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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-18
Remnants. Remnants,
Caps. Caps.

2bc. Boys Caps. RATS price, Toe.
2sc. Boys Caps. Rars price. l2Hc.
25c. Bicycle Caps. Ran"s price. 15c.
6Oc- Mems Caps. Rafrs price. &c.
Doc. Girls Caps. Raff's price. 15c.
6Oc. Girls Caps. Rats price, 1sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-18

| Raff's
Enterprise,
1911 nth st. Sc.
Greatest Mark-Down
Sale.
Greatest Event of
the Season.
Greatest Chance for Bar.
gains Ever Known.
To make this sale a memorial one we shall i'm.
clude remnants Of all kinds
&c. Apron Bingham. Ran's price, sJc.
Sc. Apron Bingham. Rans price, 55sc
Sc. Unbleached Cotton. RATS price, 4xc
1oc. Unbeached Cotton. RATS price 5Jkc
loc Colored Canton Flannel. RATS price, SIC
Sc. Best Prints. Raff's price. 45sc.
&c. Cnbleached Canton Flannel. Rafs price 4l5c
Remnants. Remnants.
121zc. Black satines Rafr's price, &c.
121zc. Century Goth. Rars price e51c
15c French Satines. Rats price, 6Jsc.
15c. Armenia Cloth. Rar's price, &c.
Sc. Gray and White Prints RATS price, 4Jsc.
12lzc. Cretonne. RATS price, &c.
Sc. Canton Flannel. Ran's price etc
10c. Canton Flannel. RafYs price, 7ac.
12lzc. Canton Flannel. RATS price, sac
10c. Bleached Cotton. Rafrs price, eJsc
Caps. Caps.
25c. Boys Caps RATS price, 1oc
2sc. Boys Caps. Rars price, l2He
25c. Bicycle Caps. RATS price. 15c.
50c. Mems Caps RATS price. sc.
Doc. Girls Caps. RATS price, l5c.
t0c. Girls Caps. Rats price, 1sc.
Special. Special.
1sc. Misses Black Hose. Rans price, &c.
2ec. White silk Embroidered Handkerehiefs.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

The great oaks at Waverly, Mass, are
survivRls of an oak forest that must
have existed in that region. according to
the geologists and students of trees, as
far back as the Tenth century. They
bear every evidence of great age, and an
elm tree in the neigborhood, now almost
dismantled, with it's great limbs lying
on the ground and nearly all Of its
branches decayed, is the most venerable
object in the line of trees that can prob
ably be displayed in New England. 1t
is well worth a visit to Waverly just to
see this venerable elm. It is immense in
the size of its. trunk, and its dignity In
decay is very impressive. The dozen
oak trees in the neighborhOod are Of the
sort that attain a very great age and
that maintain their yirility unimpaired.
We know of only one other oak tree
in New England that can be compared
with them. That is located in Ipswich,
and is larger and more venerable appar-
emily than any Of the Waverly oaks
and that and the Waverly oaks, we are
glad to know, have been inspected by
the state park commissioners and are
J likely to be- preserved. 1t is worth ones
while to see and study these majestic
| oaks. They are seen to great advantage
In the winter, when their rugged limbs
are bare and their immense strength il
revealed. aud in summer, when they are
covered with foliage. they are objects of
wonderful beauty. Boston Herald.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

Bags full Of roses, baskets heavy with
roses. carts laden with roses; roses, roses,
feast OF roses a surfeit Of roses, If that
is possible Tie women stick roses in
their long, braided hair, the men in their
belts, the children pull them and play
with them and leave them ON the road to
die.
There is roseleaf jam TO eat-very
fresh and sweet it is-and there is rose
leaf sirup 10 drink Every vase and YES
sci is full Of roses; they drop ON you
from unexpected places; great bunches
of bright pink heads lying on the ground
admonish you as you walk; you car
make a bed OF them if you will; go 10 tbs
granary rosary, 1 suppose il should bt
called-snd there you win lind as soft
and sweet couch as was ever laid II
the ARABIAN Nights for eastern princes
to dream upon.
This is how it came about th--t l saw
such a multiplicity of r0Ses We full
filed a long cherished scheme and wen
10 Kezanlk, the Valley of Roses, in th'
/ Balkans, once the famOuse rose gardeI
( of Turkey. -Blackwood's Magazine.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11
Getting tn. Most out of tho Horse

