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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
COLUMN.
A Talk kbont swino Fnnding.

The first thing farmer should consider
is, to have healthy hogs. aud IN order to
secure this he. must provide a variety Of
iood, and give them comfortable quarters.
My pigs were fed, last winter, corn, roots 3,
wheat middlings and buckwheat bran.
This winter they arc fed the same, with the
addition Of raw apples,of which Tpurchased
eight hundred bushel, mostly for the pigs
Warm sheds or rather pens,are constructed
in sunny corner OF the fields adjoining
the buildings, and here the pigs are being
wintered, in lots Of dozen or less in each
They have plenty Of room in which to stir
about; and are led in spot where the cold
winds do not reach them. One fruitful
cause Of disease with pigs is, exposure to a
cold wind when just out ola hot nest where,
perhaps, they have been piled upon each
other. The sudden change Of temperature
may be as great as twenty or thirty degrees,
enough, any way, to cause colds, which
may assume the form Of pleurisy, quincy,
Inflammation Of the lungs or bowels
Sleeping uader the straw stack and feeding
on the open ground in a raking wind, lay
the foundation for muNy diseases. If the
farmer has made no Troyison for feeding
his hogs, other than corn, let him give
them clover hay. This may cause the
exclusive corn fee Ter to smile but lie should
remember that this is not only a change Of
'ond, but that clover contains the very
Clements the corn lacks II his hogs have
been so pampered that they have no appe
tite for such food, then get a breed which
has, and let "e0rly maturity" mean, with
him, healthy body, ready to slaughter.
care pot whether tho pig weighs ono hun.
drcd two hundred ,or three hundred pounds,
so long as this weight has been made at a
profit. Good appetites are the result Of
good bodies, and good bodies cannot be
made without a variety of food. With
good appetites and strong digestion, coarse
aud cheap foods can be utilized, and herein
is the best basis for profit. Let corn come
in as an aid in futtening swine, but not a,
the all in pig fecding.-F. D. CvRrls in
An, AgricuituriSt.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
Proitahle EeedIng Of CnWa.

Where milk is sold at high pric's near
cities, it may pay dairyman to over ee |
his cows with brewers grains and articles
OF the kind, to stimulate milk production,
without regard to their health; but for the
general farmer, it is important not only to
haye good COW, but To keep her in health
for a ngmber Of years. At present prices Of
dairy products, do not see what prof the
ordinary farmer can make without, by
close management, he can turn every
function Of bis COW to account First, Of
course, in Importance is her milk produc
ton, but oi almos: equal value are her
calYes for veal. or to raise, and finally hen
carca.s for beef, when her milking days are
over. While admitting that the excessyy
milk or butter production of individual.
may be so profitable, that the other clements
aboYo named may be dismissed rs OF
relatively little importance, feel called on
to lay down as proposition, the tru h OF
which extensive observation and the ex
perience OF many years devoted to the
breeding Of animals Of various kinds, has
convinced me. To wit; excessive or ab
normal development III any one direction
destroys the balance Of the system, and
unless kept within proper bounds, results
in acute disease o; constitutional deteriUra-
ton. No one believes more firmly than
do, that tho average yield Of our domestic
animals OF every kind, can be largely it,
creased in every direction, but the improve
ment must be sought in improved animals,
both in breed and general individual
quality, and not in an over development o I
one organ or set of organs at the expense Of
the rest -STooE BREEDER in Am. Agricul.
turiSt.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
Plain Talk For Those That Need H.
By E. r. CLARKE.

DO not invest five cents in
a cigar every time an oppor-
tunity offers for so doing; bnt
keep the supcrhuous nickel
andpurchasc a book or periodi-
cal, and assist in Icssening
iIllteracy, in your own family
at least.
Do not belong to the treat
ing brigade, as a life member
ship is purchased at the ex-
pence Of empty pockets and
ultimate loss OF self respect;
while half the sum thus
thrown away would employ a
washer-woman, and greatly
reliye the individual who
works for her board and
clothes, and whose smile
ought to be more to her
husband than the approval of
dissipatcd idlers.
DO not borrow the
ADVOCATE from your neighbor
when you want to readit, but
Come OF send a dollar to
this Office and have itsent to
your address for one year.
DO not be all smiles to the
world at large, and exercise a
wet blanket regime at home.
If you ''love your own the
best" treat them the best; for
kind words and pleasant faces
pay the best for the amount
invested and yield the largest
dividends,
10 not wear the cloak OF q
hypocrite if it is the most
fashionable garment; for it
costs more for patches than it
dose to be plain and honest.
DO not put on so much
style that YOU are uncomfort-
able, nor live so eXpensivcly |
that your neighbors speak |
maliciously and cnviously OF
you; for nobody feels cnvious
of those who are plancr and
poorer than themselves.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
A Government Sheriff.

