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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-01

The terrible disaster on the American
coast, in the wreck of the U. S. sloop-of-war
Huron and the loss of nearly a hundred
precious lives, will not only excite public
sympathy, but we hope will lead to some
searching investigation in regard to the con-
dition Of our Navy, Under every Admin
istration, charges, not only of eXtravagant
and wasteful expenditure, but of more
serious nature, are made. 1t has been as
serted again and again that vessels are built
not FOR public defence and for the safety of
the noble seamen who are to risk their lives
in them, but to promote the pecuniary in
terest Of contractors and others. The truth
in regard to these charges ought to be as
eertdined and made known. One thing is
certain: we have very little in the matter
of Navy, to show for the great annual ex-
pendimre that has been made for half a cen
mry. We append the following particulars
of the terrible disaster: The news reached
here on Saturday that the L. s. sloop-of-
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-01

The Carbon county School Directors are
speaking of Prof Hollinger, of Summit
Hill, as possible candidate for the Office of
County Superintendent of county schools.
We do not know whether Mr.. Hofiord, the
present incumbent, will be candidate or
not, but if he desires to remain in the posi-
tion, as he has served very aeceptablv, u
would be wise to retain him in it, for we do
not believe in changing superintendents any
more than we are in favor of giving up a
good teacher simply for tho sake of patron
izing some fayorite, and hence we have al
ways been in favor ofretaining Mr.. Newlin,
the able Superintendent of Schools in
Schuylkill county, SO long as he is willing
te serve US; but should Mr.. Hoiiord desire
a change then we know of no man whom
we prefer to Professor Hollinger. He is an
experienced and successful teacher, young
enough to intuse energy into every depart
ment, and in every way a capable gentle
man, and should a change be made Proies-
sor Hollmger should be selected by the Di-
rectors Of Carbon county TO fill the position.-
1amaqua Courier.
Mr. R. F. lIoflord, the present gentleman
ly and efficient County Superintendent, will
be candidate for reelection, and that he
will be successful there is, at this time not
the shadow of doubt. It appears TO be an
acknowledged fact, that the longer Mr.. Hof-
ford holds the position, the more highly ap-
preciated are his services by our people.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-01
New Advertisements.
Wonderful, but True !
A. j. DURLING,
PROPRIETOR OF THE PEOPLES
Drug and Family Medicine
STORE, makes the following
ANNOUNCEMENT.

STORE, makes the following
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Owing TO the general depre9siCn in business,
the great reduction OF wages for labor, &c.
deeni It nv DUTY at this time 10 give the people
OF LehIghtOn and Vlcinlty TBE LIONS sHARR OF
MY RoFITsl Read aud rruemher the follow.
lug Prices of few OF the many articles sold at
my Drug Store;
PATENT MEDICINES-qll 81 Preparations
50 cents such rs Vlnegar BItters, HOsletter's,
brakes Plantation, Mi>hleI's Herb, German
Btters and all others formerly 81, now IS cts
sue preparations 4Oc. ana 25c. reparatOns Zoe.
COLD. COUGH and LUNG REMEDIES. as
Jayne's iiXpee GRANT, Hal's and Aliens Bal.
saHl Ayers Cherry Peetoral, n ilk Cure Cod
Liver Oil, COD Liver OH ana Limo ana others
formerly 81 now o1 cents
HAIR PREPARE rIoNS - Hairs Hair Re
newer, MOntcomely's ayers Har Nlsor,
and Mrs Aliens, iOrn- erly 2, now 90 Gus. Al
SIC preparations OF above character now 4Oc.
LINIMENTS = Laubach's, Lows Magnetic
DOnnelly's Flect1U. Samson OIL, tauWaY's
Rehef. Magic OIL, GRrginV OH. Wlldlire Llnl'
ment and all others formerly Soc. GoW 4Oc'
Horse, Cattle and Chi ken Powders formerly
25c. now .0c.; Durlns's celebrated Condition
Powders improved, $50. per pound.
Kenigs Hamburg Drops, 4Oc per bottle Breast
Tea. 9Uc. IA pacEaRei Pills Of all kinds formerly
25C, now :0c. per box.
PLASTERS-POrous, Arnica, Poor Mans aud
all others formerly 2bo. now zoe.
WORM RENEDIES-Worm Svrups, Vermi.
fuges, Worm LOzenRes and COnteCuo1s iOIm
cry -bC, now -UC'
Roots, Barks, Herbs, Medical Teas. sc, &c.
formerly from IUc. to loo per OF. now 20. TO &c.
per Oz,
Castor OIL Balsam de Malta, Essence OF Pep
peimint, Essence Oi Lemon, Golden Tlnoture,
paregoIic, and GlPcerine formerly lOc 70 loo.
now &C 20 lOo. pei bottle
Everything Down Down Down I
Caustie seda. for Making Soap, from cents
TO 10 cents Uer pound.
Castor on, strictly pure, sec, per quart, by the
gallon less.
LOOK AGAIN. PAPER, Gold Git
Paner I0C.; q al2ad Papers formerly sc. 20 S5c.
now 2Gc. Wmte Blauks and rIuts formerly lsc.
to 25c. now l2C. TO loo, and brown Backs form
eTlY Zoe. TO l2c. now Is, To Yc.
Physicians PRESCRIPTIONS and Family Recipes
compounded az Greatly Reduced Rates. GO Oh
send 20 DU RLING'S
Having had aU experience Of almost Twenty
Yeas M The Dug BusinCss more than Ten Oi
winch hpye been IN Leliphiou, i W II In the tu'
tuTe, AS have IN the past GUARANTEE 10 all tile
very Best and Purest Drugs, Al Medicines, &c. q
be found m the american Markets. l Y
FOX CASH DSc IA -nOVS
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-01