The art of getting the most out Of
horse flesh on the line of march is one
which needs study and practice to every
whit the same extent RS do race riding
or the haute ecole, and therefore feats
Of endurance should form part Of an Of
ficer's education as we'll as those upon
the tan OF between the flags.
To cover many miles with success q
man must, first of all, study his own
condition, and while he makes his
charger fit must not forget to render
himself so too. He should carefully
watch how his horse takes its food and
vary the amount of it. the time of feed
ing and the nature Of forage so as to
insure that the animal derives the max
imum amount of benefit from tins nour-
ishment ii takes.
Then he should endeavor by expert
ment to discover the pace which suits
its conformation best aud the most ju-
dicious manner Of varying it, So as tC
afford relief 10 the muscles and yet gel
over the ground.
The particular pace that best suits the
animal having been arrived at, it should
be trained to 20 at that pace evenly and
methodically aud with the regularity ol
a machine. And care should be taken
never to stretch the bow to the utmost
or the subsequent reaction will more
than counterbalsnce the present gain
London Saturday Review.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

An old ueighbor Of the Goulds at Rox-
bury, Delaware county, told a story
about the lnillionaire's visit TO his old
home IN the midst Of one of his busiest
financial seasons.
jay and was always good friends"
said the old man, (which is more'n
can say for him and most Of the other
folks here. Yuu see, Old John Gould
married my sister for his second wife,
and there was always more or less of a
family feeling between the GOulds and
u.s. Says TO Jayi Why don't you come
and see us once in awhileH You're al
ways going to get the best we have. yo'
know Jay said suthin bOut bein al
ways hayin season with MIN and
couldn't spare the time, There wasn't
anythin he'd like as much as to visit mp
here, for he liked the old folks, he said
He asked Inc how I'd like to go down to
York. ! said farming was not so good
as it was and money was mighty scarce.
He said that was all right. an then he
fumbled around his pockets for some
thing, but it was not there. He eX-
planned that he thought he had his book
with him, so that he could give me a
pass for myself and my wife down to
York. but he must have forgotten it and
left it at home. He said he'd send the
pass to me; but if he sent it some other
one must have got it, for never did.
was a-speakin bout it afterward down
at the hotel, and the boys said it was
most likely Jay Gould never sent it.
One thing anyhow I'm certain of-that
is, of he had that air book with him that
time we met he'd writ out that air
pass. New York World.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

The poetry of shopping comes in with
those shoppers who are starved for ex-
element. variety aud beauty at home.
It is not lawful. they have no right 10 do
il; but they have no society 10 satisfy a
hunger for the beautiful with jewels
and fine dresses on others if not ON
themselves They cannot afford the
theaters; they 20 to the shops. They
look at the laces and long; they
go to the embroidery counters and
fancy; they EDUCATE themselves In the
matter OF india shawls they seek the
dllrrOom, brilliant with gas lights and
electric lights, and look At hrocades fit
for the court of princess, at silks whose
fiamboyant scarlets hurn in the illumi-
nation, whose tender blue is the blue of
spring skies half robbed Of rain, whose
green is the breaking wave of the sea,
whose violet is the hue Of mountains far
away in autumn mists and they picture
themselves or those they love robed and
radiant in these tissues. And if the poor
shopman is weary when they go away,
they themselves are refreshed for a long
season of further denial and renuncia-
| tion.-Harper' Bazar.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11
A LITERAL MINDED MAN.
An Interested Spectator who Took a p,
liticat story in Good Faith.

An interested Spectator who Took n Fo-
llticRl story in Good Faith.
The most curious person in the audi
ence Of a story teller il the literal minded
man. When General Dix ran for gov
ernor there was great discussion IA to
his age. twas one Of the controversies
Of the canvass. His opponents claimed
that he was too old to fulfill the functions
Of the office. Singularly enough, the
biographical dictionaries differed about
ten years | was making speech at
Watertown to very big audience.
was running at that time "a a liberal
Republican for lieutenant governor upon
the same ticket with Francis Kernan. It
was an immense outdoor audience. In
front Of me stood a man who watched
me during the three hours Of that speech
for the purpose Of catching me on some
material point.
finally took mp the question of Gem
eral DiX's age. gave the dates Of the va
rious biographical dictionaries and en-
cyclopediss, aud based theory ON how
old he must have been in the war If 1912,
where he was lieutenant. and inally
said that the only really authentic data
had been revealed by some recent re-
searches in the colonial records Of Mas
sschusetts. 1t had been discovered that
when the pilgrim fathers landed on Ply
mouth rock they found General Dix
standing on that historic spot and shout
ing that unless they made him a Justice
Of the peace he would go over and Join
the Indians, the point Of which was that
the general had changed his politics sew
eral times. aud every time he got an Office.
Ny critical friend saw his opportunity
and grssped it at once. He sprang up
with a shout that could be heard to the
Canadian border. "Nir. Depew, that is a
lieg' looked at him for moment to
see whether he had swallowed the bait,
and found that he had taken it in hook
and line, bob and sinker. whole and all
Then | stepped to the front Of the plat
form and said with great emphasis and
indignation, "Sir, / have told that his
toric anecdote from Montauk point to
Niagara falls to hundreds of thousands
of the intelligent aud educated people of
this great commonwealth, and you are
the only man who ever had the audacity
to deny it,"
"It amt true, Mr.. Depew," he repeat
ed, because that happened more than
$50 Years ago / was told when in
Watertown last fall that although this
happened in 1872 that man had never
been able to come into town since
Chsuncey NJ. Depew in New York
| World,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

