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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-05-17

gaS- POSTAL CARDs.-The first new
Postal Cards came to this Post Office on
Wednesday last. They are very con-
venient and will answer exceedingly
we'll for all letters used, not Of i private
character, and cost but one cent, which
is cheap postal arrangement. They
are printed upon card board about five
inches in length and three inches broad.
You write upon one side and address
upon the other. We received one con-
taining the following lines =
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
May l4th, 1873.
In passing through your one-horse
place
I saw Your u. I'll grinning at the case.
While in your town took the notion,
TO take stock in your new locomotion.
While upon the hill changed my will,
Because it stunned old Sfniry's mil.
His mill grinds slow but very sure,
1t might have run closer to his door.
In this town things are pretty loose.
When | visit YOU again | will bring
you some corn juice.
Il. w. y. |. |. 3.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-05-17

regn STRAWBERRY FEsrIyAI--The
Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will commence Strawberry
Festival, on Friday evening, May 30th,
which will be continued several nights.
All the delicacies of the season will be
served, land we trust the citizens will pa
tronize the festival, as the proceeds will
be given for church purposes. The
Festival will be held i'll Mr.. Groves
Schoolroom, under the Register Office.
BSThe lady President and Secretary
of the Winchester Memorial Associa-
ton call upon all those who are interes-
ted in this pious work and syinpathize
with the Lost Cause, to JOIN in the
strewing of flowers on the graves OF the
gallant dead, at that place, on the 9th
of June next. a--s3e s..@
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
A Chapter i'm Cheese.

The following story of lost heir is
told by Tasmanian paper, the Corn
aOaU Chronicle:
"About seven years ago, in the city
of London, a cheesemonger died, leav-
ing cash to the amount of 100000 to be
quarrelled over, fought and disputed
for, by the reputed heir-at-law. Ad-
vertisements were inserted at different
times in the English newspapers, and
many claimant q la Tichborne was
forthcoming. The lawyers, however,
were not satisfied that any of the nu-
merous claimants were the right men.
and what has just transpiredd proves
they were correct in their Judgment, as
the right man has turned up in the
person of the deceased cheesemonger's
brother, George Hutley, who arrived in
this colony about forty years ago. He
was discovered by F. Stevens, Vic
torian barrister, splitting up in the
ranges of that colony, taken to Mel
bourne, shipped on board a steamer,
and brought to Launceston, and then
taken to Hobart Town, where he was
identified as the veritable George Hut
ley, who arrived at Tasmania some forty
years ago. After all the necessary doc
uments are procured to prove, without
shadow of doubt, the mans identity,
he will proceed to England to claim his
inheritance,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
A Dog Suit.

The Hon. Caleb Gushing brought a
suit in the District Court of Washington
against Thomas Kelly, the owner of a
dog living near him, claiming 81, 900
damage on the first count and So, 900 on
the second count. He set forth that
the defendant did wrongfully keep a
dog, which was used and accustomed
to bark continually by day and night,
and that on Saturday he did then and
there allow the said dog to bark inces-
sanity from early in the day throughout
the whole day and night following, and
thereby hindered and prevented the
plaintiff from studying and transacting
his lawful business by day, and de-
priving him of his sleep during the
night, SO as iniuriously to affect his
health and the peaceful use of his
property, for all of which Mr. Cushing
claims $4, 900, as aforesaid. The Court
gave Judgment that the nuisance would
have to be abated by the removal or
killing of the dog, and that Kelly de-
posit collateral of $25 to secure the
abatement of the nuisance. which sum
would be forfeited in case of failure.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
Insects.