The following persons, says the Harris
burg Patriot, are named as candidates for
Secretary of Internal Affairs on the Demo-
cratic ticket; John Swan, Allegheny; Ben
Whitman, Eriej P. Gray Meek, Centre /;
WilliamBeitleman, Northampton Charles
ton Burnett, Monroe; ]. Simpson Afric,
Huntington; William M'Sherry, Adams.
Lieutenant Governor; Harman Yerkes,
Bucks j. X. P. Duff, Allegheny; William
M'Clelland, Allegheny; William II. Play
ford, Fayette; j. A. Stranahan, Mercer
Edwin Albright, ,Lehigh William II. Snow
den, Lehigh William Hasson, Venango.
Supreme Judge: Henry P. Ross, Charles A.
Mayer, Samuel B. Wilson, S. S. Dreher,
William Elwell and Fuman Sheppard.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-01


"A FINE MICROSCOPE FOR FEW CENTS.
"A well made, genuine Microscope-not
bit of nodded glass in paper or metal ring,
or tube-but one with triple Lenses, Dia-
phragm, Stand, ETC., is not only useful in
every family, but it is very interesting.
Such instruments have hitherto been too
costly for the general publc.-The Editors
of the american AgricultuiSt, in connection
with an Optical Manufacturing Company,
have after many experiments and much in
vention, succeeded in producing genuine
microscope, with three fine lenses, stand,
etc, which by use of machinery, and very
large manufacture, is now made at far less
cost than has ever before been done. Scien-
tific men, and others, say it is decidedly SUI
perior to anything ever before offered so low
as $780, but this one is sold for 81 80. But
one is given to every subscriber to the Amer
icdn AgriculturiSt, who simply adds 40 cents
to the regular subscription price-that is, the
paper is sent one year, with the 81 so micro
scope, for only $500. Iftoibe delivered free
to any part of the country, Is cents extra is
to be added A full description and all par
ticulars can be had by sending your address
on postal card to ORANGE JuDD COMPANY,
New York; or better still, send them 10
cents (half price, for post paid sample copy
of the epaper,-which will give full descrip-
tion of the microscope, and also much valu-
able reading and engravings, ETC., and be
richly worth far more than its cost.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-01
FXECUTOR'S NOTICE.

Estate Of IVilliam Stral0n, Deeeasdds
Letters TesIsmeut0ry on the Estgte of Wifism
StTaWn, late Of che 30 Ough OF LehightOn Car
bon County Penn'a, ceC'u have been granted TO
II anK X. HarinV, OF COOpersburg, Leligh CO.;
z tate are Icqu ed to make pay ment. ana
those havIns Cl um1 or demands VIII make
known the slme without decay.
FRANK n. HARINS,
COODerfbug g, Lehigh County, Pa.
November "a, ls7'-wJ'
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-01
A UDIT0R's NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned
Auditor. appointed by the Orphans Court OF
carbon County. TO distribute tue funds IN The
hands of the Admin strators of Daniel BeltL
deceased, Will hold a meeting for tle purposes
OF bis appointment Ou ~ ESDAH, DEUEM-
DER lsth 1877, at TEN O'Clock A. M, al his
'Offl6- IN Mnuch CHUNK, when AMI wnele all
par les mtCTes Cd are REQUIRED TO present their
claims or be forever bqued.
PJ. MEkHAN, Auditor.
NoverDber 24th 1877 WI
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-01

