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THE TRUE FRIEND.

A certain merchant had three sons.
When the youngest came of age he
called them together, and said to them
in voice made husky with emotion -
'Now, boys, you all go out into the
world and acquire e knowledge OF hu=
man nature. At the end Of the year
you will peturn, and the one who has
acquired the best friend will receive this
magnificent diamond ring"
The young men having taken the ring
to jeweler and satisfied themselves that
it was not California diamond, accept
ed the situation and started out, AT
the end OF the year they returned, look
ing somewhat the worse for wear. The
old man Immediately issued his call for
a mass meeting, and they gathered
around him. He called for the reports
from the various committees,
The first one lifted up his voice and
said:--
Il had an affair of honor, l got into
quarrel and challenge passed, We
were to fight at ten steps. Ny friend
came forward and took my place. He
was badly wounded, bnt l believe he
saved my life. claim the ring for hav-
ing acquired the most self-Sacrifcing
friend"
No. 9 then took the floor and addressed
the CHAIR
81 was on board of ship, we had a
collision. found myself in the water.
Ny friend was near me on hen-coop.
When he saw me he swan off and let
me have the hen-coop, We were both
picked up afterwards, but he undoubt-
edly saved my life, think my friend
was the boss"
"What sort of friend have you got
to show up on?" asked the father OF the
third son.
Il was in tight place." he respond
ed. 81 had been foollng with the tiger,
and had lost ali my money. Ny friend
came forward and advanced me 5000,
and refused to take my note for the
amount"
"To you belongs the ring" said the
merchant, "Yourolder brothers friend
was simply better shot. IN the case
of the other brother, his friend was
simply better swimmer They took
risks, l admit; but your friead has sus-
tanned an actual, bona fide loss, for he
will never get his money back, You
gainad the best friend, for be has made
actual sacrifices. Here is the priceless
gem of the Orient"
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The Rev. Geo. II, Thayer, Of Bourbon
Ind, says: "Both myself and wife owe
our lives to Shiloh's Consumption Cure. y
Sold by W. +. Biery, Weissport, and c.
t, Horn, Lehighton.
Are you made miserable by indiges-
tion, constipation, dizziness, loss of ap-
petite, yellow skin2 Shiloh's Vitaliaer is
a positive cure. Sold by ". L. Biery,
Weissport, and c, 7. Horn, Lehigh,on.
Why viii you cough when Shiloh's
Cure will give you Immediate relief.
Price 10 cents, 30 cents and 81, Sold
by W. y. Btery, NVeissport, and c. 7.
Horn, Lehighton.
Shlloh's Catarrh Remedy--a positive
cure for catarrh, diphtheria and cankcr
mouth. Sold by W, 7. Biery, Weisrport,
and c, T, Horn, Lehighton.
"Hackmetack" lasting and fragrant
perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents. Sold
by W. +. Biery, Weissport, and c. T.
Horn, Lehighton.
Shiloh's Cure will immediately relieve
Group, whooping cough and bronchitis.
Sold by W, F. Biery, Weissport, and c.
7, Horn, Lehighton,
For dyspepsia and liver complaint, you
have printed guarantee on every bottle
of Shilob's Vitalizer. Il never fails to
cpre, Sold by w. f. Biery, Weissport
G. T. Horn, Lehighton.
A nasal injector free with each bottle
of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy Price sc
cents. Sold by W. F. Biery, Weissport
c. T, Horn, Lehighton,
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LEHIGHToN CARBON COUNTY Pa SATURDAY JUNE 20 1885,

