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, 1881-06-25
N o c E

PURSUANT to Orders from the
II Presidency, the Royal Post Office,
Christiansted will be open for
1 transaction of business:
ON Monday and Thursday and those
days when the Mails for Europe
by the Royal British Mail
Steamers are to be despatched
from here to St. Thomas from Z
o'clock a. m. to 3 o'clock p. m.
ON Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday from Z to II
o'clock a. m. and from IL noon
to 3 o'clock p. N.
EVERY Week Day 5 o'clock p. IN.
until the Mails from Frederiksted
have been distributed.
The Post Office will be closed on
Sundays and Holydays except when
Mails from st. Thomas arrive here
on those days, in which case the Office
will be open for the distribution of
the letters, and when the Mails for
Europe by the Royal Mail Steamers
are to be despatched, in which case
the Post Office will be open from Z
O'Clock a. M. until the Mails are dis
patched from here.
The Mails for Europe with the
British Royal Mail Steamers will
be despatched from here as follows:
ON the 18th of the months of Janu-
airy, February April, June, Au-
gust, September and November.
ON the 18th of the months of May,
July, October and December.
ON the 18th of the month Of March
and on the 23rd Of every month.
Royal Post Office, Christlansted, the 2st juno 1881.
A. /. BOYE.
, 1881-06-25
Properties

in Frederiksted, in which levies have
been made for taxes to the Colonial
Treasury for 1879, will be put up
for sale at 3 public Auctions in
accordance with the Placard dated
22nd April 1917.
No. 81 Kongensgade
according to the tax-list belonging to
G. p. WOODS Children.
1st Auction on Thursday the 2ist
July a. C.
End Auction on Thursday the 4th
August a. C.
3rd Auction on Thursday the 18th
August q. C.
each time at 1 o'clock p. m.
No. AZ Hospitalsgade
according to the tax-list belonging
to ESTHER COCHRANE.
1st Auction on Thursday the 21st
July a. C.
End Auction on Thursday the 4th
August a. c
3rd Auction on Thursday the 18th
august q. c.
each time at 2 o'clock p. m.
All the Auctions to be held at the
undersigned Auction Office.
Conditions, Mortgage Certificates
&c. to be seen at the Auctions.
This advertisement serves also for
the information of the mortgage
holders.
Frederik'steds Auction Office, June 18th
1881.
r..
, 1881-06-25
acknowledgements

mET bekjendtgj0res herved, at
49, Gouvernementct under Consul
A. MEYERS Fravarelse har bemyn-
diget HR. AUGUSTA VICTORIA til at
fungere som Keiserlig Tydsk Consul
for ST. Thomas og st. Croix indtil
Udgangen at indevarende Manned
og HR. julius Same til dcrefter at
fungere som Consul indtil HR. a.
MEYERS Tilbagekomst,
t.8
: Observation-Disclosures den
code Juni 1881.
NJ. r NYSSUM.
est.
, 1881-06-25
TRANSLATION.
Publication.

RT is hereby brought to public
80 notice that Government during
the absence of Consul A. MEYER has
authorized Mr.. AUGUsTE VICTORIA
to act as Imperial German Consul for
st. Thomas and st. Croix until the
end of this month and Mr.. julius
Same to act thereafter as Consul till
the return of MR. A. MEYER.
Presidency's Secretary's Office the
Goth June 1881.
NJ. r. NYSSUM.
est.
, 1881-06-25

3die Auction Torsdag den 1Sde
August d. A
IIvor Gang Eftormiddag XII.
No. ~ Hospitalsgade-
if0lge Skattelisten tilh0rende
ESTHER COCHRANE.
1sto Auction Torsdag den 21de
Juli d. A.
2den Auction Torsdag den 4de
August d. A.
3die Auction Torsdag den 18de
August d. A.
Hver Gang Eft%ermiddag III. 2.
SamtIige Auctioner afholdes paa
Auctionscontoiret
Conditioner, Panteattester NJ. m.
vile vere til Eftersyn we'd Auc-
tionerne.
Denne Acknowledgements tjener til
lige til Efterretning for Panthaverne.
Frederiksteds AuctionscontOir den i6de
Juni 1881.
r. PETERSEN.
, 1881-06-25
acknowledgements