1t is the season of insects. Farmers
come in contact and often in conflict
with them. Sometimes they destroy
their friends among the insects, believ-
ing them to be their enemies. 1t is
we'll to learn one from the other. To
this end we recommend careful observa-
ton of the habits of all insects found
on the farm or in the orchard, so far as
the farmer may have time. We COM
mend this kind of study to the young
people especially. The boys and girls
who attempt to make collection of
every species of insect on their respec-
tive farms, and to name them or learn
their names will have found at the end
of the summer that they know a great
deal more of the world about them than
they did before. There are books
which furnish directions for collecting,
preserving, pinning, &c. the specimens,
and plenty of entomoligists who will
gladly name what cannot be named by
the collector. Gather the insects.
Have a large-mouthed vial with alcohol
in it in your pocket, and every new in
sect you see drop therein, remembering
where, upon what plant, and when you
found it and what it was apparently
doing.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
Solvent In deed,

According to the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, during the early part of June a
Mr.. John s., Sr, filed petition in
bankruptcy in the Uuited States Court
in this city, and accordingly the usual
notice was afterwards sent to him, to
appear in court on the 18th day of June,
to "show cause why the proceedings
should not be dismissed. 1t seems
the notice was served on John s., Jr. =,
son of the petitioner, and was returned
with the following endorsement
United States District Court,
Southern District of Ohio, U. S. A.
My answer to the within is, that 1 nev-
er applied for bankruptcy. I had no
need of it. 1 am not worth dollar and
don't owe dollar; therefore L am SOL
vent. vote straight ticket; am op-
posed to the stealings in the United
States Congress, because they give me
none of them. 1 accept no free passes
on railroads, no free ball tickets, no
free dinners, no treats in saloons, and 1
seldom go into lsdies' society for fear of
being contaminated and corrupted. 1
pay as 1 go, sleep soundly, work every
day except Sunday, then go to church
sometimes. JOHN s., JR.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
If He Had but a Thousand.

A Georgia paper, the Atlanta Herald,
advises man who has 81 900 to estab-
lish hennery near that city, and de-
picts his glorious prospect thus, af-
fording most remarkable instance of
counting ones chickens before they
are even laid: "With $500 he can pur-
chase 1000 good hens an additional
$50 will buy him 100 cocks. Let him
then rent good piece of grassy land
near the city, and expend $40 in fixing
up chicken coops, nests and fencings.
If he can then with the balance of his
money purchase a cheap horse and a
secondhand wagon, he is ready for
business. His hens will furnish him at
a low estimate an average of 600 eggs a
day the year round, though, for certain
purposes, let us say, fifty dozen per
day. He can secure steady sale for
them at an average of II cents per
dozen, or $S.5 per day, or, in round
figures, $4,000 year. The food of
these fowls may be literally put at $3.50
per annum, and, with the little garden
patch, which should be cultivated, the
bee-hives, which should fringe the
house, the COW, that should be carefully
attended to, the man and his family
could easily live on 81 900 year. Put
ting his rent at 5000 cash per annum,
one would have profits of 81, ,5O0-quite
handsome thing. 'The man with a
thousand dollars, is really aff1uent, if
he only knew it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
Cultivation of LObsters.

An interesting account of some re-
cent experiments in the breeding of
Holsters is presented by a correspond
ent of the Boston Journal of Commerce
the locality of the trial being on the
New England sea coast, which is cele-
brated for lobster fruitfulness, even if
its shores are sandy. 1t appears that
the lobster conservatory consists of an
inlet from the sea which has been en-
closed by an embankment. The space
enclosed contains thirty acres, and gates
are provided to permit the tidal move
ment of the water.
"Last summer some 10000 Holsters,
of every age and condition, were let
loose in the pond. Many of them were
in the soft shell state, and many were
unsaleable on account of lost claw, or
other mutilation. Food, in the shape
of refuse from the fish market, was
freely supplied to them; and a gate
was put up at the entrance to prevent
their escape into the sea.
When the ice had covered the pond,
holes were cut and lobster traps were
put down. Good, sizeable hard shell
Holsters were at once caught, and two
things were proved First, the water
was deep and pure enough to keep the
fish alive, and secondly, the fish were
healthy, for they had taken their hard
ened shells, in the usual manner, and
new claws had grown in the place of
those lost. In the spring, eels, perch
and great many other kinds of fish
were taken from the pond in liberal
quantities and now that the spawning
season is well advanced, the farm has
reached its final and most critical stage.
Some 10, 900 good, marketable Holsters
have been taken out and sold. Every
thing is favorable so far.
The experiment is very important
one. If it succeeds it will introduce an
entirely new system of lobster fishing,
and do much to prevent the destruction
of the natural supply. Nor is this all
for the same pond can be made to yield
perch, -four ders, eels, smelts, and other
fish in great quantities, at no additional
expense
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07

