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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-15

WHAT can Senator Nelson mean by
introducing bill making the cremation
of human bodies unlawful ? What pos
sible objection can there be on hepart OF
the state to cremation +? We can under.
stand how individuals may prefer to be
buried rather than burned or burned
rather than buried but we cannot
understand how there can be any public
objection to cremation any more than to
burial. The latter is more apt to be
injurious to the public health, by reason
of the disturbance of the soil and the
decay of the flesh. But it otherwise
and cremation is a public nuisance, laws
that provide for the abatement OF nui-
sances suffice for the case. Unless be-
cause it is nuisance the state has no
right to interfere with cremation. Does
Senator Nelson own a graveyard?
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-15

JOHN SHERMAN is talked of as q candi-
date for governor of Ohio next fall, with q
view, If he is elected in the faOe Of the
majority the Democrats expect to have, of
bringing him before tho presidential nomi.
mating convention Of 1884. 6herman's con.
sent & yet to be gained.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-15
A FALL FROM "A sUAFFOLD
Tho Fatal xisstep Mace by . Philadelphia
carpenter.

Tho Fatal Sisstep Maee by q PhiladeIphia
Carpenter.
The Liverpool, London, and Globe In.
surance company is erecting on Walnut
street, below Fourth, Philadelphia, a six
story building. The soaffolding on the
latter street covers the rear face to the roof
cornice. Carpenters were at work 100 feet
above the footway court about o'clock
yesterday afternoon. John G. Draper,
one of the carpenters, AZ years old, resid-
ing at No. 203 Race street, made mis-.
step and fell from the scaffold. His CON-
rades saw him clutch convulsively at the
joists as he disappeared. The de.
scent was made with frightful We
locity. Once Draper's body struck
projecting beam and spun round like a
top, and then was projected with frightful
momentum through shed. breaking the
boards to fragments. The frightened
mortar mixers fed in great alright, be-
lieving that the building was falling
down Draper's maugled body struck
on a pile of bricks. A lady who was sit.
ing at the upper window of q restaurant
on the opposite side of the street, and Who
witnessed the accident. tainted. fhe
workmen returned to the spot where ORA.
per had fallen and discovered that he was
terrible mapgled and insensible. Blood
was oozing from his nostrils, mouth and
ears his scalp was torn and bleeding, and
legs and arms were found to be 80 badly
fractured that the bones protruded through
the flesh. A wagon was procured and the
sufferer was removed to the Pennsylvauia
hospital. He died at o'clock.
On the nlsslssjppl.
The Mississippi river continues to de-
olins at Memphis and Helsna, and those
oities ase again n tslegzaphic eomuunies
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-15
THE CONFERENCE.
IFS Hlxkr1-slxra ANNUAL sEsslos

Confersncs Temperance Soc,esy-Eaaoasaon
and Frsedmen's Aid-Consinuisg the
Regular Exercises.
Duke street church was pretty we'll
filed yesterday by an audience assembled
to participate in the anniversary services
OF the conference temperance meeting.
Tho chair was occupied BY Rev. Henry
Wheeler, and many members of tho con-
ference were present. Hymn 891 was
sung by the congregation and Rev. Cum
minis led in prayer. The annual report
was read by Secretary Webb. It con-
tanned resume of the work done by the
society during the past year, and contained
D statement that ninety-five per cent. of
the churches use unfermented wine in the
sacrament. The great need of the 30,
ciety was money, the treasury being
empty.
The treasurer's report was read. show
ing balance in the treasury of $3.50
the treasury was not quite empty, as the
treasurer remarked with grim smile.
President Wheeler made a brief address
recounting the work accomplished by the
society, expressing regret that 30 compar-
atively few members of the conference
were present, and suggesting that better
time for holding the anniversary might be
selected.
Rev. DR.. George a. Coray, of New York !;
was then introduced and spoke for. more
than an hour on the cause of temperance.
He regarded the question as of more i'm
portance then any other that could claim
the attention of state or national legisla.
ton. Tho liquor traffic is the national
crime. Congress found time to legislate
on the tariff and the Chinese questions but
dared not take hold of the liquor ques-
tion, which had been more destructive
to life and society than war, pestilence
and all other ills combined. The
speaker presented statistics to show the
immense cost and drain upon the country
caused by the drinking of Intoxicating
liquors, and claimed that for every dollar
of revenue collected from licenses and
liquor taxes, there was loss of $50 to the
people in the suppression of crime caused
by the traffic which was intrenched behind
appetite, inherited and acquired avarice
that grasped at gain, regardless of conse-
quences fashion that followed the lead
of wealth and nobility. no matter low
ridiculous their wbims habits of our
civilization which were difficult to shake
of, and the growing tendency to centrali-
zation. This array of enemies were to DO
met by the friends of tenn perance reform,
and under the power of God to be crushed
out. DR.. Coray is a fluent speaker, thor
oughly acquainted with the subject he
discussed, and was listened to with marked
attention.
The audience was dismissed with ben
ediction.
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The order of the day was then called
for. Tho list of churches was called over
aud the preachers in charged reported. !.
First the collection for conferences claim
ants, announcing the amount appostinped
and the amount raised. Second, bSnevc.
lent collections for finance commit&oa, en-
closed in envelope, properly ! en6o1se6,
with schedule. cash or receipts Tor monsy
paid. The colleetioae aso coisidsrably
larger than last yeax. Z. u = $50
p. J. - Bsekle1fe - A - 0t1s.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-09-08
Reply to Inquirer"
1ours &c.,
AN ANTI Know NOTHING.

