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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-01
Some Of the Trials of a WO-
Il 'ht.t'N FFi man. tlte A .t da

The hardest trial to a woman of ner-
vous energy, ambition and occupation,
is the daily demand made upon her
time by her acquaintances of the day,
Women she may have met accidentally,
and been thrown with for an hour or an
evening, call upon her, asks favors of
her diligence and effort. Men who in
business dealings have learned to know
her, call to settle some trifiing point,and
then come again because 1t is agreeable
to them to do so, never stopping to con.
slider that they are tax, and oftentimes
a bore, and never so necessary to her
existence that they need stay an hour
to transact matter that is of no i'm
portance to any one but themselves.
A woman OF this stamp should early
learn to avoid favors they cost too
dear. A boquet Of flowers, an evening
at the opera, or any other unnecessary
kindness, often is paid fo- by hours of
hard service at entertaining, or else by
attentions that are undesired and unde-
sirable to a woman, who to grow in
strength must grow apart, and who TO
succeed must not be embarrassed by
so-called friends. Learn early the value
Of personal independence strive to live
above society, and aspire to that culture
and grace which renders it unnecessary.
Rejoice in your single-heartedness; de-
light in being magnanimous; for wo-
man to be really independent must be
lofty of soul and above the masses in
every moral attribute. Rid yourself of
women who hamper you by their So
ciety; avoid as you would a pestllence,
women of vulgar instincts, and ordinary
attainments. Poor society is worse
than solitude to even less earnest wo-
men than yourself; to you who have
llfe-pursuit. aud are persuing it, is sim
ply calamity. You may offend, but,
the loss of strength to you is more than
the good will of small natures. 4, a. ..
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-01

Back biters-feas. ''4
A maiden" speech-Yes.
Tea for the gossipers' tables It. T.
a good line of business-the tishdine.
Cheap drapery curtains of the
night. ,''t'
. Living on excitement is expensive
living. @ ~ ,'l'
What aDlmals are often seen at fu-
nerals? Black kids.
Seli-made men are very apt to wor-
ship their maker. .,'.-.'.....
Time is money, and many people pay
their debts with ID.
A deprived punster says he shall
smoke il he chews too. -.tai.
The one thing nesdful for the perfect
enjoyment of love Is confidence same
with hash and sausages. lsrHI
We remember Dutchman who was
addicted to a serni.occasional indul-
gence in "thlngs spiritual" He had
returned from a torch-light procession,
slightly by the head, when a by-stander
near bar obtained his consent to a
"cock. tail with him." That finished
the business. He fell asleep in chair
and didn't wake for an hour. Present.
ly he partially awoke from his troubled
nap, and asked this maudlin question /;
"Vat did you say that vosh drinksP
Wash 1t COCKTAIL. or wash It dorch-
light brozeshion?" II must have been
a dubious stomach that inspired that
last fancy. H' .rf. "a o'
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-01

YHNHE People of Lehighton and Vicin
La ity all unite in testifyiug that at A .
j. DURLlNGS Drug and Fuunily Med ?
cine, Store, PURE, FRESH aud UNADUL-
TERATED MEDICINES can always be
found t..,. may 8,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-01

ing twinging from Bunions, the
piercing, distressing pain IRON IugTowing Nails,
cannot be described. Thousands suffer, not know
ing there is a cure. Briggs corn aud Bunion
Remedies are no acid or potash compounds, but
are reliable, soothing, and etfectual, and Justly
meritthe success they have esrned from an APP
preeiAtiye public. The Curative is healing oiut-
ment; immediate relief is obtained by It's appliea.
ton and il will positively cure the worst cases OF
fastered cOrns, inhamed and liberated bunions,
the sorest nstep, the largest and severest bsters
the most extensive calostics the soles or heels
Of the feet; uneq ualled in the cure OF Childbi ins
OF frosted feet. Tue Alleyiator for ordinary corns
and preventing their formation is absolutely un.
equaied by anything ever known. Ask for Briggs
Remadies. Take no other.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-01
GrNAN REWARD for an incurable

Coughs ss $SS# : Il: : =: 4 e" : a. 4
the relief and of throat and lung diseases; but
nothing has been SO eminently successful. or Oh
taiued such wide celebrity, as Briggs Throat
and Lung Healer.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-01
DENNsYLVANIA BAILROAD,
PHILADELPHIA 4 ERIE RR. DIVISION

summer Time Table. .+''
On and after SUNDAY, JUNE 2sth, 1874, the
trains on the Philada. Erie RR. Division will
fuu 4 follOWs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04
Chalce,lony.

