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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-06

,v afffcted with Sore Eyes. use D Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell It 10.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-06

-Do II Yourself. With Diamond Dyes
.nv iadv can get as good results as the
best practical dyer. Every dye warranted
true to name and sample. 10c. at drug
gists. Wells. Richardson & Co., Buriing'
ton, vt.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-06
rHr parson at the wedding Is the righe
man In the rite place.

John A. SIXTH, the largest merchant IN
csinesvilie. Ga, says: 81 suffered for
years from the combined effects OF cry
sipelas and Eczema. l continued 70 gr9w
worse under medical treatment and y
taxing medicine containing Potash. s. 8.
8 cured me thoroughly and absolutely:
Nv appetite. strength and flesh returned
as was cured with il
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-06

N,vrR laugh ct Q man with pug nose3
| von rever know what may turn up.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
A IehiaAtonian Welded.


The Washington (ltansOsl Repstiicsus
OF Feb. lst, gives Us the following, which
no doubt will interest the young tolksof
this section;
ga quiet wedding took place st the resi-.
dence of j. A. Thomss, three miles w~st of
town, at o'clock last Tuesday, st which
time Miss Mary, the oldest daughter Uf Mr..
and Mrs. J. A, Thomas, was married Ia
Fred WeidenheiINer, the young gentieman
who has for several months 50 soceptsbiy
filled the post Of salesman In the Iodsio
house Of L. A. Mundis, Of this city. THs
RkPUBLtoAE extends hearty oongtat ulations
TO It's young friends, who haYe thus al the
dawn of spring time united their fnEtunea
Tor life, aud wishes them tue brightest reali-
Eation oC their fancy picture of w,dded
bliss. The following isa Int vi the we'd
ding presents lett with Tue yJars tOuple,
Nice eight day clock, fIoui the pareuts ot
the grOonL
Large fulnily bible, from tbe-parents d
the bride.
Silver butter knife and cake stand, fFom
james NJ. Veatch, grandfather uf the Gsiis.
Beautiful glass pitcher, from Mrs. JStava
M. Veatch, grandmother uf the bride.
Set silver kDives aud tutks, 1rV,u l. a.
MuuGis aud wife.
Majlica cream naug from Miss Della
ThomaS
Set OF glass ware, from A. J, Morrison
aud wife.
Pair Of gobiets, from Pearl Thomas.
Ice pitcher, from MTs Decker
Glass bread dish, Irom Miss g. ThOmns
SILVER butter knife. irom Frank Christ.
man
Salt dish, from Miss Edna Thomas.
Lamp from SLermaG aud Annie Veatch,
Pair brackets, whisk LTuoul, aud fancy
case, from Mrs. aud Mrs. J. a. Hrown.
Washington.
Table linen, from Mrs. Kingsbury.
Reiler
Silver sugar spoon, from Miss Matte
Vratch, Dcoit.
| Pickle dish. from Miss Hattie Thomas.
| Table linen, from Mrs. fo!cll, Belo I,
Pepper castor, from Miss Maud Thomas,
Set glass ware, from j. j. Veatch aud
| wife.
Fancy towel, from II. Thomas, Seymour,
| Indiana.
The young couple are spending u two
weeks honeymoon ut BelOit,
We extend our congratulations to the
youthful pair.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16

JOHN Nicholson, Of Weissrort. died last
week, very suddenly Of typhoid FEVER,
leaving a wife aud two children in very
distressed circumsts nces-- both children be-
ing very low with fever. Beisey Harp has
been soliciting aid for them, aud up TO
yesterday (Thusday) had collected q total
Of SI22O. The charitable will find this an
excellent opportunity to indulge IN great
christian Yirtue-"He that giveth 10 the
poor Iendeth unto the Lord"
The Philadelphia Record OF Thursday
says; "The PennsJ lvania Railroad Com
pany has about consummated negotiations
with the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
for the lease oi the latter line to the former.
These negotiations have been pending Tor
nearly u veal but were not sOOner cOnipiet'
ed Leca use of the i'll health OF the late Pre-
sldenl Packer and tue inability to reach
satisfactory terms"
"A patent spark arrester sbe!ng applied
10 every locomotive Of the Lehigh & Sus-
quehabna Railroad, in the shops at Ashley
The Fourth annual Grand Military aud
Civic Bail, Of the Slstington Rifles, will
take place IN their Armory, ,on Friday evea-
ing, Feb 22d.
Bishop Thomas Bowman will preach
in the Evangelical church, Of this borough
tomorrow Sunday evening, at 700 o.
clock. all are welcome. ed.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
The Thomas Iron Company.

