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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14
New York Markets.

FLOUR AND MEAIs-Western and State flours were
dull and prices lower. southern hours quiet Rye
flour ana corn meal in good demand and nrm. We
quote; Flour-Western and state superfne, Sio0 a
1925; do. shipping extras, " 80 t0,bj do. trade
sa1i6aPn snd iay sbppips Pap expas 60 o do Sssers
aud family extras, 81 $50 kve , Hour, fine and
PRovIsIoNs-Pork was lower and fairly actve
sales at $3.50 for mess, slO75 I'll Tor prime mess
and o so 50 for prime for future ss delivery , sep
BUYERS option Beef in full demand and firm, at
full prices. Bacon firm, with sale OF city long
shoulders sold at &C., and 100 tcs Western smoked
hams at l2S al2Ac. Lard declined hc, and was &C
SSe,; city nominal at b&c Dressed hogs d1ll
BIC. Western, ~ &c. Cheese steady at Q 10hc.
GRAIN-wheat &c. lower and moderately ac'
vs sales at 20 for prime e NO. NJ dr cnSago mha SPRING.
sl.ao si.52h for good to choice white; Rye lower
SOC for white, and A a 46c for black. Corn was
steady and fairly active; sales at 65h a 66c for
Western mixed, u CSC. for do yellow and 6S 09c.
for white.
CoTroN-was firmer on the foreign news. Sales
on the spot at 1850. for middling uplands; ami
1880 for low middlings. For future delivery the
market was also stronger; sales at 1S1c. for Sep
tember. 1ssSc. for october and November, and 19c.
for January.
GRocERIFs-Coffee continues firm, with a fair de-
mand. Rio, IAN IKE; Maracaipo, AZ Hhc,
gold, duty paid. Rice steady for foreign, at Gb
76c., but higher for Carolina with small sales al
| 81 a9kc. Molasses dull and nominal Su gars ao
tive and firm fair to good refining, 9S 0Ac; gro
cery srades, 10 q lie; refined very firm and more
active; crushed, lSc.; soft white A, 12Sc.
SUNDRIEs-Petroleum was rather unsettled al
24sc. for immediate delivery; crude, l4c Naphthi
firm at S. is So 25 for strained Spirits turpentint
was lower, with moderate business; sales at 5oh
a sic, Whiskey steady at 93S a 94c. Tallow steady
| at Oh 9Sc. Freights firm at 9h 10hd for grail
| by sail and steam to Liverpool.
LIVE STOCK MARKET-Fat, matured cattle were
not plenty and the best offered had quick sale Al
| a fraction advance. Common native steers ant
Texans were no higher, but the scarcity of goot
stock helped the sale of lower grades and altogeth
er the market was shade stronger, closing at 9h
| steers and a 90. for common to good Texans
| Sheep and lambs were mostly sold in a dull mar
ket at a 6Ac. ~ 10. for ordinary to prime sheep
| Veal calves continue firm at a l0c. y 10. with
few selling at 10k q 10hc. Grass calves were dul
| at SO a S. so ~ head. or 4hc. ~ ID
| Dressed hogs steady at ca axe.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14

half-breed lying in the grass. Catching
up the weapon, he dashed forward and
buried il to the hilt in the neck of the
brute, which, after few furious strug-
giles, was thrown off the prostrate body
of Ruppy, who, bloody and weak, rose to
his feet.
"You seem to come to me when am
in trouble" said the half-breed, with a
smile. "If you had staid away longer,
it would have been too late"
"How happens it that you are in this
fixP" inquired the boy, in some surprise.
"I struck my rifle against tree and
broke the lock, and had to fight these
two alone, and that is rather hard
thing for man to do"
They made their way home, where il
was several days before he recovered
This adventure had the effect of cement.
ing more closely the friendship between
the two. 1t remained unbroken until
many years later, when the balf-breed
quietly folded his arms and took hi'
long, last sleep.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14
Loss of q Curious Document.

