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St,rwAuxEE, March g..--|vill sr1lE Tnll'-
uNA pcaso lnfor!n s"hscrtner m whnt " W. Wy ~ nn,
como Of tho National banks WHEN at J.. o. whns tma
security Will this Government then hnyo f0r
t9 hosa 9a tue osos are
propuuutle IN Mr,s,sor to MI argument in f,.vor
uf SMtJGEAl bnnkk M Il permanent ihstltllt!on
which recently appoarcd " Gn!c.!Ho morning
paper over tho signature OF sls' '0''''SG !. ,tcu.
I. Whom tho bonded debt IL all pntd oh tho
Nnt,oual banlss would bo Obliged to 70 into
Ilp,,i,lut!on or change into Stnto banks. unless
tho present law was In tho meanwhile anloneed
allowing thom to continue rs banks OF discount
and deposit. hut Without authority 10 lssto
notes.
!. Tho bonds are deposited to seonrc tho re-
tlctnption Of tho notes. ntla cnnslot 10 Withdrawn
by tho hunks Unless they doposlt Breenhheks 10
redeem their circulation. The Government
yol,1u keen tho bonds and rcdceH1 tho bank'a
notcs II tho attpr fnticd to do It. Thera Ia n0
wuy ,osslblo for tho National bnl.ka to escapo
| tho obligation OF rclcotnlng tholr outstanding
notes.
uucstiuus rAfscd by uur correspondent IT th!a
time, ps It will bo good many yrats bciore all
tho National Joht IL paid oil, a1'tt
tho probabilities arc that tho National
bnnks, lonE before that ttmo Hrrvcs.
will voluntarily rutrc their notes. There wo1iltl
la lttlo or 10 profit un circulation 1t bofsts only
drew per cc,, Interest, nnd thoro Is very ltt1o
m 4, whom tho premium Is 81 high 1s now. As II
| ruio Il b,tnk tnn make more money by rettrlhs
Its circulation und selling ts per cents ut. s1y,
III, mud bank on tho proceeds, l,nn to Ito up its
| funds In tow interest or hlHh premium bonds,
| nul my tho heavy War taxes thht cositlntlo t0
! 10 exnctcd from than. Tho hanks whirh re-
Gently retired 10 millions OF thclr NOTES by do
posting Rrconbacks nnd took up thoir oond'
- fx-ffS 1rH m
, 1881-03-25
Tho operating expenses ttloiladshg
tuxcs. havc been. -.*


rim magnitude Of tic Charge for interest |
onI ,,Iyitlc,,ds may be estimated by tlie fact
lint to capital stock md bonded debt aggre~
patu osss1, ,n,t, Of wEllcl, So, ,4t3, lW Is for
canital stnck. rtai mid watered.
rhts ron,l now operates III the three Sta.cs
O III miles of track, Of whicl, aver 1000 uro
fl ychrusl;u. or tlis wliole number Of mtcs
t,ar,, ,,rt. int ,3,, mllcs of double truck, of
which 1tu miles nre III Illinois md seventeen
,nl1cs In 1nwo. Tiero Ilus been some progress
,na,ls In replacing Iron rails with steel rails,
In, tlcre Ink bcen bit little progress made In
luylnr aoulIp track on tho min ltnss,-only
twc,,tv.siy miles having bpcr laid III 1880.
nurinu tho year tho Company made I'LL III
cr,nsa If .. per cent In t.,e tonnage carried.
.rh1s lncr,nsr Of tounngc p!acetl OIL Il single
trnrl railway serves to enhance tila cost of
onnrnt1u,,. otul Tie ]oss from a.unge, delays,
orcldrnts. md otuer ca,ls MI Ut which wou!tl
IL, nl,ylotrd Inn, tbero been Il double track
| fro,u tte Missouri. or Mt least from the Mis-
siss}nni, River to Chicago. Moreover, n
,1ounio trnch would place tho road prac-
ti,,I,v hcyonJ fcar Of competition 1t far
muro thnn doubles tho capacity Ut tho road
far trnusnnrtation. without any material h,l-
,tIt1nn 10 tho operating expenses. ltcnabes
tho me ,lnub,e.track railway 10 do far more
thnn double thu work that Gun be dono by
ouv two s5nvlc.track railways, and this. too,
, 1881-03-25

