The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-04-20
CRISP CONGREGATIONS.

There nre supposed to be something
like thousand murderers Mt large in
Great Britain.
During the last year the sum total Of
educational gifts in this country was
nearly S5,OOo,OOO
Charlcs Vail. an undertaken of Nedi-
son, Ind, 10 prou1 of tho fact that he has
buried moro than 10000 people.
More college students come from Con-
necticut in proportion to the population
than from any other state. She sends
one to every GAO persons.
In New York city, according to
prominent merchant Of that place, 7,0C0
bookkeepers are looking for work, which
they would gladly do for $40 a week.
A young dandy recently appeared in
Piccadilly, London, in u costume of law
ender trousers, patent leather shoes and
short jacket of sealskin. The effect
was striking.
An empty freight car, which was car
ried off in the Mississippi cyclone of three
years ago, has just been found in a
swamp ten miles from the spot where it
was picked up.
A clam was walled up in a building at
Syracuse ten years ago asan experiment
When taken out the other day it was
found alive and reasonably well, but not
much given to talk.
A great flume has been completed ut
San Diego, Cal. 1t extends fifty miles
from the western slope of Cuyamaca
mountain, where there is q reservoir
containing four years supply of water
at an elevation of 4,500 feet. The cost
was 5000, 900.
A young lady of Orlando, Fla, is the
proud owner of large Thomas cat which
is an expert bird catcher. His style OF
hunting is peculiar and decidedly orig.
inal. He has learned to initiate the notes
of birds, and in that way entices them
within his reach.
Mary Beard, an old colored woman
living in Guyton, Ca, has just returned
from Florida, where she was reunited
with her mother, from whom she was
separated fifty-four years ago, and had
never seen since. She was taken from
her mother when only 5 years old.
John bennett, of Santa Cruz, CAL, re
Gently found two headed snake about 8
foot long. The heads were distinctly
separate and both were perfect. Th,
heads were little over an inch in length
When aroused the snake would throw {
forked tongue out of each head stimuli
taneously, as if they were one.
The great vault of the treasury is full
of silver dollars, making $50, 1000, 900 nov
stored in it. 1t was expected that th,
vault would hold 100, 100000 silver dol
lars, but owing to the size of the boxes il
which the dollars arc deposited, it wai
found that the vault I, il short Of its sup
posed capacity by S14.000,000.
Two fishermen at Pushaw lake baitec
q line with u sinner, and put it through
tho ice. Noticing a great commotion
they took it from the water, when it wa
found that white perch, weighin,
about half pound, had swallowed tn
bait, and then an enormous pickorcl hat
swallowed both the perch and its prize.
In Philadelphia the average number o
persons living on an acre of ground i
only 10; the number of dwellings, pc
acre il g., and tho number of person
per dwelling G. In New York tho mum
ber of persons on each acre of space
Sc; tho number of dwellings, per aero 4
and tho number of persons per dwelling
10.
Quoddy Head, Me-, il tho easternmos
point of the United States, Alton Island
the westernmost, Point Darrows tn
) northernmost and Key West the mos
southern. Taking these points as tn
basis for work, it il found that tho geo
graphical center of tho United States
. about 27o miles west of San Francisco
= in the Pacific ocean.
Tho great Eilcl tower in Paris will b
finished by April 1. Tho tower stands C
r present 6a5 feet high and weighs 7,e0
tons. Only 600 tons remain to be added
h To approach the summit of tho towc
thcrc will be three distinct kinds of Gle
vators. Two will 60 to the first platform
two others to the second and tho thir
platform in vertical line. The Who'll
= trip will take five minutes and the Gle
vators will be capable of taking up rs
persons an hour.