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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-07-06

less rate, shall be per centum per annpm:
and the first and second sections of the act
passed March 2 1923, entitled "An act 70
reduce the interest of money from eight to
six per centum per ahnum," be and the same
is hereby repealed.
q That when the rate of interest for the
loan or use of money exceeding that estab-
lished by law shall have been reserved or
contracted for, the borrower or debtor shall
not be required to pay to the creditor the
excess over the legal rate, and it shall be
lawful for such borrower or debtor, at his
option, to retained and deduct such excess
from the amount of any such debt, and in
all cases where any borrower or debtor,
shall heretofore or hereafter have volun-
tarily paid the whole debt or sum loaned
together with interest exceeding the lawful
rate, no action to recover back any such ex-
cess shall be sustained in any court of this
commonwealth, unless the same shall have
been commenced within six months from
and after the time of such payment Pro-
vided always, that nothing in this act shall
affect holders of negotiable paper taken bona
fide in the usual course of business.
3. All laws or parts of laws inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed. Provided, that this act shall not
be construed to effect or impair in any man
ner contracts made prior to its passage.
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A Pike County Snake story.

A dispatch dated Shohola Falls, Pike
county, this State, June 10Th, Says; Jennie
Wurtz, German girl of New York city,
who is summering at Shohola creek, and
her cousin, Miss Wolf, went trouting in the
Shohola on Tuesday last AT about 4 o o'clock
in the afternoon, having caught nearly 100
trout, they started for home by the way of
"Ball Hill,'a place noted for its rattlesnakes.
After they had walked about half a mile
Miss Wurtz stepped upon an object that
moved and threw her down. Regaining
her feet she saw two large rattlesnakes craw-
ling into the rocks and under the brush.
She had stepped upon one of them. With a
stick that she had seized, Miss Wolf cut one
rattlesnake in two. Miss Wurtz struck at
another, but missed it. The snake that
Miss Wolf killed was 81 feet IN length and
had thirty-two rattles. The girls took the
rattles and continued on their way to the
summit of "Ball HILL" Here while resting
they heard frequent and distinct rattles from
the foot of the hill. They walked to the
edge of the summit and saw the rocks be-
meath them were covered with rattlesnakes.
Gathering together a pile of sPnes, they
threw them in quick succession among the
reptiles. Ten minutes later not a live snake
was visible. The girls descended and found
ninety eight dead snakes, measuring from
q to feet in length, and with from three
to thirty-seven rattles. Tying a string to
two of the largest and dragging them along,
the girls reached home at about dusk. On
the following morningtw two neighbors brought
from the den the remaining ninety-six.
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Penna. Training school.

Ed. CARBON ADVOCATE: win you please
give gratuitous notice in your paper of the
following facts, so that deserving persons,
who are poor, may get the advantage of the
State provision for weak-minded children.
l. The Pennsylvania Training School for
Feeble Minded Children is located in the
County of Delaware, twelve miles from
Philadelphia. Media IS the postal town,
and Greenwood its railroad station, a short
walk from the buildings.
2. A Beneficiary Fund is created by a
special act of the Legislature, on which indi-
gent children of feeble mind, many be ad-
mtted from the various counties of this
commonwealth.
3. The Institution cannot receive on this
STATE FUND, children who are Epileptic, OF
seriously paralyzed, or profoundly idiotic.
4. The State Fund is appropriated TO the
care of such children of poor parentage as
cannot be educated and cared for in the
ordinary way, but who can by the special
methods of the Institution, in its school
gymnastic and industrial departments, be
trained to some degree of intelligence
self-care and usefulness.
5. The county of Carbon is at this time
entitled to the admission of one feeble mind.
ed child, who will be admitted on suitable
proof of their condition and dependence,
6. For reports. and full particulars as Il
how TO proceed, address
ISAAC N. KERLIN, supt.
Media, Pa, June, l776.
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Suspension of Coal Mining.