The burning of the archiepiscopal
palace at Bourges following so close on
the confagration at Nancy naturally in
spires great alarm for other buildings
The palace at Bourges, built in Louis
XIV. style, was of no architectural value
in itself, but it contained works of art
ana manuscripts of inestimable price.
The most remarkable document in the
bishops collection was, without doubt,
the order for the execution of Jesus
Christ, which was the personal property
of the family De La Tour d'Auvergue.
The order runs thus:
"Jesus of Nazareth, of the Jewish
tribe of Juda, convicted of imposture
and rebellion against the divine author
ity of Tiberius Augustus, Emperor of
the Romans, having for this sacrilege
been condemned to die on the cross by
sentence of the Judge, Pontius Pilate,
on the prosecution of our Lord, Herod,
lieutenant of the Emperor in Judea,
shall be taken tomorrow morning, the
23d day of the ides of March, to the
usual place of punishment, under the es-
cort of company of the Pr@torian
guard. The so-called King of the Jews
shall be taken out by the Strunean gate.
All the public officers and the subjects OF
the Emperor are directed to lend their
aid to the execution of this sentence
(Signed) Capel, Jerusalem, 22d day OF
the ides of March, year of Rome, 1867
| The COSm0pOLitan.
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Is the World Round or Flat 2

About a year ago, an eccentric philos-
opher of London, England, named John
Hampden, having convinced himself be-
yond all peradventure that the world
was fiat, not round, as commonly sup
posed, undertook the arduous missionary
work of converting mankind to his way
of belief. Not making much progress
by following the ordinary methods of
private preaching, he resorted to the ex-
pedient of Offering bet upon the SUBJ
ject. He made a public announcement,
offering to stake $4,000 against $4,000,
to be put up by any scientific man, that
he could prove that the earth was flat,
and not round, as was generally believed.
No one appears to nave taken immed-
late notice of this absurd offer, where
upon Hampden came out with another
announcement, in which he boldly de-
clared that scientific men knew they
were guilty of an imposition in pro-
pounding the round theory, and that, in
consequence they were afraid to take up
his challenge, and stake $4,000 as he pro-
posed.
But the challenge having come to the
notice of Mr.. Alfred Russell Wallace, a
gentleman of high reputation, and q
member of several scientific societies, he
accepted the conditions, and put up his
$4,000. This amount, together with a
similar sum put up by Hampden, was
deposited, subject to the order of the
referee, Mr.. Walsh, editor of the Field
newspaper, who was to pay over the
$4,000 to the winning man.
The mode adopted for settling the
question was planned by Hampden, the
advocate of the flat theory, and the ex-
pertinent appears to have been conducted
in all respects as he desired. The ground
selected was six mile level on the Bed
ford canal Three long poles of equal
length were provided, and planted at
equal depths, and at distances of three
miles apart. A telescope was then en-
ployed, through which it was clearly
and Enthusiastically perceived that the
central pole was five feet above the level
line of the telescope, which at once
proved that the earth was not fiat but
round. Mr. Hampden expressed himself
satisfied that he had lost the bet, and
the money was accordingly paid over by
The experiment and the telescope
were level, but not so the head of Hamp-
den. He that's convinced against his
will, is of the same opinion still. II
was not long before Hampden woke uI
to the notifying conclusion that he
had made blunder, or that in some
way he had been befogged. His reason
told him that the earth was still tiat
not round, as that lying telescope and
those fibbing poles had affirmed. He
concluded, also, that Wallace was q
thimble rigger, pickpocket, a liar, and
a swlndler, and went about proclaimine
these libels in the most unblushing
manner. This so annoyed Wallace thai
he brought suit for libel against Hamp'
den, and the jury lately mulcted him il
$4,000 damages, making sum total O
$500 cash paid out on account of hi
theory that the earth is fiat. Poo
Hampden is indeed a martyr to science
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STYLES of Handwriting.

The names on the registers of the SaT-
atoga hotels, says the SaratOgian, are
quite study. BY careful attention it
will be noticed that ON an average, per-
SONS hailing from various sections of the
country differ in the style of penman-
ship. New Workers are the best pen
men; Philadelphians affect the back
slope good deal; Bostonians write a
Declaration of Independence hand, not
very legible; Southerners don't swing SO
careless quill generally as their north
ern brethren Chicagoans apparently
try to see how gracefully and unintel-
ligibly they can pen their autographs
while Cincinnatians and Western men
generally, write good deal as they
build cities, in hurry; Albanians and
Trojans are among the poorest writers,
but they excel the West Trojans, whose
style is barely above "his mark; those
from the smaller towns take more pains
and separate their letters according to
rule, and then spoil their work by a
flourish or an insane capital, like a mile
post in their name; Cubans and Span
iards write delicate hand, similar to a
lady's. but not clear always to the COM
mon Yankee perception. Canadiansand
Europeans adhere to the old-fashioned
style, and take it for granted that every
body should know how to make Brown
out of Smith,"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14
ROMANCE.