in front of the brigade now formed In
three lines. Lord Lacan rode away to
the Heavies," and Nolan galloped
round the rear to the left of the brigade,
as the sharp voice cried
Light Brigade forward - trot -
march
In q moment the front line was away.
as steady as if on parade, at rapid trot,
following an erect gentleman, mounted
on chestnut thoroughbred, and wear
ing tight scarlet trousers and blue fur
trimmed jacket, the front q perfect
blaze of gold.
The erect gentleman was as slender
IN figure, as alert in gesture rs boy of
twenty, and yet that man was fifty
seven years old, and the Earl of Cardi-
gan himself.
But hardly had they started, when
Nolan uttered q cry. of astonishment
and rage.
GOOD Godl are the fools going to
charge down the valley ?' he shouted.
Then setting spurs to his horse, he
dashed out of his place and galloped
madly across the front, waving his
sword.
where are you going, my lord ?"
ne shouted. That is not Lord Rag
lan's order! Change front to the right.
This .wayl This way! The batteries on
the ridgel'
Lord Cardigan was as hot-tempered
IN his way as Lord Lucan. The audacity
OF an officer presuming to cross his
front was enough For that officer to
address his brigade was an additional
insult. He spoke not word, but point
ed grimly forward with his sword. No
lan's words were lost in the thunder of
hoofs, and all that was seen was his
figure crossing the front and wildly
gesticulating, pointing to Causeway
Ridge.
Then the Russian batteries opened.
There was a flash, a boom, and second
flash in the air, little cloud of white
smoke, and loud spang! as the first
shell burst in the faces of the trotting
line. Poor Nolan threw his arms up
with a fearful shrek, and fell back in
his saddle, stone dead, struck through
the heart. With low groan of rage
the rushing horsemen quickened their
pace and dashed on, at wild gallop,
into the valley of death.
The secret If Balaklava perished with
Nolan.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
The Western Railroads.

Western papers, which have been in
the habit of publishing the railway
timetables gratuitously, have dropped
them since the roads announced that
there would be no more dead-heading
on their part. The recent action of the
Western roads has created much in
terest. The general passenger agent of
leading road told the writer of this,
that grand mistake was made when
editors tickets were cut off-that the
papers did for the roads advertising
that was worth ten times the amount of
the tickets, and was the cheapest and
best advertising the roads ever had. 1t
is now generally decided in the West,
that if the roads receive line of men.
tion in the papers they must pay for it
the same as others. If the papers ad-
here to this rule, they will find that the
cutting off of dead-head tickets has
been good thing for them. The roads
will have to advertise to secure bus
mess, and advertise largely.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
In Sun and Shade.
We walked together on the sand:

we walked together on the sand
The lazy tide was fretting;
Inc wind blew sweetly from the land
The summer sun was setting.
ll@nely and long the white beach Law
Beneath the sunsets flushing;
Inc breakers, near aud far away,
All their white tumult hushing.
cruel wreck upon the shore
Spoke of the storms wild doing:
We dreamed no tempest evermore
Couia hight our summers wooing.
one STIR was trembling into light.
In that wide heaven showing;
onf' thought within our hearts that night
Exceeding sweet was growing.
ave walked, and spoke as lovers will,
In voices hu shed and tender, ~
of hopes the future should fulfill
OF blessings Heaven would renderl
walk the lonesome beach to-day:
The tide is still returning;
Inc hshing boats at anchor stay;
The sunset fires are burning.
Du' tioes may ebb and tides may flow
ana breakers flash and thunder;
onfeeding of them all know
he sleeps their tumult under:
he sleeps-nor sin nor aching age
~, ohal chill his yo'ith's endeavor
Inc years of God his heritage
Forever ard forever.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07

A CHEAP BRIDGE.-B. B. Choate, of
Springfield, VT, has invented a sus-
pension bridge. which is a novelty as
well as convenience. 1t consists of a
single wire stretched across Black River
and a car that will contain two persons
that travels back and forth on the wire.
The East end of the wire is the high
est, and the momentum of the car
serves to carry it across, distance of
two hundred feet, in fifteen seconds.
Returning, the car travels to the centre
of the wire, without help, and from
thence is drawn up by cord attached
to the Car, the entire trip occupying
only thirty seconds.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
A Gentleman's Description of his Wife's
Temper.

