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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-29
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The following statement of VIM. J. Cough
lin, OF Somerville, Mass; is so remarkable that
we beg to ask for II the attention of our read
eTs He saws In the fall of 1915 was tax
en- with a VIOLENT BLEEDING OF THE LUNGS,
followed by severe cough. l soon began to
lose my appetite and flesh. / was so weak at
one time that 1 could not leave my bed. In
the summer OF 1877 wds admitted to the city
Hospital. While there the doctors said had
a hole in my left lung as big as u half dollar
i expended over n hundred dollars In dOclO Ors
and medicine. / was so far gone at one time
a report went around that was dead. gave
up hope, but a friend told me of DR. VIM.
HALLS BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS.
laughed at my friends, thinking that my case
was ineurable, but got II bottle TO satisfy
them, when, TO my surprise and qualification,
/ commenced to feel better. My hope, once
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ter spirits than have the past three years
- write this hoping you will publish IL, so
that every one afflicted with Diseased Lungs
will be induced to take DIR. WIN. HALL s
BALSAM FOX THE LUNGS, and be con-
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L have taken two bottles and can positively
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ness My cough has almost entirely disap
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sold by A, j. DURLING, Lehighton, md all
druggists. Dec. IS lSS0-yloOw
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Upper Pine Rum items.

"A dance was held at Mrs Fritz's in
Beers Valley, last Saturday evening.
"A spelling bee was held by II. Christ
man in Kibler's school, No. s, on Wednes.
day evening of last week. II was well at
tended.
George Kibler, of Kreidersville, North
ampton county, paid us visit last Saturday
evening. Glad to see him,
"A young man by the name of Joseph
May, of this place.was joined in matrmony
to Miss Mary Smith, of Wilkesbarre, on
Tuesday of last week They had a happy
time in the evening" believe it was hop.
-Emmon Dreisbach, of Big Creek, who
was employed at Slatington, returned home
Monday of last week.
Milton Shoenberger, who was hauling
bark at Pine Swamp, returned home last
Saturday evening.
Henry George, of Pine Swamp paid
us visit last week.
"A dance was held by Joel Kunkel, Of
Kresgeville, on Friday evening OF last week.
The attendance was good.
Martin Graver is very much pleased
and happy. Why2 Because it's boy.
1t does not depend on sex at all-thls
business of teaching. A woman may shine
as an artist, ruler, general preacher, or teach
er-so we believe. But we don't believe as
many to the hundred will succeed in any
one of these as men, for great many rea-
sons, and hence, we believe it is bad Tor ed
ucation that so many women are permitted
to teach-though it is good for the women.
Just look at this fact In July last the State
of Ohio held its Teachers Association at
Cleveland. At that place Superintendent
Kickoff has built up a splendid system of
schools, all agree, and lie has 307 assistants,
most of them women. Now how many OF
those women attended the Association as
members Just tlOo. "Ah, but we can
teach Just as well without attending educa-
catioual associations" they will say. To
which we will add, it will help any Chris
tian to go to church.
When teacher has given month Of
hard labor he ought to be paid. This is a
thing only our large cities indulge in, and
not all of them. To require teacher to
wait six or twelve months even, is almost a
| crime-it is a great hardship and too much
to ask Of those who are doing this useful
work. The girls who works in the kitchen,
the man who puts in the coal, the merchant
who sells the hour-all are paid, but the
teacher must wait for the taxes to be collect
| ed, take township or district orders, etc. No
one can teach well under such circumstances;
the best teachers will not do it. Entering a
bar-Toom not long since where the teachers
are unpaid, we saw this sign up over the
whisky bottles "No credit given" That
is a sound matter and is the foundation OF
the mans success in his business. Teaching
should be paid for as promptly as whisky,
we think. jos.
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Packerton R,ppIe..

