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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
BITS OF SCIENCE.

At Samaden, hotel proprietor util-
ICES his electric light plant in the day
time for cooking purposes.
Saws have been discovered in Ger
many and Denmark which belonged to
the bronze age. The metal of which they
were composed was cast into thin
sheet and serrated by breaking the edge.
A very notable point in the economics
Of electricity as employed for purposes
Of light and power Is the fact that none
OF the improvements has rendered any
of the original electrical apparatus less
efficient.
The experience of the electric light
committee in Leeds, England, has been
that incandescent lamps become useless
after life of $50 to 900 hours, though
the filaments have a nominal life of
1000 hours.
Mr.. Gray, in a recent paper read be-
fore the Institute Of Naval Architects,
shows that the ether pressure at the
earth's surface at the equator must be
at least 100 tons on the square inch
greater at midnight than it is at mid
day.
In engraving on glass by electricity
the plate to be engraved is covered with
a concentrated solution Of nitrate of
potash, and put In connection with one
Of the poles Of the battery, and the de-
sign is traced out with a fine platinum
point connected with the other pole.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
A Llrrrr MIXED.
A Stranger who Game Along In Time TO
Help the DruERIst Out.


Help the Druggist Out.
About twenty miles inland I stopped
at q general store to rest and get bite
to eat. Besides keeping hardware,
woodenwsre, dry goods, groceries, sad
dlery, notions, boots and shoes, smoked
and salt meats, there was a stock Of
drugs in the rear. l got some crackers
and cheese, and while eating there came
In a colored man. He complained II
pains In the chest and wanted remedy.
The merchant scratched his nose le-
flectively, looked along the shelves and
finally took down bottle, poured a
two-ounce vial full and corked 1t up,
and handed It over with the remark:
"Take FIVE drops of that In water
every four hours. Fifty cents"
The negro paid and went away. and in
few minutes a woman came in for
something for dyspepsia. He took down
chance bottle, poured some Of the con-
tents into a vial, and charged her sixty
cents. Then inquired II he was doc
tor.
"Well, sorter," he replied.
"And you know drugsP'
eyes, tolerably fair"
"You put up queer remedies for those
two complaints.
"Did n Do you know drugsp"
81 have served five years as prescrip-
ton clerk"
"Just the man I've been aching to see
for month"; took this stock on debt.
The fellow agreed to write on each bottle
what the contents were good for, but he
missed over half Of 'em. I've been deal
ing out sorter on my own Judgment, and
I've had mighty good luck so far"
Haven't you killed any one2'
Bout dozen, reckon; but all but
one have been niggers, and the one white
man was no count anyhow. Now you
just put in the afternoon marking uI
them bottles, and I'll keep We over night
and hand ye two big dollars In the morn
| ing. New York Sun.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
IDEAS FOR DRESS.

Large bonnets are things Of the past.
Eel green, q lovely blush shade, is the
latest.
The brims of sailor hats are very
narrow.
The newest red is duh shade called
Eiffel rouge.
Toques grow smaller, and are more
worn than ever.
Black silk stockings are in good taste
with any kind of dress.
Ribbon bandeaux and metal fillets for
the coifure are much worn.
The Sir Joshua fichu grows in popu-
lArity and In fashionable favor.
Large, loose bishop sleeves of lace are
frequently seen on silk bodices.
"Capetine" is the name that the French
give to all large low crowned hats. "
Shoes are worn both pointed and
square, but pointed ones are the more in
vogue
Pale blue is fashionably combined with
dark green, and pale green with dark
blue.
Epaulettes and shoulder knots grow
more and more fashionable as the season
acS4as=-
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
QUEER AND CURIOUS.

A 6-year-old child In Monson, Me-, is
said to speak three languages,
A Bombay newspaper announces two
marriages, In one case the bride being
aged 2 years and in the other 10 months,
while the bridegroom was 80. This is
the system which Pundita Ramabai is
struggling against.
A short while since a negro woman
near Centerville, Wilkes county, Ga,
named Harriet Evans, having her young
baby in her lap at church, got to shout
Ing and pounding her child. She beat it
30 severely that several of its ribs were
broken and the child died in few days
from the injuries.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
The Other Side.

