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So- ltcitors ol Patents nnd Atlorne)s at Law,Le Droit lluildtng, WAsniisni'iR, u, u. Miss ALVENI Formerly Mrs. . &S M,K?H ltH STORE, fiom SOUTH Street, door to J-r. itoDor's isiooic, Bank Street, Leliigliton, and that has just received from tbe City a largo and elegant assortment or the very Latest Styles of Spring and Summer Comprising HATS. DliNN'KTS. PLUMES nil Shades. FLOWERS, RltlRONS AND MM IONS wlilcli she Isollorlnit to Ihe ladles a I prbes lully as low as tbe same art. lele can be bought for In tbe cities. Call and examine. No trouble lo show goods. Agent for tae Bctblaliem Steam Dye Works. Remember, April 21, 18S3m1 Miss Next Spring Announcement ! do., &c. Our Youns Ladies and Oentlemen will Ond It Jo their advantage to give him a call before purchasing elsewhere, as they will find the REST SELECTED STOCK In Town AT BOTTOM PRICES. Qlfl ost dee Bnilfliic Arrll II, UtMy A Marvelous Story TOLD IN TWO LETTERS. FROM THE SON : ""JSflSS&uS Oe nfffmenr My father resldos at Olorer, Vt. He has bocn a great tufferer from Scrof ula, and tho Inclosed letter will tell you what a marvelous ellcct Ayer's Sarsaparilla bat bad In his case: I think bis blood mast have contained the humor for at least ten years J but It did not show, except In the form of ft scrofulous sore on the wrist, until about five yenrs ago. From a few spots which ap peared at that time, II gradually spread so as to cover bis entire body. I assure you ho wat terribly alttlcted, and an object of pity, when he began using your medicine. Now, there are few men of his ago who enjoy as good health as he has. I could easily name tlfty persons vho would testify to the facts In his case. Yours truly, W. M. rHltAirs." FROM THE FATHER: 33 a duty for me to state to you tho benefit I hnvo derived from the tuo of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Six months ago 1 was completely covered with a terrible humor and scrofulous sores. Tho humor caused an Incessant nnd intolerable Itching, nod tho skin cracked so as to causo tho blood to flow In many places whenever 1 moved. My sufferings were great, and my Hfo a burden. 1 commenced tho use of tho Sahsapaiulla In April last, and have used It regularly since that time. My condition began to Improve at oneo. The sores have all healed, and 1 feel perfectly well lu every rospect being now able to do a good day's work, although 73 years of age. Mauy tnqulro what has wrought such a cure In my case, and I tell them, as I have here tried to tell you, AVER'S S AHS ATARI LLA. Glover, Vt., Oct. 21, 1882. Yours grntcf ully, HinAii Phillips." Attr's SAKSAr.VRiLLA. cures Scrofula nml nil Scrofulous Complaints, Erysip elas, Eczema, Ringworm, Blotches, Sores, Dolls, Tumors, nnd Eruptions of the SUln. It clears tho blood of all Impu rities, a'd3 digestion, stimulates the action of the bowels, nnd tliu-j restores vitality and strengthens the wholo system. rREPABED BY )r. J. C.Aycr&Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists; SI, six bottles for $5. C l?X"rvJ wanted, to sell Ellison's Mils. AVJJLMN 1 O 0:,i Telephone nnd hdlsou's Instantaneous Piano and Oruan Mutlc. En close stamp lur citaloKUo and tern s. EDISON MUSIO CO., Phllinlel hla. Pa U(.c."l'U.O. HAS BEEN PROVED Tho SUREST CURB fcr KEDFJEY DISEASES. Sees a lame bicfc or n disordered irlne lr.dlOAtathAtTOuareavlotlmP THEiriJO, WOTlIZEiTATEi uso KIDin-WOnTlit jon.ee (crufesisrocxtminenaii ana itrr I. bajvvuujt wit.aVbua uio uteiMn uuut wwkd licaltliv action, to a!l tho or.