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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

A New ERA IN HEALING. We live in
new era, one whose strides may be
compared with the old nursery tales of
"Jack and his seven league Boots.
Twenty years ago DR.. Arch'd Billing, a
devoted and distinguished laborer in the
medical profession, advocated bleeding,
and other weakening methods of treat
ment, which, il practiced to-day, would
entitle him to public censure, and per-
chance consign him to a lunatic asylum.
Happily for the present and rising gen.
Grafton such medication is thing of the
past, and we now labor on the side of the
sick man to battle for his life.
As trusty safeguard to all who are
exposed to unwholesome influences, OF
engaged in unhealthy occupations, we
can emphat cally say, take CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BITTERs they commend them.
selves as protection against disease
and the rest they give to the weary and
heavy laden. The good they have done
causes druggists to write: "It is their
great merit which sells them. In short
we find it necessary and convenient tc
keep a supply of an article, that every
intelligent person prefers, and ia place
of which no one is willing to accept q
substitute. Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

A WICKED DRINK. - Absinthe, the
most pernicious of stimulants, which is
consumed to an enormous extent in
France, and especially in Paris, was
almost unknown except as a medicinal
agent before the Algerian expedition un-
der the reign of Louis Philippe. In Oran
and Constantine fever made such sad
havoc in the ranks of the army, and the
doctors recommended the soldiers to mix
absinthe, which is the bitter extract of
wormwood, with their wine as a preser-
vative against miasmata in lieu of qui-
nine, which was too costly to be generally
distributed. During the whole of the
campaign the army drank this mixture,
and also mixed absinthe with their
brandy. The habit was retained by the
troops after their return to France, and
the lqYor now known as aSsinthe first
became a popular drink in Marseilles.
Thence it advanced slowly throughout
France, and has finally become the IA
vorite drink of the country, though its
effects upon the health, and especially
upon the brain, are of the most delete
rious character. In Cayenne, New Cal
edonia, and other French colonies, its
consumption is very great. There the
colonists drink it undiluted in excessive
quantities. and the consequence has been
frightful Increase in the rates of NOR
tality. AS means of sure and speedy
suicide, absinthe is scarcely excelled by
strychnine.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

CUPID's AMBUsCADEs.--The sly archer,
Love, shoots his arrows from many coigRs of
vantage, but it is doubtful il he delivers his
he9rt-taking shafts from any ambush with more
and folds and ringlets of superb head of hair.
Ladies who have not been favored by Nature
with this crowning charm of womanhood, can
readily and certainly increase the volume of
their hair and impart TO it a silken lustre by
using LYON KATHAIRoN as Il daily dressing
while those whom Providence has blessed with
a superabundancc of this "Glory" of the sex,
can preserve it, undimnished, in quantity and
undiminished in beauty to the latest period OF
life. There is a terminating principle in the
KATHAIRoN which literally compes the hair to
grow. 1t eXtirpates scurf, dandruf, and all ex.
foliations and excrescences of the scalp which
interfere with the rapid and healthy develop
ment OF the fibers.-Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

VENTILATION OF SHoPs.-I am well
aware ventilation has bothered the lead
ing architects of the kingdom, as witness
the experiments with the House of Com
mons and our law Courts. The simpler
the truth, the more likely is it to be
overlooked. ALI that, in fact, is neces-
sary to promote constant change of cir
culation is that the quarter toward
which the air sets in should be cooler
than that from which it is drawn. Thus,
let the sun beat ever so fercely on dra-
per's shop and be reflected with any
amount of intensity from opposite build
ings, or from asphalt or stone pavement,
provided that the air entering the door
can eventually find some escape upward,
where the cool air acts as magnet, there
will be that perpetual movement which
induces GOODNESS. But the point of es-
cape must be sheltered from the sun.
Many draper having extended his shop
to what was formerly a garden, and
raised skylight over the addition is sur
prised to find that the air in his shop
continues still and close. The secret is
that the sun still beats on his skylight
that the air behind is just as warm as
the air before, and there is neither action
nor reaction. In other cases where the
skylight is protected from the sun, there
is a continual procession of air, and, let
me add, there are few things cooler than
airin motion.-The WdrehOusemen d Dra-
Pers Trade Journal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
How to Measure Land.

