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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

p In the deposition of Mr.. Thomas
Dent, a prominent Chicago lawyer,
taken in SUIT by a st. Louis lawyer
against the Repub5icd'a, of st. Louis,
for calling him a shyster, Mr. Dent
says /" Shyster is term of reproach
applied to such lawyers as were sup
posed to resort mainly to the Police
Courts and Magistrates offices to secure
the escape or acquittal, by sharp or law
practice, of criminals or persons held
under arrest. The first recollection |
have Of the word is that it was used in
tho Chicago Democrat, then under the
control of John Wentworth, of this city.
Its application, when so used, was to
derogate and bring into disrepute such
persons as, without the use of legal
learning or professional ability, pre-
vented the holding for trial or the con.
viction of persons accused of offenses
either against the laws of the State or
the city ordinances. The word has had
grent occurrency since the earliest
use of it in the Democrat now within
my recollection, but it has always been
used as term of reproach, and as in
dicating one whose practices were not
those of well bred attorney.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
Come, and Let Us Reason Together.

To the afflicted in body, we offer a
few words of plain, practical reasoning.
No matter under what form of sickness
you labor there is one great truth you
should ever keep in mind, viz: All dis,
ease originates in an impure condition
of the blood. Purify that, and the dis
ease must depart, for it has nothing to
feed on but you cannot purify the
blood by the use of poisonous drugs,
and exhaustive stimulants the relief
which these afford is temporary and
deceptive, leaving you worse off at
every interval. The best Blood Puri-
.fer ever discovered is DR.. WALKERS S
FAMOUS VINEGAR BTrTERs, compounded
of simple herbs. No matter how hope
less your case may seem, try the VINE
GAR B1rTERs, and few draughts will
convince you of their virtue. DIR.
Walker the discoverer of this priceless
remedy, had been given up to die by
the Physicians, and is now sound and
healthy man from their use.-Cono
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
The 0dOr.Giying Chinee.

A San Francisco paper says that {" a
Miss Hemme, a few evenings since,
had occasion to enter the kitchen of
her fathers house, and in a few mo-
ments returned to the room where her
father was with the startling informa-
tion that she smelt Chinaman in the
kitchen. Mr.. Hemme laughed at his
daughter, but she insisted that she was
sure there was Chinaman in the
house ; so the gentleman went down
stairs with her, and to his astonishment
saw a washtub turned bottom up on
the floor, and beyond the edge some
thing which looked very much like a
queue. He raised the tub and found
underneath it, crouched all in heap,
the owner of the queue. who had
burglariously effected an entrance into
the house. The individual, whose
name is All Chen, was duly held by the
Police Judge to answer to a charge Of
burglary"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
A Piucky NObleman.

An Ashantee correspondent sends an
account of one of the skirmishes to the
Montreal Herald, from which the fol-
lowing is extracted "Lold Clifford,
the chief of scouts, says that when ne
had assembled half way up the hill he
rousted out of ambuscade some half Il
dozen Ashantee scouts, who shouted
ont to him to keep his men back,
otherwise they would fire on him but
as the young nobleman pressed on his
men the Ashantees gave way, reluc-
family reversing their guns, or, in other
words, turning the stocks of their guns
to Gitford's party, as q sign that they
did not wish to force hostilities. The
summit of the hill was thus gained
without bloodshed, and the most i'm
portant position which the Ashantees
could have held was surrendered with
out blow. On the top of the hill an
elaborate fetch ceremony had been
performed to thwart, if possible, the
views and prospects of the British ex-
pedition. Two goats had been i'm
paled and buried alive, surrounded
with sticks placed in circle horizon
tally, their pointed ends directed to all
points of the compass and centre
pole, standing upright, bore paper,
on which was written with Moorish
characters a most horrible curse upon
each and every man who crossed the
Adansi Hills into Ashantee land. Ig-
norant of the nature of the dreadful
penalties he was mourning at the hands
of the insulted and defed fetish diety
Lord Clifford plunged down the slope
with his scouts, and at the base sur
prised some more of the enemy al
the village of Quiza, who retired will
guns reversed, as before, from the vii
lage, saying that they were going tt
ask permission from the Chief of Po
mannah to fight. ..-.. .., o..
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

