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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-17
IlluiSitiVG ETS. FitgrQ0b8r.
MRS. FIT2GooBER SEEKS FOR INFORM
ATION-rIE PUzZLING CUES
TON TIAr SHE ASKED HER
LORD AND MASTER.


"Filz. brightly remarked the amable
Mrs. FitzgOober, as her husband leaned
back in his chair, and turned TO the
athletic department of the paper, Il
wish you would see the captain of the
Atlantas, and tell him we have got a
. big lot of ilies that we will close out to
him cheap, as the season is nearly
over"
"Flies! echoed the astonished man,
flies! Now what under the sun do you
suppose they want flies for2"
"To strike, of course! Don't the paper
lell Of the number of flies struck? And
if they knock them around that way
every dav. they must be compelled to
rcplenish their stock"
"Oh, soul of Socrates, did ever hear
Of the likc?' groaned Fitz. "JVhat they
mean by tiy,mY deluded wife,is knock
ing the ball into the air."
A blank look overspread the lady's
face as she repliel,-
"Oh, yes; understand now, the fly
is On the ball
Fitz eyed her pityingly,
mo, there's no fly on the ball"
"Why do they call it fly, them?"
Because the bail dies through the
air"
That's it, is it; IN glad you told NE.
But they do have "a coop of chickens to
turn loose and run after, don't they?"
"No, they don't have chjckcns!'
GLOW do they manage 10 catch fowls,
thcn?"
Fi-zgoober almost tainted, but man
aged to gurgle FORTH
"What pity some women haven't a
grain Of sense"
II was just asking for information"
timidly answered his wife.
Dolly" spoke Filz, "a foul is when
tie man at the bat,'-
"What bat?"
Baseball bat, Of course. 4 foul is
when the ball is struck by the bat
~ thought the man struck the ball"
"Thev do said the bewildercI man,
"but he has a bat to strike with; and
when the bail is struck. and does not
cross or enter the diamond
"Do they play with diamonds, too?"
mo, no; the diamond is formed by
the bases"
"What are the bases?"
"The points the men must touch be-
fore they can score rum"
"Oh, yes, the players get arrested
sometimes, don't they?"
ARRESTED for whdt?"
For stealing the base. saw in the
paper where one man stole all three of
them"
"Ohw groaned Fitz. "they mean by
that, that the player slips up on the
base"
"What makes them slip up on the
base; they amt alive are they?"
Fitzgoober did not reply. lie merely
cast scornful look at his better half.
Il also saw" continued the lady,
"where several of them took their first
buses on balls. Now, do they have a
right to have bases served to them in
any style they want tor"
Still Fitz was silent; he was almost
paralyzed.
AS he did not reply TO her question,
Mrs. Fitzgoober sprung up and left the
room hurreily, growing angrilY,-
II think things have come to a pretty
pass, when a husband won't give his
wife information on subject that she
asks about"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-17
TIE GROWING NOR INVEST.

Said the mayor of Minneapolis to an
alderman:
Il hear thas another family moved
into St. Paul Yesterday"
"Yes.n
elbow large?"
MAN and wife and four children"
"That's bad. What are We doing?"
"Well, one pair of twins is reported
from the Fourth ward and two immi-
grants from New York haye just got
here. IcXpec; friend and his wife and
one child to arrive on the noon train.
think we'llmanage 70 keep up with that
one horse town down the river"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-17

-"To be visible a comet must be
seen," observes an astronomer. This
sounds reasonable. We presume to be
invisible a comet must be unseen. 1t
isn't hard to be an astronomer, if you
only know how.
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DR.. Frazler's Root Rittnrs.

Frazier's Root Ditters are not dram
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upon the liver and kidneys, keep the
bowels open and regular, cleanse the
blood and system of every impurity.
Sold by druggists, Sl.00. AT Thomas
drug store,
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Hobson-Your husbands death made
a very profound impression on me, my
dear Mrs. Rusk. loved John, and
think John loved me. The world has
lost a good man, and the ministry q
bright light.
Mrs. Rusk-Oh, it does seem so hard
to bear, ant then you know John was
preparing for the greatest effort Of bis
life.
Hohscn-We can't eyplaiaihcse things
Mrs kusk bul We must admit that
g.se prcg.1sEce Ecrs-a3 ;: S.1
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ENFORCED HONESTY.

