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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Branding Cattle.

The subject of branding cattle at the
West can but interest all readers. It is
a matter of importance, for it is the only
method of establishing title to four.
footed property. Every stock-owner has
his brand, which is regularly recorded
and is we'll known. It is an immense
af'.lr, as large as a fying-pan, and ia
burned into the shoulder of the animal.
When the latter changes owners the sci.
ler's brand is rented, !. e., turned upside
down and burned on the hip, and the
purchaser puts his own brand on the
shoulder. Consequently, if an animal
is so unlucky as to pass through many
hands he begins to look like a newspaper
wal map.
Every frontiersman always notes the
brands upon all the stock that he meets,
If you should ask one of them if he had
seen a red steer with q with patch on his
right eye, branded with a dot in a
circle and two notchcs in his left ear, he
would tell yon he saw him yesterday fore
noon with three other cattle of so-and-
SOS herd, near such and such a place, and
you would probably find him there.
We discovered, however, that there are
ways that are dark on the prairie, as well
as in cities. It seems to be generally un-
derstood that a promising steer or horse
that might find its way into the herd OF
a ranchman, other than the owner, would
be apt to be found to have acquired a new
brand in some mysterious manner. It
was asserted that a hot frying pan, placed
over an old brand, would obliterate it so
as to render identification impossible.
Croton oil, we were told, was also some.
times used for the same purpose by some
catt'emen who did not Shrink from steal.
ing another's property.-American Agri.
culturist.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Bird

From John Burroughs paper on Birds
Eggs, in the Century, we quote as fol-
lows: "The bluebirds early took posses
sion, and in June their first brood had
flown. The wrens had been hanging
around, evidently with an eye on the
place (such little comedies may be wit
messed ~anywherc), and now very patural-
.ly thought it was their turn. A day or
two after the young blucbirds had flown,
l noticed some fine, dry grass clinging to
the entrance to the cavity; a circumstance
which I understood q few moments later,
when the wren rushed by me into the
cover of a small Norway spruce, hotly
pursued by the male bluebird. 1t was a
brown streak and a blue streak pretty
close together. The wrcns had gone to
housc-clcaning, and the blucbird had re-
turned to find his bed and bedding being
pitched out-of-doors, and had thcrcupon
given the wrens to understand in the
most emphatic manner that he had no in
tcntion of vacating the premises so early
in the season. Day after day, for more
than two weeks, the male bluebird had
to clear his premises of these intrudcrs.
1t occupied much of his time and not q
little of mine, as I sat with n book in a
summcr-house near by, laughing at his
pretty fury and spitcful onset. On two
occasions the wren rushed under the
chair in which I sat, and a streak of the
blue lightning almost flashed in my very
face. One day, just as I had passed the
tree in which the cavity was placed, I
heard the wren scream desperately; turn
ing, I saw the little vagabond fall into
the grass with the wrathful blucbird
fairly upon him; the latter had returned
just in time to catch him, and was evil
IDENTIFY bent on Furnishing him we'll. But
in the squabble in the grass, the wren
escaped and took refuge in the friend
ly evergreen. The bluebird paused for
n momcn with outstretchcd wings look
ing for the fugitive, then flew away. A
score of times during the month of June
did 1 see the wren taxing every energy
to get away from the blucbird. He would
dart into the stone wall, under the floor
of the summcr-housc, into the weeds
anywhere to hide his diminished head.
The bluebird with his bright Goa looked
like n policeman in uniform in pursuit of
some wicked, rusty little street gamin.
Generally the ~favoritc house of refuge of
the wrens was the little spruce, into
which their pursucr made no attempt to
follow them. The female would sit con-
cealcd amid the branches, chattering in
a scolding, frctful way, while the male,
with his eye upon his tormcnter, would
perch on the topmost shoot and sing.
Why he sang at such times, whether in
triumph and dersion, or to keep his
courage up and reassurc his mate, I could
not make out. When his song was sud-
denly cut short and I glanced to see
him dart down into the spruce, my eye
usually caught a twinkle of blue wings
lowering near. The wrens finally gave
up the fight, and their enemies reared
their second brood in peace"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Room to Rent.