Ivory allkiets. often very heavy, are
only worn by the lbo women of wealth
and importance, but the metal anklets
worn by others may he many pounds in
weight, and some of them wear huge
brass plates, perhaps foot In diameter,
which. once fixed TO the ankles, are never
removed. The men wear a single strip
Of cotton cloth. but those who come
much in contact with the Europeans are
now learning 10 wear trousers. Their
weapons are hintlocks, bows and spears
the latter both for hurling and thrust
ing.
The huts are built Of mud and mat
ting aud are quadrangular in shape. The
center is an open courtyard, at one end
of which is the apartment Of the head OF
the house, while the wives aud family
are accommodated In other rooms on the
right and left OF the courtyard. There
is no furniture or ornament, and but q
few household utensils and weapons
All the y ear Round,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

ID, believe in sirns and luck. and
superstitions and all that blooming non
sense2 Of course not. said fat and Jolly
Henry ThOrnburgh at Hurst's hotel TO q
group Of philosophers Il have some
sort Of respect for the people whose su-
perstition is religion The Egyptians,
who worshiped the dog and cat and even
the crocodile; the Romans. who put their
faith in divination and uraules and ma
gical powers Of anulets; the Greeks, who
deited bees and ants; even the mysteries
and absurdities Of astrology and alchemy
all have my sympathies and at least re
spectful consideration
"But the horrors of the dreadful figure
10 and the fears some people have Of
making one Of that number; the refusal
to start journey or undertaking ON
Friday; all sorts of ghosts and spectral
warnings, with second sight, etc. have
my supreme contempt | have known
men to shudder upon seeing two mag
pies at the same time: frieRd of mine
left my table not long ago because one
of my children spilled some salt while
moving his plate: one Of the firm in our
house would rather suffer fine and i'm.
prisonment than to put on his left shoe
first when he gets up in the morning.
And in most respects these people are all
sensible people.
stop! Don't walk in front Of me;
there's a pin on the floor right there with
its head toward me. You say what OF
1t? Why, don't you know it is sign
that What's that? Superstition Oh,
well, you know there are some things
Well, all right. Shut upl Whatn you
havey'-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

"Deliver me from what some author
has called the 'scavengers of daily con-
versation, who gather up the literary
refuse on every side TO offend the intel
lectual nostrils Of the thoughtful" And
Colonel Marcus Bauermsnn stretched
himself in his chair and proceeded to sI-
plaiR. "A dude with a thimbleful Of
brains won a basket Of champagne from
me on the bet that q-u-i-r-e meant band
Of singers-whichit does, though c-h-o-i-r
is another way Of spelling it-and ten
minutes afterward a street ear conductor
used the word 'transpirs' for 'perspire'
and won box Of cigars from me on that,
''The latest is the case Of a drummer
for Boston shoe house, who is sixty
years old if he is a day, and whose gray
hairs ought to indicate some faint
CLEANS Of intelligence, and yet who so
berly asked me the pronunciation and
meaning Of the word 'bao-kao-he,' and
when l told him l did not know coolly
said it was pronounced 'backache, and
meant a pain In the back. OF course
such people are afflicted with paresisr
but oughtn't they TO be restrained ia
some wayy'-St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

The postage stamps of China are queer
looking specipens with their wriggling,
crawling dragons stamped upon them
The Turkish stamps are quite pretty
and are nearly all adorned 10y the crea.
cent and star. the stamps of Paraguay
present a fine appearance. the main de-
sign being lion supporting pole which
IA surnounted by a liberty cap. Tie
stamps Of England have undergone few
er changes than any other country aud
have suffered no change whatever ia the
main design, the portrait Of the queen
Ohio State journal.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

