Current Items. The taxes on the Glrard property arc ceased at $70,000. "Kemopunabllquearchlo" Is suggest ed as fitting ii a imi for. Uic French re public. Small featlier fans ate said to be tak ing the place of the gigantic wind sails oflast summer. It Is stated that tlio wife of Senator Sirgent, of California, Is a strong advo cate of woman suffrage. II. I). Rouse, of Weatherly, has a colt, under three years old, 'Sorrel Pet,' which he Is willing to back against anything In this or Luzerne county. The office of tlio Treasurer of Elk county, Fa., was .broken Into one day last week and the contents of tlo safe curried off, consisting of a ten cent county order. Michigan ought to be happy. A re solution lias been offered In tlio Senato that In view of the large balance In the State treasury no tax bo levied for the year 1874. Mt. Beecher says says, In a recent ueiiuon: "To fall from high position socially by reason of misfortune In business, or by loss nf weatli, Is to thn lower sort of men degradation, but to tte higher It Is coronation." Tho lumber dealers of Wllllamsport have shipped duilng January and Fol uary 28,000,000 feet of lumber, nn In crease of 11,000,000 feet over the amount for the corresponding period of 187U. The girls of Virginia City have taken to wearing single braids of hair dang ling doyvn their backs. The Chinese, residents bellevo that the mode Is Inten ded as nn Imitation of pigtails, and are elated. The whole number of hogs packed during tho regular season at Chicago la stated at j,ou,u'J4. The averago nei weight has been 210 pounds, and aver age yield of lard U7 pounds. The total number of cattle packed was 21,712. A little girl of our acquaintance was not at ail grateful for a pair of boots to which she took a great dislike. Alter enumerating their many faults, she ad' ded, "And they don't even squeak." What a horrible Idea Is tho following: If ever I marry a wife, I'll many, a landlord's daughter; And then I can eit at tho fcur, Anu drink old Bourbon and water. The Sultan Abdul Aiz, It Is said, was most graceful in 1:1s bearlnc to wards the Empress Eugenie during her May at Constantinople, his habitual brusqueness giving p'ace to an unwon ted amiability. After her depart mo he actually inopea. A Iidy lecturer, who has the rlcht to put -If, D. alter her name, argues that, "because American women nre enthusiastic, they nre the handsomest In the world. Foregin women, as a rule, become too stout, nie too phleg. malic, too expressionless." The county Fairs in this region will be held as follows Lehigh County Fair, September 20th to October 2nd. Berks County Fair, September 8th to 11th Montgomery County Fair, Sept. 22nd to 25th. Kutztown Fair, October 6th to 10th. State Fair September 20th to uctooer znd. no place fixed. .Pottsvllle, March 81. While themlne car, holding ten men at the time, was descending the slope of Lloyd, Glover & Co's collier, at Phoenix. Park, this morning, the ropo broke, and the car fell, Instantly killing John McCabe, John Davis and Archie McMichael, the other seven receiving Injuries, nut It Is thought not serious. A young lady In Fond du Lac, while out walking with her loer, was attack ed by a saage dog, who seized her by the ureasi ana tore it irom iter uouy. Tho lover fainted with horror at the sight but the young lady, much mortln od, went for tlio dog with a picket, re narking "that ere cost a dollar and a half, nnd wa'n't made for no dog to chaw up." A temperance society in San Frai Cisco arrays Itself against that habit ot saying, "Wlrafll you have?" "Come, let's take a drink!" or anything of tl.e kind. The members do not approve of total abstinence: they only