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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-04-03

CLEANSING WooLEN GARNIENTs.-To
clean woolen garments, take a rough
sponge, dampen it well with weak soap
isauds, and rub TIE spots thoroughly. Try
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-04-03

A DRINKING saloon has for one of its
signs: Man wants but little here below,
but wants that little strong"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-04-03

The phoenix was raised in a hot bed,
and that's what makes him soar,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-04-03

A WORD to the wlse-keep so,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
What lump of Gold did for Cal
ifOrnia

Colonel S. T Hauser, of the First Ma
tionai Bank of Helena, proposes to place
upon exhibition at the Vienna World s
Fair solid ingot of Montana gold weigh
ing four hundred pounds. This imme n Sc
brick would be worth, in coin, nearly 500
OO0-mnre money than many a mao who
will be at the Vienna Exposition has ever
seen at one time-and the talk of shipping
1t calls to mind similar incident which
occurred 10 1851, when some enterorisino
Californian shipped to Paris for exhibition
California gold iugot, the weight of which
was one hundred pounds. It's exhibition
in France caused no little excitement about
the newly discovered land of gold, and put
happy thought into the head Of the French
Government, aud one which afterward prov-
ed OF great advan tage TO California Pur-
chasing the huge specimen, the Government
advertised il to be disposed Of by lottery
at one franc ticket, the proceeds of the
lottery to be used in giving free passage to
as many ofthe poor m:n of Paris and 9th
er cities OF France as desired, but we're un
able, from lack of means, to emigrate to the
Golden State beyond the seas. An i'm
meDse number of tickets printed and dis i.
tributed throughout France, Belgium and
other parts of Europe met with ready sale,
and a very large "cmigration fund" was
thus accumulated. At the day of drawing
1t was found that poor brckmason of Pa
ris held the lucky number, aud was placed
in possession Of the handsome prize-near-
ly or quite So, 1000.
Provision for the passage was made, and
from all parts Of France came the INDECENT
to embark. Many in the great cities
especially in Paris-who, though poor, did
not wish to accept free passage from the
country, received a gentle hint from the
authorities that the scheme was gotten up
for their benefit, ard they had best accept
its conditions. Among these latter whom
the city government wished to get rid of
were class Of dissipated, good. for.nothipg
Doblemen, whose title was their only pos
session, and whose room was considerably
better than their company.
We do not now remember the exac,
number who accepted the free passage, but
u was In the thousands, aud thus while
France ridded herself nf a large pauper
population, California was a gamer 10y sew
eral thousand hardy laborers In France
as also By the French 10 this country, these
emlgrants are known as 'L'Ingots,' 80 call
ed from the manner in which The emigra-
ton fund was raised Several Of these
Ingois are now scattered through Mon
tana, aud quite nun Der are at the present
writing thrifty citizens Of our own county.
The UontdRian.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
Marriage Among the Apaches.

Even those copper-colored cut-,hroats
the Apache indians, have u touch of delica-
cy and romance in them. From lecture
delivered in San Francisco by Colonel
John G. Germany, we take fbe following
account OF their courtiog customs: Every
young girl is at liberty to refuse a sutton
for her hand. The father, mother and
brother are prohibited from interfering in
her choice. Her person is at Der own dis
POSI-. After a brief courtship the lover
makes formal proposal by Offering so ma
ny horses. Horses are a standard of value
among Indians. As the squaw does all
the work, horses are accepted as an equiv.
alent for her labor.
When young warrior becomes enamor-
ed, he hsteus the horse near the wigwam
of the squaw whose hand he seeks, where
he Is left for four days IL she fails 10
feed and water the horse during that time
the master is rejected, but if she accepts
his offer, she grooms aud kindly cares for
the horse, and then ties him to the wigwam
OF her lover, as much as to say, Il am will
ing to be your slave and do your work. ,
At the marriage the sages aud sachems
meet together, and the bride is rot unfre-
quentiy loaded with forty to fifty pounds of
silver and copper triokets.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

