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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-09-28

The Board of Control also voted to extend
the time for the continuance of the combi-
nation until April l, 1879. This is felt to be
an important act, as it tends to strengthen
the conviction all through the trade, and
especially with that important branch of it,
the consumers, that the present policy of not
oversupplying the market with coal is to be
continued as policy of the trade. The mat
ter of amount of monthly output ofcoal is of
secondary consideration, so that it is low
enough to keep down surplus and enable
the producers of coal to effect a moderate
monthly advance in the prices of coal, thus
giving assurance to buyers that to-day from
the date of the opening of the coal season to
the first day of the last coal month, is the
lowest price for coal for the year. With a
feeling like this established, the coal trade is
made as reliable as that of any other pursuit,
and from the universal use of coal as an
article of necessity its production should be
put on reliable basis, that capital may
freely enter into it, and its cheapest possible
supply be thus effected. A small advance in
prices will take place, it is expected, on the
lst of the coming month.-Ledgcr, Monday.
The folio wing ia BILE showstne quanutY OF coal
snipued over the Lehigh Valley Railroad Tor the
week encing sept, 81, S7s, and for the year as
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-09-28
Arrest of Train NYrecker..

Monday last, detective W. W. Yohe arrest
ed VIM. Coke and Lewis Fehr, of Bushkll
township, Northampton county for placing
obstructions upon the track of the Lehigh
and Lackawanna Railroad for the purpose
of wrecking trains on the 18th INST, Coke
confessed to the crime, saying he committed
it at the instigition of Fehr who paid him
for the deed. The obstructons consisted of
two heavy posts wedged in between the
bars of a cattle guard. They had also
arranged to remove rails, as the engine had
wonderfully broken the posts and the train
thus escaped destruction. The same men
had repeatedly solt-soaped the rails on up
grades and otherwise interlered with the
operations of the road. They have been
sent to Jail toawait trial The Fehrs had
some grievance against the road in reference
to the right of way through their farm.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-09-28

The Allentown Iron Company the other
day stopped work in upwards of twenty of
their mines throughout the Whitehalls and
Macungics. Many hands We're us result
thrown into idleness. 1t is believed, how
ever, that operations will be resumed in tour
weeks from the date of stoppage.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-09-28
DIED,

STENETz--In Packerton, on the f9th inst,
Susan Steimetz, aged 10 years, S months
and 20 days.
BUss.-In Packerton, on the 18th inst, Pal
mer Daniel, son Of solomon and Mary
Buss, aged years and 2s days.
LARosE.-In Franklin township, on the
18th inst, Ida Cecilia, only child Of Wn.
and Susan LaRoso, aged ? years, month
and p days.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-09-28

Rev. G. W. Townsend, formerly pastor
of the NJ. f. church at Packerton, now Of
Crisfeld, Md, was visiting his old friends
hereabouts during the past week, and
NJ. E. church of this place on Sunday even
ing last. He left on Tuesday.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-09-28
II r.. SLEW ERS,
Local and Personal.
Vests liver pills cure liver compl

Vests liver pills cure liver complaint.
-Chestnuts promise plentiful crop.
Advertise, so people will know where to
buy.
-Dphtheria has made its appearance in
East Catasauqua.
Sale bills are turned out at this office at
the shortest notice.
--Read Til hman Arner's new advertise
ment in another column.
1t will soon be time for the ew fall
bonnet to make its appearance.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad still ac-
cepts the trade dollar at its face value.
Hon. Asa Packer has given library
valued at 100000 to the Lehigh University
at Bethlehem.
-Ifvou want fashionable hat or cap,call
at T. d. Clauss', and buy one for small
amount of money.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-09-28

Jos. Feist, of the Fort Allen House,
Weissport, has appointed DR.. j. 9. zern as
his assignee, TO settle up his estate.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-09-28

Closing Prices of DEIIAyEN a TOWNSEND,
Stock. Government and Gold, 40 South
Third Street, Philadelphia, Sept. %, 1875:
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THE DOWNWARD SLOPE.

Down LIES western slope alone
seem TO tread my lonely way,
Behind srs yssrs forever flown
Before me one eternal day;
Alb, am now indeed slonef
Il there for ws no friendly suidsf
No willing hand within my owsf
No living helper a my sidsi
No one 10 early vision clear,
To cheer, 70 helpi No mortal hand
No living sne-no friend 10 near
70 guide me DER the darken'd strandf
Yet swsstiy felt in waking hours,
And dimly seen around my bed,
Al night, whom sleep the form o'erpowers,
Are dazzling suss the world calls dead.
They ars not dead They speak to mo
In accents sweet and clear,
Telling Of Joys that are TO be,
And Of hsavss that's ever near,
And soon this fssbly-bssting heart
VIII cease che passing time to count,
Spirit and body kindly part.
Tho soul on wings Of light will mount.
Oh, jpyful thoughtt Oh vision BRIGHT
The lonely homasiek soul to ehesrl
Remain 70 bless my spirit sight,
That may know thee ever near;
Then the declining slope I'll tread,
With fearless step and Joyful heart,
Al ..,o.. ~. v.ii.v NJ Aha dsad
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-02

