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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
LITERARY BACHELORS.
Men Who Considered the Married Stat,
Incompatible with their High CalIings.

Men Who Considered the Married State
Incompatible With their High Cailings.
writer on this subject says: can
not but admit that many men of genius
have, from some cause, repudiated
matrimony altogether When Michael
Angelo was asked why he did not mar
ry' he replied, Il have cspoused my
art and when young painter told
Sir Joshua Reynolds that he had Just
taken a wife, and was preparing to
pursue his studies in Italy, the great
painter exclaimed: Married. then YOU
are ruined as an artist" II was an
axiom with Fuseli, that the marriage
state is uncomfortable with a high cult,
many distinguished painters and sculp-
tors. The great metaphysicians, Hobbies,
Locke, Tcntham and Butler are rs sol-
tary rs Spinosa and Kant, and the cell
bate philosopher Hume conducts us to
the other bachelor historians, Gibbon
and Macaulay. The bachelor Bishop
Butler brings us to Barrow, Chilling
worth, Hammond and Leighton princes
of English divinity The poets, Ariosto,
Akensde. Beranger, Collins, Cowper,
Gay, Goldsmith, Gray, Herrick, Lamb,
Petrarch, Pope, Swift, Shenstone, Tasso,
Thompson and Voltaire. Among our
countrymen, Washington Irving, Henry
Thoreau, Fitz Greene Hallcck, and many
lesser literary lights never married.
ErchdHge.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23

PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Nathaniel Hawthorne never used
an italicized word in any OF his works,
his style furnishing all the needed EN-.
phasis.
Mrs. Dahlgren, the novelist. Is q
GAINESVILLE (O.) girl. She is wealthy,
and she owns several houses in Wash.
ington.
Lolita, Mary Anderson, Emma Ne.
vada and Marie Wilton are all com.
municants Of the Roman Catholic
Church.
The tallest man in Washington
Territory is John Hutchinson. lie
stands seven feet four inches in his
stockings.
Robert Fl. Newell, the "Orpheus
G, Kerr" of popular remembrance, en-
Joys serene old age at cosy home
nest in Jersey City.
Hon. Galusha A. Grow and Hon.
A. Gilmore are the only surviving
members of the Thirty-second Con-
gress.--M T. Tribune.
Nine. Sophie Menter. the famous
pianist, is now enjoying the possession
of a fortune Of three million dollars,
"A Calcutta paper says that a ma
tive woman has become the editor of
Christian periodical, which she con-
dGcts with remarkable ability and suc-
cess.
Catherine Gregory, who died in
New York the other day, was
school teacher for twenty-five years,
and never missed day during that
period until she was taken sick. M
y Post
The Mexican Congress proposes to
change the press laws to the end that Of
lenses charged against newspaper
writers shall be tried before special
jury, and not as is now done, under the
criminal code.
Lord Hotchkiss, one of the swell
cowboys of Montana, recently won %
heavy wager by walking from bis ranch
to Miles City, az stance of Twenty-Five
miles, in four hours and four minutes.
-Chicdgo Tribune.
Senior Quesada, the new repre-
sentative of the Argentine Republic at
is journalist and author.
He is distinguished as writer on in
iaWs nNN hlitu StNttl
prominent posts in the civil service,
and for the last four years has been
to Brazil
Ex-Governor Bishop, Of Ohio, is
'ixty-three years old, but is still very
active. Last summer he went to his
sons home in Clifton, and, passing
Trough a high gate, was attacked by
avage dog who did not recognize him.
The Governor took running Jump
md cleUed the. hiph, gate .atnua.hs.sead
Role, has just died in England at the
Ige of ninety years. She was married
It twenty-eight to gentleman who
vas seventy-four year old. and II no
we're living now he would be one hun
lred and thirty-live years of age. Az
lis death he settled an income OF $50.
100 per year upon her, and she has de-
Ioted more than fifty years of her long
ife in charity.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
HARD TIMES.


