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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
Dumas and his Picture.

The following characteristic story is
told of Alexander Dumas, the author
An artist brought him a picture and
said
81 do not ask you to buy this canvas,
only put it into a.lottery; your connec-
tions are extensive, and you can easily
dispose of the tickets"
Dumas consents, and advances the
required sum to the needy artist. Then
he cuts out fifty squares of paper,
adorns them with pretty numbers, take
half himself and offers the rest to his
acquaintance. But that which succeeds
hundreds times fails the hundred and
first time. Dumas offers them in vain
he sighs, and takes ten more numbers.
81 can certainly dispose of fifteen" he
says to himself. At last visitor comes
who lets himself be tempted. But six
months pass without another person be-
ing taken in.
In the mean time the gentleman who
took the single number besieges Dumas
with letters, and asks him, in pressing
When are you going to draw the
lottery?"
If he meets him on the street, he calls
to him from afar:
Will the lottery be drawn soon?"
Tired of waiting, and in order to get
rid of the troublesome man, Dumas
takes the other fourteen tickets.
which gives him forty-nine out of the
fifty. He then proceeds to draw the
lottery, and, to cap the climax, it is the
gentleman with the one ticket who draws
the picture.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05

within me, "I think there's room in the
nest at home for this poor, forsaken little
bird. Luke, my boy, will you go and
fetch cab Mother will see to what
wants doing here"
My boy gave q sob as he caught my
hand in his, and the next moment he did
what he had not done for years-kissed
me on the cheek-before running ont of
the room, leaving me with my darling
nesting in my breast.
said "my darling," for she has been
the sunshine of our home ever since-a
pale, wintry sunshine while the sorrow
was fresh, but spring and summer now.
Why, bless her look at her. I've felt
ashamed sometimes to think that she, o
lady by birth, should come down to such
life, making Newell, no, it's us now,
for Luke's partner-no end of money by
her clever ways. But she's happy, think
ing her husband that is to be the finest
fellow under the sun and let me tel
you there is any a gentleman not sc
well off as my boy will be, even if the
money has all come out of queer trade
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
lie GiYeth His Relorcd Sleep.

A little child rests on bed Of pain,
With an aching head and tllrb ing brain
A feverish flush on the soft cheek lies,
And wistful look in the sweet blue eyes,
AS the sick child means % How the slow
hours creep
Will nN the Lord send to His little one sleep?"
And the mother smoothed from the child's
brow fair
The clustering locks of her golden hair
And murmured my darling we cannot
tell
But We know that the Father doth all things
well
And we know that never a creature in pain
Addressed prayer to His mercy in vain.
Time has no line that His hand may not
smooth
Life has no grief that His love cannot eoothe /;
And the fevered brow shall have rest at last,
In the healing shade from the death-cross
cast
Look up, my precious one why shouldst thou
weep2
The Lord giveth aye to His loved ones Sleep"
And the little one gazed with glad surprise
In the loving depths of those patient eyes,
Then lifted her lips for one long embrace,
And turned with smile on her weary face.
And the mother smiled as the early morn
Marked the deep peace on the childish form,
And cried aloud in her thankfulness deep
I" The dear Lord be praised, who hath given
her sleep"
Ay, mother-she sleeps, in that charmed re-
pose
That shall wakcn no more to earths pains and
woes,
For the Savior bath gathered His lamb to His
breast,
Where never life's storms shall her peace mo-
lest.
His dear love willed not that time should trace
One sorrowful line on that innocent face
Others, less favored, might suffer their share
OF the midnight toll and the ppontide glare
Others might labor others might weep,
But " the Lord giveth aye 70 His loved ones
sleep"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
PrOfiting by GrasshOppers.

Minnesota citizens are making profit
out of their adversely. In one of the
counties of that State, where the authori-
ties offered generous prize per bushel
for grasshoppers, the Inhabitants roasted
the insects, thereby doubling their size
and the reward. They also went into
the neighboring counties where no re-
ward was paid and imported an immense
stock, for which, when duly increased
by roasting, they Were paid from the
funds OF their own county.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
Very Dirty.

The English colliers must be nice
set of men. At a recent meeting of q
local board the question of providing
public baths was raised, when one of the
members said he had heard of collier
who boosted that he had not been
washed all over for thirty years. An
other gentleman said the Golfers avoided
washing, as they thought it weakened
them while still another said the men
would rather pay five dollars on dog
fight than twelve cents for bath.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
RUTH'S STEPFATHER.

