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ri eat that of the Republicans or oppose
it. Either course meant defeat, as Nc
Clure well knew, aud MS the result proved
in the reelection of Gov. Curtin by I'm
overwhelming majority.
Since then the Democrats have invarf-
ably held the State Conventions after the
Republicans held theirs, the object be-
ing to take advantage Of any mistakes
made by their opponents. Twice only
lu twenty years have the Democrats of
this State prc6ted by Republican blund-
ers lin 1874. when the latter declared for
third term, aud again in 1882.
This year the Democrats will hold
.hei1 State Convention on April Q. and
the Republicans one week later. In fix
ing that early date the Democrats intend
t. rtaflirm the tariff planks of the plat
forms of 1881 and 1883, and TO protect
themselves against being put at disad-
vantage by the possible declarations OF
other States in favor of free trade.
What effect will timely declaration
on the tariff question by the Democrats
of this State have Syon other States, and
upon the Democratic National Conven-
tiouP is the important question now agi.
tating the minds OF the leading politicians
of the State.
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inarried, aud then 'despoudebts stized
upon her, as sbS 8 tbO1eheo%efiberl ti1is.
spent life. SIZE tfiedto gstthe'vealercf
her misory by visiting aGq6uiutSnees
who we're still in the whirl, and on Mon
day night even visited the French ball,
bat her despair grew In intensity until
fiually she could bear Il no longer. She
has a little girl Of about twelve years in
a convent, and leaves considerable mon
ey. The case is a sad tragedy Of wrong,
folly and remorse, and should serve as a
terrible warning to every giddy young
girl to whom the world and it's baubles
prove 10 alluring. The inquest will be
conducted quietly as considerable "influ.
encs" has been brought TO bear on tie
Coroner to prevent exposures of some
we'll. Known persons. ..-.
[ mo man is hero to bis valet" is en-
axiom on which Carlyle laid much stress.
The same prevails Of the other sex. l
called on very nice family few even
ings ago. and conversation happened to
drift on Mrs. Langtry, her taking
house in Thirteenth Street, and fitting it
up with SO much taste and richness. "Oh,
With all that" said the lady of the house,
who p-ides herself on being housekeep-
er, "she is only a slattern. There is not
a clean window in the house, the blinds
are never kept tidy, and her kitchen is
always in mess" / laughed and re-
marked. ''and pray. where did you learn
all tbat?" She colored and the girls
Uttered, "Well," she said. II AN almost
ashamed to tell you. but you might as
we'll know. Our milkman supplies her
also, and he told our cook about it, al d
she of course told me; there, now" Nor.
al, beware of the milkman, and DO not
let him cross the threshold Of your base
ment door.
Nearly all downtown Offices are now
supplied with electric clocks. They
consist Of q dial and movable hands,art
all controlled by one company, and Il e
time is regulated by official Washington
time. This is a great convenience.
particularly in factories where the har
monious working together Of clocks is
an essential. The price too, at which
those dials are supplied and operated. 50
cents month is very cheap. nothing at
all to the expense of keeping fine large
chronometer iu order.
Iasked leading furnisher of art goods
for household usage. whether the craze
for brass bedsteads. tables etageres, etc, {,
which made its appearance about four
months ago, still held out. mo" said
he, '.it meyer maintained itself. In the
first place il cost too much money. To
appropriately furnish u room with this
kind of goods required from $1,000 to
$5 900, and EVEN then the place never
looked 50 artistic as when the furniture
was OF wood. The craze has now gore
West "
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BRlVgT LyttOn'S BRIDGE.
Where Il Touches theshores and the Grea
Columns in Mid-stream.

Where at Touches theBh0res and the treat
Columns in Mid-stream.
"What beautiful bridge between old age
aud childhood ia religion How intuuvoly
the chtld begins with prayer and worship on
entering life, and how intutively, on QUIT
ting life, the old man turns back to prayer
aud worship, putting himself again side by
side with the infant" remarks Sir Il. Bulwer
Lytton, in his "Strange Story"
Yes, but between It's distant abutments
the bridge Of life has many high and awful
arches, through which the Wild waters dash
and roar In wrath and desolation, Prayer
and worship alone do not sustain these.
Natures solid rocks must lie unshaken be.
meath, and human art and skill must rear
and solidfy the structure overhead. Gods
will is best exemplhed in the laws He has
made for the creatures whom He has placed
under their control. Neither the child's
trustful "Our father" nor the old mans
"Iorget me not in the midst of my infirmi-
ties, will alter this by the weight Of single
grain.
Science and art first--then faith and prayer
lis the order OF Heaven itself Divinity
heals through its agents, and those agents
are the discoveries Of man; not the vague an.
nouncements Of prophets or seers Is life n
burden to you? Does time drag7 Is your
power to cope with life's problem and duties
weakened2 You are not we'll. Your blood Is
sluggish and tainted perhaps; or some imuUr-
tant organ is torpid or cvcrwOrKed. This
fact may have taken the form OF dyspepsia,
rheumatism, gout, malarin; pains in the
stomach, chronic headache, or any of n doz.
en- Ills. PARKER'S TONIC will invigOrat te
you, as fresh air invigOrates those who have
been shut up ia damp. fetid cells. 1t is pow
erful pure. delicious, sclenti 70, safe : the
keystone OF the central arch OF the bridge OF
lie. feb1-ml
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TEE STATE coSvRNrIoHs.