TTT. - ! TO ohreR case OF CatarTh IN eac
w duISu neiRuOorhood, with Dr, Kern
D.. = itgi-' ". 70 i'trOluCo IT, sample free. J.
=. riltJn, Pittsburgh, Pa, nOVss-'HS
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-01
Saturday, December 8, 1877,

Saturday, December 8, 1877,
Commencing at O'Clock p. Nj, all those Two
certain Pieces Or
LOTS OF GROUND
Situatel in the VILLAGE of BOWMANS.
WILLIE, Lower TOwamenslng township afOro-
sau Bounded and described as follows. to wit ;
LOT No. /. containing in front; on " hlte street.
80 feet and EXTENDING in depth, between parallel
nnes at right angles lS feet to Lehlgh street /;
bounded on the north by White street. on the
east by OF y O. 2, on the south by Iehl5h street.
and on the west by land of Josiah Bowman.
The improvements thereon arc
BLACKSMITH SHOP
Isx2O feet stable; Wagon she'd 9 xSS feet and
II 2-~tOry Carpenters Shop. 2ix feet.
ALSO. Lot NO. 25, Il outing on White street Q
feet, aud extending in depth Of that wlGth, Oe.
tween parallel Ii mes, Is teet 10 Apple alley
bounded on the south by White street. on tho
east by Mil street on the north by Apple alley,
and on tue west by land Of ] Oslah Bowman. The
Improvements are a2StOre Frame
STORE HOUSE
80 feet front and A feet III depth, and other out
buildings
Condiion will be made known ut the time and
place OF sale, by -
Administrator Of Estate OF David snyder, dec'd
November l7w3
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
A Strange Bird Story.

l.. Page and son, cutting wood near San
Jose, noticed for several days that mum
Der of birds remained constantly upon q
tree hear them, some gong and sonic
coming from time to time. Upon cutting
down the tree, they discovered llmb with
a hollow cavity, some two feet In length
and three or four inches in diameter. in
which were two full grown birds of some
goodly. SPECIES. There was small
aperture through which the birds were
supplied with food by their mates, The
limb was cut aud the birds liberated
They were neither Of them able to fly,
having evidently meyer been out of their
How they came inside is
q question. It Is probable the mother
bird was small, and though able to make
her nest in the hollow of the tree and
rear her young, could not extricate them,
and they did not gain strength enough to
help themselves until the hollow had 50
closed that eccape was impossible. Those
who examined the birds think they are
about two years old. They bad been fed
from their youth by their bird-fellows
through the aperture in the lilab of the
tree. A noblcr instance of devotion, even
the human family never exhibited.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
. Divide uD Utah.

The best solution of the Mormon prob
lem yet proposed is that of dividing up
Utah AMONG the adjoining States and
Territories. Two contiguous States
Nevada and Colorado, do not today con
tain 3 sufficient population to justify.
their admission. Nevada has not 60, ,OOO
people within its borders, and Colorado
has less than 100000. Territofla.ly, there
is no reason why the eastern portion of
Utah should not be annexed to Colorado,
and all the western to Nevada In Great.
ing the original Territory of Nevada, a
large slice was cut off from Utah, and
another portion might now te ad, ed with
advantage. Such an addition might prove
in improving the politics of
that State by introducing therein another
element. And there is no doubt that the
people of Nevada would take due care to
punish polygamy within their borders.
Colorado wo lld be benefited by the an
nexa,iOn of q portion of eastern Utah,
aud the Territories of Idaho, Montana,
aud Arizona could with advantage
absorb the northern and southern por-
tions.j
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
CuriOus DeriVatiOns.

