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II. lleber, Secretary.
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Est" Patties receiving tho Advocate,
with a cross markod after tlielr names
will pleaso remit tli amount duo for
Subscription, or tho extra 00 cents will
be added to pay tho oxpensea of collec
tion. ji
Leave your measuro with Laury &
Peters, If you would look nice,
For all kinds of Job prlntlnp;,nt low
prices, call at tho Advocate ofilco.
For a handsomo bonnet at n low
price, ro to Mrs. M. Quth, tho milliner,
InWejMpprL,
-i-The- "fits' given nt Laury
PstersYaro unsurpassed by any other
house In tho county.
The uptlng suits beldR cotton up by
Laury & Peters, are fashionable, mid
neat, whllo the price Is wlthfn tho reach
of all.
Mrs. S. E. Fatzinger Is Just receiv
ing splendid assortment of fall and
winter millinery goods. Call and seo
them."
Dr. FiTTLnn'8 KnEuiiAT'o Remedy
i euros rheumatism, neuralgia, nervous
and kidney diseases. Dn. Fittleh's
Pectoral Syiicp, Infallible for cough,
eolds and bronchitis. Dr. Fittler.s
(Cordial, Calisata, Lihijient and
VsaETARLE Liynn Pills sold by C.
W. Lontz, sole agent for Lehlghton and
Welssport. 2-ly
J. K. fticketthas still a few of those
llglble lots lu Klokertstown to dispose
nt. If you feel like securing a good
home call and sen htm Ho Is also sup
plying llnur.ffed, lumber and coal at tho
)owcst rates.
Are too tkopbled with hoarso
ppas pr weak lungs, shortness of breath,
pr asthma? Thousands have bepn per
manently cured hy using Cove's Wild
Chmy and Seneka. For sale by every
druggist ff merchant In Lehigh, North
ampton and Oaroon Counties. 49-Gm
ARB YOUR pniLDREK SURJECT TO
that dangerous fno ot childhood
Orodp or Conqiis ? Coxe's Wild Cher
ry and Seneka has been thoroughly tes
ted, and never known to fall of effect
ing a complete and speedy euro when
administered In time. Keep a bottlo in
your house. For sale by C. W Lentz,
druggist, Lehightou. 4Q-Gru.
Head Quarters for Boots, Shoes
and Rubbers. Messrs. Laury & Pe
ters are now receiving and offering for
sale one of the largest and best 60lect
'nd stocks of mens' kip and calf boots,
womens' and children's gaiters, shoes
,and rubbers ever brought into Lehigh
.ton, at prices which defy competition.
Remember, If you want to buy cheap
for cash, now Is the time, and Laury &
Peters' the place 1
Do you desire sound lukqs and a
long life?. Then do not neglect that
,oold, but procure a bottle of Coxo's
Wild Cherry and Seneka at once. One
(air trial will convince you of It great
merits. Price 50 cents. For sale by
A. J. Dtirling, and by druggists and
merchants everywhere . 49-Gm.
Another now lot of groceries and
provisions Just received at Fatzinger's
.store, on Bank Street, whloh tliuy are
offering at remarkably low prices. All
goods warranted of best quality.
F. P. Serumel baa just received a
lot of well seasoued firewood from the
Packertou Shops, which he will sell
very cheap. Also, hardware, lumber
and eoal In Immense quantities at low
prlws..
Laury & Peters, the merchant tall
ors.call the attention of their customers
and the public in general, to the fact
that they have recently purchased the
right' for Lehlghton and Welssport to
make up the patent rubber bottoms for
pantaloons, ane pf the best arrange
ments for keeping (he bottoms ot the
jiauts In proper shape ever Introduced
jBd. They have used It for the past 11
months and tnd It to give entire satis
faction. $33 cash will buy a silver mounted
485 Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine.
If you want It call at the ApvocATE
office right off I
Fart of a dwelling housp, on the
hill, east of Welssport, to rent ou vory
low terms. Apply to L,. F. KlepplPgcr.
Carpets at from SO cents per yard
upwards at B. II. Snyders', LelilghtOP,
Pa.
- Parties Intending to make pur
chases of anv kind of uoods should al
ways consul t their county papers and
aa Where the bfl it bargains aro of.
iered.
Court .wwiMneea on Mopday mornr
infcJWUUna ' '
Mr. Nnibaum will open his new
sloro on Saturday next, dje Is nov ro
colvlng hlfl Block.
.-It Is said .that fares .wlllAio reduced
on tho Ii. V. Jt. It. during tho Centuii
.MtaL Prints at from 5 cts por yard, nt tho
Ileo Hive Store of Daniel Graver.
Tho bnatmon along tho Lehigh
arc preparing their boats and getting
ready fur business.
M tho 0,000 stockholders of the
Lehigh Valley Itallroad uiQte than D,
000 aro women.
Muslins, bleached nnd unbleached,
at from 4 cents pur yard upwards, nt
the Ileo Hive Storo of Daniel Grayer.
Monday night wo wcro Visited by
one of the worst storms of wind nnd
snow we have experienced during the
past winter.
Mrs. M. Guth calls attention to her
.new and elegant stock of spring styles
'of millinery goods i Seo advertisement
In nuother column.
Cirpets nt from 'JO cents per yd.
upwards, at Daulol Graver's Uee llivo
store.
