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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-15
Pioneer steam Tow Line
FOR SACRAMENTO.

IL GOODS SENT WITH DISPATCH.
a vessel leaves daily from JAekson street
Sy tais iins. 8. B. PETERSON, Agent,
sslo n toT East street, SEQ prsheisoo.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21
Reverdy johnson,


AS Reverdy johnson, in taking his
leave of Victoria has probably 5idden
adieu to public life entirely, Tor he is con
siderable over seventy years of age, this is
fitting occasion to pronounce his political
obituary. His place in history, we are per.
suaded, will be higher than most people
would now be inclined to assign him. His
record before the war was good one
During the war, it was very good, cousid>
ering that he was Maryl6n Democrat.
He showed great Independence of party
trammels on several conspicuous occasions
UP to the time of his appointment to Eng
land he stood high in the estimation of his
countrymen, and the unanimous vote of
the Senate confirming him to that most re,
sponsibe position was fair representation
of public sentiment in regard to him. His
conduct OF that mission, however, has
covered him with obloquy. nas he de-
served it
The slightest examination of the subject,
we think, will convince any candid person
that Rcverdy johnson when he went
to England, fairly expressed what was the
average American sentiment at the time
he left this country He fattered the
English too mnch, and misrcpresented his
country when he shook hands with Laird
and Rocbuck, it is true. But in the main
his professions of good will to the English
and his views on the Alabama question
seemed to be fairly in accordance with
public opinion at the time. We could
quote from scores of editorials from lead
ing papers last summer, and from speeches
and letters of public men, i'll which their
views on the Alabama claims question were
precisely in accord with the treaty that
Reverdy drew up. Indeed, no one in the
whole land outside Of the Fenan organiza-
tion hoped for anything more than that
England would agree to submit these
claims to arbitration. The Summer doc,
trine that England should pay dU the re.
belIion expenses besides, was not then
thought OF it was an after growth, the re
suit Of change of administration.
Reverdy johnson was out Of the country
while this change was going on hoH can
he be blamed Tor not being influenced by
it? Il succeeded in doing what he was
sent out TO do, why should he he covered
with obloquy because he did not do some
thing else ?
The truth is, Reverdy Johnson has been
in this matter the victim of circumstances.
Sent out by one administration he naturally
tailed to represent the next. AS the
people sec this more clearly they will re-
lent in their harsh estimate Of the old
Maryland Democrat and Union man.
Il will sooner or later be estimated at
his true worlh-as talented, vain, good
natured, hone:t, incorruptible and patriotic
citizen, though not great man.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21
The [" Dollar Store Humbug.


A subscriber of the New York Com
mercidt Adyertiser invests his money at a
" dollar store, and being cheated, COM
plains to that newspaper, which pites him
after this fashion
Every man of common sense knows that
one dollar will not purchase ten dollars
worth of anything. Men as green as our
correspondent do often give a dollar tor
ten cents worth of brass jewelry or kin
dred toys but even such as they would
not give ten dollars worth of desirable
merchandise for a one dollar greenback.
Our correspondent hopes that his expe,
rience will benefit some fellow man " but
it will do nothing of the kind. 1t will
not even keep himself from falling iuto
the next tray bai;ed for this class of hu~
monity. No amount of warning or en-.
treaty will keep this generation of fools
from supporting those whose business it is
to dupe the greedy and simple. For, let
it be well understood, it is not honest sim.
pHcity that is victimi2ed. 1t is dishonest
folly that is enliced into the trap. A
rogue stuiis pocket book with bogus
bills, resembling genuine bank notes of
large denominations, and drops it on the
sidewalk. \ confederate picks it up in
the presence Of an honest simpleton, and
asks him if it is his. The innocent an.
swers No." and cannot be made victim
The dishonest fool says Yes" and gives
the finder liberal reward out of good
money from his own pocket. TIo may
persuade himself. that he does this ex,
pectlng to return the lost property to the
true owner; but the real motive is the
hope of gain at somebody elso's expense
So in the dollar trade " if the buyer
really thinks he will get ten times the va!le
of his money, he can only hope to do it at
the cost of another. The last victim of
this kind who called on us explained that
the storekceper promised to give him ten
dollars worth of something for dollar,
as an advertisement to decoy other pur>
chasers, lie was thus willing to become
himself partner in the fraud Honest.
simple folk are not so easily cheated, but a
greedy fool is sure to be entrapped.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21
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GRANT AND HIS APPOINTMENTS.

