Advertising Rates.
For Logal Notloos.
The following prices foi legal advents-
ins" has bcotradoptcd by tho Caihion
Ad.vocatk. '
Charter Notices - - - - f 4 DO
Auditor's Notices - - - 4 Oo
commissioner's Notices - 4 OO
DIvorco Notices - - - 4 00
Administrator's Notices - - 8 00
Kxccutor's Noll co - - - 3 00
Other legal nil vcrl lslng will be charged for
by he square.
H. V. Morthlmer, Jr.. Publisher.
Weissprt Business Directory.
JJlRANKIiIN HOUSE,
EAST WEISSrORT, PENN'A.
Tills house ofTers flrst-claM accommodations to
tba permanent boarder and transient guest.
I'ahle prices, only One Dollar per May.
aiurHy John Hkuiwi, Proprietor.
Oscar Chris tman,
WEISS PORT, rA.
Livery and Exchanqa Stables.
Easy riding carrlaeei and safo driving liorscs.
iicsi accommodations 10 ugenis unu travellers.
Mall and telceranh orders iiroimitlr attended to.
Utve me a trial. mnv2l-ly
The - Woissport - Bakery,
o. w. laUry, proprietor.
Delivers Fresh Bread and Cakes In Welssport,
lehlghton and vicinities every day.
In the store I havo a Fine Una of Confectionery
or ine iiounay iraue. unuay schools mm u-s-
-'s.a.rs supplied at lowest prices. ueo-uiu,
R. J. HONG-EN,
Bnccitsfum to Ckakles soiiwkitzkh,
Near the Canal bridge, In
EAST WBISSPORT, Penna.,
Is prepared to do all kinds of
Blacksmithing and
Horse-Shoeing,
at very Reasonable Trices. TIRE SETTING A
BrECIALTY.oAlso, Agent for tho
t P. P. Mast Road Cart,
the Cheapest and Best on the market fcM-yl
laflprters for CARRIAGES !
Henry Christmas
AT TUB
fcort Allen House, Weisspnrt,
Bells tho Popular and Celebrated
Burlington OJand O York
Small! AND I0UBLH CARRIAGES
At prices that are considerably less than compe
tition. I have all styles and qualities
which I wish you would not fall to Inspeci
before making purchases. mayll-3m
RETAILMERCHAlNTS
Before purchasing elsewhere will do well to cal,
on or address,
OSCAR J. SAEGER,
East Weissport, Penna.,
WHOLKSAI.K Dr.'.LKn IN
Oranges, Sweet Potatoes,
X,emons, Cranberries,
llananns, CocoanutJi,
and all other Fruits and Vegetables In sea
son. Also, all kinds of Fish.
"RETAILERS In the community can save
freight and have the goods delivered at
their doors by a few hours notice. Give me a
trial; satisfaction guaranteed and prices the
very lowest, , ,,, mayll-l
Over Gail Briilie E. Weissprt.
Joseph F. R
UNDERTAKER
AND DEAT.EIt IN
FURNITURE,
PARLOR SUITKS,
BED ROOM SUITES,
&o., &c. Trices the very lowest. Quality of
goods tho best. Satisfaction guaranteed lit
every particular.
Gask&ts, Coffins and Shrouds.
AVe have a full lino which wo will furnish a
the lowest possible prices.
Flour, Feed, &c,
Of the choicest quality at very reasonable prices.
Call and be convinced.
JOSEPH P. REX,
AprH-ly EAST WEISSPOUT,
DENTISTRY,
Xr. J. A. Mayer &Son.
Dr. GEORGE H. MAYER,
a Graduate from Uie Dental Department of the
University of l'ennHyUaiiln,
lias opened an office In the same building with
ma uuiier, second uoor in me nay vviuuow,
69 BROADWAY. MAUCII CHUNK, PA.,
and is now prepared to receive every one in need
of first-class dental service. lime 8-89-tt
Lohighton Business Directory.
TTAL. SCHWARTZ. Bank Ht.. tho oldest furnt-
V ture house in town. Every description of
.uruuure amnys oil linnu. rnces very low.
WA. PETEUM, Saloon and Restaurant, Bank
. Street. Fresh Lagernlways on tup. Oys
n season. Drop in and see us. uovrc-ly
ISSRANO'S SHAVING SALOON, opposite the
ll auvooatk Ofkiok, Is headquaiters for
suaving ana nair cutting. Uigurs a touacco som
GO TO FR8. RODERER, under tho Exchange
Hotel. Bank street, for a smooth shave or a
fashionable hair cut. tsr- closed on Sunday's.
jiueuer h uuir tunic, cures uuuurun.
A RELIABLE JEWELEKt
JX I). 8. BOCK,
jau28-a OPP. PUBLIC SQUARE.
ar
HE CARBON ADVOCATE OFFICE, Bank
JliqillHUU inuvy JUU pruning a sped-
Advocate one dollar her year In advance.
M 1, Tl k T? 1 WXJY) tl U 1 1 nanUB..n, ., ..,.1 1 -
. dealer In choice brands of whiskies, gin, J
brandies, wines, &c. tf Patronage soVclicd.i
Our Churches.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL, South Bank street,
Sunday services at to a. in., and 7.00 p. m.,
ounday School 3 p.m. Hkv. Dunoan, Pastor.
TRINITY LUTHERAN. Iron street, Sunday
services. 10 a. in.. (Uermanl. 7. 00 n. in . Km
Ilsh), Sundayschool2p.nl. J, II. KuuKit.Pastor.
REFORM BD, Lehigh street, Sunday services
at to a. m., (German), 7.00 p. in., (English),
outiuay buuuvi a ju. u..i...-iur.iiKii,ruswr.
EVANGELICAL, South street, Sunday services
at 10 a. m., (Herman), 7.00 p. m., (English)
Sunday schools p. in. J.S.Nkwiiaiit, Pastor.
CATHOLIC, corner Northampton and Coal
streets, services every Sunday morning and
evening. ltsv. Hammackb Pastor.
ot-aciOTUXS um that requires no clothes
pins. Erery housekeeper, laundress and store
keeper wants It Sample sent by mall, 0 feet for
d cu., u icei luroucis. I'lmfTi-uass aukjvjm,
WANTED fob this county. Address, NOIt
MAM It. BOND & CO., Manufacturing Alien
Jilladelpula, (Lock Box 8j). Jyl. "j
ist'iw
$1.00 a Year in Advance.