tional friend grasping my elbow and &C
companying me-~his grip was q tight
one, too,
"Yoa must not deceive ne, Patsey,"
said he the moment we moved sway,
IF you do, have the knife and pistol,
You and are booked for the Unknown,
and the boat leaves shortly"
deceive you, my dear fellowpi said
l, as If deeply wounded in feeling,
though struck by "hsppy thought -
as 1 felt--"never fear. Why, when you
hailed me was thinking of getting out
of this into the other world, and | was
going down to the river to jump in. /
didn't think of this lake--it Is much
more genteel, Now, let that settle it,
my dear fellow"
Il did, He expressed himself satis-
fed, and gave vent to nothing more that
implied doubt on his part, set out to
reach the "Mount St, Vincent" but
missed the way In the thick gray mist,
and fetched up on 9th avenue at 10th
street, I knew of place some ten
blocks up there. If could only reach
1t, felt certain 1 could elude my COM
panion; and / walked for 1t as Weston
for the belt, reached it, and in less
than five minutes my sensational friend
who had known me for an hour or so
(he must havo known me formerlyl
know me no more that night, nor has he
known me since.
l suppose the fellow had the "jams:"
and while I don't wish to have to do
with any more such, late at night in the
Park, yet l can't help thinking how
,aore tractable he was, though with
brain adrift, than a "mussy lush" would
have been.
An invitation to stake walk" at or
about midnight do not now accept,
unless can ''place" my man,
"PATsEY" FITZGERALD.
Formerly of the late Chris, Q'Conr
nor's staff.-Netr York Clipper,
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Monday.--1 am about tired Of con,
5ecturing what the family can mean by
their strange ard extraordinary conduct,
Nothing but the most reckless disregard
Of the proprieties Of life can account for
1t In the least, This morning q lady
closely yelled entered the house, and
we saw her go into the psrlor, where
she fell Into Mr., st, Leon's arms. His
wife, going In at that moment, she
deceitfully turned to. her In the same
way, but evidently with less oogdislity,
What can one think of thein9
Wednesday.--1 find, by Felice, who
has been over to call on the servant, that
we have gone all wrong In our conjee-
lures. The very pretty little romance
which Felice and have been three
weeks weaving has turned into very
ordinary, everyday affair.
Felioe thinks that the girl put or O
great deal of mock dignity when she
told her how che had mistaken the
character Of the family. 1t seems that
Fannie" Is, after all, the true Mrs. ST,
Leon, and the child 10 hers, tool The
lady whom we called Mrs. st. Leon Is
sister to the husband, not to the wife;
and the old gentleman ID Mr.. St. Leon's
father, instead of hers. "Mr, Spring."
SO Felice says, is brother Of the ladies,
and he Is extremely dissipated. The
husband will not receive him at his
house, but Mrs. st. Leon disobeys his
express commands in this respect, and
often sees her brother, In this she Is
advised and upheld by her husbands
father, who believes that he will be fir-
ally reformed by kindness, The old
gentleman's afternoon visits are with
special reference to "Mr. Spring"
Finally, the lady who entered the house
on Monday was Mr., st, Icons own
sister.
So ends our romance, and l am SO
angry at finding everything so natural
that have refused 10 give Felioe the
mulberry cloak which she has been teas
Ing rue for so long, IIalgh no! l will
never undertake to guess histories
through the windows again, My "oc-
cupatioR's goneP'
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NEVER eE IN A HURRY

You should never allow yourself to be
hurried. There is doubtless time enough
remaining to the world for all You will
ever accomplish in 1t. A professional
horse trader once saddled a worthless
old brute OFF upon victim by assuring
him that it was very fast and could
maks a mile in 2:S0, The most speed
the owner could ever get out of his
acquisition was o mile in three minutes,
so he came back to have it with the
trckster. "What did you mean by
swindllng me in this manner?" he
blurted out. "Why, you told me that
old pile OF bones could trot mile 2:30,
and she can't do a whit more than a
mile In three min4tesr' SIS that so?'
was the cool reply. "Wen, all I've got
TO say is that you must be in a devil of q
rush If you can't wait half a minuten
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what do the pruggists sny ]

They know what the people call for
and they h9ar what their patrons say a:
TO whether the medicines they buy work
well or not, Martell q; johnson, Rush
City, MINI, says: Browns Iron Bit
tiers gives entire satisfaction to our Gus.
TONER'S" Kllnkhammer & CO., Jordan,
Mimi, say; "We sell Bore Browns
Iron Bltters than all other hitters com.
bined," L. L. Hackley & Son, Winona,
Minn,, say: "All our customers speak
highly Of Brawn's Iron Bitters." 4. c.
Whitman, jackson, Mimi, says,
Browns Iron Bitters Is giving good
satisfaction to purchasers, These are
only a few; we have hundreds more Just
as good,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20
THE MARRIED STATE,

