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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04
A French Story.

A touching case of suicide is reported
from Paris. A poor little deformed
boy had been left by his dying parents
to the care of an aunt, who abused him,
and finally drove him from the house
to get his living as he could. He tried
various means to obtain bread and
clothes but what troubled him most
was that other boys constantly Knocked
him, and often inflicted blow on his
deformed back. One Sunday morning
the poor little hunchback was found
hanging to tree in forest near Pan.
tin. In his pocket was little note,
written in bad French:
"Gsn al asse. Porte moi che mf
tente. 81 Ru Sainte Margerite. J'y
pardone. JEREME LEVY"
How pitiful the brief life-story of tn,
poor boy-an orphan, abused, ant
turned into the street and how touch
ing his simple words 81 have ha'
enough. Tell my aunt that I forgiv
her,"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04
Victims of the Plague.

The Memphis appeal says "Nea
two thousand of the citizens of Me
pnis have passed away from earth sil
the yellow fever began it's death-w1
in September last. Think of this arr
of nearly two thousand men and womeI
varied here and there with little chi
dren, sent to their long account. Tha
were strong in health and full of Ill
and hope seven weeks ago. They migl
have been saved. The homes that hsv
been darkened by their deaths, and 4
hearts that still ache tor the nevert|
turning light of their smiles and !
sweetness of their love, might still |
bright and happy with their liy
presence. The widows and orpbH
that mourn for them, as only the p
can mourn that have been cast upon
charity of strangers and the short LIN
benevolence of world too busy to
member them tomorrow, might
had their natural protectors to-
winning for them their bread. A
ful responsibility rests somewhere,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04

He looked up at her with sort of
wonder. She was blushing and smiled
little but the smile was q sad one.
"I did not know"
He stopped.
"Oh, Annie
He had her hand in his own, clasped
tight, and was looking at her with all
his soul in his eyes.
She did not withdraw the hand in the
least.
You have not asked me how I came
without your knowing it." she said
with the sad, wistful smile. "I came
down the other path, and the grass,
suppose, kept you from hearing me-"
eyes, yes-but-"
The girls head sank.
81 have something very, very sad to
tell you, she said, not appearing to
observe that he held her hand and was
gazing upward with the deepest tender
ness, into the sweet, proud face under
the chip hat.
"Sad ?-sad?" he stammered. ooh
no do not tell me again-but I am in
a maze-what brings you here? You
must have come in that carriage this
evening. 1 sew it, and thought it might
be those people coming to take posses
sion OF whatwas yours once-how hate
them-p
A small white hand covered his
mouth.
Hush - said Annie, in O low, awe
struck voice, "you must not say you
hate--the dead !'
"The dead p
Poor, poor Augusta and Mr.. Ash
ton They were lost at sea on their re-
turn from Europe-the news came a
week ago. AS soon as we heard it, Mr..
Brown and l came to Oakhill, and
reached it this evening, and walked
down and have met you-by chance"
" am going tomorrow came to
see you here again-to touch this wood
which your hand rested on %
Annie Heath did not speak-she was
blushing, and looking at him as she
never had done before.
Where are you going"
" To Arizona--and I shall never see
you again"
"Why do you go ?"
These words were whispered nearly
not spoken aloud.
Because I love you, and can not
live here without you"
The girls face became the color of a
peony she tried to smile.
You want me very much, then ?"
81 want you more than I want life"
"Then-why not-that is-why do
you go away"
She leaned over him with all the long
pent-up tenderness of her heart in her
eyes, with her fragrant breath upon his
cheek, with her bosom heaving.
You might stay and take care of me
at Oakhill," she whispered.
1t was so low as hardly to be called
whisper-resembling rather the MUIR
muir of the wind in - a, Temple was
holding Anne Heath close to his
heart.
Solomon Heath, Esq, had directed
in his will that in the event of the death
of his niece Augusta Wesley, unmar-
ried, or if married without issue. the
Oakhill property should revert to his
niece, Annie Heath.
She had come to take possession
again. and not only found her old
home unchanged but-Jack Temple.
Being rich again her whole heart went
to him, and three months afterwards
her hand went with it.
Miss Jemima was at the wedding,
and said she had always predicted
Annie would marry that fine young
Temple.
What succeeds like success?
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04
Chinese Preparation of Soy.

