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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-18
For the Dispatch.
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zsssS GRsEN BAY. June Il, 1872.
ss,shc I.aneaturg Consers i've Conversion
1T accardii,g to notice and sent the following
delsoatcs TO the State Convention: George
w Hardy. Lewiston township, with three
aI,arnates: DR.. William Passn1ore, Pleasant
Grove township, with three aiternates Paul
wilson. Rcboboth township, with three
aIfcrnates: Ember Williams, Columbian
Grove township, with three niternates )
David r. Stokes, Lochleven township, Wild
three alternates; Nat. Mathews, Bro"ns
store township. with three alternates.
sffe- which the Convention UNANIMOUSLY
adopted the following: =,
& Resolred. That this Convention 90
heartilv endorse the action OF the ). cihcn s
natl Convention, and deem it impol1tic anu
suicidal to form third ticket.
Yours, &C., HICKORY lille :,
Conservative Meeting I'm scott County
At a meeting of the citizens OF oco.s
county held at the courthouse OH the LUZ
NJ June. 1872, it being the first Gay Oh
onarterly term of the County Court, on mo,
fion HIS. K. Morrison was calied 70 .ne
chair and Nj. B. Wood was appolnted secie-
tary. ,donted.
Ihc following resolutions were adopted:
"Resoired. That VIC, the Conservatives OF
Scott county, in public meeting aSselhpieti'
accept the platform Of the Liberal hepup,
Iican Convention, which assembled Ill the
ni,v or t,inciunati OH the LIST day OF May,
1872. ." a., c+,to
mResolrcd, That our delegates to the stare
Conservative Convention to be held on the
9th of this month be, and they are hereby,
Instructed to cast their votes ana use .t'leil
influence in said Convention to instruct the
delegates to the BALTIMORE Convention, 10 oe
held in the latter city on the 9th day OF July,
1879 Gf any should be sent, to endorse the
nominees of the Cincinnati Convention tor
President and Vice President Of the United
States.
"Resolrcd, That the Chairman OF this meet
ing appoint one delegate from each township
in this county and three for the county al
large to represent this county i'll the Conser-
vatiye Convention to be held in the city OF
Richmond on the 9th instant"
Whereupon the Chairman appointed Tue
following delegates-to wit, EstillvllIc town
shin. NJ. b. Wood; Floyd township, w. I.
Queen; De KaIb township, Emory NJ. cox
TAYLOR township, James II. Horton; Powell
township. Ira p. Robinctt; FulkcrSon town
shin, james G. LaTkey; johnson township.
James II. Shoemaker; and for the county
at large, Henry S. Kane, Charles Qui!lin, and
Henry w. Holloway; and, on motion, the
chairman was also added to the number for
the county at large.
"Rcsotucd, That General A. L. Pridemore,
of Lee county, be requested to act as alter
nate for this county in the absence of the
delegation.
"Resolred, That copy of these proceed
ipgs be published in the Abingdon ptrJan.
ian, Richmond Wing, and the Richmond
Dispatch"
On motion, the meeting then adjourned
sine die. Ii. S. K. MORRISON, Chairman.
M r. LFOOS Secretary.
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MILITARY NOTICES.
Cs.0TIggNG.

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namely. r.-
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INSURANCE COMPANIES
NORTH BRITISH
MERCANTILE INsuEAscE eo'' ~
sroSDOS AND EDINErRGii.e.h

Capital, In gold ; Irwin Si Treasure d
s1 Hseias been S spponie PssRs % s ses ia
company, We ARD prersred, ~ es M ~
loss or sa. 1y hL T s o. binJs ON the most ltss"
terms. ,.d ,,d promptly PAID
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'THE HOT SPRINGS,

rEHE HOT SPRINGS,
i BATH COUNTY, VIRGINIA.!
are now open TO visitors. It's waters celebrated
for the cure Of Rheumatism Gout, Paralysis, TbSr
eases of the Uterus Affections Of the Skin especially!
OF Syphilitc origin, and numerous Chronic Disese.
~ 1850 THE BATHS
yaYy in Temperature. from so degrees TO l1e Degrees
Fahrenheit, and present every variety OF chronic
BATH They are, moreover, found To prepare the syS
tenn for The beneficial action of waters found at the
various other Mineral Springs. ~ kstlsi.
+. MUD BATHS have been constructed similar %
those that are largely used al the most celehratei
spas In Germany, and which give sufferers the bene,
tit OF the very valuable remedial agents contalneti
in the mineral mlf.. g.-,s
These STRINGS cffcr unsurpassed attractions, toI
both the invalid and pleasure seeker inc eqalIi
ment and management are equal to those ol hfst-.
class city hotels. Every modern improvement aas
Professor j. l.. CABELL, b.. d.. Of the Uniyer-
sity Of Virginia. Resident physician.
~ S. G. TAKDY geo.
49, sr,.. 5Sslst5sE!iE fsy Richmond, Va; or
j. "A. AUGUST 49, Il
Manager Hot Springs, Bath county, va. /
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NEETI ING.
REPUBLICAN, GREELEY AND BROWN
or lib, ~ ..s... ~. 40

