TheCarbon Advocate
LEUIOHTOK, PA.,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1888.
KNTKUF.D AT THR LKIIIQltTON POST-OFrlCK AS
BCOK! CLASS MAIL M ATTRR.
TlIP. BTItlKD rilUSE.NTS NO NEW I-HASE
this week, unless it bo that tho miners In
the Schuylkill and Lehigh rcslons are more
determined than of cr to hold out against
the workings of n callouscd-heartcd com
bination of corporate monopolists whohaye
resorted to the grinding method as a means
of having their employees return to work.
President Corbln'a garbled report of the
contract made and agreed upon by both
smployer and employee last September, Is
without foundation of truth. That the
president of so vast a corporation 'as tho
Heading system would resort Jo the low,
mean and contemptlblo method of rulsrty
presentation has won for the miners much
sympathy In this fight. Whllo the Advo
cate Is an enemy to the strike system, wo
would be Inhuman did we not sympathize
with the' oppressed worklncmcn In the coal
fields who have been misrepresented by
dominant monopolistic powers. .The Ad
TOCATE set forth last week the condition
of affairs and the method that should be
pursued to gain a settlement, and we have
no reason to change our views at this day.
ire have always been a strong adherent to
arbitrattve methods as a means of settling
all difficulties that disrupt labor and capi
tal, and wo believe that the sooner such
method is fixed upon by the labor organiz
ations for the settlement of all misunder
standings bettreen employer and employee
the more substantial will be tho results.
In this connection the Reading employees
erred, the? made their demands, unrcason
able.they could only haye expected refusal,
for tho right to employ or discharge by an
employer should not be infringed upon.
For this there was no need of arbitration,
the men should have resumed work, but in
tho case of the Schuylkill miners arbltra
tlvo.elements. for a settlement should have
been complied with by the company. Thsre
is no excuse for this, the dominant and
crushing force of monopolistic greed is too
evident. What the outcome of all this
will be is, as yet. impossible to be fully
comprehended, true it is that it will result
In a great victory for one of the two op
posing forces. IITiich will it bo?
The political bee tjiat does tiie
most buzzing, don't always get there.
Partisan newspapers will play
their respective parts In the campaign of
18SS, as the interests of party demand, but
the rapidly growing intelligence of our peo
ple makes an independent newspaper an
lndlspenslble necessity with them, as It
soon will bo with all classes. The Carbon
Advocate-wM, during tho coming politi
cal campaign, which gives promises of be
ing the most exciting in the history of Am
erican politics,- present fairly and truth
fully from week to week a fair resume of
what transpires In tho field of politics, be
sides publishing interesting ijew York,
Philadelphia, Washington, Mauch Chunk,
Welssport andPackerton letters, as well as
correspondence from tho various towns and
Villages in the county. The subscription
price of the Advocate is only $1.00, which
makes it tho cheapest, largest and best
weekly country newspaper in the Lehigh
Valley. The bona fide circulation of this
journal exceeds that of any other Carbon
country newspaper, and we aro still grow
ing. We would be pleased to haye you as
a subscriber.
DOW WOULD IT HE TO TRADE TIIE
strike off on a yellow dog and then shoot
the dog.
In accobdance with a call issued
by Chairman James Keifer.the Republican
County Committee of Carbon county will
meet in the Grand Jury room, in tho Court
House, at -Vauch Chunk, on Monday, Jan.
10. 1888, at 11 o'ciofc, a. m., for the pur
pose of electing a Chairman and Secretary
for the ensuing year, and transacting such
other business as may properly come before
it. A full attendance is requested.
It is said tu at in an interview last
Saturday Governor Beaver remarked that
In case Mr. Blaine should be a candidate
he would get the solid Pennsylvania delega
tion. Of course, this information is not
surprising; M. 3tanley Quay prepared the
public mind for that a few weeks since,
when ho said Blaine could have tho nomin
ation If ho wanted it. Of course, Pennsyl
vania is solid for protection and has no
cause to kick against the magnetic knight
from tho coast of Maine.
Some months ago' tub N'eatiierlt
Ilerald threatened to spring an associate
judge candidate on the people, and late ad
vices find the people waiting anxiously to
ice the candidate sprung.
Tiie local Asseublt, Knights r
Labor, In this borough, are to be congrat
ulated on the wise move they liavn mnrf.
in the matter of holding semi-monthly
puDiic meetings, at which questions of di
rect importance to the laboring classes will
be discussed by able, Intelligent and con
servative speakers. The Immediate result
of this must be the benefit of all. At a
meeting to be hold on the evening of the
SOth Instant, the lecturer enpsrei fnrtho
occasion will speak on ths subject of
"strikes." The suhject Is undeniably ap
proprlte in consideration of the fact that at
this time the business Interests are par
alyzed by strikes. All who can ihnnM i.
tend these meetings, as they cannot help
out, prove oi vast importance to all.
