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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Occasionally some person knocks. at
the door of Jay Gould's Office in the
Western Union building with a copy Of
"The History Of Delaware County, New
York, by Jay Gould" TO sell An i'm
preston exists in the minds of many
people that Mr.. Gould Is desirous of
suppressing this publication as com
pletely as possible, and that he will pay
almost any price TO get possession Of the
few stray copies that are left. Resi-
dents Of Delaware county are authority
for the statement that several years ago
an agent of Mr. Gould's secured that
county for these books and bought near
ly all Of them at fancy prices When
ever a copy of this particular history of
Delaware county is displayed in that
county at the present day the older resi-
dents will advise the owner, "Jist you
take thet down ter New York, an jay
Gouldll give yer thirty or forty dollars
fer it," 1t is certain that nobody in Mr.
Gould's office ever heard of his paying
any such price for one of those books
And nobody is able 10 explain why Mr.
Gould should want to suppress the pub
ication, unless it is that he thinks there
is too much sentiment in it for a man Of
his present reputation. - New York
Times.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25


The Australian lamprey has its prin-
cipal habitat in the Murray river and
consequently in the dry seasons it is apt
to be imbedded beneath the hardened
clay, whene no water is. As the stream
recedes, the animal fills its pouch and
disappears into the soft mud below,
there 70 remain until the drought has
passed away, subsisting on the moisture
which It has learned to store in special
lied receptacle at the side Of the head.
As matter of fact, the fish has mas
tered the difficult question Of water stor-
age ON its own account before the race
Of homo sapiens has been able to solve
the same problem in the island conti-
nent.
1t is an interesting question whether
this Australian lamprey is not a linger-
ing example of the fish Of Miocene ages,
and as such may be considered as an an
cestral type of European lampreys. A
sea lamprey that | examined alive,
caught in the salmon nets of the tidal
estuary, had dintinct tendency TO
swell at either side of the head, as il the
pouch might be forthcoming in time Of
actual necessity. If the Australian type
is not the absolute ancestor Of the British
genera, it is at least reasonable to sup
pose that it is an older form, and that
the divergent genera and species have
descended along different lines in the
great life struggle. That the pouch of
the antipodean lamprey is intended for
the storage of water is a fact that can
hardly be doubted by any one who has
seen the species amid its peculiar sur
roundings. s.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Under the branches they went together,
The blossoming branches that break the sky,
An In the morn Of the young, sweet weather
When softly the green on the hills doth lies
And Dorothy thought It was over the meadow
And Cicely said Il was close by the spring,
But Polly was sure that the woodlands shadow
Sheltered that magical fairy ring
SO over the meadow they swiftly hled them
Oh, but the bird in.the blue sang sweet
They saw not tho blush OF the brler beside
them,
The violets smiling beneath their feet
Long by the spring they fingered and listened
Twas a diadem set In a messy rim.
And oh, the beauty that clustered and glis-
tened
In frail ferns falling about It's briml
They sought in the wood for wonder reveal
ing,
And saw not the leaves IN "a net o'erhead.
Oh, but the song through the pinetops steal
ing,
And OH that hush down the dim ways shedl
Then, when the sun leaned lower to find them
Homeward they wandered sorrowful way
And knew not the land they were leaving be
hind them,
The rare new land Of a young June dayl
But Dorothy thinks It is over the meadow,
And 6icely says Il Is close by the spring;
While Polly Is sure that the woodland
shadow
Shelters the magical fairy ringl
Virginia Woodward Cloud In 81. Nicholas
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

was told delightful story Of one re-
cent action in which the Soudanese
troops took a prominent part, The en-
emy was under cover not far off, but
the firing line of blacV5 We're blazing
away at him as fast as they could open
and close their rifles. In vain their Of
ticers tried to stop them. The waste of
ammunition threatened to become ex-
tremely serious, and their commanding
officer, ScotChman who had seen many
fights with them, losing his temper rode
up and down behind the line cursing
them with every abusive epithet in a
fairly adequate vocabulary of Arabic in
vective, but entirely without effect At
last one Of them happened 10 turn and
discovered the beloved hey in evidently
a very excited state of mind. He at
once rose, ran back to him, and patting
him reassuringly ON the boot he said;
Don't be frightened hey. It's all
right. We're here Well take care of
you'll"
The Scotch bey, however, was equal
to the occasion. He rode out through
the line, and walked his horse up and
down in front of the rifles. Now" he
said, 'if you must fire, fire at mel"
After this it is not surprising to read in
dispatches that this officer has twice re-
Gently had his horse shot under him
Contemporary Review.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

