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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
Natural Decay---Protect the System.

The human body is a machine, and therefore can.
not endure forever; but like watch or a sewing
machine twill last much longer if properly regu
lated and duly repaired, than if no pains were
taken to keep in order The great object of every
one who desires long and healthy life should be
to put his body in condition to resist the life
threatening influences by which are all more or
less surrounded; and no invigorant or corrective
at present known effectively answers this pur-
pose as the vitalizng elixir which, under the un-
pretending name of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
has been for more than twenty years the standard
tonic Of America. In crowded cities, where the
atmosphere is contaminated with tine efiuvta in
separable from large populations in marshy
regions, where the soggy soil reeks with miasma ,
on the praiies and in the forests where every fall
the air is tainted with exhalations from rotting
weeds and grasses, or decomposng leaves-in
short, in every locality where malaria exists this
powerful vegetable antidote is urgently needed.
Fever and ague, bilious fevers, dysentery, conges-
tion of the liver, jaundce, rheumatism, and all
diseases which are generated by infected air, inn
pure water, or sudden changes Of temperatu e,
may be averted by strengthening the system in
advance with Hostetter's Bitters. Autumn is al
ways season Of peril especially to weak suscept-
ible organizations. Even the more vigorous are
apt to be in some measure depressed by the humid
atmosphere. loaded with deleterious gases pro-
duced by Ye2etab bic decay. The fall is period OF
the year when the renovation and regulation of the
living machine is peculiarly important, and tha
Bttters should therefore be taken daily at this
critical seasOl.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16


with share of the provisions we had.
but still they had to kill great many
OF their dogs in order to give their
children fresh meat. Two families in
particular reduced their team of dogs to
one, and another to two.
Some of our people had slight attacks
of scurvy, principally in the gums ; but
in general the health of our party re-
mained good. The month of February
brought us daylight. On the 18th the
sun was seen for the first time since its
disappearance on the 10th of Novem-
Der. We had now to consume the bow
spirit, masts, and rigging for fuel, these
fortunately having been landed. The
only material for building boats was
the ceiling of the alley-waJs and after
cabin-the house on deck being used as
fuel. The following months were oc-
cupied In building boats for our Jour-
ney. Shooting parties went out occa-
sionally, but, with the exception of a
few hares, generally returned unsuc-
cessful. There was one deer killed dur
ing the season, but a great many were
seen. Although the natives had left us
some time for their respective settle
ments and hunting-grounds, they still,
however, continued to visit us, and, as
if to remind us of our former kindness
to them, which they appeared to have
appreciated, kept bringing to us guam
ties of walrus liver, which made a great
improvement in the health of our party.
| had suitable bags made out of the
foresail, and filled them with provisions
for our journey. I also built small
boat of some spare lumber for the Etah
natives, which will be of great acquisi-
tion to them in sealing and getting eggs
from the islands. By the 2Sth of May
all our preparations were made. L
must compliment Mr.. Chester, who su-
perintended the building of these boats.
They are creditable scows - far bet
ter structures than I thought could have
been made out of the material we had.
They are fat-bottomed, and carry con.
siderable weight. The open water was
by this time close up to our house.
Our provisions and what limited cloth
ing we were to take with us were
brought down to the waters edge to be
i'll rediness for embarkat1on. There
still remained with us two native fami-
lies, and during the winter and spring
we were visited by nearly all the natives
from Etah to Cape York. There were
during this time three deaths and one
birth among the natives. One of the
former was Myonk, who was one of the
first to visit us after our vessel got on
shore,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
A Rean Hickman Trick.