Wanted, a good glil, for general
housework. Liberal wages will bo pnld
for a sultablo girl. Apply to M. W.
llandenbush, Paekerton, Pa.
Mr. William Reber, tfter a lcsl
dencu of sovcral years In thli plnco,
moved back to Lancaster City, on Tues
day last.
lllack alpacas at from 20 cts up to
$1 per yard, at tho Uee Hive storo of
Daniel Graver.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.
now have 23,515 four-wheeled coal
cars on their road. Theso ca's If plac
ed in a lino would extend 08 miles In
length.
At tho regular meeting of Lehigh
nook !fe Ladder Co., of this borough,
held on Monday evening last, Mr. F.
Deboi'de tendered his resignation as n
member of said company, whereupon
Mr. Dretnoy was elected Sccrctnry to
fill tho vacancy.
Mary had a little dress, all luffied,
pufTed and braided, "Domestic Fash.
Ion's" gave It shape, tho Nuw " Domes
tic'' madt It.
Miss A. A. Becker requests us to
state to the ladies of Lehlghton and
Welsspott that Bho'has just received a
large and elegant stock of Centennial
styles of Spring and Summer nillliniry
goods, which sho Is prepared to innko
up In the latest fashion. Storo, next to
tho Post-office, Welssport, Pa. Prices
fully as low as elsewhere.
" When one takes his Sunday af
ternoon nap and has an ugly dream,"
asks a correspondent, " can you call It
a nightmare ?" Not exactly; pel Imps
it may be more proper to say tliat the
dreamer has only a little colt In his
head. This is decidedly a horso Joho,
but there Is no Joke In the aaseitlon
that David Ebbert keeps tho llnest
teams In this section nnd that his
charges are fully as low as tho lowest.
Darnel Graver, of tho
Bee llivo Storo, has just re
turned from tho city with a
very largo stock of ladies'
dress goods, dry goods, no
tions, carpets, provisions,
etc., which he is prepared to
offer to his oustomors and
tho public at a vory low
price. Storo next door to
the First National Bank of
Lehighton.
A Mauch Chunk correspondent of
tho Allontown Morning Herald, puts it
thusly : Although tie fulness of tlmo
has not yet arrived, we hear the uamo
of Dan. Kalbfus, Esq , prominently
spoken of as the man dostlncd to re
deem the prestige of this comity ip our
National Assembly next term, Mr.
Kalbfus Is a lawyer of eminent ability,
a clear thinker, eloquent In debate and
would make euch a representative) as
the people of this county might well be
proud of."
- By soiling at reasonable pricos nnd
carefully filling all orders, Messrs. Helm
and-German, tin hoot and shoo dealers,
In Semmel's Block, are rapidly gaining
popularty.
There will bo an annular ecllpsoof
the sun to-day (Saturday,) March 2oth.
visible In tho United States as a partial
ecllpo. In this section tho eclipse will
commenco at 3:3Q p. in., and end nt
4:58. It it will be annular In North
western British America.
Ladies and gentlemen In want of
a neat fitting boot. shoe or galter,should
leave their measuro with T. A. Wil
liams, next door to tho ' Carbon
House," on Rank street.
Under the old law, when an assign
ment was made for tho benefit of credi
tors, persons holding Judgment against
said assigned property could Issue an
execution at onoo and sell under the
sheriff's hammer. Under a very re
cent net, however, this cannot be done;
when property is thus levied on by tho
6hcriu tne assignee can go into court
and have the sale stopped, the court
Usulng an order of sale by the assigneo
and settiug a time for said sale to take
place.
The now twenty-cent coin, bearing
on one Bide the words " United States
of America Twenty cents,'; and on
the other the Goducss and 187G, has
Just been Issued from the mint. It Is a
little larger than the fivo cent nlcklu,
but about the same thlckne&s,
At a special meeting of the Mill
port Slate Co., held on Monday nftir
noou last, W. M. Rapsher, Esq., was
elected President : Hon. Levi Wentz,
Treasurer, W. W. JJowman, Esq., Sec
retary for the ensuing terra.
Notwithstanding the dull times and
the suspension In the coal mines, we
find, on reference to the tables of the
Lehigh Valley aud L. &S, R. R. Co's
shipments, that the Valley road has
eh ppert ii,4iiarn tons and the L, &8.
road 160,274.05 tons more coal for tho
present season, (linn fpr the season ot
1875 to date.
-Tho Lehigh Valley railroad has
agreed to furnish n third rail from Wn
vcrly west to Buffalo, and Cntnbrla
Iron Co., and .Lackawanna Iron and
Coal Co., aro to furnish n third steol
rail from Waverly to Jorsny City which
will nmko a rond ot a narrow ns well as
a broad guagti from Jersey City to Sus
pension Bridget Tho Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western railroad (and tho
Delaware and Hudson Cannl Co., by
an arrangement with the Erin railroad,
am to appioprlnlc a 24th part of their
transportation earnings for two years
for payment of the cost of tho third
rail. Tho Scanton Sfeol Mills have se
cured n largo contract for furnishing
steel rails for llicsp Improvements.
On Tuesday, the 14th Inst., Dr.
W, A- Derhanuner, of this plnco, ns
filsted by Dr. J. G. 55prn, of Welssport.
removed a Inrgo portion of tho shin
bono-oftho light leg of a G yeor old
son of Mr. Henry Gouldner, of Lizard
Creek. Our Informant Informed us on
Thursday evening that the little fellow
was progressing favorably, nnd Indica
tions are that tho operation will prove
n complete success.