II has been truly said that half the world does
not know how the other half lives. C0mpara-
lively few Of lis have perfect health, owing TO
the impure condition Of our blood But we rub
along from DAY Ia day with scarcely "A thought
unless forced to our attention, nf the thousands
all about MS who are suffering from scrnfula
SAIL lleum aud other serious blood disorders,
ana whose agunies can only be imagined. The
marked success ot Hoods Sarsaparilla for these
troubles, rs shown in our advertising columns
frequently certainly seems To Justify urging the
ilsr Of this excellent medcne by an who knuw
that their blood is diSordered. Every claim ia
behalf NJ Hoods Sarsaparilla is fully backed no
hy what the medicine has done and is sfiil do
lug, and when its prOprietors urge its merits
and It's use upon All who suffer IRON impure
blood. IN great or small d0gress they ceriaiWy
mean 10 Include you.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11
MRS. ANNIE M. COPELAND
$1,OOOOO Reward!
TO ANY PERSON, WHO WILL PROVE ANY
PORTION 0F TINE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT UNTRUE
Peabody, Mass, Electrified I!
A REAL MIRACLE IN OUR MIDST
Only a skeleton, weighing 45
lbs, now a picture OF health
Weighing I2O Iba!l

TIE CASE or MRs. ANNfE NJ. CoPE-
LAND, WIFE OF OTts W. CoPELANp,
No. 33 WARREN ST. PEABODY, Mass
Is KNOWN TO THOUSANDS AS the
Peabody Miracle" FROM THE
very arms of death TO perfect
health Is a wonderful transit
ton. LISTEN TO HER STORY '-
One year ago last May was taken yOm-
iting, aud every day ! grew weaker and
weaker, and the vomiting spells Increased
in frequency aud duration, until would
VOmit from 3 60 10 hOurs every
twenty-four-could not retain any food
upon my st0mach-Was rapidly reduced IN
flesh from 100 lbs. 10 IS lbs.
Nv husband could clasp with thumb and
finger clear around my arm above my cl-
bow. / suffered terribly with extreme
Constipation. We employed five diff
ferent Physicians, but they
gave me no relief. One very prom
inent Physician told my husband Nov. lst,
that 1 could not live three weeks
and every one Of my friends thought he
told the truth.
one night. the first Of January, whrn
had an extremely hard spell of vomiting
having lOMITED from 1880 90 $3.50
without ceasing, and my friends expecting
it was my last night ON earth
nv husband seeing one OF your strong
testimonials IN the Salem NelCs, sent %
man 10 the Druggists for d bottle Of DA-
MAS sARSAPARIlLA. took dose :
In q few minutes, threw il up; waited a
little aud took another; did not NOlnit
again for four days-then stop
ped entirely. Kept right on taking
II according % dinections, well diluted
with water. My appetite Increased
-COmEfipatiOn ceased, gained
rapidly. i can now eai anything Wirh,
WEIGH l2O Lbs
I Euioy life, and the only thing that Wnrrie.
me isi that NAV grow TOO iesnY, hui tliai
I don'l WQug me much.
nl1s suIap1lls c.. alIAa al'Hi.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

There are 81, 100000 people in France,
and during the last five years the in
crease in population has only been 1884,
900. In 55 departments ont Of total of
SO there is actually a diminution. Ii is
not due 70 any high average Of deaths,
although infant mortality is higher than
It should be, Il is due IN the small num-
Der Of children born. The average birth
rate has fallen 10 q or 22 per 1000 in
habitants. This is q phenomenany low
rate when contrasted with 8s 10 80 IN
Germany, 80 or 80 in Italy, 30 in Eng
land and 30 in Switzerland. The per
centsgs is lower in France than in any
other country so that there Is rapid
increase in rival countries and France
remains stationary Herald.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

In l7l5 a cellar digger having been
stiAed at Jena, the medical faculty Of
the university decided that the cause
was not the direct action Of the devil
but deadly gas. Thereupon Professor
Loescher, Of the University Of Witten-
berg, entered a solemn protest, declaring
that the decision Of the medical faculty
was "only proof of the lamentable Ii
cense which has so taken possession Of
us, and which if we are not earnestly on
our guard will finally turn away from
us the blessing Of God. DR.. Andrew
D. White in Popular Science Monthly.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

