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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12

AT q low estimate the sugar consumed
within our borders costs onr people S15,-
600 900 each year. Can we raise this
costly product, at profit, within our own
borders2 Recent experiments conducted
at Fort Scott, in the State Of Kansas,
would seem to indicate that il can he done
by the cultivation and treatment of what
known as the sorghara plant. This is
cereal plant, the seed of which In It's cheml-
cal constituents, very closely resemble our
Indian corn. After the seed is harvested
the cane is treated for sugar and the resi-
dun can be utilized In the manufacture Of
paper, aud is said 10 make paper pulp
second only TO linen rags. Our sister
States of Kansas aud New Jersey baye
stimulated the cultivation of sarghum also.
I'm the rural districts of Berks and
nelghboring counties, last Friday, the
strange sight of farmers plowina and pre-.
pairing the ground for their spring sowing
was witnessed. This is unprecedented In
the history of that county. The oldest In.
habitauts remember nothing like 1t.
-On Tuesday noon a frs consumed a
stable belonging TO Elias Lentz, at Allen.
town, as well as three COWS. II is believed
two boys set fire to II. as they were seen
there shortly before with lantern. The
loss is about 5000.
Some fool or scoundral shot a bullet
through the window Of the school at Con-
ahohocken few days ago, which passed
oyer the sholder OF the teacher and lodged
In the blackboard.
DIR. ]. H. Nyre, the oldest dentist OF
Hazleton, Pa, killed his wife, and then
committed suicide by placing the muzzle
of a revolver OF bis temple and sending a
bullet through his brain on the morning Of
the 7th inst. The death OF both was in
Simultaneous. The deed was evidently pre-
medirated BY the doctor and bis Wits, The
lat er was an lnyalid for a number oi
years and suffered considerably from an in.
curable disease The doctor had large
practice, and all the money he made wai
spent in attempts to obtain relief for his
wife. The affection of the couple was
strong and nothing was sprred by the hus-
band to add to their comfort Of the wife
No children blessed their union.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12
Lower rouamsnsinp Itsms.

Il. L. Kern is engaged In painting and
papering Griffith belongs dwelling
house.
Mrs. Josiah Slraup had party on
New Years day to make a new roof on her
dwelling house.
Henry DeLong is the happy fellow Of
this place, owing to little girl that made
its appearance at his home.
'--As far as we could ascertain there
we're forr proposals fed for mall route
between Bowanstown and New Ringgold.
-Rumor has II that Jacob Blosc will be
candidate at the spring election for super
visor; he no doubt will be the right person
for that position.
The Z. r. r. of n. j., intend to build
bridge across the Lehigh at Allentown.
The contract was awarded TO a firm Of
Hazelton, who have commence 10 quarry
stones for the Same at Bowmsnstown. They
wish to engage about 10 men, stone cutters
and laborers.
Tho dedication Of the Evangelical
church near Lchigh Gap, took place on the
Both OF Dec, 1855. The collections during
the day and evening amounted to over
four hundred dollars, which with the
amount raised b. subscription, was sufA-
cient to pay all costs and expenses to
remodel the church which cost over a
thousand dollars. Well done!
Washington Camp No. 20, P. O. S. Of
A., of Bowmanstown elected the following
offices 70 serve ensuing term. commencing
Jan. lat. 1889.
Past Prieat.-R. r. Ash.
President.-T. J. Westsn.
V. President. Vim. Walp.
" of f. & C.-E. H. Beltz.
Recording Sec.--O. o. Blose.
Asst r. Sec.-C. r. Ballet.
Fine. Sec. Fulton Blose.
Treasurer. III. NJ. Maidennald.
Conductor. Brown.
Inside Guard james Hagenbuch.
Outside G.-Jerome Hoffman.
Chaplain. F. Romig.
Right entinel.-Victor T. Brown.
Left S.-Josiah Beldelman.
Trustee.-R. +. Zcllner.
The above we're installed by District
Prest. X. w. Rinker, of Camp 1T, on the
End, day Of January 1880. CONFIDENCE,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12
The srats rsaohsr,, Attenuation.

