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The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1870-11-05

Dual ExIsTENcE.-Not many months ago
the Chroaique Scdaddleuse, of London, found
occasion for much garrulity and villainous
inuendo in the partially which her Britannia
Majesty manifested for one John Brown, a
Highland "gilly," who had been formerly a
body servant, or something of that kind, of
the late Prince Consort. Some of her Ma
jesty's highly loyal and chivalric subjects
went so far, indeed, as to imply that, as a
believer in the doctrine Of Swedenborg, the
Queen was possessed of the hallucination that
the "gilly" enjoyed the dual existence of the
Prince in the spirit and of John Brown in the
flesh. The TomGha,rk, an illustrated weekly
paper of London, gave expression to this SEN
timent in cartoon, representing the British
lion conchly abjectly at the feet of a cadaver-
Gus and atrociously ugly Highlander. That
her Majesty was not alone in thus ccnfounding
the living with deada( provided that her Swed-
enborgianism took that shape) is shown in o
case of somewhat similar, although immense
ly more tragic, character which a few days
ago transpired in Mississippi. A Mr.. Jen-
nings, of Pamela, in that State, recently mar
ried a widow, Mrs. Bass. This lady, be-
coming deranged, fixed upon man named
Williams, who was in the employment of Mr..
Jennings, as her late husband. Williams,
who was not probably student of the system
of the TRANSPORTATION of souls, instead of
denying the identity. honored the unfortunate
lady's delusion. This fact coming to the
ears of Mr.. Jennings. that gentleman rid
Williams of his tabernacle of flesh, aad rem
dered him entirely spiritual through the
agency of four gun-shot wounds and a stab
with a dirk-knife. Mr.. Jennings was ar
rested, but was promptly discharged, the
community all sympathizing with him. The
dual existence business don't seem to "pay"
in Mississippi.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
New York Markets.

FLOUR AND MEAL-GoOd shipping extra STATE
flour was in Od demand, tfmef, ma nlv at $3.50 a
~ but Hther brands ere in large supply anu rec
no actual ecline; sales s5 10 $40 or sure. fine,
500 60 for sh piping exuas, aid S0?5 a ss;I5 for
Sou hem ii lur ii IN mt Sc &c so for shipping eXtr s.,
and 81 75 g for trsde and family extIns Rye flour
steady at si5O 60 90. 20 II meal, q 81 SO for
Western and South, rn with BrandyNinr at 81 so.
Buckw heat flour lower, at s32j 1915 p 100 ibs. for
state AID Pennsylvania.
SUNpRIEs.-C tton fairly active tut lower at l6's
C. for mdtling uplands and l6c for low midtllins.
Whisky more active and be, ter; sales at 50 s9Sc.
TallJw dull and heavy; sales at SO a9Sc Stearine
dull at IL l3ac. spirits tulprntine dull I - Il
45hc. Rosln more actve; sales aiioat at s? for
22ai {. Tor November.
GRocERIFs,-Cofee very quiet, but prices firm
Rio, AZ lsPc; java 2oli a 23c;, and Mala,"abo,
l5h 49,, n ! gold Rice in small supply and firm,
quit and weaS; Porto kico at As 5Sc., ami \ W
Orleans II 7sc. We quote Cuba clayed, is a 23c
do. Muscovado 20 a 33c.; aud IS 60c for Porto
Rico. Sugir-Raw is quiet. but firm; tair to good
Bal ia 81 SIC Refined dun and heavy @ vat at is. ST. aiss
for har, s. aud i2t n Ia for white A."
PRovIsIoNs.-Pork in a wholesale way remains
prices; sales at s2l.5O for ninspected thin mess,
So % s23 for lew mess S22 so for city mrss, s23 u
ruary 1880 seller option. Beef qllie' at $40 slS
for plain and extra mess. Terce b ef steady sales
at S25 SIS for piime mess and S2S So Lir India
mess. Beef hams dull at s29 sSl. Cut meats duh
picked shoulders at sac. Bacon lower; sales a.
llA, llslC. 1Or long Clcaf, lI+s'. CHOICE
short ci ar Dressed hogs iirmer at 81 a sc. Lard
dull sales al l2Ia l3r for city, and l3b l3c for
Western steam Butter quiet good State, 32 a 3Sc.
Chef sc dull At IL n lGAc.
GRAIN.-Wheat active; sales at Sl34 for No.
ring in stOre 81 s. for white Michigan, el4U red
Wes'eIn sl.3Ila 81 80 for No. . spring aloat and
Sl.37 for No. sprng. Barley nominal at 81 Sl0j
for Canaua East, and 81 sl.l2 for Canada w st.
Rye dull at S5 a SIC fOr oil and 95 n 97c. for new
Western. oats in active demand for speculation
and higher; les at 81 CSC for Chicago i'll store an
atoat, ami Csc for WI ite. Com fairly active and
iirmer; sal al ~ 92c. or old Western mixed 81
SOC for new dO Csc for new State yellow, and ole
for Old Western yellow.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.-TheTc was but little life in
the market, and sa es were slow, but lair to good
butcheTing stock brought fraction higher rlces
than on Monday; but the extreme range isthe same
vn yine fOm l2c Ice. u ib for ordinary lie ext
native steers and lie. for II XarE The receipts
of sheep for two days numb 9022 hea !, and the
market was a shade weaker. salt inClude poor &c
prime at 3'i 6Ac T. H. with the bu Of the trans
actions at AZ 4a4c. The few lambs offe ed wtrt
sold at 5l Sic u ib. The tone OF the market fol
swine is little better aud fair to good cOrnfcd
IuOtable at 7isc. 10 ID. Dressed were 1irnier a
i IL Y. a nR
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
Picture of California Home.