For the first time in many Years, the
Democrats Of this State will hold their
State Convention ia advance Of the Re-
publieAns. The last time they adopted
this eonTse was in 1861. Then they de-
clared strongly in favor of & more yieOr-
GUS prosecution OF tl,- war. They went
before the people Oh tlat issue With su
Gppafent sincerity IN their professions
aud won, eleeiinR the Hon. Charles r.
Buckalew TO the Senate by vote OF 81
10 &C for General Cameron.
Iu the iolloSing year Col Mcclure Sc
cured AN early convention Tor the Re
publieaus; they presented patti tic ans
popular platform aud tue Democrati,
Convention. b,iug held sub qnently
MAS CUBA .antially compelled elmer Il
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Our New York Letter
Regular correspondence of ADVOCATE.

Regular correspondence OF ADVOCATE.
New YORK. Jau. 90. 1884
Mousignor Capel's health is badly |
shattered, aud as his agent tells me. his
Western lecture tour will have to be
postponed until after Easter, and per-
htps entirely abandoned. The fact of
the matter is, Capel has overworked
himself. He has been IL this country
now six months. During that time he
has delivered. on an average. three lee
lures week. On most Sundays he
preached twice, and during Advent he
conducted two series of sermons at dif-
ferent churches. The mental labor
necessary for such work can be easily
understood. Besides that be has gone
about in society great deal and this
has further occupied his time and re-
duced his chances for rest. Still, as the
Monsignor came over here to make
money, l think be will go back to Eng
gland satisfied, He came here heavily
in debt. He came as an enthusiast on
the subject of Catholic University, and
being possessed of means of bis own. be
not alone spent them but even assumed
obligations after they were exhausted
He consequently started out to cancel
them. When he made known his in
tention of coming to this county an
American Lecture Bureau offered him
| $50, 900 for the season. He refused to
bind himself, however. aud, il it is true
as a prominent Catholic gentleman tells
me, he has made more than that even
now.
President Arthur looks wonderfully
aged since his last visit TO New York. j
had N good opportunity of seeing him at
the Union League Club reception, and
he looks much grdyer aud thinner than
bsiOre. Iu fact he seems to have aged
three years. About his eyes too there
was weary look aud the sparkle was
missing.
A gorgeous casket was taken to the
Morgue last Saturday morning, and halt
, an hour later. encased in plain box, il
} was again placed in the undertaker'i
wagon and taken to the little Whit,
. Plains graveyard, where it was placed il
: vault ..Treparatory to intelment OF
= Monday. The cAsket contained the re-
T mains of woman known as Mrs Derby
: the beautiful woman drowned herself
= last Wednesday night, and TO make sur
d of death. tied pair ol fat irons to be
dress. She was one those women
class unfortunately growing larger will
e amazing rapidity no lead two lives
:. Among one SET Of people they pass as re
Il spectacle, among another they are know
l. to be otarrWisr. am told that see lsi
" her fret husband on account of his 4
"a treating her. In the struggle for sxisi
y encs, she Tell ia with what is enpbon
ID ously known Ms gay ret, and in th
n- natural eoure of eyeuts foui q ''protec
DO Or" He left her, after providing we
s, for her, aud then she became aoqu inte
at with another niAn with. whom she fe
In violently ID love. -,rheir Intimacy laste
lie grea; mary years. Recently this nus
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flee, which costs as much as it did be-
fore the duty was removed, the, Brazili-
ans having clapped on an inconle tax
equal to orr reduction Of Taxation. The
Mexican coffee Is far superior to that of
Mocha. just now almest every poEnd
Is gobbled up by rrussian commission
merchants and sent to Berlin. Ths
agents of the railroads constructed or
being constructed in Mexico with United
States capital, have worked very diligent-
ly in favor of the treaty. twill be their
only chance Of getting even any small
return for their large outlay. ...
Petitions are daily rolling In upon
Congress asking changes III the pension
laws, and many of them bear marks Of
having come through the hands of, or
being inspired by, the old gang ofpen-
sion attorneys. Many of the petitions
sent to Congress are not really in the in
terest of or understood by the petition4
ers themselves. General Butler in
speaking Of thi, subject day or two ago
said that generally petitions were not
worth considering. They were signed
in the most careless manner and never
thought of afterwards, They were rarely
read, and the signers meyer intended that
they should have any influence. "For
example," said he, "you could get in
Massachusetts 10000 men to sign pc.
tition to have me hanged, and half the
number would sign petition TO have
themselves hanged without knowing
what they were doing" There is point
in this, dear reader. il you have time to
study it out.
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Not Content With Being the Best.