VOL. XVII., Np 38
DrnfoPPinnol 9. Dntn'iinnn Pnnrlo
iuiwuiuuui a iiiiiiiiiroii uauiu.
Horaoo Heydt,
ATTOnNKY AT LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
JFFICF1-TI10 Room recently occupied by W. M.
Rapsher.
JANK STREET, - - LEHIGIITON. PA
. Slay bo consulted In English and German.
July 4-ly
W. M. Rapsher,
ITTOIINEY akd COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
First door abovo tho Mansion House,
MAUCII CHUNK PGNN'A.
Real Estate and Collection Awiimi U'tll nv
snd Soil Ural Ksta-fp. nnnv,v.-tiw-i,t nouilv .inn.t
Collections promptly made. Si-llllng Estates of
icg;;n-iii3 specially. May up consulted In
bngiisn nnii ticnnan. nov. 22-yl
. W. G. M. Selplo,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
0UT1I 8TREBT,
LE1I1G1ITON.
May be consulted In English and German.
Special attention given to Gynecology,
Okfick Houus; From 12 M, lo 2 P. M.,nnd
from 0 to 0 P. M, mar. :tt-yi
NC11 Offiof. s Over .1. W. Raudcnbusli'
( Liquor Store,
BANK STREET, LEU1GHT0N.
entlslrv In all Its branches. Teeth Ttxtracted
vithout Pain, Gas administered when requested.
Olllco Days WEDNESDAY of each week.
P. O. address, A LLENTOWN,
Jan 3-yl 1ihigh county, Ta.
F. I. SMITH, D. D. S.,
Ofllce opposite the Opera House,
Bank Street, Zehhton, Pa.
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES,
filling and making artltlclal dentures a special
ty. J-ocal anesthetics used.
Jas administered and Teeth Fxtracted WITH
OUT PAIN.
3FFICE HOURS: From 8 , m., to 12 m., from
1 p. m., to S p. m., from 7 p. in., to 8 p. m.
Consultations In English or German
Oftlco Hours at Hazlcton Every Saturday,
3ct 16-87-1 y
Dr. H. B. REINOHL,
Graduate of Tlilla. Dental College.
' DENTISTRY!
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
Persoryation "of tbe Teolii a Specially.
OFFICE HOURSi From 8 a. m. to C iv m,
5AE HALL, Harkot Sjuarollaucli' Chunk.1
BRANCH OFFICE:
AST - MAUOH - CHUNK.
Two llnnrs North nf Pffjt.nmpp.
OFFICE HOURS: 7t,)t)a. m. and (i to 7 p. m.
April28-3m
DR. G. T. FOX
172 Main Street, Bath, Pa.
IT BASTON, SWAN JIOTKL, TUKSDAVH.
VT ALLKNTOWN, AMKIUOAN HOTKI,THUItSDAT
VT BANOOB, BaOADWAV 1IOUS1!, MONDAYS.
t Bath, Wehnrsdays and SATunnAvs.
Office Hours From 9 a. ni. to 4 p. in. Practice
Imltcd to diseases of tho
Eye,Ear, Nose&.Throat
fSiy-Also, Refraction of the Eyes for the adjust
ment of glasses.
Stoves,
Tinware,
Heaters and
Ranges,
In Great Variety at
Samuel Grater's
Topular Store, Bank Street.
Roofing and Spouting a special
ty Stove repairs furnished
on short notice.
Reasonable! !
FRANK F. DIEHL,
NORTH STREET,.
, Practical Hlacksmlth& Ilorsoshoer
Is prepared to do al work In Ms line
in the best manner anil nt tha lnn-oat
prices, Please call. nov20-so-ly.
P ACKERTON HOTEL,
Midway between Mauth Chunk & Lehlghton,
Z. II. C. HOM, Proprietor.
PACKEUTON,' - . . rim.
l'hls well-kuo 11 Hotel is admirably refitted, and
has the best accommodations for permanent and
transient boarders. Excellent Tables and tlie
ery best Liquors. Stables attached. jan.Vyl
MANSION HOUSE
Opposite. L. k S, Depot,
BANK STItEET, . LEIIIGHTON,
0, H, HOM, PROPRIETOR.
t his house offers first-class accommodations for
transient and permanent boarders. It lias been
aewly rcftttedlu all Its departments, and Is locat
ed In one of the most Picturesque portions of the
borotigli. Terms moderate, las'- TI10 b Alt Is
(upplled with Mie cliolcest Wines, Liquors und
Slgars. Fresh ..uger on Tap. apr 17-yi
T. J. BRETNEY
Sosnectfully announces to the Merchants of Lo.
llghton and others that he is now prepared to
do all kinds of
Hauling of Freight, Express
Matter and Baggage
On reasonable terms. Orders olo nt Sweeny's
Comer Store, or at my resl.lcn celt PINE St..
near the Cemetery, will receive prompt atten
tion. Patronage solicited.
For Newest Designs and Most Fashionable
Blyles of
DRESS GOODS,
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS.
SILVERWARE, &c., &c.
GO TO
E. H. SNYDER,
Bank Street, Lehlghton,
Goods guaranteed and prices as low ss else
where for the same qusllty of good 1,
July 1, 1835-ly
4.. S. Rabenold, D. D. S,
HORSE AILMENTS.
Ncponsct, HI.,'
Msy20,1888. .
My naro caught
cold; result! swelled
limbs ; lump between
fore-legs and inflam
tnatlen. Cured her
with St. Jacobs Oil.
L. O. GARDNER.
Wlnsboro.Tex.,
June 0, 1888.
My horse was hurt
on bind leg: suffered
10 months; was cured by St. Jscobs Oil; cure
Las remained permanent. W. J. CLINK.
JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Esq., Sec. raclfio
Coast Blood-Hone Association, says : "Being
familiar with the remarkable efficacy of St.