A correspondent of the Pacific Coast
IIomGn'S Journal, writing from Yuba
City, furnishes the following pen pic
ture of beautiful California home:
Fifty-fve miles from the bay-window
where we write, the snow-covered heads
of the Sierra Nevada Mountains stand
out clear and sharp against the eastern
sky. Here i'll the foothills, fuschius,
geraniums and roses are bright with
half-opcn buds and blossoms. In the
closet are crisp, hard ounces of last
years crop; along the borders the
quince-trees are thickly covered with
blossoms. The purest crystal waters
come leaping from the hearts of the
hills, and all the meadows laugh with
the gayest-colored flowers. Humming
birds and swallows, cslla-lilies and ver-
benas, orang ge-trees, limo-trees, lemon
trees, are all mixed up in sweet confu-
sion. Yonder are olive-trees in perpet-
ual green, and little further, English
walnuts and grapevines, with leat-buds
fast swelling. The apple-trees do not
believe summer time has come, and pa
tiently bide their time and season, but
peaches and apricots and nectarines are
tossing to the breeze sweetest perfumes.
Ng-trees generously give three crops Il
year, and in these early March days
have pushed out all along their naked
arms hundreds of figs as large as an in
fant's thumb. Pomegranates, almonds,
and Newton pippins grow in the same
border as peaceably as if they had been
lifelong friends. Oleander and sweet
cassia trees are from ten to twenty feet
high, out of doors all winter. Down the
garden walk l see blackberries, rasp-
berries. currants, and gooseberries.
There, also, are half grown Strawberries.
In the vegetable gardens the beet, car
rot, and cabbage do not seem to know
when summer leaves off, and so they
keep on growing all the year, until sur
prised out of all propriety by being
rudely pulled and thrust into market.
Down the hill slope there is one acre OF
catfalfa and red clover six inches high
which gives three crops, and furnishes
an average of eight tons year OF sweet
and tender hay. Around these boulder
rocks are grapevines that every year re-
joice in ten-pound clusters of perfect
fruit. A little further along, against
the fence, is a seven-year- old vine, three
feet high, with three or four short arms
from its head, that annually btars 100
pounds of grapes There is patch of
raisin grapes, three years old, the old
wood, three inches in diameter, headed
three feet from the ground, with trian-
gular frames around them to support
the fruit. After the children, and chick
ems, and wasps had picked at them last
year, they yielded ten pounds each of
perfectly luscious dried raisins. The
quality and quantity of pears, plums,
and cherries is to US so marvellous we
dare not risk our reputation for truth.
fulness by repeating the items as they
were told to US. Around the east porch
is a solitary rose bush. trained in fes-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
The Phenomena of Earthquakes.

