The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-03-22
Editorial Mention.

II Is sad that mite should be able to
defeat tile echemes of the mighty.
Tfiohinn continue their ravaees In Ger.
many. notwithstanding the interdiction
ofAmerican pork. The German hog has
undertaken to keep up the supply.
--Poisonous coloring matter has been
detected in mustard sold in New York.
The mustard Is first adulterated with
haur, and the coloring matter is added
to retain the proper appearance. Nap
-o'e iholine yellow was the substance used,
which is not only highly irritant poison
but dangerous explosive.
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ro oUR esteemed cotcmporary the Phila-
a delphia TIMES, on Thursday morning of
sc7 last week. celebrated its 9th anniversary
gc2 tiy issuing the largest paper ever issued
sze in that city or perhaps in the United
~ States, The Issue Of that date consisted
of 81 seven column pnges of advertise.
70 ments and highly interesting reading
. matter. The TIMES is,as 1t we'll deserves
10 be, q euccestl
n Ut ''WHIE the iron trade is unusaly de.
pressed" said James NJ. Swank, score
tRSy of tue American Iron and Steel As.
;, nr,I
feeling in the trade. 1t is an encourag-
ing feature of the situation that all over
2. Ste country labor is recognizing the con.
dition of affairs and there is little or no
--- dissatisfaction with the sliding scale of
wages The result is n better feeling be-
tween manufacturers and men,"
j B MoBEHEAD. an iron manufacturer
OF Philadelphia. has submitted to the
Ways aud Means Committee of Congress
the following, relative to the manuiac-
ture Of iron at his furnaces on the Schuyl-
kill River; Cost of production: Two tons
of ore. 50 10; one and n halt tons Of cosl
nnd coke, So co. lime stone for inx. 81 /;
labor, oil and running repairs 50 70;
actual cost per ton of iron, slS so. No
Invested, or for wear and tear of plant.
Ruling prices today of the different
grades of pig iron at furnace: No four
dry iron, $40 0e; No. 2 foundry iron, So
90; No gray forge iron. SIT %; mottled
iron, Sic 90; white iron. SIS 90; average
of the five grades, Sl7 40.
THE decision by the Supreme Court
hat h.,
money legal tender in time Of peace
gives q new aspect the silver question
The opinion ia rapidly gaining ground
among those who have hitherto opposed
the further coinage of silver 4hat it
would II" unwise TO stop l. for the re
sent. In case of not improbable ex-
portatiou of gold to Europe, there ought
to be n coin basis of some kind for the
paper currency silver dollor would
be worth its bullion value. at any rate,
but paper dollar has no intrinsic Value
Bad as it would be to have the currency
of the United States bnsed on SILVER it
would be still worse to have paper cur
rency with no coin basis. The people
have bad one trial Of that and are not
anxious for another.
In October last two respectable Eng
fish physicians performed the operation
of inserting tube into the trachea of n
child MS a last resort in case diagnosed
ms group. The tube becoming obsruct.
cd, the father sucked out the occluding
membrane, but the child died two days
.afterward. The father was attacked by
Sdiphtheria, from which be recovered,
when be brought suits against the doc
4ors, one for manslaughter and the other
for damages He was unsuccessful in
both OF these, but was much pleased to
know that. in their defence, the doctors
had Incurred an expense of 81, 900. Bot
the profession. headed by Sir William
Jenner, took the matter in hand. and
each OF the doctors has been lately i1re.
Hented with $500. silver salver and a
complimentary address richly illumin.
ated."
A VALUABLE GIFT. The Travellers In.
snrance Company, of Hartford, Conn
whose graceful tribute to the American
press. the engraving of the 'Represen
tative Journals and Journalists of Amer
lea was last year given such vide dis
rlbution, are now giving further proof
pt their artistic enterprise. This time
thAv have brought ont n special edition
for the press. of the official engraving of
the colossal French statue of Liberty as
1t will appear on the gigantic pedestal
now being erected for its reception in
New York haIbor, above whose waters
It will next year raise its ftming torch
TO more than double the height Of Ming
ara Falls This office has received
copy OF this interesting work with the
compliments of the Travellers" To
whom Acknowledgements are hereby