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Weissport Mm Directory.
TTilUNKLIN HOUSE,
EAST WKlSSronT, FKNN'A.
This house offers urst-class accommodations to
the permaneut boarder ana transient guns.
Tanlo prices, only One Dollar lcr day.
augMy John ltRimto, Proprietor.
Oscar Cliristman,
WEISS I'OttT, PA.
Livery and- Exchanqe Stables.
-..rirtrHffftftrrlaiteand sale drivlna horses.
nest accommodations to agents and travellers.
. . . ..., ...nn,ntlvattf.l1r1pd JV
Mall ana icicgrapu utuoia --
Give me a trial. mav21-ly
Tho - Weiaaport - Bakery,
c. vr. LAunv. proprietor.
Delivers Fresh Bread and . m In Weissport.
In the store I have a Fine I.lno ol Confectionery
It t he noMay Trade. Sunday schools aiullcs
7vals supplied at lowest prices, decern.
R. S. HONGBTM,
OOCKSSOn TO CltAJlI-KS BCnWKITZKU,
Near tho Canal Bridge, In
Is prepared to do all kinds ot
Blacksmithjng and
Horse-Shoeing,
Tbtnwnable Trices. TltlE SETTING A
BPECtALTY. Also, Agent lor the
P. P. Mast Road Cart,
.k nho.iiwst and Best on tho market. feb2-yl
Mnnaito flip CARRIAGES !
Henry Christmah
at Tit it
Fort Allen House, Weissport,
Sells tho Popular and Celebrated
Burlington O and O York
SIHSIiS AOT lOtJBLB OABBUOES
At prices that are considerably less than compe
tition. I have all slyics ana quinines
1 ' which I wish von would not fail to Inspect
before making purchases. mayll-sm
APPLES
POTATOES
. Received in Car Load Lots al
most every week at
O. J. Saeger's
East Weissport, Pa.
Store-keepers, Hucksters and all
others can save money by mak
ing purchases of him. Other
triiita in season. Call or write
ibr prices,
Dead Men Tell NO TaleS
WE'RE ALIVE.
Our Story's Short.
We have'nt cot the UIGGES T STOCK of
Drv Goods. Groceries, Provis-
.
ions, Notions, Boots and
hoes,Tobaccq, Cigars.
&c, &c, &c,
In the Lehigh Valley, but we have "an Elegant
Assortment iust the same, and the prices are
marked way down below the great majority of
ur competitors, and that's what suits you be
muse QUALITV is tho BEST and the ntlOES
are always JUST IUUIIT. our siock is entire'
lv New. Fresh. Clean, Completoiuid Handsome
so wo take pleasure In asking tho people of
Weissport and the surrounding community to
call and Inspect our assortment of general store
goods. Kespectlvely,
A. W. MARSH,
Post-Oflicp. Weissport. Pa
Over Canal Brie E. Weissport.
UNDERTAKER
AND DEALER IN
FURNITURE,
PARLOR SUITES,
BED ROOM SUITES,
., c. Prices the very lowest. Quality of
coods the best. Satisfaction guaranteed in
every particular.
Oask&t.s, OofHns and Shrouds
We have a full Hn which we will I qrnlsh i
le lowest possiuie prices.
Flour, Peed, &c,
Of the choicest quality at very reasonable prices
Call and be couvtaceu.
JOSEPH F. REX,
Aprll ty EAST WEISSPORT
AT. PAMDRP.T.I.
.A 1 J, V X Jl. -LTJL. A S J J4 X J J-l J
Jeweler and Watcliiiiato,
Bank Street, Lehighton, Rmna
Sespectfnlly invites the attention of his friends
anovne citizens Kuiitrmny m tit uuiudum
new stock el
Watches, Clocks,
Silverware, Jewely,
t Prices that defy competition. It will pay yon
o oall aud luspeol my slock before purchasing
eisewnere.
HBPAIHING
Promptly done at lowest charge, and all work
ruaranteed.
Don't Forest the Place.
SIGN OF THE BIO WATCH,
Bank St Lehigh tea.
Joseph F. Rex;
$1.00 a Year in Advance.
VOL. XVIII.. No 11
RHEUffSflATBSK.
For Mere than Twenty-live Year. A Cam-
plete Ilecovery. The Means Used.
I had Inflammatory Hheumatlm. For nearly a
year I bad to bo fed and turned In bed. I could find
no relief. Mr stomach was ruined and cut to pieces
with powerful medicines taken to effect a cure ao
thai I was compelled to lira on bread and water. I
offered for twenty-Are years In thta way. I was In.
dnced to try Dr. David Kennedy's FaroriU Remedy,
made at Bondout, N. T and
I Am Now Well,
thanks to this medicine. Dr. Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy is my best friend. With It I am enabled to
enjoy a Rood night's rest. Alio food, anch aa meat
and pastry, which I hae been deprlvod of for rears,
showing that the Favorite Remedy baa no equal for
the cure ot Indication and Dyspepsia as well. If
any should donbt this statement I will Bend the
ready proof at once. Garrett Lansing, Troy, N. T.
It la my rleasure and absolute doty toward those
who an etrmfltllnir for verr life against the deadly
Diseases of tho Kidneys
to add my testimony to the already welghtr evi
dence of the wonderful efficacy of Dr. David Kenne-
dr"s Favorite Remedy. Mr wife was a hopeless caao.
abandoned by thephrslclans. Dr David Kennedy's
raTorlte Remedr was resorted toi not because anr
hops was placed in it, but because nothing else re
mained, All meana and medicines had been tested
without avalL The effect was little short of mira
cle. At the second bottle the had regained strength,
and continuing the treatment has fully recovered.
