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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
A Model LOye.Letter.

Madam Your honesty and grave
countenance, your modesty and your
wisdom, your wit and great Judgment,
and thousand other virtues with which
you are most happily endowed, besides
the Incompatible beauty which in
creaseth your renown in all parts of the
world, have SO entangled my thoughts
in the consideration thereof that L have
been forced to collocate and place the
sum of my felicity in meditating the
rare gifts both of body and mind by
which it hath pleased the gods to make
your ladyship famous. But when I
consider mine own unworthiness and
perpend the great difference which is
between such excellency and myself,
such is the despair which possesseth
my heart that 1 suffer incredible tor
ment. Yet the force of your beauty
constraineth me to Judge myself happy,
IN that L suffer pain for so worthy q
lady as yourself. So that L feel sin
gular Joy and gladness in my evil, and
receive an extreme glory in enduring
grief. Pain unto me is pastime to
weep, a pleasure to sigh, solace
grief, health which does rain the fury
OF torment in me, though therein 1 en-
Joy blessed content. All this do
suffer for you, madam it is your
beauty and virtue which calleth me to
be so tormented with such contrary
passions. And, therefore, pit an un-
fortunate lover who offereth you his
own life, and who desireth not that his
evil may be addressed, but only wisheth
that it may be known.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
Fashion Notes.

The sacques and jackets that find IA
vor are not slashed like those of last
year, but each seam is sewed to the
end they are also longer than formerly,
and are very loose, easy, and careless
looking. The Medicis sacque is the
popular fashion; for undress wraps this
pattern is heightened behind to maxi it
even with the front. The plain back
then fits smoothly over the slight
tournure. Black cashmere sacques are
worn until they are displaced by lace
sacques at midsummer. Many of them
are literally incrusted with jet beads,
dotted about ia most irregular fashion,
while others are wrought in vermicelli
pattern, or in more elaborate arabesques.
Jet trimming bought by the yard is re-
jected by people of wealth, and the jet
embroidery done by hand on the gar
ment is the extravagant substitute.
Modistes pay Frenchwomen large wages
to do this work. Ladies who have
plenty of leisure sew the beads On their
own garments of black silk and cash
mere. Bias bands of black silk, dotted
in diamond spaces, with clusters of four
tiny beads in each cluster, are very
effective on black silk basques as head.
ing for bead fringe or bead lace. Hang.
ing loops of six jet beads in each LOOP
are placed at intervals all over cashmere
sacques. Very elegant black silk dresses
have the new scarf over-skirt embroid
cred all over with jet. This scarf over
skirt begins under the belt in front
laps there, passes around the sides
holds up the puff of the train, and
hangs in long ends behind. Arabesque'
wrought in Jet on the silk cover the
scarf, and jet fringe edges it. The
basque has heightened side pieces fill
ing in the outlines of the scarf, with {
dagger of solid jet embroidered there
and concealing pocket. Dotted ie
bands and fringe for trimming the
basque. On the collar and cuffs are
smaller daggers, beautifully embroid
cred in fine cut jet beads. The demi
trained skirt is trimmed with knife
pleatings and puffs, with bands betweer
studded with Jet.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
A Hint to Young Men.

In 1855 young gentleman registered
his name in the largest hotel in the
City of Louisville, Ky. He had pretty
good wardrobe, such as young men
usually have, including a gold watch
and chain. He was in search of occu-
patton. At the expiration of two weeks
he took an inventory of his personal
effects "Out of work and no busi-
ness" He had brief interview with
the proprietor of the hotel. His trunk
was left as security for his board bill
he hypothecated his watch for the loan
of $40, and having kissed the tip end
of his coral fingers to kind and SYM
pethetic landlord he "went diving for
the bottom" He found "bottom F" ON
Water street, where a steamer was be-
ing discharged of cotton by Dutchmen,
negroes and Yankees. Having purchased
heavy pair of boots, blue shirt and
overalls, he commenced rolling and
piling cotton at the rate of five cents
per bale. In three weeks he was pro-
NOTED to the position of marker" /"
with salary of-S45 per month, and at
the expiration of nine months he had
q right to grow mellow over a salary
of 1925 per month. To-day this gentle
man is one of helargest business opera
tors in Bay street.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
Killing a Pig.