Equal quantities of beans and wheat
are boiled together, and then triturated
between stones, and water occasionally
added. The mass is cooked in q pan,
and cut into thin slices, which are kept
covered with straw for about twenty
days. When completely fermented,
the separate slices having become
mouldy, they are washed with water,
placed in vessel, and their weight OF
water and OF salt added. In this con-
ditlon they are kept for number OF
days, and are finally again triturated
between stones.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04
Debts and Taxes.

The following are the debts of some
of the leading cities of the country !:
New York, $136, 100000; Philadelphia,
500, 900, 900; Chicago, $21, 900, 900; Bos-
ton, $4,000, 900; Brooklyn, $50, 900, 600;
Jersey City, $l3,000,O00; st. Louis,
100000; Elizabeth, n. j., $4, 00O,-
600; Washington, bonded and floating,
$14, 100000. The following is the prop
erty valuation of the same cities New
York, $1,129, 100000; Philadelphia,
-; Chicago, 1884, 100000; Boston,
$694, 100000; Brooklyn, $20S, 900, 600 ;
Jersey City, $61, 100000; st. Louis,
$3.50, 900, 900; Elizabeth, N. j., $15, 500,
600; Washington, $97, 900, 900 real plus
$100, 900, 900 Government and personal.
The following is the rate of taxation
New York, So. %; Chicago, =; Bos'
ton, SIPS; Brooklyn, $3.50; Jersey
City, $40; st. Louis, $2,75 (; Eliza
beth, 2.5S; Washington City, 50.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04
Coon IN EvERYTHINa.-'rh Danbury

Coop IN EyERYTHING.-The Danbury
NeaVs says "We have received re-
quest from an anxious mother in Brook
field to write some verses about her
little daughter, who is very i'll. We
should like to do it, but We can't write
poetry. Besides, We don't see what
benefit our poetry would be to her sick
girl, unless she thinks the reading of il
would induce the patient to look more
hopefully upon DEATH"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04

WHAT IT DoEs.-A good advertisement
in a widely y-circulated newspaper is the
best of all possible salesmen. 1t is a
salesman who never sleeps, and is never
weary who goes after business early
and late; who accosts the merchant in
his shop, the scholar in his study, the
lawyer in his Office, the lady at hel
breakfast table; who can be in thou.
sand places at once, and speak to a mil
lion people every morning, saying tc
each one the best thing in the best
manner.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04
The WOOdman and the Sandal Tree.

Beside sandal-tree the woodman stood
Aud swung the axe, and, as the strokes were
laid
Upon the fragrant trunk, the generous wood
With its own sweets, perfumed the crue
blade.
Go, then. and do the like a soul endued
With light from heaven. nature pure and
great,
Will place its highest bliss in doing good,
And good for evil give, and love for hate.
-WM. c. BRYANT,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-08

In common practice, the cohesion Of mortar ID
greatly impaired by nsipg too large portion Of
sand: it should never exceed two parts by mea-
sure to one of lime paste ca>k of lime weigh
ing two hundred and eighty pounds, made into
eight cubic feet of lime paste, should be mixed
with sixteen bushels Of damp sand. The notion
used to he generally entertained that the longer
liDie slakcd before it was used the better
weuld lie the mortar made of it. This however,
is not the case with our common fat lime and
sand mortars The sand should he mixed with
the slakcd lime IA the latter becomes
cold, and no more water should be employed than
will reduce the lime to thick paste. In prepar-
ing mortar, the unslakcd lime should he placed
boards and sheltered from the and rain; it
should l'r open above and surrounded with some
sand. The wafer necessary TO slake lime should
be poured upon it with anvsuitable vessel, and
care should he taken to stir the lime as to
bring the water into contact with every portion,
when it may be left until all the vapor has
passed off. The sand may now be incorporated
with the lime by means Of hoe or shovel; and,
if necessary, little water may he added to pro-
duce homogeneous, consistent paste, when it is
ready for use. Sand from the sea- shore should
never he employed for making mortar without
being first washed with fresh water, because the
salt left in such sand is liable to absorb Moisture
and prevent the mortar becoming hard. In put
ting up walls of brick or stone, care should be
taken that the stones or bricks be moistened be-
fore they come in contact with the mortar.
Every brick and stone should be laid in a good
bed Of mortar, and should receive blow to fl
it firmly. The bricks should not be laid merely,
in common custom, hut forced down as to
press the mortar into all the pores and crevices.
The superintendent of building should give
his personal attention to the vertical joints in the
walls, the masOns frequently neglect to fill
them up with mOrtar.-ScieRfifc American.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-08

