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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
MEN OF LETTERS.

Walt Whitman d reduced to wheel
chair.
Alma Tadema is not an old man, being
only little more than 90.
Emile zola, the novelist, was recently
obliged to serve a. q juryman in Paris.
Professor John Stuart Blackie, of Ed
iaburgh. attsins his eightieth birthday
this year.
Friedrich spielhagen, the most popular
German novelist. recently celebrated his
ssvsntisth birthday.
George Bancroft has finished his life
Of President Van Buren, and expects to
devote his sstention almost exclusively
- that Of President Polk.
Alfred Balch, the new editor OF Out
ing, IL an expert in matters pertaining
10 camp life, having been on many long
hunting trips in California, Mexico and
South Amsrics.
The late Wilkie Collins never passed q
day without taking up one of the waver-
" novels. He had q very warm admira-
acz for the genius Of the elder Dumas
and Of BalEsc, but especially the former.
Mr.. a. L. ". Lawson, editor of The
London Telegraph, Is fine looking man,
smooth shavsn and apparently not more
than % years Of age. In addition to bis
editorial duties he Is member of Par
lament.
Mr.. Edward ". Box, Of Brooklyn, has
become editor Of The I.adiea' Hona
Journal, . monthly, published in PhilA-
delphia, which has attained q very largo
ciroulatioa. Mr.. Box Is . native Of Hol-
land and only % years Of ago.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich receives recos-
milton In The London World after this
plsassnt fsshion: He is . man Of Some-
what striking presence, and he Il pleas
antly fastidious In all things-in hiE
drew, In his literary style, In the order
Ing Of his household and in his editorial
capacity, h which last, when he il not
fAsGadi0us. he IL inclined TO be severe.
His maAnsS il . mixture Of courtesy
aud bouhommis.
George ". Childs, the well known
PhiiAdeiphiA Journalist and philanthro-
p4St, hes several hobbies. One Is tho
collection Of manuscript, and he il said
10 have the finest collection In the world
Of the manuscripts OF such writers as
Charles Dickens, Walter Scott, William
hakepesoe ThAckeray, Washington Irv-
ing, George Eliot, etc. He is also very
fond Of collecting old china and brio-s-
brao.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
BROADBRIM'S N. Y. LETTER

II has long been mooted question
whether there was or could be . common
ground on which the pulpit and the stage
could meet; whether the objects to be at
tanned by each we're not so diverse that 1t
was morally impossible for them TO come
together. When the Mallories, At the
Madison Square Theatre, produced "Hazel
Kirke." men and women were found
nightly in the boxes who we're seldom seen
inside of place of public amusement
The play was clean and sweet, aud fer
once criticism was disarmed. The play
ran for three ears. and the lucky manag-
era cleared quarter of a million of dellars
and gracefully retired from theatric al
management. So it was evident that the
moral drama paid.
Ministers and church members turned
out by thousands TO see Joe Jefferson in
Grip Van Winkle," and the poor old
drunken rapscallion won a place In the
popular heart only second TO one other
player of the century. But who Is the
other, you ask? A very plain, unpretenti-
Gus man indeed, who by some mysterious
process has worked his way into popular
favor after fashion which has no parallel
In the annals of the American drama. oh,
yes; there have been many notable drAmat-
ie ,uecesses before, worthily achieved and
honestly earned, but ia the mRAnG0f
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