In one of the late Chief Justice
Chase's letters to friend, he says -
One ludricrous incident of the chore
kind impressed itself strongly on my
memory. The Bishop and most of the
older members of the family went away
one morning, he having ordered me to
kill and dress a pig while they were
gone, to serve for dinner that day or
next. / had no great trouble in catch
ing and slaughtering fat young pork
er, and had the tub of hot water all
ready for plunging him in preparatory
to taking off his bristles. Unfortunate
ly, however, the water was too hot or
otherwise in wrong condition, or per-
haps when ] soused the pig into it 1
kept him too long. At any rate, when
L undertook to take off the bristles, ex-
pecting they would come off of them
selves, to my dismay 1 could not start
one of them. The bristles were set in
pig killing phrase. 1 picked and pull
ed in vain. What should / do? The
pig must be dressed. In that there
must be no failure. 1 bethought me of
my counsin's razors, q nice new pair,
Just suited to a spruce young clergy
man, as he was. No sooner imagined
than done. 1 got the razors and shaved
the pig from toe to snout. L think the
the shaving of the pig was q success.
The razors were somewhat damaged in
the operation. They were carefully
wiped and restored to their place. My
impression Is that, On the whole, the
pig g-killing was not satisfactory to my
uncle, and my good cousin found his
razors not exactly fit for use the next
morning
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
Season Song.

Sweet love-" raid L, "'tis the birth Of the
year,
The snow is gone, and the roses are blowing |;
Oh say my hope may Danish my fear,
For my love grows strong as the flowers are
growing"
And she said, for the thrush's glad note was
ringing,
No need Of love when tho birds are singing >
Sweet love-" said I, ''tis the summers
prime,
And the leafy earth is \ sea of gladness;
Oh ! make it my perfect summertime,
OF fsu1l-lit joy after wintry sadness"
And she said, and her voice was sweetly mel
low.
mo need of love when the corn is yellow"
"Sweet love" said I, @ the year grows old
But many beauty still is staying;
Oh be your love like the autumn gold
To gd brown leaves too soon decayng"
And she said, for the reapers and cleaners
were come,
q, No need OF love at the harvest-home."
Sweet love" said I, +" the year is dead
And the trees are bare in the killing frost;
The birds are silent. the roses are fed,
And my hope, like the sunshine, is almost
lost"
And she said, I take my heart from its cover,
For winter is cold without lover
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
Black Grenadines.

Many dresses of black grenadine are
being MAD e by the mod1stes for summer
wear. The newest grenadines have pin
head dots, cross bars, and lozenge-
shaped figures but there are also many
satin-striped, watered-striped, polka
spotted, and plain canvas grenadines.
An elegant black grenadine dress for
one of the leaders of fashion in Wash
ington has tiny pin-head spots. The
silk skirt has alternate knife pleatings
of silk and of grenadine-three in front,
curving up higher to SIX in number on
the back bresdths. The long apron is
of alternate stripes of grenadine and
beaded lace, with gathered lace on the
edge this apron is hooked together
over the tournure, and the square back
drapery, consisting of two wide ends
and loops, is formed of grenadine and
lace. The basque is square behind,
with belted front and Pompadour neck.
This is for dressy afternoon and car
riage toilettes. Imported costumes for
the street have skirts of black taffeta
silk, trimmed with five or six very fine
pleatings, and polonaise OF spotted or
of striped grenadine, without jet, but
trimmed with beautiful fringe of curled
silk tape. These polonaises are very
long, with apron fronts trimmed with
spirals of the grenadine and fringe,
while the French back is prolonged
over the tournure in the Marguerite
fashion, giving the appearance OF being
moulded to the long slender waist; the
front is usually without darts, and worn
with belt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
The Rheumatism.

An Englishman with the rheumatic
gout found this singular remedy cure
for his ailment He insulated his bed
from the floor by placing under each
post broken-off bottom of glass bot
tle." He says the effect was magical ;
that he had not been free from rheu-
matte gout for fifteen years, and that
he began to improve Immediately after
the application of the insulators. "We
are reminded by this statement" says
the Scientific american, "of patent
obtained through this Office for physi-
clan, some twelve or more years ago,
which created considerable interest at
the time. The patent consisted in
placing glass cups under the bed posts
IN similar manner to the above, and
the patentee claimed to have effected
some remarkable cures by the use of
his remarkable insulators." A gentle
man in San Francisco who has been
afflicted with rheumatic gout, or gouty
rheumatism, one or the other or both
combined, accidentally stumbled upon
the above statement of facts, and tried
the experiment. The result is, that al
though nearly 80 years old, he is ready
to run foot race with any man of his
age in the State for one hundred yards
drinks of lager beer for himself and his
competitor being the wager.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
How the Discovery was Made,