Jay Sweet. Albany, N. T.
Or, Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
4 rsjarou uy
DR. DAV- KENNEDY, HONDOUT, N. Y
dp- ott'e Blx forts, fir all drnewWa
Coughing
IS Nature's effort to expel foreign sub
stances from the bronchial passages.
Frequently, this causes Inflammation
and the need of an anodyne. No other
expectorant or anodyne Is equal to
Ayer's unerry i-eciorni. n assists
Nature in ejecting the mucus, allays
Irritation, induces repose, and Is the
most popular of all cough cures.
"Of the many preparations before tho
public for tno cure 01 coius, cougus,
bronchitis, and kindred diseases, there
is none, within the range of my experi
ence, so reliable as Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral, for years i was suuject io conn,
followed by terrible coughs. About four
years ago, when so afflicted, I was ad
vised to try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and
to lay all other remedies aside. I did
so, and within a week was well of my
cold and cough. Since then I have
always kept tills preparation in the
House, ana reel comparatively euuru.
Mrs. L. It. Brown, Denmark, Miss.
"A few vears asro I took a severe cold
which affected my lungs. I had a ter
rible cough, anil passea nignt auer
night without sleep. Tho doctors gave
me up. I tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
which relieved my lungs, Induced sleep,
and afforded the rest necessary for the
recovery of my strength. By the con
tinual use oi me .reciurui, iieriiiaucit.
cure was effected." Horace Fairbrothor,
Rockingham, Vt.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
riUFAMtO BT
Dr. J. C. Aver & Co., Lowell,
Mass.
Bold by ell Drnggltta,
Price tl; six bottles, $5.
Horse Doctor,
(Honorary Graduate of Ontario Vet. College.)
Ole; Carbon House BanK SL Lenibto
CASTRATION, DENTISTRY
ANU-
Diseases of Horse and Cattle
SUCCESSEULLY TREATED.
Special and Particular Attention paid to
LAMENESS r- SPAVINS
Splints, Ringbone, Hoofbound
And all diseases prevalent among DomeM'catei
His Horse and Cattle Powders sold b bin
olf and stores generally.
nsultatlon Free Charges Moderate.
Ca Is bytelegranh and telephone promptly at
att n.iuU lu Operations Skillfully l'erfoymeil
New Liver, li-'ed Store
AT PAOVER TON.
LEOr-OLD ME VERS reipe nfuliv luforms tin
people of Tackerton and --iclnity that he has Jus
opeued a LIVEUY BTAULE ou BEAVER St
where poisons can be supplied with Good.Saf'
Teams either for Funeral, Wedding or for Haul
UK ruiposes at very Lowesi nates, in conuei
l,m therewith he litis also In itoek the verv bes
Drarns oi ruiuii anil i iiiiu, iviucn ue wu
ser 41 lowest i rices.
Attention, Builders!
The underslirned is stluworklne the DOL(
HiONis iJUAiiuv, anu is preparen io supply, n
snoriosi notice aim hi invest iticps. uerson
who desire with OOOl) HiONEfor HUII.DIM
l'lnil'OSliM. can and in oect the ritones mih
learn 1'rlces lefore purcliaslne elsewhere.
LEOPOLD MEYERS,
tebj-ly Packerton, Ta.
KISTLER
Resectfullv announces to tho nnhlln it. ir lin l
opened aNEW LIVEUY STAULE, and that he I
ow oreparen to iurnisu Teams for runeial
Wcddlnirsor Huslness Trlnn nn tlm Mhnrtpr i.
los and most liberal terms. Orders left at 111
Carooii lfoue" will receive prompt attention.
STAB LBS ON NORTH 8TBEET.
lext the Hotel, Lehlshton. lan22iA-
SHOEMAKER'S
Horse aiCattle Ro.
Joshua Shoemaker, Proprietoi
CHERUYVII.LE, P. O.. Northampton co.
DIUKOTIONS-l'oru horse, ItiiblesprKinful.twi
or three limes a vfM.k! wlion Ufir ,-iib
spoonsful a day. For a Cow, 1 teaspoonlu
twiceaWaek; when sick, twice a day. Tin
same for Hous. Por Poultry mix with teed.
. .J3?? ",,T(ler 'Prepared after the reclpi
of the late Dr. 1L n. Wtls.m. umi I. n.- .....,,!,.
article . Ovvuers f above named animals shouu.
nine uuuci
Stoves,
Tinware,
Heaters and
Ranges,
In treat Variety at
L
D. J.
Samuel GRAVBu'shlfiJ!
Popular Store, Bank Street,
Roofing and Spouting a special
ty. &tove ropaira ruiniBhed
on nort notice.
IiwsKH5aWi
She Cardan iHtntt
. , ,,. ...I i . . . ' .
A SOUTHERN LOVE STORY.
Tho Eckly plantation lies near Camp-
boll's Bond, on the Arkansas side of tho
Mississippi river. Old Mnj. Eckly. tho
owner of tho plantation, lias, in many
respects, tho unstrung liberality of tho
ideal planter, yet in other respects ho Is
prejudiced and narrowly self-opinion
ated.