In the bone caves Of the south Of
France have been found figures of rein
deer, mammoths and men cut on horn
or ivory, and evidently executed by art
lists contemporary with the Elephas
primigenius The men are represented
with short, bent legs, and seem to stand
or walk in a STOPPING manner, with the
body bowed slightly forward from the
hips.
Now pass your hand down the back Of
any infant under ten months old and
feel the spine at the loin or lumbar re-
gion, where in the adult modern man
the back is hollow or concave. You will
observe that in the babe it is convex
like that of a quadruped "a ten-month-
old baby is practically a quadruped)i
and though the child can, perhaps, get
on its legs with the support of chair,
it does not straighten its thighs and
stand upright, but is bent forward in the
same posture of the cave dweller, whose
portrait has come down to us from the
age just succeeding the last glacial
epoch If the support is removed the
child falls forward and again becomes a
pseudo quadruped.- -Blackwood's Maga-
zine
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The undersigned having been restored TO
eral Years with severe lung affection, and thy
dread disease Consumption, is anxious to make
known to his fellow sufferers the means Of cure.
tfree OF charge a copy OF the prescription used
which they will find sure cure for Consuinp-
ton, Asthma, Bronchitis and all throat and
lung Maladies. He hopes all sufferers will try
his remedy, as It is Invaluable. Those desiring
the prescription, which will cost them nothing,
and may prove blessing, will please address,
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON, Brooklyn,
New York. apr. 20, '92-7y.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

A man entered busy city Office few
weeks ego and asked permission to use
the telephone. He walked to the corner
pointed out by one of the clerks, looked
curiously at the instrument and after a
furtive glance toward the other occu.
pants of the room took down the re.
ceiver and gently whispered into it,
"Hullo."
A broad smile passed around the room,
and one of the younger clerks called out
in patronizing tones, ooh, no, uncle
hang up the tube, ring the bell on the
right, then put the tube to your ear and
talk to that little hole before you"
The man obediently hung up the re.
ceiver and turned toward the speaker
"Thank you" he said dryly, Il am the
general inspector of this telephone line.
Youths Companion.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The Indian hunter will cut the shape
of an animal out of stone, have il
blessed by the medicine man and be.
heve it gives him good fortune in the
chase of the beast represented. When
he kills one he dips the fetch in the
blood. Perhaps he wraps about it beads,
signifying money, and attaches to it
little arrowheads, which represent the
executive function of slaughter So as
to secure as much help from the un.
known as possible, he hangs charms all
over his person. Washington Star
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25
To Farmers
-AND--
Housekeepers.
THE PRICES!

will here state That expect to have
my place OF business in shape by June ist,
1892, however, carry some of the follow.
Ing goods in stock, and what have not
in stock, can get at short notice.
can sell you
Spring Tooth Harrows, all
leading makes, at S14.
20 Tooth Hay Rakes, hand
dump, at SIS.
20 Tooth Hay Rakes, self
dump, at 500
Deering Mower, the best on
earth, at $40.
Deering Binders, the best on
earth, at $135.
No. 10, Tornado Feed Cut
ters, at $35.
Corn Shelter, with cleaner,$8.
A Combination Riding Har.
row and Cultivator, subject TO 5
changes, something quite new,
only sos,
Anything in the Agricultural
Implement line cheaper than
you can buy elsewhere.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The late Mr.. Coningtou, professor
Of Latin in the University Of Oxford
was noted for his prodigious memory,
At very early age it began to show it.
self, When he was a child of four OF
thereabouts he was sleeping one night in
the same room with relative, when, al
the dead Of night, his voice was to be
heard crying out in the darkness from
his little cot in the corner;
"Unele! Unclel / know the Begats.
Uncle-The whatf Go TO sleep, my
boy, you are dreaming.
Child know the Begats Listen
And he began Abraham begat Isaac
and Isaac begat Jacob and Jacob begat
Judah, and so ON to the end, some
forty-two generations, without a mis-
take.-LondoR Tit-Bits.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

expect before long to be able to show
any machine made, and sell them at S25,
in drawer oak cases have nc wings,
but get there just the same.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

