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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-11
CHRISTI TMAS,

BIRTHDAY or NEW TEAR PRESENT Il
many cases it is the intention to present
the wife Of an ofhcer, pastor, or a lady
teacher with something handsome, tasty
and beautiful. To oil such we say send ut
J cent stamp and GET 0UR SAMPLES and
prices, you will soon be convinced that
Black Silk or Satin Dress is just what you
have BEEN LOOKING FOR.
Everybody ws sell 10 is as we'll sat
iGfed as the JollouiHg parties
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-11

REMEMBER, (OEy terms are 50 liberal
Aaf) Black Silk or Satin Dress when
bought direct from our factory is the AOST
ECONOMICAL dress made. We guarantee
perfect satisfaction or refund the money.
o s. cAAFFEE 9 S0A Maas6fld csatns essa
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-11
FALL RIvrn. Mn,.. -. 4. laaa.

FALL RIvER, Mass. Dee, 4. 1888
Have just received from the express ONCE the
two silk dress patterns. Both my friend and niy-
self are delighted with the goods and the beauii-
lul braid aud hne silk enclosed with the dresses.
on have been generous and honorable in the sale.
shall do all can 20 introduce your silk and braid.
Yours respectfully, Mas. NJ ]. CoNANT NEILL.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-11

offer these Dress silks in Gros Grains,
satins, Surahs, Faille Franeaise and Aida
Cloths, In Blacks only.
Send ua 2c.-stamp Ito pay postage and
We will forward you samples OF all curl
styles free with prices, and you can seaI
for yourselves.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-11
MANsIoN HOUSE
respectfully announces 10 the Merchants OF L.
lighton and others that he Is now prepared TO
90 an kinds Of
HAULING OF FREIGHT, EXPRESS
MATER AND BAGGAGE

rOn reasonable terms. Orders ole At sWeeny's
Corner Store or " my residen ceft flSE ST..
near the Cemetery, Will receive prODUt attGl-
aoa. h1tIontao gailqitedi
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

sash of white China crepe, embroid-
cred in white blossoms. with a mon
strous deep silken fringe
She wore her hair IN curls about her
snowy neck and shoulders, curls ghs-
tening with perfumrd pomadc, and
about her wal fell in careless gra e
scarf OF whi'n gauZe. Her slippers
were white and silver: her siiken hose
showed the pink flesh" Though them.
This costume was among the first of
the Josephine gowns to be worn in
Washington society AID came into
vogue after the great hoops and h'o-
cadcs which prevailed during the days
Of Martha Washington.
ave have the latest fashions from
France here, and our profit i, great be
yond that of Washington and Fhiladel-
phia," wrote Mrs. Alexander Hamilton,
the leader of the world of fashion for
all Manhattan Island.
The best portrait of the lady shows
her in a brocadcd skirt pink flowers on
n cream ground, made in eight widths
over pctticoat Of red quilted satin.
The waist is cut low, in what is now
known a8 the "EnG;i3h dccolle'e," and
is pointed il front, laciuG like the mod
orn ball bodice in the back. Her hair
is drawn straight up from the brow
over great roll, and is made into COM
pact pulfs at the back of the head.
Lady C&tharine Duer, who was the
daughtcrof Lord Sterling, was q leader
OF ia shion for many years in New York
and Washington. Her gowns were
brought over from France by special
packet steamers, and it is said that she
wore the finest gloves of two buttons
and slippers of satin, with soles of fine
thinness. Mrs. Duer Of the present
day has part of gown worn by her
anccstrc,s The little bodice, from the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

waiSt-llnc up, measures bat six inches
in The center, 50 one can imagine it 4
rather too decollete for the present day
and the circumference of the waist j.
but seventeen and half inches. 1t Is
all Gcwed by hand i'm the most eNqnis'
lite OF stitches, that would PIT to shame
the prize handiwogk at the Woman's
Exchange. and across the front arr
stung little inch-square silken bags.
which, in days gone BY, were filled
wi h perfume.
Lady Cathalinc wore her dark han
la pompadour made over immense
rats, and on dress occasions it was
beautified by string of pearls.
Her shoulders were so exquisitely
dropping that it was with difficulty her
evening gowns were kept upon them"
writes one of her admirers.
Where would our society beauties be
if dropping shoulders were in favor
nowadays?
Mrs. John Jay, whose husband was
Minister to Spain in tn early days Of
the republic, was one Of the cXquisites
Of her day. When She was Is in l774,
she was married, and u description of
her wedding chests" i still chnli.hed
Gy her descendants. Her underwear
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

