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L OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP 1919

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COMPANY.
BELI., sARATOG1, fla CARA, Abe.
MART,E, ana HATTERAs, leave New York ioS
Norfolk, City Point, and Richmond every TUEs-
DAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAf AZ so'clocf
z. Z. Leave EichE0rt every TUESDAY, FRI.
Gay, aud SUNDAY, at high tide.
These slips are entirely new. Tisy haze elegant
saloons and statero6ms. TIE fare, accommodate
Hopl, and attention, are unsurpassed.
Cl0sa connections made With steamers for al
southern and European p0rts.
Insurance effected, when ordered, At 4 QUAR
TER OF ONE rEH CENT, .. tho o1ace5 OF til
For further information apply to
JOHN w. WYATT, Agent
mY3s No. ! Governor strest
DHIL ADELPHIA, RICH .TSFA
Il MOND AND NORFOLK STEaM-sSs5A&
SHIP LINE-FOR PHILADELPHIA TWICE A
WEEK.-Stcamers NORFOLK, ShLvOR, snt ].
i. GREEN, composing this line, win leave Pb'l1.
deiphia every WEDNESDAY aad SATURDAY,
and Richmond every MONDAY aud tn tuesday,
alternately. Freight received daily teIcept Sun.
days), cheaper than by any other route. for III
parts OF Pennsylvania and New Jersey also for
New Orleans oiG Gouthern Mali Steamship Line
from philadelphia. Freight taken for Norfolk a.
ssssase e I. fhil.delph.s, Including meals and
'''''''' W. 2. PORTER, Agen. )
No. 24.5 Dock street. Richmond
WIN. p. CLYDE q CO., Agents,
No. ID North Wharyes, and
fels No. HSouth WharYes, Philaaelphls.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
Matrimonial Snubbing.

Some people marry with foregone
conclusion as to the necessity of snub.
bing on one side or the other, and 30, to
make sure of being the victim, are care
full to take the initiative and be the exc
cutioner. They live in the perpetual ex-
ercise of the art, and by practice obtain
q cunning equal to that which enables q
marksman to split bullet on a pen
knife. Sometimes it is the wife who is
snubbed out of all chance of the most
elementary self-assertion. Sometimes it
is the husband, for the good of whose
soul the wife undertakes the task of his
personal humiliation. Like the venom
of certain reptiles, continuous snubbing
has a curiously benumbing effect on the
moral system, and after time produces
a paralysis of the self-respecting facul-
ties both odd and painful to witness.
People unused to snubbing, who go
where the art is practiced, are anna zed
at the quietness with which the patient
receives impertinences which thrill them
with indignation to hear. They expect
some kind of protest, if only of the mod
est kind, when the wife, looking across
the table, says, in clear voice, audible
to the whole company: "John, you have
told that story so often you seem to I'M
agine it true-you know it never hap
pened;" )" or when the husband cuts his
wife short in her narration by setting
her to rights, altering her dates, rear
ranging her facts, pairing off her details,
and so on, giving you to understand, by
the manner of his snub, that she is a
fool. and he is the possessor of superior
wisdom, which makes you long to kick
him on the spot. But the husband ac-
cepts the rebuke with the patience of a
pachyderm tickled by straw, and the
wife subsidies into her assigned position
OF insignifcance and inaccuracy, and
both display sweetness under disci-
pliDe, sanity if you will, but surely, to
the deep insight, tragic on the one hand,
and slsvish on the other.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
Marble Quarrying in Italy.

Nearly one-third of the entire mining
and quarrying production of Italy is de-
rived from its renowned marble quar- ries,
of which those at Carrara, Massa, and
Seravezza are most celebrated. The two
latter have only been worked since about
thirty years, while Carrara furnished its
snowy rocks to the Roman artists in the
days of Caesar and his successors. OF
the six million francs now paid each
year for Italian marble nearly one-half
is drawn from the United States. We
have therefore an interest in the econo-
mical management Of the quarries, and
should see that our money does not go
towards sustaining old fashioned indo-
lence. Such is, however, the case. A
cubic meter of ordinary Carrara marble,
whose value at the quarry is about 100
Ira Ia lire nearly nineteen cents) costs
more than double that sum when de-
livered on board ship-no more than a
extra amount is absorbed by antedilu-
Wan tolls and means Of transportation.
A railroad is much desired, and would
greatly reduce expenses, but there is too
little native enterprise to warrant a
speedy realization of this wish. AL
though 6S5 separate quarries have been
established in Carrara alone, there does
not appear to be any competition amongst
their managers or proprietors. The
dolce far niente system appears to suit
them far better than the industry of en-
terprise. The consequence is that they
have nearly lost the entire trade OF
Northern Europe, which has been gained
by the active and energetic people OF
Belgium, whose marbles. though not as
perfect, are only second to those of Italy,
in Europe.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
Mems Rights.

