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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

A curious story of the bringing to life
of man who had committed suicide by
hanging at Valde Grace, Canton Fri
burg, is told by the Confedere. On the
first diagnosis the doctors affirmed that
asphyxia was complete; the body gave
not the slightest sign of life, it being
blue and rigid. One of the physicians
present, however, would not leave the
corpse without making a final expert
ment on it. He uncovered the breast
and endeavored for some time to induce
respiration by artificial means, but
without result. He then applied the
pole of an electric battery to the pas
sage of the pneumogastric nerves, and
caused strong current to pass at inter-
walls of four seconds. Almost immedi-
ately feeble signs of respiration reap
peared. Five minutes afterward the
radical pulse and the cardiac pulse
again became perceptiblc. The epiglo-
tis was tumifed, and it was necessary
to pull the tongue out of the mouth by
means of pair of pincers in order to
render the respiration freer. A few
ounces of blood were then drawn from
the mediocephalic vein. The dilated
pupils contracted gradually, and the
signs of life became more and more
manifest. The patient was then able to
swallow small quantity of alcohol.
Finally a slight muscular contraction
was perceptible without the interven-
tion of electricity; the sensibility of the
cornea reappeared; then the feet be-
came warm again, and soon after the
regular pulsation of the carotid arteries
We're easily perceptible.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
A Lingering Death.

The Lancaster penn papers report
the death of a young man, fifteen years
old, named Henry Colly, which is in
many respects remarkable. He lay
upon bed of pain for one hundred and
seventeen days, and during that period
of time never once arose. He was first
taken sick with an attack of cerebro-
spinal mengitis, and this disease finally
terminated in consumption of the
bowels. After the first day of his sick
ness he was unable to hear or see, and
a greater part of the time had no power
of speech. His attention could at GER
tam times be attracted by holding any
article of bright material in front or
over him, and moving it from one posi-
ton to another. The fact of the little
fellows remarkable sickness spread all
over the country, and numbers of ply
sicians had visited him merely through
curiosity. At the time of his death he
was a skeleton, with only dry, parched
cuticle drawn over the bones, and that
without any perceptible vitality in it.
His muscles had actually melted away.
During part of the time particularly
during his last days. he suffered with
lock- jaw, and his mouth had to be forced
open in order to admit the only susten,
ance he received-an occasional small
quantity of wine or brandy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
chasm, and find out and show how it

chasm, and find out and show ho,0 it
plainly appears"
So abstruse was this work, that it
was supposed Mt the time that not more
than three persons in the United States,
nor more than twelve in Great Britain
could read it. Bowditch formed the
design, not merely to translate the
whole into English, but to elucidate it
with notes, and to add to it such discov-
cries in astronomical science as had
been made since its completion. The
execution of this task occupied the re-
mainder of his life. When he had made
considerable progress in it, the impor.
tant question arose, how should he bear
the expense of publishing five quarto
volumes of thousand pages each.
The plan of subscription was suggested;
but, with sturdy, and perhaps excess
sive independence, he declined to avail
himself of that method, and determined
to wait until he could afford to publish
it at his own expense, leaving it to the
public to buy the volumes, or leave them
alone, as they should see fit. Fortu-
nately he was invited, in his fiftieth year.
to accept the post, at liberal salary, of
Actuary of a Boston Life Insurance
Company, which soon put him in cir
cumstances to begin the publication.
"I would rather" he used to say,
"put by a thousand dollars q year for
my book than spend it in keeping car.
riage."
The volumes, as they appeared, met
with better sale than he had expected
but, of course, they did not pay the
great expense of publication. While
he was correcting the proof sheets of
the fourth volume, he was seized with
mortal disease, which ended his life
at the age of sixty-fve. The fifth
volume has since been added to the
series by Professor Pierce.
Bowditch accomplished the great
labors of his life as much by the regu-
larity as by the ardor of his industry.
In winter he was up two hours before
daylight, and spent the day in labor,
happy at its close to receive his friends,
in the midst of his family, and pass the
evening in cheerful conversation. II
appears, too, that he was an extremely
able and sagacious man of business,
and conducted the affairs of the com.
panies intrusted to his charge in such 6
way as to place them upon the most
solid basis of prosperity. A statue was
erected in his honor at the cemetery oi
Mount Auburn, where his remains re.
pose.-N Y Ledger.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
A Hundred Millions.

