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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

DEATH IN STOVES s-The JOstrmal
of Chemistry, in an article warning its
readers to be careful 10 the management
.oi stoves, says;
"a lump Of Anthracite coal of the
usual varieties is composed largely Of
carbon, with small amount of sulpher.
When ignightcd, the gaseous procucts
tormed are curbonic oxide and sulphur.
Gus acid, the two latter being poisonous
.and the former destroying life by its
physical presence, excluding oxygen
from the lungs Death is caused by as
phyxia, when these gases arc Inhaled.
The blood becomes dark from imperfect
;eration, and the action of the heart
gradually grows sluggish, and finally it
ceases to beat altogether. When these
gases are allowed to escape into room,
'the inmates are not usually sensible Of
their presence after short time. The
sense of smell and taste become in d
great measure impaired, and Indifference
TO danger and disincliuatiou to arouse
ones self are observable. Hence the
great peril Of the poison is at night time
when the inclination to sleep is strong.
A very large number of persons, old
and young, suffer in heath from inhal-
dng coal gases in city and country dur
ing the winter months. Whenevert the
slightest odor is perceived in dwelling,
instant vigilance should be exercised.
and the cause removed at once. 1t is a
bad plan to put coal upod a fire in furn-
ace or stove just before retiring at night
The gaseous products, especially the sui
phorous acid, are more eopious for an
hour or two afterward, and consequently
more dangerous.
at should be a rule of every family
that some trusty person should examine
the heating apparatus carefully before
retiring each night. In dull, damp,
moderate weather, the danger is greater
and the supervision should be more
thorough. Never sleep in a room
heated by coal stove if it can be
avoided Never allow children to sleep
in rooms warmed by stoves in contiguous
rooms unless they are under the direct
charge of some careful person. Never
carry iguighted charcoals in a pan into
a sleeping room with the view of warm.
ing it in cold weather. Never leave a
pan filled with Goals used for warming
beds in the room in which a patient
sleeps; such an act may cost life"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

The discovery Of gold in Vermont is
an aurferous tale that has started on its
annual tour. 1t is located this time
about seven miles from Rutland on the
Mill river.
A street thief tried to snatch a young
lody's umbrella in Chicago, the other
day, and the gentle damsel poked his
eye nearly out with it and then broke it
on his head
The first Methodist steeple in the
world is that of Mar lboro street Church,
Newport. When Bishop As5ury first
gazed upon this spire, "Organs and
choirs will come next" he said.
The Buffalo youth who has written
seven hundred verses, the refrain to each
of which is,'I'm Dapg, Mother, Dying"
is supposed to be in a poetic distress
about the color of his hair.
Young, the noted Nal order fOrger,
who escaped from cus'aiy recently, was
recaptured yesterday near Arcola, H.;
aud taken to Chicago for safe keeping.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

MEASURING CORN CRIBs.-Our re-
quest for rule for measuring corn in a
crib has brought to the three following
rules all said to be correct, and to have
been practically tested at least once:
First. Multiply length, breadth and
depth by each other, and multiply the
result By s, and divide by 2l, and the
quo,ent will be the number oil bushels of
ghelled corn in the crib,
Second. After multiplying length,
bredth and depth together, multiply by
four, and strike off one figure at the
right hand of the product. or multiply
by four and divide by ten.
Third. After proceeding as above
directed, multiply by FIVE ana divide By
twelve.
According to rule first, our crib would
shell out 39C bushels, by No. 2 it will
give 400 bushels, and by No. 3 it ought
to yield 426 bushels. A careful az
count, kept durilg the several seasons,
demonstrates that it shells from 400 TO
430 bushels.
1t is impossible TO obtain rule which
will apply to all kinds of corn, and to the
crop OF ali seasons, but we regard No. 2
as the nearest approach of it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