Zalic, the major's daughter, was re
garded as tho handsomest girl of a com
munity in which handsome girls were
uot rare. Slio had made an impression
upon the brilliant social life of Now Or
leans, and had received oilers of mar
riage from many well known men, but
had refused them. The truth is, she
loved a man named Bicklcs, a young
fellow without fortune, without pros
pects, and, worse still, without particu
lar industry.
Dickies was bright and pleasingly hu
morous; hoatold amusing stories In a
lazy sort of way which was of itself at
tractive, and the old major was exceed
ingly friendly towurd him until Bickles
one day began to speak of Zalie. Ole
told tho old major of hia great lovo for
her. Tho old man turned upon him with
fury.
"Why, confound your Impudent hide,
get out of my house," tho major yelled.
"Get out! Don t stop to say a word. 1
could tolerate you so long as I supposed
you to be Bimply an amusing pauper,
but, finding that you are nursing a de
sign against my my get out, I tell
you."
"Wait a minute, major, you will sure
ly give me a chance to defend myself,"
"No, I won t, shouted the minor. "I
don't wnnt to see my daughter married
to a man that is not able to take care of
her. You havo no money, sir."
"Won't need much money. Wo could
II vo here with you."
"Oh, you could, you trifling rascal,"
"Yes, could live here very comforta
bly. I could take charge of tho planta
tion, aud could relieve you of great
deal of trouble,"
"Oh, yes; I'vo no doubt that you could
relievo mo of everything I've got."
"Your daughter loves me, and I prom
ise to-work faithfully, if you give your
consent, but If you don't I will run away
with her without making any promise
at ail."
Ob, is that a fact?" tho old man sar
castically rejoined. "Run away with
her, eh? All right. I will follow along
and seek an early opportunity of filling
your hide so full of holes that it wouldn't
hold wheat straw. Loves you, does she':
Ah, ha, loves youl Well, now I'll call
her, and you may start to run away with
her right at once. Better roll up youi
breeches before you start. Loves you.
does she?"
Yes, I do." Tho girl stepped out
upon the veranda.
The old major turned angrily upon
her.
"Yes, I do," she repeated, "but I will
not marry him without your consent
For gracious sake, don't Bay anything
more, for here comes Oen, Griddleton,''
Bickles withdrew. Qcn. Griddleton
an old fellow with a pompous air ant
broken veins in his face, dismounted a
the gate. Ho and the major were tin
warmest of friends. For each other
sake they were heroically self-sacrificing
they would fight for each other, and, n'
poker, they had often won each other":
money.
"Ah, good morning, general."
"Ah, major, good morning,"
"Beautiful weather, general."
"Major, magnificent."
This form of greeting changed oah
with the weather, and people who wer.
accustomed to see tho two old men mee
each other hud long since ceased to smilt
at their ludicrous gallantry, so familial
had tho system of salutation become.
"Zalie, said the major, "go in tin
house, I have something particular t
say to the general. What do you think?'
he added, when the girl had withdrawn
"that infernal Bickles wants to mam
my daughter."
The trilling rascal!" the general ex
claimed.
And ho "swears," the major contin
ued, "that if I don't give my consent lu
will run away with her."
Oh, tho venomous woifr the gen
eral cried.
"Ho is a pauper," said the major,
"And a wretch," declared the general
"General, you have always stood bj
me.
"And I always will."
"Glvo me your hand."
They shook hands, and then entered
into the close and absorbing communion
of a game of poker. .
A few weeks later the major and the
general went down to New Orleans, and,
as they were returning on a steamboat,
the general suddenly exclaimed:
By George, major, yonder is a man
who did me a favor in Havana. Yes,"
gaiing intently, "that is Victor Dinzo-
los, one of the most prominent planters
in Cuba, lie a coming this way."
The general advanced to meet the
Cuban, who came walking with an easy,
graceful swing down the cabin, bowed,
made an open arm gesture and said:
"Pardon me if I made a mistake, but
Is not this the Hon. Victor Dinzolas?"
The Cuban, after a moment's reflec
tion, recognized the general, and with
graceful heartiness seized his hand
When the major had been Introduced.
the party withdrew to the bar. Dinzolar
was not an ill looking man; lie wort
enormous black whiskers and long hair
and spoke English easily, but with a
slight Spanish accent. After several
rounds' at the bar, the general
proposed a game of poker. No objec
lions were raised; the Cuban was ac
commodating. They went to a private
apartment, and were soon deep in tht
thrilling anxiety of the "great American
pastime," From the very first Dinzolas
bgan to win, Tho major snorted and
the general fumed, but the Cuban, un
disturbed, continued to rake In the
money.
It must havo been nearly daylight
when the majcr shoved back hia chair
anu bam;
"I'm broke."
"So am I," the general took eeeosion
to remark.
"I am very sorry, gentlemen," the
Cuban declared, "for I have just begun
to get interested in the game. Have you
"As I
nave often been compelled to remark,
nave nothing left except my plantation,
my soul and my daughter."
"Ah," said the Cuban, "and would
you like to put up one of thtm the
plantation or the daughter?"
"Sir I" exclaimed the major, springing
to his feet, "what do you meanr
en, w'twi Timerjm Hum
INDEPENDENT "
Lohighton, Carbon County, Fonna. January 25,
more respect tor my tnena, tne general,
than to insult his friend. I onr.o won a
young lady pleaso be seated, major;
don't be excited, for I assuro you that I
mean no insult."
