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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

THz HEARTH AND Home says: In feeding
farm animals, remember that when you place
food before an animal, it is eaten for thee
purposes; to give muScnlar strength, to sup
ply heat, or to make fat or butter The
more COW consumes TO supply muscular
waste, the less goes TO m lk. The more e
needs to keep herself warm, the less she can
yield of milk or of flesh. Coarse. rough
food, as swamp hay, butts of corn-stalks
aud straw yield some starch or carbon. This
is the reason why an animal in an open shed
will eat trash which it. would reject in IL
warm stable Yet there is nothing by sturv-
ing them to rough fodder. Good shelter
would be cheaper. The richer the food in
albumem the vigor and muscle it will make.
The farmer gains more by u few high-rd
animals than from much hulfstarved, i'll
housed stock
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

Look UPWARD "A youg man once
picked up coin that was lying in the
road. Always afterward, as he walked
along he kept his eyes close on the ground
hoping to find another. And in the
course Of long lifetime, he did pick up,
at different times, goodly number OF
coins, both gold and silver. But all these
years that he was looking for them he
saw not that the heavens were bright
above him. lie never let his eyes turn
away from the filth aud mud in which he
sought his treasure, and when he died
rich old mamie only knew this tair
earth as dirty road in which TO pick up
money.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19
NUMBER 1S.

ASEoporr OF GENERAL WASHINGTON.
" Washingto on had accepted an invitation
from Arnold to breakfast with him at
West Point on the very day the plot was
discovere |, but was prevented from Keep.
ing his engagement by what men call
chance-by the earnest request, pamely,
of an officer, near whose station they
passed to spend the night there and in
slcct some orl1s IN the neighborhood.
Next day. while Washington. with his
staff, including La Fayette, were seated
at table at this officers quarters dispatch
was brought TO the American general,
which he Immediately opened and read,
then laid it down without comment =
No alteration was visible in his connte!.
nance, but he remained perfectly silent.
Conversation. dropped among his suit,
and after some minutes. the general,
beckoning La Favettc to follow him pass
ed to an inner apartment. turned to his
young friend without uttering syllable,
placed the dispatch in his hands, and then,
giving away to an nngovernabIe burst of
feeling, fell on his neck and sobbed aloud.
The effect produced on the young French
marquis, accustomed to regard his gen
eral (cold AID dgnified in his usual man
ner) as devoid Of the usual weakness of
humanity may he imagined 81 believe -
said La Fayette IN relating this anecdote,
that this was the only occasion. throuh
out that long and sometimes hopeless
struggle, that Washiongton ever gave
way. even for moment, under reverse
of fortune; and perhaps was the only
human being who ever witnessed in him
an exhibition of feeling SO foreign to his
temperament. As it was, he recovered
himself before had perused the commu-
nication that had given rise to his emo
ton and when e returned to his staff
not trace remained on his countenance
either Of grief or dependency. lip.
pinc0tt'S Mdga@ine. ...t
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

SATURDAY NIGHT, Somebody gets off the
following beautiful paragraph on the closing
night OF the week. There is u volume Of
truth in it:
Saturday night makes the people human,
sets their hearts to beating softly, us they
used to do before the world turned them into
war drums and Jared them to pieces with
tatloos. The ledger closes with II clash
the IRON door vaults come to with bang;
up goes the shutters with will click goes
the key in the lock. 1t is Saturday night,
and business breuthes free again. Home
ward ho The door that has been ajar all
week gently closes behind him; the world is
smut out Shut ont? Shut in, then rather -
Here are his treasures after all, and not in
the vault, aud not IN the book the old
family Bble-and not in the bank
May he you are bachelor frosty and
forty, Then poor fellow! Saturday night
is nothing to you, just as YOU are nothing to
nobody. Get a wife, blue eyed or black
eyed, but above all true eyed; get a little
home no matter how little, and little sarl
just to hold two or two and half aud then
get the two or two and half in it of Il Sat
urday night, and then read this paragraph by
the light of courage.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