What lockwood is to the wooden
graver-the means without which his
finest art would be impOssible-thatc hal-
cedony is to the engraver of gems. Hard
without brittleness, susceptible. of fine
and endurable polish, tinted by nature
with beautiful and at times strongly-con-
trasted hues, or capable of taking on such
colors at the hand of man, it has been
from the earliest period of art not only
the favorite medium but the only posi-
BILE medium of the gem engraver's most
striking effects. In it's simplest state
chalcedOny is an unattractive white
stone, nearly Transparent, and chiefly
useful for making spear-heads and ar
row-tips, or their more modern represent
atives, gun-tlints. Sometimes it has a
striped or banded appearance, due to
alterations of more or less translucent
layers, ranging in color from whey white
to the white of skim milk, still not very
serviceable for gems or jewelry. When
strained by metallic oxides, however,
chiefly those of iron, it rises to the dig
nifty of gem stone, as sard, carnelian,
chrysOprase, ETC.. which are uniformly
tinted brown, yellow, red or green, as
agate, onyx, sardonyx, etc, when the col
Urs lie in bands or strata or are sepa-
rated by layers of white. The natural
formati n of these flowers of the mineral
world is recorded in their substance.
Though commonly found in lavas and
other igneous rocks, or in the debris re-
naming from their disintegration, gem
stones are subs antially an aqueous prod
uct, and require the agency OF fire sim
ply to develop their fine colors, a step in
their production more the work OF art
than of nature
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04
's,o'. 70 be Ae p'lpcipal of a girl

enough to be We pIipcipal of girl
seminary. &
-.--According q the Anserican Journal
sst during the Iest four weeks no less
than 200 daily md weekly newspapers
bavssuspended publication in this coun-
pray, Miss Primrose, do you like
steamboats," inquired a gentleman of
fair friend to whom he was paving his
addresses ooh! pretty WELL" replied
the lady, shut Pm exceedingly fond of
smack" The lover took The hint and
impressed q chaste salute on the lips of
the blushing damsel. 92g1
"A young fellow in San Francisco
suddenly snatched kiss from lady
friend, and excused his conduct by say
ing that it was sort of temporary insan-
ity that now and then came upon him.
When he arose to take his leave the pity
ing damsel said to him: If you ever
fee! any more such fits coming on you
had better come right here, where your
infirmity is known, and we will take care
of you" r.. go. -
-" No, madam" said an affable Chi
cagO landlord, who was showing posi-
BILE tenant over his house on Robsy street,
~ cannot say that as yet the street is
drained. But, then, do but reflect for a
moment upon the advantages the situa-
ton offers. Your children can skate all
day long on the cutters it's as convenient
as a ska,ing-rink, Decent cost you
penny, and they are under your eyes all
! the time" : s 60
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04

when the black drop assumed the same
depth OF blackness as the body sof
the planet had been the phase
adopted as most truly showing
that the limbs of Venus and
the sun c0incided. The tines regularly
recorded when reduced lay within about
three seconds Of each other. In the
largest telescope, the Lee, q might be
expected, contact was seen the latest.
As hone of tile observers spoke at the
time to each other, and al the times,
written down by different clocks or chro.
nometers, had to be brought to the same
terms for comparison, there could have
been no unconscious influence exercised
by one observer on another, and the agree
ment within three seconds of large and
small telescopes must be considered
good. The general appearance Of the
phases Is reported nearly the same rs
that Of the Greenwich model. The black
drop was considered less long and dis
tinct, but the very close resemblance
made the observers feel at home with
the work and prevented nervousness.
The approximate time of contact was
nearly that predicted. To the exact
time the observers will not commit them
selves till the stars of the same day are
worked out and the clock errors made
certain"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04
Having Lots of Fun.

