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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25

when the Mayor of Charleston. ".
Va, sentenced white woman the other
day TO work seventeen days on the
streets the IitaH'd CoH,ti'Utiog declares
that Il young farmer arose and offered to
take her place, saying that he would
never permit woman to he worked as
n convict on the public streets. The
Mayor accepted his offer, and the man
was marched of to the chain gang. lie
declined to give his name, aud said that
S'John Smith would do as well as any
thing else He said that he was farm
iabOrer from some place up the river,
and that he never saw or heard of the
woman in his life until he saw her in
Che Mayors court, but that his sense of
manhood and his respect for woman
kind would not permit him to see one of
the sex scraping the public streets in
company with tramps and bummers.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25

ne eent arrivals from the Hawaiian
Islands declare that the Government is
irsol ent, and that nothing can prevent
bankruptcy in the near future. The re-
form Government, VIII ch came into
power on the downfall Of the Gibson
Ministry, has simply used any coin in
sight to pay current expenses, with no
Thought of future settlement. The pub
Iic debt Of Hawaii may bc put in round
uum'crs at -, 10000, for which the
only security is Crown lands and Gov
erHment buildings at Honolulu, which
under forced sale would not realize half
IN : amount,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25
Statistics are not always intercstin

Statistics are not always interesting
reading, observes the New York GrdDiic,
vet can any one fail to find cause for
r. yoicing when he reads the fact that the
array of American school children who
have resumed their studies numbers over
100, 600: The latest data furnished
by the Government shows that there are
ns,Nriy II, 600, 900 scholars enrolled upon
f!Ss lists of our schools, and that the
average daily attendance is fully II,
600, 900. Curiously enough the greatest
urogress in this line is evidenced where
us,e would least cxpcctt it. The Territory
of Iakota shows the most marked in
crease in the number Of her schools and
scholars, and is followed closely by that
oft slaadcrcd State Indiana. In New
iEampshirc, Vermont, Ohio, Nevada and
Sasith Carolina there has been marked
decrease in the number of school children
earolcd. The central States of the
North are far ahead of all the rest of the
Union, and the Southern States, while
mAking rapid advance, still remain far
IN the rear as to the number Of their
children attending schools.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25
Vegetables OF National In

The importance of vegeiai
United States, says a writeri
penfent, has been partially ds'
in late years by the regular esd
by Congress of the "Section o.
Pathology" since, while this
tends to the diseases Of vine
trees, it also investigates thC
tables. A small approPf
granted to the Department
ture for the support of this
those in charge of it have al
cred a good deal of informat
poIato rot in the United "a
Botanical Division has also
10, 900 copies of the "Cirea
on Treatment of the potato
for the blight and rot"
n How strange all such Cow
sistance would have seemed =
lish 800 years ago, wheL, IS
us, gardening, 'though lol!
by the monks. had become d
art in England"
In 1926 we are told that
to twenty shillings was PAD
six cabbages and a few carr
writer of 1850 tells OF an O
remembered "the first gr
came into Surrey to plant. =
cauliflowers, and to SOW tuI'
and parsnips and early Y
which at that time were gf
we having few or none IN
what came from Holland OF
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25
Use Plenty or Apples.

Apples are abundant and cheap this
year, says the New York Witness, aud
there is no more useful fruit. Raw,
stewed, baked or preserved, they are
wholesome, toothsome and nutritious.
The fall apples are the most juicy and
delicious, but do not keep. and for that
reason have to be sold cheap. Every
good. sized family should buy barrel OF
them at once for immediate use, and
save them from spelling by eating them
up A considerable portion OF them
might also be made into jelly by coring
them and boiling skin and all. FED ap.
Piles are best for this purpose, as she
color of the skin gives fine rich tint to
the jelly. A liberal allowance of lemon
juice should be added to the apple juice
and an equal weight of sugar, and the
whole boiled into jelly. 1t is the
cheapest OF all jellies, and remarkably
good when well made Bought apple
lelly is not nearly so nice, and can seldom
be relied upon. 1t is frequently made
from the refuse of tie evapUrating es.
tablishments, that is, the cores, and
skins and wormy apples.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25

give million people upon the globe
ire now dependent on the electric cur
5rut for their daily brcsd,' so said Mr..
w II. Prcccc, at the recent meeting Of
She British Association held at Bath.
"Scarccly Il week passes, - he continued,
without some fresh practical applica.
ton of its principles, aud we seem to be
only on the shore of that sea of economy
and benciiccncc which expands with
every new discovery of the properties Of
electricity, and spreads already beyond
the mental grasp of any one single
worker" And what is in store beyond
for mans research and conquest who
shall say!
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25