It is not improbable that ex-Goveb-nor
Robert E. Pattlson. of PhllnilMni.it
will be elected chairman of the Democratia
State Commlttse. The Democracy could
make no better selection; possessing in
full the essential ni'allfleatlmn
in connection with the correct dispensation
of matters pertaining direetly to so impor
tant an office, Robert E. Pattisoa would
reflect credit upon the State Democracy
Acgessive. popular, with a correct ltnnwl
edge of State affairs, he would bring about
a mlllenlum In the political resulti of the
Keystone State.
Tariff Barcum.
The worklnsman who Is told so frequent
ly that the tariff is for hlj benefit ought to
look It over once in a while to see how care
fully the Republican framers baye discrimi
nated In bis Interest against the wealthy
consumer.
The broadcloth which the workingman
wears customarily pays a duty of about 41
per cent, only, while the cheap mixed wool
ens which the nabobs affect Is taxed 77 per
cent. A better article of common woolens
such as the rich wear on Sundays, for In-
stance pays SO per cent.
The India shawl which eyery working-
man's wife has pays a duty of about 40 per
cent. The heavy common shawl worn by
the society leaders pays 60 per cont.
The thread lace which every workingm&n
uses so freely in his family pays a duly of
20 percent., and the diamonds which his
wlfo and daughters wear to set the lace off
pay a duty of 10 per cent. But the spool
thread with which tho rich man's family
do their sewing pays SI per cent.
Tho poor man's Axmlnlstcr carpet pays
only 40 psr cent. The rich man's drugget
pays 80 per cent. The datnty silk hose
with which the worklngman's family decks
Itself pays 00 per cent. The worsted stock
ings of the millionaire's family pay 73 per
cent.
The worklngman's olives come in free
and his pate de fols gras pays only 25 per
cent. But the millionaire's corn starch pays
85 per cent., and his rice 100.
The contemplation of a few facts like
these ought to teach the workingman a
proper gratitude to the framers and per
petuatsrs of the war tariff. Detroit Fret
Press.
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 11, '88.
During tho week past public sentiment
has largely changed In favor of the strik
ing miners and railroad men. The senti
ment at the commencement of these trou
bles was against the employees, but day by
day the issuo is becoming plainer, and as it
thus shaDcs itself the prospects of the em
ployees are brightening as to the gaining
of the Just and proper request of fair and
adequate pay fora day's work.
The New York Casino Co., playing the
opera "Ermlnle" for the seven weeks In
succession, closed its successful run on
Saturday evening. For forty-two nights
tho Chestnut street theater was crowded
with admiring audiences; the average re
ceipts per week were about 512,000, mak
ing a total of $84,000 for this popular play
and company. "Ermlnle" Is without
doubt the most popular opera upon the
stage at this time. Later In the season it
is to return again and every promise is that
It will receive as cordial and enthusiastic
a reception as it has received during the
seven weeks just closed.
The Young Men's Democratic Club of
Philadelphia celebrated the anniversary
of the battle of New Orleans Saturday eve
ning at St. George's notel. Eminent and
prominent speaker discoursed upon popular
subjects. Secretary of the Treasury Fair-
child responded to the "Federal Admlnls
tiationj" Congressman miliary A. Her
bert, of Alabama, on "Constitutional Lim
itation ;" John C. Bullet to "The Memory
of Jackson;" TJ. S. District Attorney Geo.
A. Allen, of "The Democratic Party." and
Congressman Wm. L. Scott, of Erie, re
sponded to tho toast "Tho State of Penn
sylvania;" and W. U. Uensel toasted "The
Young Democracy." Tho speeches through
out were clear, eloquent expositions of
true Democracy. This Democratic Club
a permanent organization with estab
lished headquarters; the purpose and ob-
ect of It is both social and political. The
political feature about it is the dissemina
tion of good Democracy and tho true prin
ciples of the party. There arc organiza
tions of its kind in eyery ward of the city,
and in this wlso much interest and the
strength of the party Is maintained. It
would be a good thing if every county and
township In tho State had a similar organ
ization. The Republicans have similar or
ganizations.
Henry George, of Now York Cltv. ad
dressed a public meeting Sunday evening in
Lincoln Hall, Broad and Ridge avenue.
Georgo upon this occasion pronounced
himself as against any tariff whatever. If
it were in bis power to do It he would
abolish all customs houses and restrictions
on trade and thereby Inaugurate a true and
perfect system of "free trade;" instead of
laying customs duty for the support of the
Federal Government he would substitute a
direct tax, which he claims would be more
just and fair than indirect taxation. Bv
a direct tax a man would contribute to the
support of the government according to his
wealth, and thereby relieve labor from the
main burden of this taxation: but he would
go further than this, ho would lay tax suf
ticlent to meet all requirements on what he
calls the unearned Increment of land which
would be In a direct line of Mr. George's
well-known land theory. In this wise he
would havo industry free from all burdens
and restrictions. The loelc of Hearv
Georgo is forceful and wherever he goes he
attracts large audiences and makes many
converts to his doctrine.
