturing interests." In another paragraph ho says that "all will acknowledge the force oT nn argument which Involves tho welfare and liberal compensation of our laboring peo ple, and ho adds that our labor, "as it iles nt the founda Ion of our development and progress, Is entitled, without affectation or hypocrisy, to tue utmost regard," and that "the s'andard of our laborers' life should not be measured by that of any other country less favored, and tliev are entitled to their full sharoofall ouradvant ag03 " In another paragraph lie says that "the reduction ol taxation demanded 9hould be so measured as not to necessitate or ltistifv cither the loss of employment bv tho worklnsman nor the lessening of bis wages, and in the closing p.irngr.ipn on the subject hesays that "these things can and should be done with safety to all our indus tries, without danger to the opportunity for remunerative labor, which our working men need, and with benefit lo them and all our people, by cheapening their means of subsistence and increasing the measure of their comforts." NO TENDENCY TO FIIKE TltADE. When it is considered that President Cleveland keeps so distinctly In yievv 'the maintenance of our manufactures and the labor employed therein, all assumption of free trade theory or purpose perishes from the minds of the, American people; and when it is further considered that the re duction of protective duties proposed by bira would not. co below tho staudard of protection fixed by the distinctively Itepub ilean protective tariff of 1S01. known as the Slorrlll tariff act, tho people will better understand what is meant by the tariff re duction to reduce the revenues. In point of fact, any reduction ot duties in indus tries which aro In competition with forelsn Industries, below tire standard of full pro tection to both capital anil labor, would in crease rather than reduce tho revenues 011 those articles. Thus when the principle of maintaining our manufacturing industries is recognized, tariff revision to reduce revenue must maintain tho standard of actual protection to avoid increased reve nue. The chief obstacle to wise tariff re visionfs in the fact that the necessities of war compelled largely Increased duties on many manufactured articles, and manufac turers aro reluctant to assent to any reduc tion from war taxes. The fact that many articles of home nccossity could and would be produced cheaper than they 'are now furnished to consumers Is shown In the pointed reference of the President to the rapidly multiplying trusts or combinations which aro Intended to maintain arbitrary and extortionate prices to consumers. Tar iff revision Is called for that will not only protect manufacturers In legitimate proms, but, at tho same time largely return the present cost of articles which are common necessities ot tne people. Tlin.ENLAI10Mr.NT Of TII13 FISKU LIST. The President, without specifying raw materials except wool, obviously looks to a very decided enlargnient of tho.freo list. The principle will not be disputed, as en larged freo raw materials .iron necessity to cheapen our Industrial products and cheap en necessaries; but it Is on this point that the chief trcuble will arlso in adjusting a new tariff. There are some raw materials which, whllo if put on the freo list, would greatly neneiit our mamitacturlng Industri es are themselves akin to productive indus tries; and herein will come the necessity for concession 10 attain agreement, some ar ticles can be put 011 tho free list now with out injury to any which could not have been inaiio freo ten years ago without crip pling industry, and others aro in the same process of transition and will sooner or lat er bo entirely ludependentof protection. In solving tills problem, tho President holds slernly lo the nceeptoU doctrine of "the greatest good to tho greatest number," and it will devolve upon Congress to apply the piinclple justly