"Had n terrible shock this mawnin',
Awthaw. Met a low fellow who asked
me if I had rooms to rent; actually took
me for o beggarly landlord"
ooh, no, Percy. I daresay he only
meant to i%nsinuate that you had an
empty head"
"Do you think 500 Quite a relief, las.
suah you. So, awful to suspect that /
looked like allow landloard .n-CaM
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29

talked then freely. It was nc new thing,
she said, for her to seek the advice OF
this "astrologcr," her husband had done
the sam before her and a score of hel
friends, she said, had implicit confidence
in the revelations of the seer.
'"tI'l give you ST, oo0," said the broker
hotly, eff you'll promise me one thing"
The old lady's tightening countenancs
showed that he need have no doubt OF
the promise. "Never como into Wall
street again and have no more to do with
this BANKED scoundrel whose lies have
cost you so dearly"
The promise was gladly exchanged for
the money, andI the old lady went her
way. But this was not the only sequel
to this speculation. Three or four days
ago a dapper little fellow with a face
weakened around a pair of twinkling adj
der eyes thrust himself into this same
brokerage office. He sought the mana
ger and said he wanted to buy some stock
on a margin. He had brought a one.
thousand dollar note along to put up as the
necessary deposit. He was just ready to
hand over his money when of a sudden
he looked into the brokers' face and ejac.
ulatcd, "You've got a bright eye; may !
draw this bank note across them just for
a second?" The broker was astonished,
but to humor a customer, whom he sup
posed to be only in 4 jovial mood, he
consented, and the bill blindfolded him
m~omcntarily. The customer closed his
own eyes, withdrew the bill, and ejacu-
lated rs if to himself alone, Correct;
perfectly corrcct!" He deposited his
money, and was about to leave when sud-
denly the broker, urged by a strange sus-
picion, called him and said: evil you
tell me why you went through that per-
Torrance of putting that bill over my
eycs?" "Ccrtainly, certainly" ejaculat-
ed the sallow fellow. "Certainly; I was
testing the information 1 had. 1 am an
astrologcr, and"
"Arc you the man that sent Mrs. x
here to buy stock"
eyes, oh ycs!' and the adder-eycd
customer rubbed his hands ccstatically.
eyes. oh yes! I told her to come here"
"You swindlcd her, you scoundrel."
The brokers' voice wasn't sweet to
listen to, and the astrologer looked more
than a little scared.
"Why, I believe in the powers myself"
he whined, cor, of course, I wouldn't be
putting up my own money" 1t was
only because there is a Police Court in
this town that the fellow was not sum
marily kicked into the street. AS it was
the broker contcntcd himself with saying:
"Iour account will be closed in this
Office tonight. If there is anything due
you you can have it at 3 o'clock. Get
out of here now, quick" At 8 o'clock
something had run afoul of the market
during the day and his 200 shares of
stock had fallen enough in a couple of
hours to wipe out every cent of his 81, 900
margin. And I betray only a little bit
of confidence in saying that the fellow
wouldn't have been far wrong if he had
suspected that his own broker was re-
sponsible himself for the sudden decline,
having hammered the market and paci-
fed his conscience somewhat in remem-
brance of the duped old lady whose
fortune had gone at the idle dictation OF
the arrant humbug who now to some ex.
tent was doing penancc for her Sorrow
NeW York Times.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
Matrimonial
hFT-gLAUEg.


On last thursday afternoon AZ hve
o'clock, aG the Lutheran church. on the
cc,.ne,, nf Tro, a,,l r,5ib,,,,,,,,, str.aofs
90" Az VI i''''l .o', , .'>,.,''
-hI' WIN ASH, prominent young
gentleman, Of Philadelphia, and Miss
Laura T.. Clauss. an pstinalla voung
ly.f ia, - - .-'ttI - IL
,dI! VI 'his Pace, were uillleu III tiie
buly bonds OF Wedlock-Rov. j. IL.
kudur officiating. Atthe hour of five,
to the beaulifnl ,nrsic ,f NIendalsnbn's
Syadii,,,, ~ ~ ~ 1T -
y, ,cvuils AdIcH' lhC usneIS-D' l. ASH,
II. f., NJ. g., and w. Il. Clauss fol-
lowed by the bridesmaids and rroo1ns-
,un,, - Nissos Ri, Z,,rar G,esi,
-, i's,3 hu'u 1tHhel 1851
Ciduss' ana MesSrs. j. W. ASH, + rank
Clauss-proceeded up the aisle of the
church. followed hv thn croon aud
III .i,, ~ - e, se -.
,Hri "ho' III 'ue presence ot MANY
relatives and friends were made man
ana VIE Inc young couple We're the
recip'eh's OF many very Yaluaoie SilIs'
The groom's resent to the bride, diamond
y ~; "u2T,e s ciHm,S, SlISr SUR .aGGiG; H.
naGkm ling. j. W, Nsh. Eali.do5en silver
knives; =, t. Ash, half-dozen silver tea
spoons spoons mrs IL MiaiierH' & s'yer perry
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03

