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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-20
Bladen County Canvass.

Hon. E. W. Kerr, together with the
county candidates and others. will ad~
dress the people of Bladen county at
the followin1 times and places:
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-04-15
Philadelphia Letter.

PHIIA., Pa, April II, 1870.
DEAR ADvoCATB,-1he great engine in Ma
chinery Hall mas been completed, and was put
i'm motion yesterday for the first tin,e 1t weighs
500 tons and is 400 horsc.p c.power-tnough IL
could he put at $500 horse power.
The Exhibition viii open IN less than month,
vet many OF our exhibits are not even on the
way. Foreign nations are far advanced in hav.
ing their goods in place ann eadness
Our harbor presents a busy appearance YES.
sells and steam ships from all parts OF the world
nre arriving constantly with passenEcrs nnd
gOOdu Tor the Ccntenmll
The recent census shows that PHILADELPHIA
has Il population OF sl7,4tS souls. Quite y po,d
number for ANAL tea PARTY, aintit
Flags cots beds and sich hike !" are selling
nNo hot cakes. The bunting and furniture men
shake hands and rejoice.
For n 50 cent note you can walk "a miles and
see all of the Exhibition in q day-that 10 # you
are fond OF walking.
Some Of our intending exhibitors complain
very bitterly about the red tapeism at the Cen
tennlal grounds
Strangers are in our midst. Hence many and
vnliOus are the 1stumes ON our streets.
We have pace OF amusement for every nuht
IN the week-and more # there we're more days
in the same.
One Of the features Of the Great show viii be
q large Cotton Steam Press" made by n firm
in savannah, Ga. 1t has double cylinders oi
peCu!iar construction, and Is very powerful.
The other day some wag or other marked on II
with Clalk japanese Guns" aud the weights,
which IRE used for tho valves being spherical,
the aforesaid iOEist marked them "Sheus" This
was taken aS law by those who were not mita.
ted into the mysteries OF such machinery
SpilnE, spring seems to have sWung on us at
last. Now for April showers aud bOquet OF
May flowers for MAHCUTIo.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-04-15

"THE Mysterious ISLAND. 1--WE have
Just received Verne's last famous story,
"The Mysterious Handicapped from
the Clouds" 1t Is an intensely inter-
esting book, by the celebrated author
of "20,0 900 Leagues under the Seas"
"Tour Of the World in 80 days" etc,
and gives The exciting adventures of FIVE
Union prisoners who during our late
great war, escaped from Richmond,
Va, in captured balloon. They were
driven by n wild hurricane across the
entire continent, and fell upon an un -
Inhabited island in the Pacific ocean
Here they lived for several years un~
able to escape. Finally a vessel appear
ed, but proved to be a pirate ship, and
instead of rescuing them, endeavored
to murder them. Daring the combat
a mysterious agent destroyed their ves-
sci. The castaways had frequent ex
citing adventures with wild animals,
and also met with many very mysteri.
Gus incidents that were apparently su-
pernatural, Their ingenious contri.
vances to better their condition are
highly interesting In short it is Verne's
best book, and that is the highest pos
sible commendation. The ordinary
price of dropped from the Clouds
is $500, but the copy before us, ''rht
Lakeside Library" edition, han somely
illustrated, is sent prepaid for only Il
cents. 1t is also sold by all newsdeal-
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-04-15

An abstract of the returns OF the
militia force of the United States,as re,
ceived at the Adjutant Generals Office,
in Washington, shows an aggregate Of
90,SG5 men. New York has 19,479 ;
Arkansas, ii 700 ; Pennsylvania, 10,-
562 Massachusetts,, GG96 Ohio, 4G40;
New Jersey, 1858 Illinois, 327i :
Maryland, 1859. No returns have been
received from Delaware, West Virginia,
Tennessee, North Caralina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Nevada
and Oregon. 1t is stated that, without
counting the states which make no re-
turn, the number Of men available for
military duty, but not organized, is
nearly 5000, OO0.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-04-15

the Democratic Tx. though there Is no telling
who will be the faVorite in . week from now
on the Republican side the banners of Conkling,
wills anu the cry is that Hartranft and Haves
arc coming, the question Ia, WHO will IL ben
anu cello answers, Who" Each one figures
out favorable showing for the candidate OF hia
ohoice, auo the inct is that there not ct sum
cient data TO warrant any predictions.
OKpUpua
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CORRESPONDENCE.

ty7' We desire " to be distinctly understood
thpt we do not hold ourselves responsible for
the lews and opinions expressed by our CORES.
pOndeits.
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KOONs

I TUST LOOK Al, HER HAIRlt Why l
a thought 10 were turning greYl soft was, un.
I'll she got bottle Of that new HAlk tiisstohs
Err at DURIdNG's phUG - NRE' May
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