davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
Says the Marshalltown Statesman

Says the Marshalltown Statesman
"why don't you buy power press, Cook ~
inquired several enthusiastic Democrats, as
we took our loched-up pages oftypc through
the streets on a wheelbarrow to a steam
printing press, owned by rich printing
firm. Why don't we buy the Boardman
House, Woodbury. Block and the public
squareP Why don't we raise HI on four
dollars and half 1t is easy to do these things
provided you have the collaterals, but at the
present writing.we confess we have not
enough money to buy cheese press. Print,
ing Democratic newspapers in Iowa is like
peddling peanuts in a graveyard.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26

THE Supreme Court of South Carolina
decided Tuesday, Chief Justice Willard dis
Benting, that the Circuit Judges of that State
must be elected by ballot, instead Of rira
voce. This decision unseats all tho Judges
elected by the Republican Legislature prior
to last year, and retains Kershaw and Wal
lnce, elected by the Democratic Legislature.
The question involved was the construction
of the word "ballot," Justices McIver and
Haskell holding that it meant ballot, and
the ChiefJusti that uiva uoce was sufficient.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26

The country is flooded with counterfeit
money, more now than ever before, and
storekcepers had better avoid all risks, and
subscribe for. the only reliable and official
Counterfeit Detector issued, and then loss
from receiving counterfeit money need never
be incurred. All handling bank notes have
only to keep at.hand for consultation Peter
sons Counterfeit Detector, a semi-monthly
publication containing descriptions of all
counterfeit notes as soon as they appear, also
q complete list Of broken, closed, failed, and
fraudulent banks. Every number of the
Detector contains likewise lists of all the
National and State banks in the country,
financial news and items, price current, re-
views of the money and stock markets, &c,
and is, in short, very valuable publication,
and no business man in the country should
be without 1t. The rate of subscription fol
the Monthly issue is only $3.50 year
Semimonthly, $500 year. Subscriptions
may commence with any month, and are
payable in advance. A canvasser could get
up list of subscribers in this neighborhood.
Address T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadel-
phia, Pa, for specimen copy.
As there is q great furore now about Old
Coins, we would advise all to get copy Of
PeterSonS Coin Book, containing perfect fac
siinile impressions ofthe Coins ofthe World
1t will be sent by mail, postage paid, on
receipt of ST. by T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26

GERMAN SYRUP."-No other med.-
cine in the world was ever given such a test
ofits curative qualities as Boschee's German
Syrup. In three years two million foui
hundred thousand small bottles of this med
icine were distributed free Of charge by drug
gists in this country to those afflicted with
consumption, asthma, Group. severe coughs
pneumonia and other diseases of the throat
and lungs, giving the American people un-
deniable proof that German Syup will cure
them. The result has been that druggists
in every town and village in the United
States are recommending It to their custom
ers, Go to your druggist, and ask what they
know about it. Sample bottles 10 cents
Regular size 70 cents. Three doses will re-
lieye any case. For sale by a. J. Durling.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10Th, 1878.

AsHlNGIuNJ Jam lJln, 1878.
Veni, Tidi, Tici i;-they came, saw, and
us, not conquered but retired in good order
to return some other time and then conquer.
l refer to the lady sulragists, who had be-
leaguercd the Halls of Congress for the past
two or three weeks, with the usual results of
experiments of this kind that is, the ex-
action Of good many promises of our legis-
lators, but no realadvantage, nothing tangible.
Somehow or other, our leading men in Con-
gress Of both parties " fight shy" as the
saying is, oft the Women's Movement" )" and
are unwilling to commit themselves either
one way or another. l overheard a well
known NJ. c. saying, in speaking of the
women at the Capital the other day, that he
would have voted to give them an audience
if he had not been "paired OFF on the
woman question. A good many of his col
legues are in a like predicament!
Congress has been unusually dull and
stupid during the week, which is saying a
good deal Senator Vorrees speech On the
silver question produced some temporary
excitement; but the eulogics on the late
Senator Morton Cn the Senate) did not at
tract the attention, or audiences, they were
expected TO do. In the House, the discus
sion Of the Silver Bill has occupied the
greater part of the time, and the agony is
not over yet Next in importance, is the
question Of a reduction of the tobacco tax,
which meets with considerable opposition
from nearly all the leading tobacco manu-
iacturers in the country, who have sent
delegations here to oppose the reduction. 1t
is, indeed, seldom that people object to the
reduction or abrogation of tax; opposition is
generally on the other side!
Owing 10 the charming weather, receptions
and social entertainments have been more
numerous and better attended this week,
than at any preceding period during the
season. A great deal is expected OF the
grand .tete to be given by the S panish Minis
ter, Senior Mantlla, on Tuesday evening
next, in honor Of the marriage of King
Alphonso, of Spain, and which will be one
Of the most gorgeous affairs of the kind ever
given in this city. Upwards Of five hundred
invitations have besn iss'led, and the eIsSs
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
Gen. Mcclellan GU silver.