NEWSPAPERS, Wherever have won
dere1, in my missionary labors, whether
in the East or West, North or South,
have always observed that where the
newspaper was taken by the family, there
thrift, morality, and general intelligence
were to be found. In the log cablns Of
the West AS soon as my eye caught sight
of newspaper, thought to myself -
Here at least, l will find morality, inteli.
gence, courtesy, and welcome as n gar
den ripe to receive the gospel seed and
| was seldom mistaken. On the contrary
where neither newspapers nor good ho ks
were to be seen, there ignorance, higotrv,
superstition aud groSsness were found in
all their forms. Yes, | have often
thought that the newspaper was the
pioneer of civilization. and did much tc
make the'way easy for the successful la
bors Of the home missionary Lorenzo
D0tU.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19
SONG OF THE PRINTER.

Pick and click
Goes the type in the stick,
As the printer stands at his case;
His eyes glance quick, and Lis fingers pick
The type at rapid pace;
And one by one as the letters 60,
Words are piled up steady and slow
Steady and slow,
But still they grow,
And words of fire they son will glow;
Wonderful words, that without sound
Traverse the earth to the utmost bound;
Words that shall make
The iyrant quake
SAud the Iette,s Of the oppressed shall break,
Eyordo that can cramGle an arny's might,
+ teble its strength in rituous fight.
Yet the type they lock but lcadcn and dumb,
AS he pats them in place with his finger an
thumb;
But the printer smiles,
And his work beguies
BY chanting a song as the letters he piles,
With pick and click.
Like the worlds chronometpr, tick! tick tick
o. where is the man with such simple tools
Can govern the world like l?
With a printing pie.s, an irIn stick,
And ID little leaden die,
With paper Of white, and ink Of black,
support the Right and the Wrong attack.
Say, where is he, or who may he be,
That can rival the printers power?
To no mouarchs that live, the wall doth ht
give,
Their sway lasts only an hour;
WEI tie printer sill grows, and God OILY
knows
Wien bis mi aht shall cease to tower
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

WALKING IN TIE OLD WORLD. The in
creasing passion for walking-matches has
extended to the OLD World, and brought Q
number of Rrcass-runners OF the nomadic
tribes of Central Airica-to Paris They
far surpnss anything done by our race. =
When they cary government dispatches they
run for days without sleep. In order to
keep their chest free, they seize with both
hands the end of stick, which they place
horizontally behind their neck. Their stock
of PROVISIONS consist of few dozen of dates,
and their whole costume OF Il pair of trowsers;
perhaps they also carry a pair of sandals.
which they put on when the sand of the dos ert
becomes too hot to bear. On the way they
lose as little time as possible. When they
are out of breath, they stop, count up to
sixty inspirations, and continue the journey;
they sleep only two or three hours out Of
twenty four; and in order not to oversleep
themselves, they tie II rope of date bark to
one foot and set it on fire. They know ev.
actly how long it will burn, and when it
reaches the foot the pain makes them jump
up, ana off they go once more on their
errand -four MONTY Gossip, Lippincotts
Magazine.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

RICnINA SPIRITs-.DEATH OF SEVER NJ PER-
SONS From EATING DISEASED PORK The
trchina fever which prevailed here to such
u fearful extent Il few years ago. says the
New York Sun, Of Tuesday, has again 6rok
"n out afresh, and so far with equally fatal
results. After u careful scientific iuvestiga-
tion into the causes of this dreadful malady,
the savauts traced II generally to rats, from
which hogs receive it by feeding on them
IN sewers and elsewhere, and these in turn
impart Il to human beings who eat urgy of
pork. When these animacula get into the
human body and effect u lodgment, the case
is hopeless. 1t was proved by this invcsti-
CATION that boiling is the surest method OF
destroying trchina IN meat. Last week
seven hoarders in German boarding house
in Carlisle street. sickened with this malady
and were taken to hospitals Two of them
died n day or two ago in the New York hos
ptal, and II piece of flesh taken from the
arm Of one of the men while he was alive,
when placed under the microscope, revealed
millions Of these creatures. 1t is also re-
ported that several deaths have occurred
! from the same cause in different parts Of the
; city.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

