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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
Peculiarities 5cf Noted People.

Fredrick the Great. was an in6del and
extremely mean in his private business
transactions.
Victoria is an affectionate mother and a
model matron, but is said to possess .ap
unqueenly fondness for shrimps and peril
winkies.
Napoleon l., was extremely slovenly at
times in his dress and appearance He
had habit of folding his arms, practice
he,forbade, notionly amongst his marshals.
Napoleon Ill, has habit of writing
op paper, whatever he has desire to re-
member. He boasts that anything so in
iited remains indelibly impressed on his
mind.
Eugenie's upper lip is inclined to mascu-
Innate. Whenever she is angry her
knowledge of party nous forsakes her and
she employees IA number of Spanish phrases
10 express her feelings.
Charles Dickens is lively, socable, ex,
trayagautly fond of chess, dogs birds and
crusty old port, which latter often makes
the venerable Charles have twinge in his
foot
Messrs. Tennyson, Disraell and old Lord
Lytton are opium eaters. The latter will
sit at his desk sometimes, from sundown to
l.te in the morning working under its in
fluence.
Mozart was exceedingly negligent and
neglec'Iul the overturos to Don Gioyaura
brilliant and splendidly expressive work,
was ratified off, at venture, fabulously
short, time before the production Of the
work.
Charles Reade is rather eccentric frc-
quently appearing in company, he will
S imetimes sit an entire evening without
scarcely saying word. Again at other
times he is over talkative and makes it i'm.
possible for auother to get word in edge.
wise.
The great thcoogiau, Luther, whose
spirit was as rough as twistaa root, was
tenderly fond of music, flowers, and chill
dren it seems an enamoly, but it is tru'
that the enemy Of papacy would sit fo
hours soothing his rough spirit with ;
guitar, upon which instrument he was al
excellent performer.
Carlyle, the historian, is very odd in ap
pcarance. aud remarkably unsocable. Hc
is fond Of children, and spends quan.itie
of money purchasing candy toys and fruit
which he distributes in his walks withou
regard to station or appearance. Th
skeleton in his closet is hand organ an,
he would walk miles to avoid one.
Haddel, the immortal composer of tn
Messiah, though thoroughly kind hearte
man, was exceedingly quick tempered. u
one occasion indeed. he so far forgot him
self as to make an insoent and churlish re
ply tie George H., OF England. Only hi
eminence as an artist, and the sovereign
good nature saved him from visitation L
the royal displcasure, which would at tho
time have operated against him in a yer
disagroeable manner.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

More SILvER.-There are reports of
new discoveries of silver in Sonoro, less
than a hundred miles from San Francisco,
That Mexican State rests on the Eastern
coast OF the Gulf of California, and barely
touches that State with its Northern
corner, 1t has long been known that
Sonora was rich in these metallic treasures,
with their development awaiting the ulti.
mate annexation to the Union.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

Let every man, especially those in pub,
lie life, who desire to avoid drunkard's S
death, remember that he is on the crumbs
ling verge of such an infamy when he be-.
gins to feel that in order to prepare MIN,
se!f-the doctor for consultation, the
lawyer for cause, the clergyman for a
sermon, the politician for speech, he must
take drink of liquor or plug Of opium,
and the self same moment OF that discovery
let him put his foot down, raise his hand
and swear that by the help of God, he
will never never taste another grain or drop
as long as life remains. This is the only
safety.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

A GRACIOUS CoMPLIMENT.-It was a
judicious resolution of father, when, be
ing asked what he intended to do with his
girls, he replied. intend to apprentice
them to their excellent mother, that they
may learn the arr of improving time, and
be fitted to become wives, mothes, and
heads of families, aud useful members of
society,""
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

FoRT Moultre, in Charleston harbor, is
without garrison. Its dilapidated con-
dition shows that it will soon become one Of
the things af the past. The chain of Con-
iederate eaythworks and batteries extend
ing along the entire front Of the island
facing the city and james Island remains
undisturbed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

