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philadelphia, said DR., Plush. of the
Bell company, "runs higher than any
other city in the number Of its telephone
calls, The service is increasing with
each year, and with each year is arriv-
ing nearer and nearer perfection. Up
to the present year we were frequently
put to considerable trouble and expense
in repairing our lines after stormy
weather, Now, however, it Is different.
We began to put our lines under ground
in October, 1891, and have almost com
pleted the work. Storms and high winds
can do us but little harm now. No, we
keep no record Of the number and vari-
etyof swear words uttered by impatient
subscribers, hut / can safely say that
they are fewer now than in former
years. ."-Philadelphia Record.
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Ice was SIX years eight
months and seventeen days and n fraction,
while since the latter year the average has
been but three years and six months, and
this despite the fact that two of the late
presidents were reelected. Deduct the
eight years Of Grant, and the average Of the
others really appears alarmingly short
The shortest service was that Of W. II. Har-
rson-one month-Rnd the longest that OF
Grant who held the office eight years and
day, unless indeed we
! I I . I. !. !. !. ]. j. ]. !. I. /.
adopt the facetious sugges- n
tion Of the Whigs that Jack IN G3A
son really governed during A.. ~
! the nominal administra- A.
tion Of Van Buren," II Is "a
also worth noting that of %Sslg
the eight presidents re-elect- 1II Ks6tl3
ed jackson, Lincoln and NPIF4a>
Grant were the only ones
whose second inauguratiOns j. 2. ADAMS
were celebrated with much display, though
It is certain that Cleveland's will soon fur
nish a fourth case, aud notable one In
truth, there are many things in the latter's
career which might justify little super
stition in his case No other American,
save possibly Washington and jackson, has
had such an extraordinary personal tri
amph
The selection of March was, as sfore-
/ said, probabll a sort Of accident On the
ID of July, l7ss, the president Of the Con
I federation congress, then in session at New
| York, notified that body that New HHmp-
shire had ratified the constitution on the
alst OF June preceding, and as II was the
ninth state TO do so that instrument was
now by its own terms TO become the su-
preme law. After prolonged debate con-
greas on the 18th Of September, l7ss, passed
the following
Resolved, That the frst Wednesday of Janu-
arr next 15sJ be- the day for appointing elect
ms in the several states which before the said
lay shall have ratified the said constitution:
that the first "Wednesday In February next be
the day for tie electors 10 assemble in their re-
suectiye statel aud vote for president and that
tue drst Wednesday in March uext be the time
and the present scat Of congress the place for
commencing proceedings under the said con-
stituu1n.
From this il will be seen that there was
exactly d months time between each Of the
three very essential acts Of appointing elect
|Org-assemb blinu the elect
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Whenever a wise man makes mis-
take it teaches him something.
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RHEUMATISM PREVALENT i
Caused by the sudden Changes OF
Temperature.
PEOPIL wHO RAVE FOuNp RELIEE.

Rheumatism is more prevalent here
than ever before.
Z When this disease fastens upon an In.
I dividual with It's soreness and pain.
swelling the joints. rendering him helpless
In his movements. and shaticring his use.
fulness. he is indeed an object Of pity.
The slight pain in the back, pain or stiff
ness Of the joints or muscles, iss warning
/ indication Of an Impoverished condition
Of the blood. a low state Of health, and II
not attended 70 at once, means rheu-
maiism.
Rheumatism can now be relieved and
cured
Since the introduction Of Favorite Rem.
edy, by Dr. David Kennedy, Of Rondout.
N. Y, there has been fewer sufferers
than ever before.
Fsvorite Remedy drives out rheumatic
poison from the blood, restores the circu.
lation, strengthens the nerve power.
The best proof Of its value is the good
II has done
81 was a1icted with inhammatory rheuma
tism Tor fifteen wears. writes Mr., r 7. TayeT, ~
East Nassau. n y. So severe that ! was sup
posed to be cripple for life. Under phy siu.ans
ite Remedy helped me from the time I 6rst ,sea
u, aud entirely cured me. Have felt no trace al
lhe disease since and tust was three years ago
The beautiful daughter Of Mr. James
Nc Farland ot DcMoines. Ia was help
less for months with sciatic rheumatism.