"Major, hear what ho's got to say," the
general interposed.
The major sat down; tho Cuban con
tinued :
"Once, fn the city of Mexico, I played
for a gentleman's daughter and won her
Au agreement was drawn up, reading
about this way: 'I agree to give tht
bearer my daughter so-and-so, provided
ho can gain her consent,' I won tho pa
per bearing these words, but in truth
did not win the girl, Slio spurned me
Perhaps I should be mora fortunate on
other time."
"Will youxcu8o the major and mo il
wo request a privato interview?" tht
general asked, addressing Victor Dinzo
las. "Most assuredly; I will withdraw."
"Don't this beat anything you ovei
heard of," said the major when the Cu
ban had withdrawn.
"Rather peculiar, I must say, but let
mo tell you, I see good in It, Agree tc
his proposal put up Zalie."
"General, do you take me for an infer
nal barbarian?"
"Oh, no. Now, if you put-up youi
daughter and lose her, this Cuban might
come around, and well, lie might scan
the lifo out of Bickles.1'
Tho major fclapped tho general on tht
shoulder.
"You are tho smartest man In tin
world, general. Call that half niggei
looking fellow." j
The Cuban resumed his place, put uj
$1,000 against Zalio and won, Shorth
afterwards tho boat landed at Campbell',
Bend.
One afternoon, several days lator, the
major and the gcf.ei&l sat on the veran
da overlooking tho broad field of cotton
"Major, is Bickles still hangint
around?"
"He was here yesterday, but left some
what downcast, as Zalie positively re
tused to marry him without my consent
Vho is - that comiijg through the bit
,'ate? By gracious, it's that interna;
Cuban."
"That's who it is."
"Confound my fool hide. I wieh 1
hadn't done that caper. I wouldn't havi
doueit if I hadn't been half drunk. Now
thats a nice piece of paper he's got.
Wish Bickles was here. I'd soon havt
them chewing each other, I don't knon
what to do."
Zalio came out on tho veranda.
"Oh, who is that?" she asked.
The Cuban had dismounted at the yard
ate.
"Oh, but doesn't he look like a hero oi
-i novel!"
"Zalie," thundered the major, "go
into the house."
The girl obeyed. The Cuban came ut
cho steps.
'"All, general, glad to see you again
and the major, I hope he has not forgot
.en mo."
"No," said the major; "sit down."
JThe Cuban took a seat and began t
.'an himself with his broad brimmed hat.
Tho major snorted; the general hem-
Jied and hawed.
"Ah," said the Cuban, "is Miss Mist
-let me seo (examining tho,paper);,ah.
.Iis3 Zalie. Is she at home?"
"Look here," said tho major; "I want
.'ou to understand that my daughter it
lot a slave."
"Oh, certain?, I understand that, but
.he is mine if I can win her. This pa
jer" "Hang the paper!"
"But, as a gentleman, you cannot, oh
.rive me a word here, cannot repudiate."
"That's a fact," the major admitted.
"Will you call her?"
The major's face grew livid with rage,
Dut he called Zalie. She came out, anu
when the Cuban was presented she
jowed with charming grace.
"A very handsome girl," said the Cu
ban. "She has many tine points."
"Sir," thundered the major, springing
to his feet.
"No offense. Will my friend, the
general, explain the object of my visit?'
"I will," the general answered, "but
would first like to send for a friend of
mine, Mr, Bickles."
"My time is limited. Will the general
-xplain?"
The general explained; the girl listened
with deep interest. "Oh, how roman
tic," she said, "how charmingly uncom
mon! Sir," extending her hand toward
tho Cuban, "I'll go with you."
"What!" the major roared, "go with
this barbarian? No, not if he had fifty
plantations.
"A contract, signed by a gentleman,"
tho Cuban said, "is a document of
honor."
Tho major sat down. "You aro right,'
ho 6oid, "you are right, but I don't un
derstand my daughter, don't understand
her. I thought she was a woman of
pride, but I don't understand her."
"I do," said the Cuban. He snatched
off his false whiskers and long hair, re
vealing the familiar features of Bickles.
Tho major snorted like a frightened
horse. For several moments ho could
say nothing. Then he turned upon the
general.
"You old old" '
"Hold on, major," said the general,
laughing. "Hero is the money the Cuban
won from you on the boat."
The major took the money and, tuck
ing it into his vest pocket, remarked:
"Bicules, you ve got more sense than
I thought you had, and I reckon I'll have
to stand by my contract." Opio P. Bead
in Milwaukee Sentinel.
MEN YOU HEAR OF.
"Le Boy from Brum" is what The Re
vue des Deux Mondes calls Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain.
Henry M. Stanley, the African explor
er, is 40 years old. He was born near
Denbigh, Wales,
The new lord mayor of London has a
baritone voice, is an excellent musician
and sings a capital song.
Senator Quay's only recreation lies in
novel reading. He is very foBd of Field
Ing, Dlokens, Bulwer and Thackeray.
Edgar Allan Poe, captain of the Priuoa-
ton football team, bears a striking re
semblance to the poet whose name he
bears. -
Mr. justice Miller, of the tupremt
court of the United States, Is a man of
the simplest tastes and most unostenta
tious habits. .
Inventor ICeely looks old. H has
chtnged a great deal in appearance dur
ing tne last five years, and bis hair has
turned wuite.
