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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15

MIR. Thomas Dale, an emplcye in
Simmons flaming mill, was married
Thursday evening of last week to Miss
McClatchey. Friday nis ht a number
Of Mr.. Dale's friends thought it would
be- fine fun to treat the neWly-married
couple to Il select concert of /; peculiar
nature-that is, to something mu ical
Il Ii tie out Of the ordinary line. They,
therefore, provided themselves with
instruments appropriate to the occa-
sion, and sailed forth to pay Mr. and
MRS. Dale a visit Our police, vigilant
guardians Of the peace that they are,
were appraised of the intended chariva-
ri, and mercifully inteFfered. The
neighbors who wanted IL nights resi-
experienced a devout feeling of thank
fulness that the discordant din was
stopped at the outset.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15

Saturday evening Miss Belle Bond
entertained il number Of her little
friends at her mothers rex idence ou
Prairie Avenue. twenty-five youth
full members !. 1 society responded to
Miss Bellies hid, ans We're made
happy by their little i..s.ess i'll a vari-
ETY. Of ways. Games were played and
dancing-that neveI-ta:iing amuse.
ment Of both young and oid--indulged
i'll. Miss Minnie Martin played for
tie children, and right meirily did
their little 1eet keep I'm 10 iler skill
FIJI manipulated o. tie p'aio. A nice
supper was ;eiveG during he evening,
and he little ones We're decidedly Of
the Opi,.iun tllat ''they NEVER bad SO
pleasant Il time III all hem lives"
Mr.. Samuel BARTER was the victim
OF surprise last Thursday night A
number of his friends dubbed togeti-
er, provided themselves with lunch
baskets eii-flieG after! the manner Of
picnic. els" iii midsummer, and with
NOISY demonstrations oi MANY tongues
took possession Of Nj. Is residence
before he WIS fairly aware whether
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25
Teas and How They Are ,Adulterated.

1t is pretty generally known that the
orthodox teas prepared in China for
American and European consumption
are adulterated, but comparatively few
people are aware OF the extent to which
the ad alteration is carried on, or what
substances are used. M. Hussen,
French chemist of note, has made a
thorough investigation of the subject,
and the result OF his researches has been
laid before the Academy of Sciences.
He finds that Prussian indigo and gyp-
sum, in small quantities., are the princi-
pal ingredients employed to impart the
= face" of bloom" to teas, and that
in the proportions used they are very
innocuous. This adulteration takes
place where the plants are raised; but
more extensive adulteration is subse-
quently INDUCED in by the Europeans,
who, with their superior knowledge,
have surpassed the Asiatics in their
fraud by the use of still more dangerous
drugs. such as chromate of lead and
arsenicate OF copper, besides making
use of comparatively innocuous sub
stances such as sulphate of iron, stearite,
carbonate of lead and magnesia. The
Chinese have become most expert
i'll manipulating green teas, which they
color with few simple substances some
OF them poisonous-for example plum
bago, Prussian blue, carcuma and kaolin.
With or without the true leaf Of the
shrub, they can produce a tea of any
desired tint. In order to give the iu-
ferior or false leaf the aroma of the tea,
the Celestials mix quantity of it with
certain flowers, especially species OF
olive. In short according to M. Mus
sen, no injurious proceeding is omitted
in the Celestial empire to palm on the
outer barbarian inferior to false teas.
In the leading tea-growing districts the
government has corps of inspectors
who are required to see that the goods
are dispatched in pure state. The pre-
caution, however, avails little, for at the
shipping ports there is no attempt to
prevent the merchants or brokers from
committing their fraudulent practices
which they carry on to their hearts
content. In spite of their knowledge o.
the extent to which this adulteration il
carried on, we presume our people will
continue to drink of the cup which il
said to cheer without stealing away 8
persons brains.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25
Primitive Agricultural Methods.


