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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-08
Public School Entertainment.

The following is the programme for
the entertainment to be given by the
Public Schools of this borough, on
Tuesday evening, the 11th inst, in the
School Hall:
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-08
Decoration Day-Prog ramme.


The following Is the programme arranged
for the observance Of Decoration Day in this
borough
The children TO represent the States will
meet at the NJ. T.. church at 80 o'clock, and
procession move ut 1 90.
The teachers and scholars will assemble at
their respective churches at ~ 20 p. M, and
m;rrch down Iron Street rs follows: Reformed
school right resting on the South corner of
Iron and Bank streets; Evangelical, right
resting OH Northwest corner of Iron and Bank
streets; Lutheran, right resting on left OF
Evangelical, the NJ. L. will form In front Of
their church, John u. Bcrtulettc Post will
form on East side OF Bankwuy right resting
on Swecny's corner, Teutonia Society will
form on Bankway, right resting on left of
Bcrtolctte Post, Gnaden Hucttcn Lodge, |.
o. OF .. f., West side of Bank street, right
corner Iron ST.. Parryvillc Cornet Band will
form on left OF TeutoIia Society, Knights OF
Honor and WcisSpOrt and Parryvile Camps
Of i. o. :. of a. will form along Bankway,
right resting ON right Of Parryvile Cornct
Band, Lehigliton Drum Corps will form on
South corner Of Bankw1y, right resting ut
David Kreaner's corner, the Weissport Sun
day Schools 10 form Immediately on the lett
of Drum Corps.
The procession will move in the following
nrtIrr.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-08

Speakers in carriages,
wagons with Goddess Of Liberty, &C.,
john ID. BertOictic Post, G.. A. X,
IeutOnia Society,
Gnadcn llueitcn Lodge, !. o. o. F.
ParryNillc CUrnct Band
Knights Of Honor,
NelSSpurl Camp, i. y. ). OF A.,
Tarryyille Camp, L. U. =. OF A.,
LchlghlOn Drum Corps,
NJ. Z. Sunday School,
Reformed sunday School,
Evangelical Sunday School,
Lutheran Sunday School,
WelSSl'Ort Union SUNDAY School
WeisspOrt Evangelical Sunday School,
CltlzenJ on foot,
Carriages.
Route, up Bank to Pumpkin Alley, through
Pumpkin Alley to Second, down Second to
Elm, ont Elm to Cemetery.
The exercises at the Cemetery will be as
follows;
by Sunday School children; Address in Eng
llSh, by Rev. q. w. Gross; singing by tie
Church ChOirs; Address In German, by Rev
q. w. StiDllL;nec0lltiOn cf graves the schools
singing MY Country It's OF Thee" &c.; SIT
Lutte by old soldiers; music by AriOn COrnet
land CLOSING exercises by Rev. j. IL. Kuder;
| music by Band.
The procession win then reform in the
same order and march down Elm To Bank, up
| BANK Ia intersection OF Bankway, down
| Dankway To WclssrOrt, arriving opposite the
| Public Square, the nrlng squad and commit
| tee on decoration wiilbe detached and pOr-
cecd TO tile cemetery iO perform their duties,
| the procession moving down White Street
and cOunlcrmarchng TO the Public Square
where the ceremonies VIII be opened by Rev.
| w. 9. Weiss, singing by the scilouls; address
| by Rev. j. l., Freeman, music by band, and
closing exercises by Rev. Mir. Egge, after
which the LehglltOn portion OF the procession
Will rcforn and march to Bank street and be
| dismissed.
Tile ladies are earnestly invited IN nartiri.
| pate, and those wishing to contribute ilowcrs
| Will please leave them AT the CARBON ADVO-
| CATE office, or at the residence of IL. II.
| Peters, before 10 O'Clock A. NJ. on the 18Th.
| The Sunday school scholars will each provide
! themselves with bouquets or Wreaths mich
Will be- handed to the decoration committee
at the cemetery gate In LenlgntOn or at the
| Public Square IN WeSspOTt.
The following is Il list Of comrades buried
| In the several cemeteries IN this borough and
neighDorhOod so far rs we have been able Ia
ascertain, should any of our friends know Oi
Others they will confer favor by handing the
names 70 US during the coming week, so we
| can make the nect ssaTy corrections:
INFERRED IN LEHIGIIToN CEMETERIES.
|
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-08
LESSON THOUGHTS

l. Tell your experience to others if it
is worth telling.
2. Lead others to Christ The woman
went and brought her friends.
3. Keep on sowing. The sowcr has
his reward.
4. God always sustains and takes care
Of Iis chsldren.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20
.1;obtlv hut # was evident I had missed