in order to raise currant bushes from cuttings,
50 that they may have clean stem and but one
set Of roets and those at the lower end, like
seedlings, take a cutting about ten inches long,
and prepare it in the usual way, by cutting of
the lower end square. then cut out the buds
or eyes. excepting the three our four uppermost
oues, which are reserved to make the top. then
stretch line, start the cuttings by its side, eight
inches apart in the row, their ends one inch in
the ground, and mould them up fsur or five in
ches in depth, like corn hills when planted in
drills When they become well established by
having roots, which will be i'm midsummer, level
the mould of earth back to its former place.
Should any roots have started from the intended
stem, clean them off and plant them out at one
year old. The advantage of growing bushes in
the above manner is that they will not send up
suckers rs those do that have been grown by sct-
ting the cuttings deep in the ground, aud allow
ing two or more sets of roots to grow.-Cor.
CoxRtry GeRflemdR.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-08

Mr.. Dear Frent:-I chust rode you desc ledders
about some dings dot doles you about. You zee,
mine trent, Hans Won Stoofsteener,- IDIOT vas a
purdy name. don't iti) he geeps lager beer und
pretsel saloon on ter half shells, down NIT ter
Bowery, by ter streed over know dot Hans
ter last twenty-five year ant 9 arr, about. He is
two year otter don vas. vas by his house ven
he vas porn. Veil, goes init his saloon last
night, und say, How you vas, HaDsf" Und
be say, "Putty goot" Und say, "Ter vedder
vas cold" Und be say, "Yaw, dot ish co." Don
say, "Hans, gif me glass lager ind pretzel."
You ort ter see him fly around for dot dngs, right
of. Don drinks it vas purdy dull times round
dem saloons. Veil, / thinks mine pretsel und eats
mine lager ash quick ash two Sleeps Of shake
tail; md den l vas going by ter door ont, ven
Hans he cay, "See here, young shentlemans, (py
tam, he vas mad,) who pays for dot lager und
pretzelf" "Oh, yaw!" say. "Dot is all right.
Hans; cbust paint it on ter Shade, ven you get
time" He chust say, young Teller, If you
please, you 60 out, und don't gone in my blaze
any more; if you do, poonch you" Veil, ven
sec dst Hans got mad about leedle dings like
dot, thought had peter go. Now, dots ter
gratitude vOt he gifts me for peing by his house
ven he vas porn. / don't shpesk init him any
more; 80 please put dis ledder in your baper, SO
dot Hans can see amt afrait Of being pooncht.
Yours, if you please,
HEINRICH W. BREECHER.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-08
Cse.. e...er Feed fer R..,

A correspondent of the Homcstead gives the fol-
lowing as an economical manner of summer feed
ing hogs, Practiccd by one Of his neighbors. He
practiced this plan for many years, aud found il
an excellent one:
"a few rods Of grass-plat convenient to the
pen is reserved for this purpose, and is MANFRED
by the weekly sads from the wash-room. Com
mencing at one side Of the plat, large basket Of
the thick, short grass is moved each morning
while the dew is on, and part given to the
the time the last portion of the grass is cut the
first is ready to be cut again, and in this way the
ground is novel ever many times during the
summer, while the grass is kept short, thick, ten
der and sweet. 1t keeps the hogs in a healthy
growing condition-they are fed with a. much
rs they will eat every day. and but little addi-
tional food is required beside the slops from the
Kitchen"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-08
C.l,.re Of Ger, fer Feeder.


Every farmer who has had any experience in
cultivating corn for fodder will, think, agree
with me that it is of the most profitable crops
that can be raised for feeding purposes. Ny ex-
perence has been mostly sowing in drills. In
the first place, the ground selected should be
rich aud productive; then take q pillow and fur
row one way, about three feet apart; drop the
corn in the burrows at the rate of twenty five
grains to every foot; then follow and cover with
the hoe. This gives an opportunity to work it
with pillow or cultivator, aud thus prevent all
grass aud weeds from hindering its growth. Fod-
der raised in this way may he sown as late as
the middle of June. When grass begins to fail,
find this an excellent feed for cows. little
thrown to them each morning will not only keep
them in good condition, but will much increase
both the quantity and quality of milk. am
satisfied if every farmer having dozen cows will
cultivate half an acre or more each season he will
feel abundantly repaid for his time and laber. If
wished for winter use, it can be cut and cured in
the shock, and when well cured, cattle and sheep
will eat it in preference to hay. Farmers, give
it a trial.-Cor. Ohio Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-08
Csaaainx New Greenhseks.