The New York Herulds Bethlehem cor
respondent, writing under date of of July
LIST, says: In accordance with the previous
ly arranged programme of the companies
comprising the coal combination, the opera
tors of the Schuylkill region suspended ope-
rations at their collieries to-day. Not only
has the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company ordered general stoppage Of
mining operations at their works in the dis
trict, but all the operators belonging to the
Schuylkill Coal Exchange have also directed
their colliery superintendents to close their
mines which are now being run in the mid
die coal fields. The suspension will con-
tinue until the 18th inst. President Gowen,
of the Philadelphia and Reading Company,
has written letter to the coal superintend-
ents of the corporation, to the effect that no
further stoppage will be made during the
present coal season, and that such line of
policy was rendered necessary by the con-
dition of the trade. President Gowen also
states that while the manifest dullness of the
business and its continued unprofitableness
might Justify decrease in the basis of the
miners and laborers' wages for the past
month, none will be made, and he promises
that, if at the resumption of mining opera
tions the state of the market will allow it.,
slight increase may be made in the coliers'
wages. The shut down will deprive about
$4,000 industrious and deserving working
men of employment; but, contrary to what
has been reported in some sensational journ-
ais, there is no dissatisfaction expressed by
the miners and laborers at the action of the
operators. The report that strike is threat
ened in some districts is without the least
foundation in fact. With the exception of
some factional brawls everything is entirely
quiet and orderly in the entire middle coal
fields
The shortening of production is almost
general in the Lehigh, Wyoming and Lacka-
wanna regions, and from what has been as
certained by close inquiry by the Herald
correspondent among prominent and we'll
informed coal and railroad men, it is not in
the least improable that the operators in
these districts may determine upon tenn
porary and complete stoppage of mining at
no distant date. The recently organized
Lehigh Operators Coal Association, an in
dependent trade organization, is now in per-
feet and satisfactory working order, and it
is possible that something may be done in
the way of regulating production at the
mines and shipments to the seaboards that
may affect the general situation of the coal
trade, but nothing will be done, however,
that will mar the harmonious feeling that
now exists between the mining and transpor
taton corporations representing the so-called
coal combination.
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Natural Selections.

Investigators Of natural science have de-
monstrated beyond controversy, that
throughout the animal kingdom the "sur-
vival of the fittest" is the only law that
vouchsufes thrift and perpetuity. Does not
the same principle govern the commercial
prosperity of men2 An inferior cannot sup
pcrsede superior article. Illustrative of
this principle are the family medicines of R.
V. Pierce, M. D., Of Buffalo, n. Y. By reason
Of superior merit, they have outrivaled all
other medicines. Their sale in the United
States alone exceeds one million dollars per
annum, while the amount exported foots up
to several hundred thousand more. No
business could grow to such gigantic proper
tions and rest upon any other basis than
that of merit. 1t is safe TO say that no
medicine or combination of medicines yet
discovered equals or can compare with DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, for the
cure of coughs, colds and all pulmonary and
blood affections. If the bowels be constipated
and liver sluggish, his Pleasant Purgative
Pellets will give prompt relief; while his
Favorte Prescription will positively, perfect
ly, and permanently, cured those weaknesses
and "draggingdown," sensations peculiar to
females. In the Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser, an illustrated work Of
nearly one thousand pages, the Doctor has
fully discussed the principles that underlie
health and sickness. Price $3.50, post paid.
Adapted to old and young, single and mar
red. Addres. r. V. Pierce, M. D., Worlds
Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel ,Bufialo,N. Y.
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Score another for Pike County.

MILFORD. July 1.-Oneo of the most violent
tornadoes that ever visited this section of
Pennsylvania passed over Shockapee, five
miles northwest of this place, on Saturday
afternoon last, between and O'Clock.
Rocks weighing upward of Il ton were un-
earthed and carried from twenty to thirty
feet; large trees were snapped off at the base
like pipe stems, and many, from four TO five
feet in circumference, were uprooted and
carried long distances by the wind. The
roof of Peter A. L. Quicks sawmill was
blown off and the building otherwise injur-
ed. The storm took northwest course, and
extended about four miles in length by one
fourth of mile in width, sweeping every
thing in its course. The wind was accom-
panied by rain and hail, the latter falling
to depth of three inches in some places,
and many being as large as black walnuts.
The storm lasted about fifteen minutes.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-07-06
Legal Interest.