- r.s. I B rlifac? Pcrcwplalntepecnaiir r.) tuCIUI ww toyouncs.cucatapala tj pa333i,C3itwlu net rromptly and coiely. w) Cltlicr 0:x. Incontlaonce, retontlaa c! n hirlae. brlc- dost cr ren? deposits. r.nddull 5dra3ia3 paina, oil speedily yield toils crs i.atlvapaTTcr. (1 ) e JLJ Alii uauuuxa. jticci.i. A GRAVER Wehr & SisterJ .... .r..ii. respecuiiiiy announces to nor liiciias nna tnc Indies generally, that she has removed her into the new building next ALVENIA GRAVER, to Rebel's Block, 13anlc St. The nnlcrrlgned calls the attention of his many friends and patrons tu his Largo and fashionable Stock of Spring Goods, Consisting of BOOTS SHOES Of every description and Style In the Market, Including a speciul line of Lady's Fine Shoes Alto, a full line of Umbrellas, Sun Shades, Hats, Caps, BAE Street, LEHIGHTON & Notion INDEPENDENT" LEHIGHTON, OARjION COUNTY, BUT I CAN TRUST. I cannot tee, with tny small human tight, Why God should lead this way or that for me; lunlyknow He hath tald: "Child, follow me." But I ran Irust. I know not why my path should be at llir.es So stratghtty hedged, eo strangely barred beforej I only know Ood could keep wide thj doorj Dut I can tiuit. I find no answer, often when beset Willi qui'Stloi.j fierce and t ibtlemi my wav, And often have but strength to faintly pray' Hut I can trust. I often wonder, at with Itcmbllng hand I cast the seed abing the furrowed ground, If ripened fruit for Cod will there be found; BjI I can trust. I cannot know why suddenly the storm Should rage tu fiercely round me in its wrath; But this I know, God walches ail my eih And I can trust. I may not draw nsiile Iho mystic veil That hides the unknown future Irom my sight I Nor know if for me waits the dark or light, But I can trust. I have no power tn ouk across the llde, To see while hero the land beyoLd the riyer; But this I know, I shall be God's forever; So I ran trust. A REBEL GIRL IN CAMP. Near the beginning ofonr talc civil war. Lieutenant Graham was stationed with a few men to guard a gap lu tbe Virginia mounlaina. Tho blockade ol tbe wholt) Sjtilli nt that time wur very rignrmi", and supplies of nuy kind were rArely sruuggkd through tho Uulou lints. O le morning, as the lieutenant sat smoking in tbe door of bis tent, one of his outlying pickets presented bimser. d and bloom with running. "I'vo got 'em sir! It's somo of tblm rebels liuokiu' it ncrnss the lines. I brought 'em to with n round tarnl' When?' icluini?il the lieutenant. ns he jumped to bis fiet. He was young and z nlcmn,n.nd bnd tint yet hud n ebuuee lo prove his real. "Bel-els breakicg the linjs. eh! Well done, Wrlcbtl" U.irrjhig provisions, sir!'' No doubt! No doubt! Arms and ammunition, loo, of course. Wrcru ore the? Wore they taken prisoners?" Tliemiu looked bhepish. "They're back in the woods, tir. 1 just Itecbcd it til.ing." ' I ? What on earth" The lieutenant' followed Wright, who ran to tbo woods, dashed behind u copse and hauled out a little girl of nbout ton years of uge carry ing a basket, A iloukiy stood beside ber. There they be lieutenant! She was footiu' in put the pickets, hinging Dixie to herself as usey ns you please." "lake your bands off tbe child! I thought you bad captured n dozon men, you brngartl Who are ymi my cLilo?" "I'm Dor.i Netlley, tir." Dora was a chubby, freckled child, with boiitst, browu eyes, which remind m! the lieutenant of his liltio idsttr nwy out lu llicbigin S.ill. iniporlutit infor maliou, maps in I despatches hail often been carried by women and children since tbe war began, and this might be a bearer ol information, a child though hhe was. "Where did you come from, Dora? ' From lIortitisb".rg, sir." "Aud what have you iu that btisfcd?" The child's Incegrew red. hhe shut her lips tight mid remained silent." "Stnrch it, Wrigbl." "Here's ten. sir, nud a Utile package of sugar, and hcru's a bottle of quinine p IN." Where are you going with these things, Dora?' She lnuked wildly from side lo side, ber chin quivered, and then she burs into passionate sons, "un ltt ine g' sir! It's my mother. She is down nu tbe plantation, nil nlnne, T tie negroes have all fi.llowtd yi.ur armv, nud my mother's alone and Rick. I just though' I'd buy her u little ten aud sugar aud in editing" "How do you know she Is sick?" "Putsey lold me. Patvj's Ihe coach man. He followed the soldiers up tn M irtinsburgb. He said there was no body to lake care of her.