mET bekjendtgjores herved, at
- Udkast til Repartitionen i at
gangne Kjobmand HENRY V.
KIERULFFS Bo vii blive fremlagt
i en- Session, SOM afholdes den
LID JUL d. A. ri, Eftermid-
dag, hvorefter Boet ~forventes sIuttet.
Frederiksteds Skifteret, st. Croix,
den 18de Juni 1881.
r. PETERSEN,
, 1881-06-25
Bekjendtgjorelse

siMET bekjendtgj0res herved, at Gou-
iU vernementet under lite DIS. har
konstitueret hidtilv@rende kst: Vice
Brandmajor i Christiansted, Politi-
assistent G. G. IDsKovDANMEN, Dame
brogsmand som Brandmajor samme-
steds.
Observation-Disclosures St.
Croix den 15do Juni 1881.
NJ. r. NYSSUM.
c0nSt.
, 1881-06-25

MT the request of the Sheriff in
III Frederiksted's Jurisdiction pur-
suant to orders from the Presidency
the following
, 1881-06-25
EiendOmme

i Frederiksted, hvori err gjort Udl@g
for Skater til Colonialkassen for
1879, blive opraabte til Bortsalg we'd
3 offentlige Auctioner i Henhold til
Placat af 22de April 1917.
No. Fl Kongensgade
ifolge skattelisten tilh0rende G.. P.
WOODS Born
1ste Auction Torsdag den eide
JUL d.. A.
Eden Auction Torsdag den 4de
August d. A.
, 1881-06-25
Translation.
Publication.

1T is hereby brought to public
notice, that the Government has
under date of 1lth inst. constituted
the former Vice-Brandmajor in
Christiansted, Policeassistart G. G.
IDsKovDAMMEN, Dannebrogsmand, as
Brandmajor at the same place.
The Presidency's Secretary's Office
St. Croix the 18th June 1881.
NJ. r. NYSSUM.
cORSt,
, 1881-06-25

RFTER Begjering af Fogden i
l5 Frederiksteds Jurisdiction if6lge
Presidentskabets Ordre vile efter-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
The Wine Press i'm Hungary.

| had had dim ideas of snowy gar
ments dyed purple with the juice OF
grapes, and the delicate feet of girls
treading the luscious fruit under the
shade Of vine-clad trellises in the open
air. In my imagination there were
fountains of pure water washing away
all stains and impurities, and long pro-
cessions of men and maidens bearing the
fruit on their heads, all decked with
flowers, and singing and dancing to
the sound of harps and flutes. Had 1
not seen pictures to that effect, read
poetical descriptions of it, aud had l
not always been encouraged by my
childhood's instructors in this delusion?
And now, behold, there were not any
snowy garments at all; the Hungarians
had on coarse shirts and loose drawers
tucked above the knee, and came to
the conclusion that they had never seen
any fountains of pure water, and
wouldn't have known the use of them if
they had. For there was a kind OF GRIM
ness about them, burned in by the sun,
whichi seemed to Indicate that they
never washed either themselves or their
clothes. In fact, they had fine con-
tempt for the ordinary rules of cleani-
ness. One black-eyed, purple-iegged
fellow, with the grape juice iast drying
on his bare feet, seized basket, and
ran off down the steps and into tho
vineyard. and presently returning with
a load OF the fruit, shot it into the pre-. $,
and, with all the dust and dirt of the
road still clinging to his feet, mounted,
and began to tread the grapes, and soon
stood almost knee deep in the liquor,
which, having served him as sort of
foot-bath, was to be the drink, perhaps, of
future generations of refined, fastidious
palates. Having seen this l became
melan ncholy, and preferred to leave the
rest of the manipulations of earth's
choicest nectar in obscurity. y.-Londom
| ArQoSY.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
Deadman's Land.