The announcement is made that Mr..
Alexander T. Stewart is worth one hun
dred millions of dollars. Look at the
amount in fgures-S100,0 900, 900. The
mind does not readily appreciate the
immensity of the amount.
To take in its vastness one must pause
and think. Look up at the sun, ninety
five millions of miles away Mr.. Stew
art could pay one dollar a mile to go
there, and be a quintuple millionaire
when he arrived there. The moon is
two hundred and forty thousand miles
distant if reached by Mr.. Stewart he
could easily buy out the man in it, and
start branch marble store.
Once on time, in Europe, q man
made wager that with his right hand
he could make one million straight
marks with pen or pencil in thirty
days. Figure this down, it is 33, 200
and over every day. Well, the man be-
gan, continued, and actually completed
the job but he nearly failed. His
wrist almost entirely gave out; it was
bandaged an assistant dropped diluted
whisky, clear whisky, and at the last
strong alcohol upon the wrist to stimu-
late action. But he won the bet by a
hair. This was one million only. AT
the same rate he could have made one
hundred millions of marks in one hun
dred months, or eight years and four
months.
Let us place Mr.. Stewart at rs years
of age-he is little less. Let him be-
gin to make money at Is years of age.
Here are sixty years in which to make
800, 900, 900, or 81 ,666, coca year, $l38,
8SS month, $4,629 day, or nearly
5000 an hour. And all this to be made
by one man in one lifetime.
Mr.. Stewart, originally schoolmas
ter, began business a bankrupt, so tc
speak. He took the stock of a little
store to secure himself from loss as al
endorser. Relinquishing his school, ht
plunged into the convolutions of tapes
and laces. He has been almost uni
formly and largely successful until hi
schedule shows total of one hundred
millions of dollars worth of property
Astor by inheritance, Vanderbilt b,
speculation, are the only rivals to thi
merchant prince, who made his none.
by the accumulated momentum of year
of trade.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
A Rattlesnake's Bite.

An Indiana man has recovered from
the bite of a rattlesnake. The South
Bend Tribune tells his story thus;
"Last Wednesday afternoon, Asa
Jones, of Clay Township, was engaged
in loading hay on wagon on the marsh
at Bonebrakes farm, when he was at
tackled by a rattlesnake. The reptile
first struck at the boot on hisright foot,
but missed it, and he gave the snake a
kick sending it off short distance. II
renewed the attack again, and this
time struck him on one side of the cali
of his leg just above the boot-top, the
fangs making a wound nearly an inch
long. Mr.. Jones managed to dispatch
the snake, and Immediately bound some
tobacco on the wound. Within five
minutes from the time he was bitten
he was perfectly blind, and it was witt
great difficulty he was got to his house
which was over a mile distant. He wal
instantly filled with whiskey, and tobac
co was kept on the wound till the da,
following, when he was apparently al
well as ever. He is now suffering NJ
bad effects from the bite. The snak,
was good-sised one, with seven rattles.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

OLD HUMBUGs DISCARDED Thank
heaven, the old-school practice is pass
ing away. Ipecac, aloes, calomel, blis-
tering, the lancet, and (worse than alD,
medicated rum, have given place to a
remedy, which bids fair to become the
universal medicine Of mankind. VINE
GAR BITTERs is that remedy. 1t is des-
tined to take precedence of all other
curatives now before the world. The
pharmacop@ia and conspectus of the
regular Faculty contain nothing that
will compare with it, Every day hun
dreds of the sick are emancipating them
selves from systems of treatment which
entail great expense, and do no good,
and are flying to this cheap and abso-
lutely certain means of relief. Dys-
pepsia, rheumatism, liver complaint,
periodic fevers, sick headache, kidney
diseases, constipation, nervous affec-
tions, and in short, all maladies, acute
or chronic, which do not involve the ir-
reparable injury of some vital organ,
are cured by this pure unalcoholic vege-
tdbale reStoratiUe.- Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
As HappY rs Can Be.

