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HogsE TnADE-Nhen Abraham liEc0-G
was lawyer in Illinois. he and the Judge
once got 20 bantaring enc another about trad
ing horses, and it was agreed that at 3 o'clock
the next morning they shoald make trade;
the horses were to be unseen ~ 10 that hour,
and 20 lacking ont rnder = forfeiture ot
twenty-five dollars. At the hour appointed
tie Judge cane up leading the sorriest sPees-
men Of horses ever seen III those parts IN
few minutes Mr. Lincoln was seen approach
ing with a wooden saw horse upon his shout
ders. Great were the shouts and laughter
of the crowd, and both were greatly increas-
ed when Mr.. Lincoln, on surveying the
Judges animal. set down his sag horse and
exclaimed: "Weil, Judge, that is the first
time l eyer got the worst Of it III horse
trade.
, 1877-07-14

D,MAGE TO GRAIN CROPS. Ps.-0ur exchanges
from various points in the State report that
the moist weather which we have had for the
past two weeks has thrown down good
deal Of the fan grain, which VII result IN
some damage to The crop, and increase the
expenses of harvesting it. Also II Is thought
that this continued damp weather viii make
the spring crops on Beaverlam lands grow
too high and % lodge before maturity. There
is some consolation, however, to lie drawn
out of this trouble, and that is, the rains
viii make the spring crops the best ever
known in the history OF the State. Yamhill
and Washington counties report consider
able grain lodged. Marion and Lane viii
likewise suffer to a conside. able extent.
Taere Is no cause, however, for measiness,
a. the crops VIII, notwithstanding these tenn
porary - set backs" he unusually heavy
Portland Telegram.
, 1877-07-14

PORTRAIT OF BLAINE. That peculiar
genius, George A. Townsend, who writes
fo- various papers over the signitrIe Of
Gath, thus sketches Mulligans man
from Maine Blaine is a rougher Kind
of SCHUYLER Colfax, a bottle of the same
gingsr-pop better bottled and better hus-
banded. Most of what Blaine knows was
eaycsdropped and picked up on the fly.
He Is a powerful man 10 save cheese par
ings. Nature bore him in Pennsylvania,
but fitted him out with q Yankee mind
and peddler's pack He could eat apple
sass as if he loved 1t, smack his bps over
wagon crease butter, and sit in 4 straight
nsgg pew as If he loved the very knob un-
der his unIerpinning. He is voluptu-
Gus rascal, like the sons Of Eli, who made
lodging house of the yestibule OF the
temple. Yet he was ever temp rate, and
eschewed tobacco the devil was inside
and rot superficial there. When | think
how Blaine played the unsuspecting Yam
kee race, and is hardly yet found out, |
smile as If saw Falstaf himself windng
at young Harry. He plage1 the State OF
Maine, the church, the Soul rnersand the
carpet-hsggers. He played Congress, mi
he nearly played the Cincinnati oonTen-
ton. But tn re is one old fellow he viii
never pIay-the same who skipped, acci-
dentaIiy as it were, down the back stairs
of heaven
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81 ERESHMAs's ELoeuENcg.
Decoration Day speech nv Mon. Rich,
ard S-ssUrusan.