A writer connected with one of the
Arctic exploring expeditions says :
While tramping around beyond Green
Harbor, near where found the cannon
bail stones of such peculiar formation.
I came upon several wrecked AMI rihed
graves. The men must have been
buried before the frost was out of the
ground, for the collins were not covered,
but seemed to have been put into
slight depression scratched in the clay.
The coffins had partially rotted away
and broken, and the grinning skulls
and bleached bones were strewn about
in horrid disorder, indicating that the
fox and bear had disturbed their rest.
L spent some time in gathering the
bones OF those poor fellows into their
original resting-place and covering
them up with rocks and sods of moss.
No history of these lonesome graves
could be CLEANED, but it is likely that
they were those of Morse or Russian
victims of the scurvY. II is possible
that they fell in some of those bloody
fights, gossips of which are still cur
rent among the fishermen and hunters
of Northern Europe. The tradition
runs that more than two hundred
years ago the Dutch and Russians,
who came here to harpoon whales,
divided their time in bloody combats
in which no quarter was given. The
whale fisheries were then very yalua-
bic and worth fighting about, SO every
ship sent out was fitted for offense and
defense. Some attempts at colonial
tion were stamped out in consequence
of this feud. If colony of Russians
managed to survive the scurvy for a
winter and Dutch ship arrived fresh
from the south in the spring the colony
was sure to be obliterated, and the Rus
SLAMS treated the Dutch with the same
kind consideration when they arrived
first. The finding of unknown graves
is quite common on the shores of all
the bays and fiords of Spitzbergen.
This dreary, inhospitable place might
fittingly bsscalled Deadman's Land, a
name given to small spot just outside
of Green Harbor in Ice Fiord.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
Measuring Dreams.

The longest dream, says the Medica!
Monthly, lasts less than ten minutes.
A man fell asleep as the clock tolled
twelve. He wakened ere the twelfth
stroke died away, having in the interval
dreamed that he committed crime
was detected after five years, tried and
condemned. Shock of finding the
halter around his neck awoke him to
consciousness, when he discovered that
all the events had happened in an in.
finitesimal fragment of time. Moham-
med, wishing to illustrate the wonders
of sleep, told how certain man, being
a sheik, found himself, for his pride, a
poor fisherman; that he lived for sixty
years, bringing up family and working
hard; and upon waking up from his
long dream, so short a time had he
been asleep that the, narrow necLed
gourd bottle, filed with water-which
he knew he overturned as he fell ssleep
had not had time in which to empty
tself.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
Chewing Gum.

Forty thousand dollars worth of chew
ing gum is gathered in the State of
Maine every year. In Oxford county
is man who makes it his business to
collect spruce gum. Every year he
buys from seven to nine tons. The
gum is found chiefly in the region
about Umbagog lake and about the
Rangely lakes. A number of men do
nothing else in the winter season ex-
cept collect gum. With snowshoes,
ak and a sheboygan, on which is
packed the gum, they spend days and
nights in the wood. The clear, pure
Jumps of gum are sold in their native
state, the best bringing 81 per pound.
Gum not Immediately merchantable is
refined by o peculiar process. Sieve
like boxes are covered with spruce
boughs, on which is placed the gum.
Steam is introduced underneath. The
gnm is melted, is strained by the
boughs, and then passes into warm
water, where it is kept from hardening
until the packer takes it out, draws it
into sticks, and wraps it in tissue paper,
when it is ready for market.
The gum meets with a ready sale.
There is not village, town or city in
Maine where it is not in demand. One
dealer last year sold $1,400 worth. In
the large mill cities gum hasa free sale.
In Biddeford, Lewiston, Lawrence and
Lowell the factory girls consume large
quantities. 1t is said that in the lum-
ber camps the gum is used as means
OF extending hospitality. After meal
time tho host fills his own black clay
pipe and hands it to his guest. Later,
clear Jumps of spruce gum are placed
before the visitor, and lie is asked to
take a chew. Maine produces $4,000
OF gum 10 year, some of which fnds
its way to this market, from which it is
distributed to the various outlying fac.
tory villages, where, as stated before, it
is in good demand. Spruce gum is adul.
terated, and those who adulterate take
the trouble to fashion the pieces of gum
to appear like those taken in pure
state from the trees. The ingredient Of
adulteration is supposed to be the gum
of the pine tree.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
FireWOOd.

