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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

One Of the strangest of the many
strange creatures that inhabit the wilds
of southern Asia and India is the "hying
flowers, a small, brilliant hued lizard Of
tho order bracovolans On the wing
bracovolans resembles a richly tinted iu-
sect: when at rest it compares favorably
with others of the lizard tribe. with the
exception that it has an extraordinary
protuberance on both sides of the body.
These are the wings, which are formed
by cutaneous flap, winglike in shape,
supported by a series of false ribs. In
color these flying lizards are blue and
gray with intermediate tints Of various
kinds and shades.
The tail is long, slender and very
snaky in appearance. A large double
pouch extending below the head adds to
the ferocious aspect ofthe little rainbow
colored brute The wings are not true
wings strictly so called, but are used
merely as parachutes. When the lizard
leaps from the limb of tree into the air
the upper current brings them out, and
enables the possessor to soar away at an
angle to a greater or lesser distance, ac-
cording to the height of the starting
point.
The lizard can change its direction
while in the air, a power not possessed
by our flying squirrels" Hence the
casual observer might readily believe
that they had the power of moving the
winglike appendages, which would, in
that case, be true fight. Soaring is,
however, the limit Of their power, the
height of the starting point regulating
the distance travelled in the soaring
fight, which is quite frequently several
hundred yards, an aerial exhibition
which strikes terror to the heart Of a
stranger wandering for the first time in
the jungles Of the antipodean wilds, =
st. Louis Republic,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
A FORTUNE from neans nnd ncef.

Oliver Hitchcock, the Park row beans
and beef man, has made more money
from the sale Of the two articles of diet
mentioned than amy man in the world
His fortune is estimated to be $150,0O0
He is said to own considerable stock in
the New York Central railroad and to
have a large sum invested in bonds and
mortgages He is a remarkably sturdy
man for his age-he being "A years old
Every day finds him behind his counter.
at the corner Of BeelSman street, slicinp
the juicy cornbeef or ladling out th
Boston vegetable He works only fouI
hours a day now,
Mr. Hitchcock began selling beef and
beans forty years ago, aud he has been
at it continuously ever since. Some OF
tho most famous newspaper men Of New
York city have dined mt his humble res
taurant. Horace Greeley was one oi
Hitchcocks regular customers. Hitch
cock cannot remember why he made q
speciality Of beef and beans, but he ha,
tangible evidence that If these article,
are properly cooked and decently servec
they viii bring handsome remunera
ton. New York journal.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

lheyast amount Of labor performed hy
the heart in keeping llportions of the body
supplied with blood is not generally known.
ID beats 100000 times, and forces the blood
at the rate of l6S miles day, which Is
5Ooooo0o0o times and 5,ll0,SS0 miles in
a life time, 40 wonder there are so many
Heart Failures The first symptoms are
shorucss Of breath when exercising pain
i'm the side or stomach, iluttering choking
IN throat oppression, then follow weak
hungry or smothenng spells, swollen
ankles, etc Dr. Fpnklin Miles New
Heart Cure IS The only reliable remedy
Sold by a. d. Thomas and w, + Riery.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

WIN, rimmons Postmaster of ldaWlle, Ind,
writes "Eiecirc Biiiers has done more for nt
thad any other mcdiciue combined. for thai bad
feeling arising from kidney and liver tronhle
best kidney and liver medicine, made me feel
iikeA new man. j. W. Gardner, hardware
inHrchaiit, same town, says Electric Bitters IS
Just the thing for q man who is an run down
and don't care whether lac lives or dies. he
tolnd new strength, good appetite and ieli iusl
ike Doe had new lease on life +" Only Soc a
bottle. Hf keher's Drug Store
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

On a Western and Atlantic train th1t
pulled out Of Atlanta recently was a
negro woman who had paid her fare 60
Chattanooga When ON the outskirts ~
the city her twenty-five cent straw hat
was blown through a window. She
jumped up and pulled the bell cord.
The train stopped, and when the con
ductor rushed into the coach he saw the
woman disappearing through the oppo-
site door While the woman was chas-
ing her straw hat over the meadows the
train pulled ont and left her behind. -
Exchanga
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
FAREWELL.