An international congress Of nearly
i've hundred physicians lately in session
ai Paris was practically unanimous that
consumption, or tuberculosis, is con-
tsEious and transmissible between man
and beast. There was unanimity also as
to the prlmc necessity of boiling milk
ard cooking meat we'll as preventive
uf much OF the consumption which now
af.Scts the human race None Of these
conclusions are new, but they derive ad-
,iftOnal force from the unanimity with
which they were declared and accepted
as facts well es ablished.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25

no Clean Paint Work.

A steamboat steward says that house
keepers should 20 to steamboat for
lessons on cleaning paint work. The
cabin OF steamboat, painted clear
white, IL kept quite as II the painter had
lust left it, being not only clear, but
having beautiful polish. All that l.
necessary is little water, q sponge, pure
CASTLE soap, and q smooth cloth for rub.
bing after the dirt has been washed of
with the sponge. The rubbing restores
the polish. Many people pant every
year, whereas II the paint is washed in
this way it will show clear and with o
high polish for four or FIVE years.
Prairie Fdrmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25
Pick les.

For pickles of all kinds use the best
cider vinegar and not an acid, vinegar,
so-called. II cannot be too strong, AS it
is weakened when scalded. Unscalded
vinegar does not keep well with pickles.
Never use metal vessel in pickling; it
should be either granite ware or por.
celain. Pickles should be examined fire.
quently and the soft ones taken out. II
white specks appear in the vinegar drain
1t off and scald; add half teacup oi
sugar to each gallon and pour again over
the pickles. A few bits of horse radish
or a few cloves added will improve the
flavor.
All vegetables or fruits for pickling,
except for sweet pickles, should be
sound, but not quite ripe. Do not scald
cucumbers, but soak them in salt and
water. Boiled beets can be picked
whole, first removing the outer skin, to
be sliced when required. Vegetable;
that require to be boiled or scalded before
picking will be whittier if little lemon
or green grape juice is added to the
water, as cabbage, cauliilower, white
beets or(onions. For green vegetables
put little soda in the water to preserve
the color. Care should be taken not to
scald too much, or they will be soft and
tasteless.
Always have the vegetables or fruit
perfectly cold before pouring over the
vinegar, which should be in all cases very
hot
A good average of spices to. q quart Of
pickles is an even teaspoon each of all.
spice and peppercorns, one-half tea.
spoon of mustard seed, apiece of Jamaica
ginger one inch long and tablespoon Of
stick cinnamon broken. Detroit Free
Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25
Grand to,al. l3S, ,sS5 9i,457 1879, 32s

The net gain for the year was 643i
churches, 4505 ministers and IA, 6S1
communicates. BY far the heaviest gain
WAS among the Baptists-45s7 churches
and 3lO9 ministers. The Methodists,
With their ~, 2s5 churches, %, 313 min
Isters and 4, 600, SEQ communicates, stand
1t the head of the denominations, the
Roman Catholics come next, and then
enc Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans,
Cougregationalists and Episcopalians.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25

The New York independent presents
Its annual statistical exhibit of the vari-
HUs churches in this country, compiled
u,ostly from official sources, The follow.
ing is a general summary by denomina-
frnrnl nrnmns.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25

George w. Cable calls Maurice Thomp-
son the sweetest and most gifted of
poets Of the present day.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11
Choice Of Dairy Farm.