FRANK A. PADDOCK, q prominen,
lawyer of Clens Falls, N. Y, died the
other day, aged 81 years. His death
was the result of singular hallucina-
ton. Three years ago, while Mr.. Pad
dock was at his country seat in Delhi,
Delaware County, he one day read
Rider Haggard's romance, ALLAN
Quatermain' The incidents narrated
in the book made such vivid impress
sion upon his Imagination that that
night he dreamed that he was in the
sea swimming away from reptiles. He
thought he saw his brother standing on
q rock, stretching out his arms to save
him, and imagined that he had to dive
to same himself from some approach
ing monster. So real was the dream
that he rose to his feet and dived out
of bed, striking his head on. the floor
with such force rs to cause severe in
jury. Paralysis subsequently set in as
the result of it, and although he re-
turned to the practice of the law later
lie never fully recovered from the nerv-
Gus shock occasioned by his dream, and
TO which his death is directly traceable
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

In this ! was meeting with decided
success, and was making money at a
rate | had rot, in my widest dreams,
anticipated,
wa widower, aud as will readily
be believed. was devotedly attached to
my OILY child, an active und unusually
bright boy of eight years. A father
particularly doting one, as | admit
myself to have hecn-is apt to eXag-
gcra e the abilities and attainments of
his children, and we'll know that the
first branch of my statement will be
given greater credcnce than the last.
| vi not stop TO argue the matter
with The inc'elulous reader, but pro
cnc to rcla e the story upon which |
have already made a beginning, conf
den: that it will convince the most
ske teal of the quick Wit and nerve Of
my Ii tie Robbie.
| had brought him with me to Mich
igan, and lel5 him ut school in East
Saginaw while | conducted my profit
ellie canvass among thc pincries. Late
IN November the friend with whom |
had lief him wrote me that he had be
come exceedingly lonesome, and could
not Apply himself to his studies.
1t rc lEiicd no great evidence to con-
vince me of the truth of the report,
TO. n months separation from my 10y
had brought ne to n similar state Of
mind The letter decided me upon a
cour+c that fer ONE days l had been
considering a foolish course any man
in full posse sion of his faculties would
have said. | directed that Robbie be
sent forward to me in the vast pine
woods.
Three days later he joined me, hay
ing been placed in charge of kind
hearted lumherman, who delivered him
safe enough, though with but little APP
petite for the sweetmeats / had pro-
vidcd in hoaor of his advent.
But the ripened harvest of dollars
awaited my ickle, ard rot even the
pleasure ot laying with my boy could
dctain me from business.
had worked all the camps in that
section, and decided to start :he next
morning for point on the river, some
twenty miles away, where ] was conf
dent of disrosipg Of number of ma
chimes.
| was 10 make the journey on horse
back, Robbie riding behind me. We
had mounted, said goodbv TO our rev
but none tie les warm friends, when
an old skidder came running toward
us.
"pon't start to day. cried he, whe N
within speaking distance.
"Why rot?" | asked.
"'Cause we're goin' to have a storm
an it's a long an lonely stretch you've
got before you"
81 see no indications of it."
"You would, if you'd been waitin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

stretched covering of buckskin, and
the young Ute is also provided with a
sometimes deliberately decorated avn
ing.
The clements of the Moki cradle
frame are the floor and the awning.
As a foundation u stout stick is bent in
the shape Of the ox-yokc bow. Rods
of the size OF lead pencil are attached
to the curve of this bow and stretched
parallel to the limbs. Twigs are close
ly woven on this warp by regular
baskctry weaving. An awning is also
provided.
The Comanche cradle is the most
primitive cradle in the National Mu-.
scum. it is strip of black bearskin
thirty inches long and twenty wide,
doubled together in the form of era
die frame. Along the side edges loops
of buckskin are made to receive the
lacing.
The Sioux Indians are very particu-
lar in their baby hahitations. 1t is
frame of two divcrgirg Stats, painted
yellow, held in place at the head and
foot by cross Stats. The tops of the
side pieces project above the cradle,
each at least eighteen inches, and are
studded with brass-hcadcd nails i'll
straight lines. The case is shoe
shaped, and all over tie outside is or
namcntcI With hcadN or,;. if The in
FAINT dies duiirg the time allotted to it
for remaining in the cradle, ii is buried,
and the mother fills the empty shell
with black quilts and feathers, and car
lies il around with her for months,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