The Thomas Iron Company has advanced
rates on pig iron 50 cents per ton to $l9.-
80 and S20.50. President Clark says: "There
Is excelant demand for iron. The com.
pany's sales last month were larger than
any previous January during thirty years.
They exceeded the sales oi the first six
months of last year. We start Up a new
furnace this week, and will start another
next week" The Thomas Iron Company
was the fret among the leading iron com
pnnirs last tall To reduce its price. 1t is the
first now to advance them. People who
see at least as much promise of better times
in the ndyance.-AHentoUn Democrat.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16

Mahoning Items.
Complaint heYing been prefc ed
against the teacher Of Mcdaniel school for
susPendiDg one Of his pupils special
meeting Of the board was held on Tuesday
evening to examine into the matter. BIT
we are happy to say that II was found that
The teacher was justified in doing what he
did. The person who made the complaint
has bad something TO say against the teach
er every winter.
Quite a number Of our young folks
have been 10 Tamsqua to have their gems
taken. But we don't think 1t nice Of those
gentlemen who went last week aud left
their girls pay for their gems, Undoubtcd-
ly they thought il didn't matter ss IL is
leap year.
MIR Knebber moved 10 Laurytown last
week, where he has purchased a farm.
Our "band." under the leadership Of
Piof. Samuel Snyder, turned out one even
ing last week TO sertuade Mrs Mahlon
NUthstein, in honor of her birthday. The
members Of the band looked handsome in
their new uniforms, aud we're cordially re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs Nothsten.
How many valentines did you receive?
MIR. Francis Slocker has sold his hotel
to Mr.. Smith, of Weissport.
-Chas. IL. Frlz sold his farming imrle.
ments at public sale last Saturday. lie
will work for Mr.. c. H. Seidle next sum.
mer.
Miss Emma Hoffman went to Parry
willie on Tuesday, where she has been en-
gagged as domestic.
"A. j. Ballet and Miss E. Myra RehriI
we're out sleighing with their schools OIL
Tuesday.
"A shooting match for two calves cam,
of at Stephen Fenstermacher's hotel las
Saturday. Some were not satisfied anC
said they could shoot better. Therefore
there will be another shooting-match thi
Saturday. afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Henry, who some tim
ago left her husband, has returned. The,
have adjusted their difficulties, and hav,
rented their farm to Hugh McClcan, in
tending to move to Bethlehem in tn
Spring.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
With Her Little Hatchet."

Martin Mclaughlin, peddler, living in
the First ward Of Scranton, was attacked in
his sleep Monday night by his wife, who
crushed his skull with an axe and inflicled
number of gashes about the head an |
body. Thinking she had finished him tn :
wife decamped, taking her two children
with her. The wounded man rallied suifi
clently Tuesday morning IN raise an alarm
aud succeeded in attracting the atteution o
neighLors. The UIoudy axe with which the
deed was done was found by McLaughlins
bedside. The wounded mans death is hour.
ly expected.
Mrs. Mclaughlin was arrested while ia
the act of escaping through the rear of .
neighbor's house. in which she took refuge
She denies all knowledge Of the crime. IIel
husband frequently demonstrated against
her drinking and it is thought that she at
tackled HIM while in one Of her drunken fits
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
The Ecgistry Lists Tempered with.

A telegram from Scranton, dated the ! lth
instant, says: A fraud on grand scale he's
been uncarthed in that city, in which an at
tempt has been made to initiate tae registry
lists OF the next election with dead aud de-
parted voters to the number Of about coo &.
The inaations occur in the strong De 40
cratic wards. To-day un order was ob.
luined from the Courts transferring the Gus
tudy Of the ballot boxes of eleven city pre-
cincts TO the vaults Of the First National
Bank, that the Courts may examine the
registry lists in these boxes to discover
whether they tally in the fraudulent names
with those in the custody Of the County
Commissioners. The mystery is, How were
these lists tampered with when they were
locked up in the vault Of the County Treas
ury? The matter has caused intense excite
meut in political circles, and an immediate
investigation by the Courts will be entered
upon.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Condition of the Slate Trade.