The soldiers, by whose graves We stand,
had little anger IN their hearts | have
been told, that in the midst OF battle, IL the
very heat and fire OF conflict, federal and
confederate soldiers have beer known to
pause t5r awhile by mu 5,,al consent, lay
down their arms, drink al the same brook,
out of the same cup, exchange friendly cocr-
teSies, and for the .1Gle, forgot the deadly
work which but a few moments before had
set them in arms against one another. Can
1t be that We, after sixteen lcng years II
peace, have failed TO acquire the SAME mag
nanimity which they, IN the short breathing
times OF battle were uSej to display. The
experience of al lie teaches Us NJ wo-thier
lesson than the wisdom of forgiveness. Look
there on the graves, AID receive the silent
admcnition of death. There, at last, tha
soldier Of the North and the soldier of the
South are comrades, and sleep side by side
On their graves falls the same sunlight.
They are wet by the same dew, covered now
by the same Verdure, clothed IN winter by
the same mantle of snow. Their battle is all
over; their HES campaign Is done and with
equal fervOr and devotion We pray for them
all May they rest in peace Gods
mercy TO their sculs - And If Il were pos
sible, as believe it is, that departed spirits
could JOIN us IN our thought, and whisper TO
our souls the prayer which should arise to-
day, TO the throne of mercy from them, from
lis, from every household and heart, think
II would be this: MAY all this land rest
in peace Rest from the jealousies and
prejudices and Senseless quarlels which dis
tract and exhaust the mind. Rest from the
&
truth and Vi. ,ue and patriotism and honor.
Rest from al dissensioa. Rest III peace,
that We may recover the faculty OF sober
thought, the faculty of confederating and
uniting in wise and practical measures 20 re-
store the prosperity OF the republie and lay
anew the basis of a happy and honorable ca
reer Let this, too, be our prayer Let us
take it with us rs if 1t were indeed 4 mes
sage from your comrades N the grave Let
rs leave them to their rest, unIl another
May comes around, and other hands pay
them the same loving tribute We offer them
to-day.
America Is young in sorrow she has had
no need to Learn yet the devices by which Ia
other nations, older and more used 10 alii;e-
ton, the names and nOnors of their martyrs
and heroes are ma e immortal. Here, we
have raised 10 splendid e,iiiices, In which
marble and craven brass and
pompous epitaph keep alive the memory of
great men and achievements, and edrca5e
the living 10 initiate their examples. II
may be better as it is; temples decay AMI
tumble into ruin; brass and marble wea-
away in time Bat tie fair flowers that the
bounteous earth bestows on rs yesr afIer
year, never fail and the graceful custom we
keep to-day Will Be continued when other
records shall have faded and while grass
grows and flowers bloom t2ese hono-s shall
be paid to the graves of our departed heroes,
and their memories shall live forever, green
in mems souls.
, 1877-07-14

THK NAVY YARDs.-The Secretary OF
the Navy has followed up the President 5
recent blow at the "InachIne with an
order prohibiting the prostitution OF navy
wards 10 political purposes, thus knokIng
another prop FROM under the unhappy
:. managers. Under the new regulations
men are TO be employed IN the yards
q with reference 70 skill and efficiency
and without regard TO political or other
considerations. No officer nor empioye
in any of the navy yards shall require OF
reouest any workingnan TO contribute OF
nav any money for political purposes, nor
sbsIi a3y workingman be discharged Tor
ethical opinions" A heavier shot than N
this al the very yitals Of the :. machine
could m not have been fred. HenceIorth
the navy wards are to be absolutely uSo-
less to the party IN power They may DC
sJIed with democrats, yet they cannot oe
amnf;ed and refilled With repubheaIs
abdnt election time. Nor can the party
der;ye any more campaign funds trom the
WAGES of the workInen-
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Adjusting Differences.

The late convention of stock breeders OF
Iowa adopted the following rules to regulate
differences arising between buyers and sellers:
In ease an animal is sold as a breeder.
or as having been bred, and should afterWard
prove TO have been barren at the time OF sale,
the purchaser may return the barren animal,
and shall therefor receive another OF equal
value
.. In cases where material mistakes which
affect the value of the animal are found IN
the pedigree Of an animal, not known at the
time of sale, the purchaser may return the
animal and demand the money as soon as
the same is discovered, if within one year.
3. Where warrant Is gwen on COW TO
be in calf TO a certain bull, and found not TO
be In calf, then the seller shall have the
privilege of getting the COW IN calf to the
same bull, if possible, and IN such case he
shall also pay interest 20 the purchaser on
the price Of the COW for the time lost to the
purchaser; if 1t Is not possible to get the COW
in calf TO the same bull, OF TO one equally ae-
ceptable TO the purchaser, then the seller
shall refund the money and take The cow
4 The risks of all animals which are not
of a suitable age for breeding when Sod are
taken by the purchaser -,
;. 4 cow sold with her young calf By her
side Is presumed TO be breeder, and the
buyer takes all the risk OF her breeding IN
future.
s The seller is bound to make known all
circumstances Or facts known TO hIm Affect
ing the animals breeding qualities that
might lessen her qu .Etes as breeder.
: In making out catalogues Tor sale pur,,
poses. no attempt should be made to misiead
but full and correct pedlgrees should lie
s It Is recommended that breeders OF iine
stock maintain their reputation for hberalIty
IN case of misfortune OF the buyer, ana
especially with new beginners in the business.
, 1877-07-14