E. II. Snyder has just
roturned from Now York
city, where ho has mado
very largo purchases of
Spring and Summer stylos
of ladies' dress goods, inclu
ding Silks, Dolanies and
Prints, Dry Goods, a full
line of Carpets, Oil Cloths,
Grocorics, otc, to which ho
invites tio attention of tho
ladies of Lehighton and tho
surrounding neighborhood ;
ho is prepared to olTor goods
the present season at a great
REDUCTION IN PIUOES ; the
quality of goods sold tit this
establishment is warranted
to bo fully equal to that of
any sold in tho couutry, and
buyera will do well , to givo
him a call before purchasing
olsowhero.
From tho Coiinly Seal.
All Is quiet.
Jno. D. Bcrtolotte, Esq., is at home
sick,
Court commences on Monday, to
continue one week.
Mr Miu. Brodhead, of this place,
received the appointment of Bank As
sessor of this and Monrou counties.
Mr. Joseph Horn, cleric nt the L.
V. olllco, has changed his boarding
place from that of tho American hotel
to his sister's, nt Lehlghton.
St. Patrick's diy passed off merrily
nnd not a man was hurt, nelthi-r was n
" Molly" demonstration visiblo tho
prisoners aro as safe now as over.
It Is officially stated that the Gov
ernor has appointed Thursday, May the
4th, as tho day ou which Mlcl.ael J.
Doylu ts to bu hung.
Tho trial of Carroll, et. nl. confin
ed in IV.lsvlllu Jnil, fur tho inutder of
Yost, et. nl , has been postponed until
My term.
Mr. Sam Behler, hon of our worthy
landlord ot the Columbia House, was
married on Wednesday to Miss Gelst of
East Mauch Chunk.
Mr. Henry LobIne,of Upper Mauch
Chunk, nr.d for a long tlmo the Central
Express driver, we aro sorry to say is
confined to n bed of Blckuess.
Hons. Alien Craig nnd A. G. Brod
hend,as Democratic delegates fiom this
county, attended the Statu Convention,
hold at Lancaster, this week.
Chas Peter, Esq., of Slatlngton,
for many years owner and at p esent
proprietor of tho woll known "Slating
tou Hotel," whs In town on Tuesday.
Mr. Jos. Lynn of tho Democrat,
will next week during tho Kelly mur-
dor trlnl issue a daily, which shall bo
a preludo to test tho plausibility ot is
suiug a daily permanently.
A sheriff's sale took place, yester
day (Fiiday),at Rhoad's Hull, at which
tlmo nil tho fhrnlture of tho hall, such
as chairs, benches, &c., &e., wcro dis
posed of at a nominal price.
And now It Is reported that Dan'l
Kalbfus, Esq., Is seeking Congressional
honors, nnd that ho will likely bo the
next candidato supplanting Craig and
Klotz, Hurrah for the Centennial
Congrossmau.
Tlui wife of Mr. Ed. Reramel died'
at her home, an West Broadway, very
suddenly on Monday, of wo were In
formed, heart disease. Interment took
place on Wednesday afternoon, and
was nttended by a large number of
relatives and friends,
Georgo Kerst, of Lehlghton, met
with hU sudden death on Wednesday
nftcriioou, about 0 o'clock, in tho fol
lowing manner: Kerst was in town tho
greater part of the day, and whllo hero
It seems met too ninny frionds (?) who
together ludulged n little ton freely lu
drink. Kerst in company with another
man, was seen going down Susquehau
na street with their arms around each
other, a short tlmo heforo tho arrival
of tho down passenger train, duo hero
nt 4.40 p.m. It was then thought by
some that they were on their way to
meet tho train, but through the porsua
slve powers of his companion he was
Induced to tako nnother drink, during
which tlmo tho passenger train had ar
rived. By the tlmo Kerst and his com
panion got to the Mansion IIouso llui
train had left, and at the sumo tlmo
a coal train was passing down, on
which It seems Kerst made up his mind
to take paseagu for Lehlghton. Hu at
tempted to jump on the train, aud in
doing so was caught botweeri the cars,
and tin own violently to the ground,
several cars passing over his breast and
one side of Jis head, mai.gling him
badly and breaking his neck, causing
Instant death. His remuluB were sent
to Leldghtou.
Mahoning Items.
Tl ero Is not much stirring about In
Mahoning nt present. Times nre rather
dull. ,-Somo people aro studying out
plana to meet that dreadful foo, "tho
llrst of April," which is so I ear at
hand, while others again aro ntudylng
about tho trial ot Kolly which Is to
comn olf next Court term, nnd (hern
nto.Htlll othi'ia ngaln cutting out plans
to gotaip birthday celebrations, etc.
Tho.only thing of any Important
Is tliu slnglug school nt Pleasant Cor
ner, which U progressing finely ntnl
wIP, undnulit?illy cnntluuo to do so,
whllo under the 'Instruction nnd lead
ership of out friend Ellas Hoppcs, who
Is well .adapted to that position. Mr.
Hoppes, It seems, Is about tho only
mid In tills part of Mahoning who takes
any Interest In vocal music.
Mr. Hugh McLean Is glvlog a very
tasty appearance to the Inside of his
hotel, lie has securnd the services of
Willlaii Kouh, tliu celebrated aitlst of
Lehigh county.
