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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
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Her name was Susan Grant Delevan.
but they called her Etty-ketty; YOU
would never guess why, and so 1 am
going to tell you. She was the sweet
est, spryest, most stylish little lady you
ever saw, and boasted nine and one half
birthdays. Perhaps you don't count
the halves, but Susy did. She cele-
Drated every half year-think Of that!
Onlythere wasa difference. There we're
the real birthdays, when she had her
parties and presents; and halfway be-
tween them the "blessed days. when
Sue herself sent a box to the Children 8
Home, filed with old TOYS carefully
mended or new ones bought with her
own pocket money.
However, this has nothing to do with
our title. They never called Susv
"Etty-ketty," on those days. at was
apet name," brother NOll said-who
went TO the academy and learned slang
quite as readily as Latin or Greek
used only when Sue rode her high
horse; or, in other words, when she was
trying TO do Aunt Pomeroy." "Hipb
horse may refer to the one used at the
siege Of Troy; when mamma frOwped
at the slang Noll always insisted it was
classical. Be that as it may, doing
Aunt Pomeroy' meant little Sues at
tempts to initiate that lady's grand airs
and elegant manners. Matter-of-fact
papa, quiet, busy mamma, boisterous
Noll, slow little Bess, even loving Cousin
Kate, were all content to be so verv
commonplace. They never cared to
know what was proper, and stylish. and
fashionable. But she "gazed, wondered
and admired every single minute Aunt
Pomeroy was in the house.
And then she "did - it.
The trouble was, the others would
smile so prOvOkingly whenever she
tried to be real extra polite; and when
she went out with mamma everybody
treated her like a little girl of whom
nothing was expected beyond "thanksn
and "if you please" Sues great am
bition was to make calls quite by her
self.
And at last the opportunity came.
- expect to 60 past Aunt DOlly's to-
morrow" said DR.. Delevan one day.
"What a pityr' exclaimed mamma,
thinking of the annual meeting of the
Woman's Board, which she could not
possibly leave. "The dear old aunties
will expect to see some of us. Suppose
you take SusyP"
Papa made no objection, and Sue
hurried into the library to begin her
preparations. Out came a daintily-
bound book, of whose existence bother
some Noll was in blissful ignorance,
and which Bess thought dreadfully
stupid for ANYTHING having such a funny
name. 1t was funnier to watch Sue
bowing, and curtseying, and repeating
elegant phrases before the long mirror,
Bess standing here, or sitting there, as
circumstances, or the book, demanded.
But one tires of even funny things,
and at the end of act fifth little Bess
slipped quietly out. However, Sue
could the more easily decide on her
toilet, with no one to ask "why?" and
"what forP"
First she laid out half dozen bits of
paste-board, her own secret handiwork:
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
Mis- SUsY DELEvAN.