solemnly pledge themselves not to nay lor any other man's drink, nor to drink ut a bar with anybody. The society is serious In Its intentions, believes that the con vivlalityof tar rooms M the cause of most inti mperauce, and lias a member ship ot standing and Influence. There Is an old centleman now II v. lng at Butler, .Cutler county. Pa., who was born iu 1776, and who says he In tends to go to Philadelphia in l7U to attend the Centennial, 'this ci-nten arlan, Mr. David Douglt-ts, is a well. known citizen of Butler, who moved to thai place when II was a wilderness. prior to 1600. lie saw General Wash lngton In the West, after lire clo-o ot his term as l'risldent. lie lives by him self In a little old shauty ou the tualnu street, refusion to sell any of Iris Drop erty or to improve It, and Is perhaps tire oldest man west oi the inouutains The thirty young ladles who are to carry the temperance war to the Pacific coast will leave Washington, I ml., this week for Omaha. After singing to the whiskey sellers there, they will visit Itenn, Virginia City, Sacramento, San Francisco and lesser places. As they are all young and robably pretty, Urn bachelors of the l'aolfic are awaiting the raid with eager anxiety. Uiie (Jail fori) la editor fears that they will all be absorbed before they reach the Gruss Valley. Judge Dent, a brother ot Jrs. Grant, died Saturday murulng at 0 o'clock, at his residence in me city or Washington, of a tumor In the btumach, from lilclr lie has been suffering for several mouths past. The l'reMder.t, Mrs. urant, Mar shall Sbarpe aud wife, and other mem bers nf tho family were with lilm when he died. The deceased was attendtd in his last Illness by the ltev. Dr. Wn te, of St. Mattlresv's ltomari Cutlnllc Church, of which he became a member a few months ago, Tho funeral took place on Wednesday. Subscribe for the Advocate Mas ymr. JK. RICKF.RT, OnnnsltA T,. A S. Dnnot. On tho East Weissport Canal Sank, Respectfully informs the citizens of this vicinity- mat lie Keeps constantly on hand, arid Is selling at tho very lowest Market Prices, the very best brands of Flour a&JTeedL ALSO, DEALER IN For .Building and other purposes', which ho guarantees to bo Thoroughly Seasoned And to Sell at tho VERY LOWEST RATES. CoalS Coal!! Wholcsalo and Retail at tho veiy Low est Uiifli rrlces. lie has also a number nf very eligibly located hi RICKERTSTOWN, Franklin Twp., which he will sell on very liasy Terms. aug. 0, "73-yl J. K. 1UCKERT. ILLIAM KEMERER, Corner of Bank & South Sts., Lehighton, Fa., Keeps u full lino ot OT Comprising Ladles' Dress Goods, Illnck and uolorcd Alpacas, unigliams, Prints, ShirtingsSlu-Htlngs, &c. of every grade anil price. CARPETS At In grei u (LOTUS, ty. rocei JProvi 33ons9 Teas, Coffee?, Stiga-a, Spices, Fruits, Hams, Shoulders, Side-Meat, Country Bought, Sold or Exchanged HARDWARE For Building and other purposes In great variety of Ihu best quality. All coods warranted as represented. ana prices iiuiy as low as elsewhere. April 5, lH7-yl Would respectful ly announce, to his friends and the public in general, that he has open, cd a first-class Livery & Sale Stable, and that he can furnish Horses. UusdIp and Carriages of tho best description, jur i leusme, nusiness or r iinerai put poses, at very Reasonable Charges, and on short notice. HAULING done at short notice and on hhort notice. In connection he will also continue his Carriage Manufactory where the people can get their C'arrlace: Jungles, Wacons, etc.. mailt! lo older. or KEPAIUED on short notice and at reasonable prices. The undersigned respectfully an nounces that he has been nnoointod Ageiiv rur ino Universal Wringer AND