III is much to be regretted that some
OF the New York papers still are pcrsisting
w the WTetched attempt to make a hero Of
WALwoRTH, tho parricide. The Sa, ato-
g'dH speaks Of him ss a chivalric young
man, more deserving of sympathy than
punishment WALwORTH is as much Of
a murderer az stokes, and the sooner So
cIety rid Of such criminals the better will
IT be for the cause of law and order. Bal.
hV1ore Go.c,te.
The Rockingham Register says that
the murderer, Sbihet, who shot and killed
negro on McCabe's contract Of tie Valley
railroad, bss not yet been arrested. The
Governor has issued a proclamation offer
ing reward Of one hundred dollars for the
apprehension Of Shihst.
There is now living in the village Of
Falls Church, Fairfax county, colored wo.
man named Rachel Roote who is said 10 be
10 years old She can see to sew, and
has the use Of all her faculties. She be.
iiooged 10 The estate Of the late Cook Fit1-
hugh, E-q.
An Iowa young man, srraigned for
assaultng and batteriug bis sweetheart with
KISS vas discharged because the girl was
50 Wondrously lovely that the Judge said
ne hsd TO cling to the arms q the chair to
Keep from kissing her biwseli
"A druDkeA Toledo man wrote on the
van al hia cell jug not, that ye be not
jagged
"A Bangor clergyman Calls the new
spring bonnets 'incomprehensble buddlos
OF hnery and frivoli'y.'
The VorkinQ population NJ The United
states Is estimated at $4,000, OGO-one-
third Of The population.
Sundays at VisrDa are the same as a.
ny other day-which isn't saying much.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
Counting Among Emigrants in
Australia.

'How did you manage TO win her affec-
t'ons 40 quickly, Dan The receipts worth
knowing 'Oh, that was simple enough =
replied he. The first night / arrived a,
the lodging house in Auckland, | found
myself sitting next the young woman Mt
supper, who | soon found was one of the
newly arrived emigrants. looked her
oves, and saw she was round, cherry-look.
Jog lass, with a sweet laughing face, and
thought she'd do. | didn't know how 10
60 foolin' around her-as I am certain YOU
would have done, sir, no offence 10 YOU
but just spoke word or two with her, and
when we came out into the passage gave
her a squeeze and kiss. Says she, slow
dare you? 2 Says 1, Il want to marry
you, my dear Marry me P cried she,
laughiog why, / don't know you =
mo more do | know you my dear; so that
makes II all fair and equal She didn't
know how to put clapper on that SO she
only laughed, aud said she could no, think
of it. Mt think of it ! says artful like :;
not when you have come all these thousands
OF miles for that purposs? What do you
mean says, she, staring. Come, now,
says |, DONE tell me. know what's what.
When man emigrationizes, its to get
work when woman emigra,ionizes, its
to get married You may as well do it at
once Well, she giggled a bit, and we
were spliced two days af,erward.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

a TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR Cow -rFrom the
Frankfort (ky.) YeOman lit has often been
SAID that cows, especially milch cows, never sell
Tor as much as they are really worth; but A. J.
Alexander, of WOODBURY., woodford county.
sold on Thursday the Goth of May a two year
old heller, known as "The Duchess of Airdrie
XIV to 60 to England, for $40, 600, which may
be regarded as a sum not very far below her real
value She is said to be "a beautiful specimen
Ola beautiful race" and it appears that the En-
glsh breeders having heretofore parted with all
their finest cattle, are now determined TO have
some of them back at any price.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

PRINrTlvE MARRIAGE CEREMONY The mar
rage ceremony of the Puget Sound Indians was
very simple. 1t consisted in the giving over to
the father or friends of the girl, by the bride
groom, of so much blanketing, or firearms, or
ammunition, and the taking and carrying away
of $50 much wife" Young men usually mar
ried the older women, and young girls the older
men, because, as they said, if young people mar
~ among themselves, both are piuons-fools-
and do not know how to care properly for each
other but If young man marres a mature
woman, she can cook for him, and see that he
does not drink up at once all Of the whiskey
while the middle.aged husband with girl bride
can make the lodge tight, and wrap her up well
in blankets, and provide her delicate appetite
with hyu muck-d muck--Plenty to eat. Contact
with the whites has broken up much of this sim
pIicity. Parties now make their own bargains.
where they are made at all, which in the vicini-
ty of the towns is not often without much re-
gard for any thing but chink a. min and nuck-a-
puck-money and food.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