Think of It, coal sold a week ago for
$0.60 per ton in Philadelphia, but is now
uptof8 per ton. A nleasine feature for
poor people who can only buv their coal bv
tho bucket, Isn't Itf Coal barons will oyer
be barons.
The absorbing question amoneit Demo
cratic politicians In Philadelphia at this
time Is as to who Is to bo Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, and who will
be successful amonest the factionlsti at
the primaries as delegates to the State Con
vention on the 10th Inst. If reliability can
be placed upon promises and proffered sup
port, then Dallas Sanders, the present
chairman, will be re-elected. But there is
considerable opposition to him If newspaper
reports amount to anything. This oddosI-
tion, while personal In a large degree, Is
mainly based upon the threadbare assertion
that he is incompetent because Pennsyl
vania In the late election went Republican
by 40,000 majority. A strange reason this
is; just as if ono man without the lust and
active co-operation of his fellow Dartv men
could tum a natural majority of the oppos
ition party lc fayor of the minority. This
reason is flimsy, because Pennsylvania Is a
ltepubllcan State by 40.000. This otjnosl.
tion has its lodgment not for the good of
the party but in the subserviency of selfish
purposes and alms simply this and noth
ing more. Another reason given is that
Philadelphia reduced a Republican majori
ty a few thousand under local management
and therefore the State management was
at fault because the Republican majority
In the Ssate was not reduced. This reason
Is like first -very flimsy If relative posi
tions and Issues are recognized Philadel
phia had a local eruption In Republican
camip. It had a spotted candidate for
sheriff; a municipal administration that
was unpopular, so unpopular that it aroused
a large opposition amongst a body of Re
publican votors who largely yotcd the
Democratic ticket. A high license Dill
passed by a Republican State administra
tion which created great dissatisfaction,
particularly In Philadelphia, on account of
$500 license and which also caused a Re
publican defection amongst a certain por
tion of its voters. These features militat
ed against Republican success. Therefore
it was easy for any management to reduce
me majority of the majority party and
gain individual success for some of the
Democratic local nominees. It will ba ro-
cognlzed that none of these causes worked
against the Republican party In the State
that the Republican candidates for State
offices were exceptionally clean and strong
eanaiaatee ana it any gains were to
be
made for the Democracy, they were not to
be made from any causes that favored tho
party locally. A third reason Is that there
was no proper organization of the party
throughout the State. How can a State
Chairman properly organize 450,000 voters
in so snort & space of itlmo as between con
vention of 1887 say slxtv ilavi and nlpn.
tion? This organization devolved mainly
upon county organizations and If tho conn.
ty organization failed to do their duty their
State chairman is not at fault. Any per
son who has had any knowledge of the last
campaign knows that Chairman Sanders,
oy visits, appeals and letters urged these
local organizations to do tholr duty, and if
they failed we rtDcat that Sanders, lmvtnrr
done what ho could in tho time allotted,
is not at fault. In vlow of these consider
ations it Is readily recognized from whence
this opposition cornet if Is selfish and
personal. Sanders deserves a re-election
at the hands of his party ho is fit and
capable to discharge any and all Anio In.
volved in such a position. This Is recog
nized, and his success will be signalized at
the meeting of tho. State Committee on
Jan. 18th.
Tho Glrard eslatn U rrrMlnr. n hiill.llnr.
of gigantic proportions between lltu and
12th streets, frontiric on Market. Tht
building will cost, when finished, In tho
neighborhood of $750,000.
A little pamphlet has made Its nnnear.
ance at the Philadelphia news-stands and
is selling like hot cakes at ten cents anlece.
Its title pagais headed "The King of Phll
ippl," (Philadelphia), witk a caricature of
Mayor Fitler, with kingly crown and rope
by which he is to hang himself. It also
contains representations of Commissioners
Wagner and Stokely. The Mayor is styled
'King Edwin 1st of FhlllloDl. It Is asallrr.
of much merit, on the present obnoxious
and prying municipal administration in
ducted as It Is upon the basis (so charged)
of puritanical notions. "This King of
Phlillppl" Is maklns a hit like unto Rufiw
E. Shapley's "Solid for Mulhooley" of a
few years ago. The difference Is that they
represent opposite conditions. The sarcasm
and satire of this later production is cutllni;
and forceful. It creates much fun and
laughter at the expense of "King 'Fitlee'
(Fitler), -Jokeley (Stokeley), Chief Facto
tum, and 'Waglee (Waener) Chief Swccn-
er,' as they administer municipal affairs
under the 'Bully Bell (Bullitt Bill Char
ter). It declares that this administration
is In charge or directed by the "Jaw and
Order Society" (Law and Order) and as a
result aft citizens are necessarily in straight
jackets, as a result of those rights and
privileges guaranteed by the principles of
liberty, ic The puns and hits thus di
rected are hugely enloved excent by those
at whom they are directed.