-' And you rode from Martinsburgh here ru Ibis doukej?" "Yes, sir." "And meant to pass tbe litiee?" Dura nodded aud ber eyes sparkled T .U Mud faced lad nus nut so terrible n foe, alter nil, "I was just goiug down t la gap road. I have ridden it on Spot a huudteil times before." Wright's face was eagerly turned to tbe i fflcer. Oh, lit tbe child go, ief. teuaut. What barrnm kin she do with ber bit of tu fcrbtr i-ick miliar? I wished I'd beeu iu bel.ber tiusiutss ubeu letohed you, Bisy.'' I wiib you bad." said Dora, simply. "Hiw does it happen tbatjoarni'dher is alont?'' asked tbe lieuteuaut. "Where is your fitbei?" Dora's cheeks glowed n fiery rrd. Sle look d at tbo ground unceitainly. She Wi4u (inick.witted child, and bad seen tie sympathy in the efflcirs eytB, If she could hide the fact that ber aoiily wereao iveiy concernru wu mo uuu - - . .1 ..... .1 -I... leoeraies, tnere whs h cuanco iu.i sue woula be allowed to pass. Hut to lie! "Wbtre is your father, Dora?" be re peated. "In tbe army!" she faltered. "Fiiihtli g for the Union?" said Gra ham. qni( k y. "There was a long pause, "II is with Lee," she said at last. "And your brothers?"' Live and Let Live." PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1883. "They nre with Dlok Asbby." Tbe j-oung offloar turned Away impa tiently. He bad hoped to find i. prelut for being of servico tu the chli I. "Walk down the Held n bit. Untenant, nnd lane Tonr back t'jis waj''whlspered Wright, "I'll give her Ihe wink to be ciT. Aud what harrum's done?" "No. I am sorry, Dora, but I cannot let you pnsi through tbe gap. It is agalust orders." She did not make any noise, but drop pod on tho grass and buried Iter face in her hands. "Oh, I want niotltei! ' she sobbed. "Oh, I want mother." Ya see, child," explained Wright, "no support or comfort km be curled to tbo inlmy." "She's not an enemy," cried Dora, nugrlly. "She's mother.'' "Ouino with me, Dora." said tbe lieu tenant. He lilted boron tbe donkey nnd led ber to tho farm-house, where tbe wife of General It. had her quarters She was a getitle, motherly woman, and he told her thestury. "I am going to tbe commnndirg oDl cer to telegraph for a permit for her In p.is the Hues. You can discover wheth er sho 1ms anything contraband con ceiled nbout her. lint I would stake my life on Ihejmuesly of the child." "You will have a ride of twenty miles in the hot sun. li-ulenant," B.ud Mrs. It. "Do yjn kuow tho child?" "No; but I canuot help tbinkinc, what if that poor womau jonder wero my mother, nnd this child little Alice!' Mrs. It. tool; the giti up to a lilllo olaiLber which she told ber should be her own uutil tbe lieufenant returned; kissed her and left. She felt impatient nitb the dreadful turmoil, nnd 'sorrows of tbo war. This poor mother dying alone perhaps, nnd Iho child wandering through the conulryl Why was thero no one who could set it nil right? Iti the meantime Dora bad bidden her basket, locked the door, nud kneeled dowu by the side of tbo bed. She was praying with nil the streugbt of her title heart to Goi to help her. And on fie other side of tbe mountain, iu n soli tary house, her mother lay nlone, her hands covering Ler pale, worn face. while she loo spike to tho Fijend had been her Frioud in whtm she trusted nil ber life. who had lieu- Dowu Iho Tiilley oallopul tbe tenant a stranger to them both ptomted, ho thougl t, by ij s r.l l.kc" ucs.s of the child In bis sister. Yet va there not some Oue who heard their nrayrrsand made of this uinn the. agent to answer them? tbe Oue who