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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-19

Albert Hewhart, pedestrian, tight rope
walker, athlete, aud fakir, of Easton, was
Jailed on Friday, at said place, on charge
of assanltlrg his wife.
George Glenright, of Ashland, and Harry
Ferguson, of Philadelphia, will run a l0(
yard foot race at Columbia Park, Shenan'
doah on the 22d inst, tor 500 side.
Mr.. Samuel Boiler, organ builder a,
Reading, has been given the contract to
build an organ for the German Lutheran
church at Hazletop.
james Garringer, wealthy mine
owner of Dallas, eight miles from Wilkes
barre, committed suicide by shooting Tues.
day morning. After getting out of bed. he
placed a baudage over his eyes, and putting
3S calbre revolver to his right ear sent q
bullet through his brain. He was sixty
years old. and was one of the most promi-
nent men In the county.
Another case of smallpox has been dis
covered In Nanticoke. Every effort has
been made to stay the progress Of the dis
ease. There are now eight cases in the
town.
The estate of George Probst, the eccen-
lric old batchelor who died In Allentown
leaving 100000, has been settled. The
interests, dividends, etc, at the time of
settlement, amounted to S414,360 80. The
attorney fees amounted 20 $1S,077.
Frank Smith, alias Clutch Frank" who
committed an assault on little girl named
Bricker, near Harrisburg, on Christmas
Day, pleaded guilty in Court Tuesday, and
was sentenced to FIVE years in the Pepiten.
tiary.
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Days andDates.

For the year 1880 the days and dates of
important events, anniversaries aud holl-
days viii fall as follows; Epiphany, Sun
day Jan. 9th; St. Valentines Day Thurs
day Feb. 14th; Septuagesima Sunday Feb.
l7th; Washington's Birthday, Friday, Feb.
22nd; shroye Tuesday, ll'astoact, March
9th; Ash Wednesday, March 9th; First
Sunday In Lent, March 10th; 1t, Patrick's
Day, sunday, March l7lb; Palm Sunday,
April 14th, Good Friday, April 10th;
Easter Sunday, April 2ist; Low Sunday,
April 2sth; Rogation SUNDAY, May 25th
Ascension Day. Holy Thursday,l May
sOth; Decoration Day, Thursday, May 30th; /;
Pentecos,, lWhlt-Sunday, June 9th;
Trinity Sunday, June 10th; Corpus Christ,
Thursday, June Goth; ST. Johns Day,
Monday, June 24thi Independence Day,
Thursday, July 4th; First sunday h Ad-
vent, Dec, lsi; Christmas Wednesday.
Dec. 25th
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LABOR'S BUSY HIVE
interesting Items Cleaned fcr the Ever
Busy werld Of LAber.

The trackmen on the Reading road
have been cut down in their wages to os
cents a day.
In 1888 seventeen firms built 2,ls0 To-
comotives, and sixty-six railroad companies
in the United States and Canada built 3S2.
The cars for freight services built in
1888 were, by thirty-seven firms, 02,2SO,
and by sixty-six railroads, 1870, or s2,19O
in all
The Allentown Passenger Railway
Company has sold out to a syndicate of New
York capitalists, who propose to extend the
lines into several other streets and to greatly
improve the same.
The Pittsburg and Western Railroad
has recently placed orders for 5000 TONS of
steel rails with the Edgar Thomson Steel
Works for delivery in the early spring The
price agreed upon is $2s Per ton.
The Lehigh Valley company has pur.
chased controlling interest in the Garth.
age & Adirondack railway. The road pene.
1 trates forty miles into the north woods and
/ il will develop an immensely valuable ore
and lumber region.
Sam Sloan, the distinguished authority
on railway management, says the only way
for the railroad to get higher rates is to put
them up. II is refreshing, confesses the
New York Graphic to find some one who
seems to really understand the railroad
problem.
The work of preparing the cars Of the
I.ehigh Valley Railroad for steam heating
is being pushed rapidly forward. 4 large
foece of men are at South Easton an another
force at Ssyre. 1t is expected that the
work Of fitting up all the cars will not be
completed until June next, but sufficient
number of cars will be supplied with steam
heating apparatus for ordinary use during
the winter, The engines are also being it.
ted up.
The Federation of Labor in giving notice !
that an attempt to iuaugurate the eight.
hour movement is to be made on May !, |
1890, has wisely taken into consideration |
the fact that such ,ohange, if it should
ever be brought about could not be effected
in single day, and that time must be given
in which to discuss the matter with the
employers in all branches of labor that |
would be affected BY it. II is by reasoning
together that men may best arrive at
proper understanding not only Of the limi-
tation of their own rights bnt also of the
legitimate extent of the rights of Others.
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Teachers, Institnte.