Broaflliriffl's Hew M Letter.
Special to the Carbon Advocate.
A point of surpassing Interest Is thn Gal.
Icry of American Artists at Broad wav ami
Twerty-tblrd Street, thoueh these piIIm-Im
may always be ylslted with Interest and In
struction. It was here that tho great Mor
gan collection was exhibited to tho public,
an exhibition that was a revelation to the
great mass of our people of tho wondrous
possibilities of Art; and it is the pride and
boast of Messrs. Sutten and Klrbv. th
gentlemen who conduct the Art Association,
that the greatest price over obtained for a
picture of similar size In the United States
was secured by them, for Jules Breton's
Communicants at the Morgan sale. Here
too was sold the magnificent Seney collec
tion, when evil fortune overtook that en
teprlslng financier, and later still, the
Stewart collection was passed under the
hammer; a few of Its chiefeit
fortunately remaining In New York, a gift
to the people forevermore. The particular
obligation under which the public rests to
the American Art Association is, that it is
distinctively the patron of American art;
and if to-day our standards of art are ln.li.
er, and our encouragement to artists great
er than they ever haye been before, it Is in
no small metsure due to Messrs. Sutton &
KIrby, who conduct this admirable Institu
tion. Of the present exhibition I have
nothing to say but praise, and while it Tnav
not be quite so elaborate or extensive as
some which have preceded it, it has never
theless enough" in it to well repay any lover
of art for a visit. The central attraction
at present Is nans Market's Diana's Hunt
ing Tarty, a woik of surpassing grandeur.
It almost covers the west side of the lower
room, and rivets the attention at once as
you enter the gallery. It was in these
mighty canvasses that the eenius of Mark-
art revelled, and over tho charms of th
golden haired, azure eyed beauties, be dwelt
with a lover's raphsody. Fho that was
prlvleged to see his Entry of Charles the
Fifth Into Antwerp can ever forget It;
therein the' mighty throng, strewing the
conqueror's way with flowers aro the same
yellow haired syrens, that glorify Diana's
Hunting Party, and which will make the
canvass Immortal. Hans Markart loyed
ot dark haired women a true Saxon he;
and his most glorious types of men and
women were of the fair-haired, blue-eyed
race. It was these same colden-lmlrpd
witches that eventually dragged him down
to death.' Toward the last when, he re
alized his deadly peril, he made a desperate
struggle for freedom; but the meshes were
too nrmiy tangtea about his feet, and at
last the mighty brain reeled and sank into
hopeless ruin.
Standing In thn presence of this wonder
ful picture, It Is almost impossible to con
ceive that he who created It died a mad
man. Such too. was the fate of the Great
Landseer, whose marvelous works adorn
the most magDlficent art galleries of
Europe. The last years of Markart's life
were like au intoxicating dream. Royalty
honored him with a suite of rooms In the
Immperlal palace, hardly second in rezal
splendor to the apartments of the Emperor
himself. The Iron Chancellor unbent in
his pretence, and welcomed him to his
table as an equal. When he entered the
Opera, the whole house rose and cheered
him as if It were the entrance of a king,
but It was among the common people that
Hans Markart loved to dwell, and by them
he was almost worshipped. In the bier
cellars where he sat and drank, and
studied human nature, the mug that he
quaffed his beer from, Is garlanded with
ribbons, and hung up as a sacred relic; no
mortal lips will ever touch It more. No
mere description can do justice to the
grand work now on exhibition at the Am
erican Art Galleries, and we shall not
attempt It. If man was created in the im
age of God, and woman, the after thought,
was glyen to him as the most perfect type
of divinity, when God said, "It Is not
good for man to be alone," than are these
wonderous forms the most Ideal perfection
of the Creator. They are not angels, such
as one enly sets In dreamland; but the
most glorious types of splepdid earthly
womanhood, looking a -Eve might have
looked In Paradise. The great charm of
the picture is Us perfect chastity, No
letheroos satyr peer with devllth eyes
through the foliage, suggestive of evil
thoughts. Warm with life and soul, It is
pure as tho Snow upon the mountain
top.
But there aro other works of nreal rxcell
ence, which deserve especial attention, and
which at any other time would bo great
centers of attraction. A French revolution
ary piece by Julian Story, depleting the
capture of Monsieur do Sombrcal. whine
devoted daughter saved his life bv drlnklnir
the blood of a roylist, covers the wall op
posite uans JMarkhart's Diana, and is an
aamiraoio piece of work. The nnner
galleries aro rich in good things, and If It
were not lor want of space, I should be
pleased to notice them in detail. A collec
tion of such general excellence should not
bo missed by lovers of art.
