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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Ancona, Nov. 28.-An order has been received
closing the Republican Clubs named after the
executed military mutineer Barsanh.
Rotterdam, Nov 2s-Captain schwensen, of the
steamer Pommerania, is somewhat better. His
illness is not dangerous, but confines him to his
bed.
London, Nov. 2S,-A dispatch to the Daily News
from Sofia reports that Turkish Redifs and Cir
cas5lans sacked 12CO houses in the Melnik district
in Macedonia, on the 10th inst, and mRssacred
the inhabitants without distinction of age or sex.
A Daily News dispatch from Batoum states that
dispute has arisen between the Turks and the
Russians, whether the new frontier shall be upon
the line Of the Tcharauk river or not Russian
soldiers have been maasacred at Adjaro.
The Times Berlin correspondent confirms the
report that General Kaufman's speech on pre-
sentipg the sword to the Ameers envoy at TaRh-
kend has become the subject Of communication
from England to Russia.
The stafoFdshiIe nailms kenhav given notion
Of their intention to strike on Saturday, unless
the masters dispense with all outdoor hands ,
who are very numerous, and make nails a homo
urins the intervals Of regular employment
O'Connor, the convicted FeniAn, who is con-
fined at Spike IBlAnd, has been notified that he
win be released Immediately, ON condition that
he reside outside the Queens dOminiOnB. Kelly,
another Of the confined FeniAnS, viii probably 10
liberated on the same terms.
Lady Annie Louise GoOch, who was arrested
on the charge Of attempting 10 pass OF spurious
child as the heir Of her husband, Sir Francis
Gooch, has been committed for trial.
Gasglow, Nov. 2S-The following appeal for the
relief Of the shareholders Of the City Of Glasgow
Bank has been issued to scotchmen abroad and
sent by cable to the principal cities Of the United
States and Canada:
"Scotc hmen-ln the name Of the Scottish ma
tIon we ask your aid for the shareholders ruined
by the City Of Glasgow Bank failure. Five hun
dred thousand pounds are required, Half has
already been subscribed. Reply"
The above appeal is signed BY the Lord Pro-
Vosts of Edinburgh AID Glasgow, and the ExeCu'
tive Committee of the City Of glasgow Bank Re
| lief Fund.
The sequestration of the estate Of Henry Taylor
& Sons, grain and nour merchants, IL announced
Liabilities t6,5o0oOO. Vim. Taylor, the impriRoneS
Director Of the City Of GlAlgOW Bank, b seAiO
partner Of The arm.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

In the enrolment OF the bill making Spproprl-
Ations for sundry civil expenses at the last ses-
sion Of Congress, that portion which provided for
the continuation Of the Hot Spring commission
was omitted. As the commission had completed
the work Of taking testimony on the many con.
Aicting claims, the suspension Of their labora be-
fore determining the rights Of claimants, threat.
ened, for a time, to embarrass the interests, not
only Of the Government but also Of q large num-
Der Of the citizens of Hot Springs, who were wait
ing for final action on their claims before begin
ming contemplated improvements. In order to
prevent serious difficulties, which were appre-
hended, and at the solicitation OF many leading
citizens Of Hot Springs, and others interested In
the welfare Of the town, the Secretary Of the In.
terror was authorized to request the late commits.
sloners to take charge OF the records Of their pro-
ceedlngs, and TO perform such work as could
properly be done by them under such circum
stances, TO facilitate the future adjudication Of
The claims a Al early day, and 10 preserve tho
I,atuB Of the claimants until their hghH should
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

the place of the treaty concluded at Borne, Oct O.
1874; which goes into effect on the first Of April
1879, between the countries whose delegates have
signed IT, II was ratified and approved, by and
with the consent of the President, Aug. 49, 1873
A synopsis Of this Universal Postal Convention
will be found the report of the Postmaster Gener
al, and the full teXt In the appendix thereto, In
It's origin the Postal Union comprised % coun-
tries, having population Of S500OOt COO Of people
On the LIST of April next 1t will comprise 43 coun.
tries and colonies, with population Of more han
650000000 of people, and will soon, by the es
sion Of the few remaining countries and colonies
which maintain organized postal service, GOnsu
tute In fact as well In name as It's new title in
dicates, Universal Union, regulating, upon
uniform basis of cheap postage rates, the postal
intercourse between all civilized nations
Some embarrassment has arisen out Of the con.
hiCt between the customs laws Of this country
and the provisions of the Postal Convention, In
regard 10 the transmission Of foreign books and
newspapers to this country by mail. 1t Is hoped
that Congress will be able to devise some means
Of reconCiling the difficulties which have thus
been created, so as to do justice to all parties in
Volved.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11
Sea-SicknesS.

