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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04
Where the Gold Goes.
el'sOi.

In the reign of Darius, gold was thir-
teen times more valuable, weight for
weight, than silver. In the time of
Plato it was twelve times more valuable.
In that of Julius Caesar gold was only
nine times more valuable, owing, per-
haps, to the enormous quantities Of gold
seized by him in his wars. 1t is nat
ural question to ask-what became of
the gold and silver?
A paper read before the Polytechnic
Association by DR.. Stephens, recently, is
calculated to meet this inquiry. He
says OF our annual gold product, fully
| fifteen per cent. is melted down for man
ufacture; thirty-fve per cent. goes to
Europe, twenty-five per cent. to Cuba /;
fifteen per cent. to Brazil five per cent.
to japan, China and the Indies; leaving
but five per cent. for circulation in this
country. Of that which goes to Cuba,
the West Indies and Brazil, fully fifty
per cent. finds its way to Europe where,
after deducting large percentage used
in manufacturing, four-tfths of the re-
mainder is exported to India.
Here the transit of the precious metal
is at an end Here the supply, however
vast is absorbed and never returns to
the civilized world. The Orientals con-
sumo but little, while their productions
have ever been in demand among the
Western nations. AS mere recipients,
these. nations have acquired the desire of
accumulation and boarding, a fashion
common alike to all classes, among the
Egyptians, Chinese and Persians.
A French economist says, in his opin-
ion, the former nation alone can hide
away $20e00,000 of gold and silver an
nually, and the present Emperor of Mo
rocco is reported as SO addicted to this
avaricious mania that he has filled sew
enteen large chambers with the precious
metals. yy This being the passion of
princes, it is not surprising that the same
spirit is shared by their subjects, and it
is in this prediction that we discover
the solution of the problem as to the .ul-
innate disposition of the precious met
ais. This absorption by the Eastern ma
tions has been uninterruptedly going on
since the most remote historical period.
According to Pliny, as much as $780,
100000 in gold was, in his day, annually
exported to the East. The balance of
trade in favor of those nations is now
given as $S0,000,000. #'r -.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04

knew you'll You're the man that came
down to Huckleberryville and opened a
BARRIERS shop, and bbom,ded to Miss
Pratt's, and ran oifo@thont paying your
board. You're a fine count, 1 YUM"
."Oh, aunt" CALCULATED the young la
dies in a breath. "How can you tell
such awful stories Z" 0b -!
s'Look at him, if you don't believe it,
said Aunt Mehitable. ~ pr.
Thus adjured, they looked, and per-
ceived that the count had changed color,
and looked very much confused. ~.
"Excuse me, ladies'" he said Il feel
little faint. ] never was so insulted In
my life" ob r1s &.
He seized his hat, and bolted out OF
the room, and never reappeared, thus
confirming Aunt Mehitable's charge.
The young ladies both lived to be mar
ried respectfully, though neither became
countess; and in after ;fe they felt
grateful to Aunt Mehitable for her visit,
though at first their feelings were quite
the reverse.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04
An Odd Proposal of Marriage,

Pitts is sharp business man; and,
when Pitts goes into store to trade, he
always gets the lowest cash price, and
then says
"Well, I'll look about, and if l don't
find anything that suits better, I'll call
and take this" H' ae .#..
Now, quite lately, Pitts said to him
self, I'm getting rather along in years,
and guess I'll get married" His bust
ness qualities won't let him "wait -
SO off he travels, and calling upon lady
friend, opened the conversation by re-
marking that he would like to know
what she thought about his getting mar
ried. fTrus- r..I Els
"Oh, r Mr., Pitts, l am not so very
greatly interested, and prefer to leave
it with yourself S .. .r-.
I -'cBut," says Pitts, youare interested !;
and, my dear girl, will you marry me p
The young lady blushed very red, hes
itated and, finally, as Pitts was very
well-to-do in the world, and morally
and financially of good standing in So
ciety, she accepted him; whereupon the
matter-of-fact Pitts responded,
"Well, well, I'll look about and if 1
don't find anybody that suits me better
than you, I'll come back"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04
Leap Year.