Burleigh tells this story in the Boston
Journal.
Coming up in the cars quite an anus
ing incident occurred. The palace cars
need custom. The common cars are few
and crowded, and those who would be
comfortable are compelled to pay extra
and have seat in the palace saloon.
Several gentlemen stood. A lady took
a whole seat to herself, and piled up her
baggage on the spot where weary gen.
tlemen would be glad to repose. The
lady left her seat for moment and went
to the rear. A gentleman at once went
for it-piled the bags on the seat the
lady occupied and sat down. All watch
ed the operation. Soon the lady came
on with a quick step. She came to a
halt and said, "Sir, you have my seat"
81 think not; your luggage is on your
seat" II have had the seat all the way
from Albany" "Yes ma'am, and have
stood all the way from Albany, and in
tend to ride the rest of the way to Rut-
land" Not an inch did the woman
bulge; she held her ground full ten
minutes. The intruder was quietly
reading-the only one in the car that
was not absorbed in the affair. The ST.
lence was painful. At last the woman
gave way. In huff she seized her bun
dies, made for the palace car, and paid
for all the room she occupied. Her exit
was attended with short, sharp cheer,
and the audience recovered.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12

A Western paper tells capital story
of a deaf gentleman's mistake. 1t seems
that in the procession that followed
good deacon Jones to the grave last
summer, the Reverend Mr. Sampler, the
new clergyman of East Town, found
himself in the same carriage with an
elderly man whom he had never before
met. They rode in grave silence for q
few moments, when the clergyman en-
deavored to improve the occasion by
serious conversation.
"This is solemn duty in which we
are engaged, my FRIEND" he said.
"Hey what do you say, sir 2" the
old man returned. "Can't you speak
louderp I'm hard of hearin'.S
IL was remarking," shouted the
Clergyman, that this is solemn road
we are travelling to-day"
"Sandy road You don't call this
ere sandy, do YEP Guess you amt been
down to the South deestric. Theirs o
stretch of road on the old pike that
beats all ever see for hard travellin'.
Only week before Deacon Jones was
tuck sick, I met him drivin' his ox-team
along there, and the sand was pretty
nigh up to the hubs of the wheels. The
deacon used to get dretful riHed bout
that piece of road, and East Town does
go ahead of all creation for sand"
The young clergyman looked blank
at the unexpected turn given to his re-
mark but quickly recovering himself,
and raising his voice to its highest
pitch, he resumed the conversation.
"Our friend has done with all the
discomforts of earth," he said, solemnly.
&c A small spot of ground will soon cover
his poor senseless clay"
"Did you say clay, sir ?" cried the
old man, eagerly. "Tain't nigh so good
to cover sand with as medder loan.
Sez I to Mr.. Brewer, last town-meetin'
day, If you'd cart on few dozen loads
and there's acres of it on the river bank,
sez I, you'd make as pretty piece of
road as there is in Hartford County
But we are slow folks in East Town,
SIR"
1t was, perhaps, fortunate for the
clergyman at that moment that the
smell of new-made hay from a neighbor-
ing field suggested fresh train of
thought.
"Look," said he, with a graceful wave
of the hand, "what an emblem of the
brevity of human life 'As the grass
of the field so man fourisheth, and to-
morrow he is cut down."
"I don't calculate to cut mine till
next week." said his companion. "You
mustn't cut grass too 'arly and then
again, you mustn't cut it too late"
"My friend" shrieked the clergyman,
in last desperate attempt to make
himself understood, "this is no place
for vain conversation. We are approach
ing the narrow house appointed for all
the living"
They were entering the graveyard,
but the old man stretched his neck from
the carriage window in the opposite
direction.
"Do you mean Squire Hubbard's over
yonder IT'S rather nsrrer. They build
all them new-fsngled houses that way,
nowadays. To my mind, they amt
nigh so handsome nor SO handy as the
old-fashioned square ones with broad
entry runnin' clear through to the back
door. Well, this is the getting-out-
place, amt itY Much obleeged to we,
parson, for your entertaining remarks"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
How q Jnke Ended.