Years Of experience have made the counters
who have been longest employed marvelously
expert and almost infallibe, their fingers passing
from one motto to another with the celebrity and
regularity Of some wonderful machine The lady
who sits nearest to the chief of the room, and
who has come to be considered sort of assistant
to him, having sometimes performed his duties
during his absence, has been engaged in the d.
probably has no rival in accuracy and dexterity
in counting. On many occasions she has cOunted
fifty thousands notes in one day. As the nomi-
nal hours of labor are from nine to three o'clock,
aud rs 1t least half an heur must be deducted
from this for necessary interruptions and for lunch
the time occupied in counting these fifty thou
sand notes was i've and half hours. This at the
rate of nine thousand and ninety every hour, one
hundred and City every minute, and two and
half every second! The lady informs ms that it
is no unusual feat for her to "Pick up" bundle
containing fonr Thousand legal-tender notes IN
twenty minutes! We doubt whether this can be
excelled. If any gentleman thinks it can, let him
try the experiment Of simply tapping his finger
on table ut the above rate, and We predict that
at the end Of half an hours trial he will change
his mind. There are other ladies' who are almost
as rapid and accurate. They are sometimes called
upon, with others equally a skllful from the re-
demptiou divisiou, to visit other cities, when the
Treasury Offices in those places are to be examin-
funds there.
Through this division and under these skillful
fingers has passed every note, whether legal-ten-
der or fractional, which has been issued by the
United States since the beginning Of the rebellion
every aote- which we have ever handled or seen
-as well as all the good notes, and many millions
of imperfect bonds and notes which were never
put in circulation. The total valne of the money
which has been counted in this division previous
to the first day of July, 1872, was, according to
the Tressurer's last annual report, nearly tive
Thousand nine hundred million dollars-more
than two hundred and twenty-three millions Of
which consisted of postal and fractional currency
Just now, the counters find full employment in
counting new legal-tender and fractional notes.
From "As Hour Among tie Grecsbacks," in Serb
Rr's for ApviL
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-08
AN OLD PIONEER OF INDIANA.
The Origin Of Tippeeasse Battle Grs.ud
From the indianapolis Sentinel. J

From the indianapolis Sentinel
There are many citizeus of the State yet living,
especially in the southern portion, who were per-
sonally acquainted with Gen. Clark. He was
one of thirty-one children by the same father and
mother, twenty-nine sons and two daughters.
He was cousin of Gen. George Rogers Clark, of
Kentucky, who was also well known in frontier
life. Gen. Marston G. Clark left his home in vir-
ginia in the spring of 17s2, being then nineteen
years old. After traversing the dark and bloody
ground" (kentucky,) he went into the then
North west Territory, crossing the Ohio River a
few miles above the falls, after which he was q
citizen Of indiana Territory and State until his
death, which occurred at his farm in Washington
County about the year 1916 or 1886. He was
with Mad Anthony"-General Wayne-in sew
eral of his expeditions against the Indians. He
was with Gen. William Henry Harrison in most
of his campaigns in the Northwest. He once told
the writer that he was personally acquainted
with the celebrated Shawnee warrior Trcumsell,
as well as his brother, the Prophet who COM
manded the Indians at the battle of Tippecanoe.
With General Harrison at the latter battle in
ISL, be and Col. Taylor were appointed by the
commaR ling General to select a camping ground
for the army for the night. While Col. Taylor
was waiting for guard to be detailed to accom-
pany them, Gen. Clark proceeded alone and selec-
ted the place which, next morning, became the
battlefield Of Tippecanoe. The iudicious selec-
tion he made il apparent to every who han
visited that battlefield. 1t is on an elevated
piece of ground overlooking the wet, swampy
prairie in front, with small creek in the rear of
the army. The attack of the Indians was made
from the front or prairie side Of the encampmcnt
and the marks in the trees vet standing show
that the Indians shots were far above the heads
Of most Of the army. To the sound Judgment of
Gen. Clark in the selection of that battlefield was
attributed the safety of the army from butchery
and humiliation. Gen. Clark WAS a man with a
strong and ironlike constitution and an indlomit-
able will. He was about six feet in height,
straight % an arrow, with strong muscular
fame. In the earlier days Of the Territory he
dressed in the Indian style, and could only be
distinguished from them by the color Of the skin
He held many offices Of trust and emolnment,
among which was that Of Indian Agent. He rep
resented Washington County in the Legislature
of both Territory and State. He was a warm
supporter of Gen. Jackson's administration. and
also of Gen. Harrison in the memorable Presi-
Dental campaign of 1910, and was selected by the
Electoral College as their messenger to carry the
vote Of Indiana to Washington, which he did,
dressed in full Indian costume. The last time he
visited this city was during the session of the
Legislature, 1923. He was then in his seventy
third year. J.H. n.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-08