UNAIRED RooMs.-A writer IN the
Country Gentleman says 81 pass some
houses in every town whose windows
might as we'll be sealed in with the walls
for any purpose they have but to let in
the light. They are never opened, sum
mer or winter. In winter it is cold; in
the summer the flies stray in, or, if they
are netted, the dust sifts through the
nets. Now, / can tell person who in
habits such chambers when l pass him
in the street-there is such a smell
about his clothing. always wish for a
sniff of cologne or hartshorn, or burnt
feathers, or something of the sort, to
take the taste OUT A house that is
never aired has every nook and corner
filled with stale odors of cooked meats,
boiled vegetables, especially cabbage and
onions, which, as the weeks 60 by, liter
ally reek in their hiding places. Who
has not wished sometimes to hang new
servants clothing out of doors on frosty
night until it should be thoroughly
aired? But l have seen the fine ladies
come sweeping into church with their
velvets aud silks, when said velvets and
silks gave unmistakable evidence of hav-
ing been housed in just such shut.up
chambets Oh, what a tale that odor of
pork aud cabbage tells about the lady's
style OF housekeeping! The very gar
ments of the children tell the same story
of uncleanli ness. 1t is bad to have uu-
washed clothes, but there may be an ex-
cuse for it. But what excuse can there
be for unaired ones, when air is cheap
and free? There is death ia such unaired
chambers. Better a swarm of flies or
cloud Of dust better frost aud snow in
Ioonl than those intolerable smelle.
Dear girls, the first thing in the morn
ing when you are ready to 90 down
stairs, throw open your windows, take
apart the clothing Of your beds, and let
the air blow through it as hard as it will.
There is health and wealth in such a
policy. 1t helps to keep away the doc
tors with long bills. 1t helps to make
your eyes sparkle and to make your
checks glow. aud to make others love
your presence. Girls who live in those
close, shut-up rooms can only be toler-
ated at the best in any circle"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

A New Orleans jurymau was asked
by the judge if he ever read the papers.
He replied, "Yes, your Honor; but if
you'll let me go this time I'll never do
so any more"
The convicts of the Maryland State
Prison have presented the warden with
a handsome revolver, mounted with sill
YER and inlaid with gold. The warden
viii. doubtless reciprooate when occasion
offers.
A Cleveland boy employed in an arch
itect's Office in Chicago, prepared plan
for the new Court House in that city
which vas accepted over fifty-two others
sent from all parts of this country aud
from Europe.
A noted miser used to say: If you
keep one servant your work is done; if
you keep two, it is half done, and if you
keep three, you may do ii yourself.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

This candidate, out of Mat by Imp.
Uops, is expected to run well, and does
show some speed under favorable circum-
stances. While we consider the repu-
atntiou I've has already achieved to be
more than little frothy. he may have
Bottom sufficient for the present race,
and it cannot be denied that he has a
large hold on the ground. His full
brother Ale never has secured many
victories in this section and has always
been considered rather slow.
When the entries for the race are
concluded we will return to this subject
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04
Written for the ADVOCATE.
NY HOME,

They say my home, my gentle home,
Is where rude mountains rise,
The sunbeams shed cherries ray,
From these. cold MOUNTAIN skies;
They say though sweet the song it gives,
My harp is rude and wild,
And though speak the notes of JOY
Yet ! am sorrows child.
They say I'm friendless and alone,
In some secluded vale,
With not a ray to light my path,
And none to love me WELL
That have never known the world,
And its all glorious things,
Nor felt the ray which knowledge bears,
On its mysterious wings.
And they all pity me, they feel
How transient is my stay
Unless some hidden light should gleam
Upon my troubled way,
They fear that mid these darksome wilds,
The lonely flower may die,
Unheeded by the worlds cold frown,
And plea sures fearless eye.
They know not that though rude the path
With wild and untamed glee,
AS when in cnildhood's happy days.
My feet can wander free,
High Ger hill and mountain side,
BY greenwood, fount and bower,
Light as the wild deer's artless leap,
In summers gayeet hour.
They know not that though rude and dark
Those mountain haunts may seem,
That friendship sheds her genial ray,
On every sunny stream,
And though the flowers which deck my patti,
Are hueless all and wild,
Yet Summers warm and gladstone beam
Has DER them kindly smiled.
They know not that the gentle air
Which kisses oft my brow,
And whispers me of holy hings,
Through every leafy bought
The calm and misty twilight hour,
The greenwood wild and free,
And that the friends love too we'll
Are all the world to Inc.
A New Mexico wife desired to get
her baby into heaven, SO she punched its
nose while it was nursing.
An individual of statistical bent kept
tally of the number of glasses of water
dipped from the Congress Springs at
Saratoga one hot day this season. There
were five dippers at work he kept the
record for three hours, each dipper dip
ping three tumbIers at one time, and the
total nunlber Of glasses Of water drank
during these three hours was ten thous-
and eight hundred aud ti.ty-oue.
Cochise, the noted Apache chief, re-
Gently gave strong proof Of his good will
toward the whites. Mr.. Charles Miller.
large stock owner, stopped at the reser-
vation several days to rest, and turned
three thousand cattle aud seventy head
of horses aud mules loose. When ready
to start again, the band of Coehise gath
cred in his stock, not one animal being
lest. They did not even ask bonus, as
most white men would have done
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04
New Advertisements.
u. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE,
W. d. of Pennsylvania.
DittSburoh Aurns, DG 1879