PUTTING SCREWS IN PLASTER Walls -
IL often becomes desirable 90 ioseri screws
IN plaster walls, without attaching them Ia
any woodwoTk bot when We turn them 10.
the plaster gives way and our effort j. vain.
And yet screw may be inserted in plss.
ter, so as 20 hos5 light pictures, etc, very
firmly. The best pIsb is 20 ealarRe the
hole to about twice the diameter Of the
screw, 6ll It with plaster Of Paris, such ss
Is used for fastening the tops Of lamps, etc. ,
and bed the screw in the soft plaster. -.
When the plaster bas set, The screw will be
beld very strongly. Scientific American.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

SOME SNAKE.-One day last week, at
the residence Of Mr. Rudolph Castlebarper.
about a mile beyond the corporate limits,
Mrs. g., an old lady sixty-fye years Of age
bad occasion with two small children to
visit an upper chamber Of the house, where
spying something on the floor, and remark
Jog at the time that young people we're IN
careless stopped to pick up what she sup
posed TO be coil Of false hair, WHOM. TO
her great horror, the article proved 10 be
an enormous black snake The old ladv
and children were 50 terribly frightened a.
TO be thrown into commissions. The ser.
peDf, when killed, measured eight leet. SIX
in0ass a0d half, aud will be turned over
to tazldeImist fer siUfhpg and preserva-
ton. --Richmond Nous
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

The New York Sun discussing the
possibility of Gen. Buffers Obtaining the
Republican nomination for Governor Of
Massachusetts,, says: The outlying and
more barbarous States of the Union will
watch With interest the experiment uow
making by large body of Republicans to
nominate Benjamin +. Butler for Govern.
nor OF Commonwealth which boats Of
Brewster and Winthrop, Of Hancock and
Adams, Of Webster and Everett, Of Whit
tier and Garrison. II be is nominated and
elected the country will see the level which
The Republican party 10 It's foremost State
has reached. If he is nominated by the
Convention bu, beaten at the polls, then
We shall have obtained point whence there
can be new departure for The future
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

extravagant but then two or three other
fellows wanted it, aud | wasn't going TO be
baked for patry twenty or thirty dol
lars
"A picture = repeated Mr.. Aubrey, half
obviously. But, Joseph, can paint my
own pictures
Your picture !! Mr.. Aubrey shrugged
his shoulders. This is entirely diff.r.
ent thing. This is picture with a soul
to it. It's lovely little landscape-a bi,
of blue river, ami bower of green trees
and clemat in blossoms, ard little child
dabbling it's hand in the water. The pref
test fancy you ever say. Aud | declare
the river aud the trees are so like the bend
of our little stream just below here, that I
could swear the artist modelled from them.
Look here =
Aud Mr.. Aubrey, having at last succeed
ed 10 unfolding the last layer of brown paper,
triumphanily held up a small but exquisite
painting, 10 JJou frame of velvet and
gold
What do you think of that, Mrs. Au-
brey 2 he cried.
Florence turned scarlet, then pale, and
roguish smile jimped the corners of her
lips
DO you think it pretty, Joseph p
Pretty its perfect gem =
Il am glad you admire it, said Mrs. Au-
brey, striving for mastery over her laugh
ter .rippled voice. DO you know who paint
ed the picture?'
Some foreign artist, I suppose. There
are initials in the corner, outlined in red
81. Az
Exactly so,' said Mrs. Aubrey. They
stand for Florence Aubrey
Eth! gasped the husband
Il painted that picture myself, and gave
it t" the Church Fair Committee, to be sold
for their benefit. They put it on exbibi.
ton in S'arke & Meriam's windo W. and
And | have bought my wife's picture y
exclaimed Mr.. Aubrey, with very natural
pique and chagrn. 'And paid a hundred
and fifty dollars for it! Never mind, Flo,
my dear. think its well worth the mo-
uey, if only to teach me that have never
before properly appreciated my wife's tai
ent. Now give me a kiss my dear, aud
we will go to tea, and afierward we'll hang
up the picture in the place of honor over
the mantel'
There it still hangs, and Mr.. Aubrey,
whenever he looks at it, is a moeker man.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
Don't Tell Mother