JaepBs Oil, I cheerfully and heartily fndors
this valuable specific for painful ailments.''
non. ODEN BOWIE, Ex-Governor of Mary
land, Jockey Club, Prest. City Pass. Railway
Co., says; "In my family and my stables I
have used St. Jacobs Oil with satisfactory
results, and believe it the best remedy for the
painful ailments of man and beast."
At Drcooists and Dealers.
THE CHARLES A.VOGELEn CO., BaHlmor, Hi,
Andrew
BANK TREET. LEHIGHTON,
KKALKR IN
Wall Paper, WiiulowSliades
and Fringes, Curtain
Poles ami Chains,
WOOD AND BRAES STAIR RODS,
OILS, PAINTS, VARNISHES,
AIJd PA1NIERS BUPPLIES-
See our Elept GILT PAPER
at 5c. Per Roll.
Call and :eo ns. No trouble to show goods,
whether j ou buy or not. Our time Is your time.
Taper Hanging. House and Sign Painting.
Graining mid all kind of Gliding Work executed
in the very best manner and at the lowest rates.
nm-iuarchl4.
Dr. G. T. HORN,
-AT THE
Central Drug Store,
OIT. THE TUBLIO SQUABE
Bank Street, Lehighton, Pa.,
.18 HEADQUARTERS FOR
..Pure Driigs and -Medicines,
FmeSbaps,' Brushes, &c, &c,
Choice Wines and Liquors,
Largest Assortment of Library
Lamps !
Wall Paper and Decorations"!
Spectacles !
When you buy a pair of Shoes you want a
soodflt. But If voti need SPECTACLES It B
much more Important that the EYE sliould be
accommodated with correct lenses and a proper
ly lilting frame which will bring the lenses di
rectly before the centre of the eye. If youbuj
your spectacles at Dr. Horn's you will find the
above points properly attended to.
PERSCRIPTIONS GaefDlly CompiuM
OctIS-1887
New Livery I Fed Store
AT PACKER TON.
LEOPOLD MEYERS rt'M'e ufuliy Informs the
people of Packertun and vicinity that he has Just
opened a LIVF.UY HTAIII.H on BEAVER St.,
where persons can be supplied Willi Good, Safe
Teams cither for Funeral, Wedding or for Haul
ng Purposes at very Lowest Rates. In coniiec
ton therewith ho bus also In stock the very best
brands of pi.ouk and PUHI), which bo will
teP at I)wesl Prices,
Attention, Builders!
The undersigned is still working the DOLON
SlOMi OUAltHY, and Is prepared to supply, at
shortest notice ami nt Lowest Prices, persons
who deslro with HOOD 8IONE for BUILDING
PURPOSES, fall und In. nect the Stones and
learn Prices teforu purchasing elsewhere.
LEOPOLD MEYERS,
M'-S-'y Packerton. Pa.
D. J. KISTLER
Itesectfully; nniioiinces to tlie nubile that he hap
opened a NEW LIVERY STABLE, ant that lie is
now prepared to furnish Teams for Funerals,
iJ!,l'r. 'i1!snr.1 "''"ess Trips outho shortest no
lee and most libenil terms. Orders left nt the
Carbon House" will receive prompt attention.
STABLES ON NORTH STREET.
nextthe Hotel, Lehlshton. lanMi.t-
Howard Deifeuderfer,
OprOSITK THE I'UIILIO SQUAliK, HANK
STUEKT, I.EllIQIITON,
alANDFAOTUHEU. OP . FINE - OIQAIIS
, Altn n Choice. Line of
TOBtCOnES, ClUARS, AND SUOXEC8 ScrriJES.
ff-Don't Forget to Call-e
SHOEMAKER'S
Horse aai Cattle Ro.
Joshua Shoemaker, Proprietor
CHERRYVILLE, P. O., Northaniptou CO.,
DIRECTIONS For a horse, 1 tablespoonful, two
or tliiee times a week; when sick, a tible
siKwnsful aday. For a Cow, 1 teaspoonful
ticenwoek; wlieu sick, twice aday. The
same for Hogs, For Poultry mix with teed.
,.J3rT'1,.'.poS',lf.rl,!,l.rePare'la''ertbe recipe
of the late Dr. II. O. Wilson, and Is the genuine
art lele. Owners of above named animals should
Ivettt.rlaal pr7,SS
Bayer,
--" -i'i imn Tsar
INDEPENDENT "
Lehighton, Carbon County, Fenna. August 3, 1889.
THE WORLD OLD QUESTION.
Joy, shamo, disaster, passion, lovo and grief
Pray what are these to him who stands alone
Within tho desert of a shadowy world.
And marks the shadow of bis own Uto fall
Across tho sands that hold no footprint yetf
To him, that shadpw it to great. It fills
The widest mnrgln of tu earth and sky;
And yet ho questions! la bo grain of sand,
Or shadow- vague, amid tlie shadows there.
And all tho grains of sand?
Cavld A. Curtis In Drake's Magazine.
A SILENT THREAT.
I mrtda up my mind twenty-fivo years
ago that Privnto Gray would somctlmo
till uapt. Hoss.
When tho war ended tho two men
..-If 1 A . ..
uniiL-u ujian, uui my conviction re
mained unshaken. I know ns well ns I
know anything that they would como to-
gotlier at tlio proper time.
Tlio assassination of Oapt. Rosa lost
week In nwestern town did not surprise
mo in tho least. It wns just what I had
looked for just what lie had expected.
A detailed account of tho murder appar
ently throws no light uiwn it. Tho news
papers merely stato that an unknown
person ilrod nt the captain through the
window of his ofilco at night and mado
his escape.
Tlio inquest brought out no clow. It
was in evidence that a stranger a Btout,
squareljr built man had been seen in
tho village that afternoon, and that he
had not been visible after tho killing.
That was all. Thcro was nothing to con
nect tho stranger with tho murder.
And yet when I read thi3 brief item at
a distance of a thousand miles from the
scene of tho tragedy, it was all vory
plain to me.
Tlio newspaper dropped from my hand
and my thoughts traveled backward to
the last year of tho war.
Prlvato Gray first attracted my atten
tion under very peculiar circumstances.
When I saw him he was in disgrace, and
was suffering tho penalty.