could and would in bis own good time set all this turmoil nud nil others riht? At the end of the day Lieutenant Gra ham opened the gate of the farnibnttee. Mrs.lt with Dora burned to meet bim. I kuow by your faco you have snc ceeded," sho said. Ye; tbe General Is tin most inexor able of foes as far ns men are concerned, but he has a wife and children of hi own. Here is a permit ami au order lor a guard to tako tho child through the post." The oDlcer himself rede with Ihe guard into tho gap. ' Good-by, niv little lirh-ourr. Yuu will soon be with vottr mother, and I hope you will find thai she will uut ueo i the medicine you n:c oirryiug her,'' he said ns they nrti d "Drra's eyes were lull of tears. "Yon have been s) ootid to me. shee.iid, dri p- ping Spot's reins and holding out both bauds. "I wish I could do something for you." ' Go, be good to tbo first Yankee who falls into your haudj, you little rebel," lie replied, laughing. There is n si quel to our little story Mr-i. Ncttley with ber daughter, removed fur safely to fur brother's plantation in the cistern part of the Slate, where they remained during the war. Al tir n skirmish which look place iu the ueil.btrhood, Major Netlley 's houi-e biiug spaciou, wus takeu as a temper ary hospital, to which tbe wounded ol butbsidts were carried. Dora and ber mother were busy nmoup tbem, coiug wbut tLev could to alleviate their suffer ings until rhe surgeous bud nssed their Wwlllldl. Tbire was oue young man of about twenty who was wounded iu tbo leg. Dora, ns she raisod bis head lo give him a drink or water, met his ejes. Tbty bud a strangely familiar look. "What is your name?" she said as she took lb cnu frim his niuutb. "Felix Graham." What regiruenl?'' "Eusign. Fourth Michigan,"' Dora ran to her mojher, fairly s'am mering in her excitement. ' lie h so liko the lieutenant nt the C"P, mama! And the B(me unmet Aud I promlsedll promised!" Mrs. Netlley in ber tnrn grew inter rested ami etcit'-d. She went lo the commandant when the time cams fr sending the wouuded Union ofllctrs aw ay, There is a young man among Ihem," she st'd, "Whose wound will probably prove fatal if he i moved. I owe a dtbl of gratitude, as I believe, lo one cf his familyor at least to one of his name. If jou will leave him I will nurse him as faithfully nud as well as lean." Mrs. Netlley was a woman whose re. quests were usually granted. Felix Graham remained in ber house fur two months. Four yf ars afler the wsr wo.s over, our old fiiend Colonel Graham (formerly j itutenni t) I ' ranie home to Michigan i from Siu Francisco, where he bad in Rage) in business alter bis discbarge - from't io srmy. It was I it first home-coming, nnd tbelr 'iis treat rejniclng.and a githeriug of all the Graham clan, biinnd little. "Bit where is my new shtei?' be said o Alice. "I wNh I could have got , baok in time for tbe wedding. thiak Felix wtnt to Virginia for a wife, 1.00 If nller nil I" "Here they come," said Alice, ns steps wero htard ou. tbo poich without, nnd tbi boys ru hid out to meet Felix nnd the bride with him, "He's comet bo's o iniil" The door opened, and Felix, bearded aud sun btntcd, oatno in; a sby,.hubby yoiitij? girl following him. Her ryts were brown nnd oldly honest nud Frank Colonel Graham, his baud out, stopped perplexed. 'Who? Darnl" he slid. "Dora?" "Yes. Djra," she nuswered. "I krpt m) promise," laughing mischlevnuly "Yjii told me to be good to tbe fltst Yankee who fell into my bands. Here he is; I thought tbe best thing I could do lor him wus lo marry bl.u." Dora's mother nuu uuelts followed ber to Michigan, Since then thele bnyo eeu many family gatherings, where the Nettleys nud Grahams -once such bitter Iocs recall the eveuts of tbe war, seek ing only to remember bow much that was btim iu, nud tender, nud brotherly, was lulnuled with tbe terror nud uiiseiy ol that far-off time. WISE AliD OTHERWISE. "Tno first Wi.man didn't wear ear ings," remarked Drotber Tuluiage nt a late confereuce uieetiug. "Nj," 1 fe rn irked n (jtiiet little man iu tbe corner, "nor anything elje." Ciuliou iu the premises: "Hadn't 1 batter pray fur rain to-day, deacon?