In earthquakes we see the conserva-
tive agency of fire called in to counter
act the destructive agency of water.
Wind and rain, heat and cold, are con.
tinuaily at work rending in pieces and
grinding down the solid rock the dis
integrated portions of rock form the soil
of the lowlands, and this in it's turn is
eaten away by running streams, swept
down by heavy rains, to be carried by
the rivers and deposited in the sea. 1t
is thus that the shadows and great river
deltas are formed and the materials so
brought down are gradually by the &C
ton of the waves distributed over the
ted of the ocean. This action, if suffered
to continue without interruption, would
IN time level the highest mountain ran
ges; and in theplace of a varied surface
OF land and water there would be a uni
form shallow sea covering the whole
earth. Here the working of fire steps in
to counteract the destructive agency of
water. 1t acts suddenly and with ter
rifle force, and therefore it is moro noted
and more feared than the work which is
done so silently and slowly, yet so irrc-
sistibly, by the gentle How of rivers. OF
one thing we are sure, that they are
caused by the internal heat of the earth.
They usually occur in volcanic regions
they are frequently accompanied by vol
canic eruptions; during their continu-
anca flames are said to burst from the
earth, springs Of boiling water rise from
the soil, and new volcanoes have been
raised as their result. We know that at
a comparatively small depth below the
surface of the globe there is a tempera-
ture very far exceeding anything which
we experience at the surface. Whether
we accept the hypothesis of vast CEN
trail fire, or consider that this heat is
generated by chemical action or by cleo
tric currents, we know that there are
stored up beneath our feet vast reser-
voirs of heat. What gases are stored
under pressure in the cavities of the
earth we know not. But we know that
the increased expansive force of an elias
tic fluid under comparatively small in
crease of temperature would be sufficient
to rend asunder the solid rock and pro-
duce the effects we see. Perhaps a hs-
sure so opened may admit water to the
| heated nucleus, there to be instantly
converted into steam with vast increase
of volume. This exerting enormous
pressure against the rocky walls of the
cavity in which it is formed causes a
wave of compression in the zone of the
rock Immediately surrounding it, and
this wave is propagated onward through
the rock, just as wave travels through
water. The confined fluid strikes the
walls of its prison chamber fierce blow
and this causes shudder to run through
the earth, which passes along the surface
as a shock, whose intensity is the only
measure we have of the forces causing it
Tile Peoples MagaEine.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08

A man named Henry Richardson has
been put under bonds in New York to
answer a charge made against him that
he was manufacturer of headless fowls,
and guilty of a cruelty to common fowl,
generally known as rooster, by cutting
off its bill or beak, piercing out and de-
stroying both of its eyes, taking portion
of its brain out, pulling the feathers from
the head and neck and then skinning the
same, after which the skin was drawn up
soas to make the said roostera appear head
less. According to the testimony, Rich
ardson was in the common practice of
performing this operation upon roosters,
which were sold for the purpose of public
exhibitions, and the unfortunate fowls,
after undergoing the operation, lived in
great pain and torture for periods rang
ing from one week to two months. He
was bound over to answer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
Impressions,