In tho admittedly indispens able reduction of our revenues. The mes sage will inspire more discussion and in vestigation of tho exact relations of the tariff 10 capital, industry and trade than tiny document that oyer cmanatod from the Chief Magistrate on tho subject, and with the principlo of protect Ian to both manu factures nnd labor distinctly asserted .13 tho basis of tariff revision, the Intelligence of the country will speedily define the lino of judicious tariff reduction. C'AIII.lcLE'H MANLY ITTTEll ANCE. Speaker Carlisle Is known to be 0110 of the most sincere and manly of our public men, and bis distinct declaration In his ad dress on taking the chair Monday, In favor of tho protection of Ihe labor of the land in revising our revenue laws has made a profound Impression upon Congress ast will upon tho country. It Is no surrender of com lotion or departure from policy on the part of Speaker Carlisle; it is simply the self-adjustment of an enlightened and patriotic statesman lo the practical solution of a question that Involves the general prosperity ot the people. His language Is free from nil ambiguity; his words are ob viously chosen lo convey his exact mean ing, and the following extract is well worth reprinting: Investments made and labor employed In the numerous and valuable liulnstiles which have grown up under our present sytem of taxation ought not to be rudely disturbed by .sudden and radical changes In the jiolloy to w hlcli they hav e adjusted themselves, but the Just demands of an ovei toted people and the obvious requirements ot the financial situation cannot be entirely Ig. nored without seriously Imperiling much greater and more widely extended interests than any that could jiosslbly be Injuriously atfectedbya moderate and reasonable reduction of duties. No part of our lieopleaie more Immediately or vitally Interested In the eoutimiiuce of finan cial pnwirlty then those who labor for wages. Upon them and tlielr families must always fall tlw moat dlsaslious consequences of a monetary crisis; and tbey, too, are always ihe last to real ise the belied! of a return to pi osperous times. Tlielr wages are always the first to fall when the crisis colics, and the last to rise when It iwsses ana . Our effort should be to aftord the noi't-ssary re lief to all without Injur' lo the interests nf any, and therefore Hint course nt legislation should be pursued whlih will guarantee the l.iboitng ptMipiouf the i-omi't- itgainst the paraljliig ef fects ol a ti neirtl and w olnngrO fmjnrlal !- prt-ssion, nnd Ht 111. s.iint' lime not liiieif.-i-e ( Willi iln 11 Meadv t'iiip!omeut or deprive tin in oldoviMU nliue Ju.i icu.irj. ol lliclr loll. If this can be done and I believe it eau. If our de liberations are conducted nilb the wUdom and imliloilsin which Ihe gravity of the situation de niiinib this Congress will have cause to con- f rutiilnte itsellonnn achievement which prom sea pence and prosperity to the country for lulill eais to t ollifl This broad and emphatic expression from .Speaker Carlisle leaves no reasonable ox cue for factious disputes In his own party on tarni revision anil revenue roductlon; and it is neeep'ed by those Who feared an attempt at nrlff revision on a freo trade oasis, as opening tho way for easy unity on what but lately threnteliod to wreck both the Democratic majority In tho IIouso nnd tho administration. It Is now plain that If judicious tariff revision nnd revenue reduc tion fnll to command 11 unltod party voto In tho House, the fault will not be with tho Speaker. It Is conceded that if Carlisle and llandall shall be able to nmeeon tho nues- tlon, the wholo party vole can be united, and I speak advisedly when I say that both of them now regard agreement as reason ably certain. , Some of the Speaker's moro ultra friends aro not entlicly pleased with 1113 iiuorai declarations 011 tne protection 01 labor, but thev would be shorn of their strength by the general sentiment of tlielr associates If thev do not act in hearty ac cord wjlh his' policy. From Philadelphia jimes 01 iucscinv. Now Advertisements, Absolutely Pwe. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength nnd wholcsomeness. Moro economical than tho ordinary kinds, mid cannot be Fold In nA.ntln ..-1.1. .....V(t....lA r . . " .' ' ; .1 vuiiuii nun uo iiiiiiLiiuin- 111 iiin mi, suoil weight, alum or phosphate pnvvdciV Sold only In cans, lloyal liaklng Powder Company, 100 wit wi. l. .iiu; Z4-U111 OF VALUA11LE Heal Estate ! ! The understand. Executor of tho last will nnd tp.tjunfnt nf .Infl Klrtt?. lntn nf I'nci untDat,nt. Franklin township. Carbon count, Fa., will sell Mb I'UUUlmuvi, Ull lllV IUUIJ115UIS oil Saturday, December 17, Commencing at OXK O'clock P. M.. din follow '."S,,!'?1"? valuable property, containing ONE ACHE and SIXTY 1'EltliIES, more or less. 1110 improvements thereon are a ihree-Story Briok Dwelling House . and a Large Shed. terms ami conditions will bo mado known ut iiuiu uiiu piace ui sale, uy JOS1AII IlUnil. Kvncntn. Franklin tvvp. Novl8ts A FEW HUTS FOR N. SNYDER & SON to CRACK IN THEIR PASTIME, , "The Sheenies Mast Go .'" Must they ? It seems they are causing you a, great amount 6 discomfort. ' Stay ice toill. And with drawn sword ve stand equipped, ready to strike. We gave you a pleasant shak ing up several months ago,and at present wefare still letter fixed to perjorm the tas7c clear up to the handle. Why did you not -sell to the "man that earns 7iis bread hi the sweat of his brow" at those figures before we located here ? Now, come, you could have done it To make it immensely picas ant for you, I have concluded to malce another cut on old icar time profits which may perhaps dampen your ardor, and should necessity call for it Isupposo my baching will allow me to let a few more bombshells fall. Host Canned Com, only 9 cents. Host Canned Tomatoes, only u cents, llest Canned Teachon, only n cents. Host lllo Coffer, only w cents. Itest Schall's I'lour, only $2.20. l'rldo of tlm Valley I'lour, only S2.30. Host Mauser's l'iour, only 2.a), tlood I'lour, only 81.09. IWi Tost Oil, only it cents a Oallon. Standard t'rlnts, 3 and 4 cents a yard. Shoes from 40 cents up. Six J'nlr of Men's Hose, 2.1 cent. Men's Hood Suspenders, li cents a pair. Men's llest Susppmlors, 80 cents a iialr Men's Overcoats. 8.no and up. Men's Suits, $100 and up. Men's Hoots, $ 1.75 and up. liny's Boots. 81.00 and up. Purchasers, awake to your duty by patronizing the "Cheap New York Store." I fully pledge to keep the prices low down. My honest intention is to remain with you, to change only "live and lot profits." Could they ac complish their purpose an drive me out, (which God knows they can't) the result would be higher prices to you. Kindly inviting you to call and bidding my rival a Shee nie adieu, I remain the peo ple'slfriend, P. BRENNER, Bast Weissport, Pa. PUBLIC SALE or VALUABLE JTarminJJ Stock! The underslKUCd Administrators ot the estate ot Solomon (lmiiinery, late ot Mahoning town ship, Carbon county. Ph., dee'd, wilt selfnt pub lic sale, on the premltoa, on Saturday, December 10, 1887. commencing at Twelve o'clock noon, the follow ing vuluabie property, vif: 2 Horses, 3 Cows, 1 Heifer, 2 two-borsnfnrm wagons. 1 buggy, 1 prlng wag on, plows, cultivating, harrows, liar Liildis, grain cradhas, funning mill, feed cutler, lot ot ot;i(oi-.-, bin kwlieat, nay, straw, corn, set single urn! two setts double liarr.cts, and other articles too iiuineioiis to iiu-ntlun. ar 'lunui will bv made known at llmoaud place of sala, by WM. and JOHN (IOMME11V, Merit) id Administrators. 