Gov. Mcclellan, in his inaugural address
last week, took occasion to state his views on
finance. They are important as giving ex-
preston to decided drift in the sentiment
Of the country during the past fortnight to-
ward gold basis Somarked has this been
at the East, that Mr.. Ewing and his con-
frercs propose to give up all attempts to hold
any of the Eastern States and unite the West
expressing any opinion as to the durability
Of an organization planted ON an undulating
silver basis, it sufficiently indicates that at
the East, at least, public sentiment at present
has tendency towards gold Gov McClel-
Ian, after reviewing the financial history of
the country, says that a nation or an indi-
vidual who borrows money may, by force or
fraud, avoid payment, but that the defaulter
cannot reasonably expect to borrow from the
same source a second time. "a savage
tribe" he goes on to say very cleyerly, "cut
Of from the rest of the world, may agree
among themselves that, cowry she'll shall
pass current for pig or COW, or for hun
dred but when civilized men, or other
savages who do not place the same value
upon cowry shells, come among them for
the purposes of trade, they will inevitably
refuse to accept them at price beyond their
real value elsewhere, unless they happen to
know of some other simple races having
something TO sell, who will take them at the
fictitious appraisal. Unless commerce can
dispose of the surplus products of the West
and South, their interests must languish.
The ooranaercal rien cannot use ooWry shells
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
Cool in England is $3.50 per ton, against
f,So In 1874.

Now it is Blaine ofNfnino who steps for
wnrl N the national blackboard to solve tho
silver problem. His bill, introduced We'd
nesiay, provides for tho coinage of a silver
dollar 10 be ami to b kept equal in value t o
the gold dollar, and to be legal tender for
all debts not exceeding IS larger debts to
be paid one-half in gold and onc-haif in
silver, OF the option Of either creditor or
debtor
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
New Advertisements.
WANTED, IMMEDIATELY,

MAN AND HI- WIFE without chlldre,
on FARM. 1he mnn must thOTOugh.y under.
stan the work on Ear %. and tnr woman CON.
pet Mt TO take lnli cdarge OF the DAIRY. aud
bo,h of iht n able TO read anu VINE. For y T..
tculGrs ipply at the Office OF the Z AdBON
ADVOCATE. Lehlgltcn PA. Jan .6-ml
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate Qf S0l0M0n SoN, Deeeased.

Estate Of Solomon Solt, Deceased.
letter. GestamentaTy on de Estate Of so o.
mon Sol, late OF Flank IN township, Carbon
County. fcnn'H, Gee. have beeh grintod TO
hos j So ana ElZ SIlt, Of franklin WIZ,
IN snd county 10 whom all VersOns in ,e0Ced Iu
tht sald Estate are & Que~ted to maze 3avment.
aud tio'e having claims or demands viii make
known the same MttluuC DELAY.
TAOS. j. SOLT, r,.-..,,....
ELIZA sOLI, : ESecutoFs'
Jan. 40, ls77-wCs
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26

Es,A FOR SALE or TO LET,-A Double
B#SH Frame Dwelling House, sltu C. a0Out
LEI1Etl une ha1 mile east Ct M'lssI orr, ON the
,0sd ieadinR 10 Maria Furnace suitable Tor wU
Iaull les. lhere are about - C es of l.ald IN
H. Terms mOdeyate, Apply TO
I. +. BLEPPINGER,
llr - LehiyhbOn, 20.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26

- FOR SALE OR TO RENT.-A de-
BHsHl sirable SIORE-ROOu with WARE.
skzA2z HOUSE and DWELLING attacped,
si,ua eu IN tbs borough OF WeisspOit, Pa, and
known at the Lewis elss PrOpelty, ia ely
occupied by Cornelius SnydeT.lls offered for "a %
or To Rem, Terms reasonable. Apply 20 the
undersigned at hls residence IN Lehighion, or
Store PackertOn.
Jan l3 mze LEWIS WEISS.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
ITO Whom it May Concern.

