The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-07-31
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sixtieth anniversary of her debut on
the Vienna stage recently, receiving |
bouquets from the imperial family, |
with whom she is great favorlte. This
wonderful artist is 76 years of age.
This latest Maine murder Is one of
the most singular reported for many
day. William Pangborn of Medway,
an old gentleman of 80, is under arrest
for having killed his wife, 6l years cid,
on Saturday night, and admits having |
committed the act, but claims that he
did it while dreaming that he was hght-
ing bear.
--Napoleon's court drunk up the pay
of ninety thousand soldiers in the year
1869, In addition to their regular in
comes and ex tras. The pay for these
ninety thousand was fictitious draw,
and nice way of putting it on paper to
the Corps Legislatif. III such things
were, Worth and Sedan could be.
The Fourth of July was celebrated
by Gen. Schenck and few other Am
ericans in London at the Crystal Pal
ace. The affair, says the correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Commercial, was
engineered by Col. FOrney and his pri-
vate secretary, a Mr.. Shuey of Virgin.
ia. Col. Forney toasted the ladies, but
made no remarks on the subject of the
$25, 900 which he received for lobbying
in behalf of the Pacific Mail subsidy.
Those persons who began to eat
large quantities of fish q few years ago,
and have kept up the practice ever
since without haYing experienced the
desired increase of intellectual capacity
mey thank the New Orleans Republi-
can for this explanation "Unless
man has brains, it is useless for him to
eat brain food. IT. has never been
claimed for fish that it creates 1t
only strengthens the brain."
-" trust" said the Archbishop of
Canterbury to the Sultan of Zanzibar,
" that your Highness will not object to
British missionaries having access to
your dominions.'" Certainly not"
the Sultan replied. think that no
obstacle should be placed in the way of
80 great an event as the English being
brought to knowledge of the true
faith. Let them come, and my learned
men shall instruct them" 81
The enumerator inquired of one
family In South RondOut the name of
the head of the family, and was an
swered John Hines, and asked the fur
ther usual questions, when to his sur
prise he found three children, two sons
and one daughter. The two former
were named John, and the daughter
bore the name of her mother, Elizabeth.
The enumerator asked her how she dis
tinguished them, and she answered |:
" call them Old John, Big John, and
Little John, and Young Elizabeth"
DIR. Allan of Philadelphia was
preaching one day in tennessee to the
freedmen, when an old colored brother
came to him after the sermon, and
said: IL like to hear you preach, fol-
] understand your preaching" 81
am very glad of it," replied the Doc
tor. But ! understand every word
you say" hope so / try to make
myself understood" Again the old
african came to the charge. YES
he said, Z" / understand you jes as well
as If you was Niger" DR.. Allen ae.
knowledged the compliment.
"A Nevada Journalist who is on a
tour OF inspection in the Eastern States
writes home glowing account of the
sights OF Long Branch. 81 haYe found, ~
he writes, ''the Government quite wei
established in the summer capital. Sec
retary Robson had the navy out IN the
otfiing catching fish, and Secretary Bel
KNAPP had tho army drawn up ON the
beach shooting at target. The various
cabinet officers live in snug style, anG
most usually are met loaiing arounC
the Department of the Interior, where
the Secretary, by way of necessary
adjunct in this hot season, keeps lit
tle cellar open for the refreshment o.
the inner man. The President ap
peared as usual, tough and grim, ful
of cigars and Ice water, and seemed {,
fancy presiding over the Cabinet coun
Gil, which are always held in the littl,
cellar aforesaid, owing to the scorchin.
rays which now strike the surface O
the beach"
"A native Japanese Journalist witt
has evidently travelled in Europe ha
puulohSu oh aAhSiS Ou WOludu IlRuU
in his newspaper, in which he says tina
from the practice of Europeans, i
would appear that the power OF the wifi
is greater than that Of the husband, ant
this error has been brought about b,
the want of correct view of the die
tates OF nature. We will point out ex
amples of this. In going through
door the wife passes first and the hus
band follows her the wife takes tn
best seat and the husband the next bes
In visiting, the wife is first saluted il
forms of address, the wife is first men
toned. Moreover, while men are il
company with ladies they must be par
tlcular in their conversation, and ar
not permitted to smoke without the la
dies permission being first obtained
These and like customs are innumel
able, and the power of the women
far grester than that of the mens"
Mrs. Lincoln's mental condltio
in unimproved. She remains in the in
sane asylum at Batavia, ILL.,, where sll
has careful attendance, and is ofte
visited by her relatives. Although sh
dresses shabbily her mind is CONSTANT