ike .f $4 f FINE job printing It AT T1IK J Low33;: Price s . SEE US. Dfi Gi Ti HQBNb OB T THE Carbon Advocate All tho News ,52 WEE $1.00 a Year in Advance. INDEPENDENT " Live and Let Live." $1.28 when not paid in Advance. Sl.O VOL. XVIII., No 4 5 Loliighton, Carbon County, Penna., September 27, 1890. Single Copied 5 Cents o. AT TllK- Central Drug Store, Off, THK rUBI.IC SQUAltE Bank Street, Lehighton, Pa., IS .HEADQUARTERS FOB Pure Drugs and Medicines, Fine Soaps,' Brushes, &c, &c, hoice Wines and Liquors, Wall Paper and Decorations! Spectacles ! "When you buy a pair or Hhoes you want good fit. But II Vou need SPECTACLES It I much more Important that the EYE should be accommodated with correct lenses and a proper ly fitting trama which will bring the lenses di rectly before the centre ot the pre. It voubuj your spectacles at Dr. Horn's vou will find the above points properly attended to. PERSCRIPTIONS CaelMly Compannfled OetlS-1887 This standard brand of plug tobacco is acknowledged to be the best chew and the largest piece for the money in the mar ket. Vinco tin tag on each lump. Its extensive sale for many years has established its reputation.. There is nothing better. Try it. For sale by dealers and grocers. Had the Dgrslrod EffoctI GABBOLX.TON. dBSEH CO.. I IX.. NOT.. "89. I highly recommend I'm tor KMnlg'a Norva i onio to uyDouy mat nu net rrom neita aohe as my eon did for 6 years, because bottles u ms meaioras eurea aim. If. MoTiaUB. i Saved Hor Life. Nw QMra, Com., Fsb. s, iea. This ! to certify that my mother his tuiTtr4 worn net-tons Teiaui tor over no years. w Hav in innumarsrjie remedies una phys. lalani. sha also went to dirainv for h.r hull pending in all thoniandi of dollars with only temporary benefit At UK w triad Faitot Eoenlsa Keivn Tonla ind Ellilr o Iron, ud 1 LonoiUy and slnosrly believe, thai she not only I rstielved morsbanaflt tram them than all othsctl combined, tint voold hava died before this with- TOimm.ti snewas KettlnJ vriuir evtrr cut, befois art begin with the Above modieln. 101 Da, HOBT. F. EHNI, 77 Chaptl CL Our ParhpUlet for suQerers of nervons ell labes will 00 sens ilrve to any address, and poor pat Inula oun ulso obtain this medlcliia tree or cbargo from ua. This rmudy baa leen pieparrd by the ltoveierul Pastor Kconlif, of fort Wayne, led , for the ptt( ttn years, and is now prepared under bis Hrtc (ion by the . UOCNIO MEBiCtNC CO., IOWii UilU;), c:r. ClttaEt., UUl'AGO, IU.. GObU BV URUCCIOTS. Price 81 .' (loltln. 0 Biittlea tor tS Dr. 0. T. Horn, ngt , Lehigh ton Dr. H. B. REINOHL, Graduate ot Phlla. Dental Colleen. DENTISTRY ! IN ALL ITS BKANCHKa. Persevyation of the Teeth a Specially. 01TICB H0UI18: From 8 a. nt. to 5 P. m. pAK HALL, Market Stju&rs, Mauch Chunk. BRANCH 0KP1CE. HAST - MAUOH - CHUNK, Two noors Noith of Post-ortlce. OFr'tCE H0UJ13! 7 to a, in. and 5 to 7 p. m Aprll3S-3ra 4.. S. abenold, D. D. S Icn OeriCR.'-Over .1. VY. ltaudeubush Liquor Store, BANK 8TKUKT. LEHIQUTOH. iientlsiryln all Its branches. Teeth Kxtracted wlthouri'aln. (las admlnlsteiedwhenrecniesled. Offlce Hays WK1JNKUUA v or earn veea. f.O.adil.ess, AIXhNTOWN, 3-yl Lehlh caimtV. AL. CAMPBELL,! Jeweler anil Watcliuiata Banli Street, Lehighlon, finnn. Btspectlnlylnvlteth attention 0! his friends andthe clt tens generally to Ins ImirJeiise new stock of Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Jewely, r. PHaa tliat dilv nnmiiatltton. It will Dav VOU q call ftnd inspect lay sbiok before purchasing licwutc. HEP AIRING promptly doue at lowest charge, and all work guaranteed. Don't Forficct tbe Place. Tl.T; SIGN OP THE BIG WAT OH, Bank St Lehighton. PSI87 TOBACCO Weissflort B Uirectory. JJIRANKMN HOUSE, EAST WEISSrOUT, l'KKK'A. This house offers first-class accommodations to ic permanent boarder and ti ancient guest.' Panic prices, only One Dollar per day. auKT-iy - John ItKtntto, Proprietor. Oscar Christman, WEISS POUT. PA. Livery and Exchamjc SUM vs. .tasy riding oat rlagei and sate dilvlna horses. Hest accommodations to agents and travellers. Mall and telegraph orders promptly attended to. .live mo a trial. mav21-lj Tho - Weissport - Bakory, o. w. i.Aunv. pitopuiirrpir'. Delivers Fresh Bread and Cakes in Wcissport, Lehighton and vicinities every day. In the store I have a Fine Line of Confectionery jr the Holiday Trade. Hurtday schools and fes vals siinplliwl at lowest prices. deca-fim. Over Canal Brite UNDERTAKER AND DKAI.KK IN FURNITURE. PARLOR SUITES, BKD ROOM SUITES, c. Prices the very lowest. Quality of oods the heat. Satisfaction guaiuntecd In every particular. Cuskbts, Coffins and Shrouds, Via have a full Hue which we Kill furnish a the lowest possible prices. Flour, Feed, &c, the choicest Quality at very reasonable prices. Call and be convinced. JOSEPH P. REX, Aprll-ly EAST WKI8HP0KT. Dtt. G. T. FOX, 172 Main Street, Bath, Pa. AT EASTON, BWAN ItOTKL, TUKHDAYfl. T ALLKNTOWN, KAUI.K IlOrKt, THUUSIIA VT IIANnOB. 