The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-04-29

-" You keep vests, my frent9" said
a Dutchman, entering clothing store,
the other day. The clerk promptly
averred that the store was crRmme
with them. "I want vest," said the
Teuton, vat don't rise up on It's hind
legs nit the neck. I bought one in
Mauch Chunk not long ago NIT two
dollar bill, and by Shimminy, / don't
notice dot myself, but everywhere l
go the boys CRY out NIT der streets :
Yacob w in der name of der down
council. don't you pull down your vest
down p and by tam have pulled dot
vest more'n dree dOusand times, till
wore all the bindings off init der but
tons" The clerk explained the joke
and sold him vest, and the old man
went out with the exclamation I" Py
Sbimminy,I don't hear something's about
dat over In Shermany before,' and
donning his vest he started for David
Ebbert's popular livery for the purpose
of getting a handsome team to visit his
friends up the valley.
Two young students at Bethlehem,
who had long been at enmity, went to
the driving park at Rittersville, Satur-
day morning, to fight q duel. Their
weapons were swords, but no blood was
shed, as the appearance of special po,
llceman caused both principals and
seconds to take TO their heels. The
names Of the belligerents are not given.
Colonel James j. Conner, the pio-
neer coal operator of the Mahanoy re-
gion, died on Thursday Of last week,
at his residence in POttsvile.
The New Jersey Central Railroad
Company is building new ferry boat
at Jersey City to provide for the ex
pected increase of travel this season.
By the time table, which will take eff
feet May 1st, trains will run regularly
to Long Branch and Philadelphia.
The most popular song of the day,
is " Gathering Shells from the Sea
Shore" composed by win l.. Thomp-
son. Such is the, extraordinary popu-
larity of this most exquisite song that
1t is scarcely possible to keepit in print.
-Messrs. Lyon & Hcaly of this city
have just given an order for 5000 copies,
and otter dealers are ordering it by the
thousand.-Chicago Journal. For sale
by all Music Dealers-Price 40 cents,
Published by w. L Thompson e Co.,
East Liverpool, Ohio.
-"Marcutio's" "Ah Cow" was very
highly appreciated by our i" mutual
friend" b., 80 much so, indeed, that lie
Immediately started a (s)cent sub
scription for the author, and is now
anxiously pondering the monetary ques-
ton where to deposit the proceeds.
Perhaps, MarcutiO" will designate a
" dumping" place ?
When a Brooklyn woman wants a
new dress and feels little delicate
about asking for it direct, she presents
her husband with a nice Ceaded shaw
ing paper.ca filled with tissue from
an old paper pattern. The first time
he uses it he Totices the little round
holes in the paper and naturally in
quires the reason, which gives her the
clanc to say with a regretful sigh
that it's only a "Domestic Paper FASH
ion" that she wnuld have used some
time ago but for the reason that she
saw he was poor just then and felt as II
she ought to economize to help him
along. Noble self-denal like this usu-
ally fetches things.
AS an evidence of success, we note
that Percy German, of Helm IL Ger
man, put himself into new suit from
the popular tailoring establishment Oi
L, ID. Clauss, on Monday last. The
above fact would lead us to infer that
the shoe trade is GOOD,
The Thomas Iron Co. last week re-
started another of their stacks at Hoken
dauqua, including which they now
have three furnaces going at said place.