The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-04
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popular citizen, exp,cts to accompany
knights Templar pilgrimage to the Pnc'f'
Coast next month. We wish the Dr.. muel
enjoyment, Dr.. Hoffman, his partner, will
attend to the extensive practice during BIZ
absence.
BY last weeks issue Of the AooocATE We
see that some Of the 80 iRvinclbles" o
Franklin twp, have takon upon themselves
the very heroic duty of calling the school
board, Of said district, To account for what
they, in their own fanciful notions, are
pleased to call misappropriation of school
funds, What nonsense, and old fogysn
A m'slppropi iation because the board have
expended money to establish a Uniform
series Of text books Instead Of calling the
board to account, the people Of TINT district
should show their appreciation of the di-
rectors by giving them their hearty and
very enthusiastic support in this moye. 1t
is at least a very laudable work and move
on the part oi the school trustees, and we
hope that they will brave the opposition
OF ignorance and downright blindsighted.
ness Of the prosecutors, or new found econo-
nisis Of that township. Do these men know
that by opposing uniform system Of books
that they oppose one of the best and avail
able auxtliarios to advance scholars IN their
studies. Ere two winters will haye passed
away these would be economists will see
their error, and il honest men will acknow-
edge then, that it is the cheapest way.
These men remind us much Of the saying ,
"They are strnning at (ouD a gnot wh e
swallowing camel"
Miss Matte Lcsh, one OF Weissports
excellent young ladies was stopping in
| town for the last two weeks. Miss Lesh
enjoyed herself very much with her friends.
She was the guest Of the Misses Hams.
MIR. James G. Eadie has furnished his
new store room. He has now very nice
o I'M.
Our people have of late been greatly
impressed with the ponderous and indus
trious work put in on the apportioDment
bills by our representatives,, Messrs. Snyder
and Gallagher. Those speeches which they
.huudered down the legislative hall in ia
yoG of the Democratic side Of the question
haye made very profound silent impres.
sion upon their constituency-bu but the i'm
preston is that the helpless "ine too""must
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We are pleased to note that our fat and
very genial friend MIR. John Streeier is out
and around again. We trust that John
may soon find a permanent euro to that
terrible disease, rheumatism.
The most pleasing of all pleasing ord
ers to our railroad men is that there is tu
be full time from now on. This is au
agreeable command 10 many.
--Tne correspondent of the Gazette from
this place, was trying his hand at his old
pranks last week -ianltfinding This is a
very bad or chronic disease with him. II
is his chief faculty or forte, and because il
is his chief forte he is bound to measure
by his own peculiar standard. The pecu
liarity of this fault finding is that in the
imnaculateness Of his own conceit he is a
critic, i. e., he takes as his standa rd, erovel
ing fault finding as legitimate criticisms
hence he picks at every little flaw to dc.
monstraiions, as he supposes, his own su
peroriiy. We mean his standing as AN able
and correct critic, The beauty of his crit :
cisms, so supposed, is meyer anything if net
Intense. But his barking never amounts to
climax that would frighten US of any Of
| his bites, IL we were TO pe bit. He il like a
| little terrier, he bites at the least shadow
and barks at the veritahle substance. No,
hs reminds us of jugglers' snake with the
venemeh teeth extracted-perfecily harm.
less. This, too, may be "disgustingly ftp
pant"
Mr.. Ed Harlemap is making extensive
Improvements at his home.
District President, II. d. Smith, Of P.
D S. of A., will be urged for State Vice
President o. the order at the coming S ate
Convention, which will he held at Halle
ton during the month. New.