If a wafer be laid on surface of pol
ished metal, which is then breathed
upon, and il, when the moisture of the
breath has evaporatt d, the water be
shaken off, we shall find tnat the whole
polished surface is not as it was before,
although our senses can detect no diff
ference; for if we breathe again upon
it, the surface will be moist everywhere
except on the spot previously sheltered
by the wafer, which will now appear as
a special image on the surface. Again
and again we breathe, and the moisture
evaporates, but still the spectral wafer
reappears. This experiment succeeds
after the lapse of many months, if the
metal be carefully put aside where its
surface cannot be disturbed. If sheet
of paper, on which key has been laid,
be exposed for some minutes to the sun
shine, and then instantaneously viewed
in the dark, the key being removed, g
fading spectre of the key will be visible.
Let this paper be put aside for many
months, where nothing can disturb it,
and then in darkness be laid on plate
of hot metel, the spectre Of the key will
again appear. In the case of bodies more
highly phosphorescent than paper, the
spectres of many different objects,
which may have been laid on in sncces-
sion, will, on warming, emerge in their
proper order. This is equally true of
our bodies and minds. We are involved
in the universal metamorphosis. Moth
ing leaves US wholly as it found us.
Every man we meet, every book we read.
every picture or landscape we see, every
word or tone we hear, mingles with our
being and modifies it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
Great Opera House Drawing at Hamil-
ton, Chic.

by an advertisement elsewhere 1t will be seen
that grand drawing is 10 take place at HamiltOn,
Ohio, on the 3lst of Decem er and among the prizes
offered will he the opera house in Il at city. There
has been much swindling in these drawings the
last few ears that the people are 10th to invest in
4 EN-. The fact is, most Of them have been gotten
up by parties who are the make" and the alti-
Cl advertised never intended to he Offere at
the drawing This is not the case with the drawing
we today call the attent on of oar readers to- If we
can de end on the re, concentrations of re temen
Of known integrity and high standing i'll bus ness
relies. The II mes of the gentlemen att ched to
the advertisement elsewhere, stating their full re-
lance in the enterprise embr ce some of the best
and mo I wealthy citizens of Ohio inclu ing even
milliOnaiTes The list of articles 10 be Drawn in
Clude the Hamilton Opera House, valued at S0O 900
the Timberman Farm, near Hamilton, at s26,9l0
the Hageman Farm near the same place, at Sl5s90
of the city of Hamilton, at 5000. The tickets have
b, placed at five dollars each and tho DIES ring
TO invest shhuld addrCs, "OleTa House Commits.
sionerS, Hamilton. Ohio
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
LITERARY NOTICES.

FRANK LEsIIE's I1IUsTRA ATED NEWS
PAPER. the oldest os we'll ne hest of the nicto.
rinI poners, presents every week nm illustrated
history of The limos from The nencils oi The
best artists, both ot home and abroad, Bv
mail. 500 n yeor Frank Leslie, Publisher.
537 peorl.st New yorl,
FRANK LEsLIE's Boys AND GIRLS
WEEKLY is becoming the favorite among the
younger folks, on account of its attractive sto-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08

tSoons, reaching over seventy feet-at
that point cut back, because it was en-
ctroaching upon the rights of its neigh
Dor, who was ambitious to share the
honor of orowniug this sweetest of
mountain homes with buds and bios
SONS. The owners of this paradise are
working people. The wife is equally at
home in the kitchen, nursery, or chick
en-yard, at the piano or in the parlor.
The husband is the son of Puritan
sire, and q pioneer Californian, who, in
addition to his daily work, has used the
early morning hours to transform this
rocky hillside into a fruitful flower
crowned paradise.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
On the Beginning Of Novels.

