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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25
A Polar Legend.

The legend, as it exists in Russia, is as
follows Russia the Holy, extending
from the Cold Sea to the Girdle Noun
tains (UraD, was garden of God. The
lower Jaw of primitive animal now in
the Museum at st. Petersburg shows
that the animals living at the time were
so large that, compared with them, the
huge mammoth appears u dwarf. HUI
man beings were then good. The trees
blossomed and bore delicious fruit. But
then the Lord transformed all this beau
ty into barren, icy desert. 1t was on
a Friday. Christ had been crucified on
the distant Golgotha, while to that dis
ciple whom Jesus loved, and who had
lain his head on his Masters breast,
death came not. $50 1 WILL" Jesus had
said of him, "that he remain until L
come" And John lived. But his words
of warming "Love ye one another"
were unheeded. Hatred and envy fol-
lowed him wherever he preached. From
place to place and from land to land,
John with his disciples fled, finding no
where rest. Finally he arrived in Rus
sia. 1t was on a Friday-Char Friday.
Before him had gone Ahasuerus, the
eternal Jew, announcing what he had
done and what had happened to him.
His life was curse, and he could not
find rest. And as John entered the tenn
pies of the land and exhorted the peo-
pie to peace and to return to love, from
which they had been led astray by the
beauty and luxuriance of the land, they
made fun of him, and drove him out OF
the land with his disciples toward the
north. But wherever the apostle went
he shook the dust from his feet, and the
land was transformed into a bleak, icy
desert. Snow and ice settled upon the
land-the earth was clad in eternal win
ter. But John, driven away by the
wrath of the people, who considered his
stay among them as curse for the land,
fled toward the north. Arriving there,
a ship received him, and he was taken
out of the reach of his foes. The ship
was steered toward the north, and no
one ventured to follow. Behind it the
sea froze to-the waves were transform
ed into ice-the eternal winter came
But the tradition of Johns fleeing and
his expected return remained in the
land.
Frau Saga told the poor Russian serf
| LII UIC llSu NOIUu, Ill Ulc lCc-llSO 90"
surrounding the North Pole, and upon q
beautiful island, John lives with his dis
ciples. No one can get to him, because
impenetrable ice surrounds his retreat
But from time to time he sends forth one
of his disciples, through the open sea
through the barrier of ice, which opens
to him as he advances to earth once
more, where he again breaches to man
kind the gospel of love. His reward
however, is death; he dies. persecuted
by hatred and envy. Death is the re-
ward of his love. But when the last
disciple shall have been sent out and hi
love rewarded with death, then JohT
himself will come forth and preach The
doctrine of peace and love, and bring
to torpid Russia a new spring. Ther
Russia will again become a garden O
God, and mankind will be better.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

DEoAYED TEETH.-A good filling for
decayed teeth, says an eminent dental
authority, is the tincture of benzoin
(friara balsam). Gold and other hard
stopping last only short while; the de-
cay of the teeth is not arrested by them,
and they presently fall out. The alco-
hol of the tincture of benzoin evaporates,
and leaves gum which excludes the
air from the tooth. In the case of ten
der teeth, susceptible to dampness, fogs
and cold air, the tincture is very effective
and gums, and will preserve from tooth
ache. Itshould be applied at least once
a day; but twice a day is preferable.
After fortnight, more or less, it may be
discontinued. The best way of applying
is this take piece of cotton wool, the
size of large pea, fasten in the nib of a
steel pen with holder, dip the wool
into the tincture, and put it into the
cavity of the tooth, after which dip it
again and apply it to the tooth and to
the gum adjacent. The yellow color
which the benzoin imparts to the tooth
is easily removed at any time afterwards
with tooth brush and water but as it
does not permanently stain, it is best
not removed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25
How to Ornament the Hair.