Mr.. Edward L. Green, Sheriff, Auckland,
New Zealand, writes: 81 reaeivel an in
jury to my shoulder in June, 1852, and
from that date until July, 1888, | cou d
not use my arm. J applied to medical men
and used all sorts of Iiniment, without any
benefit. have great pleasure in stating /
had occasion to use St. Jacobs Oil for It,aud
| had not used il more than ten minutes
before felt the beneficial effect aud ear
work with saw or spade as well as ever
did and recommend it to any one suffering
paiC.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

Mr.. WIN. johnson, Of Huron, DaR
writes that his wife had been troubled with
acute Bronchitis for many years, aud rat
all remedies tried gave no permanent relief,
until he procured a bottle of Dr.. kilg's
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs,
and Colds, which had magical effect, and
produced permanent cure. II is guaran
teed TO cure all Diseases OF Throat, Lungs,
or Bronchial Tubes.
Tra! Bottles Tree at T. D. Thomas Drug
Store. Large Size 81.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
MISCELLANEOUS.


THE LOVERS.
A li'tlc rain One quick shy look
The sun again, a ripplinr brook,
shadow Some clover;
a summer day, A sky Of coli,
some new mown hay The story told,
meadow. lover.
\ girlish face, A fair, sweet maid,
A mairhltss grace, short word said
And beauty What is it?
We spend the day try my fate,
In making hay, But not too late
Sweet duty. To miss it..
Some fading flowers, The years have gone
Some happy hours And still loves on
But fleeing; That loycr;
A week Of rain, lie loves always,
Aud then again AS days aud iavs
A meeting. Pass over.
Il loving wife,
As long, long life
Together;
Have made him bless
That shy sweet Yes
Forever.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

The serene, silent beauty of a holy life
is the most powerful influence in the
world.
Each departed friend is a magnet that
attracts us TO the next world.
Faith is the medium between depair
and presumption.
! was troubled with chronic catarrh and
gathering in my head, was very deaf at
tines, had discharges from nv ears, and
was unable TO breathe through NV nose.
Before the second bottle Of Elv's Cream
Balm WAS exhausted was cured, and TO-
day ENJOY sound health. c. J. Corbin. 92S
Chestnut St, Field Manager, Philadelphia
Pub. House, Pa.
am on my second bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm, being a sufferer from catarrh since !
was child, but with this medicine am
being cured. VIM. L. Dayton, Brooslyn
Fully to understand a grand and beau-
tiigl thought, requires as much time as to
perceive it.
Ono OF the best rules in conversation is
never to say anything that any one present
can wish unsaid.
No fault can be as bad os the feeling
which is quick 10 see, and speak OF the
faults of others.
AS an article for the toilet, Ayers Hair
Vigor stands unrivnlled. 1t cleanses the
scalp and preserves it from scurfan dand &.
ruff, cures Itching and humors, restores
faded or gray halr to its original dark
color, and promotes its growth.
We should never wed an opinion for
bstter or for worse what we take upon
good ground we should lay down upon
better.
"A cheerful way oftalking will soon
chase away gloomy feelings in our own
minds, and We all know how inspiring to
ns are such words from another.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured thousands
ol cases Of rheumatism. This ia abundant
reason for belief that 1t will cure you.
Try it.
The true grandeur of humanity is in
moral elevation, sustained, enlightened,
and decorated by the intellect Of man.
How wOny sighs and tears might be
averted If kindness of hand, kindness of
heart and kindness of speech were more
general.
"A tversity is sometimes hard upon a
man; but FOR ore man that can stand pros
perty, there are a hundred that will stand
adversely.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

Black berries aud raspOerries start very
earlyi fall planting IS preferable. To pro
pagate from root cuttings, cut the roots into
pieces two or three inches long, aud place a
box with alternate layers of roots and
soil Keep the box in the cellar, or other
dry place out Of reach of frost.
-Adyertise in the CARBON ADVOCATE.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

three or four hours every night coughing.
Get Immediate relief and sound rect hy
using Wells Rough on Coughs" Troches.
10 cents Balsan, % cents,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
"RoUon ON PAIN" ronousrD PLASTER.

