The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-01-23
PACKERTON.
The News Of the Coming Borough BrIony
ChrOnicled.

The News Of the Coming Borough Briefly
ChrOnicled.
Postmaster Mcdaniel is slowly re-
covering from a severe illness of
several weeks. Mr.. Mcdaniel has
passed the seventieth milestone.
The many friends of John Car
rington, formerly pastor OF the Pres
byterian church your borough, will be
pleased to hear of them. A letter re-
ceived by us from them, now at Ban
kok, Siam says that they are we'll and
deeply engaged in Christian work. Mr..
Darlington has charge of the work of
the American Bible Society at that
place.
The suggestion by the ADVOCATE
that the warning Democratic factions
in the county make an effort to har-
monize on the basis of the Crawford
County System is good one. II some
prominent, liberal Democrat would
take the lead and secure a meeting of
earnest, active Democrats representing
the different districts, a change in
our nominating system might be SO.
cured.
The Democrats of Packerton will
meet in caucus at Leopold Myers,
Saturday evening next, preparatory to
holding a convention for the placing
of full Democratic ticket in the field
for the coming February election.
This move is deemed advisable because
of the dissatisfaction existing after
every citizens convention. Our Re-
publican friends will no doubt do like
wise, this will conf1ne the growing
inside party lines, and give candidates
a better chance.
The article in last Sundays Call
signed "A Resident" is too personal,
and the concensus Of opinion is, that
such severe reference to individuals
and their private affairs serve no good
purpose. 1t not only bitterly assails
the character of the young man, but
invades the privacy Of the young lady's
love affairs, 1t is go 1 thing to con.
slider before rushing INTO print with
such matters how we would feel il
thus assailed. We all have our frail.
ties, none of us are quite perfect. II
is barely possible that these young
people can settle their own difficulties
tif they have any alone, and perhaps
more satisfactory il left alone.
An article by "Bab" in last Sundays
Philadelphia Times deserves more
q than passing notice. She takes strong
exceptions to the oft quoted passag,
= from Shakespeare. "Sweet are thu
3 uses of adversity." II tell you it il
e not easy TO set down and be poor, ant
r l don't care II shock every reader o
the divine William, il say, with in
= tense emphasis, that he was an abso
lutte fool when ne wrote about the use
T of adversely being sweet" "The poo
e we have with us always" How littl
d those blessed or rather possessed o
l. enough of this worlds goods to satisf
= necessary wants care for their neigh
n Dor, who is unable to provide absolut
h necessaries. The average man does no
r elect to be poor, and we do not agre
t, with "Bab" that it is the power Of ever
70 man to become rich, but we do believ
d that the man who is willing, can an
s. does work, should receive a retur
ia aiaVak 10 kha "A
of those depending upon him, and
N little besides to be laid by t. meet c
stem the tide of possible adversit,
1f Take the average mantle dali
sr laborer his capital, muscle, brain, an
III a will 10 work, this is 10 bring 10 hi
D. and his, food, clothing, etc. Day aft,
IN day finds him working apparent
Sc happy. And right here how often v
lg hear the wealthy say, oh, il coul
st only feel as cheerful as the pOor-I
at cares, no worriment, how happy
1o would be. Nonsense, they wouldu
no exchange places If guaranteed a ce
ay tury of such happiness. But adversi
Id overtakes the ''bread winner siclnes
ar. loss Of employment, the wants OF b
uuuHGnoAu INC ahnAet uu AuCOulH1
oi bank accounts, distress, poverty, chs
he ity, cold, calculating, distrustful. Is
In music TO his ears, does II afford relil
nd brighten hopes, 10 hear II said. "Swe
are the uses of adversely" Poverty
degrading There is nothing ennobli
lot in seeing your children want for thin
10 that other peoples children have, I
fey books TO improve the mind, In co.
y. forts 10 make your wife and childr
lIe stronger, in useful and beautii
we things that make you, them and I
we home happier, your boy or girl vi
.bo every promise of success II given
H equal chance with those Of yO
lu- wealthy neighbor, Your wife VI
nee tastes as refined, wants as great, al
oss ious, careworn, doomed to q life OF {,
d. Can she or you find sOlaee In the q
ing "sweet are the uses Of adVersitl
'fa' VIM any one elect 10 live q life OF
versity for its possible SWsstss