How THE WooIzT YoTED. Describing
an election for school trustees In Denver,
Colorado, on the 10th Of May, the Ns,rs of
that city says: Three hundred and twenty
three votes were cast by women and some
laughable incidents occurred during The day.
The married ladies almost invariably gave
their husbands initials, and one OF them
wanted to vote for her husband, who
couldn't come" te said Several ladies', III
giving their names, added very earnestly
that they didn't 81 ant them to ''go into the
papers" Only one vote was challenged,
that of a young miss of eighteen, who knew
she was old enough to marry, and thought
she was old enough to yot.
, 1877-07-14

CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE is popularity un-
derstood to he a man conversant with
his calling yet it would appear that he
does not please politicians OF the Blaine
stripe. His recent charge at Ellerton Is
made a topic Of severe comm Mt among
them. On the whole, however, the COM
mon people of the country VII remain
satisfied TO have the laws administered by
Judges, and as for the Blaine style Of
publcists, they are really becoming so
very hard to please that nobody IS longer
much agitated whether they continue cap
tious or not.
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Es9EEBtfS.

The holiest Of all holidays are these
Kept by ourselves in silence and apart
Tie secret anniversaries Of the heart,
When the full river of feeling overli0ws,
Those happy days unelouded TO their close,
Those sudden Joys that out of darkness start,
As flowers from ashes, swift desires to dart,
Like singing swallows, down each wind that
blows.
White as the gleam of a receding sail,
White as the cioud that floats and fits IN air,
White rs tine whitest lily on a stream,
These tender memories are fairy tale
OF some enchanted land; we know not where,
Bat beautiful as 4 dream within dream
, 1877-07-14

A PATRON of certain newspaper once
said TO the publisher: ''Mr. Printer, how Is
1t you never call ON me for pay for your
paper!' s-Oh, said the man OF types, I'VE
never ask gentleman for money. Indeed.
replied the patron; ''how do you manage
to get along when they don't pay Why,
sand the editor, latter certain time We
conclude he is no. gentleman, and We ask
him.
, 1877-07-14

GAMBErTA expresses confidence OF
victory for the left in the coming French
elections but it VIII be hard fight, and
= close one The party managers OF the
left have had the shrewdness to agree
that all present members OF the chamber,
who have bee unfaltering IN their opposl-
ton to the ministry, shall be renominated-
, 1877-07-14

COOKED SyAns are said to possess the
power of restoring tone TO the eoa5ing of the
stomach when badly injured by strong drink
The sale of snails is source OF much profit
to the peasants of Tivoh, near Rome, Italy,
and the favor is said 10 be more delicious
than that Of oysters.
, 1877-07-14

LORD 0vEESToSE, formerly Jones Lloyd,
banker, of London and Manchester, is said
to be the only man IN England who can live
handsomely ON the interest of his estate. He
has $3.50, GO year il real estate, and is sup
posed to hold more personal property than
any other English subject
, 1877-07-14

THE OLDEST church Of s2y Christian com
munity is one at Orleansv;ile- Oppidui
Tingittei-in Algeria In the payement Is a
stone with an inscription stating that II was
built in the year 32S a D., soon after the
conversion of Constantine. Several portions
Of the building are s.ill IN good repair
, 1877-07-14
SRcRET.RY SHER,lAN having a neph,

SECRETARY SHERMAN, having nephew
named Higgins in the treasury, and nav
ing promulgated decree that only one
OF a family should be employed IN his
department, promptly and with Spartan
frlnness ousted Huggns from the trcasu-
ry, and removed hnm TO a soft spot IN the
New York custom-house. Let the wave
Of civil service reform roll on
, 1877-07-14

IL TIE course OF the recent debate in the
House OF Commons, Lord Eleho inquired,
"What could be more monstrous than the
idea Of Russia fighting for civil and religious
Hberty." Why" the idea OF En- land fight
ing against it Let Lord Elcho ask another
, 1877-07-14

A VIRGIsIA paper records that at late
meeting of the Riding Club at Warrenton,
Mr.. Ladlums horse Murad. in clearing
one of the hurdles, made jump OF thirty
six feet from where his hind feet left the
ground TO where they reached ground
again
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PEOPLE are laughing over the rebu

PEOPLE are laughing over the rebuff
which vulgar old woman OF title recent
" received at the hands OF, perhaps, our
cIeyerest actress. ''Was he profession
Al or a gentleman p asked the Vulga ian
Afr.ci '. concerning some one wagse PEI
for.aance was beng criticised. Isl, no:
possible that he could be both Z SAID
pert And the Atrocity collapsed amld
the Qrins OF the bystanders-
, 1877-07-14