All that art can accomplish in beautify-
ing, strengthening, thickening, and per-
petuating the human hair, is effected in
the use of BURNETT's COCAINE. There
is stimulating property in this prepa-
ration, which literally compels a rapid
growth of the fI.res, while its emollient
action renders them silky and elastic.
1t is the best and cheapest hair-dressing and
inuigOratOr in the qoOrld. So say the
masses who use it. Your druggist has it
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

Speaking about being buried alive,
there is story of an OK in Wisconsin
which survived the longest living burial
on record. He had the good fortune,
however, to be buried in a haystack,
which fell upon him. Nobody knew
what had become of the creature until
after his mysterious disappearance had
lasted over three weeks, when he put
out an appearance from the haystack,
having eaten his way from centre to
circumference. There was snow ON the
ground, which afforded moisture enough
to prevent his dying from thirst.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

To THE PUBLIs know of no remedy
equal to JAoKsoN's CATARRH SNUFF and
TRooHE POWDER, for Catarrh, Asthma, Loss
of Voice, &c. Is mild, pleasant, agreeable to
use, and sure cure. Ask your druggist for
it. or mail 30 cents to COOPER, WILSON &
Co., Philadelphia
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

THE PUREsT AND SWEETEST COB
Liver OIL in the world is Hazard &
Caswell's, made on the sea-shore, from
fresh, selected livers, by CAswELL, HAz-
ARD & Co., New York. 1t is absolutely
pure and S.oeet. Patients who have once
taken it prefer it to all others. Physi-
clans have decided it superior to any of
the other oils in market.
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TO CONSUMPTIvES.

The advertiser, having been permanently cured of
that dread disease Consumption, by simple remedy,
is anxious to make known to his fellow sufferers the
means of cure. To all who desire it, he win send a
copy Of the prescription used, free Of charge), with
the directions for preparing and using the same which
they will find SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION, AsTH-
MA BRoScHITIs, &c. Parties wishing the prescription
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
264 South Third ST.. Williamsburgh, N.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

A SERMON When my
mother says no, there is no yes in it.
Here is sermon in a nutshell. Multi
tudes of parents say "No, but after q
good deal of teasing and debate it finally
becomes Yes" Love and kindness are
essential elements in the successful man
agement of children; but frmness, deci-
sion, inhexibility and uniformity of treat
ment are no less important.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

SUICIDE COMMITTED, as the result of an in
active state of liver and stomach, producing
headache, obtuse intellect, duness, despon-
dency, dementia, and finally insanity, is no
uncommon occurrence. All these disagreea
Bile symptoms and bad feelings are most GER
tainly dispelled BY the use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Itrevitalizes aud
builds up the whole system. a little book on
chronic diseases sent free. Address r. V.
Pierce, M. D., Buffalo, n, Y. Golden Medi-
cal discovery sold by all druggists. 577
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

Ragged stockings aud protruding toes are
not seen on feet where SILVER TIPS are
worn. Parents remember this they last twice
as long.
For sale by all dealers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

COLDS AND CoUGHs.--Sudden changes of
climate are sources of Pulmonary and Bron-
chial affections. Take at once " Bro'on's Bron-
chial 1rocheS," let the Cold, Cough, or Irrita-
ton of the Throat be ever SO slight.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

Clergyman writing to friend says, My voy-
covered the fountain of health this side of the At
lante Three bottles of the Peruvian syrup haye res
peptics should drink from this fountain.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

UNRIvALLED AND DALoNE-CABLE SCREW
WIRE, Never leak, rip or come apart-ask for
them. One pair will satisfy any one that they
have no equal.
Look out for the Patent Stamp.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

RUPTURE can be ured without suffering.
Elastic Trusses are superseding all others.
Before buying Metal Trusses or Supporters,
send for descriptive circular to the Elastic
Truss Co., GS3 Broadway, n. Y.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

A lady belonging to one of the best
families of the South is keeper of toll
bridge over the Neuse River in North
Carolina.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

A number of French ladies who have
become reduced by the late war, now
earn their living by teaching French to
Americans, who are anxious to acquire
the pure Partisan accent.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

The very best Sewing Machine is the
" FLORENCE" Read the advertisement.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-25