-' faid a Illuhiiintun minister ou Sunday, "No, o-day, dcmitiie, I think," was hi ptud eut reply; "tbe wiud Isn't right" "Ice cream oue dollar per gtl.'' Well," said a down-E ister,.as ho walked iuto tbo saloou, "that's a pretty stern irlco to charge for oue gal, but, Maria, 11 see you turough, no mutter wbat it costs. Here s u dollar, wuittr: ico cream or the gal." It is estimated that iu Euglaud 10, 0U0 women nuir" girls chew gum. Tbo ties between that country nud America are growing stronger every year, by gum. An exchange says; "A Mississippi (togb.tofla boy's uose nud swalloHid it." This shows the thoughtfullmss ol tki dog. If he had swallowed the uo-e without biting it off it must have ptocd fatal to the boy, The dudiu, aflrr critically ex.imln- ng tho maguificeut proportion ol tbe dude, timidly remarked: "George, dar ling, if I am goiug to wear the breeehte aft r we get uniriUd, juu will have to get them made larger thau that." True catiliou: "Mu," said Jennie Parvenu nt Newport, "they said those Smiths who have got the Junes cottage are awlul btylish nnd buva got n pedi gne." "GJt tbe pedigree, have thej?' said Mrs. Parvenu, excitedly; well, you Keep away irom them,. lor I d.iu t want you to c.it3b it." Manipulating the mercury: "WhatV that, John? Is that tbo stage coming?" asked tho summei hotel proprietor of the porter. "Yes. sir; I guess it is." "Tutu hurry up nud put soma ether under Iho bulb of that thermometer on the poich. ineyu ue ueru pruttv quicK nud wo must have it down to 7o at least Ojo who moved among Ihe clito. 'Ii's a shame," said Mrs. Parvenu et Newport, tbe other day, "that tin y do not elo.-t my son oue of the slockh.ildi is iu that there Knsitio. H,'s ifl'ertd 'em SiOU, lias a dog cart, plajs tenuis and talks jmt ns silly m nuy of tbem mm wbat go roun 1 villi other rami's wives. Aud we move iu select circles, too.' Feuding a press: Two boys met in frout of the Sun office yesterday aller noon. Tho yoiingist of the two saidt "Hell", Tiiin. Are you working?' "Yes." Tom replied, "I'm working around iu Spruce street, feeding a press.,'" "Feed ing a press?'' repeated the nquirir. "Why, you overgrown Turk, you're not able to lend yourself, let alone a press." Verbatim copy of a letter Irom an Irishm iu to bis son in Dublin: "Dear Sun. If you aro well when this letter reaches Jem ue are all well. By the hearer, I send yon my old browu con get a 'now oue' made out of it. Your mother sends yuu tinbeknowing to me, five pounds. I hope you will nut speud tbem foolishly; if jou do, I jtiet on tell yon that you are a silly pooso, nud I re' tuaiu your nttectiou.ite fatbtr. P. 8. Your tister Sally wanted me to tell you to reud ber a shell comb, but ns I fmgot it this lime, and tbe letter ulnady sealed, I will mention it in my next." Kecognized the impression: Porson ally, the most amusing thing which I en joyed nt tbe seashore didn't oust moa cent. There was a crowd along tbe beach. The German mother of five children lost llitir father in Ihe j im and for an hour rnsheil to aud fro iu scare! nf him. Then she sat down lo rest and Ihe three larger children deployed with iu sight. "Mother, come here!" crl one, excitedly, The youngster pointed to a spacious indentation in the sand It had beeu m ide by pressure, not by soooping, Tbe womau eyed It critically "Yaw," she pr.ssutly remarked: "your fadder made dot by sittiug himself down I know dut.'' Plintation philosophy: None bat de po' dcpUe da rich.