"What fools these mortals be!" Wb
scarcely get ono swindler traced when an-
omer steps into her shoos, aud practices the
same old game.
Tho press labors week after week to lay
ineso mailers bare before the public; a
wnoio army or reporters, share as lichtnlntr.
aro after them every day, but It docs little
no goon, a fresh crop of fools turns nn
every twenty-four hours, and they seem
like tho eels to get used to skinning, and
iiko it. i his week it is Madam La Touehe.
That is not exactly the namo that is found
on the books of the State Prison and n
half-dozen penitentiaries, but it will do.
Just think of it, ladles? Hundreds of
foolish women running after a convict and
begging her to take their money, which
wey were unablo to care lor themselves,
because she offered thcra thirty per cent, a
monWiI Had they neither eves nor senun
nor reason? Hero are 4 1-2 per cent, bonds
selling at $125, and vet these foolish wo
men believed this swindler and thief when
sho told them that she ceuld pay them
thirty per cent, a month. So they crowded
her office and poured their money In her
lap. with the stolen money she fitted up
elegant offices and boucht magnificent
dresses and diamonds, and liyed on the fat
of the land. She had a malo stool nlecon.
convict and swindler like herself, and be
tween this precious pair they did a floursh-
mg business. This week brought them to
grief. The stock broker's offices are closed
and divvies of thirty per cent, will not he
paid on January 1st. Moral Look out
for female brokers, and wfen found mark
them N. G.
We imported a preacher from England a
few weeks ago and his case Is new under
consideration of the Government as com
ing under the head of the Contraband
Labor Act, which forbids any person com
ing hero under contract to labor. The Rev.
Walpole TTarren had hardly got warmed
In his American nest when he succeeded in
creating a sensation which may give him
his mittimus without the aid of the Govern
ment. At a meeting of the Young Peoples'
Association at the Church of the Holy
Trinity he pitched into Irylng's Faust and
gave him Hall Columbia, then ho went for
dancing arid church fairs, and In his raph
sody ho slid off Into Sunday visiting and
Sunday night courting. He might have cut
the tall from our glorious Eagle and haye
busted the Declaration of Independence;
he might have declared George irashlhgton
a myth and his little hatchet a fablo; these
things we could haye stood with Christian
fortitude, consoling ourselves like Corlola
nus with the thought that, "There Is a
world elsewhere." but we warn this Im
ported minister tblt he must not trench
upon the deatest privilege of an American
citizen to court his girl on a Sunday night.
It may not be the prevailing fashion In
England, but here on the Island of Man
hattan It has been the universal custom
from the days of Peter Stuyvcsant and
Anneke Jahnt; we have all been there and
our fathers and mothers before us, -aud
we know it Is good, and wa are not going
to have our faith shaken in a national
Institution, honored and revered, by au Im
ported minister who may possibly be sent
back home as a contraband laborer. When
the minister asked a show of hands at the
close of his speech for those who agreed
with him in sentiment, only six rose out of
a large congregation, and the preacher
felt as though he was wrapt In a wet
blanket.
We have had ft decided sensation this
week in musical circles In the shape of a
whistling woman. We have had singers
and players, and dancers and artists by the
dozen, but this Is the only whistler, and
she can whistle. I tell you. The other
night at Mrs. Ogden Goelets, she nearly
took the roof off of the house. The canary
birds all stopped whistling to listen to her,
and it was reported that Mrs. Goelet's
favorite mocking bird Daisy, died of a
broken heart next day. Be that as It may,
she has whistled herself Into favor with
the Vanderbllts, the Astors, and all of our
cremt de la creme, and has more engage
ments on her hands than she can fill.
She has had thirty-seven offers of marriage
In the last week, but as there Is a legal
mortgage on the property in the shape of
a very healthy looking husiand, she can't
accept without violating the law, and ,her
husband is as much delighted with her
whittle as anybody else. The meral of our
recent experience It If you have a ton
whom you wish to get on in the world teach
him to box then like the Right Honorable
John L. Sullivan, he may hob-nob with II.
R. H. The Prince of Wales, and lake a
dejunfer a laorchette with the Coldstream
Guards. If you have a daughter whom you
love, teach her to whistle then the Alton,
the vanderbllts and Goelets may take her
up, and her pathway through life will be
strewn with rotes.
The people who picture to themselves
HerrjMost at an ugly Gorgon whom nobody
loves, should have seen his reception at the
Frehett office, when he got out on ball,
after being sentenced to the penitentiary.
I admit, that Most is nothandtome,nor does
he smell like atlur of rotes ;but as he entered
hit office, as pretty a rlrl as you ever laid
your eyes on, ran up to him threw her arms
about him and gave a dozen hearty smacks.