Take life like a man. Take itas tho
it was--as ID is-an earnest, vital, esen-
tial affair. Take it just as though you
were born to. the task of performing
a merry part to it-as though the world
had waited your coming. Take it as
though il was a grand opportunity to
achieve, TO carry forward great and and
good schemes, to hold and to cheer a
suffering, weary, it may be heart bro
ken brother. The fact is, life is under
valued by great majority of mankind.
It is not made half as much Of as
should be the case. Where il the man
or woman who accomplishes one 1.-THE
what might be done? Whocannot look
back on opportunities lost, plans I'M
achieved, thoughts crushed, and all
caused from the lack of necessary and
possible eflortl If we knew better
how to take and make the most oflifs, it
would be greater than it is. Now and
then man stands aside from the crowd,
labors earnestly. steadfastly, confident
ly, and straightway becomes famous for
wisdom, intellect, skill, greatness of
some sort. The wor Id wonders, admires.
idolizes; aud yet it only illustrates what
each may do if he takes hold of life
with a purp ose. If a man but says he
will, and follows il up. there is nothing
in reason be may not expect to accomp-
,ish.
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-02
A Good Complexion.

a Good COmplexlOn.
There is nothing SO annoying to
young girl a. an imperfect skin. If We
address any one, We imagine that per.
sons attention to be Immediately drawn
to our own source Of discomfort, bro
ken out face; if they speak to Us. we
are positively dif6dent on account Of
car misfortune.
Dear girls, the writer has had expe.
rience 10 this, and can sympatkize with
you. For three years my face would
keep breaking out in sort Of rash, not
large unsightly blotshes, for such l
never had, bat l feel sure that if what
I did use helped me, it would benefit
those who are worse than was.
I tried everything Of which l had
ever heard, but without avail. Ibe-
came disguised with everybody, and es.
peoially myself. Every day l met girls
coarse and iliterate, who knew and
cared nothing about education and re-
fnement, whose faces were smooth and
rosy, while ! was destined to wear an
irritable and and pinply skin, and bt =
came morose and low spirited.
But one day while reading maya
zine, the word oatmeal caught my
attention. I determined to try it. l
bought four pounds, and have used it
six months-I have used it twice day
all the time.
I take the dry meal, a little on pre-
serve plate, pour on just enough cold
waterto make it thin, strain through a
small sieve, and dipping cloth into
the water, and wash over my face once
or twice and let it dry. This does not
require more than five minutes and the
result is, what? AN my friends ex
claim about my beautiful complexion.
Please follow my example, and you
will not regret the trouble, when you
see the result Flora.
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OLD,
TRIED,
AND
TRUE.

Texans are aequaintsd--oro ought to be-with the
WONDERFUL merits Of that great American Remedy.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-02

DURING the recent civil war there
were two volunteers lying beneath their
blankets. looking up at the stars in
Virginia sky. Says Jack: What made
you 60 into the army, Toni" We'll
replied Tom, II lad no wife aud /
loved war. What made you join the
army. Jack?" well" he replied, Il
had a wife aud loved peace. so | went
80 war"
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BILLIARD. Tables

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ted PnELAs h COLLENDkR Co~sMA1ios IssnioSs,
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cloth. cues, &o., At lowest prices-send Tor eate'
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MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment,
For MAN AND BEAST.

This liniment VERY naturally originated inAmeri-
ca where Nature provides In her lAboratory suoh
surru,ing antldotes for the mAladles OF her chi.
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The NexIcl- Mustang Lininent IL a Matches
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To stock owuers aud farmers u IL invAl liable
4 single hottie cften saves human life or re-
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IL cures fsot-rOt hoafail hollow hora. grub,
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The Mexican Nustang Lnineut Ia flIe auickest
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THE ATLANTIC FOB 1878
SERIAL STORIES. BY W. H. Bishop, Henry
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New-York tribune., 1878-04-13

eisely. This in Sir Stafford Northcote's "outward
and visible sign" II answered his purpose at the
time TO lay stress the vote q vote of confidence
in the Government and to express dOubts-On hls
part sincere enough, | dare say-whether any or
much of the money would be really spent. But the
spending departments justified their name, and they
have got an outfit which. in ordinary times, they
never could have hoped for These military lux
ures to be paid for, hear, by extra income
tax, which thrifty John Ball levies imparIally ON
the native and the foreigner alike. shall have the
pleasure of paying my share, and shall take it out
in grumbling and cOnfiding my sentiments to the
American reader. G W. :.
New-York tribune., 1878-04-13
THE SOUTHERN NAV.
rwo or THREE HuNDREp MILLIoNs.