TKIS Is 10 GIVE NOTICE: That on
the 23d day Of August A. d. 1873 War
rant in Bankruptcy was issueu against the
estate of L. c. HORTON 4 +. J. MILLER CO.
partners and individuals of Ridgway in the
County of Elk and State of Pennsylva mia,
who have been adjudged Bankrupts on
their own petition; that the payment OF any
debts and delivery of any properly belong
ing 10 such Bankrupts to them or for their
use and the transfer Of any property by
them is forbidden by law; that Meeting
of tie Creditors Of the said Bankrupts, to
prove their debts, and to choose one or more
assignees Of aheir Estate, will be hell at
Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the
Eyde House in Ridg say, Elk Co., Pcnn'a.
before s. Z: WOODRUFF Esq, Register, on
the 3Nh day of September A 1873 at 8
O'clock u. III.
JOHN HALL,
U S Marshal for said District
npItD
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

SIX million seven hundred and fifty
nire dollars, will do as national debt
reduction for the hot month of August.
Republican administration is the same
an all seasons,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04
Cur Time at Hsidg,Cay.
ELK LODGE, A. Y NJ.

The stated mcctirgs of Elk Lo lgs, No.
5i9, are held at their hall, corner of Main
and Depot streets, on the second and fourth
tuesdays of each month
d. B. DAY, Sec'y. 3
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

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Law, Commercial, Book, and General Job Printers
and Statoners
RIDGW:A1, Elk CO., P.A
DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF LAW BLANKS AND FRENCH
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STATIONERY.
ARNoLDs WRITING FLUID AND COPYING INK
LEAD PENCILS OF ALL KINDS AND PRICES
Esferbrooks celebrated Pens the Fest Made.
All Kinds job Printing done the Best Style and at Low Prices
LETTER, NOTE AND BILL HEADS, BUSINESS CARDS AND EN-
yEIOPES OF EVERY STYLE IN ANY QUANTITY
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

MARRIED.-On August 10Th, 1873,
by Rev. f. Hewitt, Mr.. l.. +. Sawyer,
to Miss Areelia English, both OF Fox.
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Rates Of Advertising.

Transient advertisements per square of
eight lines, one insertion 81, two inser-
fions, 81 so, three insertions. 81.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per
year S..
Advertisements payable quarterly.
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Nj USIC The RIDGWAY SILVER
WI CORNET BAND is now fully uni.
formed and will furnish music for Pic-nics.
Public Meetings, ETC., at most reasonable
rates. FRED. SCHGNING, Pres't.
Q, W. BApRErr, SEc'Y.
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-04

Mail East connects east and west at Erie
with L NJ S Il W and at Cory and lr-
vineton With Oil Greek and Allegheny
II w.
Mail West with cast and west trains on
l. s & VI S X W and at lrvineton with
Oil Creek and Allegheny X W.
Warren Accommodation East and West
with trains on L. s. s. NJ. S. X. W. east and
west and at Cory with .. G. q a. R. b. W.
Erie AccommodstionE East at Gerry and
West at Cory and Irvineton with U. G. j.
a. r. r. W.
Elmra Mail and Niagara Express make
close connections at Williamsport with N q
K w trains north and south.
WI. a. BALDWIN.
Gen'l Snp't.
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NEW TIME TABLE.
Commencing July 7th, 1873.
ALLEG HENY VALLEY r. r.
THE BEST ROUTE BETWEEN PITTS.
BURGH AND POINTS ON THE
PHIL'A. g. ERIE II, r,
NEW TIME TABLE.