slightly, but it was evident l had missed
/ fred again quickly. Another miss
NV heart sunk low. Jan had no been
able to get another shot, and was not
now where he could fire with any hope
of hitting. The bear began to make for
the water. Ready to die with despair If
should fail again, I took another long
aim. !,
The bullet struck the bear in the head
and he tumbled oyer instantly, stone
dead.
It was half-past eight o'clock, and the
place where Bruin fell was three miles in
a straight line from camp. We left the
four hundred pounds of food lying on
the ic. and returned to the anxious party
to get help in bringing the carcass home.
We did not sleep that night until the
dead bear was brought into camp. The
Lieutenant gave out extra rations to the
men who assisted in the work, and made
up a stew of all the scraps that were left
of the regular %rations. 1t wasn't mich,
but it seemed quite a feast to Us. The
bear saved us, for just before it in its
turn gave out, the rescuing expedition
found US.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20
Carts in Mexico.

A letter from Mexico to the Detroit
Free Press says: In the distance we see
a long train moving across the the pla-
teau. 1t is composed of cumbersome
carts, each drawn by six mules. These
carts are sometimes ten feet wide, with
three shafts made of hewn timber, about
six inches square. The wheels are
about as high as those of the old
time log cart, and are often run without
tires, but in this case each felloe is from
six to ten inches square; so tires are not.
needed. Our form of wagon bed is un-.
known here, but in place of it they build
a single room house on a balance over
the axle, using the rear half of the shafts
for sills. 1t is built of square timber or
round poles, with floor and wall made of
green COW skin. They are sometimes
fifteen feet high, and usually covered
with a kind of coarse bagging. There
is no door to the structure, hence every
thing must be loaded in over the top,
at the gable ends. When a long caravan
composed of these carts is seen moving
slowly the plain, each loaded with
almost every class and kind of product
known to the tropie, one can then form
a better idea of the resources of this
country; but when we look at the tackle
OF the mules aud the old and aacient'
garb of their drivers and the ranchero,
we can form a still better idea of the har-
ness fashions of antiquity. Well, / hardly
know how to describe this procession;
but, in the language of the Arkansao
Taapelsr, everything s'appears wonder
fully out of kiIter.D
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20
The Cochineal Cactus

Che true coch1neal cactus fNopalea
cochinellifera) has little to recommend
it to attention except it's being employed
to rear the cochineal insect (~coccuscactD
on. The plants grow naturally ten to
twelve feet high, and are much
branched. The plantations are called
Nopaleries, and often contain from ffty
to sixty thousand plants, which are
planted in rows, but are not allowed to
attain their natural hight for convent
encein handling.
The male insect is winged, very min
ute and few in numbers compared to the
wingless female, which is stationary on
the plant durlrg the greater part of ex-
lstence. The sowing, as it is termed in
Mexico-that is, the placing of the fe-
male insects on the plants to produce
their young-takes place in August or
September, a piece of rag or soft leaf be-
ing used and fastened with a thorn if
necessary. In three or four months the
collecting of the insects takes place, and
another is prepared for; three gatherings
taking place in a year.
Women are employed for this work.
using a blunt knife, or a squirrels tail to
remove the insects; and that it is a tedious
task can be readily imagined, as it takes
about 20, 900 of the insects to make a
pound.
The insects are killed either by being
heated IN an oven, or by immersion in
boiling water, and afteward dried in the
sun. There are two kinds named, the
Grana-fina and the Grana-sylvestra, the
former being much larger and superior
IN every way.--Lndepeadeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20
How 10 Judge Canned Goods.

A hint now about timed goods, meat
especially. Note, when about to pur-
chase, the condition of the tin; if bulged
outward, don't have it, even as a gift!
We will explain the process of canning,
to give weight to our warning.
The meat is packed in tins while raw,
then sealed, and cooked in an outer YES
sci of boiling water, with sometimes the
addition of a chemical, to raise the tenn
perature. When cooked, the can is
pierced, and, as soon as the air and steam
have been expelled, til 90 dered. Ex-
perts know when it is ready for solder
ing; a moment too soon, and the mis-
oh eff is done, because if air is left in,
the tin bulges, and the meat will not be
good. On the contrary, if the tin has
sunk, it is Al infallib'e sign of goodness it
proves a vacuum, which is natural, as
the meat shrink; when no air is left in the
tin.
Some may say, what matter if air be
left in the tin? Simply this: nitrogen,
an element of ar, imparts to bodies with
which it comes in contact a tendency to
change and decay,
Often, on opening a tin of pre- -erved
good people are hearl to say s'the air
is escaping" instead of VIII oh, the
81 ght kissing sound is the re ult of the
air rushing IL, another proof that there
was a u Well, we go so far as to
say that ng the outward sign of
goodness above referred to-a label bear
ing the name of a good exporter or i'm
porter-and also a reliable vendor of the
article-whether meat, fish, milk, soup,
or vegetable, the chances are a million to
one against any being injured, much less
pois ned, by timed goods.
Another caution though: always look
out for any little globules of solder that
sometimes find their way inside the tin;
and take care, especially in the case of
salmon and lobster, to empty the con,
tents, AS soon as opened, into an earthen-
ware vessel. This is necessary for every
thing except milk.-CdsseU's Magastae.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20

