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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
A Fatal Familiar.

In Jersey City, according to the Jour
nal, there is q physician who has won
considerable fame from the successful
cures he has made both in medicine
and surgery. For some years past, the
doctor says, whenever one of his pa
tients dies, no matter where he is, what
time, day or night, small white but
ter6y comes directly to him, and fits
about until it has attracted his notice,
when it departs. The moment the doc
tor sees the little winged messenger of
death, he is at once made aware of the
demise of his patient and if at night
the notice comes to him, he invariably
remains in his Office in the morning in
order to give certificate of death. The
first time the doctor ever saw this but
terhy was few years ago, while he was
looking at the body of dead child,
which was very dear to him, and the
butterfly alighted on the breast of the
child, and there remained, slowly rails
ing its wings up and down, until the
body was closed up in its little coffin.
A few evenings since, while the doctor
was attending a patient in Clark place,
the butterfly entered the window, and
commenced fitting about the doctors
head; he looked up at it, and one of the
ladies in the room, thinking it annoyed
him, said, Oh, leave it alone it will
soon burn its wings by the blaze of the
gas" "No it WON'T" said the doctor !;
cit has come on a mission, and will
soon disappear. have just lost pa
tient, and in the evening l shall be
called upon for certificate of death. "
Sure enough, the next morning, the
father of the child that had died the
night before called upon the doctor, and
notified him of the loss of his little one.
This is only one of many instances
where the doctor has received this
strange visitation, and kept record OF
the circumstances, besides that of call
ing the attention of those present to the
fact of the bntterfy-warning of death
among his patients.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
Balloon Voyages.

The longest balloon voyage on record
was made by M. Madras great balloon,
"Le Geant," which assembled from
Paris in October, 1868, with nine pas
sengers, and descended the next day,
in gale of wind, near Nienburg, Han
over, having traversed seven hundred
and fifty miles in seventeen hours. The
descent was of perilous character, and
several persons were injured by jump
ing from the car The balloon rose to
an altitude of $1,000 feet. On Novem-
ber 7th, 1886, the celebrated English
aeronaut, Charles Green, accompanied
by Monck Mason and Robert Holland,
the next morning near Welberg, in the
Duchy of Nassau. The time occupied
in the journey was eighteen hours, and
the distance travelled upward of five
hundred British miles. The greatest
height attained in this voyage was 49,
900 feet. In 1949, Arban, French bal
loonist, made the passage of the Alps,
going from Marseilles to Turin, four
hundred miles, in eight hours. Mr..
Coxwell, the English aeronaut, and Mr..
Glashier, the eminent meteorologist,
made a number of high ascensions to-
gether. The most remarkable of these
took place September 5, 1852, when
they attained the greatest altitude ever
reached by man. Mr.. Glashier esti-
mates this to have been between 36, 600
and 81, 900 feet, or about seven miles.
His last observation, made before the
greatest elevation was reached, showed
an altitude of $4,000 feet. He then be-
came insensible, and so remained for
the space of about seven minutes, the
balloon meanwhile ascending until it
was checked by Mr.. Coxwell, who seized
the valve-rope by his teeth, as his hands
were helpless. September Is, 1904, M.
Gay Lussac reached height of 22,977
feet, his ascension having been made for
scientific purposes. Blanchard claimed
to have ascended to a height of 1000
feet, and Margat, Garnerin, Robertson
and others have claimed to outdo this,
but in most cases their balloons were
too small to have been able to carry
them so high. Messrs. Rush and Green
ascended to an altitude of over 5000
| feet,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
Insurance Suit.