Martin F. Tuppe r. in his later years,
oore to great a resemblance to Loner!
low. it is stated, that he was mora thca
exea Mistaken for the Amuitaa ?t.
Live and Let Live."
BURDETTE'8 PHILOSOPHY.
TIU BOUT OF A MAN IIB IS.
"What is an agnostic?" asked Itollo,
who was reading something by Huxley.
'An agnostic," replied hia Uncle George,
"la a man who loudly de res that ho
knows nothing, and gets mSTand abuses
you if you beliovo htm. He says he
doesn't know anything, but he really be
lieves ho knows everything."
SOUNDS REASONABLE.
"What is the great cause of baldness?"
asked the man in tho chair. And tho
barber said, "Hair die," and kept on
shaving.
IT IS CONTAaiOUS.
"They say," remarked tho home mis
sionary from Dakota, "that the brake-
men on the New York elevated railroads
are the rudeBt and most impolite men in
the world." "Yes," said tho resident
parson with a sigh, "I believe they are,
but you wouldn't wonder at it if you saw
the passengers they are thrown in con
tact with." Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
A FMtlcal I-alr.
Belby What a charming couple Mr,
and. Mr. Dollboy are!
Parlrer Yes, but I should hardly call
them ft couple they are so small, you
know."
Selby What would you call them,
then?
Parker Why, a couplet, of course.
Burlington Free Press.
Justifiable Envy.
Managing Editor You say here that
you have cultivated hot houso lilac
bushes that have attained a height of
over fifty feet?
Horticultural Editor Yes, why?
Managing Editor (musingly) Nothing,
only I wish I could lilac that, Texas
Sittings.
Bsoutjh to Soil Anybody's Fo.
Jeweler (to a watch In process of re
pair) Why don't you keep your face
clean?
Watch You couldn't keep your's
clean if, a pair of black hands were con
tinually being passed over it. Jowoler's
Weekly.
Timely Assistant.
NO. L
Excited Party In Seventh Story-
Help!
Helpl
ho. n.
Policeman (after having climbed sevei
flights of stairs) Did you call for help?
Seventh Floor Resident Yes; will yot
pleaso hold this stovepipe while I shovt
the stove under? Smith, Gray & Co.'t
Monthly.
Uka Father, Like Son.
Funny Man's Little Boy May I leave
the room, teacher?
Teacher Why do you want to leave
the room?
F. M. L. B. 'Cause I can't take it
with me, ' course I Lawrence Ameri
can.
Going Into a Decline.
Blood good I am sorry to hear that
Miss Travis Is going into a decline.
De Smith You bet she Is! She has
mittened four fellows within the lost
three months, to my certain knowledge.
Burlington Free Press.-
Tore at Habit.
Mr, Bullion Bag (te Count Spaghetti,
about to marry bis .daughter) See here,
count, let me give you a tip.
Count Spaghetti (holding out his hand)
Ban you, sare. Uio.
Throad ot a Narrative.
Bqueers What sort of thread do you
bookbinders use in binding books?
Pookbinder The thread of a narra
tive, of course. Lawrence American.
The Moving Cans.
Little Freddy (looking at tho type
writer In his father's sfSoe) What makes
typewriters go, papal
Papa Your mother. Time.
Jlmmta.
Kin cMSdran did bis mother bar
Unttlbawentto skate ;
Now he hu mat a watery crave,
Aad hia toother has but debt
-Judge.
Charles Colby, the new president of th
Canadian privy council, was born In the
united States. He is the first native of
tho United States to enter a Dominion
cabinet.
Tho Hon. Allain Eustis, vice consul of
Brazil at New Orleans, received the dac
oration of the Order of the Rose from
Emperor Dora Pedro, just before the
overthrow of the monarchy.
Thomas J. Powers, tho new naval officer
at Philadelphia, is said to look eojnuch
like Thomas B. Reed that he was repeat,
odly mistaken for the Mais congVaati
man in Washington reetatty.
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1890. . -
OUR OLD 8LIPPER3.
Tkeyara broadened, and flattened, and dingy,
anu Dron,
And the trimmings an cone, and tli heels are
run down:
They are awkward, mlsshspen, and ugly to aee,
win iney ro easy ana comrortAl.lo jli tiey can b.
When our shoes hurt our foot, and la anirulth wa
groan
After walking all day on tho hard sldewalk'a
stone.
When we get to our own little sanctum again,
How delightful to put on those old slippers then I
Though the hecLi aro departed, and leveled down
flat,
Though tho lining went long ago, what natters
that)
Though they've ceased to be stylish, still what do
wecarof
They are pliable, limber and easy to wear.
Any man wto has been there can never forge
When he came home at night with his feet very
wet.
And he pulled off his shoes, with a satisfied sigh,
And he put on his slippers, so roomy and dry.
We have seen f ancr sllooen. but didn't InrnC
'Cause the homely old pair seemed to suit us the
beet
And for ease and for comfort to travel-sore feet
We're au old pair of slippers you never can beat.
J. 11. Smiley In Juliet News.
He rrafarmd the Citron.
"Vwich cookies you rudder haf. mees-
ter, do vwonea mit holes in de meedle.
or de vwonea mit citron in de meedle?"
"Av it don't mahk ahny difference to
yez, mum, oi'll tahk de ones wid de cit
ron. Oi'm fonder av citron dan av holes,
mem." Harper's Bazar.