Cards, to be sure, but no card-case.
She did not quite like to ask mamma
for hers, but there was the old silver
snuff box that had been her great grand
mothers. 1t would do very well, and
went at once into her pocket. Three
other things were lacking; q bird for
her hat, a chdteidtne for her fan and
veil. Cousin Kate had all of these, and
Cousin Kate would be gone to the
Society with mamma, tomorrow. WHY
couldn't she borrow them as well as the
snuff-box? She need not say ANYTHING
about it, because-well, Noll, or some
body, would be sure to laugh, and she
did so want to be real stylish, once.
Never was there such a long fore
noon, and certainly never such an un-
easy little girl. She was perfectly
happy, of course, only when mamma
kissed her goodby, and said: "Wear
your new gloves if you like, only be all
ready when papa comes, and a very
good little girl,h she felt, oh such a
sharp pain, way, 'tUay inside, where
none of papa's medicine could ever
reach it. But even mamma must have
wanted her to look stylish, or she would
never have told her to wear her new
kids. That was what Sue said to her
self, as she went slowly up stairs to
cousin Kate's room to d" finish her
toilet
She fastened the big chatelaine around
her waist, balanced the pretty chip hat
on the top of her head and tied the
strip of black lace so tightly over her
eye-winkers that they were all doubled
and twisted touether,
But Aunt Pomeroy always looked un-
comfortable, and it wasn't half as bad
as that choking sort of pain.
Papa stared little as he tossed the
small lady into the buggy, but who
would expect him to know one hat from
anotherP And if he thought Sue unu-
sually quiet, so much the better for the
consultation over which his thoughts
were busy.
"Are you going imp asked Sue, as
they neared Aunt DOlly's.
II don't knOw-yes, for a minute;
they may not want you to stay. So the
old hitching-post is gone entipelyl l
shall have to take Charley over to the
barn" .#
Wasn't that fOrtunate 1t would give
Sue Just time TO ring the bell, present
her card and seat herself a Ia PomerOy.
She sailed gTandly up the walk, tuck
ing her veil a little tighter over her
nose, stopped a second TO open her
snuff no, card-case-When suddenly,
around the corner of the house, came a
big, black dog. Sue sprang for the
latch, the door flew open, and in they
went, Sue, snuf-boX, dog and all.
"What- under-the ejaculat-
ed Aunt Dolly dropping her dish of
beans.
"Mercy on me! what is it?" gasped
Aunt Lucinda, reaching wildly after her
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
Our Young Folks.
W. FLIrrINq 81 rHE BLRDs.

WHHTLED the Biackbi 10 hia mate.
q" / think We had better gb, dear:
showers Of gold and purple leaves
Yields that are brown, aud yellow ahoaver.
Tell OF the coming snow, dear:
think We had better go, dear"
Quoried tho Catbird fretful still
Must We 80 soon be leavinR2
Trouble we had 20 build our nest
when shall We ever take our rost7
on, how my heart is Rrieylngl
Must we 90 soon be leaving"
Plped then the Blackbird, light and gay,
"LOng IN not be n rover;
Sunshine will follow days Of gloom:
After the snow how soon will bloom
Daisies and purple ciOYerl
Long I'll not be a rover"
ChirTuped the Sparrow on a spray
saucy was he, and sptcful-
Ohone is the warnest place for mo:
theirs may hy DER land and sea,
winter ~ homes deliVhtfulv
Saucy was be, and sptcful.
-GeOrgs CyDpsr, IN Nursery.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
The Beauty Of Badness.

A GREAT change has taken place of
late years with regard to the estimation
in which badness is held. Fifty years
ago it was viewed as a serious infliction,
a misfortune to be concealed by a wig
or velvet skull cap, In some cases, no
doubt, the wig was intended to deceive,
and to give juvenile appearance to its
wearer In the majority of cases, how
ever, the covering was so plainly arti-
fetal that it was clearly adopted not
from motive of vanity, but simply to
hide an unpleasant object from the eyes
of the world. OF late years, however,
partly, it would appear, from the habit
of wearing boards having come into fash
ion, badness is far more common than
it used to be. 1t may be that nature
furnishes to each human being a suffi-
cheney of what may be called hair oint-
ment to support en- average quantity of
hair, and that when men allow their
boards to grow they do so to the detri-
mentof the natural covering of the scalp.
Certain it is that large proportion of
men with boards begin to grow bald at
an abnormally early age. Hitherto,
however, they have, when questioned,
bGOu Nllllllk3 " ehAlOW Illhu kubl ItRdIueu
the lack of hair as drawback to their
personal appearance. They will now
be inclined to take higher ground, for
the British Medical Journal tells us that
in a lecture on Badness, Professor
Fournier says; "There is nothing rid
iculous or malformed about it, and it
confers upon the physiognomy an ex-
preston of wisdom, experience, and
venerability. 1t adapts itself marvel
ously to certain head which would be
deformed by wig, and is the severe
beauty represented in sculpture by the
classic head of Eschylus. " This is con
ISOLATION indeed Henceforth let man
bow before the severely beautiful; let
there be an end of the use of unguents
and oils, and let depilatories take their
place upon the toilet table. Let the
thoughtless and giddy keep the hair on
their heads, but let all who value the
possession of the severe beauty of
Eschylus get their heads as bald as a
billiard bah without an instant's delay.
London Standard.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19

IN the town of Portage, N. Y, man
was out hunting squirrels, recently, and
shot at what he supposed to be a red
squirrel, lying on limb in a chestnut
tree. The squirrel did not drop, but
yelled outright, and was found to be a
boy who had on red stockings.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19

On taking plant from a flower pot
at Columbus, Ca, a lady four.d nine
snakes ay the bottom Of the pot,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-09
RESTRAINED BY A CHILD.

