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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22
Fashion Notes.
or is revived.

Tan color is revived.
Tight sleeves are dc rigeuer.
Buttercups are favoritc flowers.
Small caps are very fashionable.
Small yellow roses are in demand.
Putty color is revived for kid gloves.
No birds are seen on the new bonnets.
Madras ginghams are in vogue again.
The Imperial is the leading dol
man.
Orange and flame color are fashion.
able.
"No wine," is the rule for the kettle
drum.
Visits of ceremony sheuld always be
short.
French and English chips are on the
wane.
Black and tilleul is popular combina-
tion.
The Normandy is the leading spring
bonnet.
The "Corisande" is beautiful new
overskirt.
Square box-toed boots are the most
fashionable.
Bonnets with pointed crowns are things
of the past.
The princesse is the favorite dress for
little girls.
Several kinds of tea are served at a
kettledrum,
Plush gauze is one of the new bonnet
trimmings.
For summer wear long white lace nit
tens are shown.
Tan and brown are the favorite CON-
binations in the new wraps.
Gold and steel are combined in bonnet
and coiifure ornaments.
All shades of yellow are freely used
in trimming spring bonnets.
Gray and tan in pale shades are the
glove cOlors Of the moment.
The new shades of green are sea foam,
crystal, cascade and bronze.
Ruohes of lace AMI crepe Iisse are
used for face trimmings of bonnets.
A pretty visiting toilet is en- regle for
kettledrums or luncheon parties.
Silk Algerine gauzes in Oriental stripes
are shown for evening dresses.
Undressed kid gloves have almost
superseded dressed kids for street wear.
Among the millinery novelties are
straw works and straw laces.
Dolmans and scarf mantles are worn,
but so are half long French sacks.
Birds and birds wings have flown
away from the spring millinery openings.
The new bonnets are small, but are
made to look large with the trimmings.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22

,ct condition. position and effectiveness Of
the FIRE service made to The Clark Thread
Company.
THE CLARK THREAD COMPANY RELIEF
SOCIETY.
One of the best and most beneficial Or
ganizations which constitutes part of the
system and care of the Clark Thread Com
pany for their employees, is the Relief So
ciety. 1t was organized January 22d, 1870
for the purpose of providing fund for the
relief Of those who might, by accident or
sickness. be incapacitated from sustaining
Themselves. All the employees of the con-
pany must be members OF the society, and
each receives assistance when needed, from
the fund according to the amount paid in,
which must be at least one cent per week,
but no one is permitted to pay in an amount
which would draw, in case OF sickness,
more than half their average weekly
wages. Every cent paid in draws seventy
five cents per week. The Clark Thread
Company contributes five dollars per week
to the fund without cessation, but all others
cease their contributions when the unex-
pended balance in the treasury reaches fif-
teen hundred dollars. When the fund is
reduced to seven hundred dollars, payments
are renewed. The payments into the treas-
ury average about nine months in the year.
We hope that this humane and systematic
organization may find manv imitators
among the manufacturers of Newark and
throughout the country, who read this arti-
Gle. The company pays interest at seven
per cent on the money in the treasury, be-
sides their five dollars per week into the fund.
Since its organization one thousand three
hundred and ninety-seven members have
been relieved, and twenty-four deaths have
occurred in the society. The reason that
the receipts for 1874 and 1876 are less than
usual is because the fund had reached the
maximum of $1,000, and payments were
stopped. The following very interesting
table shows the amount received and paid
out from 1870 to 1876 inclusive:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22
Why He Resigned.

When asked for the reasons that in
duced him to tender his resignation,
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, said
" 1 am seventy-eight years old, and think
that l have been in public life long
enough, and that l will never find asbet.
ter time to retire. L am tired of the care
and worry of office, of having to turn
away good people whom would be glad
to serve if 1 had the power, and of being
annoyed by bad people seeking to make
use OF me, / am rich, and need not SUBJ
ieet myself to all this trouble y =
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22
Total. ..........$12,9 ,923.34 $11,936.t q
Balance in treasury Jan. ], 1877, S9S6.S2.
HOW CLARK's 90. N. T." SPOOL COTTON
ORIGINATED.