Some of our friends would Iiko
to see thnt gentleman who collect
ed tjint money for certain purposes,
about two months ngo. They think It
about time to know suinethtng nbdut It.
Look out, old fellow, they will catch
jou by the heels heforo you nre aware
of It.
Messrs. MoDnnlels nnd Xamler
nre about going into tho violin repair
lug business. I wish them succcss,biit,
according to my opinion they had bet
ter gut an qlil anvil and turn to black
smlthlng. Sam thinks tho young Indies of
Mahoning nnd clsowlicro nro doing
great Injustice to lenp year. I think
I can partly account for that, because
the majority of tliem are opposed to
"iniisk,"
I wonder how matters stand with
Frank ? Sain says he Is going to bo
married soon.
Mr. Di ticker , Wan Ich gewlt het
das du ah deiitsche sticker In du zeid
lug du detscht dan het Ich der als shun
gschickt. Ich bin wol net teal (ml cotn-
poso, awer do Is do lierwel, slu Is wol
noch net my frah awer so verstehts
detitRch ilarlch un darieh. Slo hot go-
mnnl die limibo parly in der lecht
woehs zuidlng het mull stink gemacht
das wo all do blskatzo vvu du buva ga-
fouga hen. Die Berwel Is ens fun ueu
weibslclt wu net bong sin, so dutes bans
ding an die finger krigo wan lo splnne
deto. Ich det euch gem meh fun der
Berwel sngo awer sie Is so morlsacKor-
mcnls gritllch wnu Ich slo verzemo dot
dan wer alles nicks kum raus.
Echo.
Puckcrton I)o(s. Af
-On lost Friday, tho 17th Inst., Mr.
and Mrs.fW. F. Brodhead gavo a party
foi their daughter Minnie, it being her
10th birthday. All tho little ones In
Paekerton assembled at the liouso of
tht-lr hostess, Miss Minnie, nt a season
able hour In tho nfternoon nnd inndo
up their minds to have n good tlmo.
Refreshments were served nt about 4
o'clock, by Mrs. Brodhead assisted by
Mrs. miios. Airs, .-sutler ami Miss
Gould. Tho favorite game Indulged In
by tho little onea Mus "rlng-nround-a
rosy," in which alt that partlctpiited
enjoyed themselves hugely.
Last Friday evening a largo num
ber of persons gatheicd at the Chris
tian Association looms, nt this place,
to hear (as was previously announced)
some oholco selections of poetry, rend
by Mr. A. Bowman, of the Ii. V. It.
R. Co. After ho had read "The Psalm
or Life," "Darles Green's Flying Ma
chine," "Sale of Old Bachelors" and
"Will tho Now Year came to night,
Mamma 7" which were all received
with applause, Mr. Truthoway deliver
ed a very Interesting address ou " Tho
Objects of tho Association." By tho
attendance wo should say tho Packer
tonlans aro deeply Interested in tho
Association, and we hope ere long to
seo nil the young men gathered Into Its
fold. Peruywinkle.
Fur Cusli nflcr April lt.
By ruferenco to tho advertisement of
T. D. Clauss, tho merchant tailor, of
this town, It will bo seen that ho is
now receiving his usual stock of spring
and summer styles of cloths, passlmeres
and cstlngs, and that hu has resolved
after April 1st to do business on a
strictly cash principle, and for that
reason has mado a reduction In his
prices, so that ho will be able to offer
to his customers clothing, hats, caps,
boots, shoes, and gent's furnishing
goods at prices fully as lo w ns tho same
quality of goods can bo purchased in
the cities. He trusts that the adoption
of the cash system will meet with tho
approbation of his customers, as he
feels confident that under this system
ho can furnish thorn with any artlclo iu
his Hue tar' more satisfactorily than
ho could furnish under the " played
out" credit systom. He respectfully
Invites an inspection of his stock and a
comparison ot prices.
I'ulillo Snlea.
Hills far tliu following anli-s buvo boon print
cil nt Ihti nUlco during tno rast fow tlavs i
Jin rch S5tb. nt 2 p. m, on tho jirouiUca lu tliu
UurougUof Parry ville, tlio run 1 cmato of Jao.
M ontz, tlco'd. beo nilvnrtioouient.
ilarcji 2&th. at ono o'clock it. ui.. In Kast l'omi.
fanning Block mid Implements of V. K.
llaulz,
liarch 30th, at 10 o'clock a. m lioraes, Mr-room
llituiiu nnd furniture, at tho Northwestern
Jlotul, in this borough, propoitr ot Jos.
DiuiuDure.
March 31st, at 5 o'clock1 p, in., nouseholil turnl.
tnio. at the rtwtrtuhca ot Mrs. Iutz, corner
oilron nna Northampton. utroetK, lu tula
boiough,
A Cavil,
Itilocs not ottDii lmwn that a retiring pastor
'a remcrubciccl wltii eiioh an abnmlauco ot
"gooj thing-)" as I ha tbo ploaauro o( rooolvlug
on tlio ovculim of Alaioii 7th wlton a goodly
uuuibor of fi lends from Welsapoit and Lohlitli.
ten catbcroil at my liouoo, giving me each 'tun-
glblo proofs pt their sympathy and regard. This
could not tan to niii ev ma, ospociuiiy uuuer ux
lstlng cltcumstancos, nnd I shall always re.
ir.ombqr Ihouo UU.l frlQnda with much pleasure
and grutlluilo. That the richest blusdlngs of
God may rest upon thorn Is tbo fervent prayer
Budwltliot 15. T. Hen.mkh, Lutheran I'&stor-
yolsiport, M itch jis(.