Fauntleroy Mother-Cedric, why do
you speak to that ragged little boy9 He
will contaminate you.
Cedrio-Just moment, dearest. I
wish to tell him what a happy boy am
with you. (To ragged urchin)-Say, Gull,
I'll meet you an de gang dowu on de cor
ner when de old lady goes ter bed. Get
plenty Of bricks an we'll bust every lamp
on de street.-Lawrence American
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
The Advanced Method.

First Omaha Miss-rm SO glad you
like the story of the Phantom Mist, or
the Shadow of Sound" How far have
you gotten with it?
Second Omaha Miss-Tve read the last
three chapters and little in the middle
of the book.
First Omaha Miss-Well, you'll, be
charmed when you read the opening of
the story.-Omaha World-Herald.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

In the kidneys. When inactive they speed
lily fall into disrepair. Those obstinate and
fatal malaoies, Bright's disease and diabe-
ties, ensue with terrible certainty upon the
inaetion of the organs affected. Catarrh of
the bladder, enuresis, gravel and strangury
are also to be apprehended from a partial
paralysis of the bladder, of which weakness
and sluggishness are the causes. Hostel
ter's Stomach Ditter's is a fine tonic and
promoter of activity for the renal organs,
and one which can be relied upon to afford
them the requisite stimulus without excit-
ing them-an effect TO be feared from the
unmedicated alcoholic excitant of COM
merce. A further benehcent effect of the
Btters. by renewing activity of the hid
neYs, is TO enable them to drain from the
blood in its passage through them, impuri-
ties productive of rheumatism and dropsy.
Nervousness, fever and ague, constipation
and dyspepsia are conquered by the Bitlers.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
Everything in Season.

Able Editor-See here, Mr.. Phunny
man, you have used this ice cream joke
about forty times within month, this
hammock joke about twenty times, and
this soda water joke at least hundred
times.
Newspaper Humorist Indignantly
Well, sir, you don't expect me to write
stovepipe and plumber jokes in the sum.
mer time, do youi-New York Weekly.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

ToTHE ED1ToR-Please inform your read
ers that l have positive remedy for the
above named disease. By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases haye been per-
manently cured / shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy free to any Of
your readers who have consumption If they
will send me their express and postoffice
address. Respectfully, I. A. Slocum, NJ. D.,
lS1 Pearl st.. New York.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

Over 60 people We're forced to leave theii
homes yesterday to call for a free trial pack.
age of Lanes Family Medicine. If youi
blood is bad, your liye. and kidneys out Of
order, if you are constipated and have head
ache and an unsightly complexion, don't fail
to call on any druggist to-day for free
sample of this grand remedy. The ladies
praise it. Everyone likes it. Large sized
package so cents.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
IN hn fashinnnhle unnr narasol sho.

TO be fashionable your parasol should
match your dress.
Dresses made entirely of Grape are
worn only by widows.
Electricity in all its branches is max
ing progress in Sweden.
The graphite brush is now being quite
generally used for street car work.
An electrical exhibition on a grand
scale is proposed to be held next year in
Edinburgh,
England is complaining of the arrival
q pauper labor.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
Interested People.

Advertising patent medicine in the pc
culiar way in which the proprietor o.
Kemp's Balsam for Coughs and Colds does
is indeed wonderful. He authorizes al
druggists to give all those who call for it &
sample bottle free, that they may try it be
fore purchasing. The large bottles are 5Ot
and Sl.00. We certainly would advise 6
trial: 1t may save you from consumption.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
Bright's Disease Lost Its Victim

Under date of July 18th, 1888, Mrs. Laur,
Kempton, ofWest Rutland, Vermont, writes
1--WE are certain that only for Dr. Davio
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, of Rondout
N. Y, our little ten.year-old daughter
would have been dead from Bright's Disease
We had tried in vain other means, but tht
Favorite Remedy came Just in time to sayt
her life"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
A Safe Investment.