--Thomas J. Harleman, OF Calasauqua,
will remove to Packerton, where he has
secured a position in the machine shop un-
der John W. McKelvey,
Our genial friend Oscar,will soon change
his route the trip will be somewhat longer,
but what signifies as long as it pays SO
handsomely.
Spring election approaches and any
number Of candidates are in the field We
want a good Supervisor, and know of no
one so fitted as John Farren, Of jamestown,
he can be elected ii he consents TO run.
This is an age of reform, and we must not
be behind in the matter. A short history
of the Supervisor Ring for the last few years
would be interesting to the taxpayers.
Why is 1t that some employees, who
are taken 10 and from their work by cars or
truck, cannot wait till the train stops, but
must jump off while in motion, thus en-
dangerng life and limb, and when caution
ed, by their employer wonder what business
1t is of his?
Miss Annie Lovett, Of Glen Farm, and
Mr.. VIM. Lovett, of Tullytown, are visiting
their sister Mrs Uhangst.
The trouble Of the Reading Railroad as
to who shall be the next President, might
be settled by electing Grant, his knowledge
OF the Black Friday transaction ought to fit
him for any position OF croockedness; besides
he is great General, aud an uugratelul ma
tion refused him the Presidency, leaving
him in manner destitute with an income
Of only about eight thousand year. If a
man with brains is wanted Franklin B.
Gowen will be elected il not, why
Why is it that the chicken coop of Mrs.
Davis, OF this place isso often raidcd? II will
be done once too often, aud then the services
of Coroner Lentz will be charged to the
county.
Why is it that some employees will
work themselves nearly to death on Ger
tain piece Of work, simply, as they say, to
see how much they can do, and perhaps out
do their fellow employees, and then when
given the same amount Of work daily by
the obseryant employer, complain Of their
hard lot and the inhumanity Of bosses2
Why is it that some employees at the
first sound of the whistle or bell for quitting
time, will drop their tools and rush from
the building or yard as though some dire
calamity was about to happen, and perhaps
run all the way home, and then complain
that they are overworked? ?
Miss Anabell Mcdaniel, the obliging
Postmistress, has returned from visit to
friends near Williamsprrt. ANON.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Fifteen persons were killed and wounded
by band Of Apache Indians near San
Marial, New Mexico, on Saturday and Sum
day last. Nine men are missing, and be-
lieved 10 be killed.
Hugh Leyland, third engineer of the
British steamer Architect, was drowned by
falling into the river at New Orleans Mon
day. He leaves wife and two children ia
England.
In St. John, New Brunswick, on Sunday
evening, George Allison tried to pass from
his room TO an adjoining one by means of
an attic window, aud was killed by falling
headlong to the ground, go feet below.
Charles Kennedy, an employe in the
Pennsylvania Steel Works, at Harrisburg,
was killed Thursday morning, goth inst d, by
being caught by bar of red hot iron. 1t
pierced his body and then wound around
one of his legs, breaking il in pieces.
John Lawser, who, on the 9TH inst, killed
Amaziah Livingstone, messenger at the
State Lunatic Hospital, at Harrisburg, was
tried Friday and acquitted on the ground of
insanity. He will be held in closer confne-
ment in the asylum.
A railroad train consisting of two pas
senger coaches, witt mail and baggage cars,
recently ran off the track at Golden Rock
curve, on the Amour Mountain, near Pueblo
Cortes, Guatemala, and fell distance Of
seventy feet. Nearly all on board were
killed or fatally injured.
A sleeping cur and freight train on the
Delaware aud Hudson Railroad eollided at
East Line, New York, on Saturday, and four
locomotives-twO attached TO each train
were damaged. A. c. Buck, a tramp, who
- IL l.
panion or his, James Holden, was fatally
injured.
Wesley C. Headley, aged S5 years, COM
mitted suicide at Earlville, Illinois, on Sun
day night. He went 10 his barn, lay down
in haymOw, covered himself villa lap
robe, and served the arteries of the left arm,
lust above the elbow lie was in comfort
able circumstances, aud the only cause
known for the deed is "hereditary ten
deney TO suicide"
A train on the Erie Railroad, from Buffalo
for New York, which lett Elmira at eleven
o'clock on Saturday night, met with terri
BILE disaster near Tioga Centre, five miles
west OF Oswego, the same night. The train
consisted of postal car, an express car, two
baggage cars and nine passenger coaches,
mostly sleepers, and all were thrown from
the track by the breaking Of an axle of the
locomotive, while the train was going at
speed of SO miles per hour. The accident
occurred on level, where there was no en-
bankment, aud the engineer stopped the
train very quickly. The forward cars rolled
over two or three times, and the postal and
express cars, the former containing four men,
caught fire and were quickly consumed,
with the unfortunate men. The express
messenger, in the express ear, managed TO
get his head through hole in the side door,
but his legs being fastened inside, he, too,
persisted in the flames. None Of the pas
sengers were injured. The victims were;
Joseph Reldinger, mail agent, aud Henry
+. Brewer, express agent, OF Elmirai mail
agents Seybolt, OF Mount Hope, lngraham,
Of Binghampton, and mail weigher Fox, OF
New York.
There are 6fty-sevsn tramps in the Leba-
non county iaiL
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RlE CreeIs Iaenas.