Sitlmnl Illrrclnm.
Somo time ngo wo published a section
of nn act ot Assembly requiring School
Directors to publish an nnuiial state
ment of tho finances of their districts In
January. On closer examination wo
41nd a supplement to that net, approved
April 11th, 1875, which changes tho
tlmo of publication to tho end of tho
fiscal year, which will be In Juno. Tho
net roqulrcs that the authorities of tho
district shall Ihen prepare nnd publish
in at lenst two newspapers of thocnunty
a statement showing In del til tho no-;
tual Indebtedness, the amount of the
funded debt, tho amount of tho floating
debt, tho valuation of the taxablo pro
perties therein, tho assets of tho district,
with tho charaster nnd valuo thereof,
and the date of maturity of tho respec
tive forms of funded debt thereof ; and
n neglect or falluro bo to do shall bo a
misdemeanor, punishable by fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars
A Htoi-y of the Valley U. It,
The ro,cy correspondent of the" N. Y.
Wor'd has been "doing" the Lehigh
Valley, and gives the following necount
of h'.s trip fiom Wlilte Haven to tho
summit of tho mountain, with the story
Of '.lie engineer as told to him on tho
wny up the mountain on tho most
"plcturesquo Hue of railroad In Ameri
ca :"
At While Ilnvcn wn had dinner, nnd rnclnrs
end cnglnecis were dimmed. 1 found mvself
here on one of tho finest loeomotlvcs over limit
for any m id, nnd In thnr.iimp.iny of nniioftho
brightest ut eiiRlucdilvcra. The ride tbonoo
torwnr.t wasoco to lemcmbcr through n lifo
time,
A groat flood had swept throjgh tbo vallev
licifi not tunny jrprango. Tho Li-mali, swollen
Willi its manr.tilliiitarv rtrcams nnrt lolnforcod
by tho riving wav el dam alter itnin with their
ristnmimulitlou of lumber and tlebrN, soou
l.tcimo irreslstllilo nnd fiom WJiltn Hnveirto
En-tou tliownt-rs, tislng tntrty feet, lnvnged
both banks. .Men, women and children wcro
(rushed nnd dinnned without otlior warning
than Mo roar of n wave that roso at the late ot
thirty feet In iiinomlnutos. Tho vision if this
Hood Hi the mlilet of storm nnd darkness, and
Ihocelins of ilespnirlue cries, wero eabllv eon
Jiticd up as tho locomotive boomed along, Jang.
ling Its bell nniler the cliffs. In n lit lo white
tuo mad quitted tho valio for tho monntain
nnd wo boenu tho' long ascent through tho
h"ntt at tho ronnTlvauli wilderness to a
boight which nverlookH too of tho historical
null typical scenes of tho continent.
Tho ainilo uas steep i tho onglneer opened
tho valvj, regulated lib) eugluo Ju nil rospects-,
smokoit, ntid asked tne lo step over and sit on
ills slilo of tho locomotive
"I's nil fcionr snUlnir for a fow miles now,"
said ho t "Wo stall not meet anything. It's a
tug up bill"
'Wnnt grado 1"
"From lo to 1 13 foot to tiro mile."
' That's tho reason, then, that you have tlioso
henvv engines 1"
"Y s."
'I h this grado thought by railroad men to be
vciy steep I"
"tt'ell.'f said tho Miglncer. slowly "nrotty
leen-yo. You know that In olu times, lu
i:iigl.tnil, eiades nt thirty to fort, feet to tho
ml o weio thoucht to bo henvy. (Jrnilcs of sov
i ntv to eighty lei t wot o thought to bo Imprac
ticable, lean remember leading all about It.
They ilid'nt understand tbju what a clip n
boavv Iron wheel h ts got on an lion rail, and
bow imuh n rood locomotive cu'il pull if you
only gavo her fuel nnd time. They found It out
nltcrw.uds. 1 hear they'vo got in Kuland and
I'tunco grniles 132 tolDJleit to tho inlio, nnd
oven tho lsaltluimo nnd Ohio rnflto-id has
ginilcs 114 feet, Tho gi-tttles on tbe faciAc rail'
mans, nnd mi that Uockv Mountain railrral
from Jjcuvi-rotty, to Iho mines, mo worso than
up v yet. This grade don't seem verv bad. does
It 1 And beside?, Jast look nt that view I"
Awar tn tho south str etched the bleak Fann
svlvnnla wlliturneff, uu.nhabucd t.nvo by a fow
wood nien, tho panther, the deer nnd the bear.
rhoHoiltutlo seemed like that ofnilcsert. and
the sti nlnlng amending .ocoiuotivo llko n gigan
tic wheezy ploueer.
Tneto's it rlgbt iliwn romance or tragedy, or
whatever von m .y call it," said tho engineer,
"attached to tbl hill. Audi was tholoistof a
hero In it. As thcio wasn wom.in In It though,
I iniit tcli you Unit I'm n mnirlcii man "
" All r.ulic. (lo nhend with tho story."