--Boon nmoui; de nuimils klud ack is recallecled longer dun a meau one, A dog may forgit a plare wbar somebody kicked him, l ilt be lieber forgits de place where somebody giti him a pleco of meat Da evil in man's face i plainer den do good. W soiui times see a glass tilled wid water so clear (1st it looks like dsr aiu't nuthin' dar, but put muddy water in de same glass an' it's mighty plain Charley quite outwitted: She leaued ber bead upon his shoulder aud said, in ber nio.t insinuating tones; "Charley, dear. I've beard ao much about dudes want you to get me one.' Charley smile at ber iuuooeuce, but resolved to humor it. "Would yti prefer a French dude?' he asked. "I tl.iuk not," she answered To squirming coyly, "How would a Ger mm dude suit?" "I don't think it wuuH a. Year if Paid in Advance not paid in advance, $1.23. suit nt nil. Idon'tnmUrstaudGcrniin. "Well, what shall it lie, then?" It was ber turn to smile as the said, with nn arch look: "A yaukee dudo'll do.'' "When nreynr. going to make mo lliat pair of new boots I ordf red?" niked Qua De Smith of his shoemaker. "When you pay tno rorlbehi-t pair I mnde yon." 'Whew! I ran't wait so Innp ns that; I must trade somewhere else." A COMPLETE AP0L00Y. Au excited geiitleiusn, who took ex ception to a persouil notice made of him iu the pjper, cnllid at the office the otb. er thy to demand a correction. He s ltd he did not tsko any stock iu newsraper apologies; that they were generally an aggravation of tbe original offline, and t'j guard ngaiust nuy such possibility he iu-lsted that just what bo would dictate should bo printed in coutrudlcllon and precisely as be uttered it. Perhaps the gentleman did not con. slder that, as he had a very bad cold lu the head, hi caution lo print his re. marks "frecinly as be uttered them" would Involve bis name somewhat ridi culously, lor he was especially emphatic iu sijing that be "did dot wadt ndy dodseds about id;" but Inying agreed to his detnaud. we naturally fed iu honoi bound to abide by our promise, and the lollowing is what he said aud just ai he said it : "Id lass week's dub'oer ofdls dews, paper ad Idim appeared stating tnit Bister Jobd Dickolaa spedt Sudday id Colubbu. As this was not iu accord. adee with the facts nnd coclfltcls with t'legeddl-mill's sladebedt to his fabily add friodda that ho was id Greed Towd. 8bibod Hiidduy, tho correctiod is cheer fully bade that Ilisler Dicolus did sped Sunday in Green Townshlb add dod id Colnhbm, ns o'rndennalv dnticcd," After Kass in a French Canadian Village, Aller mass wcgulbered again lu groups iu frout of the church, Tho parents were now triumphant iu the strength or their opposition to emmlgration, nud tho young people were quite usbamed and' subdued. But the Suudiy business was uot yet doue. The town crier gatherod every body about h'm while be mado bis week ly announcement. He is still Iho coun try nuwspaptr of OAuada. Hut bo far from being a literary emporium, he fre quently can not read or write. Helms, however, sufficient tongue, momory nud assurance to delivtr quite a column ol puhlio and private matter. Ho is olteii unwittingly comical, his pompous air being a ludicrotiB contrast to tho simple facts bo has to tell, and the illiterate bluuders of his epoch. First ootue the official announcements, legal ndertiso inents, sheriff sales, police rcgulntious, roadmabter's notices, new laws, eta, then private announcements aro cried out auctions, things lost nnd found, opining of new stores, now professional offices, etc. Sometimes he sells a pig or a calf, "for iul'iiut Jesus," tbe produot of the salebeiug clviu to a colleotiou for tho poor. Not long ago horse races werend rcrtUod by bim to take place ou the road tight niter mast. The orter thii day cb'8-d bis list by nuuouucing that the parish had nu insurinco policy to pay to one of ils citizens. It scouts that the pirish generally insures' ilsidf. When