Barbed wire for fences has for some
time been Struggled into Canada from
Detroit, Mich, and the loophole of the
smugglers has just been found out. They
would load a wagon with barbed wire
carefully tucked away in barrels, and
drive north beyond the city limits and
down into the river as if to fill the bar
rels with water for the neighboring gar
den patches. But the barrels were
quickly sunk out of sight in the river.
When night came, two schooners would
sail out from the Canadian shore and
beat down by where the barrels were
sunk. They were then loaded IN board
and the boats would then put back to
some neglected spot on the Dominion
shore to unload. Team after team loaded
with the wire in barrels had BEEN daily
driven down to the shore in this way;
and the wire afterward fshed up and
taken to the other shore under the noses
of the custom officers.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20
rs suNRIsEsoMEwHERE,

There is always sunshine somewhere!
Though the night be round thee drawn,
Somewhere still the cast is bright'ning
With the rosy flush Of dawn.
What though near the bat is fitting,
And the raven croaks his lay,
Somewhere still the sun birds greeting
Halls the ris ng of the day!
Let us lay to heart the comfort
In this sweet refe ,tion found,
That however dense our darkness,
Somewhere still the world around
Dews are g~l'stening, flowers uplifting,
Wild birds warhling, as reborn:
Lakes and streams and woods and mountains
Melting in the kiss of morn!
Meier was night, however dismal,
But withdrew its wings of gloom;
Neer was sorrow, but a day-star
Hinted of the morrow's bloom;
Ne'r was woe, but in its bosom
Wa the seed of hope impearled;
There is still a sunrise somewhere
Speeding, speeding round the worldi
Nathan D. Urner.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20
Punishment Of Particles in China.

The London and China TeleqraDh saws:
A number of Europeans were spectators
Of a horrible scene at Canton recently.
1t was known that there were two mur-
deress to be disposed of, the murders
bling Of a peculiarly heinous character.
according to Chinese justice-the Grim.
inals were PARTICLES. Now, the punish
nent for this crime is not merely decan-
itation as for ordinary cases Of murder.
but the criminal is tied to a bamboo
cross and then hacked into thirtvssiY
pieces; and it was the infection of this
horrible brutality that was Witnessed
The two wretched men were lashed to
the bamboos with barbarous cruelty. and
then The executioners cut them up in an
proved style, commencing at the legs
and travelling upwards. The coupe de
grace was given by a stab through the
heart, and then decapitation finished the
JOB. The scene is described as horrible
beyond description, and when it is
stated that one of the ren lived after
being terribly mntilated, shrieking with
agony at each stroke of the sword, the
feelings of the Europeans who witnessed
this dissracesul exhibition may be i'm
agintd.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20
Fables for the Times.

a Grow with a morsel of cheese in her
beak was accosted bya hungry Fox, who
begged her to sing, remarking that q
beautiful voice must accompany SO fair
a form. The vain bird at once dropped
the cheese and the Fox hastened TO seize
it. But alasi it was Limhurger and one
smell overcame the thief, whose dying
agonies were heightened by the Crows
executing I'm the Gloaming.o
Moral: This little Fable shows that
the innocent often develop surprising
strength in unexpected quarters.
THE TWO DOGS.
Two Dogs one day went lion hunting.
one OF them being a smart dog with q
classical education and the other being
very ignorant and ansophistieated. Pref
ty soon they struck the track Of q Lion.
and the educated Dog started off in the
direction Of the royal beast, while his
Ignorant companion, making an absurd
mistake, took the back track and started
of in the opposite direction. In a few
minutes the educated Deg was serving
as an inanimata free lunch for IN enor-
Gus Lion, while the ignorant Dog es-
capped unhurt.
Moral; This Fable teaches that classi.
cal lore alould be plentifuIly sprinkled
with pracscal knoWledge.-LifS
k&1T&EHs
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20