HoLYoKR, Mass, November, 1890.
was In pain all over could get no rest either
night or day and was not able to do any work
for months, but after taking Pastor ROenig'a
Nerve Tonic only one week, was able to sit up
and attend TO my dressmaking l had paid
over two hundred dollars 20 doctors and got no
benefit. / certainly think should have died
long ago II HAD not got this medicine.
MRS. ADA PENELL,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

BENTON. LAT. Co., Wis, Dec, 1ssa
Rev. j. c. Bergen vouehes for the following:
James Rooney, who was suffering from St. Vitus
Dance In its worst form for about ~ years,
was treated by several physicians without
effect Two bottles OF Pastor Koenig's Nerve
Tonic cured him.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Busy persons. forced to defend them
selves from interminable takers, who
have little to say, can appreciate a hint
to which Henry ~ of France once re-
sorted, A parliamentary deputy called
upon him and made a long speech.
The king listened patiently for time,
then he decided that his visitor would
do well to condense his remarks. He
took him by the hand and led him to
where they could see the gallery of the
Louvre.
"What do you think Of that building?
When it is finished it will be a good
thing, will it not?'
"Yes," replied the man Of many
words, not guessing what was coming
next.
"Well, monsieur, that is just the way
with your discourse" was the kings
mild observation.-Yout Companion
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Two men met on a train going west.
They had known each other in the six
ties and resumed acquaintance with a
vim.
"An how's that bright boy Of yoursg
asked the city man of his old time friend.
"Peart, peart as ever, pard l were
goin to make q minister of him, but he
got stage struck and took to that line as
nat'ral as a duck does to water, an had
to gin in. And he's the best shot in
Montanyr
"Took to the stage, eh? And has he
been successfulg'
Successful? Well, reckon he hez
Why, their amt man can be named
in the same day with Bill He kin drop
q grizzly in his tracks without ever
comm down from his perch"
"What is his role?'
"Rollg don't savey, pard."
II mean what line is he imp
ooh, the Mounting an Valley line that
runs to Goochyille through Catamount
Grove and Grizzly Hollow 'Taint fun
all the time either, pard, when bandits
is layin low for yer money or yer life
"Ah, he does the sensational on the
boards. l see. A low comedian"
"Nothin low about Bill, ole friend.
He just sits up on the top of the Mon
tany stage an drives his four-in-hand as
easy as rollin off log. Ez | said, the
stage wuz right in his line, an he's a
thunderin good driver Detroit Free
Press.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Among country companies supersti-
tions are more varied and extended than
among metropolitan ones, and are Of
course more blindly and religiously ad-
hered to. If, on entering town where
the next 'stand" is to be made, a grave
yard is visible on the right side Of the
railway track, the country managers
heart swells with bright anticipations.
But if, ON the contrary, the tombstones
loom up on the left of the road, he be-
comes depressed, as he takes the fact as a
warning that his Cuisines" will be small
during his engagement in that place.
Such manager will be apt to give some
man or boy a free pass to the theater on
a first night, as he would fear a run OF
ill luck in case woman should chance
to enter the house before a member OF
the opposite sex had found his way with.
in.-Chicago Post
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