uy uue lo.es his buildings by fire, somo one solicits subscriptions to restore llu ui. liacli ueiglb-jr hauls a slick or two; the ople ask permission nl tbeprieit to work ou Sunday ; nud afler mass they assemble nud erect tho building. If tho loser bo very poor man, carpenters are hired to finish tbo wcrk for him. A por- iou of the congregation went nwy up the northern mouutaiti that dty, and petit the alleruoou raising a log bouse aud barn. All sorts ol puhlio nssemblle. ic held iu Iruut of t o uhiirch just after mass. ludetd, bunday is the luost ant mated day ol the week iu social, Indus- rial and political matters as well as rc iglous. Ex. Impatience dries the blood sooner tbau au or sonow. WreiU nre generally Ihe earliest risers in n gardeu bed. Surmises aro not faols. Suspicions which may be ui jnt need uut ba stated. Nothing is sillier than a silly laugh. Catullus, Atnrujicket Iss'on mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child. U'.oks serve lo Isolate man; that which is told us by word or mouth is far mure poteut. It is a truth but too well known, tbat rasbuets attends youth, as prudcl cu does old age. How many people live nn the repu tation they might have made. Love can gather hope from a mar- velously little thing. Men make laws women make man ners. A detractor is his own foe and tbo woild's enemy. Charity begins at home, but should not end there. He bath ricbis sufflcieut who hath enough to be charitable. By asking too much we may lose tbe little we had before. Mauy Billy people despise the preci ous, not understanding it. Do not grasp at tbe shadow aud lose the snbstance Magnificent premises sometimes end in paltry performacces. Presumption begins in ignorance and ends in ruin. Little tbauks are due to bim who inly gives away what is of no use lo himself. Every truth has two slde6;look at both before committing yourself to either. Necessity Is the mother of Inyen tiou. A coward can be a bero at a dis tince; presenoe of danger tests presence ol uiiutt. Troubles oflen come from whence we least txpeet tbem, The Carbon Advocate- An Independent Family Newspaper rubl!hod every SATURDAY la LehlgMon, Carbon Co.,Pa., bf HAItltV V. rtlOItTIIIlTIBR. OrvK-n-riAJlWAY, a shott dlslaac sbov the I.chlan Valley It. R. Depot. Terms: $l.i)u DcrMnum. in Adrancs r.VKRr KneciutTiox or tlais axd fauct Job Printing AT Vi:ll LOW PRICES' THIS Lira OF A HAN. Man, boru of woman, is of few days) and no teeth. Aud, ludeod, It would be, money in 1.1 pocket sometimes if he bad less of either. As lor bis days, lm wna eth enc-tttitd ol tin ui. mid as for hi teeth, he ):ks ronnilxioiiK wlieu U - cm . them, nud ns tbe i ist One ojums lhton(h, In ! tbo dentlt is twixtinu lie first olb out, and the last end of Hint man's jaw la worse tbau the fitst, being lull ol porce lain nud u roof.plale la bold blackberry seed. Stone bruises line Mi pathway toman. iio d, his father box"S bis cars at horjie, tbe big boys cuff him in tbe play grouw', and the ttueher uMpa hltu tutbe sohool. rotm, IU bnyetlt Northwestern at 110 when be bath sold shcrl at HQ and hi neighbor unloiidelb upon bim Iron Mountain i.t e3, nud it straightway lireiketh dowu tu C2J, He rl.ieth ehtly and sitteth up late that he may fill bla bai ns aud storehouses, aud lo t his children's lawyers divide the spoil among themselves and say "Ha, but" Ho groaleth and is sore distressed because it rainetb.nud be breatbeth upon his breast nud sajelh, "My crop 1a lostl" becauaa it rainalh not. Tho hte rains blight bis wheat nnd fiost Idteth his peaches. be so the sun shineth, .even among the nineties, be sayeth, "Woe is for me I perish,'' and if tbe northwest wind sigh eth dowu in forty-two, liloy he criethv "Would I were dead," If he wear sck cloth and blue jeans men say "He is a tramp," nnd if be gotta forth shaven ami clad