Obtuse.
'I take it for granted, Miss Laura,"
said young Dr. Smidgley, "that you con
demn, as all sensible young women do,
the unwholesomeand barbarous practice
of tight lacing."
"On tho contrary, Mr. Smidgley," re
turned Miss Laura, with a wistful, yearn
ing look in her glorious dark eye, "I
think a compression of the waist to a
reasonable extent not only harmless but
at times positively exhilarating,"
And that dense, stupid, woodenheaded
youth sat there for an hour and argued
with the young lady on the evils of tight
lacing. Chicago Tribune.
Tie Had Sworn to Do' It.
Sniggly Here's a curious thine-, A
man married for his second wife the
niece of his first; so the children of the
second marriage"
Bang I
Quigley Excuse me, gentlemen; but
I took tin oath only last week to shoot
the first man that tried to cpring one of
them mixed marriage stories onto mo.
Boston Transcript
Explained.
Black If it isn't an impertinent ques
tion, how much did you, pay for those
boots?
White Ten dollars.
Block Why, I bought a pair Just like
them, yesterday, for seven.
White Yes; but I was introduced to
tho man I bought these of by a mutual
friend, Boston Transcript.
Tory Convenient.
Sidesplitter (who has submitted a joke
to the editor) Pretty good, that, eh?
Editor Yes, and we can use it very
conveniently, too.
"I am glad of that, sir."
"Yes; you Bee, I have the original
illustration to that joke, which appeared
with it about ton yearago." Lawrence
American,
A Ghaatly run.
"What was Gree'nwald hanged' for
the man executed in New York on Fri
day?" asked Squildlg.
"Killing time," remarked McSwilli
gen. "What!"
"Yes; he murdered a man named
Weeks." Pittsburg Chronicle.
Fragile Steamship Xlecerde.-
"It's very strangel" commented Mrs.
Snaggs, as she laid down the paper.
" What is strange?" asked her husband.
"Every day or two I read about a
steamship's retard getting broken. It's
strange they don't make them stronger."
Pittsburg Chronicle.
A Terrible Alternative.
Fred I am sorry, Dick, that yon have
been so unsuccessful.
Dick Unsuccessful! Alas, yesl I see
nothing before me but ruin ruin or
marriage, Yankee Blade.
Tle'd Throw. That In.
Joueson Johnson, my dear friend, I
can never repay your kindness.
Johnson Repay that $10 I just lent
you, and I'll throw in my kindness,
Yankee Blade.
He Decorated illraeelf.
Teacher And why do you suppose
Joseph had a coat of many colors?
Willie I guess he'd been eatin his
dinner 'thout a napkin. Munsey's
Weekly.
Bard TYerk to Do Either.
"Do you find it difficult to collect your
blller1
"Collect my bills? I have all I can do
to collect my thoughts! ' Lowell Oiti
ten.
Smart and Stingy.
Mrs. Pattock John, dear, give me $10
and prove that you love me.
Mr. Pattook There is five, chuUng.
Thero is only one V In love? - toti
The smallevt and daintiest prv-r boot
in the world is the "Finger Prayer Book
which has just been issued by the Ox
ford university press. It la printed In
diamond and brilliant type on the fa-
. - T J I T. r.n .
( KJPUO J.UU1B JiaVI . 1BIUWU1SDU Nines,
measures 8xl inches, and weighs only
three-quarters ox on ounce.
j The Palazzo Morosinl, In the. Campo
Ban Btefano at Venice, Is fotJOlo, with
the whole of IU contents. This palace
remains precisely as it was, in every re
spect, 900 years ago, when It was the
family residence of a doge. It is
unique example of the typical bom of a
great Venetian pamcian of we tairwetim
suaA v nwenttt fenrwiaf
$1.28 when not paid in Advance.
Single Copies 5 Conts
Waiting for a rise Tho young lady
who hangs on a strap in a horse car. ;
' Some of the girls are thinking of green
grass and wark sunshine to corao, It'tsa
for lawn hope.
IKhy is a weathercock Ilka a loafer?
because it Is constantly going, around' (io
Ing nothing.
' 100 LailleshVanted.
AnJ 100 men to call at drugqisls, for a
free package of Lane's family Medicine,
the great root and herb remedy, disooveera
by Dr Silas Lane while In the Kooky moun
tan in 9. For .diseases of the blood, liver and
kidneys it is a positive cure. For constipa
tion and clearing tip the complexion It doet
wonders. ' Children like it. Everyone
praises it. Largo-gizo paokago, 50 cents.
At all driiifstsU''
There Is something solomu In the
tqoes of a great bell striking midnight,
especially If you are a. mile from, homo and
kuow that your wlfb Is sitting .behind the
ball door waiting for you.
Why Is a bullock a very obedient ani
mal? Hecause.be will Ho down if voti axe
him.
HIS nonYTKKIUBLYSIANaUBII.
A shocking accident occured at the Union
Knitting Mills, whereby Isaso Oox was horribly
mutilated. Jied Flag Oil the Famous Pain Cure
was quickly applied and recovery soon followed
yon can try this great remedy for 24 cents.
If you want to drive away Dyspepsia, Buttons
ness, Oonstlpatlon, Poor Appetite and all evils
arising; from a disordered Iilrer use Dr. I.ee"s
Liver Regulator.. Trial bottles free" at T. I.