joint local institute of the superintend-
ents and teachers of Lehigh, Carbon and
Northampton counties was held in Armory
Hall, Slatington, on last Friday and Satur.
day, and was we'll attended. The Friday
evenings session was opened with singing
by choir Under the leadership of Mr.. L.
J. Williams. A recitation by Edmond Erb
followed. Recitations by Helen Moser and
Vida Roper. Singing by Carrie Bachman,
Jennie Evans, Matte Kern and Grace Horn.
Recltations by Pearl Slime and Robert
Mosser.
One of the features of Friday evening S
entertainment was recitation entitled, IA
Model Sermon" by J. Albert Durling, a
student of the Lehighton High School. 1t
was so well rendered as to receive hearty
round of applause.
Singing by Lizzie Shltfert, Mollie Jones,
Millie Steckel, Aglate Sell and Nellie Ellis.
Miss Hattie Neff surprised her many
friends with the ability she displayed in the
recitation of so difficult a selection ns Poe.
''Rayen." Miss Neff's clear and distinct
enunciation and graceful bearing on the
platform won for her many favorable COM
ments and proved that she has talents which
with slikht training, wonld make her an
elocutionist of rare merit.
A lecture vas delivered by Hon. Henry
nouck, of Harrisburg, subject, "The Old
and the New" The lecture was both hum
orous and instructive and was well received.
The Saturday morning session was open
ed with the singing of several familiar
hy INNS and prayer by Rev. }. b. Fox. Supt
j, o. Kuauss was elected President and
Supt It. A. Snyder, of Carbon; ;Supt. j. II
Werner, of Northampton, and Supt. o. r.
Wilt, of South Bethlehem, were elected
Vice-Presidents. w. II. Traub, Miss Jen
ME Mey ers aud Miss NJ. A. Smith, Secre
tarles, and II. ID. Andreas, Treasurer.
First was a class drill by Miss Emma }
Schalfer, followed by a warm discussion OF
the drilling of classes In reading. Hon
Henry Hcuck led in singing and then mad,
a short address. Miss Leila Partridge, o
Reading, gave an interesting and instruc
tive talk on Physiology and Hygiene.
The afternoon session opened with sing
ing under the leadership of Hon. Houck
} Miss Partridge then took up the subject o
of Industrial Education. A class drill fol
lowed by Miss Emma IL. Dana, Of Maucl
Chunk. Hon. Houck again addressed tn
institute on "Why Is the State of Pennsyl
! yania the best State in the Unon?" II
: answered ;bls by gIvins school statistics
G. W. Hemminger, of Mauch Chunk, rea,
! an essay on supplementary work In Ia
common school branches. A song was san
by special request, followed by chorus O
little girls. Miss Partridge then took up tn
subject OF U, S. History Supt. Snyde
| spoke on the subject Of Industrial Educa
tion. supts. Werner, Wilt and Knaus
made the closing addresses. After the dos
/. ology was sung. ReY. c. Y. Shelley pre-
/. nounced the benediction. Thus closed th
e largest aud best local institute ever held /
f Lehigh county.
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successful business

Last year f. II. Hohps business was very
satisfactory, 1t was by far the best In his
experience His business so far this year
has been excellent and there is every indi-
cation that ii Will continue to increase.
With a well stocked store, and new jew
slry factory, which has been put in opera
tion on Race street, where be will manu-.
facture his own new goods, he will be en-
abled to offer bargains that no other ieweer
In this county can compete with. BY man.
ufacturing his own goods he will be able to
sell you what You want at factory prices, so
it will be to your advantage to deal with
+. II. Hohl, the Mauch Chunk jeweler.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-19