GEORGIA CoNvIoTs. = The Georgia
convicts were farmed out few days
ago to the highest bidders. They num-
bered $50, and there were offers for a
much larger number. Fifty were taken
to work in iron works at $40 haad for
one year, 100 for coal mines at $11 a
head, so to labor on a railroad for
twenty-one months at $11 head, and
200 for the same work at $11 per year.
Messrs. Smith, Middle, and Taylor,
planters of Washington county, took
100 for farming purposes at $11 per
head. The State will receive about
$4,000, without having to contribute
anything toward the support of the
convicts. The parties employing them
will be responsible Tor their security.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

The ORGAN as a household instru-
ment has been rapidly growing in favor
and the yearly sales are now enormous.
A good Organ remains in tune, is easily
kept in order, and blends naturally with
the quality of the voice. The advertise
ment of the Smith American Organ Co., a.,
in another column, is referred to the con-
sideration of our readers. This house
has an enviable reputation for good
work and fair dealing.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

FOOLED THEM.-A man in Lee took
it smilingly. They serenaded him with
horns and drums, and he asked them
in. Provisions were scarce, but would
they-ah-would they drink. They
drank, wished health, and departed.
But in fifteen minutes they were all
leaning on fences and lamp-posts, re-
covering from the effects of ipecac,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

Without doubt hundreds of people
who will read this item are suffering with
Kidney Disease in some form. which might be
cured with bottle or two of Joh1son'S Ano-
dyne Liniment, used internally. Why not try
If 2-CO71
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

If a farmers productions are of really
good quality, as they should be, they
will be sought in preference to what
others have. There is the greatest diff
ference in the world between choice
butter and middling between assorted
well-kept potatoes and hapha2ard lots
between grain that is ripe, clean and
plump and shrunken foul grain, and SO
on through the whole list, and when a
character is established there will be
always men willing and anxious to pay
extra prices.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

Parsons Pstrgat5oe Pills, which are
now being extensively sold in this State are
purely vegetable and are mild and gentle in
their operation. One is dose. Good quail
ties, certainly Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
Profitable Employment

Work for Everybody, Good Wages Perma-
ne / Employment. Men and Women wanted,
ull particulars free.
Address, w. A. HENDERSON & CO.,
.. a Cleveland, o., or st. Louis, Mo.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
THIRTY YEARS EXPLRIENCE OF
AN OLD NURSE,

MRS. w1NsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP IS THE
PRESCRIPTION OF one ofthe best Female Physi.
clans and Nurses in the United States, and has
been sed for thirty years with never falling safety
and success by millions mothers and children
from the feeble infant OF week old to the ad !
1t corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels and gives rest, health
and comfort to mother and child, We believe 1t 81
be the Best and 5urest Remedy in the World in all
cases of DYSENTERY and DIARRHEA IN CHTL.
DREN, whether it arises from Teething or fror,
an other Fall directions for using will &c
company each bottle. None Genuine unless the
facsimile ofOURTlS S PERKINS is on the outside
wrapper,
SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

For Debility use PERUVIAN SYRUP.-Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

S25 per day Commission or $40 a week Salary
and expenses. We offer it and will pay it. Apply
now. @. Mebber d CO., Marion. o. II
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23
On ~ - Each Week. Agents wanted, par tiou
tN1 = lars free ]. WORTH CO, st. LOuis Mo

write-pcstal card will do-to ...". ..
....u LOCKE & JONES. Toledo, Ohio
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-23

New Instruments Of Refined Quality of Tone
for privatG Houses.
Catalogues sent to any address on application.
fremont ST., (opp. Waltham,) Boston, Mass
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01