All persons arc here'Y forbid meddiin0 with
Two Mules, one Par ( Boo sic s. Que Wason,
and One Cana. Boat. No. 10 q, loaned bv me to
Lewis tronheiser, he same bsing m property.
MARIA 4VTG, WSiAspsEt, Pa
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26

State Of PENNEY Udnia County Of Carbon, SIS:
l. ". W. BOwman. Cashier of the lOvt. nam.
ed Bank, do 40 emuly swear that the above
st. J,meIti is true to The best OF my knOwedge
ana DeheL
". w. BOWMAN, cashier.
Subscribed and swl rl 10 before me. this 10th
day OF Jauua V, iSs.
1Hos =. BECK Nol'y Public.
COrTecJ-Attest: A. ]. Durling, Denlis Bauman,
R. r. HOtJrJ, ID rectOrs. Jan. ~, 1875.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
ERRORS YOUTH.

A GEN rLEMAN who suffered iOr years from
n Merry us Deb ltv Premature Decay, and nj
the uffrc y ni youthful mdu CTetirn, viii Cor ,he
sa Uf suf rug humanity send II ee to all who
need it. the o lpe anu directlOus for mnkIne tn,
slmDe remedy Uv which he was curet. Suf"r.
erS wishing to pi oft by The adye ser'S expert
enCe can do 50 by uUdUe sing III perfect MI
dencc. JOHN Is. OGDEN, - CeuaT st n. Y.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
Our Washington I.ettre,

Winding-up Of the Womcn's Coauention-
Congressional action and n-action-Society
GoSsip-Rcq'e'cm Mass for the late King Of
Haly-A Grand Fcte at the Spanish Mus
ter'S-CtrioSitieS Of the Dead Letter Office
Il Singular Aucti0n.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
SANDwaC aCga
Manufacturing Comply,
PIETPLGS.

will mail (Free) tue recipe for simple
VEGETABLE BALa mt viii remove IAN,
FREI KLES. PlMPLI'S anO BLCTCHEsleaVlng
+ hr skin soft clear ami b, Itifui; al o INST ne.
tionS for Pre- dnc.ng a lu1m aIt gruwth If hair
on Il GalJ head or smooth Ice, AdlresS, ln'
ST, N Y
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
To COnSumptiVeS.

The alvcrtise~. having been permanent,
cured Ol III dIeal disease. COpsumptI n, OY
simp.a remedy, Is anxious 10 M rs known to
Il y fe lOw.suhercra the means Of cure. To ali
mo desire lJ he will seHd Gnpv OF tne pre- clp-
tlLl rseo Tree Of chargt) wlth tue directions
for NJ t'par'ng aud using the same wblch tGey
wiIil l'u.t sure CURE Tor Z EsUMPTIoN ASTHMA
BGoNC. nus &c. Parties wishing the Lresrrp-
Penn st M'uliam ,buIgh y. Y,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26

DERSONAL.
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. Jannary sth, 1878 -
Received Of ] ulla Leinhqrd, for Real Estate end
Live stock as follows; one Bay Horse one
l"uCk Wagon one Sled, one Straw Cutter one
Tanning Mil, one Set Double Harness one
CalrlaRe Hnrness, one PlOw, one CultivatOr, n
ioi OF Corn sta ks and lot Of straw. the sum
Of One hundred and twent Ave tOlara IN full
10 date LEOPOLD HILDFBRAND,
Jan. Il Is79-W.As East MaueL Chunk Pa.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
New Advertisements.

LNOr Sale.
few saa es OF the F Tst National Bank OF
Lehi. htou stock. ALp.y it the office Of tho
CARBON ADVOCATE. Jan. 10. Is7.-tt
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26
DEPORT uF THF CONDITION or
IN the FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

a, Le.igntOn. IN the State Of PenRsy wanna, at
tho c,ose of business December ., 1877;
RPEOUKCuS
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26

The following bill, introduced in the State
Legislature, by Hon. W. NJ. Rapsher, rela-
tive to the governing of Poor House, passed
a second reading on Wednesday last;
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-27
MOTHERHOOD.