them; they we're dirty and unkempt
Where WAS Mr.. Gerryf Where we're the
agents for the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty 70 Children II ever children
stood In need Of Christian help 1t was
these, the fotsam and jetsam Of the slums.
Is tho soul Of Joseph Hoffman Of more
account than the lowest Of these homeless
waits and straysP
But when Abbey lost Joseph Hoffman he
did net sit down and bewail his fate, he
started on q search over the civilized world
to find something as good or better than
Hoffman. On Saturday night he presented
his prodigy to New York audience at the
Metropolitan Opera House, to an audience
that packed the building, and Otto Hegner,
for that's his name, jumped right lrte
popular favor. The boy is only about ten
years of age, but he is a marvel on the
piano, aud by our best musical critics has
been pronounced one OF the wonders Of
the age.
Doctor Talmage broke ground for bis
new church on Clinton Avenue on Monday
and l regret that cannot enter into the
enthusiasm of many of his admirers In re-
gard TO the new edl6ce. They have chosen
for the site property in the most expensive
part in Brooklyn, and instead OF taking
piece Of unocupied ground, and there were
plenty, they have selected q site with
stately mansion on 1t which will have to be
torn down, adding thousands to the cost Of
the new structure that should never have
been allowed. The cost OF ground alone
is nearly . hundred thousand dollars.
Doctor Talnsge says that the old church
was heavily in debt, though why why IT.
should be 80 l am at loss to conceive.
, In the last ten years the church has paid
Doctor Talmage for his services about one
, hundred and twenty-five Thousand dollars,
, and for a church deeply in debt litrle
economy in that direction might not have
been out of place. Professor Ali with his
wonderful cornet is another Of his fads
and this costs a couple of thousand dollars
more; and again, at times when he should
have been IN his pulpit in Brooklyn, ant
: for which he was receiving the larges
salary paid TO any preacher in that city
since Mr.. Beecher's death, he has been
J, travelling all over the country from Cali
fornia 10 Maine, lecturing and preaching
and receiving large sums Of money tberefo
in addition TO his salary. The trustee
u and governing committee have proteste'
: time after time, but 1t makes no difference
and now after using I'D his summer vaca
= tion very profitsby in the far West and tn
= Pacific States he starts at the beginning o
the religious season on trip to the Hol
Land. It was significant that at the las
- evening prayer meeting before the Docto
:. left, the entire congregation struck up an
sang with an inspiration and vim seldor
= witnessed before, I'VE Need Thee Ever
e Hour" The Rev. doctor did not take tb
= hint, but sailed with his family on Wed
- Aesdav. The estimated cost of the ne,
- church is something over three hundre
thousand dollars.
YOURS TRULY,
~ BROADBRIM.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
ART NOTES.

A small picture by Meissonier was sold
the other day for less than so at the
Hotel Drouot.
A now club, to be known as the Arts
and Letters club, Il In process Of forma-
sion In London.
Among the recent additions to the Brit
ish National gallery IL portrait of Ma
polson BonAparte by Vsrnst.
Tho monument to Bastien- Lepage,
erected at DamVillers, the painters birth
place, is practically completed
4 statue is TO be erected to the memory
Of GustAEe GuillRumet, the well known
EEeaoh painter of Oriental subjects.
A finely executed copper etching by
Albrecht Durer, representing a sick old
man, has been discovered In the city
kbEary at zwiolrau,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
Administrators Sale.

Pursuant to an Order of the Orphans Court
of Carbon County. Pennsylvania, there will be
sold at Public sale on the premises in Franf lin
Township, County ana state aforesaid, on
Saturday, December 2lst, 1889,
at two O'Clock p. M, the following described
Real Estate of GEORGE Is. KNECHT, deed, to-
wit: All that Lot or Piece Of Ground situated
in Franklin Township, Carbon county, Pennsyl-
yania, bounded and descl ibed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at al post on the North side OF u
proposed alley, thence by land late of James p.
smith, north 81 degrees, west 2l5 feet To a post
on the south side OF public road leading from
Harrity to Ricksrtsvile, thence along said road
south S5 degrees, west l50 feet to post, thence
by land OF George Miller south "a degrees, 33s
feet to post on the south side OF the above
mentioned alley, thence along said alley north
l6h degrees, east one hundred and fOrtY-six
feet more or less. 10 the place OF beginning, con-
tanning ONE ACRE. more or less. The Im-
proyements thereon consist of a rWO-STOkY
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE, and all necessary
outbuildings. Ihe buildings are in frst-class
condition, having been but recently erected.
The said premises are located about three
quarters of a mile from Welssp0rt and persons
dislring to view the same will please call on the
undersigned. Terms ana cOnd itiOns Will be
made known at time and place of sale by
AUSTIN BOYER Administrator.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

WITH this issue the CARBON ADVOCATE
completes its seventeenth volume, brighter.
better, stronger and more independent than
ever In all the essentials nee essary in the
composition of thoroug hly first-class
weekly local newspaper We make no
promises for the future, further than this
the ADVOCATE will always endeayor Ia
give the local news of the week faithfully,
correctly and legitimiately with special
favors to none. If our endeavors in thi;
direction proves worthy of your patronage
give us your Enforcement by becoming 8
paid in -ad vance subscriber.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