Is one which is guaranteed to bring Won satis
factory results, or in case of failure return oI
purchase price On this safe plan you car
niy u ron our advertised Druggist bottle Of DR.
guaranteed to bring relief IN every case. Wher
used lor an affection of Throat, Lungs or Chest
3ucn pla, as consumption Inflammation of Lungs
etc, etc. II Is pleasant and agreeable to taste
perfectly safe, and can always be depended I'M.
on Trial bottles free at REBERS Drug store.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
Alleged American Fun.

The first chapter in the history Of q
young woman's love is chap. won.
No wonder hats begin TO look played
out at an early period of their mortal exis-
tence. They are on the rack about hall
the time.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
A SENSIBLE MAN

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the throat
and lungs. 1t is curing more casesof Coughs
Colds. Asthma, Bronchitis, Group and al
Throat and Lungs Troubles, than any Other
medicine. The proprietor has authorize any
druggist to give you a sample Bottle Free tc
convince you of the merit of this great rem.
edy. Large Bottle SOC and 81.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

"Mr. JONES'" said the old millionaire,
"Yes, sir" answered his private secre-
tary.
"Here are fifty begging letters. An
swer them all with a refusal"
Eyes, sir.
"And you will observe that every one
has two cent stamp inclosed for reply"
eyes, sir"
"Well, answer them all on postal"
.-Societv
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

Mosquitoes, flies and gnats may | 4
kept away by sponging the face and hands
with elder flower water.
"A strong solution of alum, to which
has been added a little glycerine and vine.
gar, is cure for mosquito bites.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
Hs Called on MIus Lexington

"Did you call on the chawming Miss
Lewxington lawst night, Chappie, as you
said you wouldP'
bah jove, did,"
NAV, bah jove"
>"Fact, my deah boy"
"Bah jove, you're getting to be reg
ular terwar. When do you call againP"
"It isn't fixed. Miss Lewxington wasn't
at home. New York World.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
NJ. p A Now PrinoinIs.

A great physician has discovered that the
true way 10 act on liver, stomach, bowels, etc.
is through their nerves. Miles Pills (M. f. J
the safest and surest of pills. Samples free
at Biery Thomas drug store.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
Rnolt from the Countrv.

Policeman-What,r returned to the city
so early In the season.
Tramp-Yes, boss, the city's good
enough for me.
P.-Why 30? l supposed the country
was paradise in summer to those of
your kind.
T.-So it was once, boss, but the farm
ers are now all taking summer boarders,
and work off their cold wittles on 'em.-
Boston Budget.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

Set small box of lime in the pantry
and 1t will help keep it dry and the air pure.
Ivory black stirred .in ordinary shellac
vanish makes brilliant black varnIsh for
iron stoves and fire places.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
A CLOSE CALL.

Mrs. G. A. johnson, of Toledo, had every
symptom Of heart disease, shortness OF
breath, could not lie on left side, eohghs,
pains in chest, &C., yet after being given up
to die, was cured by DIR. Miles New Cure.
Sold by druggists. Biery & Thomas.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

The baseball player has no fear of his
cheek, That is hard and durable. He
puts on the muzzlo to save his nose and
front teeth.
The engraving on ten dollar bill is x
celent.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
Cnra Ynnrsalf.

Don't pay large doctors bills. The best
medical book published, 100 pages. elegant
eolored plates, will be sent you on receipt
of three 2-cent stamps to pay postage Ad-
dress A. p. Ordway & Co., Boston, Mass.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
A Crisis I'm spsin.