OF the many annoyances to which the
travelling public is subject at this par
ticular season sea-sickness is perhaps, the
most distressing. A perfect cure for
this malady would rob ocean travel of
half it's terrors. No drug, however,
has been discovered which acts as a
specific. The cause of the sickness is
largely, if not wholly, due to the invol-
untary and unexpected motions to which
the passengers are subjected on board
ship. These cause undue pressure upon
the stomach and liver, and derange the
action of those organs. To prevent this,
attention has recently been called to an
old plan, which is said to be very sue
cessful. 1t consists in regulating the
act of breathing according to the pitch
ing or rolling Of the vessel, drawing in
breath as she rises, and breathing out as
she falls into the trough of the waves.
After little experience the practice, it
is said, becomes involuntary. When
sea-sickness has fairly set in, the only
thing to be done is to get rid of the ex-
ira bile thrown into the circulation, and
to allay the irritation Of the stomach.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11
Pure Milk by the "FrencIl Method" I"

In the "Home and Society" depart,
ment of Scribner's Magazine for July,
Joel Benton describes new experiment
of dairyman as follows:
These glass bottles, which are sent
from Sweet-clover Farm, in Sharon,
Conn, and from nowhere else in the
world, are made of beautiful clear glass,
and, though of daintier proportions, re-
semble somewhat in shape the larger
champagne bottles. They are supplied
with a wired rubber cork, similar to that
which is used for sarsaparilla and beer
bottles, and on the side of the hange of
the wire, which is to be raised before
the cork can be opened, paper label is
pasted overlapping the wire on the glass
neck, whereon is printed the day and
date on which the bottle was filled. On
the base of the bottle is general label
giving the advertisement of the farm. on
which the method originated, and a
little piece of information of which we
shall presently speak. When twenty of
these bottles are filled they are put into
box just large enough to hold them,
separated from each other by a rack par
titiop. 4 80
1t is easy to see that milk put up in
this way says to the purchaser at once,
and Enthusiastically: "Iam the genuine
article. ," For, it would be utterly inn
practicable to try to tamper with it. The
label, which cannot be broken without
detection, gives to the buyer the correct
history OF the contents. of every bottle;
and when he draws the cork, he knows
that the grass his milk was secreted
from was cropped the day before on the
slopes of lovely pastures in Litchfield
county, Conn. There is no fear of chalk,
of chemicals, or of water. 1t is the same
fluid you find in the pail as it comes
from the country barn.
A sentence printed on the bottles tells
us that the bottling of "Milk from one
Cow" is specially; and to young chill
dren and invalids this news becomes a
pleasant proclamation. For ordinary
use the combination of the milk of twen-
ty to hundred COWS suffices, if the
dairy be well kept; but, under special
circumstances it is desirable, and in the
case of delicate infants may save life, to
have the milk which is used drawn reg
ularly from one COW. When the bottles
discriminate in this way an extra label
is used to designate Cow 25," or "Cow
81, +" and so on.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11
/. VOL. VIII.
Going After the Cows.