THE Fowl INTEREST.-1t is a real
satisfaction to note the progress being
made in the introduction of improved
breeds of fowls into this country. Some
fifteen or twenty years ago, with few
exceptions, there were no other than the
common dung-hill chickens to be found
anywh ere, but now almost every farmer
boasts of pair or score of pairs of
fowls on his premises, compared with
which, the old native varieties are mere
pigmies.
Any one who will take the trouble to
contrast the dressed poultry in our large
city markets to-day with that which
formerly graced the stall cannot fail to
realize how vast the improvement has
been, and how decidedly larger and bet
ter the flesh. wish could say that
prices had not advanced in little great
er ratio than the size and quality of the
fowls themselves. But in this age of
high prices this is only q natural result,
and consumers should not find fault with
the farmer who, furnishes him with a
larger and more delicate feshed fowl, il
in return for the favor, he asks a slight
advance upon old rates. A few years
hence, when the old dung-hills have
been entirely superseded, as they un-
questionably will be, prices will assume
fairer proportions.
The improvement in the size of the
eggs produced by the imported breeds
is more marked than the size of the
fowls themselves, a fact upon which con-
sumers have just reason to congratulate
themselves. The difference between q
dozen of Buff Cochin or Brahma eggs
and dozen of the old style hen fruit
has been proven by actual test to be moi
less than an average of 33 per cent
while the ruling prices have not ad-
vanced proportionally. AS to the quail
ty, that is an open question. IL is con-
tended by the breeders of the large var
ieties, that their eggs are superior il
size and nutriveness but here there i,
room for fair difference of opinion. The
eggs of the dung-hill are small, but they
are good, and greatly to be preferred, SC
far as quality is concerned. What dc
some of your fancy breeders say to this
assertion viii any of them try tC
controvert it ?-Journal Of the Farm.
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No Person can take these Bitters accord
ing to directions. and remain long unwell provided
their bones destroyed by mineral poison other
means, and the vital organs wasted beyond the point
OF repair.
llIyspepsia or Indigestion. Headache, Pain
in The Shoulders, Coughs Tighness of the Chest Diz
zness Sour Eruttaons of the Stomach, Bad Taste
in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitaton- OF the
Heart Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the regions
of the Kidneys, and hundred other painful symptoms
are the ofsprings of Dyspepsia. In these complaints
it has no equal and bottle will prove Better guar
antee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement. -
For Female Complaints, in young or old,
married or single, at the dawn of womanhood the
turn Of life these Tonic Biters display so decided
influence that marked improvement is soon percep-
tble. ..-
For Inflammatory and Chronic Rheu-
matism and Gout, Bilious, Remittent and Inter-
and Bladder, these Btters have equal. Such Dis
caused by Vitiated Blood, which is geHeray
produced by arrangement Of the Digestive Organs
They are u Gentle Eurgative as well ns
Tonic, possessing also the peculiar merit OF acting
as powerful agent a relieving Congestion or Infam
nation of the Liver and Visceral Organs, and in Bilious
Diseases
For Skin Diseases, Emptions, letter, Salt
Rheum, Bloches Spots, Pmpes, Pustues, Boils, Car
buncles, Ring-worms, Scad- Head, Sore Eyes, -Ery
sipelas Itch Scufs, Dscoloratons Of the Skn Humers
are literally dug up and carried out of the system in
short time by the use of these Bters
Grateful Thousands proclaim VINEGAR BIT-
the most wonderful Invigorsn that sustained
the sinking system. ~ H.1f rtr L.
J WALKER, Prop'r II. II. MCDONALD 81 CO.,
Druggists and Gen. Agts, San Francisco and New York
Gx- SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS & DEALERS.
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Agents wanted for seed and other stock. Send for
circular to q. A. DeitE Chambersburg, Pa.
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WANTED .-Agents for our new l6-page paper
W the Contributor. Thirteen departments, religious
and secular Rev. A. b. Earle Whites for 1t. si.0o
year; S200 premium TO each subscriber. For Agents
terms, address, JAMES ii. EARLE, Boston, Mass.
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Startling but True.

Wanted agents TO Introduce fast selling goods.
IS 900 year can be made by energetic men. Address
MONROE KENNEDY d CO., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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REWARD
REV ARD
$1,000 ! / j I.
IN hEIeE For any case of Blind, bleed
hHHE ing, Itching, liberated
hHhE Piles that De BINGs PILE
hEEUH REMEDY fails to cure. 1t is
M "h prepared expressly to cure
hH the Piles and nothing else.
AZ WAuOOO Sold by all Druggists. Price
Sl.OO.
ROSE POTATO.-A

IMMENSE SUCCESS.-Agents Wanted,
Il male female, in every county in the U. s. and
Canadas, to sell and most useful patent from
one to six used in every family 100 per Ct guaranteed
For samples and terms inclose 10 cts. to FERGUSON
q CO, GAS River Street, Troy, N. Y.
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First number "OCOEE Ian
II HI L IL REGISTER" Cleveland, Tenn.
For Ten Cents