bio by using tho nt,,ey votctl by tlle Colt''ctI
to t1t.utc tim sewagn Vt tho eiiy aaltl make II
harmless, they trluk tho aEnynr sllu'''l have
tlonu 50. !, E,Mnl na,iy lIrople III tic city
win wtIl have tho l,alot un clcctfol,.ay. H'Id
wllo might otherwise yoto fnr Harrison. "ro
Of tho su1n way of thlnking. Thu tug-'ii-
the.nn,,gcr policy Inns hurt the city 1T tho
lc.is!u.urc, and If persisted III vii! rrs'tlt
In srtting bMc1s ull tlse Sewage int" tho river
where It will rat and festrr a.,'t III time pro.
,ce III, epidemic. For thls al'losiR tho rest.
will tho l,coplu ut Chicago ru,!rnbcr Carter
Harrison OIL cicctu1l.,lAy.
, 1881-03-25

THE enormous "catl" of businessmen to
Carter Harrison to "consent" to run asnlh
comprises Us many rs seven nalnea* DIX ol
them are old-tIme Democrats. oie Is lnle-
pendent, und all do not represent rs l'npor-
tant Interests as my one Of li{ty slgncrs OF
tile call to john Cinrk.
, 1881-03-25

"rhu first round seems to be III favor Oh
Mr. Unrticd."- -Isostoe Contlng.
IL wisf! they would either cut the rope or
drive tte wngon from utltlcr ino."-Sh&A|sv
Matthews.
: Vfce-l'resi,lent Arthur thinks TINT almost
nnybo.y wsNlt havo been better n1hn In Hob
ersou's place.
Tlse second Mary Anderson, who spranE, n
fult-ieslgc'i traRcdIcnc, from Kentucky soil
FEW tIays ngo. has become tho Leading lady OF
"1iumpty Dumpty" troupo.
There Is to bv aconyenlion Of bicycle riders
In Ilossun next week. Unfortunately Mr.. Kous-
sa!soI aud tho otllor experienced b0tnb-thrUwers
nro busy III Europe lust now.
Fanny Davenport will hnYe glass dress,
which Ia tn ho built for her In pttaDuFK. What
the baIdholdcl Incl, OF thIa country want 10
know Is, whether tho gntmeut Ia to he Of plata
or ground allss.
Wishing to make Ills European trip one Of
rest as we'll as pleasure. Mr. Evarts will not
write any letters during his absence. Brief
notes Of nifty pages or 80 to his family Will COM
prise NIL his correspondence.
cynical and waggish friend ito eltor)-"I
suppose you ofton yet gool things scnt to you?"
Editor tncnutlously)-"U Occasionally" Cynicn!
| Wig" Ah!-but tlioy neycr appear" Editor
sn disappointed contributors always tell tne."
| tExtt soparatey.1
| William Walter Phelps. tho recently nomi-
mated Minister to Austria. bangs his hair. Is
l'usom friend Of Whitelnw lteid's.. md wears
| sprcfnc1cs nul cherry-rel satin 2rNvats. II the
| country Isn't safe from this tltno on, people Out
this way would like to know why.
1t is gratifying to notice that the Sct,ntc OF
| tho United States has resolved that tho Knnkn-
koe River Is ,lnytgnblt. When tho news reaches
Europe tho tottcrIng lyhRstLes Of the East Will
begin to havo proper RESPECT for kankakee,
, 1881-03-25
Wlnnnbasu tsunty Il half.b Indians IItni Ut
i'm Atnsn. III indians md hnlf-Drchts. III CAhes'.
nnda Ia mi


