The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-10-07
Our Philadelphia Letter.

PH1LA.. Pn., OCt. 4 lSI0.
DEAR ADVOCATE, -Pennsvvana Dav was
great success and over two hundred a, d tfty
thousand visitors to the Ccntcnnil helped to
make It 30. Governor HHrtranft's rec, ptlon
was well attended,, and his fellow citizens near.
Y shook his arm 0f L DOUBT IL the Governor
ever had such shake before. Myl how hi1
right hand must have acIedl Some inventor
ought to get up patent hand and arm for such
Occa,r rons, lhcre would bo " millions in It Ito
got. The Il ewOrks In tho evenlng were very
tine, thaG is the aerial portion OF the programme
was--rhe sot pieces were not 30 successful: tins
was owing to their beng damp ant consequent.
ly dihcult to ignite ono ~ the set piecCs-a
bust Of Washington was n regular bust, the
chm, ey os nose and ears OF the Father OF his
Country stood ont IN bold and lum nous re'ief
hut the rost was in darkness aud this, in spi' @
of an III everant wag in tho crowd. VINO said,
Put a head on HIM."
/ EffJris are beng made to retain the MoIn
Building intact, nnd subscriptions are beng
solicited to further that end Many of the ex-
hiDitors would leave then exhibits III the nu id
lug SHOULD II Dc purchaSeu aud IL is tOnuly
hoped that the movement WI be suCCesslui.
tho state House bell has been taken down,
| and Will be sent to Troy n. Y, 10 be Tecast IL
Is sail tnat new brooms sweep clean," Tut ihe
| came ule does not apply TO bells, Tor TINS new
bell has never rang well
| Will be sud aud drear, the Centennial tning
| VI the past, but its ncm'I1es will ever IEs..-
Please, weep.
IL is mOl Known, as yet which President u s.
Graut VIII come out Tor. Some parLen say / y
wi,l come out for TIlden. nnd o,hUr~ say he wIll
| come out 1Or Hayes OI course l mean out of
| the White House.
stump spcecnes are Sc dom, I ever, made
IRON stamps nowadays but the lump SPEAKER
| often stanuS on pl tfOrm and spoANs his stump
| speech with stump IN hls mouth. ana neg VI
| beer III the Duck-ruUm.
| a a
| looking chunks OF the precious meta IN the
Main bundlng are made OF aster and n,co'y
| VI qeu.
an inlan,'s dress exhibited by pne OF our
| Philadelphia hruis Can Oe purchased Tor tine
small sum Of SIX hundred dollars. have not
| heard, ~ yet, wneJneC a revolver is iurnlsned
| with iG 60 tlat II can be protected when out on
| The cOtnes nne.
| gne iegrful deline in Philadelphia g. Reading
| r. II. stOeK has bu Mt the tingets II many anna
| tour speculatOrs, wuo sbepptl in wuen II had
fallen dolla or So VITA lie idea That tne low
est hSuIe had been reached lpC that Heading
would soon 81 showing a4 ''4pWpru teql an1l ;
Thousands OF collars are l0sO IN Jn d city eycry
year by parties who ha1g AROUND mo stuck
Board, with the yam tde4 hat their margins
wOuid give them lucky atrlAe, aud tnat III Hey
would juno INTO y fOTbune at . single Ouunu
lOal sucn woudDe apecula orS he gJ0G plt
plOverO A burnt child breads tue hi7e gOe,
mo naught, for they no sooner get their finger;
scorcheo tnan they're up and at IL aga. n an,
Keep aG IL until Jhey Gun no lOnger rahe VI
scrape ANYTHING together, so great seems 10 b'
tnelf lntatuatiOn.
| ",
IL Is presumed That those who survive
will be heartily glad when the CtLtennaI II
over.
This Is the time OF year for tOrcnlight pGrldei
and cnlls and feve. One ips this safe q
equipments ana The other the SAFE OF quinIne,
| Peru exhibits ~anama hat SaIueu a. $40.
Still uwul,5 u purchaser. WaeI e's the stamp
and wnert's tne mead fOr the hat They say II
VIII last a life-tlme-f you lake gOCq care oi il
tnink shal 20 Oy It and observe 1t NOR
| closely.
Eleven thousand broiz 20 medals win be givel
out by tne Centennial COmml sson TO luoky ex
hiYilurs.
1he little ship "Charles Carroll OF Corrol
tOn," whien sailsd from baltimore, on n Onda
last, for The Lenlennlal, unfortunately caps lzs
ana sunk before she Was fairy away from n
mOOrlngs. Her owner hopes TO raise her an
be able 10 reaca the Centennial before III
7 closing daY.
! il you want TO find out who you are lust ge
nominated Tor some political position, then you
opponents VAL tell yod all about how your iatI
, el's great grand uncle voted twice ut one eleC
tiOn ana hOw-a truce-1 beg.
The centennial now has fIOm sixty to seyent
> thousand visitors daily,
, John trosI, Esq, Is expected 10 put in an al
J AN ho'ry he - coming, for then IL VIII be ZOO
: OYe 10 the OrauIlul display Of hOWel in iron
OI HJrlcultu. al liza l.
, hnOde ,land wlli be NJ. I'd of Inhabitants Il
morrow, Oct 5th, for II is heI ary at tho Gel
tennul Yours Octoperly
y MARCUTIo.