Thomas.
Time files and stays for no man. The
only fellow who can beat him Is a musi
cian. A Scrap of Paper Saves.IIer JLtfe.
WflQ tll.f n, Avlnnu. . I
, jow, ol. u.uiiiai; si.pui wrapiuni;
Dancr. but It siiinii horitra i..
. . ... . , .1. u.iw ,.ua in .iiu iiK,
stages ot consumption, told by physlclins that
aim was mcuraDie ana coma live nniv n .hnn
time: she weighed less th.m unvuntv in.,nH.
On'a piece of wrapping paper she read of Dr!
inHK a iwi discovery, ana got a sample bottle;
It llCloed her. RllS tinmrlitn lam. hilltc. I.
- ' n - "v""'. . ii i 1 J't tl
her more, bought another and grow better fast,
continued Its uda nnH f
r- BHWUVI, V-iltbtlJ
rosy, plump, weighing IW pounds. For fuller
Hai.iiuiaia bciiu sunup to ,v . 11. VOlC, DrUCglSt,
Port Smith. Trial bottles nf thin u-nnHAt-rnl rile-
coveay free at IlEDEIl'S drug store.
It Is quite natural that the man who
steps on a tack should be hopping mad.
FlSAKFUr. AND WONDERFDX.
The early history of America is full ot
instances of men havinu oreat nerve, lint
we are. rapidly becoming the most nervous
people on earth. The resent increase of in
finity, epileptic fits, headache, backuche.
neuralgia, sleeplessness, nervousness, ,dys
pepsia, fluttering of the heart, .etc., points
to an early decay of the race, unless this
tendency is checked. Nothinir will cure
theso diseases like. Dr. Miles' Ncruine.
warranted to contain neither opium nor
morphine. Sample bottles free at Blery or
Thomas, drug stores. Don't (all to try it.
-Before arithmetic was invented nronle
multiplied on the face of the earth.
A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SAYS.
Tlon. .Tnlin Nnnlv ti.olt nt nn-An
, -' J, J w. -iiM I'LJv:
tnu .ex-memlipr flf tllA TTntl.n nfnanna.n.
tatlqes from Meredith, N. H., was for
twelve years a terrible sufferer wieh rheum-
1118m. IT H 1 pnnnnt nhl. n -4...
iliediclnn wlllrli flnf.u mn on mnnli a.
" -- ft".", ao
vourauinnur itniprn. anri i think- ,t in tt.a
uest medicine made.
Why does the ocean eet 'anew? Be
cause it has been crossed so often. -
You have often seen women with marked
bluenees or paleness of face, vitiated appe
tites, and a craving for unwholesome food.
Theso are signs of a disordered liver, nnd
he trouble must be corrected or worse ro
nits . are miro to follow. Husbands and
iithers cannot afford to treat this, matter
ightly. Dr. Kennedy's "Favorite Hera
jdy,'' which dispels liver disease, costs less
. 1 1-1. .! J ...
nun oiu-v wives ami aaugiuers. inu will
,ind it n very profitable investment
There are fifty manufactories of imita
tion butter In Germany. A factory In
Mannheim produces dallvCOOO pounds from
a preparation of -cocoanuts.
Be sure and call for Dr, Ball's Cough Bj rnp.
If you are troubled with a bad eengh or sold.
Sir. Is. B. Kltfer, of Lancoster, Pa., wrote ut:
Having- a'spralned leg of almost thirty davs
standing, ana'atter trying-half a doten adver
tised preparations in this market without satis
factory results, I tried Salvation Oil, and In ices
than three days my leg wi all right again.
There's nothing like it.
The general depth 'of the Snoz cannl la
twenty-six feet.
Hold it to the light.
The man wIk tells rou confidentially
just what will cure your cold is prescribing
Hemps Balsam this year, in the prepara
tion of this remarkable medicine for coughs
and colds no expense is spared to combine
i inly the beet and 'purest Ingredients.
Hold a bottle - of Kemp's Balsam to the
light and look through it; notice the bright,
I'lear look; then compare with other
remedies. Large bottles at all dniggUtp,
60c and $1. Sample bottle free.
In feto York city last year there were
39,586 deaths, and 14,400 marriages.
HUEU.MATIBM
Is uudoubted'y caused by lactic acid in the
blood. This acid attacks the fibrous t'ssucs,
and -causes the pains and aches in the
back, shoulders, knccH, ankles, hipa and
wrists. Thousands of people have found in
Hood's Sarsajiarilla a positive cure for
rheumatism, This medicine, by its purfy
ing action, neutralizes the acralty of the
"blood, and also builds up and strengthens
the whole body.
The list official estimate of population
of New York city was 1,575,400.
Leading physicians recommend Ayer's Saris,
psillla, Old and young take It 'with perfaet
safety. Iteieaniei the blood, strengthen! the
nerves and vitalizes the system. Popular ox-
petlecea has long placed this medicine at the
head oftonle alteratives.
An engagement Is a very fragll thing.
It cannot be dropped without broking IL
"So you're engaged to Dr.iQ. It tnntt
be very nice to ba engaged to doctor.
Every time he calls, you know rand of
course tbat must1 be very often you feel at
if )ou were getting for nothing what every
body cite would have to ray three dellsrr
for.
