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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01
A porArS PEELER In PERSIA.

'-One OF the most comical things I've
ever heard was told in the Caucasus" said
Dudley Winston, the young man who
accompanied his father on the mission to
Persia. 1T was in Tiflos, the capital OF
Georgia. You know there's an American
store there-a big place of business where
all sorts of Yankee notions are dealt ont
at enormous profts,to the natives. | drop
ped in there. One OF the objects of in
terest to which the Russian salesman direct
ed my special attention was a patent potato
peeler
"Dees instrument" he said, 'ess medd
by re famous 'ouse Of Pat Aug.
| was astonished
"lVhat house did you say?''
''Ze faymoos 'ouse of Pat Aug
"Neyer heard of it,, | said; | guess you
are mistaken.
"Aleestecken? No, sure, l have often
heard of ze 'ouse, and have often seen re
name of ze 'ouse. | will show him to you
now. Oh, it is firm which enjoys great
fame here
"And with that he looks for specimen
potato peeler and brings one out
'Zere, sare,' he says, 'ees re name en-
grayed in re metal. Seer
81 burst out laughing until may sides
ached. There was the legend; Pat.
Aug, II, 1873 And the Pat Aug part
oi it ne had taken to be the firms name,
| found that this potato peeer was famous
under the name of Pat, Aug. all over the
Caucasus
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THE FOOLISH FRIENps.

In the depths of a forest there, lived two
foxes who had never had cross word with
each other. One of them said one day, in
the politest fox language:
Let's quarrel
Very WE'LL said the other; as you please
dear friend. But how shall we set about
ite
oh, it cannot be difficult said fox num-
Der one; two-leggcd people fall out, why
not we?'
So they tried all sorts of ways; but it
could net be done, because
each one would give way. AT last number
one fetched two stones.
There, said he, you say they're yours,
and I'll say they're mine, and we will
quarrel, and fight, and scratch. Now, I'll
begin. Those stones are miner
Very WE'LL said the other, You are vel
come to them.
But we shall never have quarrel at this
rate" cried the other, jumping up and lick
ing his face.
You old simpleton, don't you know that
it takes two to make a quarrel any day?'
So they gave it up as a bad job, and meyer
tried to play that silly game again.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01
my wife l. a Tsrrorl

said 4 mild-tempered man in our hearing.
'She snaps and snarls, spanks her children,
and finds fault continually. ] can't bear il
no longer Don't be to severe on her, my
friend; you will realize her sufferings She
has lost her former sweet disposition, and
i'll health is the cause DR.. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription will make her we'll. For
female diseases, functional arrangements,
bearing-down pains and the long list of ills
that render women miserable, no medicine
can compare with this II is the only
medicine for woman's peculiar weakness and
ailments, sold by druggists, under positive
guarantee from the manufacturers, to give
satisfaction in every case, or money refunded.
See guarantee printed on bottle wrapper.
rail- arrangements of the stomach, liver
and bowels, take DIR. Pierce's Pellets, or
Ambitious Granules,
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rHE rIRsr srARs AND srR1pEs.

Previous to l775 each one of the Ameri-
can colonies displayed its own ensign, and
the army and navy departments had dis.
tinctive flags. In that year flag bearing
thirteen red and white stripes was present
ed to Philadelphia military company
called The Light Horse 1t was In 1771
that the Continental Congress resolved
That the flag of the United States shall be
thirteen stripes, alternate white and red,
with thirteen white stars on blue field,
representing a new constellation The
first flag of this pattern was displayed over
Fort Schuyler (now Rome, New York; in
August, l777, and was made Of sheets and
bits of red cloth, while Captain Abraham
Swartout's blue coat was used for the blue
field for the stars. The present flag was
designed in 1918, by CAPTAIN Samuel Reid .
the prlYateer Armstrong, who acted on in.
yitation of Congressional committee. II
is the same as the original, except the adj
dilion of a star for every new State.
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The Lost Bracelet.