An interesting essay might be written,
we think, on the best method of begin
ming a novel. Most authors, as far as
our observation goes, follow one of three
plans-they begin either chronologically
or philosophically, or else plunge at once
IN medias res. Those who adopt the first
method, if their hero is of noble birth,
begin with the Norman Conquest, and
give rapid sketch of the exploits of his
ancestors from that date if but n COM
mon man, they are satisfied with the
history of his grandparents on both sides.
Those who follow the philosophical
method, use, of course, a great many ad-
jectives with capital letters, and rapidly
become incomprehensible TO their read
ers while those who plunge into their
subject at once often find it advantage
Gus to turn spec dily to the chronological
order. How often does q novel begin
somewhat after this fashion: John"
said Mrs. Bennett, "shut the door"
Now Mrs Bennett was a widow lady.
Her grandfather was gentleman of easy
fortune" sc. There is good deal to be
said for such style of composition. 1t
is always pleasant to be taken without
any tedious introduction right into one S
story; at the same time it is convenient
to be informed at once who everybody is,
and who are everybody's parents and
grandparents. A novel of this kind sat
isfies both these requirements; we are at
once introduced to Mrs. Bennett as she
is in the very act Of giving simple but
severe command, and the next moment
we are informed who Mrs. Bennett is
Saturday Reriew.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08

This is what California paper says of
the Legislature of that State: "This
mud volcano of ours, which gets in oper-
alton biennially and pollutes the whole
atmosphere by its foul exhalations,
throws up more laws at one eruption for
the unhappyahalf million Of people who
reside within the limits of California than
the British Parliament, which has to reg
ulate the concerns of an empire that con-
tains rising one hundred and eight mil
hon souls"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08

567 Liberty-st., Pittsburgh, Pa. STEAM En-
GINEs, Iron and Wood Working Machinery,
Steam Pumps, Engineers and Machinists
Tools, Steam Fire Engines, Betting, Woolen
Machinery, Machine Cards, Manufacturers and
Mill Supplies. A constant supply on hand and
on short notice. Orders solicited.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
Lands in Southwest Missouri.

THE ATLANTIC & PACIFIC RAILROAD
Embracing late South Pacifc) have TO- sale 900
acres, of best quality, long credit cheap For par
uculaTsL In pamphlets apply to AMOS TUCK, Land
Commissioner. No 52s Walnut street, St. Lo1is, NO.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08

A BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL, aud intens' "
N interesting book is WCTd Famous Women by
Frank b. Goodrich, son of Pc or Parley. A gallery
Of Il splendid portraits steel, with lives Of dis
Inguished women from Zenobia TO Victoria aud
A truly splendid Gift look OF permanent historic
value. Active Agent g. II, en- or women, should state
expt rience territory wanted and write at once
for circular.
VIM II. MOORE 4 CO., Publishers,
Is Pearl ST. Cincinnati D.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
TENT DI~Tn.LED MEATS

" FOOT HARNESS OIL.-It has 100 per cent.
more body than any other. Watd hot or cold will
not drive IL out. Used by all the Principal express
Companies. Send for circular. \ IONAL M AN
uFACrURING CO., l72 Washington st eet- New
York
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08

Miss Thompson, ordained to the min
istry at the late Michigan Universalist
State Convention, is described as the most
graceful woman orator in the country.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
ADVERTISE ~ EHTS
FREE TO BOOK AGENTS.

We will send handsome Prospectus OF our Nelg
illustrated Family Bbie to any nOUk Agen, fr, Uf
charge. Address NATIONAL PUBLISHING
Co, Philadelphia, Pa; Chicago, Hi Cincinnati,
Ohio, or 81. Louis Mo.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08