Tin eIopcI,ent uf iierbert, COunt Won llIs-
r,urek, s,,n TT tho {tcri1mn Chancellor, With lilo
wife OF rr!uoe Cnrl Won Cnr0lnt'l- tscuthol1 must
lu Il terrible blow to his lrasdib!o father Anu
tulginy fronl tho blttornoss 0f speech usou py
tho Inter sluro tic uco,rronpc) IN labntc, llo ID
cortnfuy not In tho most rosy Ut moo',s Her
bert was l}!sniurck'a h0po; upun him no 'sltc'l'ea
IL bcstuw tho political nntilu which ne' the
tutl,ur l,,ltl founded for tho 1'siharok inth'!s.
A1nl now l,1s hUpe Is dashed, because III hefllh
.I s.ct, eapcss performed by y'1lhs 1''sh'are*
nni Ills beautiful rrlncuss nru sesuroly ena"
t,emue.l NJ court, and any officer, civil or tn'ti"
tnry, whosu private lilo Will not oear
tho ulnss scr,ltlnuus inspection Is hol'o'
lcaly t.,st for-tromotion. 1T German ot.
ilelul life sucl II thing AZ holding tho
high pcBltlon Ut Mtnster to Il foroWtt eouh'
try, iska Chrtstlat,cy Loos for tho United STATES
and bo ut tho an.nc t1n,p bns III mo lsorAons
,laurlnx Ia Il soan1aloua divorce suit Is u nut
ter Of imposslbiIlty, Ills lcnd drops III the bns'
kut iustanter, and. officially. tn Ia neser Tor
given.
Of I3lsnnrck's throo ch!drnn, his son 1torhort
II regarded rs tho most tnlrnted. a'ld In almost
| livery respect he is tho worry prototype nt h1s
| grent sro. liz has received n thorough eauea-
tlor and ia III oltlGer Of the Flrat GunHt usaHoots
| hc wns ot,e IF tho nruvest Of tho brnvc. On tho
1gtn Of August, 1s70, he was severely wonnd-
| ed Mt VIUnvllle, whn holding IN chccR
| with hLa regiment tho Btornling columns
! pf tho French Infantry by which the
day was suvcd for tho German ars1s. Ills
| uruthar william WAS nlso Severely "onh'les
lie tten servrtl ms HccretAry Of Legation III
l'crnr. Switzerland, and IN slm!l't poslt'un y.
the Enurt of Oruslen 9nxony, ho alstlhgtisnoa
himself by his ctonr md Iulok perception nl1u
Intelligent aetion IN all diplomatic questions.
On tho 1at1 Of July, lB14, tho sumo dug tile
boy Kuln,ann attempted tho assassination OF hls
father, Herbert hatl Il sluol near Dtlssouort
, 1881-03-25

rrr cH1cAoo TnrnrsE has established utamen
rirne for the receipt oI subscriptions Hha
uenta rs follnws: .. vn, ar.
NEW YOtk--lsoom = Tribune Building, f.T* SIC
fAppEy. Mnnaaer. ..svs
GLAs{ioW, Scotnnd-A!lan'A American Se"'
Arency. 81 NoulsId.st~ An, ....,,
LONDON. EnR.-AHlcrlcan Hxchah*e' *'' 0s1AA'
HENRY +. EtLttO. Agent.
MAsllISGTuS. u. c.-l3a r strees-
, 1881-03-25

A UNANIMOUS vote Of tho Nvw York Sell
ate requesting the confirmation Of Judge
Robertson ought to amount 10 a good deal
more than "the courtesy Of t'le Senate II
the other branch Of the Legislature slloilld
pass sinilar resolution 1t would amount TO
q vote of instruction 10 both tic Senators NJ
Washington. The right Of Legislatures to
instruct their United States Senators lias NJ
Why's been recognized.
, 1881-03-25

DAN VoonllEEs male terrible fuss lust
ycur about tho uxo<lus Ut negroes krom North
Carolina to 1ndlanu, aud proclaimed that tho
state was bollN oyerrun with them; that the
crosa- ruatls worn black ~ night With :daskiea.
Int ths census tells Il dl!Ioscnt tAlo. In the
wtlolu State there were but 3s,paa colorod peoplo
OIL tho LIST Ut June, tSD.
, 1881-03-25
cnnK11uus NEW GRIEVANCE.