When in the course Of human events,
. young man makes up his mind = SIX
the very important question, finds
great difficulty in coming tot point. As
we are not at all bashful . boldly say:
win you not answer yes to us, as we ask
you TO go to your druggist or dealer in
toilet articles, and purchase a bottle Of
Vail Brothers Ideal Tooth Powder, the
best made. AS an inducement for you
to try it, we give you handsome eugrav-
ing with two 25 cent bottles, 20 K "a, no
advertising on it. There is . ticket
around the neck Of each bottle.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

A REPUBLICAN exchange remarks phil
osophically ~ The Democratic successes
In other states are attributed mainly to
that reflex motion in political tides which
experienced observers always expect after
such a elimination as that of last year. 1t
Is generally the victorious party that lays
ct ease and is idle, while the defeated
party is stimulated to renewed effort. As
politician expressed 1t, 1t is the hungry
and not the well fed dog that hustlss
around after a small bone.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

THE Catholic church of America will
more on Sunday and promises to be an
event of unusual Importance in the religi'
GUS world. Besides the mere gathering Of
prelates congress of laymen will be held
to discuss questions diametrically con-
nected with social science and moral re-
form, the outcome of which will be watch
ed with more than passing interest.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
THE LEHIGHTON WATER CO.

Lshi9hton, Pa, Sept. 2s, 1889.
The Capital Stock of the Lehghion Wate.,
Company has been Increased TO 10000. The
at the Seerotary's Office.
TiVenty Days preference is giuen the or
i0inGI stockholders from the above date.
JoHE S. LENTZ, President.
HOWARD SEAB0LDF. Secretary.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

Herald. speaks of DR.. ]. G. Zern, of Weiss.
port. as being lively candidate for senatori-
al honors at the hands of the Democracy
next year. Well, that party could 60 a
great deal further and fare worse. The
DR.. is well fitted for the Office. Let hin,
be honored.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

In EVERY town where live Board Of
of push and enterprise, and nine out of
every ten such towns go right along boom
ing when other towns complain Of hard
times, dullness. &c. With good Board
Of Trade to publish abroad Lehighton's
unexcelled facilities for manufacturing
purposes this borough ought to boom.
WHAT'S the matter with trying it?
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

THE oath of November is only two weeks
off. Have our ministers done anything
yet towards the making arrangements for
the holding of special services commemora-
tive of the Mofavian Martyrs who fell in
the noble effort to establish and spread the
work of christianity in this county a
century and half agop If not, they
ahonld be moving.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

THE STARKE County Ledger starts on
its twenty-first year with its last issue, hav-
ing all the appearances of prosperity which
we trust will 60 with it continually. The
proprietor. Bro. Musselman, is an old
Carbonite who made Dutch Democratic
speeches here quarter of century ago.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

IF THE laws were enforced concerning
the legbiiity of crossIoad signs there
would be more than one Carbon county
township supervisor in the ''soup" for =
nne.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

BETWEEN Chicago and New York the
struggle for the Words Fair in 1897
waxeth hot. Both cities are raising a
guarantee fund of wonderful proportions
to meet the exigencies of the event.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

SAMUEL b. PRICE, Associate Jndge; he
10 good man and well fitted for the i'm
portant office to which he has been 50
handsomely elected.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09

DISTRICT ATTORNEY FISHER will make
= good official, nothing more lsudstory
need be said. His work will stand fer 1t
self.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
TO Whom It Nav Concern.

Lehighton, Pa, Nov. 7th 1855.
Received OF Adam Mehrkam, one hundred
and fifty dollars, 10 be used In the purchase OF
two Mules. II is hereby agreed and understood,
that the said Adam Mehrkam, is the sole owner
of said Mules, and possesses all the rights,
the above mentioned ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY
DOLLARS in full. Witness my hand and seal,
the day and date above written.
T. j. BRETNEY.
Signed and sealed in the presence Of +. Pierce
LPntZ. 2-tt
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
Estate Notice.

