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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
HOW AMERIcANrsM ORIGINATED
A Story Of T arif Andy.
TFrom the Philadelphia Press. l


Hon. Andrew Stewart, the veteran pro-
tectionist, and Republican candidate for
Congress in the Twenty-frst Congressional
district of this State, in the course of a re-
cent protection speech narrated the follow
ing anecedoe, which we print, not only as
giving the original of one Of those phrases
which for their sensations brevity will some
day rank as the American classics, but
as an original argument for protection
In 1928 forty-two years aso-this sub
ject was before Congress, and we were dis
cussing it. I was trying to show to the far
mers of the country that they we're
purchasing foreign agricultural productions
in the form of goods, while they leave their
own produce at home without market. /
said Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky sent
their haystacks and cornfelds and fodder
to New York and Philadelphia for sale
Mr.. Wickliffe, of Kentucky, jumped up
and said:
why that is absurd. Mr.. Speaker, I
call the gentleman to order. He is stating
an absurdity. We never send haystacks
to New York or Philadelphia.
"Well," I said, what do you send ?"
"Why, horses, mules, cattle and hogs"
"Well, what makes your horses, mules,
cattle and hogs? You feed a hundred
dollars worth of hay to a horse you just
animate and get upon the top of your
haystack and ride it off to market. Laugh
ter How is it with your cattle? You
make one of them carry fifty dollars worth
of hay and grass to the eastern market"
Then came o.the hog question Said I,
'Mr. Wickliffe. you send hog worth ten
dollars to an eastern market, how much
corn does it take at three cents per bushel
to fatten it !?
'Why, thirty bushels. '.
Then you put that thirty bushels Of
corn into the shape of hog and make it
walk off to the eastern market"
MIR. Wicklife jumped up and said
"1M. Speaker, I acknowledge the corn"
Laughter
That raised laughture just as it does
here now, and the expression found its way
into the newspapers and came to be
common one: Il ackowldge the corn"
Renewed laughter.] Well you can say
whether it is not that the productions of
agriculture are not sent away in this form.
l submit if this is not tue. l am ad-
dressing you as farmers. The Western
people are deluded with doctrine of free
trade, and they will vote us down if we
do not rally TO the rescue. They are work
ing like beavers everywhere to break us
down. If I go to Congress I shall take on
this subject where left it and defend this
policy to the end. That is what I shall
advocate.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
The Woet's Corner,
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BY d. p. SMITH.

Why do the pampered sons of wealth
The honest labring man despise?
Or why do they upon him look
With proud, disdanful scorning eyes
Are they of better flesh and blood
Than those who guide the shining plow!
Or better than the men who make >
The giant forest monarchs bow
Are they superior in their form
To those, who Ger the heaving main,
Direct the richly freighted bark
To seek in wonted port again?
Are they composed of better clay
Than those whose sinews shove the plane!
Or better than the stalwert men
Who thras b and grind the golden grain
Do they reflect how short their life,
Should labor cease its endless round,
And honest soil refuse to bring
Or are their minds too high to tn ink
On some cold hearth has served to shield
A patient sheep from winters storm?
Do they e'er think the food they eat,
The couch on which their boddies rest,
Where nothing once but earth and air,
Which skillfui labor found and dressed?
Or do they think that Natures hand,
UnasKed uuaided and unsought,
Has reared their roofs, their tables spread,
And for their pleasure only sought
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
Something for Germans to Read.

Germans who think the Democratic par
ty have anything 10 common with their na-
tional feeling, will please make a note OF
the following extract from Chicago Times,
the leading organ of the Democratic party
in the west:
"The Times has pursued the manly
course. The Dutch of this country have
proven a most stupendous fraud. The
records of the War Department at Wash
iugton show one continuous line Of shelved
Dutch generals during our row.
Charlottesville was repeated on a smaller
scale wherever Dutch batallons were
placed in battle array. They vote just as
they fought, on the side offer
ing the most lager beer and the most mon
ey.
1T is useless for the Democracy to
pander to the Dctch vote. 1t is a curse
to any party. 1t will drive away more de-
cent Republicans than it will bring strength
to the srppoat of the rotton hulk of Rad
icalism. Then keep up the fire. Let
American Democracy send greeting to
Republican France American Radicalisnl
continue to sympathise with the forthcom-
ing Dutch empire
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