The Executive Committee OF the Penn
sylvsnia State Teachers Association, COM
posed of Superintendents d, S. Keith. T,
A. Snyder, 2. X. Snyder. J H. Mincheuer
and w, G. Drumbaugh, met at Harrisburg
Saturday and fixed July 9, 10 and IL, 1889,
for the meeting OF the association at Al
toona A programme embracing addresses
BY the leadlBg educators of tho country will
be announced. Hon. E. Z. Higbee, Super.
lutendent of public instruction. Is chair.
man Of the association.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12
Look, Aot and eaye KorsY.

You can save your days wages aud car
fare II you buy your suits and overcoats
for men and boys, plush coats aud new
markets for ladies'. at Sondhslm's o. P. S.
G. Hall, Mauoh Chunk. Prices on our
large stock of goods have been marked
down frou 10 to 25 per cent below cost
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12
A Sensible Man

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs. Il is curing more coughs.
colds, asthma, Bronchitis, Group and all
throat and lung troubles, than any other
medicine. The proprietor has authorized
any druggist to give you sample Bottle
Free to convince you of the merit of this
great remedy Large bottles SOC and 81.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12
Y 70 Delinquent Tsxpayers.

You are hereby notified that all taxes un-
paid after January S 1889, win be liable 10
an addition Of per cent on the amount due.
WM. SoHADEL, Tax Collector.
Once: Five doors South Of N, z church.
Dec. 2o, less-2w.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12
Notlea.

All persons are hereby cautioned against
throwing ashes OF rubbish In the streets or
alleys under penalty Of $500 fine for each
aud every offence.
By order of Council
MAHLoE RICHARD, Burgess
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12
Public sale ReUistsr.

On January 2s, on the premises in Ma
honing township, Amardus Nicholas will
sell at public sale variety Of valuabls par.
sonal property,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12

--Protraetsd meetings are In progress iu
"SnvdsIs Church" near Lehlgh Gap. Rev.
E Buzz. has charge Of The services during
this week.
Revival services In the Evangelical
church are still Ia progress. Three souls
professsd 70 have found peace, and several
hAYs Ar9ss fer prayer.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12
List ofLstters

Remaining unealled for In the LehiEh-
ton, Pa. Post Office, for ths week ending
Jan. 5, 1850
Focht, John ,llmAn, G. 5.
Knapp, John Robenold. Albert
Vorlgp Losses, Nike
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12

Persons calling for any OF the above
letters will please say advertised"
JAMS p. SAITH, z, n.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-12

Whene'er an anxious group is seen
Around some monthly magazine
Or paper that IS daily whirled
To every quarter cf the world.
And merry peals of laughter rise
As this or that attracts the cves,
The smiling crowd, you may depend
Above some illustrations bend
That advertise the strength and scope
And purity Of Ivory SoNP.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10

THE many manufacturers of table
glass in this country come forward as the
last monopoly combine. observes the
Philadelphia Times. an independent pa
per. They have taken steps to appraise
and combine all the establishments of the
country under one great trust, to limit
production. lessen competition. increase
prices to consumers and lessen both
labor and its wages. And why not, All
the others are doing it. and why no, the
table glass producers2
There is a high tariff tax on table glass
to protect the American industry and
presumably to increase the wages of
labor and give open competition for all
home manufacturers; but when the es-
Establishments thus fostered by direct taxes
on consumers form a monopoly trust to
reduce product and wages and increase
prices above the competitive standard,
they proclaim that the tariff protection is
excessive and teach the people that it
must be reduced. And why notY When
protection breeds monopoly extortion,
why not reduce il to the strict standard
OF protection to the wages Of laborf
That would crush out trust greed. Shall
IL not be donef II not, why notp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10

THERE we're several occurrences at the
recent encampment of the Grand Army
at Milwaukee which indicate tendency
TO be regretted on the part of this great
organization. One was the endorsement
OF Tanner. Tannerism is in exceeding
disrepute just now, and very properly
so, and the manner in which the pen
sioner commissioner was treated. CON-
pared with the cold reception extended
TO the old commander of the iron brigade
Gen. Bragg. cannot but create an unfsv-
orable impression. Another unpleasant
circumstance is the voting down Of Gen.
McMahon's resolution declaring against
the ruling of the pension Office that dis
honorable discharge is no bar to pen
sion. II dishonorable discharge should
not debar soldier from receiving pen
sion what on earth cam
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10