Mrs. Peterby caught Matilda Snow
ball, her servant, several consecutive
times.
"Now, I've caught you again. You
seem to be a natural born thief"
"Yes, mum, but Use had a run of bad
luck oh late"
"What l want to know is how it
comes that in your recommendation
from the lady you lived with last, she
says you never stole from her. lid she
lie about it?'
IN, mum, she toles de troof."
"Iave You then become dishonest
since you came to me?'
"No, mum. alters stole when had
a chance
Il suppose she kept everything
locked up"
'No mum, she was de wife OBJ one oh
desc newspaper men, anI dar wasn't
muffin in lie house wutf stealing. Dey
am OWN me a munfs wages yit."
---------.-----------.--
Lord Dufferin, Vicer0y OF India. has
received authority from he British gov
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Murray hill nobs hire men by the
year to take care of their cats. Ordi-
nary people have no trouble with their
cate. They just turn them loose and
let the neighbors look after them.
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Pucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
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It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, ormoney refunded. Price 25 cents
per box, at T. D. Thomas.
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Dr.. Frazer's Magic nlntment

A sure cure for all boils. burns, sores,
cuts. flesh wounds, sore nipple, hard
and soft corns, chapped lips and hands.
Price 80 cents. Sold by druggists. VIII
liams Mfg. Co., Props, Cleveland,
o. Sold by Thomas, the druggist.
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"A naturalist says that when lion
becomes old and unable tOinjure man
his main falls out. If you have a spite
against lion don't tackle him until his
name fails out. p S..--Don't tackle
him then. Hire another man to do it
for you.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-17

There is very little between bahy's
smile and heaven, and a woman is quite
as near it when there is only window
glass between herself aud display of
spring 5onnets.
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Sick Headache.

GENTs:-I have been subject TO Sick
Headache for years, and have tned. in
vain, many advertised remedies and sew
eral physicians. butall TO no purpose. At
last l iried your y. b. Bittcrs- without
much faith. ! admil-but to-day / can
truly say, that after taking the third bottle
have not suffered from 1t. l recommend
it 10 all my friends; several have been
cured by il. My lille grandson was per.
mancnny cured Of Biliousness and Sick
Headache, which were so severe as TO
cause commissions. They haveai ceased
since he commenced The use Of B.B.B
MRS B. c. BODLE,
G-gnga, IrTernc County Pa
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In the Parlor.-She-Ant
Hc-Exultation. Both Oscillation.
Decentralization. He Gyration.
All around-Sensation.
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Lord Dufferln, Viceroy Of india has
received authority from tbs British gov
ernAeu. 20 salez BurInak.A
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That's the blossom fain would pluck to-day
from the garden above her dust:
Not the languOr0us lily on SOLiiess sin nor tho
hiood-rcd rose OF lust;
Bat sweet white blossom ot holy love tlat
ErlR 10 the one green spot
In the aria desert Oi PhTyps's life, who're sil
Res pa-cle1 z1S let.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoraj.

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Sold YAH Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, IS.
African expositor., 1886-10-01
INTEREST IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

Among the colored people there is
evidence of increased interest in med
ical education. Twice as many stu
dents as ever before are seeking infor-
nation in reference to pursuing a
medical course of study.
To the young medical student there
are some difficult questions for him
to settle. If he intends to practice in
North Carolina or Virginia he will
be compelled to prepare himselfth
oughly The examinations before
the State Medical Boards in both Of
these States are very rigid. At the
Nav examination in North Carolina
about one-fourth Of the white appli-
cants were rejected for the want of a
proper understanding of the different
branches of medicine. AS to the re-
uuirements in other Southern States
we are not so we'll informed, but we
venture the opinion that within less
than five years the white physicians
in every Southern State will see to it
that the cOlored medical student will
not be allowed to creep into the profes
sion or to practice until he has passed
an examination before a State Medical
Board
There is no man in the South that
has a better forecast of the future or
more fully understands the wants of
the colored people than Dr. A. G. Hay
good, Of Oxford, Ga. In recent let
ter he says: [ have one anxiety
about making colored doctors-that 1t
aUiU be too easy"
Without doubt, the danger is in
imposing upon the colored people
halfeducated physicians-those who
are not willing to give the time or
African expositor., 1886-10-01
RALEIGH, n. c.,

make the effort to prepare themselves
to become safe and successful practi-
TONERS. Our counsel to medical stu
dents is to take plenty Of time and
make such sacrifices and effort as will
insure success and eminence in the
profession Colored students have
proven themselves equal to the most
rigid requirements So can you. who
are already in a course of study or art'
planning to enter medical school.
African expositor., 1886-10-01
GOD REIGNS.
BY MRS. E. B. BROWNING.