1t is reported that the ex-Emperor Louis
Napoleon, recently purchased through his
agents, an estate in Kent, England, and
that he has invested in British and other
solid securities about thirty millions of dol
lars, and has an annual income of about
million from his investments in English
funds alone, with as much more from invest
ments in other countries, the United States
iucludeG.-With the sweet reflection that
in his misfortune penury is not included,
and that the wants of his stomach are TO be
appcased with the necessities and dainties
OF life prepared by the hands Of the Queen
OF Prussia's own cook, Napoleon is in toler-
able good position after all. In his old age
he retires from public life with handsome
competence to counteract the great ceres
which rested upon him when the Empire
was Peace and besides has wife and child
left to console him in his declining DAYS.
Not one-tenth of his age have been thus
comfortably situated.-Ec.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

The TRUE CHURCH-We are talking
about what is going to save the world, and
how religion is going to be advanced, and
which is going to get ahead. Yon never
can tell by looking at birds tail feathers
which is going to fly the highest and you
cannot tell by looking at churches and their
ordinances, and the outsidcapparatus, which
is going to take the lead.
l tell you, that that church which has,
first the most power with god, and then,
next, the most sympathetic power with men,
is the truest church. The spirit of the gos-
pei is contained in the words, we pray in
Christ's stead, be ye reeonciled with God.'
This is the whole of it. We are to use
everything that we have in the divine work
of pursuading men to become sons of God.
That ought not to be very operose thing.
1t ought not to be difficult to be understood
1t ought not to be perplexed aud confused
as it is. Religion is the simplest thing in
the world. A child that knows how to love
father and mother, aud say Dear Father
and Dear Mother, knows how to worship
God. A child that knows the whole econ
omy of true church government. Nothing
can be simpler than that.-Beecher.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
NO51.
perpetrators of il have.

perpetrators OF il have.
The FIRST instance of somnambulism
proving Of any practical value is the case Of
the Kansas farmer who got up in his sleep,
hitched up his team, and plowed two acres
of ground before he awoke.
A cencus-taker in Michigan recently
had his orthography severely tested in an
effort to RECORD the name of beautiful
young lady, which was declared by her
parents to be Luna Aurora Borealis.
1t is stated that every farm of 100 acres
in Eastern Kanses is underlaid with ], 1,555,
600 tuns of coal, or nine times more fuel
than if tho surface were covered with
heavy timber
The monotony and the universal same
ness of the Fair programmes is to be broken
this year by the adpton of congregational
singing by the Berkshire County Agricul.
tural Society, located al Pittsfeld, Mass,
at its Fair to be held in October.
An editor at Elizabeth, N. j., claims to
have had fortune of S125,OOO,O 900 fall to
him by the death of an English ancestor,
1t may be none of our business, but that
report may have have been started be the
editor to pave the way for getting trusted
fora shire or something Dealers should
beware.
San Francisco butchers use no ice for their
meat, and need none. To that dry climate
meat keeps long time without ice, and
improves rapidly as long as it remains
sweet. The consequence is butchers can
keep their meat several days before expo
sing it for sale, and it is then tender and in
the best possible condition for the table.
Detroit is building q magnificent city
hall, which is to have in its tower a town
dlock, with faces to be brilliantly ilIumi-
mated at night. The gas will be lighthed
and turned off by machinery connected
with the clock itself. This will be so ar
ranged as to light the gas at dusk and
turn it off at daylight, throughout the
varying season of the year.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