Land can be measured with satisfact ory
accuracy for many purposes by pacing.
Five PAGES are equal to one lineal rod.
A man having long legs will usually
measure more than rod at five PAGES
while short legged man will be obliged
to step unhaturally long to measure rod
at five PAGES. The correct way is to
measure 16 1-2 feet on level ground, then
practice guaging the steps until one can
measure one rod at every five steps
Then one hundred steps or PAGES will be
equal to twenty rods. If plot of land
be two hundred PAGES long and fifty
PAGES wide, call every five PAGES a rod
multiply the rods in length by the num-
Der of rods in width, and divide the
product by l60, the square rods in an
acre. Thus 100 PAGES 20 rods, and sc
PAGES 10 rods, or 10 by 20, 200 square
rods, which divided by 160, IA acres.
A square acre is about POS feet'S 3-4
inches on every side.
In order to lay out strip of land
twice as long as the width the length
must be All feet inches, and the width
l04 feet inches.
Twenty feet front and 2l7S feet deep
one acre.
Twenty-Five feet front and 1732 feet
deep-one acre.
Thirty feet front and 1852 feet deep
one acre.
Thirty-three feet front and 1929 fee
deep-one acre.
Fifty feet front and S7l feet deep
one acre.
One hundred feet front and 435 fee
deep-one acre.
In one square acre there are 1856
superficial feet; GAO acres make on,
square mile; l60 acres equal a quarte
section. If plsw turns a furrow-slict
one foot wide, a team must travel abou
eight and one-third miles to plow on,
acre.
When rows of corn are three feet apar
and the horse shoe is drawn once between
every two, horse must travel l..
miles to finish every acre.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

HINDoo CAsTE.-The distinctions of
caste are a great obstacle to free, social
and friendly intercourse in India.
Among the wealthy it is frequent prac-
tice and work of great merit to give
dinners to Brahmins, but the person who
gives the dinner, if he is not Brahmin,
cannot eat with them or even be one of
their company without eating. His
presence in the company would pollute
all the food, and make it unfit for any
Brahmin to eat. He can only look from
some distance upon those who are feast
ing upon his liberality, and who will not
allow him at whose expense they are
eating-and he may be prince, toto
come near them, lest his presence should
pollute the food which they are eating.
But among those of the same caste, eat
ing together is strong bond of union.
Dinners are frequent, and are regarded
as evidence of good standing in the caste.
While man is under censure of his
caste, or any accusation of having viola
ted any of its rules, he is excluded from
all caste dinners and ceremonies, and this
IS felt to be great reproach and pun
! ishment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
A Remarkable, Suit.

Many people who have read Dickens
novel of Bleak House." and the pres
sure of chancery suits upon the minds
of people who sought to right their
wrongs through them, thought the pic
lures overdrawn, and yet Miss Elite, "
who never became discouraged after re-
peated defeats, and never faltered until
at last she had her case decided on the
"Day of Judgment" and Richard, WHO
sank into insanity and the grave were
hardly more pitiable victims of the fric-
ton and crosses that are incurred by lit
igation, than is George w. Purdy, of
Marlborough, N. Y, who for ten years
has been in the constant heat of legal
struggle. His suit has been with one of
his neighbors, Robert A. Kerr, who, in
1859, leased farm from Elisha Purdy
Georges father, for period of five years
with covenant to convey the property
if Kerr paid $4,000 and all arrearages
of rent at any time during the first three
years of the term. The next year Mr..
Purdy died, leaving a widow and five
children. Kerr purchased the interest
of two of the children in 1871, and in
1862, on the last day of the three years,
he offered to pay the other children and
tie widow all the back rents and their
share of the $4,000, at the same time
demanding deed. He did not have the
money and they refused to convey un-
less compelled to. Kerr then commenc-
ed suit, and it has run through all posi-
BILE forms and varieties, being decided
and the decision appealed from time and
again, the last and recent conclusion be-
ing refusal to compel conveyance.
The property has grown in value until
it now involves as much as 100000.
Purdy's brain has been so affected by
the long struggle, that last summer he
attempted to kill his mother and sisters
and was sent to the insane asylum, from
which he has Just been released.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
Nickuamed Miners.