Letters Testamentary on the estate OF Abraham,
PrutzT an late of Lower Towamensing Town
ship, Carbon County, Deceased having been
granted to the undersigned Executor, all persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment, and all persons having
Just claims against said estate viii present them
Tor settlement. Wilson Muschlitz, Executor
Cor. 18th g. Hamilton Sis. Allentown, Pa. Or to
Rapsher & Cassidy ATTORNEYS for Estate.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
Administrators Sale.

Pursuant to an order of the Orphans Court of
Carbon county, Pennsylvania, there will be sold
at Public sale on the premises In Franklin
Township, county and state aforesaid, on
Saturday, December 2oth, 1889
at two o'clock p. m, the following described
heal Estate of the Estate OF Henry Kramer
deceased, to wit: All that Lot or Piece OF
Ground situate in Franklin Township, Carbon
county, Pa, bounded and described as follows
TO wit; Beginning at a stone in a public road
leading from WeisspOrt TO StrOudsburg thence
in and along said road north 1874 degrees. east
6-l0 perches TO stone In said road. thence
north 50 degrees, east Az perches to stone in
said road, thence by land OF Robert Campbell,
north 81 degrees, west perches to "A post,
thence by land OF Jacob Rckert, south SO de-
grees, west ga perches. TO post thence by the
same south 81 degrees, east 2-l0 perches To
the place OF beginning, containing. 75 perches,
more or less. The improvements thereon con-
sist OF two-story FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
with Kitchen attached, and all necessary out
buildings. The buildings are in tirst-class con-
dition. The said premises are located about
one mile from Weissport Borough and persons
desiring to view the same will please call ON
the undersigned. Terms and conditions Will be
made known at time and place OF sale by
AUSTIN BOYER, administrator.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
OUR GUARANTEE.

Every article bought from us must be Just as
represented, and we are willing at any and all
times to make good the failure Of any article
sold, To be as represented. This is the Best,
Cheapest and most Convenient way TO buy a
watch through our Co operative Club System.
We give first class Egin or Walthsm stem
winding and setting movement, which we
guarantee for two years. The case is warrant
ed. by written guarantee to wear ior twenty
years.
The above is why we give you more for you'
money than any one else and why we are do
ing the largest watch business in the world
We sell only first quality goods. Why not be
an owner OF a Gold Watch whenever you have
the chance to get one. Join the club at once
only $l.00 down and then 81 90 a week until
the watch is paid.
Please call or send me your name and ad
iress aud will call at your house and show
you samples OF ii you are a distance l will
send full particulars.
Agents wanted everywhere. Write fol
terms and circulars.
CHARLES NJ. REHRIG,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
AN EASY WAY
To
GET A GOLD WATC
Only &1.OO n Week.

We are now forming Clubs for the finest
Gold, Gold Filled and Silver Watches manu-
'sctured for both Ladies and Gentleman.
We put in these watchas movement made
by either Of the following companies Elgiu,
Waltham, Hampden. etc, to suit the purchas
or.
A club for gold watch at $4,000, consists Of
forty members, and each member pays 81 90 a
week. A drawing is made once a week, and
the member whose name is drawn gets his
watch immediately, he still continuing to pay
$l.O0 week until he has paid for It, at which
time each and all forty members will have re-
ceived and paid for his watch. The last person
to receive his watch will be made a present Of
a handsome chain
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
CHARLES NJ. REHRIG,

FROsr ST., topp. Bank) oArAsAuQuA, Pa.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-03-28
Doctoring in the Dark.