WHEN COLONEL SEILERs RAYMOND -1fiips'
ND = - piece or a nickle and loses, he leans
his cheek pensively upon his hand and asks
himself this conundrum 50 Why was l born
with this fatal passion for gambhngf'
, 1877-07-14

A butcher OF some eInlnenee ~as i1oe-y :;
company with several ladies At a galIe hps,o o.
Whist when, having lost twoor three raoDefs'
one of The ladies, addressing hIm, asked,
- Prav sir. what are the stakes now
:. MADAM. the best ru1np cannot ell lo'''es
,han twenty cents pound
, 1877-07-14

ScgsE st the church door-lady 10 the
sexton: .'They sayOur poor minister Is very
IN; pray, what is the matter sexton
GgruifiyI: i-Gout, madam" Lady, IN a con-
eernei voice: :" Is there no cure? Sexton
.sYes madam; give him my salary.
, 1877-07-14

"DoN'r leave your old tobacce qrids where
the innocent little children viii mistake them
for chcsnuts, reads sign on a hotel IN
Maine.
, 1877-07-14

TIE REV, ANTHONY THoRoLD, Canon o.
York and Vicar OF St Pancras, has been
nominated to the see of Rochester
, 1877-07-14

TIE Massachusetts, papers are disclss ng
the question, MAY coasins marry! We
shouli hope so. We don't ses WY a cousin
hasn't Is good right 70 marry Is tTotaer
- an uncle or son CT sls-sr.
, 1877-07-14

4 LADY inclined to airt, says men are
Ike cold, easily caught, but very hard TO
get rid OF.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-29
Franklin Literary society.

This Society met on Wednesday evening
and was very largely attended, Minutes
of previous meeting read and approved.
The Society then proceeded to the election
of officers, with the following results for
President, j. f. Snyder Vice President, W.
L. Kemerer; Secretary, Lewis j. Buck
Treasurer, Nathan Solt; Critic, II. D. Snyder.
After the regular business, the debate
Which is the more pernicious character
the Slanderer or the Flatterer," was very
ably discussed on both sides. Then followed
the general debate, which was very lively
participated in by quite a number Of
members.
Subject for next debate is triple ques.
tion as follows " Which exercises the most
powerful influence on the morals ofa people
the Pulpit, Press or the School ?" Debaters
Robert Campbell, W. Klotz, l. 2. Bagen
stose, W. II. Kreamer, W. +. Kemerer ant
T. j. Solt. Select reading, Miss Saral
Doward and II. T. smawley declamist, T
Zeigenfuss; essayist, II. d. Snyder; referred
questions, Harry Solt and c. A. Buck orator
j. j. Roberts. Yours, etc., PA.
Big Creek, Dec. 81, 1877.
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CoMMuNIcATED.l
NuisarceS.