We viii send you list Of the names Of young ladies
and gentlemen of wealth. who wish correspondents
Address U. s. AGENCY. Madison. Indiana.
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G E o r G. T. T OW N,

NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO EE
BUiLT.-A called meeting of the Bridge street
Presbyterian church was held last night a.
West street chapel to take action relative to the
building of a new church in some eligible up
town locality. The meeting was well tended
Rev. Il. N0urse was elected moderator and
Joseph A. Williamson and William l.. Dunlop
secretaries After full discussion by Messrs.
Btall, Curtis, Ramsburg, Dunlop, Moore. and
others. IL was resolved, almost unanimously, to
Immediately undertake the work. The stimu-
lating motive to this prompt action on the part
OF the congreg cation was the hope entertained by
large number of its members that if their
pastor was to be assured that by the building
OF new church presbyterianism might have u
fair field in Georgetown, which il has not at
present, with an antlquated church at a remote
corner OF the town, he might be induced to with
draw his resignation. Being waited on by a
committee, he soon appeared, and stated that
this prompt and liberal action of the people
had led him to reverse his previous determine
ton OF leaving them. After the remarks OF the
pastor and the appointment OF several commit
tees TO carry out the project, the meeting, at a
late hour, adjourned.
addition to their boat house, 40 by % feet
which. when completed, will be used as a store
house for private boats belonging 10 members OF
the club. The addition will probably be finished
within ten days.
GRAIN-The canal boat Rudolph Herr has
arrived with 2, 200 bushels of wheat and 100 bar
rels of flour for VIM. III. Dougal. The canal
boat j. \. Thomas has arrived with I 900 bush
els of wheat and 2 800 bushels of corn for J. G.
Waters. The canal boat r. +. Wheeler, from
MerceTsville, Md, brings George Waters 3,47i
bushels OF wheat, and the steamer New York
from Philadelphia, brings 200 bushels, "tp
order" The sales of wheat yesterday were
] $40 bushels of strictly prime at sI.96, and 100
bushels at from s1.16 to S1.95. The sales TODAY
were 600 bushels of good at Sl.Ss, and 5ja
bushels at Sl.9O. j. q Waters sold 900 bushels
to- day at sl9l.
RECEIPTS OF LUMBER.-A schooner from
Salisbury, Nd, arrived last evening with
50C0o feet of yellow pine lumber for +. Pick
rell & Co.
ARRIVAL OF STHAMERs.-The steamer +. c.
Knight arrived to-day from New York, with
merchandise for District merchants. The
steam New York and COlumbia-the former
from Philadelphia and the latter from BaIti-
more-arrived at Hyde's wharf last night.
MISSING SCHoONER.-The schooner Zayla left
Portland, Maine, on the I'd ultimo, with a cargo
of potatoes and plaster, consigned to j. G..
Waters, Of this city, and has not been heard
from since. AS il is now one month since she left
port and it requires but from five to fourteen
days to make the passage, it is believed she is
lost. 1t is reported here that she was seen in a
field ct ice soon after leaving Portland, and the
probability is that she went down. 1t is barely
possible that she was crippled and put in at some
port Tor repairs.
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A l. E x A n DRIA

MARINE CAsUALTIEs.-Thes steamer Wander
bilt, on her way up from Aqua Creek, was run
into, about three O'Clock yesterday evening, OF
Washington, bound to Baltimore, and had her
forward gangway and gangway doors carried
away. The schooner lost her bOwsprit and had
to put back to this city for repairs. The schooner
Tennessee, which arr we'd up yesterday, encoun.
tered a squall on her last trip down the river.
off Sheridans Point, and had her foremost car
ried away.
FRESH FIsH.-The receipts of fish at Fish
town since Saturday have been p 900 herring,
600 shad and 200 punches OF rock and perch.
The herring sold at from Sl4 to S2l per thous-
and, the shad at from S23 to $31 per hundred.
the rock at from % to IL cents a bunch and
perch at from 8 to 20 cents per bunch. Numer-
Gus visitors were at FishtOwn yesterday, anon
them many persons from Washington, and the
place presented lively appearance during the
entire day.-GdZette, last erening.
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~ Blue eyed folks rarely have apop,exv.