Jennie Jennie Jennie!
Where in the world can Jennie be2
She crossed the meadow an hour ago
What ails the girl that she fingers 80 ?"
The sun goes down in the crimson west,
The tired day prepares for rest,
And the laggard moments slowly pass,
But bring no news of the truant lass.
"what sils the girl ?" The sober COWS,
Stopping along the lane to browse,
May look in vain from side to side,
And wait for the voice of their pretty guide.
For far behind, by the pasture gate,
Jennie and Jamie forget It's late g.
forget the COWS, and the milking hour,
And every thing else save Loves sweet power
The lengthening shadows, unheeded fan,
The whip-poor-will with his plaintive call,
The gathering dews, and the darkening sky
All warn in vain as the minutes fly. .
Twice and thrice does mother go
To the farmhouse door ere she hears the low
OF the COWS as they trample up the lane,
And the ring of the COW bells clear and plain.
But presently come the laggard feet
OF Jennie and Jamie. Oh shyly sweet
Are the girls blue eyes as she stands before
The mother who meets her at the door
"where did you go, my child?' 'I?-oh,
Only after tM COWS, you know
Then whispered jamie: "Whatever you do,
Don't tell her that-I went after you !"
-Bd,per's Weekly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11
The Battle Of Monmouth.

The New York Herald says New
Jersey has fittingly colnmemorated the
one hundredth anniversary OF the battle
of Monmouth, which was in its results
one of the most important of the militia
ry events of the war for independence.
In the middle of June, 1778, Sir Henry
Clinton came out of his comfortable
quarters in Philadelphia and marched
toward New Brunswick. with view of
embarking on the Raritan. General
Washington, about the same time, broke
camp at Valley Forge and started in
pursuit. The British commander when
he arrived at Allentown creek turned to
the right, taking the road leading
through Freehold, when Washington at
once resolved upon battle. The patri-
OF forces under General Lee, who had
been sent forward, were at first thrown
into disorder and began to retreat.
Washington quickly rallied them, and,
the main army soon coming up, the en-
gagement began in earnest. The result
was the defeat of Clinton, who retreated
under the cover of night. The ami
versary ceremonies were exceedingly
interesting. New Jersey has patriotic
ally resolved that monument shall
mark her historic battle field,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11
A Palace and No Bread.

Late letters from Constantinople to
the English journals say: The Palace is
in the greatest straits for money, and
cannot even pay its bakers bills. Sadyk
telegraphed to the Vail of Smyrna, beg
ging for 300, 900 piasters for the house
hold expenses of the Sultan. The Vail
answered that he had not as many paras.
The grocers to whom the palace is in
debt refuse to furnish provisions for
even small amounts. The money raised
by loan is instantly swallowed by debts.
Things are now as bad as ever. Besides
this the Sultan, it is said, has fits OF
madness, in which he amuses himself
by smashing everything in the apart
ments of some of his women whom he
suspects of having had a hand in the
conspiracy. He ordered Murad and
family to be sent into exile. With diff
Guilty Sadyk persuaded him to revoke
the decision, and then the Sultan turned
ON him in fury, and ordered him out of
his presence. He refuses TO speak to or
to see Osman Ghazi, and sees plotters
and enemies on every side,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11
A Shetland Dainty.

The luxuries of Sh hetland, writes a
traveller in the Shetland Isles, are what
most people would never dream of. One
morning. had been in Lerwick about
ten days-our landlady brought up for
breakfast well-grilled bird. "She
thought we might like scorie by the way
of a change" In my ignorance, knew
not then the meaning of a scorie. Upon
asking my friend opposite, he replied,
with much clearness:
''What is a scorie ?-why-iust
scorie."
I concluded that it was some kind of
game peculiar to Shetland-and L had al
ready discovered that dainties were rare,
and that nothing must be too rashly de-
spised. 1t was very good; tender and
delicate; and in the end l learned that
it was nothing but young sea-gull; a
gull of the first year; when its feathers
are yet gray, and it has not long used its
wings. Most people would dislike the
idea of eating sea-gull; perhaps
should have done SO in any other place
than Shetland; can only say that re-
turned to the change another day, and
without relutance. 1t is very eatable
bird, without suspicion of fishiness, un-
less cooked when little too old. The
Shetlanders will not, as rule, eat these
scories, They go further and fare worse
much worse. While despising scories,
which are easily obtained, they will take
great deal of trouble to secures young
oormorant. They cook and eat these
cormorants, which arc coarse, impossi-
BILE food to any one but Shetiander.
| They also make them into soup, which
they think delicious; strong, unctuous
liquid that, from its appearance, must
possess some of the more wholesome,
though not agreeable qualities Of cod.
liver oil.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11
An Elephants Revenge.

