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, 1881-11-18
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Tho officers Of tho Sturgeon Day Canal Conn
nnny hRvo notified tho State authorities Of Wis-
cpnHsn that tito canat ia now completed In ac-
cordauce With tho State law. and ls ready for nc
coptanco by tho State, nfter Which the Canal
Company will tako tho "Rrcat c,1t," nstt ts somc-
times called, cut of tho hands Of tho contractor.
An average depth OF thirteen feet Of watur bus
boen secured, and already tho largest vessels
plying between Groon 1lay ports and Chsongo
hav0 passed through Without difficulty OF mis-
hap. During October I'll vessels passed through.
ng9reRuting tonnugo OF 60,ooo tons, On which
tho tolls amounted to $3.354; and to Nov. !. Loo
vessels, aKgrc9atiug Ht,2te tons, havo passed
alnouiitcd to si7,:0o 50. capt. Casgran tho ongi-
neer In chlrKe Ut the construction, Will Nn-
dpnbtcdly reuHin In chnr8e OF tho canal Until 1t
passes Into othpr hands.
uocK AND OTHER NOTES.
Tho tug Little Giant hus boon laid up tor tho
wintor.
Tho schooner Myoso.ts had her canvas taken
on yesterday.
Tho tug Mcclellan ia In Miller nrothors' dry
docks Tor now plankln9.
The schooner Orkney Lass was towed to hor
winter quarters yesterday:
Tho schooner Mary CopolY Ia in tho Chicago
Dsy.Oocka to havo her bottom calkcd.
Tho schooner Forrest lost hor jlbboom yestor-
day while being towed up tho South Branch.
Tho schooner Edward nlake has arrived ut.
Owen Sound from Midland light, and Will 20 On
dry. dOrk for repNts
Tho Toronto sallor'e Union has advanced
waKes to $sS.50 per day on Luko Ontario md 81
por day through the cnnal.
Tho schooner Daniel Bailey was stripped yes
tcrda aftSr wlce shs vas .ow9a va 70 Miller
all oyor nnd receive new dock.
Tho schooner Dc Couders leaves today for
Now Mission, Zig Traverse Bny, where she Will
n1,s,s nn-,f f-nt,ht ~ ria" oHiin~, sn,i,,n tn
, 1881-11-18
Efnnn1Dul O. st. Joes

JEFEENsnN CRY. No., Nov. l7.-Tho Supreme
Court this noruiny Issued an alternative writ In
the caso Of tho 1lannibat T. st. Joo Railroad VS.,
The Stnte Treasrror, and tho hearing is aet for
the 18th inst. 1hB is under proceedings for q
writ Ut mundan,us to Compel tho State Trcao..
uror 70 certify that siio Hannibal 81. Joe Koad
:. NEW fonK, Nov. -17.-Tho Directors Ut tho
1innnbRk s st, Jos 1satroall Company coctcd
dent: John IL DuN, Vice c-prcsltient; John a.
Hilton. Secretary. md Waltor J. Hilton, Troas-
utar.
, 1881-11-18
Electricity ns n Motive Power for Hail.
ron1s.

Sp<-tal Dtspatsh Ia 1he Chicago Irtb4ns.
ST. rAu1. Mimi, Nuv. 17,-Tho Pioneer. f'rtss
says 1t Ia rcinbiy Informed that President VII
lard. of tho Northern Pacific l.ntlwny, has ro-
contly completed contract With Thnmns T..
Edison for the construction Of ilfty miles OF
railway in Minnesota during tho next year,
Upon which MIR. Edison Ia to test tho efficiency
nr hls electrical onylnes rs n nsutv0 powcr for
railroads. II ts stated that VIllnri agrees to pny
Edison II stipulated sum for tho cnttre road II
tho new power works satisfactorily, mud
tho inter Will bo backcu In bis novel
enterprise by capitalists abundantty ahle
aud willing TO risk largo amounts in
mnkinR mi experiment, Of tho eutire success Of
which tho inventor seems entirely confident and
eertRin. Under tic turfna OF tho cuhtrpct en-
toret. Into. tho t'fty miles arc to 10 completed
Within tho yenr, md Il tho electric n,oturs slu
not prnvu satisfactory the ercntcr portion OF tho
cnstwilt bs bor.e BY nj. Edison a., anl II the xen.
Ut tho contract hnve heon withhold up to tho
present time, tnoro IL nu ruon t. doubt thAt u
bus been fuiy. agreed upon by Willard and Ed;
sou, and It ts expected thit tho experimental
line will 10 built between Ut. Cloud and MIuu0-
nDot8 aud St. Paul.
, 1881-11-18
A 1T. Louis &c San francisco Branch in
KnnAHHt