DIR Chas w. Bower has been HT-
pointed by the Oversecrs of the Poor as
physician to attend the poor during the
present year.
-Thissec,ion was visited BY severe
rain storm Wednesday night, accom-
panied by perfect gale Of wind. The
Lehigh river rose several feet, overflow
ing the banks in many places.
sHs Hamden, Aurara, Elgin and
lVaitham Watches, at E. II. Hollis,
Mauch Chunk.
Mrs. Anthony Bechtold, of Leba-
non, has given birth to triplcts, all boys,
and mother and children are doing well.
Our friend Frank 7. Semmel,
Deputy Prothonotary, we are pleased to
say,is filling that Office tothe entire sat-
isfaclion Of every one.
EY- Largest. handsomest and finest
assortment of gold Watches, at L. II.
Hollis, Mauch Chunk.
The marriage license law, which
has now been in operation siX months,
will probably be 50 amended by the next
Legislature as TO admit of its being inter-
preied alike in allparts Of Pennsylvania.
In many counties any person who is ac-
quaintel with the persons to be married
can answer the questions pronounced
ami obtain the license for them. In
other counties one or both the principals
have to appear in order to secure the
necessary document TO make them one.
-Francis Bachman, of town, was ap-
pointed as clerk in the Lehigh:on post
Office this week, and commenced on his
duties Thursday morning. Francis de-
serves to be complmented on his at
tainmcnt TO this position.
we wouli call the attention of our
numerous readers to the condensed
"His,ory Of Carbon County" which
appears on the first page Of today's
ADVOCATE. 1t reads much like story
of fiction rather than Of truth, which
makes it a very interesting as well as
q available historical sketch.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03

We have to record this evening the
marriage of Miss Belle, the daughter Of
John Petit, Of South Easton. to Harry
V. Mortimer, Jr., of Lehighton, Pa,
who is the publisher and editor of the
CARBON ADVOCATE. We ccngratu-
late our fellow craftsman upon his
choice, which evidences his good taste
in selecting one Of the most beautiful of
South Easton's many beautiful mailens
as his wife. May he never know what
''pi" is except at his own table, and in
hat lease" he will not object. .-Easton
Daily argus of the 20th ultimo.
lpe notice to day the marriage Of
Harry V. Morthimer, Jr., of Lehighton.
Pa, with Miss Belle, daughter of John
Petit, of South Easton. Mr.. Morthi-
mer is fellow craftsman, being pub
Usher Of the CARBON ADVOCATE. It's
good form" for us to extend congratu-
lations to the happy pair. The CARBON
ADVOCATE will hereafter be an advo-
cate of the United States. at least Of the
United State" Of matrimony. Here's
a - .-Easton Daily Express, Goth ult.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
Iowamensing Items.


A child of Eli Zeigenfuss, OF Beth
lehem, died, and was brought to ST.
Johns cemetery at this place, on Mon
day, for interment.
Rev. Freeman will hold communion
services in one week from next Sunday.
-Edwarl Boyer. of Michigan. form
erlv Of this place, is visiting fsenls in
ParrvviIle and vicinity.
Willie Craig. son OF William Craig,
OF Nebraska, spent few weeks in Lee
high Gap, He left one day last week
for Ohio. where he will remain short
time and then return home to Nebraska
As token OF remembrance. the Lehigh
Gap boys raised a flag on Pulpit Rock
music was furnished for the OCCASION
Harleigh Prntzman taking the lead by
sounding his bugle. Alieu Willie.
AT an election held in ST. Johns S
church last Sunday. it resulted in favor
OF a new bell, by a majority of 81 votes,
benjamin George is happy man,
owing to a little baby girl who arrived
at his home.
Mr., Rutherford has put his grist
mill in operation, with Samuel Boyer as
miller.
Mr. Hein'zelman, of Lchigh Gap,
has purchased the IIazardville Hotel.
occupied by joseph Harper. He will
take possession of the same in the near
future.
john Ruch bought COW for 545.
john Peters, of Lehiglion, has
been frequently visiting his sick mother
at this place. May she soon recover.
CONFIDENCE,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
Eeabon Audenriod,s W,lI Contested.