"PERTINRNT INoUIRY" was hard on our
"native doctors" last week. But he is al
at sea when he talks about specialists
and lack of ability thereby insinuating that
we have poor material in the medical pro.
lession. He does not know what he is
Ia king about ! will wager HIM or any
other fellow, that there is not anoth-
er place in the State with as many Spec.
ialists as Lehighton, or lower Carbon
Let us enumerate from your advertising
c'lumns and from the sign boards. There
is an M. D Phi. D., NJ. L. N. 0. p, Cif you
know what that means, d9n'U. Next, q
physician and Surgeon, specialist on Salt
ltheum next, a doctor, on eye diseases and
wall paper next, a venerable NJ. D., U. s.
Ex-Surgeon on Pensions next, specialist
on hydrophobia or mad dog bites, aud, if
we 60 beyond Lehighton, we NAV find an
NJ. D., who with Therapeutic,l ability
can prescribe r. Il. sills, fence posts and
fire wood one who deals out big Mills and
little pills, and he who with the most dir
nifty Of all can Pow Wow for fits and iSr
ieyer. with or without medicine, an 50 on.
al infnitum, nil. desperan ium. Now
challenge enquirer" to give better variety
aud To name a better supplied community
than We have. And among our enulnera,
ton above, we may find most excellent
material; one or more who can boast of
having performed every operation on the
human subject perlormable, even unto the
reduction of a dislocation of the neck, and,
il there is any merit in self laudation, such
a one has certainly deserved the name of
DR.. Blowhard. Quite number own, nos
sess, carry and wear gold headed canes,
gold medal lob chains, and diplomas of
various sizes and shades as trophies Of their
theoretical proficiency, confirming them in
II cir self sufficlcncy, Notwithstanding their
practical deficiency, Have | overrated or
underrated ,or have classified in the above
enumeration, anv who NAV not belong
there? II you believe il not, examine the
record at the county seat, where You will
find the austere Pow vows name recorded
along side 0I tho most golden .speciacled,
dignlfed NJ d. No partiality shown in
this free, enlightened, Democratic county
OF ours All recorded at 81. a head. They
are all legalized doctors. All belong to the
medical fraternity 49, the brotherhood of
Ksculspius. GLOW is that for high ?"
SO stand aside and let the Melical In.
stitulion fellows play, for it is they who get
the money. RAMBLER.
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Packerton Ripples.
JoE.