The names of great men live afte,
them. Any one who mounts the stair
case of certain Dearborn street Office
building map see near the foot of the
stairs a rusty little tin sign tackled to
the wall, says the Chicago Herald.
This little sign measures about 12x3
inches, and all it bears is IN. w. Full
Ter" in letters which were once gilt, but
which are now nearly effaced by time
Near the top of the stairs is its dupli-
cate, and on the door of LAWYERS
Office near the end of nm upper hall
appears the same name 1t is the
name of the man who is now the Chief
Justice of the United States. Hi,
Office used to be in this building, and
no one has ever disturbed his signs.
The sign of an ordinary man who had
moved or absconded or died would
have been quickly effaced, but the
Chief Justices old neighbors are evil
IDENTIFY proud of his name, and will
allow it to stand until time wipes it
out.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

a Lave, fortnight Tor snow to start
the sle,l$, 50 that you could earn the
grub voT was a-catin'. Wcll have n
storm. and Il Zig ono at that, hfore
dark.
"hut I've lots of time, It's only a
few hours ride.
81 hope 20, for sees you's bour d to
go. Well hustle along, an don't waste
time a-taikin' to me-"
I he Old man had judged me rightly !;
| did design to go, seeing rothing por-
:e,tous Of evil Accordingly, J. acted
ny Iii, suggestion, and rod ~way
from the log buildings that consti-
tutcd the camp.
For some miles there was fair bride
path tn ough wilderness of stumps
and underbrush, and we made good
progress. At length We reached
point where we were obliged to make
turn, and strike iuto the heavy tim
Der, through which the remainder of
our journey lay,
a railroad line had been projected
bere some years before, and abandoned,
after the timber on the course had
been felled, telegraph line con-
structed and some little grading done.
l we'll knew that it was but poor
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

for the young Indian, many dangling
objects being hung upon it to amuse
the youth or maid not yet graduated
to shooting blunt arrows or talking
scandal.
The study of cradles also answers
another purpose in marking the eli
mate of different countries. The Es-
qllimau mother carries her child in O
hood on her back, as the method prac
ticed by the southern women of strap
ping the youngstcr to a board frame
would, in that severe climate, insure a
very sad Christmas for the youthful
Esquimau.
Why any human being should live in
rs cold places as Greenland and Labra-
dor is yet to be satisfactorily explained
but the baby Esquimau is hardly re-
sponsible for this vaGary during his
first year or so Of existence, and We
can examine into the means provided
for his comfort with some degree of
patience The mother i'll this paradise
for icemen has the hood of her skin
robe made very large, so as to carry
therein the babe. which ncstles around
the mothers neck secure from the cold.
Some writer's have also spoken OF Es-
Quimau mothers carrying their children
in their wide boots.
These, for northern people, are not
very migratory In their bcnightcd
way they know good thing when they
see it, and arc well content to stick
pretty close to their homes. Tho
hood, therefore, answers their purpose,
besides being warmer than any CARRYING
frame.
Coming further south we find the
natives on the Upper Yukon using a
very ingenious trough shaped cradle
of birch bark, made from three pieces,
forming the bottom, the top and hood,
and the awning. Rows of beads orna-
ment the awning, which, in a country
tho main inhabitants of which are
mosquitoes, is found very useful por-
ton of tho outfit. Playthings of vari-
Gus kinds are also hung TO this awning,
and the infant is at liberty to enjoy
himself as much as he sees tit.
On the eastern coast of Labrador
the infant, Immediately after birth, is
laid naked on a layer of moss in a bag
made of leather and lined with hare
skins. This bag is securely laced,
leaving the child frctsasm to move the
head only. The youngstcr closely re-
semblcs an Egyptian mummy and is
| kept in this state until about one year
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

Mrs. SARAH Heller WHITMAN, tho
last love of Edgar A. Poe, was n woman
of exquisite beauty, whose face was a
poem, and whose life was romance
She mourned her poet lover for more
than thirty years after his early death,
and defended him from first to last.
with all a woman's deep faith and I'M
dyirg love. His friends were her
friends, his enemies her enemies. He
was an idol enshrined in her heart of
hearts, to be worshipcd there forever
more. In her latter years she always
dressed in white, with veil of the
same color thrown over the back of her
head, and she sat in room lighted by
alabaster lamps, whose shades were
lined with rose color
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12
Jcm Brownies Stratagem.