Some two weeks ago party of Carol
township boys started home about mid
night. going up the pike on horseback.
At the Valley Inn school-house they
halted, to have a moments talk before
separating. Whilst there a man rode
som ewhat hastily down the pike. The
boys determined to find out who he was
and where he had been. So they called
out in sport, "Stop thief Halt" The
rider, instead of stopping, spurred on
his horse. and, arriving at Hamilton 8
store, started up the Brownsville road.
One of the boys followed, crying out,
Halt StopW The stranger. finding
himself in danger of being overtaken,
wheeled his horse into fence corner,
dismounted. and took to the woods.
Somewhat dismayed at the serious turn
the joke was taking, the unknown was
told to come back. No attention was
paid to this, however, and the mysterious
stranger fed through the woods out of
sight. The horse was taken back to the
pike, and put in stable at Valley Inn.
Now comes the queer part of the
story. The next morning a man came
down the pike with word that a horse
had been stolen the night before. He
was told about the strange horse, and on
going to the stable found the lost ami
NAL. So the intended joke turned out
to be the pursuit of an actual horse-thief.
No wonder the rascal was scared when
the young men called out, "Stop thief |"
-Monongahela Republican.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
Taking Things without Asking.

When was boy, was playing out
in the street one winters day, catching
rides on sleighs, and it was great fun.
Boys would rather catch rides any day
than go out regularly and properly to
take o drive As was catching on to
one sleigh and another, sometimes hav-
ing nice time, and ofttimes getting a
cut from a big black whip, I at last fas-
tened like barnacle to the side of o
countryman's cutter.
An old gentleman sat alone on the
seat, and he looked at me rather benign
antly, as thought, and neither said
any thing to me nor swung his old whip
over me; so 1 ventured to climb upon
the side of his cutter. Another benign
ant look from the countryman, but not
a word. Emboldened by his supposed
goodness, 1 ventured to tumble into the
cutter and take seat under his warm
buffalo robe beside him, and he then
spoke. The colloquy was as follows
Young man, do you like to ridep"
eyes,"
"Do you own cutter, young man p'
"No, sir"
cts pretty nice cutter, isn't it ?"
Eyes, sir, it is, and nice horse draw
ing it !"
"Did I ask you TO get inY"
"No, SIR"
"Well, then, why did you get in?"
"We'l, sir, II thought you looked
good and kind, aud that you would
have no objection"
"And so, young man, because you
thought was good and kind, you took
advantage of that kindness, and took a
favor without asking for it?"
Eyes, SIR"
is the ride worth having"
"Yes, sir"
!" Well, now, young man, I want to
tell you two things. You should never
take a mean advantage OF the kindness
Of others; and what is worth having, is
worth at least asking for. Now as you
tumbled into this sleigh without asking
me, 1 shall tumble you out into that
snow-drift without asking you"
And out 1 went, like a shot off a
shovel, and he didn't make much fuss
about it either. 1 picked myself up in
a slightly bewildered state, but 1 never
forgot that lesson.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
LITERARY NOTICES.

OLIVER OPTIo's MAGAZINE for October
is especially rich in its continued stories by
Oliver Optic, Elijah Kellogg, and Sophie May /;
it has another chapter of the capital sketch
" Vacation in Petrolia;" also, one of Genev-
ieve's popular "Proverb Poems," a poem by
Mary N. Prescott, "Pigeon Hole Papers" on
various topics, Head Work, Letter Bag, an ori-
ginal "Nutting Song" and stories, items, in
struction, and entertainment in great variety.
This number is admirable in all respects, and
seems to us, like every other number, better
than all that have preceded it. Published
monthly by Lee & Shepard, 149 Washington
St., Boston at $3.50 year.
ARTHUR's LADY's HOME MAGAZINE
for October, presents its usual attractive fea-
lures, in the way of fashion plates, etc., all OF
which are fully described. Its stories and other
literary contents are by favorite authors, and
comprise very interesting table of contents
81 year. T. s. Arthur & Sons, Philadelphia.
THE CHILDRENs HoUR-The pet of
the juveniles-is bright and sparkling, both
with letter press and engravings. S1.T5 q
year. T. S. Arthur 81 Sons, Philadelphia.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
Landed Property.