Blg Creek Items.
--sleighing stillcontinues TO bo excellent,
and parties numerous.
A party from this place attended pro-
tracted meeting at Parryyille on Monday
evening.
superintendent r. f. HofFord, was on a
visit to the Towamensng schools on We'd
nesday, accompanied by bis good wife.
Rev. j. E. Freeman preached very In
teresting sermon in the Jerusalem church
near Trachsville TO large congregation on
Sunday last. He took his text from the 10th
verse Of the 9th chapter of Corinthians. We
had the pleasure of listening TO him. His
next sermon there in four weeks will be on
swearing
We are under obligations to George Van
Runk, Of the l.. V. Office, Mauch Chunk, for
favors received on Saturday Of last week.
Rev. J. E. Freeman has SO at the Lower
Towamensing church at present that he in
structs in the catechsm, and IA at the st.
Paul's church, Of this place.
Rev. G. W. Gross will have services in
the Solts church tomorrow Sunday, at 10
o'clock. Al the close Of the sermon a mis-
sionary collection will be lifted.
Several new men have announced them
selves as candidates for the office ol super
visor since our last letter.
We are pleased to learn that John Fritz-
niger, Sr. who was struck by palsy some
time ago, is slowly improving. REVERE.
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big creek Evang. sunday school.

Biz Green ENamHs SunOHy SCEOOts
Last Sabbath afternoon, in company with
Mr.. Wm. Oswald, of Weissport, we rode TO
Big Creek, and visited the Evangelical Sun
day school Of the above named place. The
session was opened by the Superintendent,
David Snyder, by singing a hymn entitled
elders TO Work." prayer was offered, and
another hymn was sung, after which the
lesson was read alternately by the superin-
teudent and school. The lesson study was
then engaged in, after which another hymn
was sung, and Nathan Sot, the Assistant
Superintendent, in the absence Of John Her
man, the Secretary, lifted the collection.
The feature of lifting the collection, appear
ed to us very novel, and yet, in our estima-
ton is very excellent feature of interest in
the offerings of the school the collection is
lifted in box in which nre a number of
smaller boxes numbered by classes the
openings at the Top are only large enough
to admit the several amounts, and no one
can tell which class has contributed most,
until all the boxes are opened.
After singing another hymn, by request
we spoke to the school about the birth of
Christ, (tbe subject under contamination in
the school during the study,) and tried to
impress the fact of the evidence of Christian
ity we have before us in all dated letters and
newspapers for, about 1881 years ago Christ
became incarnate for our salvation.
During the winter season, we were inform
ed by the Superintendent, the school is not
as large as it. during the summer; Jefier-
son Sewers, the treasurer and blackboardist
of the school was not present-living about
two miles from the church, but we examin-
ed his drawings on the large blackboard in
the school, and are frank to confess they are
hard to surpass in design and beauty of ex-
ecution. Many who make attempts at black
board drawing, would do well to go and ex-
anime some OF his drawings in the school.
Quite number of the young ladies in the
school are excellent singers, and they use
their talent with good effect in making mel
ody In the school. OBSERVER.
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East Penn PenoiIlngs.