Our public schools which opened about
the middle Of August are well attended.
Quite number expect to 60 with the
excursion to Calypso Island on Friday,
Several additional coal trains are to be
put on the Lehigh Valley road To run be-
tween Packertnn aud Amboy. The increase
in the shipment Of coal to that port necessi.
tates this step.
For some reason or other, not known
to your correspondent, the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company has suspended quite a
number Of their men in the blacksmith
shop, stopped the gravel trains at Mauch
Chunk, lessened the number Of them in the
various sections along the road aud stopped
work almost altogether at the new round
houses, thus throwing hundreds of men out
Of employment who greatly need work
The company is curtailihg its expenses
in every way possible, probably so that they
can declare largo dividend at the end OF
the year.
Cellars are being excavaled in Reel's
addition for the building Of several more
houses We suggest that the village now
beng built shall be called Happy Hollow.
Mrs Hammann aud son Charlie form,
erly Of this place, but now uf Buffalo, n
Y, are visiting friends here. AuID ASE.
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Nh EDI1oR:-ln the last issue ofthe Ap-
yooATE, as we'll as in the previous one, are
found communications relative to our pub.
lie schools aud the teachers who have charge
Of them. Permit us therefore, also, Mr..
Editor, to express our opinion in your col
umns on this subject from the standpoint
Of private citizen. We were we'll pleased
with the scholarly ideas, and with the
Phraseology OF Falkland, and can say with
the correspondent from Mahoning, ,"Them's
our sentiments too, only we beg leaye to
diller with him when he says "The grow
ing generation is, in many respects, worse
off than the preceding one." While we do
not argue that the literary attainments Of
the teacher Of to day are far in advance Of
the master Of the past, we do say that our
rural public schools have progressed in the
matter of houses, furniture, text books and
apparatus. In the rural districts, fiitv
years ago, "the school houses were few and
far between" generally built of stones or
lo9s, with six foot ceiling so that some OF
The masters had to stoop when they wore
their plug hats. Oiled paper was used for
window panes, and for closing the creviccs
between the logs. The furniture, too, was
OF the most primitive kind, the benches
were without backs, for in those DAYS the
boys and girls had bacGs of their own, and
the ventilation generally was through the
roof, thus aiGrding the boys an opportunity
for the study of astronomy at their seats in
the day time. Now we have better houses
improved furniture, aud In most schools
some apparatus.
But while we have these improvements
we must nevertheless admit that the teacl.-
er Is the School. As he is so is the school
What kind ol a man can school board
hire For S25 per month? 1t is but natural
Tor man to follow his own human inter.
esis and what trade, art, craft or profession
nave we that does not pay more than is
paid for the average country school teacher?
Reasoning from these two staudpnints what
KIND Of men can we expect to ii nd in III"
school room ? Again we saw that tp EN-
ploy men who are only worth S25 a month
is false economy. We do not wish to saw
that they rob the district nay, anv teacher
earns more than that. bnt the precious
time of our youths is wasted The average
school lie of our country children is about
eight years, which, by having five months
each year, would give us 40 months or 81
years schooling. Can the people Of tho
country expect to prepare their children
for the issues of life in this short time? Our
school terms ought TO be heightened and the
salaries tor teachers ought to he increased
so that teachers can prepare themselves Tor
their ealing and rest assured that It will
give them and their families bread and
butter. Then our children can be prepar, d
TOR the responsibilities errepubican citizen
upon whom rests the destiny ul our country.
All hail that glorious day. CITIZEN.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-09-08
r. NJ. BRODHEAD,
Chairman Democratic County Comm. ttee.
A Mauch Chunk Democrat.
Dear ADVOCATE;