'f iiirfv rv fill ii 'iSt -r ' "71 East Weissport. Carbon Coily Fa. Is tbe place lo purchase, at lie most rcr.s mm n prices, DIIESSKI) J.UMI1E1I, of nil kinds, vizi Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Shutters, ings, Cabinet " Ware, &c, &c BRACKETS MADE TO ORDER. The Maehlnev is nil tipw. nnil nnlv ltin bost yio. chanlcs employed. AH articles aro imarDiilced ui ut-si seusoueii material, uruers uy man re ceive prompt attention. Your patronage Invited Wo have, also. In connection with the above business a COMMODIOUS STOltE, where can iuwaiu in: iiiiinu uub ui me largest uuuuestus SUlUlll'UlS Ol DRY OOODS NOTIONS,' OROOER1KS, PROVISIONS, OARI'ETS, OIL OLOT JIS UUEkn.svvakl: ODWARE, HAnDWgiK BOOTS, SHOES, HATS AND OA PS Hirj Straw, Flour and. Feed, And In fact any and everything; usually to be found In a strictly iirst-class Country Store. No matter what you want, ask font and we can sup ply you ai prices mat win khock ail competition tar Into tlio shade. Call and see us, and wo will convince you of tne trutlilulness of ourussertlon, uouicnincr me I'incc N. SNYDER & SON, East Weissport, Penna. January I. 1887. Cure guaranteed byDr.J.H.SIayer, nAreliSt.,ritlla, l'u. Kaseatonce. No opeintlou or business delay. Thousands ol euros. At Keystone House, Reading, l'a., 2nd faiuruay oi cacn monui, neiui ior circulars. Advice ireo. 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U herebv l-I ven that tho Kirtuershfii lately uxMIng ttvluttu C. V. LAUitV and 0. W. SI.WUU,, under the firm name ot friury & Kewell has thin day been dissolved by mutual consent All thi debt tmliiK to tho said part ship are to be roeived either by the saM 0. W. iauryorv. ,et'u, aim uu uenmims uru iu be prented to either ot thftn for payment. U. W. 1AUUY. Oct. 39, B7--Mauch Chunk, l'a. Nov. 1,-4 w Administrators' Notice Katate of Solmmm (lommerv. la to of Mahonliu: tow (ii nip, Carbon comity, l'a., dwoased. lt ter of administration unon the above named estate liavlng been granted to tho uiulmlfiied. all person i Indebted lo said estate are rentiwded to nuke limutHlidtu itayment aud thoae liavhiK claims or demiimH to present tho sa mo without delay to V1 1,1.1 AM OOMMKICV, JOHN HOMMKKV, Leh fgh ton, nor. SHi,ms7-fivv Administrators. The - Weissport - Bakery, c. w. LAUitv, ntomiKToit. Delivers Fretth ttread and Cakoalu Welsporti lhlKhton aud lcluHIeft every day. iti the a to io I liaa a Fine Une ot (oiifMlonery tor the Holiday Trade. Sunday school and tea Utals suppliea at lonest prices. deo&tim. . I H s JCOPPOSITE L. BANK STREET, litis just opened LADIES' FINE Comprising all the very latest styles in Whito Goods, Sa teens, prints, Ginghams, Marseilles. Seersuckers and Tt -r- TV . . t! i . i fancy ureas Jraccorns oi inc very uest, quanues at exoeeu ing low prices. Groceries, Provisions. Wood and Willowware Cloths, Cassimers, Hats, made Clothing in great variety and at prices within the reach of all purchasers prices fully as low as the same goods can he bought for at any other general store in this vicinity. Carpets, Oil-cloths, Lamps and Fixtures in great variety and of best quality at Itock Bottom Prices. Uest quality oi Flour and same articles can be purchased elsewhere. A car load of coarse salt has just been received the price has been marked down to the very lowest notch. All goods ol tho very best quality and are being sold at prices equally as low as the same goods m this section. Uall and bo convinced. itesnectlullv. July23-871y Before you make your selections of Holiday Goods go to the Eagle Store and see the great variety of Class raaBpe' Net9 liiraeM, Cotton Towels AlbaBBSBs, Oar! ami BBhto9 iHoaasaa'aes, also, a full line of Dry Goods, Shoes, cheap. as the cheapest. to show goods. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BEST FITTING BEST MADE AND CHEAPEST CLOTHING. An immense assortment of Summer Fabrics in stock, comprising all the very latest styles in OlotlisjCassimers.CorksciwSjCheTiots, Worsteds, &c, &o., Made up in the latest styles and most substantial manner at prices that positively defy competition. Satisfaction guaranteed You can savcmoney by having your H. H. 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