11B0ADWAY JI0IT8K, ilONUA. IT DATH,-WKDKK8I)AV8 AND SATU1IUAVB. Office Hours From a. in. to 4 n. in. l'racl lei' llinlled to disease!, of the Eye.Ear, Nose & Throat ts-Also. Kefractlonof the Eves or the adjust- menrnixiasses. Sale bills printed nt tliis olTict1 nt lowest prices. THE POLICE GAZETTE Is the only Illustrated paper In the woilri coutatnlni! all the latest sensational and snoit lug news. No saloon keeper, barber or club room can uiford ta be uUbout It, it always Mailed to any address In the United Slate securely wrappeu, 13 wccks 101 vi. Send fle cents tor sample copy. lticliurd K, Fox, I'ranklln Square, New Vol k Ctty. "Subscribe lor nnd recul tliis paper. Purely local. One dollar a yenr. Rubtier Shoes unleaa worn uncomfortably tight, will often klip oil the feet !-. THE "COLCHESTER" ItUBHEU CO. otter a hhoe with liutde of heet Unrd with rubber. luinrimKuwine wioe ana prevenfi uiq ruuLi Call for the "Colcheetet ADHESIVE COUNTERS.' JOHN E. LKNTZ, Wholesale Ansnt. ALLKNTOWN. PA. AT RETAIL BY lietall dealers ran have their names Inserted here onappllcallou. mayl7, 180(V yl Mlod wandering urd. Books lroti In ODS re&aiQAT. TMtlmont&Iss fnsm all parta ot tb globe. Propctuji mat nB.s, ruv uu ftp li hub 1. ion ui jrroi. JL, huiMtu, 237 lfiHU At, Dfair York, Henry Miller, WEISSPORT PLANING - MILL, MANUFAOTUKBK OF Window and Door Framed, Poors, Bhitftnrp, window t-aslics, Mouldings, Brackets, AND DUAJJin IN All KMs of Dressetl Lmlier Shingles, Pailinga, tt 1 1 -r 1 o - ilemlOCK LiUmuer,, &C.,&C. Very Lowest Prices. Tndigestion IS not'only a distressing complaint, ot Itself, but, by causing the blood to become depraved anil the system en feebled, U the parent of lnmunerablo maladies. That Aycr's Sarsnparllla is the best euro for Indigestion, even when complicated with Liver Complaint, is proved by the following testimony from Mrs. Joseph Lake, of Brockway Centre, Mlcli.i "Liver complalut and Indigestion made my life a burden and came near ending my existence. For moro than four years I suffered untold agony, was reduced almost to a skeleton, and hardly had strength to drag myself about.C All kinds of food distressed me, and only the most delicate could bo digested nt nil. Within the time mentioned soveral physicians rreated mo without giving re- , lie). Nothing that I took seemed to do any permanent good until I commenced the use of Aycr's Sarsaparilla, which has produced wonderful results. Soon after commencing to take the Sarsapa rilla I could seo nu Improvement in my condition. My oppctlto began to return and with it camo tho ability to digest nil the food taken, my strength im proved each day, and after a few months of faithful attention to your directftms, I found myself a well woman, ablo to attend 'to all household duties. The mediclno has given mo n new leoso ot life." Ayer's Sarsaparilla, 5) PRKrAflED BT Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Price $1 ; U bottle1!, $5. Worth $& bottle. Professional & Mm Cards. W. 3VX. Rapaher, A.TTOUNKY axo cnuNr KIT HI AT LAW, l'lrstylom- above the ".Minion House, MAUCII CHUNK PKFN'A. Ileal Kstntn anil Colic, tton Agi-ncj. Will Ituy mil Sell Heal lisfcite. Coin .-janclng neatly done, 'olleetums promptly made. Settling Estates of Oec.'ilenls n specially. May be consulted In linalKh and Herman nov. 22-vt W. G. IYT. Seiple. PHYSICIAN AN1I SUltOEON, SOUTH STllKKT, - LE1II0I1T0?. May be consulted In Kngllsli and (lerman. ipeci.il atlcnllnn given lo tlneiiiloay. Okfick Hounsi lrinm 12 Jl. to 2 P. Jt and romntofiP. M mar. st-vi k Brawny Bargee al tlie Holia To-div it Is rainine la torrtnu. He knows bj tTOerienco the value ot a " Fish Brand Slicker." It is liis sole article of diesa, and to him otlh drawers, shirt, coat, vest, and pants. He II tell - you tales by the hour of storms lasting days and iiichls when that "Slicker" made up the whole dmerence between comfort and misery; and all for a mere trine from hit week'a pay. Why. don't you buy one for yourself I To realize bow little it costs, think how long It lasts. It will outwear four suits of clothes. Better get one to-day, be fore you forget it. A day's delay may cause a month of sickness, and cost a hundred times the price of a Slicker. Beware of worthless imitations, every earment stamped with the "Fish Brand" Trade Mark. Don't accept any interior coal when .mi ran tiava the " Fish Brand Slicker" delivered without extra cost. Particulars and illustrated cat alogue free. A. J. TOWER, - Boston, mnas. F. I. SMITH, D. D. S., Ofllce opposite the Opera House. Bank Street, Z,eh ghton, Pa. tum DUNT1STHY IN ALL ITS BllATCni8. PlUiiiRand makliiKaitlllclal dentures a special tv. Ijical anesthetics used. (las administered and Teeth Kxtracted WITH OUT PAIN. OFFICE HOUUSi-l'rom 8 , in., to 12 in., from 1 p. 111., to d p. in., irom 7 p. in., 10 u p. in. Consultations In l.ngllsli or (iermnn Ofllef Hours at lla?leton-Kvery Baturdav, Oct 15-87 IV DENTISTRY. Dr. J. A. Mayer & Sen. 13r. GEORGE H. MAYER, a (ii'.Klnntc from the Ucntal Depaitincut nt the Ilnlv.ralty of l'tiniisyUntila, has opened an officii lit the uiino building itli ins miner, seconu uonr 111 me nay i nuiuiv, M P.KOADWAV. MAl't II ( lH'NK, l'A., ami tsinnv iirunart-d to reeelmevervonein need ot Urst-clasKicntiil suntce. lune -su-tl MANSION HOUSE OppuilU- L. 51 S. llepol, BAN' It STKKET. - IiEUIGHTON, C. II. HUM, piiOPUIKTOH. This house often On-cIm aeeoniinodatious for r.uiHlent and periuancnt boaiders. It has been .iely lelllledlu alllisdei'arlnicnts.nnd