The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-01-19

ANCIENT census Of horses in Russia
s-,eNed that there were -la-G75. 1893 in the
conn'ry. Of which IA 1886, ,051 we're fit for
ngilitary service.
!AIR. TEsNTsoNs title. rs approved by
her Majesty, is that of Barren rennyson
9fAidswortb,in the county Of SUSSEX, and
Fresliwater, iu the Isle of Wight.
Acc RIDING to a correspondent of the
Lahdon TIMES, the death rate of Nice is
II. disgrace to mo ern civilization, and
the new drains are so badly made that
thy won't.mend matters.
MR REINACH says in the Revue PoII-
TIQUE that in. May. 1882, Gamble Ia re-
com nended, in order TO ayoid rivalri, s,
that should Grevy resign, Henri Marin.
the historian lately dead, should be elect
Ell elpresident.
Ar the d tner OF the National Congress
of School Teachers, in Dublin, tie toast
OF the Lord Lieutenant was omitted
which has led to hot difference that may
r,sult in the disruption of the organiza-
tion.
HERO worshipping boys throughout
America will be grieved to learn that the
''great and good" man Frank James is
utterly broken down in health, and, after
n 'aIe,r of unadulterated rnfiianism, is
d ing at the home of bis wife.
THE Rochdale 8, stem of cooperation
HI been introduced in San Francis CO.
The capitsl- stock of the first store is
81 5000, and the number OF shares TO-
900. Only knights of Labor in good
standing are eligible to membership.
a YOUNG lady, an intimate friend OF
the Nutt family, is sreporied to have said,
II hope that Mutt wIliat any rate be sent
for some term to the Penilentiary, as
Duke's friends have sworn to shoot him
ifshe gets off At this rate the horrors
of tue house of Adipus may be repeated.
Mrs KATE FIELD prefers that her re-
maius should be turned into ashes rather
than into worms, and accordingly has Lad
her measure taken for crt rtmation urn.
There is a great difference of taste in this
respect among women of genius. Sarah
Brrnhardt always keeps coffin in her
be broom. but perhaps it is OILY for the
burial of her skeletons,
TdE Boston Produce Exchange has
made Q retort obvious to Bismarck's
strict1res upon the American pig. The
".Hub" MS, ociation calls for q rally
of pol ticians to take measures for pro-
hibiting the importation of French and
German wines which "injure the health
and property Of American cities" The
pretex, for prohibition is amusing TO any
candil pbilos jpher who contemplates
the prevailing ingredients of the uniyer-
sal ger.
WaEN Jem Mace brought over New
Zsalanj savage to knock the "Boston
Btuiser' out of time it was regarded as
an insult to the whole Caucasian race
But the end of that sort of thing is not
yet. On Monday night Japan wrestler
stood up in Irving Hall, New York, to
catch as cltch-c with lebrated
English professional. Edwin Bibby, by
name. The contest was mos 10 crest
ing aud exciting one. The hall was
dehsely packed. The Jap was the strong
er man but Johnny Bull had the
".Seiencep and after a fierce tussel the
Mougol bit the dust Civilization there
fore cannot be fairly regarded AS a com
plete failure, nor, in the words of the
poets '1s the Caucasian played out"
The preliminaries of young Nuts
trial, for the shooting of Dukes, which
opened at Pittsbueg on Monday were
marked by certain ceremonies which
should certainly be more honorad in
the breach than the observance" A
number OF men called up to serve o., ,ie
jury swore that they had never read any
newspaper account WHATEVER of the
tragic story, at any stage of its develop
ment If this be lie-and such is pos
sible-it is colossal piece of mendaci y.
Ii 1t be true II is. nothing less than mirac-
ulous. The editor is not SO much abroad
as be pretends to be, when able-i odied,
Christian men est fy in a court of jus.
tice that they never read or heard syl-
liable about Dukes or Mutt until they en-.
tered the court room.
CARDINAL MANNING, the most powerful
representative of the Vatican, who ever
"reigned in England is in a very pre-.
carfous condition Of health. Everybody
kAows that the English Pontifical pri-
mate WAS at one time a distinguished
Protestant clergyman, but it is not so
gelSTaily known that at Oxford he was
the,fIiend aud rival of Mr.. Gladstone, the
great Liberal Prime Minister. When
both men had finished The University
course the prevailing opinion among
tlose' who knew them well, and had ca.
fully followed their careers, was that
Gladstone would have been the theolog-
ian and Manning the statesman. But
''lhe best laid plans OF mice and men at
gaog agIssS- -. -.
TIE 'tuin' that makes the run of 9l2
miles besween- New York aud Chicago
in 25t hours makes only seven stops; but
there are so many bridges to cross and
Villages 10 pas, through that the speed
is seoess.nIy reiaxed ss' often as once
eveFy. ten niles else the average for the
entIrs run might be. ruch higher than
3j.29 miles dp hour. It's greatest speed
is on tho run between New York aud
PoIladelptiia; and here, the -SlOwest mile
is made in Two MINUTES aud the fastest
in hly seven :, ,eonds. Many a mile is
made an sixty seconds. The locomotive