Some of the best fancy dairies are found
near the large cities, upon light and infer
ior soils which are unfit for pastures and
permanent meadows, but which are made
to produce heavy crops of roots, fodder
corn, clover, orchard grass, milet peas and
oats, and other kinds of fodder; and which,
by the aid of the practice of ensilage, are
made to support, in many cases, one COW
or more to each acre the year round. In
some localities, manure from the cities and
special fertilizers, are procured to aid in
keeping these light lands in, the highest
state of fertility; so that, on the whole, it
may be said that, In choosing dairy farm,
the experienced dairyman is not bound by
any circumstances, but may safely take the
best locality for his pl rpose; a favorable
location. being of the greatest concern TO
him.
In general, however, the dairyman would
safely choose moderately leYel farm, we'll
watered, having a somewhat firm clay
loam soil, lying in a compact shape, with a
convenient spot near the center of 1t for
his buildings, and as near to a railroad
depot as possible. II there is a permanent
cool spring upon it, it would be a great
advantage, and If the spring IS located
near the dwelling, and in q convenient
place for the milk.house, 1t would be still
better.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.
Nail rheso Reminders to the Barn Door.

Nail These Reminders to the Barn Door.
If the iron wedge will not draw build a
Gre of chips and heat it.
Heap up and tramp down solidly the
snow around the young fruit trees.
Water, green food and meat fowls
must have to prosper during the win
ter.
Watch the outlets of the tile-drains,
that they do not become closed with ice.
There is one part of the farm that is
not benefited by drainage: the manure
heap.
-Politeness pays in the constable. A
gentle man gets more milk than harsh
man.
Straw and corn fodder are best worked
into manure by putting them through good
animals.
The best preventive of trouble at lamb
ing time is daily exercise for the ewes dur
ing winter
Take the brides with you when you go
to breakfast, and put them near the stoye
while you eat
Separate the weaker animals they need
extra feed, whereas with the stronger they
get scant feed.
Profit in farming comes from the
maximum crops, the products of winter
throught and summer work.
If the chain pump is clogged up with
ice do not give the crank jerk, Both
wheel and chain break more easily when
very cold.
Every farmer may be the architect of
his own fortunes, and it is poor policy to
let the job out to luck.
Harness hungin the stable is damaged
as much by the gases and dampness there
as it is worn by use.
When green wood is used for fuel part
of the heat is absorbed to convert the water
in the fuel into vapor.
If you do not wish cloddy and lifeless
ground in the spring keep the cattle off the
fields when the soil is soft.
Drive your horses little to one side
when you stop with load on the sled.
This makes it easier to start the load.
"A fire burns better in hot than in a
cold furnace; it is equally tue that an
animal well wintered is half summered.
If open, outdoor feed-troughs are
turned over at night they will not be filled
with snow and ice in the morning.
If you place the ak near the stoYe for
fifteen minutes 1t will cut better and not
be so apt to break along the edge
The flavor of the fuel used for smok-
ing meat is somewhat impaired to the meat
hence the fuel should be selected care.
fully.
You have no right to feed a dog SC
loug as you have not the money to pro.
vide your family with good papers and
books.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11
Peace on Earth.

Awaits that countless army of martyrs,
whose ranks are constantly recruited from
the victims of nervousness aud nervous
diseases. The price of the boon is system
attic course Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the finest and most genial of tonic nervines
pursued with reasonable persistence.
Easier, pleasanter and safer this than to
swash the victualing department with
pseudo-tonics, alcoholic or the reverse, beef
extracts, nerve foods, narcotics, sedatives
and poisons in disguise. "Tired Nature 8
sweet restorer, balmy sleep" is the provi-
Dental recuperant Of weak nerves, and this
glorious franchise being usually the conse-
quences of sound digestion and increased
vigor. the great stomachic which lnsures
both is productive also of repose at the re.
quired time. Not unrefIeshed awaken,
the individual who uses it, but vigorous
clear headed and tranquil. Use the Bitters
also in fever and agus, rheumatism, kid
ney troubles, constipation and blllioasAess.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

The care OF hay.-Barns or barracks"
are much better for the preservation of hay
than the circular stacks, even though the
last be well built. Hay contains, in the
dry as well as In the green state, matter
that is soluabls in water For this reason
all exposed hay on the exterior OF stacks is
subject to having the soluble matter washed
from 1t. In round stacks the amount Of
hay thus exposed is much larger than is
usually supposed. The best place for stor-
ing OF wsll-c ured hay for use is in good
Well-sheltered NOW, where It should te
tramped as put In and packed closely. Thus
it will all keep In uniform condition. Next
to tight NOW an old-fashioned barraek
with well-thatched roof, arranged SO as
TO slide up and down the four corner posts,
Is the better. II hay has not been vel.
cured in the field, ventilation should be
psrmittsd In the NOW.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