We have number of subscribers on our
lists, to many of whom we have sent bills,
for two, three or more years, we now again
call their attention to the matter by mark
ing blue <S opposite the direction tab.
and earnestly request that they make an
immediate response. The date on the tab
will show them just how mnch they owe.
thus:
Jos. Payqulck mm7 s5
shows That he owes from March I, 1885,
would be S4.00 up TO March 7, 1880. Other
dates can be computed in the same man-
Ger. Let us heaI from you at once by Pos
tai Note oil Money Order payable at the
lehighton Post-ottice.
II. V. MoRTunuE JR, Publisher.
December l., 1898.
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--Cas-car-ria, at Thomas Drug Store.
The days haye gained 20 minutes in
length since December 2i.
Sec Kemerer & swartz's fno assort-
ment of oil paintings. Prices the lowest.
Bedroom and parlor suites at marvel
lously low figures at Kemsrer g. swaitz' 5,
North Bank street.
Captain Marsdorf will open a shooting
gallery In the Biltner House restaurant,
abingdon, some time soon.
He beats the record. Our young friend
Harry Swartz, of Sayre, Pa, has made him
self square with the ADVOCATE up to 1902.
Thanks, Harry, thanks
Henry Schwartz, 1. S. Koch, G. H.
HON, Charles Miller and several mere OF
our townsrlen are making arrangements TO
visit Europe during the coming summer.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion will hold their next Sabbath Meeting
in the Reformed church on Sabbath after
noon at 3 80 O'Clock. Good speakers will
address the meeting. Reader. you are In
vted TO attend.
"A building 10x26 feet is being erected
at Mahoning and will be occupied by the
operator and dispatcher. The building now
used was but for temporary purposes and
will probably be converted into tool house.
An old salve pedder has been visiting
neghboring towns and yictimizing resi-
dents by selling them pure tallov at The
rate of TWENTY-FIVE cents an ounce. Our
readers should be on the watch for him. il
he visits this locality.
Though the day S have begun 10 length.
en-, the cold hasn't begun TO strengthen.
But there's no telling how the backbone OF
winter may get its Dutch up by March 18th
again, like 1t did last year, when we had
that awful blizzard
Correction. on.-Inadvertently the date for
holding the Farmers Institute at Stating
ton, appeared February "a, in last week 3
ADVOCATE. 1t should have been February
and 2. A cordial invitation is extended
to all and especially to the ladies 10 attend
these gatherings; admission free. Lawyer
Bertolette and +. II. Ranch, of March
Chunk. will both read essays before the
convention.
If you have sale bills printed at this
office, you will not only save 10 to 20 per
cent, on the cost of the same, but also se-
cure a notice of the time and place of sale
IN our "Publlc Sale Register" The bene-
fit of this is incalcuahle because the ADvo-
CATE has the largest circulation of auy
paper in the county. Don't forget thisi
Sale bills printed at short notice.
The Independent Order of Good Temp
lars will hold an open meeting of the Lodge
on Saturday evening. The friends of TEN
perance attending will be admitted at eight
o'clock. A programme consisting of ad-
dresses, readings, recitations, music, ETC.,
will be rendered. The last open meeting
held by this lodge was highly appreciated
By all who were present.
1t is questionable at least TO allow the
baby to exhaust itself and annoy the house
hold with its continual crying when that
tried remedy, Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup will
quiet 1t at once. Price 25 cents.
II you are troubled with dyspepsia. pain
in the region of the heart. liver and kid
neys. or any o,her painful symptoms, do
not wait to confirm the disease, but break
it up at once by using Lexador You will
thank us for the advice.
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Mahoning Items.

Charles Roth. Jr,, has rented Relgefs
farm.
Some of our farmers were powing last
week.
Miss Clara Lentz is visiting friends al
Slatington.
Mrs. John. Ballet, aged about 40 years,
died last week.
Frank Dehlor and family, of West
Penn, were the guest of F. d. Kliugeman
over Sunday.
Daniel Zeigler, of Tamanend, Pa, was
visiting relatives and friends In the Valley
during the past week.
Owing to an increase of business AL
bert Ha.deman will build an addition TO
his wheelwright shop.
The Mahonlng teachers We're represent
ed at the Local Institute at Slatington on
Saturday by Miss E. Lilly Arner, A. G.
ausseman and II. A. Keiser, DASH.
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There has been some talk OF building bridge
Somewhere near Esch's. but when, there's the
hitch!
Talk, yOu know, has always been cheap
Our Commissioners slow and fond of good sleep;
SO don't worry my friends, or have any fear
For il looks rather blue for improvements this
year.
Now, bridges, alone, are not what We need
just take Il good look at our terrible streets.
You will see that Commissioners are not alone
slow;
For our Councilmen are as much, il not even
more 50,
But don't he alarmed; neither worry nor fear,
For they'll continue to sleep through another
long year.
Such men at the helm, is certainly a mistake,
For il takes too long before they awake:
Then why not bounce them, and put men there
Who believe in improvements. and all that is
fair;
Then our streets win look dinerent, and within
another year,
Electricity will light you and how nice AL VIII
appear.
Take Iansf nd for instance their Conncl shows
ambition;
What they attempt they do right not all sup.
posiinn.
But poor Lebightonians must continue To battle
Win ignorance; ihro' darkness, thro' mud then
topaddle.
Yes Lehismon is slow, why its no good Ior a
show,
Unless rs rRFE show. then everybodywl GO.
Oh, wake M and show onr ueighh0ring towns
The improvements sou can meke, and fear nor
10 announce,
Thar our bridge will be- built. our streets macad-
amizcd.
And our Town nicely llt by the Brush Electric
Light
Then soon ave win he at the top of the ladder,
And friend Pauey Wagner viii become even
foter.
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Porsonsi Cos ,ip about Pcot,ie who visit
anSl 60 Visiting.