TWO OR THREE HUNDRED MILLIONS.
PRIVATE CLAIMS INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS FROM
THE BEGINNING OF THE SESSION TO MARCH ~
THE VAGUE CHARACTER OF MANY OF THEM
AN ENORMOUS AGGREGATE.
THE TRIBUNE has already published a COM
plete list of ali bills introduced in Congress
from the beginning of the session down to
March 1S, for the purpose OF securing pubic
improvements i'm the South. These pub
lie claims reach the enormous aggregate
of Sl02,OOO,OOO The TRIBUNE has
since caused to be prepared q complete list OF
all bills introduced in the Senate and House
of Representatives, from the beginning OF the
session down to March 26, presenting private
claims. OF these there are 9O8, of which AT
ask for sums less than $4,000. These All
bills there is not space to print III full hut
their total is $Sl,O1O,OOO. OF the remain
ing 431 private bills, 32O-more than one
third of the whole number introduced-are
altogether vague, neither stating nor limiting
at the amount to which claim is made. This
very yagueness is suspicious, and suggests the
magnitude of the sum expected. lt is GER
taInly fair, however, to suppose that the
average amount of these indefinite claims is at
least as large as of those asking for definite
sum- Upon this basis the aggregate of these
800 blind asking claims is Sb3,5OO,OOO.
There are IL bills asking for $40, 900 or more
each, making an aggregate of SS5,74T-
793. The least amount therefore, asked
for by private Southern claims intro
dueed in Congress from the beginning
of the session to March 26, is Sp1O247-
703. The bills introduced down to March
1S for public improvements i'll the South call
for S102,OOO,OOO. The South, there
fore, thus far in a single session, has made
demands upon the National Treasury for at
least S52O2,OOO,OOO.
That this estimate is far below the actual
amount for which the South has asked the
counsel for a large number of claimants has
already taken pains to prove. Judge L. w.
BARLEY has published in Washington paper
a long letter in regard to three large classes
of claims now before Congress. He divides
these claims into three principal classes and
makes the following estimates:
Amount of cotton tax. $S3,OOO,OOO
Balance of captured and abandoned
property lt,uOV'UuV
Army srnply CLAIMS ................ 2O,00OOOO
Grand total siI7,OOO, 900
If Judge Bartley's figures are taken in place
of the quiet and modest estimates which HE
TRIBUNE has made, the aggregate Q) of the
claims for railroad and other public improve
ments, and (2) of private claims for cotton,
war material captured and abandoned prop
erty, etc, etc, will be more than $500
100000, instead of $S2C2,OOO,OOO.
The list of private claims presented in each
House. exclusive of those in which the sum
specified is less than $4,000, is presented
herewith, and should be read in connection
with yesterdays debate, which is referred to
in our special dispatches, and also in the reg
ular report of the House proceedings, on the
twelfth mage,
New-York tribune., 1878-04-13
FROM THE MoRGUE no THE GRAVE.

The body Of Margaret T. FOgarty, who was
murdered by her husband early on Thursday morning
was taken yesterday from the Bellevue Hospital dead
house and buried in Calvary Cemetery. A carriage in
which were the three children of the murdered woman
waited the gate Of the dead-hOuse and followed the
coffin to the cemetery. The body Of the husband still
lies y the deadhOuse. II is stiIl uncertain where he
VIII be Inferred his crime debars the burial Of his
mains }" Cavalry Cemetery. The orphaned children
staying with Mr.. Long, all Old friend OF the dead
woman. at NO sl7 TentlaYe. IL has been decided thai
Ella, the youngest Is TO remain with Mrs. Long. while
the two BOYS WIN continue in the employment OF ID. X
and T. b. Thurber Co. The Coroner will hold an ma.
quest in the case next Tuesday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1878-04-13

A REFLECTION on THE SEx-Jones was al
WAYS complaining OF his wife's memory She never
can remember anything said poor Jones It's awful
"My wife was Just bad, said Brown TIL found
ont eaptal recipe" What is Ii =" said Jones eagerly
"WhyS said Brown, whenever there's anything par.
tcular want the missus to remember, write IL down
ON slip Of paper and gum 1t on the looking glass See r.
Jones is now a eontented man.-lJady
New-York tribune., 1878-04-13

"'And everybody praised the man
Who this gspat fCht dld win
But what good came Of IL at lastP
QuOth little PctaTkin.
why, that cannot ten said he,
But twas famous victory"
GAI HAAfIT
The sun., 1878-04-01
Sabrnss slanhs.
GopHrinrrsbip llutItrs.

THE CorAkTN EHSnIr hcrrtoiere existing
mural consent. GHlnud continuing the business uutcr
the same ann style %, h,l, oinrr aud ~ collect AN
claims and pay all liabilities 7S thuhl St. v March
T. I~fs GAllANn, A GAId4ANp
The sun., 1878-04-01

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Startling AMI III, ,nnnrual Performances ADruhAt- Jug
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Nrnrc,t g. the human .l",ie. ot ans animal known
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