Tine Slate Exchange OF Lehigh and North
amptUn counties met at EastOn in special
session Monday afternoon and decided Ia
make no changes in the prices oil roofing
slate for 1884. Prices were slightly ad
justed in a few insia nces, however. The
slate men report the prospects of the COM
ing season far ahead of what they were q
year ago. They say that lust year they
manufactured thirty-two thousand more
squares than the proceeding year, and thi'
season they will produce fifty thousand
more than in 1858. One Of the most inn
portant rnmors was that a party represent
ing President Miller of the Bangor Road
aud John /. Blair, the capitalist, had
bought sixty acres of slate land from Jory
& Co., Tor $50 900.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Lower TOwamsnsing sQuibs.

Mrs. Ramaly, Of this place, has been
visiting her brother in Mahoning during
the past week.
Robert Muschlitz, supervisor, passed
through Fire Line recently, collect ing tax
and settling sccouHts.
--Beniamm George is the happiest man
in this neighbnrhood just at rrese nj all un
account OF II little boy, which has arrived
at his residence.
Having received Burpe''s seed Annual,
. of Philadrlphis. m II we dnd "Welcome
Oats" for sale at So per peck. According to
statements and testimonials they are the
most productive oats in cultivation. Alfred
Rose. ol Penn Yam. Yates 4 Co., N. Y.,raised
47Sl poundsy almost IS bushels Of SO lbs.
each, from 2 ounces Of seed in 1883. lie
received cash prize VI $50 Tor bis cam
petition. Cos.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Politics Red Hot in Allentown.

The Republicans of Allentown assembled
in the Court House, at that place, on Mon
day night and nominated their candidates
for Mayor and City Treasurer. There were
two candidates for Mayor, both eminent
citizens, L. S. Sinner, carpet merchant,
and W. F. Yeager, "A builder and contractor.
The first and only ballot resulted in Sinner
receiving SO votes aud Yeager 30 Lewis
+. Bulz was nominated by acclanaton for
City Treasurer. There is every prospect
that the campaign will be close and excit-
ing. The Democrats have announced that
they want their man elected because the
Democratic State Convention meets there
in April, ard the Republicans are bent ON
putting their man III for the same reason.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Death in a Dentists Chair.

Mrs James Stevenson. oi the First ward
Scranton, died in dentists chair Thurs
day, of last week, at the office Of W. II.
Heist, after undergoing a terrible ordeal 10
dentistry. She was accompanied to the
dentists Office by her family physician, DR..
A. Strang, who had administered the anes.
thetic in equal quantities Of chloruiorm ana
ether. After the first was given two teeth
were pulled; then another dose was given
and nine teeth were extracted, alter which
n third was administered and five more
teeth were taken. The frightened dentist
then realized that his patient was dead and
had been Tor several seconds before the las
| tooth had been taken out. Efforts were
made 10 restore her, but they were useless
Mrs Stevenson was forty years old and the
mother Of seyen children, the youngest Je
ing four months old. The treatment she
received in the dentists chair is the subjec
OF severe comment.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Paakerton Ripples.

The revival, that was going on for a
number of weeks at this place, was formal
ly brought to close last Sunday. Il i:
generally admitted here that much good
has been accomplished through it, and that
the future will show the fruits. Fully fifty
persons were converted, Of which numbeI
about forty Eve joined the church here
On Tuesday evening about thirty of those
newly converted members paid visit 10
Rev. Watts church, at Lehighton.
Mr.. Tyndsle proposes to move tc
Jamestown the coming week. Jamestown
and Lehighton will, during the next year
receive quite a number of our best citizens.
The new round houses are slowly coins
up. They have now one Of them nearly
under roof, but ii will probably take ill
June until they are ready lur occupancy.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Paris Green in His Pie.

Wednesday morning Charles Chamber
lin, a miner employed in coliery about
five miles from Wilkesbarre, had his wife
arrested for attempting to poison him. To
the local magistrate he said that, feeling
hungry in the mine the previous forenoon,
he went to his dinner pail for some lunch.
There was q piece Of pie among other
things. He took the pie up to eat ii, but
noticed in the dim light which was reflect
ed from the lamp on his head that the
crust, which was broken, had a strange ap
pearapce. a closer examination convinced
him that the pie was sprinkled with Paris
green. He ate none, but left the mine at
once, taking the pail and its contents To- a
local physician, who also pronounced the
substance sprinkled under the crust of the
pie to be Paris green. The miner went
around TO three or four druggists and in.
qmred if his wife had bought anything o.
either Of them. One Of them said that she
had the day before, but refused, so the min.
er said, to tell what il wac. When lie wen
home his vile met him with the question
why are you not at work to dsy?" He re-
piled that it was on account of the hnodn,
of The gangway. She then asked what b,
had done with his dinner, and he says h,
told her that he had left il for the mex
day. He then asked her if she bad bough
ythlnp at any of the 1ruu stores Ia fel
He says she denied having made any pur
chase but subsequently, that she Lad boueh
some sugar Of lead. The couple have nc
bren living very pcaceably. The pie vii
b. analysed. The woman was txamr e
by the Kingston Justice. There is repol
abroad that Chamberln put the poison i
the pie himself, IN order to get his vile col
victed and imprisoned.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
A Decision of Interest to Taxpayers.

