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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-12-20

EDIToR OF THE ADvooATE.-In your
issue Of this date appears a reference to
our unhappy church strife with which my
name Is connected ia such way as TO call
for word Of correction on my part. Your
Informant was, apparently, himself misin-
formed on certain points.
1. The petition for equitable relief By
layself and others, representing hundreds
Of ministers and tens of thousands of lay
men, was brought in CleYelani, and not in
Columbus, Ohio.
2. The isngthy scathlng article from my
pen to which reference Is made, was not
published in the Messenger, but in the
Evangelical, of Harrisburg, Pa.
8. Ny article was not reply TO the
anonymous paper purporting tobo published
in Pittsburg. l have not except In private
conversation with friends, taken any cognlz-
auee Of the anonymous sheet, whatever.
believing that the only treatment to which
1t Is enutled Is that of contempt. How.
ever since you have mentioned the affair in
your columns, will you allow me TO say tC
my friends among your readers, that nj
man more deeply deplose, than DO tn,
fact that ministers of the Gospel should Sc
far forget the dignity Of their holy Office a
to enter into the publication Of cartoon
which would not be accepted by any re
putable political paper. Resp. Yours,
A. NJ. SAMPSEL.
I,ehightou. Dec. I8. 1890.
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We have mAds arrangements with DR..
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Treatise on the Horse and bis Diseascs. /"
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OF FLOATING INFEREST.

Northampton County has % persona
In the State Insane Asylum at NorrlstoWn.
Two men on Tuesday Of last seek
swlndled Easton housewives ont OF e2o0 By
selling them boxes Of soap for q each,
with the promise of 3 rubber dOor.mAl
which however failed to mAterlallEs.
Eight patients have just died At Paris
after haYinR undergone en- injection Of DE-.
Koch's lymph. All Of which Induces she
undertakers TO say Of the lymph; I'VE love
Il foi the business II mAkes."
Mrs. James Lewis. Ct years OF age,
who was alone In her house few mllel
from Altoona, was assaulted By unkn0wz
pefsons on Saturday and received lniurlsl
which caused her death Monday.
Howard HOIl, aged II years, dIsd ID
Reading from the effects Of a pistol shol
wound in the head received At the hand
OF John F. Fair. aged 10 years. Fair. VII,
is in custody claims that the shooting VA
accidental.
Master Workman PosdeFly, Prsaldan
hlA8 VI NAo # ~ AtAeA . AAlAAulD5 Auu oluaEl
held a meeting At Jacksonville. Fla. an,
decided TO give up the conferences at cln
elnnatl, that was called 10 consider ID
question Of forming a third party q
The SlatingtOn rolling mill vas shu
down Saturday, owing to the declining con
dltioE of the iron trade. The min va
erected during the past year At q cost O
S67, 900, OF which amount Wm. P. Hopkln
furnished CSC, 900, and the cltlasas Of slal
ington $4,000, leaving q debt Of oiB,o
Employment was given to ll5 men and q
monthly pay roll amounts 10 el2,OO0.
1T 10 said that the Bethlehem Iron Cor
pany's freight bill for material rocslVod o
the LshlSh Valley RallFoad b about tsi
900 per month.
"A Farmerl' Institute was opansd /
singmaster's Hall, At Maeungis, On Nol
day evening, under the auSplass II n
State Board Of AgrieultUrs. The lntr.
ductory address was delivered by Rev.
A. Singmaster, Of this city. Ths selsisI
closed Iuesday evening
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Sometime during Wednesday night
burglars forced an entrance into the
CARBON ADVOCATE Office and j. l..
Gabel's hardware store. Al the ADVOCATE
Office the safe was blown open, in a manner
which indicates the burglars to have been
professionals ;aboul 3 lo0,and 4 hat and oyer
coat belonging to the senior editor was se-
cured and valuable papers destroyed; gold
watch was overlooked. At GaDePs the
show case was robbed of large number
of revolvers, pocket knives, etc, aud the
money drawer carried away; the empty
drawer was found near the Lehigh Valley
Railroad early Thursday morning. Mr..
Gabels loss Is fully 200. The thieYes ha'
forced an entrance into Trexler q Kried-
lers carriage works and secured a number
of tools with which to do their work; q
large screw driver belonging to that firm
was found amidst the debris Of the wrecked
safe Up TO. the hour of going to press
there Is no clue TO the perpetrators.
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East Penn Cl,pp,nr,.