The Carbon Advocate
An IWDxrsntBKNT Fa milt nxwhi-apbh Pult
Usttetl every Saturday iB Lehighton,
Oarbon uountr. Pennsylvania, by
Harrv V. Morthimer Jr.
BANK UTUBBT.
$1.00 For Year-in Advanoe t
Best advertising medium In tlieoounty.
Every description oi Plain and Fancy
JOB PRINTING
very low prices. We do not hesitate to say
that wo arebctter equipped than any othec
printing establishment In itil section
to do first-class Jolvwork, In all
Its branches, at low prices,
TAKEN IN BY A HORSEMAN.
A Chicago Man's Matrimonial Venture
With a Pretty Widow.
If I live to be a thousand years old I
hall never forget how a stranger took
five of us in one day at Syracuse in n
manner so slick that he walked off with
our cash beforo we had a suspicion. It
was. a rainy, dismal afternoon, and a
dozen men agents, drummers, drovers,
and others were sitting about the office.
Some one read a newspaper clipping
about a bigamist who had seven wives,
and pretty soon each one had an opinion
to advance. Finally a well dressed, good
looking man ventured the observation:
"I myself could have married a dozen
womeu on an hour's notice. It'a all in
the first impression created."
Some agreed and some differed, and
the discussion began to assume a more
vigorous tone. By and by tho same man
again observed:
"You may think ma conceited, gentle
men, but I'm only telling you what I
know I can do. I've always had extraor
dinary luck with women. I'll venture
to say that I can go down to the depot,
pick out the best looking woman in the
waiting room, and, if sh Is not already
married, that I can take her to the par
son's inside of an hour."
There was a grand laugh at this, but
h looked very serious as ho continued i
"Perhaps this crowd has some cash to
lose on that? If so, let's talk business."
After a bit we came to an understand
ing. Fivo of us were to chip in $100
each against $500 of his money. We
were to go to the New York Central do
pot, select a female, and if she prove to
be unmarried, h was to persuade her
into marriage inside of an hour, or for
feit his money. We could havo raised a
thousand dollars as well as half that
cum, but he could not cover it.
Nine of u went down to the depot.
Among the waiting passengers were sev
enteen females, but on looking them
over our oholoe was limited to three.
We finally selected a woman we believed
to be a widow. She was fairly hand
some, well dressed, and hsd two or three
parcels on the seat beside her. We got
seats near by, and then our masher ap
proached. He asked what train sh
was going out on, spoke about the
weathor, and, to our surprise, was not
rebuffed. Within ten minutes he asked
If she was a widow, and she had scarce
ly answered in the affirmative when he
began to plead his case. It was only
forty minutes by the watch when h
came over to us and said:
"Gentlemen, I'd like two or three of
you to accompany that lady and myself
to the parson's as witnesses to our mar
riage." We want, and they wer duly married
and th stakes passed over. The lady
actedaa coy and shy and embarrassed as
you please, and confessed that it was a
case of love at first sight. They took a
train two hours lator, and when they"
were fairly off we learned that ho was a
horseman from Chicago, and that th
woman had been his lawful wife for the
past fifteen years. Now York Sun.
Cutely Anawered.
"A good many years ago when I was
a country pedagogue back in tho state of
.Maine," said Professor Knowlton, of th
Boys' High School, "I was hearing my
class in spelling when I gave out th
word 'cuticle' to a big, lymphatic red
headed girl. Slowly she drawled out:
" 'C-u cu, t-1 tl, cuti, c-l-e cle, cu-tlok-le.'
"I corrected her pronunciation and
asked for tho definition. She looked
around her blankly- as if in search fo
something to spur her memory, when,
after a moment or two of silence, I said:
" 'Why, what is it that covers your
hands and face?
"Looking quickly at each hand h"
face brightened up, and sh replied:
" 'Oh, yes, frecklesr " San Francis
Examiner.
Too nasty.
Police Judge (to park policeman)
Why did you arrest this young couple?
Policeman They came into the park
late in the evening, sat down on a bench
in the shadow of a tree, and then they
two caressed.
Judge They took a rest, did they?
Well, what Is & park bench for except to
take a rest on? Never take arrest on
such grounds as that. Discharge th
prisonart. Texas Sittings.
Mo Beating About the Bush.
"You may kiss htm for his mother,"
Tne wtaow sweeny aaia,
A she sent her little hopeful,
Beluctant, oft to bed.
"But I think you should oonslder,
While thus you're tempting fata,
Whether It would not be better
To kiss his mother straight."
Lawrence American.
- A Qoed Habit In the CUxumstaueea.
Amy What an absurd habit that is of
young Dalley's always sucking his
cane.'
Susie I think it Is a good plan. It
keeps him from talking, you know.
life,
Xot a Homeopatnlo Deee.
Mrs. Stone It was taken when I was
18, doctor; but, alas! I have changed
since then.
Dr. Littlebat (who never allows a
wealthy patient to fish in shallow waters)
Changed I Yes, but how Improved!
Eighteen is such a lanky age. Rochester
(N.Y.)Jury.
ART NOTE8.
A new association of artists has been
founded in Paris. It Is called the Society
sf Miniaturists and Illuminators,
The "Angelus" has entered the port of
New York in bond for six months for ex
hibition, purposes, the bonds given being
for 105,000.
The artlstlo wealth of the Pi-ris muni
cipality in paintings, sculpture, engrav
ings, etc, is estimated at (8,500,000, out
side qt the great treasures owned by the
nation.
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