DAi"ANS III 'iSonuis oah' !, 1o' - Sooo'oN'
HOW CLARKs 90. N. T." SPOOL COTTON
ORIGINATED.
Until within few years, the great diff
Guilty 10 be overcome in the introduction of
sewing machines, was the objections made
by manufacturers and operators to the then
popular threads These complaints we've
SO loud and well founded that the sale Of
sewing machines was greatly impeded on
account of the impossibility of obtaining a
thread adapted to their use. Mr.. George A.
Clark, appreciatng the difficulty, intro
duced into the American market the now
famous Clark's go. n. T." Spool Cotton, all
numbers being six cord, from to 100 which
met the demand, did away with all COM
plants, and long since established its rcpu-
tation as the best thread in use for sewing
machines or hand sewing. To Mr. George
4. Clark belongs the credit of being the
first to supply those fine qualities of Six
Cord Spool Cotton with which his name is
associated. The thread is used and recon-
mended by agents of the Singer, Wheeler &
Wilson, Grover & Baker, Domestic. Howe,
Florence, Weed, Wilson, Blees, Remington,
Secor, Home, Lathrop and other sewing ma
chine companies. The superior quality of
Clarks 80. n. T." Spool Cotton soon se-
cured Tor it an immense sale, but with the
great popularity of the goods came also
counterfeits which made it necessary for
the manufacturers to adopt trade max
for their own and the public's protection,
and now upon every genuine spool of their
thread is the following:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22

A hint to busy people: When your
neighbor is sick, if you would do your
friend kindness, be helpful to the doc
tor and blessing to society, Just stay at
home until you are sent for; keep out of
the sick room unless the physician asks
you to aid him in treating the case. If
this one rule was usually observed, cpl
denies and contagious diseases would be
easily held in allegiance.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22

Messrs. Nichols and Ogle, rival candi.
dates for the mayoralty of Galveston,
tossed pennies to determine who should
retire from the race, and the latter has
refused a nomination, '''''
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22
CLARKS ONT" SPOOL COTTON

How, and Where it is Made---The
Clark Thread Company---Largest
Works in the New World---
Acres of Splendid Build
ings---Forests of Won-
derful Machinery.
The Process of Manufacture.
Down In the Cotton FieIds---The
Employees Societies 49, The
Clark Hose Company---A
Grand Relief Society,"
Employees Centen-
nial Excursion---
The Renowned
Eureka Club
and Thistle
Band.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22
as!s1RA1
(6UlAB)
%oii ts;sSI

This trademark i. familiar to every mer-
chant in the United States, and all who have
ever tried the genuine Clark's 90. n. T."
spool Cotton, continue to use it,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22
THE NEW YORK HOUSE.

At No. 400 Broadway, corner of Wall e.
street, New York is the splendid marble
building of George A. Clark & Brother, the
selling agents of The Clark Thread Com
pany. The entire fve stories Of their mag
nifcent place are fitted up with every faeil-
ity possible for the prompt transaction Of
their immense business.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22

The cabinet factory turns out about two
hundred cabinets per day. The bobbins,
etc, used in the mill are made here. In
fact about all the Clark Thread Company
go outside Tor is the raw material. They
manufacture all they use, except few OF
the more intricate or patented machines.
THE CLARK HOSE COMPANY.
One of the best organized and equipped
fire companies in the city OF Newark is the
"Clark Hose Company" organized May
10Th, 1869 There are twenty members,
employees OF the factory, brave, active men,
trained by frequent practice to their duty,
and proud of their company and outfit.
Their equipment is as follows: Two hose
carriages with wrenches, bars and axes,
carrying seven hundred and fifty feet of
hose on reels and two pipes with extra noz-
zles. They also command nine hundred
feet of hose with pipes and nozzles in twen-
ty-one different stations in and around the
factory, one Cameron fire pump, one Worth
ington, one Watts & Campbell, and one
Blake pump, one hundred and seventy-eight
filled buckets in their proper places
throughout the works, sixteen hand pumps,
sprinlllers in all the rooms OF the cotton
mill, the packing house. the machine and
carpenter shop and the drying rooms There
are also sprinklers in the two top floors of
the thread mill and in the warehouse, and
there are thirty-fve fire plugs or hydrants
on the premises. Regular meetings are held
on the second Monday in each month, and
practice is had every two weeks. Examina-
ton of all the valves, hydrants, pumps and
other equipments takes place on the first of
each month, and minute report OF the ex-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
War,

The courier from Helena bearing dis
patches from Gibbon reached Fort Shaw
the following day, As the dustcovered
horsem1n approached the quarters, n
lady, sitting in front Of one Of the cot
tages, with Il young baby in her arms,
accosted HIM
Have you news from the com
mandY'
Yes, madam, bring dispatches"
Tell me the news, quick"
"a battle was fought on the 9th.
Captain Logan and Lieutenant Bradley
are among the killed"
The baby dropped from the neryeless
arms and the young mother fell back i'll
a swOOn.
1t wa Mrs. Bradley, the wife Of the
brave officer first to fall i'll the battle Of
the Big Hole.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
Hunting Il New Home.