| late as 1861 we again find our hero i,
| Nevada where his uncle had been an.
pointed to a judgeship, and Sam was
| made private secretary. 1t was in this part
of the country that he picked up much of
the material from which he afterward pro
| duced his popular work, "Roughing It,"
His subsequent career is too well known
to require recapitulatiOn. 1t falls not within
the province OF this reporter to write Mark,
history. but simply to have little chat
with the Times readers about the bow
earlier days.
1t is not out of place. to remark, in con.
elusion, that Mark Twain" is pre-eminentlv
selt-madoman. His whole term of school
days would not amount to more than
year. "A prophet is not Without honor,
save IN bis own country" but if the sons
and daughters of Missouri failed to see in
Sam Clemens anything above mediocrity.
they ought to know that Mark Twain sue
ceeded III calling forth enthusiastic applause
from my lords and ladies" of the nubiIitv.
and Il the one pair of bright eyes in Mis-
souri, toward which he looked as the Mecca
OF his earthly happiness appreciated but
poorly the homage of one without attrac-
ti2n or distinction, another fair lady, re-
siding III Einira. New York, possessing
wealth, beauty. talent and high position.
was proud to accept the hand of the ceIe-
DRAFTED humOrist and lecturer, and became
his happy wife.
Fame and fortune now smiled upon our
whllom Missouri printer boy; his mother
and sister, both widowed, are furnished
with beautiful home IN Fredonia, New
York: the rich have courted him. the great
are glad to know him. and all do him hom.
age. His new book is pronounced sue
cess, ami his lecture season of this winter
in England is an ovation.
1t may be said that, while 'some are born
great, and some have greatness thrust upon
them. some others thrust themselves upon
greatness, it is surey and safer to be found
as Mark was, with the latter number; for
where. in all the wide world, is there anv
thing that succeeds like succt SIS. Louis
TiUtps
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01
How to Check Scarlet Fever.

'Stamping out" is the new and sign:l.can I:
process 10: she arrest of many diseases.
and in none can it be more effectuai.v EN-.
ployed than scarlet fever. This should. o:
course. include isolation. All cases should
be promptly reported to the health author
tiles. under heavy penalties Tor neglect, and
ALI occurring among persons unable, 10
afford seclusion. should DO taken care Of a.
pubic expense IN appropriate hospitals, a.
safe. distances from populous neighbor.
hoods. And the rich should be compelled
to provide seclusion in isolated rooms for
cases occurring among them. or else reIin.
qulsh the care of them to the health au.
thorlties, and be subject to the necessary
costs; All clothes used by the patients
should be disinfected or DESTROYED. Wafer
closets, cesspoOls and drains attached to
the hospitals and dwellings, of the sick
should be thoroug hly disinfected -4San!-
tartan for February.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01
The Outlet of the West.

The Senate Commerce Committee -esrer.
day heard Senators West and Window and
Representative Stanard on the extprtionate
policy pursued by the pilots and towboat
owners at the mouth of the Mississippi
river. During considerable period these
men have interfered with free navigation
by abetting The obstructios, ST Che channsl
dredged by the United States. and thus
compelling boat masters. Soy safe entrance,
20 give them employment and large pay.
meats 10 carry them 70 New Orleans. The
army engineers have frequently called atteno
ton 20 this serious interference with the
work. under their supervisors 1t i. as.
serted that when no other ,neans sutficed.
boat would be lowed into the main chan.
nel. and then ''aCcidenta1' injury would
compel its sinking jyst at the point where
sand bar would most readily form. Ia
accordance with the suggestions of these
gentlemen, a bill was reported making it
penal otfense for these parties TO willtullv
obstruct the channel way. and directs their
prosecution III the courts o! admiralty. The
Secretary of War is given supreme control
over the works. and is directed; 20 carry
out The provisions of the bill 80 j'ust.ey .s.t
RepHt!icu., J0UUarg 90.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01
A Tennessee story.
From the Chattanooga T.ne..