Roger Andrews and family, Of Lehigh-
ton now occupy their handsome new home
In this place.
To-day Saturday the School DirSctorl
viii meet at AShneld to pay the teachers
their salaries.
DIR. A. N. Sitter did business At MAuch
Chunk this week.
-ReY, A. Bartholomew, OF the renns-
vile church, has organized = class Of
catechumens.
oliver Rehrlg and Leon German spent
Sunday with friends in Lehlgh county.
"A little stranger has made its appear
auce in the family Of Charles Smith.
Mother and child are doing well.
Thigh. Rehrlg and family, of Lehish-
ton, are new residents Of Ashneld.
Miss Ida Meyer is convslescinE from Z
serious illness much to the pleasure Of
many friends.
Subscribe for and read the Advocate,
$1.oO year. A weekly letter will appear
from this vicinity.
Our Sunday schoOla are completing
preparations for their annual Christmas
festivals.
Peter Bachmsn and Miss Emma KOoni
were on last Sunday happily united 10 chi
golden bonds of matrlmOny.
60 to Charles Ginder, the barber for
fine shave or a good hair cut.
Mira. Schaffer, wife Of Thomas SchafIer
of East Mauch Chunk, formerly old resi-
dent here, died suddenly last week. Inter
ment took place In the PsnaSYill
church.
One of our popular young men Was lOi
Saturday owing 70 the failure Of the trail
to stop at our station. His best girl disap
pointed. En-, CalvInP.
The members Of the PennsYille chuEcl
will elect new officers on the 10th instant
A young daughter Of Charles Rshri
died suddenly Tuesday,
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rho News Of nridwinter Carefully siftes
aud served 20 Our Readers BY Looa
scrihbiera.
Canal transportation for 1890 ia closed
Ice on the ParryviIle dam is seven q
eight inches in thickness.
Carbon county has six newspapers
aye weeklies and one daily,
AN eistedfodd will be a Lansford at
traction on Good Friday coming.
Three Hungarians we're killed in the
mines at Yorktown Monday afternoon.
Sneak thleYes are operating in all parts
Of the county With more OF less success.
-Supt. zehner, OF LansfOrd, seriously
i'll for some months past, is now improving.
Summit Hill has given the Tamaqua
Manufacturing Company an order for Gre
hydrants.
james O'DonDell wants to be the next
supervisor Of Banks township, Ditto
Domlnick Ferry.
1t is estimated that 1000 drummers
look up trade in Carbon, SchuylkIll and
Luzerne counties.
Mrs. Charles Blose, Of Psrryyllle, aged
48 years, died Monday. Interment took
place on Wednesday afternoon.
james McGlnn, of Packerton who
brakes on the Valley road, is out of the
hospital after undergoing treatment for
several weeks for broken head.
CHARLES Nusbam, Weissport, carries
the handsomest line of goods in stock for
holiday presents. Prices low. All kinds
of plush goods, silyerware. jewerlY, &c.
ALEX Schaffer, of Mahoning, brake
man on Lehgh Valley freight, injured
some weeks ago by falling from the top Of
car. was discharged from ST. Luke's
Hospital, Bethlehem the other day.
IF you have diphtherla in your family
keep the children away from school. This
Is good way to keep the disease from
spreading. II also shows that you have
some regard for the welfare Of your neigh
bors and their families.
Miss Minnie, daughter Of Mrs Nathan
Fowler, formerly of Beaver Meadow, now
a resident Of Montgomery, Lycoming
county, was on Wednesday evening last
married to Mr.. Scudder Shoemaker, Of the
same place The ceremony took place at
the home of the bride among only the inn
mediate relatives Of the contracting par
ties.
Patrick Gallagher, ,ofLsnsford,a young
man in the employ of the Lehigh coal and
navigation company, met with shocking
death the other morning. He was employed
at the company's No. 9 colllery, and while
dropping some empty cars to the breaker he
slipped and fell, with his head over the track
The wheels passed over his neck, killing him
instantly.
"A Hungarian employed at the Jeanes-
Vile stripping met with snsecident the
other day In peculiar manner. he had
q stick of dualin powder in the stove try
ing TO thaw it out. The powder took fire,
and the Hun triel to extinguish 1t by
stamping on it with his heavy nailed boots
The friction of the boots exploded the
dualin, and his foot and part of his leg
were badly shattered.
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THR COUNTY eEAr.