EVER OF THEE "A sad story is con.
nec,cd with the name of the writer of
the beautiful song, Ever of Thee
which has been sung and admired by So
many in this country and Europe.
Foley Hall was a gentleman by birth
and education. Wealthy in his own
right, with large expectations, he led a
needless lito-not choosing his associates,
but allowing himself to be drawn into the
society of the vicious. His property
soon disappeared and he was left without
resources sufficiently to buy his daily
bread. HI musical talents had been
highly cultivated. but as he never needed
them he scarcely knew to what degree
they could be made available. In his
distress, however. he wrote his charming
song, Ever of Thee" A London pub
Usher gave fim one hundl ed dollars for it !;
but that amount, with such a spenthritt,
would not last long. He wrote other
songs. but the money not coming as fast
rs he wished, in a weak moment he forged
the name of his publisher, and although
every effort was made (even by the pub
lisher) to save him. it as of no use, and
poor Foley Hall went to Newgate, and
died broken hearted before his trial came
on.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

BEAUTIFUL SWISS Custom The horn
of the Alps is employed in the mountain
Gus districts of Switzerland not solely
to the sound of the COW call, bnt for an.
other purpose. solemn and religious. As
soon AS the sun has disappeared in the
valleys, and its last rays are Just glimmer-
inS on the snowy SUBMITS of the noun.
tains, the EerdSman who dwells on the
loltieSt. takes his horn and trumpets forth
-"fraise God the Lore. " All the
herdSmen in the neighborhood take their
horns and repeat the words. This often
continues quarter of an hour, while on
all sides Of the mountains echo the name
OF God. A solemn stiffness follows;
every individual offers his secret prayer
on hended knees and uncovered head
by this time it is quite dark Good
night is repeated on all the mountains
from the horns of the herdsmen and the
cletts Of the rocks Then each lies down
to rest.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19
TIE PUBLIC DGBr-The public debt

TIE PUBLIC DABr-The public debt
statement for the lst Of February showed
the debt was then 81 556.205 G5S US -
The statement for the first of March
shows that il is now S2,544 336,004 3S-
ii decrease of Sll,S68.753.7O-or of
nearly Sl2,00J,000 The gold deposits
last month were s8S,7327l6,44; now
they are $0S.74l 200.72 an increase of
Sl0,Oo8, Ash 2S. We had then SlS,44l,- >
332 So in greenbacks we now have &c.
S53 520,04 in currency-a decrease of
55S7 9y3 62. Perhaps the democratic
press will try to make political capital ont
Of these figures.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

SHAnI. WE MEET AGAIN.-A BEAUTIFUL
EXTRACT. The following waif afloat on the
sea of reading We clip from au exchange
We do not know its paternity, but it con-
taips some wholesome truths, beautifully set
lorlh
Man seldom think of the great event or
death until the shadows falls across their
own path, hiding forever from their eyes the
traces of the loved ones whose living smiles
were the sunlight Of their existence. Death
is the great antagonist of life and the cold
thought of the tomb is the skeleton at all
leastS We do not want to go through the
dark valley, although its passage may lead to
Paradise; and with Char eS Lamb we do not
want to lie down in the mud!y grave. even
with kings and princes for our beaIrllows.
But the fat of nature is inexorAble.-
There is no appeal OF relief from the great
law which dooms us TO dust We flourish
and we fade as the leaves of the forest, aud
the flower that blooms aud wtherS in day
has no Trailer hold upon life than the mi ght-
lest monarch that ever shook the earth with
Ills footsteps Generations Of men appear
and vanish as the grass and the countless
multitudps that throng the world to day,
will tomorrow disappear US the footsteps on
the shore.
In thr beautiful drama Of Ion, the ins.inc,
of immortality. SO eloqucnty uttered 10y the
death devoted Greek, finds deep response
in every thoughtful soul. When about tc
yield his young existence as sacrifice IL
Shall his beloved Ulemauthe asks it they
fate, not meet again, to which he repieS:-
L asked that dreadful question of the hill'
that look eternal-of the stars among who's
fields Of azure my raised spirit hath walked
upon thy living face | ee that there i:
something in the love tina. mantIes throuq
its beauty that cannot wholly perish. VIZ
shall meet again, Clemanthe
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