Queen of Spain-Moi gracial The baby
king has the stomach ache.
Lord Chamberlain (excitedly) Woo-o!
Call the secretary of the interior. New
York Weekly.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

TO clean vinegar bottles and cruets
crushed egg shells in little water are as
good shot, besides being healthier and
handler.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

james G. Bain, Jr., son of the Seere
~ of State, is now a fireman on a Maine
Central locomotive.
"A movement is on foot for the forma-
tion of national organization Of The ale
pOrty andbrewerer employees.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

The BEST Salve in the world for cuts, bruises
sores, Ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter
chapped hands, chlblains corns and all Skin
erubfions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price 20 cents pei
box. For sale by REBER druggist.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

-Splced plums-One gallon. .plums, one
pint vinegar, one quart sugar, cinnamon
and cloves whole. Boil several hours and
seal.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

To haye good cup of tea, fresh water
is essential; otherwise the best tea will be
''off flavor"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

-Pimples, boils and other humors are
liable to appear when the blood gets heated.
10 cure them, take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

Applying kerosene with rag when
You are about to put your stoves away for
the summer will help to prevent them from
rustlnp,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

Kind Lady Ito tramp)-Fhat coat you
have ON is pretty well worn out, isn't iti
hamp-Yes. madam, 1 fear that 1t has
gone to the dOgs.-Clothier and Fur
nisher.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

-When'butter is put in the ice chest or
refrigerator, cover it tight, and it will not
absorb odors from the other contents.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

One pint of best brown sugar weighs
thirteen ounces.
Stains on ivory knife handles may be
removed with salts of lemon.
Middle of the day dinners are recon-
mended 10 summer by medical men.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24
Electric lighting in Norway 10 +

Electric lighting in Norway is being
rapidly extended to the steamers owned in
that country.
The new bureau of public lighting,
which began work in Philadelphia on the
lst of July has control of all the electric
lights in the city
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-24

Strong. brine may be used to advantage
in washing bedsteads. Hot alum water is
also recommended for this purpose.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11

our "big Bracey" that grows itself be-
yond all marketable proportions? +? What
may be the resultupon our rough lemons
that grow too rapidly for smoo out
side? The trees that grow most rapidly
are those that would be most benefited
lation, and in the case of the navel, which
is cal ed a shy bearer, the process has
proven to be complete success. The
tree is very rapid grower. 1t needs three
times as much water and twice as much
food as any other variety, in order to do
it's best. Is it not better to try the grid
ling knife upon the navel, rather than
cut it down as a cumberer of the ground
M. M l..
[As our correspondent properly says,
girdling trees is by no means anew thing,
but the question now and always has
been, is it not forcing the maturity Of the
tree at the expense of it's vitality? Will
not the tree in future years feel the effects
of the treatmentit received in it's infancy :?
These are the all-important questions,
and one that our grove owners should
consider very carefully before committing
themselves extensively to the use of
the girdling knife. We respectfully
refer this matter to the Florida Horti-
cultural Society for investigation and
discussion, and recommend that it be
given place on this programme. Would
it not be well to appoint a committee to
look into the matter and prepare paper
on the subject?]
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
County Horticultural Society.

have been tempted for some time to
write some thoughts haverelative to the
need of County Horticultural Society
for this county. | learn that there is a
State organization which is no doubt
1.-THE right thing in the right place"
There is also the Orange Growers Union
and the Fruit Exchange, all important
and valuable organizations, and have
proven invaluable in the work for which
they were created.
Florida is essentially fruit and vege-
table growing State, and the time is not
far distant when this fact will be known
and recognized the world over. "What
is worth doing at all is worth doing well, !"
is maxim now SO common that we hear
it quoted every day, and in all families,
communities or States where it is prac-
ticed there is found success.
If say that Florida is second to no
State for horticulture, and Volusia coun-
ty second to no county in the State for
the same business, am | boasting or
simply speaking the truth?
If this bes now, how much more would
it be manifested with live, active horti-
cultural society, SO arranged with it's
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
For The FLORIDA AGRIcuLTURIsT.
Girdling Fruit Trees.