A decision in the suit Of George Geyer
and oliver Gresham VS.. The County Of
Pike, where the plaintiffs appealed from
the Auditors Repart of 1881 as to the pay
ment of SIS of the county iunds to G. G
Waller, Esq, for legal services in the suit
Of Taxpayers vs.. Commissioners (which
suit resulted in favor oflbe Commissioners
was rendered Jan. IA, 1854, by Judge Me-
Collum of susqushannS county, in favor of
the defendants.
At the close ofthe quite lengthy decision
Judge McCollum says; ave are Of opinion
that when County Commissioners make a
claim up the county, or resist a claim of the
county upon them, they are in the position
of other ltigants, and that they cannot sp-
propriaie the moneys Of the county TO pay
their own counsel in such contests"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Scientific Prizes.


II is gratifying fact that more astro.
nomical discoveries, and those of more i'm.
portancc, have been made by Americans
during the past few years, than by all of
the rest of the world combined. That this
has been due, largely, to the impetus given
by competition Tor the honors and prizes
awarded to discoverers cannot be denied,
and in order that this interest may be con-.
tinued and sustained, offer the following
PRizEs FOR lSS4.-Two hundred dollars
for each and every discovery of q new
comet made during the year, subject TO the
following conditions
l. II must be discovered in the United
States or Canada, either by the naked eye
or telescope, and it must be unexpected.
2. The discoyerer must telegraph i'm +
mediately 10 DR.. Lewis Swift, Director Of
the Warner Observatory, Rochester, n
Y, giving the exact time of discovery, the
position and direction of motion, with sui
ficient exactness, il possible, to enable al
least one other observer to find 1t.
3. This intelligence must not be COM
municated to any other party or parties
either by letter, telegraph or otherwise, un.
ill such time as telegraphic scknowledg.
ment has been receiyed by the discoyere,
from DR.. Swift, Great care should be taken
regarding this condition, as 1t is essentia
} to the proper transmission Of the discovery
together with the name of the disroverer, t.
the various parts of the world, which will
be Immediately done bv DR.. Swift.
Three dislnterested astronomers will b.
selected to decide all disputed questions
II II. Warner, Rochester, n. Y, Feb. Sth
1854.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
They Eloped.

Allentown Daily Critic; Some time ago
man named Harry Clark, alias, Berwick
Kid" eloped with Townsend Beidleman's
wife. Beideman is character well known
throughout the Lehigh Valley and upon
hearing of tho runaway match, followed
them up and found them at Leesporl. .Berks
county, secured his wife and returning to
this city. lived in the family Of II. seholl,
in the Sixth Ward. Clark in the mean
time determined to have Beidelman's wife
ana coming IN this city Tuesday, proceeded
to Schol's residence. Mrs Scholl saw
Clark coming ard picking up a basin OF
sealding water threw il in his face. But
undaunted Clark entered the house, in.
duced Beidelmans wife to accompany him
and the pair left for parts unknown.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
The Alden Mines Leased.

The Lehigh Valley Coal Company has
effected the lease, for term os Ave years,
oi the Alden Coal Company's mines at Al
den, few miles from Wlkesbarre. The
mines give employment to several hundred
men and boys, and the existence of the
village principally depends on them. The
mines have a capacity Of about 100 tons
per diem, two seams being worked at pres
ent. Since January lst the mines have
been idle, on account ofa strike caused by
a reduction in wages, and much suffering to
the inhabitants in the village has resulted,
| II is expected that an arrangement will be
speedily effected and the mines sta Tted up
again.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
A Madman's Fatal Leap.