A Mauch Chunk Democrat.
Dear ADVOCATE:
In the Mauch Chunk Democrat of last
Saturday appeared couple of paragraphs
purporting to be the copy of a cablegram
from the Queen Of England to Mr.. Liysey,
congratuating that gentleman upon his
nomination for the office of State Treasurer.
The Democrat quotes from the Philadelphia
Truth, which, we presume, is supposed TO
be comic paper. There is not much iun
in the joke anyhow, and fit is meant in
any serious way to influence the coming
election it is a bare faced forgery. But ITS
publication now for whatever purpose-is
only part Of a base and pernicious election
eering method which should be promptly
exposed. | have noticed that ever since
the nomination of Mr.. Lvscy he has been
despattered with spray of paper pellets
from the pop-gun artillery Of the Democrat,
The "head and front" of his ofIendngDfs
that at one time he was British subject
and served honorably in the British army.
There is not the shadow OF a charge against
his morals, intellect or political character
For is it insinuated that he has been remiss
in single duty Of American citizenship.
Now the Constitution provides for the
naturalization of foreigners; and by COM
plying with all the requisites, as Mr..
Llvesey must have done to procure his
nomination, he is as well qualified for the
office he desires as any legitimate descen.
dent Of William Penn who never spent a
day outside the State of Pennsylvania.
1t is no particular blemish to have been
born an Englishman, as it is no particular
glory to have been born an American
Such events are facts, like the nose upon
mans face, over which "the fellow hlmselr'
has very little control--espeeially at the
commencement. The important matter is
whether, having been born at all, man
becomes a good citizen of England or
America. s.'r
The attemptto vilify or belitte an hon
orable man, by making crime out of his
birth, is childish, contemplate and utterly
undemocratic 1t is weak revival of the
Know Nothing pestilence W h ch, we
thought, had long since been exterminated
by turning on the stream Of political car
bolic acid. The effects of the Democrats
efforts to reproduce the plague will merely
be to kill many of the democratic votes in
this district. haye always been Jeier-
sonan Democrat, and firmly believe in
turning the present rascals out, but detest
the Know-Nothings more than "the ras.
ca s." and having considered carefully the
meaning OF the paltry abuse lavished by
the Democrat upon high.minded honor.
able man like Mr.. Livsey should most
certainly vote for that gentleman and urge
all my iIiends to go and do likewise.
Yours &c,
AN ANTI Know NoTnISg.
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In order to please some citizens oI
Drilton, John II. HackenLergsr has been
removed from his school in E5ersole to a
small third class school in Jeddo.
John C. Noonan, a principal teacher
aud late Superintendent of the schools oi
West Mahanoy Township, was struck by a
height train between Mahanoy Plane and
Mahanoy City on Tuesday night. The
remains were shOekiDgly mutilated aud
the head completely separated from the
body.
About noon, on Wednesday, man in
charge ofa policeman, who was taking him
in railway car to Philadelphia, jumped
off the cars near Allentown. The train
was going at the rate of thirty miles an
hour, but the prisoner was not injured and
made his escape into the woods.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-09-08
Mahoning Squib1

@AahSAAhH o4uAuS
Farmers are busily engaged in gath
-ering their potatoes into the cellars. They
feel proud of the good crop Of potatoes
which they bave this year. Amandus
histler expects about one thousand
bushels, which is an enormous amount
for this section.
On Tuesday morning Jack Frost"
paid the visit first to us for this season, and
the second on Thursday. 1t did some
damage along the waters, among the
gr pes.
Last Saturday at our examination
there We're eight certif ,ates issued out
of number of ten. There are nine
schools in the District and so we need
one more teacher to fill the vacancy.
II. d. Klingeman says "the picnic
at New Mahonii4g last Saturday night
was the very best that he had attended
this year" Ailwbo are anxious to know
the reasons for it must inquire at his
"Ofice," where they will be Issued.
To-day N. NJ. Ballet, who had
formerly been attending the Keystone
State Normal School at Kutztown, left
for Lancaster. where he is admitted as a
member of the Sophomore class.
This evening Saturday. n lecture
will he held in the Evangelical church
entitled, "The Heart of Man" 1t will
be represented in the form of magic
lantern views. All are invited to at
tend.
The Literary Society will not meet
until next Saturday evening, September
10th, in the public school house at New
Mshoning. The affirm ltive speakers
are: c. p. Freyman aud j. II. Longacre,
negatives, A. j. Ballet and I. d. King
mtn. The question for discussion is.
Resolved, THAT the child should be
more encouraged in the study of History
in our public schools" All are invited
to attend.
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Democratic Delegate Elections and County

Democratic Delegate Elections and County
Conventions.
The Democratic voters of Carbon county
will hold their delegate elections on Satur-
day, September goth, 1888, between thS
hours Of 2 and o'clock,p M, at the pieces
of holding the general elections in the so
veral districts, (unless otherwise ordered by
the proper local committee and due public
notice given Of the place specially agreed
upnn) tnd elect delegates to represent said
districts in County Convention to be held
at the Court House, in the borough oI
Mauch Chunk. on Monday, October lst
1888, at one o'clock p. M, TO nominate
candidates for Associate Judge, District
Attorney and County Surveyor, and to
transact such other business as may be in
order under tho rules. The districts will
elect the following number Of delegates re-
spectively, being according to the number
of Democratic votes polled at the last gen.
eral election
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-09-08
Big Cresk Items.