From the Chattanooga T.ne..
A gentleman connected with the engineer
department of the Cincinnati Southern
railway. gave US an amusing account Of a
most cruel case OF imprisonment at Hunts.
vile, Scott county. Tennessee, during the
summer of 1872. The remarkable prisoner.
and the circumstances attending his crue.
confinement, were first brought to the notice
OF the engineers by q lawyer named Over.
ton. who was in that country investiga ting
some land titles. Being in HGnts.ille,one
day, Overton's attention was attracted by
the conversation of some frequenters of the
apple-brandy mill The party were much
excited over the cruel and outrageous i'm.
prisoIment of lone OF our fellows" at the
Instance OF some wretch of United States
marshal. Oyerton's symoathies we're ex.
cited, and he inquired the cause ard cir.
cumstances OF the imprisonment.
THAR he is" said the spokesman. o: the
party; "over thar on the fence
Overton looked across the street, and he.
held seedy individual, perched upon the
fence, leisurely whiting pine shingie.
The sympathetic lawyer approached the
prisoner and inquired OF him Il he was in
trouble.
PrisonerI'.Yes: put me in Acre: charge
Overton.-"And they kee? YOU pretty
closer
Prisoner-"Yaas. Time 'bou. Raj; out.
Got transferred from Knoxville JAIL
O.-"Who is your jalor,'
Prisoner-'Jailor: lI.'an: auy. Carry
t he keys myself
At this ijnncture the party from the drink.
ing shop had crossed the street. and came
up to where Overton and the prisoner were
talking.
"Yaas,' said the spokesman. .i-,r
shame. Them ID marshals had better
not come about here no more. Come over
and have a drink
And the whole party. prisoner included.
adjourned to the ''mil!'' and tool. drink
of brandy.
In few days zone of the BOYS" of the
engineer corps, who had heard of this re-
prisoner, visited the jail at Hunts
Vile. The door stood wide open, and a
man was in the only room, alone, hammer
ing away at some sort of carpenter work
In the answer to the question if he was the
unfortunate person who was suffering the
fortunes of imprisonment Tor the crime of
making few gallons of eye-opener. he re.
Piled
"Yaas, got me in here" And the suffer.
ng convict put on such look of distress
hat the man OF transits and targets said: |
ON shame. Come over and let's have !
/ drink"
And over went the two. the prisoner |
ocking the door behind him.
The next day or two, two of the engineer
'orps met this foul. used convict in the |
woods, with gun on one shoulder and
OF of game over the other. In answer to a
question they got the stereotyped reply:
"f-a-a-s. Got me in here. 'Licit stilin''
few days more and one of the engineers
net the oppressed individual three miles
rom Huntsville, on his way home to spend
few DAYS with his family
"And you're the prisoner
''Y-a-a-s; got me in here
The facts herein are vouchei for By theS
entleman who related them to us. and we
ave no doubt Of their substantial truth
he circumstances reveal an amount of
Did blooded cruelty upon the part of the
tizens and officials of Scott county .arely
Iualed in modern times.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01
PLAY OF THE PERIOD.
BIT oRPHECs C. KERR.

The lingering orchestral swell
Along the crowded lObbes drlfted,
When at the prompters signal bell,
The curtain from the stage uplifted.
And then the futter of applause
Was not that tavOrite might be b0istered.
But murmured through the house because
So finely was the scene upholstered
4 glowing husband strobe and funnel
To think upon his wife unstable,
While she in pensiye beauty blOomeI
Beside a really 10 vely table;
What time a certain young Alphon6e,
Whose flirting caused cOnnubial chole.s,
stood leaning near status bronze
Worth, easily, a hundred dollars
The general story seemed to be
OF marriage that had been TOO hasf-,
and ran it's round of misery
Mongst chairs and sofas, rict and tasty
II love you not" the lady said,
And knowing that, It's all YOU can know:
Then from her husbands pleading He'd.
And faiuted near the grand piano.
From this ensued meeting grim
Between the husband and the love.
Within a park OF verdure prim.
Where chaste settees we4e spread AltCv.-
bullet planted in his face
Cut short Alphonses lie Of honey.
and sprawling him BY a marble vase
Ihat must have COS. i pile o. mone:.
When mex: appeared the lady fair.
She was declining with consumption.
Upon qroidered lounge, SO ..sse.
To guess It's price would be presUmptlon
And when, at last, of love She died,
With husband, priest. and poodle neaE hex.
The scene was greatly glorihed
BY an imported. spacious mirror.
!fsuch was not the plot exact.
1t seemed the meaning of the bat.los
And, judged by any sober fact.
Had equal want TO pith and pathos.
Twas not IN captiou. spirit rash
That people. when the play was ended
Pronounced 1t most immoral trash
But then the furniture was splendid
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01
THE COMPACT.