Oh she was a maid of laughing eye,
And she lived in garret cold and high,
And he was threadbare whiskered beau,
And he lived in cellar damp and low.
But the rosy boy of the cherub wing
Hath many q shaft for his slender string,
And the youth below and the maid above
Were touched by flaming darts of love.
And she would wake from her troubled sleep,
Der his tender billet-doux to weep;
Or stand like statue cold and fair
And gaze on lock of his bright-red hair.
And he who was late SO tall and proud,
With his step so firm and his laugh so loud,
His bread grew long and his face grew thin,
And he pined in solitude over his gin.
But one soft night in the month of June,
AS she lay in the light of cloudless moon,
A voice came floating soft and clear,
To the startled maidens listening ear.
oh, then from her creaking couch she sprung,
And her tangled tresses back she flung,
She looked from the window far below,
And he stood beneath-her whiskered beau
She did not start with foolish frown,
But packed her trunk and scampered down
And there was her lover, tall and true,
In his threadbare coat OF its brightest blue
The star that rose in the evening shade,
Looked sadly down on a weeping maid;
The sun that came in its morning pride,
Shed golden light on laughing bride.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14
Ancient Landmarks i'm Massachusetts,

A Western visitor to Salem, Massa-
chusetts, writes back home to his paper
an interesting account of his observa-
tions. The old witch house." quaint
dwelling erected in 1852, inhabited for a
time by Roger Williams, and afterwards
the building in which the court which
condemned the Salem witches to death
held its sessions, he found still in exis-
tence, and the apartment used nearly
two hundred years since as the court
room now occupied as drug store.
From the scene of the old tribunal the
visitor next bent his steps to "gallows
HILL" where the witches were hanged on
tree and their bodies then buried at
the foot of the gibbet. Irish squatters
he found in full possession, having built
their cabins and colonized their child
rem, pigs, and goats "above the un-
marked graves of Salem's unburied re-
proach." Yet another grave, the rest
ing-place not of a witch but of an old
time beauty who loved not wisely but
too we'll, claimed our tourists attention
Years ago Elizabeth Whitman, daughter
of Connecticut clergyman and known
in the Salem retreat to which she had
fled to hide her shame as "the beautiful
strange lady," was ruined by son Of
President Edwards, of Yale College
She is buried at Salem, and some pain.
full antiquary has left on record as the
inscription he deciphered years since Oh
her tombs: Her departure was on the
25th of July, A. D. 1888, in the 37tt
year of her age, and the tears of stranger,
watered her grave" Z.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14

A New Book FOR SINGING SCHOOLS. EN-
ERsoN's SINGING SCHOOL What pleasant
memories cluster about the old fashioned
Singing School! 1t is now proposed to revive
the Institution" and the book allowed named
is prominently fitted to make the exercises
interesting and profitable. Mr.. Emerson, the
author, is one of our most successful book
makers, his musical works having sold to the
amount of a million copies, or more. The
book in question contains pleasing and pro-
gressive elementary course, a collection OF
glees and songs, and a number of sacred tunes
| and anthems. 1t costs but little more than
half as much as regular Church music book,
that is, but $3.50 per dozen and the enter.
prising publishers, o. DrTsoN g. Co., BosToN,
will send a sample copy for IS cents, post
paid. Worth sending for, surely!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14