Ask for Wells "Ruugh on Corns." l5c.
quick, complete cure. Hard or soft corns,
warts, bunions.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

"Wells' Health Remover" restores health
yOusnoss debility. si.cO
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

strengthening, improved t o best for
iachache, pains in chest or side, rheuma.
lem, neuralgia.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

Palpitotion, dropslcal swell;ngs, dizziness.
Indigestion, headache, slceplegsncgs cured
by "Welrs Health Renewer."
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

-Indoleuce Is the rust Of the mind and
the inlet Of every vice.
A little kindness goes a good ways
Few things are impossible to diligence
and labor
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

Iiyou arc falling, broken, worn out and
nervous, use Wells Health Renewer."
Sl.Oo. Druggists.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
OTHERS,

ana the many throat affections OF children
promptly pleasantly aud safely relieved by
Rough on Coughs, Troches, l5c. Balsani,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The advertiser having been permanently
cured Of that dread disease, Consump tion, by
staple remedy, Is anxious 10 make known
10 ktS fellow sufferers the means OF cure. To
all who desire II. ho will send "A copy Of the
prescription (Frsel, with the directions Tor
preparing and using the same which they
VIII And a sure cure for Coughs, Colds. Con
sunptiou, ,iAsthma. Bronchitis, sc. Parties
WishlnE the prescription, will please address
y ". 4, A WIL6ON, lA Penn Street
" MIliA uIbarEh, N. Y. dCCef-ly
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

= T II T n T 10 TVI'0'
Hacking, irritating coughs, colds, sore
throat, cured by "Eough on Coughs" ="
Ir0cEcs, los. Liquid, $50.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

hsiJ tvr "Eough on Coughs" for coughs
colds. sore tLloat, oarscncss. TrocLes, l5c
Liquid, Csc
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

Clears out rats, mIco roiches. flies, ants,
6ed.bugs, skuuks, chip hunks, gophcrS. l;c'
lrrYr.ff-fs -
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

"RoUGH oN PAIN" PoRoUsED PLASTER,
strengthening, improved, tho best for
ba'kacho, pain IN chest or side, rheumatism,
neuralgia.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

"Rough on Itch" cures humors, crup.
ilo4s, rinngworm, letter, salt rheum, frosted
feet, chillblaiuS.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

Instant relief for neuralgia. toothache.
laceache Asa Tor Rough ON TOothachc." ."
l5 ana 2j cents.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

Ladies who would retain freshness and vi.
yacity, don't fail to try "Well's Health Re
newer "
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

Children, slow in development, puny,
kCuewcr.n
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

II you arc losing your grip on life try
Wells Health Rcncwcr." Goes direct 10
weak spots.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

This is going to be an off year No pc-
llical booms for "plumed Knights" or
" Reform" will help keep up the health and
strength Of the vast multitudcs whose faith
is piuned on the glowing party promises Of
election year. Multitudes OF such will need
a reliable tonic to tone up the system. a
purifier to work of the bad blood, and >
sure remedy for lame backs, Rheumatism,
biliousBess, etc. Such a remedy is kidney
Wort. It has hong stood at the head Of the
list Of kidney remedies, md 1t receives the
highest praise from all that use it,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

