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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-12-30
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21

MEDICAL MANIAos. There are num-
bers of medical men so welded to the
old formulas, that all changes seem to
them like innovations. These medical
maniacs are, fortunately, incapable of
much mischief in this practical age.
While the VINEGAR BITTERs are curing
Indigestion, Nervous Debility, Consti-
patton, and countless other diseases
that defy the remedies of the pharma-
copeia, it is impossible to thrust down
the throats of intelligent invalids
"heroic doses of mineral poison, OF
to persuade them to take adulterated
alcohol, impregnated with cheap astrin-
gents, as healing balm " or " bal
samic preparation. VINEGAR BITTERs
a pure botanical tonic, and Alternative
guiltless of the curse of distilled or fer
mented liquor, is actually accomplish
ing what the mineral and alcoholic cure
mongers have so necessarily promised
but have never yet performed. Under
these circumstances it is no woRdel
that this medicine has taken precedence
of all those burning fluids mis-callet
! tonics.-COnl. .s"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
A Luxurious COnyeyanCe.

The travelling train of the Empress of
Russia is, perhaps, the most complete
and luxurious in the world, and it is, in
deed, house upon wheels. 1t consists
of eight saloon carriages and offices,
connected by covered passages, and is
divided into dining and drawing-rooms,
bedrooms and kitchens. The dining
room has large oval windows, which
give uninterrupted views over the cOun-
try through which the train passes; the
drawing-room is aa elegant apartment,
prettily furnished, and the bedrooms
might be those of comfortable house.
The beds are, seemingly, of the ordinary
kind, but are in reality hammocks,
which enable their occupants to sleep
without sustaining any annoyance from
the vibration of the train. OF course
such an establishment would not be
complete without servants, and to the
train are attached domestics of all kinds,
from buffers to engine-drivers and port
ers. To the train, however, is attached
sad souvenir; it formerly belonged to
Napoleon III, and was used by him for
his Lyons journeys, though it would be
difficult to recognize it as the same, SC
completely has it been reconstructed
and improved.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
FIOra Temple.

Flora Temple was O little bay mare,
not above fourteen and half hands
high, of. thoroughbred form, and
quick and nervous way OF gong. she
had a natty look, and with her bob-tail,
was the beau ideal of the young bloods
of New York twenty-five years ago. She
was foaled in 1916, near Utica, New
York, and her sire is said to have been
One Eyed Hunter, q son OF Kentucky
Hunter.
When four years old she was sold for
thirteen dollars, and again for sixty
eight dollars, and ultimately she was
brought to New York, where she was
driven on the suburban roads. She soon
became known as fast little mare, and
in the summer of 1850 she trotted her
first race, q half mile, on the old Red
House Track. In the fall of the same
year she trotted with Delaware. Maid,
Napoleon, Whitehall, and Hiram, beat
ing them in three straight heats, the
best of which was done in 2m. and 49s.
In 1852 she trotted in 2m. and 42s. and
in 1858, in Pm. 81 las. Her races With
Highland Maid took place in 1858
Highland Maid was bred in Orange
county, New York. She was OF the
purest Messenger blood, powerfully
made, and great strider. There is no
doubt but that at this time she had moro
speed than Flora, but she was not fully
matured, and Flora pushed her so hard
as seriously to iniure her. In one OF
her races with Flora, she trotted I'm.
27s., which, at that time, was the fastest
mile which had ever been trotted in har-
ness. Lady Suffolk s great performance
of 2m. 26s. having been done undersad-
die. A horse is held by the best judges
to be able to trot under saddle three
seconds faster than in harness-that is,
harnessed to sulky-and six seconds
faster than when harnessed TO wagon.
Flora Temple trotted many races before
she came to the top of her speed. She
began the season of 1859 by beating
Ethan Allen in 2ln. 25s. Her races with
Princess followed. Princess was avery
beautiful trotter She was bred in New
Hampshire; but had been in California,
where she had trotted ten miles to wagon
in 29m. 10 lbs. She was the toughest
antagonist which Flora ever met. She
beat Flora race of two-mile heats; but
in the following race of mile-heats,
L loid oed0 lleI Ill tuo uhPiI ai0lOu ollIe
of 2m. % 1-2s., On. OBS, and 2m. 23 1-2s.
The two mares then made tour togeth
er, trotting at Saratoga, Boston, Phila
delphia, Baltimore, Chicago, and on the
18th of October at Kalamazoo, Mich. Il
was in the race at this last named place
thet Flora made her greatest mark, trot
ting the last heat in Pm. 10 ,3-4s. 1t was
the elimination of a long and brillian
career. Flora Temple became hencefortl
an object of public interest She wa'
now fifteen years 4old, and had trottet
upwards of Fifty races. After this, sh'
trotted with George NJ. Patchen, Medo
or John Morgan, and Ethan Allen ant
running mate. In the last race whicl
she trotted, she exhibited all the un
rivalled powers of her prime. She wa
withdrawn from the turf.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
49,, M. Noed Wben Populated.