- Whatever may be said in regard to the
propensity of the management Of great rail-
way lines top-oyide fr the public ony
what is actually demanded in the way OF
accommodations and comfort can in no way
apply to the management Of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway, or as it is
more ismiiiarly known, THE Great Rock
Island Route" This line has for years be- n
r.coeniz 1t as the u-si aud nu'st conf .rtable
ute between Cnicago aud Kansas City and
tile Southwest, and has been abundanily
| aide IN this account to successfully rIe
with its competitors. But not satisfied with
| this success and its already elegant equil-
| ment, its managers have caused Ia be turn d
,alt oi ITS shops nj Chicago. magnificent
line at Dining Cars which go into iinmedi
ate service on the Kansas City Line These
cars contain all the conyeniences OF well
furnished dining rooms, aie elegant in de-
s,gn aul finish, and mouels Of the advanced
railway art oi the day. Within them meals
are furnished equal To those ot any first
class hotel in the land at the low rate 81
seventy fiye cents. Travellers an this line
now find un Its trains all the comforts and
cnpyeniences oi lirst-class hotels. Beside'
| the best Ot nrsJ anu eecOnu CLASS cohChe'
there are Parlnr Chair Cars, (Which are fre'
to ali PASSENGERS holding through first cias
tckets), Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars anc
Dining Cars.
This Company's lines-all Of which or
: equally well eqnIpped-also extend To Coun
eli Bluffs and the West, and Mnneapoli
and ST. Paul and the Northwest, and tn
deserved praises bestowed upon 1t by return
ed travellers who speak frnm experience
make il noted throug bout the land.
We Lespeak for the owners and manager
of this magnificent Railway ample return
: for their generous prov isiuns for the want
of the public. which is, MS has already bee
, proven by the patronage extended To thi
line, quick to appreciate and palronize thos
who prove by their deeds and generou
r treatment that they are devoted to its com
fort and welfare.
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A domestic journal ior American house
keepers, will 6e sent for one year free to
every lady who will send at once the names
and addresses of ten married ladies or
houseE eepers and "a cents in 2-ceDt stamps
for postage. 1t is the best family paper in
the u. s., and this offer is only made to Sc
cure names to whom to send sample copies,
VS. we know every lady who once sees The
HousEwiFE will subscribe for i. Regular
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secure next number. Address 1nE HoUsE
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Ioint Tsaoher's Institute.

The District Supt. Of town, has received
a communication from Prot Thomas NJ.
b illicit, superintendent of the public schools
Of Carbon epuntv, requesting him 10 inYite
the teachers Of Halle township TO attend a
joint local institute Of the teachers of lower
Luzerne and upper Carbon counties at
weatherly on February 22 and %. tt
programme will be announced later, but as
Prof Bulliett is one Of Pennsylvania be t
institute workers, we think we are not says
ing too much when We stats that the exCr-
cises will be exceedingly interestiug.-Haz'
ton Plain Speaker.
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Due Notlce'
After January IS our new Spring Styles
Of Wall Paper Borders aud Decorations
will be coming in. and as we hsye too many
goods from hill purchases in order to hurry
Them of and max room for the NEW we
oiier The public at S per cent. discount FOR
CASH purchases, don't miss this oPpor'
tunity Of saving monev Z. F. LUcKES-
BACH, 6l Broadway, Mauch Chunk.
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The -Pressl
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For the Presidential Year, 1884
Daily Press - OOa Year.


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aud the country. The Presidential ca amIainn
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political struggle for a quarter Of n o. ntufy.
Europe, in the opinion Of the best infosmod,
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With such an outlook n live newspapeT
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Useful knowledge.
D.vidend Notice.

Ata regular meeting Of the Directors Of
the First National Bank If Lehighton. .
ssmi-Annual Dividend Of THREE Por c. Mt.
on the Capital Stock was declared, payable
on aud alter January 18th. 1894.
W. W. BOWMAN, Cashier.
January II. 1854. vs.
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EditoTial Mention.

yUpOz HABaE z. PACKER died at 2:So
o'clock this friday morning.
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H'n. Perry Belmont has at Inst cal +
tureda chairmanship in the commute. Of
foreign nff ,irs. He has been designate d
as chairman of the subcommittee to cui =
81 Ter the C,nadiIn reciprocity treaty
Mr.. Cox says Perry is ''tickled TO
DEATH"
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New Terms of the Press.

