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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08
Hope for Spain.

ALBERT EDWARD, Prince of Wales, was
excessively annoyed when his sister
Louise married the sandy-haired Marquis
of Lorne, but what will he say to the pros
pect of having Mr.. James Gordon Bennett
of the New York Herald for brother-in-
law? An apocryphal correspondent of a
Pennsylvania newspaper announces that
the gallant Commodore is in love with a
sister of the Princess Alexandra, that the
course of true love never runs smooth,
and that a castle is to be built in Spain i'm
mediately for the use of the happy pair.
Nor does the tide of glory that encircles
the New Y ork boy pause here in its rise.
He is to succeed Amadeus on the throne of
Spain, as President or King, it matters
little which. St. James being the patron
saint of Spain, and America being the off
spring of CASTLE and Arragon, it is sup
posed that King James would be accept
able to the enthusiastic populace. With
youth, the national religion, Danish
princess, and a fortune for his trump
cards, the hand held by the Commodore
is strong enough to ''see" CASTELAR, and his
fellow-republicans, and "go him one bet
ter" From the United States a Louis
Philippe end Napoleon went successfully
to claim the crown of France, and Carl
baldi, the Staten Island dyer, was sum-
moned hence to erect throne in Italy.
Why may not Spain have like good for
tune? The fact is that royalty should
consider itself honored by an infusion of
the fresh, young blood of free America,
and if there is any condescension in the
case it is on the side of the sovereign citi-
zen of the United States, who has all the
world from which to choose a BRIDE
G7aphic
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Advice to Young Ladies.

The following sensible article comes to
us across the continent, in the San Fran
cisco NeaoS Letter:
At the agricultural fair in Santa Clara,
prizes were offered for the best cooks
among the unmarried ladies. This is a
move in the right direction, and we hail
the fact as an evidence that we are to re-
turn to the simplicity of early times, when
our wives were help-meets instead of
"help-eats;" when the young wife brought
to the matrimonial copartnership will
lingness to bear her share of the burden
and labor of life when one silk frock,
one china tea-set, half dozen of silver
spoons, and counterpanes of her own
patchwork, were evidences of the simplic-
ity of her taste, the economy of her life,
and the promises of future industry. Now
the young bride must begin where her
mother leaves off. Her outfit is trous-
seau, gorgeous house, rich in upholstery,
mirrors, carvings, and ornamentations of
paint, plaster, silk, and velvet; she sneers
at cottage where love is, and prefers the
cheap and snowy boarding house to her
own but humber home. The Santa Clara
1alr gives not only prize for the best
young COOK who can manage cheap and
economical dinner, but other prizes will
be hanging round within scent of savory
ylands to nose themselves out a wife
awkward, beardless, robust young farm
ers, ready to offer. themselves, their vir-
tuous lives, their industrious habits, their
well-tilled farms, to bride who will
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SpOOks.

A PITTSBURGH paper says that for the
past four months the prisoners confined
in the Jail at Uniontown have contended
that that institution was haunted; that
peculiar sounds have been heard every
night, after the lights had been eXtin-
guished, and the prisoners were all locked
up in their cells. The inmates declare
that when the town clock strikes twelve a
ghost commences its nightly rounds
through the jail. First they will hear
something like aperson walking over the
iron grating that extends over the entire
inside Of the Jail over the cells. The ghost
dragsa chain over this grating, making a
peculiar noise. Then they will hear one
and hear the ghost fasten the other end of
it to the iron bars above. When fastened,
itdescends the chain, rattling it terrifically
after it gets down. 1t then walks around
the jail outside where the prisoners are
permitted to exercise themselves in the
daytime. The floor of the Jail is composed
entirely of iron. The ghost drags a chain
over the floor and rattles it furiously. Af-
ter making seeming thorough inspection in
this manner, the ghost unlocks the door
and enters the inside of the grating that
surrounds the cells. First it goes up the
iron stairs to the upper tier of cells, drag
ging the chains after it. 1t goes to every
cell that contains a prisoner, takes hold of
the bars and rattles the door furiously.
After making the ronnds of the upper
cells it descends to the lower tier and goes
through the same actions, always drag
ging the chains after it. The prisoners,
on being interrogated by the sheriff or his
deputies, declare that it is not imagina-
tion, but that a ghost does really visit
them every night just after the town
clock strikes twelve. 1t stays just long
enough to go through the actions spoken
of above; then it goes to the chain sus-
pended from the iron bars above the floor,
rafting it furiously, a.cends, draws the
chain up, walks over the bars, and nothing
more is heard Of it till twelve the next
night. The prisoners confined in their
cells have often spoken to it, but received
no answer to their questions. This state
of affairs has created great deal of ex-
element about the courthouse. Sheriff
Messmore and his deputies have kept the
thing quiet for long time, thinking that
it was a story gotten up by the prisoners
in order to have light kept burning in
the Jail all night But burning light in
the jail did not have the effect to stop the
ghostly visits. 1t made its nightly visits
regularly, and although the prisoners
could not see any person who would pre-
sent themselves before their cell doors,
the ghost would come, rattling his chains
more furious than ever, go to the cell
doors and rattle them as though he would
tear them from their fastenings, and then
depart as usual. The thing is getting to
be quite serious matter, but we have not
heard yet what action the sheriff will take
to get rid of this ghostly visitor. 1t is to
be regretted that the account omits to
state whether the ghost furnishes its own
chain or whether one belonging to the
county. 1t would be satisfactory to have
that question settled.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08
The Protestant SisterhOOds.