II will cost you nothing and will surely
do you good. nyou have a Cough, Cold, or
any trouble with Throat, Chest or Lungs.
Or. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
lion, Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to
give relief, or money will be paid back.
Sufferers from La Grippe found It just the
Thing aud under It's use had a speedy and
perfect recovery. Try a sample bottle At
our expense and learn for yourself Just
how good thing It is Trial bottles free
at RebeTs Drugstore LehightOn and
BieIY's Drugstore, WeisspoH.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

In mythology we find the three (3) occu-
pying even g more honorable place than
the so called mythical No. l." There
were the Three Graces, Cerebus with his
three heads Neptune holding his three
tined fork, 10 say nothing Of the Niue
MUSES., which are made mp Of three threes.
and the third wave, which WAS thought
to bring death aud destruction 70 every
thing in it's path. In nature We have
morning, noon and night; fish, flesh and
fowl. Hundreds Of trees, vines and
grasses have their leaves and blades set
in groups Of three.-St. Louis Republic.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

] say this for Pan-1na: have been in
the drug business many years, and this Is
OF the most successful Cough remedies i
nave sold, \ case m point, a neighbor,
Mr.. l. II. Nicodemus, had a chronic
Cough of six years standing, which no
medicine would relieve. recommended
PaI-Tina, and It's effect was magical. IL
is good thing J. ROSS NATTER, Al
toona, Pa. Pan-Tina is sold at 25 and so
cents at r. d. Thomas Drug Store.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

1903 N. 9Th ST., FhIladelphi


lalh Nlntn hlfcctt Tuldutlpulht ! ~
Please allow me 20 add my testimony to your
list. Having been sunstruck three times during
twenty years, the last time Il was so bad that
was bed fast for four months; had the very best
Of doctors but was still plnng away. with ap
De lie poor, and great pain all ONer me. At
tempted 70 10 out, bat could not stand the sun,
would often drop down while attempting 70 walk
the case was considered very bad one; u was
inclined 10 run on congestion OF the brain, was
then recommended 10 Prof BOudrOus medicine
and made out 10 got to his once, l721 y. 10th
street, and ! got the medicine and In three
weeks time l WAS able to be out and tending TO
my business, though one OF my horses died IN
She meantime from the head, while I stood u.
and am able 70 attend 10 business now. Thanks
20 God Almighty and to Prof. Boudrous medi'
cine, which wlll recommend forever 10 any
poor sufferer as was, would be pleased TO have
any one call and see me for further information,
Respectfully YOURS
JOSEPH KIRkRR.
once and Laboratory open daily fOm "A. m,
tosp m. CAll or write n
ALEXANDER BOUDROU,
tT2. North Tenth Street,
dee. TO- 'a2-Iy. Philadelphia, Pa
Send cent stamp for valuable hook.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

Husbaud-Whard do you do when you
hit your thumb with a hammer You
cans swear
Wife-No, but / can think with eli
my might aud main what q perfectly
horrid, mean, inconsiderate, selfish
brute you are MOTTO drive the nails
yourself. New York Weekly.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

Ignatius Loyola's followers have erect
ed a monument 10 his memory over the
SPOT where the fortunes Of war decided
that Canada should be a free British
country The Jesuits' Retreat stands
in tine city OF Quebec ON the ground
consecrated by the blood of English sol
diers, and in front of Il has been placed
a colossal statue of the founder Of the
order Toronto Nail.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11
4 steady walking a tight-rops

A gentleman in Union County Mo-, who
ls too modest man 10 have bis name
mentioned in The newspapers, was cured
Of rheumatism by ChambeTlain's Pain
Balm, after trying other medicines aud
treatments for thirteen years. 90 cent
bottles for sale by \. Is. Reber, Lehighion,
and ". r. BierY Wessport
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

The salary and eniolumeuts Of the
Prince OF Wales, supposed 10 be ahout
t20O. 900, would probably be enough for
hs private ufe'is were he not put 70 30
large au expense n performing royal and
social obligations which should be I'M
dertakeu By HE roya mother. q New
York proas
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

Small Boy-Mamma wants you TO send
her up two barrels Of those apples she
was lookin al.
Dealer-All right, sonny.
"say, couldn't You pour the two bar
rels into one big barrelT
"Ehl What for,"
"Then she couldn't get It through the
door of the lock closet Good News.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11

The reason why It ia she custom for
an inquiring person in a New York tene-
ment house 10 interrogate the residents
Of the top floor first Is because he TO
oelyes plenty Of polite attention, whereas
n one begins at the lower hoor and pro
ceods upward, be viii get short answers
and little satisfaction. The top floor ien-
ants pay the smallest raafs.-New York
ntu-