Elephants have 80 much sympathy
with depraved human nature as to think
with Byron, ''Sweet is revenge" An
anecdote of an elephants revenge,
translated from the French, is as fol-
lows. Upon one Of the plantations was
an English overseer named Bennett, an
exceedingly cross and disagreeable man,
who was employed by the master be-
cause of his great capability in directing
affairs. Upon the plantation was an
elephant named Dourga, that Bennett
greatly disliked, and upon whom he
often play ed mean tricks. His employ
er, after reprovipg him several times for
his unkindness to the animal, warned
him that il. he carried his. tricks too far,
Dourga would pay him back with inter
est. Finally the time came when Dour-
gas patience was tried beyond endur-
ance. He was in the habit OF receiving
every morning from his driver huge
corn cake covered with molasses, OF
which he was very fond. One morning,
as this cake was being carried to him on
a bamboo hurdle, Bennett, who was
passing with pot full of red pimento,
threw it upon the cake, and then stopped
to watch and mimic the grimaces made by
the elephant when he swallowed it. The
result was easy to see. The poor ami
NAL, his mouth on fire, passed the day
in marsh trying to calm the thirst that
was devouring him, and to appease the
Inflammation produced by the fiery dose
he had swallowed. When evening came,
the hour when Bennett brought the
coolies from work, the elephant pounced
upon him, picked him up with his
trunk and pitched him headlong in a
large reservoir or pond OF water, which
was thirty or forty feet deep. Bennett,
who knew how to swim, quickly swan
to the edge. Dourga allowed him to
climb up the bank, when he picked him
up again as if he had been a wisp of
straw, and threw him back in the water.
This was repeatedas many times as Ben
nett attempted to escape, until he was
compelled to remain in the water, keep
ing his head up az we'll as he could. The
affair would have ended with sure drown
ing for Bennett if one of the coolies had
not come to his rescne and forced Dour-
ga away. -.........- .........
The elephant never forgot the injury
done him, and rarely allowed an oppor-
tunity to escape to still further revenge
himself upon the overseer. Sometimes he
would throw paw full of sand slap in
Benefits face; again it would be spout
of water thrown over him; at another
time he would be pitched into a cactus
bush, from which he would get out ecarce-
ly alive, so horribly scratched would he
be. 1t was impossible to correct Dour-
ga and make him behave. The upshot
of the whole affair was that Bennett was
obliged to leave the plantation, which
was not large enough for him and Dour.
ga together, and his employer valued the
elephant more than he did his overseer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11
A Singular Woman.

Miss Emma Bartlett, who died in New
York recently, was one of the "queer
creatures of this country. She began
business in New York some years ago,
selling halter-straps which were made
for her by harness maker on the Bow
cry. At first he trusted her with one,
which she told him she could sell.
While standing near a livery stable
fronting Union Square, horse broke
its halter. She asked the stable owner
If he wanted new halter-strap. He
said eyes" Then she asked what he
gave for halter-straps. He told her,
then she ran to harness shop; told the
man she could sell one if ehe had it.
He trusted her. She sold the strap, re-
turned to the shop with the pay for it.
Then the man trusted her with three
straps to go out and sell. She disposed
of them in one afternoon, and at night
went to his house and paid him for them.
The next day she sold seven halter.
straps, and paid for them as before
The third day she sold nine, and paid
for them. By this time she had made
and saved 81. 75, which sum she invested
in straps, which were soon sold She
added to her stock a few haAers, and in
time few brides, that she sold at diff
ferent stables she visited. Thus she
worked her way into good business,
and came to own before herdeath har-
ness mandatory in which she gave en-
ployment to one hundred persons. She
was small woman, never weighing to
exceed ninety pounds. Her voice was
neither feminine or masculine, and she
had a light beard, so that she shaved
three times a week. What was more
singular was the fact that liquor never
affected her brain, though she drank of
it whenever a customer would drink.
She used to drink with her customers,
and thus drove better bargains with
them. ,iaH
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11