A New York paper says that a gentle
man who spent an evening recently with
the President, at his request, says he talked
quite freely about public affairs, and
evinced no little displeasure ut the. manner
in which he had been imposed upon by
the men whom he had thought could be
trusted, by whom he was induced into
making appointments, many of which had
since proved TO be improper ones, The
remedy was in his own hands, however,
and he would not hesitate to use it, or
purify the service from incompetent or dis
honest men. In the beginning Of his ad-
minisration he had made the mistake of
promising, under strong political pressure,
certain Offices, when it appeared after
wards that the candidates were totally
unfit for the positions they sought. In
fut ure no one would know whether he was
to be appointed until his commission was
signed, unless it was some person whom
he Ioloonaliy bueW' IL WAS MS uuty W
have no one in Office. even in su5ordiuo
ate capacity, who is not fully qualified to
perform its duties in the best possible man>
ner. In order to do this, it would be neces
sary to remove, in many cases, officers
only recently appointed, but he voald not
hesitate to end their official days, though
in doing SO he probably would be severely
censured by many leading Republicans.
Whether his administration was successful
would depend much upon whether the
revenue was properly collected, which,
under the management Of Secretary Bout.
well, he felt assured would, if possible be
done. ...........
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

TRANSATLANTIC MOUNTAIN Peaks
Professor Cunning delivered lecture in
Hartford, Connecticut, on the last glacial
period, during which he stated that he had
seen in Stamford, Vermont, mountain of
granite as peculiar as that Of Superior, but
Of different type. The crystals were
toilated. Science can fnG that granite at
home only in Stamford. The mountain is
truncated cone. The top has been
clipped of. North of the Mountain there
was not single boulder of fOliated granite.
South of the Mountain there were multi
tudes of such boulders. Perched on the
very tcp of Hoosac Mountain the tourist
may see a boulder, about seventy feet in
circumference, and fifteen feet high. II
ne looks at the boulder, then at the noun
tain, he will see that the boulder has no
kinsbip with the mountain. The boulder
is the same Stamford granite-a Vermont
carpet bagger ensconced on one Of the
highest peaks of Massachusetts,. The
tourist may look south westward over Deer,
field Valley thirteen hundred feet deep,
and see far In the distance the outlines Of
Stamford mountain from whose top that
boulder was torn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21
Fat Bullocks-Butoher's Yarns.

Billy Il was one Of the most no.
torious butchers of truth in the abstract,
that ever lived. IF the truth answered
the purpose best, and lie would do him
a positive injury, it seemed he would tell a
lie in preference to the truth, at any
time and on any occasion. In this respect
he ives indeed an anomaly. If man told
big yarn in Billy's hearing, he was sure
to be beatcn-Billy had always something
more wonderful to relate.
Bily's neighbor Judge j, had
had many about him spinning yarns, but
invariably had come out second best,
although he had an exuberant Imagination
and bis reputation for veracity was none of
the best.
On ore occasion the Judge was riding
past Billy's farm, when Billy hailed him,
and inquired if he didn't want to buy
quarter of fine beef, as he had just killed
an elegant steer.
Was he fat, Billy ?" inquired the
judge.
go, ycs," answered Billy, " fat as
whale rather guess you would think so,
if you but know how much talow we got
out Of him. Why, Judge we got three
hundred and twenty pounds, to a fraction
what do you think OF that :"
Now, the judge thought this to be
rather a tough yarn, but he felt more in.
clined TO beat Billy at his own game, than
to express any doubt about his vera ,ity.
That was pretty considerably steer,
Billy" replied the Judge, but not a
patchn' to one killed few years ago.
He weighed, net, over two thousand
pounds, and he turned out four hundred
and ten pounds OF tallow, as near as | can
recollect"
Billy was taken all aback for an instant,
but collecting himself, he confessed that
this was The largest animal of the OK kind
he had ever heard of, except one that he
once sold in the Philadelphia market
"This," said Billy, vas the largest
steer that ever had been seen within the
recollection of man. He was an Elephant
in his proportions-somethiDg on the
Mastadon order. When we got hun into
the city" continued Billy, Il" his gigantic
dlmentions struck every one with
amusement. 1t was almost Christmas time.
and he was bought by butcher for Christ,
mas beef. On Christmas eve, preparatory
to being slaughtered he was paraded
through the streets, decorated with flowers
and gay colored ribbons, and followed by
an immense crowd. WE'LL" said Billy
" he was slaughtered and he weighed.
net twenty-scven hundred pounds And
how much tallow do you thiuk We got out
Of him D."
The Judge thought such an animal
would turn out considerable more than Il
good deal. He, however, told Billy he
wouldn't hozald an opinion by guessing al
the amount.
Well" replied Billy, triumphantly,
we got from that steer four hundred and
seveuty.fve pounds of talow-and darn
every button on my old coat, if we didn't
get two hundred pounds Of Jeesr /, be-
sides
The shrill note that the Judge emitted
as he rod, off, would have drowned the
7ound of steam whistle. lie let Billy
have his own way after that.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21
l Can't afford It.