The word pamphlet Is derived from the
name of Greek authoress, PamphyIia,
who compiled history of the world into
thirty five little books.
''Punch and Judy" is q contraction
from Pontius and Judas. 1t is relic of
an old miracle play in which the actors
were rontius Pilate and Judas lscariot.
"Bignt'' is from Visigotha, in which the
fierce and lntolerant Arianis,n of the Visi.
goth conqueror of Spain has been handed
down to infamy.
"Humbug' Is from Hamburg; "a piece
of Hamburg news'' was in Germany q
proverbial expression for false political
rumOrs.
"Gauze' derives its name from Casa,
where 1t was first msde.
"Tabby cat" is all unconscious that hel
name is derived from Atab, . famous
street in Bagdad, Inhabited by the manu-
facturers OF silken stuffs called Atabi, OF
taffety, the wavy markings of the watered
silks resembling pussy's coat.
"Old Scratch il the demon Skratti.
who still survives in the superstitions of
Northern Europe.
"Old Nick" is none other than Nikr,
the dangerous water-demon of the Scan.
legend.
The lemon takes its name from the City
Of Lima.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
DOn's First Profits.

In an interview with q Pittsburg re
porter, Don c cameron related the following
business experience: I'm 1861 and 1869
employed every dollar bad in the world,
together with great deal Of money be-
longing to "ther people, IN manufacturing
pig-lr0n. kept the furnace in opera
ton asl ss l could borrow money to
run it. lue result was tina: l piled up
over 1000 tons of iron, at a cost of $1l.5O
per ton. This immense pile Of iron was
the subject of much tribula,ion. Th, re
it lay for months, and there was no indi-
cation of an advance in price. l would
occasionally 90 and look at it, and become
beartsick at the gloomy prospect of get
ting my money back. At length, pig Iron
upward; at first 1t advanced to
$50 per ton, at which figure sold small
quantity. Then it reached $50, $40, and
finally $50 per ton, and when l had
closed out the 1000 tons l found that
had realized an average profit of about
sd per on: This was the first money
ever made"
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
A Rare Self Denial.

In the last German war, s captain of
cavalry was commanded TO 60 foraglng.
He set out ut the head of bis company,
going to that section which was assigned
to him. 1t VAS q secluded valley, where
nothing could be seen but woods. He
perceived at the door of . humble cabin
an old hermit, with white beard. my
father" said tho officer, ''show me fl cid
where 1 can forage my horses!'
directly"
THIS good old man, placing himself at
their head, recrossed the valley. After q
quarter of an hours march they found Z
beautiful field of barley.
"This is what want, said the captain.
"Wait a Moment" said his conductor,
''you shall be satisfied"
They continued to march, and arrived.
about a quarter of mile further, ut
another field of barley. The troops i'm
mediately dismounted, resped the grain {,
placed it upon their groups, and remount.
ed. The cavalry officer .heu said to hrs
guide:
MY father. you have made us 90 too
far unnecessarily; the first field was bet-
ter than this." - --
"That 10 true, sir" replied the cd mao,
''but il was not mine.''
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
Turkish Titles.


which may puzzle many readers, sre thus
defined:
Sullan-The Sovereign of the Turkish
Empire-:he recognized organ Of all ex-
ecutive power in the State.
Porte-Tbe Government of the En-
pire.
Sublime Porte-The official name of tn,
Government.
Grand Vizier-The chief minister of
the Empire.
D.van - The Council of State - the
"Oablnet.'
Grand Mufti-Chief Interpreter of the
Mohammedan law, and head of the ''Wisc
Mcn"-jursts. theo.Cgians and literati-
who assemble for consultation on his or
der. He is mostly styled the Chief of the
Faithful.
Pasbas-Governors, Viceroys, comman-
|dcrs, and civil and military rulers OF
provinces.
Dey-About the same as Pasha.
Sheik-rhe name given the heads OF
Arabian tribes or clans. It means elder
or eldest in dignity or authority.
Osmandi-Turklsh official.
lslanl-The religion of Mohammed.
-Mohammedans themselves.
Mussulman-A follower of Moham.
med.
Ottoman Empire--Another namc fol
the Turkish Empire, and derives its name
from Osman, its founder.
Osmanlis-Tbe Turks proper.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
A Giant Grove.

A new grove Of giant trees, recently
discovered one hundred miles south of the
famous giant trees of Yosemite, is just
explored and described. 1t is on line
with the other grove, 5000 feet in altitude
Instead of a small cluster of thirty or
forty trees. here are 10000 trees. Quite a
forest of them covers six miles square.
Besides several thousands of old fellows,
whose age is estimated at from 1909 to
1000 years, there are thousands Of young
chaps from 1CO to 1000 years old, and full
Of vigor. The older trees, being decapi-
tated by storms and by weight of winter
SHOWS on their bushy tops, are mostly
by the Juniors. Some of these
fallen trees, 5000 to 4OCO years old, have
been revealed underneath the buried
bottles of ancestral sequoias OF similar
size, which grew there 5000 years ago
say, thirty feet in diameter. Large
lakes and waterfalls are found along the
route.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
What Gold and Silver Cost