: A curious trade to take to, but then il
has grown to be profitable. Things
were at low ebb with me when 1 took
it up. | was at my wits end for some
thing to do, and sat nibbling my nails
one day, and grumbling horribly.
"Don't go on like that, Tom," says
my wife g things might be worse"
"How2' L said
"Why, we might have Luke at homo,
and he is doing well"
Luke's our boy, you know, and we
had got him into a merchants office,
whore lie seemed likely TO stay.
"Things can't be worse, II said, an
grily =; when there was knock at the
door.
"Come in, said, and a fellow lodger
put in his head.
care yon good at works, Mr.. Smith,"
he said.
Middling," I said, for 1 was fond of
pulling clocks to pieces, and trying to
invent.
''I wish you'd come and look at this
sewing machine of mine, for can't get
it to 60"
got up to look Mt it, and after about
an hours tiddling about, L began to see
bit the reason why. I had my bit of
dinner and tea with those people, and
they forced half crown upon me as
well, and / went back feeling like a new
man, so refreshing had been that bit of
work. The very next day the folks from
the next house wanted Inc to look at
thelf"' ana then the news spreading, as
news will spread, that there was some
body who could cobble and tinker ma
chinery, without putting people to the
expense that makers would, the jobs
came III last, so that L was Obliged to get
mes ana GrliiS ana vlce-regular set OF
tooi" ny degrees; ana at last L was as
puSy as pee from morning to night,
ana Whlstnl9 over my work as happy as
KING
Next we got 10 supplying shuttles and
4eeules ana machine cotton. Soon after
4: 4 ppuSIt lnacliue OF man who was
Iiroe ol H. NeHt week sold IL at good
pro- Plpit pou9llt anothef ana another, and
solu 'llein then got TO taking them and
money III exchange for new ones, and
one one way anu tile olllor became regular
49, ,S uUrru' hi', 40 you seo' I've got at least
I e.iIo ii''nI'ie'' oll 'ne PREMISES whlle II
ny anS DIHy i, n%yt 'Iiu lne hlteen years ago
I IneU ia,'ii,"1 oii,''1u pc ooihg thls' should
Ul,4 ,S,.4t - y
;,i rtuo nav Plel1y 9iri showing ana explain
S RI5th Lio thnt in,tiiliio u; 70 customer that's
I,ot 'ni i,,,t tiniS ~ iS So NO, h11 my aaughter-
aILU' nII I'LL ili9 oGTil VIII oe Ioor glri,
"im"y' "' nln SiiinN oi ner ana OF oread thrown
.1G "5Gn Vllo waters aG the same tlme.
rn iIouS tni1 U.S., iueI, 'n91' you VIII say, but
atromo ~ 'ul you @ WY II our ttade we nave
,"ro 6u So poopio W ue"l Will MoSt OF
r;nbt n are os Poor, anu can puy machine
,aG So U, m,,,oi Tuo are iea''& & ana Willlng TO
an3 P"3 - sIlit0 n0 "a TseHI s nnat sults men,
,,auro"t. %t.'n 81 lu, to H. Oney Il Only Keep The
Pi2 H. Iilovo I W ~, " 'he h elo;
foita bos m o1o oo e ooeH IL pi'oen @ py some
tIat snrl,ot;,aoa IL tno .,l"u ooI I ueneu
ia a' oot o~n Loa,t 70 1ost wpno1t onI a. ~ne1eer
had 70 interfaro 2 % toiiina , 'a ma Tna Tne Tile e
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05

STOLEN LETTERS. A Marblehead
(Mass.) correspondent of the Boston
NelOs charges that fifteen hundred and
ninety eight letters sent to his address
have been stolen by some one in the
Boston post-oflice during the past five
months, and estimates his loss thereby
at over 81, 900 year.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
A Lie.

A lie which is part of truth,
Is ever the blacklist of lies.
For a lie which is all lie,
May be met and fought with outright,
But q lie which is part of a truth,
Is harder matter to fight.
-TennySon.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-11-25
The Husking Season.