Gan any one doubt a mothers love p
True, there have been and are mothers
whose hearts seem TO be utterly destitute
OF natural affection, whose offspring seem
but so many plaques, springing up in their
way to binder and annoy them in their sell
h'h pursuit of pleasure. But go universal
is the idea of the depth and strength of
mothers love, that TO such we immediate
ly apply the epithet UNNATURAL and turn
from them with adherence. POSSESSING
not the nature of mothers, they do not de-
serve the name. But, thank Heaven, such
anomalies are rare. Usually, even in the
| most degraded, love for her child shines
forth as redeeming light where all else is
shroudsd in darkness.
To the true mother we refer when we
say that son or daughter is turning towards
downward and dangerous path who saws.
'DIn't tell mother The way NAV seem
pleasant, the fruits and flowers, so fair TO
the eye, and so agreeable to the taste, but
u the child Is conscious that his mother
would not approve, let him beware. She
has troddcn the path of life she has learn
ed, perhaps, from bitter experience, the
holowncss and falsity Of what seemed all
fair and true, and she would lead the child,
dcarer far than all else on earth, away from
the alluring snare.
let him listen to her voice. Let him
heed Der counsel and her prayers. Let not
false ideas of personal dignity mrke him
shrink from acknowledging Der influence.
Let not the sneers of the wayward lead
him to disregard her wishes
The book on which be would not tha,
her eye should rest is not proper book for
him to read The companions in whose
society he would not dare to meet her are
not safe companions.
That place where he would not that her
eye should follow him is but the entrance
to unhappiness, " not TO sin.
Could we trace the history Of the vile
and wreichcd, who everywhere stand as
blasted and battered wrecks Of the pathway
Of life, we should find them at the outset
With eager footsteps Fastening pleasure
ward, but turning a moment, and with ND
lifted finger, whispering, Don't tell mother.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
Roanoke College Literary Societies 40
dress of Hon Henri A Uise

~
SALEM (Fa }, June 1S.-Governor Hen
A. Wise delivered the annual address be-
fore the literary societies of Roanoke Col
lcge last night, on the subject of the phys
zeal structure of the domain Of the United
States, and its effect on the past aud pre-
sent, and its probable effect 10 the future.
upon their progress, power, peace and con-
stltution OF the Government.
1t was remarkable production, in which
he advanced the construction of the James
River and Kanawha Canal "a a belt Of u
MON that had the Mississippi river flow
ed east and west the South would never
have been whipped that slavery had been
blight upon southern industry and pros
periiy ; that the large plantation system
was anti commercial aud anti-mauufacturc.
and that was the reason why no great com
mercial metropolis had sprung up at the
mouth of Chesapeake Bay that the late
war had changed the relations of society
The boudsmeu Of yesterday were the free.
men OF TO-DAY, and the freemen Of yester.
day were deciIizened and denatiOnaIized
The commencement exercises concluded
this evening.
Profess Bite, Of Parsons Seminary,
Texas, was elected Professor Of Modern and
Oriental Languages
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
south 9ranel. 9ntelliseneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1878

"A unity sheriff In Indiana, when he has an
IDLE jury on his hands, sets them to work now
ing the grass round the court house.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

"A New England writer says that it
has been found that negroes can be better
trusted than white men not 70 betray &C..
crets. We suppose this is upon the prin-
ciplo that they always keep dark.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

"A Chicago paper tells Of couple who
married in that city after three hours nc
quaiutanee, but doesn't explain why they
waited 80 long.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

IT, a WITTY man Of leisure says that
one difference between q doctor aud law
yer y that, While The one sometimes gains
bis object by blistering, the other often
works his case by clustering.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

There are in Chicagos new hotel, the
Grand Pacific, 80 Fights Of stairs, 80 miles
OF wire, 1919 windows and l,070 doors.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

