The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-06-17
PHILADELPHIA Letter,
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DEAR ADVOCATE We have had delightfully."-
red hot boiling weather for the past few days.
A gentle zephyr from saiubrious Lehghton
would have been welcome indeed.
The city IL crowded with vaitors from all
parta, and the cry Is, "Still they come r.
AT present the doings at Cincinnati seem TO
monopoize all attention. Please break u gen.
ty to your readers that stand no chance what.
ever Of receiving the nomination and may as
well here state am sorry to think should
have promised any Offices to nv gallant sup.
porters without having been perfectly sure
that 1 was to be 1.-THE Great Unknown"
TODAY the seibert bell is being placed IN
position IN the tower OF Independence Hall, md
rs l passed thNt venerabe edihce this morning
l noted several hundred of our citizrns vigOr.
uusly helping to do nothing hut watch the pro-
ceedines and bother the workmen.
"A most dehghttul excursion ts to take
trip up the Schuylkiil on one OF the steamers,
which leave Faumount Park every ten mnntes
during the day. In company with a distinguish
ed gentleman from New York, last Monday. 1
made the voyage and pleasant one 1t waH, we
encountered no storms and had no cases of sea-
-The strawberry festival fever is raging bad.
ly here at present. Prescriptions, or l should
say tickets range from twenty five to fifty cts
II Ia at this time of the yenr that Charles Hen.
~ is shy Of his Indy friends for in many oases
they are like the conductor, apt to say-"tick
etsl"
--should Ex-speaKer Blaine receive tho noml
to speak r piece and thank the gentlemen OF the
Convention on the result Of their abors.
"A pleasant and instructive place to visit Is
the Geological Garden the admission is only
twenty live cents and the garden is easy of ac-
cess, both bv rall aud water Wen do remem:
ber an afternoon spent there with an esteemed
gentleman from your county. l could almost
iuedp Y tale out Of the sights we saw.
Let mo ngain call the attention of those me.
chanical v inclined, TO the exhibit Of Messrs. G.
w. & IL. W, Middleton, OF this city, in the
Main building south side, and 10 a lew of its
afanN tnlt
u boiler head Hanged at Lehigh Valley r. r.
Shops, ]. j.. klnsey. NJ. NJ, south EaSton, Pn,
a sheet Of No. "a sheet lion 4sXi2O, chains OF az
above all in fact over all IN polnt OF interest is
on immense arch constructed of sheet iron, the
interior or under side of which is composed OF
single sheet of tank iron 10x5ixl26.
The roller chair men wear blue ribbon on
their hats, so should any OF Lehighton's Young
men come down here with their hats trimmed
with that azure hue, they must not be offended
II some fair damsal should tap them on the
shoulder with parasol and say CHAR, II you
ON Monday last an incendiary set fre to a
frame building inside OF the Exhibition grounds
It gave the Centennial Fire brigade chance to
get the kinks out Of their limbs.
Mr.. Temple, Of Missouri, arrived Mt the
Centennial q few days since, after having
wheeled n wheebaTrow Of mineral ore all the
way from his home, Q5Oo miles). Mr. Temple
would not attempt such foolish tent as this.
An examination of artificial limbs has been
m AOe Dy the 1uugeH OF tl1t ClnSS. L nave not
heard as yet which limb can give the neatest
kick or the hardest blow.
Japan shows some beautiful vases, and
what's more, some of them are very cheap.
can buy you a pair for S2,5 TO- onlv
Passing leisury through Peru the other
afternoon, I saw most hideoqs collection OF
human skulls, they were fearful to look upon.
Some OF them seemed to be grinning at you and
others had long matted HAIR dangling over
them. The sight was enough TO make ones
bio ID run cold, as 1t was but wag put card
with this inscription among the CHASTITY lot OF
crauinms, "Please do not touch these htte
treasures" Here's richness" said j, and soon
an old lady with her two daughters came trudg
ing along. they were shocked and horrted the
Rm 6nt e When % old LADY vW Sw The the card about
not touching the treasures she snid They need
not WORRY themselves about their treasures,
faint very haely anybody 8 going TO touch
The Hawaiian DISPLAY is very fine amongst
which may DO found collection Of %masnihScentt %
that noted several specimens OF the Siver
Sword plant, which grows from 5000 to i2,'eo
| --Gilmore's band has departed for New York
and the music is no more. In spite OF this de.
snvlssion , hSweyer G organ gan Or HnS piano concerts
| Some Of the exhibitors Of cologne aveIioun;
tains of perfnmeIy in full operation. Hold
| 1t soaked for nothing always do so. for 1t on.
| courages the exhibitor, oh. YES 1t does,
China is still ahead Of the world In theart Of
| carving. 1 saw two bedsteads in the Chinese
exhibit which were pertec5 mary els OF delicate
workmanship. the price of come were very iea
| cheaper bedstead can be found IN the next SEQ
| ton lJapanl but 1t is only worth 81 coo.
Tho young men who dispense soda water in
| the different buildings should he presented with
| copies Of a song about the "Wild Sea Foam,
| for when you order soda, foam is about all you
| men for they are all very good per.IOdmeTs Oh
| the snout OF the soda fountain.
The chimes in Machinery Hall are played
| by widows ! have not learned whether this
| Widdows 10 married or single, and do not care
| to ask him tor fear he might tell mo what hC
| played on the bells the OF her day-ShOo Fly.
| Yours Truly, MARCUTIo.