Is local d In one of the most iili luiesiiite portions of the uiiitnirh 'IVi-inu miMlenUe. f 1 lie hAltl: upplieu lin t MLU'eM iiuee, i.i'piurr. nuu IKIUs. r lemi i.kvi .'' t ....n-.. PRANK P. DIBHL, Nourii stuket! & Practical Hlacksmltlitfe Ilorseshoer Is preimied to do al work In his Hue In the bekt manner and at the lowest t'lease can. nowu-KU-iy, PACKERTON HOTEL, Slldway between Jlauch rtmnk & LenlKhton, Z.H.C.I10.M, Proprietor, PAHCKIITON, - - ' raNKi. l lils well-known Hotel U adiulrablyielltted, and lias the best aooonnnod.il Inns f.n permanent and anslent boarders, l'.niellmit Tables and Hie hi iry best Liquors, rltahlesattaclietl. yl .m D. J. KI3TLER llesectfully auuiHiiu'ea the imiilti- that lie lu- opt-itm aNKW 1.1V1.1EY KTAIil.K.ahdth a in prepared to tumuli rauiH for Funerals, 4inKS or linslneiM TrliM on the shortest no itetrnn. mosi uoerai lenns. orders ten ai t nc luuroou House" will rwelve prompt attention. HTAUIjHH ON NOIITH STREET. next the Hotel, l.ehls!htoii 1uJ2u All the Ireshetu county news in this paper. Read it. ToWER!S"SllOKERIS AlUJJEWEARS S!fcSSsWltftl Or THE LAST GOOD-BY. How shall wo know it Is the lat good-byf" The skies wm not w uirknod In that bour. No sudden blight will fall on loaf or 1 lower. No single bird will huh Its enreleM cry, And you will bold my hands, and smile or Blgh Just as berore. rerc banco the sudden teara In your dear eves will answer to my fears: Uut there will come no vo!c5 of prophecy- No Yolce to whisper: "Now, and not again. Space for last words, last kisses and last prayer. For all the Mild, unmitigated pain Of those who, parting, clasp hands with de spair' Who knows?" we Bay, but doubt and fearremain; Would any choose to part thus unaware? Louise C. Jloulton. A PRETTY GIEL'S WHIM. It wns n beautiful eardon a Iranian in which one might almost lose one's self among the heavy sweetness of the blos soming Byringa bushes and tho avenues of pink wygelia that wound irregularly liere and there. It was n July day. A girl lay idly in wide luxurious hummock, her bright head on the soft tinted cushions, her deep brown eyes upraised to tho whis pering leaves above. She lookod the ideal of happy content as she lay there in pretty laziness, one slim hand drooping over the hammock's edge. A great Newfoundland dog lay the grass beside lior as sho swayed gently to nnd fro, toying affectionately with the dog's great, noble head. Sometimes he would oiien his almost human eyes nnd look up nt her silontly, with a liappy content that matched her own. It was very nleiwant there. The book she had been reading had dropped upon the grass and lay with crumpled leaves. A rosebud marked the place, Wilrna Pierce, whose summers were spent at her grandmother's quaint old country home, had come hero a few days since, tired out in body and brain ns only a young, hard working teacher can be. Already the soothing quiet of the love ly place had done her good, and the brightness of complexion and the lithe ness of form, which had been impaired by the year's hard work, were returning to her. A silvery haired, sweet fttced old lady came out of tho wide hall door with a light wrap in her hand. Sho approached the hammock with anxious solicitudo in her kind, old face. Child, it is cool for theo hore; thee must be more prudent with thyself." She wrapped the soft, gray shawl about tho girl's shoulders with loving, motherly hands. Wilrna looked up and smiled protesting!)'. It isn t chilly, grandmamma, dear but I submit." She took the wrinkled old hand in hers and held it gently against her warm cheek. The old Quakeress bent her stately form and left 11 soft, swift kiss upon the girl's forehead. I mu3t go in, dear hoart; theo had best fall asleep for a little if thee can." The soft, gray gown swept away across tho grass, and the wearer stopped beside the door to pull a sweet,' white rose that stretched temptingly toward her. She went in, and tho girl and her dumb companion were again alone. By and by she fell asleep. The roses at ler bare, white throat rose and fell with gentle regularity as her breath came and went. It was a pretty picture. Ronald Mitchell, coining quietly across the garden, thought so as he caught sight of it, and paused involuntarily. The dog raised his great, shaggy head and looked a silent welcome from his brown eyes. They were old friends- Ronald, tho young farmer, and Rebecca Northflold's dog Don. Tho young man stood breathless a mo ment looking at the Bleeper, then with a softer light in his blue eyes mid a warmer tingo on his smooth shaven cheok ha went on toward the house. He entered witli tho familiarity of a well known and welcome friend, and tat down easily iu a big, antiquated rocking chair. Rebecca Northfield came into the room, her olu race aright with welcome, She camo and laid her small hand on his shoulder. "Ronald," she said, "my grandchild, -Wilrna Pierce, is come. Perhaps it is not news to theo? She is a good child, Wilrna is, but I fear she loves the world too well. There is little of the Quaker about her, Ronald." He smiled. "I saw her when l came through the garden just now. She is unlike you in her dress, but her face has a likeness to yours." They, sat together in the