Farewell God speed thee on thy way
Across the waste Of waters blue;
From dangers guard thee night and day,
Aud keep thee gentle, kind and true
Farewell Though weary leagues apart,
on foreign land or alien sea,
Wen draw together heart TO heart
In closest bonds of sympathy
God keep thee in his tender care
Where'er on earth thy footsteps roam,
And under skies serene and fair
Return the wanderer to his home.
Philadelphia Telephone
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

And 100 men to call At druggists, for a
free package of Lanes Family Medicine.
the great root and herb remedy, discovered
bynr Sias Lane while in the Rocky noun
mins. For diseases of the blood, liver and
kidneys il is positive cure. For eonstipa-
tiou aud clearing mp the complexion It does
wonders Children like ii. Everyone
praises IT, Large size package, 80 cents.
At all druggists'
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

TlGF RKsr medical writer's claim that the sue
ccssiul remedy for nasal catMTh must be non
irritating, easy OF application, and one that will
reach all the remote sores and liberated SUR
during the past nbiges us To admit that only
pne remedy has met these conditions, and that
is ENs Cream Balm. THIS pleasant remedy
has mastered catilrrh as nothing else has ever
done, and both physicians and patients freely
'onccdp this fact The more distressing symp-
ous yirld tn H.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
Al. Your rriend. Ahout u.

Your distressing cough can be cured. We
inow it because Kemps Balsam within the
past few years has cured so many coughs
and colds in this community. It's Femarka.
Tile sale has been won entirely by its genu-
me merit Asb, some friend who has used
1t what he thinks Of Kemp's Balsam There
is no medicine so pure, none so effective.
Large hoitles see and sl.00at all druggists.
sample bottle free
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

is constantly going on iu the human system
Whru ynu suffer with consumption, coughs or
colds, they strive To ruin health and drag VIE
TINS 90 TIE grave. Take timely Warming and
use Pan Tina Cough aud Consumption Cure
Price 25 and 90 rents
Dr Lees liver Regulator Is q sure cure Tor
dyspepsia, biliOusness, heartburn, Indigestion
and ail kidney complaints Trial bottles free "a
Thomas Drug Store.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
ny,vr LARoES 0UsEB CIGARETTES for Ca
SMVkE farrhf Price 10 Cts. At all druggists
Indigestion

rs notsonly distressing complaint, of
Itself, but, by causing the blood to
become deprayed and the system en-
feebled, is the parent OF innpmerable
maladies. That Ayers Sarsaparilla
is the best cure for Indigestion, even
when complicated with Liver Complaint,
is proved by the following testimony
from Mrs. Joseph Lake, of Brockway
Centre, Mich:
oliver complaint and indigestion
made my life q burden and came near
ending my existence. For more than
four wears / suffered untold agony, was
reduced almost to a skeleton, and hardly
had strength to drag myself about.S All
kinds of food distressed me, and only
the most delicate could be digested at
all Within the time mentioned several
physicians treated me without giving re-
lief Nothing that ! took seemed to do
any permanent good until commenced
the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla, which
has produced wonderful results. Soon
after commencing to take the Sarsapa-
rilla | could see an Improvement in my
condition. My appetite began TO return
and with IL came the ability TO digest
all the food taken, my strength inn
proved each day and after lew
months of faithful attention to your
directions, | found myself well
woman. able to attend 10 all household
duties. The medicine has given me a
ncw lease of life"
Ayers SarsapariIla,
o PREPARED BY
Or. j. c. Aver s. Co., Lowell, Mass,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
dyspepsia aud Liver Complaint

Is itnoi worth the small price Of - cents
TO iree yourself Of every symptom Of these
distressing complaints, fyou think SO call
at our store and get bottle Of Shioh's
Nilalizer Every bottle has printed
guarantee ON il, use accordingly, and if IL
does you no good 1t will cost You nothing.
Sold at Biery's or Thomas drug, store.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

WE have a speedy and positive Cure for
Catarrh, Diptheria Canker Mouth and
Head Ache in SHlLOHS CATARRH
REMEDY. A Nasal Injector free with
each bottle. Use il il You desire health
and sweet breath Price 80 cents. Sold
at Biery's or Thomas Drugstore.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
I.vcrN nome shonld nn,e n.