-Af1iction is the wholesale soil OF vlr-
tue. where patience, honor, sweet human
ity and calm fortitude take root and stropg-
ly flourish.
-IVealth Is not acquired by fortunate
speeulations and splendid enterprises, but
by the daily practice Of industry, frugality
and economy.
Never impe'tlnently behave 20 your
father or mother
No man ever vet failed till be lost con-
tdence in himself.
Never take the harsher way when love
will do the deed.
Don't you wishSou were big manS
said one little urchin 10 another. "K'rect,
| Go. I'm just dying to be big enuff to git
shaved, an have one of 'em BARRIERS pow
der me all over and Iquirt eOlsSps juice at
ma"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

"A local paper says that Boston has a
grocer so mean that he has been seen t.
catch flies and hold them up by their hinu
legs and look in the cracks of their feet t.
see if they have been stealing any of his
sugar.
In these days of pedestrianism, this is
bad: SIN the race for matrimony. IL is nol
always the girl who covers the most laps
that wins"
"A man was boasting that he had an
elevator in his heuse. 80 he has,
chimed his wife, "and he keeps 1t in a cup
board, in a bottle.
Miss Lizzie Dollar was recently mar
ried to a southern gentleman. He says he
never wants to change her.
"A Meridian man has bible 142 years
old. Strange how long bible may be
made to last, by temperate usage.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

All our actions take their hues from
the complexion of the heart, as landscap {
their variety from light.
The art of eXaltlng lowliness and Civ.
ing greatness TO little things is one of ill.,
noblest functions OF genius.
Eccentric old lawyer to new footmal.
Now, then, Patrick, call me cab. ,
Pat, who thinks this dodge to try his Sill
cerity-"Och, no, yer honor; it's not m,
self that'll be calm Ye names at all"
1t makes young man feel very macL
as II something's in the world were ell IL
vain to sing Come to my bosom, cont
love-" and then happen to see sign II,
Let on the door,"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11
AS WE CLIP HUMOROSITIES.

"A good mau is the best friend, and
therefore soonest to be chosen, longest to
be retained, and indeed meyer to be parted
with, unless he ceases to be that for which
he was chosen.
The world is unjust in its judgment. so
it is in its requitals. Speedily effaces the
memory Of the greatest services; and when
we can repeat them no more, we are ne
elected and thrown aside.
TO look back TO antiqui y is cne thing.
to go back to another. If we look back tt
it, it should be as those who are runnin,
race, only to press forward the faster, all,
to leave the beaten still further behind.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

"A commercial editor, who was once
small boy, with mother who knew th,
valse of a cases of emergency, cannos t,
this day, write about "a movement il,
leather" without hitching uneasily in hi;
chair
Promise not twice to any man the ser
vice you may be able TO render him, and b,
not loquacious If you wish to be esteemed
for your kindness.
Never hold any one by the button ol
hand in order to be heard out, for if peopl,
are unwilling to hear you, you had better
hold your tongue than them.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

My boy (three years old) was recent.
taken with cold in the head. 1t SCENE,
finally TO settle III his nose, which was stop.
ped up for days and nights 50 that it VIA.
difficult for him to breathe and sleep.
called physician who prescribed, but dl,
him no good. Finally went tv the dlu
Store and got bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm
lr seemed to work like magic. The boy,
nose was clear in two days, and he has bet,
slri hit ever since.--E. J. Hazard, Ne,
York.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such
general revival Of trade at T D. Thomas
drug store as their giving away to their
customers OF so many free trial bottles of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Their trade is simply enormous in this
very valuable article from the fact that it
always cures and never disappoints, coughs,
colds, asthma, bronchitis, Group, aud all
throat and lung diseases cured. You can
test it before buying
Trial Bottles of this Wonderful Discovery
for Consumption free at T. D.!Thomss' drug
store.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11
LANG CELLS
I ASTHMA
ri AND
gCATARRH
n REMEDY