The growth and increase of Protestant
sisterhOods in this country seems to indi-
cate that the system supplies grateful re-
lief to that large class of young women
who, possessing an abounding religious
sentiment, are dissatisfied with the mar
row pettiness of their lives and aspire to
express their devoutness in generous
deeds. The Catholic nuneries have swal-
lowed great numbers of these modern st.
Theresas, but the establishment of Pro-
testant orders retaining pretty much all
the romantic paraphernalia that pertains
to the Romish nuns, has done away, to a
great extent, with the excuse for apos-
tasy. The idea was first carried out in
Kaiserworth, Prussia, some fifty years
ago, when DR.. Fleidner commenced, I'M
der great discouragement, an institution
which has since developed into one of the
marvel charities of the world. Shortly
after, similar communities were estab-
lished in England, only to meet, at first,
with great unpOpularity and even the zest
of martyrdom, the sisters being stoned by
mobs and abused by the press; but since
then their good and charitable deeds have
made them respected and beloved by all.
Now, Sweden, France, Germany and Rus
sia have their Protestant sisterhoods, and
on this side the water there are number
of communities under the auspices of the
Episcopal church scattered UP and down
through the country. In New York city
there are three separate communities.
The Sisters of the Holy Communion, the
Oldest organization in the country, have
charge of st. Luke's Hospital. The Sis
tiers of the Good Shepherd zealously en-
gage in missionary work on Randall's
Island, visit the localities of misery and
vice in the city, gather in little children to
the industrial school, and put forth every
effort to reclaim fallen women. The
strongest society of all is that of st.
Mary, with DR.. Morgan Dix of Trinity
Church as its inspiration and guide. This
community consists of twenty-five sisters,
and, like nearly all the others, is COM
posed of three orders-sisters, probation
ers and associates. Each society wears a
a distinctive dress of its own, of which
black serge, close bonnet and vail, with
emblazoned cross upon the breast, are the
main features-closely resembling, in
deed, the dress of the Catholic orders.
Although these sisters are not bound by
perpetual vows, the garb once adopted is
never laid aside. Most of the members
are women of education and refinement
their life is one of self-denial and indus
try, and their aim consists in being con-
tent with food and raiment and doing
whatever work is given them with thank
fulness of heart.-Erchange.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08

In newly cleared regions of country, spring is
always an unhealthy season. The virgin soil, en-
riched by decomposed vegetable matter, sends up,
when first barred to the sunshine, volumes of MAS
matte vapor that generates every variety of inter-
mit.ent and remittent fever. All low laying,
swampy districts. the deltas of rivers, the prai-
ries, the salt-marshes the coast, the bayous OF
the Gulf States, and the shores of the northern
lakes are also visited at this seaso by maarious
epidemics that PROSTATE no inconsiderable mum.
ber of their inhabitants This ought not to be, fol
II can easily be prevented. No fact in medical
history is better established than the fact thai
Hostetters Stomach Bitters will avert every spe.
cies of malarlous disorder A course of this stand
ard tonic and Alternative commenced in advance o.
the unhealthy season and continued regularly unit
its close will prove absolute protection against
chills and fever bilious remttent fever and Other
complaints of periodical type, as well as agains
the disturbances in the digestive organs and bow.
els, so common at this period of the year. AS 9
remedy for dyspepsia, biliousness, liver disease
nervous disorders, physical weakness, rheuma
tism melancholy, hysteria, and ailments to whicl
the weaker sex are exclusively subject, Hostel
ter,s Bitters has no competitor at home or abroad
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08
The German Heart. Breakers.