An Honest Sailors Futile Attempts to Sc
cure Winter Quarters.
Soon after eight O'Clock the othe
morning man about forty years old
rang the Office bell at the Workhouse
and to the door-keeper who answered
it, he asked: "Can | come imp"
"Why, yes, of course. Whom die
you wish to seepn
"Oh, nobody in particular. You may
put me down for about ninety days. y
1t was soon discovered that he was
sailor who wanted to be locked up fol
the winter, and the door-keeper was
obliged to inform him that he couldn t
be taken in after that fashion.
$50 Eve gotto be arrested and taken
before the police judge, oh2" he en-
quired
"Ycs, have you any moneyp'
"About twenty dollars, which want
to save until SPRING
"Thcn you can't be arrested as a
vagrant. You will have 10 aetnK. =
ee-s'r-rt4nf am strictly temperate.
"Well, get up Il row with somebody,
smash window, or run off with some
Body's horse. 1t ought TO be an easy
matter to get arrested. =
The man walked down to the hay
market and looked around for some
body to get up row with. He selected
a farmer who seemed to be n good
hearted man, and walked up to him
and said:
Say! | want row with you. | want
to be arrested
"Look a-here, young man, replied
the farmer, don't you come fooling
around me! I'm cold and mad, and if
you give me the least provocation, I'll
make dog-meat of you.
The sailor turned away and picked
up rock and walked down to a saloon,
determined to hurl it through the win
dow. The old man who keeps the
place saw him coming, and he went
out and said;
"You keep avhay! If you throw
dot shtone in my window I'll shoot
you so help me gracious!"
"But want to do something to be
arrested"
81 can't help dot! you keep avhay
or | put some bullets into you!"
The man passed on about square
to where horse was hitched, and he
was untying the animal when the
owner came out and said:
"Say, you get up and skip or I'll
break your back for you!"
He drove off, looking back and ut
tering threats, and a policeman came
along and asked what had happened.
"Why, want to be arrested, and |
was going off with his horse. Will you
arrest me if / abuse your
"'rry it on!'
"Well, you are a bow-backed sheep
thief, an internal liar and the biggest
coward on the force! | wouldn't have
your face ON me for ten thous --H'
The officer seized him and flung him
over yard fence into lilac bush, and
then looked after him and said
IF you don't leave town before night
I'll hunt you down and hammer you
until your own mother can't identify
the mangled remainsn
'Tll be hanged if don't!y you haven't
got enterprise enough to keep the
moss off my back, and I'll get
out if | have to go on my hands and
kneesln Detroit Free Press
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
Over-Garments.

Although hip basques are very much
worn there are many ladies who prefer
their overdresses made after the princess
polonaise style. Only very good figures
can wear with grace the present fashion
of dress basque--a model cut of so very
short at the hips that unless the form is
slender there is a two bunchy effect near
the waist to look well, One Of the pret-
tiest modes for apolonaise is the Cor
inne." The waist part in front fits
close and the vest is very pointed. Over
this are two plaits that extend below the
waist line and terminate in along, flow
ing overskirt opened in front. The
sides are draped high and the folds are
gracefully extended at the back in neat
tournure, where are rich ribbon bows;
on either side the long flowing ends run
down in careless manner over the
folds of the skirt drapery. The Lido
ma skirt can be worn with the Maple"
overdress with excellent effect. The
latter garment has round front, carried
low over the hips and buttoned close;
this model has been called the "boxing
i'm style it so admirably gives to large
figure small look. The back of the
basque has three long box plaits turned
under and faced with some sort of bright
contrasting goods.-M Y. Herald
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
COMPLETELY CURED.
why Tailor schmitt Is Down on Newspa-
per Men.

Why Tailor schmitt Is Down on Newspa-
per Men.
81 don't want nodings to do vid dem
noosbaper vellers. Dey ish too schmart.
all der vile"
"How's that, SchmittP"
"Vell, dc oder day Won noosbaper
man gums my blase in undt he zays:
How ish der vail vashions, Schmittic"
Undt says; 'Bretty moch ter zane.
Want a suitp'
Ivy he zays, goats ish worn lon
ger dish month as dcy wash last month,
amt itp'
"Asd zays: No, amt q dailcrp
Don't know my dradeP
"Un't he zays: 4 pets you unit offer
goat Unit gay: 'Aller right "
''Did he prove itp"
"Vcll, he gots undt allamach undt
shows how September haf dirty tays
undt Ochtober dirty Won. So der goata
vos worm Won tay longher dish month
So hafc 10 makes him urd seeSty-iife
toller oflergoat, gost me veeftcen toller.
| hafe no yose vor dem noosbaper vel.
lers. TIL Wasp.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
ARAB JOCkEYlNG.
Business Methods That Have Been Pre-
served for Two Thousand Years.