A DARXEY in Na:chez was boasting to
grocer of the cheapness of ten pounds
of sugar he had bought at. rival store.
" Let me weigh the package" said the
grocer. The darkey assenied, and it was
found two pounds short The colored gen,
tleman looked peIplexed for a moment, and
then said Guess he didn't cheat dis
child much, FOR while he was gettin' de
sugar, stole two pair of shoes"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

EIGHT years ago, one of the names
dearest to the hearts of the loyal American
people, was that of Robert Anderson, the
hero of Fort Sumpter. Now he is so poor
that he has had to sell his library, and pur-
poses living in Europe because he can not
support his family on his half pay. So it
goes. The idol that is worshipped to-day
is thrown into the lumber closet to. morrow.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

"MY son what did you bite your b,cther
for? Now | shall have to whip you.
Don't you remember the golden rule l
taught you. If you wouldn't like to have
your brother bite you, you shouldn't bite
your brother"
" Ho, mother, get out With your whip,
ping. Remember the golden rule your
self. II you wouldn't like me to whip you,
tain't right of you to whip me-"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

ERRORS to be dangerous, must have a
great deal of truth mingled with them it
is only from this alliance that they can
ever obtain an extensive circulation from
pure extravaganza the world never has, and
never eau, sustain any mischief-Sydaey
Smith.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

WHERE necessity ends, curiosity begins ;
and no sooner are we supplied with everyS
thing nature can demand that we sit down
to contrive artificial appetites,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

A PHILOSOPHER says that if anything
viii! make woman swear it is hunting her
night cap on cold night, after the light
has been put out
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

LORD NoRBURY, having been asked to
contribute a shilling TO bury an attorney
who had died POOR, exclaimed, Only a
shilling to bury an attorney Here's a
guinea go and bury twenty one of them "
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

STUBS, my dear fellow, isn't it about
time you repaid me that little loan "
L" Augustus, my boy, it isn't question Of
time, but question of money"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

A RICHLY dressed lady stopped boy
trudging along with basket, and asked,
4" My little boy, have you got religion "
No ma'am," said the innocent, I've
got potatoes"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

A PHILADELPHIA merchant got drunk
one night last week, and found himself
in the morning, in dissecting room, hav.
lug been taken by party Of drunken stu.
dents for a subject.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

A STUMP speaker exclaimed, "I know
no North, no South, no East, no West,
fellow citizens!" "Then," exclaimed an
old farmer in The crowd, A" it's time you
went to school and larnt your jography."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

WHAT'S the difference between water
and whiskey? Men slip on the former
when it it frozen, and on the latter when it
isn't.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

THE sieve through which the man
strained every nerve is for sale at less than
first cost.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

LEvENwoRTH, Kansas, is the largest
city but one of its age in the United States.
1t is thirteen years old, and has 10000
inhabitants
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

If you spend the day proftably, you
will have cause to rejoice in the evening.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
CENTREVILLE,

Have Oh hand, splendid assortnents Of
all soasonablo Goods adapted to the wants
Of the people of Elk and adjoining
counties, which they are selling at Prices
that defy competition. They would simply
state here, that being very large dealers,
their facilities for purchasing are uu.
cqualled by any establishment in the
county. They buy directly from manu-
factures and on the
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
GROUND ELQQRs

Another advantage. You can alwaya
get whpt you want at their stores, hGnee
you will save time by going directly 10
them-and TINE IS MONEY. We
have. no space hero to enumorate all the al
vantages you will have in patronizing these
establishments. But call and see, and
reap the advantages for yourselves,
Among their Goods you will find
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
TANNING & LUMBER co,