AT Valcartier, Canada, recently, a blaz
ing meteor, probably ten feet in circum-
ference, descended from the sky. After
touching the earth it assumed a strange
appearance, creating terror to the mind
of the country people, many of them
cor juring up the worst fears and look
Ing forward to the speedy dissolution of
the universe. just previous to this &C.
currence the sky lowered and the beasts
of the field sent up distressing cries,
bringing credulous persons readily to
their knees in a supplicating posture.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20

The directors of the New York Base
ball Club are getting rich out of the
enthusiasm in that city with regard to
the national game. A New York cor
me the other day how a friend of his in
Wall street offered to let him in on the
ground floor at the time the baseball club
was started. The capital to be raise
WAS $25, 900. Four men had already
volunteered to take a piece of it at
So, 900. The remaining share was placed
at the disposal of Mr.. Forbes as a special
mark of friendliness. He took a night
to consider the ~advisability of making
the investment and in the meantime con-
suited Sheridan Shook, the theatrical
manager, bon want, politician and man
about-town. Mr.. Shook said the enter
prise could be nothing but o failure in
New York, where the people were
welded TO horse racing and yachting.
There was not a cent in it, he slid on his
reputation as a man who had dealt with
The public as an entertainer for years.
Mr.. Forbes let the golden opportunity
slip. The first year of the club a profit
Ebf $50. 600 was divided. Last year $780,
900 was cut up into three slices among
hackers who bought out the others
This year heaven only knows what the
earnings of the club will be with it in hot
company for the pennant and the decid-
ing games to be played at home. It is
nething for $40, 900 to go into the turn
stiles at . single game on the polo
grounds
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20

Some time ago Acting Secretary Fair
child, Of the Treasury Department, in
structed Mr.. Krites, Chief Of the Divis-
ion of Abandoned Property, to carry into
effect the provisions of the act of Con-
gress authorizing the Secretary of ths
Treasury to deliver to the rightful own
ers certain articles of jewelry, &C, cap
tured BY the United States army in the
Eour of the civil war and deposited in
the Treasury Department. MIR. Kr.tes
has prepared rules which will govern the
restoration of all such articles, and has
Just concluded an examination of the ar
ticles on deposit. They are contained in
two boxes, and consist of silverware,
jeWelry, portraits, watches, &C. One Of
the boxes contained nearly FIVE hundred.
watches, gold, silver and brass, and a
number Of jack-knives, pocket-books, let
tiers, sc. Thsse were mainly taken from
prisoners of war who died in hospitals
around Washington, Cape Lookout and
Elmira, and we're deposited in the Treas
ury BY Gen. Ketcham. Some Of them,
however, belonged TO Union soldiers
who died near the places designated.
The other box contained d lot OF ar
ticles captured BY Gen. sherman.s
troops III Camden, 8. CT, in the early
part Of 1865. They consist of family
plate, jewelry, etc, which had been de-
posted ii q bank at Camden by Mr..
MoRae and other wealthy residents Of
that region. When the Union army APP
proached the town an effort was made
to transfer the articles to a place of
safety, but It did NOT sucseed, as the
troops came upon the scedS while the
transfer was being made. Many Of the
principal articles belonging to MI. Nc
Rae were restored to him BY special act
III Congress III 1882. An inventory has
been made, and It is thought the articles
can easily Bio identified By their owners.
They will be restored upon application
accompanied By satisfactory evidence
Of ownership. The two boxes re.
ferrsd to contain all the property Of
tile character described now in the
United States Treasury, except, possibly,
the presentation swords belonging to
General Twigga and captured BY Gen
eraI Butler IN New Orleans. It IS an I'M
settled question s yet whether these
swords ! he restored under the pro-
visions Of the act referred to above. All
the other articles mentioned which have
hot beer restored by April next win BE-
advertised, and such as shall still remain
Ii fhe Treasury for d year from that
will besoId 81 public auction.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20
s.She always Is, | know