The Mormons are getting uneasy
Recent exposures made by the cor
respondent of the New York HeyuL{,
duplicating leading Mormons in many
other crimes beside the Mountain
Meadow massacre; the Jealous manner
in which, under promise of military
support if it is required, sumner
Howard is tracing ont evidence to con
Wet the guilty parties, and the influx
of too many Gentiles into Utah, have
all contributed to their alarm. 1t looks
as if they were anxious to take another
departure. The arrival of Mormon
agents at Sinaloa, Mexico, to purchase
large tracts of lands to be colonized,
and the settlement made by a Mormon
community in Ures, State of Sonora,
Indicate as much. The situation is
getting to be entirely too threatening to
Brigham and his dignitaries of the
church, who think it is time to be look
ing out for safety. In Mexico they
would be secure from the legal espionage
which is certain to follow them so long as
they remain on American soil, and it
will be prudent for the guilty among
them to get out of the way before they
are meshed in the tolls Of the law.
Brigham, as head offender, had better
90 first. The flock will be sure to fol
low.-San Francisco Cat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

Mrs. Dalrymple was silent again. and
we did not disturb her. Have | for
given him9 do not know, But with
what mad haste | wrote out the state
ment, called for witnesses, read it to
him before them, made him sign it with
bis dying hand. Was ii crueR Oh he
had been doubly cruel! The pen
dropped from his fingers with the last
faint stroke. | bent and kissed him
then, and took his head on my breast,
He looked up in my face with such re-
lief in his tortured eyes-and then he
was dead. | published that statement
up and down. | went to the prison to
tell his brother and to make prepara-
ton for his freedom; for although we
were both so old-siyty sad years had
we e at least-there was time vet
for a little happiness in the bitter world.
He had been pardoned two years be-
fore, and had gone no II knew whittier.
When hope is dead, you live a dull,
colorless life; but when hope has been
uplifted only do be destroyed-ah, that
is ruin. But one is old, n outlives
everything, So | came over here
among my mothers people, Il thousand
miles from the places | had known all
my days. | left all his fortune I'M
touched; | brought only my own. The
house goes TO pieces, the gardens are
%oyergrown, the place is haunted by its
sorrows But here | found happiness;
here found you, my children; here l
found pleasant neighbors, and you, Mr..
stephen. My heart is satisfied. have
no wants. These last years are full Of
peace"
Are full ofpeace," said Mr.. Stephen.
The wind blew a shutter open; Il broad
full moonbeam came III and oyerlaid
him as he sat bolt upright in his chair,
his face as white rs a cere-cloth.
"lou look like Il ghost, Mr.. stephen"
said |.
81 am II ghost" he cried" the ghost
of a dead happincss.-Margaretl' he
cried, half rising, has it never crossed
your mind that | am here?'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
''Ji,e Dippur."

The breaking up Of the constellation
Of the Dipper" is prophesied in an ar
ticle by Prof. Richard A. Proctor. The
professor finds logical reasons for his
belief in the motions Of the stars compOs-
ing the constellation, and illustrates
these with careful diagrams Of his own.
In one map the Dipper is shown as it
100000 years ago, and another as
it will be 100000 years hence. Five Of
the seven stars, the professor claims,
form one family and travel together;
but the other two have distinct notions
of their own, and are slowly drifting out
Of their relative positions in the Dipper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
Promising Marksman.