InI "p''" ,''''.,.,s,1sa., - Sso,u yor,, 1a ~.
a''t-noss i'spa's", ,s's .',4,S ,ta ,vrath ~ Afr
pot'em ~ , "a,' H. .v.a ~ nss,s.a,t. .sa,,otnra
eoih..ne a."' ,. ''s ,na"s, a"u 1,,.,t "na sr,,ur
i."'" 80" aulM' ." .,so 1.p,,.,,n,, nro,r,, doos
lne ln.'e1so w.. w. suu . - a',n ,nt',,asa ] mn
lot "f'se ii"l'! t4'o so''so - ", H." .,o,,,,o,,
thc paft u 'uso ~, '',1 ,,1%or.so,,
10 wh'oh lle nus "o,s 'o''.s.r. W." ,,s,,'
~ q ma'l ol ucSno"s"se" "u"'ss a'. .'S
chhractef. lie nus petn ~ .o 49,
anu IN congress- WIS 1ot '',"''s se"ts ~ .n
, 1881-03-25

"AiAroH" Cr.AnK Is. OIL tho cartla. Ills
scnslbIp tEttlo speech to tho Convention ''ccnr-
ing that tho Mayors osro hhosild lie conducted
TN strictly business principles mao hIu' hosts Of
friends.
, 1881-03-25
OF opinion not In consonanco with tho procon-
cclycd nnd lung established notions ot thcso
nristocrntlo tuliticinns was con1on.netf+"

T'uE North xlH,crfcHlL Rcpicm rcccmt1y
nnyu tlen Ur,lnt III opportunity to mir Ills Isth-
s,,!an cau,nt In its ragcs. III is March number
It Elscs Mr. Ea'ls tito salnc ca,'rtcay ns to his
Iathn,Ian ship. railway. Ought It nut now tn do
tho fnir thing and give De fcsscps honrinR7
, 1881-03-25
A RUSSIAN N1u1L1BrIc TRIAL.

Inns contributed nr nrtlcic for tic current !
number Of tho international RcplCr, e'I-
ttls.a ."rlic Last .rrial Ut Russian, NihIlsts,"
which Is Interesting ut tho present tl'ne, not
only hrcatlsp tho operations ct Nll1ilfsln hre !
nuw prominently before tlso public, but atS"
BECAUSE IL contains many details of those
operations, NJ gathered from thu confession
Of ono of the lea.ters. not previously known.
Tho narrative Ia Il lang 0ne 0nd rcntls tiko q |
romance, hut sufficient ct 1t inny bo c0n-
tIensclI to give the rcu.ter I'LL tlea OF tho ter-
rllle PURPOSE which acilsated the terrofIz!ng
fartjon Of tho Ni,ttlsts, nnd how boldly md .
,prslstently they kept to their work Ill tho
face OF niillscourageincllts.
On the :.iti, Of Octnl,cr, 1880, sixteen per-
so,,s were brought 10 trial Mt st. Petersburg
for political otreuscs. With one exception,
thatof one Slr, Drlgo, who was:3l years OF nee,
and llntl only boon MI accessory In furnishing
money, they wcro NIL Under 'u, N,l o!lc-!lalf
uf them under -. LII tho number wcrn three
girls Of II, ~. and - yeats Of age. Tho acs
Of accusation Comprised ten different heads,
involving tho murder of Prince krapotlsln;
Sploviuf y nttetnpt upon tho Cars life 1T
April, l81o; tho coll
ycntlon which WIS held at Llpetsk tho fol-
/ lowing june; tho threef0ld attempt Tho sa1lie
year to take the .Czar's life by dynamite
mines, laid under tho rallr0na trucks ut three
different places; alul tho 1nyihg Of tho dylia-
mite mlno Under tho Winter Palace, by |
which eleven persons wero Killed n'M ffty- |
six injured. There were nsao many other |
| charges OF q sbulttuns nllu revolutionary
nature. which It IL not necessary to specify.
When tho net Of accusation hatl been read.
| with nnc nyrantinn they u?tnllGl guilty,
, 1881-03-25