He tried to kiss Miss Ouri,
But she wouldn't let him do it,
And she limited very broadly,
If he tried again he'd rue it.
Then he went for Mrs. Sippl.
A sweetly blushing widah,
but she said, "Utah-dy fellah,
Your suit can't considah,
For I'm Just engaged to Georgie,
And never can Nevada
Man SO dreadfully persistanti
He's an awful wOman-raidah!
"Idaho'd field of cotton
Rather'n leave this healthy section,
And never liked fellah
With Florida complexion,
II wouldn't "a gone off with him,
Oregon with any other,
But Iowa lot Of money
To cruel-hearted brother,
81 wish you'd asked me soonah,
As it is, ! must decline, ah;
So just call on Louisa Anna,
Or visit Carolina"
But he went to Minnie Sofa,
Dressed in suit of Jersey;
And he told her II she'd have him
He would buy her New Jersey,
And now they're wed and happy.
~ hox in
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croup. "A Mother's Tribute.

"Nh'ls III the country last winter my htilA
boy Jhl 90 years old, was taken III with r-uI;
il seemed a. II he would die from BtTaLgl-
ation. One of the faniily suggested tbe Use
81 AYEifs CHRRRY PEtToRAL, a bOttle ef
wn'ch was always kept IN the house. Ihis
wac triSl IA small and frequent dosFs AID
70 our delight Ia less than half an hour tka
little patsut was breathing easily. Tie d0eT
toT sad t4lat the CHEHilY PECToRAL hAd
savs-i my daTiing's life. Can you NCll1ifT al
Our gTGtltudel Sincerely ours,
Mrs. EMMA GEpA FY."
100 West i>sth ST., New York, Mag i6, i'S>,
~ have used AYRR's CHERRY PL' FcBAL
m my family for several years, alid.aio tlns
hesitate "a pronounce IL The most esieetaAl
feniedy Tor coughs aud colds We have eva
IiOd. A. j. CRASk,"
Lake Crystal, MINI. March Is, lsse,
." suffered for eight years from DronehitiA,
AID Altor irving many remedies with 10 Eaos
aess, wss cured by the use Of AyI ms CHF a.
Nv PFcTORAL. JOSEPH RALDLA,~
Bynalia, Miss, April b, itS2.
Il aannot say enough in praise Of AyVR'a
CHERkY PEcToRALs believing as ] do lhES
5at for is use ! Should long sipes Lave e'si
'fopI lung trOuhses J.. BAAGDoS,"
F--ssl!4,, 4eTasi April 2, isS3.
No case Of an affection Of ths throat n
lungs sEiSts which cannot be greatly Tslisvud
oc the iso Of AVER's cuEhRY PgfroBAL,
and ~ will a!ioags cure when HE dissass =
lot already beyond the control of medicine.
PREPARED ny
Or. &c. AYer&Co. Lowell, mass.
soiI BY AL psvsg.s's,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20
A Misty Nights Adventure.

One evening, about a year ago, was
standing on the corner Of 9th avenue and
36th street. 1t was about II O. clock, and
q heavy mist was falling, though the
night was warm, was about to take a
down car, when Twas accostcd by q tall,
broad-shouldered, fine-looking man, who
called me by name, but whose identity l
could not fix In my mind, though knew
had seen him before,
'Patsey, old boy, how are your" said
he, grasping and heartily shaking my
hand. 'Pm glad to sec you, Pat, real.
ly. Come, take walk with me UP
town. The night isn't particularly in
viting, old boy, nor Is 1t terrihiy severe.
Gomez
Why should take walk with a man
whom couldn't ''place," at that hour,
and on such night, didn't ask myself
and can't answer even now. Perhaps
it was the mans manner of speech,
earnest and peremptory, his command
ing rather than soliciting tones, that
caused me to think he had some king OF
an affair on hand which he did not wish
to ''give away" and that q companion
would be desirable. Something in
fluenced me at any rate; for, with a
'Come onn' to him, and without ask
ing his name or anything concerning
him, hoping to place" him by my own
efforts at retrospeotlon, 1 turned and
started off with him up the avenue men
toned.
His pace, though not hurried one,
was as earnest as his speech. He put
his feet down as if he had something TO
walk for, aud he talked commonplaces
in a crisp and solid tone, so to speak.
In short, there was nothing of the idler
in his walk, and nothing OF the sleepy
head in his talk.
walked along beside him, wondering
as l walked, what was up, of course,
imagining all sorts of things. We
walked till VIC reached Central Park,
having dropped in'' once on the way,
at his invitation, to partake of the i'm
evitable ''invigorator," when l scanned
my midnight companion closely-not
for mental inventory of his apparel,
but to "take in the situation" IN respect
20 his sohriety.
If was any judge--and ] thought !
was--he was as "straight as q string"
as free from the influence of liquor Rs a
lamp-post, and standing as firm, while
his eyes shope with light Rs clear and
bright as health and vivacity could i'm.
part. have thought of that light since
II should have more closely observed it
then--it was glare,
We entered the park. was now an
involuntary, ] may say, a mechanical
accompaniment. and nothing more-he
walking and talking as usual, putting
his foot down as firmly and speaking az
earnestly, though dwelling not for mo,
ment on any one topic, broaching and
disposiRg of one In less than that
time, and taking up another.
My curiosity in regard TO my companr
ion and his mission" was now only ex
ceeded by my desire to be ''in at tho
DEATH" as 1t Were--tO "see the thing
out"
who the deuce is this manP" Fo
the life of me couldn't ''place" him
though l had worked the 'retrOspeet'
to the best of my ability. "What is hi
lay?" ''IIow viii it end?' SHE ISM
drunk" "He isn't lunatic." ''It
mighty queer, anyhow" Such were
f,w of the questions and remarks mutu
ally asked and made by myself as l wa
drawn along beside this unknown
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NOT MADE IN PnLITIns.