With all the courage of the American,
which is unquestionabe to do and to dare,
there is one thing he is unequal to, and
that is to say cunt a6ord it, and act in
accordance with such a declaration. If by
any hazard he is forced to check his inordi-
nate consumption for want of dollar, he
will submit as patiently perhaps as others
to the constraint, but never confess the
motive. His ingenuity will supply him
with every possible device for lodging an
acknowledgements of the real cause of his
compulsory economy. The confession of
want of money will never be forced from
his lips This would require to great a
deduction from his self complacent asser-
ton of American omnipotence. 1t is pres
postercus for one Of his mighty stride to
be brought to a stop by want of means to
pay the days reckoning He will never
acknowledge so humiliating check, but
will contrivo plausible and more disnifed
cause for stoppage.
This disinclination to say I can't afford
ii leads inevitably to an undue strain of ex.
penditure upon means. No one being
willing to confess the Geakness of poverty
all make brave show Of the power of
wealth Thus the general expense is out
of all proportion to the common prosperity.
The unWillingness to utter / can G0ord
it implies an undue regard for wealth, and
seems to .affiz the stigma of disgrace to
poverty. Hence the pecuniary estimate Of
human success, by which character is val
uod in dollars and cents, and man Is nothing
or something, according to the balance in
his ledger.
This common averton to the frankness
of Icant G6ord IL is perpetual provsca-
tive Of preteuse. Hence life of artifce,
where We conceal ourselves from each
other in the masks of pretended wealth
and snowy DISCUSSES of fashion. No one
will be able to assert his true independence
of character until lie dares to say can't
G6ord 1t.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

Health and long lie are almost univer-
sally associated with early rising and We
are pointed to countless old people, as evi.
dence Of its good effect on the general
system. Can any one of our readers on
the spun Of the moment, give a good con
elusive ieason why health should be at
tributed to this habit. We know that old
people get up early, but it is simply Re
cause they can't sleep. Moderate old age
does not require much sleep hence, in the
aged, carly rising is a necessity or conve-
nieuce, and is not cause of health 10 it,
self. Early rising, to be beneficial, must
have two concomitants to retire early
and on rising to be properly employed
Indeed, without the accomplishment of
retiring early, early rising" is worse
than useless, and is positive mischievous
Every person should be allowed to have
his sleep ont, otherwise the duties of the
day cannot be performed in proper man.
ner, and will be necessarily lighted by the
most conscientious. TO all yourg persons,
to the sedentary, to students, and to in
valids, the fullest sleep that the system
will take, without artificial means, is the
balm of life without it there can be no
restoration to health and activity again
Never wake up the sick and infrm, or
children, Of mOrning--it is barbarity ;
let them wake OF themselves Let the
care rather be to establish an hour for re.
airing, so early that their first sleep may
be out ere sunrise. 1t is no advantage to
pull them out Of bed as soon as their eyes
are open, nor is it best for the studious, or
even the well, who have passed an un-
usually fatigling day, to jump out of bed
the moment they wake up; let them re-
main without going to sleep again until
the sense of weariness passes from their
limbs. Nature abhors two things -yio-
lence and vauum. The sun does not
break out at once iuto the glare OF meri-
dian. The diurnal flowers unfold by de-
grees nor feetest beast, nor sprightlest
bird leap at once from the resting place
by all which we mean to say, that as no
physiological truth is more demonstrabe
than that as the brain, is recuperated by
sleep, it is Of the first importance, as to
the well being OF the human system, that
it have its fullest measure of it, and to that
en- the habit Of retiring to bed early should
be made imperative Oh all children, and no
ordinary event should be allowed to inter-
fere with it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21
WONDERS OF MINUTE WORKMANSHIP