Tile annual relort ut the Chfcago l'ltt-
)ingtpn IL Quincy Railroad furnishes so'!'e
Interesting reairg. Thn rnl!luAd now docs
business In llllnuls, luwa, ntul Nebraska, and
il,cls.,lrs II number of leased n'nt branch
r,,atls. 'rhu gross earnings !layc been:
1:rn,n i, - - nssnnTrr+ '.......,,,,, 1HH,1.H
I.os s, p,nnIi nrrross nnt n,iscclinticpus FtAtA
I,to,,, ~ rs',, "r,,t mi exchange ;s,b5J
81, s.,9it
-" f"xcsp hnvr hrct ct.i.',,..,,,.,. 81 pS0l, En
1c.y,rv nat carn{nas from opvratEng. $40 6s1,
Kent ni tracks n.l,l Jtpots. ntprest 0'l
bnltls. sinking funls, dlridehds+ nnd - r,. -,
renewal fuilu. -..s-..'..$ '.'"A'"
, 1881-03-25

Academy or Atuatc. ..,.
IIatsted street, near Madsun. Weat s!de' fA1Is''
AaIt,
, 1881-03-25
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

COVENANT 1ouGE. Nc. a,i A. r I'm nna A. t;1 M;gG. ri.
ErdnTl eyen{1,K slArc! u tssl ut Gosinth1ah ann,,.
Is; E1st Kntlc.st. Visiting Austor Mns0nh eoroia"s
an'Hea 10 W pFsse"- - iiIuII MASON. ". NJ.
GEO A. WAlE EacEptAty.
, 1881-03-25

TnE population OF the Congressional dis.
&rjcts OIL tho propesctl plum of apportionnent
outlined in yesterdays TRIBUNE would be III
follows, tho four city districts being aver
, 1881-03-25

The smallest district Is thu Eighteenth
{rownshenu's} Bourbon ctta.lel, anil tho
largest Is tho Fifth, a!oMg tho Galcna Hull
roatl, whLcl. gave ll,O00 Republican majority
Inst full. Thu difference between tho ex-
!renes Is 2.,ll0. Thn Averages population Ut
the Democratic districts Ii lGo, ,434, a1ld Ut tho
Republican districts, ltj..UN,
, 1881-03-25

r1orr street, botween Lnk9 md Nhndolp1t 3h-
o,rement of ,hc stcuhens pfantlc and Vnrlet5 con'
Llnnt!uu. "Hwtft ind Sure
, 1881-03-25

HOME LODGE No, III. +. And 4. M.--fteRnlar Snn. n.
unIcton FridMy evening. March a. nt tfleF hHlI. -
Mni i'll TWoHty -sgtOuu-hL lnannrtnnt Work: Mein-
hers requastcdto oe present. Ft:!t2ss eofaWS' H.
yitfd. -, :, II. r. Et>t"11' W A''
, 1881-03-25

Ifnvcr1y's Thcntrt.
1esrborn street, corner OF Moutos AlnslFe' GU
, 1881-03-25

Grand Opcrss-1fonse.
clark street, upposIt now Court.llouse. IA Aoa'
erp Arablan Night"
, 1881-03-25

Randolph street, bctwoon Clark nna ~ sale' ,,.,. ss
xagewcut Of Mr. and Mrs.. Mckee, Nank!n ine
t1nnItgb,"
, 1881-03-25