quiet room and talked a little while. All at once u shadow fell across tho bare, white floor, and they both looked up. Wilrna stood in the wide doonvuy, her face a littlo flushed with sleep, her eyes dewy llko a child's lifter a refreshing slumber. She held n yellow rose in her hand. "Uruudninmma," she said, all uncoil' scious of a stranger's presence, as she looked half Bleepily at the flower; "grand mamma, what a lovely rose! Just see how "Wilrna," the calm, sweet voice inter rupted her, "como here. This is Ronald Mitchell, tlie Bon of my old friend and schoolmato, JSumce Sand. Wuma advanced a little and hold out her hand frankly, but when sho met the intense gaze of the clear blue oyes above her a shy look came into her own ana she withdrew lier hand. Ronald, watching her, wondered if her grandmother's remark about her had implied that she was a bit of a coquette bue leaned over the old lady a high backed chair and fastened tho rich rose in the silvery white waves of her beauti ful hair. And then she went avay,witb a murmured word of excuse, leaving pe hind her a scent of roses and a remem brance of a fair, fresh young face rising nowerliko above her pale blue gown. That was their first meeting. All sum mer the young farmer came and went at; his own will and helped to make the old place pleaMiut. They sung together iu the garden, There was no musicul instrument in the primitive Quaker household, but Wilrna had brought her guitar with her. They read together in the old summer house Highest of all in Leavening Power. Rjyk 1 Baking k I p&m Wbmm fet-fif ABSOLUTES PURE through long, lovely afternoons, while grandmamma sat near with her homely knitting work. They walked together in tho great old fashioned garden and along tho mur muring creeks.'and sat idly on the little rustic bridge, watching tho rhythmic flow of tho waters nnd tho minnows darting in tho cool, dark depths below. It was Rn idyllic summer. Both were happy. One knew why it was; the other only half guessed it. Ronald Mitchell at 80 years had for the first timo felt liis inmost heart stirred and thrilled by a woman's pres enco. Ho loved her- with all tho un wasted htrength of his perfect manhood, with all tho tenderness of a trno man's first lovo. Ono evening ho told her. Thov wore sitting together on a mossy log beside tho creek. Wilrna. had thrown off hor wido triir- deu hat, and the lato roso in her dark hair gleamed whitely like a soft star in the dusk. What caprice seized the girl? Sho listened to his eager words with averted ftice turned toward tho tlvine sunsot light. When he had finished she did not an swer. "Ho takes too much for irrnnted." she thought; "ho is too masterful; ho asks as though my heart wns somo light thing to which he had a right. I will teach him it is not." She roso nnd turned to no. Ho cauirht her hands nnd detained her. "Wilnia, are you not going to sav a word? Are yon then tho coquette I al most thought you that first day?" rlts wonts Rtnim- her. She tried to freo herself, and the roso fell from her hair. He picked it up. "If you, won't say anything, Wilrna, givo mo thin rose. Let it bo a, symbol of hope to mu." She snaii'iicd it from his hand. "When 1 am ready to answer vou." she said, "1 will send it to you," and then she slipped away and hurried toward tho house. A spice of romance had al ways been part of her nature. Now as she flitted away she touched the sense less flower with lips that trembled. 'I do love him I do lovo hlra," sho whispered as she sped along tho shadowy path through the garden. But the girl s willful heart was slow to yield. A week passod. Ronald Mitchell came not once to the farmhouse. Rebecca Northfield won- dorcd nt his absence, and looked search ing!' at the quiet faced girl. One even ing she camo into the quaint old room, with its sloping roof and lattico window, where Wilrna sat reading. I thought I'd toll theo, Wilmu. that Ronald is going away to-morrow. Ho is tired, ho said when I mot him today, and needs a change. Ho does look worn. I wonder why he keeps away from us." She looked keenly through her srold rimmed glasses at tho girl. I don t know, grandmamma, I'm sure. He does net stranprely of late. Will ho stay away long, do you think?" "A month, he said," she nnswered. Tho girl drew a quick breath. "A month," sho thought. "In a month I shall be back in school." Her heart beat quickly. After a while she took a little box from her bureau. and went down stairs and out into tlie garden. Sho called to Don and wandered down to tho mossy log beside tlia creek. She had beon hero every day since that time a week ago. Sho sat down on tho log, and Don sat down beside her, looking gravely at the running stream. She drow a little folded note from tlie box in her hand nnd opened it. " 'tiomo to mo," it said, and then in deli cate tracery her name, "Wilrna." That was all. Tho girl's oyesbhouo half mischievous ly as sho fastened the tiny box to Don's silver collar with a bit of ribbon, and a bright color glowed in hor ohpeks. 