1t is remarkable how the ladies keen
leap-year here, says New Orleans cor
respondent. The usual form is gone
through with on the streets as well as
in the parlor. On Saturday 1 attended
the matinee at the new Varieties Thea
tire, and was much amused with the wit
ty freaks of the ladies. Several who had
invited gentlemen to accompany them
stepped up to the ticket office, purchased
tickets, offered their arm to their COM
pany, and seated them in their proper
places. The performance over, the lady
again offered her arm, and, after prom
enade along Canal Street, the usual
courtesy would be extended by the lady
paying the fare in the street cars. The
other evening, in one of the Baronne
Street cars, just about the time there is a
great rush and the cars crowded, an
elderly gentleman entered the car.
Every seat was occupied, and, as he
turned to leave, lady left her seat, and
taking the venerable gentleman by the
arm, said, in low, sweet voice, PRAY,
be seated, sir: take my place." AS he
was about to decline, she said, " No, sir
l insist upon your taking it. This is
leap-year, you know" This little action
caused many compliment to pass from
the lips of the male passengers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04
Ladies' Leap.Year Privileges.

According to time-honored legend
the ladies have been accorded certain
privileges and prerogatiyes during leap
year which they are supposed not to en-
Joy every year. They do not always, of
course, avail themselves of these liber-
ties, but they all know what their rights
are, and do not fail to mention them
even when they do not claim them.
They hold them in reserve as sort of
menace of what they could do if they
chose. ar.f'
In our searches the other day through
the musty records of the past we found
a privilege accorded the ladies which
perhaps all do not know. The young
ladies may be interested in knowing that
the privilege of popping the question"
is not the only one leap-year accords to
them, but there is a penalty attached to
refusals. --- -4---- .-... r.---r
If in the course of the present year, a
young lady should so tar forget herself
as to suggest unioiI between herself and
"a bachelor acquaintance, who should be
uncivil enough to decline her proposals,
she could thereupon demand of him the
gift of new silk dress. But to claim
this dress with propriety she must, at
the time of asking, be the wearer of a
scarlet petticoat, the lower portion of
which she must exhibit to the gentle
man, who, by the law of leap-year, is
compelled to present the lady with a
dress that shall cover the petticoat and
assuage her dIspleasure at the rejection
of her proposals. ff.s %
This may be the reason why scarlet
skirts are being worn SO much within
the last few days, and perhaps we may
infer that the ladies propose to insist on
their rights and infict the penalties pre-
scribed by the law ge.1aij .gg,
These penalties are somewhat expen-
sive, and we advise any gentleman who
believes he is selected as any lady's VIC
tim, to give her wide berth, and make
it convenient to disappear around the
nearest corner when he sees her ep-
Iproaching, o5 O9ot sTFC
Bachelors will have to fight shy this
year.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04
Every Mind Has Its Special Capacity

| am of the opinion that every mind
that comes into the world has its own
speciality--is different from every other
mind that each of you brings into the
world certain bias, disposition to at
tempt something Of its own, something
your own-an aim little different from
that of any of your companions and
that every young man and every young
woman is a failure SO long rs each does
not find what is his or her own bias
that just so long as you are influenced
by those around you, SO long as you are
attempting to do those things which
you see others do well instead of doing
that thing which you can do well, you
are SO far wrong, SO far failing of your
own right mark. Everybody sees the
difference in children. They very early
discover their tastes. One has taste
for going abroad, another for staying at
home one for books, another for games;
one wishes to hear stories, another wants
to see things done; one is fond of draw
ing the other cannot draw at all, but he
can make machine. This difference, as
you advance, becomes more pronounced.
You are more distinct in your concep-
ton of what you can do--more decided
in avoiding things which you cannot
and do not wish to do. Now, 1 conceive
that success is in finding what it is that
you yourself really want, and pursuing
it; freeing yourself from all importun-
tiles of your friends to do something
which they like, and insisting upon that
thing which you like and can do.-Em-
eISOh.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04