tnrAOuhl AHir bp uuout EcOtil0 VINO WISH
anNI 60 Visiting.
M. o. Kuntz was on business trip to
Bazleton Monday.
Miss Nora Rhoades, Of town Is visiting
friends In Philadelphia
John Ballet, of the Bittner House,
Slatington, circulated here on Saturday.
Victor Bowman, successful merchant
Of Dowmanstown, was In town Tuesday.
j. D. Ballet and Albright Miller, Of
Bowmanstown, circulated here on Tuesday.
George Shultz, of Great Bend, Pa, is
in town again after an absence of several
months.
james W. SteigerNalt, of Andreas, Pa,
made us an agreeable call while in town
this week,
Miss Annie Bfyan.o .of chmrvville. spent
Saturday with Mrs. NJ. o. BRYAN. on Lc-
high street.
Miss Ella Eckeri, Of Slemton, is the
guest of Philip Miller and wife, on North
ampton street.
Our genial friends Al. Lch, of Catasau-
qua aud f. L. Stillwagcu, OF Allentown.
were in town during the week.
w. ". Weston, Of scranton, represent
ing 4. A, Black, WIS in town on Monday
introducing Curtis cough compound, etc.
"A. II. Gombcr, who has been the eff.
ficient assessor of Mahoning township, for
the past twelve oi fourteen years, will be a
candidate for ie election at the coming
spring election. hc having been requested
to run b. q number ol friends,
john norn, OF Port Clinton, Schuyl.
kill county. an eN-memncr OF the Legisla
ture, was in town This week and madeius a
very pleasant cali. He is probably the only
Democrat in Pennsylvania who In an in-
terval of thirty years helped 10 nominate
father and son for The same Office We
refer to the nomination, at Allentown two
years ago. OF Ross Thompson, of Erie, for
Supreme Judge. He WAS in that conven-
tion, as he also was thirty years ago when
Thompson, ST., was nominated.
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At a meeting of the above named organ
ization held on Monday evening, the fol-
lowing officers we're elected:
Presiden:-Dr. G.. W. Bower.
Vice -President-Dr. C. 4. HON.
Secretary--L.. o. J. Strauss,
Treasurer-I. :. Koch.
Captain-Daniel Balzer.
lst Lieuienant-H. V. Mollhimer Jr. >
2nd Lieutenant-Dldine Snyder.
Isl Sergeant-L. A. Werner.
End Sergeant-.)om Hank.
EnsigH--T. j Bretney
The regular meeting night has been
changed from Wednesday to Monday night
The members arc earnestly requested to be
present every meeting so as TO become pro.
hcient in the drill.
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A WrecI, nj PnrrvxiIIc.

Central railroad engine No. 25s coliided
with considerable force with the rear end
Of coal train drawn by engine No. PIP, on
the Central railroad at Parryvile on Friday
morning. The eaboose and eight coal cars
will haye to undergo repairs. Trains north
and south were delayed several hours on
account of both tracks being blocked.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-19
To the Voters of Lehighton.

The undersigned announces TO the voters
of this borough that he will be candidate
for the Office of Justice Of the Peace,
Subject to the Rules OF the Borough Demo
cratic Nominating Convention and pledges
himself to faithfully perform the duties OF
said Office II nominated and elected
F. PIERCE LENTZ
Ian 1g l9SQ-ie
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Feed niil for sale Chenn.

A portable feed mill, q inch French
burr under-runner, suitable for Rrindlng
corn, DC, will be sold cheap. Apply TO
W. G. MITCHELL,
Rear OF Gabers Hardware store, Lehighion.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-19

EkEANTED, a good, smart,
well educated youth, aged
W about sixteen years, to
learn the printing business.
Apply at this Office Immediately.
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The canal lock along the Leltieh a.
siegfred'a lridge is being widened
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Acknowledgements.

The following subscriptions for the CAR
BON ADVOCATE have been received since
last report:
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OH why shouldn't the spirit OF mortals be proud
When once an our desires are mlly carried out
NlM Yum
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List nfLettera.