1 hen she folded her small linndts to gether and lookod seriously into tho dog's great, noblo eyos. . "Good old Don," bIio said, "take it to Ronald to Ronald do you under stand?" He lookod up intelligently into her face mid trotted off sedately. Ronald Mitchell was in his room alone. Ono by one such articles us were necessary were being packed into his traveling bag. A sudden iattor on tho stairs arrested bis attention, and tho next moment n familiar black head was thrust through the half opened doorway. "Why, Don, old fellow! Como to say good-by? What's this?" He unfastened the little box and open od it. When ho had unfolded the slip of paper and found tho withered white rose ho tprang to his foot. Then, to Don's nmnzomejit, ho bounded down tlie stairs and out into tho summer twilight, the grave dog following at his heels. Ho found her on the mossy log beside the croolr, looking expectantly toward him with the shy, sweet glow of love in her dark eyes and on her face. Only Don was the witness of that meeting, but when little later the happy lovers wandered up tlie sweetly scented gardon, cool nnd shadowy iu the gloaming, ami grandmamma oame to meet them with a, glad surprise and a light of calm contentment in her serene face, all thoughba of the projected visit were banished, and tho half packed traveling bag lay forgotton on the floor at home. Harriet Francene Crocker in New York Ledger. Httsplclons Conduct. Patron The conductor on car No. 099 is tho most agreeable street car con ductor I ever Baw. no is very polite. Street Car Superintendent (alarmed) Polite is he? My gracious) Ho must be knocking down ten dollars a day. New York Weekly. Ills AVpapon. Judge And you say the prieouor oame up and assaulted you with malico afore thought? witness jmo, sali; he dliln t use no Htch impleiment ua dat. Ho jes' hit mo la or club, sah. Want Shore. . U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. NIGHT ON PONTCHARTRAIN. Night on I'ontchart rain how the brilliant star Of evening shines adown the wnstwn sky, Slowly descending In Its golden car, Ah If Inclined to linger; while on high, Hercnp of light half filled, tho moon floats by. Tipping stray clouds with silver, s through space They, wandering, clianeo to meet lir radiant eye. Nlgbt on l'ontchartraln and for such a night We gladly hall tho closing of the day. How soft, but yet how brilliant, Is tho light Of yon fair atars that flood tho heavenly way. Twinkling and shining still with lambent ray, Llko beauteous eyea oft opened and oft sraled. Showing 'neath languid lids a bright display. And the soft mitnds that fall upon the ear Are well accordant to the lovely scene. So soft Silence, herwlf a listener. Is not disturbed "y them ; yet so serenn That tho tow whisperings of the winds, I ween, Can Kcarce be called a sephyr, while th sound Of murm'rlng ripples cometh still between. Nw Orleans Times-Democrat. Itemlniters of lluma. In Dmnfrir-R ntin runnnf 1rvV niwn a Binu-le oldon structuro. nr follnw with the eye any close, wynd, vennellorstreet, without knowing that at Rome tiuiie it was more familiar to Burns than any portion of tho old city is to any one of its inhabitants today. In the ancient iiank Btreot house whero ho first livod in Dumfries, in tho ihreo tiny apartments, moro than one-third of the moro than 1UU pooms ho produced in Dumfries wnrn comrmsed. Then in tho Mill, now Burns, street home, which wait liis Inst- tlm . mainder wore given birth. Among these worn "Amu ijaug syne, ' "My Wife a a Winsome Weo Thing," "The Soldier's Return." "Willlo Wnstln." "HnnlnnUrl wi' Little, and Cantio wi' Mair," "Thou Hast Left Me Ever, .Tamlo," "Ye Banks and Brnes o' Bonnie Doon," "My Love Is Liko a Red, Red Rose," "My Heart Is Sair, I Daunia Toll," "O Wert Thou iu tho Guild Blast," "Duncan Gray," "Flow Gently. Sweet Aftnn." nnd tllftt frrnrwl martial ode, "Bruco's Address." Tho out, tiiougu still spruce, King's Anns inn could never, have so long stood the assaults of timo ami tnnrlata 1.0,1 nnt Burns, in a forgivably irreverent and uencious.moou, scratched upon its win dow pane. Cor. New York Commercial Advertiser. rutting Gold on Hooks. In a room at tho government nrintintr offico adjoining tho ono in which a drawer full of gold is kept, you can soe u man putting on gold titles on suporb de partment ledgers and such things alto gether by hand. Ho lays tho pieces of gold foil on tho backs of the bound and completed hpoks, and burns the lettering F..... -..111. 11111- 1 1 . 1 - . . itiov wiiu nine woouen uanuieu ttles that lie keeps heated in a small gas stove. It requires great skill to get tho titles perfectly straight and symmetrical, though a black silk thread is used to mako preliminary lines across the gold mm tor n guide. Finally the gold is rubbed off with a leather tinnod stick and with burnt rubber. Real gold is only used in this wav for particularly fine books. Designs and lettering of the sort for ordinary volumes are done at the government printing office in .nearly tho. same manner, but with a yellow comiiositlon called "Oer man metal;" which looks very ranch liko tho gold and is decidedly cheaper. No troublo is taken to save tho wastage, and each book cover, after being stamped ' by tho hot dio, is simply put through a brushing machine. Washington Star. Tho Andes Sinking. Tho startling announcement is made that the Andos are slowly sinking into tho earth's crust. As proof of this La Gazette Geographiquo says that Quito wan u.tiiw leet aoove tho level of the sea in 1715; in 1800 it was only 9,570; in 1881. 