Wood seasons much more rapidly
when split, therefore it is economy not
only to fell and haul wood for fuel
from the lot before stormy weather and
heavy roads are at hand, but to cut it
in shape for stove and fireplace at the
same time. Wet, sappy wood is not
only wasteful, but it is sure of vexation
and discomfort. In the burning of dry
wood the heat is nearly all of it a7ail-
able, while from one-half to thirds
of the heat produced during the con-
sumption of green wood escapes latent
and useless in the evaporating sap and
water.
In selecting wood for fuel it becomes
a matter of economy to. take for fire.
wood such sorts only Us will do best
service in range and stove, leaving
behind for rails, timber and fence posts
the varieties which, while possessing
little value as regards their heating
qualities, stand in the foremost rank
for durability under exposure to the
weather, other things being equal.
Shell bark hickory 10 regarded as repre-
sonting the highest standard among
ferest trees for fuel, and calling that
100, other trees will compare with it for
real valde as fuel as follows: Shell
bark hickory, 100; pig-nut hickory, 93;
white ash, 81; white oak, S3; dogwood,
75; scrub oak, 73; white hazel, ~;
apple tree, 20; red oak, 81; white
beach, 60; black birch, 81; yellow oak,
60; hard maple, SO; white elm, 5S; red
cedar, 56; wild cherry, 30; yellow pine,
81; chestnut, So; yellow popular, A;
butternut and white birch, 43, and
white pine, 80.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
Struck by a WaterspOut.

One morning recently the spick-and-
span new brig Moses Kuowlton, of
Baltimore, found herself in Caribbean
waters, about half way between Tripi-
dad and Morant Cay. 1t was saually
and the captain, A. II. Turpie, ordered
his crew of five men to remain on deck.
About the middle of the morning,
while the Knowlton was running before
the wind, she was suddenly struck by a
waterspout. Her bows were lifted a
great distance, and her decks were
swept and overswept by seething white
waves. Then the wind and water seemed
to pick the brig up bodily. In the
bowling of the tempest Turpie shouted
command for his men to leap over
board. They heard and obeyed, each
struggling to reach some such object as
chain box or galley-top that had been
hurled into the sea at the first stroke.
A few moments after the Knowlton was
deserted she was picked up and turned
completely over, her masts pointing
downward and her kneel being above
the surface. The waterspout and ac-
companying tornado passed swiftly
away. 1t was then discovered that
Charles Mcleod, sailor, had been
drowned. Captain Turpie directed his
efforts toward getting the nearest of the
small boats, which was lashed to the
davits twelve feet under water. He
swan down, knife in hand, and desper-
ately strove to cut the ropes. Three
attempts were made, and after a long
struggle the boat was RELEASED from its
fastenings and hauled to the surface,
The survivors pulled off from the wreck
to remain three days in an open boat,
without food s.or water, and to be rescued
in the midst of great suffering by the
British bark Elsie.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
WISE WORDS.

Strong language utterly fails to
bolster weak argument.
When you face a difficulty never let
it stare you out of countenance.
No principle is more noble, as there
is none more holy, than that OF true
obedience.
Reflect upon your present blessings,
of which every man has many not on
your past misfortunes, of which all men
have some.
Garner up pleasant thoughts in your
mind. for pleasant thoughts make pleas
ant lives.
No man was born wise /; but wisdom
and virtue require a tutor, though we
can easily learn to be vicious without
teacher.
Earnestness is the path to immor-
tality, thoughtlessness the path to
death. Those who are in earnest do
not die; those who are thoughtless are
as if dead already.
There is no truth that our young men
have to learn more important than tins
that to admire that which is right is
one thing, but to do what is right is
another.
The best people need Affections for
trial of their virtue. How can we ex-
ercise the grace of contentment if all
things succeed we'll; or that of for
giveness, if we have no enemies ?
Mutual affection and respect and con-
genial tastes always have been and
always must be the true basis of con-
jugal happiness, whatever the views of
philosophers and theorists to the con-
trarv
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
melted anything but a strong human

melted anything but strong human
heart.
"Grandpapa," said she, "please don't
hurt poor mamma She is sick, and
she has come so far in the cold p
"Grandpapa T'-the word he had never
expected to hear addressed to himself.
His memory went back over half O
century and more to the gray haired
man he had called grandpapa-the
man who was always kind to him, who
petted him and made him whistles and
wooden horses, and told him quaint
stories of old, old times when the
country was new, and bears and Indians
plenty as blackberries. He remembered
when he stood beside that kind old
mans deathbed, and felt the withered,
trembling hand, cold with the dews of
death upon his forehead-he remem-
bercd the grieving tones of the failing
voice which said
Goods blessing upon you, John
and when you, too, lie down to die,
may your grandchildren stand around
your bed, and comfort you in your last
hours
This aged man had died and gone to
heaven.
The deacon shrank from the inspec-
ton. For one moment, with that child's
clear eyes upon him, he saw himself as
he was-a hard unyielding, unmerciful
man-dead in tresspasses and sin.
He sank down on his knees and
buried his face in the clustering
golden hair of his wondering grand
child.
Martha" !" he cried, bitterly, "I
have sinned and fallen far short Do
as you willard may God show me
the mercy I have never shown to my
fellowp
Emma Clayton lived, though she was
never very strong-but never was
daughter loved and cared for by a
father as she was. And little Annie
was in sore danger of being spoiled by
the indulgence of her grandfather.
Everybody noticed the great change
in the deacon-he grew humble and
forgiving, and his prayers in the public
meetings were no longer full of vim
dictive threatenings hurled at the sin
her, but were rich in mild persuasions
and gentle intimations to try the good
ness of God.
Royal Clayton was dead and Emma
lived always with her father. Every
thing was forgiven-everything forgot
ten except tie love which united the
family ever after in bond OF unbroken
peace,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
The Christmas Time.