Special nffrateh to Ths Chicago IrtoAHes
WICHITA. kas., Nov. l7.-Tho st. Louis l. San
Franclsco fsAilroau Company are engaged In
building n bra nch linz frunl Sedgwick City, six"
teen miles north ot this city. to connect with
tho Santa F6 Line ut If0stuad, enabling thotn 10
make quicker time than by running from
Wichita via Newton, Upon tho completion Ut
this ltnc through traths will run from 1t. Luuls
TO the pacftiu Coast vln the Ut. Louis & San
FrunClscu. tho AtchIsun, Topeka s. Santa E6,
aud tho Southern Paelu Railroads.
, 1881-11-18
INDIANA MARRIAGE ASSOCIATIONS.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. l7.-Tho Attorney
General. Ia IN Interview, condemns the uar.
rage aasoolauon lnanu, which bus prevailed 10
vi extraordinary oxtent ia the northern and
impossible IL tho patur1 ot thtna that they eau
make good thotf promises, and thKt ouly per-
s0ns who Will make hnythluX Out OF tho aesoola-
9t the Initiation feBe.
, 1881-11-18
AROUND THE LAKES.
ON THE LEACH NEAR MUBKEQoN.

bP*t*HK UNpHEeH 20 3H9 QHEa9V 1Ft1UHvs
bfusKEop1. AtIch., Nov. lT.~-Thla artornoon
tho schooner Espino!a, OF Milwaukee, was driven
hlgh up Oh tho beach by tho storm, Bho wAs
tirst aeon oR this port carly th.s mosnluX, ap-
pargnsly at the Meroy OF tho storm. Bhe 1nado
An effort to Eet tu ut the tnouth ct tho hArboru
but the heavy sea carried her past The north
pier, 9ho Flghted heraait and lnade another ut
tempt TO Rut IN. but II waA equally unaGccesafuL.
, 1881-11-18
DIair's Chicago Il Pacific Road.

. bpe<&at UE5puI<N 70 3NE EhEt106 1f1bHHE.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Nov. 1T.-Tho Bnle OF the
ChlcaKo s. Pacific lanilroad by John J. Blair. Of
New York. to tho st. Paul lsoad, for s30U, 600,
was consnmmated six months ugo, md not yes
tes,luy, rs rcpnrted by visionary, reporters. a
letter from Hlalr today denied the Interviews
rcctnl. Tho price has never hcen llvulgcl and
only stnail portion Of tho purchase money has
DGHu Du}d.
, 1881-11-18
Indlnnn, Deqntur T. Springfield.
SpscIat Dtspateh 10 Ihs Chftaeo 7fIouns.

INDIANAPOLIS, ind, Nov. 1T.-At n meeting Of
tho stockholders Ut tho Indiana, Decatur u
Springfield Hallway held In the ol!lcus of tho
company in this city tniay tho Directors were
ion. including ri .ne issuias % Of now ~ and second
mortgage bonds, etc.
, 1881-11-18
NOTES.