Between two posts a barrel was nailed
in a slanting position. It had no hoad,
and no bottom nothing but tho sides.
Private Gray, closely guarded by a sol
dier, was hard nt work shoveling Band
Into this bottomless barrel.
It was a very hot day, and it was vorv
unsatisfactory work. As fast as tho sand
was shoveled in it ran out, and tho job
was apparently endless.
Peoplo stopped to look nt the prisoner.
uu a jumeu mo crowu. it struck mo
then that Privnto Gray was n dangerous
looting man. lie was short and stout.
with a sauaro body, squaro shoulders, n
squaro head and a squaro face, with bull-
aog jaws.
Ho did not shirk his disasrreeable work.
Ho went on steadily, without lookincr
uiuit-r io mo ngni or to uie leit.
a. A, . ... w
finally I turned away and wnlked off.
My friend, Capt. Rosa, followed mo
"AVliatdo you think of it?'' thocaritain
asked.
"Who is he, and what is it about?" I
Inquired.
"Private Gray of my company lie was
Impertinent and I had him nunlshed.''
nun mu reply.
"iio lias a sullen, determined lookintr
face," I said.
"les," responded the captain, "howill
bear watching."
Later In tho day tho soldier was 're
leased. I sat talking with Ross and a
group of ofllcors in front of their qunr
ters when Gray camo iu sight.
Tho man did not stop, but ho slack
ened his paco and looked straight at the
captain.
A dead silence fell upon the group.
That square, resoluto faco, with its deep
set, blazing eyes, fascinated us.
It was only a second or two, but the
look that Gray darted at tho captain was
full of deadly meaning.
"Aheml That was Gray, wasn't it?"
said a young lieutenant.
Ross did not answer. His faco was
cry palo, and, muttering some excuse,
ho rose and went to his room.
"Did you notice that fellow's look?"
said an officer.
"Yes," replied onoot tho party! "it
was more than n look it was a silent
threat, and thoro wus murder in itl"
Tho next day I spoke to Ross about
Privato Gray.
"Oh, that's all right," he answered,
with an air of relief. "I havo had him
transferred detailed to work in the
quartermaster's department in Mobile.''
I did not meet th? captain again for
years.- Ho talked very freely about old
limes, and then his faco clouded.
"Do you ivnicmher Private Gray?" he
said..
"What! has ho turned up again?" 1
quel led.
'Several times," replied the captain.
"On threo different occasions he has met
mo in out of tlio way places where he
was evidently waiting for mo. Each
time tho sudden appearance of other per
sons prevented him from making any
demonstration. He did not oven appear
to recognize uie, but quietly passed on.
"What do you think?"
"I think," said tho captain, "that he
means to kill mo, and 1 think that ho
will do it soino day."
Wo turned our conversation to more
pleasant matters, but I did not forget
what my friend had said.
A long time after our meeting Ross
wrotoa business letter tome, and in a
postscript mentioned tho fact ho had
been shot nt one dark night while he
was going homo from hl.s office. He had
learned that n man resembling Gray had
been seen in tho town that day, hut noth
ing further could bo ascertained.
I thought over tho captain's letter a
good deal. It was truo that Gray had
been punished by tho captain's orders,
and that ho had looked very strangely
afterwards, but all that wns in war
times. Tlie man had uttered no threat,
so far as anybody knew.
It struck, me ns I thought about it that
Ross was in a bad fix. If Gray should
lay his platis well and secretly shoot him,
sometime, no jury would convict htm on
such evidence as wo had. Tho pld war
time episode would go for nothing.
With this outline of tlie inside history
of tho case, the reader will understand
why tho nssas3lnation of Capt. Ross did
not surprise me.
Still, I do not expect everybody to
jump to my conclusion that Prlvato Gray
was tho assassin. Possibly I would have
somo doubt about it myself if I had not
seen tliat deadly look when Gray passed
by tho captain just nfter ho had been re
leased from his disgraceful punishment
Tho newspaper statement concerning
the short, 6quarely built Btranger who
was seen in tho town where Ross lived
just before the tragedy is enough for me.
I know that tho granger was Gray, and
I know that ho killed tho captain.
And yet nil of this is too light and airy
to riso to tho dignity of even circumstan
tial evidence, it would not justify an
arrest, to say nothing of an indictment.
But never mind about the evidence I
Live and Let Live."
from n, legal standpoint 1 know that
Prlvato GraykilledCnpt. Rossi Wallace
a Hood in Atlanta Constitution.
Sulphur ns a Kcmedr.
Sulphur is n very popular domestlo
remedy, much overrated, its medicinal
effects whon taken internally being less
man is commonly supposed. Generally
neiu to do narmiess, it is often taken in
largo doses, and rarely indeed aro very
unpleasant consequences recorded. But
that it is capabloof doing harm is shown
by thofol lowing case, recently reported:
A man took internally one ounco of sub
limated sulphur, and tho following day
repeated tho doso. Somo twenty-four
hours nfter ho became uttebun'ostrnte
and partially insensible. AtTucid inter
vals ho complained of intense hendnr.hr.
.with aching, griping pains in his bowels.
luero was a very high fever and rapid
pulse, tonguo dry and deeply furred,
breath fetid and smelling Btrongly of sul
phuretted hydrogen, pupils strongly con
tracted and insensible to light, skin
bathed in a prof uso clammy perspiration,
abdomen swollen with gas and vory ten
der on slight pressuro. Tho patient
retched and vomited almost continu
ously, and had Bovero diarrhea; tho in
testinal discharges mainly consisted of
bloody mucus, mixed with fine particles
ofaulphur. Blood also appeared in the
discharges from tho kidneys. Tills pa
tient recovered after a short but painful
illness. His caso illustrates, what phy
sicians aro constantly trying to impress
upon people, that there is no kind of
medicine oven tho simplest but whni
is capablo of doing harm if improperly
usou. nosion iicratu.
To Prevent Consumption.