She no sooner let go of him, than another
rushed up and took a hug, and it seemed to
do her good. Most took tbem as they came
men and women, and they had a grand
hug all around ; then the beer was called
on, and lines of empty kegs the next morn
ing testified the strength of their deyotlon,
and their hatred of the bloated aristocrats.
The anti-civil service people who believe
"That to the victors belong the spoilt," are
in a broad grin for a fellow passed a civil
service examination In Brooklyn lat week
with a ratios of 07 1-2 per cent., who can
neliher read or wrltn. Hurrah for civil
service I Broadbrim.
From Washington: KewsNotes.
Special to the Carbon Advocate.
Washington D. O.. Jan. 0 1S88
Sunday was a rainy, disagreeable day and
It teemed as If the President's receptloa
was doomed to be a failure, but when the
sun arose Monday morning In a clear iky,
the spirits of Washington's people rote teo,
as it assured a brilliant gathering. The
programme was carried out as published.
The first to bo received were the Members
ef the Cabinet and tho Diplomatic Corps
and afterwards other officials called In
their regular order. A largo crowd collected
In' front of the grounds and a long line was
formed several hours beforo the doors were
opened to tho general public. The center
of attraction was tho Chinese Legation who
wore their rich and brlght-hued robes of
state. Six members were present, includ
ing the Minister. The Chinese Minister Is
tho representative of his country to Chill
and Spain as well as tho United States.
He is very much attached to this country
and makes Washlngtod his head quarters
and hero ho entertains right royalty. He
frequently attends the theater where he
always occupies a box. He wears nn im
mense emerald ring which excites the envy
of all lovers of gems but, according to neg
ative style, he wears it on his thumb and,
during ihe play, he frequantly changes It
from one thumb to another.
The holiday recess is now over and Con
gress Is prepared to consider some grave
ana serious questions, un Wednesday,
the first heavy artllery shots were fired.
When a motion was made to refer the
president's message to the Finance Com
mittee, Senator Shermau of Ohio delivered
the speech upon which he had been at work
during the whole of the previous week. He
ably championed the Republican party and
was nucneu 10 witu ceep interest ny all
present. After the conclusion of his ancrr.li
Senator Vorhees arose to defend the mes
sage or the f resident. His speech was
applauded by his friends and gave a clear
exposition of tho attitude of the Demo
cratic party on the subject, of the tariff.
In the words of Burdotte; "Each one bore
off the palm" as the adherents of each
claimed the victor. It Is expecledlhat this
will be a very long session. There are a
great many measures of vast importance to
the country to be considered and some, like
mo xarin, instruction or Immigration,
The Utah bill and the Blair Educational
bill will be sure to provoke long and heated
discussion. Of the 0,000 bills which were
rejected or passed over hy the last Congress
a very large probortlon have already rean-
peared, and It is estimated that fully 80 per
cent, will be back within a month.
On Thursday evening, the firse state din
ner was given at the tKIilte House. There
were thirty covers and only the Members nt
uio isaDinei witu ineir wives and a few
personal tnenas were present. The creat
east room wai transformed Into a miniature
southern palm forest and the display of
uowers were nner man any seen lor years.
At every plate, cxcentlnz that of Mrs
Cleveland, were wine classes, while bv the
siuo oi ners stoou a glass ot water.
next week Washington Is to be favored
wnn two or three rare musical entertain
mentt. The Svmnhonv Orchestra of Ens
ton is to give a erand concert at the Alhaupli
Opera nouse on Wednesday afternoon.
This orchestra consists of nearly a hundred
pieces and is regarded as one the finest in
the world. They always complain that they
find a more lnappreciatlve audience In
Washington than In any other cltv thev
visit, but it is to be hoped that this time
ihey may meet with a hearty reception.
On Monday and Wednesday evenings,
Master Josef Hoffman, about whom the
musical world is at present ravin p. to
give two concerts. All who have heard him
render some of Bach s or Chopin's master
pieces unite in saying that he Is the most
wonderful chlld-musiclan this generation
nasseen. it
AL. CAMPBELL,
Jeweler anft Watchmaker,
Bank Street, Lehighton, Penna.
Respectfnlly Invites tho attention of his friends
mo uuueus generally to ins immense
new stock of
Watches, Clocks,
Silverware, Jewely,
at Prices that defy competition. It will pay you
elsewhere.
REPAIRING
Prnmntlv finriA nt 1nwor Mi.trn-a ni ail A.-t
Buamnteeri, 1
Don't Forget the Place.
SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH,
Bank St., Lehichton.
December 17, o87ly
H. A. BELTZ,
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE,
AGENT FOIt FIKST-CLAS3
Fire, Life & Live Stock Insurance
QrAsl1 nltAnllnH a J .11
ftnTfori tnrhn llhnx.il I niiintn
9CT,? V.T" AI. Ij I V K -STOCK IN8U.lt-
'v" wan jn x, iur men i uia ia acent lor
this County and nefcliborliood.