v;ucgnr Bittcrs arc not vile Fancy DrinR,
,;,de of Poor l.um, Whislkey, Proof Spirits
mud Refuse Liquors doctored, splced and sweet
cocd to please the taste, called "Tonics," "Appe.
Restorers" &C., that lead the tipper on to
drunkenness and ruin, but are true Medicine, made
from the Native Roots and Herbs of California,
free from oil Alcoholic Stimulunts, They are
tlc GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and A
rIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE, q perfect Reno
yator and Invgorator ofthe System, carrying of ali
posonous matter and restoringthe blood to ahealthT
condition No person can take these Bitters accord
ing to directions and remain long unwel, PROVIDED
their bones arc not destroyed by mineral poison OF
other means and the vital organs wasted beyond Inc
point ofrepalr
They nre n Gentle Purgutive well rs
Tonic, possessing also, the peculiar merit OF acting
as apowerful agent in relieving Con gestion rlnham
nation of the Liver, and all the Visceral Organs
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether In
young or old, married single, at the dawn of wo-
manhood at the turn of life, these Tonic Btters
have no equal
For Inflnmmntory and Chronic Rhcumn-
tism and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion,
,silious, Rcmittcnt and intermittent Few
crs, Diseases ofthc Blood, Liver, Kidneys,
and Bladder, these Bittcrs have been most sue.
ccssful Such Diseases are caused by Vftinted
Flood, which is generally produced by dcrange'
ucnt ofthe Digestive Organs.
ID lSTEHSlA OK ONINDlGESTlON, iichueChe
Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tghtness ofthe Chest
Dizziness Sour Eructations ofthc Stomach, Bad taste
| in the MoEth, Bilious Attacks Palpitation of the
Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the regions
| of the Kidneys, and hundred other painful symp-
| toms, are the oGsprings of Dyspepsia
They invgoratc the Stomach and stimulate the tor
rid liver and bowels, which render them of unequal
icd efficacy IN cleansing the blood of all impurities,
and impartng life and vgor to the whole system
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, letter,
Salt Rhcum, Botchcs, Spots, Pmplcs, Pustules, Dos,
| Carbuncles, Ring Worms, Scald-TIead, Sore Eyes,
Eryslpclas, Itch, Scur Discolorations of the Skin,
| IIumors and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name
or nature, literally dug up and carried out the
SYSTEM in short By the these Ditters. One
bottle in such cases will convince the most incredu-
| lous ofthclr curative effect.
| Cleanse the Vitiatcd Blood whenever You fln+ it,
| innurtics bursting through the skin in Pinples.
Truptions or Sores, cleanse 1t when you find 1t OBJ
elructed and sluggish in the veins; cleanse it when
| it il foul. and your feelings will tell you when,
Keen the blood pure and the health of the system
| will follow.
| PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS, lurking Il
strovcd and removed. For full directions read care
fully the circular around each bottle. printed IN ion'
| languages English, German, French ana Spanish
| j. WALLER, Proprietor. Il. II. MCDONALD & Co..
Druggists and Gen. Agents, San Francisco, CAL.
| and SO and 81 Commerce Street, New York.
| vyy-SOLD DY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
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The Virtue of Medicine.

"Shall we Throw Physic to the Dogs ?"
"a spicy article by e. p. Buffet, in
Lippincott'S Magazine for September
contains the following:
Nothing is more probable or natural
than that we should overestimate the
virtue of medicine We do it because
we wish to do it. We all expect to be
sick, and we wish to believe that when
we become so we can be cured. Many
of us will indulge in violations of the
known laws of health, and we wish to
believe that the punishment for such
violations can be averted. We all wish
to ha We faith in the skill of our physician
and will pardon great amount of as
sumption of authority and wisdom on
his part. 1t never excites our jealousy
to hear him extravagantly praised. We
like to see him sport fine turnout, ,and
often make him pet in our households.
We will not harbor a suspicion that he
is capable of a mistake or that his judg-
ment may be at fault. Some, it is true
in health profess to believe the doctor a
humbug, but when sickness comes the
most staggering hereto is suddenly con-
verted, summons the physician, and
swallows the nauseous potion with all
the alacrity of the lifelong believer
Then it happens, in a medical point oi
view, that
"When the devil gets sick, the devil monl
would be-"
although it is equally true that
"When the devil gets well, the devil a monl
is he."
The physician very naturally, too, al
lows his powers and the virtue of hi
drugs to be overestimated, because it il
fiattering to his vanity, and he soon be
gins to accept the undue appreciation O
himself and his medicines as really de
served. Thus it happens that the selfish
ness of the patient and the seltishness o
the physician alike tend to produce al
extravagant estimate of the necessity
and virtue of medication.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14

A hundred diseases may proceed from
one source, diseased or debilitated sto-
mach. No human being can be healthy
when digestion is disordered. Tone the
stomach and liver and regulate the
bowels with DIR. WALKERS VEGETABLE
VINEGAR BITTERs, and the work Of as
similation and excretion will 60 bravely
on. This vital elixir conquers the
causes of all physical irregularities. BY
insuring perfect digestion and a proper
flow of bile, it insures pure blood, a Wig
orous circulation, and the prompt dis
charge of all waste matter from the sys.
tenn,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14
A Model for American Youth.