Having struggled 20 years between life and
cath W tn ASTHMA or PHTHIsIc, treated by
mInent physicians, and receiving no benefit,
vas compelled during the last 8 years OF my Ill
less to sit on my chair day and night gasping
Tor breath. My sufferings were beyond descrip-
ion. In despair | experimental on myself by
,OmpOunding roots and herbs and lnhallng the
mis- WONDERFUL CURE FOR ASTHMA AND CA
fARRH, warranted to relieve the most stubborn
ase of ASTHMA In FIVE MINUTES, so that the
'atient can lie down to rest and sleep comfort
hly. Please read the following condensed ex-
racts from unsolicited testimonials, all OF re-
Oliver V. r. Holmes, San Jose, CAL, writes:
II find the remedy all and even more than rep
resented. Ireceive instantaneous relief"
E. NJ. Carson, A. NJ, Warren, KAN, writes:
WAS treated by eminent physicians of this coun-
try and Germany: tried the climate Of different
,tates-nothing afforded relief like YOUR prepara-
iOn."
l.. b. Phelps, P. NJ, Grggs, Ohio writes: "suf-
cred with Asthma 40 years. Your medicine In
minutes does more Tor me than the most emil
ent physician did for me In three years"
II. c. Plimpton, Joliet, ILL.,, writes: "Send Ca
arrh Remedy at once. Cannot get along with
nut 1t, find 1t to be one of the most valuable
medicines have ever tried"
We have many other hearty testimonials OF
ure or relief, ald In order thai all sufferers from
asthma, Catarrh, Hay Fever, and kindred d.
,eases MAY have an opportunity Of testing the
value of the Remedy we will send to any address
TRIAL PACKAGE FREE OF CHARGE. II
osell you some worthless imitation by his rep
esenting II TO be just as good, but send directly
Gus. Write your name and address plainly.
Address, j. ZINIM ERMAN & CO., Props.
Wholesale Druggists. Wooster, Wayne Co., o.
size box bv mail Sl.0o. tuly21y
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11
"A school OF design is a mother and h

"A school of design is mother aud her
six marriageable daughters
When a red-headed lady is cremated,
nothing remains but handful of ashes OF
roses.
Let rs help the fallen still, though they
never pay us, and let us lend, without ex-
pecting the usury of gratitude.
One of the original tendencies Of the
human mind, fundamental and universal,
is the love of o.her peoples private affairs
The man to whom virtue is but the
ornament of character, something over and
above, not essential 10 it, is not yet a man.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11
AGENTS WANTED.

We want good agent IN every town ana vi.
h&e where We have not one now at work. send
for onr special Circular 20 Agents and see
POSTMAsTERs and their AssIsTANrs,
and all othera who Wish 70 increase their ~.
come, will md this an excellent opportunity.
6AMPLK COPIES sent free 10 all appli
olnes- Send Tor on 9 aud enclose ths addresses of
lqux frisnda Address amply RhE AL Aah
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11
PREMIUMS.

EVERY SUBSCRIBER to the wERKLY
postage resolves Is . present from The MAIL
AND ExPREss ANY TWO Of our elegant
Logan and Beecher, exact copies of The nnest
erayoo ikenesses, y KIT inches In size, sent 70
his address free and postpaid
FCR 91.5O we send the MAI AND ExrAKss
one year and q copy OF nunkaeey6 great paint
ipE Of GhriSt Before PLATE richly and sFtiste;
this great painting was recently A0ld for ever
ALxRGR LIST Of other popular and val.
liable premiums are offered 70 Subscribers and
agents on the most liberal tcrmA They cannot bS
described here Bend for our circular
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

Are you made miserable by Indigestion
CONSTIPATION, Dizziness, Loss of Appetil,
Yellow Skin? Shiloh's Vitilizer is positiv,
cure. Sold by DR.. Horn, Lehighton, an,
Biery, Weissport.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

Group Whooping Cough and B,onchiti,
Immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cur,
sold by DR.. Horn, Lehighton, and Biery
" eissl ort.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

"A man never gets too old to learn OF
to make fool of himself.
Nothing shows greater abjectness OF
spirit than naughty demeanor toward in
feriors.
old age never appears with CREATE
dignity than when, tempered with mildnes
and enlivened with good humor, it acts a
the guide and patron of youth.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-11

Caprrh cured, health and sweet breath
secured, by yShiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price
50 cents. Nasal Injector free. Sold by DR..
Horn, Lehighton, and Biery, WeisspOrt.