Last evening half-dozen boys sue
ceeded in getting possession of a horse,
which they at once harnessed for the pur-
pose, as one Of their number remarked,
of 6 having gay time" They fastened
their sleds together, the leader being at
tached to the traces of the animal, and
after everything was in readiness the
driver gave the whip to the horse and the
train moved up Jefferson avenue at a
rapid rate. The horse was stopped three
or four times in order to add more sleds
to the train, and when the last start was
made, which was on the corner of Rus
sell street, eighteen or twenty sleds were
in line, their occupants shouting in high
glee at the sport which they were enjoy
ing, while the boy at the rear sang
{" Don'tyou wish you was me?" Every
thing went on swimmingly until the rail-
road bridge was reached. Here a pass
ing train of cars frightened the horse,
and apparently knowing that he had
matters his own way the fractions Great
ure made dash toward the curb, there
by causing the driver, a boy about fifteen
years of age, to lose the reins, after
which the frightened animal rushed
up the avenue at fearful rate of
speed: The boys chung to their fly.
ing sleds quite bravely for a time,
yelling like band of Indians for the
horse to come to a stand-still, but their
screams only had tendency to increase
the speed of the frantic animal. AT
Miller's Garden the horse took a notion
to run up Elmwood avenue, and making
an abrupt turn for that purpose the
front sled was capsized on the street-car
track with Such force as tn throw tho
youngster who had arranged the "fun'
into the ditch. At this juncture the rope
which held the sleds to the traces
snapped in two, and collision occurred
among them by which all the boys who
had not succeeded in dropping off during
the run were unseated and thrown in
every direction. Fortunately, the boys
were more frightened than hurt by thei,
fall, but the sleds were, with but one OF
two exceptions. transformed to total
wrecks. The horse was finally brought
tn stand-still near Croghan street,
Detroit Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04
Pacific Coast Girls.

A correspondent of the Sacramento
Union, writing from Suffer Greek, CAL,
having given an account Of French
girl, eighteen years of age, who had
hauled cord-wo0d, two trips day, five
miles, averaging a cord and three-quar-
tiers load, over rocky and mountain
GUS road, with four horses, nearly every
day the past summer, and who was usu-
ally the first on the road in the morning
and frequently the last one at night, and
who managed her team with as much
grace and ease Is any man, the Portland
(Oregon) Bulletin says: "That French
girl Is good girl. That We would not
be SO ungallant as to dispute. Butwhere
is our Lane County girl that put in eighty
acres of wheat, then took the district
school, and 'wahoped all the big boys
in the precinct into decency and subjec.
ton! Eli, And when you are talking
about girls with pluck, just bear In mind
that Oregon can produce about 1000,
now married, to he sure, and many of
them grandmothers, each Of whom
whacked an ox-team from the Missouri
River TO tine Willamette Valley; stood
guard against savage Indians on the
plains; scaled three ranges of mountains,
reached the promised land in triumph to
raise q family of thirteen strapping
boys and girls, and never laid eyes upon
q store-made bonnet for fifteen years.
Don't mention your California girls,
please" '5.' -
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04
The Bridge of Shetland.