All Republicans no matter of what nationality or
color, WHO agree with the candidates and platform
made at CINCINNATI May l. 1872 and who are willing
to unite and work for the success Of HORACE
GREELEY and B. GRAFT BROWN for Presi,
dent and Vicc-Presldent viii please come forWaTd
June Is, 1877, at half-,ast 3 O'Clock. Club-rooms,
corner Broad and Tenth streets
W. W. PUTNAM, Chairman.
L. N PETERSON, Secretary. je17-2t
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MEETINGS. !,

m SsosaG EOf7 @fss mem
lIa hers of MEga LIPAN s2DaE. Xxx
Ect IL. arefeqlests6fo lIteid alledSEleet-r ~
iifg OF Their Lodge. DC Ct Ahnng Hail. TfiS fues-
fnstnna. mt O'Clock.
Transient brethrsu and members OF sister fodges
arc Invited 20 attend. ~
BY order Of the Werslipfni Muster.
fIs-lts 9. B.AAGQEs.s secretary.
MASONIC NOTICE. The members,
WI of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LODGErN
No.. 10, viii attend stated meeting at The. " :,
Eodge-roonf, Washington Hall, between MIMI ana,
Tenth streets. THIS ETES1NGat7 O'CLOCK. E'ee-
ton Of oflssrs ytIl take place.
jeIs-it* WILLIAM j. RLDDICk, Secretary.
THERE WILL BE A NETTING OF
i the Conservative citizens Of Clay Ward held ut
Lauers Han, on Min street opposlte Monroe p h
on WEDNESDAY, NIGHT at O'clock. We nope
there will be large attendance ---,.s
-, OREGON, SIDNEY, AND NORTHS1,,DiIlE = 80,
jc 1s-2ts CONoEhYAIIyEo.
ITO THE MEMBERS OF THE. .YIR.
i GINA CLUB, JACKSON WARD-Yon Will
assemble at your hcadquartcrs on TuEsIAd, Hln
instant, at 81 O'Clock p NJ, for the transaction Oh
important business. ZIG: -.
Every member Is earnestly requested to be present
BY order Of the President.
&c Is-it* c. WALSH. Secretary.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
Story for the Times.

There is fable among the Hindoos
that thief, having been detected and
condemned to die, happily hit upon an
expedient which gave him hope for life.
He sent for the jailor, and told him that
he had secret of great Importance
which he desired to impart to the king,
be prepared to die. On receiving this
piece of intelligence the king ordered
the culprit to be conducted to his pres
ence, and demanded of him to know his
secret. The thief replied that he knew
the secret of causing trees to grow which
should bear fruit of pure gold. The ex-
pertinent might easily be tried, and his
majesty might not lose the opportunity
so, accompanied by his prime minister,
his courtiers, and chief priest, he went
with the thief to place selected near
the city wall, where the latter performed
series of solemn incantations. This
done, the condemned man produced a
piece of gold, and declared that if it
should be planted it would produce a
tree, every branch of which would bear
gold. But" he added, "this must be
put into the ground by hand that has
never been stained by dishonest act.
My hand is not clean, therefore 1 pass it
to your majesty" The king took the
piece of gold, but hesitated. Finally he
said "I remember in my younger days
that l often filched money from my
fathers treasury, which was not mine.
1 have repented of the sin, but yet 1
hardly dare say my hand is clean. 1
pass it, therefore, to my prime minister" ="
The latter, after a very brief considera-
ton, answered at were pity to break
charm bya possible blunder. Ireceive
taxes from the people. How can 1 be
sure that l have remained perfectly
honest? must give it to the governor
of our citadel" "No, no." cried the
governor, drawing back remember
that have the serving out of pay and
provisions to the soldiers. Let the high
priest plant" And the high priest said
"You forget; I have the collecting OF
tithes and disbursement of sacrifices" "
At length the thief exclaimed: "Your
majesty, think it is better for society
that all five of us should be hanged,
since it is found that not an honest man
can be found among u.s." In spite of the
lamentable exposure the king laughed
and so pleased was he at the thief's cum
ming expedient, that he granted him a
pardon.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
Education Of the Ear.