The city of B, a town on the Big
Muddy, in Missouri, has among its
principal citizens Captain Nov, a
man who "knows how to keep hotel" "
and who says sharp things ON current
the war young lady of B was mar
ried to rising physician. He joined
his fortunes with the South, and soon
after he was killed in battle. After
ward the lady married merchant of
st. Louis, who was carried off by the
cholera in 1866. Returning to her for
mer home she met young man of fine
address and entertaining manners, but
who had a greater social than business
reputation. He was not rich, and had,
apparently, little prospect of becoming
SO. Under these circumstances the en-
gagement of the twain was looked upon
as anything but desirable by the
friends of the lady, who, notwithstand-
ing her double widowhood, was still
young and attractive. But in this case,
as in innumerable others, love tri-
umphed over prospective poverty. One
evening while Captain McV-- and
some of his guests were sitting on the
porch, enjoying the cool breeze of the
Big Muddy, the couple referred to
strolled by. After they had passed the
captain exclaimed, "What terrible sin
can that woman have committed that
she should be thus visited by all the
curses in the calendar? She has had
war, she has had pestilence, and now
she is threatened with famine" He
might have gone on and added, I" bat
tie, murder and sudden death" For.
tunately the last marriage has proved
as happy as they make them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
A New Field for Emigration.

The american Register (Paris), in
noticing Sir Samuel Haker's recent dis
coveries, says that the fertile, mountain
GUS regions of Egypt invite emigration,
and points the poor laborers of Europe
in that direction, especially as Canada
and the United States are getting pref
ty well populated. If that is the only
reason, says Boston paper, why emf
grafton should be turned toward Africa,
its arguments will rest on very unsub-
stantial basis. Talk about the United
States being well populated. Why
there are acres of land enough, on which
the virgin timber and grass has never
been cut, to give every poor laborer and
every well-to-do farmer ON the Cont
nent farm, and then leave enough un-
populated to found several States larger
than most of the countries of Europe.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
Fancies by Danbury.

One of the most striking features of q
mothers care and affection is putting
black patches on light colored pants.
Of course, you know better, but when
you see boy rugged with two such
patches you can't help but feel that he
can see what transpires behind him
without turning around.
A lazy Essex-street man being re-
quested to stone some raisins, told his
wife to try coaxing first.
A North Main Street gentleman saw
his boy in front of the house throwing
a ball in the air, last evening. He
hadn't played ball himself for thirty
years, and knew nothing of the kind
of ball base ball clubs have introduced
in the past few years, but he felt the
old spirit rising in him at the memory
of former triumphs, and he held up
his hands and told his son to "let her
slide" She slid. He caught it full
and fair, and then dropped it, and
started into the house, with his eyes
full of tears, and his hands pressed un-
der his arms. The youth subsequently
informed another boy that he could
plainly hear the "old mans" bones
snap.
A middle-aged lady met bridish.
looking lady in the post-office, yester.
day, and the following conversation fol.
lowed:
MARY, is it true that your mother is
dead ?" asked the former
L" 1t is" said Mary.
"And were you married before she
died ?"
"No," said Mary; "not until three
days after"
The middle-aged woman stared at the
bride for moment, and then slowly
and bewilderingly said:
"Do you mean to say that your poo
mother died without-without seeing
what you were married imp"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
Tho Colorado Desert.