1t may not be generally known that in
Shetland the cliffs are called banks, and
that, in the "days when fOwling was ex-
tensively prac'iced," to die on the banks
was looked upon as the most honorable
death man could meet with, in conse-
quence, no doubt, of the combined profit
and danger with which the fowler's voca-
ton was attended, insomuch that. when
two people were quarreling, the crown
ing reproach of all sometimes took the
form of the remark: "Ay, but my father
died like a man-on the banks; yours
died like a dog-in his bed" A ludicrous
rather than painful illustration of the
aforesaid danger is afforded by an anec-
dote touching would-be fowler in
Unst," who, having undertaken to climb
the steep bank and, being neither very
experienced nor very brave, although re
boosted of being both, met with q fate
similar to but less disastrous than that
of Humpty Dumpty." "He pushed
upward" we are told, very briskly with
out ever looking behind, till he had got
to about $50 feet, when he stopped to
breathe. The pause was fatal to his
self-possession, and he called out in tones
of horror: Men! men! am going-I
Bm going!" He still, however, held on
for little, and it was not till he had
shriekcd many times, Il am going" that
he did fall headlong. His comrades hav-
ing been thus warned, moved the boat
out of the way, so that the poor fellow
came sheer down into The deep water.
At length he rose to the surface, when of
course he was Instantly caught hold of
and dragged into the boat After u good
many gasps, and a considerable splutter-
ing Of sea-water from his mouth, his only
remark was: Eth men, this is a sad story
Il have lost my snutf-box" Perhaps
he bad INDUCED in just one dram to
steady his nerves." or "in one single
pipe of cavendish," against both which
indulgencies he who proposes to climb is
most strongly warned.-Chambers' Jour-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04
The Observations ut Cairo.

The special correspondent of the Lon
don Times who accompanied the expedi-
ton to witness the recent transit of
Venus at Cairo writes as follows:
"The sites chosen at Cairo and Thebes
were ON the east of the Nile and inun-
dated ground, SO rs to keep the probable
mists as much as possible from interfer.
ing with the observations of the phe.
nomena at sunrise on the 9th of Decem.
Der. For four days previous to the
transit morning the weather was bad.
On three of them there was dense mist
everywhere, and on the other day
mist was in the plain in which the Mo-
kxttam hills stood like islands. During
the night preceding the transit there
we're occasional breaks in the clouds.
and in the morning it was plain they
we're opening, but it was question II
they would do SO coon enough to show
the SUMS disc plainly before Venus had
crossed it. Apparently some English
visitors thought the chance worth a con-
siderable effort, for among the shadows
of the Mokattam hills might be seen
parties coming up with telescopes and
tripod rests. By sunrise were seen the
various observers with their telescopes
pointed to the eastern horizon, which
was covered with banks of cloud
A small break in the clouds showed
Venus distinctly TO the most of the Job
servers, though it was mere glimpse.
The strictest order had been given not to
speak for fear Of interfering with the
counting time Of the observers. Another
longer bfAak enabled Venus TO be
brought into the field of ali the tele-
scopes and micrometric measures to be
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04
The Proposed Constitutional Amend.
ment.

The following is the full text of Sen
ator Mortons proposed amendment to
the Constitution providing for change in
the manner of electing the President and
Vice-President of the United States:
RESOLVED BY the Senate and House of Repre-
se''tats,es, in Congress assembled, Ttco-fhirs of
Each House Concurring Therein, That the fol-
lowing article is hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, and when ratified by the Legislatures
OF three-fourths of the States shall be valid
70 70 an ntents and purposes as part of the
Constitution, to-wit:
ARTICLE l. The President and Vice-Presi-
dent shall be elected by direct vote of the
people in the manner following: Each State
shall be divided into districts equal in num-
Der to the number of Representatives to
which the State may be entitled in Congress,
to be composed of contiguous territory,
ton as may be; and the person having
the highest number Of votes in each district
for President shall receive the vote O. that
district, which shall be counted one Presi-
dental vote.
g. The person having the highest number
of votes for President in the State shall re-
| ceive two Presidential votes from the State at
large.
8: The person having the highest number
OF Presidential votes in the United States
shall be President
4. If two persons have the same number Of
votes in any State, it being the highest num-
Der, they shall receive each one Presidential
vided, and experiments on large scale can
alone give the data necessary for the deter
mination Of the question. A suitable proving
ground, with oil the facilities and conven.
fences referred to by the Chief of Ordnance,
with liberal annual appropriation, is an un-
doubted necessity.
The guns ready for trial cannot be tested
without funds, and the estimate of $3.50, 900
for the purpose is deemed reasonable, and is
strongly recommended. The constant ap-
peals for legislation on armament Of
Qualifications" ought no longer to be
disregarded, if Congress desires in
peace to prepare Important material
the want of which in future wars must
inevitably lead to disaster. This subject is
submitted with the hope that the considera-
ton it deserves may be given it at the present
session. (Signed) U. s. GRANT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, jar. 20, 1875.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04
The East.