The coal-miners of the Black Country
are fond of giving nicknames TO each
other. Such names as "Old Oss,"
"Straight HAIR" "Punch," "The Tur-
nip" "Snowy," ETC., are common, and,
what is very remarkable, these names
are so generally used, that the real names
are lost sight of. Many anecdotes might
be collected to show the great difficulty
of discovering person in the colleries
without being in possession OF his nick
name. We quote one, which may be
taken for what it is worth. "a respec-
table attorney, during his cle-kship, was
sent to serve some legal process on a man
whose name and address were given to
him with legal accuracy. He traversed
the village to which he had been directed
from end 10 end without success and
after spending many hours in the search,
was about to abandon it in despair, when
young woman who had witnessed his
labors kindly undertook to make inqui-
ries for him, and began to hail her friends
for that purpose. 'Oi say, Bull-ed, does
thee know a man named Adam Green =
The bull-head was shaken in sign of ig-
norance. 'Loy-a-bed, does thee p Lie
a-bed's opportunities of making acquain-
tance had been rather limited, and she
could not resolve the difficulty. Stumpy,
"a man with "a wooden 1eg) Cowshin,
Spindleshanks, Cockeye, and Pigtail
were severally invoked, but in vain; and
the querist fell into brown study, in
which she remained for fome time. At
length, however, her eyes suddenly
frightened and, slapping one of her
companions on the shoulder, she exclaim-
ed triumphantly, Dust my wig whsy,
he means my feytherp and then, turning
to the gentleman, she added, You should
ha' ax'd for Ould Blackbird p"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

THE HoosAC TUNNEL.-The progress
of the Hoosac tunnel during September
was rs follows: East end, 112 feet west
end, So feet; central shaft, l05; total,
301 feet. Total length opened to Octo-
Der east end 10,935 feet; central shaft,
east, 1888 feet; west, $50 feet west end,
S,29S feet; makinga total of 2O,SO9 feet
leaving 6G9 feet between the east end
and central shaft, and 1901 feet between
the west end and central shaft.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
UndeveIoped Vigor.

The feeble and dsbitated usually fancy they in
more hopeless condition than they really The
resources OF nature are easily exhausted. Even
when strength and appetite fail, when the eyes
heavy and lustreless the complexion pad the
tremulous, the body attenuated, and the mind de-
pressed there generally of latent power
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

Foul CELLARs.-In North Cambridge,
Mass, whole family of eight persons
was found to be prostrated by typhoid
fever with no one left to assist them OF
even to call in aid. The bottom of the
cellar was found to be covered to the
depth of several inches with slime and
filth, out of which the disease had sprung
and well nigh destroyed the people who
let it breed there. How many such eel
lars might be hunted up?
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

Fevers seldom make an attack without warn
ing, and may often be thrown of by soaking
the feet in warm water, wrapping up warm in
bed, and taking two or three of Parsons Purga-
tive Pllls.-Com.
Missionary, just returned, says he regards
Johnson's Auodyne Liniment as beyond all
price, and eficacious beyond any other medi-
cine. 1t is adapted to great variety of special
cases, and is the best pain killer in the world.
Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

The BRowSs AND BLAoKs produced by that sterling
preparation, CRIsTADoRo's EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE can
not DC excelled by Nature its tints challenge COM
defy detection.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
Heaven Designed the Juice

of the Horehound plant the Tar of the Balm of Gead
Tree and healing Honey. for the relief of irritated
lungs. Those three specifics combined in HALE'l
or Cold however violent, with unerring certainty
Pixies Toethache Drops cure Toothache in one min
ute. Sold bv all Druggists at IS cents.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

of DR.. WistGrs Balsdm Of Fld Cherry and by such
been cured of coughs colds bronchitis, throat
influenza, or consumption. The prudent will ALWAYS
koep this standard remedy by them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

Dooley's Yeast Powder is convenient, eco.
nomical and always reliable. No waste of food
prepared with it, as it is always of the best
quali.y.-COm.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

AS a remedy for Bronchial Affections and
Chronic diseases of the Lungs, nothing ever
before discovered equals DIR. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
IRON I'M THE BLOOD
MAKES The WEAK STRONG.