I
served for Two Thousand Years.
The formalitics of business methods
are among the last habits Of n people to
undergo any change with time or cir-
cumstance. They arc of native growth.
and show much of the character OF those
who use them. II is said that the busi-
ness habits of the Arabs living in the
desert Of Syria Are just the same to-day
as they were more than two thousand
years ago' as described by. Herodotus.
An Arab who wishes TO sell horse
will never consent TO be the first to
name n price. Some one comes up and
says: "Sell. thou wilt gain"
The vender replies: "Buy, thou wilt
gain"
Speak thou first"
mo, speak thou"
'Was he purchased or rearedP"
"Reared in my tent, like one of my
own children"
what hast thou been offered for
him?"
II have been offered one hundred
doNroS"
"Sell him to me mt that price=-tbou
wilt gain. Tell me, then, what thou
askes<n
''See what is written with Allah"
Come, let us drive away the prcvi-
Gus bidder, and do thou take ten douros
over and above his offer"
81 accept. Take the horse, and AL
lab grant thou mayst be successful upon
his back as many times as he has hairs
upon il"
Should the seller be desirous to avoid
all risk of future annoyance on the SUBJ
ject of warranty, he adds, in the pres
ence of witnesses:
THE separation between us is from
this very moment Thou dost not know
me, and | have never seen thee"
YOUTHS Companion
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23

a change made in the method of trans
hitting their surpluss money order
funds TO their depositing Offices, as they
feel that the present arrangement is not
only troublesome in the scxtreme, but
entirely useless
The question Of box-rents is also =
subject of agitation and will receive at
tention during the convMition. They
assert that under the present law a
postmaster of the fourthsclass is de-
barred from receiving aareater COM
pensation than 81 900 p year, while
those of the third class Sfe cut of at
$4,000. They may invest all the way
from $500 to 81 900 in beautiful boxes
and other attractive features, yet
it, for example, postmaster of
the fourth class is entitled to $3.50 per
annum on his cancellation of stamps,
he is debarred from receiving nrofe
than $50 from his box rents, even
though they may amount to $500, and
the entire surplus must be turned over
to the Government. Considering the
fact that the boxes are the private prop
erty of the postmaster, they feel that
the United States has no moral or Just
right to the revenue from them in the
way of rents, and they want the law so
amended that they will receive what
ever income there may be sYem that
source.
There is no question but that tho
postmasters have just cause for COM
plant, and it is to be hoped that they
will succeed in their undertaking.
They have gone about it IN a business
like manner, and the indications are
that they mean business, We are glad
to hear that the move is upon the part
of Republicans and Democrats alike,
and that they have no political ends in
view. - (fncinnnkS Times.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
OUT OF THE WAY.

lts out OF my way" says the selfish man
Unwilling to please another
or TO put himself out of the daily rut
10 comfort needy brother;
~ out of my way, and haven't timel"
How common are these excuses;
aud chance is lost at a trlfling cost
vi correcting the worlds abuses.
IT'S out OF my way, and haven't timer
says the tiippant, uufeeling beauty,
Wnt aulets her conscience every day.
heelsting the call of duty;
: AND she's but one OF mighty host,
"a prominent purse proud faction
VINO never out OF their way will go
10 do generous action.
It's out OF their way to be kind and true,
10 furnish balm for sorrow
And they haven't time to do good to day.
,, And they II have less time tomorrow.
- iae M cry of the sick aud needy oncs
:, ~ They hear, but they do not mind it;
Trouble comes" they say, land it doesn't
To 90 out of our way to fud it."
But the boliest deeds that are ever done
Take on the form of surprises,
And the heart that is eager for angel tasks
- plan for It's work devises
For the road of sympathy is not straight,
:, And the Ines and the lanes Of pity,
beyond doubt. are not laid ont
Like the streets of Il worldly city.
Anu every day all along our way,
There are chances to help another.
KIND AID TO give and kind words to speak
To suffering friend and brother;
And he has the sweetest reward of all
IN llle-as he journeys through it,
VINO, seeing the need OF a kindly decd,
Goes out of his way to do it,
Josephine Pollard, in ~ y. Ledyer.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23