Appetite and digestion languish at this season.
At the very time when the body most nc eds reno
vation and support, the stomach, its commissariat
dep ,rtment, Is apt TO prove delinquent Under
such circums stances the necessity for wholesome
stimuIant tonic and corrective is sefevident, and
consequently the einsnd for that peerless combi-
nation Of the three requirei elements Bostetter's
stomach Btttsrs,is never more urgent than at
m midsummer. .. i
'Iti truo that few medical hi0ots-fossils lett
Overt from the dark ages-recommend violent pur-
CATION and water Cruel as cure for indigestion
and SITS accompanying ills but they make few
pro selytes. The majority Of the community are
sane and all pee pie are aware that pure and
powerful vegetable tonic with Alternative proper.
Ties like Hnstetter's Bttters is the only cure for
dyspepsia, biliousness constipation, neI vousness
and the +" conse eduent tial damages" thay infic'.
The hu ~ ON Intellect, uuless hoptlessly diseased
or earppiousiy humbugged, declines to astonish
the weakened human stomach with fierce cathar-
tics that, rushing like an avalAnche through the
tntestines threaten TO take the inner membrane
Nth them. To use n signif ant catch. phpase the
observation-disclosures methods of treatment
are " played tutn .,-, ...
IT'S clintlv understood that medicated stmu-
liant essential to the renovation of an exhausted
frame ana that you cannot strengthen man ~
woman by dosing them with prostrating prepara
tions. Th's is an era II common sense, ana con
mon sense apprnves OF Fl stetter's Bittefs as tine
best article etant for invi soraing egnlating nnr
pnison in the air we breathe, or the water we
diuE
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
The Tale OF n Barrel.

An incident worth recording hap
pened in restaurantin in st. Louis day
or two ago.; Connected with the press
of that city is a young man who spent
the years '67, '6S, and part of '69 along
the line of the Union Pacific Railroad,
then in process of construction. On
the morning in question the newspaper
attdche went into the restaurant and
sat down at table. ViS-a-giS sat an
other young man, who presently accos-
ted the newspaper man
Mister, it strikes me have seen
you before"
"Quite likely" was the response.
"Weren't you at Cheyenne in the
spring of esp"
eyes"
"Didn't you and Chance H help
O fellow down off barrel that was set
up on end under tree, one night ?"
This was the introduction. 1t re-
newed an acquaintance that was begun
by the saving of life, when its owner
was pinioned, rope about his neck,
with the other end tied to the limb of a
tree, while savage and unrelenting
committee of safety" stood waiting
iOl uiiC bulltl Oh blS DOOI WIGJCD
stood to be kicked from under him.
The doomed man was a gambler, but he
was quiet, peaceable fellow who harmed
no one. One night he had won sum OF
money from man who belonged to the
committee of safety, and the latter at
tempted to make him give it back. In the
affair which ensued vacancy was made
in the committee. This was what
had brought A into the presence oI
death there under the tree. The two
men had gone among the mob, and by
enteaty and expostulation had succeeded
in getting the poor fellows sudden sen.
tence " commuted," on condition that
he should leave the town in thirty min
utes. They took him down off the bar.
rel, united the rope from his neck, and
Cheyenne saw him no more. After five
years he and one of the preservers o.
his life met thus by odd chance. 1t i:
well enough to add that the life was
saved to some purpose, for the man who
'stood upon the barrel" is now tht
trusted agent of mining company il
Montana, and is in all respects usefu
citizen. 1t was close shave.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
A Beautiful Flower,

A lady in Nevada city has a botanical
curiosity in the shape of night-bloom
ing-cactus. The plant IS round, and
about six inches in diameter. Once a
week it blooms, stem being thrown
out from the body of the cactus about
eight incheslong. upon the top of which
is a beautiful white flower, the size OF
the top of an ordinary teacup, the aroma
from which fills the whole house. The
flower begins to unfold itself about
seven o'clock in the evening, at nine
o'clock is in full bloom, and remains sc
until six o'clock in the morning, when
it begins to close up, and by noon has
entirely disappeared. The flower upor
it's stem only blooms once, and but one
stem is thrown out at time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
Making Raisins.