Standing in the weaving-room of any
of our large cotton-mills, q stranger is
often surprised to see the attention of
an operative at some distance attracted
to the overseer. The deafening rattle
of the machinery precludes the possibil-
| ity of communication by speech. The
general din as to be wholly inapprecia-
BILE at a distance. Some mysterious sig
nal, however, has passed. No gesture
has been made, no message has been
sent; yet suddenly lad in some part
of the room starts and turns with ex-
pectant look for some further sign from
his superior. The overseer is asked for
an explanation, and the inquirer learns
the following lessons in acoustics:
Only by making sound radically
different from any of the hummings,
gatherings, and clashings which COM
bined make up the confused and scarcely
varying din of the room, can the ear be
impressed with the sense of a new sound
and if the sound thus made, even if not
very loud, does so differ from the pre-
vailing clang, it requires but little effort
on the part of the listener to hear it, if
he has once heard and recognized it. So
when the overseer of weaving-room
forces his breath with sharp hiss, this
hiss may be heard yards away, distinctly
over the din of the machinery, this be-
ing method employed in some facto-
ries to attract the attention of any one
in the room. ... ..a
The ear learns to follow and unravel
the intricacies of sound in common speech (;
no easy matter, as it is found by those
who attempt to learn a new language.
The sound of machines is often the best
guide by which to judge of the accuracy
of their performance. An experienced
clock-maker will tell at once whether
the works of clock are properly level
ed, by the beat of the pendulum. The
carpenter tapping lightly with his ham
mer upon plastered wall, determin es
easily where are the underlying tim
bers. A practical woodman can tell, by
striking tree with his AK, whether the
timber is sound, shaky or hollow.
Huntsmen also become skilled in de-
tecting various sounds by which they
trace their game. The rat-tat-tat of the
telegraphic instrument speaks as plainly
as human tongue to the experienced
telegraph operator. But we forbear to
multiply instances in which the ear is
educated to other than ordinary uses.
How far this education might be car
ried, and what useful purposes, at pres
ent unknown, might be subserved by it,
it is impossible to say. At present,
all the systematic education of the
ear is confined to perfecting its accuracy
in distinguishing musical sounds and in
tervals.
In conclusion, we will remark that
few are conscious how far the ear aids in
the accomplishment of very nice opera
tions, usually regarded as strictly man
ual. AS with the eye, we are so accus-
toned to its constant employment, that
we become unconscious of any effort in
its use, or of the true Importance of the
sense of hearing compared to the other
senses.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
Instinct of Fishes,

l have seen writes Mr. Kidd, the en-
inent naturalist) some singular instan-
ces, mentioned in various works, of the
tameness of birds and beasts, and 1 well
know, from oft-repeated experiments,
what may be done in this way. My OBJ
ject, on the present occasion, is to direct
your attention to sundry experiments /
have been making with fish. Of min
nows 1 had, two years ago, no fewer
than thirteen, ranging about in large
glass globe, and taught them not only
to know me, but to recognize the sound
of my voice, whilst 1 whistled to them
some lively air. On such occasions they
would all rise to the top of the water,
salute me by touching my lips as bent
closely over the bowl, and actually leap
up and play with the extremity of my
nose! They would, moreover, fondle
over me, by rubbing their silvery sides
against one of my fingers, which 1 pur-
posely dipped into their watery hab-
itation-in this particular initiating the
fondness of cat, when she pleasingly
purrs, erects her tail, and draws close to
your person, to evince her perfect state
of happiness. The usual fate, however,
peculiar to all pets awaited mine one
by one, as the heat of the weather in
creased in intensity, they gave up the
ghost, and my glass globe was consign-
ed to the silent shelf. A few months
since, my eye CHANGED to rest on the
same globe, and there was awakened in
me the fondest remembrance of my
former tiny friends. You may guess
the consequence. l have procured
more, confning myself, however, to
three only; and have actually ac-
complished with these what did with
the others, or very nearly so; for they
every day become more and more af-
fectionate and attached. How their ex-
quisitely delicate structure, and still
more delicate constitution, will bear up
against the coming dog-days cannot
say. / fear the worst. / keep them in
cold well-water, fresh twice day; and
they suffer themselves most willingly n
be taken in the naked hand, whilst
being transferred from the globe to q
basin, during the change of water,
Surely the law of kindness is all power
full. Would that it were more univer-
sally tried. vsf v.d 2
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
Tales of TOads.