men to learnp Because every man
was once "a little shaver"
lis the man honestp" asked old
Hyson. "Honest as the day is long.
"Ye-es," said old Hyson; "but then he
won't do at all. want him for
night watchman. ."-BoSton Bulletin
Boston Estheticsm.
What to me are heavenly pleasures,
That from earth my fancy weansf
What care for worldly trensuresf
Waiter, please, more pork and beans.
Chicago Telegram.
Our Countrymen Abroad Qn the
Champs Elysecs) English Gentle
man Qnquiring way)I"rardonnez
moi, Monsieur" French Gentleman
(very politely -"Certainment, Mon.
sieur, Together; Good gracious'
Smith, Jones, is that wallpapers
Bazar.
do you allow drunken people on
the tranP" asked an old gentleman at
the City Hall elevated station. Some
times, but net when they are too
drunk" replied the brakeman. Just
take seat near the middle Of the car
and keep quiet, and you'll be all right. f"
N Y. Sun.
-He--"My dear, we can't possibly
take this fiat Why, when our fuini.
ture Is in there won't be room for me
to walk around in it" She-.'Non-
sense; you are not expected to Walk
around in modern tiat. When you
want to walk what is the matter with
outdoorsp" J. Tribune.
A four-year-old, who has a drum
and is not so slow to beat it, heard
hand-organ the other day, and WAS
particularly struck with the fact that
the organ grinder took up collection.
After the musician" had departed tho
little fellow remarked: ~ don't drum
any more only fer money"
We are told that more than eight
courses at dinner is vulgar. Snibbs
saws he is in the height of the fashion.
for he has only six, as follows; Soup
aqua pura, beans a Ia oven door, pork
de scored top, brown bread Ia steam
er, oleomargariA in butter-dish ana
toothpicks ad libitum. Boston Budget.
A few days ago two men were in
Smiths harher-shop. One had red
hair and the other was baldheaded.
Red hair 20 baldhead--"You were not
around when they were giving ont
hairp" Baldhead-"Yes, / was there;
but they only had a little red hair left,
and wouldn't take it."-BoO rSrttte
(Ge.A U'aiess. .----- -.-------.---.----
-"Now, john" said the keeper OF
the cigar store at closing up time to
his boy, "take the Indian figure from
the door and lay it down behind the
counter. Hadn't we better let il
stand behind the counterP" said John.
"Why so?" asked the employer. Be
cause figures never lie, you know. "
Boston Courier.
Brown TO Smith, WAC has been an
invalid for years "Hu,loa, Smith!
How are You now-a-daysp Has DIR.
Dubbledose helped you anye' Smith
"A little, perhaps, but not nearly so
much as have helped him. You should
see the new house he has just built!
Nothing like 1t in town-elegant, per-
fectly elegantr'-Bostoa 2rGascript.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
THE FOUNDATION.
The Most Important Quality to Be Devei-
oped In a Chiids Mind.

oped In Chiids Mind.
If the question were asked by any
mother of thouobt and character.
WI l. H., aaa;,Ia, ~ noat ;n,,o,.4
"l'"' w Wv coiiSi'.i 'no ''ios' "n poi :
ant quallty 10 pe oeVeioPea IN your
child's mindg The answer, without
doubt, would be: Truth; for the corner
stone of character is truth, and there
can be no true success without 1t.
electricity can not follow a broken
wire nor success lying life. . With
out truth there is no development And
how many ways there are OF proving,
without speaking, that absolute truth is
| essential in the first steps baby takes
| toward learning! Give INN box of
blocks>to build mouse, ana you can
show him that unless the hrst blocks
laid on the moor are IN ilne the whole
structure VIII De crooKeu' tnat III max
ing the llncs on STATE, II the ilrst Is not
straight, not true, the llnes VIII all fol-
low the hrst' OF the spaces VIII not De
very true; that IN copying any work
eNactness IS the very foundation OF sue
cess, ana but another name Tor truth.
nrepeatlng conversation, IN teiiing
OF scene, to watch carefully that the
actual TACT Is related, is described as
mother duty'
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
A APOSTMASTER's CONVENTION.
Their Alleged Grievances, and the Rem
edies They Propose-A Non-Partisan
Movement.