in purple and flue linen all the P"l t'b cry, "Shoot tho dude!" Ho carryeth insurance for twtp''-Sva years, until he hath paid tbrlc- ever lor all his goods, aud then ho liitolb bis policy lapse one day, and that same night 11 ro deslroyetb his store. Ho buildeth him a house iu Jersey, and hla first born is devoured by mosquitoes; be pitchetli bis tents in New York and tramps devour bis substance. He mov eth to Kansas and a cylnue carryeth bis house nway over into Missouri, while a, prairie fire aud ten million acres of grasshoppers fight for his crop. n set. tleth himself in Keutncky, aud is shot t io next day ly a Reutleman. a Colonel aud a statesman, "bic mso, sail, l o re. sembles, sab, a man, sail, he did not like. h." Verily; there is no rest for the nolo of his foot, aud if he had to do it over again ho would not be born at all. for "the day of death is belter than tho day of one's blr'li." A RUSSIAN ST0BY. That crazy Euipirnr, Paul I. of It mala, during ouo of his drive", met a soldier whose couuteuanoa pleased him, Ciniointo my oarriago, lieutenant," said Paul. "Sire, lam only a private." "Tbe Emperor is nsver mistaken, cap. tain." "I obey your orders, sire." "Very good, commandant. Take your seat by my side. What lovely 'weather wo have, to-ilayl' "Sire, I dare not venture" "What are you saying, colonel?" Unluckily for tho now-made colonel, tbi Emperor had to be buck to tbe palaoe early that morning. If tbe drive bad continued a few minutes longer bla chance companion would have been midu a del '-marshal As it was, be was obliged to coutent himself with tho grade of major-geutral. Hut a fctv days ntlerward the same poor wretch, picked up by the Emperor in exactly the samo way, bad to go through the earns gradations of rank, only in tho reverse direction, nnd in half nu hour from beiag a major-general, had to become a private soldier again. THE LIME-KILN CLUB. When tho triangle bad sounded the oall lo order aud tho rattling of ninny hoofs bad ceased, the Lord John Dew drop arose nud offered tbe club the nsr of the lolloaiug nt very reasonable rates: "Donu' saw of do handled -of your wiicelli.il Yr to keep a uabur from bor row iu' it." "De man who losis bis temper will Le sartin to lose bis iriends." 'If it wasn't lur goslings dar' would I e no geese. Gin n boy u olnuce to be a gos'ln' btf oxpoctln' him to be a gat der." "Au egotist nut a man on stilts. Let Vim alJtie nu' ho urn sartin' to cotiu down." "JJifo' pralsin' de pbilauthropy of do mriu who bus donated a site fur nnir- pbun a-ylum try an' diskiber if bis wile iiu't doiu' do kitchen work to save do expnse of ft hired gal." 'Da mnu who b,.- no Iriends to sp k well of am u man to bo avoided." ll-i KUid"d in your nn l.y by wl at you kiu all'ird not by what your tay- bur brings home," Truth um mighty, hut use it in small doses in critieisiug de uuU of vtur friends." "Do puvcook may make a fiar di'ph-V of colors, but wheii it comes down to selecting souulhiui; solid lioati'.oberl jok de gander. He mu de same all da wy fraw, an' you nllus know wbur' to Cud him." "De nii.ii who titans bis wallet to lest, de honesty of de puhlio shouldn't gira hlsself uwny by iidvertiaiu' a toward nu' no q'lesbuus uxod," On motion of Pickles Smith tbe clu acoepttd the above at thirty percent, ol tbelr faco value, and Ibeuuiouut vhs passed to Lord John's credit on lbs ctth book. MISERIES 0FMC3HUIT0TIME. They bite nt night with great del gbt, and put most people lu a nervous fright Their bills they link with oionout plies in children's llib and male Iben tick. On blitzing wing tw fnseitt tinf, belorn inserting ''Sfc'' tln- Victim minpUfn 6ifneifplHfl7nd' would yatuer not bejifltfiwsfulii'.' The ai'n to tUip,p. ply one drop oliiir,Dvis't Pau Kim. is. from the drnftUl's shop. )
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