9,G(i7, having sunk twenty-six feet dur ing the fifty-five years following 1745, and but three feet during the thirty-one years which intervened between 1800 and 1881. In 18!J8 tho city's lovol had been reduced to 9,r'20 foot above tho level of the Pa cific. To Bum up the total, we find that Ecuador's capital has sunk soventv-six feet in 1S2 years. Antisapa's farm, the highest inhabited spot on tho Andes (1,000 feet higher than Quito, the highest city on the globe), is said by tho same tint homy to lie y 18 feet lower than it was in 1715. Filial Affection Among Hebrews. Tliero is nothing iu the world of pleas- tiro and recreation to compare with the beautiful devotion that is paid the old Hebrrw jiooplo by their children and grandchildren at the various summer resorts. A rude remark is never made in their hearing, nor a disrespectful word ntterett to aged mother or father. The gentle yielding of easy chairs, the offer ing of choice tldngi to eat and drink, the last consideration of self where there is a drive or sail for a limited number, and the graceful anticipation of creature comforts are attributes of tho cliUdren to which tlie filial respect of tho Christian is not npproachnble. New York World. A Malno Malt's Trunk. I was talking witli one of .the old set tlors tho other day, and lie Baid; "Don't know Hon Jones, do yon? Wall, when yon seo him yon'll kjiow him; lie'B got the darudest nose on him that you ever seed 011 a live being. T'otherday I seo Hen coming down hill in to the village, and he was driving a horse with bno hand and itiakin' queer motions witli t'other. When he got np to 1110 1 .seed what ho was doin'. Ho was piokin' tip pebbles from a pile iu his wagin and was stonin' niowpiltoes otT'n the end of liis no-." Lewiston Journal. Having the Ooveriiinmit Money, "You want a pension, and ye you Bay you were not even enlisted. On what do you base your claim?" "Just thist If I had gone to tho front I might have been totally disabled, and so oeeu in a position to claim 1 100 a month. As it is I aek for only t25. Money in the government's pocket, don't you nee. Harpers Bazar. I A l'recocloua I'lilld. at was a Toledo child who, being down for a recitation at 11 Sunday school ex hibition, told tho audience of a place Where every prtiHtct please And only laau baa bile. Detroit Free Press. A Modern aiiecess. I.ev'lhnni Tlni'i- gie the writer of tho latest ruiroewfnl novel ono that everyliody is going i razy over; millions of coiues Bold. Friend That mull? He duoau't look as if he hail a particle of genius. Ijevp lliwd - I To hasn't. New York Weekly. r.nJo-il It, Ton. I'mfiahl,-. You dou'l . 111 w.-il 1' 11 noniliiif?" "No, I lay ins.-iu4bl tut eight hours lust 111 Kilt. "Giud!ieas gracious' What was the matter?" "I wit ttidottp." Chatter. Cau Head Ills lllble In the Dark. When Henry G. Stevons, of Bridge port, Conn., sits down to read his Blblo a person watching him might think ho hail a pilo of thin cedar boards iu his lap, and as he turns leaf after leaf thoy crackle and fall with a thud. Another remarkable thing about Mr. Stevens rending his Bible is that he needs no light to search the Scriptures with, and it is not necessary for him to look at tlie book. He has tho biggest, heaviest and queerest Bible in Connecticut. He is a deaf and blind soldier of the rebellion. His wonderful Biblo was presented to him by the American Bible society, and it cost $38 to produce the book for him. It is in eight volumes, with embossed print, and he reads it by touch, feeling the letters; yet he is apt and quick at that kind of perusal. The whole eight volumes are quite a lift for a man of or dinary strength. Each volume is 15J inches long, 13 inches wide and about 0 inches thick. Pile the volumes one on another and the aggregate thickness of the stack is 3 feet and 8 inches. Alto gether there are 1,849 leaves in the Bible, on each ono of which is a full pago of raised letters. Mr. Stevens Is 81 vears old, and began to study raised letter reading less than three years ago. He is now .1 ready reader. Cor. New York Sun. Tlie Question of Contagion. An exchango makes light of the idea that there may be danger in tlie tubes of the phonograph. It holds that there is 110 dangor in the barber's chair or the wash room or door handles, etc. .The same shaving utensils are used for dif ferent men, the same towels, and all sorts of people handle the some door knobs and no harm is done. How did the exchange learn that, through these and other means of connection, disease was never conveyed? Did the exchango never hear of tho barber's itch? Do not unaccountable sores appoar npon men of pure blood and correct habits? How are cholera and smallpox and yellow fever and skin diseases conveyed? In the case of the phonograph there is no danger so long as the instrument is a private one, as there is none where one's own shaving utensils nnd towels only are used. But tho public phonograph whicli is operated by the nickel-in-the-slot process is a dif ferent matter. The two prongs are not only handled, but thrust Into the ears as close to the drum as possible, and put into many pairs of cars dally. There may be no danger from tho prongs, but it is well enough to wipe them thorough ly with your handkerchief before put ting them Into your ears to hear Gil mere's band play "Annie Rooney." Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Mass of Meteors. Tho particles of matter prodiieiiiE shooting stars may be astonishingly mi nute. In a recent investigation Mr. C. C. Hutchins has found that on tlie supposition that the rays of a me teor have the same ratio of visible to to tal energy as those of the, standard can dle the mass of a meteor at a distance of fifty miles, having a magnitude equal to Vega and a velocityof twenty-five miles a second, would be'about four and one- half grains if it continued two seconds. A lump of the Emmett county, In., iron meteorite burned in an electric current gave ten times the light of the candle; hence the mass of a meteor giving the light of a first magnitude gtar moving with parabolic velocity, and lasting two seconds, is less than a half grain. Ar kanaw Traveler. The History of Pepper. The value of pepper in cooking seems to have been known long ago. Itn use as a medicine was common in the days of Hippocrates, who applied it, moist ened with alcohol, to the skin of his pa tients. Just as sugar and tea hava been In past times so dear as only to be within tho reach of the wealthy, so nenner was in the Middle Ages a very costly condi- moiit. So much wits it valued that a small packet was at that time deemed a suitable present to offer n great person. Common or blocs peppor is now grown in many tropical countries, It is a climbing plant soma twelve feet high, bearing fruit of a bright red color the size of a pea, which, when dried, turns black. Exohange. Queer Fatenta. A luminous harness has been patented so that a horse being driven at night looks like a sheot of chain lightning, and yon think Elijah's chariot has come to earth ngain. There are luminous match boxes and luminous ghosts to scare away grave robbers. After every noted grave roMiery metallic coffins come in by the scores, and I looked at one coffin srir ronuded by bar of wrought iron, bind ing the casket and extending out from it at such a distance that when set in the earth it would be impossible to move It except by a derrick. Frank (X, Car penter's Letter. A Great Hclisms, Villager Ah, Congressman Bank, very glad I met you. I want yon to in troduce a bill compelling all brass bands to join the militia, and in case of war march to the front. Congressman u ml Suppose such a bill should become a law. then what? Villager Then what? Why, we'd get up u war. -Good News. In Either Case, Dashaway Yonr tailor cays yon have paid your bill. Let me congratulate you. Travers 1 had to. He brought suit. Dashaway Then let me sympathize with you. Clothier and Furnisher. A Proper flevenga. Gnrley A man called me a dude to day, but I promjitly wesented the insult. Dolly How? Onrley I looked at him weal angwy. - Ejioeh. -A Reasonable fina;gestlon. "Why do they publish so many dialect stories in the magazines? "Because it aavei the proof reader the trouble of correcting tlw spelling," Puck. The Force of Example. A few days since a man living in the west wanted to pay off a grndge against a neighbor without any risk to himself, and. placed a dynamite cartridge inn sheaf of wheat. The cartridge was dls sowed before it went into the thrasher, snd no one was hurt. This suggested in idea to an Ohio coward, who tried the tame plan, and succeeded in blowing np the machine, burning the barn and in juring several mm, but killing no one. If bad examples were as slowly followed M good what a flue thing it would be. Detroit Free Press 100 I.itdlra Wanted. And 100 men to cull nt drncglsts. for r free package of line's I'aniily Medicine, the great root nnd herb remedy, discoveerd by IV Silas Lane while in the Rocky moun tains. For tlisencs of the blood, liver and kidneys it is a nosltlve cure. For ronslina- llonand clearing tti the complexion it does wonders. Children like II. Kvcryone praises II, Itrge-sizp package, 5(1 rents. At all drtit'lsl''. The way to make a man right Is lo make his heart right. Stibscribo for the Advocatu. tT Hlilloli's Catarrh itemcdy. Sliiloh's Catarrh Remedy, a marvelous tire lor (Jal.trrli, Diphtheria, Canker if outfit '"id Head-Aclio. With each bottle here is an Ingenious Nasal Injector lor the more successful treatment of tlipsn mm. ilainls without -xtra chai-ee. Pri fin cetlts Sold- at Itiery's or Thomas' drinr. store. Jiove can only be measured by what It will stilTer. Answvr This Question. WllVtlo&O IliatlV tli-tltlltt v son ai-nimj iis seem to prefer to suffer and be mode iiilsoralilu hv In. II truui Inn fVitlct Inn t Inn Dizziness, Loss of Appetite. Coming Up of tim-ss, i.ki!.s ot .1 ipeiue, coming Up of KimkI. Yollnu- Kl.