God reigns above, He reigns alone
Systems burn out and leave His throne,
And still His years roll on,
Mists of creation melt and fall
Around Him changeless amid all,
Whose ages still roll on.
By anguish which made pale the sun,
1 hear Him charge His saints that none
While still Times years roll on,
Among His creatures anywhere,
Blaspheme against Him in despair,
Though darkly days go on.
For us whatever's undergone,
Thou knowest, willest what is done,
Though our dark days go on.
: Perhaps the cup was broken here,
ea ret me- lys s g6 9'fAs+N 5b. We - -
l praise thee while my days 60 on,
[ love thee while my days go on;
The day-spring COmeth on.
Through dark and dearth, through fire and frOs
With emptied arms and treasures lost,
My days are going on.
African expositor., 1886-10-01
NO. 4.

ability to read depend largely upon
my girls for teachers. The classes are
taught from the primary temperance
catechism, in which many have pas
sed examination and taken higher
book. By the help Of charts, black
board lessons, short talks from pastors
and others, and the blessing of God,
| feel perfectly confident that many
of these poor children will be saved
from the curse of tobacco and rum.
Our girls can see daily the cruel eff
fects of alcohol, in the case of little
Willie, only five years old, a child
driven from home by brutal and
drunken father and an Indifferent
step-mOther. He came to US for pro-
lection three months ago, and has re-
ceived the best of care since then, the
girls making, washing, and mending
his clothes, and caring for him in a
way he has never known before He
takes his place in the dining hall with
the students at meal time, but is be-
ing taught to read In the M"Hna4e
School" [ am sure all Of the Baby
Band who are old enough viii be in
t6Tested in Willie, and be glad to
know that the Home School is caring
for many little neglected souls who
are not much better off than he.
While our girls are learning to care
for the souls ana bodies of their fell
low men in the neigh borhood of
Estey, they are also learning Of the
wants and woes of the whole world.
This knowledge is gained mainly
through the Young Ladies' Mission
ary society, or5anlLtG uCoIiy foug
years ago. The Society has Meier
failed to meet once a month up to the
present time. Our circle is auxiliary
to both the Woman's Baptist Home
Mission Society and the Women's
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society of
the West.
We make a study of our home and
foreign mission fields. The last meet
ings have been devoted to Africa, in
which our students are specially in
terested. At Christmas time we sent
twenty dollars to the Home Society,
and a few weeks later the same
amount to the Foreign Society, desig-
mated to the Congo field. A few days
ago We sent ten dollars to our noble
American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety, feeling that we, as Society, in
addition to what has been done bv
our school, would like to help in lift
ing the debt. The whole amount con-
tributed by these two Societies of the
girls, the Young Women's Christian
Association and the Missionary So
ciety, for the school year of eight
months, is ffty-nine dollars This
money has all been raised by mem
bership fees and contributions. 1t has
come easily and naturally, as the out
growth of missionary teaching. Africa
is even now stretching out her hands
to our girls and saying, "Come over
and help US" A letter just received
from the corresponding secretary of
the Women's Foreign Society of the
West, asks if [ can recommend two of
our girls to 60 to the Congo field next
fall We have no one in the school
at present who answers the require
ments III regard to age and color, but
| can recommend a young lady who
graduated a year ago, and think the
Lord has been preparing her for this,
work.
AS | stand before my class day after
day, which, with the city pupils, num-
|
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African expositor., 1886-10-01
BIBLE TRAINING AND MORAL CULTU1
OF GIRLS.

The following paper was re
Miss Belle l.. Pettigrew, of Shat
versity, Raleigh, at the annua ID
ing of the Women's BaptisttI !
Mission Society, held at Asbu; !, =,
When | first entered Shaw {"
sity as missionary teachtr t..
ditions were favorable f ) ry
out the wishes Of the Scclt.2 in
gard to the Bible and mus %oult
Of the girls. [ was pla>a,r,n cha
of the building occupl5 l}leIy by
girls, and assumed al 4 the RESP
sibility of training ~, in the
they should go. "y year ] n
crude mass of pa4 r. te---t'l' 81.
again, an air Pa''y9s.J and 9as3 : }!s dsveIqP y.
meaning of q IAN remaTk lllTi 7 II /
daily life L.-.!15 >.o[ed o.P1SI people o. , ,
African expositor., 1886-10-01