For making raisins in California, says
a late writer, they wait until the grape
is fully ripe, and then carefully cut Cf1
the lunches and lay them either on a
hard clay foor, formed in the open air,
or on brown paper laid between the
vine rows. They do not trim out poor
grapes from the punches; because, as
they assert, there are none; but sus-
pect this will have to be done for the
very finest raisins, such as would tempt
a reluctant buyer The punches require
from IS TO "a days of exposure in the
sun to be cured. During that time they
are gently turned from time to time,
and such as are earliest cured are at
once removed to raisin-house. This
is fitted with shelves, on which the
raisins are laid about foot thick, and
here they are allowed to sweat little.
If they sweat too much the sugar can
dies ON the outside, and this deterior-
ates the quality of the raisin. 1t is an
object to keep the bloom on the berries.
They are kept in the raisin- house, 1 be-
lieve, five or six weeks, when they are
dry enough to box. 1t is as yet Gus.
tomary to put them in 25-pound boxes,
| but no doubt, as more experience is
| gained, farmers will contrive other par.
GELS. Chinese do all the work in raisin,
making, and are paid 81 a day, they
supplying themselves with food. There
is no rain during the raisin-making
season, and consequently the whole
outdoor work may be done safely as
well as cheaply.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
Flight of a Carrier.PigeOn,

Alarge throngof spectators gatheredin in
New York recently, to witness what, in
that city, is yet anovel sight--the fight
of a carrier-pigeon. The bird which
amused and edited so large number
of persons was the rather famous
"Ariel," a native of Belgium and de-
scendant from the best breed of Ant
werp carriers He has won several prizes
in flying matches, once having earned
$4,000 for his owner by beating 800 con-
testapts in q match flight from London
to Brussels. He was purchased in 1870
by o. S. Hubbell, Philadelphia natu-
ralist, and placed on the new owners
farm at River Cliff, Conn. Unusual in
terest is taken in this bird, owing to the
fact that he is to be the leader of the
brood of carrier-pigeons which Protes-
sor Wise proposes to take with him on
his contemplated balloon voyage across
the Atlantic.
A few minutes after three o'clock the
pigeon was taken out from the cage in
which he had been confined for several
days. The gentleman who was to fly
him stroked his sleek plumage caress-
iigly few moments, while the bird
moved its head from side to side as if
conscious that it was to be set loose.
The keeper, who was standing in a win
dow of the upper story of the large
building, then gave the bird a toss up
in the air, and "Ariel" was off, His
long, slender, slate e-colored wings were
spread, and he Immediately shot away
over the housetops on the east side OF
Union square. After flying few hun.
dred yards he turned and scared away
in the direction of Long Island Sound.
The bird is now resting at its home al
River Cliff, near Stratford, Conn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
Buffalo Hunting.