It is now pretty certain that consump
tion is in n decree a oontatrious disease.
and not inherited, though wo may in-
nerit leeuio constitutions and render its
attacks moro certain. Dr. Ciianen aavR
"Tho contagion must bo destroyed. For
tunately, in this disease thero is no need
of isolation; disinfection is enough. The
consumptive patient gives off tho poison
only" in tho sputum, or perchance tho
otnor oxcretla. If the disease extends be
yond tho lungs. The virus is not given
oft from thoso while moist. We must
therefore disinfoct all sputum at onco
witnjnorcunc bichloride.
Cloths must bo used instead of hand
kerch'iefs, and then burned; or if tho lat
ter aro used tnoy sliould be often
changed, and immediately put into a bi
ohloride solution and boiled. Bed linen
should be treated in the same way. Fre
quently disinfection of tho entire person
and fumigation of the apartment -would
do sato additions to tho preventive meas
ures." Of course, in addition to all tlds.
a wiso physical culture must bo given to
our boys and girls. Corsets must be
abandoned and a lovo for out door life
encouraged. Herald of Health.
Strangled by a Dog.
By a most singular accident a baby
lost its mo in ii-entucny. John 'Howard
a farmer, lives about two miles below
Ludlow? 'opposite"" Riverside. His wife,
whilo engaged in her household duties,
set her 18-month-old ohild on the
floor. Tho llttlo ono began playing
with n puppy that happened to be
In tho room at the time. Fastened
around tha puppy's neck was a long,
light cliatn that dragged on tho floor.
The baby and puppy wore having n
lively time when Mrs. Howard heard u
oump. alio looned around and saw
the llttlo playmates tangled un in
heap, tho puppy having pulled tho baby
over. The mother started to pick the
clilld up, wlien slio was horrified 'to find
that its face was distorted and its body
limp. Sho also found that during the
piay tno loose end or tho chain had in
some way become -wrapped around the
baby's neck, choking it to death in the
presenco of its mother. Every offort
was mado to restore respiration, but it
was too late. Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Horse with a History.
"Speaking of war horses," said Joe
Dickinson, lato adjutant gonoral on Gen.
Joo Hooker's staff, "do any of you re
member the maguiflcent white charger
that Hooker rodo at Chancellorsville?
Well, that horso had a history. Ho was
discovered by one of Srcklos' men in a
patch of pines not far from Good Hope
Hill, Md,, whero bis master had hidden
him. And ho was presented to Dan
Sickles. He was a puro bred Arabian
and the handsomest parade horso in the
army. A negro led tho soldier to the
spot where tho horse was concealed, and
the master of the horse also owned the
negro. The owner of tho horse soon dis
covered his whereabouts, and, armed
with proof of loyalty, wont to Secretary
Stantou.who ordered the horse returned.
But the latter by this time had disap
peared, as a matter of fact, ho passed
into Hooker's hands, and although con-
slderahlo trouhlo was mado for Siokles
and Hooker tho Arabian remained in the
Federal service. New York Tribune.
StaOk or life.
Tho ancient prayer for "daily bread"
might warrant the inference that baked
flour dough is a universal artlolo of food,
but Its international uso is, after all,
limited to tho Caucasian races. In rice
eating China bread is seen only on the
tables of the rich. Spanish American
Indians subsist chiefly on bananas. Sev
eral hundred million Hindoos stick to
rlco and millet porridge, nnd numerous
tribes of African savages to treo fruits
and ediblo roots. Drake's Magazine.
To Induce Sleep.
Among tho many recipes that have
been given for overcoming wakefulness
Is one devised by a Mr, Gardner, and
formerly celebrated in England, but now
almost forgotten. It is to Ho on tho right
side, with the head so placed on the pil
low that the neck Bliall bo straight; keep
ing the lips closed tightjy, a rather full
inspiration is to be taken through the
nostrils, and tho lungs then left to their
own action. Tho person now imagines
that he sees tho breath streaming in and
out of his nostrils, and confines his atten
tion to this idea. If properly carried out
this method is said to be infallible.
Counting and repeating poetry aro other
means that havo been recommended.
Combing the hair, brushing tho forehead
with a soft shaving brush, or fanning,
are all good sleep inducers, and might
well bo tried on sleepless children. Onco
aWdc
Another Miscalculation.
Principal (to bookkeeper) During the
last few weeks, you havo mado bo many
miscalculations that I must ask you to
bo more ereful in tho future.
Bookkeeper I hopo you will try and
overlook my miscalculations, as I am bo
deeply in love with your daughter that
half the time I don't know' what I'm
doing. May I hope?"
"There, you soe, you icako another
mlfiralniilfltlon whilej'iu WW text, "
tliaiali
C011SETS ARE CURSES.
SOMETHING CONCERNING HOW AN
WHEN THEY ORIGINATED.
Ovid Tills Them at the Ileail of Ileincdies
Against Ixire Oils and Unguents In Do-
. vcloplng the Human Form Divine A
Vow Points Also About Foot Gear.
The Btnnll nccessorles of toilets, wheth
er thoy bo necessities or onlv nrottr ml.
juncts, have made industries which havo
employed many neoiilo iu their rami
facture, and havo added largely to tho
growth of that passion for dress which
nas, in different centuries, brokon out in
both man nnd woman. Adoration for
tno human form lias covered tho feet,
bedecked tho hands with ioweled trlflra.
and iucased the body feminine in stiff
wiiatcbones until it has becomo of differ
ent shapo than nature intended. No art.
iclo of apparel is so much discussed at
this timo as the corset: in truth, tficru is
an aDsoiuto war over it.
TO MAKE THEM GRACEFUL,
cm ai. - . . .
ami, una siuno corset lias Held swav
long and firmly. Even in tho days whon
tho Greek sculptors bullded their ideal of
beauty on tho Venus do Milo writers in
velghcd against lareo waists. Ovid nut
ting them at tho head of remedies ngainst
lovt. Thoy wero an undoubted out
growth from tho bandages worn by the
Greeks to restrain a tendency to corpu
lency, and were as much used by noon ns
by women, if wo nro to beliovo Aristo
phanes. History also relates that Marc
Antony had need to resort to such means
"to compress his swelling figure." The
Bands wero threo in number tho stro-
piiium, a bandage wound round tho bust
a zona, or the waist belt, and tho tenta,
wound round and round below tho waist.