Doty'sOlothesWasher. These are undoubtedly the best Wash ers nnu wringers in the nmiUet, nnd our inuies are uiviteu to call ar.d set them. L. F. Kleppinger, 6'or. BASK and 1ROX Streets. T..l. Art 4 i- r , . . . ' reu. -, io(o. i .ueuiulrton. ra. BUILDER & CONTRACTOR HANK STItEfcT, LtilllOIUU.V, PA, Respectfully announces to Ihe citizens of Lehighton and vicinity thnt ho Is now prepared to contract for the erec tlon of dwellings, rhurches, school houses, ami other buildings. Also, that lie Keeps constantly on hand a full as. sortuir.nt of eveiy description of umber ! consisting of flooring, siding, doors. Sithlr. blinds, shutters, moldines. &c which ho Is piepaied to furulsh at the very lowest market rates, l'atrouage respectfully solicited. W. It. REX Lehighton, May 17, 1373. ly jpLOUll AND FEUD. Charles Trainer Respectfully Informs the people of Le urguton mat he has most Excelleui Flour for Sale 5 Also, good FEED of all kinds, aud STRAW In the bundle. Hd is also prepared to do any kind ot Hauling and Plowing at short notice. LEIilGII (2d) STREET, Lehighton, Pa. March 28-ly rOU CAN Save 20 Per Cent. By getting jour' JOB PRINTING Done at the Office of tho Carbon Advocate, IK nEINTZELMAN'S BUILDING. Bet. the P. O. and L. 11. It. It. Depot, f.olilglitoii, Cnr!inci Co.. Fa We have Just received n large and elc gaht asfoiliuenl of Of the latit stylet ; together with n superior stock of CARDS, BILLHEADS, ENVELOPES, NOTE PAPEH, And a variety of other PRINTING MATERIAL, And can now glv6 our patrons first- class work at pi Ices ut least 20 Per Cent Lower Than any other Office In this section. Gire V a Trial, and be Convinced. tSTTho patronage, of the public respectfully solicited. THE CARBOX ADVOCATE, 21-coluuiir Local Paper, and the only nuwipaper Entirely Printed In the County, Is published every Saturday niornln f a $1 a Year in Advance, Or $1.50 If not paid In advance. The Advocate, with Its large and In creasing circulation, Is one of the very But Mediums far Advertising In this Section, application. Rates furnished on n. v. MoirrniMEn, Lehighton, Carbon County, Pa, A New Idea! a. WILSON SHUTTLE Sewing Mine FOR 50 Dollars ! ! FARMEBS, MERCHANTS, MECHANICS, AND EVERYBODY Buy the World-Renowned THE BESTIN THEWORLD! E2TTlio Highest rrciulum was awarded to it at Ohio State Fair: Northern Ohio Fair Amer. Institute) N. 7.; Cincinnati Exposition ; Indianapolis Exposition J St- Louis Fair; Louisiana Stato Fair: Mississippi Stato Fair; nnd Georgia Stato Fair; for'being the BEST SEWING MACHINES, and doing the largest nnd best rango of work. All other Machines In tiro Market wcro in direct COMPETITION ! ! ZWFor Hemming, Fell ing, Stitching, Cording, Binding, Braiding, Embroidering, Quilt ing and Stitching fine or heavy goods it is unsurpassed. Whoro we have no Agents wo will deliver a Machine for the price named above, at tho nearest Bail Road Station of Purohasers. Needles for all Sewing Ma chines for Sale. Old Machines taken in Exchange. Send for Circulars, Prlco List, &c, and Copy of the "Wilson Reflector, one of tho best Periodicals of the day, devoted to Sewing Ma chines, Fashions, General News and Miscellany. Agents Wanted ADDHE88, Wilson Sewing Machine Co. CLEVELAND, OHIO. gUDSOllIUB FOIl Tlio Carbon Advocate, Tho Output Papar In tn Liblgh Valley Only On Dollar Tear. II, V. MOBTIIIMER, ?allIiWr, Ublthteo, f. THE GItEAT REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION which can ho cured hy n timely resort to this stand ard preparation, as has been proved by the hundreds of testimonials received by tho proprietors. It is acknowl edged hy many prominent physicians to bo tho most reliable preparation ever in troduced