In an action for payment Of a tailor,
bill, a witness swore that a certain dres.
coat was badly made, one Of the sleeve,
being longer than the other "You
will, " said Erskine slowly, having riser
to cross examine, "swear-that one OF
the sleeves was-longer-than the othery
Wimess-I do swear 1t.
Erslrine Quickly, and with a flash Of
Indignation Then, sir, l am to under
stand that you positively deny that one
Of the sleeves was shorter than the other.
Startled into u self contradiction by
the suddenness and impetuosity Of this
thrust, the witness said, Il do deny it. %
Ersline (raising his voice as the tu-
multuous laughter died away)-Thanb
you, sir; don't want to trouble you
with another question Francisco
Argonaut.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Joseph Haworth, the actor, tells a
stery Of little girl who was very cur.
Aons to know all about thuuderstorms.
and was told by her mother that they
Wsre the voice Of God. A few DAYS
latsr the child was caught out in thun.
dsrstorm and called by her mother to
come In. Her little legs came toddlins
pp 70 the piazza as fast as they could,
but as she reached the steps there came
terrific clap Of thunder, and the little
onss looking up, said, with a panied ex.
Preston on her face: "Oh, bod, 'oc
nsedn't holer SO loud; Use hurryin dest
- fast as tan, Buffalo Express.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The effect of snake bite depends partly
on the condition of the snake and partly
on that of the person bitten and the part
attacked. No effectual antidote has yet
been discovered Ammonia and per
nanganate of potassium will not suffice,
although a solution of the latter will
take away the poisonous property of the
snakes venom if it be mixed herewith.
Immediate amputation Of a bitten toe
or finger is the best course, as the delay
Of a few seconds may suffice TO convey
the poison into the patients circulation.
If from the nature Of the part bitten
amputation cannot be performed, very
tight ligature applied after cauterization
and sucking the part is the best course,
and the administration of stimulauts is
generally recommended Quarterly Re
Nieuv
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The artist who carves meerschaum is
required to pass through as severe a
school of apprenticeship lasting from
three to ten years as though his work
were in marble. Meerschaum carved
and in the rough resembles the ordinary
plaster cast. The outlines being com
plete it is scraped with knife, filed,
soaked in a preparation, and then pol
ished with a linen cloth.-New York
Times,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Landor always pronounced yellow as
yaller We have heard Mr. A. r Wal
lace, the eminent naturalist. during the
course of a lecture, repeatedly sound il
thus, a mode Of pronunciation said, in
deed. to be traditional in many good old
the substitution of laylock for lilac,
Room for Rome, goold for gold, and
wonderful for wonderful
A homely old rural dean. long since
dead, used always, like Sam Weller, %
leave out the "w" in woman, and his
"Wilt thou have this CONAN 10 be thy
welded wifef' was apt 10 mar the So
lemnity Of marriage eryiee.-Londou
Tit Bits.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men
ton All who have used Electric Bitters
sing The same song Of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and il Is guaran.
teed 10 do all that is claimed Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases Of the LIVER
and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, BOils,
SAT- Rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood.-Will drive Malaria from
the system aud prevent as well as cure all
MalaIiai feyers,-For cure of Headache,
Constipation and Indigestion try Electric
Bilters-Entire satisfaction guaranteed, OF
money refunded. Price 80 cts. and 81 .O0
per bottle at ReheI's Reher's Lehlghton
and Biery's Wessport.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Mr.. Charles Richon, of Paris, has
adopted quite a novel method of earning
a living. His cards are worded, "Charles
Richon, Imitator of Nightingales fol
Gardens and Restaurants Our pro.
fessional appears to be fully occupied
during the summer season. Every time
a wealthy bourgeois, owning a plot OF
land twelve meters in extent, invites his
friends to garden party, Charles Richon
conceals himself behind the flower
pots and oleander tubs and charms the
company by initiating the glorious trills
of the most melodious of our feathered
songsters. Temps.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The common snake is found through
out Europe save in Ireland, the Ork-
neys, Hebrides, Shetland islands and
lceland), extending northward in Scan
dinavia to 65 degs. 1t abounds in Sic
lily, Sardinia and Corsica, and occurs,
though rarely, in Algiers, but not thence
eastward in Africa. II is found in Per
sia and western Siberia, and Asia as far
Lake Baikal, and in the Alps at an alti.
tude Of 6,0O0 feet.-Quarterly Review.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