The following is the act of the last ses-
sion of the Legislature in reference to the
rate of interest in this commonwealth. 1t
extends the provisions of the act of May,
1858, regulating the rate of interest to all
corporations authorized to loan money with
in the commonwealth, and repeals all laws
inconsistent with the provisions of this act ;
Section /. That hereafter every contract
for the loan or advance of money by bank
ing corporations, heretofore incorporated or
hereafter to be incorporated under the laws
of this commonwealth, shall be subject to the
provisions of an act entitled "An Act Re
gulating the Rate Of interest,"" approved
May 2S, 1858, which provides as follows
!. That the lawful rate Of interest for the
loan or use ofmoney, in all cases where no
express contract shall have been made for a
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NIahOning TVvinlkIings.


-harVestlnS is on nanu.
Godfrey Peter, of this place, has raised
clover which, upon measuring, found TO be
three feet six inches in length. Next?
1t is reported that Rev. W. H. Strauss
is arranging for picnic, but there is no
time yet fixed upon.
Mr., j. II. is through with his appren-
ticeship, and is now full-fedged miller,
Bill and Guss will start digging well
for o. G. Frantz next week. Hope they
will soon strike water.
Some one stole all the oranges from Al.
Sensinger's tree few nights ago.
jeff. Krum is still " crossing the Della
ware," but says he'll soon be over-married
Go in, jeff
Josiah Meitzler proposes to learn a trade,
and thinks gunsmithing about the best pay
ing business going.
Val, Neumeyer and Henry Mearhofi
are still peddling beans and potatoes. Go
in, Vally, di geld guide.
--Elvn shingler is doing some painting
for j. II. Nothstein.
e. Z. Krum, our popular carpenter,
having finished building his wagon-shed, is
now engaged harvesting.
The Mahoning Snute Band meets every
Tuesday eveng at the house of. Nothstein.
There are some able players among them,
especially NJ. who plays the fife.
Yours, WREN.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-07-06

The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company have issued the following
circular of prices for July for coal delivered
on board vessels at Port Richmond, which
will remain in force until otherwise ordered.
Figures are a slight advance on some sizes
over the last circular, issued for June, as fol-
lows Hard white ash-$3 80 for lump,
steamboat and broken SO As for egg, So S.
for stove, So 35 for chestnut and $2 20 for
pea.
Free burning and North Franklin white
ash. SO rs for broken, So 40 for egg, SO S5
for stove and So % for chestnut.
Schuylkill red ash is ten cents per ton
higher for egg and the same price for stove
SO 85 for egg and stove and SO 80 for
chestnut.
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Good Work.

Although our paper is not as large as some
Of the weeklies published in the county,
having no "patent" side to it gives us as
much actual space as the large blanket
sheets of other parties. We control all of it.
While on the subject, we cannot refrain
from asking particular attention to the
workmanlike mannerin which the "GREES-
BAcEER" is turned out, and the fact that
there is but one Office in the county where
in such work can be done, and that is where
this paper is printed, viz; at MoRTHNER's
PRINTING EsTABLIsHMENT AT LEHIGHTON.
In addition TO doing the work on the GREEN
BACKER, he also issues his CARBON ADVOCATE
weekly, both sides printed at home, and
does a larger amount of fine job work than
any other Office in the county Carbon
Greenbaeker.
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Judge W. H. West, of Ohio, SAYS thai

Judge W. II. West, of Ohio, says that
should the Congressional elections of this
year be favorable to the democrats they will
renew their revolutionary designs upon the
Presidency. "My conviction is that, unless
safe, sound, conservative men be elected to
fill the places of those who set this move
ment on foot, the peace of the country
will be endangered and infinite peril be
brought upon its material prosperity. The
snake is not killed, only scotched.'
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-07-06
The PacIsertOn Car shops.