D'Albertis, the italian explorer of
New Guinea, describes the people whom
he saw on his recent journey up the Fly
river as !" beautifully dressed with white
feathers, and their bodies painted in
many colors." asd IRA NIHg afl }1 FFeh
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11

Two boys started from Rochelle, H.,
in quest of adventure They walked
along railroad for ten miles, and then,
very tired, they sat down to rest. Very
soon they fell asleep, and one lay with
his head across a rail, SO that when
train came along he was beheaded.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11

In 1877, in England, sixty thousand
postage stamps were found loose in let
ter boxes and cars, having been rubbed
off {. through insufficient clicking and
sticking" and five million letters, were
consigned to the returned letter Office.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11
TIMELY TOPICS.

It is estimated that over 300, 900 trees
were planted in Otoe county, Neb.
Arbor day and the day previous. ol p
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11

Among the best known Americanisms,
unused and scarcely understood in Eng
land, are locomotive for engine" rail-
road for railway" horse cars for
" tramway," depot for station" switch
for " shunt," baggage for luggage,
store for "shop," bureau for "chest of
drawers" clever for "good- natured, y"
boards for ideals, calico for prints, "
corn for "maize," dry goods for
"drapers' articles or haberdashery, I" fall
for autumn," dress for "gown, fix
for "repair," guess for "think," hard
ware for "iron-mongery," hold on for
"stop," homely for "ugly," loafer for
"lounger. mad for "angry," mail for
"post," pantaloons for trousers, west
for "iacket," quite for " very" rooster
for "cock," sick for Gill;" sleigh for
sledge," stoop for "porch, suspen-
ders for braces" venison for "deer
meat" and woods for ga wood"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11

Aoboi. tuo
There are sixty-one monasteries for
men, and sventy-one converts for
females; twenty-seven colleges and
fifty-eight schools directed by nuns for
the education of girls.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11

There are over 300 Catholic churches
in Rome, independent of st. Peters and
the seven cathedrals. The government
returns show that in 1870 the ecclesias-
tical population of the" Eternal City ;"
was as follows.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11

Some people believe they can think
faster on railroad trains than anywhere
else, the theory being that the rapid
motion quickens the action of the mind.
Some influence of that kind may have
affected man and woman who met for
the first time while travelling from
Elmira, N. Y, into Pennsylvania. They
sat in the same seat, fell into CONVERSE
ton, were irresistibly attracted toward
each other, and at the end of seven
hours were married.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11

An Amer ican merchant in Paris has
issued small blue book of fourteen
pages, on "Three Works of Art, manu-
factured in San Francisco expressly for
the international exhibition. The first
is "a massive and elegant porte-monnaie
and card case made of gold and quartz
from the mines of two States and two
Territories. The second is ladies
powder-box and puff, surmounted by
grizzly bear in the act of crossing the
great overland railway. The third is a
jewel casket, representing the substan-
tial mines of the Pacific coast" On the
cover is "a pictorial and historical re-
presentation of buffalo hunt on the
plains, with big trees and a railroad
track with two bulls dashing across it to
evade the hunters who are in close pur.
suit. The casket contains nearly nine
teen pounds of solid gold and auriferous
quartz, and with the other pieces is
valued at $50, 900. The case is made of
different species of wood grown on the
Pacific coast.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-11

Having been bound up in Paris during
the seige, the editor of the London
Truth ought to know something about
the taste of the meat of the various kinds
of animals which were then used for
human food. A shop for the sale of
horsefesh having been recently opened
in London, he writes apropos of it: ga
contemporary calls upon me to give my
experience in horsehesh. 1t is like third
rate beef. 1t cannot be said to have a
disagreeable taste, for it has no taste at
all. Donkey, on the other hand, is de-
hcious, and infinitely better than beef
or mutton. This the French soon dis
covered during the siege of Paris, for a
portion of donkey cost about six times
as much as portion of horse. Cats
taste exactly like rabbits; it is impossi-
BILE to distinguish between them. The
objection to rats is that when cooked
their flesh is gritty. This objection,
however, is somewhat epicurean, for, ex'
cept for this grittiness, they are whole
some end excellent article Of food. ar
surprised that there is not society TO,
the promotion of eating rats" '