There is no disputing the fact, after
reading the following incident, that the
late Beau Hickman was fraud" He
wanted to go to the Virginia races,
and sporting friend agreed to pay his
fare there and back, but the Beau was
to pay his own expenses while there.
At the proper time he made his appear
ance ut the depot with his trunk. On
their arrival the Beau was very par
ticular in selecting his room, and was
afterward very lavish in his orders on
the wine room and at the bar. Cham
pagne and claret, cocktails and cigars
were literally supplied to the Beau and
his friends, and put down in his bill.
At the end of the week Beau found the
inevitable yellow envelope under his
room door. He dressed himself with
great care, went to the bar, had his
morning bitters, and then sought his
sporting friend.
"Jim," said he, lend me your
pocketbook.
"None of that, Beau," said Jim. "l
can't pay anything but your fare, you
know"
'I won't spend cent; just you lend
me your wallet honor bright, won't.
Then come to the office and see some
fun"
The book was handed over very
plethoric one it was, well stuffed with
bank notes, and Beau strutted up to
the Office with all the dignity and swag-
ger he could assume. Glaring at the
clerk, he pulled the yellow envelope
from his pocket, throwing it on the
counter.
"You sent me that bill, SIR"
eyes, sir" said the clerk, very in
nocently. 'End of the week, sir"
81 want to pay it and leave this
house" said Hickman, with dignified
air. 81 was never so treated in all my
life."
Here the Beau produced the we'll
lined pocketbook, and began to pull
out the bundles of notes. By this time
the proprietor had heard the loud talk
ing, and had come up. Seeing the
well-filled wallet, and learning the
cause of HicBman's anger, he said:
"Well, sir, if you would prefer to
pay your bill when you are ready to
leave you can do so. This is only GUS
tom We have, of sending in all our bills
weekly"
Dedu allOWeu himself 10 De mOlllueu,
and remained at the hotel. The pocket
book was returned to the owner, with
the contents untouched.
Three days afterwards Beau went
away from that town, in the night,
leaving his trunk to represent him at
the hotel, which, when it was opened,
was found to contain a choice lot of
bricks carefully wrapped up in news
papers,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

WHISKY AND THE WEED.
psychologists and pathologists admit
that all so-called medicines containing
whether they emanate from the
regular pharmacoppia and are called
tinctureS, or from the Empirical Rum
Mills, and are labeled "Tonics
essentially dangerous and destructive.
The only way in which drunkenness
can be arrested is by restoring the in
tegrity of the nerves Especially the
nerves of taste and the great sympathet-
ic nerve), and purifying the animal
fluids; and these objects are more GER
tainly and swiftly accomplished by the
use of DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs
than by any other means. Hence,
probably, the opinions now so general
ly expressed, that this pure preparations
is a sovereign remedy for the evils re-
ferred to. Should it be clearly ascer-
tanned that VINEGAR BITTERsis not only
specific for indigestion, liver disease,
nervousness, scrofulous ulcers and
eruptions, and a host of other dis
orders, but also forinebriety, thousands
will rise up and call the discoverer
blessed. Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
Moving the Grain.

The produce men of the great centres
feel that they have everything in their
favor, abundant crops, good demand
and fair prices, but in the absence of
ready currency and unlimited credit
they are unable to see how they may
avail themselves of these advantages.
At this time not more than one-quartel
of the crop is yet out of its first hands,
and nothing but currency would serve
to set it ahoat. 1t is believed by the
Produce Exchange that the panic will
lock up for the winter fully three to
four millions of bushels of grain that
otherwise would have gone to Europe.
The matter is one that is attracting at
tention and not without cause.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
A Wedding Tour Extraordinary.

A marriage possessing some interest
ing features took place, few days ago,
at Mount Airy, village of North Car
DINA. Both bride and bridegroom are
deaf.mutes. The former, Miss Bunker,
is tho daughter of Eng, one of the
Siamese twins; the groom was Mr..
Haynes of Raleigh. The twain were
married by the deaf and dumb alpha
bet, the words of the minister having
been interpreted to them by teacher
in the deaf and dumb asylum. After
the ceremony the couple started on a
trip to Raleigh. On their way, while
crossing swollen stream, Mr.. Haynes
proved himself sort of Young Lochin-
var. The party were nearly drowned,
and, although he never swan before,
Mr.. Haynes saved his life and that of
his bride by swimming with her several
rods until the bank of the stream was
reached,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
MOney-Makers.