Just one penny, If you please, ma am. F."
1t was the day before Christmas, and late
in the afternoon, beautiful and richly
dressed lady was walking up Broadway
with her arms laden with brown paper par
cells. Hundreds of people were hurrying
along, iostling each other as they passed mp
and down the crowded thoroughfare; but
her bright, happy face was like a ray of
sunlight in the gathering darkness of the
winter afternoon, and the owner of the
clattering shoes that had been following
her some distance, took courage from its
sweet expression, and put up IFS modest
plea for ''just one penny" 1t was a low,
pleading voice, scarcely audiblein the noise
and hustle around, yet the lady heard it,
for she turned and looked an instant a. the
little creature before her. Her scanty gar
ments Were poor protection from the
frosty air, and gloyeless hs nds and pale face
looked blue and pinched with the cold
her miserable hood had fallen on her
shoulders, and a pair of eloquent eyes
looked up into the lady's fsse, whi,e with
her stumpy broom she swept the cr8ssing
Never mind, said she TO herself, ~
can walk home-this poor little thing needs
this more than do; and she dropped into
the open palm before her the only sixpence
left, There, child, merry Christmas to
YOU" she said, in a sweet, sympathizing
voice, which made the tears come into the
dark eyes OF the little girl, as she tried to
thank her.
1t was long walk that the lady had be-
fore her, and the omnibus ratified along
with provoking empty seat or two inside,
but her heart was light and happy with the
little sacrifice which she had made, and
just as the lets of gas began to blaze out of
the windows she reached her home She
had been married only a short tine, and as
she looked around her pretty room, which
her husband had furnished for her in their
boarding house, she felt more than grateful
that God had given her such happy home.
She had not removed her hat and cloak,
when she heard her husbands step in the
hall, and with smile and kiss she met him
at the door.
"Why Kate, how tired you look, have
you dore great deal of walking to day?"
Kate blushed and smiled, but deception
was not part of her nature, and she replied
"Yes, Henry, | walked all the way
home"
"You should not have done that he
said a little reproachfully, and then he
laughed as he continued; "Did you spen
all your money so that you couldn't afford
a siNpence to ride home WITH"
"Well, suppose must tell YOU" said
Kate, with another blush. 81 did have
just one sixpence left, and was going tC
ride up, when such poor little girl"
"Yes, that's it, | know what is coming
Why, Kate, you make ihe very mischief
among the poor people and my pennies
they are the most ungrateful set in th'
world A"
"But," said Kate, earnestly, 'she wa
such delicate, half-clothed, and, I an
afraid, half-starved li;tle street sweeper
'street-sweeper and her husband bell
up his hands in mock-horror; "why, Kate
they pick up hsndsful of money in day
aud did you walk home, and give one !
whole sixDence2 Oh oh, what won't YOU
little heart do neXtr'
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Artemus Ward, the great American
Snowman" relates in his peculiar style, the
following.
INSIDUSr IN UTIRY
In the Faul NV Is hundred Il fifty ]
showed mi sho in UtikY, trooly CRATE sit
ty in the Siait of Nu York
The people gave me cordyal resepshun.
The pres was lowed in mi prase.
da as | was given discripshun of mi
Beests and Snaix in my usul howry stile,
what was mi skorn disgust to see big
burlY feller walk up TO the cage containing
mi wax figgers of the Lords Last Supper,
and kelch Judas Iskariot by the feat and
dragged him onto the ground. He tlnn
kommenced fur to pound him as hard as
he Good.
"Whot under the son ar you abowt, +"
kried l.
Sez he. "What did yu briug this pussy
lanermus cuss hear fur?" & he hit the wax
ngger another tremenjus bio on the he'd.
sezI "Yu egrejus ass, that airs a wax
igger, representashun of the folse
Postle,"
Sez he, That's oil very well fur yu tn
say, but tell yu, old man, that Judas Is
kariot can't sho hisself in TItiky with inn
punerty by darn Site" with which OBJ
survashun he kaYed in Judassis he'd. The
yung man belonged TO of the fust iamer-
lies in Utiky. sood him, & the Joory
brawt in Nerdiek Of Arson in the Bird de-
gree
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Epnch.

The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks an
epoch in the life Of the individual. Such 4
remarkable event is treasured in the memory
and the agency whereby the good health has
been attaired is gratefully blessed. Hence it
is that 50 much is heard in praise Of Electric
Biters. - many feel they owe their restor-
alton to health, to the use of the Great Al
teratve aud Tonic If you are troubled
with any disease of Kidneys, Liver or Stom-
ach, of long OF short standing ynu will
surely find relief by use of Electric Biuers.
Sold at SOC. and 81 per bottle Al 7. d. Thorn
as Drug store.
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pRorEornIa HrMsELr.