Nor wero tho bandages worn alone for
compressing unduo rotundity of form,
Ihoy wero mado wider nnd longer nnd
wrappeu in large lolds nbout slight fig
ures to givo thorn tho crnco of un
dulating lines. From tho latter uso, moro
than tho former, has descended the repro-
jieusiuio naoic or. lacing, tlio cause of tho
outcry against tho stiff, whalebonod cor
set or today.
In tho ancient dayBavery thin, slender
iigure attained to a much admired posi
tion by being enfolded in a largo and
voluminous strophium nnd tenta, and
using only ono thickness of bandago as
mo zona, producing tlio lirst effect of an
unnaturally small waist. When this did
not provo effectual in disguising tho lack
or cusiuonmg to their bones thoy resorted
to oils nnd unguents for bathing tho
Douy; goose lat mixed with warm milk
and tho egg of a partrldco. the conglom
eration being highly scented, was deemed
tho most productive of tho desired em
bonpoint. But great caro was taken that
not a drop should fall on tho body near
mo waist; in tact, whllo going through
tho fattening process tho zona wns worn
day and night.
oinco the days of incense burning in tho
tempics, a record or Which is found In
tho books of Moses, havo Perfumes been
usod, and from tiio Egyptians, throucl
tho Jewish people, has passed tho art of
mailing them, of burning .aromatics and
of carrying about richly wrdught-flncons
or scent which have sometimes been
made in tho form of smelling bottles and
ogam as perfume BDrinklers. Tho fash
ionable woman of today wears her an
tique silver vinaigrette suspended from
ner chatelaine or carries her scent nbout
in a costly flncon, rich with chasings or
carvings, filigree work or enamel of
fragile Venetian glass, or of metal thick
ly studded with jewels, nnd none of a
greater sizo than can bo readily carried
in tho hand, which fashion Queen Eliza
beth instituted in carrying about her
pomander. By tho way, it was in her
reign that perfumes and scents began to
bo manufactured crenerallv bv Euro
peans, although as early as the Four
teenth century tho Venetians competed
with the dwellers in tlie far east in tho
manufacture of sweet odors.
Ingenuity today is not taxed to furnish
froshdesigns for soent bottles, as tho
gold and silversmiths havo only to copy
tho relics of other days preserved in
families and -museums, tho demand be
ing only for antiques, nnd the supply is
largely of imitations. Somo beautiful
patterns are dovised in the form of the
most grotesquo of goblins anddrngons,
wrought out in gold and precious stones.
Others are chased with scrolls nnd sur
mounted with coronets nnd coats of
arms, suggesting German workmanship;
others are carved of wood or somo ono of
the semi-precious Btones, as the onyx,
tlio bloodstone, tho carnelian and the
like. These usually havo n base or cup
of gold or silver filigree work, arid are
usually of French manufacture, although
tho carvings may be brought from India,
Switzerland and Italy; yet another Is of
silver inlaid with arabesques of gold, nnd
is evidently Moorish.
who would suppose that the common
use of shoes and all kinds of foot cover
ings was of a much later date than the
carrying of scent bottles? No ono, I am
sure; and yet tho people of certain Eu
pean countries, long after thoy had
learned to clothe their bodies in an elab
orate and costly fashion, wero iu the
habit of "going barefooted." This was
the custom even so late as tho Sixteenth
century, and In tho Fourteenth warriors
equipped In full arasr rodo about with
out any covering .on either feet or legs
below the knees. This would seem still
more strango tlian it does did one not
recollect that oven in this enlightened
day. the Scots, who would econi any sug
gestion of barbarism, still cling to their
national dress, which leaves knees wholly
uncovered, despite tho cold climate. The
earliest records bear witness, however,
that Moses and Aaron wero commanded
to tako the shoes from off their feet be
fore entering tho temple, and in Egypt
at that time the rich and great woro san
dals incrusted with precious stones, of
wldch the soles wero made of gold. On
the bottom was engraved tho names of
Buch peoplo as had been conquered by
the owners, if they happened to be of
the conquering sex. Sandals with points
elongated and turned up wero tho ex
clusive property of royalty. Chicago
Uorald.
Sir Hojle'i "Bulls."
Sergt. Arabhi had a facility of mak
ing "bulls" which would havo done
credit to Sir Boylo Rocho. Here is ono
of them: "Prisoner at the bar, if over
there was a clearer cose than this of a
man robbing his master, this caso is that
caso." "It is In my power," ho Bald to
another delinquent, "to subject you to
transportation for n period very consid
erably beyond tho term of your natural
life, hut the court, iu its mercy, will not
go bo far as it lawfully might go." His
happiest effort was perhaps tho offer to
give another prisoner "a chanco of re
deeming a character which' ho had irre
trievably lost." f!m
$1.28 when not paid in Advance.
Single Copies 5 Cents
ON A BIG 'POSSUM FARM.
THROCKMORTON HAS EIGHT HUN-'
DREO OF THE TUNNY THINGS.
UU Ii'aim NearOrlflln, On., Presents n Most
Singular Sight An Imiiirun Orchard of
Persimmon Trees The VVay tho 'Po'sums
Tight When Feeding Time Comes.
A few miles west of Griffin is tho homo
of Mr. William Throckmorton. Mr.
Throckmorton U tho proprietor of the
most unlquo and remunerative farm in
Georgia. It is the "Lime Creek 'Possum
farm."
On tho very crest of a well wooded hill
i3 a comfortable cottago surrounded by
beautifuKsliade trees. At tho foot of tho
hill is a pretty branch, running through
the very center of n ten acre persimmon
grovo inclosed within a high board fence.
Tho persimmon trees aro iuterspoised
with a quantity of old hollow trees and
hollow logs planted iu tho ground.
WHAT AN UXrKttT SAW.