There are men born with a genius for
money-making-with the instinct of
accumulation. The talent and the in
clination to convert dollars into doub-
looms by bargains or shrewd invest
ments are in them just as strongly
marked and as uncomfortable as were
the abilities and the inclination of
Shakespeare to produce a Hamlet and
an Othello, of Raphael to paint his
cartoons, of Beethoven to compose his
symphonies, or Morse to invent an cleo
trio telegraph. AS it would have been
a gross dereliction of duty, shameful
perversion of gifts, had these latter dis
regarded the instincts of their genius
and engaged in the scramble for wealth,
so would Rothschild, an Astor, and a
Peabody have sinned had they done
violence to their natures, and thrown
their energies into channels where they
would have proved dwarfs, and not
giants.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

The Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
tria visited the American Agricultural Hall, at
Vienna August 22d. and was much interested
in the display. The Eclipse Steel Gang Plows.
exhibited by Collins & Co.. of New York. par
ticularly attracted his attention. Pointing to
the seat for the driver, he said. smiling: 1.-THE
American farmer is happy individual; he
knows how to get the most labor accomplished
at the least possible expense of money and
power. We have much to learn" The highest
prize at Vienna, the Medal of Merit, was award
ed to Collins e. Co., for their Gang Plows.-N.
T. Herald. Sept. 17.-Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

UNSOLICITED EVIDENCE OF ITS MERITS.

DIR. A. L. SCOVILL is the inventor of several
medical preparations which have become very
popular, and have been literally used. Among his
Inventions are Halls Balls for the Lungs" and
"Liverworth and Tar.n For the past ten years a
better remedy has been offered to the public Read
the following letter from DR.. sCOvILL referring
to it
MEssRs. j. N. HARRIS Co.
Gents-I make the following statement from a
perfect conviction and knowledge of the benefits of
ALIENS LUNG BALsAM in curing the most deep
seated Pulmonary Consumption! have witnessed
its effects the young and the old and can truly
say that 1t is by far the best expectorant remedy
with which am acquainted. For Coughs, and all
the early stages Of Lung Complaints, believe it
to be certain cure and if every family would keep
it by them, ready to administer upon the first APP
pearance Of disease about the Lungs, there would
be very few cases of fatal consumption. 1t causes
the phlegm and matter to raise without irritating
those delicate organs (he LunEs), and without
producing constipation Of the bowels 1t also gives
strength to the system, stops the night-sweats,
and changes all the morbid secretiOns to healthy
state. Yours, respectfully
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

How TO STRENGTHEN THE LUNGs.-Of
all the means devised for strengthening
the lungs and enlarging the chest, exer-
else of the voice is the best. Singing
in our public schools has more than one
good effect. On the whole, singing is
the best exercise of the vocal apparatus,
and, among this weak-chested people,
should become universal.-Dio Lewis,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
papers.

Admiral John A. Winslow, U. S. N,
who commanded the Kearsarge when
she sank the Alabama, died at his resi-
dence, in Boston Highlands. He was
born in the State of North Carolina in
the year 1910.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
CHAppEn HAVING focn

CHAPPED HANDS, face, rough skin,
pimples, ring-worm salt-rheum, and other Gu
taneous affections cured, and the skin made
soft and smooth, by using the JUMPER TAR
SOAP, made by CAswELL. HAZARD & Co.. New
York. Be certain to get the Jnniper Tar Soap
made by us, as there are many limitations made
with common tar which are worthless Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
''IT SAVED MY LIFE.n


j. n. HARRIS Co.:
Dear Sirs-I am taking ALIENS LUNG BALsAM for
n disease of the Lungs OF thirteen years standing
have used every remedy offered, and this is the
only remedy that has given me any relief. ] know
IL saved my life last spring. At that time / com.
menced using ii, and / received immediate relief
1t stopped on my lungs in ten hours. You at
perfect liberty TO publish this letter, for the bene
fit of suffering humanity, and with respect,
remain, Yours truly,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

CRIsTADoRo's EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE
stands unrivaled and alone. It's merits have
been so universally acknowledged that it would
be a supererogation to descant ON them any
further-nothing can beat it, Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