' On-night nbont four years ago, and Jnt
aNont Ihlsmo it:i." tho engineer continued, " I
w.is i omlug down this hill with (considering tho
tenson) a ptcttv heavy train. At Wllkosbirro
over In til veil-y winch you'll soon see a
. nung uiity irm uofcauu.iruoi my eugino. hiio
vnnteuanU-ritrtdo aud was r.ut on by tho
t-iii't'iluiomlciit. theWi'S a pcriect lady, and
heriniiiherwasinonoof thooirs, back. To toll
tliehiiiicr.t truth (as I have often raid to my
wife), 1 novor saw n moro bcautlfnl or game
looklug glr . Sho was very small sized dressed
in what my wito ca'ls com pie to tate, and her
llituro was so good, and her hands so small, nnd
hor ways ao Irank and nitlcss that I almost
wished she was my daughter. Her face.tnough,
was wb'it I can't g.TO ion an ldoa of. It wis
tho molt leintlful fncothatl over saw. It
had," ptocccded tho enjla i-or, warming, ' nil
tho lntoillccnco of n woman's and tlio simplicity
otnciil id's. And sho wns so sprightly and lev
nolo altogether nnd nsKcd so many questions,
that, although I had novt r had a woman on the
oni'inn but onco befnro, I Invited her over hero
to my Beat, nnd uxplalned to her all about how
n Jocomollvo la ruu I showed her how to mani
pulate tbo lever which a Inuts moro ot less
steam to tho cylinders; how tho reverse lover is
worked i how tho tests ot water and steam are
inane. I showed her how to blow tho wh stlo
and ling tho belLnnd explained. how the brakes
weto blown down, and how warnings wero
given on th" approach to crossings. Sho took
it all l-i, anil," said tho ung.neor, stretching bis
arm ncrns i tho boiler, and clutching mi sleeve,
it w .m the boit loston I overgave, ltignt np
mound yonder about two miles from hero. Juix
in 1 wns Handling tho rcvurso lover, wo struck
a stoiinnr something on tho track ntnlno o'clooic
nt night. I was a-bcnulng down at tbo time itl.o
girl was sitting whero you &ro, on my cushion)
nnd quieser than lightning tho lOverlbiw b ick
nnd xtiitck me In tho evoandknociccdmo well,
I'll bo d -d If I know where. Anyway It didn't
mtiko rnnch iilfleicnco for aroluute or two. for
I was Just'stunnd.'. Alwoweio on tho down
grndo with no need of fuel, tho tireinai was
back in tho baggage oir, and when I came to.
this young girl wa-i ho ding ou to my ho.d nnd
luiinmgma with her toy ot a hat. It wasn't
two seconds beforo I ki what was to pay.
Tho euglun nnd tho while truln hid st.uted
down tuls hill at th3 rata of sixty miles au hour.
I tiled to siinugup and leach tho lover. My
rltht mm andsldu and right leg wero numb.
My fsco and ni-t n my tongue wero so paralyzed
bv tho blow I had received that I could h, truly
sneak. I was so desperate tlini (mo.oto attract
tho girl's attention to tbp danger than for any.
thing else) 1 grabbed her !mt with my left bund
und tliiow It ontslde of tho locomotive, and then
managed to beckon her ear down close to my
Hps. and say ;
11 Tram's iron g too fast. We'll bo In boll if
yon ilont turn l'io lover I''
" Slio understood win nn Instant; and It wns
time Tho engine was recking swayingrgrliut.
tug nnd skurrylug down tuo track like a beast
with Ktoit bounds, r.very second I expectod It
would lejp tho rails t It certainly was descen.
ding nt tho rsto of seventy miles an hour. H it
that litt o thliw sprang up hero, clutched tho
lever, mutloued which way sho should shove or
puaa lt.g.ot my nod, and reversed tbo wheels
iikuu iiiuo muu, iuvu suu wuisucu uo vn
brakes there wai no lined ot that, for tho boys
had put ou overy brake already. Itiddo ot n
ml e uud a halt she stopped the truln i anil thon
sho knolt flown all ti enabling and crvlng-aud
now what do you think sho said I"
'-1 cun't iruess."
' said shul Mr., I fool as If 1 should
taint, llnvn't you got some cunphor, or a little
whisky 1" And as silt o as yon live sho did taiut
right awav tbeo right dowu In front ot that
tire box-risht ou top olme Tbe fireman aud
conductor sainu in aud tooa her bark to her
moihor, nnd tho llii'tu ui had run too tiulu
down to Whllo Haven.'
Soon after tho engineer had flul-hed thli ltttlo
story tuo train amveu-at tho buminit ol the
mouuiuiit. 'i
Considerable tlaniago wasilouo at Reading
Mont'a, nnrht !v Iho hlih wind Five hundred
toet of the shediilnr at tho now passenger t!e
1. tor' the lleiunul: llullroad Coinpany' ws
mown utAvn, Buoiur iicwru muu o cioea, nuu
tell across I ho mam track. The lost Is Citlma-
touatiuwi.
Ten luohea of snow fell at Itemnhla between
sevo i u'o.ocKon Mm.Uy eveulligkudteu o'clock
Monday mort.lngj This lit, tlio -greatest snow
f.(ll over kuowulu that city, the heaviest pre
vious pno being in March ot last, year, whuu
about eight luches tell. ', ,
-.Tii iamll os Li Klerks and Lehltrh counties
w 11 leaves lor Henry county, Ohio. 1 bey Lavo
Uou cugaited to work aa slo -k farms, and ' tbo
1 ljucomonts oaured wt-ie afiou pamuro, rent
lroo, IJjupiryear, uud all iho u ctssurles of
life.
ms;miwiswisim.-wiiiii 'iiniiiMissiismmTiirl
The Conl Tt ntlr.