TANNING & LUMBER co,
II EYSTONE STORE WILCOX PA
ATTENTION EVERYBODY
SPRING OPENING +!
The largest store in North Western Pa, lit
terally filled to overfowing.
WINTER GOODS closing out regardless of
value.
We are opening the spring campaign with
the largest and most attractive stock ever
We shall endeavor to keep every depart
ment we'll assorted tho year round, Our
DRY GOODS DEPAR TNENT
will always contain large and we'll selected
stock of Cloths Cassimers & Cloakings, Black
and Colored Silks. Seasonabie dress goods in
great variety. Table Linens, Napkins Towels
&C., white goods of every description, blcached
and brown sheetings all widths.
GLOVES Il HOSIERY
TRIMMINGS and NOTIONS
CARPETS and OIL CLOTHS
WALL and WINDOW PAPER,
BOOKS AND STATIONERY, CLOTHING
HATS and CAPS, BOOTS & SHOES,
DRUGS s. MEDICINES,
PAINTS, OILS &
DYE sTUFFs,
LEATHER, Dc SHOE FINDINGS,
HARD WARE,
STOVES If TIN Ware,
IRON e STEEL,
NAILS G BUILDERS
HARD WARE
NUTS & WASHERS, HORSE SHOE,
4 NAILS, WAGON SPRINGS
PATENT AXLES te BOXES, CROCK
ERY and GLASSWARE.
STONE WARE, FLOUR,
FEED & NEAL, CORN and
OATS, FURNITURE
OF ALL KINDS,
SASH & DOORS
COFFINS,
: MATRASSES,
BEDDING,
f &c.,
, TOBACCO s CIGARS,
! TRUNKS, VALISEs s. CARPET BAGS
RUBBER Betting.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21

=, We take from the Idaho World the follow
ing sad story the subject Of which will be re-
cognized as the unfortunate person who was
wandering round this place some time ago.
DIED.-An insane woman, named Martha
Jane Robinson, died at the house OF the
Widow Helm in this city, last Sunday, May
9Th. We learn the following particulars con
corning the unfortunate woman: She vas
from Tennessee, and a few years ago her
husband deserted her, without any cause and
went to Texas, where he married another
woman, and was living with her at lest &C
counts. He took two of their three children
with him, but left the eldest, a girl now SIX
teen years of age, who is living at Birch
Grove, Coffee county, Tennessee, with Z. Z.
Jacobs. whose wife is a sister 10 the deceased
The unfortunate woman came 10 this place
last winter, and for some time comfortable
quarters were provided for her in the prison
building She had mania for appropriating
vinegar and black pepper. OF which she
would make strong mixture and drink 10
excess This having been discovered and
stunned by Can't Vance, who he's charge of
the prison. she persistcntly refused susten-
ance OF food of any kind In order that she
might have the benefit of the care and atten-
| ton Of one of her own sex, she was placed in
charge of Mrs Helm, but she still refused
| food of every sort, and finally, on Sunday
last. wasted away 10 skeleton and physically
| exhausted. she went TO her eternal rest
Her remains were properly cared for ant
given respectable burial by kind ladies anC
| humane persons in town. and the persurbot
spirit Of the poor crazed woman has ceased
| its wild wanderings in this world.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21

PEDEsTRIANIsM EXTRAORDINARY
We clip the following from the San
francisco Chronicle:
We are informed that Mr.. Crosby,
an old gentleman seventy-nine years
of age, intends to makean overland
trip from San Francisco to New
York on foot, starting from the
Plaza on the 18th of May next. To
most men of such an agea walk OF
three thousand miles would be an i'm
possibility. But to one like him,
who came to this State as hunter
and trapper as early as 1880, and
has spent more than quarter OF a
century among the Indian tribes oil
California and Arizona, such a feat
is but an ordinary occupation.
Though having lived beyond the
three score and ten " years allot-
ted as the life o. man, Old Crosby IS
younger, physically, than most men
of forty, and is a splendid specimen
of the old stock of American from
tiersmen whose exploits furnish ma
terial for song and story. Tall, and
straight as a hickory sapling, stand
ing five feet eleven inches in his
moccasins every limb perfect in
symmetry a handsome, full face,
bronzed by exposure with a bright
clear, blue eye, which speaks of be-
nevolence and determination; hi:
hair and beard as white as the
SHOWS that crest the Sierra Nevadas
full and flowing over his breast ant
shoulders, he forms picture such al
an artist would be pleased to study
Such is the man who intends to MAKE
the trip overland without using rail
roads or steamboats,. Speaking thu
language of most of the Indians tina
dwell on the Plains, he says he need
no stores to supply his wants, as tn
Indians never modest those who trea
them fairly. Mr.. Crosby informs u
that in the Spring of 1880 he trappe'
for beaver on the Yuba, near the sit
of the present city of Marysvllle
AT that time the whole country wa
full of Indians and game OF all dies
criptions, and California was tn
finest country in the world for tn
hunter and trapper. The old gentle
man, who has arrived within a FEY
days from Arizona where he ha
lived for nearly twenty years think
California has changed since he las
saw it. He will find, before h
reaches the end of his journey, ths
the whole world has changed sine
he left New York, his native cit.
{ nearly half century agoTbefol
steamboats,, railroa IS or telegraph
were known. He will be a livin
, Rip Van Wrinkle among the Ne
; Workers, if he makes the trip sn
! cessfully.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21