For several years before his death
reluent draughts of sherry became a
necessity with Jcm Browne. Owing TO
poverty, however, he was i'll able TO
provide it. Attracted by the announce
ment Funerals supplied" Browne one
day, when latigucd in his rambles,
waited upon an undertaken, his face
bul led in n handkerchief, his voice in
audible from emotion. The man ran
for dccautcr of wine: Browne drank
and r-as relieved. lie asked several
questions about scarfs aHd hat bands,
collins, hearses, nuteS and coaches.
The undcrtaker assured him thai he
would provide all. Browne at last
stood M to leave.
But you have rot told me where |
am 10 find the remains, remarked tho
undertaken.
"You said you would find everything
find The body" exclaimed Browne,
as he left the house and ra;lidly turned
the corner
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

ola. AL NaIc bfctON inc CillluleH are
tied up much after this manner, and
then hammocks are used, partaking
considerably of Southern methods.
West of the Rocky Mountains trough
shaped frames of cedar wood are gener-
ally used, Angles and bends near the
child's knees are effected by boiling
and bending the wood into shape. The
characteristics of these cradles are the
headboards, like a little gravcstone,
and painted in red and black with the
symbol of the owner. StFeaks of red
paint skirt the margin, and the bed
consists of mass of finely shredded
cedar bark.
The Indians, ancient and modern, of
Oregon have been accustomed to fiat
ten the heads of their children by APP.
pliances attached to the cradle, which
is usually made of cedar wood These
cradles show considerable skill in work
manship and are suspended by strings
to plant poles and are swung by the
mother with her hand or great toe. The
Chinook cradle from the Columbia
River is OF this class. The mother car
ries the cradle i'll an upright position
on her back, often hanging it to some
branch during halt. If the infant
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

Frivolous maidens are often remind
cd of the modesty, sense, and exquis-
itely proper manners of their grand
mammas. But the reminders should
take peep back into the history ofthe
fashions of century ago and then get
down on both knees and adore the
modern girl.
Speaking of the stays worn con-
tury ago, social history tells us that
the beautiful Dolly Madison's waist
measured but seventeen inches, and
that Mrs. Alexander Hamilton's waist
was but an inch larger
When Polly Madison came rs bride
to Washington she wore at ono of her
first receptions n costume which, with
few notifications. might be worn in
a modern drawing room. 1t was slip
of soft white silk, narrowed enough to
slow the outline of the hips, and
reaching Just to the instep. The waist
was cut extremely decollete, and gath
cred in simple yoke, the sleeves were
little puffs, conceaIing tho upper part
of the arm, but not the line of tho
shoulder, and Just below the bust was
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

GEN. w. II. SHERMAN aston ishes his
friends of the younger generation oc-
casionally by telling of the variety of
occupations in which he has been en-
gagged during his lifetime. Although
he was educated for the United States
army at West Point he has not always
been a soldier. He was, for four years,
q banker in California; he studied law
and was admitted to the bar in Kansas
City, where he practiced for two years
he has EARNED it" at various periods
of his life; and has kept close enough
watch on various quiet investments so
that his old days will not be burdened
by want or care.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

was of the finest white woven linen,
made by hand, of course and bcauti-
fully trimmed with drawn work.
Some of it was trimmed with lace,
which was rare in those days, as it was
all hand-wrought. She had six cedar
chests of white linen petticoats and
underwear, and double number filled
with house linen"
Women century ago were not less
extravagant than nowadays. 1t was
necessary for them to have new
gown for every ball To be sure,
gown in those days did not cost as
much as Worth or a Pingat. Slip
pers, stockings, and gloves were, how
ever, more costly, and at least 81 was
needed to purchase any one of them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12
A COINCIDENCE that is very remark

