The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-04-18
OUR HARRISBURG LETTER.
Special TO the Carbon ADVOCATE.

dARlusBURG, IA, April ID, go.
The Governor has signed the Scientific
Educational bill and Mrs. Hunt has gone to
her home In Boston. All who have read
what / have said about this bill will remem-
Der that she was the central figure in sccrr-
ing Its passage. She laborcd for it both on
the floor of the House and through the daily
papers. She has now retired with the VIC
tory. So now the ladies and gentlemen who
constitute the corps of our common school
teachers will understand that next fail when
they come up for examination they will be
expected TO answer questions on this sub
ject The suppositiGn is that they will book
up on this subject during the summer. Mrs.
Hunt says that any teacher writing to Ap-
pleton Co., New York, can obtain book
written partly by her and especially adapted
for this purpose.
Senator Thompson, of Dauphin, introduced
bill OF which the following is the title, IAN
act declaring the Commonwealth Il single
district for the purpose of holding the SUI
preme Court of Pennsylvania, and dcsignat-
ing the city Of Harrisburg the place for hold
ing and sitting of the same" If this bill
passes it will establish the Supreme Court
permanently in this city. Several OF the
Justices have been consulted about the mat.
ter and they expressed themselves very
much in favor OF the bill. The way it is now,
the Judges must divide their time and sit al
Tentatively at Philadelphia, Pittsburg and
Harrisburg.
On Wednesday three bills passed the Sem
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tu'h ui'e 10 "PIuItIohmeht WORK. Ihey
p"ao'N 'he oVNa'o''"l "PPoIllonhleNt DlIl' ny
~ y, 80 was 10 80 nays lhey lheh look
w 'Ho nv teson,n'''e "Pporloh'neht DILL
""u P"'SSu II hiia'i1' iie eOohgresslpnal ap'
Po''ioHi'e"' pil' p"sseu second rei'dlhs' IS
noM III tle MINUS oI llle trahscrlDlhg clerks
an" WIN SUN pe up lor Ilial passage IL GER
fanny Is sra'llSlhs 10 see lilat such progress
mas peeh il'a'e oi lleSe important pllls' lor
IL mere were any Dllls before thls Legislature
t,la' were calculaled 10 MAKE trouble II was
'hese'
oh wednesday evening capt fratt with
iorty lhulah boYs ana girls gave an enter
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WIN people to hear them. Standing room
was nj premium. The lobbies, seats and
every available space on the floor OF the
House was taken. The entertainment was
very good indeed II was surprise 10 every
one present The audience was delighted
WITH the progress these children OF the red
men have made They sang s,recited speeches,
dialogues ana held debate ON the subject,
which is the better pursuit OF the Indian
stock raising or farming" In this debate
the boys advanced some very good aTgll'
ments and seemed about equally divided on
the subject. Some of the boys have organ
iled themselves into brass band and dur
ing the evening played several pieces which
called forth much applause. at the close of
the entertainment Captain Pratt gave some
Interesting accounts of how he obtained the
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