1 w. JAW wi 5Sb
s'She must be" insisted Myra, gently
"The conditions OF her life are such
And, Will. 1 am going to ask you nov
to be g little mysterious, too"
"But wherefore shouldst thou?" HI
gave her a conical look of dismay.
ssThaJ / can't tell you, either; only, il
Philip-if my husband should ever show
you-should ever tell you his romance of
a hat. it has nothing to do with you
You never had a like experience no girl
ever gave you a hallmark, or, if she did,
you never lost il. 10 you underestimate
II don't, in the least; but I can follow
instructions. Will that answer?'
at isall could ask" she answered,
smiling on him gracefully. "And one
thing. You will not mind if l call you
Walker, instead of Will, as / usedto?" /;
"Walker is frightful name!!" he said;
resignedly. "My wife calls me that when
she wants to tease me. / suppose / can
bear it, if I must"
"oh, tell me about your wife, Walker"
was Myra's reply. "And to think you
married an English girl! / know she
must be charming. And you will like my
oCaiJ AOfCiy hAip. hO ID SO opAOaNIa
and so good"
"Of course. Well, do you know, Myra,
| often used to wonder what SOFT of a
man you ever would really care for. You
seemed so hard to suit"
Ibid II" asked Myra, with a deep, deep
blush. "Philip suits me-"
1t was rather strange, when the time
came for Mr.. Carroll to examine his long
lost and oft regretted Derby, to do so
with an air of ignorance, to try it on at
the mirror, and become aware that it
fitted him, and to further discover that
the embroidered initials were the same
as his own. And still more strange was
it, in view of these condolences, to re-
ceive from the hand eff Mr.. Northram his
own property as a gift.
II am pretty sure never to find the
real owner now" Philip said, thought
fully. "The hats an excellent hat, and
enough in style. And as the initials be-
long to you, why, | really think you
to YEA it. out, hallmark and all.
and especially as it fits you SO WELL"
ut does fit me" said Mr.. Carroll, look
ing down confidentially at the hat as the
sharer of a secret. But, for the matter
Of that, the hat had a secret of its own.
-MadeJiRe s. Bridges. VI
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20
0PELoUsAs FEMALE INSTITUTE

Opelousas ST. Landry Parish, La.
VNHIS Institution will resume duties Monday. sem
tembe 6tb, 1896, under the immediate sIosry;sinn
of Mrs. NJ. M. Hayes and Mrs. NJ. A. DAVIS. VIII
competent assistants. The scholastic year consutso -
foTtY weeks.
r OF TUITION:
Preparatory Department. per month ..."....sa
acalenlc -"""..... 40
Boarding. including washing, light and fuel tS a.
Embroidery. wax flowers, painting, drawing,
each, ........ .... l0,n
incidental fae.".--... L9
DISCIPLINE:
The government of this school is s.rict but parental.
no hard tasks or restrictions are imposed, but ever,
student must comply with the rules, and must prepara
up to he measure Of her ability, the lessons assigned
Our c ,urse of study and mode of instruction are n
train the mind to habits of correct think ing and tnrs
o1xh investi ration. No student will BE- allowed 10 an.
ter higher tlasses without thor )ugh prsDar ttion, Pa.
rents and guardians may rest assured that the manneFz
hs alth and morals of the children aad wards shall r..
ceive due attention.
No deduction for abs ense, unless in case of pratract.
ed Illness. The location of the town is heaithfui ana
easy of access. The boarding department is under tbs
immediate charge of Mrs. Hay IS. B1arders viii BRO
vide themselves with blankets and towels. For par.
ticulars address
MRS. NJ. NJ. HAYES.
july 2s'33nov 2T79. Principal.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20

Philip he'd boon two years III possession
Of the mysterious, secfetIaden Derbg.
md Ave laeatals married, before these
The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-20

MAu0C yuu U6IOEG yOu WGAt AWAY l. DuG
it in your hat myself the night before
you sailed
DO / remember? I should think SOL
But imagined what happened. The very
next morning I lost my hat. It was
knocked off my head and picked up by
another man..
sYes, / know said Myra. quickly;
ssby my husband-by Philip Northam.i
seYou don't say SO! I6sr husband2
And got his hat in exchange. Hat ha!
The long-lost hail It's about time we
should return them, now
But Myra was . smiling she sat
clasping and uncIasping her hands, nerv.
ously.
viii, did you notice--did you exam
inc my little gift very closely2n she
asked, with strange b~esitancY. .fYou
know, I fastened it In myseif.n
Eyes, ! know. It was awfnlly kind
Of you, too. I felt SO sorry to think /
couldn't have kept tn
aAnd-and you are sire you didn't
see anything else with it, anything ex-
cept the hat-mark7'a
She spoke slowly, searching his face
Will heE eyes
.sAnythinggelsean he repeated, wonder
ingly. What kind OF d thing, for in
Idont understand
She looked at him, now with the
brightest smile he had even seen her
wear.
oh, isn't fate strange, Will2 isn't it
strange and good II won't let as have
our own way; it snatehe5 from us the
things We coyet, but only to give as
something SO much better. am Glad
everything. thongh-everything
What . remarkable state Of mind
Do you think yon could explain your
meaning 8 littIeas
she said, joyously; 81 never
ran. ( never will am too thankfu1l
And then, she added, deprecatinely.
'sa woEnan must always be mysterious,
ron know.