school commissioner called at the
house OF a Georgia farmer and asked him
u he intended to send his children TO school.
I mout send tbs gals the farmer said,
but that'i be abont ALL
Are you SO busy that you cannot send
the boys9'
No, amt so mighty busy
Then why don't you send the boysP'
We'll, I've got my reasons
Don't you think that education would
do them good2'
Vas, IL mout'
is it, then, because You cannot cloth
them properly9'
no, fur l recon they've got about as
good WARM duds ez any children in the
community,
Then why don't you send theme
Wall, tell you Some time ago sent
my son Jim ter school. He went away
with The biggest sort NY respeck fur his
daddy; fur / coulG outknock him and fling
him down ez fast ez he could get up. Wall,
sur, he stayed at school a while, learning
new lot nv tricks, come home, outknocked
me an flung me agin' the ground so hard
that he Knocked my hip outer flint. After
this he driy me around putty much as he
pleased, without no respect fur me at all.
llf he hadenter went to that school he
would have been kind and 'fecticnate, but
he went thar, ez tell you, an that settled
it, am let me tell you, when boy in this
here neighborhood gifts SO he can whip his
daddy, why that household has dun lost
its holt. No, mister, you may take my
gals an learn en- all you please, but I'd
leetle ruther my boys would stay away.
Bill, addressing one Of his ons) come out
here and I'll fling you down for quarters
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01

The miser's heart must indeed be made
of marble, there is so little gire 10 it.
The heat of debate is apt TO canse >
GOODNESS between friends
The man who has lost his left arm has
left arm that is a right arm. -
= Words generally express themselves.
But do they pay the express charges?
"A mud puddle has great manypoints
for people TO fall down and admire.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01
shiloh. +. catarrh Remedy

Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy, marvellous
cure for catarrh, diphtheria canker mouth
and headache. With each bottle there is
an ingenious nasal injector for the more
successful treatment OF those complaints
without extra charge Price 30 c. Sold by
T. d. Thomas lehighton, W. Bicry, Weiss
mort
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01

No remedy for blood disorders can equal
Ayers Ssrssprilla. Though concentrated
and powerful, this medicine is perfectly safe,
and may be taken by children as well as
adults. Physicians recommended II in pre-
ference to any other. P.ice ST.. Worth ~
a h0ttle.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01

We haze speedy and positive cure for
catarrh, diphtheria, eanker mouth and
headache, shiloh's eatarrh remedy. A
Nasal injector free with each hottie. Use
it if you desire health and sweet breath.
Price % cents. Sold by It. u. Thomas,
Lchighton, W. Biery Weisspori.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01

Kansas Teacher-'W Wnere does all our
grain go top Scholsr-'Into the hopper.
What hopper Grssshopper.
This is a funny old world, any how,
but It is very hard to realize IT when you
are reading the comic papers,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01

:
Done with the pen--a dead hog.
Up in arms-the midnight baby.
Hop MISUNDERSTANDING masters,
Cold steal--hoeking lump of ice.
"A board bill-the carpenters state
ment,
The maiden's band Of hope-a husband.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01

TO remove paint--sit down on 1t be-
fore Il is dry.
The ancient marryinn 'er-January
NEEDING May.
Men SOW their wild oats and women
sow their tares,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01

"A physician has discovered that the
older man grows the smaller his brain be-
comes. This explains why the young men
know everything.
"A tea party-the Chinese.
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NEW CURRENT TESTIMONY

=
Years. Chicago. NJ, Nay 81, IsSs
IVES given w BY doctors years age and hAd
70 oruteA Tor 1eiatie RhaumAtiIm suffered
about ysATs arst application 81, Jacobs OIL
hsysdi tive bottles cured. aKoR0f A ROSE
Doctors Failed. wyoning, M, May Is, ~,
Bunsrsd eth oei9ticA about three years ags;
trisd doctors eitheut relief frtsd three Appltes-
tions Of St Jaeoes oil and wAs cured No rstara
sf pain. BLtAs o fEkfER.
Ned-riddsn. Beaver Dan, wis, Nay 10, -.
spring of 1857 was taken with seiabea; sunsrse
two months, oon1ned V bed; tried uagerAi
doctors uithoVt bsneft. uaad 81. Jacobs OIL ana
Vas cursd JknEKTTE WEBzR
10 Return. Pontiac. NJ. May -, iss..
Wal taken With HheumAtlna IN the hip ana
lnha about sigkt meuths ago ana vas cured ~
o. Jaeohs OIL not ths least return q pain.
MhG AhELIA YOUNG.
Lalneness. Utica Iulton o.. InlneiI, June. -,
Thres fgar years eBe WAS tAkan vita lAnenass
u hip In bet part af tinla' tied tsTefAl eoe-
tara without heneaA va euroa ~ three % MS
AT pRvSoisTs AND DKALLAs.
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An.wnr mia onantion.