It was in tho early afternoon when wo
arrived, and to the uninitiated tho farm
appeared to bo an immenso fruit orchard
bearing an oblong whitish sort of fruit
hanging from tho dead limbs of tho trees
by a long, black stoiu. But appearances
wero deceptive. It was not fruit, but
between soven and eight hundred 'pos
sums taking thoir afternoon siesta. Our
party woro somewhat unacquainted witl
tho habits of tho Georgia 'possum, nnd
consequently plied question after ques
tion to our highly nmusod hosts. I now
consider myself au expert on tho 'possum
anu nero is what l learned nnd saw:
Tho 'possum, when desirinc to tako a
nap, simply climbs tho most convenient
treo, walks out on a limb, wraps his tall
ono anu a nau limes around and swings
ins oouy out into ppaco. Ills legs nn1
feet nro drawn close into his body nnd
his head drawn up between his shoulders
until It forms an almost perfect ball and
appears to bo a great pern? covered with
wnito lur.
Tho Bun- was slowly settinir below the
distant pino mountains nnd wo were still
gazing at tho queer objocte in nmusod
wonder when n half dozen llttlo 'possums
emerged ironi tho pocket of their mother,
ran up ner tall and commenced plavinrr
on the limb abovo. In a fair minutes
tliis marsupial stretched her head nnd
then her foro feet out. Sho swung- her
self onco or twico, grabbed her tail with
her foro paws and climbed up it to the
unit), which she caught with her claws.
untwisted hor tail and pulled it un.
Hardly had she balanced herself when
tho half dozen young ones climbed into
her pocket and wero hid from view. Sho
then climbed down tho tree.
Whllo this was going on moro than
soven hundred others had nwnkened and
wero coming down from tho trees. Reach
ing the ground each ono mado for the
creek, drank, nnd then ran up tho lilll to
a pen in which thoy wero to be fed.
BAKED 'POSSUM AND.'TATERS. ,
They wero of 'all'sizcs. Some would
barely weigh a JaJf prnd, whilo others
would tip tlie scales nt thirty. -The 'pos
sum, when hungry, utters a sound which
is n cross bctwoon a mew and n moan.
Over sovou hundred 'possums were to
gether so thick that tho ground could
not bo seen between them, and tho small
ones had beon forced upon tho backs of
tho larger. All wero utterinir this no-
culiar sound, reminding ono of an nrmy
of soldiers moaning over the death of
their general, when through n eato a
negro pushod a wheelbarrow, heaping
tun or an Kinds or trash and Blons con
sisting of fruit pealings, vegetables,
meats, bones nnd bread. As ho hovo in
sight the Bcene nmong tho 'possums re
minded ono or feeding timo in n monng-
eno. Uio llttlo ugly animals screamed
and scratched nnd hit at ono another
until tho negro had scottered tho con
tents of tho wheelbarrow over tho
ground. Then, although it was well
scattered, all wanted to eat in one placo
ust llko hogs, and thero was considera
ble moro scratching and biting. But
this did not last long, for tho rations
wero soon consumed by the great drovo
ot "possums, and thoy commenced to dis
perse, seemingly contented, and this
timo climbed tho persimmon trees.
During tho persimmon season tho 'pos
buuis aro not fod at nil, for it is on this
fruit thoy becomo rolling fat and ready
for market.
Mr, Throckmorton shlp3 Ave hundred
to eastern points and the cities through
out Georgia. Thoy average him 81 each.
and ho makes quite n good thing out of
it, as thoy aro practically no expense to
nun. in snipping to Atlanta and Geor
gia points they aro generally dressed,
but the majority go to Washington and
nro shipped thoro alivo. Tho large slilu-
ments to Washington nro perhaps duo to
tho averago southern congressman's fond
ness for "baked 'possutu and "taters."
Griffin (Ga.) Cor. Atlanta Constitution,
Tho Way of the Negro.
The ignorant, plcasuro loving, happy-
go-lucky negro of Washington Is as caro
fully discriminating with rcferenco to
tho payment of bills ns tho insolvent
merchant who is making n list of pre
ferred creditors. The grocer or butcher
who trusts him is often likely to want for
his monoy until tho ink on tho account
book becomoa palo and illegible but the
professional man tho doctor or the law-
er always gets his money. He looks
upon a doctor with a kind of supersti
tious, respect. Tho simplicity of his
mind makes him nn uncanny being who
hnngs about wonderful results by means
that can bo littlo short of supernatural.
Ho will bring his last fifty cents to a
doctor whom ho has employed and force
It upon him, whether he wants it or not.
lako it, boss," says ho; "1 11 bo hoo
dooed if you don't tako it." Tho lawyer
Is also regarded witii awo becauso of his
mysterious connection with tho powers
tho law, nnd iu most cases has llttlo
trouhlo in collecting hi fees. Washing
ton Critic.
According to Voltaire, forks were in
uso on tho continent in tho Thirteenth
and Fourteenth centuries. Tills is dis
puted. They wero not introduced into
England until the beginning of tho Soven
tccuth century.
Keeping It Oolug.
The attention ot tho itasscngers in a
southern smoking car was riveted on a
strangely lchaved negro. Ho rocked
himself from side to eldo without ceas
ing. "What's the matter with you?" asked
traveler who wus in tho car.
"Does you know Dan McGarv?" in-
quired tho negro.
"Yes."
"Well..Buh. ho sold mo a silver watch
for $30," added tho negro, still swaying
from side to bide, "an' ef I stops movin'
dis hero way do watcli don't go no
uioah." Now Orleans Picayune
The Carbon Advocate
ill LVIlEPKNnKNT FAMILY NBWSrAPltn Tub
Ilshed every Saturday In lehlghton,
Carhou County, Pennsylvania, by
Harry V. Morthimor Jr.
BANK STREET.
$1.00 Per Year In Advanoe !
Best advertising medium In the county.
Every description oilplaiTi and Fanoy
"JOB PRINTING-
tycry low prices. We do not hesitate to say
that we i are belter pqupped than any otherU
printing establishment In this section
to do first-class Job-work, In all
Us branches, at low prices.
fJrVnjAttack'of Crave!;..
Tho Terrible SnOerlngof a Wta at 60.-
How Sho STna Happily Cured. (
jIThere Is nothing I now enjoy thst I do not ore to
having used Dr. Dsvid Kennedy's Favorite Bemodr.
raMetKondont,N.Y. My troubles lntanS
Kidneys snd from which I Hover trrr-tl i
2"' there wero pains la my bsck. 1 wu faTer
ish. with no spreUto and could Cot sleep, I wu com.
relied to uso a cane, and flnillr mt n wuw... r
conld not stand alone. Tho distress In my back was
.W..M.S. iIH uurninir np with a fever or constant
ly shlverinir as IX cold. My rhysiclana tM
II HAD BRIGHT'S DISEASE!