New Terms of the Press.
BY mail, postage free In the U \. 4 Canada.
Daily, except Sunday, COO. a mo te0o year
Daily, includ Sunday, e5c. mo-, " Soays
Sunday Press, $2.Oe year. AS
Weekly Press, . /. sl.Oo year.
Drafts, Checks and Post Otflce Orders may
be sent at our risk, and should be made pay
able to the order Of
The Press Co., Limited,
Dec. l-tf PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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y . eiiiisis,ieiss s,sS n. ". f,,yi-s- l,t
completely aSssssfIsAsds 5itip'pR N leeSs
erhment' The sesaIa qPnwi gsg bds-Tv.
oalledatsrePprt leyeripg c4msrPGs con-
irmatiOne M GCllseIar-ink .AIinona AID
that gentleman will hRYe The opportunity
OF remaining here to defend. certain IT,
6eiSi acts while a aspeqiat attorney under
|, Brewster. -. q. ... ji. s.s.4f .s..n
-, COST or RIVERS, AND KARPoRs.
Some, time. ago the House requested
the Secretary Of War 10 make q detailed
statement Of the expenditures Of the
government on rivers and harbors from
March 4tb, 1889 to June 30th, 1882.
This statement willbe Of interest 10 your
readers; There was spent on the North
ern and Middle States, $35, $40 ,000;, ON
Western States and Territories; Sc s363,
600; on Southern States, $l4, ,632000i
miscellaneous, (moStiy Mississippi river,
$SS, s4s 600; repairs $4,000. 600; surveys,
s5 600, 200; dredging machines, $l.lI5,'
900; GRAND TOTAL Sl06, 900, 900. i
WHY c1RKHtLL WAS RETIRED.
The refusal of President Arthur to re
appoint District Attorney Corkhill has Q
very ugly phase at the back of 1t, and al
though Mr.. Corkhill gave me an outline
of the causes. l am not at liberty for the
present to make them public. win say
however, that Mr.. Corknill will have the
sympathy of the American people wher
all the facts are known, as they will b'
in the course of a limited time. Mt
worthington. the appointee, is Wash
ington lawyer of ability and was rejected
uy the President solely to avoid a rup
ture in certain political circles. More
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-Diphtheria poisnns the blood. Con
valescents should take Hoods Sarsap'rilla
to neutralizs and eradicate the poison
matter.
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The post master of the newly establish
ed post office at Guthsv;lle, under the name
Of Stettlersville. is Mr.. Josiah Knecht.
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NEW ALSO OVERLAND.

John c. New. Folger's second assis
tant secretary. has resigned his position
and gossip runs high az to the impelling
cause. 1t has been a well.known fact
Mr.. New and Mr.. French the first assis.
taut secretary, have not been in sweet
accord for year or more and especially
siucs the investigation of Architect Hill,
of which committee Mr.. New was chair
MN. This investigation revealed the
presence in the architects employ of Sec
retary French's young son as sculptor
at au enormous compensation. 1t is said
that Mr.. New ipgraited in his report BE-
we're reflections upon this nepolisno and
that the report was tipally toned down
before given to the public against Mr..
News protest. Mr. New threatened ihen
to resign. but sufficient influence was
brought to bear to prevent his resignation
at that time. Mr. New now quietly steps
out aud gays private business compels
him TO do 80
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sANrrAR,l,M Riverside Cal. Tho dry climate curces
Nose Throat Lungs full idea. S6p Terte cost free
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FIR Lie AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

The President will give u dinner on
Feb. 9Th, to members ot the Diplomatic
Corps. aud on Feb. 18Th, diuner to II 9
Seuutors aud Representatives, on Feb.
10th and each succeeding "Wednesday
during the months of February aid
March, ..-
Th. frst evening reception Will be civ
en- to the puOlie on Tuesday evening,
F, b. 5, from 8 to ~ o'clock aud on each
Tuesday evening following TO the order
named respectively to the Diplomatic
Corps. Army and Navy and Mariue Carps
,nd fiually to S, ,nators and Represen a.
t yes. Mrs. SlcElroy, the Presidents
sis er. held her first pnblic reception at
h9 White House last Saturday uft' ruo, q
/ and will continue them ON each succeed
iug Saturday. .'.i
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Regular to the CARBON ADVOCATE.


Within ihe last few days special at
tention has peen directed to the shipping
bills, and tire business interests involved
are actively engaged in matching lcgis.
lation. In this matter two antagonistic
influences are at work, one urging sub-
sidy as a panacia for our drpres ed
shipping. and the other ''free trade
policy in shiGs ereby our merchants
can avail themselves OF the cheap vess, l.
of foreign builders.