"Her lot is on you''-woman's lot ste meant,
The singer who sang Sweetly long ago.
And rose and yew and tender myrtle blenu,
To crown the harp that rang to love and woe.
Awake, Q Poetess. and vow one strain
To sing of Motherhood, it's joy, its pain.
What does it give to us, this mother love
In verse and tale md legend glorifed,
Chosen hv lips divine as type alb We
All other passionsg Men have lived and died
For sisters. maiden queens, and cherished wives,
Yet sealed by God, the one chief love survives.
Yet what is it it gives us? Shrinking dread,
Peril, and pain, and agony forgot,
Because we hold the raw of gladness shed,
BY the first cry from lips that know us not,
Worth all that has been paid is yet 10 pay,
For the new worship, born and crowned that day
Then nursing teaching. training, self denial,
That never knows itself. so deep it lies.
The eager taking up of every trial,
To smooth Springs pathway, light her April
skies;
Watching and guiding, loving, longing, praying,
No GOODNESS daunting, and no wrong dismaying.
And when the lovely bud to blossom wakes,
And when the soft shy dawu-star flashes bright,
Another hand the perfect flower takes.
Another wins the gladness of the light;
A sweet. soft, clinging, fond farewell is given;
Still a farewell, and then alone with Heaven.
With Heaven! Will he take the tired heart,
The God who gave the child and formed the
mother
Who sees her strive to play her destined part
And, smiling, yield her darling to another?
Ay. on His crosse He thought of Marys woe;
He pities still the mothers left below.
-TfuS{eU'S MAGAZINE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-27
Choosing a Wife by Proxy.
Denver { COLI fribnne.

The following occurred on the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe road: A gen.
tlemap travelling between Pueblo and
Kansas City was engaged III conversa-
ton by very intelligent but rough
looking miner, who had been for four
years an auriferous adventurer in the
San Juan country, and who had struck
it rich" He made no secret of the
fact that his visit to certain town in
Michigan was for the purpose of mar
rying " the girl he left behind him." for
whose future comfort he had built and
furnished house high up among the
snow-capped mountains of Colorado.
But this does not interest the reader as
will the balance Of the story. He left
IN San Juan partner, whom he de-
scNbes as square man as ever struck
a drill" with whom he had constantly
labored three long years as mere pro
spectOrs, and with whom he now
jointly held one of the most valuable
properties in their district. jim. too,
desired to go east, but their mutual in
terests made it impossible; he didn't
know any one in particular East, but
then he wanted to 60. Jim was rather
a bashful, reticent man, and did not
like to tell even his partner the real
purpose Of his coveted visit; but upon
the eve of the departure of the latter,
the purpose of whose visit was known,
Jim made the request, in dead earnest,
that he bring him wife. Will you
do it?" he was asked. "Do it? you
betP' Had he any instructions to give
in regard to the selection? eyes; he
said, Harry, bring me good. honest,
sensible girl, what there's no foolishness
or show about-a girl what'll make an
honest man an honest wife, and that's
just the kind O. woman I'll take out, and
the one that'll be Jim's wife" While
this manner of choosing a wife is a
somewhat novel one, l. must be con-
fessed that Jim's idea of the woman
best calculated to make witt him the
journey of life was good one.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-27

that if he could only enjoy the advan-
tages of foreign study, he would turn
out a tremendous fellow. Enough
money was got together finally to enable
him. to obtain the education he needed.
tie came back from Germany, and be-
gan to play at concerts, and to publish
pieces" But it proved that the mu-
steal personality which had, at last been
gwen a means Of expression was not a
beautiful one. There was something
hldeous in the mans compositions
The ugliness that existed in his early
attempts at expression had been sup
posed to be the result merely of his
lack of training. But it was finally evil
dent that this unpleasantness was in
herent. The better he learned to ex-
press himself the worse he was off. His
life, from being merely pathetic, turned
into something tragic" The Old Cub
shs';;" Scribner for March.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-27
Americanisns.