The Connecticut Republican State Conven-
ton, at New Haven on the Goth, nominated:
For Governor, Jas. Lloyd Green, present
Mayor of Norwich; Lieutenant-Governor,
Charles L. English; Secretary of State, Col.
Augustus Fem; Treasurer, O. B. Arnold;
Comptroller, Gen. r. B. Crawford. Among
the resolutions adopted was one indorsing
the Presidents special message to Congress
on Louisiana affairs.
The direct testimony of Francis D. Moulton
in the case OF Tilton rs. Beecher closed on the
18th, he having been on the witness-stand for
over week. His evidence was mainly re-
iteration Of his former statements. His cross
examination was begun on the afternoon Of
the 18th. The courtroom Is crowded daily
BY lTge concoursc of spectators.
The Massachusetts Legislature, on the 10th,
elected as United States Senator Henry L.
Dawes on the second ballot
The Methodist preachers of Boston and
vicinity have passed resolution indorsing
and thanking the President and Gen.
Sheridan for their action in the Louis
lana troubles. The New York Repub.
lican Central Committee have adopted
resolutions sustaining throughout the
action Of the President, and setting forth
that, even If what was done was illegal, it
was done without the knowledge of the Presi-
dent, and with the sincere desire on the part
of the officers of the Government to perform
simply their duty, Gss7
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04
The Presidents Message on FOrtiflcaP
lions and Arm0ments.

WASHINGTON, JAM 20.
The President sent the following mes.
sage to Congress to-day:
To the Senate and House of Representatives.:
In my annual message Of Dec 1, 1873,
while inviting general attention to all recon.
mendations made by the Secretary of War,
your special attention was invited to the i'm
portance OF preparation for war in the arming
Of our sea-coast defenses. Proper armament is
OF vastly more importance than Notifications
The latter can be supplied very speedily for
temporary purposes when needed. The former
cannot. These views gain increased strength
and pertinence as the years roll by. have now
again the honor to call special attention to the
condition OF the armament of our Notifications
and the absolute necessity for immediate pro-
vision by Congress for the procurement of
heavy cannon.
The large expenditures required to supply
the number of guns for our forts is the strong
est argument that can be adduced for a lib
eral annual appropriation for their gradual &C.
emulation. In time of war such prepare
tions cannot be made; cannon cannot be pur-
chased in open market, nor manufactured at
short notice. They must be the product of
years of experienced labor.
l herewith inclose copies of the reports OF
the Chief of Ordnance and of the Board OF
Ordnance Officers on the trial of the eight
inch rifle, converted from the ten inch smooth
bore, which shows very conclusively an eco
nomical means of utilizing the useless
inch rifles, capable of piercing seven inches
of iron.
The ,294 ten-inch Rodman guns should, in
my opinion, be so utilized, and the appropri.
alton requested by the Chief of Ordnance OF
S25O,OOO to commence these conversions is
earnestly recommended
While convinced of the economy and neces-
s!ty OF these conversions, the determine
cal method of providing guns of still
larger caliber should no longer be delayed
The experience of other nations, based on
the new conditions of defense, brought prom.
inently by the introduction of iron clads into
every navy afloat, demands heavier metal and
rifle guns OF not less than twelve
i1ches in caliber. These enormous masses,
hurting a shot of 700 pounds, can alone
the national defenses. They must be pro:
vote from the State at large, and if more
than two persons shall have each
the same number of votes in any
State, it being the highest number
no Presidential vote shall be counted
from the State at large. If more persons
than one shall have the same number Of
votes, it being the highest number in any dis.
trict, no Presidential vote shall be counted
from that district.
5. The foregoing provisions shall apply tc
the election of Vice President
y. The Congress shall have the power tc
| provide for holding and conducting the cleo
tions OF President and Vice President, and te
establish tribunal for the decision of suct
elections as may be contested.
z: The States shall be divided into districts
| by the Legislatures thereof, but Congress!
may at any time, by law, make or alter tn,
same,