After a few doses of DR.. Kennedy's Fsv
orite Remedy, she began to grow better
appetite impro we'd, slept we'll. and con
tinuing its use, was cured
~ was confined 10 my bed with rheumatism
near my heart, VT ties Mr.. c. l.. Seaver. Of Br.
mingham, Conn, and used Dr.. kennedy sfavor-
lte Remedy but short while before il drove the
rheumatism out Of my SYSTEM"
Mr. q. Lansing Of Troy n Y, had
rheumatism 50 bad that he had to BE-
turned over in bed After u,iug DR.
Keunedys Favorite Remedy but n short
while was restored 10 health
What reason then for suffering with
rheumatism or neuralgia. This medicine
will help you II given trial,
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On a SIKH avenne train the other even
ing an old man sat literally packed among
women. As the train approached the
Twenty-third street station he began 70
button up his coat preparatory TO leav-
ing the car He looked about grimly
among the clustered women till he
caught sight Of an elderly man stand
ing with them. Reaching ont at arms
length with his cane among the fur
bellows and feathers, he managed Ia
touch his fellow man ON the elbow. The
other understood at once, and wedged
his way back to the waiting seat When
he was safely there the old man got up,
and, glaring defantly at the bahled fair
ones picked his way automatically out
Of the train. New York Times
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KEMERER
AND
SwARTZ,

just now, as an innovation,
we are offering our customers a
beautiful book-Shepp's Pho
tographs of the World, with
every Forty Dollar Purchase.
We would like very much to
explain this to you. Will you
please call.
Bed Room Suites,
Parlor Suites,
Dining Room Furniture,
Book Gases,
Hall Racks,
Handsome Carpets.
Are among the goods we
sell at very low prices.
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Should be carefully considered. especial
ly when they contract Coughs and Colds.
Group is the demon of childhood, as many
a fond motLer known. Do not allow a
Cough or Cold TO run on. Whether yonng
OF old, n may be the forerunner Of an un-
timely death. We can confidently recon-
mend all readers TO use Pan-Tina, the eel
ebrated remedy for Coughs, Colds and
Consumption, costs % and % cents. Trial
Of Fan-Tina free at T. ID. Thomas Drug
Store.
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HHTWFW To HIVVIVIHVT III MS
daily life, that the conven-
tion Of l1S7 did not nN the
day, aud IN fact could have
no means of foreseeing when
It would be possible to name
a day, and that when IL be
came possible by the ad-
hesion Of the ninth state to
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snoblins (who thinks he recognizes
some one he knows)-Oh-erl Haven't
/ seen yOu somewhere before?
Nobkins lwho declines 10 be patron
iEedt-As / have been in existence fm
the last half century ! should say il is
highly probable that you have.
snobkns does not pursue his inquiries
any further. Exchange
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or March, II the inst Time
only be counted, for Wash
ington took the oath the
first time on April 80, and
Taylor and Hayes were
inaugurated on Monday,
March 3. The same is true
Of MonrOe's second inaugu-
ration, but his first was on
the raaftrlar Iaw VV,a sa,
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PATRICK BURKE,
1908 N. 9th st., Philadelphia, I


lIlb Nluln street, fhllauelphN, Ia
Please allow me TO add my testimony to your
list. Having been sunstruck three times during
twenty years, the last time II was so bad that j
was bed fast for four months; had the very best
of doctors but was still plplng away. with ap-
pe lte poor, and great pain all over me, At
tempted TO 20 out, hut could not stand the sun,
would often drop down while attempting 10 walk
the case was considered very bad one il was
inclined TO run on congestion Of the brain, was
then recommended 70 Prof. BOudrOu's medicine
and made out TO got 20 his office, 1871 n 10th
street, aud | got the medicine and In three
weeks time l was able TO be out and tending to
my business, though one Of my horses died IN
the meantime from the head, while ( stood il.
and am able to attend TO business now, Thanks
TO God Almighty and to Prot, BOudrous medi'
cine, which Will recommend forever to any
poor sufferer as | was, would be pleased to have
any one call and see me for further Information,
Respectfully yours
JOSEPH RlRKER.
once and Laboratory open daily tIOm o. m.