Speak, truly give you heed,
SO we serve each others need,
who write, and you who read
Was it Love the name we nams6e
Can we speak it unashamed
Touch the sacred ark unframed,
Wear we purple robe and vesture
And with princely gait and gesture
DO we claim the proud lnvestuTe!
Can nobly give and take:
Are you true enough. to break
not one compact, for my sake:
With your soul integrity,
But serene, erect and free.
Can wa love right tende.ly.
.very iove'A trinity,
And the mystic one in Three.
l. "a God, and YOU, and me.
We nav aa.ne TIE holy name.
claim :le good with urgent claim.
aet { or 1T His ouch OF dame.
Al that is not brave and lust.
S!inp Z faith and noble trust
C.unbieS back 10 t0olish dUsc.
Dare we desecrate the shrine,
With urpaltry mine and thine
While He pours the sacred vine -
Toll and travail in The heat
To garner store of orn and wheat
Win His MAMMA At OH fee:
Rather meet in worthy giving.
Aud IN generous receiving,
Eor the heights of noble living
Waiting, fea.lessly, HIS ends:-
By the mamma that He SOL do
Shall We know II we be friends.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01
The Dry Earth Method,

DR.. Cunningham has proved the exist.
ence in cholera excreta Of an animalcule
termed euglenia, which is developed in
countless myriads in putrefying cholera
material. The most efficient of all agents
In the development and multiplication
of euglenia is. undoubtedly, wet or
water sewage in hot climates. The real de-
sstroyer will be the system of dry sewage.
Dry earth, with the aid of vegetation, pre-
vents all further chemical change of an in
J furious nature. Our experience in Lower
Bengal proves the resultant to be valuable
manure, and the same experience shows
tn at in some jails which were formerly deci-
mated by cholera the disease is now nearly
unkn0wn.-SanitariaH for February.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01
MUSIC IN CAMP.
By JOHN K. THOMPSON.


T.o armies covered hill and plain,
Where Rappahannocks waters
Ran deeply ciimsoned with the STAN
OF battles recent s4auS AteI5.
The summer clouds lay pitched like tents
In uI.ads of heavenly azure;
AID each dread gun OF the elements
Slept in its high enD9asule
The breeze so softly blew, it made
No forest leaf to qulyer.
And the smoke Of The random cannoaade
Boiled slowly from the river.
And now where crcling hll- looked down
With cannon gImlv planted
DER listlrss camp and silent town
The golden sunset slanted;
When on the fervid air there came
A stTain, now Iich now tender
! ne music seemed Itself atane
With days departing spielcoI.
a federal band which eve and morn
PLAY ed measures brave and nimble,
Had Just struck mp with lutte and horn
And lively cash OF cymbal
Down locked the soldiers TO the banks
Till maTgiEed by its pebbles.
OIe wooded shOIe was blue with ranks,
And one was gray with rebels
Then all was still; and then The band,
With movement light and tricksy,
M ade stream and forest, hill and strand,
Reverberate with Dixie"
The conscious stream, with FURNISHED glow,
Went proudly DER its pebbles,
But thrilled throughout Its deepest now.
With yelling OF the rebels.
Again a pause and then again
The trumpet pealed sonorous,
And Yankee Doodle was the strain
To which the shore gave chorus.
The laughing ripple shoreward dew
TO kiss the shining pebbles
Loud shrieked the swarmng boys il blue
defiance to the rebels.
had yet once more the busle sang
Above the stormy riot;
No shout upon the evening rang
There reigned holy quiet.
The sad slow stream its noiseess aood
Poured DER the glietenlDg pebbles;
All silent now tho Yankees stood,
AL silent stood the rebels,
No unresponsive soul had heard
That plaintive notes appealing,
SO deeply Home, Sweet Home p had stined
The hidden fOunt5 OF leellng.
O. blue or gray. the soldier sees,
As by the wand OF fairy,
The cottage meath the live oak trees,
he cabin by the prairie.
OR cold or VAIN his native skies
Bend in tn, IL beauty DER him;
Seen III rough the tear mist IN his eyes
HIS 10 we'd on. S stand before HIM.
As fades the iris after rain
IN Aprils fearful weather.
The vision vanished as the STRAIN
And Gayl light did together.
But memery, walked by music art,
Expressed in simplest numbers,
Subdued the sternest Yankees heaIt,
Made light the rebels SAUNDERS.
nd fair the form of mus ic shines.
That bright, celestial creature,
Tho still, mid wars embattled lines
Iigvt this one touch of nature.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01

is simply that the one consists principally
OF expressive movement and pantomime OF
he body. while the latter is chiefly jumping
with the legs. There is just the same diff
ference in their dancing and ours that there
is in the music; and the Oriental is physi.
cally quite as difficult as the other.
When was on the Nile gave the Cha
wazi the name of Waivers" as expressive
of their movements. Long may they wave.