They do some things in Germany diff
ferent from our customs, and much better
than we do. A marriage engagement is,
with the Germans, more serious thing
than it is with us. 1t carries with it the
force of solemn compact, and some of
the responsibilities of a marriage contract
already performed. The engagement is
known to all the friends of the parties; it
is published in the newspaper, and is re-
garded as almost as irrevocable as mar
riage itself. In Cassel two army officers,
one of them count and an adjutant, were
discussing the susceptibility of women,
and the count made wager with the
other, that he, poor as he was, could win
the affections of any rich heiress the two
might agree upon, and become engaged
to marry her. They settled that the count
should lay siege to the heart of very
pretty and very rich young girl, the daugh-
ter OF widow whose former husband was
noted gambler.
The suit succeeded, the engagement
was soon made and published. The count
was victorious and won the bet, it being
agorgeous wine supper. He then thought
the joke had gone about far enough. and
wrote the young lady that it would be
impossible for him to keep the engage
ment to marry her, because her father was
gambler. The affair made great deal
of public scandal, and the German chron-
icler of these events states that the story
came to the ears of the Emperor, William,
who strongly disapproved Of the whole
proceedings of his army officers. The
supper was prepared, and the count and
his friends We're about sitting down to
their viands and champagne, when an
order came for the arrest of the two offi-
GERS, who had so disgraced their cloth and
manufactured scandal. They were not
permitted even to drink their wine, and
are now awaiting a trial by court-martial.
That's the way they treat these harmless
little jokes in Germany.-Erchange.
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know how to preside over the multifa-
rious duties of home in the country. We
advise our city girls to GO in and win.
Show the country maiden that you, too,
know how to broil and bake, fry and
stew; then, for the finish to your feast,
give an extra dessert-something to tickle
the farmers palate, and ten to one you
will steal away from the country girl the
honors and lovers of the day. And when
the farmers boy a-wooing comes, accept
his hard hand and honest heart as a surer
anchor and firmer trust than the half
gentleman, halfhoodlum, who parts his
hair in the middle, and offers to share
with you the chances in his lottery of
life. If we had thousand sweethearts,
we would advise all save one to go to the
country. If we had thousand genteel,
half-starved, city friends, fighting the
grinning fiend of genteel poverty, striv-
ing to keep up appearances, living beyond
their means, in constant dread of what
the world would say, slaves to society. we
would say, go to the country. With half
a-hundred acres of Gods soil, you may
live happy, healthful, Independent, self
respected, and contented.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08

MR.. VERPLANoK CoLvIN, who has been
surveying the Adirondack region, reports
that the highest waterin New York State,
and the true source of the Hudson River,
is little lake in chasm between two
peaks ON the south side of Mount Marcy,
four thousand two hundred and ninety
three miles above the level of the sea.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08

and kidneys will be found seriously affected
The stomach refuses to act, and cannot re-
tain the necessary food. The nerves are un-
strung, and the man feels truly wretched.
OF course, in such cases, the first thing is to
cease the use of alcoholic stimulants, then
restore the dlsorganlzed liver and kidneys
will so effectually do this as PARKER's COM
POUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU. If taken
according to directions, no doubts need be
entertained of obtaining prompt and effec-
tual relief, Sold by all druggists, every
where.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08

COUGHS AND CoLDs.-Those who are suf.
fering from Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore
Throat, &C., should try " Brosn's Bronchial
IFoohes."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08

The Pail Mall Gazetts says, apropos OF
MIR. Trollope's new Australian book, that
"the colonial man comes nearer to being
uninteresting than any other variety OF
the species"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08
COmmendatOry.

While we would not curtail any of the
privileges Of the fair sex, and least of all
those connected with their personal adorn-
ment, we can but commend the action of a
theatrical manager in one of our Western
cities, who has established rule that la
dies who wish TO secure front seats must
agree to appear without their steeple
coiffures. A similar regulation is much
needed in all of our places of amusement.
1t needs no argument to prove that the
purchaser of one seat in a theater has no
right. legal or moral, to destroy the value
of several seats behind by putting an un-
necessary obstruction between them and
the stage; but this is just what women
do when they appear with the present
fashionable denominations on their heads.
AS it is impossible to see over them, and
uncomfortable to keep ones neck on the
stretch to see around them, the unfortun-
ate possessor of a seat behind lady thus
elongated has his evenings entertain
ment spoiled, and his temper soured. In
front sits his thoughtless tormentor, en-
joying the play, wholly unconscious or
careless of the fact that she is the private
ly mathematical cause of so much dis
comfort to her neighEors. An indignant
audience would rise against a man thus
offending, but the natural gallantry of the
sterner sex obliges it to suffer in silence
when lady trespasses on rlght.-Ap-
pletoa's Journal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08

GET RID OF COLD AT ONCE by using DR.,
Jayne's Expectorant, certain cure for all Pull
monary and Bronchial Affections.
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PAIN KILLER.-In another column will be
found the advertisement of Davis Pain Kill
ler. There is probably no other preparation
manufactured that has become SO much OF a
household word as the Pain Killer. For
thirty years it has stood before the public,
and the innumerable testimonials that have
been called forth voluntarily, testify fully to
its merits. When you need family medi-
cine buy the Pain Killer.
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THE MILWAUKEE MONTHLY. - The
April number of this popular Magazine is a
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MAMMOTH PUMPKIN.