OrpbMus " at 1nilnnapolts tbs wook.
'Tho Passing Regiment" continues to draw
1nrEo houses At Duly Theatre In Now York, and
tho production OF other nuyeitics has therefore
boon indc1ntIy postponed.
AMI still ttsy cotnul A Miss Lcgrand from tho
odcou, Paris, hcRnn mn American tour this week
at ,ta tlo jersey City Asaae%y of Music In ca
Thu Mr. II. II. Rosenfeld whu wrote "Ways
md Mems wants 1t distinctly understood thnt
he ls t!te IlUston correspondent nf tho New
1ark Snr aaa ,,nt any other Playwright with
Mir. Wobb's verston Of "Twe1rth Night
docs not nleot With my more fnror In Isoston
than y did IN Chicago Of Now York. Tho ljoslon
or'xlpsi tcxt 6as cssapod din %atatlon, @ % aitosaaon,
Mr; Emil 1,lobl,nz, will begin next Saturday
EVENING nm serles ut slx conMg,montary RI r@eaatngs @
State street. The conpos0rs named on thu pro-
Era,n fog Tho lBth inst. trg Mendelssohn, schar-
pin, ard Salnt-SnGns.
Hugh Fny ana William Barry opened their
Mo" lust week., Tho thentro has boon built by
cost Of ai'out sloS91 i las q Infer S seating IL
GtpHclty tnHn my othor placo Of amusement Id
brooklyu. except tho Academy OF Music.
The sGscqa oyoanss e. tho
day niRnt at tho North Side Turtior-i Hill. Tno
orchcstrn has bccu materially strengthened for
viii 70 Interpreted BY tho "Gerinania, mssistol
BY Miss Mccarthy, Chr. DaIatku, and MI. Carl
A. tSe sosS # tee g , r. "ygga
ntre. Now York, wns threo times called before
rho curt1!n to receive a laurol crown uppn>n
aftor tho forum scene. Tho revival Of :" Viz
Binltts" Is pronounced % ono Of tho best artistic
Successes Of tho year" p,
, 1881-11-18
TILE STORM SIGNAL, .
6TlLL uIt

6psetal Dtspateh to 1hs Chicago Ittbuns.
WARRINGTON, D. e.. Nov. l8-1 a. m.-Cnu-
tionary signals continue NJ hiaakinaw, Aipuua,
Port Huron. Section 1, Detroit, Toledo. SAM
husky, seotlon 3, Clevetnnd Eric, DuTalo,
Aoohcssor. osworo, aud seotlone,
, 1881-11-18

Lydia 3. p,pkham's Vegetable In Gtippuaglsu
VIC have observed lts otioots on thy s. P!ukt
thsr oustolnUsa. Send 70 Mr. ~, My"' slas., tot
hAin, ,ski Western avenue, Ayaa' 'A"
pamphlet
, 1881-11-18
Humping tho CfncluMntl, Indlaunpolts,
NJ. Louis d Chicago EntiroEt.

humping tho CfnclnNntls 1ndlnhnpolGs,
NJ. Louis d Chicago RntiroNtl.
d!patch to tho Cincinnati Commercial. from
Indianapolis says:
~ Tho elnissarias of Mr.. john Il Mclean, Of tho
cincinnati EnIuires. hayo boon hUvurtpg ubuut
this city tOr sot"e time, hunting son10 plKce TO
vet hook ill Oh tho :. lsx FUur.' TlsIr Aukene
70 6uy stock e tho fn4ntapol!s. Cincinnati s.
dated @ compally with !aw-sa'ts was lur1ued soiRe
tma hrss i3ay TO- the lust a,n!a! meeting u tho
:" :, s'k four. Directors. About that ttHlo they
began l seafch,uy arolnd tor indianapolis. clii-
turney fur b1cl.uan, II ia sail, made III. utgr Of
$l.6u per share Tor i !arKa block IT slOck In tie
hands or attorneys hGro AnA represented In tile
sw u " 9 T. S,. sa sSS @
A9vepted becaust theru Aat been ,solnpru.n!so
ot thA! lltiKtuDn by which tho friends Of tAo
. Hlx Four" paid sl.I pnr share lor tho stock
y. the DIRECTORS Of tns CincInnati,. ln.
soaa. The 81 statuss OF 1nd'snas 1dh'Sas' .iioMs a's
isnas sold Under Foreclosure. nd tut saar aas a.
expired, uud tho deed or tho biaster Commits.
eonor bus boen long since aoilyared 20 tho Cil!-
cinuatt, indianapolis. st. Lous s EAicugo d.
esSss .na ss shs ~ Rtound eoss
Ut fraud. This, it IL un4erstood, will ba the
'oi ground ct nNy astion % wl!uh lnay " brought
fsst 1hS FS"sa r. hs
1t ~ said th.ll tonle Ut thu Stockholders Ecprs-
scented 10 tho luker suit did lut uucept tins otter
r. 70 Tor their stock, xnd Tho etnlaaarles Of
stock and buying II In. 1t ls also said, Oh good
authority. thAt tholr object In collecting this
siook T. To- 10 maxG @ a. stro:y st.o~tnR of .took -
Il Ch!ea9o liutlroai fur the recovery Of the In
dlAnapos, Cincinnati & LAtAyetta property,
Ths suit will, II u said, bs a personal Que, and
, 1881-11-18