had not had time to be tired in three years,
so she was taking it out now She should be
rested by-and-hy when spring came.
That night when we were alone, Mr. Hope
told Inc that he Thought Marcia would die
| never knew till just that moment how much
[ loved her--how much had loved her all
my life. The thought of her dying seemed
like great gulf yawning at my feet, ready to
swallow ur half the happiness of my future.
He soothed my passionate sorrow. and so
tenderly TO comfort me that | blessed him for
It over and over in my heart. He told me
that, much as he wanted me with him in
tuwn. he had concluded, since he had seen
Marcia that | ought to remain at Inglesidp
until there was some charge. lie wond
leave me there for the present, he thought,
and come out every night. This waL what
| had been longing, yet afraid to ask him
for understood him well enough now to
know that be made 10 small sacrifice. We
announced our arrangement quietly the next
morning, aud could see how glad they all
were.
So sepnt the Gays with Marcia and at
night came "Mr. Hope, aSI used fondly to
call him. 1t was my most frequent pet name,
and / had discovered that my stealn-browed
Scot liked petting.
As he weeks went on found that Marcia
grew weaker, ami | knew that the rest the
spring was to bring her would be rest indeed
the rest where
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

WOMAN AND WINE.-Joh Bright lately
bore testimony to ''the excessive use of wine
by Indies" in England, and the AMERICAN
PRESBYTERIAN asserts that in this country
lin what is known us fashionable circles,
the use of wine by women is nearly as COM
mon as its use by men," The men who use
it have no business TO find fault. of course,
but If we need reform movement to save
needle-women from heartless employers we
certainly need one TO save fashionable women
from themselves. What with wines slipping
matchmaking, politics might seem tortu-
nate diversion, only-it has too. much of
both already. Oil slt ,.Ni
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

VERY few changes have been nude in the
standing committees of the Senate Mr.
FesSenden has the craftsmanship of the Com
miitee on preparations, in place Of Mr.
Morrill, Of Maine, and Mr.. Morton the Com
mittee on Manufactures, instead OF Mr..
Spragne. Mr.. Harlan relieves Mr. IIender-
sun in the chairnunship of the Committee
on Indian Affairs. Mr.. Scott, the new
Pennsylvania Senator, las been assigned to
the Committees OH Claims, Naval Affairs,
ana, more important, Pacific Railroads.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

CREAM PIE.-One pi"t good sweet
cream. one egg one tablespoon even fail
of flour, one pinch Of salt, flavor with
lemon and sweeten to taste Beat the
egg light then add the flour and stir in
to the cream The above is for one pie
in baking dish or what suits yoa better,
and bake like pumpkin or potato pie ~ it'll
only an undercrust, put the lemon on
the sugar.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

Nova SCOTIA has not been making idle
threats to unite her destnics with the Unit
ed Strtes rather than submit to an odious
and compulsory adhesion to the Canadian
Dominion, A powerful sentiment is report
ed to exist in favor of annexation. lit
were one of the beauties of monarchy to
grant to herappanages the privileges OF free
expression OF opinion, vast majority of the
people OF that little province would declare
for the scheme.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

THE following is worth saving for future
refe ence: Lockedjaw from u rusty nail in
the foot was entirely y cured, in four cases re-
ported b! DIR. Kiukle, by applying to the
W Iole spinal column, cloths saturated with
chlGro orm just at tie approach of the spasm
II was repeated at several returns of spasm,
always inducing sleep, aud finally recovery.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19
Tam coming, my love, my lover

Years have passed since then, and David
Hope has made me very happy. The dear
father and mother still live at lngleside AMI
90 to them summer with my boys and girls.
But miss Marcia, my Que sister, when |
stand among the old scenes; and sometimes,
on splendid autuma day such as this, l like
to live the dead past over, and recall HER
image, US size was at her brightest aud her
loveiieFt. until | seem to see her once more
il radiant ghost in the old home she
worked so hard to keep
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19
''periect dTy shall shine
Through DC ce to light