The Registrar General places the area of
London at 1887 acres, which exceeds the
area of Philadelphia by less 1000 acres.
Paris has only 1902 acres Vienna S728
acres, and Berlin 6253 acres. Birmingham
is an excess of the avreage of Paris, having
1881 acres Birmingham must be healthy,
for its rate of mortality is l6 per 1000, the
lowest o. all cities, the highest is-24 in
1000.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
BUSINESS CARDS.
J. s. BORDWELL, NJ. D.
ECLECTIC FSICFa.F

vENhe word eclectic means to choose or Sc
lect medicines from all the different
schools of medicine; using remedies that are
safe, and discardng from practice all medi-
cines that have an injurious effect or the sys-
TEN, such as mercury, antimony, lead, cop
per, sc.
/ lay aside the lance-the old bloodletter,
re1ucer or depleter, and equalize the circula'
ton and restore the system to its natural
state by alternatives and tcnics. shall here
after give particular attention to chronic dis
eases, such as Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Liver
complaint, Catarrh, Ne iralgia, diseases Of the
throat, urinary organs, and all diseases pecu-
liar TO females, sc.
CATARRH treat with new instrument of
late invention which cures every case.
TEETH extracted without pain.
Office and residence South of the Jail on
Centre st. Office hours from to a. m II
to p. m; to p. m.
Dec. 23'67.-1y. j. s. BORDWEhL.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

Ing all the time, she heard eVeryunS Cnar-
ley said. So she said to herself, ironically
'your dear little wife by this titre tomorrow
night. Oh, yes, we'll see about that
But when Artie came out her mother
was sitting at the table, sewing. She looked
| up and asked:
well, Artie, has Charley gone SO soon p
Yes mamma, was all Artie said, as she
left the room.
The next day past off at last, and just
at dark buggy drove up to the front gate.
Now thought Mrs. Hammond, I'll
show them trick that's worth two Of
them
So she put on Artie's cloak and hat and
ran down to the gate. A gentlemen very
gallantly helped her into the buggy, but
never spoke word.
'Well,' thought she, 'he's afraid to speak
for fear Artie's father ard mother would
hear him. Ahem p
So away they went, and Mrs. Hammond
sat there thinking what nice trick she had
played on Artie by running off with Char
ley. Then she began to wonder if this was
the way he treated Artie when they went
out riding and next, what would the doc
tor say? But what puzzled her most was
that they were going in the opposite direc-
tion from what she had expected. So at
last she said:
well, Charley, hadn't we better go
homer
Imagine her surprise to hear the doctor
voice answer her;
What f! Maggie, is that you? What in
the name of all that's good, bad and indifer-
ent are you doing hc's?'
'Oh, doctor, l thought it was Charley
We'll, I'd like to know where you we're
going with Charley at this time Of night P
well, the fact of II is, Meggie, as I sat
on the porch last evening, overheard Char
ley and Artie talking about running off to
get married, SO I thought Ia just save Char
ley the trouble, and take Arte out for
ride I began to think she was keeping
very still.'
doctor, said Mrs. Hammond, that is
just what heard, and my object in going
with Charley was the same as yours was in
taking Artie off,
I'VE are couple of pretty fools to be
clipping in this way; but here we are at
home again
Saying this, the doctor helped his wife
out of the buggy, and they went into the
house. One glance at the empty rooms
convinced them that Artie was gone, they
could easily guess where. So they made
up their minds to make the best of it, and
wait for the runaways to come home.
And the next morning, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley Bavey came home to implore
forgiveness for running off to get married,
they could not understand the mischievous
twinkle in Dr. Hammond's eyes, as he very
readily forgave them, aud said:
Certainly, children ; I ran off with moth
er once and didn't know it,
Charley and Artie looked from one to
the other, and asked:
How? when where p
The doctor only laughed, an shook his
head as though the story was to good to
tell, and that was all they ever could get
out of him.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
Selett &aistellang,
THE DOUBLE ELoPEMENT.