A laborer in a rough felt hat and long
smock walked the other day Into the
Shakespeare library, and after looking
attentively for some time at one of the
custodians. went up to him and said, IL
say, zur, be you Mr., Shakespeare as I've
heer'n speak ov;' The custodian ex-
planned to Hodge that he was not the
gentleman referred to.-London Tele-
graph.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The gullibility of persons who buy
mines has passed into a proverb. 1t is
said that such properties have actually
been salted with half melted silver dol
lars and sold to investors, who did not
realize that the precious metal was not
found in nature with the stamp of the
mint upon it. Undoubtedly the most
scientific method of accomplishing this
sort of swindle is to apply the silver in
the shape of nitrate solution When
it is ready for use some salt is put into
it and it is squirted over the rock, the
salt causing an immediate precipitation
of the metal in manner that is equally
conspicuous and deceptive to the eye
Kansas City Times.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The Castle of Heidelberg is the larg-
est in Germany 1t stands $3.50 feet above
the Neckar river, and was occupied as a
castle as early as 1894 A, d. In cellar
in one corner of the ruins is the famous
'tun' or monster cask capable of hold
ing $4,000 gallons, This was for the
storage of wine used by the nobility who
dwelt in this castle. 1t is believed that
the Grand Duke of Baden will abandon
the idea which he recently entertained
of attempting to restore" the ruins and
convert them into a modern palace
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Throwing rice and wheat at a we'd
ding is a relic of an old Roman custom,
and has probably been common in Eng
land since Roman times. Brand gives
several authorities for it, Friend refers
to the case of the bride of Henry VII at
Bristol in 1886, when wheat was thrown
upon her with the greeting, "Welcome
and good luck"
Riceis is used similarly at weddings in
India, and the substitution of this grain
for wheat in our own country of late
years may be partly due to that fact;
but where wheat cannot readily be come
at rice would naturally suggest itself as
a substitute. Notes and Queries.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

The other day small, harmless looking man
entered New YORK street car, and accidentally
trOd on the toes OF q big siN-f0Oter. He apOl6
Elktu, nut the alA-touter wasn't satisfied. lie
A!heu Tor some time, and finally invited the
little man 20 leave tie ear and settle tle mgttrf
on The sidewalk, Greatly to his astouishmept
the later accepted, Those who witnessed the
contest say that it didn't last long, bat that the
pig fellow had 10 be carried home in au ambu,
lance, while his diminutiNe antaennist walked
away with cheerful smile And so ID Is with
Dr; fleIee's Pleasant Pellets. They're not half
as big as-mOst OF their rivals, but they do thelT
WORK quietly and thoroughly. For Sick head,
acne, hlhuusneSs, constipation, dyspepsia, etc
mere Is nothing like them, They are the only
Liver Pis absolutely sold on tnAll Your mouey
back, II they don't give satisfaction
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Man lives by admiration" and the
Indian can admire, His fayorite tale.
listened TO with ever fresh interest, is of
a hero who would not enter heaven if
his dog were excluded. He has placed
among his gods an English general who
was both true and brave. and heard
from East Indians Of differing views
how, comparing European races, they
placed the British highest. They adj
mired their devotion TO principle. "The
British are the only foreigners who die
for what seems right" But the same
men, oHticising what they admired for
its want Of tenderness and sympathy.
often added "The British, and espe-
oially the women keep themselves aloof
ana ALLEVIATE the admiration they might
hold. ."-Nineteenth Century.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

South Africa responds to modern in
novations. A recent traveller in Kafiir-
land tells this incident
As we were upsaddling, there passed
us a man driving a small flock of goats
and several head of cattle. This was
the husband Of lady physician who is
running the practice Of the local witch
doctors, and he was taking home his
wife's fee for attending a patient
Youths Companion.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

Money Lender-You want to borrow
hundred poundsf Well, here's the
money. charge o per cent, a month,
and as you want it for year, that leaves
just forty pounds coming to you
Innocent BoTower-Then if wanted
it for two years, there'd be something
coming to you, suppose, eh?-London
Tit-Bits.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-06-25

A good body is necessary to a satisfac-
tory expression of the mentality. But
no man can be Daniel Webster men
tally and John L. Sullivan physically.
The possibilities of either the mind or
body can be fully developed only at the
expense of the other. The college boy
who becomes a great athlete will not be
a great scholar. Genius is almost always
associated with soft spots. Troy Press.