The table of interest The dinner-table.
"A slow-match-A ten years engage
ment
The money and hair of fool are soon
parted in the middle,
"A "iast' youth is a school boy "waxed"
TO his seat.
Gideon Rehrig and wife are on a visit
TO friends in Allentown.
David Meyer and w. F. Fritzinger were
home over Sunday.
The rain and cold last week clothed the
trees with ice, and many tree had to give
up some olits limbs ON account ofthe weight.
The trees looked splendid when the sun
shone on them, aud one might have imag-
ined himself in fairy world.
Miss Alice Rehrig is back again. She
was nursing her sick mother, who we are
pleased TO say is getting better.
The weather has been pretty cold this
week. with every now aud then small
snowstorm.
"A great many railroad ties are being
hauled through our valley TO Bowinan's this
"inleF' PErER rHE GREAT.
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Literary Society,


Lehighton, Jan. %, 1881, the Lyceum
was called to order by the President; roll
called, and the minutes Of the previous
meeting read and approved. A Trio, en-
titled. "Those Convent Bells" was well re-
ceivcd. First referred question, "How does
bill in Congress become law" was an
swere,: by L. b. Schnabel; second, "EXplain
the method of making bread, was answered
by Laura Honord. Institute was favored
with reading called "The Painter of Se-
ville," by Emma Dollenmeyer; next in
order was an essay 10y Miss Carrie Bauer,
subject "Our Calling" Then followed an
Grafton by A. c. McLaughton, which was
well delivered. The debate " Resolved
That single life is preferable TO married
life" was opened in the affirmative by E.
d. Sehnabel, followed on the negative by
A. C. Mclaughlin. The decision of the
chair was rendered in favor of the afiirma-
tive. Curaturs then reported the following
programme for the next meeting: Referred
question first, Explain Aurora Borealis,
Miss Bauer; Second referred question, Give
sketch of Washington's life, by A. c. Nc
Laughlin; Select reading, Geo. Relchard;
Defamation, Chas. Hartung; Essay, Emma
Dollenmeyer; Grafton, Mr.. Gilham; Debate,
Resolved. "That political parties are a bene
| tit to State" Affirmative A. C. McLaugh-
lin, assisted by Miss Bauer; negative, L. D..
Schnabel
Society adjourned TO meet on Saturday
evening next. LAURA HoFFoRD, Sec.
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Towa,ncnsing items.

Horato M. Youngkin and Miss Ella A.
Kunkel, of this place, have the reputation
of being the two brightest and wittiest schol-
ars in the township. This speaks well for
our little community and we are pleased to
mention it.
Mrs Frederick Beer was suddenly taken
sick last Saturday night, with heavy cold
contracted during the week, which has since
developed into typhoid pneumonia Of a dire
form. The hope is universally expressed
that she may soon recover, for she is an es
timable lady.
Edward Raber and family, passed
through this place, last Sunday, on a jour
ney to Broadheadsville, Monroe county.
The Reformed church, Of this place, had
services last Sunday. Rev. freeman, Of
Weissport, ofliciated and delivered power
full, convincing and eloquent sermon his
theme being degeneracy, so commonly prev
alent among the country people, and those
who are ignorant Of the laws OF nature and
of God.
One of the saddest and most poignant
affairs for this community took place early
last week, when the bright and intelligent
child Of Freeman A. Shupp, was literally
burned to "a crisp, dying Few hours after
the awful occurrence. The circumstances of
the case are these: Mrs. Shupp was to the
barn doing some o! the outdoor work in the
absence of her husband who was on busi-
ness to Weissport; while away from the
house, the oldest girl lighted candle and
the younger standing by, its hair was ignited
by some means or other, which immediate
ly spread to her dress. and in the presence
of her older sister, was burned to death. The
sister did everything in her power to extin-
guish the flames but all of no avail. The
sorrow stricken mother came too late upon
the heart rending scene to be of any hep TO
the unfortunate child. 1t was buried on
Friday last, and its remains were followed
by a large concourse of sorrowing people.
--Mrs Kate Greensweig, an old lady and
mother Of Tobias Greensweig, of Weissport,
was very unfortunate last week while away
from home her house, containing all she
possessed in this world, was razed to the
ground by fire. How it took fire no one
knows ,JoE No 9