The Gossip Of the Day Told IN q Short
Original Manner bvn speciai Corrospon-
dent
Who viii be The Commissioners ClerkP
--Ail the county bonds have been dis
posed off. Amount $4,000.
The mercantile appraisement appoint
ment Is still hanging but not because no one
wanis It.
The bar room Of the Mansion House
was broken into the other night and
robbed.
Recently freight car standing on a
siding here, was blown through . safety
switch aud down the tracks for distance
Of two miles.
"A gang Of toughs from the east side
who tackled the Katie Emmett Company
the other night were badly worsted and are
now nursing very sore heads.
james Gallagher,of the east side,
while skating on the dam Saturday broke
through the ice and was only saved from
drownding bv the timely assistance Of
friends.
Among the Banks in Pennsylvania in
which state funds are deposited, are the
FIRST and Second National Banks of Mauch
Chunk. The former has $4,000 and the
latter 10000 Of the money.
MAJOR Bob Klotz is evidently getting
desperate; he is now grooming four candi-
dates whom he will trot out against the
present able Incumbent for the Prothonot-
ary Office. He don't care which Of the
four win so Esser is done up. just as
likely as not the people win have some
thing to saylin settling this question and
It's two TO one that Kloiz won't be In IT,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-12-20

Last Sundays issue Of the Philadel'
phia Times contains an interview with
jay Gould which will repay AnTOns read
ing it. While there are few, II any thai
approve Of his career in the financial world
yet there is no question Of his general
knowledge OF finance and politics, Ne is
opposed TO the present tariff and the force
bill, says the present unrest In financial
circles is due TO the meddling Of = partizAn
Congress, and In this he is supported BY
the business interests Of the country.
Depew. Willard, Morgan. Drsxel ana others
have so expressed themselves. II the
President could divest himself OF the Idea
that the people had great confidence In his
ability, it is possible he country vorld
haYe some legislation not labeled Republi-
can policy" authorized and insisted on BY
Benjamin Harrison, Reed. Mckinley and
Hoar,
The Ladies Aid sOciety" Of the n.
E. church Of this place held = Bazaar in ths
school house last week, the weather was
unpleasant both evininRs yet the reSnlt vas
worth their effort, netting the sum Of e95.26.
The album quilt upon which their best
effort was centered brought the handsome
sum of S507. %. The society consists Of
Mrs. Clara EYeritt, Misses Anabsl McDan-
iel, Kate Zimmerman, Martha, ClsriSsa,
Emma and Gussie Everitt. These ladies
propose TO repair and beautify the church
ploperty and immediate steps will be taken
in this direction.
"A Certain Judge this week sentenced
a poor fellow to two years in the PenetSn-
trary for stealing q duck and can Of to-
matoes. The half starved fellow dsuied
the accusation was tried foundguilty there
fore sentenced In this age Of high handed
theft any comment is unnecessary. II 10
no wonder we haYe anarchists.
The coal trade on the L. Y. r. 4. cor
tinues satlsfaetorY-full time now, and the
outlook for the balance Of the winter 10
very encouraging.
If the present financial policy Is 70 con-
tinue we won't be surprised to hear all who
have little ready money Inslsting that the
"Old Stocking Bank' lS the safest place Of
deposit.
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LshightOn. Dec. ls, 1890.
BowmansIoWn speeIaIs.

Maurice Bowman Is building a large
wheelWriRht shop in BOwmanstown.
Mrs. Bose, wife of Charles Blose, Of
ParryYllle, died last Sunday OF cancer
Interment took place IN ST. Johu's ceme-
tary on Wednesday.
The Lutheran and Reformed ecngrega-
tlon Of the St. Johns church will hold the
annual election for orsanlst on Saturday
afternoon. M. Hahn Is The orsainsI Al
present.
Many Of our people arc beginning 10
al their Ice houses.
MI Helutzleman the popular butcher
Is building a large butcher shop al Bow
mAnatoWn.
Dallas Bowman is building q large
house az KlttlanH
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The Iatest Invention Of the swindIe,