Faces INSTANT RELIEF. EF.-Warrante
to relieve all Rheumatic Affections, Sprains
Neuralgia, etc. The best the surest, and the
quickest remedy for all Bowel Complaints. Re-
lief guaranteed or the money refunded. Com
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

Cramps and pains in the stomach are
the result of imperfect digestion, and may
be Immediately relieved by dose of JohnsOn's
AnOdyHe Linimem. \ teaspoonful in little
sweetened water is a dose.-COn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

The time of the year has come when
people who, coming from out doors,
enter room where there is q genial
and cheerful fire in the CRATE, are pretty
sure to exclaim, "That's good A fire
really feels comfortablel" Well, it
does,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND
TAR overpowers the most troublesome cough
within forty-eight hours.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

Heavy oats are good for horses none
will deny that but oats can't make horses
coat look smooth and glossy when he is out of
condition. Steriddn'S CdcdlIy Condition POlr-
ders will do this when all else fails.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

Three little children at New Albany,
Ind, were seriously poisoned by the
lnastication of colored chewing gum.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

Can be found in that great and reliable family
medicine
ALIENS LUNG BALsAM,
By the use Of which health and happnessis restored
to those afflicted with any Lung or Throat disease,
such as
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
Peerless Clothes Wringer.
Or rSugar-Coated, Concentrated Root
and Herbal Juice, Anti-Bilious
Granules. THE "LITTLE GIANTo
CATAARTIC, or nultum in Parvo
Physic,

The novelty Of modern Medical, Chemical and
Pharmaceutical Science. No use of any longer
taking the large, repulsive and nauseous pills,
composed of cheap, crude, and bulky lngredi;
ents, when we can, by a careful application Of
chemical science, extract all the cathartio and
other medicinal properties from the most vaua-
Bile roots and herbs, and concentrate them into
minute Granule. scarcely larger than n
mustard seed, that can be readily swallowed
by those of the most sensitive stomachs and fas
tidious tastes. Eachlit Purgative Pellet
represents, in a most concentrated form, as much
cathartic power as is embodied in any of the
large pills found for sale in the drug shops. From
their wonderful cathartic power, in proportion to
their size, people who have not tried them are apt
to suppose that they are harsh or drastic in cf
feet, but such is not at all the case the different
active medicinal principles of which they are
composed being so harnonized and modified one
by the others, as to produce n most search
ing and tn Oroug h,. yet gently and
500 Reward Is hereby @ offered by the pro-
prietor of these Pellets, to any chemist who,
upon analysis, will find in them any Calomel or
other forms of mercury or any other mineral
poison.
Being entirely vegetable, no particu-
lar care is required while using them. They op-
crate without disturbance to the constitution,
diet or occupation. For Jaundice, Head
ache, Constipation, Impure Blood,
Pain in the Shoulders. Tightness in
SftSe f StomaeS. ~ lad % taste ~ i'm month,
Bilious attacks, Pains i'm region of
Kidneys, Internal Fever, Bloated
StOn1acns Oh
Blood TO Head, High COiored Urine,
Unsociability and Gloomy Forebod-
fngs, take DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pur-
gatiVe Pellets. In explanation of the rem
edial power of my Purgatiye Pellets over so great
variety Of diseases, wish TO say that their
action upon the animal economy
is universal, not gland or tissue
escaping their sentative impress. Age
does not impair them; their sugar-coating and
being enclosed in glass walls preserve their vir-
tues unimpaired for any length of time, in any
climate. so that they are always fresh and re.
liable, which is not the case with the pills found
in the drug stores, put up in cheap wood or paste
board boxes. ltecollect that for all diseases
where Laxative, Alternative or Purga-
tive i. indicated, these little Pellets will give
the most perfect satisfaction to all who Use hem
They are sold by all enterpri sing
Druggists at 25 cents a bott2c.
Do not allow any druggist to induce you to
take anything else that he may say ls just rs GOOD
as my Pellets because he makes larger proit on
that which he recommends. If your druggi7
cannot supply Them enclose 25 cents and receive
them by return malI from
R. Y. PIERCE, NJ d., Prop'r,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

RE n nY " MooREs RURAL EEW-YORKER,
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
D. D. Pool.