Corn husking time now comes on apaee.
But corn husking is not what it used to be-
There was q time, a few years back in history,
when this season brought with it delights which
were by no means to be despised. The husk-
ing bee of yore was an occasion that swelled
the youthful hearts of whole neghborhootl,
and eliminated in a gratifying array Of lnatri-
monial alliances that had q very beneficial eff
feet upon the perquisites Of country ministers
and the census reports.
The healthy h.larty Of the hsking season
went out when TIE country girl became one Of
the lost arts-when fashion tabooed romping.
The youngest son of the family was mes
senger OF JOY and glad tiding in the days when
when he rode bareback up to a neighbours door
and delivered the invitation with:
''S-a-a-y, our folks is goin' to hev a huskin'
to-morrer. and wants you uns to cum over.
The gals III have the quilt in right arter din
ner'
That was enough. It wasn't satin card,
commencing with ''The compliments of Mr.
and Mrs. Jores,'' and ending with a lie, but
it was an Invitation that came from the heart,
and was accepted with an
All right, Bobby, We'll be there
Then deft and pretty hands reward the well
come messenger with slices of toothsome mince
pie, behind which his honest, sunbrowned face
looked like partial eclipse of the moon.
1t is not difficult to imagine the sensations
that would possess the soul of the rural young
lady of to-day should she receive such all in
vitation from such source. How can the
present young woman be expected TO get her
'tie-back,' under shock of corn, how could
she sit down on one without having half her
rear harness showed over her head. The thing
can't be did.
When fashion came ia, fun went out. Wo-
man can't romp in corsets with any more sue
cess than she can kick apples off her beau's
head with he fee, tied togethe. Fun and lillsk-
ings went out together when fashion withdrew
the femie feature. 1t may be argued tnat this
Is one OF the indications of our advanced civil
cation. But advanced civilization has wasp
waist, q short breath and can't club chestnuts;
besides it runs cotton pads, false hair and an
early grave with weak poetry over it. Wealthy
physicians and undertakes come i'll with adj
yanced civilization and are its great advocates
Angelina Rowena may not be able to see it,
but If she would take her corsets for dried
apple holder, and wrestle for kisses over the
red ear, and romp with pumpkins for foot balls
letting good society says, Its perfectly how
wid'' if it wanted to, she would soon find her.
self able 10 draw long breath without max
ing three offers at it, and stand up without q
nail key around her for SUPPORT.
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COmegsS'vs Notices.
tnMM1ssIoNER,s NOTICE,

A HOMMISSIONER'S NOTICE. ser
" HARRIsoNBURG, VA, Nov 9th, 1875.
In the matter OF Newman W. Cave, Bankruut.-In
Bankruptcy.
All persons herein interested, are hereby notified
that on MONDAY, the 18th OF December 1875. a. my
Office in Harrsonburg Va, shall, as Special Com
missioner, under decree in the above entitled
cause, rendered at the October Term. 1875, of the
United States District Court for the Western Dis
rict of Virginia. proceed to ascertain whether the
real estate surrendered by said Bankrupt is the alb
soute property Of the wife OF said Bankrupt, aud
free from any debts of the said Bankrupt to take
account of the liens and their priorities the real
estate Of said Bankrupt and to take and state any
other matter deemed pertinent. or required by any
interested party The said decree directs that said
Special Commissioner shall advertise the time and
place of taking said account by publication for four
Successive weeks in the Valley Virginan, q news
paper published in the city of stauntcn Va, which
shall be equivalenttc personal service of notice on
all parties in interest. RO. B. Raglan,
nov 1l-4t Spec'l Co1ll'r
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The district court in each district shall DESIGNATE
certain national banks. ii there any within the
judicial district, or, il there none then some
other safe depository, in which all moneys received
by assignees paid into court in the course of any
proceedings in bankruptcy shall be deposited; and
every assignee and the clerk of said court shall de-
posit all sums received by them severally on ac-
count OF any bankrupts estate, in designated
depository; and every clera shall make REPORT to
the court OF the funds received by him, and of the
cry month. On the first day OF each month. the as
whether any COLLECTIONS, deposits, payments have
been made by him during the preceding month.
and II any he shall state the gross amount of each.
The register shall enter such reports upon book
to be kept by him for that purpose, in which sep
arate account Shall be kept with each estate; and
he shall also enter therein the amount the date and
the expressed purpose of each check countersigned
by him. No moneys 50 deposited shall be drawn
from such depository unless upon check or war
rant signed by the clerk of the court or by an
and countersigned by the judge of the court Or
one OF the registers designated for that purpose sta
ting the date the and the account for which it
is drawn; and an entry of the substance of such
check or warrant, with the date thereof, the sum
drawn for and the account fop which it is drawn
shall be forthwith made in book kept for that pu
pose by the assignee or the clerk: and all checks
rnd drafts shall be entered in the order OF time in
which they drawn and shall be nun bered in the
case of each estate copy OF this rule shall be
furnished to the depositoryso designated, and also
the name of any register Authorized to countersign
said checks. nov lI-4t
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r INSTRUCT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,
" For the Western District Of virgins