No. ,. WHY doso many people we see
around us seem to prefer to suffer and be
made miserable by Indigestion, Constips-
tion, Dizziness, Loss Of Appetite, Coming
Up of the Food, yellow Skin, when for 15
cents We will sell them Shilohs System
Vitalizer guaranteed TO cure them. Sold by
I. d. Thomas, I.ehighton, w. Biery, Weiss
port
The hard way of the world-the rail-
way.
Something new in stockings-a cork
leg,
"A last farewclla shoemaker givingup
business.
When has man four hands?-when'
he doubles his fists,
"A ghrs luncheon described in three
words-giggle, gabble, gobble.
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Rupture cure guaranteed bv DR. j. II. Mayer
sSi Arch Street thila. Ease at once, no opera
ton or business delay. Thousands cured. Send
fol cirrnlarS. l9.lN
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A.C. YATES &Co.,
SIXTH & CHESTNUT.
LEDGER BUILDING.
Sept. s, 1885

The people who bet on elections do
wrong, but the man who never bets is no
better.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01

Anybody can now catch cold
The trouble is to let 1t go again, like the
man who caught the bear.
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HARD ON JUDAS.

Artemus Ward, the great American
Snowman, relates in his peculiar style, the
following.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-18
LOUISIANA'S VOTE.
Yarmouth, the Republican Candidate
for Governor, Defeated by Forty
Thousand Majority.
The Independent Ticket Victorious in the
CITY OF New Orleans-Several Diff
cul.ies-BOXes Locked Ups
HEAVY VOTE POLLED.
Special TO the Gazette.


Special TO the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS, La April THE
election to-day was exciting, but few
difficulties occurred. Unusual pTecau-
tons had been taken to preserve peace.
Besides q large force OF police st
each precinct, squad was st.
toned one square distant to ne
called up when needed. A force Of sew
Continental Guards armory, armed with
rifles and vans to convey them to any
part OF tae city where trouble WAS immi-
nent. This extra police force Was COM
posed of the best class OF people,
merchants, lawyers, physicians, business
men and professional men who volunteer
ed for service. Early in the forenoon G
difficulty broke out in the Second
precinct OF the Second ward
ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
in the city The toughs attacked one CT
citizens on duty there, Nybles BIZ
anne, and badly injured him.
In the scrimmage another man, Peter
Byrres, WAS shot. squ,d Of citizen
police, 100 strong, were at once sent 10
the scene of the difficulty. Toere were
threats OF serious trouble, but order wss
finally restored. In the First and Fourth
wards difficulties and shooting ARRAYS
subsequently occurred in which, however,
no lives were lost. Squads were sent to
both these wards and peace was restored.
The pol were closed at p. m. a squad
of fifty to 100 more WAS stationed at each
polling place to assure fair
count. At many of the polls the deputy
sherifs
WENT OFF IN DISGUISE
at the defeat of Sheriff Duffy, taking with
them the keys of the ballot boxes and
thus preventing count Of the vote. The
boxes were subsequently forced open
and the ballots taken from them, but
it will be twenty-four hours before the
count Is completed. The total vote of
the city will be about SO, 900, with 5000
maiority for the Democratic ticket. The
Republicans elect one Senator and three
Representatives from the city, all
gain. In the municipal fight, the one in
which the most intense excitement pre-
vailed, the Independent ticket nominated
by the Young Mems Democratic Associa-
ton which had the support Of the COM
merciel classes and most OF the
better element of people and
which received the endorsement OF
Republicans, WAS elected by majority
of 1000 to 5000 over the regular
DEMOCRATIC OR RING TICKET.
The news from the country parishes
comes in slowly. The regr2es st the last
moment failed to support Yarmouth and
he is besten by $1,000 10 10000
majority on very full vote. The follow
ing Democratic msj9rities are reported:
Bienville 1000. C2liwell, Bell and Con-
cordis 200, De Soto 1000, Franklin,
500, LtnCelo 1900, Morehouse 1900, M,di
son 1900, Odachita 240O ST. John gives
sRepubican ma 2rity Of 500, St.
Charles 1000, Jefferson 1000, Demo
cratic gain of 2200.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-18
PINKEBFGN QUESTIONED
The Great Detective ExImined in the
FOtheriugh am Damage Suit.