The talk about the Americanisms If
our language has sprung up again, g
London journal congratulating its read
ers that they never see in English news.
papers such Alterations as "casket .
for coffin, "fall " for autumn and tran.
spire " for occur. OF course readers in
that c untry never encounter such
barbarlsms as pants, ""gents, 81" boss, -
"buncombe," bogus" dead head y
and "mad" for angry. The English
never use "depot" for station, rail
road" or railway, switch for shunt,
or locomotive" for engine. For our
baggage" they always say luggage.
Realize" in the sense of conceiving
of as actual, is seldom heard there.
When we say "border" in gardening.
they say edging, Calico, in England,
is white cotton cloth. Caucus is pure
Americanism. The English say haber-
dashery where Americans say "dry
goods" and shop for our store" and
what they call a gown our ladies more
pretentiously call "dress" Nor do
our cousins over the sea know the keen
pleasure of applying the word reliable"
to man considered trustworthy. Eng
lish wear braces instead of "suspen-
ders" A good many words which have
been called Americanisms are merely
expressions of grandiloquence-an in
PRODUCTION of long Greek and Latin
words logged in for the sake of display
Americans who have little education
incline to use long words instead of
short ones they prefer conclude to
" finish" commence" to "begin,"
" depart" to "go," approach to
"come," converse to talk" cob
serve " to "sec," and all the language
Of pedantry to that of simplicity. On
the whole, educated Americans speak
quite as well as educated Englishmen,
but our comparatively uneducated
classes ostentatiously use the longest
words which can be found in the Uni
ted States language"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-27
The Unfortunate Not the Most Unhappy

1t was long ago found out that those
people who, according to their own
stories are the most unfortunate are,
by no means, the most unhappy. All
OF us know what it is to enjoy the lux
ury OF grievance, but there are some
OF whom is justly said, that they are
unhappy unless they are miserable. l
have friend who seems to me one of
the most contented of nortals. He is
a painter by profession; he does not
paint well, but his pictures find ready
market, and he is pleased with them
himself. He likes his pictures, but he
likes better his misfortunes. There is
nothing That delights him so much as
to tell about some calamity that has
just struck him. Every time we meet,
he brings out precious morsel Of this
Kind for my entertainment. He was
just finishing his most profitable order
when somebody knocked over the easel
and pumped a hole through the "Sleep-
ing Beauty's" left cheek; or, the savings
bank went up with all his earnings for
the past winter; Or, "hall thief
walked off with his new ulster; Or. the
Academy hung his best picture over
the south door in the corridor. When
| first knew him, used to make light
of these unpleasant experiences; [ tried
to chirk him up Bit" as they saw in
New England. But soon found that
comfort was not what he wanted.
know a man whose first play was
accidentally damned. If that play had
succeeded, he would have had a career.
Over how many lives has there been
thrown a pleasing melancholy, by The
inability to obtain publisher. A young
friend OF mine is trying to. get IL volume
OF amiable amateur essays published
| am sure that it will be asad day for
him if his desire is gratitfed. Years
ago, young American musician was
struggling to obtain musical e.. uca ion.
His friends thought, and he was sure.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-27
On q Coffee Plantation.

Coffee culture is very interesting, and
the growing crop is very beautiful,
The tress at maturity are from five to
eight feet high; they are we'll shaped
and bushy, with a glossy dark-green
foliage, and planted eight or nine feet
apart. The flowers are in clusters at
the root of the leaves, and are small,
but pure white and very fragrant. The
fruit has a rich color, and resembles a
small cherry or large cranberry; it
grows in clusters, close to the branches,
and when it becomes deep red is ripe
and ready to be gathered. The trees
are raised from seed, and do not begin
to yield until the third year. In Cen
trail America they bear we'll for twelve
or fifteen years. although, in exception
al cases, trees twenty years old will
yield an abundance of fruit. The tree
is particularly beautiful when in full
bloom or when laden with ripe fruit.
The process of preparing coffee for
market is as follows: the ripe berries
when picked are at first put through a
machine called the" despul pador," which
removes the pulp; the coffee grains, of
which there are two in each berry. are
still covered with a sort of glutinous
substance which adheres to the bean:
they are now spread out on large
"patios," made specially for this pur-
pose, and left there, being occasionally
tossed about and turned over with
wooden shovels until they are perfectly
dry. They are then gathered up and
put into the "retrilla," circular trough
in which a heavy wooden Wheel shod
with steel, is made to revolve, so as to
thoroughly break the hush, without
crushing the bean. The chaff is sepa-
rated from the grain by means of
fanning-mill, and the coffee is now
thoroughly dry and clean. After this,
it is the custom of some planters to
have it spread out on long tables and
and picked over by the Indian women
and children, all the bad beans thrown
out. 1t only remains then to have it
put into bags, weighed and marked, be-
fore it is ready for shipment to the
port. On some of the larger planta-
tons this process is greatly simplifed,
with considerable saving in time and
labor, by the use of improved machin-
cry for drying and cleaning the coffee.
-Scribner for March, .