A visitor to Moyamensing, the great
city prison in Philadelphia, tells pa
thetic story. A gang of desperate
ruffins associated themselves few
years ago in Pennsylvania, for the pur-
pose. of breaking into banks. Their
plan was to gag or nurder the watch
man before opening the vaults.
A man named Watson was the leader
of this gang, and being under arrest in
his cell, inquired eagerly of the visitor
If a certain bank in Northumberland,
Pa, had ever been broken open.
eve planned to rob that bank year
ago." he said, "but we couldn't do it.
1t wasn't because it was guarded in
any special way-for it wasn't, but it
was because of little child. Three
evenings we were hid, waiting to knock
the ianitor on the head when he made
his rounds; but each time he had his
innocent baby by the hand, and we'd
have had TO kill her too. We could
not do that. Tn bad man, boss, and
I'm not afraid of any man living, but
couldn't bring myself to hurt that
little 'un."
The human instinct, the germ OF pity
and love lies hid somewhere, we ven-
ture to hope, in the worst nature.
Some years ago Anton Probst, a
stoiid German servant, killed his en-
ployer, farmer in Pennsylvania, his
wife and six children; in order to rob
the house. He made his escape, but
returned after couple of hours, and
was arrested while feeding the stock.
When asked why he came back, he
said he thought of calf and some
poultry that were shut up, and he
Couldn't bear to think of the dumb
things starving to death.
He had worked on farm in Ger
many, and had charge of the live stock;
in other words, the only Aanane feel
ing in his soul had been nurturcd by
dumb animals.
1t is much to know that it was there.
If we could but remember always that
in the worst man there still hngers this
divine spark of heavenly fire, our own
lives would be ennobled by that charity
which our Master gave to the world to
make it akin to Heaven.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-09
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.


A Democratic Majority on Joint Ballot
Following are the names OF the mem
bers Of the next Legislature. The Re-
,publicans, who had thirteen hold-overs
in the Senate, will have control of that
body, while the Democrats will have a
large majority in the Assembly, and a
majority of thirty-one on joint ballot.
Hold-evets are marked thus: =, and r
denotes Republican.
SENATE.
Douglass. w. Haines, r.
Esmeralda-J. b. Gallagher, R..
Churchill-C. Kaiser, Re-.
Ormsby-B. II. Meder, T.; j. d.
Hammond, r.
Storey-E. P. Wheeler, r.; w. ID.
C. Gibson, r.; L. Z. Fox, ID; j. A.
Brumsey, d.
Lyon-W. r. King, r.; w. J. Yves.
terfield, d.
Washoe-C. C. Powning, r.; Jerry
Schooling, d.
Humboldt-M. S. Thompson. Rs
Charles Mcconnell, ID.
Lander-M. d. Farrell, r..
Nye-J. T. Williams, D.
Eureka-Wm. Doolin, r.; w. w.
Hobart, r.
Elko-G. FL. Shepherd, D.; ]. B.
Tolley, d.
White Pine--D. w. Perley, r.;
Thos. Rockhifl, d.
Lincoln--R. p, Dayton, r.; w. H.
Henderson, ID.
Eareka--H. A. Knight, R.; James
Adams, R.; Sam. Longley, r; George
w. Merrill, ID.
Storey-H. H. Penoyer, Wal. J.
Tuska, s. V. Mooney, P. H. Ford, D.
A. Moranty, w. +. Copeland, L. T.
Drexler, J. B. Mallon, Henry Duffy, J.
C. Mase1, A. G. Mckenzie, j. ID. Wa-
dorff, Edward ID. Plank, Ambrose
Englis.
0rmsby--T. Coffin, r; w. M. Hav-
enor, r; H. May, r.
Churchill. w. Richards.
Washoe-W. F. Berry, Ross Levers,
<. z. Bailey.
Lyon-M. F. Fallow, J. E. Gignoux,
j. j. Corbett.
Lander-C. P. Soule, R; w. B. New
ell, JOHN SaytA.
Nye-T. j. Bell, George Ernst.
Elko-J. z. Kelly, o. Ii. Ballinger,
James McBurney.
Humboldt. 8. Shepard. Thomas
j. Bradshaw, Joseph Organ.
Esmeralda--W +. Belding, I. Nc
Gowan.
Lincoln-Milton Barrett, Charles III.
Penton, John Shier.
White Pine-John A. Condor, Chas.
Green, Gee. f. Parker, Geo. G. Blair.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-09
Notice to Taxpayers.