U1Tu11US EIu1L 1Ic6S'
The practice of girdlng fruit trees in
order to make them bear earlier and
more abundant crops, is not new one.
In the Oldest civilized countries of the
Eastern Hemisphere, where agriculture
has been brought to a great degree of
perfection, the process OF girdling has
been valued method for increasing the
ratio of production, and some OF the re-
suits have been most marvellous. While
among the Chinese no pains is ever taken
to improve the variety of any kind of
fruit, many ingenious devices have been
resorted to in order to increase the guam
tity, and most highly priced in China
and Japan is the practice of girdling.
They use this method to increase their
stock as well as to make it bear early,
and in the orange groves in the island of
ST. Michael the trees are multiplied in
the same way. consular report gives
the following description: "a branch of
the diameter of four or five inches is
chosen, around which circular incision
is cut; around this, straw mating is
wound in shape OF a funnel and filled with
beaten earth, from the middle of May till
the middle of June Roots soon begin to
push out, and by the following winter it
is provided with sufficient to support it
when detached from the parent stem.
The young tree thus obtained, often bears
fruit at the end of two or three years"
We arrive at thesa result by the more
simple and rapid process of budding.
Why the tree should bear earlier by being
as girdling, changes the direction of the
sap, and as the natural tendency in the
citrus family is to an upright growth, we
find that the budded tree inclines more
to the lateral growth, while the girdled
tree sends the sap to the fruit buds
rather than to terminal leaf buds. We
have it also from high authority, that
buds taken from lateral branches fruit
earlier than buds taken from the upright
branches.
The Japanese expend much time and
labor upon the culture OF their fruits.
They manipulate the roots as well as the
trunk and branches, and some valuable
methods are the result of their expert
ments. For instance, to increase the
growth of lateral roots, they cut the tap
root, and they do this to increase the
quantity OF the fruit. Frequent cuttings
of the tap root dwarfs the tree, and
makes the fruit abundant and small.
Upon trees of rapid growth, in addition
toroot manipulation, they practice grid
ling. This so changes the direction of
the sap that the fruit buds receive a
greater supply than the terminal shoots
The most OF us have prejudice against
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
DeLand, Fla. Wednesday, December II, 1880

girdling. This arises from the fact that
when we wish to kill a tree we go at it as
did George Washington with his hatchet.
We girdle it with vengeance that in
tends to kill; but we may, if we WILL use
the girdling knife in a tender, delicate
way, and lO the result is wonderful. In
stead of dozen or fifty oranges on an
immense navel tree, wemay be obliged to
prop up the limbs to assist them to
bear their wealth of fruit One should,
however, know something of the struc-
ture of tree before attempting to girdle
it, Protecting the wood of the trunk, we
have the bark. This consists of three
distinct parts: the lber is the inner or
white bark the cellular is next to the
liber and green in color, while the outside
or cortical varies in color from dark
green to dark brown. The outside layer
may be injured without doing much
damage to the tree, but in the orange
this layer is so thin that it Is difficult to
cOntine an injury simply to the outside.
The important substance that is protect
ed by the bark, and is the heart and life
of the growth of the tree-the living
that goes to make up the worth of the
tree, is the layer called cambium 1t is
formed in the spring time chiefly, and
is a mucilaginous half organized sub
stance, called sap. When it is pres
ent the bark loosens and is readily peeled
from the wood. The flow and richness of
the sap depends upon the nutriment de-
posted the preceding year. 1t organizes
itself rapidly into cells and forms two
layers, one for the wood and one for the
bark. If this layer, after it thickens, is
cut through at every point in girdling
the tree, the injury is usually fatal. The
knife used should be sharp, and guided
by intelligence in the operator. By no
means should a saw be used for this pur-
pose. 1t scratches and haggles the bark,
reaching through the life-giving layer
into the wood. We would not suppose
that any one would girdle an orange tree
with saw and expect it to live. The
phenomena, however, met our eye, and
we were not surprised that the result
was unsuccessful. AS sort of safety
valve it is hetter to make the girdling
not quite complete.
Hundreds of years ago the Chinese
girdled their Seeding orange trees in
order to make them bear earlier. We
have discovered by an occasional acc-
dent, such as a wire clothes line around
an orange tree, that it will bear a double
crop, and SO we go on, stumbling upon
methods which, if turned to account in
telligently, will no doubt be of great ad-
vantage to us. The lemon is one of the
vexing problems in our citrus family.
What may be the result of girdling upon