The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-29
Our PHILADELPHIA Letter.
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past. Who'd "a thought one week since
that blankets would be found comfort
able In so short time ? Some say the
sudden change is owing TO the hail
storms, others, with knowledge pro-
found" that an iceberg must have
grounded on our shores, and others
even more wise, hold to the opinion
that the gulf stream has all to do with
1t, that this wonderful river OF the ocean
has changed its temperature from heat
to cold, and consequently the zephyrs,
breezes, gales hurricanes and tornadoes
which pass over its surface become az
chilly blasts from old Boreas himself.
Now, do not bother my mind about
iuhing out who is right or who Is
wrong in regard to this matter, all |
know is this-it Is cool, and that's
enough.
The lightning paid its respects to the
property of Uncle Sam last week, In a
most vivid and striking manner, by
demolishing the tlag. staff on the roof
Of the Custom House, and fracturing
the one upOI. the Post Office in most
remarkable way the electric fluid
went round the latter staff in spiral
manner and made regular wooden
screw of 1t. The staff of the Custom
House was regular bank breaker, for
when it was snapped Off it flew directly
across the street and broke into the
roof of the bank opposite. No one hurt
and no arrests.
Two thousand children died In New
York during the hot spell-a little less
than a month. This isa sad, sad chap
ter of the sultry days.
The Cincinnati Light Guards arrived
here on Monday last after a march of
| 800 miles, and are eDcamped on Georges
| hill, near the exhibition grounds. The
warriors of the road came in looking
rusty, musty and dusty and its won
der they were not taken for tramps by
some over Jealous miniOn of the law
and lodged in close quarters until they
could prove their identity The Guards
will sOj0urn with US few days and
then return home by the cars. Let the
band begin to play
Tramp, tramp the boys camo marching
In Agricultural Hall may be seen
plow made by Daniel Webster, in 1887
1t is properly termed "rhe Webster
Plow," and is well worth seeing. Its
total length Is 13 feet. Length of beam
8 feet inch, length of handles feet 4
inches, distance between the handles 9
feet ten inches, length Of landslide 4
feet inches, width of mouldboard 30
inches, width of share 16 inches, from
point of share to farthest end of mould
board feet inches.
The approach to the main entrance
of Agricultural Hall is famous for
stumps, not stumps of trees but stumps
of segars there the remainder of the
/ fragrant Havana repOses calmly side by
side with all that's left of the Connect
cut or the cabbage. Far, far away
from Cuba's sunny isle, far, far away
from the land of wooden nutmegs, far,
far away from Jerseys sandy soil arc
these poor stumps left, sad and lonely,
should say sad and lorely? No, I'll
take it back, for soon those stumps may
be transformed into genuine (?) Scotch
snuff, or perhaps they may have nice
homes in snug little boxes and be Ia
beled Prime imported Uavanas. -
Nothing is lost or wasted In this gleat
country, you know, and in this large
city of ours men make their living gath
ering segar stumps, and as they are
men of enteTprize, l judge they have
long ago heard of the big BONANZA a;
the doors of Agricultural Hall, and
have utilized the same,
The farmer never gathers in his .lIar-
vest more assiduOusly than does the
small boy when he gathers in his harr
vest of cards, pamphlets and circulars
at the exhibition. / have seen boys &c
into the exhibition in the morning look.
ing thin and lanky, but at q p. m. those
self same boys came out looking as il
they were too fat to walk or carry theil
loads of ca,ds and such fact of The
matter is, or was, those boys were com
pletely padded with pamphlets. But
Mr.. Editor, III not say anything further
in regard to this matter, for those g very
boys make work for the printer, and
when the printer works we know thai
trade is good and business reviving.
A friend Of mine kicked piece OF
ice the other day. lust in fan. He says
next time he kicks piece of ice be- will
see that it is melted first. (If this joke
won't hold water you might leave it out
I think it is an ice one though).
Water melons are selling at forty
cents each with the cramps thrown in
The huckster shouts "Water melons,
oh |" and soon the customer follows
suit and cries "Uh water melons !"
Where do the children get their songs
or rtfrains We cannot blame Mother
Goose, for in these days of progress il
seems as if the melodiee of that gooG
old dame had been given the gO.by al
together. "Old Mother Hubbard" is
seldom If ever mentioned. " Jack auC
Jill" seem as myths, aud as to Little
Jack Homer" who cares plum about
him ? Disguise the fact as we may, il
is painfully apparent tnat new song,
and new costumes are creeping, no
alone into our nurseries, but every
where, l managed to get in this traiI
of thought by hearing the children II
my neighborhood singing
Here comes the soldiers,
Boom a latdy boom
| If you see an indian