r INSTRUCT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,
~ For the Western District of Virginia
To L. G. Law, and to all whom it may concern
Greeting Notice is hereby given That on the 22d
day of May, 1875 one ~ copper STILL cap and worm
of the estimated value of $4,000, ostensibiy own,
ed claimed by L. G. Law, of Henry county Vir
ginia, Was seized by the Marshal of the United
States for said District forfeited to the of the
United STATES, and the same is libeed and prosecu-
ted in this Court in the name of the United States
for condemnation for the causes in said Libel set
forth, and that said will stand Tor trial at the
Court Room in Danyilie, Virginia, on the 10Th day
of February next, when and where all persons are
warned to appear to show cause why condemnation
should not be decreed and to intervene for their
terests.
Dated Nov. 18TH 1875.
P. II. BOIssEAU.
nov 1S-2t Deputy Dist, Clerk.
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THE LATTER DAYS.

ms have passed over US the earth is changed
fss:e leaves now futter in the dusky green;
! .plaEds where of old the wild bee ranged
reat wind sighs mo more shall these be SEEM
:nrefore to holows of the field go,
1owly places where the sun lies warm,
" acre can hear the voices from the farm,
Ylo MONDAY cricket chi1p the cattle low.
IN content to let the seasons pass,
3a;r still feel there is some sheltered nook,
.'nsne corner, that the must ever bless,
'.':ough lilies die upon the dying grass.
81! never is this yeacning eacth Gersook,
ar severed love bereft of blessedness
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TAISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
~ For the Westeln District of Virginia

nISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
~ For the Westel District of Virginia
To Matthias Boantz, and 10 all whom it may con-
Germ, greeting:
Notice is hereby given. that, on the Both day of Au
gust, 1875, sytyfye gallon STILL worm and cap /
forty gallon still worm and cap empty ten-gallon
kegs, empty fve-gallon key, rs empty barrels 3
three gallon copper kettles ii barrels cider Is bar
rels pomace cider presses apple mill, 3large els
terms, ~ barrels moasses labout 10 gallons) bar
rels brandy G18 taxable gallons 2 barrels singings.
barrels cider and molasses, about 100 gaons) of
the estimated value OF six hundred and thirty five
dollars, ostensiby claimed or owned by Matthias Be-
lantz of Pttsyvania county, Virginia. seized by
the Marshal of the United States for said District
forfeited to the use of the United States and the
same is libelled and prosecuted in this court in the
name of the United States for condemnation for the
causes in said libel set FORTH and that said will
stand for trial at the courtroom i'll Danvile, Vir
gna, on the goth of February next, when and where
all persons warned to appear to show cause why
condemnation should not be decreed, and to inter
vene for their interests.
Dated, Nov. l5th 1875.
P. H. BOISSEAU,
nov 1876 Deputy Dist Clerk
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| COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" STAUNToN, Nov. tn, 1875.