for tho relief and euro of all Lung complaints, and is offered to tho public, sanctioned by the experience of over forty years. When resorted to in season it sel dom fails to effect a speedy cure in the most severe cases of Coughs, iBronchitis, Croup, Whooping Cough, Influenza, Asthma, Colds, Sore Throat, Pains or Sore ness in tho Chest and Side, Liver Complaint, Bleeding at the Lungs, &c. "Wlstar's Balsam docs not dry up a Cough, and leave the cause behind, as is tho case with most preparations, but it loosens and cleanses tho lungs, and allays irritation, thus removing the cause of the complaint. rnupAitED nT BETH W. F0WLE & SONS, Boiton, Mm., And sold by Drugglata andDcaloraccncrolly. m TALMAGE, SPUEGEON. T. Do Witt Talmnce Is edl- tor or "Tlio Christian at 01k ;" C. II. Spurceon, Spe cial corrppo,"'l'nt. Ttrey write 1 for 110 oilier paper In America. Three nitrgrrillcent chromos. Pay larger Commission tlr'au nny oilier paper. CHRO" MOS ALL READY. No sectarianism. No section alism. Onu ngent recently obtained US0 subscriptions In eighty hours absolute work. Samplo copies nnd circulars sent free. i AGENTS WANTED.! II. O. KING, Publisher, 102 Chambers St., N. Y. ; an3-0m j tl - &"5 S Only Two Dollars and a Half a Tear TO-DAY PRINTING & FUDUSHINQ CO,, 733 BimoM Br, rmucitpnu. 712 llraadvty, N. Y. 3 School St., Boiton 113, J 15 i 117 E. iUdlaon St., Chicago. E. H. SNYDER LEUIGUTOK, PENS'A,, DEALElt IK Dry Goods, Notions, TKIMMI1TOS, QHO0ERIES, QUEENSWARE, Glassware, Hardware, &c. May 31, lSto npiio undersigned rcxpccl- fully announces that be Is better prepared than over to Buy and Sell Hides, Cair and Sheep Skim, Tallow und Plastering Hlr, at bis Old Stcnd, nearly opposite the post otnee, iianic street, JeUlsnton. , 3T The highest cash prices paid for urnes ana bitina. nor. 23. O. E. GREEN4WALD i n 17.1 .w mi l a ."ra ifiiflr'T-"""-"1"'1 Dr. J. Wnlkcr's California Vinegar Bitters nro n purely Vcg otablo preparation, mado clilclly from tho natlvo herbs found on tho lower ranges of tho Sierra Noviulu nioitii talns of California, tho liiiv.licinal properties of which aro oxtmctcd therefrom without tho uso nf Alcohol. Tho question is nlinnst daily nskcil, " What is tho catiso of tlio iinpnr nllolcd success of Vixtiu.vit Hit ters t." Our answer is. that they romovo tho causo of disease, and the patient recovers bis health. Thoy aro tbo great blood purlller nri'l a llfo-giviug principlo, a perfect Inno vator aud Invieorator of tho sytcrir. Never before, iu tiro history of tho wOrld bos a medlcino been compounded pos sessing tho rcmarkablo qttulitii!S (if Vl.s eoak Bitters iu healing tiro Kick .f ovory disease mau is heir to. They ara a gentle Purgatlvo as well ni n Toole, rolroving Congestion or Inflammation of tho Liver and Visceral Organs, lu llilioui Diseases. Tho properties of Dit. Wai.tc- kr's VlNKOABBtTTBitsnru Aperient. Dia phoretic, Carminative, Nutritious Laxa tive, Dlurotic, Sedative, C'ouutar-Irritaut, Sudorific, Alterative, aud Aull-Bilintn. Grateful Thousands proclaim Vinegar BrrrEits tho most wonder ful Invigorant that over sustained, tho sinking system. No Person can take tbe.?o Hit ters according to directions, and re main long "unwell, provided their bones nro not destroyed hy mineral poison or other means, and vital or gans wasted bevond repair. Bilious, ilemittcnt, nnd In termittent Fevers, which aro so prevalent iu tho valleys of.our great rlvors throughout' tho United States, .especially thoso of tho Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Teuucssoo, Cumberland, Arkansas, Iced, Colo rado, Brazos, IIlo Grando, Pearl, Alabama, Mobllo, Savannah, Ro anoko, James, and many others, with