20 \ p. m, Oall or write 70
ALEXANDER BOUDROU,
lT27 North reh'h Street,
dec 10. '92-iy. Philadelphia, Pa
Send cent stamp for valuable book
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comparatively tame affair, but In ls4l the
Wings honored Harrison with grand rHl
ly. Thence 10 Lincoln each inauguration
WAS much like It's predecessor, and none
presented features OF unusual interest. The
crowds, however, continued TO increase
and the procession which followed Buchan-
an reached nearly from the Capitol 10 the
White House.
This was the end Of the old regime, Lit
tie a. the great men Of the day suspected
Il the old republic was, practically, soon 70
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ent Of any Inauguration day GARFIELD.
in our history. From dawn till dark a
northwest wind so keen and cold that It
seemed to chill even the bones blew with.
out AN instants cessation. Scores Of sol
diers and sailors who had to stand long IN
place were PROSTATE ed in consequence, while
spectators suffered SO much that the aver
age mortality Of the city for short time
after is said 70 have been notably increased
Far otherwise was it at the Inauguration
Of Cleveland, on which occasion by far the
urnafp eat orpNyd ayar aaan thora vwoe aoaan,-
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"As many rs are led 10y the spirit of
God, they are the sons of men"

have been troubled with chronic ca.
tarrh for years ElY's Cream Balm Is the
only remedy among the many that have
used that affords me relief.-H II. Will
lard, Druggist, Joliet. Ills.
have been troubled with catarrh for
ten wears and have tried a number Of rem
edieS. but found no relief until purchased
bottle of Eiy's Cream Balm. i consider
Il the most reliable preparation for catarrh
and cold in the head.-Geo. f.. Crandall,
z. NJ, Quonochawntaug, r. |.
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estimate et two OF our Il. HARRISON.
presidents have been assassinRted, and an
other, Jackson, only escaped that fate by
an accident which apparently would not
happen one time in thousand. Another
escaped impeachment by but one vote On
the whole, though we may justly claim an
improvement over the dark past, yet there
j. nothing to make us boast. Our govern
hent is by no means exempt from the evils
which afiiict other nations.
j. H. BFADLE
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1t wont cost YOU one half as much. Do
not delay. Send three cent stamps for
postage, and we will send YOU DIR. Kauf-
mann's great work, fine colored plates,
from life, on disease It's causes and home
cure. Address A. p. Ordway & Co, Bos-
ton, Mass.
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There were shaipshooters
on the housetops along the
avenue as Mr. Buchanan
and Mr.. Lincoln rode slowly
to the Capitol; there were
squads OF cavalry to guard
the street crossings, and
squads Of infantry along
the route; there were trusty
rifleiuen at the unner v.in
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A gentleman in Union County, No., who
is ton modest man TO have his name
mentioned In the newspapers, was cured
Of rheumatism by ChambeIlaih's Pain
Balm, after trying other medicines and
treatments for thirteen years. 30 cent
bottles for sale by n. B. Reber, Lehighton,
and W. f. Biery, WeisspOrt,
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dows Of the Capitol and artillery to the
right Of the east front, commanding the
crowd to which the new president spoke
IL was sad presage. General Scott was
savagely criticised for these arrangements.
but subsequent events justified him.
Since that date the military has formed
an important part Of every Inauguration.
and at Grants second induction, March 4.
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YIN hAHN" ings, as the weather was
huea all the hotels overcrowded, aud rail
road managers tell with pardonable pride
how they got the hundreds Of thousands to
their homes in fairly good season. But all
these and other incidents Of recent inau
guratious al still fresh in the public mind
In conclu' on, few comparisons are jus
tiiabe We have had twenty-three presi
dents in l04 years, while Rome had, dis
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ton, Felix Grundy and men
Of that class thought Il just
as we'll to let the boys have
their way once In four
years" 1t was the last scene
Of the smt, though Jack
sous second Inauguration
also attracted a large crowd.
The next iuauguration-oi
Van Buren, In ls87-was q
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4 was confined 10 my bed with rheumatism
near my heart, VT ties Mr.. c. l. Seaver Of Bir
mingham, Conn, and used Dr.. Kennedy = aVor-
lte Remedy but short while before Il drove the
rhnLIrn IL.IIl nLLL .ol mn - =. 80.
