The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-04-14
Lehigh Gap Gossip.


--1u constant danger Our specklej and
fiuny tribe.
Col. John Craig was 10 Philadelphia on
Monday.
The plow shares are now doing their
daily work in our farmers fields.
--Thst narcotic, but palatable vegetable,
the dandelion, is again a fayorite on our
tables.
Our farmers are busily engaged in lay
iug-not eggs-but their potatoes in the
furrows and allow them To bring forth their
new, or young ones, without Matching.
Mr. Sol Snyder, jr. boasts of haying an
offer for u colt Of $4,000 solly is quite
lucky in the horse, pig and sand business.
But how about the galsH
Last Saturday, while the hands Of the
Heimbach'S slate quarry were engaged in
putting boiler on a foundation, it broke
down, knocking Mr.. Reuben spoonheimcr
unconscious for few minutes.
The members Of the Lehigh Gap sing
ing school, last Sunday evening voted for a
new singing book, peerless Praise" and
to- morrow Sunday evening no doubt will
treat us to some choice singing.
The meetings ofthe Teachers Debating
Society, held every Friday night at Aqua
shicola, are becoming more interesting, and
more should join. The " Budget" is very
ably conducted by Elmer Z Straup, editor.
Miss Eve A. Muschllz for some time
chambermaid at the Eagle Hotel" at al.
lentown, was home over Sunday, but left
again for the same place, where she is now
serving-maid in some private family. With
whom we are not informed.
On Monday 9th inst while Mr.. Sam
uel Boyer. miller Of Aquashicola, in the oct
Of putting his Grist stone on, put his fingers
in to feel If it was in its right place, when
at once the heavy stone slipped on his fin
ger, crushing it severely. lie was taken to
Slatington, 10 DR.. Steckel, who thought
that while the tendons were all right yet,
smputation was unnecessary.
Our young friend Mr.. NJ. P. Prutzman
commenced working on the repair gang
under section boss, John Pru,zman, on the
L. & 8. RR., while William Muscblitz has
assumed his (Prlizman's) last years occu-
patton, as lock tender with mir. Wilson
Muschlilr. This is right, boys, earn and
save money while you ara young, and you
will not want in old age.
Miss Etna Hughs, teacher of the Le
high Gap high school, last Friday evening
left on the $3.50 o'clock tram for Philadel
phia. Miss Rapp, teacher of the primary
school, whose term closed last Friday, took
| charge OF the school during Miss Hugh's
absence. Miss Rapp will open pay school
in few weeks. Parents should take ad
vantage of this and send their children
regularly.
We are informed that the consistory
and members Of "BensaIem" church, in
East Penn, have decided To fresco and dec
crate their church like the 81. Johns, OF
Lower Towamensing. The job is allotted
| MIR. W. II. Straup one day last week
received sky "Centrilugal seed sowing ma
| chimes frntiis Wabash, Indiana. These
machines are principally for sowing clover
aud timothy seed, but can be used for SOW.
ing a II other seed, grain, etc. A man en-,
gagged in sowing with oneof them, appears
rs though he was walking through his field
playing a fiddle.
Il once heard 1 minister speak of a very
pi"us farmer who had the habit to pray for
God's blessing on every furrow he plowed
languages and can not tell whether every
expression is prayer or not. But by the
way, it SO happened that | was standing
| last Saturday, in an adjoining feli to one
in which a young man was engaged 10
plowiLg. His horses were walking at II
pretty fair gait, but it seemed as though he
wanted them to go still faster, for all at
once he bawled ("r nrayed) out, emphssiz-
ing the following sentence, (Which he no
doubt got out Of his prayer book "get ab
Barney, Grides gawidder d, nner wedder
| u
wrighty prayers are poured out while en-
| gagged IN turning the soil, what will bush
el OF oats or an ear Of corn weigh next fall ?
DO am lestha Fridawk owet hut en-
g'wisser bu en- maid-l hame selma VIOLA
un hut aw; aver dar bu un sci maidel sin
so wennch iorna har gauAa un hen zoo
lout gabo6bled, un ich un noch an onnera
karl sin SO wennich hinnich linen no Gu
lula un hen aw unser g'west g'hatta. I'm
SO is seller bu uu sic maidel nit nonner ca
uia, un yust We see forna ans haus kumna
sin, sheer gar an dec porch, WOO see wen
nieh sth"ppa hen VIOLA for bssle zu spharka
hut dar dawiy fun sci maiiel g'hert das ep
per draus bobla doot, un eewer eamolt
macht der alt kelter de dare ufr un guckt
rause WAS lose war. Well by greshes, sci
nut sell"m bu sic hartS in sic hussa oIcl
nuuner falla mocha, for ar is so orrch Ter
schroka we dar alt dc dare uf' gamach
hut, das ar sic maidel grawd fawra hut lus
sa, un 81 fergelslcred up g'start is, das II
miner sale iergessa hut gut CUTE nacht zt
sawga. Now hr hryunga buwa lch mus korl
sie nit mine brief aver ich will euch er
roth geyva for celia alt ketzer sic schnuo
zurich halla macha. Now won ar IN da
habit is far sic naws rsus zu strcka won ih
hame kumna nit siner duchter, eye dol
gana !ucht draw un greega euch en- CROSSE
kessle toll dar. un en- guly Lritch me, d n,
gate amer lorna naus nit EN- k-ssle, ,iar, M
britrh un schlscht on de dare. un won da
alt schn""h-r de dare widder uff mschl, ia
rsus Eu gucka won dar bu uus n,aidel form,
on de pouch kumha, don hook EN- ant
Vwers dack mt dar ierschmarela da
brtrh, uu we ar sch rum drsIe Tar Eu da
mummy Eu sprInga, don huck'm mech
mole de dar britch. gad .chtich ivwers hin
urr dale, un don ken mir all eur sphsrK
du bis lie alt nomny ihn SIZE schnoot u
hinner dale "P garust hut, mech sellen
slhrecht ut sle nsws Blmny zu dsr dsT
naus. 81. J"AE.