The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-03-01
THIS AND TluAT.


Infants.
What did the billet doux?
1t Is the brake ofday that prevents
night from going too far. .....
"A French change of sauce --from
Macmahonnaise to G.evy. .......
"A ten dollar bill is of the feminine
gender when it is the fairs Y.
Dancing has been introduced ipto
the army. Probably you have heard Of
its squad drills
Tie accordeon was ihventcdin' 1928
by Damian. 1t we ever get hold of
Damian.
The way 10 make six cents 90 far.
thest. Buy a stamp and put it on Il
foreign letter. H-
The man who got In barber's
chair, pinned newspaper round his
neck aud began to read the towel, may
justly be called absent minded,
An lTishnan says that 'it is great
pleasure to be alone, especially av-No our
swateheart was wild ye." Antique jest,
Eastlake school very rare. at'
1t is said that afternoon marriages
are the presents style in England. Can't
be. There never was marriage before
Eve. What, never? No, neverls
--"What." said an inquisitive youDg
lady, ''is the most popular color for Il
bride?" We may be little particular
in such matters, but we should prefer
white one,
Mrs. Partlngton Again-"Poor
mani" said the old lady; and so he's
really gone at lastl Ninety-eIght, was
he? Dear, deaIl to think how that il
he'd lived two years more he'd have
been centurion" '..E--
In struggling to make dull'hrain-
ed boy understand what co'iscience is,
q teacher finally asked, "Wlat makes
you feel uncomfortable after You have
done wrong?r "Father's leather strap,
feelingly replied the boy.
-Breathtt county KY, is described
in the Louisville Courier Journal as:
- land where revolver and fie
Are uSeG l0r the purp ise OF settling disputes;
Where life is epqtded as only trlte;
And 'ds usual Tor peop eio diein Their boots.
-"Can a man belong to,a brass band
and be Christiau?'' asks an exchange.
We see no impediment in the way. But
ii he is given to practising at home, it
Is an utter impossibility for the man
living next duor to be a Christian.
Henry was sitting in the parlor
with Laura, aud In attempting toturn
the gas down dim, he extinguished It.
"There!" he exclaimed. "fhe gas has
gone out" "Yes," murmured Laura,
and | wish somebody would follow his
example" Then Henry went out
too.
"A Rutland lawyer, in referring to
some prisoners, addressed the jury rs
follows: Il tell you their knees shook
as shook the knees Of Bethlehem,
when Paul said unto hi,a: Thou art
the man And Biddrford advocate
Dlushing at his opponents client shDut-
ed in open court, Tell it not in Gath,
publish it not in the streets Of Jerusa'
lem!"
-"IIave ynn brown eyas2" inquirph
a charming brunette, rs she raised her
soft and melting Orbs to a clerk whose
optics are Of the particular srade deS-
cribcd, in music store. He blushrd
modestly as he replied: "Yes, miss,
you know | have; hut of what pe-si-
BILE interest can that be to you?" It's
the music I want" she softly RESPONDS
ed,
,,;Jo ;n,on1;r, q, srooood ,,or
hnehand in m, manaasnnni or a" ho.
al oGnar,is.d ,ha, ,.,,'o hnt'i LIN aLant
w. ~, IL, So 49,, - a,,S,',rt
~ nromn n,h, Siad iast sn,n,ar ~,
- i',UT"' ,,, ;'S ""o 49, 80, 80 .oas,,
,erd;., roadl ,bns. i,Tha dacaos,,d cona
IN his death nv excessive drinking. pro.
duclnp apoplexy in the minds Uf the
iury." A colntry paper says: VA
child was run over by wagon three
years Old. and cross, eyed, with panta.
lets on, -
h.,.,t,,.,,o 49,, ~ A.,
ing on Elm street, while her mother was
irving TO get her to sleep, became in
terested i'm some outside noise. SLs
was told that il was caused by A c,Ick.
ct when she sagely observed; "Mam.
ma. | think he ought 10 bs oiled A"
..AIv d.a,e.t Mari, /" u,o,s a. rs.
Gently married husband 10 his wife.
She wrote hack: dearest. let ma cor.
rect either your grammar or vour NOR.
ais. You address me. 'Mv dearest
Maria Am IN sunnose vnu have
other dear Marriage" -.
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..ia' no uay Veoe s, u'"Isn Slii Is
Iadv friends. and Iumns of sngor ara
broken over her head as n foIscast nf
tbe sweets of matrImonr, A wear mr.
so afterward her husband hraaks tI,',
yvhole sngar. r.bouI nvnr nor baad
RI -. a., -, -,
a., 10 ispo's .nas oo'u 'u'e' s'o'e
5 .no "a aI'onotnd n,n,er T"y ~ ~ io% nEnls "R"'
6rmat,on One man coniIn't csrry ~,
tha American navy anvhnv it wonIi
,aSe at Ieast three 10 Oh s"faiy 80"
Win viii If "'N'
w
in, heavens save my wllr! shout
ca nah whose wlIe han 'aileu over
ooaru III lhe lluasoh lIiVer recently
'Nfv dsar If von'I hna,, drown I"S 49, '"A
shn1ld I bavs don.o I ain, ',ain, '"s -.
l.t Von cary tLp nockathaol ais,p Ss +"
s"'"'
riSs e'ass ~ "stiohonny, stapd
up. hutit uoVs tilt aNH FlatE ''l4eaS6