THE Union says the ARGUS tells flat
fslsehoods when II says that IL was the
intention to make Wells deputy sheriff in
case Of Morgsn's election in 1886. and
also that he said there was no chance Of
Gest's election. II the yahoo has sense
enough to read the article as 1t appeared.
he will see that the ARGUS made no such
statement. The charge is made by re-
publican who was inside the "ring" at
the time. and evidently knows whereof
he speaks. Besides they were common
rumors at the time and generally be-
leved.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMs.

On Monday California celebrated the thir
ty-ninth anniversary Of her admission to the
Union.
j. L. Barnhill, of Ashland, Ala, died Ia
Thursday night at the hour appointed for
his wedding.
The emigration return for Ireland for tn.
past year show that rs. 6s4 persons emigrated
from Ireland to foreign countries
Three men, White Caps, who maltreatet
Mrs. Aseneth Street, near Marion. Ind.
some time ago, for alleged gossAping have
been arrested and indicted.
Miss Catherine Ashmore Adams, of Chi
cago, an English girl, was married Monday
at Milwaukee to Theodore Como Tomagawa.
Japanese embroidery teacher, of New
York. 1t was a runaway match.
The Trunk lines have refused to pro rat.
with Chicago railways on northwestern bust
ness, aud some heavy reductions IN rates with
a serious disturbance Of traffic are immi
nent.
The finest livery stable in Wyoming terri
tory burned Monday at Laramie. The
horses wer saved but many costly carriages
were destroyed. Loss, $4,000; partially In
sured.
Mrs. Catherine Irons, agei as, and Mrs
Isaac Mitchell, aged es, died in the vicinit,
OF Bloomington, Ills, Sunday. They hst
each been residents of the county for about
fifty years.
Buffalo, N. Y, labor unions have decided
to try to obtain repeal of the conspiracy
law OF New York, because it sat upon an At
tempt to ruin the business of the clothing
firm OF Bronner Bros, of that city.
DIR. Louis Moras,e, of Southbridge, Mas
was denounced from the pulpit y Rev. g.
e. Brochu, Roman Catholic, because ths
doctor, having been divorced, married an
other woman. The doctor sued the priest
and Monday was given damages in the sum
Of 81, 500
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
The Indiana Schoo, Rock Law

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept 10-Last win.
ter the Legislature enacted a law by which
the state board Of education was authorized
to contract for the supply of a uniform
system Of school books for the entire state.
The law was fought bitterly by the big
school book publishing houses. The Indiana
School Book company secured the contract
for furnishing arithmetics, readers, geogra-
phes, and spoilers Ivison, Brakeman &
Co, who had an arrangements to furnish the
indianapolis schools with Biographies,
brought suit for an injunction in the United
States district court TO restrain the school
board from substituting the books supplied
by the Indiana company in place of those
furnished by Ivison, Brakeman & Co. Sat
urday Judge Woods refused the pjunction.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
AN EARTHQUAKE OF ITS OWN.

Peculiar Disturbance of the Earth in a
Wisconsin Town.
KAUKAUSA, Wis, Sept IO-The village
Of Florence, Outagsmie county, a small
place one mile above here, was shaken on
Saturday by what is believed to have been
an earthquake The disturbance of the
sarth's interior seemed to have been directly
under the spot where stands the immense
pulp and paper mill of the Van Northwick-
Rogers company, and great damage was
done to the structure. This mill was but
recently completed 1t is built entirely Of
stone, and the immensely OF the structure
can readi y be guessed from the fact that it
Is the largest paper and pulp mill in the
United States
The Mill Badly Damaged.
The damage tn the mill will reach far into
the thousands. The north and east walls of
the mill are cracked in many places, and
have separated from the floor and roof sew
eral inches All OF the machinery in the
north end will have 10 be set over, AS it is all
out Of place, many shafts being bent An
artesian we'll on bluff 200 feet above the
mill has ceased to flow since the occurrence
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
800 Reward 900,