The PeTuUi0,e Syraip, q Protect
ed Solution of the PrOtOCide of
Iron, is so combined as to hare
the character of az 0IiDlent, as
easily digeSted dlsd assinlitated
aOith the blood as the simplest
food. 1t increases the quantity
of Natures OWn Titdlisia0
agent, Iron IN the blood, and
cures "d thousand u.s." simply
byTOning ap, MUigOrdting Gna
Pitatisi3ty the SYSTEM. The en-
Tiched dltd vit0Ii.ed blood per-
medtes' 'eUery part of the body,
repairing damages and aCdSte,
searching OHt morbid Secre-
tOnS, and tearing nothing for
disease to IeeH upOn.
This is the secret of the aUOn-
dertU success of this remedy in
curing Dyspepsia, Licer Conn
plant, DrOpSy, Chronic Diar-
4h9a, BOils, Nervous affections,
ChiIis and F'eDers, Hun,Ors,
Loss of Constitutional TigOr,
Diseases of the Kidneys and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
and all diseases originating ilI
a bad state of the blood, or ac-
cOMpdnied by debility or q IOiU
state of the system. Being free
from AtcOhOt. iil any form, its
energising effects are not fol-
tOioed by corresponding Teac-
ton, but are ornament, ilfit-
sing strength, UiDOr, and neiO
life into all parts of the system,
and building up an Iron Com
SfiflIfiOn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

FLAGo's INSTANT RELIRF-warranted to relieve all
Rheumatic Affections, Sprains, Neuralgia, etc. The
best the surest and the quickest remedy for all Bowel
Complaints: Reef guAranteed the money refunded.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

On a woman with red hair who wrote
poetry:
Unfortunate womnnl How sad is your lot!
Your ringlets are red but your poems are not.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

Write to CHARLES w. HAssLER, No.
z Wall St, N. Y. for copy Of his
Weekly Financial Report.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
700 As AoREs IN Sl,Io6 SMoIcE ,GRAzIsG and

y TNA ACHES IHU1CE GRAXIMG nnd
wv GRAIN FARMING LAND for sale, entire, or
in tracts of 100 to 300 situated in the hoar the
far-famed bluegrass region o Central Ohio, near three
independent trunk railroads and but six miles by good
free turnpike from hourishing county town holding
established monthly cattle sales two miles from village
post-oice, churches shops, etc. Farm has it ade-
high and healthy Eighty per cent. OF purchase money
can be dstrbTtGd u 1ysT term Of years For parcu
Co.. Ohio, or STOCK FARM Box 1884, Elizabeth, N J,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
A New Colony in Kansas |!
THE CONFESSIONS OF
A NERVOUS INVALID.

Published tor the benefit of young men and others
who suffer from Nervous Debility, oc supplying TnF
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

IHOtUgTHTIHIC CUDIhtt.
With this Cabinet every is enabled to photo
graph without extra expense, their own or friends
every description of Pictures Engrav-
ngs Stereoscopic Slides, Designs Ferns, Leaves Flow
etc. and affords endless, harmless and Instructive
amusement to every purchaser.
This Cabinet cont ins Printing Frame Negatives.
Gold, Silver Tonng and Fixing Baths Aibumen Paper,
Filters. Stirring Rod, etc. Also Full Instructions.
Price $780, Sent by mail paid receipt price,
by II. STONE & Co. Scranton, Pa
New-York tribune., 1872-09-10
THE MARKETS.
rc.retull, reported for TEE TR,susx.i