No sensible surgeon will attempt the
performance of an operation involving
human life in room secluded from the
proper amount of light. A practition-
er will not attempt the diagnosis of a
complicated disease unless he can see
the sufferer and make an examination
upon which to base his opinion rela-
tive to the course of treatment neces-
sary to bring about a complete resto-
ration of health.
Notwithstanding the improperly of
such action there seems to be great
deal of doctoring done in the dark.
By this it is not intended that lit
eral meaning be inferred, but that a
great many mistakes are committed
because of the darkness which is the
result of ignorance. 1t needs no illus
trations to demonstrate that gross ig-
norance has caused many fatal mis-
takes to be made in the treatment of
diseases by those who profess to be
learned in the art of healing.
In many diseases several organs are
more or less implicated and what seems
primary ailment may be one quite
remote. For instance, a severe head
ache may have its origin in a disturb
&c stomach. On the other hand, sick
ness at the stomach may be caused by
blow on the head. The scat of ty-
phoid fever is in the upper part of the
bowels, but most of it's worst symptoms
are often in the brain.
Symptoms OF disease as we'll rs dis
eases themselves arc oftentimes follow
ers or concomitants of some unsuspect-
ed organic disease and this is pecul-
iarly true of lung, liver, brain and
heart diseases in general, for it is now
known that they are the result of kid
ney disease, which shows its presence
in some such indirect manner.
Several years ago u gentleman be-
came convinced Of the truth Of this
and through his efforts the world has
been warned of kidney disease and as
4 result of continued effort specific
known as Warmers Safe Cure was dis
covered, the general use of which has
shown it to be of inestimable benefit in
all cases where kidney treatment is de-
sirable or necessary.
When consumption is threatened see
to it that the condition of the kidneys
is Immediately inquired into and if
they are found diseased, cure them by
an immediate use of Warmers Safe
Cure and the symptoms of lung decay
will rapidly disappear.
There are too many instances already
recorded OF the terrible results produc-
cd by q lack of knowledge concerning
The cause of disease, and human life is
Of too much Importance to be foolishly
sacrificed to bigotry or ignorance.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-03-28
Roses in California.

From a single rose field in Almeda
county thirty thousand rose-bushes
have been sold during The present
winter Most of these have been
shipped. Ten thousand of the whole
number were shipped to Seattle. That
town ought to be rose-embowered a
few months hence. Thousands of roses
have been shipped from the smaller
gardens, and other thousands have
been sold for planting nearer home; for
while the amateur gardeners sell moth
ing, rose-planting has become profit
able business. Roses may be seen in
bloom in the open gardens at this mid
winter season; but those offered in the
markets and displayed in windows of
florists at this season do not grow in
the open air. 1t is not SO much frosty
weather that keeps them back as the
long transforms, which arrest the I'M
folding Of the buds aud bring about
rapid decay.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-03-28
Somewhere.
SUIII6W u5Tb.
Somewhere the wind is blowing,

Somewhere the wind is blowing,
thought as toiled along
In the burning heat Of the noontide,
And the fancy made me strong.
Yes, somewhere the wind is blowing,
Though here where gasp and sigh,
Not breath of air is stirring,
Not cloud in the burning sky.
Somewhere the thing we long for
Exists on earth's wide bound;
Somewhere the sun is shining
When winter nips the ground.
Somewhere the flowers are springing,
Somewhere the corn is brown,
And ready unto the harvest
To feed the hungry town.
Somewhere the twilight gathers
And weary men lay by
The burden of the daytime,
And wrapped in slumber lie.
Somewhere the day is breaking,
And gloom and darkness fee;
Though storms our barque are tossing,
There's somewhere placid sea.
And thus, l thought, tits always,
In this mysterious life,
There's always gladness somewhere
In spite of its pain and strife;
And somewhere the sin and sorrow
OF earth are known no more;
Somewhere our weary spirits
Shall find apeaceful shore.
Somewhere the things that try US
Shall all have passed away;
And doubt and fear no longer
Impede the perfect day.
o brother, though the darkness
Around thy soul be cast,
The sun is rolling sunward,
And light shall come at last.
Alfred Capel Shaw.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-03-28
He Couldn't Eat the Soup.

An elderly gentlemanin restaurant,
having been served with plate oil
soup he had ordered, said to the wait
or:
"Look here, / can't eat this SOUP
"All right; I'll get you another
plate"
On receiving the second plate, the
guest once more remarked
ats no use. / can't eat this soup. y
Then the waiter went to the propri-
ctor and said:
THAT old gentleman over there is
complaining about the soup. He says
he can't eat it,"
you don't know how to wait on
people. I'll attend to him."
The proprietor went to the kicking
guest and said, blandly:
II understand you say that there is
something the matter with the soupP'
II didn't say anything OF the kind. '
"You said you couldn't eat it,"
Eyes, i said / couldn't eat it,"
"Will you tell me why you can't cal
the soupp"
Certainly. Ihaven'tgot any spoon. ,