At the time of the last war between
England and France, a brig, commanded
by an American, was captured off San
Domingo by the Sparrow cutter, under
the belief that she was sailing under
false colors, or, at any. rate. carried
enemy's goods. The Admiralty Court
at Port Royal found the ships papers
perfectly correct and as the captain
nationality, the Court decided in his
favof. The Yankee Immediately COM
menced proceedings against the Spar
rows commander, Lieutenant Wylie,
for the illegal capture. While the case
was pending, small tender, in charge
of Midshipman FELTON,, entered the
port, and the young officer being a
friend of Wylie's, went on board the
Sparrow, and was not long before he
became acquainted with the latter's
misfortune, and most unexpectedly de-
lighted him by declaring the brig was
lawful prize, cnd the proof Forthcoming.
1t appeared that the tender, cruising
near the spot where the Sparrows chase
began, sighted shark, which was upon
deck in a very short time. Hearing the
men employed cutting the monster up
cry out, "Stand by to receive letters,
boys; the postmans come on board"
Mr.. FELTON, went to see what it meant,
and received bundle of papers just
taken from the sharks NAV. Upon ex-
animation, these turned out to be the
genuine papers of the brig, thrown
overheard when capture was imminent !;
and they proved beyond any doubt that
her cargo was French. The friends
fastened to Kingston ; but the news
had travelled on before them, and the
American skipper had disappeared,
leaving his ship to be condemned, and
Lieutenant Wylie to be made richer by
three Thousand pounds. Wylie and his
crew were not the only ones destined to
profit by the happily timed catch. In
consequence of information derived
from the strangely recovered papers,
the captain of the Trent frigate was in
structed to look out for certain brig
engaged in the same risky business,
having one Pearl Darkey for its mas
ter. Before many days had passed, the
Trent fell in with vessel answering
the description given, and Captain
Otway ordered her to heave to. AS
soon as the American skipper appeared
on the frigate's quarter deck, Captain
Otway accosted him with, "Glad to
see you, Mr.. Pearl Darkey ; you are
the very man I have been looking for.
know all about you, and am going to
send you to Port Royal" Taken aback
by the unexpected recognition, Mr..
Pearl Darkey, for 1T was he, did not
deny his identity, or demur to visiting
Port Royal, where his ship and his
cargo were adiudged lawful prize to
the Trent. .-Chantbers' Journal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
Legal HOLIDAYS.

The New York Journal of Commerce
notes the muddle which has been Gre
ated by the effort to settle by statute
the question as to notes falling due on
holidays Most persons suppose, it
says, that when note falls due on Sun
day it is made payable on Saturday by
statute but this is q great mistake.
We never had any such legislation.
The courts had simply come to recog-
nize the popular custom of requiring a
note due on holiday to be paid the
day before. Sunday being a universal
holiday, this custom applied. But as
most other holidays were only recog-
nized by part of the community, the
custom was divided, and the case could
not, therefore, be settled by common
consent.
A bill was passed by the last legisla-
ture with reference to the holiday law,
which, the editor says, is one of the
most extraordinary pieces of legislation
ever attempted in any country. 1t en-
tirely overturns all the practice con-
cerning notes, ETC., as connected with
Sunday or any other holiday, and makes
all such maturing paper payable on the
next succeeding, instead of preceding,
secular day. This would make our
State an exception to all the rest
of the world, and before the new rule
could be universally known would lead
to endless complications among bust
ness men. ,5.l U. ...
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
Severe ON Soothing Syrups.

The Popular Science Monthly re-
marks that one of the great dangers
attending the use of the various seda-
tives employed in the nursery is that
they tend to produce the opium habit.
These quack medicines owe their sooth-
ing and quieting effects to the action of
opium, and the infant is by them given
a morbid appetite for narcotic stium-
lants. The offering for sale of such
nostrums should be prohibited, as tend
ing to the physical and moral deteriora-
ton of the race. In India mothers
give to their infants pills containing
opium, and the result is languid,
sensual race of hopeless debauchees.
In the United States the poisonous
dose is administered under another
name, but the consequences will proba'
bly, be the same.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18

The PopEs.-The popes of Rome
have, until modern times, had rather
rough time of it. The first fifteen, it is
said, were beheaded or crucified, and
between 224 and 1904 ten were killed in
a variety of ways. Of those who have
filed the pontifical chair ITO have been
Italians, and most of them Romans !;
nine have been Greeks, nine Syrians,
fifteen French, two from Palestine, two
Sardinians, one Portuguese, one Aus
trian, one Dutch, one English. There
are SO many italian cardinals that the
chances are largely in favor of an Ital-
ian pope.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22