A curious insurance case has arisen
in connection with the destruction of
some furnace patterns owned by d. B.
Montague & Co., of Springfield, Mass,
in the recent burning OF the Norton
Furnace Company's works. The Union
thus explains it.:
"Mr. Montague sent orders to the
company to insure his property, and
they accordingly placed two policies
one for $3.50 and another for $500-both
in the Springfield Fire and Marine.
After two annual renewals had been
paid, the property was burned, and on
applying for his insurance, Mr.. Mon
tague found that he could get nothing
on the larger policy because the prop
erty was described as being kept in a
stere- house, which was not burned.
The $3.50 policy insured the patterns
kept either in the store-house or foun-
dry and was of course collectible. The
larger policy should have been written
the same way, as the patterns We're not
kept in the store-house two weeks dur
ing the year. Now. as Mr.. Montague
told the company to insure his property,
and as they informed him that they had
done so, he proposes to hold them re-
sponsible. The company, in turn, de-
clare their ignorance of the state of the
case, and as the agent was ordered to
write the policies to completely protect
the property, they will bring suit
against him to recover the amount OF
the loss. The sum is Insignificant, but
from the principle involvedof the pecu,
mary liability of agents, the case will
attract great attention"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
The Prevention and Cure of Cholera.

In response to a request signed by
number of physicians OF Tennessee, DIR.
Chas. X. Winston of Nashville has writ
ten an interesting review of the cholera
epidemics of that city and the treatment
adopted by him. Respecting the pre-
vention of the disease, DR.. Winston
writes
"Can this be done? I affirm that it
may. If it were not for this fact cholera
would be substantially the most dread
full of all scourges. If every family
would establish strict police, call the
roll three times daily, observe the rule
of personal cleanliness, see that all
filthy places were cleansed or disinfect-
ed, eat and drink prudently, keep regu-
lar hours, and exercise moderately,
cholera could not he developed in its
active form. 1 affirm, further, that if
under such circumstances the premoni-
tory symptoms should occur, and which
1 do not deny, then, and in that case,
if the party shall be required to lay
down and keep still no cholera in its full
nature can be developed.
"The ordinary healthy human body
has the power of excreting the morbid
cause of the cholera, and would agree
to insure any number of persons, if
they would observe the above rules.
This is fact of great consequence, and
ought to be insisted upon at each visi-
tation of the dreadful scourge. Itshould
be placarded and posted upon the door
of every dwelling. And if any member
of family should at such time say L
am SICK, require him at once to lay
down and stay there until he can say L
am well. The materieS morbi of many
diseases may not be stunned or turned
aside. We cannot shun measels, small
pox, or scarlet fever, but we may avoid
cholera in the way to which have now
referred.
Suppose, however, the disease can
not be avoided, can it be successfully
treated? I affirm that it can.
The doctor then describes his treat
ment in terms Ineligible only to the
medical reader. He concludes as fol-
lows
"In conclusion, let me say guard the
people against nostrums and cholera
syrups of all kinds, especially peppers
which iniure the tone and ultimately
upset the stomach. A little spirits OF
camphor and laudanum, together with
a box of mustard and three or four ten.
grain doses of calomel, are all that is ne
cessary. With these, and laying fiat OF
the back, any one may bid defiance to
cholera"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
Novelties i'm Fashions.

Over-skirts deeply pointed on the
sides and clinging to the figure are worn
abroad. They are made of twilled India
silk, China Grape, or a.'y soft, flexible
fabric, are edged with knotted fringe,
or else lace or insertion, and are worn
over white muslin or tulle dresses.
Raised embroideries in colored silks
and wool are favorite trimmings on
French dresses of foulard and other
silken fabrics. Every hue of the flower
and leaf Is represented, instead of the
modest designs now wrought in one
color, tone upon tone. Embroidered
laces are also announced as a garniture,
used specially by Worth on very dressy
toilettes.
There is an effort abroad to bring
into favor what is called the Restoration
sleeve, viz: q close sleeve with a large
puff at the top. This is unbecoming
as it gives an appearance of too great
breadth, and destroys the graceful slope
of tapering shoulders.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
A Strange Murder.

At Jezi, in Italy, few days ago, an
old woman, named Capanori, announced
that she had found her husband S body
in ditch at the lotion of rocky emil
nance, from which he must have fallen
by accident. Suspicion, however, fell
upon her, and she was arrested. She
confessed that she had caused her hus-
bands death by pushing him over the
cliff while he was at work. He had
fallen into the ditch and had been
drowned. Maternal love had prompted
the commission of the murder. She
had been told that the only way in which
she could have her son restored to her
from the ranks of the army was to be-
come a widow. In order to do this il
was necessary to kill her husband.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
Suicides.