A COINCIDENCE that is very remark
able is reported from Boston. A team
ster who had been hurt by car run
ming into his wagon brought suit for
damages against the railway company.
The case came up few days ago, and
the jury decided to visit the scene of
the collision-a steep hill. They en-
.barked in car belonging to the de-
PENDANT, and had just reached the hill
when tho car ran into furniture wag-
on, breaking two of the windows and
shaking up the jurymen. The team
'Ster received verdict for 81, 100
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

IT may not be known to many REQ.
pie that Queen Victoria is an ardent
student of African geography, ami
could pass very creditable examina-
ton in that subject with Mr.. Stanley
rs the interrogation. Her Majesty has
carefully watched the Portuguese en-
croachments, and when the news of
the outrage on the British flag reached
London it was the Queen herself who
insisted on Lord Salisbury compelling
Portugal TO come to a definite under
standing without delay.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

ness to a minimum in any country. III
has been ascertaincd by careful obscr'
Nations and experiments in the bar
racks of Russia and Germany that
three cases of sickness occurred on the
sides whore there was no sunshine to
every case where there was sunshine.
IN these experiments the size of apart
mcntS, ventilation. exc, were all equal,
so that there could be no doubt that
the differ cnce. enormous Al 1T was, wa
attributable to the sunshine. And.
further it was noticed that of the sick
ness occurring whore there was no sun
shine, the mortality was as nine to two
compared TO that where the sun was
admitted. The experiments were rough
on those who were given the shady
side. but it was scientific, and resulted
in great saving of health and life TIC
those who came after. SO. let in the
sunshine, and food all your house with
it 49, especially those parts where you
live most; and, go ont in it as often as
possible. A sun bath beats the Turk
i<h or the Russian bath, and costs
nothing. Chicago Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

JUDGE THOMAS I. BouLDIN, of Char.
lotte County. Virginia, owns the plan
tation on which his grandfather and
great-grandfather are buried, and
which has been in the family lac years,
and although he is II years of age he
sleeps in the same room he was born in
and upon the same bedstead he was
born on. Judge Bouldin shows with
pleasure the spot where stood the
cabin which his ancestress, who came
from Maryland, had erected in 1744,
and the tradition is that she wept be-
cause she found no place for her gold
lace hat.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12
THIS HEART or NINE


This heart Of mine is sadly human,
And passion sweeps it oftentimes
Shall enrthly pleasures never fill it,
Or do long for things sublime2
1t futtors restless in my bosom,
AS il it pinned snd and alone.
1s it the poets soul within mo
That makes my spirit weep and moan2
MY henrt is empty OF all pleasure
Such pleasure as the world can give;
NV path is shroudcd still in darkness
I've lived and still-on hope l live.
MY heart ia tired with Hopes beguiling,
And Faith drocps low with weary wing
How long can Patience bear her burdens2
When shell those lips in rapture sirg2
BllHNE, Ark.
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dies the cradle also forms its coffin, be-
ing put in some lake or pool and left to
float, the water, even, often being re-
garded as sacred. The compress for
the head j. of bark and is drawn down
tightly. The child is kept in this con.
tinement almost continuously until
about year old
The E'lathcad Indians, inhabiting
the lower parts of the Columbia, carry
the fashion of fattening the skull to
still greater extremes. The process
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

apology Tor road, and had only
adopted it because it shortened the
distance by more than one half, from
that of the regular wagon road.
We were, as nearly as ] could esti-
mate, within five or six miles of our
destination when. to my CONSERVATION,
/ saw that the representation of the
old skiddcr was about 10 be verified.
The SKY had become overcast with
clouds. the tall pines Wore rocking in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

SOME of the ordinary expressions o.
the Chinese are very sarcastic and
characteristic. A clustering harmless
fellow they call paper tiger When
q man values himself overmuch they
compare him to q rat falling into a
scale and weighing itself" OVERRIDING
thing they call "a hunchback MAX
ing a bow" A spcndthrift they com
pare to rocket which goes off at once.
Those who expend their charity on re-
mote objects, but neglect their family,
are said "to hang lantern on rope
which is seen afar, but gives no light
below"