CiKCfNNATI, U.s NOV. lE-Tha Muy NusloaI
Festival Association has very ngrcoably ilsnr-
polluted thu public In tixlng tho prIcas for "The
Mess!Ah performance, iu which Patti Is ia sing,
Inuoh lower than was expected. 1t has been do
ctdud to charge Sl.60 for adn,sson and $40 for
reserved SUITS u1d TO sell tue ohoics of resorvel
sent4 ut auction Dec, u und i3, as has boon The
custom in tho sails OF s0atg 10 tho May festival.
, 1881-11-18
Gossip Abont tho Projected Limo from
Connetlsyi1lg to Lockwood, Pa.

N0hu3llHVlAG 10 Ak0cRW0ous VAs
spseial Dt.Da.eh to 7hs chteaco Tribune,
cnNNr11svIt5,n pa. Nov lr-Cousidern.,,c
.,,,.,;,.,'., ~"aa,tI,, ,o i,'1.,", T.,
eoeeulhtlol h"s reeehtS neon ahduiRea III apo"t
the new rattruatl line now bcing surveyed up tho
lett bunk of the YougbIuYhpny Nlyer from, Con-
noaviIto ~ ,,nrl xort1 nm, tha,cn III ro,,h snu
asan, nnn.,. ~ p",s,.,,,a.. ,n ~ so ..
eeSet sou"tt' iehhss4V"nhe' .as oot,sa nas oeoa
credited With the origin OF tho project, princ-
pully from tho fact that the curps OF engineers
Engaged l1non TIM survey boro rccnn,1y hecu in
t,.!. m,,,,,,apo+ n.na.., tj,nm..o, ~ ,;re.n.o.
sho employ OF deneFa! s'ahakcr Z. H. Hynaman,
OF tue Wabash system OF railroads. That gem
tlc,pat, who WIS formerly stu tlouul ut this tnco
os g,,nnrntnnt,cnt ~ t,,., ptttahur1 nivis,nn nr
80 ~ 1,.i...',..ss r. Ht,,e t,'.u-.." ,a. y.
tae Aalt'tnofe q uhlo Ahtlroaa. aatd l0tof hs
Superintendent OK tho Connc,svte Conl &
Iron Eo,,pRny tientcs that his road bus anything
~, do win t1s ,,rnuor+ ervov r. mn,
currrsnn,,,ant ~ H.. 1tImSicd r, ro.os 1,init
ter,is tiat il Ia a Vnn,lurbt vantur... mi
yunvh,uvl,nnv H"irmt, " IN A' cnntir,nuttion ~
~ H. Mvn;I,onnsa St,s1n,nont ar" fi'n fn"ta
SIyen n mn tntorvi.,w WIN Win. ,'
s.sssH. - "a N.s1t Nv" "aNt ~.
, 1881-11-18