TIE MUSICAL EXCURSION AND Picnic
To MoRRow.-Very complete arrange
ments have been made for the excur'
sion, picnic and open air consert Of
the Wiesel Musical Institute to-mor-
low, and we doubt not it will be very
decided success in every respect.
The steamer Hornbrook. has been
chartered to take the party to Cresaps
Grove, towing two barges, which will
he covered with canvass, and SO ar
rauged as to admit plenty of air and be
a protection from the sun or rain, as
the case may require. The bsrges
will also be furnished with chairs
pianos, organs, Nc, and everything nee
essary 10 make the Musical Excur-
zion" a success, and the trip comfort
able and pleasant one for all who at
tend.
The steamer will leave the landing
at seven aud halta. m promptly,
which means that everybody (includ-
idg baskets) must be on board by that
time or be LETT.
We understand this TO be basket
pic-uic, and of course everybody knows
what that is. We presume the ladies
have had sufficient experience in this
matter to give it the required attention
and see that none OF their friends are
neglected.
Mr.. Charles r Behler has consented
to accompany the excursion and take
along large supply Of ice cream,
cakes, confec,ioneries. lemonade, DC.
The event OF the day, however, will
be the grand Open Air Concert in the
grove, which will be given during the
afternoon. This will be novel to many
and something that will be highly ap.
preciated when rendered by the Wiesel
Institute.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22

STEISwAY grand, square and upright
pianos have obtained the highest hon
ors ever awarded 10 the piano manu-
iacturer in the world. Fret OF the
grand Gold Medals OF honor. Worlds
Fair, Paris, lS67-Londoo, 1872. The
worlds greatest pIanists aud com posers,
including the renowned DR.. Franz List
and Anton Rubinstein, the Academies
of Fine Arts OF Paris, Berlin, and
Stockholm, az well as the piano-pur-
chasing public Of Europe and America,
unite in the unanimous verdict OF the
superiority OF the Steinway Pianos over
all others. Prices as low az the exclu.
sive use Of the best materials and most
thorough workmanship will permit.
Old pianos taken in exchange. Illuslrst-
ed Catalogues, with price list, mailed
free on application.
Adams & Lucss. Sole Agents, 1927
Market street.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22
River News.

The marks at the wharf last event pg
indicated 5 teet 2 inches in the ch aunel
and falling slowly.
The Courier departed for Parkerss
burg Saturday morning at l0l o'clock.
The r. Z. Hudson lett for Cincinnati
at 8 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The Andes is due here from Cincin.
aati this afternoon.
The Express is the Parkersburg
pscke, this morning at 10! o'clock.
Business IS very dull about the land,
ing.
[By Telegraph
PtrrsBURGH, June 2l.-Riyer 3 feet
S inches aud falling. Weather clear
aud hot.
CINCINNATI, June 2l.-kiyer 9 feet
and falling. .. Weather hot.
CAIRO, June 2l,-Arrlved-Julis,
Vicksburg; City OF Helena. St. Louis
West Wind, Ohio; Atlantic, st. Louis.
Observation-Disclosures, Evansville Belle
Memphis and Mary Miller, Memphis
Julia, St. Louis Robert Mitchell, St,
Louis; City OF Helena, Vicksburg.
River Is feet . inches and rising.
Weather clear; mercury 90
EvANsvILLE, Jnne 2l.-Wea,her
clear mercury 20 to 90 river about
Stationary. Port list dowu-Dsn ly,
7. y. Miller, Morning Star and Bowling
Green. Up-Shippers' Down, Paragon.
Business light.
TIE party at Mrs. Frenchs last
night, consisting Of sixteen couples, had
gorgeous time. They went out and
returned on a special Car on the raging
Hemptield. standard.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22
the p, W. & K. R. R. Co. to an