Blow winds of winter blow
Stretch forth your viewless hands
And waken every living thing
Through all these frozen lands
The branches of the gnarled oak,
The hemlock's swaying limb,
All trees and shrubs, wake these to join
In one harmonious hymn;
For is not this the Christmas time,
The loving, hopeful Christmas time
Long waited for, with faith sublime
Fall fast Oh, fleecy snow
Thy ministry is good;
The earth our greater human needs
Has little understood.
With thy deft fingers weave
4 robe, of faultless seam,
And white, as EMBELLISHMENTS are,
OF which the poets dream
For 10 the earth receives a King,
And thou, Oh, Snow ! a robe shalt bring
To grace the happy welcoming.
Fly swifter Oh, ye clouds
Through all the realms of air;
Chase day and night the world around,
And tell it everywhere
To peoples, lands-a Christ is born
For every race and creed
A living, sympathizing soul,
The very Christ they need;
That this is now the Christmas time,
The loving, hopeful Christmas time,
When want is sin and greed crime.
Beat fast Oh, tIrobbing heart
And yield Oh, stubborn will
In Gods good time, He came at last,
Loves mission to fulfill
He came, with pleasant words and ways,
The worlds Redeemer, guest;
Gave mama to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest
Gave to the world such hopes and cheer
AS prophet tones or lips of seer
Could never breathe in human ear.
Vain is your task, Oh, winds
And yours, Oh, tleecy snow
In vain the swift-winged clouds
Upon their mission go;
In vain, Oh, throbbing hearth
Is prayer, or song, or creed,
Unblost by loves sweet ministry
Here find the Christ you need.
By this sweet grace, and this alone,
His praise shall spread from zone t.
zone,
Till all the earth His sway shall own,
Ira E. Sherman.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
Fashion FRncies.
.nffs are worn very small.

"OtA w.
Fur-lined wraps are in demand.
Plush in fancy colors is made into
evening bonnets.
Handsome wraps are edged with
beaded plush bands.
Copper, brickdust and terra Gotta are
the fashionable colors.
Cloaks are worn longer this season
than for some time past,
Grecian bands for the hair are made
OF silver inlaid with mock gems.
Watered silks are more in demand
than they have been for some years.
Pushes and velvets, plain and en-
bossed, are used for trimmings of satin
Surah and for wool stuffs.
While bead passementeries are on the
wane as fashionable trimmings, black
jet is more worn than ever.
Earrings, except where brilliant soli-
taires Or other gems are to be exhibited,
are less worn than ever before.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22

By Mr.. Randall, to redeem and refund portions
OF the bonded debt of the United States. ....
Mr.. Dibble announced the death of his prede-
cessor, the late NJ p. OConnor. Tho usual
RESOLUTIONS of regret were adopted, and the
house at 5:15, out of respect to the memory OF
the deceased man, adjourned until Monday.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22

The largest cotton producer in the
world is MIR. e. Richardson, of Missis-
sippi. He has $4,000 acres of land,
and raised last season $4,000 bales of
cotton. He expresses the oil from his
cotton seed, obtaining thirty-five gal
Ions from ton worth $l2.25, while the
cake sells at from So to 81 per ton.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22

Marwood, the new English hangman,
has invented an ingenious slip moose,
that has been adopted by his govern
ment, which is making nooses after
MarTood's design and sending to vari-
ous parts OF the world where there is a
possible demand for them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22

Iowa last year dug 100000 tons of
coal, worth 81, 900, 900 on the dcmps.. 1t
has $50 mines in operation, employing
GIG men,