The Colorado desert is an immense
arid plain extending from the southern
boundary of Utah to the head of the Gulf
of California. 1t is about six hundred
miles from north to south, and of width
varying from thirty to three hundred
miles. The dry sands of this great ba-
sin offer no inducement to the farmer or
stock and are as dreary and inhospita-
BILE as the Assyrian wastes. The hot
winds from this arid basin affect unfa-
vorably the climate of the neighboring
cultivated regions. Deserts are most apt
to expand than to contract if let alone,
and how to subdue the Colorado desert
has long been a problem. Mr.. Isaac
E. James, late engineer of the Truckee
and Virginia City Railroad, left San
Diego, California, in the early part OF
July to explore the Colorado basin tc
the Gulf of California, with the view
of ascertaining the possibility of turn.
ing the waters of the gulf into the ba.
sin. Mr.. James is very confident that
the greater part of the desert is far be.
low tide water, and that the cutting ol
canal from the gulf to the depression
would result in the formation of an ex.
tensive inland sea. The project is wor.
thy of careful study, for the climate
changes likely to be produced by the
introduction of such an immense vol
ume of water would doubtless be very
beneficial to the surrounding States
and Territories
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

THE SIOUX AND PAwNEE FIGHT. Fur
ther particulars from the late Indian
fight say that the Sioux, when they
gained possession of the Pawnees, at
tackled and killed a number of squaws
and children, dashing the papooses'
brains out against the ground. The
Pawnees lost the meat of about 60C
bufaloes which they had killed. The
Sioux numbered 750 warriors, under the
command of Snowflake. the successor
of Whistler. Their loss was thirty
warriors. Troops from Fort McPher
son have forced them back to theil
reservation.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

For loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia, In
digestion, Depression of Spirits and General
Debility, in their various forms, FERRo-PHos-
PHoRATED EIIxIR OF CALIsAYA made by CAswELL,
HAZARD & o., New York, and sold by all drug
gsts. is the best tonic. As stimuant tonic
for patients, recovering from fever or Other
sickness, it has no equal If taken during the
season it prevents fever and ague and other in
termttent fevers.-Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

A gentleman in the eastern part of
the State. who was about having his leg ampu-
tated on account of its being bent at right an
giles and stiff at the knee, heard of .Johnson's
Anodyne Liniment. After using it short time
his leg became straight, and is now as service
able as the otler-C Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

The fleet of whalers fitted out from
Scotland only numbers ten sail, and two
small whales were all that had been
taken at Greenland up to the 1st of July,
where the fishing generally closes about
the 1st of July.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

LIKE LIGHTNING are the miraculous
Cures effected with Flagg's Instant Relief
Aches, Pains. Sprains, Bowel Complaints etc..
cannot eriSt if this great medicine is used. Re-
lief warranted. or money refunded.-C Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
PERUVIAN SYRUP cures Dyspepsia.

A great many people have asked us
of late, "How do you keep your horse looking
30 sleek and glossy" We tell them it is the
easiest thing in the world give Sheriddns Cau-
airy Condition Polcders two or three times a
week. Com
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

CRIsTADoRo's EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE is
the most sure and complete preparation of its
kind in the world; its effects are magical, its
character harmless, its tints natural, its quail
ties enduring Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

A loss of $5,OOO,OOO resulted from
the burning of the rice mills at Stepney,
England
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

A mixture of Paris green and flour
has been found useful in Florida in
ridding cotton fields of the caterpillar.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
GREAT CHOLERA" REMEDY
AIN KILL Err

1t lis an External and Internal Remedy. For Sum-
mer Complaint or any other form of bowel disease
IN children or adults, it almost certain cure,
and has without doubt been more successful in
uring the various kinds of CHOLERA than any
ther known remedy, or the most skllful phy clan.
In India, Africa and China where this dreadful dis
ease is more or less prevalent, the Pain Killer is
considered by the natives well by European
residents in those climates, SURE REMEDY
and while it is most efficient remedy for pain, it
is perfectly safe medicine in the most nskllful
hands. 1t has become household remedy, from
the fact that it gives immediate and permanent
from the best and purest materials, safe to keep
and use in every family. 1t is recommended by
physicians and persons Of all classes, and to-day
after public trial Of thirty years-the average life
of man-it stands unrivalled and unexcelled
spreading its usefulness over the wide world.
Directions accompany each Bottle.
Price % cts, 80 cts, and 81 per Bottle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