William ", Auienried, of Philadel-
phia, has filed cayeat against the ad-
mission to probate of the will Of the late
Reuben AudeRred, of Allentown. The
contestant. who is a brother. alleges un-
due influence. The will will be present
ed for probate to-day Saturday. Very
little is known OF its provisions, but il
is said that only a small amount was
bequeathed to the brothers and sisters
of the deccdCnt, who was bachelor
His housekeeper, a lady naued Magic.
is said to have been well remembered
Salen's Reformed Church received q
legacy Of 81. 800 aud there are some be-
quests TO charity. The estate is valued
at about $4,000. Most of the Auden-
ricd family are wealthy, ana it is un-
der5tood that ii all the estate had been
given to charity no contest would have
been instituted, 1t is the private be-
quest that will form the basis OF litiga-
tiOn.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03

Our farmers are beginning to plow
for the spring crops; several are said to
have planted potatoes already.
Miss Jennie Lester, of Sandy Run.
is visiting relatives in the Valley at
present.
William Grimmer, of this place,
moved to West Penn last week
Nv. A. Siiler was made happy last
week, his wife having presented him
with another sonny
Who can be buster for fortnight
to come than our women setting their
unions in the newly prepared garden
beds.
Prof. A. s Miller and friends of
Lehighton, were visiting in the Valley
on Sunday.
Mr.. j. II. Longacre started for
Chester and Montgomery counties OF
Monday, where he viii be visiting for a
season.
Miss Lille Arner left for the We1t
Chester State Normal School, ms d |
also Warren G. Sitter, of West Zen l.
Both have our best wishes for lappy
and prosperous stay there.
Gone: March winds. Present: April
showers. Coming; The pretty May
flowers. DASH.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
Found Dead.

The Hazleton Plain Speaker of last
Monday says: Carbon county Is some
what agitated over the finding of dead
boly of man on Friday, whose name
we did not learn, near the spot well
known as THE Powder Hole" on the
Broad Mountain. The dead man is
said to be of Irish birth. On Thursday
last he was last seen IN the vicinity OF
Hartz's, near Hudsondale, when he
complained of being sick. This gave
rise TO the belief that the deceased was
suffering from some ailment, and being
away from friends died from exposure
and for the lack Of medical treatment
and care. The body has since been
identified as that Of Neal McFadden. of
Ereeland. The slpposition is that he
was STOPPING to take a drink from
spring when he was stricken with apo
pleNy and died suddenly, lie was taken
TO Mauch Chunk whore he has q dluch-
ter residing, and thence to Freeland
where he was inferred. McFadden rs
far as could be learned, had in the neigh
borhood Of $1,000 in a bank in Mauch
Chunk and went there for portion of
II, and while on his return lost his life.
He was sober and industrious in his
habits,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
Our Neighborhood in Brief.

JIM JCuSsON's FISH.
When first heard the story,
! thought II pretty strong:
lin Juhn'On caught Il iiSn today
Which was ten inches long
rhe next man that met exclaimed;
"Whi!e RShing near the shore,
jim John on caught IA fish Today
Twelve inches long. or more"
met another man who said
Tha huth these men were wrong.
He sad the ii h thar johnson caught
Was over two feet long.
While thinking that linn Johns on'S hook
Must have Il mighty strength,
met Il man WHO said tie fish
Was seven feet in length.
met Jim johnson and lie lauphcd,
And said they all were wrong;
" he fish" he said. in truthful tones,
WAS just two inches lung."
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
Killed With a Bar of Iron

At noon Friday Mike Mazulick and
John Kropowinczi, the former Hun
gariaR and the latter Pole, got into an
alteration at Ellangowan Colicry, near
Shenandoah, and the Hungarian struck
Kropowinczi on the head with bar OF
iron, inflicting injuries from which he
has since died. There were several 9TH
er persons present when the fatal blow
was struck, but so quickly was it done
that they were powerless to prevent il
and almost before they could realize it
the murderer made dash for liberty
and was away to the mountain. When
1t was discovered that the Poles injur-
les were Of fatal character a band OF
men followed the murderer and arrested
him on the mountain near Mahanoy
CitV
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
Jumped tho Track.
(, The Hazle!on Plain Speaker
The locomoliveBlack Ridge whicl