Statistics of six of the bonanza mines,
the Sierra Nevada, Ophir, Gould & Curry,
Savage. Hale & Norcross. and Chollar
Potosi, show that in sixteen years these
mines have yielded altogether $s4 ,O25, ,2Os
in treasure. Their dividends in the same
time, over and above assessments, have
been less than one thirtleth OF this amount
81, 7S4, 436. All the rest, more than
So, 0O0, 600, have been spent in working
the mines. in paying high officials fancy
salaries, or has been stolen. These SIX
mines cover 7,1os feet of the Com stock
lode. There are six other mines, en-
bracing 4,2S3 feet of the lode, which have
yielded little or ~ return, and have drawn
from their stockholders $l,964, 1872 in
Taking the twelve mines
together. it Is found that they have yield.
ed in dividends $l4, 462, 7SO. and have
drawn in assessments $l4, ,642, $50, an ex.
cess of assessments oyer dividends Of $l79,.
75e.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
oi Eastern Montana announcement Of
bOZEMAN, M. T., THURSDAY. JUNE 21. 1877
GenernIitieS.

Science says that the human voice hs
= nine perfect tones, but these can be com
bined into II, ,592, ,044,4l4 different sound.
), Sawdust is recommended instead of hai
, IN mortar, to prevent its pceling off. Th
$ sawdust is first thoroughly dried and sift
. ed through an ordinary seive to remov
the larger particles, and the mortar mad
BY mixing one part cement, two lime, tw,
|. %wdust, and five sharp sand the sawdus
: being fret well mixed, dry, with tn
!, cement and sand.
! The tide of Chinese immigration to Sal
Francisco, which has for somc time beer
ION the ebb, is apparently returning to it
Hood, and tile papers are beginning t
mntter about 1T. A steamer loaded will
1000 Of these people recently arrived be-
fore the authorities had had time to dis.
charge from Quarantine the ship-iosd OF
500 which had preceded them.
One Of the latest engineering projects
made public is that of locking up the
Straits Of Belle Isle, which separate the
coast of Labrador from Newfoundland, IN
order to divert into the Atlantic the vast
fields of ice which come down from Baf
fms Bay and make the shores of the Gulf
!of st. Lawrence much colder than those
Iof the ocean. 1t is thought that if the
straits wele shut up, the climate of Can
ada would be much tempered and naviga
ton in the gulf could be kept up all the
year round. Il he straits are eight miles
and a half wide in their narrowes point
and very deep.
The egg traffic Of New York has risen
to all Importance which few comprehend,
the sales of a single firm in this line of
business having exceeded 81 ,00O, 600 per
annum for several years past. while the
aggregate transactions ia New York city,
according to careful estimates, are at least
$4,000, 900 per annum. In New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, Chicago,
Cleveland and Buffalo, the aggregate an,
nual sales are not far from SIS, S,0OO, 900.
1t 8 even claimed that the value of the
poultry and egg product of the country
equa's that Of cotton, and is but little be-
hind that of wheat.
The American Missionary Association
held its annual meeting in Boston, May
81. The amount received for the year 1876
Was $2G4,7o9 The ASSOCIATION has 81
missionaries, 46 Of whom arc IN the South,
and 1913 teachers. Churches in the South,
Sc; among the Indians, 2, and in foreign
fields, g. Church members in the South.
3.935; among the Indians. 80, and in
foreign fields, 547. Total number of Sab
bath school scholars. 1880; schools in the
South, II; among the Chinese, l3; among
the Indians, 5; in foreign fields, s. To-
tai, 55. Pupils III the South. 6,l75;
among the Chinese, ,537; among the In
diaus, 153, and in foreign fields. sos.
There arc 5000 scholars In the South be-
ing taught by former pupils OF the asso-
citation.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
A sioux Chiefs Prayer.

have good gun, that is good; give me
MANY bullets; give me much powder
Give me many ponies; give mo beau
tiful woman, ask 1t; my heart will then
be glad.
sleep long; then l will Kill them.
White man shoot straight; that Is oao !;
make him shoot crooked; let me stt ei his
horses-his white horses-wlileh ne sleeps
Make many fat buffalo come close /;
Make our young men swift and strong ;
we win then kill plenty white men Aud
Grows; that will b very good.
Give ne whisky; like 1t.