Writing from Albuquerque, New
Mexico, a correspondent says: The
Mexican and Indian methods of har-
vesting their grain are very primitive,
similar, indeed, to those of Eastern
countries in Bible times. The wheat is
cut By hand with sickle, and taken,
unbound, in carts to the threshing- floor.
This consists of round plat of level
ground in an elevated place, fifty, one
hundred, or two hundred feet in diane
ter, as the farm is large or small one,
the surface of which is pounded or
trodden as hard as a cement floor.
Around the edges of this, tall poles are
set in the ground five or six feet apart,
forming circle. The unthreshed grain
is piled up loosely in the center, and,
when everything is ready, thin layer
is raked down between the central pile
of grain and the circle of poles, and then
flock of goats or sheep, or sometimes
OF burros, or ponies, is driven around
over the grain until it has all been
beaten out of the heads by their feet.
The straw is then thrown outside of the
circle of poles, and the wheat pushed
up toward the center. Another lot OF
the unthreshed grain is then raked
down, and the operation repeated until
the whole is threshed. l was forcibly
reminded of the Scriptural Injunction
which forbade the Hebrews to muzzle
the OK that trod out the grain. The
winnowing is also done in the Biblical
way. After the wheat has been sepa-
rate from the straw, it is gathered up
into heap, and when a brisk breeze
arises it is thrown into the air in the
teeth of the wind, which blows away
the chaff while the wheat falls by itself
on the clean floor. At a distance the
flying chaff looks like steam escaping by
successive puff from the exhaust pipe
of an engine.
The Mexicans and some of the In
dians are beginning to adopt modern
farming implements, and in a few years
iron plows will probably have replaced
the wooden ones that have been in use
here for centuries, and which are
like those with which the Egyptians
cultivated the valley of the Nile in the
time OF Moses. l saw one of these
plows, but as this is not the season
when the ground is broken up, have
had no opportunity to observe its use
1t consisted simply of a crooked stick,
upon the point of which an iron point
was fastened by means of rawhide
thongs. The Pueblo Indian carts are
also curiosities. Not scrap of iron is
used in their manufacture The wheels
are discs made of boards, with clumsy
wooden hub on the outside. The tire is
of rawhide, and the body of the cart is
constructed of poles rudely framed to.
gether.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25

thimble once morel / told Mary Jane
that felt sure l had it on my finger
when run into your house on Thanks
givin' mornin' arter that yeast. But
when l got home, it WANT nowhere to
be found. Now, where did you find itp"
Her shrill, high voice had attracted
the attention Of all in the room, and
everybody looked up curiously as the
minister's wife replied, with an innocent
smile:
"In the chicken-pie that our good
friend here "-and she nodded brightly
to Mrs. Farrell" sent me. l left the
pie on the dresser when l went Gown
cellar after your yeast, and as soon as
came back, put it on the table, and
when my husband cut it, there was your
thimble ia it. How could it have got
thereP 1t is certainly very mysterious
anyway"
Silence, dead, profounI, yet, how
terribly significant to the deacon's wife
and her spinster neighbor, fell upon the
group.
This was apparently unnoticed by Mrs.
Graham, who, with a playful admoni-
tior to Miss Patience take better care of
her thimble in the future, began an
animated conversation with the ladies
nearest her, and soon restored the COM
pany to their wonted ease and good
humor.
But poor Miss Patience! She never
heard the last of that lost thimble.
While the deacon's wife, to the dav of
her death, never trusted any hands but
her own to make Thanksgiving pies for
her minister -Youh's Companion.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25
Ancient Fine Linen.

According TO the Building NeWs a
piece OF linen has been found on the site
OF ancient Memphis in Egypt containing
$40 picks to tine inch, and it is recorded
that one of the Pharaohs sent to the
Lydian king, Cresus, a corselet made OF
linen and wrought with gold, each fine
thread of which was composed of $50
smaller threads twisted together! The
ancient Egyptians wove a fabric called
the Z" linen OF justice" or "iustifica-
ton" So beautiful and valuable was ii
that it was esteemed the most accept
able offering to the "Restorer of Life
A few hand looms can still be seen at
work in the Eastern bazars of Cairo, the
cloth woven in which rivals in texture,
color and designs the finest glass screens
of Munich.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25
NO 40.
Love Is Enough.


Love is enough. Let us not s. ek'for gold.
Wealth breedss false aims, and pride and
.lfishness;
In those serene Arcadian days of old
Men gave no thought to princely homes and
dress.
The gods who dwelt in lair Olympia's height
Lived only ior dear love and loves delight.
Love is enough.
Love is enough. Why should we care TO
famef
Ambition is a most unpleasant que I;
It lures us with the glory OF a name
Far from the happy haunts of peace and
rest.
Let US stay here in this secluded place
Made beautiful by loves endesring grace!
Love is enough.
Love is enough. Why should we strive for
power2
1t brings men only envy and distrust
The poor worlds homage pleases but an hour,
And earthly honors vanish in the dust.
The e. audest lives are ofttimes desolate;
Let me be loved, and let who will be great.
Love is enough.
Love is enough. Why should we ask for
moref
What greater gift have gods vouchssted to
men?
What better boon OF all their precious store
Than our fond hearts that love- and ilove
againf
Old love may die; new love is just as sweet,
And life is fair and all the world complete;
Love is enough!
Ella Wheeler.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25
A story from Paris.