The importance of the car shops at Pack
erton is indicated by the fact that all the
coal cars of the Lehigh Valley Railroad are
made and repaired there. The company
now has "a ,635 four-wheeled coal cars, in
addition to a considerable number of eight
wheeled coal cars and other freight cars. The
highest number of cars built here in one day
was 50, but these shops have frequently con-
structed SO cars per day for long periods,
and their capacities are fully equal to the
steady production of that number daily, in
addition TO the repairs needed to keep this
vast amount of rolling stock in good order.
When Mr.. Brown, the master car builder,
took charge ofthese works in 1859, he had
but six assistants-two workers in iron and
four workers in wood now, when the shops
are in full operation, 1000 men are employ
ed, and at the present time from four to five
hundred are engaged in the shops and at
various points where supervision Of the cars
is necessary.
The car shop devoted to woodwork is a
very substantial stone building, 252 x 40
feet, fitted up with the most approved wood
working machinery, and traversed by a SER
les of railway tracks, arranged in the most
convenient form for making and repairing
cars. In busy times 800 cars per day are
frequently sent here for repairs. In the
rear of the building about six million feet of
lumber are stored. The woodwork of the
coal cars is of oak.
A number of ingenious tenoning mach
ines, turning lathes, jig saws, planning
machines, mortising machines, and circular
saws were busily at work in various portions
of the establishment. A slope-sill machine
built here, was particularly noticeable on
account of the ingenuity, completeness and
rapidity Of its operations.
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-The CharIeston Jonrnal d o0mmerc

The Charleston journal Of Commerce IN
Inmates that the republicans of South Caro-
lima have not disbanded and to suppose that
they have, simply because they do not op-
pose the reelection of Governor Hampton,
would be very foolish. Wherever and
whenever they have chance of success they
intend to move. "By keeping quiet and
out of the field they hope to let lis divide
and make fight against one another when
they can come in and decide the issue with
a re-establishment of power"
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SOcIety Meetings.

HrtN1ro CASTLE, No. rs, A. o. X. OF THE NJ. G
2Rd and 4th Monday Of each month, IN Re
ber's Hall. behightOn, at 1880 O'Clock p. Nj
Hy. Kostenbader, S. X. CT s. r. Gilman.
Z. X. r, b.
GNApRH HuTTEN LODGE. No. 6s6 /. o. Q. F.
meets every Tuesday evening, at SO'olocki
in Reber's Hall. IL. KOetenbader, Sci N.
q. Reber, Secretary.
MRTucHRN TRIBE. No. 232, Imp. o. Of r. M =
meets in Reber's Hall every SATURDAY; W.
l. Peters, Saohem A.W, Eaches, Q. Oh W.
on Wednesday evening of each week at 7i3O
O'Clock, in Public School Hall, WeisspoTe
Pa G. W, Schwab, s.; JAG. BrOng, u OF II
IEgIeHToE LODGE, No. 2S4. K. of p, meets
O'Clock. w. II. Bachman, &C; l.. A. Miller,
X of r. and S.
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wyoming Centennial.

The celebration of the Tooth anniversary
Of the battle and massacre of Wyoming was
commenced Wednesday at the village of
Wyoming, near Wilkes Barre. Among those
present were President Hayes and two of his
Cabinet officers, Governor Hartranft and q
number of other prominent gentleman. The
programme included music, oratory the re-
citation of poem, ETC., the President being
one of the speakers. The celebration was
continued at Wilkes-Barre on Thursday,
where grand civic and military procession
took place, and grand display of fireworks
and an illumination in the evening.
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To he Hanged.

Judge Walker Monday morning pro-
nounced the sentence of death upon Martin
Brgin, who was convicted in April last of
the murder of Patrick II. Burnes, eoliery
clerk, at Tuscarora, Pa, on the goth of April
1870. The prisoner had nothing to say and
manifested no emotion, while his counsel
stated, however, that he denied having any
thing to do with the murder and that if
they hanged him they would take the life of
an innocent man.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-07-06

There is an item goingthe rounds credited
to the Daily Item, of Allentown, stating that
the first steam whistle ever heard in the
Lehigh Valley was made by an Allentown
Machinist thirty years ago. This is an error,
as the whistles of locomotives were heard
passing this borough on the Beaver Meadow
and Parryville Railroad prior to lS4l, and
we claim to be in the Lehigh Valley.
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DIED.,

TRuMBoRE.-On the 18th ult., in Mahoning
township, Ella Jane, daughter of Al. and
Elizabeth Trumbore, aged 81 years, 6
months and days.
HAusER.-On the goth ult., in West Penn
township, John Hauser, aged IS years, 6
months and is days.
WIYTERHoLDRR.-0n the oath ult., in East
Penn township, Charles Winterholder,
aged SO years.
BAcHMAN.-On the 1st inst, in Mahoning
township, Peter Bachman, aged 7S years,
A months and days,
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The Fredericksburg Nelos says that the
friends of General Fitzhugh Lee are en-
deavoring to secure for him the CongTes-
sionaI nomination in his district,
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List of Letters