"Didn't Senator Horsey make his
money in politics?"
"Why bless you, no. Politicians new
eF do. Supporting their party, and de-
voting time and attention to their politi-
cal duties is . serious financial tax upon
them"
Don't they get rich?'
"oh, yesi but not out of politics."
"There's Horsey, for instance. I'll
guarantee politics have had thousands
of his money, If il wasn't for running
across a job now ami then to dig = canal,
or sell old boats, or build new ones, OF
stock mail routes for the Government,
politics would ruin lots Of people"
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Queer reading would be the history of

Queer reading would be the history OF
names, We cannot, however, go into
the subject now, except as far as TO say
that DR.. Kennedy's ''Favorite Remedy
was called by that name, in an informal
fashion, long before the doctor dreamed
OF advertising it for public use, Speak
ing of it he would say to his patients;
This is my favorite remedy for all
troubles of the blood, &c. )" and its sue
cess was so great that he finally spelled
the word with capital letters.
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If not paid in advance, $1.25.


MARX Pattison, the distinguished
Oxford professor and literary man,
lately deceased, gave this account of his
meeting an American young lady at O
foreign table d'hote; "She was only 1q
but she knew everything, She told me
the exact amount Of affection which the
Princess c. has for her future hus-
band, and she gave me a full account of
the divorce laws in all States of America.
She appealed to me sometimes; of course
l agreed. At last she asked whether
did not think she could write book,
and told her that she was the most
ignorant girl ! ever metl But 1 took
care to say SO In such way that she
couldn't mind it,"
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ThoHsands Gay So

Mr.. T. W. Atkins, Girard, Kan,
writes: ~ never hesitate to recommend
your Electric Bitters TO my customers,
they give entire satisfaction and are
rapid sellers" Electric bitters are the
pureSt and hest medicine known and
will positively cure Kidney and Liver
complaints. Purify the blood and regu,
late the bowels, No family can afford
to be without them. They will save
hundreds OF dollars in doctors bills
every year, Sold at fifty cents a bottle
by I, d, Thomas.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20

1.-THE way to sleep" says scientist,
sis to think OF nothing" But this is a
mistake. The way to sleep is to think
it Is time to get up.
The Empress of Austria owns .
circus, but Is not otherwise a snowy wo-
man,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20

AN ostrich egg weighs nearly thres
times as much as an average hens esq,
but to hear the hens remarks after lay
ing an egg one would suppose that she
had beat the ostrich out of sight,
Man is like potato-never sure
when he will get "into hot water"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20

"A girl with high-tied shoes, sur
rounded by springs under wartered silk,
a catarret in her eye, waterfall on her
head and n notion in her brain, is in
dispntably in very great danger OF
drowning.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20