WONDERS OF MINUTE WORKMANSHIP.
In the twentieth year of Queen Eliza
beth, a blacksmith named Mark Scaliot
made a lock consisting of eleven pieces OF
|irOn, steel ana brass, all of which together,
with key to it, weighed but one grain Of
gold. He also made IA chain of gold, con
sisting Of forty. three links, and having
fastened the chain about the neck Of hca,
which drew them with al! case. A these
together, lock and key, chain and flea,
weighed one grain and half Oswaldus
Norningerus, who was more famous even
than Scaliot for his minute coutrivancos,
is said to have made sixteen hundred dishes
of turned ivory, all perfect and complete in
every part, yet so small thin and slender,
that all of them were included at once IN
cup turned out OF a peppercorn of the
common size. Johannes Shad OF Mitel-
brace, carried the wonderful work with him
to the city Of Rome, and showed it to Pope
Paul ", who sat and counted them all by
the help of pair Of spectaeles They
were SO little as to be almost invisible to the
eye. johannes Ferrarius, a Jesuit, haG in
his possession cannoDs Of wood, with their
carriages, wheels and all other military
furniture, all OF which were also contained
in a pepper corn of the ordinary size. An
artist, named Caudius Gallus, made for
Hippolytus Este, Cardinal OF Ferrar, rep
resentatiOns Of sundry birds sitting on the
tops Of trees, which, by hydraulic art and
secret conveyance of water through the
trunks and branches of the trees, were
made to sing and clap their wings but at
the sudden appearance Of an owl out Of a
bush of the same artifce, they Immediately
became all mute and silent.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

THE LARGEST NUGGET.-A nugget of
gold, weighing 2l0 pounds Troy, and yield
ing when smeltel 2268.5 ounces pure metal,
has recently been discovered by two miners
at the Balarat Diggings, Australia. 1t was
found two inches beneath the surface in a
district that has been thoroughly dug over
for many years past. The finders obtained
$4,000 for their prize from one of the
Australian banks. The largest lump of
gold hitherto discovered, it is believed, any
where, was also obtained at Ballarat, at the
depth Of $50 feet, and weighing l84
pounds, . ounces. Ii was called the
'!sWelcome Stranger" The nuggets next
in size, found in Australia, were as follows
The Blanche Barkly, found at depth of
l3 feet, at Kingower, aud weighing lJ5
pounds, 3 ounces a nugget at Canadian
Gully, Ballarat, weighing 1874 pounds, IL
ounces, at depth of 60 feet, aud the
Lady Hotbam, weighing SO pouuds.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

WHAT'S THE Use whats the use of
minding what & they say ?" What's the
use Of lying awake Of nights with the unS
kind remark of some false friend running
through your brain like forked lightning !?
What's the use Of getting into a worry
and fret over gossip that has been set
afoat to your disadvantage by some med,
dlesome busybody (? These things cant
possibly injure you, unless, indeed. you take
notice of them, and in combating them
give them character and standing. If
what is said is true, set yourself right at
once if it is false, let it go Tor what it
will fetch, until it dies of inherent weak
ness.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

Too GooD TO BE lost We heard of
conversation which took place few
evenings since, between one of Elmira's
fair daughters aud a young merchant of
that place, which runs as follows
The merchant was speaking of the ex-
cellent qualities of young female friend
Of his, and closed his remarks by observ>
ing that " she was noble, generous heart
ed lady, and one that was right here" ac-
companying the last words with gesture
which bordered near the heart.
Her reply was, " fudge! that is half
cotton
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21
NEWS ITEMS.