Aman out hunting for house, called to
see family who were preparing 10 vacate a
cozy dwelling As the door stood open, he
walked in without knocking, and his ey1s
straightway lighted on the dame ofthe house
hold, who was making frantic lunges with
broemsuck at some object under the bed.
Good morning. madame, y he said. An
you have'a troublesome cat under the bed =
Troublesome catf No SIR; ft's a pesky
husband of mine; and !, II have him out, OF
break every hone in his body p You will
Ell - said a faint voice under the bed. 'sNoN
Susey, you may pound and rave but iii b'
logged il I'll come out from under this be'
while Ihave got the spirit Of man abou
me Z"
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21

A PERSON asked Zeno, the philoso-
pher if wise men fell in love. His
answer was: elf wise men do not
fall in love, beautiful women must
be very unfortunate. The centu-
ries have given us nothing that
could add to the wit or wisdom OF
the remark.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21
Rev. Charles L Baich was recently ex-

Rev. Charles L Baich was recently ex-
nelled from the Universalist church at James
VILE Wis. for uttering the following hetero-
dox doctrine: ~
Lei MS 90 back In thought 10 the perlod
when our ancestors were Saxon sayages,
roaming naked in the forests Of Germany.
In those DAYS when man persisted IN holloW
caves of the earth, the people believed
9hast or ghost clutched him by the throat
and strangled him TO death. In those DAYS
everything material had Its indwelling spirit;
every tree its Dryad, lin the Greek, .equiva-
lent1 every fount its Naiad; every glade us
Symph: every salt sea it's Neptune and Ne
reid But in the advance of science these
ghosts are driven of into the ,nowhitneri
Science captures ghost after ghost; the ghost
,rbich strsngled men in wells we have caught
and bottled IN; we can pour him from one
vessel into another; we can welgh anu meas
ure him. The mephitic ghost ghds IS now
gos or qds-ghostly is. becoming CHASTITY, ana
The DESTROYING carbonic acid gas IS the rear
nnhoIy ghost Now if we ask ourselves
what is the real Holy Ghost, the answer Is,
oryoen. 1t is the indwelling spirit oil the
VIM air we breathe. II enters into the com
nosition of the food We eat; the ground on
which we walk. In oxygen we live and move
and have our being. In Genesis, Chapter L,
we read the spirit or breath OF God moved
upor the face of the deep. The Rdtch RIO
/ him. the breath of God, the Spirit OF Iou'
was the wind or oxygen in notion
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21
senator sprngue has succeeded IN

winning the enyiable distinction Of ass of the
Senate, a posatisn which he sustsins with
becoming dignity. Depending upon the in
fluence Of his money-bsss TO make of himself
the leader Of new party, he has signally
failed. The partial division of the Repno-
lican party in Rhode Island resulted at the
late election in vote of nearly three TO one
against the Sprague faction.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21

Our old friend, J. q. Sherley, We see by
the papers, has driven 500 head of horses
from California to White Pine in anticipation
of stampede from that place which will
afford him market Sherley is one OF the
most successful traders in live stock on the
coast
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21

HALO, what's the matter now :"
said chap whom an inebriated man
had run against. Why-hic-why
the fact is-hic-a lot of my friends
have been betting on the horse-raee
to-day and they got me to hold the
stakes.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21