Tl.o nttlliracltp ctat trtdn Is still nt an fnn ji
dead panto, nml thennllclpatiou ot ft weok
tluit there wnuiil be to-Aiy a general losnuip
t'on of mlnltirf coal In most of the dlslrltts. 1.4
o'lmntttntlroly dlsslpitC!, nnl snsponstmi nn,
Isoslilcty lo contliiiio n month from data as a
fortnight! Nothing, liowevir', Is known upoti
tlio subject tit rcidmptlon further than that
thoioaro n voiy few otilits In hand for coal
from any of tho coal dlstricts.anil whllo thoro i
ns-emlnglmrnioTiy among alHHe Ifitcresti lm
clndeil In tin trade, It U oppmont that -cacls
coal district Is looking attef Its own spoolil In
tel est, slid each of tlio sorernl companies lii
thenssnclnllon Isloiklngout lr itself. While'
all of tliem nro without ordors for conl sussen--elon
will be patiently borno. but ni soon anr
eno of.thcin has buyers nt (atistactorr pried
there will bo Impitlenco tn reurao. Tbo week
ly rcliir.is ol proditctlou are light. Some of tho
larger carrying and pioilnoiiiB companies bavo
inn lo no repori of tonnigo for tho past throo or
four weeks. iAituer, March 20th.
Thn following table shows tho quantity ot eoal
shipped over tbo I-rhlglt Valley ltnilrofld for iho
week ending March lstli, ISM nnd lor tboyoara
compaied w.tb tho snuiu tlmo last year 1
Higlons Front. Week. Year.
Wyoming IS.0I0 II S73.116 17
Unrlelou, 2 41110 mull II
Upper Lihlgh 215 Ol
llenverMialow 1,293 IS 111,180
Maliiinoy 0,47d 14 PJ, .70 0.1
Maueaoimnk. ...... 2.117 17
Total 21.201 1.1 T7I.7 3 13
f.ast year ll.cn 01 to 1.221 ci
increaso 9.071 12 181,492 11
tieorense
I'.KI'OItT OP COAl. transported over Ichlgh
. bnsqn-.hanna Division. Central It It. rf
Ntw Jersey weekending March 17, 1870.
Totnl week. To nato.
Bill Plied from tou. owt. tons. cwt.
Wyoming 1,071 C2 11(1711 II
Upper Ix-lilgll 417 10 0.312 14
lloavcr Meadow., 2 31G It 67,Wt Ml
llazleton 42 18 I,i7l 04
Maucli ( hnnk 201 0:1 57.PJ) U
llazardvlllo 4,0)7 11 7,7701 11
N. lork.F. & a, U.C.. S07I 01
Total 8 7H0 10 277TsiT7i6
1'rovlonslyrcpoited 2t2 551P8
Total to ilato..". 2l.ltl OS "
Same tlmo last year UOfiSl 00
Increase 1S0.7S1 OS
J)ecrcn-o
Closing Prices of DeIIaven & Town-
send, Stock, Uovernment and Uold
40 South Third Street, I'hiladclphln,
March 23d 1875.
U. H.irs. tssl ilk bid 22i nskod
IT, S. D-Vi's, 18W 181, bid 13 'i asked
U. 8. 5-20's, icw. & J.... 19 nld ill n assert
V.B. 5-20's. I8H7 .. 21 1 li.tl 21 1, nsked
U. S. 3-20'it, 1303 21 bid 2J) asked
U. S. 13-ri'a 18 bit. nsked
(T. H. Cnrreiiev. G's 20) hid 26 asked
U. H. 6's ISS1, now IS bid 18 asked
Called S-2i'H... KH
I'O.tnsjivania n, it mil oqh asKou
I'lnln. ei KeaiUnrrll It SOU bid 11 '. askod
Lohlgh Valley It. It 02 bid 03 asked
i.emgn uoai 1 jsnv. (.'0...4 so mil mi bskcu
United Comnanios of N. bid 133 asked
Oil Creek & AlbVal.It.lt. Ills bid UH asked
l'hlln.Kt Knolt. I'. ,., 20 14 bid 21 asked
Korthorii C. ntral It. 11.... S3 bid 3$H dls.
Gold II bid Uh nsked
uver M. 1 uiu 1 asseu
.i u.--... - J
MAUItlKD,
VAONI!Tt.-.DINIiBY On tho 16th Inst..
ntthorcsldeucoof the bride's mother. Mrs. Af.
13. Dinkey, by Kov. J. M. Wilson, assisted by
Itov. I.. K. Derr. Mr. T O. Wagner, to Miss
Klla Dinkey, of Wcntherly, Carbon Co.
LAWAIjI-OTT. At the resldonco of tho
brl.lo's parents, Msrch lOth.bv Hay. A M. Wig
gins, Mr Lyman 11. 1.nwall. of Katon, Fa to
.dissoaran u. Ult, 01 niauon tnniiit,
DIED,
IlErtMN.-In Krcsgovillo on tho 10th of Fob-
rnary,Jsmes, son of James and Amallno Berlin,
aged months and 20 daj s
ItlrMtEnT. Tn Weissnnrl;.. nn thfl 2nd Inst..