The Latest Invention Of the sWindler.
A swindler with new game is working
this way. He makes tour of street, call
ing at nearly every house. His game is to
present 25 cent piece and ask for change.
He holds between his fingers three cent
piece and when the change is given him
dextrously exchanges the three cent piece
for dime and calls the house-keeper's at
tentiOn to the mistake. which is rectihed
and be passes on to the next house. 1t is
said his victims are many and he is making
big money.
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WNM HAN WITH N||I.I ."|HN.I.'"s
rInsh Pictures q Hamiii.r Ens,s oouiar
and Going.
Miss Jennie Hughas, Of 1fauoh Chunk
is visiting relatives and friends IN toHn.
"A Lukenu Haaerman was "a Nec
York City this week buying in new goods
Jonathan Kistler. Of the Carbon HOUSE
clrcled at Allentown and Eaiton on Mon
day.
Our young friend Rob. Rehrlg, Of Aah.
aeld, made our Office pleasant call while
In town on Monday.
Mrs Crater accompanied BY her son
Robert, Of Mount Union, Pa, are Waiting
R. L. Sweeney on First street.
Mr.. M. Krauss, wife, and son from
Slatington were visiting Mr. John A,
Peters and family on north First strsat on
Saturday.
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For Holiday Goods !

Mrs. O. DeTschirschsky, Of Second
street, carries in stock full line Of holi-
day goods in great variety. They include
dolls, toys, fancy notions. woods, zephyrS,
&C. A share Of the public patronage is
solicited Prices will be found as low 40
the lowest a."
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Our collector, George W. Mortimer,
will call on dellnquents within the next
few days, and all persons are expected to
liquidste. We need the money and must
have it. If YOU owe us you are supposed
to pay, the sooner the better, as we need
the cash to meet the heavy expenses Of
our establishment.
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ADoilAr Saved is a Dollar Earned.

This is a good problem for you to study.
We will save you on every $25 worth of
clothing bought from us IS cash. We will
sell you tho best suits, overcoats, ulsters,
ladies' coats and jackets ever shown in this
region at Sondheim's Merchant Tailoring
Hall, Mauch Chunk.
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Beautiful collections Of choice
YingS at Hollis Mauch Chunk
yeWelry Store.
,-6Wesny's Corner Store viii
~ ePas - ohEis,RssA
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runeral ana Marrlare NotIee.

We desire to inform ministers, funeral
directors and the people in general that we
no longer publish funeral or marriage no
tices free. That custom has gone out of
date aud in the future a CHARGE Of twenty
five i25l cents will be made for each notice.
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Go To Bock,s

When looking for holiday presents you
will ind Book, the jeweler, 20 be the very
man you want. Il keeps in stock a full
line of watches, clocks, rings. bracelets,
&c. Pines are lower than any
where else in Carbon county. Patronize
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A nslf Ton Of Pure Clear Toy Candy a
loc pound.
A HALF Ton Of Pure Mixed Candyati2 IL,
pound.
Fancy Mixed Candy in enc pound boxes
AZ box.
We also have large supply Of Florida Or.
enges Messina Lemons, Cape Cod
CranberTlea, Large Shellbarks, Fancy
Dried Fruits and Canned Goods.
Rrlms Imported Swiss and Limbergel
Cheese and fancy Full Cream Cheese.
We retail many things lower than Othorl
can buy them for Wholesale.
N.B.-Ths stors viii Be open tonight
lsaturdayl and every nIght up to Christmal
eiil 0:o0 o'clock.
!. r. NUSBAUNG,
ms street., between South ana Plum atreots,
AehlghtOu, Pa,
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10 the msEabsrs oi Lshlgh Ledge, No.
2ol, B. q r. r. T.: The underBlened de-
sires 70 thHs publicly extend her sincere
thanks 70 the organization for their kind
Asss following the dsaih Of hdg husband.
August =. Beekondori, and The pronpt
paymsns q Ne tioO0 lhiurilcs money.
Wsrdl cannot express the appfociailou OF
thar EInd1ess. Respectfully,
Mns. EILEN BEokkaUoaF.
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New q. A. r.. omcors

Post Commsnder-Joeph Webb.
Senior Vice-L. H Nothsteln.
Junior Vice Charles Raditz.
o. of the D.--JAmes Blgley.
Q. M.-William Mccormick.
Chaplain-John Koons.
Representatlves-T Thomas MusseIman,
William Mccormick.
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PunLlc sAI.n r,FaIarrn