Real Estate Agency,
Heal Estate Bought & Sold.
Collections Promptly Made.
Bank Street, Lehighton, Penna.
DceSl,8T-tl
STEADY EMPLOYMENT.
Wa nnnt trrnA man In nturv tn.i-n n o-1 -
to take onle rs lor Nursery Stock during
THIS FALL AND WINTER
Previous experience not required. We tire
ON SALARY
And pay oursalesnien's expense. For terms ad-
Nurseries established lias. uksbta. N. Y.
I)ec31,87w4
Weissport Planing Mill,
MANUFACTURER OI?
Window and Doon Frames,
Doors, Shutters,
Blinds, Sashos,
Mouldings, Brackets,
AND DEALER IN
All Ms of Dressed Lnmlier,
Shingles, Pailings,
Hemlock Lumber, &c, &c.
Very Lowest Prices
New Advertisements,
pom
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of rurlty.
strength and wholesomeuess. More economical
than the ordtnnry kinds, and cannot be sold in
competition with the multitude ot low test, short
weight, alum or phosphate powders. Hold only
wni?i?;Itloi;aVIJak'nK rowdcr Company if
vt au street. N. Y. auir 21-rnl 1
Down Go The Prices !
-AT-
MYER BRENNER'S
Cheap New York Store,
Louokle's Block, Lehighton.
Only fir&t-class goods handled at
prices that are matchless.
Men's Suits, $100 and Upward.
Men's Overcoats, $5.00 and Upward.
Full Line of Suits
At all Prices, in the Latest Styles and B s
Workmanship, for Men Youths and Boys.
Scarlet Underwear
A Specialty.
Dry Goods, Notions, Hosiery,
kirts, Jackets, Woolen
Shirts, ets., ete.
A Full Line of Groceries!
Best Family Flour at $2,20.
160 Test Oil, 12 cts. per Gal.
Arrosia coffee, Irbuckles, 26 cts
Zugar-cured Ham, 13 cts per lb.
bugar-cured bhouiders,9c. per lb
Mauch Chunk Shoos.
A full line of Mauch Chunk
shoes at from 25 to 50 cents less
than at any other place.
Shoes from 50 cents Ud.
Blankets and Comfortables.
SQUARE DEALING AND ONE PRICE
Goods Delivered. Pleaso Coll.
nov lMm
18 8 8.
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The MOST COMPLETE NEWSPAPER Pub-
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THE TIMES Is the most widely read newspaper
iiuwiauTO in i cmisv.vuuiu. reauers are
among the more Intelligent, progressive and
thlrfty people ot every faith. It Is emphatical
ly an Independent newspaper "Independent
In Bvcrythlng; neutral In nolhlnR." Itsdiscus
slon of public men and public, measures is al
ways fearless and In the interest of public In
tegrity, honest government and prosperous In
dustry, and It knows no party or personal
allegeiico In treating public issues. In tho
broadest and best sense a family and general
newspaper.
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD-TheTlmesha
all the facilities of advanced Journalism for
gathering news from all quarters of tho Olobe,
In addition tothat ot the Associated Press.now
covering the whole world in its scope, milking
It the perfection of a newspaper, with every
thing carefully edited to occupy the smallest
SDaca.
THE COMING YEAR will bo one of universal
Pudiic interest in me united utates. Tarty
organs will perform their duties as party in
terests shall demand, but the rapidly growing
intelligence and independence of the age calls
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Industry, of science, of art and ot every phase
of enlightened progress are In constant courso
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aci viii
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fr. ,
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UNDAY EDITION- -16 pages Handsomely II-
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annum.
Address all letters to
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CHESTNUT and EIGHTH STREETS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Life Saved and Health Re-
cATorJ ty using Baker's Cod LiverOil sad
ciLul Cli Halt. A certain remedv for Con
sumption, Bronchitis, Asthma, Scrofula mid all
throat and lung diseases. Prepared so as to be
quite palatable.
Ask for Baker's Cod Liver r u and re alt. If
not sold by druggists, write to Manufacturer,
JNO, O
BAKER & CO.,
815 Filbert St., Phlla.
Octl-fm .
AGENTS WANTED to Canvass for Advurtls
lnc natrouaire. A small amount of work
done with tact and intelligence may produce a
considerable Income. Agents earn several hun
dred dollars in commissions in a single season
and Incur no personal responsibility. Enquire
at the nearest newspaper office and learn that
ours Is the best known and best equipped estab
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papers and conveying to advertisers the Infor
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their investments wisely and piontably. Men of
good address, or women, if well-informed and
practical, may ODtain autnority to solicit adver
ting lHiironaKa lur us. Apply uy jcuer vt uto,
1IQVELL & Co.. Newsnaner Advertising
Bureau, 10 Spruce Stieet, New York, and full
particulars will be sent by return mall. d23-tni
CHEAP EXCURSIONS T6 .