There were times when it seemed to me
| could not bear it-when l sat dumb with
woe, and watched her changed wasting face
aud turned away to meet the sadness in our
mothers eyes, or see my father following
his darling with long looks of wordess grief
aud despair. | think SIZE saw it too, for,
one night when we were all together, she said,
tenderly:
"If you cnly knew how happy am, thinl,
you would not greve for me- any of you
it is Gods great mercy which is letting me
60 home to James. | have HOPED for it all
along hut / dared not PRAY Tor it. l left il
to my God, and He is leading me gently"
After that we tried to he cheerful in her
presence; and before the gusty April days
were over the end came; very suddenly, but
peacefully as sleep. | was sitting by hcl
alone, and | saw change. ! started to cal
some one, and as | heard the old, tender,
longing cry-a little altered
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19

Miss Palmer, the actress, has become
Mrs. Daniel Bandmann, the actor.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-10-26

M,eS TvAiS Ar SRA BY some hap
/ py misfortune was no. sea siek -.
TIA, was thing 20 beproud Of had
always escaped before n there 10 one
thing in the warid that will make a
man peculiarly and insufetabb self
eouooited, il is 10 have bis stomach be.
bAso itself the first day At sea, when
nearly all his comrades are sea sick =
soon venerable FOSSIL, shawlsd 10 the
chin and hAndaneed lake mumny, ap-
peared q, The door Of the after deck
house, aud the nett lnreh Of the ship
shot BAN into my arms said:
Good morning, atr Itis fiue day
lie put bis band on his stomach and
said, oh, my and then staggered
away and fell over the coop oi = sky
light
Presently another old gentleman
was projected from the same door, with
creator violence. I said.
Calm yourself, there ID no hur-
~. II is a fine day, sir
Ho also. put his baud on mis- stom.
ach, aud said, oh. my and rccled
away.
In little while another veteran
was discharged from the same door.
olawing at the air for q saving support.
/ said:
Good morning. sir 1t is hne day
for pleasure. You we're about to say,
oh, myi
! thought 30, | anticipated him,
any how. ! staid there and was BON
bardcd with the old gentlemen for All
hour perhaps; and all got out OF any
of them was, oh, myr
went away, then, in thoughtful
mood / said this is good pleasure
excursion. ! like it. The passengers
arc net garrulous, but still they are
ociablc, like these old people, but
omehow they all seem to have tho oh,
ny, rather bad
knew what was the matter with
hem. They were sea sick. And was
lad OF IL We all like TO see people
ca sick, when we are not ourselves. -
laying whist by the cabin lamps when
Is storming outside, is pleasant;
Walking tho quarter deck in the moon
ight is pleasant, when one is not afraid
TO go mp there; but these are oil feeble
md common place compared with tho
oy of seeing people suffering tho mis-
cries OF sea sickness.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-10-26

The BAPTIST AMID PRESBYTERIAN. In
one Of the villages Of Kentucky, recent
ly, Baptist minister and young
Presbyterian clergyman preachcd in
the same honso might about" both
preachers being present at each meet
ing. One evening the Presbyterian af.
ter discourse on infant babptism, pro.
ceeded to baptize several babies. Tho
little candidates made a great outery,
which OF course. was noted by the Bap-
tist man, Next day a number OF con
verts Of the latter were to be immersed d
IN the river near by At the appoint
cd hour large eoneourso gathered TO
the banks, the Presbyterian being Of
the number, and standing close TO the
waters edge. After the candidates had
been immersed the Baptist took bold Of
his Presbyterian colleague and said:
Now, sir, will immerse You.
The latter, amazed, demurred.
Come along; am in hprryl' re.
Piled the damp divine. and dragged his
brother into the water Alarmed aud
indignant, tbs young Calyanist declair-
ed at tho top Of his voice that he did
mot believe in immersion, was opposed
to IL, and wonld not submit to il"
The audience were much excited by
tho scene. The Baptist released bis
bold and said; Young man, | will
not immerse you to-day; but II ever
again see you baptizing little ones
against their own will and spite Of their
cries aud kicks, AZ saw you do last
night, I tc,H DIP you into the uGier as
sure's there's God in Is4aei Let us
pray l'-Harper's Magazine.