The readers of the DAILY ARGUS will
be pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able cure in all its stages. and that
is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q
constitutional disease. requires consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucus surfaces of the sys-
tenn, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease. and giving the patient
strength. by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers. that they offer one hun
dred dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials. Ad-
dres. F. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10

CHICAGO, Sept I0.-Dr. Morsch, an al
legged physician of this city, hns been held to
the grand jury charged with attempting to
poison Fred Brutzler and his family. A
week ago MOrsch entered Brutzler's saloon
and called for drink, at the same time ex.
pressing his willingness to treat BrutzIer and
his wife, their son Andrew, and daughter
Louise, aged S. They consented, and shortly
afterwards Brutzler, his wife, and daughter
were seized with n violent vomiting, and
despite every effort Louise died n few hours
afterwards Andrews claims that he saw
the doctor pass his hand over the different
glasses AMI drop a white powder into the
beer. He threw his beer out and was not
taken ILL., The peculiar part Of the case is
that there Is no known motive for the deed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
CAUGHT INATRAP.
Ten Miners Drowned Like Rats
in a Hole.
NONE OF THE BODIES RECOVERED.

And None Likely To He for Three Weeks
Their Working Place Flooded by Water
from an Old Mine-Terribie Boiler Ex-
plosion-A Fatal Fire In Albany, n. "
Remarkable Seismic Phenomenon I'm
wisconsin-AwfuI Result of Playing
with Dynamite.
GOLDEN, Colo, Sept 10 One Of the most
serious mining accidents ever known in this
portion of the state occurred late yesterday
afternoon in the White Ash coal mine near
this place An abandoned mine alongside
the White Ash has for months been full Of
water, which, yesterday afternoon, without
moments warning, burst through into the
White Ash mine, filling it with mud and
water. Ten miners are known to have been
at work in the mine at the time of the dis
aster, and not one of them could have lived
i've minutes after the surging mass broke in
upon them.
IL will probably take two or three weeks
to roach their bodies. The names of but
three Of the unfortunate men can be given
now-John Murphy, John Morgan aud -
Allen-but 1t is positively known that ten
lives have been lost Most of them have fam
lilies She work IL pumping and clearing
out the mine will bs cpmmencel at ouce
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
BOUND TO HAVE A SILVER.
A Robust Feature of the Defense of
Cronin's Alleged Murderers.

Robust Feature of the Defense of
Cronin's Alleged Murderers-
CHICAGO, Sept 10. Ever since the Cronin
murder case has been on trial the attorneys
for the defense have desired to obtain some
portions of the blood stained floor and wall
Of the murder cottage. They tried last week
to get Judge Mcconnell TO order the owner
Of the cottage-Carls sn-to permit them to
take what they wanted, but the Judge de-
clined 10 dispose of Car.ssn's property. The
prosecution have some specimens, and the
defense asked portion OF them, but were
refused, the best thing offered being permits
sion to examine them.
A Raid the Cottage.
The defense, however, is resourceful, and
other efforts failing, Lawyer Forrest, who is
defending ex-Detective Coughlin, yesterday
afternoon, with the aid of three large and
heavily built men, raided the Garrison cottage
and succeeded in getting away with pieces
of the flooring and walls covered with spots
OF Cronins blood Since the cottage has be
come famous, it has been arranged for the
Inspection of visitors by the building of a
railing across the corner of the room. When
the attorney commenced digging up the
flooring with a pocket knife, Carlson and his
son-in-aw, Mr.. Lindgren, attempted to stop
him, Garrison presenting a revolver to For
rests head
The Directors Sat Upon.
The three men accompanying Forrest
jumped over the railing and overpowered
Garrison and Lndgren and held them down
on the floor until the lawyer had completed
his work. They also.took Carlsen's revolver
away from him Having secured the speci-
mems Forrest and his three accomphces
jumped into a carriage and drove away
When they had safely seated themselves and
the horses had been whipped up one OF them
threw Carlsen's revolver back into the yard
Several officers were sent out to hunt Forrest
last night, but they were unable to find him
The la wyer's three accomplices are unknown,
and Carlson and Lindgren can give but a
vague description of them
Juries Come High at Chicago.
But little progress was made yesterday in
the work of securing jury in the Cronin
murder trial When the court ad journed at
O'Clock but one talesman was held over
The cost of the case has been thousands of
dollars, and there are no signs of even a
beginning
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
The Rase Hall Scores

CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-Boston and Chicago
played mutual shut-out game at the Hub
yesterday, neither side making a run in
seven innings, the game being ended by
darkness. Other League and Association
scores are given below: At New York
New York H., Cleveland 8; at Washington
City Washington .. Indianapolis 8; at Phil
adeiphia-Philadelphia 10. Pittsburg L. As
sociation: Observation-Disclosures s, Gin
cnnati ~; at hiladelphia-Athletic Z,
Louisville 10; at Observation-Disclosures 9,
Kansas City 6.
Western league: At Minnsapolis-Minne-
apolis z, Des Moines 2
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
A Corner in Rase Bill.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept 10. A runor
has reached here from Cleveland, O., that
Albert johnson, a street car man of that
city, is at the head of a scheme to corner the
bass ball mark this fall. an control the
whole business next season Ii is said that
Johnson's scheme Is TO sign agreements with
all of the leagus players and place clubs in
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, and one other city
not yet named, ignoring the league altogether
A gentleman who has just returned from
Cleveland says that johnson, who is a man
Of means and the widest kind of a crank on
base ball, has actually secured the names of
several prominent brotherhood players and
is now in the east working on his scheme.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
CONSlDERATE OUTl AWRY.
The Tower Hill Mob Didn't Lynch Tate
but Released Him.

Inc rover Hill Mob DIdu1 Lynch Tate.
but Released Him.
NATION, Ills, Sept l0.-1he rumor of
lynching at Tower Hill Sunday morning is
contradicted by later reports. Tate was
taken from the train by party of men, but
he satisfied all parties hat h. was not Il 9
perSon who stole tn horss at Pana, ttou a.
he left Tor this county the same night. Tate
appeared in Pana yesterday morning and
said he was ready for hear ing. He WAS
accordingly pa ed in Jail, and dur ng
the forenoon had hearing before Justice
Dosbs, but, ms no one appeared to prosecute
him, was released, and passed back through
this city yesterday to Humble ldt, where he
had been working previous 10 his arrest
Tate appeared TO be badly frightened.
Though known as garrulous fellow, he re-
fused to say what was done 18th him after
reaching the woods. There hav been several
horses stolen in Pana and vi,inity of late,
and the men who are looking for the thieves
may be expected to do someth ng when they
are sure they have the right m IN.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10

SPEAKING about falsehoods. the Union
takes the cake as the champion liar when
il said that Boss" Wells "periled his
own life that the life of the nation might
be saved" The yahoo knew this was a
lie when he wrote IL, and II he didn't he
could have referred to the biography of
Mr.. Wells published In the ARGUS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept 10 Walter
g. Campbell, OF Youngstown, N. Y, has
constructed a life-preserver with which, he
says he will on Sunday next swim the
rapids from the Maid -of-the-Midst Landing
through the Whirlpool rapids. His life pre-
server, or rather double life-preserver, as he
calls it, is made of sixteen pieces of cork,
five by fourteen inches and one inch thick
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10

HELENA, M. T., Sept l0-Information
has just been resolved here that one of the
fiercest forest fires yet reported is raging in
the St Regis district, in Missoula county, on
the Cokely ranch. Cokely and the hostess
of the ranch mounted horses and barely
escaped with their lives to the river less
than quarter Of a mile away. and reached
the water after having the clothes nearly
all burned from their bodies. A Swedish
prosPector and his horse persisted in the
flames j. G. Veeder, who has returned
from the st Regis country, says he feels
certain that several men peri, he'd IN the con-
fIgration higher up in the mountain