A correspondent of the Chicago Tr;-
bune states that the poison from the bite
\ of a mad dog can be eliminated from
the system by vapor baths, He quotes
from an article printed in a Paris medi-
cal journal by DR.. Bulsson, celebrated
French surgeon, who says: "If the dis
order has declared itself, / prescribe a
single bath, and leave the patient in un-
til cure is effected, Hydrophobia may
last three days. Experience has proved
to me that cure is certain on the first
day of the outbreak, on the second day,
doubtful and on the third, hopeless, ON
account of the difficulty of conveying the
patient to the bath and keeping him in.
And as hydrophobia never breaks out
before the seventh day, there is time to
perform long journey to obtain bath,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04
THE STORI-TELLER.
AUNT MEHITABLE'S VISIT.
BY CAROLINE L. PRESTON.

Good gracious, if there isn't Aunt
Mehitable.' exclaimed Miss Elizabeth
Coverly looking out of the drawing
room window at an old-fashioned woman
who was descending from a cab, with &
bandboX in each hand
els it possible!" calculated her sister
Sarah, in equal dismay. "She couldn't
have come at worse time"
"True enough. What if the count
should see her Z"
I" We must try to keep her out of the
way"
"If we only could. But you know
what an inquisitive mind Aunt Mehita-
BILE has. She wants to know everything
and everybody, and you may depend
upon it she won't be kept in the back
ground"
"At any rate we must try what we
can do. 1t won't do for the count to
know that we have such vulgar rela-
tions."
mo. indeed, what would he think of
us? Now, he considers us fashionable,
and CONNIE il tdut, and allied to the high
est aristocracy. 1t would be frightful
to have him suspect that there was any
relationship between us and Aunt Me-
hitable."
While the above conversation was 60
ing on, Aunt Mehitable, after an ener-
getic dispute with the cab-driver, whom
she defrauded of a part of his fare, de-
claring that it was scandalously high,
had got into the hall. Her two nieces
went out to meet her with forced smiles
which covered very little real cordiality,
as may be judged from the conversation
which had already taken place.
"How-dy-do, Betsy z" said Aunt Me-
hitable to her eldest niece.
"My name is not Betsy" said Miss
Elizabeth, rather sharply. "Why will
you call me so, aunt!"
What's the difference between Eliza
beth and Betsy, I'd like to know? In
my young days they were always the
same"
We'll they're not now, at any rate"
and how do you do, Sally Z" asked
the aunt, turning to the younger niece.
Sally. Horrors, aunt, what makes
you call me by such frightful name 2"
"Hoity, toity Sally's as good as
Sarah" -.
"Well, as my name is not Sally, l
don't want to be called So"
"Well, well, here's pride" calculated
the old lady. Il don't think much of
gals who amt willin' to be called by
good Christian Names"
They're not Christian names, aunt.
They are heathen." --.....
I'm ashamed on ye both. Bat can't
ye give me cheer, either on ye? I'm
Almost tuckered out. It's kind of hard
to travel at my time of life. 1 suppose
ou'reawondelin' what brings me here
so sudden like! -..
Why, yes, aunt; you generally write
to tell us you're coming" elr..
. swell, you see your cousin Jerusha's
agoin' to be married soon, and want to
give her2six silver spoons to set her out
| want to- get her some good ones while
Pm about it, so l came up to the city.
Kind o took We by surprise, didn't l z" /
. q Yes, aunt we were not expecting
you" - ...t-.
-" !" Well, kind o like to surprise peo--
pie now and then. But I'm Almost fam
ished. i didn't eat nothin' before start
ed. Hain't ye got some doughnuts, or
semethin' that could eat!"
I'VE have no doughnuts, but if you'll
come up into the sitting-room, we'll send
for some cake and wine"
why, Betsy Coverly ,ain't you asham-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04