From seed of this new species there was raised
last year the largest Pumpkin grown in America
weighing 5s7 MS seeds sent postpaid for 25 cents,
or u seeds for 50 cents
I. II. GREGORY, Davenport Iowa.
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@r7O On EACH WEEK-AGENTs WANT
a. A.UU ED. Business legitimate, Particu-
lars free. j. WORTH, st. Louis, Mo. Box 24Si
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The Leading Business Houses d 81, Louis,

will do well to cut this out as reference, aC
shey are the leading houses in their various
lines of business.
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n n Per Week IN CASH to good Agents
G4O Address A. Coulter & Co., Charlotte, Mich
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-21
University Of the SOuth,

This admirably conducted school located
at Sewanee, Tenn, is rapidly growing II
popularity. At the opening of the Junior
Department Sept. Is, 1868, there were bu
nine pupils present. The following yea
gave visible signs of the life which begar
to revive in the University. About l0C
students added their names to its rolls. Ii
1870 the number sWelled TO nearly 200, anc
in 1871 and 1872, the average of pupil:
was over 230. In an article published re-
ferring to the progress of the University
and its surroundings we extract the follow
ing:
The influx Of numbers was accompanied
by corresponding development Of resident
population, and of material prosperity; IN
til now the picture, which four years age
shone with so still, sombre and feeble a
light, flashes with the life and activity of q
growing and prosperous enterprise. First
additional doinitories for the studends were
built by the authorities of the University.
Then came additional teaching rooms, and
the chapel was enlarged and embellished.
Aided by the iberRlity of Judge Gray, OF
Texas, a most comfortable and commodious
grammar school was built, capable of seat
ing 100 to 40 pupils. Handsome dwell
lings rose on all sides within the radius OF
half mile of the Chapel; until now we
can count by the dozen, cottsge halls and
houses, whose many lights, on the summer
evenings, CLEAN thro' the trees, and turn
the Quiet woods into romantic picture.
cat the village Of Sewanee, where we
lately had but one or Two cabins, forty or
fifty shops, stores, and dwellings are form
ed into stre9ts, or perched upon the ada
cent hills"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-21
The Battle Cry.

The Springfield Record, Feb. 20, has the
following complimentary article about the
st. Louis and Southeastern Railroad:
The railroad now charges $11 for carry
ing a car of wood or lumber from Green
brier station to Nashvine--an advance OF
81 on former prices and yet the pay train
is three months off time. This will stop the
shipment of the above articles, as the tariff
viii entirely if not more than eat up the
profit 3d.. ..,..
The St. Louis and Southeastern passen-
ger trains are now making Epjeadid sched-
ule time, but are about Three months be-
hind time with their pay train. Our folks
are not used to that kind of stopping, and
if things don't change the officials will GER
tainly hear from us. We don't tell every
thing we know at one time. Dance, gen.
tlemen, or the hills and hollows the entire
length of this line will echo the toot of a
louder whistle than any placed on the back
Of your steam horses.
A few days since could be seen burly,
kinky-headed, black niger wench, sitting
in the ladies' coach. on train that dares
run through the borders of old Robertson.
Oh, for the days Of Jackson, England, and
troops of other gentlemen that used to pull
the bell cord on the E. and K. Railroad.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-21
Personal.

John Henry Gennett, the jnnior peanut
king, left yesterday for New Orleans to
witness the Mardi GIas festivities in that
city.
Col. David h. Parsons, ex-Sherif of Giles
county, but now engaged in farming there,
was in The city yesterday.
Col. II. b. Erwin, Battle Greek, Gen. j.
Monroe Meek, of Jefferson county, Hon.
T. Nixon, Vandyke, of Athens, and Col.
John D. Perryman, of Washington, D. G.,
are in the city.
z. B. Pendenton, Dyersburg. A. n. Wat
son, Petersburg, G. B. Baskerville, CoviDg-
ton, d. L. Willett, Manlyville, James Bree-
don, Erin, DR.. Thomas Norman, Lebanon,
James L. Guest, L. Lancaster, Columbia,
w. 81. Pope, Atlanta, Ga, are registered at
the st. Cloud Hotel.
Horace S. Cooper, Shelbyville; 81. W.
Anderson, Sewanee; Tbos. Steers, W. G.
S. Wafield, Columbia, S. c.; E. S. Pres
colt, Chicago; W. P. Brooks, Arkansas; W.
j. Darby, Evansville, Ind, are registered at
the Maxwell House.
Mr.. Alex. Gebhart and party, of Dayton,
Ohio, now en- route for the sunny South
are spending few days in our city and en-.
joying the munifcent hospitality Of the
Maxwell House.