No powder. NO danger. NO expense. A genu-
inc pistol discharged by compressed air. with great
or less force, as may please the operator. They
are s.lf.lOading, doing away with all complicated
char ed six M, per minute. Rabbits, sQnir els,
birds and all kinds of game, Can be hit with this
Il Ell. The beautiful target which &C ompanies
each furnishes fascinating and novel parlOr game,
winch is rapidly gaining favor evtrywLtre Two
sets of barbs Q seut with each pstOl-One for the
parlor target game, the other for outdoor sport,
etc 1t be used with perfect ease and safety by
children No family should be without one, Surely
every boy will ha q one. Price only 81 80. Se d
money IN wellsealed letter. We will SEM the
pistol to any p. o. addi ess in America. Thousands
are sell ng daily. Every man aud boy should have
one. Address B. sTANWOOD d CO., Port. and.
Maine
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08
q q q 9 q q q
SOMETHING NEW!
Read the .FOIIO,Ci1,g: 4
What The City Missionary Of Boston
SAYS ABOUT
ALIENS LUNG BALSAM.
THERE CERTAINLY CAN NOT BE FOUND A
BETTER COUGH OR LUNG REMEDY.
AS AR ExPEcToRANr 1T HAS NO EoUALt

BOSTON. Mass, Feb 49, 1869.
MEssRs. p. DAVIS IL SON-Gentlemen: The
package of Aliens Lung Balsam you sent me to use
among the afflicted poor In my city missionary work
has proved very a"cei table an useful 1t has gone
into several families and with remarkable effect in
every instance.
One woman has been restored from what her ply.
stefan prunoun ed consumption, after several
months sickness with cough, great pain in the
lungs, and ion that she is able now to do
housewnlk anu assist in the support of her family,
and with care and con inue use of the Ealsam, she
expects en- ire iestOTatiOn.
Another person, young woman 10 whom gave
one bottle, has reel ell great benefit, that her
co gh, which of months standing, is getting
better and she has purchased the second bottle,
ami has every Indication of II speedy cure.
A young man who was raising bOOI, and quite
weak AMI Sick hes, by the use of two bottles Uetn
much improved and is able to do little at his work
young man to VIII III recommended trial OF
it, hO has hud n bad cough, and much pain in his
lungs for months past, ami unable to get rest or
Sleep has commenced taking it, and is now using
the fourth bottle with great benefit He said to me
on a cent visit he would noC do without it He is
hoping tand Nasonaby it seems to mel TO be able to
resume his work again.
Very II spe tuly and gratefully yours,
CHARLES a. ROUNDY, City Missionary.
]. y. HARRIS S CO., Sole Proprietors, Cincin.
natl, Ohio.
t.S- SOLD BY MEDICINE DEALERS GENERALLY
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-08

AGENTS AND CANvASsERS address with
stamp the Acm Linen Marker Co., 80 Barclay ST.,
N. w. for Circulars, Samples, and fun pari uars OF
an entirely and in. eni0us little invention ire
tails for sD for marking clothing, eards, etc Supe-
riOr anything ever invented for the same purpose
GENTS wANTED-(s22sA A MONTH"; by the
N AMERICAN KNITTING MACHINE CO.,
BOSTON, MASS, or ST. LOUIS, NO.
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II A MiLTO N, HHO,
December 3 { st, 1870.
FOR TICKETS $500 each) AND DINFoRMATIoN
ADDRESS
OPERA ROUS c0MMlSSIORE ERS,
Hamilton, Ohio.

We respectfully refer to the following prominent
men who have investigated this enterprise
Hon. L. d, Campbell, Member of Congress.
NJ. Hughes Pres. lst Nat. Bank. Hamilton, Ohio
a. G. Sands, I'd A"
John NJ. Long, of Long, Black & AllstatteT.
]. E. Owens, Of Owens Lane, Dyer & Co.
p. Hughes, Trader and Bank ID rector.
Jas Beatty, of Beatty, Trowbridge & Co., Gin.
Louis Sohngen, Malster and Grain Dealer
w. Benninghofen, of Shuler & Benninghofen
Jacob Shaffer, of Shafler Sloan & Co., Gin.
Hon. Alex +. Hume late Judge Common Pleas
Hon. Thomas Miliken, Attorney at Law.
Danl Helwig Cash. LIST Nat. Bank, Middlefown.
]. w. Carr, Miller and Bank Director.
John W. Sohn, Tanner and Bank Director.