-i .I f. -e A-.. it; e will sell them Sliiioli's Svstcm Vital- izcr, guaranteed to cure them. Sold at lller.v's or Thomas' drugstore. Danger anil security are close neigh- liors. Kvcry Home Should Have It. .It Is nut always eomclilcnt to call a nhvalelnn for every little aliment. Having lied Flag Oil 11 the house vou ha :i I'livalelan nl,.!iv. at hand; it kills Ithetimatlsni, Neuralgia, lliirns, iiruises am sill Aches and l'ulne Vri, a..t. Tlide are few things In life of which n-n mm' be certain, but tills Is one of thorn. P.nn.Tino Cough and Consumption Cnre has no equal for Coughs, Colds and Consumption. Price 25 and 50 cents at Thomas' Drug Store. I,,'!, ll-t lui nnninnt In n .1 1. v u .. . hi, .w r. I , J n. hi uil ill? lliliig we can. and not nresitme tn frt ho. cause it is llltio. Miles' Ncrvu ami i.lvcr l'llls. An imiKirtant diMnverv. Tlino not nr, tlie liver, sluiiiach nnd iioncls through the nerves. A new principle. They speedly cure biliousness, bad taste, torpid liver, piles and constipation Splendid for men, women and children. .Smallest, mildest, surest. SO doses for 2.) cents. Sanmles free at. T. D Thomas and W. V. Ilicrvs Drinr Store. poor lock Is a good friend to the burglar. Truth Is a merciless Incoclast. Hold It to tho Light. Thu man who tpllii vrm fniia.i,.ittiniiv (n.t what will cure otir cold Is prescribing Kemp's iiaisam tins car. in Hie preparation nt this leiliarkablo metllrillH fur pmtfrti nml pnlds tin i,xpi'iio li spaied to combine only the best and "'on iniiirtiu'i'i. jiimi a noitie oi ileum's llalsam to the light and look through It : notice the, bright, clear look: then compare with other leiucdles. Ijttge hollies nt all drugtUsts, 60 cents nml $1. Sample bottle free. We cannot own anything that we do not enjoy. He who owes nothing may sneak to a prince. lSIoctrlo Hitters. This IcllledV Is becollllllir mi ivoll known miH so popular as tn need of no special mention. All who lia,o used Ulectilo Hitters sing the same song of praise. A Diner medicine does nnt er. 1st and Il ls guaiantccd to all that Is claimed. lilCCtriC llltteiK Will euro Hll (I1p:wpq of lhA 1W-..1- and kidneys, will remove pimples, lioils, salt- ...i.i.m ...... ..iiiL-r iiiiuciioiis i-iiiiKeu uy iinpuie blood. 111 ill ive malaria fi om the system and pro ent as well as cure all malaria fevers. For run-of headache. Constipation and Indigestion try I'.lectrlc Hitlers Kullro satisfaction gttaran- I, or mmiev refunded. Price BO cents and 1 hot lie at ltUIIKK'S Hriigstoie. ncr To seek the truth Is better than Iodic for gold. A mean matt must keep at It, hut honesty will float without any paddling. Thu Doctor unit Postmaster n i.miiuk uiiuiii .t i..ii- in serious iiiusss, line in a neglected cold and rapidly going into . .ma ii.iiHiwii, ttinuii mis proiMjiuv cureu oy Tan- Tina (. uugh and Consumption Cure. Price 5 ai'd co cents. Trial bottles free. ...... mi. .iii.ni! Qlllicicis null insJCl. sla, biliousness and liter complaint. In fact all discuses :u ising from a disordered svstein. that nothing eiuials Dr. 1-ee's I.lver Itegtilator for lll..u.i (r,inl.lnk 'I'n, 1. T..f..l I C- I ....... i, , mimes lire ni Thomas' lung-dote. , You jtiit Oritur a couple of little quarrels into tour lamlly and they'll breed like tp.UIOIV8. hat is A cold In the head? Medical an Ihorilli's say It Is due to uneven clothing of the boil), rapid cooling when In a persplrtitlon, &c. tho iinpiiitaut iHilut Is, that a cold In the head is an Inflammation uf the lining membrane of the nose, which, when unchecked. Is certain to produce a catarrhal condition for catarrh Is essenllally a Id" which nature Is no longer able lo "resolve" or llituw oil. Kly's.Creani Huliu nas proud Its supeilorlty, and sufierers ..IiiiiiIiI icsorttolt berore that common ailment becomes seated and ends Iu obstinate catarrh. A life's happiness Is easily flung away, anil haullv found again when you have parted wills it. They Have Never Failed. I have been sick more or less for the last leu itui, which has cost me many dollars in iliu-tiirb and druggists' bills. Tlie last two year it only cost me three dollars. Why? Because 1 used Sulphur llitleri in stead of employing doctors. They cured me f Jaundice. R V. Iloyd, Hnboken. lie quick. You can't use a minute but once make tho most of It. A small horse is tho calser croomed. May Thank Her Stars, The narrow escape of Mrs. 11. M. Kearles, uf K klturt, hid , from a erinatiire death. Sho sluts that "for twenty years my heart troubled me greatly. I became worse. Htul smothering spells, short breath, Hut teriiu; could not sleep on my left side, had miiih 1'aln in llrrast, shoulder and stom ach. Vnkle swelled. Had much head ache and ilmines. Tireatment did me no good, until 1 trie I I)r Miles' New Heart Cure and Ketorative Nervine. The first bottle helped mo, and I was soon virtually cured " l'tir sale at T. D. Tliomas' and W. V. llicry's drug store. A fineliook on the Heart and Nerves fr.ee. If there U coed In us It will he sure to lusplic good in others. Itlii'iiiuutuui Is caused by a poisonous arid in the blood and yields to Ayci.'s Pills. Mai y ckscs which seemed chronic aud hoeua, have been completely Hired by Ibis uidiliciue. It will cost but little lo try what the tflu-t the Tills may hate in yeur cuse. We predict snores. Mrs. Frank Leslie is going to take to the lecture stage. She has contracted for twenty lectures to be dellverd Jr. the prin cipal cities of the country beginning 111 Qc-ober.
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