Geo. M. Mead states his experience
with toads in the Ohio Farmer. Unless
their skin is broken they are perfectly
harmless. They will eat any bug but
the potato bug.
In Pittsfeld, Mass, had an uncle
one of the finest gardeners in the town.
and he, to the no little amusement Of
friends, used to pick up those venomous
toads in his hands, whenever he could
find nice fat ones, carry them home, and
put them in his garden to catch the bugs
and worms. He said to me one day
"They will become quite tame if you
pet them a little" L thought that a
little singular, but concluded to try it.
When 1 went home found one in the
shed close to the kitchen and commenced.
At first 1 caught bug or fly and stood
as far off as could and dropped it down
in front of my pet. Ibid not have long
to wait, for the bug had hardly dropped
before he disappeared. Each day /
went to see and feed him, and went up
closer, until he got so tame that he
would at any time take q bug or fly
out of my fingers. 1 then began to
handle him, and if 1 CHANGED to move
him from his nice little corner he would
go back there and seem to wait for me
to come and see him.
DR.. Harris said twenty years ago that
he supposed the odor of the squash bug
(corcuS Tristis) would protect it from the
toad and to test the matter he offered
one to grave-loolzing Bufo under a
cabbage. He seized it eagerly, but spit
it out instantly, reared up on his hind
legs and put his front feet on the top of
his head for an instant, as if in pain,
and then disappeared across the garden
in series of the greatest leaps toad
ever made. Perhaps the bug bit the
bitter. Not satisfied with this, DR.. III.
hunted up another toad, which lived
under the piazza, and always summed
himself in one place in the grass, and
offered him a squash bug, which he took
and swallowed, winking in very salts
fed manner. Twenty other fine bugs
followed the first, in q few moments,
with no difficulty or hesitation in the
taking or the swallowing, though from
the wriggling and contortions itappeared
their corners did not set we'll within.
The stock of bugs being then exhausted,
colony of smooth, black larvae was
found on a white birch, each about
three-quarters of an inch long, and over
100 of these were fed to the waiting
toad. Touching one of them with the
end of straw, it would coil around it,
and then when shaken before him he
would seize and swallow it, at first
eagerly, but with diminished zest as the
number increased, until it became neces-
sary to rub the worm against his lips for
some time before he could decide about
it. He would then take it and sit with
his lips ajar for a short time, gathering
strength and resolution, and then swal-
low by desperate effort. There is no
telling what the number or result would
have been, as the dinner-bell rang as the
l0lst disappeared, and by the close of
the meal he had retired to his hole, nor
did he appear for four days in his sun
ming place. 1t is to be hoped that he
slept well, but there might have been
Nightmares.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
Taking Medicine.

There is an inherent predisposition
to take something which is regarded as
medicine by majority of people in all
civilized countries. If they are not
dosed to their satisfaction by physicians,
patent preparations, nostrums, and
above all, pills, have sdch irresistible
charms, they indulge in the luxury OF
prescribing for themselves.
Medicine taking, therefore, from its
universally in this country, is disease
That fact is made use of to supply the
enormous demand, by extensive manu-
facturers, of all imaginable compost
tions. Vast fortunes are thus accumu-
lated in keeping pace with the general
cravings for physic. The more severely
drastic, the better it is liked. If it tears
the bowels with extreme violence, it il
an evidence of its utility to the mass Of
medicine takers. .t..,f. ,,,,..
The best physician is one so skillful il
his profession as to decide when it i,
not necessary to take medicine. A dis.
tinguished medical gentleman of Bos.
ton, very far advanced in years, impute.
his extraordinary good health and vigol
to the fact that he has never taken any
drugs. He is sustained in the opinion
There is neither common sense nor sci
ence in dabbling perpetually on the
slightest indisposition with medicine.
All are not thieves that dogs bark at
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
The citv of Yelled Women in

The City of Yelled Women in Siam
numbers nine thousand inhabitants, all
of whom are of the feminine gender.
One thousand of these belong to the F.
F. s., and the remaining eight thousand
administer to their aristoeratic wants.
In this feminine municipality, female
blacksmiths, jewellers, merchants, and
manufacturers abound, and the jack k-of-
all-trades is a woman. The walls are
guarded by female sentinels, female po-
icemen patrol the streets, and once a
week female military, both horse and
foot, perform their evolutions on large
parade ground in the centre of the
town.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27
POETR Y.
BEAUTIFUL HANDS.