arn, r nspnara pa,.r.
sars ta .n."A ] Rcbnass m II ernsr tr
sneo tnan tho opera has oy bcsa sSvivsa
scmas IN. North Turner a T. stpror to
pnny waa thus dislrlnutvd:
potor., .......''.'.......'"..M; Il; MaoDonata
w yynnni; f;att II " FeS1snae' WSitaeY
Admiral i.otort -. -. ....6oorao Frothingham
!;orll synthnn. ........,......",.'G. hnIntHerle0
sso"o Mas5
Thq arsunoat Of Gsar md Garpenser runs
Aa l$ier ths artat and Peter 1uanoe. a ,csorter
fron the 1tusaIan army. both work ns oarpou.
Tho Ambassadors OF Franco and li1gand, boinF
advised Ut tho presence OF tito Cur. dtsrulted
~ TX 70 nl bin 1m Gna 9lthor to
him BY force md carry him on 10 their coun-
employs tho Ylupid, self-conceitcd burgninnsicr
OF saarda!i to lind for him : russian by tho
r.a anS Of sr T0a H. % sE Ecxn @ o sse a.
but happans to full y with ir.,'oQ, tho dcsertrr
h1.d M su"attn.: belisylng hn to & " ,hs H.. czar
iaiKht ssfe!v ,Ko to En4aad, The people
ssor as prSSars f"r "a s ~ sbe 1a9 spposea
rrvnct Alnhassador nus dscoyeroa tho real
which inakos bin botray tilmself, and succeeds
ia all b!s dlplomat!o objects. Tho Cxar, whose
aGunst hls throno, 10 looking for aono mems to
get awny unobservcl md uutnoestod by tho
liallan1sh authorities aud El!Vlish cruisers.
Gpctug by chnncu tho passport thut tho. Eurjlah
onIy chaneo OF of escape. % siylns ~ iuaaog anoshar
hns pAssod. Duruls th!s time tho pcople OF
sAnrdaln givo tho supposed Car public Eccop-
noa Il r tne dae Of 5ho festtya} can@9. np;
opened, aud tno Cdr IL secn oil the deck Of 4
departing vessel. iyd'!2g opoaa tho paper and
gives HIN rood situation and consents TO bis
inarrihEo with at.rfe.
man. Gy I tho ilussHn Idoai, t. Il u,ay W po saiI' Ia
briof, that as Nh urern It was not lnarkod allc.
cess. but. Us q concert IN costunu, tho nudtenoo
pretty, light thomntio Objects. The comic ele-
1hont was, fu'veycr laoktl.K, and but ono scoto
cxcuso @ Tor % ter,nnk tho pcrturmntco 4 "coiniS"
opera. Tho wilt ID huavy In tho English vorsleu,
however Bprshtly T. may bo In tho oriKlnal. The
motif was an mfr from Lortz!ng's :" "Undne,' lii
terpo'atod In tue iirst aut by Mr. Fessendon,
was given With cxcclant eIsct, aud was ac-
core. Tho lack OF dra.natIo ability in this
superb slnaiMg could not etltirely atone for this
deficiency, The secoul not contains tho test
sassiaotory l M ~ vt ohss.ns ttis ,onor ronanss @ %
Farewell my Flemish Mailo',.. With quaint
moudy. mud entnR tu = duet With tha sopr.no no
XIII ana Siiss stone sang Il dollshttuily. Thon
soxtu or no ooes q ~
Messrs. Wbitnny. Fesscnisii, Kari, Msi5onniJ,
and tH "' l. only ss
which liner pnrt:s;nRing bus seldom boon heard
m tho sluge. There ls a'so u rnthor lively
wedding soilH and choras in this aot-" Love1y
is tho fluo Ut ru8t,e." etc. Tho Hnnl cAurle.
, 1881-11-18

Moraforl's Acid FAosphate
Il OF Rreat benefit 10 pastors when run down BY
tQg continued brA0 work.
, 1881-11-18
The Voice Of Mclean and The Hand OF
Gould In The Affairs Of the
"Big Four"
The Baltimore & Ohio Has Secured
Route from Washington to
New York.
Meeting of the Directors OF tho
New York, Pennsylvania
s. Ohio.
Willard to Givs Edison Chance to Test
His Electric Engine IN Min
nesota,