II is not always convenient TO call a physician
ior every little ailment. Having Red Flag on
IN tEe house you have a Physician always at
Bruises and all Aches and Pains. Price 25 cts
There are few thugs in life of which we may
he certain, but this is one Of them, Pan-Tina
Cough and Consumption Cl're has no edual for
Colds, Coughs and Consumption Price 25 and
so cents nc Thomas Drug Store.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

Browning bad a marvellous memory,
He always could tell the exact place Of
any quotation on fragment Of quoation
referred 10 him, and was vexed greatly
whenever he heard his own lines mis-.
quoted.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

au electrician who visited the Lyric
he yo n London, where very com
ll 8 e'r'trical installation has been put
m f,rir~lirical purposes, says that the
arrange lcnt5 ou the stage are perfect
and he ha never seen any theatre in
viii "a iho ght from the battons can be
yari | both in intensity and color to SO
great an ez mt M with such ease No
Imelig1ts a-e NJ ed, the necessary effects
helm rodrced by portable rc lamps
Tie, aoj single gas jet anywhere
m OF n"a. iefa ;e, and the plant has
riu FIR tvcaiy ne months without the
hgh es, ,-r lown London Letter
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

When the hair shows signs Of failing
begin AT once to use Ayers Hair Nigor.
This preparation strengthens the scalp,
promotes the growth Of new hair, restores
the natural color to gray and faded hair.
md renders il soft plant, and glossy.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

A clever woman is one who acts like
hot water on tea, she brings the sweet
ness and strength out of everybody
else.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
Spectacles !

When you buy a pair Of shoes you want a
good OF. But lf YOU need sPECrAcLES II Is
much more important that the EYE should be
accommodated with correct lenses and aproper
ly hitting frame which win bring the lenses az
reetly before the centre of The eye. II yoa hnS
your spectaeles at Or. Horns yon VIII hnd the
above points properly attended to-
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

TuDhshuan-l say, ye mlw, what's
the lokase to Bostong
Railroad Ticket Clerk The whatage'
Englishman- The boolmge, ye knaw-
the tariff What's tn tariff
Ticket Clerk haven't time 70 talk
politics New York Weekly.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

A clever woman is one who acknowl-
oclges her neighbours right 10 live, who
,losen't believe that she alone is the motive
power OF the world.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
hi. Ignorance Cost Me $4,000.

was sick ahed for three months. The
loctor said | had Proapsus Uteri, which
was untrue He didn't try TO cure me hut
wanted to make $3.50 every dav. My
uncle is druggist, and lie told me to turn
he doctor OIL and Try Sulphur Bitters.
Iid So and five dollars worth Of Sulphur
Biuers cured me of general weakness and
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

Seeing is believing; and when man
secs swarm Of bees about to settle on his
head it is time for him to be leaving.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

4 clever woman is one who is mistress
Of fact and knows how TO make the social
wheels run smoothly.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

Ac rd to Arecent writer saws
have hp discovered in Germany and
DENIM rs hich belong to the bronze
age The metal OF which they were
corlpc "a WAS cant into thin shaft, and
Sc ~ "a by breaking the edge.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

A clever woman is one who makes
the other woman think herself the
clcyerest.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

In Turkey, at the present day the mourn
ng hue Is violet
The buffalo moth is native Of Eu-
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

A clever woman is the one who IS at
case in any place and among any people.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18

srhe Mezicap. eat salt with their
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
Oscar Christman,

-wElssPoRT, PA.--
Lrery and Ercho,qe Stables.
Easy riding carriages and safe driving horses
Best accommodations 20 agents aud travellers.
Mail aud telegraph orders promptly attended 90.
Give me a trial. navel lg
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-02
ONION SETS.