During the last year was in Paris
heard very pretty story. A party of
merry, bright-eyed American girls were
at window looking on to acourt-yard.
Soon a seemingly old man crossed the
yard. That's the Marquis of *"
said one of the girls. He lives in
garret of the house and lives by giving
French lessons" I'm begin lessons
with him tomorrow" then said one of
the youngest girls. And she did so.
She soon perceived that her master was
one of the most polished men she ever
met. He was not over thirty. Want
and grief alone had bent him into pre-
mature old age, for he had an aged and
sick mother to keep, which his earnings
could not always do. What did our
little American girl dop She quietly
proposed to marry the marquis. need
not tell you how readily ne accepted.
This is the happiest marriage between
a poor French nobleman and a rich
American girl that / know of. l can
give the number of the house and the
street where the first act of the comedy
took place. The marquis walks now as
straight as any one, and the dowageI
marchioness may frequently be seen at
the Bois sitting by the side of her
daughterjn- law, whom she worships,
as well she may.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25
ThanksgiYing.

1nanESRlVlnR.
Sweet was the song OF the robin,
Blithe was the hum OF the bee,
In the day when the drift OF the blossom
Was light as the foam of the sea.
Then deeply was cloven the furrow,
And gayly they scattered the seed.
Who trusted that rainfall and sunshine
Would surely be given at need.
The robin hath flown TO the tropic,
The honey-bee flitteth no more,
The reaper hath gsrnered the harvest,
And the fruit and the nuts are in store.
Tho flame hath died ont on the naples,
We tread on tho loose-lying leaves,
And the corn that was stu rdy and stalwart
Is gathered and bound into sheaves.
And sweeter than music of springtime
And fuller OF jubilant mirth,
Are the strong.tided chorals o'erflowing
From hearts where thanksgiving mas birth,
The songs OF the home and the altar,
The gladness OF children at play,
And the dear love of households united
Are blending in praises to-day.
For pasture lands folded with beauty,
For plenty thAt b1rdened the vale,
For the wealth OF the teeming abundance,
And the promise too royal TO fail,
We lift to the Maker our anthems,
But none the less cheerily come
To thank Him for bloom and fruition,
And the happiness crowning the home.
oh, the peace on the brow of the father,
The light in the mothers clear eyes,
The lit in the voices OF maidens
Who walk under rdream-curtained skies,
The dance in the feet of the wee ones,
And the sparkle and shine in the air!
The year has no time like Thanksgiving
a truce TO our fretting and care.
Sweet was the song oil the robin,
Blithe was the hum OF the bee,
In the day when the drift of the blossom
Was light as the foam of The sea;
But sweeter the silence of autumn.
That maketh space Tor the strain
OF the joyance OF home, when the harvest
Is gathered from hillside and plain.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25
Supremacy OF the DressmaIser.

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, in her lecture
on " Modern Society" strongly portrays
the supremacy OF the dressmaker of to-
day. The fashionable women say to
her: "Do how you will with me.
Make me modest or immodest. Tie up
my feet or straighten my arms until the
use OF them becomes impossible. De-
prive my figure OF all the drapery. or
upholster it like window frame. Nay,
set me in the middle OF movable tent,
but array me so people shall look at me
and say look we'll"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25

Salmon fishing on the Columbia river,
Oregon. is very dangerous. owing to
certain tidal peculiarities. Two hundred
men at least are reported as lost during
the past season. Over 800 boats al Q
ando vera 900 men at the canneries.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25

In the iron ore brought to this coun-
try from foreign ports there is mixed
large quantities of licorice root, and as
cars which haul the ore from Philadel-
phia to Johnstown pass Altoona the
boys of the latter place board them and
gather the rot in large quantities. The
licorice root is better and fresher than
that found in the drug stores, and as it
is a foreign substan ce, the boys gather
it out and eat it..
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-25

If some men could be sold for what
they think themselves worth, and could
be bought at their actual value, dia-
monds would be plenty in the aims
houses of this free republic. Hartford
Sunday Journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-27