Remaining uncalled for in the Lehighton
Post Office July I'd:
Evert, Cathrine Farata, Michael
Hanlen, Jacob NJ. Hontz, Wilson
Ritter, JOS P. Mosser, Samuel
Rex, Maria L. Rex, Mary
Schoepe, Jno. Smith, Landis
Wehr, Lewis
Persons calling for the above letters, please
say advertised"
II. II. Peters, P, NJ.
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MARRIED,

MILLER-ZiEGENFUss the Goth ult., by
Rev. A. Bartholomew Peter r. Miller and
Francisco E. Ziegenfuss, both of Franklin
township, this county,
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Special Notices.
B. 7. Kunkel,s Bitter Wine of Iron.

Z. +. Kunkel's Bitter Wine Of Iron.
The great success and delight of the people
In fact nothing OF the kind has ever been Of
quickly found its way into their good favor and
hearty approval es =, F. KUhKBLs BlrrEk
WINE OF IRON. 1t does oil II proposes and
thus gives universal satisfaction. 1t is Rllar-
anteed to cure the worst case OF dyspepsia OF
indigestion, kidney or lyer disease, weakness'
nervousness, constipation, HcidlLy OF the stom.
ach. &C. Get the genuine. Only sold in u
bottles. Depot and Ohce, 259 North Ninth 81,
PHILADELPHIA, Ask for Kunkel's, and take no
other. Sold by all druggists.
Dyspepsia. Dyspepsia. Dyspepsia.
f. f. KUNKELs BITTER wINs OF IRON is q
sure cure for this disease IL has been pre-.
serlbed daily for many years in the prnonee OF
eminent phYaielans with unparalleled sue.
cess. symptoms are loss OF appetite, Wind
dlzEiness, sleeplessness, and low splits. Get
the genuine. Not sOld in bulk, only 1u ~ bot
ties. Sold by all druggists ASK lor II. II.
KUNKELs BITTER WINE OF IRON ava take no
All ask is ) trial OF this valuable medicine.
A trial will cOnvince you ut once.
Worms. Worms. Worms
T.F KUNKEL's WORN SYRUP never fails to
remove / kinds OF Worms. Seat, Pin and
Stomach Worms are readily removed by Kun
kel's Worm syrup. DR.. Kunkel 10 the only sue
ssful physician IN this country tnat can re-
move Tape Worm In from two to four hours.
He has no fee until head ana all pas es alive
and IN this space Of time Common sense
teaches II Tape Worm can 10 removed, al ON
er Worms can readily be DESTROYED your
druggist for q bottle OF KUNKELs WORN Sfk Y,
Price 81 % per bottle II never tnilsi or send 70
the doctor for circular No. 259 North n lntn Sc
Philadelphia. Advice free, June 2s-lm.
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The Coal Trade.

The folio wing table shows the quanrlty OF oonl
shipped over the Lehigh Valley Railroad for the
week endinR June 20, 1873, and for the year rs
Darel the samH time last wear,
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The Minneapolis Fair.

The especial attention Of our read
ers is called to the revised announce
meut made by the Minnesota Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Association,
which appears in this months Journal
Several Important changes, especially
in the line Of herd and sweeps'ake
prizes, have been made by the man
sgement since the publication Of their
premium list, to which we are request,
ed to call the attention of stock grow
ers and exhibitors. From the deter.
mined efforts which are being made by
the managers Of this association, tc
whose vigorous enthusiasm and LIBERAL.
ity there seems to be no bounds, We
can safely predict for the coming ex'
position at Minneapolis the most un-
bounded success Some of the rich
attractions which this association has
in store for its patrons (hut which are
as yet unsnnounced to the public vii
give to their coming meeting an al
most national interest and historca
Importance. 1t is announced that al
animals and articles intended tor ex
h,bi,ion must be on the ground By the
morning of September lst all mach.
irery must be in place by Saturday
August 3lst.-I National Live Stock
Journal!