The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-08-14

When Mr. Beochor agreed with the projac-
tors of the " Life OF Christ" some years ago
that IL wOuld hc more profitable to write tho
work from an thodoX rlthcr than liberal
standpoint he received 600 % on account ana
promised 10 finish tho book IN two years Ms
iailure to keep the contract 30 iscopoaded, has
led more than almost anything else, TO tho iall-
uIe Of J. b Ford & Co. his publishers. You
would be surprised SAID one ~ his church
members, in an cXcusatOry way, TO n reporter
g. 10 know how irJsome II is ior Mr. Bcuchcr TO
write. He hates the labor Of uslp9 pen, aud
Wmle he could talI and talk all dQy with pleas
ure, he W uld be pestorcd to denth # hr hnd to
write. lie has 4 equonty put on writing for
Mr. Bonner until tuc last minute, and then
dashed on something whicn came into his mead
and was worth reading because he nGd lls u0mc
t0 t. He knows the priutprP or for copy
Tor he has written the Il Life OF thust undsr
the bah tual proddinG u Mr. Ford. and he has
oitel had to wr1te while the m sscnger had 70
want Tor his m1nusciipt.' Mr.. BeeCuer Is sad
Q have made anotner promise to begin to labor
diligently on the last third q the second volume
fali. IL Inv N'''' ''' ''' '' '''' 80 - ''''
Tho Monfour Amcrtc7R says II undorstGnds
Jeff Davis vii he invited to de liver An aantcss
before the Montour CO'ntv Agricultural 80.
Clgty, at the y III exhibition
An amusing trlal TOOK place in Quincy Ill
nos, last week. A man named MurphY found
u nest containing six young moCGiug mrls,
which he jOk home w.th him Five Of them
having died, he took the sixth back to the nest,
in hopes the Old bird would f3c IL soon after
wards u became at'0ng emo ugh 10 tlY, Gud few
into blacksmith shop be Ouging to a man
named SChIiUner. who picked lhg bru up and
retained II III ms POSSESSION MurpnY, learning
whore the bird was,a once got OUT a writ OF rc
plevIn, 50 the bird was brought to court, where
1t attracted considerable attention a verdict
for SchnOncr was finally gwen. The bird ~
valued at about one iHr, Gnd the costs hnVe
already reached twSnvy times that amount.
The statistics Of sunday schools submitted
at the International Sundiy-sChlO. Convention,
show that ii lnOis is the tnlrd state IN the mum.
her of It's Suuu ay.schCOl pupils New NOrG has
72h0l0; PennsylNanla, 5u0,SIj Illinois, 42i 40.
OHIO follows with i,72J; Iowa with 21LGS2;
Indiana with 2jI,t37
The annual meeting Of the sYnodlcal Con.
ference of North America wgs held IN Cteve-
land, o., on Wednesday, July II. Ihe opening
kert of the ONO SynOd. FrOf, W. +. Lchmann
was ree ccted president. Ihe other Uficors
chosen We're i-lastor II. Q. ,cnwan, v,oe.presi.
dent pastor j, Herzer. secretary; pastor J
Schmidt sslstant secretary MI Bethmnuu,
PIttsburg, treasurer. The Conferences adopted
UNANIMOUSLY Ghesls setting fourth that Sc
Cret societies are among the most successful in.
stlulnenlaLtes oil satan to lure souls away
from the Church and induce them to put their
trust IN ineir own native powers"
Providence tR. ID station houses funnished
accommodations for l2I0 tramps IN the last
eight month.
In Scotch court recently, n witness swore
TO the lndeutny OF "a chicken from inc respmu.
lance OF Its mother.
out of a hundred ana fifty.seven furnaces
al eYcland, ONO one hundred and twenty
are blowing and thirtyseSen are out OF b.ast.
-l1conderoga, y, farmers sacrifice both
RELIGION ana pleasure to business by converting
lhelt churcn into cheese factory and their
race course lnGJ cow pasture.
China is becoming n large consumer Of Am.
erlchn cotton goods, II SIdge Massachusetts
iartOry having recently received an order for
l-,OOj baes OF the products Oi It's looms
Among the caUmen in London are 10 be found
q former Governor OF the Bank of England an
eX-M, OF Cambridge College, and II clergy.
mai who was one OF the respondents in u re.
maIkaOle divorce case
Tho evils OF crOquet playing were illustra,
tea III Rome, N. W lnC OtnCI day, where n mar.
lled man, who was lndulging In IL qtuet Famc
with ms Vile, got lntD n DISPUTE with her about
apOmt OF p!av aud chOked and beat her fe irlul.
~ in view OF every body on the street.
In Ioga county, Pa eighty.twO sherif's
Eles nave been announced
1t is reported thlt ;he-leather trade of New
ark. n j. Is Ncrt bllsN ana active, many manu-
iaCturors nuvipE more orders than they are
well aDle to c9frY out.
-Bcrks COnnty can boast of rival to Tom
Thumb L. the person of certain Master Kline
Inc JltCie fellow Is ears utu, ana has not yet
SCARED above tlrtytwO inches.
SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. LEX Governor
william \. Graham. of North Carolina, died OF
organic disease Of the heart, at COuHe q, Hall.
~ 0Cllck this morning. He came here auOnt
thrce weeks since, and mad been cJnilnru 10 his
,rUom four days.