On the oath of July James Ives, Il
member Of the Ogdensburg Rifle Club,
shot one string each at 800, 800, and 1000
yards, making n score of PIG out Of a
possible 225. On the ID day of August
he shot a string Of fifteen shots, 500 yards,
making a score ofseventy-tive, or fifteen
consecutive bulls-eyes. On the Sth Of
August he made another fifteen conse-
cutive bulls-eyes at 800 yards. Since
that date he has shot two strings nj 200
yards, making seventy-one in each
string. This is all the shooting he has
done between and including the Oath Of
July and the 10th Of August, and max
ing a grand total of sos points out of a
possible 525. On the 10th O. f. Part
ridge, Secretary of the Ogdensburg Rifle
Club, received a letter from New York
inquiring if the reported score Of Ives
was correct, and if 50 asking him to tel
egraph them. The answer was sent
that the score was correctly reported.
Mr.. Ives is ~bookeeper in the Judson
Bank in this city, and this performance
indicates that he is one ofthe most skill
full marksmen in the world. 1t is believ-
ed no other person can show SO large a
score in the same number of Shots
OgdeRsqurg ~. y Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
How lie Startled Her.

A whoop-bang sort Of a boy, with feet
as broad and fiat as a pie-tin, trottcd
through the Central Market yesterday
till he reached II stall kept 10y n single
woman about thirty years old. Hating
there, he yelled out
Say sayi Your little boy has been
run over and killed, up by the City
Hall"
ooh OH Heavcns-oh oh !" She
scream ed az she made n dive under the
counter, came up on the outside, and
started to follow the boy. After going
ten feet she halted, looked very foolish
all Of sudden, and remarked
What a goose | am Why, | amt
even married !"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
ONLY KISS.

The Louisville Courier-Journdl on an
old-fashioned Mexican kiss: 'In the
Aztec language the word telenamequizel,
they say, e a simply a kiss. We
should have inferred as much from
those beautiful lines from one of the
great Aztec poets:
70 press thee to this heart Of mine
Athousand times I've been impelled
And yet those rosebud lips of thine
ine'er have telenameQuizellcd!
All, parting is my souls eclipse!
Then ere we say good by, mo beilt,
Let me impress upon thy lips
one fond, sweet telenamequiZc!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
THE SONG OF ~THEOISTER.

OH A Jolly old bird is the oyster fish,
As he sits in his pearly shell,
A.thinking how many a delicate dish
lie can make when cooked we'll
Bro,led or roast,
Served on toast,
Or raw on a dainty platter;
Escallop or stew,
Either will do,
Or fried in crumbs or batter.
And n knowing old fish is the oyster bird,
he slyly seems to doze:
For he drops not a hint, he speaks not a word
Of all the secrets he nows-
Blissful hours.
Shady bowers,
Whispering low and sweet;
Booty delights,
Merry old nights,
When Jolly old cronies meet.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

CENsuRING, with the desire to mortify,
is very different from that suggestion Of
our errors, which it is the office of friend
ship to give; and We should judge differ
emily Of the same language if delivered
with contrary intentions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
The Cost OF Prairie Chickens.

The beauties Of chicken hunting are
not always expressed in figures, In
fact, figures are unpleasant things to
look at in reckoning the expense of
that summer luxury. A young MAJ in
the First ward went out on the glorious
18th and shot ten chickens. The fol
lowing is what they cost him:
DIR
Double-barrclcd shotgun ........... ....$ $40 o.
poultry dog ........... e.. - %
Two pairs OF pants worn out at the knee in
showing the dog how TO hunt. ........ Is 90
- shells al 3tsc each ........ ............... 81
Loss Of one nights rest. laying awake,
thinking of to-morrOW's huut........... Ga
Hire Of double rig to take dog and traps out
and bring home chickens..-....... .... 8 90
Paid farmer for killing sheep ............. > 90
Loss of one days salary G2
Wear and tear Of conscience in living about
the number OF chickens KILLED ......:... %
Total ................. -...... Spa 20
OR.
sold shotgun. ...... go
Gave dog away ....s.-..,.. ...... % W-S25 %
Balance ........ ........... ........-....sbT %
Which, for ten chickens, would be
1915 per chicken.-Oshkoh Northwestern.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

Which, for ten chickens, would be
per chicken.-Oshkoh Northwestern.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-31
Death of VIM. Jenney.

Our city was thrown into some
thing Of a commotion, on Friday
evening, Oct. 26tb, caused by the
sudden death of VIM. Jenney,
whose residence was at Pontiac,
in this State. Mr.. Jenney, had
for many years been connected
with the business interests of AL
pena, and was formerly one OF the
proprietors of the now ii. d.
Churchill mill, and also of the
mineral well. At the time of his
death Mr.. Jenney was in this city
attending TO business matters, and
on Wednesday last, not feeling very
well, he was taken to the residence
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-31
SncciIl Notices.