Jbich was alarmln information. To sdd to my art
luctlon if tor I had been ill about two years. X had a
,bad attack of Gravel. When thin m. ll. .r.
anco my physician Kara up my case, and I Msbmed
f"" u na ur aoctors attend me, the boat
fa the country, yet I constantly erew worts. Hz
lycars ago last Juno, how well I remember the Umsl I
saw Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy advertised la
,onr paper. After usinjr one bottle I th w.
cane and wont to Now Vork ou a visit, and throe bot-
".- cureu mo. i navo nover had a return of Gravel:
nor of th pains or weakness In the back, and tbawb
l am over sixty years of aire I am
uNovv Vigorous and Strong I
iln,"&LBA"!!.',f A".d lvo U
SS liT. .i. ui' w"cuoTer 1 can. What phyiloUna
w.uo 4. , uAuuf, .uuiirr aula vojo,
Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy,
Preriawvl lur J
DU. DAVID KENNEDY, HONDOfjT.rf. Y.
oixiorw. nyalldrniTBiato.
Friend I see you haye a broad band
of crape on your hat. For whom do you
wear it? Mr. Shabby Genteel On account
of thojnournful condition of the hat it
self. A large head docs not always hold
brains tho hogs head for Instance,
When the small boy gets a new pair of
shoes there is something new under the
ton.
100 Lndios tVnuted.
And 100 men to call at druggists for,-i
free package of Lane's Family Medician
the great root and herb remedy, discover -,
by Dr Silas Lane while in the Rocky mnp'u
tanins. For diseases of the blood, liver ncd
kidneys it is a positive cure. For constipat
lion nnd clearing up the complexion it docs
wonders. Children like it. Everyone
praises it. Largo-size package, 50 cents.
At ail druggists'.
Miss Charity Is jour husband addict
ed to the use of alcoholic stimulants? Re
cipient of alms No indade. mum. not he: -
hla only fallln' is drinkln.
-r-Teacher IFhat Is the. difference be
tween a biped and a ouadiuped?" Smart
scholar Two legs.
Runluro euro minnuitepd hv n. .r n , rAa
831 Arch Street, 1'liila. Ease at once, no slepa
tlpnpr business delay. Thousands cured. Send
for circulars. 42-1 v
Judge I'm sorry to see you here, and
how did it happen? John It happened-
thllSWlso: 1 Was (lrlinlr nnd trtlnlnB....!1. ...
m "old coppisr." ; . ,; v hjM-
J Do you suffer from scrofula, mil rheum. '
or other humors? Take Hood's Sarsapatllla'
tho great blood purifier. 100 doses one
.luuur.
A, rlllo ball travels at tho rate of 1.275
feet persecond.
A calf with throe horns Is a recent cu
riosity at Lenox, Iowa.
A young man has a scrap book con-'
talnlng tho marriage notices of all the wo
men that ho has loved and he alts out In
thn moonlight and reada It and cries.
FOll T1H3 GOOD OF OTIIEItS.
I want to make known the fact that I
sullcred from a Bladder anfl Kidney trouble,
aniUhat I was cured by Dr. David Kennedy's
e ayonte Kemcdy made nt Rondout, N. Y.,
and I look forward to spending the balance
of my life free from torture nnd with a heart
grateful for the medicine which affords me
so pleasant a prospect. Rev. S. 0. Chandler,
Lebanon Springs, N, Y.
Tho houses for tho Chinese are for tha
most part only one story high.
-Can't something be dona to civil-eyes
tho tribe of young savages who ataro at all
ho protty young ladles on our streets?
-No man appreciates more the Irresisti
ble power of tho presa than the unlucky
wretch who haa just got hla -fingers in the
machinery.
Just married.
How loving they are; this is el ways a
sure sign. After the first year sometimes it
don't always hold good. When Charles
comes home to you grouty and cross, snap
ping and tnarllng, unable to relish the nice
dinner you have cooked, and feels' as if
there was a ton of pig iron on his stomach,
lie is troubled with dyspepsia, and Sulphur
Hitters is tho only medicine that will cure
him.
A story entitled "The penniless maid
en" has just been Issued. It will hayo
very llttlo Interest for the modern youth.
-Canada would be wiser to establish a
three-mile, limit for American defaulters
rather than for American fishermen.
Thero's always a boom In leaded giins.
If you aro out In a driving storm don't
attempt to hold tho reins.
NCT'S A1IOUT TOWN.
It is the current report about town that
Kcuip'w UaUam for the throat and lungs is
milking borne remarkable cures with peoplo
who arc troubled with coughs, sore throat,
Asthma Bronchitis and Consumption. Any
druggi. ' will give von a trial bottle free 01
cost. It is guaranteed to relieve and cure:
The large bottles are 60c and $1.
The orator ahonld wear address coat,
and the. surgeon a cutaway.
A man doesn't feel In the least Inflated
when blown up by his wife.
There are twenty-two states in the
union that cast a smaller vote than New
York City.
llUl'Kl'HY.
Tills Is what voll oueht to li!ivp. In fart, vou
must hno it. to fullv eutuv life. Thousands nre
searching lor It dally, and mourning because
thev nnd it not. Thousands unon thousands nf
dollars aro being spent annually by our people
111 inu iiujMj uuu luey iuay attain mis noon, anu
t-i iv iiiy ue liau uy an. 11 e jiuarumea mat
ilcetrlc flitters. If used according to directions
and the uso persisted In, will brink' you good di
lution and oust the demon dyspepsia and In
stall Instead Eupepsy. We recommend Electric
Hitlers for djspvpsla and all diseases ot liver.
Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at 60c, and tl iter
bottle tiy Kl'.llKlt druggist.
When marriage la childless the num
ber of suicides is doubled lumen and trebled
women.
A St. Louis man has received cumula
tive sentences of Imprisonment which wll)
take nlncty-nlno yean to servo out.