The pcrmanenco Of marriage is indis-
rens,b'e to the security Of families; and
families are the beams aud girlers which
hold together the States.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21
No Patent-No Paw.
PATENTS

obtained for Inventors in the United States
Canada and Europe, at reduced rates. with
our principal office located in Washington,
directly opposite the United States Patent
Once, we are able to attend TO all patent
business with greater promptness and de.
spatch and at less cost than other patent Al.
tornoys who are at q distance from Wash.
ingt0n, and who have, therefore, 10 eppIoy
associate attorneys We make preliUIbary
examinations and furnish opinions as tu ra,
teutablllty, iree Of charge, aud All who grs
Interested IN new inventions and Iatcuts are
Invited To send for a copy OF our Guide f,r
obtaining Patents which Is sent free "a
any address, aud csntaius complete instrur.
tons how TO obtain patents and other ynlua.
b.e matter. We refer TO the Germa NJ A rIrr
lean National Bank Washington, u. C,:tho
Royal swedish. Norwegian and Danish I,cga
tions, at Washing ton Hon. Jos Casey. Iafe
Ohtei Justice U. 5. Court Of Claims: 10 mo
Ohoals of the u. 5 Patent O.Hse. and 10
Senators aud Members Of Congress from
every state,
Address: LOUIS BAGGER 4 90. So
lioiiurs Of Patenls and Attorneys of Law, lie.
DEo!t building NAsIiNGIos. ID. U,
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AYERS
Sarsaparilla

Is highly concentrated extract of
sarsnparilla and other blood-puriCylng
roots, combined with Iodide of Potas-
slum and Iron, and is the safest, most reli--
able and most economical blood-purinor that
can be used. 1t invariably expcls al blood
poisons from the system, cnrichcs and rrncws
the blood, and restores its viializiDg power.
1t is the best known remedy for scroCala
and all scrofulous Complaints, Erysip-
elias, Eczema, Ringworm, Blotchcs,
Sores, Boils,, Tumors, and Eruptions
of the Skin, as also for all disorders caused
by a thin and impoverished, or corrupted,
condition Of the blood, such as rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Rheumatic Gout, General
Debility, and scrofulous Catarrh.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-21

We must il we are wise, make some
calculations in our life, and say what we
can spend, how and what we shall keep
for the future.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-08-29
Cow Hair for Carpets.

1t is popular theory that sheep have a
monopoly in the carpet-producing industry,
says the Cincinnati Times, and in fact they
formerly did have things all their own way;
but now the gentle sheep has been shorn
of part of its supremacy, and the COW has
been put forward as a rival Perhaps we
should preserve silence in this matter, if
for nothing else, to avoid shaking the faith
of unsuspecting housekeepers in the belief
that all wool carpets are all wool; but our
journalistic instincts will not permit us to
suppress bit of news; particularly when
we know it will be of interest to so many.
One day last week man showed us a
hunch of something which at a distance
might be taken for wool 1t was perfectly
white, rather soft to the touch, but was
not curly enough for wool, and the fbres
were but an inch or an inch and a half
long.
''What is it?" we asked, somewhat mys-
tilted.
'No, it is not what is it, the man
said, "but it's bunch of cows hair
"Oh, yes, we replied, otis to put in
plastering."
''No, it is put in carpets, This is the
latest in adulteration-you know every
thing must be adulterated nowadays. There
is a firm in Cincinnati which buys up cows
hair, puts it through chemical process
which cleanses and bleaches it, and sells it
by the bale to parties in the East-the
home of wooden nutmegs, etc.-spin it into
yarn and use it, with certain proportion
of wool, in the manufacture of carpets and
plushes Quite a large business has sprung
up in the preparation Of cowss hair, and as
the process of preparing it is patented, the
concern that owns the patent is making
money out Of it. I expect that we will be
wearing clothes made out of cows hair
after while.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-08-29
What will Burst a Gun.

From the Manufacturer and Builder.
In bravado young man placed the muz-
zle of his fowling piece under the water
and fired the charge The result was the
bursting of the barrel near the hreech, and
the mutilation of his hand. Another
placed aud held the muzzle of his gun
square against piece of plate window
glass and fired the charge-powder and
bullet. The glass was shattered, so was
the gun bamel Another instance was that
of an experimenter who had heard that a
candle could be fired from the barrel of a
gun through an inch board He drove a
candle into the muzzle of the gun, fired,
and the explosion split the barrel almost its
entire length, and did not even drive the
candle from the muzzle. Still another
burst of gun-barrel was caused by the use
of wet grass as wad, well rammed down
over charge of shot. But perhaps one of
the most singular exhibitions in this line
was Colts. navy revolver, which some
years ago was sent to the factory, in Hart
ford, Connecticut. This was before the
adoption of these pistols to the metallic
cartridges, and it is probable that in load
ing with open powder and ball only small
amount of powder got into the chambers,
and the bullet was not propelled with sufi-
cient force to drive it from the muzzle; at
least the bullet did not go out, but lodged.
As the shooter did not know whether the
bullet escaped or not, but kept on firing
until the barrel burst or bulged, and when
it was sawed in two longitudinally there
were found fourteen bullets wedge6one
into the other, and so much "upset" by the
hammering of the successive explosions of
the powder charges that some of them were
not less than oneinch in diameter, fattened
discs instead of conical bullets.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-08-29
Home Study.