--ThurSdAy, January 0, 1891, At one
o'clock, Levi Harlsman, viii sell on the
premises, BoWmAnstOWn, valuable personal
property.
-ThurSdaH January /. 1891, Lewis
Walck and FIettA CostsnbAder, will sell
the valuable 200 acre farm Of the late
eSOrGO wAlck. between Little Gap and
NIllport, IN TowAme nsInR.
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A hne looking glass or paTlur clock 10
every purchaser Of tt5 worth " gooss 81
lhe One Prizes star cisthiag Hal, Nauch
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Just what You want

For hardwood mantels in all the latest
designs, also slate mantels, open fire places
and tiling of every description, call at the
warerooms of
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-12-20

See the exhibition Of pretty
gold watches At the Mauoh
Chunk Jewslry Store 81 ~ IL.
Hohlb
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Estate Noise.

Estate Of Solomon Hopes, late OF MahOniug
township, Carbon county, deceased.
All persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested 10 make immediate payment, and those
having legal claims against the same, viii pre-
sent them without delay and In proper form for
settlement ELIAS S. HOPES,
GEORGE W. HOPES,
Mahoning twp. dec2OpO Adm's.
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Ihe CaTbon Advocate
sATURDAY. DEOEMBER %, 1880.
0Foas Rsduosion q Ladies ana lIlsSo.

We have cut prices down 10 less than
l-9and will salt you . girls coat At 81, Ss.
"a and IS, . ladies coat at "a, S5, % to
$40 each. coat wsrth double itS price. Call
81 the One Price Star Clothing Hall,
lEaneh chuAk. for bargains.
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CRANDALL & KLEoHNEB,
No. 800 Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pa.
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no TO FRS. RODERER, under the Exchange
VI Hotel Bank street, for q smooth shave ora
fashionable hair cut. laE- Closed on Sundays
ROeder's JaiT tonic. cures Dandruh We carry
In stock full line OF fancy toilet articles al low
est prices, and We are the only place in town
where YOU can bny Bender.s Cream for Ihe lace
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CTUBER's SHAVING SALOON, opposite the
- Advocate OFFICE, Is headquarters for
shaving, hair cutting and shampOoing. CALL
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TO Whom It Nav Concern.

This is 70 notify all persons that the chairs and
all appurtnnances In fhe Barber shop OF George
A. Horn, IN Weissport, Pa, have been pur-
chased by me and are owned by me and loaned
70 him during nv pleasure only, and all persons
are cautioned not to meddle with the same,
Nov. %. isoO-sw. '---' ~ V-'
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Vilu shsss. between South ana Plum streets,
Lehlghton, Pa.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-24
HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

8 DoN'T like fruit culture. some may
say, because it is too ''puttering," as
one writer puts it. Look here, friend,
some of the brainiest men in the world
find that there is enough dignity in the
business to engage their attention.
CAN boiling water be used as rem
edy for the currant worm? asks CORE
spondent We have seen it stated that
Earring the bushes, thus dislodging the
worms, and pouring hot water on them
on the ground is good remedy. We
again recommend white hellebore.
IT has not been long since some
of our now most common fruits were
regarded as luxury. The demand for
them now is as for q necessity. This
is hopeful sign. 1t indicates some
thing Of prosperity for the fruit-grower
and good deal better health for the,
consumer. lz ss:s n
EVERY farmer who is the father OF
children should consider it neighborly
act to grow frnit for these children, for
you may be sure, that if the father does.
not do that, and his neighbor grows
fruit, the children will satisfy their
cravings = the expense 0: their neigh.
boE. . =@5 IS. I.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-24

purposes already mentioned. If the
trees were small or like whips, these
mounds, if beaten smooth and compact
~, would render useful assistance,
which would be still better if a solid
round piece of turf capped the mound,
as represented in Fig. l. Their height
should be about ten inches, and they
could be leveled down in spring.
But the mounds may be carelessly or
imperfectly made, and do more harm
than good. An acquaintance set out a
large, young orchard. There being
some grass in the field, he attempted
to save the trees from the mice by
means of earth mounds about the base
of the stems. The earth was thrown
around them with the spade in sods
and chunks, between which there were
creyices large enough for the mice to
enter, or, if not large enough they
gnawed their way through the pieces %
turf. These animals appeared to