" STAUNTON, Nov. 12th, 1875
To Dabney Cosby. junior. Curator of the estate of
Dabney Cosby, ST., deceased, Plaintiff, and George
T. Hoover. J ohm N. Hendren, Admir- of Samuel
Clarke, deceased; A. D. Trotter Trustee in a deed
of Trust, eNecuted by George +. Hoover, dated Oct,
28fh 1885, and recorded III the County Court Clerk
ONCE OF Augusta county, in D. B. TO- page 265. and
the following named slaves, liberated by the Will of
James McGongal, deceased, dated June oath, 1928,
to wit Israel George, Betsy, Anna, Caroline, Josh
ua, Jenny, Fanny. Watkins and James Carter and
the heirs and personal representatives of such of
and number OF whom are unknown, Defendants
and to all persons holding liens the lands herein
after mentioned.
Take Notice, that on Thursday, the23rd day of De-
cenber, 1915, at my office in Stanton Va shall in
gusta county, Va, rendered on the 9th day of Nov
1875. in the of Cosbys Curator VS. Hoover &C.
to which You are parties or otherwise Interested
proceed to ascertain and report
LIST. An account of the balance OF purchase mon
tract OF land in the plaintiffs bill mentioned
end. The condition of,lhe title of the plaintiff to
said tract OF land and OF all liens subsistin there
3rd Any other matters deemed pertinent by me-
OF required by any party i'll interest to be stated.
At which time and place you are ordered to ap-
pear, and in case OF your failing do ana con-
inuing so to fail until January Sth 1876 the afore-
sad decree provides that you will be forever de-
barred from asserting your interests. -
J. w. GREEN SMITH
nov lo-4t Conn., i'll Chancery.
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GTATE OF VIRGIN1A-IN VACATION:
y In the Clerks Office Of the Court Of Hastings
for the City of staunton, November 9Th, 1875.
Buck, Heffieboner & Neer Plaintiffs
N. s. Hendry R. D. Ryan, Trustee and H. NJ Bell,
Trustee, Defendants.
IN CHANCERY UPON AN ATTACHMENT.
The object of this suit is to recover of the Defen-
DAFT, N, B Hendry, the sum of Two Hundred and
Sixty EIGHT dollars and ninety five cents, with inter
est thereon from the 9th day OF September 1875 till
paid; to attach House and Lot on Augusta street,
in the city of StauntoH, opposite the Courthouse
sufficient to satisfy the said Plaintiffs the amount OF
their said debt with interest and costs.
The Defendant, N. B. Hendry, not having entered
his appearance and it appearing by affidavit filed in
the papers of this cause that he is not resident of
this State: 1t is ordered that he do appear here
within month after due publication of this no.
tce and do what is necessary to protect his interest
Teste, JAN Els F. PATTERSON CTk.
Efinser Craig Grattan, p. q lift
GTATE OF vIRGINIA-IN VACATION:
- In the Clerks Office of the Court of Hastings
for the City of Staunton. November 9th, 1875.
Shriver, Stevenson s. Co., Plaintiffs,
n. 3. Hendry, R. D. Ryan, Trustee, and H. NJ. Bell
Trustee, Defendants
IN CHANCERY UPON AN ATTACHMENT
The object of this suit recover OF the Defen-
dant, N. b. Hendfy, the sum OF Two Hundred and
Seventy-siX dollars and ninetyfour cents with in
terest Sl3S 47100 dollars part thereof from the
OF Fifty dollars as OF the 18th day of August 1885,
and with interest on $685. 47l0G dollars from the 9Th
day OF October, 1875, till paid, and costs.
The Defendant, N. 3. Kendry. not having entered
TIE papers of this cause, that he not resident of
this State: 1t is ordered that he do appear here
within one month after due publication of this no.
tce, and do what is necessary to protect his inter
est.
Teste, JAMES F. PATTERSON, Crk.
E1hnger, Craig Grsttan, p. q. LIFT
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-11-25

The results tt us shown do not indicate that
the States paying the largest amounts OF inter
nal revenue pay in proportion to their relative
population or wealth, nor that the consumption
of their tax-pad commodities within their linn
its is in proportion to the amount produced.
nor that they excel in general manufacturing
enterprise. On the contrary, they rather show
that whskey is distilled III largest degree in the
corn-c growing districts; brandies in the fruit dis
tricts; that fermented liquors are breWed in
sections of the country where barley abounds,
or in centers where that portion OF our foreign
population who prefer them as beverage are
found in largest numbers, and that tobacco,
cigars, etc. are manufactured principally in OF
near the growing regions.
The lllmber of distilierieS registered during
the year ending June 80, 1875, were 4, 736. and
the number operated 4 sos OF the number
operated, $50 were grain distilleres, were
molasses dislilleres, and 3,945 were frui5 dis
tillelies.
The Commissioner estimates that the coiaec-
tions during the fiscal year from all sources Of
internal Egvenue will amount to $4,000, 600.
Some of the friends of Mr.. Carroll among
the members Of the Maryland and other clubs
have peremptorily refused to accept the money
they apparently won Oh his election. They
decline to take advantage OF the fraud, whilst
Mr.. Carroll clutches the advantage he has won,
and expects the people Of the State 10 regard
him as their rightly chosen Governor This
accounts for the fact that Mr. Carroll, on the
occasion Of his visit few evenings since to the
rooms Of the club, Of which, he is a member,
was allowed to pass Through the rooms without
!; single member s;;sng'to his feet TO welcome
or congratulate lfinl---BdHiwore American.
census just taken of the beggars of Paris
gives the total number at G5,250. OF these
-, $50 are women. 800 men. 1900 girls
and l2,3l0 boys. They are catalogned under
aeveral heads: The mendcants who do not
demand money, the men WHO play Oh instru-
ments, the disguised beggals who sell matches,
pins and buttons and the beggars oftlle Barrier.
who are aIways.dying of starvation, looking
for their parents. moaning the loss OF their
employers money, &c.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-11-25

We should remember that it is quite as much
part OF friendship to be delicate in its Ge-
mands as to be ample in its performances.