From the shelves of the modern Ii
brary, says the Chicago Tribune, ideas
have been gathered respecting the kill
ing OF Buffalo that are totally at vari-
ance with the facts. The hunter, a SYM
metrical being, generally in loose.cut
undressed deer-skin leggings and tunic,
adorned with dried uuills, and fringed.
leaps on his painting steed, and cbases
the bison many long mile and, at a
convenient distance, with his strong
right arm, throws the sinuous lasso,
bringing the monster to earth in the
midst of its wild career Calmly he
takes unerring aim with his goodly
backwoods rifle, and lodges the 1eaden
messenger of death straight in the brain
OF the lassoed brute. Leaping lightly
from his steed, the hunter then advances
cautiously, knife in hand and the BIZ
sons heart has scarcely ceased to beat
ere the luscious steak is on the glowing
coal. And so forth and so on, until the
remaining meat has been hung up on n
tree or buried, to be come for at another
time, and the animal duly fiayed and
its skin set out to dry in the sun. For
gilt-edged young gentleman fond of
romance, who had the good luck to find
terrified bounding bison out all alone,
with his hoofs and horns safely locked
up at home, and his teeth in his waist
coat pocket, that library picture will do
well enough but the reality is some
times grim affair. The bison run in
herds of from two to four thousand
head, and when they are alarmed, scam
per off, and when they scamper off, God
help the hunter or score of hunters who
are luckless enough to stand in their
way. A hundred hunters would be
swept off the earth into atoms as certain
ly as though they were to oppose with
their bodies locomotive engine. The
bold hunters do not chase the bison in
that way. They have learned wisdom
and tricks since they shot bison for the
Eastern markets. They adopt all kinds
of stratagem, the most successful of
which is the digging of little pits, OIL
hiding in natural holes where the buf.
falo are sure to pass. Here: they wait
many weary hours before the herd
takes up such q position that they car
be safely scared from the rear, with the
certainty of advancing in direction OF
the hunters. Once scared, they vii
come tearing on like the wind, and the
hunter can pop at them in front from
out of the pits, while those in the real
pop at them behind and on the sides
from their saddles. A bison will always
jump hole, but if he turns, and shows
| fight, most hunters prefer not to abide
the issue. 1t is risky business, ant
only tit for Indians and whites of tn,
most unsettled habits.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
A Singular Marriage Scene.

A singular scene was presented at
Mr.. Surgeons Tabernacle on Teusday
se'en-night. Lord Radstock had prom
ised to conduct the marriage of gen.
tleman named Barnardo, who for sever
al years has been known in London as
the founder of homes for poor boys,
and great supporter of ragged schools.
To celebrate the marriage large num-
ber of poor people from Stepney had
been sent by the bridegroom the rag
ged school-boys' band posted itself on
the steps of the edifce; while choir
of working lads, all gayly decorated
with rosettes, took their places inside
the chapel, and sang selection Of
pieces. By eleven o'clock the large
chapel was getting tolerably full OF
spectators, and meanwhile the bride
groom had arrived, and, accompanied
by his friends, had seated themselves
on the raised platform in the front of
the pulpit. Still the bride came not,
though half-past eleven had struck, and
quarter to twelve had been sounded,
everybody fearing. meanwhile, that the
delay would render the marriage impos-
sible for that day at least, when the Ia
dy appeared, and the registrar, with
commendable celerity, hastened to get
through the legal portion of the con.
tract, and to obtain the signatures OF
the bride and bridegroom, after which
Lord Radstock proceeded with the reli-
gious portion of the service. This, in
the presence of nearly three thousand
persons, was very impressive, and last
ed for nearly an hour. At its close
! Gonna Of tboca ,,racart I.
journed to Clapham Common, where
under large tent, tea was provided
and another religious service was held
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
A Night Mirage.

Captain Estes, a gentleman we'll
known for many years in command of
the Lake Ontario steamers, informs the
Phoebe Record that he was the witness
a few nights since of wonderful phe-
nomenon on Lake Ontario, the like of
which he never saw before and does not
expect to see again. While on his way
from the st. Lawrence up the lake on a
steam-tug, of which he is master, and
when near the islands known as False
Ducks, and while standing at the wheel,
there suddenly burst into, view the City
of Oswego-thirty-one miles distant,
with the gas-lights in the streets, and
all the appearances that town would
present from a hill in the immediate
vicinity at night. The lighthouse al
Oswego, as well as q dozen others on
the lake shore below as far as Sackett'
Harbor, were distinctly seen. 1t was 6
sort of night mirage. This display wa:
witnessed for several minutes, and ther
slowly faded away into darkness. Such
wonderful spectacles are rarely seen
either ON land or water. .
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-21
Persian Soldiers.

The soldiers forming the reserve of
the Persian army are allowed to reside
in their own towns and villages, where
they may engage in agricultural or 9TH
er pursuits. They are subject to no
military drill or discipline, and are
mostly disarmed. They would be moth
ing better than an undisciplined rabble
if called into action and it is only an
absurd pretence to say that they are
liable to be summoned for duty at any
moment on the requisition of the Minis
ter of War. Those who could give
bribes to get free would do SO, those
who could not would run away and hide
themselves. The Persians are not a
military people, and new men would
have to be pressed at the outbreak of
the war; They would be pressed, too,
by very queer methods; but they would
be worth nothing. The Persian soldier
is ill-fed, ill-clothed, ill-armed, sub
jected to frightful barbarities, and left
to die by the roadside upon a march, if
sick or wounded.