A writer in French medical journal,
who has examined about 900 judicial ac-
counts of suicides in Paris, thinks him
self warranted in assuming the follow
ing conclusions : Philosophical, or pre-
meditated suicide, takes place usually
during the night and little before day
break accidental or unprecedented
suicide, takes place during the day, be-
cause it is then that the occasional
causes arise, such as quarrels, bad news,
losses, intemperance. &c. At every age,
too, men chose particular modes of COM
mitting suicide. Thus in youth he has
recourse to hanging, which he soon
abandons for firearms; in proportion
as vigor declines, or old age advances,
hanging is generally the mode.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
RIDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY,

The curate, greatly moved, turned to
Margarita, and said" Whosoever shall
give, even cup of cold water, to one of
the least, being my disciple; verify 1 say
unto you, he shall not lose Lis re-
ward"
"Amen !" responded the old dame,
who wept for JOY at the happiness of her
master, and his children by adoption, at
whose departure she also grieved.
Twelve months afterwards, Don Jose
della Ribera and his two sons attended
at the conservation of the church of San
Pedro, one of the prettiest churches in
the environs of Seville. ...
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
A Boy With a Big Head.

A few days since, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, woman entered hat
store on Washington street, accompanied
by boy about ten years of age. She
said the boy was her son and she want
ed hat for him. The halter glanced
at the boys head and was dismayed at
its size. He tried several hats, but
none would fit. Then he measured the
lads caput and found 1T to be twenty
eight inches in circumference and
eighteen inches from ear to ear. To fit
such head it would require a nine and
three-eighths hat, and the largest size
known to modern hatters is seven and
three-eights. The woman said her
name was Hickok, and that the boy was
a native of Philadelphia. At birth, she
said, his brain-box was of unusual size.
The lad is of weak and puny frame, and
one arm is partially paralyzed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
The RlOuSp Dress.

White linens, with stripes or polka
dots of black, blue, or scarlet, are the
favorite materials for pleated blouses
this summer. Among stripes fine hair
lines are chosen ; polka dots are about
the size of pea, and are placed quite
far apart. Such linens cost sixty cents
yard. Sheer linen lawns are also used,
and bought in the same designs for
thirty cents. Entire dresses of linen
lawn are made by this pattern, with
prettily rutfied skirt and over-skirt; the
model is also excellent for summer
prints and percales. Undressed gray
flax linen makes useful blouses for
certain air of style when worn with
black skirts of silk or alpaca. The Eng
lish standing collar with turned-over
points in front, and square shirt cuff
with broken points, are used for gray
blouses. Sailor blouses are of blue
linen, or else navy flannel, with square
collars, on which white anchors or stars
are wrought. Very dressy blouses of
Thin white muslin have bands of en-
broidery or the Valenciennes insertion
let in between the pleats. Black Brus-
sells and guipure net blouses are also
very stylish with silk skirts. A band
of black velvet ribbon, with narrow edg-
ing on each side, is placed down the
middle of each box-pleat ; others have a
puff between the pleats, and colored rib
bon is run through the puff.
The over-skirt is full, long, ample,
round over-skirt, stylishly draped. The
over-skirt is of the dark material of the
lower skirt, but variety is given to the
wardrobe by having the upper skirt
and blouse of the same light fabric
with dark skirt beneath. The imper
feet remnants of eight yards of any
pretty muslin may be utilized, and {
graceful over dress made; this quantity
will not be sufficient for ruffie on the
edge, and bias fold is used instead.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
The Oranges.