WAUuANHiA LODGE, No. ~. 4. +. a,la A. ~.
1cxulnr communication this tFEldny) nvMn",t, ~
Munr0e- H. 10 thprp, for bustnDas ad Work f1slt'
lnl brethren cordn!ly wsicgnne. u.ugru ~, A.
FIRED ". PORTER, Secretary.
, 1881-03-25

brees.; II AisaandSr ESapty li.i'sMi n l,utoaY
spaa.e Ian, Y ih1as.s!p n hSsnty l1-
SChI;trseI il. iroyu0Ia cnAnty intlan, u, jackson
county i InAalis II 70 nsxioss County SaGangso
W hsl lnai.n.; kaalakss T9anty Ghipsss:
tanHsy i in iian; III il e4!o County ! Ehllgse; Y
Msiionuuah !nansy lntsni T. Mei:sHY .a ,Y GnnntY
In NatiIsot. t.aniy Chln9to nd 2tnaians; II M9r;
Ean County phlnes9 una lndan! ~ fF'H ,ann.s aH.s
ps9r!a County thmssY: Y 9pn GH9nt{ ah,u1,3
IndiaMyi IN AanyuIaon t'9un!Y Ca!nesai ia iaa1.
wefl County chlnesa nnd lnAlan:i u sGrna'!on y,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-28
ODDITIES.

Cotton has been used for garments in
India for 5000 years.
The first knit silk hose made in Eng
land were worn by Queen Elizabeth.
"Hob-nob " is a corruption of the old
Saxon hab-nab, from Habban, to have,
and nabban, not to have.
The stories of Jack the Giant-killer
and Tom Thumb were brought to Eng
land by the earliest Saxon invaders.
The divisions of nature into the three
kingdoms, animal, vegetable and min
eral, is enc of the things we owe to the
much derided alchemists.
The art of iron smelling was known
in England during the time of the Ro-
man occupation, and working in steel
was practiced there before the Norman
Conquest.
Hunting humming birds is favorite
sport in Brazil. The natives arm them
selves with blow guns made of reed,
about fourteen inches long, and take
pellets of cotton. With these they so
stun the little creatures that they fall
an easy prey to their pursuers, and their
beautiful plumage is thus uninjured.
1t is we'll known that birds of differ
ent kinds, notably the ostrich, turkeys
and chickens, swallow stones to help
digest their food. Recent researches
show that seals swallow stones of one,
two or three pounds weight, and one in
vestigator, not long ago. found ten
pounds of these boulders in the stom-
ach of sea lion."
A correspondent of mathematical
turn of mind has calculated that the
800, 100000 postal cards sold during the
last fiscal year, if connected end to
end, would run a girdle around the
world with enough to spare to make a
showy knot. An order is sometimes re-
ceived for as many as 10000 postal
cards at once.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-28
HUMOR OF THE DA~s,

The fly that walks on oleomargerfne
is not the butterhy.-Picuyume.
Melinda wants to know the exact
length of a lumber yard. - philadelphia
Sun.
It is a mistake 20 assume that rose
by any otker name would smell as
wheat. - YonkerS Gazette.
War history: "What is the grl atest
charge on record ?" asked the professor
of history. And the absent minded
student answered: "Sevepteen dollars
for hack hire for self and girl for two
hours"
"There goes the celebrated Mr.. @.
the lame lawyer" remarked lady to
her companion as he passed them
the street. "Excuse me, madam"
he, turning sharply, "yor are mistaken
a lame man, not lame lawyer"
clam waiiing, my darling, for thee"
he warbled; and yet when the old man
threw up a chamber window and assured
him that "he'd be down in minute"
he lost his grip on the melody and went
out of the waiting business.
How is this for three-year-oldP An
old man was passing the house Sunday,
taking exceedingly short steps. The
little one looked at him for several
minutes and then cried out: Mamma,
don't he walk stingy ?'- Springfield
Union.
Young lady Ito her old uncle): ooh,
uncle, what shocking thingl Ayoung
girl was made crazy by sudden kiss!"
Old uncle: "What did the fool go
crazy for?" Young lady: "What did
she go crazy for? Why for more, I
suppose"
The Examiner and Chronicle says a
cup of water in the oven while baking
will prevent bread and cakes from burn
ing. Thanks for the information. And
a ten-year- old boy, loose in the cellar,
will prevent apples from spelling.
About one boy to four barrels of apples,
doctor.-Haackeye.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-28
TOads in the Greenhouse.