the p, W. Il K. R. r. Co, to an
amount not exceeding $500, 600.
Resolved, That the Clerk have suita-
BILE ballots prepared for the same, and
also ballots authorizing tie Commits
sioners in case the power OF subscribe
ing to the capital stock is WITHHELD, to
transfer and assign the stock oil this
county to any company or companies
that will give. good and satisfactory
guarantees TO complete and run said
P. w. & K. Railroad company within
eighteen months from said transfer.
Ballots to be-"For power to transfer;
Against power to transfer, For
subscription :" Against subscription. -
The following persons were appoint
ed commissioners in the different dis.
trcls to have charge OF the election
for the 100000 subscription 10 the z.
W. a. K. R.. r. Co.
Washington-H. W. Phillips,
Michael Edwards. Jr., Caleb Sylvis.
Madison-Lewis Woodmansee, j. b.
Merge. n. A. Uthmsp.
Cgqy-O. w. Heiskell, John Howell,
j. X. Botsfold.
Union-James Laupder, A. Gebring,
William Hall.
/ Csntrs-Thomas R. Moffet, Thomas
Mccormick, John R. Hubbard.
WeJster-George Forbes, Jas. Todd,
Stephen Clark.
Ritche-Benedict Speidel, s. L.
Brice, Geo. Bowers.
Richland-G. w. Williams, james
Waddle.
Glsnn's Rm-A. NJ. Jacob, Phillip
Riley, J, B Lisle.
Tfiade1phia - David Armstrong
DANIEL Thornburg, Hugh Clark,
Liberty-David Short, Phillip Young
Isaac SuedIker.
I Bscglss-William CASTOR, 1saac
Davis.
The bills OF J. H. Good and George
Forbes were ordered paid.
The bords OF J. Q. Belleville, consta
BILE OF Webster district, and j. S. Hal!
OF Union district, were received and
filed.
| ! +. S. Gillespy WAS granted certifi'
cate OF character to practice law In the
courts OF Ohio county.
The bond oil Mrs. Miller, to keep
coffee house, was received and filed.
Adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22

IHcENDIARlsM. The alarm OF fire
about three o'clock Sunday morning.
was caused by the burning OF a stable
in CaldWells Field, the property OF, and
near The residence of Mrs Caldwell.
The stable was nearly consumed before
any alarm was given and by the time
the United engine had got there the
fire had spent its force. The stable WAS
unoccupied and as no body had been
near it, as far as the owner hal any
knowledge OF the fact. it must have
been set on ire. the loss ia slight.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22

THE CHURCHEs.-St. Johns Church
was crowded yesterday morning, large
portion Of the congregation being the
friends and pupils OF the Wheeling
Female College. Rev. j. B. Clark
Rector, delivered the Baccalaurate SER
mon. the graduating class, eleven ID
number, being in attendance.
The Rev. j. T. Qxtoby, formerly o
Wheeling, but now Of Northeast, Pa.
preached at Fourth street NJ E. Church
yesterday morning. Rev. w. H. Nor,
ton occupied the pulpit OF the same
church in the evening.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22

DscHARGED.-Ssturday afternoon the
hearing OF the charge OF msnslaughter
preferred a.aiust William Maxwell, in
killing George Schatzsinger, was con-
cluded before Justice Caldwell. As
eyery one expected, it resulted in the
discharge OF young Maxwell.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22

OFFICERS ELECTED. AT an election
held by Abrams Encampment last
week, the following named gentlemen
were elected officers:
Geo. Kingdom, c. P; j. Il. Char
mock, H. P. !. H. Stamp, G. W.
II. A. Uthman, Scribe; G. W. Mar
auis, Treasurer; B. B. Dillon, j. w.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22

CHlLDRRN's PRAISE MEETING.-The
English Lutheran church WAS denseIy
crowded last night, it being the occa'
sion OF the Children's Praise Meeting
to give thanks 10 God for the success O.
their Sunday school for the past siS
months and for their safety in the re-
cent excursion to McCoy's station. The
church was handsomely decorated with
flowers and evergreens, brought by the
children from the woods where they
held their pic-nic. Addresses were de-
livered by the Rev. Mr. Dodge and
Judge Cochran.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22

A FLYING Tap A swift running
little steamboat called the Ks:ydid,
arrived at the landing yesterday morn
ing with a party OF eXcurslonis!s from
Park erburg. 1t is said the boat made
the trip up in seven hours. The boat
returned TO Parktrsburg last evening.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22

In West Virginia the following postof
fees are established /: At Pediar's Run
Monongalis county, on the route from
Morgsntown to Burton. with A. Garrison
as postmaster at Gilbert, Logan county,
on the route from Rich Creek to the
mouth of Pond Creek, with Ballard
Ellis as postmaster; and at Laurie
Branch, Monroe county, with Newton
B. Carpenter rs postmaster, on the
route from Gravel Hill to Sweet Springs