Monday.-A thick fog, no seeing
through it.
Tuesday.-Gloomy and very chilly,
unreasonable weather.
Wednesday.-Frosty, at times sharp.
Thursday. Bitter cold in the morn
ing, red sunset, with flying clouds, por-
tending hard weather.
Friday.-Storm in the morning, with
peals of thunder air clear afterward.
Saturday.-Gleams of sunshine, with
partial thaw; frost again at night.
Sunday.-A light Southwestern in the
morning calm and pleasant at dinner
time; hurricane and earthquake at night.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07
The Modern Roman.

The Roman is frugal; he wastes
nothing. When he kills even a chick
en-, he saves the blood and makes 1t into
puddings. Gold-fnches, tomtits, and
little fishes about half an inch long
are not neglected as useless, but are
collected in sufficient quantities to fur
lowest description of food roasted
chestnuts, during their season, are his
daily bread. In summer, large coarse
looking gourds, baked till they are soft,
and in winter the seeds which are
washed from them, furnish considera-
BILE article of consumption. Woodpeck-
ers, magpies, jays, hawks, owls and
other birds of prey, tortoises, every
fungus that can be gathered which is
not poisonous, thistle roots, dandelion,
shoots of the hop plant, and wild aspa-
ragus do not want for purchasers in the
Roman markets. Prejudice alone, and
not reason prevents us from following
the Roman example in this respect.
He is independent in his habits, par
ticularly whtn belonging to the middle
or lower classes of society, and wants
but little assistance from Others. He
can cook his own dinner, fetch his own
wine from the shop, arrange his own
room and mend his own clothes. He is
always a much better manager and
housekeeper than his wife, who gener-
ally seems conscious of her inferiority,
and entrusts all domestic arrangements
to her lord and master.
He is civil, good-natured and oblig-
ing. He is accustomed to an inter
course with strangers, and thinking
himself, to certain degree, their supe-
rior, is amused, not annoyed, by their
oddities. He was trained to gentleman
ly habits while We were yet painted
savages. He still bears marks of this
historical Fact.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07

The skirt promenade costumes are
now worn very close to the figure and
made without any fuilness about the
hips. To produce this dresses are now
heavily fringed or have lead sewed to
the bottom of the skirt. La front the
skirt is cut off sufficiently short to ex-
hibit the shoes, and at the back train
considerably. This, we are assured, is
the very latest French fashion.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07

The citizens of Sioux City, Iowa, are
so well pleased with their Mayor that
they have recently presented him with
a 81, 200 solitaire diamond ring
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-28
That La Crosse Bridge.

Next to the land grant, this has been
the leading question for domestic quar-.
rel during the session Of the Legislature
just closed. Formerly We had supposed
that this quarrel had some merit, but
upon careful investigation, we End il
purely local question: local ques.
ton which has attempted to override
the rights of corporation, to the seri-
Gus detriment Of public interests.
Our sympathies have always been
with LIZ Crosse, simply because we
deemed her to be the "under dog in the
fight" She has our sympathy still, but
we are very far from conceding that she
has q just cause. The arguments Of
her defenders have fully convinced us
that there is neither justice nor reason
in her demands.
Though the message Of the Governor
vetoing the "bridge bill" so-called, is
applauded to the skies by the enemies
of the Mil. & St. Paul Railway Com.
pany, We find nothing in it to admire,
but much to condemn. To our mind it
is lame apology vain at tempt to
find private reason to justify public
wrong. 1t is nothing less nor more
than the setting up of the will of a sim
gle individual against the wishes of a
large majority of the inhabitants Of the
state. In short, it was an unwarranted
use Of power, just because that power
was in the Governors hands. Notwith.
standing he says "this is no local ques-
tion," the evidence is co inclusive that it
is purely local question, and none
other, and the admission is fairly made
by the entirely uncalled for denial Of
the fact.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-28
Circuit Court-Pierce County. Hen