A Long Branch correspondent writes I:
AS rode up from the depot to the hotel
recently, 1 was attracted by manly
young fellow of about twenty. eight who
sat next to me in the stage. He was
handsome, with a hazel eye and fresh
complexion, was we'll and neatly dressed,
and had especially silver toned voice.
/ spoke to him first, because l was at
tracted by his modesty.
"Yes," said he, in reply to on intro
ductory question in regard to the hotels,
the weather being entirely beyond ar
gument,) "it has turned out pretty
good season, 1 believe. 1 have been
here several seasons, and have seen none
better"
"You spend ell your summer vaca-
tions here I"
"No," rehectively, "not vacations.
usually pass the summer here"
Evidently he was rich young blood,
and with his good looks and modesty an
excellent model for the American youth
"Stopping at the - Hotel p
He was bowling to a sweet looking
girl Just then, and did not Immediately
answer. She was smiling back with q
delightful grace, showing mouthful Of
rich pearls. Evidently he knew the
good society of the Branch.
"No, no." he replied, when he had
ceased bowling and comprehended my
question. "No, stop at-at--at cot.
tage."
Fine fellow, this, stopping at his owr
cottage, and independent enough to ride
i III s,% 4oI
greatly as we went along, evidently
knowing everything about the place
"There's Judge 5 cottage; hand
some, isn't it There's the handsomest
pair of steppers at the Branch, those
grays just turning in at the Continental.
Here he was attracted by the repeated
oows of two gorgeous danes who where
passing us slowly in their open carriage
and who opened two huge mouths and {
couple of batteries of ready-made teetf
upon him. He bowed quite gracefully
to them and went on with his pleasan
descriptions. At the hotel we parted
and l lost him but 1 thought in thi
wise of him Talk of the degeneracy o
the American youth. Look at this young
fellow. Handsome, polished, pleasan
| teupeTeu, eleBduU III LIS udhheIS, IT'LL
modest, sensible. He visits this water
ing place, evidently not to suffocate il
the hotels and follow the old winte
routine of dissipation and Irritation. HI
would certainly not seek them in hi
own quiet cottage. He comes for tn,
more rational joys of sea air and sci
bathing, to be, perhaps, near the girl h
loves and hopes land 1 may say deserves
to win. Happy fellow True model h
for the youth of this glorious republic
In order to see one of the lions WEI
over to the cottage where the tiger i
let loose, just step or two from tn
West End, and as went into the bacl
room, among the rafting of chips at tn
faro table and the clinkling of the littl
ball In the pool of the roulette table,
heard that silvery-toned voice again
"Walk in and have some supper, gen
tlemen-just ready-1S, red. All, hoy
de do-met you on the stage-I remem
ber. Have supper? No! Then take
drink-21, black. Excuse me-busi
ness, you know. Charley, pass the cigar
to this gentleman"
There he was-my model Of Am erica
youth. l passed out without patroni7
ing the establishment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14
ARTHUR's HOME MAGAZINE for Sep

ARTHUR's HOME MAGAZINE for Sep
tember is up to its usual standard of excel
lence Both its illustrations and literary con-
tents are highly commendable, and are sure to
find favor with the ladies, especially, every
where. $500 a year. T. s. Arthur q Son,
Philadelphia. ltIgl d
THE CHILDREN's HOUR for September
is a dainty little periodical, just the thing for
the little ones at home. 1t is only Sl.25 a
year. T. s. Arthur & Sons, Philadelphia.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14

The most astonishing cure of chronic
diarrhea we ever heard of is that of VIM.
Clark, Frankfort Mills, Waldo County,
Maine; the facts are attested by Ezra
Treat, Upton Treat, and NJ. A. Merrill,
either of whom might be addressed for
particulars. Mr.. Clark was cured by
Johnson'S An0dyne Liniment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14

Hon. Joseph Farewell, Mayor of Rock
land, Me-, Isaac NJ. Bragg, Esq, Bangor,
and Messrs. Pope Bros, Machias, Me-,
lumber merchants, fully endorsed the
Sheridan Ca0alry Condition Powders, and
have given the proprietors liberty to use
their names in recommending them.
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FARMERS' PAINT.

yNE are now manufacturing superior paint at
w one half the price Of ordinary paints. 1t is a
brown, but the shade can be varied by the addition
of dry paints 1t is mixed ready for use and is sold
by the gallon. 1t is suitable for houses, barns,
fences, depots, bridges, freight cars, boilers, smoke
ceIebrated Ready RoChng for covering roofs of all
descriptions. For price list, samples, &c, address
the READY ROOFING CO., "a CORTLAND ST., MY.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-14

&0OO for irst-class Pianos. Sent on trial. No
D%SO agents. Address u. S. PIANO CO., 6i5
Broadway, ~. Y,
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Agents, Read This

WE WILL PAY AGENTS SALARY
w $50 per week aad expenses, or allow a
large commission to sell our new wonderful inven'
TONS M. WAGNER CO., Marshall, Mich.