Their Alleged Grievances, and the Rem
edies They Propose-A Non-Partissn
Movement.
The postmasters of the third and
fourth class have resolved upon Ma
their call to convene in Chicago on
Monday, February 15, 1886, As there
are over seventeen hundred of the third
grade, and almost fifty thousand of the
fourth, it is evident that when they get
fully organized they will become a
power IN the land. Their movement
is not of political nature. but solely
for the purpose of inducing Congress
to grant them relief in the way Of ex-
penses for rent, light, fuel and clerk
hire As their salaries are based en-
tirely upon the value of the stamps
Cancelled. getting commission upon
them, of course their income instantly
dropped one-third when letter postage
was reduced from three to two cents
Their revenues were cut Off while their
expenses remained the same, all of
which they have to bear themselves.
They feel sore that while postmasters
of the second class have everything
furnished them by the Government,
they are compelled TO foot all such bills
out of their own pockets. A post
master of the third class may be rated
as having an income of one thousand
six hundred dollars. which of itself
looks very large to those not in Office,
but after he pays his rent, light and
fuel expenses and his clerk hire. these
figures will have become dissolved in
nothingness, and he will have but
bare living out of his years work.
The issuing of money orders at three
and one-half cents each is also bitter
cause of complaint They claim that
it does not begin to pay for the time
and labor involved in transaeting the
business, and that the old law giving
them one-third the fees charged the
public should be restored. They also
propose to make move toward having
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23

Within the limits of Washington
Territory are 23,000,000 acres of land
yet unsurveyed, of which at least l6,-
100000 acres are excellent agricultural
lands, well timbered. The Territory
has a population of about 10000, and
valuation of over $50, 200, 900. Chi
ca0o Inter Ocean,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
.Georpie Felt He Was Safe. The

-Georgie Felt He Was Safe. They
were standing at the front gate.
won't you come into the rarlor and
sit little while, George. dear?" mo;
/ think not" replied George, hesitat-
ingly. al wish you would" the girl
went on; ''it's awfully lonesome.
Mother has gone out, and father is up
stairs groaning with rheumatism in the
feet. (" Both feetP" asked George.
ayes, both feet "Then I'll come in =
m Y Ledger.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
EVOLUTION.

Mr.. Nys Decides to Jerk tho Rising GEN
GRAFTON Into the Dazzling EfuIgcncc Of
Fsrmentlng Drains.
The following paper was read by me
in clear, resonant tone of voice, before
the Academy of Science and Pugilism
at Erin Prairie, last month. and as /
have been so continually and so earn
cstly importuned to print it that life
was no longer desirable, l submit it to
you for that purpose, hoping that you
will print my name in large caps, with
astonishers at the end of the article,
and also in good display type at the
clnsn.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23

President Hayes farm in Da-
kota, which sold the other day tor
S2l coo, was purchased in 1871 for
So, 500 worth Of Northern Pacific sonds
-ClcUeland Leader.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-01-23
HUMOROUS.

Why is the barber's trade eNsy for
men to learnp Because every man
was once "a little shaver"
lis the man honestP" asked old
Hyson. Honest as the day is long"
"Ye-es," said old Hyson; "but then he
won't do at all. | want him for q
night watchman. ."-BoSton Bulletin
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-13
THE SECOND DEGREE.
EUGENE JOHNSON FOUND GUILTY
OF Murder in the Second Degree for the
killing of Rev. j, p. Thatcher, the
Town Marshal of IOundsvIlls-Ap.
peal Taken by the Defense.

The trial of Eugene johnson for the
murder OF Rev, ], P, Thatcher, Town
Marshal Of Moundsville and pastor in
charge Of the Independent Holiness
church there, Of which sect he was as well
the founder, was concluded in the Mar,
shRll county Circuit Court Thursday even
ing with the argument on behalf Of the
prosecution by Hon, John A. Hutchinson,
Of Parkersburg, The case was put
on trial on the third instant, and
had, therefore, occupied eleven days. The
argument consumed all the sessions oil
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Yesterday morning at . O'Clock Judge
George Il, Boyd, the presiding Judge, de-
liveIed the instructions to the jury, which
are spoken OF by attorneys "a very able
and entirely impartial.
The jury then retired, and alter being
out about four hours returned verdict
OF murder in the second degree,
Capt, Dovensr, Of this city, Of counsel
for the defense, at once entered motion
for a new trial. II this Is overruled 1t Ii
understood that the case will be taken
up 10 the Supreme Court OF Appeals by
the defense,