For sets, says Joseph Harris in the
american Agriculturist, the essential
points are rich, clean land; the best Of
seed sowing as soon as the frost is out
of the surface of the ground, and drop.
ping from twenty to thirty seeds in each
inch of row. Keep the ground well
hoed and absolutely free from weeds. Do
not embark too extensively in tn" bust
ness at first. I have grown them for
many years, and am perfectly willing to
tell all I know about the matter, but
there are many little things absolutely
essential to success that can be learned
only by experience. One year I lost a
crop because the soil was too dry at the
time of sowing. Seeds have to absorb
moisture from the soil before they can
germinate. The land may be moist
enough to start two or three seeds in an
inch of row, but not to furnish moisture
for ten times that number. This is one
reason why very early sowing, while the
ground is moist and we are likely to have
frequent rains, is so desirable. I some
times obviate the difficulty by soaking
the seeds for forty eight hours before
sowing-changing the water two or three
times. I have kept the seed, after soak
ing in warm room covered with moist
sifted moss till they sprouted. If they
sprout before the ground is ready for
Eem, put the seed in cold place so as
to retar \ the growth. I have grown fine
sets in this way. Last year I grew
equally good sets by drilling in the seed
in rows fifteen inches apart with seed
drill. In any case do not fail to put on
seed enough, unless you want more
bushels of picking onions than bushels of
sets.
Sandy land is considered best for sets.
But they will do equally we'll, and some
times better, Oh well drained and we'll
pulverized clay soil. The trouble is to
get the seed into the soil early enough in
spring. 1t is here that good judgment
and previous preparation of the land are
required. The crop is a profitable one,
and it is we'll worth while to learn how
to grow it successfully. 1t is a great
mistake to suppose that poor land is de-
sirable. On the contrary, onion sets re-
quire, in my experience, very rich land.
A ton of high grade fertilizer, or 500
pounds of superphosphate and 500
pounds nitrate of soda per acre, can be
used with great advantage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-02
TEMPERANCE.
"PApA, BE TRUE TO NE"

A New York State Senator, when asked
at social gathering why he would not take
anything stronger than water, is said to have
responded with the following verses:
What makes me refuse social glass? Well
I'll tell you the reason why
Because bonnie, blue-eyed lass is ever stand
ing by;
And hear her voice above the noise Of the
jest and merry glee,
As with baby grace she kisses my face, and
says Papa, be true to me-"
What then canI do to my lass to be true
better than let it pass bys
know you'll not think my refusal to drink
breach of your courtesy;
For hear her repeat in accents sweet, and
her dear little form see,
As with loving embrace she kisses my face,
and says, Papa, be true to me-"
Let me offer toast to the one I love most,
whose dear little will obey,
Whose influence sweet is guiding my feet
over life's toiSome way;
May the sun ever shine on this lassie Of mine,
from sorrow may she be free,
For with baby grace she hath kissed my face,
and said Papa, be true to me"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-02
TOP FIRST.THEN TUBER.

To get the large yield of potatoes we
must have strong, stocky top-growth,
and this in as early stage of develop
ment Ii. e. as soon after planting) as
possible. The latter is one of the most
important points; and if secured, the
plants will have time to concentrate
their energies upon formation of tuber.
We may get this "pleuty of top-growth
in early season" in large individual
plants by planting large seed-pieces,
preferably whole tubers, in rows about
three feet apart, and about one foot
apart in the row. This plan invariably
gives the largest top-growth, and earlier
in the season than it can be secured by
any other method of planting; and it
also usually gives the largest yield of
tubers. Plenty of aggregate top-growth,
but later in the season, can also be OBJ
tanned by planting cut-seed, even to
single-eye, very closely, making two or
three times the number of plants on a
given area than when whole seed is used.
The individual plant is smaller at the
start, remains at disadvantage all
through the season, and will yield less
than the stronger individual plant from
whole seed; but as there are so many
more such plants, they may equal, per-
haps even outyield, the same area planted
on the other plan. But close planting
calls for close attention and good deal
of hand labor, and either method requires
the backing of sufficient quantity of
the mineral plant-foods in available
form, at the disposal of the plants dur
ing tuber formation. Without this re-
quisite, the use of whole seed, or the
method of close planting of cut-seed, will
be merely a waste of seed. It is not un.
likely we can secure the necessary large
top-growth in early season, even from
cut-seed, by feeding trife of nitrate OF
soda right at or shortly after planting
time, if necessary repeating the dose.
This is worth trial; for if so, we would
be enabled to secure all the advantages
of both methods without any of their OBJ.
iections.--Neas York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-02
DANGER IN SEEDING,