A curious illustration or two of the
value which may attach to landed pro-
perty, apart from its worth for agricul-
tural, mineral. or business purposes, ap-
pear in our late English files. There is
an estate called Downham, in the great
sporting county of Norfolk, famous for
partridge and pheasant shooting. This
was sold last year by the Duchess of
Cleveland, and after a very smart COM
petition was knocked down for $405, 900
to a gentleman named Mackenzie, of
colossal fortune. The land is so poor
that it scarcely, for agricultural pur-
poses, realizes $4,000 year, but no soon
er had Mr.. Mackenzie purchased it than
a gentleman offered to lease the shooting
at $4,000 year, and few months ago
the Earl of Dudley offered Mr.. Macken-
zie 100000 for the property. More re-
Gently Lord Dunmore has received $780,
600 for barren Scotch island. sort of
Ultima Thule. Probably fifty years
hence the same sort of thing will be 60
ing on here, and then happy will be the
fortunate owntrs of islands.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
New York Markets.

FLOUR AND MEAIr-The market was again very
active, and prices showed further aayance at the
common and medium brands were very scarce, ana
shippers have been compelled to set millers at work
upon orders. Rye Hour was more active but III corn
meal there was less doing. We quote Supeline and
Western, s6.25 $685.; extra state; &c, ~ a ~ 70
Western Spring wheat extras, $500 S7.l5; do. dot
bic extras s740a IS 25 do winter wheat extras and
double extras. 81 so $3.50; Southern bakers and
tas ts q gGun7 ss5 go Rye siH our a 60 s546 Corn
meal, Western, &C., s3.75 si.1O; Brandywine, &c,
si.10 si.20.
PROVISIONS - Pork but moderately active and
somewhat Irregular sales at $3.50 a si362h for
mess and 5000 sll for prime mess. Beet in good
beef hams, i22 SIS for new. Bacon quiet but firm,
i2c Lard a shade easier, but with more doin &,
closed firm; sales at 9G 9lic for city No to
RI prime Wester@ and I o for
dered on the spot. Dressed hogs lower at 6A nc.
ern. II ssc. p Cheese dull: daires ac.; factories
IL BIKE
GRAIN-whcat 2 a &c. higher, with good demand
soft spring si.55 sl.57 for No.. Chicago and Mil
waukee, SlG2 Sl.70 for red and amber Western and
also reported large sales to arrive including No
Milwaukee at Sl.5S,, Rye trmer Western sold at
sold at Soc; prime firm at Csc. Oats more active
and shade firmer; sales at 50 SIC. for mixed, in
a size, on the track and afoat Corn very active
for export ana speculation sales at 73i ,4'hc for
western mixed III store, ana 20 I59ac alOat ana 10
u 76 for yellow i'll store and atl0at.
CoTroN-was firm, with rather more doing. Mid
ding uplands, l9,ic. and low do 19asc. For future
delivery there was less doing, but very firm mar.
ket; sales at l9sc. for October and November, 10
3.l6c. for Docember 19hc for january l9sSG. for
February; 191.c for March, and 20Ac. for April, oh
the basis of low middling.
GROCERIES The whole market has been quiet ex.
cept for coffee, which has been in good demand and
very firm; Rio Is &c., and java q 23c., gold duty
paid. Rice sold at 81 Sc. for domestic, and Gc.
for foreign. Molasses very quiet SUGARS very dun
soft white, IL l2asc.; hard l2h q l3c.
SUNDRIEs-R firm strained in good demand
at $500 1875. Spirits turpentine active and firm
er with sales at 65 a67hc. Petroleum sold at 2ifc.
for refined, early delivery. Tallow firm at 9at 9a
for prime. Whiskey firmer at 81 n sl.0l. Freghts
moderately activc grain to Liverpool 10 101ad by
SAIL for corn and wheat, and l0a4 lie. by steam.
LIVE STOCK MARKRT-Beeves We're extremely
dull at a lie " ID for commonest to best native
steers, and a SC: for poorest to best Texas and
Cherokee cattle Fleshy steers of fair quality were
considered well sold at iOlc. p TO- to dress 81 tbs ia
the gross cwt.
Sheep and lambs had slow sale at ~ a6Ac. p
ib for poor to extra sheep, and aSc " 10 for com
mon 10 prime lambs. The bulk of the sheep going
at s. 51sc and of the lambs at a 7Isc.
The market for hogs was more settled and steady
at G}s a7lic y tb for dressed, and4a 5kc. alive.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
The Teaching OF Animals.