Amalluda. wife of Daniel Itlckert.ajed 21 years,
2 month aud I day.
As fslls the lof and fades tho flower,
Thus one by one jvo pass awav
Like them wo lire our destined hour;
Uko them wo wither and decay.
Special Notices.
Dyspepsia. Dyspepsia. Dyspepsia.
Dvsnensin is the most oorolcxlng of all hu.
man ailments. Its symptoms arc plrnost inflate
In their variety, iirul tho forlorn and despondent
victims ot thedlseise often fancy themselves
the prey. In torn of every known malady. This
Is due, lu part, to tho close svinpathy which ex
ists betweon tho stomach nnd the brain, and In
Snrt also to t ie fact that any dlsturbnuco of tbo
Igestlvo function necessarily disorders the
lrvcr.the bewels and nervous svstem.nttd effects
to some extent tbo qnal ty of tho hlood.
E. F. KnnkeiV Hitter VVIno of Iron a sure
enre. This Is not a now preparations to be
tiled and fonnd wanting; it has been prescribed
daily far many years In the practice of eminent
physicians with unparallod success. It is n jt
oxpocted or Intended to euro all the diseases to
which tho human family Is subject, bat 1 war
ranted to cure Dyspepsia In its most obstlnato
form. Knnkel'a Hitter Wine of Iron never fulls
to enro. Symptoms ot Dyspepsia are loss of np.
pitlte, winn and rising of the food, dryness ot
tb3 mouth, heartburn, distension of the stom
ach and bowles, constipation, hendaehe, dxzi.
i.ess. sleeplessness anu low spirits. iry me
great remedy and De convinced of Its merits,
f)et the irenntno Take onlv Knnkoi'A. which
lstonly put In (1 bottles. Depot, 255 Korih
Ninth St., Philadelphia,
Tape Worm.
Entirely removed with purely vegetable me
dicine, passlni fiom tho system aluc. Ho leo
until tbo bead pnssos. romnand refer to pa
tients treated. Dr. E P. KuxiutL's. No. 239
North Ninth St., Philadelphia. Adylco free.
Kent, Pin and Stomaoh orm a'so romnved.
Tho modlclne for removing nil others but laps
Worm, can no had of your di nirgist, ask for
Kunkkl's Womt flrnup, Price 11. E. v,
Kuiiiel. PnlludelpMa, Pa. March 1th 1-m
Errors of Youth.
A UENTLEMAN who suffered for years from
Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and all
tbo effects of yonthfnl Indiscretion will, fur the
sako of suffering Humanity, send free to all who
need it. tho recipe and ntroctlons for making
the simplest remody by which he was cured.
Hufferers wishing to profit by tbo advcrtlsei'n
experlonco cm do so by inldiesilne in perfect
confidence. JOHN 11. OODEN,
dec is-ms 42 Ceilar St., New York".
To Consumptives.
mllK advertiser, having been permanently
cureit of that dread disease, ConsumpUon,
by a Blnmle remedy, is anxious to makn known
10 his fellow sufferers tho means ot cure. To all
who dosire It, ho will send a copy of the pi e
crtption used, (tree ot charge), wltn tho direc
tions for preparing and using tho same, which
they will llnd a sure Curut tor Cossumttioh.
asthma. Uuosciirnn. AO.
Parties wishing the prescription will ploaso
address. HBV. E. A. WILSON,
191 l'enu street, VUHnmsbnrt-.
dec. 18-mH New York,
dmiulstrator's Notice.
Eitatt of Lamard Uimtt, dt&.
Letters ot Administration on tbo estate' of
Leonard Ilontz, lata of Mahoning Twp., Carbon
county. Pa,, ileo'd, bavo been granted to Nath
an ilontz, ot Lehlghton, Pa., to whom all per
sons Indebted to said ostste are rcnueitsa to
mane payment, and thosoliaylng claims ordo.
minds will maka known tho same wltbont de
lay. NATUA.N HONTZ, Adror.'
fob. H. Ow
AK5I AT l'RIVATE SALE.
The underslraed offers, at PrlvAtn-ffnle.thR
fullowlngdesortbcit valuable FArtM.wuhall thv
Improvements thDcniu, sUualed In FU,VNK
LlrV Towushlp, Carbon County, Ps about ono
uillaeast of the lloroiuh of Welssport, contain.
li-g uu ivies, mucu ur iom, ui wicuis
eu.wotl cu'tlvstrd Land, and 40 ,
Acres of WoaUina, Dounde.1 by 1
dsnd ol Matthias. Huff Hint. VYa'k,
John uehwuj) I aud H. Cacal and
ibthers) wttb'a tiuo Yonua Orchsnl
ftClio'o Luli Tie-.s theteou DWKi.i.iNfi
rvi 11,011815,8800(1 aa U6w. 23x28 toet, Paoi
Ki !" 1 v um "vver 1 .mng weu.or w itor
iHiiinciir tho buildings,' Pig Stafilo, Com
Crib and other UuiWMgi ,"A11 of wlnou re la
excellent condition. Tonus rtiBtouahlo, ami x
'oiodluglVeasy. ForldMbor panieu:ani eail on
or addre.8 tbe owner. ,Q12v:iqi3 L13UCKBL,
Franklin twp. Pa. ' Jul.tJw
amfc1