GOING SOUTH.
Buffalo Express leaves Gerry at IL 90 m
Leaves lryineto1, 6 Scam
Arrives at Pittsburgh 845 pm
Night Express Leaves Irvineton, 8 25 D m
Night Express leaves Cory 80 m
Arrives at Pittsburgh Cps a m
Day Express leaves Cory 6l5am
Arrives at Pittsburgh COS o m
Oil City Accom-. leaves Cory 4SOpm
Arrives at Brady's Bend 8 So p IN
GOING NORTH.
Bffalo Express leaves Pitsburg at Z so m
Arrives at Cory COS p m
' lrvineton 7lO pm
Night Express leaves Pittsburgh $50 m
Arrives at Cory 950am
% " Irvineton Ii 55 am
Day Express leaves Pittsburgh II 10 m
Arrives at Cory 10 As IN
Oil City Accom-. leaves B. Bend $50 a m
Arrives at Oil City IL 20 p m
Connections made at Cory and Irvine.
tou for points on the Oil Greek and the
Allegheny Valley Rail Road.
Pullman Palace Drawing Room Sleep
ing Cars on Night Express Trains between
Cory and Pittsburgh.
Ask for Tickets via Allegheny Valley r.
r.
J. J. LAWRENCE. Gen. Supt.
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Manhood: How Lost, How
Restored.


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sr PPrice in sealed envelope, only 6
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The celebrated author. in this admirable
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cured without the dangerous use of inter-
nal medicine or the application of the knife;
pointing out mode of cure at once simple,
certain and etfsctual, by means of which
every sufferer, no matter what his condition
may be can cure himself cheaply, private
ly, snd radically.
aayH This Lecture should be in the hands
of every youth and every man in the land
Sent, under seal, in plain envelope, to
any address, postpaid on receipt of six cents
or two post stamps.
Also, DR.. Culverwell's Marriage Guide, 4"
price so cents.
Address the Publishers.
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DHILADELHlA RAILROAD,
Philadelphia & Erie II. X. Division.
SUMNER TIME TABLE.

On and after SUNDAY, JULY 90,
1873, the Trains on the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad will run as follows:
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REGULAR DEMoCaATIC NoMINA-
TIONS.
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For County Treasurer.
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RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD.
Philadelphia s. Erie II. Il. Division.
WINTER TINE TABLE.

nN and after SUNDAY, JULY 20 1878,
" the trains on the Philadelphia "
Erie Railroad will run AS follows:
Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-01-14

A CHESTER COUNTY YOUNG MAN SHOT AND IN
stANTLY KILLED IN WEST vIRGINIA IN A MIS-
TAKE POR A DEER

CHESTER COUNTY YOUNG MAN SHOT AND IN
sfANTLY KILLED IN wEsT VIRGINIA. IN MIS-
TAKE RoR DEER.
Authentic intelligence has Just been, received
at Landenburg of the terrible mistake by which
Joshua Missimer, formerly resident Of that
neighborhood, and whose father and other rela-
tives yet reside there, 80 ragicaly lost his life
on Monday, December 23rd. u.
Young Missimer was man of fine promise,
who, with younger brother, some time ago.
removed to West Virginia, on the Middle Ridge,
between Frankford and Springfield. They were
engaged with William Truax, also from Pennsyl-
vania in the bark trade. Truax and the Mis-
sinners, on the day stated went out to hunt deer,
when young Missimer left Truax and took a
crcnituous route to bring the deer within gun
shot. Mr.. Truax, thinking he saw Q deer, i'm
mediatey took aim and fired, when, to his utter
horror, faint groan was the only response,
and, on fastening to the spot, fouHd that he
had dlklled his friend and fellow-huntsman five
buckshot ha 7ing entered the heart OF the young
man and ono his head, causing instant death.
The news Of the tragic occurrance has
brought heavy cloud Of sorrow over the pa-
rents and relatives OF the deceased, as well as
the community about Landenburg, where he
was 30 well and fayorably known.
Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-01-14
Our RAILROADS. III.
ANNUAL MEETING oFTmrw. q R.=RRpoKr OF THE
- PRESIDENT, d., -
! LspeciaiTelsgrah % the e6mheteialA !

