The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-08-26
Our PHILADELPHIA Letter.

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early morning the bloated monsters
take their places upon the walls of our
dwellings and chuckle to themselves as
they digest the crimson feast of the
night previous. The setenade of the
mosquito is abominable, yet the vain
little critters follow it up Immediate
ly with their bills and draw blood at
the first opportunity, whether we wish
them or not. According to size the
mosquito is the biggest bore know of,
the sole object of his young life is en-
bodied in the following
Bite bite, mosquito bite.
| Bite all night TIL broad daylight.
The mosquito SINGS nnd the mosquito bites.
The mosquitoes hungry these summer nights
| Bite bite. mosquito bite.
Bite all night till broad daylight.
Last Saturday at least City thousand
people attended the Exhibition and if
the day had been pleasant, 1t is safe to
say that the number would have been
more than double. This weeks twenty
| five cent day was success, and the Com
missioners should see that we have
more OF them and on other days beside
| Saturdays.
In Machinery Hall, opposite Lyal's
loom, described in my letter of last
week, MesSrs. |. and j. DobsOn, OF this
I city, have an exhibit of two looms, one
of which is weaving "BOdy Brussels
carpet" Owing to the great variety
aud the briliancy of the cOlors used in
forming the designs of these carpets,
and the fact that they are in great ia.
vOr and daily coming into more extend
ed use, this exhibit commands much in
quiry and attention. Mr.. BucOck the
courteous gentleman in charge is ever
ready to respond to all questions and
! IL kept busy doing so most every day.
I Presuming your readers might like to
know something about these beautiful
carpets and their mode of manufacture,
] will say that the pattern is formed by
bringing to the surface, at any particu-
lar spot, such one of the cOlored
yarns as is required, and they are form
ed into loops by being turned over
wires. These wires are inserted by
power under the yarn in what is called
"the shading of the warp" The origin
of this wonderful machine (wonderful
it is) for selecting the colored threads
forming the figures or designs of these
carpets is well set forth in the follow
ing article
The most important improvement
made in looms was that invented by
Joseph Maria jacquard, by which the
most intricate and complicated patterns
are now produced by the ordinary shut
tie. This invention was exhibited for
the first time in the year 1901, in the
town of Lyons, France, and so indig>
Daut did the pOpulance become at his
discoveries that his life was threatened
more than once, and his loom was de,
stroyed in a public place by order of
and in the presence of the authorities
of the town. lie was for long time
compelled to hide himself from the
vengeance of his fellow. workmen. He
however, not only lived to see himself
restored in the affections of his fel-
lows, but was pensiomed by the town
of Lyons to the extent of ten thousand
crowns yearly. He was also decorated
with the Cross Of the Legion of Honor,
and became the pride and boast OF the
operative classes. He was born in Ly-
ons in 1852, and died at Orleans,
France, in 1884, at the advanced age
of 81 years"
The Knights of Pythias had their pa.
rade on Tuesday last. The day was
all that could be desired and the display
OF the " +. g. b. s" was a success iE
every respect.
Francis Hoey has been stealing Wan.
amaker q Browns vests. So :he firm
says. Naughty fellow, he should have
pulled down his vest before pulling
down anybody else's.
Victor Emmanuel with twenty tive
guns swings with the tide in the Della
ware. Victor Emmanuel is the name oil
} the scholarship of the Italian Navy ,anC
she comes here so as to give the young
middies chance to see the Cantsnnial
The national regatta commenced
yesterday and the trial heats were wor
by the Atalantas and COlumblas, tht
latter club making the fastest time
Men who bet on boat races often re
= gret regatta, especially when they
, are out of pocket on the same.
-, One hundred Chinese boys ATTENDED
the Centennial yesterday and gazeC
upon its beauties out of their ALMOND
eyes. China sends these boys to ou
country to be educated. At present theI
. can speak little of our language, thi
. is better than broken China even il i
h. is broken English.
Y Tomorrow the Gath will be "Jerse,
day" at the Centennial, and it is ex
d pected that New Jersey will be almos
depopulated, SO great will be tn
: throng from that State in honor of tn
occasion. Jersey speeches will be mad
!. by jersey men. Jersey vegetables wi
be washed down with Jersey cider, JeI
sey maids will be escorted by Jerse
beaux, and everybody from Jersey wi
go in for having good old Jerse
time of it. All honor to grand oil
4 Jersey says Yours, as usual,
MARCUTIo.