ny s. Billings. Henry N. Boies, and
Victor 4. Wetmore partners, as Bill.
lings, Boies, & Co., against George A
Dill, and Annie Dill. his wife, Hiram
Miller, and W. p. westfall
Notice is hereby given hat by virtue
and in pursuance ola decree of foreclosure
and sale, rendered in the above entitled
action at general term Of the Circuit
Court, of the State of Wisconsin, held in
the Sth Judicial Circuit, n and for the
County of Pierce, on the It'll Monday in
November, A. D., 1872, at he Court House
in Ellsworth, in said COUNTY, I, the under
signed Referee, duly Appointed, by said de-
cree for that purpose. will N the 9th day Of
April, A. ID. 1873, at 3 O'Clock in the after.
noon, of that day at the from door of the Post
Office, in the town of Rivr Falls, in said
County of Pierce, offer for sale and sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following described mortgaged
premises, to-wit, lot sevel (7) Of block
block "E', in the original plat as appears
on record in the Office Of he Register OF
Deeds In and for said Pierre County, Wis
consin, City Of Prescott, With the build
ings and appurtenances threon sppertain-
ing, which said lot seven d block 4 Is sit
uate in the City Of Prescott Pierce County,
Wisconsin.
Dated February 18th, 1873.
ABSEn MISE, Referee.
II. A. WILSON, Plsintf sAttorney.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-28
The Press.

A curious mathematical genius re-
Gently demonstrated the fact that the
total issue of the American Press, (con-
fining It to the United States,) for one
year, is now one billion five hundred
million copies. The increase of the
Press, within the last forty years, has
been about fifteen fold, while the in.
crease population has only been three
fold. To great extent this is the re-
suit of new inventions, such as railroads
telegraphs, etc, But the greatest pro.
portionate increase OF the Press has
been within the last ten years. The
war did more to make an increasing
demand for newspapers than any thing
else. 1t stimulated an unlimited de-
sire for knowledge, and more especially
a knowledge of passing events.
The Press is the exponent of the
public mind, and its influences partake e
of the character Of the public mind.
This is inevitable in the nature ofthings,
since it is only the expression of the
people, with this difference,-it is mod
flied in tone and spirit, and higher in
its moral tone. 1t is more choice in
its selection of language, and less gross
in its expressions. But the Press is
what society makes it, and it could
never be sustained were it otherwise.
The public sustains nothing which it
cannot appreciate. That the Press is
in advance of public sentiment, may be,
and doubtless is, true, and the reason
lies in the fact that aspiring minds con-
troll it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-28
THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH for Apr

The SCIENCE OF HEALTH for April,
opens with Popular Physiology, illustra-
ted; Medical Systems The Scientific
Era, Methods of Care; Natural Food
of Infants and Children; Crime, its
Causes aud Cure; Health vs. Fashion,
illustrated; Consult your Thermometer;
Seasonable Dishes; General Debility,
Health Of Farmers; The Man of long
Life; What Rattlesnakes are Good For.
In talks with Correspondents we have
Enlarged Liver; Deafness; Fever; Brain
Food; Catarrh; Loss Of Hair; Effect
Of Shaving, etc. A capital number
2Octs., or s2 for year. Address s. r
Wells, Publisher, $50 BrOadssy, New
York
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-28

8. NJ. DAVIS, NJ. D.,
Physician & surgeon--ofiice at his resi-
dence, River Falls, Wisconsin. fb
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-28

EVERY person selling vinous or malt
liquors in the State Of Minnesota is re-
quired to take out, in addition to q
county, town or city fOeOse, a special
license, the fees FOR which $40 are to,
be applied in creating . fund for the.
erection Of "a State IDsAriate Asylum
Any failure 10 pEoGvEq, meh special
license shall cause tao delinquent to be
liable 10 pay fine o. rron s25 TO 500,
Tor she Srat OSeusA, and from $50 TO
$500 fox EACH subsequent offenso, and
to b. imprisoned in, the county Jail IN
vi such dno il paid