The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-09-16
Our PHILADELPHIA Letter.


soon be thing a or place Of the past for
what the Gre Of Saturday last did not
destroy, understand, will have to be
torn down and removed. These shan
ties have long menanced the Centen-
NAL buildings and had the wind been
In most any other direction than what
II was at the time Of the fire, our noble |
Exhibition would have been leveled to |
the earth, aud the loss would have been |
beyond all estimate.
While s,rolling through the Egyptian
Department In the Main building the |
other day, noted that two of the at.
tendants (young Egyptians were learn.
ing "ways which are dark and tricks
that are vain," for they were matching
pennies. Thus the oldest nation of the
earth learns something from the young.
est.
The Turks at the exhibition dress
as Turks should dress that is, in the
costume Of their native land. / cannot
say as much for the other nations rep
resented at the Centennial, for with the
exception Of a few Cinnamon, the rest
have gone in for our costume from head
TO fout, stove pipe hats, box.tOed boots
and all.
"Pennsylvania's Day." the 2Sth of
September, will lie gala day at the
Centennial and II Is expected that the
sons and daughters of the old Keystone
State will rally in force and show what
our glorious Commonwealth can do.
Listen to What she says
Come from the mountain,
Come from tho mine;
Come from the workshop,
on this day OF mine.
Come with your daughters,
Come with your sons.
Come with your sweethearts,
Or some other ones
The festivities will really commence
on the 25th inst. and continue during
the weak but the 2Sth will be the
principal day. The Simon Pure--Penn-
| sylvanian's Day, and in the evening Of
the same grand display of fireworks
will be given in FairmOunt Park, near
Georges Hill,
So come one, come ALL
At your country's call,
For the Governors proclamation makes
the 2Sth legal holiday.
The Odd Fellows are making great
preparations for their parade on the
Goth inst. On Sunday, the nth, the
Grand Lodge will attend service In the
Old Christ Church, the church in which
Washington used to worship. On Mon.
day an address of welcome will be de-
livered to them in Musical Fund Hall,
by Grand Master, George f. Borie.
An old gentleman visiting the Cen
tennial was 81 much pleased with what
he saw that he wrote home to his folks
to keep good lookout for things, and
that when the next Centennial came
round lie would remain at home and let
them come.
The fruit display Is beginning to he
quite attractive and entries are coming
in from all sections of the country.
Such grapes, such pears, such pums
and peaches, and the apples. why some
OF them look as If they were blushInG
because of so many admirers. Talk
about your artists, show me the one
who can rival the gorgeous cOlOrs which
these fruits possess, rrot him out and
IN find an engagement for him a
once. Well may the student of Shaks
peare say, as he passes this exhibit:
Come. let me clutch thee"
wouldn't blame him bit for sucl
ideas, provided he didn't have the
: cramp in his fingers after clutching the
fruit, in that case | should say "DrOI
it,"
There is a Kitten in Illinis 10S year
old or, at any rate the Ledger say
"John Kitten, of Illinois, is l0S year
) old" 1t ia presumed that many of th'
3 friends of old Mr.. Kitten are y CATER
, aud gone. just think how many tale
! he could unfold Of those who have pre-
! coded him to the cat tacombs.
One of the visiting regiments frou
4 Connecticut had a band Of Colts will
!; them. As the regiment was here dur
/. ing the cOmmenc, ment Of the live stOc
= show, great curiosity was excited an
/, many desired to get a look at the Colts
n but upon investigating the matter,
III
r ed after the late Mr.. Colt, the revOlve
|. man,
8 "Boss Tweed" was caught out o
u the hy, mean the Spanish fly.
d Three more twenty FIVE cent Satur
|. days, viz : the 10Th, 23d aud Both.
Il The exhibits in the Kansas buldin
q have been re.arranged. Specimens O
q this years crops are now on view.
b. Saturday last the number Of admis
:, sions to the Centennial was ll6,337.
70 For some weeks or more a marin
Z might have been seen sedulOusly gnarc
ing the contents of a glass case in III
4, Govern ment building and keeping il
Is quisiliye visitors from coming too nea
D A day or so ago the attention OF Seer,
tary RObe3on was called to thu cas'
and he immediately gave orders TO has
N it removed, so the samples Of nitI
glycerine aud dynamite were taken OF
q and sunk to the bottom OF one OF Il
d lakes, and thus destroyed. under
/, stand the officer In charge received
n good blowing up for permitting such
dangerous exhibit.
y Yours, boldly,
A