The little village of 3 was one of
the many mining towns in the interor of
California, and in this village dwelt DR..
Hammond and his family. They we're noted
for their kind hospitality and for the inter-
est they took in the general affairs of the
village.
So it very often happened that their only
daughter, Artie, was the belle of many lit
tie social parties. There it was that she re-
peatedy met young man by the name of
Charles Cavey, and his fancy for Miss Ar
ties pretty fancy blue eyes, and dark brown
curls, kept him constantly by her side.
But what was going to tell you wa
this-that the Doctor had made up his mind
to spend the summer up near Lake Tahoe,
so he could have fine time hunting and
fishing during the heated term, and, as a
matter of course, he wanted to take his fam
lily with him, for he could not think OF leav-
ing them down there in the terribly hot
weather or the summer.
Now Ar.ie did not like this idea at all,
so, after having good cry about il, she
came into the parlor where Mrs. Hammond
sat and said
Now, mamma, this is bad jus. to think
of US going away off up into the mountains,
where we can't see anything but Indians
and sage brush. l shall die, mamma, l
know l shall, if you take me away off up
there
Il? No, my dear, said Mrs. Hammond,
gently, 'and to tell the truth, Artie, shall
be glad to get you off up there where you
can't do so much running around. I am
about sick of this going all the time.'
Wcll, am not, said Miss Artie, with
an independent toss of her pretty head as
she went off to the window. She had not
stood there long before she saw some one
coming up the little lane which led to the
house. Then she turned to her mother,
and said:
ooh, mamma, Chaley Bavey is coming
here
Yes, just as I expected, you cannot think
OF anything but Charley Bavey, now,' said
Mrs. Hammond, as she left the room.
She soon heard Artie and Charley talk
ing very low together, so size began to won
der what they were saying, and finally she
went to the door to listen. She heard
Charley say:
'Yes, darling, will come with the buggy
just at dark tomorrow, SO we can go and
get married in short time. Your folks
won't think of such thing until it's too
late.'
But, Charley, suppose papa won't for
give US, said Artie.
'Oh, there's no danger but he will and
you'll go, won't you, Artie Only think
what heavy, lonesome life it will be with
out you, darlisg.'
AS Artie looked up into pair of very
loving hazel eyes, she smilingly said, Yes.
Charley
Now, good night, darling, and by this
time tomorrow night, you'll be my own
darling little wife,
Saying this, Charley kissed her, and was
gone.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
Qtlh d county Dlrettorg

COUNTY OFFICERS.
President judges. 2. johnson.
Additional Law Judge-Iion. Jho. p.
Iincent.
Associate Judses-E. G. Schultze,
Jesse kylcr.
District Attorney-J. X. z. Hall.
Sherif-Jacob McCauley.
Prothonctary &c, Fred. Sch@ning.
Treasur,r- Claudius Y. Gillis.
Co. Superintendent-Ruius Lucore.
Commissioners H. Warner, Jos. W..
Taylor, Louis Nollm"r.
Auditors-Clark Wilcox, George D.
Messenger, and Joseph Wilhelm.
County Survoyor-Geo. Wamsey.
jury Commissioners, gorge Cickinsn,
and Horace Little.
TINE OF HOLDING COURT.
Second Monday in January,
Last Monday in april.
First Monday in August.
First Monday in November.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
RAILROADS.
pHILAD LTHIA g. ERIE RAILROAD.
SUMMER TIME TABLE

NN and afer MONDAY. NAY 30th, 1870,
, the trains on the Philadelphia Erie
Railroad will run as follows !:
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lJhIe Adpnrate,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Mt So PER fl ~ ~ u III {.
Rates of Advertising.

Rates Of Advertising.
Adr,'r and Ex'rs notices, eac, times, 5 8 90
Auditors notices. each, ,.....................3 90
Cautions and Estrays each, times. ....."..3 90
Transient Advertising per squire of lines
or Less times, or less ....""........2 90
For each subsequent insertion ......".......".50
Official advertising for each square of6
liner or less--3 times or less. .."2 %
For each subsequent nselG ton ................. 80
Professional cards, 5 liner, 7 yr............6 90
Loal notices, per line one tinNe...............l5
Obituary notices, over lines. s.,..........."..."l0
Yearly Advertising, onc-balf column. 80 90
Feary Advertising, one column. ...........l00 90
Blanks, single quire .........'2 b0
Blanks, three quire............... w
Blanks, quires per quire ......... ........l 10
Blanks, over qures per quire............l 6C
For bank notes. subpoenas, summons, ex-
ecutions warrants, constable sales,
road and school ordors, each per doz...25
Haudbills. eight sheet % or less.......l oo
fourth sheet % or less .......2 so
half sheet 25 or less........4 so
whole sect % orless........S 90
Over 25 of each Of above at proportion@e rates.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