NAb vi, "a Atoihp'
Nathan Snyder and wife, Of this place
were on visit to Mauch Chunk last week.
Lewis Grayer and Mr.. Gebhard, ol
Wessport, were at our place last Sunday on
a visit to Joseph Graver.
Mr.. Churlon, Of Catasnuqua, is erect
ing new house at Walksville. lie intends
to put farm in cultivation there.
"A picnic was held on Saturday last at
Stemlersville. 1t was well attended, es-
pecially by the young, but some are in
danger Of having sore mouths from getting
so many kisses. No wonder.
Il party ofyoung ladies and gentlemen,
from Lehightan or Wessport, were out here
on pleasure trip last week. We hope that
they enjoyed it well, though they ought to
use little more sense in regard t1 some Of
the country people not to insult them.
They might lead themselves into trouble.
The Waleksville Sunday School will
celebrate its annual picnic at the old pic
mic ground on the 9th.
1t is believed by the farmers that the
potatoes will not turn out as was expected
,JoE
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A SRf ioal Operation.


ion Wednesday morning Surgeon L.
Bower and DR.. G. Eiskamp performed an
operation upon the contracted limb Of our
young townsman, Allie Bartholomew. DR..
Seiple rendered valuable assistance to the
skilliul operators, and two representatives
Of the ADvocATE were in attendance. The
contracted ligature at the knee joint, aris-
ing from what is commonly known as
"white swelling" had to be severed, and
after the patient was well under the inllu-
ence Of chlorlform, Surgeon Bower went
about his work with great quckness and
dexterity. a marked improvement in the
straightncss oi the deformed limb was pre-
ceptible Immediately after the work was
done, but it will take day or two before
the full result can be knowu. There can
be no doubt of the knowledge and practi
cal skill of Mr.. Bower, and the chronic
cases taken up promise to be all successful.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-09-08
SUFFERING WOMEN }sss }ssey: q

nature with pretty face. beautiful figure,
taultless complexion, as well as the sweetest
Ot tempers and tauliless mental qualities
grows pramaturely old, gray and wrinkled,
her form loses its perfect contour, the com.
pleXion becomes low, the brightness leaves
the eye, feeling of languOr takes the place
OF the once buoyant spirits, an irritable ner-
vOus fractiousness makes life burden, things
IN u once. were trifies worry her till life be-
comes unbearablc. All this being caused by
ne physical arrangements 50 common to wO-
men, which the innate mOdeSty of feminine
nature prevents their making known, and of
which the ignorance Of the medical profes-
sion prevents cure. Lady Reader, pause
and consider, tits a duty you owe yourself,
your family, and your God. that you should
cure Yourself Of these troubles and once more
el the glow ofperlect health and spIits ihat
nature intended for you. WheeIer'S No. 80
Prescriptions are pleasant and palatakle to
take, contain. hing OF an Injurious nature,
and may be taken by all ages at all times and
IN all conditions without possibility OF III ei-
tcets and will positively cure any of the pc
culinr diseases to which females are subject.
Failing to produce n perfect cure the pro-
prletors will refund the money paid for the
treatment. If you have sallow complexion,
constant or intermittent headaches, back
ache, restlessness, loss Of appetite, suppress
sions OF monthly flow, or Irregularities there
nl, accompanied hy headaches, nervousness,
Mysteries and similar symptoms, Wheeier's
No. 90 Prescription "B " will POSITIVELY re.
sore you to health. II you have Il sensation
Ut heat and thrOGbing IN the back, frequent
iainting spells, LeucOrrhea OF white discharge
painful or scaiding sensation in urinatinv.
reddish or white daposit in urine, hot and dry
skin, IVheeler's No. 90 Prescription - c" will
give immediate and lasting relief The price
OF Wheeier's No. 9j Prescriptions B " and
80 are 90 cents each, Obtainable from drug.
gists or sent by mail secure from observation
taken.
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Thomas jefferson driver of the Phi'a-
delphia aud Reading Express, at Po,tsyille,
was sentenced to six months Imprisonment
on Wednesday, for embezzling a money
package entrusted to him.
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RHEUMATISM s:;. GS:!; e ts%;; ts'a';

Neuralgia are relieved at once and positive
ly cured by the use of Wheeler's Ne SO Rheu-
matte Remsdy. We say boldly that in the
worst cases OF no matter how long standing,
now serious or how painful we can not only
give relief but pOsuiptly cure for all time.
railing TO do this we will positively refund
the money paid Tor treatment. and if your
suilerings are not positively stopped for all
time you have not thrown your money away
as you would on any other than T. ese euaran.
teed remedies. The price of Wheeler's No. 90
rheumatic Remedy is only so cents, obtain
abe from druggists or sent free by mail on
receipt of price Stamps taken.