4, The Hazle!on Plain Speaker says:
The focomoliveBlack Ridge which hauls
the Anchor freight from Tomhicken to
Packcrlon. on Saturday evening struck
a boulder which lay on the track near
Black Ridge, smashing the pilot an3
derailng lie engine. The locomotive
after jumping the track continued its
course for considerable distance. A
caboose which was attached to the loco
motive WAS thrown across ;he track,
upsetiing the stove, eXtnCu,shing the
lights and slightly iniuring about Il
dozen Hungarians and TWO telegraph
operators who We're going West. TWAS
believed at tir5tthat several of the pas,en-
gers were badly injured but luckily after
wards it was discovered that such was
no' the case. The wreck ear was dis
patched to The scene of the accident as
soon aS possible ana the locomotive and
caboose we're replaced and taken to
Hazleton.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
PEOPLE IN and out Of Town.

People In and out of Town.
Our people who may have relatives or
friends visiting them viii greatly oblge us
by sending in their names and residence for
publication under this head.-EDEToR.l
"A NJ. Mchrkam was at StensYlle,
Pa, over Sunday.
Mrs. Harry +. Sweenv, of Driflon,
is visiting relatives in town.
Miss Emma Bower, of Catasauqua,
IS the guest Of Miss Ggssie Clau3s, on
Bank street.
Mrs. A. Crawford, of New York
City, 10 the guest Of Mr., and Mrs. a. }.
During, on Bank street.
a. D. Berger, Of Allentown, Dis
trict President of the p. o. $. of A.,
was in town VedneSlay.
Our genial friend Henry Schwartz.
spent last Friday among White Hayen
friends. "Blackie's" hat was full Of
"A. p. Bird and wife, of Williams
port, Pa, are the guests of VIM Zehner
an family, on Bank street, ibis week.
Miss Savannah Hankee, of Lehieh
Gap, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W.
". Mortimer, on Bankway, during
this week.
Our popular young townsman Doug.
Mchrkam, was on a business trip to AL
lentown and Philadelphia during the
past week.
--Oar genial friend Cyrus Derhamer,
OF Bethlehem, dropped in to see us for
4 few minutes, while in town one day
this week.
Our irrepressible young friends Il.
!. Ash, Of Binghampton. n. y, and
Harry F. Clauss, of this place, painted
Catasaqua and Allentown deep car
mine one day last week.
Harry Swartzand sister Miss Annie.
left this week for Sayre, Pa, where they
will make their home in the future.
Their many friends, in this place, wish
them much happiness in their new home.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
Ghe GNyDon = 1ror0t...
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1896.

SPECIAL NOTICE Persons making
nHvmcnts to this t. flee by money orders or
postal notes will please make them psv4 e
II The WEIssP RT PosT OFFICE, as hr 'e-
hightun office Is NOT ,none, order office
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
Farmers & Gardeners
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Write for circulars and direc-
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03

[tD7 Shortly after the lSt
of April next the CARBON
ADVOCATE office will REMOVE
from its present location on
l}ankway, to a NEW BUILDING
to be erected just below the
l.. & :. Depot, on BANK ST.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-03
List Of / cit rs

List Of cit rs
Remaining uncalled for in The Lehigh-
ton Post Office, for the month ending
March 3lst, 1856:
Emmcrt. 8 lice Mrs. Rex, Fietta Miss
tcare G.. Emmert) Rex, Frank
En;ler, ,GUstave Snyder, Emelia
Forht. Lizzie Miss Sanal. Addie Mrs.
Gahar,, Sophia Schmidt, Lizzie
IIontz, VIM. Thessler. Amanlus
iiill, ihas Williams, Emma c.
Rooms, Sally Mrs. Zeigcnfuss, CarrieG
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say "Advertisel."
JAMES p. SMITH, z. M.
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Newspaper Laws.

Any Irrs"n wh" take, me pap'r regular
from the post "llire. whrtter dlrrct"i It,
80 name or whether he Is y -n'sct ibrr "r
'"l. is responsible lur the pay.
Tire courts have decided that refusing to
t'ke newspapers and rerloficsls tro", the
nust flee. ur removing nud leaving them
nnrnllrd Tor. IS prima tacia evidence Of
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