Such, my suffering friends are the letters recev.
ed daily and do you doubt for a moment the efica.
cy of ths valuable medicine. Be in tune, and take
to your home bottle Of ALLEN LUNG BALsAM.
You will find in it glorious prize and a never
failing friend in time of need.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
A SOVEREIGN BALM

w1sTAR's BA1sAm for Bronchitis.-C Com.
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n Y N U-No 40

rs to 800 per day. Agents vented All classes
or old, make more money At work for in their
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Particulars Free Address g. sTINSOE CO. Port
land, Me.
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CATION

Be not deceived. Call for ALIENS LUNG BAL
SAM, and take no other.
Directions accompany each bottle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

For sale by all Druggists.
To LET COLD have its own way is to assist in
laying the foundation of Consumption. To cure the
most stubborn Cough or Cold, you have only to use
judlciously Dr. Jayne's Expectorant.
DIR. sHALLENBERGER's Pills are not a purgative.
They cure every form Of Fever and Ague tnnledi-
dtelh without sickness or discomfort.
Best and Oldest Family Medicine.-San
ord's Liver Mvigordtor-a purely Vegetable Cathdr
sne and Ionte,for Dyspepsia oonstipation, Debility
ments OF Liver, Stomach and Bowels. ASK youl
Druggist for 1t, Beware OF limitations,
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R. Y. PIERCE, NJ. d., Prop'r,
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Street, Boston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-23
The vTOabite Stone.

\ special meeting of the American Union
Academy Of Science, Literature and Art was
held at Liucoln hall, Judge Paschal in the
chair. The object Of the meeting was the read
Ing, by Prof. ". r. Singleton, of a very inter
cstlng and highly erudite paper on the celebra-
ted Moabitc stone, whose discovery a few years
since gave such stimulus to Oriental investi-
cations and opened the way to repenish the
arnory of biblical proofs against the assaults of
modern scepticsm. This stone is ueatly cut
block OF black basalt, feet s. inches high, 2
feet 81 inches wide, and foot LIS inch thick,
four straight lines Of alphabetical writing. 1t
I>tS, amid the ruins Of ancient Dibron, city
which was the capital city of the Moabites
After its capture by the latter, Aesha, tho
son of Chcmoshgad, king of Moab caused
this inscription to be placed on the stone.-
Mcsha rcigoed some little while after Omri,
king of Israel aud this stone was prepared
probabIv about the third or fourth year of
the reign Of Jchorun, of Israel. The import
;,ncc of this stone is incalculah!e to all bib
EcaI students No less than twenty-five
letters arc employed ir its inscription, prov
iug that the opinions Of Pliuy aud Arisso-
tie, to the ciicc, that Cadmus introduced
into Greece ony sixteen or eighteen letters, are
erroneous, proving the vast antiquity OF the
Bible. and especially demonstrating the great
age OF the ll9til Psalm, the Lamentations and
several other books which modern sceptlcism has
sought to prove comparatively modern tabrlca-
lions The Professor 10 his highly interesting
paper, showed the coincidence existing between
the uaucs of Bible places aud rivers. The
Moabite stoue also shows that the great name
Of God, the Jehovah Of the Bible, was known
among the surrounding nations over nine huu-
drcd years before Christ, and did not excite
ti&, great dread Of pronunciation SO common
among the Jews.
Professor Singleton illustrated his admirable
essay with copies Of paintings Of Palcstinal
scenery and carefully prepared maps OF the
country now undergoing the patient inVesil-
gaon OF Oriental explorers.
10 conclusion Professor Singleton called the
attention of his audience to the fact that the
names oil the Old Testament were all possessed
OF meaning, as for example, Adam meant man,
Shc;h place, Enos wickcdncss, &c, and that
the namcs Of the patriarchs, from Adam to
Noah inclusive, formed in their meanings, a
single scnt,n nee Of profound import to the hu
man racc, thus: Man placed in q wretchcd
condition: tho blessed God shall descend to
teach him; lis death shall produce for him
rest. - |FoShngton Rcputlicun.