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Daiy-men and stock-raisers an buy Bulls
Head Horse and Cattle Powder For pistemper,
hidebuunu, aud loss Of appetite Il i6 without \
peer in the market Price % cents per package.
"rhey that are in the flesh luncon-
verted cannot please Cod
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VAN huhtA' occasion there were more
people in the city than at any other time in
lis history Il was positively the only
time, said the Oldest inhabitants, when
'rhe city crowd was completely over
whelmed and lost in the country crowd
His second inauguration, IN Philadelphia,
Monday, March 4, il93. presented an al
most ludicrous contrast. He took the oath
in the senate chamber In the presence Of
both houses Of congress aud made a brief
address, and n anything unusual occurred
the journals Of the day failed 10 mention IL.
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Has larger circulation than any other
newspaper printed in Carbon county, CON
seuuenfly It is the best medium for adver
tisers Our news columns sparkle with
the occur reuces of the day -cleru, spicy,
interesting bright and Independent. Our
editorials are original and will be worth
reading on account Of their spirit which
is independent of outside dictation. Our
price is one dollar year. Just you try it.
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ever seen lllere was assem-
bled in Washington. Cor
respondents celebrated the
occasion in many hundred
columns. Citizens Of Wash
ington still tell with glet
how the visitors sat the
night through on chairs, on
benches 10 the parks and on
the steps Of public build.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18

Small in size, great in results: De Wits
Little Early Rsers Best pills for Consti-
patton, best for Sick Headache, best for
Sour stomach. They meyer gripe. T. D.
Thomas.
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Ilblt Ne To be SthINfll NhlCu-
liable, Yet it happened. Vice President
lIamlin also died on that day Nearly all
the presidents have lived to an advanced
age, as it was natural they should be men
of great vitality and temperate lives to at
tain the honor. John Adams was the old
est lacking hut few weeks Of ninety-one
while, emitting Lincoln killed at fifty-four,
and Garfield, killed within few weeks OF
fifty, the youngest dying was Polk at fifty
four.
Another curious fact is that, including
the presidents Of tue senate who succeeded
to the functions of the office, there have
been more vice presidents than presidents
10 wit thirty-four though Clinton, Tomp-
kins, Calhoun and King each served in two
administrations
From Adams the father to Adams the
son, as aforesaid, the inauWurations were
mild affairs, but Jackson came in with a
breeze, and the occasion was indeed breezy
he set the example OF taking the oath on
and delivering the inaugural from the east
front OF the Capitol, and then, making all
reasonable deductions for the partisan spite
of those who described Il, the scene which
followed did indeed "beggar description -
The largest crowd seen in Washington
down to that time WAS in attendance and
the mud was, in southwestern phrase, half
bootleg deep, on Pennsylvania avenue
Through that mud the crowd rushed to
the White House, whore all the doors were
thrown open and punch served out In bar
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1913, the display was such As
to excite the admiration Of
foreigners accustomed to the
finest exhibits of London,
Paris and Berlin. But It was
fatal 10 some Of the partici-
pants and to many specta-
tors. The day has a bad pre-
eminence as themost inclem-
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carding minor contestants,
sixty-four emperors In 509
years, and Great Britain has
had, beginning with VIII
liam the ConquerOr, thirty
five sovereigns in S26 years,
OF presidents In Mexico,
Hayti and South America,
it would be itle to make an
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The annual expectation OF india rub
Dor from Para is said 10 be upward Of
0,Oo0. .O00 pounds, worth from d. 900 900
2 lQ,0oo, 900,
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pass away, and DO replaced
by one Of vastly increased
and centralized powers. In
all the great speeches and
state papers down 20 1901
one finds the federal union
referred 70 indiherently a.
the Union or the oonfeder-
acy. Thus President Pierce
in his inaugural said, Yrhe
sacuritv and ranose Of this
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ticipate In the Inauguration
Of his successor. II was In
deed n very trying occasion
for him There have been
some Q heated campaigns
since, but none in which per
sonal animosities played so
great a part as in 1900. Nova
days partisans call each 9th
pr "rabpls ~ Utraitoreu aud
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ones death on that day are
not quite as one in eighteen,
Of two still fewer, and Of
three not one in hundreds
But that two should die on
the same day and a third
but five years later, and the
two signers OF the Declare
tion, the chances are so re
nnnln Ne IN hn arnrcnlv cnlcn.