The writer of a letter published in the
London Times objects to home study in the
evening for tired school children, and adds ::
"Whenever schools shall be worked upon
true principles, and not the tongue and
memory only receive nearly all the train
ing, but hand, and eye, and ear, and judg-
ment, and feeling, and nervous yigor all
receive their due share, and the immeasur-
able distinction is imperatively made be-
tween those who are merely teachers and
those who are born and bred educationists;
then school will be the happiest place in
the world, and there will be growing up
race attractive in form and feature, skilful
in art, full of energy for work-day employ
ment, true and sympathetic in judgment,
well informed in necessary knowledge, and
with almost unlimited capacity and will for
receiving more, and with taste, almost
ideal in its purity, that shall extend from
the lowest things of life to the highest.
Overpressure then will never be spoken Of =
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-08-29
Cur 0liu.
Chronology of steamboating.

The following chronological exposition of
the origin, invention, and introduction of
the steamboat and steamship is from the
New York Marine Journal:
The first idea of steam navigation was
contained in patent obtained in England
by Hulls in 1876.
Fitch experimental in steam navigation
on the Delaware river in 1881.
Oliver Evans was the next experimenter
in steam navigation in 1856.
Ramsey was also an experimenter in
Virginia in steam navigation in 1887.
w. Symington made trial on the Forth
and Clyde with small but rudely- y-construc-
ted model of steamer in 1889
Chancellor Livingston built a steamer on
the Hudson in 1897.
The first experiment in steamboating on
the Thames, England, was in 1901.
Mr. Symington repeated his experiment
ON the Thames with success in 1902.
Fulton built the steamer The North
River, and made passage up the Hudson
river, to Albany from New York in thirty
three hours-the first steam navigation on
record The engines were constructed by
Boulton & Watts. The voyage was made
in 1907.
The next steamboat was the Car of Nep-
tune in 1903.
Fulton built the Orleans, at Pittsburg-
the first steamer on Western rivers 1t
was completed and made the voyage to
New Orleans, 1000 miles, in 1911.
The Paragon was then next steamer, built
in New York in 1911.
|. The Richmond was built at New York
in 1912.
The first steam vessels of Europe COM
menced plying on the Clyde in 1872.
The Vesuvius was built at Pittsburg in
1913.
Five steam vessels appeared in Scotland
in 1913.
The first steam vessel to make voyage
up the Thames was brought to Glasgow by
a Mr. Dodd in 1915.
England built her first steamer in 1915.
The Savannah, the first steamer to cross
the ocean, was of $50 tons burden, and
sailed for Liverpool from Savannah, Ga,
July 10, 1919
The first steamer in Ireland was in
1920.
Captain johnson was paid 100000 or
$50, 900 for making the first steam voyage
to India. The voyage was made on the
steamer Enterprise, which sailed from Fal-
mouth, England, August 16, 1925.
The Great Western, from Bristol, Eng
land and the Sirius, from Cork, Ireland,
both arrived at New York City, each on
their first voyage, and each eighteen days
out, on June, II, 1888.
The first steamer of the Cunard line to
arrive en- American shores was the Bri-
tannia, which arrived at Boston after a
passage of fourteen days and eight hours,
in July, 1910.
The first war steamer built in England
was in 1888.
Returns from twenty y-three States gave
an aggregate of 700 steamboats, in the
United States in 1888.
There were about |, 800 steam vessels in
the United States in 1917.
The Washington was the first American
ocean steamer Of note She made her first
passage to Southampton, England, in June,
1S47.