The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-05-16
Current Items.

Over 1000 tourists visited Florida
last winter.
God hath promised pardon to Him
that repenteth, but he has lot promis-
ed repentance to him that sinneth.
Notices are posted in the St. Louis
street cars announcing that "this car
can't wait for ladies to kiss good-by."
1t takes twenty-five cents worth of
ice to keep ten cents worth of beef
from spelling until dinner time in Tex
as.
1t is stated that over 500, 900 Circas-
slams have emigrated to Turkey since
the conquest of their territoryby Russia
was completed.
A large ccal merchant in England,
who Is teetotaller, declines al orders
from brewers or distillers, for fuel to be
used in their business.
A st, Paul woman who used to keep
three girls, now does her own work
cheerfully. She found her husband
throwing kisses at them.
Canadians drank over eighteen mil
lion gallons Of intoxicating liquors last
year-over four gallons and half to
each man, women, and child.
Peru thinks she will be able to pay
off all her debts and have handsome
surplus out Of the rich guano deposits
which she is now known to possess.
1t is said that the farmers in the east
of England where general lockout of
the laborers has taken place, propose to
import farm hands from Belgium.
OF Seven distlleries which have been
operating in the Third Ohio District
only three were to be continued after
the 1st of Nay. So much for crusading.
Icelanders are beginning to emigrate
to this country, and are described as a
bright, cleanly, healthy. looking class
Of people, closely resembling the Scotch.
Now that the word "hymeneal" is SO
commonly used in reference to we'd
dings, it is suggested that births should
be headed "crymeneal' and deaths
''diemeneal."
A st. townsville man, on Lis dying
bed, remembered that his wife was
smoking some hams, and he said, "Now
Henrietta, don't 60 snuffing around and
forget those hams"
Counterfeit half dollars, bearing the
date of 1871, are circulating in Sacra-
mento, and bogue quarters. dated 1874
are very numerous in San Francisco
So much for using hard money.
The Arizona girl doesn't carry par
asol slung to her waist, but her belt i,
Ornamented with an ivory handled re
volver. There is no complaint of
lack of pollteness on the part of younl
men out there.
A man who promised his wife on he
deathbed never to marry again, offers
reward for some one who will cOnvinc
him that lie is justihable when it /
told to sOOthe the last moments of tn
departing.
A North Carolina editor mentions "
case Of peculiar horror" in Charlotte
where white women, whose husban
was killed In the Confederate service,
now serving in colOred family q
cook, and her girl, ten years old, 9
scullioL.
MIR. Post, q Wisconsin Chr stal
went to church the other morning an
found Mrs. Schlimgen in his pew. NJ
Post did not follow the plan of mo-
weakened Christians - take anoth,
seat and scowl at the women throug
the Sermon; lie took Mrs Schlimgen i
the ear and yanked her out of that SCI
80 quick it made every hair in her chi
non tremble.
A Buffalo editor, commenting ON Il
price of gas in London, gives vent
his feelings as follows "What ON
70 cents per 1000 cubic feet of gas I'll
illuminating power of which is legal
fixed, under a penalty, at the light
16 sperm candles) and coal higher thi
with us We pay So per 1000 cub
feet of gas, which sometimes requir
16 sperm candles to see it burn.