.,,,,
Thc Commission tsyatonl 10 8c lkilled II
Possible.
IT., nt,o,,rt N ,t,o,sh tho cnn,nssaion nvster1
t,,s -, -, ~, ,,.- -++ .n. 80. = ~ t,onn
on ine fa'soa"s ~ .ns u"ats ua1 ~ ~
III the refusal al about hnlt dozen roads to
1oin In rho reform. thn oh{ret cn,, Ia nccotn.
',,,.saa .s ,to othar r1,nts nro .o,nrm,nnd r,
eo!a'neu Ino aes'ssa w G''a anu "osa & 'atno"a aa
~ 80. 49,. W. ,.,,''., .,u. .,,, 80 rav.
.'. ~ s,r ,,.,,..i.,,, s,r ,t,. .,Io ~ +Ictnt.
n.,..e., ,..',n,,as. rr,,~ ..nr. th,, TOO.
v,r,. ~ ~ th ,cot. ~, tt,o r,,ntrv ami nonr,
-, ~, .Sn, ~ ws,ss .,.o, sn,,.ns a. ,,o,,,, In
=, ,ror W. ~ ,n,, t,,a rarcr'n onG oe "nrtn,,s n
.s,ans ,,,aa.,,,a a. ,,at ,,1rno.. f. IL
s~,s,a, .,", ~ ,,,,,,i.nr If nomno,,nv
iimrs and tholr niu,,1 nut,urctiuns nwrre to
crAso pnyinx commissions and prohibit their
nyrnts from reeeiviux them. tho eattlc WY
W lnoro tnMn na1. W'ni mess !aMss s, gu. ~. asn ~
fnrfnt fSt. uint,,1It Gr mi, ,ntii' 4 conssons
10 bo checked MgMlnst by tho majority VI lines
III tho Increment whenever lhe rlt'lAtes IT, -
Rreat snv,px wou w ,m, ue - nu ~" ,nv n,t t Ynr
nn,lssi.,,,s vrcntlv nxtreis The nitit,nt they
would htlve % my Tor ntltionMt wnRus 10 their
agents, These roads cnasl either aKree to eo!i.
se @ 10 f rt,fs ~ ,t t,is awr,.
VIII ',.ps a"a tTtuse @ ~ I"aI 1 ,u , .uT ~ @
emt ,,at "r 'ney vi e1ua ~ ,t. sIn ~ NV ,Ht
n9ss sll9 sSa,psfS Mrso, br - ~ smu r ~
ecr fh,ic ~mS sGy w wiz Ma ~ s Hi Il boiler
1os tsm 10 1o. m 1no r9ln .s.na tam 10 ea @
os!9 ,,a ~ H w. W., ~, ,t1. nnu @ t,,n
w. " w n o ~ tus ,,rsr u;,u srctn v
mMiposu .. I"sAK M ams "sot III. - ,, tr ,,mt
s,,s X ,t at9 ~" tt,nn,s,a W. t tIII ia IN
,,.ln fnr " GENERAL nr"tts,, at With nm nuroo
.nao tot RSaaeM. ~ .t .! % ~ ~ ~ & Ill,
;,d ent Is y ~ as. ~! wpGn nh ~ nc 30 W Ge'o
e'lneF NJ Nn'caeo VI Ne" Ao'A "o'"' Nee' i"
-
usr..nu,rcr,1rotru
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-14
History of the Old Red Cent,

As the old cred cent" has now passed
ont of sight, like the cold oaken bucket" +"
its history is matter of sufficient inter
est for preservation. The cent was first
proposed by Robert Morris, and was
named by Jefferson two years later. 1t
made its appearance from the mint in
1892. 1t bore the head of Washington on
one side and thirteen LINKS on the other.
The French revolution soon created a
rage fol French ideas in America, which
put on the cent instead of the head of
Washington the head Of the Goddess of
Liberty-a French Liberty. The chain
on the reverse side was displaced by the
olive wreath of peace; but the French
Liberty was short lived, and SO was her
portrait on our cent. The next head OF
figure that succeeded this-the staid,
classic dame with tillet around her
hair-came into fashion about thirty OF
forty years ago, and her finely chiseled
Grecian features have been but slightly
affected by the lapse Of time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-14
Farm and Garden Notes,