DIR. j. Walkers California Vim
egar Bitters are purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found On the lower ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TERS" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a life giving principle,
a perfect Renovator and Invigorator
of the system. Never before il - -
history of the world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities Of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are a gentle Purgative as well as Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DIR. ,WALKER's
VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient, Diaphoretic,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
| Sedative, Counter Irritant, Sudorifc, Altera-
tive, and Anti Bilious.
II. II. MCDONALD AZ CO.,
Druggists and Gen. gts. San Francisco California,
| and cor of Washington and Charlton Sts., n. Y.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28

KEEP 1T IN THE House that it may be promptly ad-
mini in all sudden attacks Of Cholera Morbus
Cramps, Diarrhea, Collie, or any similar affection
for which DR.. Jayne's Carminative Balsam is an
ehectual remedy At this season Of the year every
family will find 1T a useful and necessary curative.
SHALLENBRRaER's PILLS cure every form of Chills
and Fever certainly as bread relieves hunger,
and are Just as harmless Sold By all Druggists
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-28
PAIN PAIN II PAIN IL!
WHERE is THY RELIEvER2
Readers, you will fnd it in that Favorite Home
Remedy
PERRY DA VIS' PAIN-KILLER.

1t has been tested in every variety of climate and
by almost every nation known to Americans. 1t is
the almost constant companion and inestimable
friend of the missionary and traveller, on and
land, and no one should trdUet lakes riuerS
WithoM it.
ITS MERITS ARE UNSURPASSED.
If you suffering from INTERNAL PAIN
Iicenty to Thirty Drops ina Little Water Will al
most instantly cure you. There is nothing equal to
IL. In few moments it cures
COlic, Cramps, SpaSms, Heartburn, Didrrhed,
Dpsentery, Fh,n, Wind ~ the BO,ce's, Sour
Stomach, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache.
Cures CHOLERA, when all other Remedies Fail
1t siues Instant Relief from Aching Teeth.
In sections Of the country where FEVER AND
AGUE prevails, there is no remedy held in greater
esteem.
For FEVER AND AGUE-Take three tables poonfuls
of the Pain-hMer i'll about half pint of hot water,
well sweetened wit molasses the attack is com
ing Bathing freely the chest, back, and bow els
with the Pain Killer at the same time. Repeat the
dose in twenty minutes if the arst does not stop
the chill Should it produce vom ting (and it prob
ably will, If the stomach is very fouD, take little
Pain KILLER in cold water sweetened with sugar
after each spasm Perseverance in the above treat
ment has cured many severe and obstinate ca ses o
this disease.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-23

Probate 0rdeT-State Of Michigan
County Of an Buren,, SIS. At session of the
Probate Court, for the County OF Van Buren,,
holden at the Probate Office in the village OF
Paw Paw, on Thursday the seventeenth day OF
April in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-three: Present-George w. Lawton
Judge or Probate. In the matter % the Estate
OF George A Fisk, minor. On reading and fl.
ing the petition, duly verified of Alvah A.
Smith, guardian Of SAID minor PRAYING for
reasons therein set forth license to sell certain
Of the real estate in said petition described and
FOR reasons therein SGT forth. Thereupon it is
Ordered that Monday the nineteenth day OF
May, 1873, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing OF said petition, aud
that the next of kin OF eaid minor. and all 9TH
er persons interested in said estate are re-
CURED to appear at a session Of said court, then
to be holden at the Probate Office, IN the VII
lage Of Paw Paw, and show cause, IL any there
be, why the prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted. And 1t is further ordered that said
petitioner give notice TO the persons interested
in sad estate Of the pendency of said
petition. and the hearing thereof, by
causing a copy OF this Order TO be published
in the True Noitherner. a newspaper printed
and circulating in said county OF Van Buren,,
for four successive weeks, ut least, previous to
said day OF hearing 3i2t4
GEO w. LAYTON. Judge Of Probate.
true copy. G. W. LAYTON, Judge ofProbate.