..r MoSpAI. Sept Q, len
AgUFS-Tbe receipts to-sY pkga Pots quot bus ann at
Ss 25dS Pearls are dGll and nominal
COTTON1h demand for Cotton the spot only ned rrs
market closes heavT sales of s bales 10"
OF ~ bales for export and 76 for consumption f
ward deiFee. declined d7l6e with fair nsaction Sales are az io
basis Of Low sedns; Sales saardsy after
October 40 at 9 100 10 9ec 200 a. kc November 5oo at
10 7i6c l5e December loo at l9c January g at D
At 2Oc all February go at tc 20o at 20 6e 500 at
% sisc 200 2c all o. C. March 0ost slte 900 az Se
Sales TO-DAY m-Sepember T al 1Otc
i0O al 2t and 100 at 20 6c ogethe no 2oc zoo at 10 isc
500 at ise 10 I5l6c 900 ie 100 at 10 i36e 100 st
iisc together 100 isc October 100 At 10 slsc ~; at sie
100 Al 10 Jl6c lge ls Bloc, 200 yie loo
ig i6e 300 At gte November 100 st 100 10 36c 200 at
lste 3i6c 700 at lec Deoerhe 2o at 10 Site. 200 at
ieic 100 al 10 6c Al lasc 400 at gtc January s at lSc
4Oo al 10 ilec 100 At lsc all February go at @ie 300
S6e 100 2oic 100 a. 20 eiec goo al Ae 100 a % S6e
an deP a. Msrh 2oie 800 at 20c o " c.. 100 94c
C. 200 Al 2Olc 20 6c 100 Of 20ic all o. o., total
New-York tribune., 1872-09-10
.ces OF active stocks sold ,o-iay:

Gold has been quiet with the preponderance OF bust
ils and 1i3i and late in the day lls There steadier
tone TO the London market, and matters there less
unsettled than last week. Foreign exchange is weak,
and further reduction in rates has followed the offer
ings of borrowed sterling The casIigold is difficult for
delivery, and much trouble is caused by the bank
refusing TO certify checks until coin certificates have
been deposited. AS much 332 and 5s4 OF per cent
bopas paid for the OF coin night The Assist
ant Treasurer redeemed In called bonds total Of
s,g,sa5OoO paying out $4,000 In coin interest the
public debt The days business at the Gold Exchange
Bank was follows Gold cleared. As sooOo gold bal
snces s2les625; currency balances, s2s $685. The fol-
New-York tribune., 1872-09-10
Q TO CLOSE OF BUSINESS
SALES FROM
MONDAY, Sept. 9-P. N.

The stock market has been irregular and
rather quiet today the excessive heat OF the day having
tendency TO limit transaction The recovery In prices
which was apparent the cloe OF the Exchange Ton
Saturday was lost lat the opening this morning when
Central touched 99i again Picinc Mail. 70l; Western
Union 7Oi and c. c. and l., 35t After 1.-THE early CALL
bowever the last named ASSUMED renewed strength and
the price was pushed rapily forward until S65
was reached. New-York Central followed in the
upward movement reaching par while Pacific Mail re-
covered to 7s 1T to be pntty well understood
An the street that majority Of the directors in this Com
pany have come to the conclusion nat the story Of the
burning of the America a hoax. Indeed. so much
doubt has been thrown upon the authenticity OF the
story that IA dispatch forwarded China to-day
with a view 10 aseertalnng the facts in the case. To
this dispatch an answer may be received tomorrow or
at latest next day II is alleged in he street with much
potiveness that the story of the oof life board the
America originated In this city. Awe shall have au-
thentic information the suhect in day or
two it is hardly necessary to detail the facts
arguments, and inferences which induce Intelligent
people 20 believe that the Story OF the loss
of the America is utterly without buudaticn In faetI
Western Union recovered to s Roc Island from 40 to
llO, Ohio and Mississippi from 4St al and North
West Common from 72I TO 73t. Ert opened at 4s. and
declined to Al in sympathy with thecoursc Of the stock
in London. Aside from the stocks already mentioned
the transactions were exceedingly snail and unattended
by any interesting feature, huctuang only to per
cent. Panama was steady at 1SIal8la New-Jersey
Central at IO3i dIO4, and Delaware Lackawanna aud
Western at par b., ii. and Erie sold at H. Miscella-
neous and coal shares dull Express stocks were
also quiet but Adams declined from 9i4 93t The fol-
lowing table shows the opening highest, lowest, and
closing prices of active stocks sold oIay