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ". a R.=REpoRT OF THE
PREsIDENT, d., -
{ | Lspeciai Telegram % the 66mheteiala u
CoATEsvILLE, Jan. IA.
{ The Iannnal p1eeting ii ftis Wilmington q
Reading r. r. Co., was held in the oompanys
office, at Coatesvile, to-day. n
fiscal year ending Oct. 3lst 1872 were presented
The gross receipts for the gear were S22S 773 25,
being an incresse Of $50, g81 2S. over the previ-
GUS year. The freight tonnage bad increased
6116 per cent, and the freight receipts had in
creased AZ per cent over those OF last year.
Alarge proportion Of this is in the carriage
of anthracite coal and iron ore. and all the items
show steady and gratifying increase
The track was greatly improved during the
we'll ballast0d ahd in first class condition. The
sidings and depot accommodations have been
much increased.
The Reading branch is under way and the
hope is expressed that the rails of the Company
will reach the City of Reading early in the COM
ing summer.
reference is made to the interest Of the Com
pany in the Berks Comfy II. II. extending
Northward to the Lehigh river, and the reports
state that active progress is now being made In
this work, and its completion from Reading to
Slatington is anticipated during the year 1873.
The Iron Ore region of the Welsh mountains ia
being largely developed, and the transportation
OF ore over the road is greatly increased.
The action of the city OF Wilmington the.
widening of Water Street, is alluded to as afford
ing 10 the II. H. companies entering the city
ness Of the Christiana river, with their own
tracks, enabling them to increase their business
wlth1the city and With the lines OF trhnsporta-
tion TO Philadelphia and New York.
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THE PEAINsuLA.


The Chestertown Transcript. has appeared In
a new dress OF very handsome type. We opm-
Iaend Mr. Perkins for his taste in selecting his
now faces, which like his own, are pleasant TO
look upon, May his plethoric purse still fur
ther increase.
Ti22 marriages in the county, last year.
Aaron l.. Gooding died suddenly Of heart
disease, last week. ~ e.. b.
The Workingmen's Library, established few
years ago, is prospering finely. II is continually
enlarging its number of volumes and extended
ling its sphere Of usefulness. I"
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Federalsburg protracted meetings wound
up with 81 conversions. -
THE Journal has reason TO believe that the
smallpox exists in the neighborhood OF Denton
lin fact. that one death has resulted from it.
Offers, although inhabiting the marshes of
the. oheptank, ARE q curiosity In the towns, and
one captured, last week, brought out all Denton
to look at it. .-II u
Mrs. Nancy Leyerton, fell down stairs, a few
week ago, at the residence of her son, John
Wilson, breaking her spectcAles and sticking the
fragments into her head which produced such
serious injury that she died in few hours.
TALBOT COUNTY.
Navigation is ice-locked. ...
The veritable smallpox has broken out In st.
Michaels in the family of Martin Sylvester. Mr.
3. himself contradicted the varioloid in Balti-
more and hence the contagion.
Wesley johnson, (col,) and William Todd
.(white,) both youths got into an alteration,
when the former cut the latter with knife.
Wesley is in Jail.
q, Bishop Lay sickened with cold, recently and
lost his speech entirely, but under the treAtmet
Of q Baltimore physician he is slowly regaining
Cooper & White have purchased a site at st.
Michaels for the location OF brickyard. ,--