Paper coffins have been added 10 the
new aud useful articles made cf paper iu
Europe. ............ 80 ..
An exchange says g the champion old
man of the world has just died in Po.and
aged 139 years"
There are more peach blossoms, and
a better show for peaches this spring than
there has been for ten years. ..'..
The New York Senate has passed a
resolution ceding the rights of the State OF
New York in Gettysburg Cemetery to the
Dniteu States.
The Mt. Vernon estate of George
Washington is advertised in the Alcxan
dria (Va) Get.eite, to be sold on the 10th
,of June at Auction.
A destructive fire broke out in Nc
Keesport, Pa, on the night of the Sth
Inst, consuming large amount of plop-
.erty. Tie loss is estimated at 500 900.
-The President has recently received
a letter from Mr.. Peabody. He is now in
very poor health, and expresses desire to
return to this country 10 spend his last
days. ... ..... ....... ...-.-
The number of Chinameu living IN
California and the Adjacent States and
Territories is aaid to be about one hundred
thousand, or near y oue-lourth Of the adult
male population.
Cold has been discovered in the rocks
OF the Stevens estate, at iloboken, opposite
New York. 1t will pay eighty dollars per
ton for crushing. There is considerable
excitement iu; Hoboken over the discovery.
-Ex- President Pierce. has sod the
whole domain known as Boar's Head
Farm" on the New Brunswick coast, just
south of hye Beach, except his private
summer residence. MIR Pierce has
partioliy recovered his health. .
1T is reported that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has obtained control of
the railroad from Covington, opposite Gin,
cinnati, to Louisville, Kentucky, line Just
about to be opened. The penusyKana
Central desires to control Southern bust.
ucss.
. AT a recent meeting of the stock.
holders of the Atlantic Telegraph Com.
pany, 1t was officially announced that the
income from messages averaged seven hun.
dred pounds, or So, 500 in gold per day
The receipt Of this amount shows that g,
900 words pass over the cable every day.
An interesting discovery connected
with the early history Of Canada has Just
been made by Able Loverdiere, of Quebec
Seminary. 1t is the site and part of the
foundation of the Chapel of Notre Dame
de RiconyiereDce, built by Samuel Cham
plain after his return from France in 1888
The emigration from Prussia to the
United States exeites the surprise Of the
Berlin journals. On April 9Th and 7th
there were conveyed to Brennan $500
peasants, about to sail for America, The
cause Of the increase of emigration is at
tributed to the famine and destitution in
Eastern Prussia. ID { -o 'l n
Two confidence men swindled a
countryman, one day last week., on the
cars near Lima, Ohio. They were ar,
rested and lodged in Allen county jail to
await trial but on Saturday night they
were taken out by Vigilance Committees,
who shaved their heads, give them coat
Of tar and feathers, and notified them to
depart at once. alwp .la ia ,iin ri
n .-rIf at u4ifual nI'N "vrf5'srf
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

LOWERING TIE RATES. The New
York, Newfoundland and London teleo
gragh company design an early reduction
in tolls to one dollar per word in gold.
The present charge is Sl,67. An ex>
change states that it is also proposed to
transmit general and political news for the
press at half price, or fifty cents per word
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

1F lady wants to touch the feelings of
a gentleman in tender spot let her sit
with deliberate calelessness il she can con
tirue to do so-upon his new silk hat.
simultaneously with its crush will be the
emotions of its terrified owner
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

New ZEALAsD has $4,000 European
Inhabitants, and last year exported l5l, :
~ ounces Of gold.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

SEGARs which are bought for $50 a
thousand in Cuba cost over $3.50 in New
Orleans. . -' --- '.''io.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

NEw YORK pays more for tobacco than il
does tor bread.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-21

TUE juice of the common potato will
kill bats.