4 writer in the London Journal gives
some interesting statements respecting
the toad. In the matter of feeding, he
says the toad is not very particular,
either as to quality or quantity. Any
him-woodlice, beetles spiders, slugs,
worms, even snails with their shells are
put out of sight as if by magic, for he
has peculiar way of catching his prey.
He watches the moving insects for q
second or two, then suddenly darting
out his tongue while at a distance OF
one or two inches the insect is snatched
up and swallow instantly. One even
irg he gave one wasp and humble
bee. Both were snapped up directly
they commenced to move, apparently
without causing the toad the slightest
discomfort, though they must have
reached his stomach in a tolerably
active condition. In plant houses,
especially forcing houses, where insects
increase their numbers so rapidly at all
seasons, the toad's services are especially
valuable; and if suitable ladder, made
of a narrow board with bits of lath
tackled on it two inches apart, be set in
corner, slanting from the floor to the
stage, he will climb it, and then be
enabled to make himself still more use-
full. But perhaps the most remarkable
fact concerning the toad is, that though
he can and does eat great deal, he can
exist long time without eating any
thing. Years ago he buried one for a
month in the earth, as an experiment,
and when dug up it was apparently at
we'll as ever. More recently, having
been bothered with myriads of wood
lice in an early cucumber house, and
not being able to find toads in Febru-
airy, he, later On, when they became
plentiful, buried three in a nine-inch
pot, with q slate on top, eighteen inches
under ground, that he might have them
handy for the next early forcing season
But that season he did not require them,
so they remained buried until the fol
lowing one, and were then, on being
taken up, apparently not much worse
for their eighteen months fast, though
they didn't have any ice water or alco
holic baths.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-28
Novel Device in Smuggling.

A novel device in smuggling has re-
Gently come to the notice of Colonel
Alexander, the fifth auditor of the treas
ury. Sometime ago a vessel laden with
lumber somewhere in Texas was dis
patched to one of the Mexican ports,
but for some reason she could not
make her destination, and discharged
her cargo upon the beach some sixteen
miles distant. After time the Amer
lean consul or some one acting for him,
evidently not we'll informed of the af-
fairs of the vessels owners, sold the
lumber on their account, and sent the
money to the treasury department.
The lumber was sent by its purchas-
ers to sawmill, aud the first log was
placed in position to be cut into boards.
The saw had penetrated only few
inches when there began to appear upon
its teeth shreds of clothing and finally
it became fast and refused to move
further. Investigation disclosed the
fact that the log had been made hollow
by boring, and had been filed with
clothing and other dutiable material,
and then plugged up. The vessel was
seized by the Mexican government, but
being wormeaten and worthless was
abandoned. rl
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-28
VOL. XI.
The Long Journey.

When our weary feet become heavy and wear
On the valleys and mountains of life,
And the road. has grown dusty and drearv,
And we groan in the struggle and strife.
We halt on the difficult pathway,
We glance back over valley ndplain.
And sigh with sorrowful longing
To travel the journey again.
For we know in the past there are pleasures,
And seasons of joy and delight,
While before all is doubling and darkness,
And dread of the gloom and the night;
All bright sunny spots we remember
How little we thought of them thenl
But now we are looking and longing.
To rest in those places again.
But vain of the vainest is signing,
Our course must be forward and on;
We cannot turn back on the journey,
We cannot enjoy what is gone.
Let us hope, then, as onward we travel
That oases may brighten the plain,
That our roads be beside the sweet waters,
Though we may not begin it again.
For existence forever goes upward
From the hill to the mountain! is rise,
On, on, DER invisible SUBMITS,
To land in the limitless skies.
Strive on, then, with courage unshaken-
True labor is never in vain
Nor glance with regret at the pathway
No mortal can travel again.