Tomorrow L shall talk TO ner, ne
thought.
But tomorrow. and tomorrow, and to-
morrow, it YVES always the same, and that
elegant Miss Sewel' as they called her, was
always in demand, and poor Lennox, from
the distance at which she kept him.
looked on almost heart broken. varying be-
tween wrath. pride, and despair.
Mamie" said he, one morning when he
found her for a moment alone, how long is
this to last p
Il believe you WISHED me to come here
to improve my manners and acquire the ele-
gance of society,"" she said, coldly.
but, Mamie
well, if you are not pleased with the re-
suit of your own advice l am not to blame.
You must excuse me now, Mr.. Ray, | am
going to ride with the Count de Beaure-
paire.'
And with a graceful gesture Of adieu, she
left him.
That . afternoon, Lennox walked unan-
nounced into Laura's room.
II thought I'd drop IN and say goodbye
said he. Il leave to night.
Indeed! Where are you going asked
Laura.
"Oh, | don't know -
You can take a note to George for me
Yes, if you yet it ready, said he.
Laura left the room, aud Lennox stood
moodily at the window.
Very soon Mamie came in and crept near
him.
Are you really going away she asked.
Yes, l am" was the short answer.
And won't you tell us where %
II don't know myself neither know nor
care - he growled.
Then she slipped her hand in his arm,
with the old caressing movement he remem-
bered so we'll, and spoke gently, using his
name tor the first time since he came.
! "But, Lennox, dear, if you go away of
| somewhere, what shall | do?'
He turned suddenly and caught her to his
heart.
ooh, Nannie," he cried. passionately.
''f you would only come back to me-if
could recover my lost treasure, | would not
go anywhere. My lost love, is it too late?
She laid her face down against his shout
der, and asked:
"Lennox, tell me which you love best, the
Mamie you used to know, or the fashiona
BILE young lady you found here?'
"Oh, Mamie, darling - he cried, clasp
ing her closer, Il wouldn't give one toss
of your old brown curls for All the fashiona-
bic young ladies in the world"
Then you will nave to take your old Nan
ME back again, Lennox, dear"
And Lennox, begged to be forgiven, and
vowed he would not exchan G his precious
little wild rose for all the not house flowers
in Christendom.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-27

Q GRANVILLE COUNTY. y. c..
Has been rebuilt and improved. Polite and atten'iv
Servants. Table supplied with the beet the market az
fords. Sample room for Commercial Tourists.
Stop at the Russelle House when you visit Oxford
Good Livery Stables. Mar. 1871.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-27
WANTED.

l)y a young lady. a situation as teacher or governes
IL in a private family. References given and required
Salary moderate.
Address II. G.. H.. Box 3J1. Raleigh.
Ap-22. IT.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-18
SALTWATER.

Only one more week in which to spend
Christmas money.
A new first class jump-seat cutter for
sale cheap at this office.
Work ON the Union elevator is being
rapidly pushed forward
Wheat, No. l, SIC; No. 2, SAC; No 5,
76c. Receipt fair. Oats, 3jc; corn, 40
Web. McKusick has just received
another spanking fine" Portland cutter
for his livery.
Another car jumped the track Tues
day on the Mill branch of the st. Paul
& Duluth railroad
Felix Lemoine who had his skull frac-
tured Wednesday by collision with an
other coaster, is considered out of danger
at present.
Bro. Sam. Norton has just received
carload of Christmas trees for our citi-
zens. They are fine ones, as all Sans
things are
Mr.. Rheiner, the ice man, has COM
menced marking off his ice for the win
ter, and saving and hauling will soon be
commenced.
Chas. Clegg, our enterprising confec-
tiCnery man, leaves the first of next
month for Kentucky on a short visit TO
his old home and the friends of his child
hood.
A jolly crowd of young folks took
sleigh ride to Miss Carrie Judkins' last
evening. After taking possession of the
house they danced until early morning
Some of them still under the effect of the
dancing masters hurried leave were con-
soled by the good time they had.
Monday. He will conduct services
and make an address at Ascension
church on that evening. Gen. Simpson
U. S. A., treasurer of this diocese, will
also be present and speak Short address
men of the State. A general invitation
is extended to ALL
Joe Meckenhausin, of River Fails, who
was in our city yesterday, tells the story
of his thrilling adventure with tramp
while on his way from Hudson TO our
city, Joe SAYS: 'After reaching Hudson
on my way here, met some friends and
stopped into several saloons to drink, and
every time certain man, a stranger to
me, was in the room. AS left the Tracy
house, about O'Clock, this man left also.
and asking me for ride stated that he
was going my way. All was well until
we began crossing the ice towards tho
Baytown shore, when the man jumped
upon me and began to pound me.
struck back and pulling my revolver fired
two shots at him, only the second one
taking effect The man fell TO the ice
after the second shot, and
[ took him up, put him
in the sled again and after strapping him
down started for Hudson l went direct
~ to the sheriff, and told him the whole
circumstances. The sheriff took the man
and left for Stillwrter. The man was
shot through the left side above the
heart" No further particulars of tho
affair could be obtained at this writing.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-18
The Owl and the Nose.