The greatest danger threatening a new
seeding of grass and clover, or either of
them, is the drying of the soil by cold
wind or a dry, hot spell after the seed
ing. If the sowing has been superficial
and the seed has thrown out roots oa
the surface one hours drying will be
fatal. But if the seed has been covered
an inch, before the seed leaves or the
spire appear above the surface, the root
has gone down three or four inches and
side roots have spread as far on each
side. A dry surface does not injurc such
plants. Two weeks of dry weather will
not kill them, and if protected by the
shade of growing crop they are entirely
safe from any ordinary drought. One
other point should not be ignored: This
is the adequate feeding of the young
grass, all the more requisite if another
crop has been sown with it. Immedi-
atcly after the grass seed has been COW
cred in, 800 or 500 pounds of complete
artificial manure should be sown on the
surface, or it might be sown by another
hand MS the seed is sown and both COW
cred in together.-NeO York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-02
APPLE TREE BORER.

When an orchard has become badly
infested with borers, it will require con-
siderable labor to exterminate the pest.
The trees must be carefully examined
every year during the winter or spring
months, and every grub cut out or other.
wise destroyed. We prefer cutting
away the bark over each burrow, and
following 1t up until the borer is found
and killed, than to trust to the prob
ing with wire. The wounds made
in the stem in the operation may be filled
with clay, wax, or the exposed wood
smeared with thick paint. Banking up
the trees in the autumn will do no good,
for the female beetle will deposit her
eggs above the mound of soil, no matter
how high it may be. You might try
wrapping the stems with tar-paper, which
we have used with success on peach trees
to keep out the insect known as. the
peach tree borer, an insect quite distinct
from the apple tree borer.-Amer'ean
AgricuNurist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-02
RELIGION ON Stills.

This is poor kind of religion; none of it
for me, if you please, and if I had my way,
there would benone of it for you. The idea
of putting the promises and the power, and
the rreciousness Of Christ, and the comforts
of the Comforter, up so high above the walks
of everyday life, that there is no sweetness
nor utility iii them for this world.
No, no. Christ walks with the humble
over dusty roads. He will as soon help a
washer-woman at the tub as q preacher in
the study. The Holy Ghost will lead
ploughmen as we'll as philosophers. A
Monday religion is much better than Sun.
day profession. The coal digger and the
capitalist stand on par when it comes to the
benefits of the Gospel. There is ofttimes
more piety in the Kitchen than in the par
lor. For power in prayer, do not look al.
ways to the middle seat in the center aisle.
Let the preacher take glance in the amen
corner. or gallery, or back by the door. and
he will find religion on its knees.
Some people have lots Of religion and no
Christ, and these folks always own stills. I
am getting in that mood when 1 want less
and less to do with mere formal religion
any way. Give me Christ. That is better
than all else, for He is precious and walks
on the same level with poor tempted me-
Rev. c. II. fatnaan, in New York Observer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-02
Bound to Put Things Through.

Judge Peters tells the following story.
"Sheriff Brown had been elected in
Penobscot County, and had made his son
the page or messenger in court. Judge
Peters presided at the first term, and in
the middle of the forenoon announced a
recess of fifteen minutes. He retired to
the library and soon became immersed in
some legal books, looking up some points
of law. When the time mentioned had
expired the jury came in, but the Judge
did not. The Brown boy, who was
anxious to have everything 60 off in good
shape under his fathers administration,
grew nervous and at last made bolt for
the library. Walking in and pulling out
his watch, he tapped the Judge upon the
shoulder and said: "Come, Mr.. Peters,
you've got to hurry. Your time is up
and the folks are a-awaiting." The
Judge "hurried. ."-Lviston (As.) Jour-
nal.