The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-06-03


ter, watching the last thrucs of the poor
beast. Their faces aud attitudes are
studies in themselves Japan gives us
feast ut the rarest vases human eyes
ever rested upon. $3.50 is the price of
small sized one. China is not tar be-
hind her sister in the hrauty of her dis
play. France sends some Of the lOvli-
est silks and dresses. 1t makes mar
ried man sick to look at them. Brazil
shows us how ornaments can he made
out of feathers aud bugs Great Britain
sends a grand collection Of cutlery.
\ ustria bids us gaze upon the beauti-
full glassware and pottery. Germany
lets MS listen to the strains, of delightful
music from instruments made in
"fathprland, =" aud such instruments are
seldom seen or heard nowadays
Egypt. the oldest nation on the earth,
sends her greeting TO the youngest, and
in doing SO she displays rare embroid-
cry, models of the pyramids and many
curious things. Spain displays candela-
bras of solid gold and silver, and of the
most exquisite workmanship. Portugal
shows Won samples of wine, but not
having tasted ] can hot report its quail
ty. Among America s display | noted
beautiful butterfly, and | avn willing
to wager million dollars or so-ot any
bOdy's money, for ! am not particular
that such butterfly was never seen
before its eyes are IubieS, the ups OF
its wings are rubies, hut the rest OF it is
made OF diamonds and gold. just think
ii such butterfly SHOULD get loose IN
Lehighton, wouldn't that he senSa-
tiOn for the ADVOCATE. There would
be Yourself, Mr. Editor, and your staff,
then Squire Raudenbush, David Eb
bert ana Lehighton in general, in hot
pursuit, and in a few moments perhaps
the exciting news would reach the
Packelton shops and the poor butterfly
would have a pupr show | can tell you.
BY this time "MarcutIo" will have ar
rived in Lehighton by special engine,
to take hand in catching the glittering
insect and report the result for the AD-
VOCATE.
Tiffany & Co, of New York, have
table in their space, the top of which
is one solid piece Of onyx. As | look-
ed with rapture upon it ] thought how
happy 1t would make me to ne anle to
eat plate of hash OFF Of that table ;
but las $500 takes the table wIthlts onyx
top, ] had TO say q, nix.
Main building, space T. 60 66,
MesSrs. Q. W. q IL. w. Middleton, OF
TIL, city, make fine display of iron and
| steel, railway and mine supplies. Their
exhibit commands much attention and
at some future time | hope / may be
better able to describe its prominent
| features.
AT the dinner hour yesterday
| there was a rush toT the restaurants, L
pa took of my MONDAY nutrinent at
| Lauber's and while there, witnessed a
contemplate trick. Two young swells
sat at the table opposite and ordered Il
| sumptuous dinner with wine and extras,
then desert, after it segars, and even
| had the waiter bring them matches,
there they sat smoking complacently,
| but the moment the waiter left to fill
another order they got up and left the
restaurant without paying copper Tor
| their entertainment.
The connecting rods of the great
engine in Machinery Hall are made of
old horse shoes, 10, 900 of which were
used in forging the same. This has
nothing to do with the 'horse power"
of tie engine, however.
i saw sixteen pair of pants cut out
in ten minutes by the Bruno cloth cut
ting machine the other day, in Mach
inery Hail. IL commanded "A regiment
and was given to slight spells of gener-
usty, / could have pants cut out for the
whole command in less than day.
GA thing of beauty is the ice
yacht Whit" she tiys the champion
pennant and has made her mile a min
ute. She can now be seeh with safety,
as there is no ice of any consequence
in Machinery Hall.
The making of peppermint drops
by a Frenchman from France, can he
seen daily in Machinery Hall, ! wit
messed the process, and as some of the
drops stuck to my fingers | bit them off
(nOt the fingers, hut the peppermint
drOps). They were line aud shall be
pleased to sample them early and often
In machinery Hall you can hav,
toilet soap made with your Initials, anC
the initials will last as long as the soap
y W. Nhll llhN' q pun " NdHllf'IAfll
made with ycur name woven in tul
upon them, You can have sample
brick from the brick machine, and a.
you are on your way home from tn,
Centennial you can read the New Yorl
Herald or the New York Times, wbicl
are printed in Machinery Hall, anC
given to visitors.
Barrels, books, bricks, braids
canvass, corsets, carpets, candies, choc
Olate, lcloth, envelopes, flags, gum
clothing, jewehy, lockets, music, pa
pers, ribbons, soaps, saspenders, cigars
stockings and watches are few o
: the things they are manufacturing il
r Machinery Hall.
, Don't forget to see the display o
! pumps, each pump seems to be dOinl
: its best TO pump out regular lake thel
have in Machinery Hall but a sort o
Niagara, or at any rate a regular cata
Tact at the end OF the lake lends valu