Vi all the bonny buds that blow
In bright or cloudy weather,
OF all the flowers that come and'go
The whole twelve moons together,
This little purple pansy brings
Thoughts of the sweetest, saddest things.
/ had little lover once,
Who used to give me posies
His eyes were blue as hyacinths,
His lips were red as roses,
And everybody loved to praise
His pretty looks and winsome ways.
The girls that went to school with me
Made little jealous speeches,
Because he brought me- loyalty.
His biggest plums AMI peaches,
And always at the door would wait
To carry home my books ahd slate.
"They couldn't see"-with pout and fling
The mighty fascination
About that little snub-nosed thing
To win such admiration;
As if there weren't dozen girls
With nicer eyes and longer curls %
And this l knew as well as they
And never could see clearly
Why more than Marion or May
should be loved so dearly.
So once asked him, why was this?
He only answered with kiss.
Until teased him" Tell me why
Iwant to know the reason"
When from the garden bed close by.
trhe pansies were In seasonJ
lie plucked and gave q flower to me,
anA, -.
THE garden is in bloom" he said,
with lilies pale and slender,
With roses and verbenas red,
And fuchsias' purple splendor;
But over and above the rest,
This little hearts ease suits me best"
Am Iyour little hoarts-ease, them"
asked with blushing pleasure;
He answered yes and yes again
Hearts-ease, and dearest treasure;
That the round world and all the sea
Held nothing half so sweet as mel
listened with proud delight
Too rare for words to capture,
Nor ever dreamed what sudden blight
Would come to chill my rapture.
Could foresee the tender bloom
Of pansies round little tomby
LIE holds some stern experience,
As most of us discover,
And I've had other losses since
lost my little lover
But still this purple pansy brings
Thoughts of the saddest, sweetest things
The Aldt'
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04

PRovERBs.-Waste nothing neither
time, money nor talent. se5t
Always tell the truth ysu will find
easier than lying. 80 80
He who gives a trife meanly is far
meaner than the tritie. 80
A heart full of grace is better than a
heart full of notions. 49,
Men looking at the faults of women
should shut their eyes. loamsU 80 I
If we seize too hastily, we have to drop
as hastily. nn 6lg a01 Z
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04

Tho Supreme Court of Illinois having
refused to grant the application of Anna
M. Huletts, the female aspirant for legal
practice, the lady intends to lecture
about it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-04-04

Mason City, ILL.,, is so healthy that it
offers its cemetery for sale,
Arizona citizen., 1872-01-27
Indians Moving.

MT. Gates, Station keeper at Cien- ega, reports that on the 18th about fifty mounted Indians crossed the road on the east side of the Station, going northward; and also on the 21st, five more mounted ones going north crossed near O'Reilley's new station about fifteen miles east of Tucson. The mail driver also reports seeing, on the 18th, Indian camp fires on the lower road on the Cienega, and that he would not drive that route soon again.
 The eastern mail Is being carried of late with much regularity and des- patch, but we shall not be surprised at any time to hear of the usual slaughter of carriers and destruction cf mails eastward. Every year for a long time, the Apaches have killed drivers, destroyed horses, carriages and mails, and their recent indulgences and pettings will not deter them from repeating the infamous work.
 Since writing the above, we are as- sured by several we'll informed par ties that the Indians have all left Me- Dowell. They are swarming over the San Pedro Valley, and have sever al times been seen driving stolen stock towards their lovely Whitman s bosom. The 10th of February is con- ing, and so are the troops coming and eager to teach the devils that they are not bosses of everything and body. Only this week, band of the thieves crossed the road east of here with a lot of cattle going towards Grant. They had good breech-loading guns and met station keeper on the road from this town. They ordered him to halt until they got their stolen stock safely away. Suppose the owner of that stock had been the station keeper, would he have dared to retake his own property? He might have dared to do it, but would have lost his life in the attempt.
Arizona citizen., 1872-01-27
The Texas Pacific.

The San Diego Union published the following dispatch from San Fran of date January 13:
 You may be assured that the differ ences among the managers of the Texas Pacific Railroad have been satisfactorily arranged.
 MT. Marshall o. Roberts will retire from the Presidency of the Company, and Col. Thomas A. Scott and his CO., laborers will have control of the enter prise.
 The gauge of the road will be three feet.
 The necessary legislation in Texas has been promised, and is regarded as sure. Work will be commenced im- mediately thereafter, and will be pushed with great energy.
Arizona citizen., 1872-01-27
Territorial Finances.