For constitutional or serofulous ca
tarrh, and for consumption induced by
the scrofulous taint, Ayers Sarsaparills
Is the true remedy. 1t mas cured nnm-
herless cases. II will stop the nauseous
catharral discharges, and remove the
sickening odor OF the breath, which are
indications of scrofulops origin.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20

Before they are married she will
carefully turn down his coat collar
when rutfled, but afterward she'll jerk
it dcwn into position as if she was
throwing a door mat out of second
story window.
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The fiery charger-the red-headed
hotel clerk,
The Russian press is said to be in a
dying condition. The type-foundries
find it impossible to keep up with the
demand for ks and is.
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Tho best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhuem, fever
sores, letter, chappad hands, chilblands,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and pcsi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satsfao-
tion, or rmoney refunded. Price 25 cents
per box.
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A Terrible Cough Cured,

ain 1851 took a se~,spe ooid, which affected
NY lungs. hal a tsfrible cough, and passed
uisht afb.r .lglt without sleep, The doetors
gave ne up. / tried AYERS CHRRHY PEf-
ToRAL, which relieved my lungs, indaeaj
sleep, and afforded ne the rest necessary
continued use Of the PECJORAL q parma
neut care Was elected. ] am now 90 yeats
Old, hale and hearty, and am sapisned youT
CnLRAf PECI ORAL saved me. eF
HORACE FAlRBnOTHEB,"
RocAinshaas, w., July Is, lsf2,
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The current of Lake Erie has an eff
feet upon the adjacent shores sufficient
to make the spring season from two to
fnur weeks earlier in and around Toledo
than at Buffalo.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20

Mice, it is said, are more afraid Of
women than Of men. The same thing
may be said OF some men.
some person wants 10 know Il bco
is angry when it stings. We are not
quite sure about the bee, but the victim
Il
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AYERS
Cherry Pectoral.

No other complaints are 80 insIdious In tAs.I
attack as those affecting the throat aud lungs;
none so trified with by the majority OF suffer
oTs. The ordinary cough or cold, resulting
perhaps froH 4 triling or unconscious sx-
post.e, is often but the beginning Of fatal
sickness. AYERS CHERRY PEcTonAL has
well proven its efficacy in a forty years' hghs
with throat aild inng diseases, and should W
taken IN ali eases without delay.
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Advertising Rates.

We desire 1t 10 be distinctly understood
Nat no advertisements will be inserted in
The columns of The CARBON Advocate that
may be received from unknown parties or
arms unless accompanied by tho DASH,
The following are our ONLY terms:
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Local notices 10 cents per line.
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For colds, Group, asthma, bronchitis,
and soc throat, use DR.. Thomas Eclec-
tric Oil, and get the genuine.
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10 Ten 10 Ten. 10 Tonic

DIVORCES RsoLpTE nIyQn,
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Formerly of the late Chris, O'Con-
nor's staff.-Netr York Clipper,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-12-02
SUNNERTON SlFT{NGS.
SustMERToS, S. c., Dec. 1st IS.


Mr.. Newman has finished painting
the Baptist Church on the outside.
He will complete the church soon af-
ter getting brick for under-pinning;
his want viii be supplied in few days,
as Badger, Rutledge & Co., will fire
up to day their kiln OF one hundIed
and ten thousand brick
Our sportsmen are playing havoc
with wild game, Ma. NJ. s. Gantey
killed on last Wednesdes, sixty-two
partridges.Upto that time Nh. Tos-
sic Dingle had caught twenty-eight
foxes. He gave us a splendid chase
sometime ago, and She fun was great
" increased by,a little mule running
away with Friday. We were to have
had another hunt on last Thursday,
but Friday was very much disappo;nt-
ed, as his horse was 50. ."Sexcitable' at
night that he could not go. We are
to have Magic Lantern entertain
ment on the night Of the 4th; admit
tance Is and 25 cts. FRIDAY.
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For Young People.

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young peoples paper in the country
is the Youths Companion, Of Boston,
"a weekly paper, published in quarto
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been familiar to US for a generation.
It has perpetuated itself and swell
ed It's subscription list to $4,000 by
the generosity of its publishers and
the ability with which it has been
conducted. We know pair OF
bright eyes that snap every week at
sight oft. The publishers 1ill send
you sample copies, or send. you the
paper every week to January, 1887,
if you send the subscription price,
S1.75, now.