TREAsuRER's OFFICE, HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
WISSEsUccA, New, October IsSh, 1850.
Notice is hereby given, that the State and
County Taxes for the fiscal year 1850 are now due
and. payable at this Office, and that the law In
regard to their collection will be strictly en-
forced.
On all taxes unpaid At the chose of official
business on the 18th day of November next,
there win be added ten percent tcf delinqueiis
cy, as provided by law. -.
A. T. SHEPARD. r,~n'v 'rr>ass-sr.
s&aa&
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-09

c. 8. Osborn, Justice OF the Peace In and for
Union Township, Humboldt County, State Of
Nevada, gives notice, in accordance with the
provisions of the Statutes OF the State OF Ne
vada In such cases made and provided, that on
or about the 18th day Of September, 1880. there
came upon the premises of Louigi Pedrole one
dark bay horse branded "P" on left shoulder,
with little star In its forehead; also one light
has, ,horse. branded "H' on the left shoulder, .
dttN star in its fershead, and with four whses
4eot.
c. s. OSBORN, J. p.
WinnenauCcA October 1, 1880 o1-2maaw
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-09
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

The annexed table, which shows the
electoral vote OF each of the several
States of the Union. will be found con-
yenient for reference
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THE SILVER STATE.
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Orange City Items.

Work has commenced upon the M.
E. church; its dimensions will be 26x4O.
It will be plain structure surmounted
with cupalo and lobby in front. Our
school building is also receiving a coat
of psint and its blinds are being hung.
Weather remarkable; oldest inhabit-
ants never saw anything like it. Wis.,
itors from ''up country are peeriug
around for the sunny South" or the
American Italy" We hope soon for
change Pro bono pubtico.
Our schools. public and select. num-
her over sixty scholars, both having
model teachers. So any one with child
rem desiring to spend the winter here,
can place the same under first clsss in
structors, even to the languages being
taught.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-12-15
Orange Insect.

A work that should be in the
hands of every orange grower has
Just been brought out by William
H. Ashmead, of Jacksonville, after
years of labor and researches for
which we all should feel grateful.
Mr.. Ashmead is an Entomologlst ot
great attalnments, and is still work
ing zealously in showing us how to-
guard against insects that are injurl-
GUS to our fruit crops, it is our duty
then and for our benefit to assist him
in his LABOR and we hope he will re-
ceive such patronage as may encour-
age him to continue. The work is
illustrated in such way as TO let
every one know his foes from his
friends in the insect line. Send for
the pamphlet and judge for yourself.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-12-15
Mean temperature 81 degrees.

Literary note from Scribner & Co.
4 short serial by Mrs. Burnett, author
of .'That Lass O. I4owrie's." ETC., will
begin in the February Scri6ner. Mean
time Mrs. Burnett is writing what prom
ises to be her longest novel, for Scri6-
ne1''s Monthly. Its scene is laid in
Washington. Mr. Cables new serial,
Madame Delphine," will also begin in
February. and run though three or four
numbers. Mrs. Schayer's Tiger Lily
will be concluded in the January num-
Der.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
I1n971erS06iJis est yer0 VartIS.