"A farmer in Harrison county, Ken
lucky, has efcctuaily destroyed potato bugs
oy sPriokling tobacco juice upon them. 10
alec sprinkles elder leaves on oabbages and
thus drives OF and kills woTms and bugs
that infest them
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

Ma CHARLEs THAwPsoN recently
ran bis bead against a young lady during
coil'oo, abb excuse me, dear, he crr
ed did it burt, sb {? No, sir she replied.
It's TOO soft TO hurt anything.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
TERMS OF ADVERTISING

MINI Ms ND FIF IT JENIo " Paid IN adj
rance.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING:
The rates Of advertising are, for square (ten
,se,I or less, One DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS for
Tire. irsertions-larger ones in the sane proper.
lion Each continuance Thirty seven and a half
cents
Qls,rerly, half yearly and yearly advertise
r,sats inserted at liberal reduction on he above
yates
Yearly advertisers disseminating during the
year will hc charged regular rates
Reimbursement TO he considered by the month
Or year unless specified on the Man uscript or pre-
y.olsly agreed upon between the parties.
Resolutions of associations, Communications OF
a. ... interest, and notices Of deaths exceeding
GAINES will he charged ten cents per line
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

GINGER SsArs.-one-fourth pound each OF
butter, lard and brown sugar one pint Of mo.
iasses, one cup of sour milk, two tab lespooofuls
OF ginger, two tablespooniuls Of soda.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
south Branch Intelligencer.
william Harper, Editor.
Of.e. C5ruer Main and Grayel Lane SITS.
RouNEY, WEST VIRGINIA.
T z Il VI s ::

THREE DOLLARS per annum-or TWO
n1rfARS AND FIFTY CENTS if paid in ad.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
Farmer and House Keeper

PLAIN DouGHSUrs One pint OF rich butter
milk, one heaping teaspoonful OF soda, halt that
quantity offs SALT three .ablespoonfals of melted
lard, -four TO knead well.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

LEMON JELty.-Take n paper of gelatiue. and
let II soak in pint of warm water an hour
then add quart of boiling water aud the Juice
oil two lemons, aad pint and hale OF sugar.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

Go-As Excellent Washing Fluid may thus
be made Three tablespoonfuls Of soda, the same
of dissolved camphor 1.-THE same as kept for fam
lily use), to quart Of soft water bottle il up
and shake it we'll before using. For large
washing, four tablespoonfuls of the fluid to a
pint OF soap, make warm suds, and soak tho
clothes half an hour; then make other suds,
using the same quantity of soap and fluid boil
them fifteen minutes, then rinse in two waters.
-Bdliou's Monthly Magazine.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

To MEND CHISA.-Take a thick solution of
gum arabic in water, and stir into it plaster OF
paris till the mixture Is of the proper consisten-
cy. Apply with brush to the fractured edges
of the china, and stick them together In three
days the article cannot be broken in the same
place. The whiieness Of the cement increases
its value
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

h.1>mAs, VI d. j. $. caA1GEN.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-03
ELECTION NOTICE.
MAYORS OFFICE,


CAIRO, Ills, December q, 1872.
Public notice Is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held
on TUESDAY, THE TIL DAY OF JANUARY
4. d. 1873,
In the city of Cairo, In the State Of Illinois,
for the purpose Of determining the question
M to whether said city OF Cairo shall become
incorporated under the act of the general
assembly OF this state, entitled AN act to
provide for the incorporation OF cities and
villages" approved April 10th, 1872, In force
July Int. 1872 and also, ut the same time
there WILDE submitted for adoption or rejec-
ton, the question OF "minOrity representa-
ton " In the city council, or legislative au.
thority OF said city.
For the purpose OF said election. said city
OF Cairo has been divided into two election
districts, the one OF which comprises all the
territory In said city, south aud east of the
center line Of Twelfth street extended to the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers. and the place Of
voting, In said district. will be the Rough and
Ready engine-h0use; the other district com.
prlses oil the territory In said city, north and
west of said line extended as aforesaid, and
the place Of voting therein will be the court.
house. an
BY order OF the city council.
JOHN n. LANsDEN, Mayor.
Cairo Daily SUM- and Cairo Gasetts,'
please copy. l2.8-dtd.