Such beautiful, beautiful hands,
They're neither white nor small,
And you, know. would scarcely think
That they were fair at all.
I've looked on hands whose form and line
sculptor's dream might be,
Yet are these aged, wrinkled hands
Nest beautiful to me.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands
Though heart were weary and sad,
These patient hands kept toiling on
That children might be glad.
almost weep, as looking back
To childhood's distant day,
1 think how these hands rested not,
When mine were at their play.
But oh beyond this shadow land,
Where all is bright and fair,
l know full well those dear old hands
will palms of victory bear;
Where crystal streams through endless time
Flow over golden sands,
And whore the old grow young again,
III clasp my mothers hands.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27

There was trial, and he was sent to
the asylum at jackson.
The company and the Decatur papers
complimented me highly. sent the
papers to my old mother, and if you'll
believe me, she spells out the compli-
ments every night of her life after
supper, and cries over them with pride.
But the compliments 1 was most
proud of myself, were those got from
Bellies lips She's my wife now. That's
my story, SIR Chimney Corner.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-27

As result of the woman's rights agi-
tation it has been found necessary in the
District of Columbia to appeal to the
courts to decide whether or no q white
man became an Indian by the act of
marrying a squaw.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1872-10-09
Snlanoifde ganofdJau.

Sei pr 9Sabl in 0eorsia bic am
1. Sftober atseba!ten puroe, baneelte
eS Ih um einen @puserneur unc um
Mitslierer Der StaatsseIeyaebuns. Oa
@eprsia bon alien Staa:en Der remptras
tiI6te 1T. 70 mar eS ebsnIr lei6t pprs
aussuIeben, eab 0eprsia eemefratilb,
ais bab Yermcnt republifaniIb sinse.
lleber ben srpBen GrfOls fam ii6 bic
liberale Yartei bier ni6t briilten. Sir
Den 0ouserneur Smitb iinp ale Denlp,
fraten in 0eprsia BOD fir @reslsy fol-
len perIelten piels nidt isin. Oils MaBs
fab fir bic pralrentenwabl carf man
caber bic Staatswablen @ecrsias nibt
anitbsn. Das Grant Iifet 1T nit elmer
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1872-10-09
Mn aniere QeIer (!

sSir sntlpre6sn biermit hem oft all uns at
ri6tetsn Wunlte, pis anSsrs fatbclii6sn 8l6t-
ter, cen promptsn 3ab!srn cine gramis ;u ertbsi=
len. sSir riliabrsn sisism grlutsn unt mo
den bisrmit unlsre 2sisr aufmrrflam, taB mir
ais pramis sins aarts ess Sursmturssr eantsS
aastbsilsn psresn; to9 iIno feissnes gstins-
anssn an bas Grlanssn ssfnirft.
- 8s,abIuns ess 8ldfanesS bis 0e. 90;
. 8orausts;abluna zines Sabrsansss ron
70. 60 bis Iii CS2.5O ptsr mstr.
- Rifsn eisis Ginsablunssn tis gum 1. 9s-
,smbsr ssiasssn isiu.
Tis Harts srbIlt cine WrSft ssn stpa 20 3eA
Srsits uaS iiesr q 5usISnse; auf esrIelbsn fne
cis Santras, Osmsinesn, StGsts, SSrfsr uns
flsnsn Srti$aftsn bic ShSms, 5IaGs unS
Babe; bic Gilsntabnen, srbauts uns i'm 9aue
ssgiHsnr, rpsr prCisrtirts bic Smatsira6sa, u.
bic bauptlahlihfsn Gsmsinsswsss ssrssi@ast.-
Ssi jsSsr @smsines, III bic aniabl esr Ginweb.
nsr nab pem 9snlus ppn 1867 augcsstsn. [Dr
lsbts Genius Fnnc niGt sur SnnSl
Ia bic Naris in Gbicagc in rsr arbsit if, 10
wsresn mir mittbsilsn, pann bic grGmisn sur
@er.bsluns tersit leia perrea.
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Ssrdbenba DIS Npssllsn ais VrGmie
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nm grlausuns ssr GrGbluns iobalo ais
m6alieb funb ;a tbun eamit mir bic 8sasl-
lung ssmstmlB sinri&tsn fSnnen.
Grna SrsmpIars ssr Sar!s werssn ~ Si,5s
assslaN'n.