I11aa7oerSG6iIiS est UerG V2rtHS.
Messrs. Ashmead Brothers are our
agents in Jacksonville, and authorized
to receive subscriptions and advertise
ments for this paper.
Sabbath Schooinext Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Mr.. J. Y. Parce, super
intendent.
Experimenting Wednesday evening at
the school house.
Captain J. B. Jordan is on his collect
ing tour.
Mr.. n. G. Howard, of Louisville, KY,
arrived last week.
Professor Stone has arrived at his
Spring Garden home.
The stores are full Of goods aud are
doing good business.
We are pleased to see Mr.. George
Hulst, Senior, among us again.
W. A. Bours, travelling agent for j.
e. Hart, visited this place last week.
Thanks to Mrs. J. B. Jordan for
beautiful bouquet of choice roses.
A correspondent wishes to know
where he can procure silk worm eggs.
Mrs. j. u. Broome left last week on
visit to her family in Nassau county.
Messrs. Finical & Watson have COM
menced work on Mr.. A. Ell. Stockton's
new store.
Farmers have pretty well finished
syrup and sugar making. The quality
is excellent.
Mrs. John Cannon, and child, and
Mrs. Miller have returned from their
northern trip.
Relations of Captain Alexander and
Judge Lowery from North Carolina, are
visiting them at Beresford.
Holiday Goods at Dreka q Co.'s,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-12-15
DECEMBER 10.

Friday evening, DeceAber 18th, the
Dramatic Club will play the comedy en-
titled "IcH ON pGrle .trGncais. French
spoken here, under the auspices of our
Library Association. The Citizens Brass
Band will furnish music Will be glad
to see any from our sister towns; they
will find a committee reception at the
DeYarman Hotel Admittance to the
hall 25 cents.
Thanksgiving day passed off with
more seeming cheer and good feeling
than has been our wont since adopting
this as our home. Quite goodly num-
Der listened TO an able and instructive
sermon from our pastor, l.. J. Lewton,
from the text righteousness exalteth
O nation but sin is a reproof to any peo-
pie" Taking up first our blessings for
which we have cause for thankfulness,
he mentioned that of religious enlight-
ment surprising that of all other nations
spoke of the great peace that prevails
in all our bodies-referred to our finan-
cial prosperity with seeming satisfaction
he then elucidated what he deemed our
evils now threatening the government,
naming them in order as he views them
from his outlook; the Chinese, the In
dian and negro, ending with that of Sec
tional differences, the evil of intemper-
ance that of the most Importance.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-12-15
AGRICULTURAL societies.

Norwalk Fruit and Vine Club.-Col
Robt. Bard, pres; DR.. Geo. Rogers sec.
Florida Fruit Growers Associatio?n1.-p2Tr
J, c. Kenworthy, pres, Jacksonville u
ii. Elliot sec. Live Oak; ID. 5, Place. cor
SEC, Waldo.
Orange Ridge Agricultural and lmmi.
gration Society.-Dr. b. 3. Bennett, pres;
John Cannon, Sec; j. 7 Parce, cor: sec.
DeLand. Volusia Co. Weekly hee'2Ags
New Smyrna Agricultural and Fruit
Growers Society.-Dr. j. N. HAWKS. pres
M. B. Kolfe, vice-pres.; Mrs. H. Nj. Rohe'
sec. and treas.
Lake George Fruit-Growers' Associa-
tion.-Judge 4. B. Bartlett, pres, George
town; w, w. Hawks. Z. Kif9yM; mrs; H.
Sec. Lake George; r. o. Hammond, cor
sec, Fort Gates; George II. Thom' treas
Georgetown.
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Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice, hay
ing had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula for a simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for
Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma,
and all Throat and Lung Affections, also pos
all Nervous Complaints, after having tested
its wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to
his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and a desire to relieve human suffering, l will
send free of charge to all who desire it, this
ceipt, in German French, or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent by
paper, WV. SHERAR, 149 Powers Block, Roch-
ester, y, Y, 80, 129eow152