Long years before the American Ra-
rey's name was heard as horse tanner, q
secret existed as family heirloom,
among . sept of the O'Sullivan's. in the
south of Ireland. This family was
known as "The Whispers" and they
possessed the power of rendering as quiet
rs q lamb the most stubborn and un-
manageable horse that ever existed.
Whether they did anything more to the
horse than breathe into his nostrils, we
know not; but by doing this and by
kind soothing, and other ways known
to themselves, they effected their pur-
pose and retained their fame. Putting
the question of drugs, or stimulsnts. or
other fascinating means aside, and COM
ing to the point of pure and adultersted
domestication and teaching, perhaps
there was no one person in modern
times who achieved 80 much success in
animal teaching ss S. Bisset.
This man was an humble shoemaker.
He was born in Scotland. in 1921, but
he afterwards removed to London, where
he married q woman who brought him
some property; then turning a broker,
he accumulated money until the year
1859, when his attention was turned to
the training and teaching of animals,
birds and fishes. He was led to this
new study on reading an account of a
remarkable horse show at fair at St.
Germans. Bisset bought horse and
dog, and succeeded beyond his expecta-
tions in teaching them to perform vari-
ous feats. He next purchased two mon
keys. which he taught to dance and
tumble on rope, and one would hold a
candle in one paw, and turn barrel Or
gan with the other, while his companion
danced. He next taught three cats to
do many wonderful things-to sit before
music books. and to squall notes pitched
in different keys. He advertised "Cat's
Opera in the Hsymsrket, and success
fully carried out his programme, the
cats accurately fulfilling all their parts.
He pocketed some thousands by these
performances. He next taught leveret
and then several species of birds to spell
the name of any person in company, and
to distinguish the hour of the day or
night. Six turkey cocks were next rem
dered smensble to country dance. and
after six months teaching, he trained a
turtle to fetch and carry like dog, and
having chalked the floor and blackened
it's claws, he made it trace out the name
of any given person in the company
Land and Water. '- ''I"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12

A gentleman who has traversed ex-
tensively every Southern State east of
the Mississippi, informsthe New Orleans
Picaylne that this is one of the worst
years for cotton he has ever known. In
some places il is 80 stunted that one
must get down on his knees to pick it.
The crop along the Alabama river--and
he has seen the country on both sides
he pronounces miserably poor and his
general conclusion is that even had
there been no floods, no worms, nor de-
vastating storms this season, the cotton
would still fall very far below the aver
age yield. He estimates the coming
crop at about two and a quarter million
bales. at& D. bhats '.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12

To avert evil is one of the grandest
triumphs of human skill. This triumph
is achieved by DIR. WALKERS VEGETA-
BILE VINEGAR BITTERs. They build up,
fortify and renovate the feeble system,
thus enabling it to defy the elemental
causes of disease. Hence their efficacy
as a protective medicine, in districts
where the air and water are impure.
The weakest and most susceptible organ
ization is rendered proof against all
malarious disorders by taking one or
two doses daily as a preventive.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12
n WASHINGTON. Pennsylyania.

In Washington, Pennsylvania, org
resided a patriarchal darkey, known rs
Old Uncle Ben," and great was the
grief among the darkies when he died.
All of them, old and young, turned out
to the funeral. Before the procession
was formed, and before closing the lid
of the coffin, it was carried out in front
of the cabin door, so that his friends
could file past and take last look at
Uncle Ben's reverent features. The
master of ceremonies became impatient
at their slowness, and, strutting along
the street in front of the house, called
out, in auctioneer-like tones: IF any
mo OF you ladies and gemmen want to
take look at Uncle Ben, nOo's ger last
chance ies' walk right up, quick, for
we's jes' gwine to screD him up !"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12

OMAHA LEGAL LoTTERY.-In aid of
a Public Library at Omaha. Nebraska.
At meeting of citizens of Omaha, held
Sept. 10, it was voted to make the Draw
ing on Oct. 81 positively. There are
100000 in Cash Prizes. Tickets 50
each, or three for So. A vote of thanks
was rendered Messrs. j. Lyford & Co.,
Business Managers, at Omaha, Nebraska.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12

Mr.. Greeley writes from Iowa that he
has found the man he has long been
looking for-he who grows nearly or
quite one hundred bushels of shelled
Indian corn per acre on large area year
after year. His name is Wallace Clark,
and he has grown corn for the last five
years successively ON the same hundred
acres on which Mr.. Greeley found not
less than nine thousand bushels fully
ripe, whereof enough had been gathered
to determine the average yield.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12

Parsons Purgatioe Pills will greatly
relieve, if not entirely cure, dyspepsia,
when everything else fails. They have
been tried in some desperate cases, and
have given more relief than any other
medicine.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-12

Many valuable horses die from the
effects of collie. The best thing to do in
case of this, is to pour a bottle OF
J0ltnSon'S Aa0dyae Liniment into a long
necked junk bottle, add half pint of
molasses and water, then pour the whole
down the horses throat. In ten min
utes the horse will begin to eat.