How much trouble would be saved if peo-
pie would heed the following sentence in
'Lothair : Never you sign paper without
reading it first, and knowing we'll we'll what
it means.'
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

The Red Stockings will make another
eastern tour the first week in October.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-12-22

TnE BARREN Rocks YIELD BREAD! Yes,
the rugged cliffs of the ocean strand pro-
duce something that, ifnot bread, is more
nourishing and fattening than the staff Of
life itself. The Sea Moss which carpets
the rocks on the shores of Ireland, Iceland
and the coasts Of Northern Europe, is as
truly food staple, when properly prepared
as wheat. rye, or indian corn The Irish
variety, locally known as Carrageeu, is now
manufactured under patent, into one of
the most nutritious, palatable, digestible
and delicious elements of sustenance the
world has ever seen. The article has been
patented under the name Of SEA Moss FA-
RrNE, and tho extensive mills Of the Sea
Moss Farine Co.. New York, are now
turning out immense quantities of this
economic luxury. which has already taken
prominent place among the commodities
Of the American produce market. It's
price is almost nominal; and the buildings,
custards. jellies, creams, blanc mango and
other light table Injuries prepared from it
are superior in favor Gas we'll as in cheap
ness) to those made from corn starch,
maizena,, ravalenta, or any of the other gel
latinous extracts Of grain.
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READ AND DO NOT FORGET.

That the most common ailments Of the
Neuralgia and Rheumatism, both Of which
proceed from the same cause-Acidity of
the Secretions, acting. as it we're, as a
blood poison, aud giving rise to the pain
full suffering incitent to an attack Of the
above mentioned diseases. The Kidneys
are the natural dcpurante or purifiers Of
the blood, and want Of tone and action of
these organs the cause of the origin of both
Neuralgia and Rheumatism. The effete
products Of the decomposed tissues Of the
body from Urea aud Uric Acid, which, in
the healthy condition Of the Kidneys, are
removed from the blood in its passage
through them, which, remaining in the
blood, is unquestionably the cause Of both
diseases named, aud their removal the most
rational and efFectual method Of cure.
WAYNE's D1URErIc EL1xER will cause q
healthy and increased action ofthe Kidneys
aud bring about a radical cure, both Of
Neuraligia aud Rheumatism.
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A QUESTION.

We learn from one Of the lawyers at
tending, thut,the Board of Supervisors Of
jackson County, have recently had before
them an election case. in which D. j.
Keeney. contests the right OARObt. Greer,
the successful candidate to the ShertFalty
Of the county.
Mr.. Greer is the sheriff eject by an ack-
nowledged majority of one hundred aud
fifty-four votes, but is himself one of the
disfranchised citizens, aud not voter IN.
der the law. The ground of the contest
asserted is that a non-vOter cannot legally
hold any elective Office. The case Is at
tracing some attention aud possesses inter
est beyond the local character Of the Office
in dispute, and out Of it may arise test
ease for the higher tribunals. To our
mind it is apparent that the spirit and in
teation of the law was to preclude such a
party from having the burdens and tue re.
SponGbility of official position during the
continEauCe Of his disrranchisement.-
Practically however, we trust tho entire
and those dependent upon it, will soon
cease to he Of any value, as the cause Of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-12-22
TERRIBLE snoorlSG ARRAY.
OMAHA, December ia.

A dispatch from North Platte, Nebraska,
brings us information of terrible shooting
afray which occurred yesterday on Horse
creek, twenty-five miles north Of Pine Bluff
Station in which VIM. Parks and L. D.
Eastwood were killed and Andrew Belts
dangerously wounded. They we're shot by
Hubert Nourse who was supposed to be
insane at the time and imagined they we're
Indians. Parks was shot through the head
and killed instantly. Eastwood lived two
hours after being zhot. The other man
was lying in dangerous condition, when
last heard from. Nourse has been cap
tured and is now in the hands of the off.
GERS of the law. The bodies of the muir
dered men will arrive in this city to-day
or tomorrow. These men and others were
employed as herders, by Mr.. Creighton.
An attempt was made to poison some of
these men, not long since, by mixing
strychnine with salt. 1t is believed that
Nourse's insanity is feigned and his Indian
story humbug.