The new secret society of the
"Granges of the Patrons of Husband~y"
has developed itself with suddenness
and strength which is very remarkable.
The general idea of the order was origi
nally suggested by q community of
Scotch farmers in North Carolina, club
bed together for the purchase of all
needed supplies from first hands, and
at wholesale prices. 1t was not until
1868 that the thought of forming an ex-
tensive organization upon this model
began to make headway among the
farmers of the West. Gradually the
thought was developed into action, and
the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry
became the wide spread and powerful
league which we now find it. Women,
as well as men, are admitted to the
privileges of the oranges. Members
admitted to the first degree are known
respectively as laborer and maid to
the second degree rs cultivator and
shepherdess; to the third degree as
harvester and cleaner; and to the
fourth degree as husbandman and mat
ron. The fifth degree is conferred only
in the State oranges, which are COM
posed OF masters and past-masters OF
the subordinate oranges and their
wives, who are matrons. Those admit
ted to this degree are called members of
the Pomona or Hope grange. The sixth
degree is conferred only upon members
of the council of the National grange,
which is composed of masters and past.
masters of State oranges and their
wives, who have taken the degree OF
Pomona. The emblem of this degree
is Flora Charity. The seventh and
highest degree is conferred only upon
members of the national senate, which
comprises members of the council who
have served one year in that body. The
members of this degree are charged
with the secret work of the order. Ii
thus appears that the secresy of the or
der, except as regards the seventh de-
gree, is only transparent veil. And
there can be little doubt that the secret
work of the seventh degree members
will include the execution of whatever
political plans may be adopted fol
carrying out the general purposes of the
order
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
VOL. III.
Moral Song on Money.

Money is not happiness;
Wealth may coexist with gout;
Buys the physic, ne'ertheless,
Which you can't be cured without.
Money is not mutton-no;
Money is not beer or wine;
But TO lack it is to owe
Grieyous bills, or not to dine.
Money occupies the purse;
Happiness is in the mind
Else its state is the reverse
Woe with indigence combined.
Happiness you purchase through
Money that you wisely spend.
Money is the means unto
Happiness, and that's the end.
Who can keep conscience clear,
Who can have a mind at rest,
That of ruin lives with fear
Ever gnawing at his breast !?
Others happiness your own
Would you render if you could?
. 'Tis by moneys aid alone
You can do your Species good.
Happiness he may, below,
Find, with money who abounds;
None else can until they go
To the Happy Hunting-grounds.
Money when man decries,
Ten to one his bond is due,
And that presently he tries
Out of cash to swindle you.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
An Awkward "Catch."

A man named Gilsey-who, by strict
economy and severe industry, had sue
ceeded in getting his family little
place, free of incumbrance-was fishing
in Still river, near the Beaver brook
mills, on Sunday afternoon. After
sitting on the bank for a couple of
hours, without catching anything, he
was gratified to see, on a fiat stone in
the water, a snapping-turtle summing
itself. The butt tend of the turtle was
toward him, and he thought he would
capture it; but while he was looking
for place to step, the turtle gravely
turned around without his knowledge,
and when he got in reaching distance,
and bent down to take hold of what ma
ture designed should be taken hold of
while handling swapping turtle, that
sociable animal just reached out and
took hold of Mr.. Gilsey's hand with a
grasp that left no doubt of its sincerity.
The shrieks of the unfortunate man
aroused some of the neighbors, but
when they arrived it was too late to be
of any benefit to him, or even to them
selves, for they just caught glimpse of
bareheaded man tearing over the hill,
swinging a small carpet-bag in one
hand, and they at once concluded that
it was narrow escape from highway
robbery. However, it was not carpet
bag he was swinging-it was that turtle,
and it clung to him until he reached
the White street bridge, when it let go;
but the frightened man did not slacken
his gait until he got home. When he
reached the house, the ludicrousness of
the affair burst upon him, and when his
wife looked at his pale face, and bare
head, and dust-begrimed clothes, and
asked him what was the matter, he said,
Nothing was the matter, only he was
afraid he would be too late for church, "
and appeared to be much relieved to
find that he wasn't.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
Fish as a Diet.

DR.. Merryweather says: ga fish diet
is great humanizer of the tempers of
mankind. Its consumption tends Won
derfully to render them more kindly to
one another, and consequently tames
the passionate disposition to crime. AS
carniverous animals are always the most
fierce and violent, so become human
beings who have carniverous stomachs.
Could such stomachs have an occasional
respite by the consumption of fish, the
world would be all the better for it. 1
speak as a medical man, and firmly as
sert that many maladies would be miti-
gated, and, perhaps, annihilated by such
a process.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
Jeremy Got His Wife.