Remaining uncalled for in the Lehgl-
ton, Pa, Post. Office, for the week ending
Jan. IL, 1889.
Keck, Charles Lorentz, Eddie
Pierce, +. Remehley, James
Stull Miss Annie Schabe, Paul
Shoemaker, Phaon Werestein, Mrs Elizabeth
Wettue, Mrs. Gus.
Persons calling for any of the aboye
letters viii please say advertised"
JAMES p. SAITH. P. NJ.
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A WORD or WARNING.

There white each just Ivory
they ARE NOT but like all cOunes lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities
the genuine Ask for ivory Soap and insist upon getting
b root
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-11
AN UNCONSCIOUS TRIBUTE.

A Characteristic Anecdote of the Late
Miss Alcott.
had come from a pretty Vermont
town to Boston just as Little Women
was published, and having its first won
derful success. l was in one of Boston's
largest circulating libraries, beginning
to earn my own bread and butter. The
Juror for the new book was entirely I'M
precedented, and we had over two hun
dred copies of it, not one of which was
ever in. The order-book was filled with
calls for it, and as fast as a copy came
in it was sent out again One day when
l had been about week in the library,
a lady came in, whose face l liked very
much, and asked me for something ''de-
lightfully funny and nice" to read. BY
the merest chance had in my hand a
copy of Little Women that had just
been returned to the library, and that l
was about to do up to send out again.
With sudden impulse 1 handed it to
the lady, saying: 'I'm sure this will
please YOU"
She took it, looked at it a moment in
side and out, then threw it aside.
was astonished to see the cherished
book treated with disdain, but managed
to ask: "Have you read it?''
"I've seen it," was the curt reply.
"Don't you like it?' again ventured.
'It's ridiculous thing" was the an
SWer.
This was too much for me, and I pro-
ceeded then and there to give a most
eloquent defense of the book, mingled
! with little satire at the taste that
could find nothing but what was ridicu-
lous in it.
The lady listened to me without re-
plying, then turned away and sought the
proprietor of the library, and was soon
engaged in an earnest converse ton with
him. saw her glance round at me, and
his eyes followed her glance. She was
no doubt complaining of my imper-
thence, and / was sure OF reproof, pos
sibly dismissal. Suddenly the propri-
etor burst into hearty peal of laughter,
in which the lady joined. Idon't know
why it was, but l felt little treasured,
and just then was called to the receiv-
ing desk.
''Do you know who the lady is whom
you were just serving?" asked the girl
in charge there.
"What! the one talking with Mr.. Lor.
ing?"
Eyes"
"No; I'm sure don't" answered.
"Well, it was the mother of Little
Women"
"What! not Miss Alcott?"
eyes, certainly; Miss Alcott."
"Oh, dear! and I've just been abusing
her because she wouldn't take her own
book"
And that was just what l had been do
ing; but it was such an unconscious
tribute to her story that Miss Alcott re-
garded it as compliment, and it is,
perhaps, needless to say, neither of us
ever forgot our first meeting.-Sallie
Joy White, in Wide Awake.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-11
Cutting or the Combs.

1t has long been practice among
game breeders to cut off the combs and
wattles of themales. 1t is not believed
to be a cruel process, but of that we are
not so sure, as the removal of any por-
ton of the body is attended with pain to
certain extent Leghorn breeders are
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of cutting
off the combs in order to avoid the effects
of the frost in winter, which cuts off the
combs slowly and painfully. The one is
done quickly and the othar is slow tort
ure. 1t is not safe to cut off the combs
and wattles of old birds, as they bleed
very profusely. Young birds (males and
females) may be dubbed" when four
months old, or as soon as the comb is
we'll developed. Use sharp shears or
razor. A very sharp knife will an
swer. Cut off the wattles first and then
the comb, and battle the parts with cold
alum water. The solution of alum
should be as strong as possible, and the
parts we'll saturated with it. Our advice
is not to cut at all if 1t can be avoided,
and subject the largo comb breeds only
to the process.-Farm and Fireside.
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hogs are to be scraped. The bottom Of
the notch or fork should be about six
feet from the ground. In this must lie
long, heavy pole, notched to keep it
from slipping where it lies on the post,
four feet from it's largest end. At the
butt cut deep chip to catch and hold
The gambrel. All this is quickly done,
and often answers as we'll as a windlass,
for the heaviest hog can be hung up with
ease by raising tho long end and slip
ping the short, notched end under the
gambrel stick. Where more than one
hog is to be raised more levers will have
to be provided, unless the pork can be
lowered on to a stationary pole, as the
pork must remain suspended awhile to
cool.