CdnnOJ wonder when we consider the
lack Of home training and the alb
sence OF proper pulpit and Sunday
school instruction, of which from the
necessities of the case, they have been
deprived. So they come to us in this
needy condition, of all grades Of
ability and all shades of color. They
nave a great respect for the Bible, but
are almost entirely ignorant of its
contents, not half Of the girls even
owning one. To develop a knowledge
Of the Bible, and an interest in and
love for its teachings, and the habit
Of measuring daily conduct by its
truths, is great part Of the work Of
the missionary teacher Just as much
of this work as possible must be
crowded into the short school life Of
these young women, limited as it is
in many instances by months. That
the Bible may have the first place, my
girls learn verse when they first sit
down to study at the morning hour;
this furnishes me a text for a little
talk when [ meet the class at the
fourth hour. In this way several
chapters have been committed to
memory during the past session.
After the verse, a few minutes of
study must be given to the Sunday
school lesson, and by Thursday night
the 20 teachers must be prepared to
teach the lesson at the teachers meet
ing. One lesson is given each week
to Old Testament study, also one on
selected subjects, as lying, stealing,
the observance of theASabbath, the
sins of the tongue, etc. find many
of the Chautauqua methods for study
quite helpful. While our young peo-
pie are learning these lessons from
the Word of God, it is of the utmost
importance that they should enter
upon the activities of useful Chris
tian life. To facilitate this we organi-
zed two years and half ago, Young
Women's Christian Association. [
did not know at the time that such
African expositor., 1886-10-01

), ODEh, 1000.
Reorganization existed in any school
fvoung women, but [ thought if
Associations were good for the
ug men, they must be good for
girls also; so we organized. Our
otiDgs have continued weekly
the present time with uutailing
rest. Fifty five of the 81 girls IN
are voluntary members, and
ely give an hour of time from
recreation.
q his meeting the Sunday school
,y,> report from their classes in
&a Baptist churches. in one of
.. Q uf our girls is superinten-
II 20 we hear from the four
- scl.yoIs, composed of children
80 from the streets, and
,r students. Nearly one
: ~lu;dren are reached in this
+ & ON the poverty and in
he parents, do not so to
g = - Sunday school, and
n .slse be wholly without
: reports, the visiting
umbcring twenty five,
It of heir visits 30 tire
and t. others who wish
+,hle read. They often
!. tnout food or fuel, one
ling on US almost
I Such are always re-
~ treasury, our mem
maticalIy five cents
Aany time member
!. kYrUNey, she earns it by
4 zaAlall z14s9b ,>r it IS possible to4 a,l ~
have a place in this Society Many
of the members 90 QUITO teach during
the year, and on their return report
the Christian work they have engaged
in, the Sunday school temperance work,
attention to the sick and aged, etc.
The whole amount of the member
ship fees for the year is $21. Nine
dollars has been expended on the
field, and twelve dollars have been
put into the treasury of the Young
Ladies' Missionary Society 1t is my
aim to make every girl in Estey a
temperance worker, and, truly, the
need is great. The habit Of using to-
bacco and snuff is almost universal,
and | think this accounts largely for
the drinking, especially among the
women. Little boys begin to use to-
bacco, at five and six years Of age, and
the girls of the same age to dip snuff.
| have carefully collected facts from
many teachers, and find this habit
prevails everywhere.
A few weeks ago one Of my girls
wrote this: All the girls in my
school dip snuff except one" Unless
the children can be saved from this
degrading habit, [ have very little
hope for the coIored race We have
not only to consider the physical harm
it inficts, but that it also bIunts the
intellect and the moral susceptible
ties, and degrades in every way. How
can it be otherwise when associated
from early childhood with such de,
Element? My girls recite every week
from the temperance catechiSm, and
are becoming familiar with the effects
of tobacco and alcohol upon all the
organs of the body.
All the young ladies except two
. have signed the pledge They have
practical lessons in conducting tenn
perance work, as we'll as the theory. |
| L.
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POSTAGE STAMPS.
The Astonishing Number Of Letters
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The Astonishing Number Of Letters
Mailed Annually.
Few people, perhaps, realize of how
recent origin is the postage stamp. It
was first issued by Great Britain in
1910. Brazil was the first nation to
follow the example, which they did in
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gan the use of the postage stamp.
There are now 2l1 stamp-issuing coun-
tries. 1t is estimated now that every
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mails annually 95,00O,OOO letters, and
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Last year there were $4,000 letters
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on them. In LOGO gold coin in money
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tons, the revenue being an important
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than Heligoland or the Virgin Islands.
Bhopal has the oldest stamp, Mica
ragua the finest. Siberia the largest,
Zealand the smallest, Guatemala the
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Britain divide the honor of havin. the
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