Mr.. Jeremy White, one of Oliver
Cromwelps domestic chaplains, a
sprightly man, and one of the chief
wits of the'court, was so ambitious as
to make his addresses to divers
youngest daughter, the lady Frances.
The young lady did not discourage him
but in so religious a court this gallantry
could not be carried on without being
taken notice of.
The Protector was told of it, and was
much concerned thereat he ordered
the person who had told him to keep a
sharp lookout, promising him, if he
could give any substantial proof, he
should be we'll rewarded, and White
severely punished.
The spy followed his business so close
that in a little time he dogged Jerry
White, as he was generally called, to the
lady's chamber, and ran Immediately to
the Protector to acquaint him that they
were together.
Oliver, in a rage, hastened to the
chamber, and going in hastily, found
Jerry on his knees, either kissing the
lady's hand, or having just kissed it.
Cromwell, in fury, asked what was the
meaning of that posture before his
daughter Frances q? White, with great
presence of mind, said
May it please your highness, have
for long time courted that young
gentlewoman there, my lady's woman,
and cannot prevail I was, therefore,
humbly praying her ladyship to inter
cede for me"
The Protector, turning to the young
woman, cried:
"What's the meaning of this, hussy
why do you refuse the honor Mr..
White would do you? He is my friend,
and 1 expect you should treat him as
such.
My lady's woman, who desired moth
ing more, with very low courtesy, re-
Piled
elf Mr.. White intends me that honor,
I shall not be against him."
"Sayest thou so, my lass ?" said
Cromwell "call Goodwin; this busi-
ness shall be done presently before I go
out of the room"
Mr.. White was gone too far to &c
back his brother parson came; Jerry
and my lady's woman were married in
the presence of the Protector, who gave
her five hundred pounds for her por.
tion, which, with what she had say ID
before, made Mr.. White easy IN his cir.
cumstances, except that he never loved
his wife, nor she him, though they
lived together near fifty years afterward
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14

A gentle being at Marion, Ind. lately
caught a sandhill crane, hung it up
alive by its heels all night, then plucked
off most of its feathers, and advertised
an ostrich for exhibition.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-14
To TAKp STArNs orT or V1,rv M,

To TAKE STAINS OUT OF WHITE MAR
BLR-Take one ox-gall, one wine-glass
of soap lees, one-half wine-glassful of
turpentine mix and make into paste
with pipe-clay. Put on the paste over
the stain, and let it remain for several
days. If the stain is not fully removed,
a second application will generally
prove sufficient.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-23
To the West, To the West !

Before making your arrangements 70
follow the advice Of the thousands who
have already gOne,'' it would be well TO
consider what has been done to make
the journey to your ''lIome in tile
West as pleasant and as free from dan
ger as human skin and foresight con
accomplish.
BY consolidation and construction
road has been put into operation OH the
shortest possible line from Nashville to
st. Louis, f'rhe future great City Of the
world. This line, the
ST. LOUIS AND SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY
has, during the past year, earned an en-
viable reputation by its smooth track,
prompt time, sure connections, and the
magnificence of its passenger equip
ment. Its trains are made up of new
and commOdiOus day ears, provided
with the celebrated Miller coupler and
platform, and the Westinghouse air
brake.
10 is positioely the only line RUNNING
Pullman Palace Dratoing- Room Sleeping
Cars thr0Ugh toithOut change from Nash
Uille TO Sc. Louis. No other line pre-
tends TO offer such advantages, either in
distance, time or equipment Why,
then, Journey by circuitOus routes? Do
not be induced to purchase tickets to st.
Louis or the West by any other line, re-
membering that the
est. LOUIS AND SOUTHEASTERN
is the shortest, cheapest, quickest, best and
only line under one management from
Nashville TO st. Louis, and is from so to
200 miles the shortest TO ST. Louis, Kan
sas City, Omaha, Denver, California,
Texas, and all western points. 1t is al
so the "ChicagO Shortest Line" ViG
Evansville.
You can secure the cheapest rates for
yourselves and your mOvables On appli-
cation, in person or by letter, 70 CHAs.
MCCABE, Southern Passenger Agent,
near College Street Depot, Nashville,
Tenn, or TO the undersigned
W. b. DAVENPORT,
Gen'l Ticket Agent, st. Louis.
No trouble Ia dnSicer questions.
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