Heliotropes need moisture and heat
to strike root, but potted in sandy
soil, with glass tumbler placed over
them, they will root quickly in May or
any summer month.
If old fuchsias are cut down they will
send out quantities of fresh shoots but
if you desire to keep them in good form,
cut off the old branches and pinch in
the new ones, and fresh growth will
soon push out.
The theory that variety of potato is
limited to about fourteen years is not
new, as some suppose, but may be found
mentioned on page fifty-seven Of the
Transactions of the London Horticul-
tural Society,"" as far back as 1907.
Give each fruit tree in the garden at
least few shovelfuls of manure, and if
the same treatment is extended to the
orchard, a good return will be made.
The way to obtain abundant crops of
fruit every year is to manure the trees
yearly.
One of the best remedies for the cur
rant and gooseberry worm is to sprinkle
the bushes with strong solution of
copperas water, using gallon OF water
to quarter of pound of copperas,
and applying it from a watering-pot,
single application killing the worms as
dead as a door-nail."
Grease is fatal to all insect life. In
sects breathe by means of mall porest
on their sides. Grease or oil that comes
in contact with the insects closes the
pores and stops the breathing, Mercu-
rial ointment kills as much by the lard
in it as by the mercury-that is, so far
as the vermln are concerned, but not
as to the animals that lick it of from
their bodies, so that almost any oily
OF greasy application will be destruc-
tive to insect vermin that infest ami
mails, if it is applied where it will do
the most good.
After reading all that has been writ
| ten by the best authorities on the sub
| ject of deep and shallow plowing
the farmer must still be guided by his
own Judgment. In some soils it would
be ruinous to plow deep. Where
there is a rich soil four or five inches
deep, Immediately underlaid with the
same depth of sand or gravel, to plow
deep would be to exchange a good soil
for poor one. In all soils of this kind
go down gradually, and enrich as you
go. For all grasses except clover
wheat, barley and oats, the richest soil
must be on the top to give the best re-
suits.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-14
Portugal.

The Portugal of the geography and
the library had long before charmed our
imagination, and we find her, on more
intimate acquaintance, showing fascinat
ing hints of her romantic history. Heir
ess alike of the Roman and the Saracen,
she has old heirlooms from both sides
of the house to interest the antiquary.
The bull-ring is all that is left of the
Coliseum, but Moorish fountains and
antique glazed tiles that match those of
the Alhambra are only single jewels in
the uubroken parure handed down from
the Moslem.
A tiny country, occupying, like the
island Of England, a mere spot upon the
atlas, we remembered that in the
fifteenth century her possessions stretch
ed, as those of England do now, over all
the world. While Columbus was pur-
suing his studies, Prince Henry the
Navigator established his observatory
on the lonely shores of Algarve, and
gathered the young mobiles to his school
of navigation. Through the century
that followed, the bread cast upon the
waters poured back to Portugal. The
Azores, Madeira, and the golden sands
of Guinea were made her own; Bartolo-
meu Diaz doubled the Cape of Good
Hope, Vasco da Cana discovered India,
Magellan made the first voyage around
the world, and Brazil was made Portu-
guese colony. As in Egypt, after the
conquerors the building dynasty, so in
Portugal, Dom Manuel the fortunate
built his pyramids in Belem, Alcobaco
and Batalha, scattering the wealth Of
the newly acquired colonies with reck
less, improvident hand, as who should
say, "After us the deluge." And tie
deluge 'came-a flood of bigotry and
persecution, which speedily swept away
the prosperity of the country. Portu-
gals fall may be traced directly to the
Jesuits, for they brought in the Inqui
sition, which hunted the Jews, the
bankers of the country, from the land ;
they preached the crusade that led Dom
Sebastian, the Regretted, to his disas-
trous expedition into Africa, and left the
country an easy prey to the Spaniard,
while the Dutch seized their colonies.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-14
Honorable Employment.

There is nothing derogatory in any
employment, which ministers to the we'll
being of the race. The plowhman that
turns the clod may be Cincinnatus or
a Washington, or he may be brother to
the clod in turns. 1t is every way credit
able to handle the yard, and to measure
tape the only discredit consists in hav-
ing soul whose range of thought is as
short as the stick, and as narrow as the
tape. There is no glory in the act of
affixing signature by which treasures
of commerce are transferred, or treaties
between nations ratified; the glory con-
sists in the rectitude of the purpose that
approves the one, and the grandeur of
the philanthropythat sanctified the other.
The time is soon coming, when, by the
common consent Of mankind, it will be
esteemed more honorable to have been
John Pounds, putting new and beautiful
souls into the ragged children of the
neighborhood while he mended their
fathers shoes, than to have been set on
a throne.