Thnmas Shea, "t Nanticake, q single man
oi about forty years Ui age, deliberately
jumped from the rai.road bridge at that
place at noon Wednesday, a distance of
about hly- FIVE feet. aud sustsiued iujuriea
that will prnye fatal, About two years sgu
he became victim Of The graveyard insur
anee craze aud lost considerable money in
his investments. This 81 preyed upon his
mind that he lost his Reason and often
threatened n end his troubles by commits
ting suicide. His reas"n, he said, for at
tempting In end his life bv lAll instead Of
shooting was tnut he wanted 40 jump
square into ths other world"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
What the NJ. z. Churches Have Done In
Four Years

Four Years
Al the last Methodist Episcopal General
Conference, held in 1880, resolution was
passed requesting all the Churches IN Il e
United States to pay oil as much OF their
tebts as possible before. the meeting OF the
next General Cuu ference, to be held at
Philadelphia, in May, 1854, so as to make
as good showing in the centennial year of
Episcopal Methodism in the United State,
1884, as possible. II is not possible to get
an absolutely correct stat. mcnt uf the total
amount paid off in response u this advice.
Last year the "Spring Conferences" which
are mostly the conferences situated in the
East, paid of 81 900 600 OF church debt ana
improved their church property to the ex .
tent Of 81 1925, 900 The "Fall Conferences
for $50 paid off $732 900 Of church debts.
1t IS probably an underestimate 10 say that
IN the four years the churches have paid of
IS 100 ,O00 of debt, and probably improved
church property t1 the extent OF s., 500 600
total Of $500 900 for the entire country.
This does :nt include either the Methodist
Prniestants or the Methodist Episeopsl
| Church South.-PhHa Record.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Lahigh Gap Itama.


ALI are pleased that the ice Is ell oa
the ryer without backing up the water
thus saving the people much work and ex-
pense.
Mr.. L. F. Kern is busy selling sewing
machines and organsj he has sold quite Il
number Of them this winter. Mr.. Kern is
a good organist, which helps him much in
selling them.
Col. John Craig's new black smith shop
is quite an improvement TO the Gap. Mr..
GetE, the blacksmith. handles the hammer
well for young beginner, stick To it Getz
you will soon make first class blacksmith.
MIR Wash Snyder is out for Assessor;
no doubt he will he elected.
We are glad TO say that we have good
very COED schuols this winter. Miss Smith
and Miss LentE are both good teachers--
they known Just how to conduct school.
Miss Mary Kechner, who has been
much indisposed Inr some time past is on q
fair way to recovery.
"A. W. Anthony, son Of Mr.. s. II. An
thony, proprietor Of Craig's Hotel, is still
cunfitied to the house.
The entertainments the Lehigh .Gap
school house, the other evening, was well
attended. All in attendance took hearty
good old laugh.
-DiED.-Mr. George Souders died on
Saturday evening, February 9th, 1884, aged
2l years, month and IA days, of typhoid
feYer. lie was loved by all who knew him
he was a kind young man-on accountso
intense suffering and unconsciousness, lC
left no special testimony, but he was al.
ways kind and tried to please all, and at
tended Sunday school and church, whicl
gives ample assurance Of his final triumph
he was patient in affection and resigned Il
the will Of Goo. He has gone to live with
Christ. A father aud mother, four brot her
and two sisters are left TO mourn their loss
Funeral took place on Feb. 18th, Rey.
Z, Freeman officiating. PRESTON,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
Carbon County Finances.

The Treasurer's county statement, as
published, shows the tnlal receipts for 1883
to haye been SS4 900 81, and the expendi-
inres $40 456 76, leaving balance in the
hands OF the Treasurer on January 1T,
1884. of Sl5,6O3 G5. The outstanding al
ances due the counly amount t. SS.l42 7s,
against which there are sundrY unaajusI, d
bills against the county amounting to
SA4g Is.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
The Democrats

Will meet at the carbon House," this
Saturday evening, at 1880 o'clock, and
place in nomination persons to ill the fol.
lowing offices:
Justice 6f the Peace.
l Burgess.
2 Town Cnuncilmen.
2 School Directors.
Constable.
2 0verseers Of the Poor.
l Assessor.
| Judge of Elections.
Inspectors Of Elections.
2 Auditors.
The election will be held on Tuesdoy
next, the 10Th inst.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
President Packers Successor.

The Board of Directors Of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company met Tuesday in
Philadelphia, and adopted a minute in re-
gard TO the death of President Packer, afler
which Elisha P. Wilbur was elected presi-
dent Of the Company. The new president
was for many years director of the COM
puny. lie isl trustee of the Asa Packer
estate, and his election is construed as an
assurance that the Packer stock will be held
in one block, according to the provisions OF
the will, which will prevent its sale for
| many years.