An Historical Fact.-Eycry agent who
has been steadily selling the improved
$50 Homestead Sewing Machine for
three years, owns his dwelling house
has good account in bank, is clear OF
debt, and has money at interest, the natur-
al consequence of securing a good agency
for superior goods at the lowest prices.
A good first-class sewing machine, most
useful-reliable at all times, easy TO un-
derstand aud control, the same ste and
does the same work as any machines
that sell at four times The price. There
Is no machine at any price better, or that
will do finer or more work, and certain
ly none so low in price by many dollars.
The Homestead is widely known and
used In thousands of families In the
Eastern and Middle States, aud daily
becoming popular In the West. 1t will
save its cost several times over In one
season, doing the work OF the family, or
will earn four or five dollars a day for
any man or woman who SewS for liv-
ing. IL is the strongest machine made,
is ready at all times to do its work
makes the strongest and finest stitch yet
invented, and is acknowledged rs the
Standard Family Machine. Price, com
plete tor domestic use. $50, delivered at
your door, no matter how remote you may
reside. Business permanent and honor
able. with more certain and rapid sales,
and larger profits than any other. Ex
traordinary liberal offers made TO local
or travelling agents where we have none
established or, II there is no agent near
you, send your order direct to the fac
tory. Address John II. Kendall n Co
42l Broadway. New York 290ylq
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-31
Kclmick's Hard Times Treasury,

Is the title Of a new publication Just
issued. II Is sheet music size and con
tains the following ten beautiful comic
songs, adapted for the piano or organ:
You'll never miss the water till
the well runs dry. Comic.-R Howard
2.-lIe never went back on the poor
Motto song and chorus-W. j. Scanon
Blown by dot Orchard Comic
duett-O. Thatcher.
4-ISn't he Tease! Comic song and
chorus.-Jean LeCroix.
Only in Fun Comic song and
chorus r.. 5. Crandall
6.-My Linda Love Comic song and
chorus. McNeigh.
AS Pretty rs a Butterfly. Song
and dance T. Rutledge.
S.-Pretty Little Jakcy. Dutch comic
song p VI Strokes.
9.-All Tied Back: Comic song.-P.
Ritter -....
Whose dat Knocking on de Ole
Back Gate. Comic song and chorus
). w. New.
The price is remarkably low, only 81.
Sent by mail free of charge upon receipt
of price Address ala orders 10 f. w
Helmick, publisher, 80 West Fourth
street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-31

A very pleasant entertainment
was given at Alpine Hall, on Thurs
day evening, October 25th, by a
number of ladies' and gentlemen OF
this city. The programme consist
ed of instrumental music, with
violin, piano, and cornet; solos,
with piano accompaniment, and
character sketches. The parts
were we'll rendered and warmly
received, and some of the solos
were encored. Proceeds were for
the benefit of the Temperance
Club. BY request of number of
citizens the entertainment was re-
repeated on Friday, the 26th.-
There being no house programme
we are unable to give list of the
solos, etc.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-31
0ssineke.
From our CORE

From our correspondent.
On Thursday last, a party of men
went from this place to Alpena, in
a small boat, for the purpose OF
purchasing a stock of clothing. etc,
for the winter. While at Alpena.
one of the party, young Poland
ed, missed his footing and took n
cool bath in the river, but was
rescued by one of the party.
A few days since, Michael Stevens,
formerly of Alpena, who was chop
ping, had the misfortune to re-
ceive a severe cut on the foot.
caused by the axe glancing. He
appears to be doing well thus far.
Business is quite lively here this
fall, and every boat that arrives is
laden with supplies for the lumber
ing camps. Emery Sanborn and
Ruel Smith are taking charge of
the freight as it arrives, and assign
it to the proper localities.
ESTER.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-31
Lake Frelrhfs.

The following charters of vessels
or carrying lumber, etc., from Al
pena to other ports, are reported:
NJ. |. Wilcox, lumber, Alpena to
Chicago, at $3.50 per IN.
Schooner Parana, lumber, Alpe-
ma to Chicago, at Sl.37 l-2, per ~,
on rail. t..., ...
Schooner Maumee Valley, lum-
Der, Alpena to Toledo, at Sl.75, on
rail.
Schooner st. Andrews, mixed
cargo, grain and provisions, Chica-
go to Alpena.