A supplemental report of the Terri torial Treasurer, given this week in THE CITIZEN, shows still more gratifying exhibit than the one re- gently published The comfortable balance of $6,713 S7 is shown on the 2Oth instant. How much more is yet due, we are unable to say, but evi- dently more than will defray the cur rent expenses up to January l, 1873.
Arizona citizen., 1872-01-27
t@. Abolition of the Grand Jury.

Senator De Haven has prepared an amendment to the Constitution of the State, which will abolish the Grand Jury system. We trust that this amendment will receive so large vote in its passage by this Legislature as to indicate to the next Assembly-two years hence-the desire of the people for its final adoption. Grand Juries were instituted when the course of justice required that there should be a barrier between the sovereign and the people, that no subject might unjustly be put in peril by an unwarranta ble trial Such reasons no longer exist, and the Grand Jury now Is much more likely to be made an engine of oppres- sion than a conservator of right. It Is a relic of barbarism, and as such should be dispensed with $. F.. Chronicle, January 6.
Arizona citizen., 1872-01-27

THE retirement of Marshall O. Roberts from the Texas Pacific Rail way Company, and the full manage ment passing to the hands of Colonel Thomas A. Scott and his associates, are facts encouraging to all residents along-and honestly interested parties in-the line. The new management builds and operates roads as busi- ness, and the old make more of busi- ness in organizing for Wall Street manipulations. Roberts got certain amount of stock on a promise to push actual operations without delay; he got the stock and delayed upon one and another pretense, with probably the true one not made public. The change Is @ subject of congratulation, especially in Arizona. It places the franchise in able, willing and ex- perienced hands, and that fifty miles will be constructed from either end within year from next March, there is good reason to believe. The serious impediments on the Union and Kansas Pacific roads this Winter, will be great to shove the work along
Arizona citizen., 1872-01-27
The Unmitigated scoundrel,s Case.


 The Territory vs. Isaac Lyon was the title of cause dismissed in Yuma county about the first of November in 1871, by motion of c. W. c. Powell, District Attorney for said county, who was acting under an appointment by the Board of Supervisors. As we referred to it incidentally last week, it would hardly be just to Powell not to be more explicit. Isaac Lyon had assaulted two persons with deadly weapon, wounded both, one of whom will probably be a cripple for life. His case was examined, and he was held to answer to the Grand Jury. He was guilty of felony-if anything, an offence that cannot be compro- missed except by fraud or clear mis- conception of duty. We regret to say that Rowell compromised this case, and that before the Grand Jury had an opportunity to examine into it; and we further regret that the compromise cannot be excused wholly on the ground. that Powell is a fool, for in this case his villiany clearly predom- mated, and before procuring an order of court for Lyons dismissal, he took the precaution to secure the accused mans note payable to himself in the sum of $45O
 The scoundrel admits he took the note, but claims the case could be properly compromised. Competent lawyers say it could not be legally compromised, and common sense and honesty lead to the same conclusion. Powell further says, as we are in formed, that the note IS for the benefit of the parties injured by Lyon, and that it was made payable to himself merely so that it would surely be col lected, Sc. Here is where the i'm mense fool is developed. Did ever mortal man of sense enough to stay out of the fire, make such an excuse for crime?
 In this case. the scoundrel defeated justice, and swindled Lyon by leaving him liable to be indicted by the next Grand Jury, yet he gave his note under the impression that he would be le- gally clear, and has since been in formed of his true condition. Rowell, if you were not so impregnated with the fool, you would stand head as scoundrel.
Arizona citizen., 1872-01-27

BY GENERAL ORDERS No. 4, the Northern and Southern Disbursing Districts, established by. virtue of General Orders No. 13, from Head quarters, August p, 1870, are dis continued
 The chief Quartermaster and Chief Commissary of Subsistence, will give necessary instructions for the disposi- tion of the funds belonging to their respective Departments.
Arizona citizen., 1872-01-27
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