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INAUGURATION DAYS.
Historic Notes Apropos to the
Coming Event of March d.
NINETEEN PRESIDENTS ELECTED.

Sixteen Were Inaugurnted on March 4,
Two on March and Ono on April 80.
Curious Facts Tending to Create superstI-
tion-Comparison with Other Countries.
How March Came to Be Selected for
Inauguration Dsy-Curious and Inter
esting Facts Connected with the Occasion.
Copyright, 1898 by American Press Associa-
.ton.l
There is an old story to the effect that
Benjamin Franklin selected the 4th Of
March for Inauguration day because in the
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which would result nom msunIon TO cvery
portion Of the confederacy" What storm
suoh use Of that word would now rsisel
The impending change was indicated on
March 4, 1851, by the first military display
of real consequence ut an Inauguration
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The wind from the North blows sharp
and keen, and bad effects Of colds are seen.
one Minute Cough Cure 30 safe and sure.
will quickly perform a yonderous cure. T.
ID, Thomas
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The modern form OF football involves
exoitements Of a very dangerous kind.
The players put into it the utter reckless
ness OF soldiers on the battlefield
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house was r wreck. soon DuNhANAN'
after there was levee al which cheese
weighing 400 pounds Ia present to Jack.
SOM was cut up and served. The struggle
for pieces resulted In a smash Of furniture
liquor was spilled and cheese trodden into
the carpet, while ladies held dainty hand
kerchiefs to their noses and foreign diplo
mats looked ON In undisgui-ed horror.
Daniel Webster said the place looked like
a republican palace taken by siege and
sacked by the victorious enemy, but Ben.
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OTs" UssEWUInI Tue eTTUT-
ors in their respective states
and commencing pro
ceedings As a matter Of
fact, the first Wednesday in
March, l7s9, fell on the 9Th,
and three wears later that
date was fixed upon for all
time. But there is nothing
eXtant 20 indicate any spe
Cial reason for IT, In truth.
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Sweet breath, sweet stomach, sweet tenn
per, and result from the use of DE Wits
Little Early liisers, the famous little pills
T. ID. Thomas.
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IL is at almost the worst season That could
have been selected, and as the matter is en-
tirely within the discretion Of congress, and
Washington was inaugurated the first time
on April 80, the argument for change TO
that date is strong
Every reader has had enough on the first
Inauguration Of Washington. Suffice il 10
repeat hat the day was fine, that Chancel
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~ can highly recommend Dr. Bulls Cough
syrup Tor Group. have used it for several years
and lnd II the best remedy ever tried.
Mrs Hannah Morrison, Burlington. WA,
The surest way 10 win the love of
people is TO become lovable.
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If Christ is in you somebody will be
sure to see Him and love Him.
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Piles Of people have piles, but DE Wits
Witch Halle Salye will cure them. T. d.
Thomas
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TOOK The oath as vice presl-
dent in the senate chamber,
pronounced a high compli-
ment on Mr.. Adams, who
had just vacated the chair,
and then led the way TO the
chamber of the house, where
the Inauguration took place.
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The man who tears one leaf out OF
the Bible will soon disbelieYe it all.
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lor Robert r. Livingston.
of New York, administered
the oRth in the presence Of
some 5000 people, and that
the centennial celebration
of that event In New York
city In 1850 was a really
wonderful success, ON which
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Tels, buckets, tubs and even,
so the opposition said, wash
basins. Every room I'm the
house was crowded and men
with heavy and muddy boots
stood on the finest chairs
and sofas 10 see what was
going on in front. Lamps
and furniture were broken,
and punch spilled till the
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next two centuries II would
fall on sunday less often
than any other day in the
year, and this statement has
crept into a few works meant
to be historical. 1t is, how
ever, but one Of the many
cases, like those Of Niobe
and Lots wife, in which a