~ Blue-eyed folks rarely have spoplexy.
~Victosia thinks no harm Of Sunday traye,
~ They have an ati.horse thief associations In
Michigan.
~Fifteen boys and one gun Is frequent
hunting scene in Iowa.
SEnglish Spectators are beginning 10 shin
paste diamonds to South Africa.
~ There is Q Mormon society of ffty man,
bers among the miners at Scranton, Penn.
go poem 5000 feet long was sent to a New
Orleans paper with request to publish.
@The Illinois Industrial University has 800
students, of whom forty-fOur are women.
~Every cat in Paris is to be taxed at the
rate OF about dollar and quarter per annum.
SThe Tyrone, Pa, Herald heads its col
umns with Grant and Anna Dickerson.
IAN irreverent Terre Haute reporter calls
church the Gospel dress parade"
~ Boston dame collected money for the s.
p. &. A, and bought Dolly Warden.
HAceording to the Chicago Post Tweed will
go 10 Saturn when he dies, so that he can Join
one Of the rings.
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AEE We TO Have CARNIVAL THIS YEAR?
meeting oil those who favor another carnival
IN this city was held yesterday at the Metropo-
Titan Bank. W. Thompson in the chair, and
con. chaiIma of a committee appointed some
weeks since to consider the feasibility of hold
ing this cele bration, reported that thew have
conferred with a number Of citizens relative to
TIE project, and md that large majority of
the PATRONS and subscribers to the last wears
carnival fund, and citizens generally, are deci-
Gedly favorable to its repetition during the last
week in May. They recommend that the
amount necessary 10 defray the expenses of the
affair, estimated at so 900, be raised BY SUBJ
scriPtion of the citizens generally. A resolution
was adopted that committee Of seven be ap-
pointed by the chair, whose duty il shall be to
make statement to the citizens OF the District
OF Columbia, to the effect that IL sum sufficient
last week IN May be subscribed, the carniva
committee will undertake the work OF arrang-
l,g grand celebration at the time specified,
Ihe SAID committee TO receive such subscription
anu itport the result Of their lsbors to met
ing CT TINS committee to be held on the 10th Nv
OF April, at O'Clock p. m. The chair appOirt-
cd AesSGs. j. W. Thomson H. q FAINT r
She pherd. y. W. Boteler, Il. l.. Hume III XII
Gontn anu VIM: Dickson as the committee. Mr..
ant was chosen treasurer OF the commirtee in
place OF the late VIM S. Huntington
TsE WASHINGTON CITY PResBYrEny will,
bod their regular spring meeting in the Assem-
b'y's church, commencing this evening at Z Y
'yter'an churches ia the District, together wish
the adjacent churches in Mary Wand and Viz sinia.
HUMAN HAIR, on account OF its great demand
Tor the present style of hair dress. is much in
CTeA>ing in price. We learn that Mr.. G.. Baum,
eur well known hOopskirt and corset manu- "a =
trT, 7. las of late made this badness a specially,
"id >eiis haiT at the lowest gold prices.
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aEREST OF ~ ALLEGED TlLr--APPER-
i-a,t hiGbt 'rctTs CTump and Rains vi the
nth precinct. made "A descent ON :. notoriors
den IN Majors Alley 10 quell disturbance
there. and among the inmates thew discovered
anu captured cO!oTed man named William
Warner. Who. a few night, since. n - aIiaaad
tapped the till OF baker shop on II street he.
tween 18th and j. streets, and cleaned II ont
lie was locked up iOr an Interview with Judge
Smell. -
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CITY MS.

New GooDs.-BOys Derby SHIFTS from $3.50
upward, and with Vests from SIS upward.
A fine assortment of Boys Blue Suits, hand
somely made especially for me, from Sl2 To SIS.
One Price Only. GEO. G. HRNNING,
No. 40 eth street \. W.
CoRNs, BUNIoNs, BAD NAILS, &C.-ThCus-
ahds are relieved at DIR. Whites establishment,
535 18th street, opposite United States Treasury
Washington, and North Charles street, Balti-
more.
THE NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK, n. Y. ave.
DIR. LEON, III / street, between 9Th and sth
streets, Consulting Physician for Ladies. See
Personals. If