Nyc. OF Nevada, being told that the Pres
ident was indignant about the tenure law,
dryly remarked that he knew Of nothing in
the Constitution requiring him TO keep in a
good humor.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21

The liquor dealers of western cities are
forming Protective Association, in order to
resist seizures for violating the Revenue Law.
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-21

The Washington Mount Vernon estate is
advertised for sale at auction, which is to
take place the 10th of June next.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-19

frolicsome inclination, gave little snort
of approval, and, at the very same spot,
kicked up his heels in imitation, as colt
will do in meadow frolic, and went over
the edge of the rock, down into the rush
ing stream.
We were unfortunately situated. BY
no means could we afford to loccs the con-
tents of the packs, in addition to the
value ofthe animals, yet there was no way
of descending to the bed of the stream ex-
cept at the mouth of the canyon, several
miles ahead. And ir any case there was
little chance of our being able to recover
the property after the swift current had
swept it far away from the spot.
We continued on, in rather low spirits
it must be confessed, and camped toward
sundown in a beautiful valley at the end
of the pass. Two hours we're devoted to
q careful search for our lost animals, in
the hope of recovering their packs, but
without success, and the quest was aban-
doned entirely.
But to our great sstonishment and
equal joy, about nine clock in the even.
ing, one of the lost mules, the first that
went over, came slowly and feebly into
camp, bearing still its huge burden, now
completely saturated with water, and
heavy almost as lead. The poor brute
lay down, completely exhausted, the mo-
meut il rejoined its companions, and
seemed to feel once mere safe and happy.
The pack of this animal consisted almost
wholly of blankets and tent-cloth, and
was therefore so bulky and light that it
protected the little fellow from the sharp
rocks, in its fall, and buoyed it upon the
water until the rapid current bore it down
to spot where it could obtain foot
hold and struggle to the shore.
But poor " Blue-Devil " paid the price
of his folly, and went straight to the bot
tom, with all the dead weight of pots and
kettles on his back. Mont, the driver,
never grew tired of anathematizng the
ghost of the poor brutes memory.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-19
Publishers and Proprietors.
Volcanic EruptiOns-FOrmatiOn of a
New Island.

From the San Francisco Herald, 4th.l
Captain Nickerson, Of the ship Ma
tional Eagle, forty-four days from Hong
Kong, gives the following interesting ac-
count Of the formation Of an island in
the Pacific, near the Island of Niphon,
by volcanic eruption
On May 9Th, when seventeen days out,
with moderate north winds and fine
weather, at 4:30 am, made Smiths
Island, one of the islands south of Jeddo
Gulf, in latitude $50 Is minutes, longi-
tude 1899 so minutes east; made the
island and saw large column of smoke
rising out of the water, half point
north of Smiths Island. On approach
ing found it to be o volcanic eruption,
and an island just thrown up by the vol
canic action out of the water, with pile
of rocks fifty feet high, and reefs extend
ing to northeast and northwest for quar-
ter of mile, and a break of muddy
water surrounding-the whole extending
to the north about five miles The island
bears north by east, half east from Smiths
Island. We passed about midway be.
tween them, could hear q terrible roaring
and see column of smoke and steam
about thousand feet high. To all ap-
pearauces the rocks must have been
very hot, for when the surf rolled on them
they would send up vast columns of
steam. | could also see the smoke and
steam rising from the surf on the north
and northwest side at least a quarter of q
mile from the reef. If it had not been
90 near Smiths Island / would have sent
a boat and sounded round it; but the
position of Smiths Island on the chart is
correct Our position at noon to-day
was 80 29\ north, latitude l400 IN east.
1t is remarkable that the east coast Of
China is studded with small groups Of
islands, many of them supposed to have
sprung into existence in q very short
time, from the fact that mariners fire.
quentIy discover islands not marked in
the most approved charts. Some of them
are known to be coral islands, which
gradually rise above the waters, and are
considered exceedingly dangerous to
navigation. Others are formed suddenly,
and must doubtless have been caused by
the same agency which produced that
mentioned by Captain Nickerson. Taken
in connection with the late earthquake
reported by the observer at Fort Point,
the fact is not without its significance.