INO WHOM IT NAY CONCERN: l. the u,dersigped
Assignee Of y r. Fish = Co, Partnership 6rm com.
under the firm. name and styls Of II R FIsh 4 Co.. Of
Troy Donphas County Kansaa hsreby give notice . Al
the 3lss day Of Isly ls7 II nina ~ o'clock A. ~ Of said
day At the BANKING House Of Boder Brother opposite
Troy DonPhan County Kanssa proceed publicly 70 sjust
and allow Al demands against the estate and effects Of the
said NJ r Flah Co. and against the fund Of the
said estate in ny haDds such Assignee Of the sid n
Fish Co., md viii remain at said place above deegna
ted until i've 81 o'clock p NJ Of said DAY. and viii there
continue. during the hours for and during the two
days next succeeng the day above mentioned 70 sdust
and allow demands sesnst said and trust fund.- and
further notified attend Of the place above desg
ted within the sid term Of three days. and within the
hours Aforesaid asd ay before the undersigned Assignee
the nature and Of respective demands aganst
said estate and fund and should fail n appear
and present your aad demands personally By agent
attorney legally authorized 70 d. viii b precuded
from beneht Of said estate provided b. secsa A.
page a. Of the stnfuSs Of the STATE Of Kansaa-
HENRY BODER IN
April TO- lsz3-i4w Assignee sf n 4 nj Z C.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-08
MsefnI aud Curious.
GROUP.

Cronp is one Of the most dreaded complaints
to which children are liable. II is an infamma-
ton Of that delicate membrane which, continued
from the mouth, lines the whole inner surface II
the larynx and windppr, and finally Of the bren-
ehial tubes, or air passages.
Both from the importance of it's situation and
therapidity withw hich il runs its course, Group
one Of the most dreaded and fatal affections in
the range of Juvenile diseases.
The symptoms begin with restlessness, which
in few hours is followed by wheezing in the
throat and bosrseness, most heard during sleep,
while q short dry cough soon after succeeds
attended with q tightness and construction in the
throat, indicated by the child frequently raising
it's hands to the parts rs If to remove some
obstruction. The difficulty Of breathing becomes
rapidly more distressing, and the face assumes
an aspect of great anxiety; the veins in the neck
become swollen and kuOtted, or varicose, and
the voice, every time the child speaks or coughs
has q sharp metallic ring which soon settles in
q steady sound, like the crow or croupy noise
made by fowls when caught and held in the
haRd-that character, in fact, which has given t.
the disease the popular name which it bears
The cough, at first dry, is after time attended
by thick, ropy expectorstion, which, clingng
like glue to the fauces, and extremely difficult t.
remove, causes the child great suffering to expel
the patient appearing half suffocated in its aber
| tive attempts to void the sdbering whitisf
pblegm. With these symptoms come OF
thirst, heat and considerable fever; the pulse il
quck and vibrating, while the efforts Of the chile
to obtain air cause it to arch the neck back in
manner most distressing to witness, till thu
anxiety of c,,intenance and difficulty of inspra
tion increasing, the little patient expires abOu
the third day, strangulated from the interruption
| of air to the lung.
The paroxysins of this disease usually come oil
| in the evening. and ke~omes intensified about
midnight, the patient seeming free and bette
during the day.
All efforts should he lent to induce the reab
sorption Of the false membrane, loosen it from it
hold Of the windpipe. and cause it Ia be expelled
| Warm bathing, or sprinkling with warm water
vomiting produced until the services Of q ply
stefan can be secured a matter which shoult
never be neglected. unless one has had much ex
| perienre in such cases-UesferH Rural