CALIFORNIA
VI HleiouH Fftclfio By-., Ircn Hi. Houte.
All the chief coupon offices In the United States
and Canada will nave on sale excursion tickets
at greatly reduced, rates to Los Angeles, Stn
uirgu, hiiu oan i' rnnciscu lor excursions leaving
St. Louis, Wednesday, January 11th and Febru
ary icth.via Iron Mountain Route: and Kansas
City. January 12th and February lTtli, via Mis
souri rAviucjiy. jaufiiu
PRIVATE SALE! '
A PAItMIN MATIONINO VALLEY, TltltEI
MILKS Horn LEUIOirrON, containing
Slxtv Aoreo.
Tra acres of which Is hickory timber land, tht
balance Is under a good itatB of cultivation. The
ImproTcmenU thereon cuniltt ot a GOOD
UWELLIN'Q nOUSU, I1ANK BARN and other
outbuilding.. Alto, a Largs Orchard containing
grape Tines, and nnraerous fruit trees. This Is
a rare bargain. Address,
CHA. 0. BECK.
1n-K-m Hatlelon, fa.
THE TIMES,
ft
NOMAS' Di
2 Doors above tho " Old Stand," Hank Street, Lohlghton, Pa
Pure Drugs, Chemicals, 'Patent Medicines, Soaps, Per
fumery, Hair, Tooth and, Clothes Brushes,
, Musical Instruments, &c, &c.
LOOK FOR SIGN OF
STOP
Before you make your selections of Holiday Goods go to the
Eagle Store and see the great variety of
Fancy j;mp9
Chamber $ette9
Decorated Ware,
. Cups, Saucers, Mags,
Silk Handkerchiefs,
Tiinen, Cotton Towels
Albums, Card and Fhoto,
Christmas-He ward Cards,
Toy JSooks,
llictionaries,
Biographies, JHistory,
(HALTJ PRICE)
Fancy Box JPaper,
also, a full line of Dry Goods, Groceries, Hats, Caps, Boots and
Shoes, cheap as the cheapest. Patronage solicited. No trouble
to show goods. ROBT. WALF.
KSOPPOSITE L.
BANK
STREET,
. Has just opened an entire ney line of
LADIES' FINE DRESS GOODS!
Comprising all the very latest styles in White Goods, SA
teens, Prints, Ginghams, Marseilles, Seersuckers and
Fancy Dress Patterns of the very best qualities at exceed
ing low prices.
Groceries, Provisions, Crockery ware, lassware,
Wood and Willowware of the best makes at low figures.
. loths Cassimers, Hats, Boots, Shoes and Ready
made Clothing in great variety and at price within the reach
of all purchasers prices fully as low as the same goods can be
bought for at any other general store in this vicinity.
Carpets, Oil-cloths, Lamps and Fixture in great
variety and of best quality at Rock Bottom Prices.
Best quality of Flour and Feed at prices lully aalow aa the
same articles can be purchased elsewhere.
A car load of coarse salt has just been received the price
has been marked down to the very lowest potch.
All goods of the very best quality and are being old at price
equally as low as the same goods can bought at any general stors
in this section. Call and be convinced. . Respectfully,
July23-871y M0S ftEIGEL.
T, THIS WEEK, MENTION A
COMPLETE Set of ELECTRICAL APPARATUS.
A sample board showing its workings and effects.
Electricity is the power of the age, and wide-awake
people are sure to appreciate the efforts we are making
to introduce the results of the combined study of the
. best and most ingenius masters of it. We are pre
pared to furnish estimates or take contracts to equip
business places, hotels and private dwellings with par
tial or complete sets of alaims, taps, bell pulls or any
thing in this, line at short notice.
CLARK'S Cove Plant Fertilizer!
An article of superior merit for the conservatory
and window garden! An odorless plant food and
insectcide, producing luxuriant flowers of great
brilliancy and exquisite fragrance.
ALWAYS ON HAND A Complete Line ol
Oils, Paints, Glass, Hardware, Coal, &c.r'&c,
Call, Examine,
AND
Be.Oonvinced
TUAT TOO CAN HAVE
rnOURAMMES,
INVITATIONS,
FAUrilLETfl,
OIROULABS,
TICKETS,
Mcrrn BEAM. koth had.
DILI. HEADS.
J4KVBLOPE5,
STATEMENTS,
BUIINE3S OARD,
DODO EH.
and merchantile printing of all
kinds executed at the lowtit
possible rates. Our work will
be found equal to that of any
office in the county, and will ba
done at the time promised.
Carbon Advocate
JOB ROOM,
Bank St., Lehighton.
CD
GOLDEN MORTAR.
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& S. DEPOT;
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