The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-15

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The first directory of the city
Of New York was published in
1856 and contained but S46
names.
A mass of clam shells embed
ded in sandstone has been found
at a depth of 100 feet near For
Cal.
The temple of Apollo, at Del
hi, the most splendid temple
dedicated to that deity, was built
1868 B. G.
The diamond tiara presented
by the Duke of Aosta to his
bride cost $4,000. 1t contains
1850 stones.
The baton used by conductors
of concerts is said to have been
introduced into England by
,Spohr in 1890.
Apologies for Christianity were
addressed by Justin Martyr to
the Emperor Antonius Plus,
about l64.
1t has been computed by a
Western statistician that the
people of the United States spend
more than $1,500,000 every
year for chewing gum.
The first sheet Of plate glass
manufactured in the U. S. is still
doing duty in one of the show
windows of a store in Albany.
The occupants of an Astoria,
Ore, hosterly fish from their
| bedroom windows and haul in
their suppers from the surging
waters about the hotel founda-
tions.
Cardinal Manning will soon
give his views on teaching relig.
ion in the public schools. That
is point on which Protestanism
and Romanisln will never agree
Speaking of Belva A. Lock
wood, a correspondent says: "tr
literature she loves works OF
science, history and biograph.
best, the writer's of such work
being her iavorites"
An industrious Maine boy re
Gently sold over twenty pound
OF lead to an Augusta junk deal
er. 1t was rifle balls which h
had from the embankment bacl
OF the State militia practice tar
gets.
A raft of piles is being con
structed at Norfolk, Va, on th
Berkley side of the river. Th
raft will be 600 feet long, % fee
> beam. 1t will be in six sections
f. coupled strongly together wit
: wire. 1t is to towed to Boston
I The Russian Government ha
: granted an annual subsidy {
Ill, 1000 rubles to private fir
who contract to run line {
, steamers between the Russia
+ Pacific ports and Corea, Japar
and China, the vessels in time {
war to be at the disposal of tn
government.
! Martin Wiles, bathing maste
Of the Mohical House, LAX
George, while digging unde
the roots ofa big cedar not ia
from the beach, found a quantit
Of Indian weapons, evidently {
great aniquity, and portions Of
human skeleton, which crumble
into dust as soon as exposed t
the air, The weapons wer
arrow heads and stone hatchet
Of curious design.
An influential paper Of Buds
Pesth, Hungary, advocates a re
form in the upper house OF thu
country, making titles of nobilit
decend only to the eldest sol
/ and having them inseparabl
from a seat in the House, Er
glish fashion. The reason is far
tastic enough-that so-calle
barons and dukes have bee.
! killing themselves lately becaus
: they had no money to suppol
!. I their dignity.
A woman in North GAINESVILLE
Fla, saw a little bird flying i
and out of'a back window Of he
\ house. She watched it and sa,
it pass through several rooms
the front parlor and disappea
on "whatnot" in the corner
: There the housewife found
nest with four eggs in it, The
were not disturbed, and at La
: accounts the bird was trying
!. hatcn the little eggs.
L; + A young man at Vinalhavel
10 Me who attended the fremen
ban, put on the sherif's coat /
. mistake. While seeing home h
"best girl" he found a pair
handouts in his pocket, and tt