ED. CARBON ADVOCATE The writer of this
asks space in the columns of your valuable
paper, knowing full well thatyou are always
willing to uphold law and order within our
borough. For the past few weeks number
of young men and boys have been in the
habit of congregating on the corners of our
streets, in alleys and around private and
public houses during the night as well as the
day at last becoming so noisy and committing
such depredations as in themselves were a
public and private nuisance. Different ap-
peals were made to our police force for pro-
lection, but for some time without effect
when, few days ago, a lot of boys were ar
4==ted and taken before Squire Beltz, who
gave them lecture, divided the costs of ar
rest between them, and ascertained the names
of others. Not long ago a respectable young
lady, of our borough, was vending her way
to church, and, in passing around the corner
of Bank and Iron sts., was suddenly thrown
headlong over rope stretched across the
pavement. A number of boys were stand
ing around, but, accused of the contemplate
act, they all strenuously denied it. On one
of the upper streets board was fixed on the
pavement to trip pedestrians door belli
rung to annoy peaceable people, and hos
of other annoyances INDUCED in, until they
have come to be an unbearable nuisance.
Since some of these Juvenile depredator
have been dealt with according to law, som,
of them have, in order to persecute thos
who try to uphold law and order, stolel
property and secreted it along the river, an,
done other things to annoy them. They ar
known, and may be arrested at any time ant
taken before Justice.
There are a number of boys who, instea'
of being in school, are daily to be seen lott
ering about the streets studying mischief am
spending their time ioolshly. Would it nc
be better for parents to see that these idler
were put to school, and not allowed to wan
der around the streets? Parents and guard
ians are notified to take care of their childre
and wards, and not allow them to congregat
on the corners to annoy citizens, undc
penalty of arrest, An appeal is here mad
and the aid of good citizens asked, to uproC
this nefarious practice, while our police al
requested TO use every effort TO abate tn
growing nuisance. More anon.
December 81. JUSTICE.
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do something to earn their fifteen dollars
day.
ofapplicants for places, we have them by
the million. The petty position Of Water
Registrar of the District was left vacant the
other day by the death of its occupant, and,
nature to see the grand rush that was made
for the place. 1t was business before plea
sure;" get the dead mans place first, and
then attend his funeral afterwards.
President Hayes has been away to enjoy
the hospitalities of New York city, and upon
his return to-day he looked very cheerful
and contented, and why shouldn't he, after
having been cared for by the Union League,
lunched by Governor Dix, and cheered by
an immense crowd of admirers.
Senator Patterson is up again and out OF
danger. He had recovered sufficiently to be
out riding on Saturday. His illness has
been nervous prostration, induced by mental
excitement attending the civil prosecution
against him, and the contest in the Senate
over the admission of Senator Butler. He
has accepted an invitation from ex-senator
Cameron to spend the holidays at his farm
in Lancaster county, Penna., and will 60
there, provided he continues to improve as
fast as he has within the last two days.
Bon INGERsoLL CBUsHED.-The lecture of
Clay England, at Lincoln Hall, on Saturday
evening, was the most remarkable event OF
the season, so far. He came to conquer that
giant intellect which is carried by the "Glo-
rious Bob" The hall was jammed with
| men, women and children, struggling to get
a glimpse of the one who dared to face and
contradict the greatest orator in the United
States. Mr.. Ingersoll had said, that there
was Z" no improvement on the Devil for four
thousand years" This was proved by Mr..
England to be somewhat incorrect, for said
he, "when a man has represented Chris
| tian State in the United States Congress, and
then steps on the lecture platform and
charges fifty cents a head from Christian
men and women, his eyes flashing with the
| lurid light of hell, and his brow blistered
with baseness in his attempt to corrupt
| Christian manhood and womanhood, such 0
man." he thinks, " is a slight improvement o,
| the Devil p When Mr.. Ingersoll, the othel
night, was talking of dug out" it occurred
| to the lecturer that if he ever got a fail
chance at him, he would make him dig out
and take the sling of righteousness anC
| pebble of truth" and smite this Giant ofGatf
right between the two eyes. At the close o
the lecture, however, we were pleased to fine
one point upon which the two champion
did not disagree: the creation of woman
They both agreed that it did not make any
material difference whether Eve was mad
out of Adams rib or his big toe, and the,
also agree that the creation of woman wa
the best "put up job" they ever saw. B.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-29
STATE NEWS.
JUSTICE.

Lizzie Moreland, of Allegheny county,
took fatal dose of oil of tansy few days
ago, the result of unrequited affection.
i. S. Irwin, member of the Lawrence
county bar, was thrown out of a carriage last
week and killed, his skull having been
broken.
Mud has put a stop to the oil business
in the Bradford region. The roads will not
admit the passage of wagons, and pedestri-
ans sink into mud knee deep.
Reuben Matlack, of Chester county,
committed suicide recently by hanging him
self in a barn. His body was not discover
ed until several days after the commission
Of the act.
There will be collected as United States
tax on whisky between ninety and one hun
dred thousand dollars during the month in
the district composed of fWestmoreland, Fay
etts, Greene, Washington and part of Al
legheny.
AT Williamsport John and William
Clark purchased goods from A. j. Boalich
and refused to pay for them. They also
threatened 10 whip Mr.. Boalich, ard one of
them knocked Tim down. The latter shot
William Clark in the leg and John in the
hat
--On Monday night of last week John W.
Pittocl, Of the Pittsburg Leader, was attack
ed by William johnson, negro, and robbed
Of his revolver, gold watch and chain. On
Friday the desperate was sentenced to nine
year,, ten months and ten days in the peni-
tentiay.
The shipments of oil from Pittsbulg
during November aggregated l73 ,669 barrels.
The total stock in the producing regions at
the close of November was 2,47l ,708 harels,
against 2,5O4,0l2 barrels at the close of Oc-
tober, showing decrease of 32,2I4 barrels
for tie month, and 4s3,294 barrels less dur
ing the year than in the corresponding
months Of 1875.
The stockholders Of the Northumberland
county National Bank Of shamokin have all
received notice, that unless they pay within