The Great Detective ExImiaed in the
FOtheriugham Damage Suit
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aorij 17-Robert
Pinkerton was the principal wi ness ex-
amined to-day in the Fotheringhan suit.
He WAS questioned closely upon what he
based MS belief in the messengers guilt,
He said the fact was suspicious that Wit
trock was taken into the express car on
letter when the supposed writer, Mr.. Bar
rett, was in his Office not far from the
car. FotheriDgham said the fight began
near Oak Ridge, only three miles from
Kirkwood, where the train stopped, snC
the telegraph messenger knocked az the
express door. According to this the ght
with the robber must have been in pro-
gress st this time, yet there was no alsrrR.
The train stopped for one hour and forty
minutes at Minke's station. Fothering-
ham gave no alarm then, and said the
train wss delayed forty minutes or an
hour. Mr. Pinkerton said he was &C.
uated by the presumption that q man
wss innocent until he was proven guilty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-18

meeting and resolved to oppose the river
and hsrbor bill SIS a means Of obstructing
the passage Of the tariff bill. They con-
cluded th2t the friends OF the former bill
would be compelled to defend it, even to
the extent Of antsgonizIng tariff legis-
lation. Mr.. Blanchard expects smother
effort TO be made to pass the river and
harbor bill in week or two, when
further obstruction tactics are looked for.
But he declares that he for one will not
be driven to antagonizs the tssih bill.
TO REPAY THE EXCESS.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Cul-
lom to-day introduced s bill providing
that in ell cases where II shall appesr that
the parties have paid 90 90 per acre for
lands reduced in price TO 81 20 per scre
by act Of June 10, 1880, the Secretary Of
the Interior shall be authorized to repay
to such parties the excess price OF Sl.25
per acre, paid for such lands.
CELEBRATED EMANCIPATION DAY.
WARRINGTON, April 1.-THE colored
people OF Washington yesterday cele-
brsted the twenty-sixth anniversary Of
the emancipation of slaves in the District
of Columbia. There were two factions,
known IS the street paraders and
the anti street paradeTs. The for
mer marched through the principal
streets and were received by the Presi-
dent. In he evening they assembled at
the Fourth Baptist church where ad-
dresses were delivered by Elk Congress-
man Smslls and Fred Douglass. Doug
lass declared that never since emanclph-
tion was the condition Of the negroes in
the south as bad as to-day. He said the
negroes were being cheated by the truck
system sud that old Shareholders did not
wish to see slavery restored because they
could make more money out Of the ne
groes under the present condition Of
things.
HOME FOR MRS HANCOCK.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Post this
morning announces that the house which
has been purchased by the friends Of
General Hancock was yesterday presented
to his widow il an informal manner by
the chairman Of the committee, Mrs.
Stills0n Hdtchigs, passing to her deed
in fee simple TO the premises. The house
| is fJur-stOry brown stone and pressed
brick, handsomely finished and decorated
throughout 1. is situated on the corner
| of Twenty. first and r streets il one oi
the best sections Of the city. Mrs. Han
cock will probably tske immediate pos
session, she being a. present the guest ct
her husbands brother, Colonel John
| Hancock.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-18

The French peasants, father than trust
to sayings banks, generally carry their
money il their stocking legs, and &
misery old woman who died Istely left
quite fortune in this way. She had lived
IN veTitebie pi2s:ye, and her emaciated
body was found on heap Of rags anc
rubbish. In her cotton stocking and
ssbots were found notes and gold amount
ing to nearly $4,000, numerous trinkets
of considerable value and securities
.oy.s nc.c .As- $4,000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-18
THE SECRET DISCOVERED.

WASHINGTON, April 17-Chsirman
Blanchard, Of the House committee on
rivers ana haroors, says he has discoy-
cred the secret of the opposition which
suddenly developed ard defeated the
river and harbor bill yesterday. he de-
clared that large number OF Republican
Representatives hc!5 : c:Ucus or sec:e:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-18
I. II. Jones & Co. Fgg ssass:. 4 hssr'''

Senior Don Jose L ulls, who died in
New Orleans the other day at the age of
seventy three years, was Spanish SOL
der of distinction. He has been rewarded
for his bravery with the golden cross OF
the order of Charles III, but 8 reward
which he appreciated more than the
Kings cross Was portrait OF himself
worked in silk with women's hsir-the
jet blsck hair of Spanish ladies who had
cut OF their tresses for the purpose OF
h0lo-!r. lin.