Nearly everybody knows the accom-:
plished and clever little Jimmie Murray;
who pounds the piano in such an artistic
manner at Conley's variety theatre. Jim
mic is a good boy but his weakness for
birds is not near SO powerful as it was
about week ago. He has holy horror
of owls and if a man has a family he had
better insure his life for million dollars
before he ventures to converse with him
on the good points possessed by the bird
of wisdom. Last Monday Jimmie pur-
chased an owl from a Dakota county
farmer. 1t was beautiful bird with eyes
as big as a full moon and the color of
saffron, while his claws were nearly half
foot long. Jimmie had great schemes on
foot about that owl He was going to cut
his claws off, dress him in pantaloons and
train him for the stage, or better still. to
perform before bowling multitudes on the
piano.
But, alas, THAT word is only used on
particularly sad occasions), for the future
of that owl, whose artistic possibilities
were so soon to be nipped in the bud
The day after he had purchased the
owl, its happy possessor repaired to his
room to indulge a post prandial snooze
He was soon in the land of Nod, sleeping
the sleep that waits on a good digestion
and clear conscience Now, Jimmy is the
fortunate possessor of healthy nose, the
evidence in man Indicative of great abil-
ty. One way or another, the bird of
night managed to spot that proboscis. 1t
is not known what he took it for, but it
is certain that he described a corkscrew
in the air and swooped down on that
bugle with a fearful vengeance The
dreams of the sleeper were rudely broken
He didn't say much but went right out
and got a bottle of arnica Yesterday he
sold that owl to life insurance company
for fifty cents
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-18


Kansas d Texas companies, which have been
competitors for business, will by new arrange
ments have between them another hundred
thousand dollars per year, heretofore paid in
the form of management rebates and general
competitive expenses.
The transactions aggregated 1890 shares,
of which 6,700 were Canada Southern; 1000
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati IL Indian
apolis; 1000 Chicago, Columbus 81 Indiana
Central; II, 600 Central Arizona; AGO Della
ware, Lackawanna & WESTERN 5000 Delaware
81 Hudson LOCO Denver & Rio Grande; 81, 600
Erie; $4,000 Hannibal & st. Joe; 10000 st.
Louis IL Iron Mountain; 1000 Missouri,
Kansas 81 Texas; 1900 Lake Erie d Western;
5000 Lake Shore; $500 Michigan Central;
1000 Chicago IL Northwestern; $500 Nash
vile, Chattanooga d St. Louis; 10000 New
Jersey Central; 5000 New York Central;
6,000 Northern Pacific; $1,000 Ohio e. Mis-
sissippi; $500 Ontario d Western; 1900 Pa
cific Mail; 5000 Philadelphia 81 Reading;
1,50O Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul; "A, 900
st. Paul & Omaha; 5000 Texas Pacific; %, 600
Union Pacific; $1,000 Wabash, st. Louis & Pa
citic; 100000 Western Union; $4,000 Chicago
& Alton; LOO Burlington, Cedar Rapids d
Northern and 1000 Morris q Essey
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-18

DAVID DAVIS is a party unto himself.
Thus far in the pending session of Con-
gress he has voted with the Republicans
on all political questions, but it is not
improbable that before the close of the
session he will seek more congenial fell
lowship in the Democratic ranks His
idea of independence seems to be in cast
ing his vote with one party to-day and
with the opposition tomorrow. The
time will come, however, when he will
be compelled to declare himself for or
against the party of free government.
His judgment is right, and if the Presi-
idential bee is driven out of his bonnet,
there is no doubt but he will be found in
the right place.