their vast tributaries, through out our ontlro country' during tho. Summer and Autumn, and remarks- -bly so during seasons of unusual Vat and dryness, aro invariably ac companied by ostenslvo derange ments of tho stomach and liver, and other nbdomin.il viscera. Iu their treatment, n purgativo, exerting a powerful influence upon theso vari ous organs, Is essontially necessary. Thcro is no cathartic for tho purposo equal to'Dn. J. Walker's Vineqah Bitters, as they will speedily remove tho dark-colored viscid matter with which tbo bowels aro loaded, at tbo samo time stimulating tbo sccrotions of tbo liver, and gonerally restoring tho healthy funo tlons of tho uigostivo organs. Fortify tho body against dls caso by purifying all Its fluids with Vinegar Bitters. No epideuiio can tal;o hold of a system thus fore-anned. Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Head ache, Tarn lu tho Shoulders, Coughi, Tightness of tho Chest, Diizlnosj, Soar Eructations of tho Stomach, Bad Taste in tho Mouth, Billons Attacks, Palpita tion of the Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, ain in tho region of tbo Kidney, and a hundred other painful symptoms, aro tbo offsprings of Dyspepsia. One bot tle will provo a better guarantoe of it merits than a lengthy advertisement. Scrofula, or King's Evil, White Swellings, Ulcers, Eryslpolas, Swelled Keck, Goitre, Scrofulous inflammations, Indolent Inflammations. Mercurial affec tions. Old Sores, Eruptions of tbo Skin, Soro Eyes, etc. In these, as in all other constitutional Diseases, Walker's Yik eoarBitters have shown their great cor atlvo powers in tbo most obstinate and intractablo cases. For Inflammatory and Chronic Rheumatism, Gout, Dlllous, Remit tent and Intermittent Fevers, Diseases of tbo Blood, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder; these Bitters bavo no equal. Such DU cases aro caused by vitiated Blood. ' Mechanical Diseases. Persons engaged in Paints and Minerals, such aa plumbers, Typo-sotters, -Gold-beaters and Miners, as they advance in life, are sub ject to paralysis of tho Bowels. To guard against this, tako a dose of Walkeu'S YrXEOAn Bitters occasionally. For Skin Diseases, Eruptions, Tetter, Sal t-Ilheum, Blotches, Spots, Pim ples, Pustules, Boils, Carbuncles, King worms, Scald-head, Soro Eyes, Erysipe las, Itch, Scurf, Discolorations of the Skin, Humors and Diseases of the Skin of whatever name or nature, are literally dug up and carried out of tne system in a short time by tbeus6 of these Bitters. Pin, Tape, and other IVorras, furking in tbo system of so many thou sands, aro effectually destroyed and re moved. No system of medicine, np ver mifuges, no anthelmintics wjU free the system from worms like these Bitters. ForFemaleComplalnts, in young or old, married or Bingle, at the dawn of womanhood, orthe turn of life, these Ton ic Bitters display so decided an influence that improvement is toon perceptible. ' Cleanse the Vitiated DIood whenever you find its imparities bursting through the skin in Pimples, Eruptions, or Sores ; cleanse it when you find it ob rtructed and sluggish in the veins; cleanse it when it Is foul; your feelings will tell youwhon. Keep the blood pure, and the health of the system will follow, it. ii. Mcdonald a co., ProseUli tt Oen. AfU., Sin Franoiieo, CtUfo Ula, & cor. of WulilBirlon onJChirlloqSu.N.T. Hold hy all UruggUU nd D1m. If. II. IlEUEIl, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND 8UK0E0K, 1 Offic, But Strxt, lust door itmg th ftatofl Lehljhton, Pau Offlc Itoun PtrrrtUU Mch (Uj rem 10 toll o'clock I rraaloltrof day atsMwl Ltblsbtoc kf tl, Tl.
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