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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
The SUMS Crust.

Professor Charles j. Young caused
considerable discussion at the Ameri.
can Science Associations meeting at
Portland, lately, by some unique theo-
ries regarding the sun. The eruptions
which are continually occurring ON its
surface render probable the supposi-
tion that there is crust of some kind
which retains the imprisoned gases,
and through which they force their way
in jets with great violence. According
to Professor Young, this crust may
consist of a more or less continuous
sheet of descending rain--that is, a
downfall of the condensed vapors of
those materials which we know, from
the spectroscope, exist in the sun. The
continuous efflux of the solar heat is
equivalent to the supply that would be
developed by the condensation, from
steam to water, of layer about five
feet thick over the whole surface of the
sun, every minute of time. AS this
tremendous rain descends, the velocity
of the falling drops would be retarded
by the resistance of the denser gases
underneath the drops would coalesce
until a continuous sheet would be
formed and these sheets would unite
and form q sort of bottomless ocean,
resting on the compressed vapors be-
meath, and pierced by innumerable
ascending jets and bubbles. 1t would
have an approximately constant depth,
because it would turn to vapor at the
bottom as rapidly as it grew at the sur
face though probably the thickness of
this crust would continually increase at
slow rate, and it's whole diameter
grow less. In other words, DR.. Young
would regard the sun as an enormous
bubble, whose walls are forever thicken-
ing, and its diameter ever lessening, in
proportion to the loss of heat.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
Laugh and be Healthy.

The physiological benefit of laughter
is explained by DIR. E. Hecker in the
Archiv .ttr PSychiatre: The comic-like
tickling causes a reflex sction of the
sympathetic nerve, by which the caliber
of the vascular portions of the system
Is diminished, and their nervous power
increased. The average pressure of the
cerebral vessels on the brain substance
is thus decreased, and this is compen-
sated for by the forced expiration of
laughter, and the larger amount of
blood thus called to the lungs. We al
ways feel good when we laugh, but un-
til now we never knew the scientific
reason why.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
A Minnesota Trout Pond.

A trout pond started in Minneapolis
last spring has become an attractive in
stitution. On visiting the pond re-
porter was informed by the proprietors
that they had already placedin position
for Matching 135, 900 eggs, from which
they expect to save 100000 at least.
Already $4,000 have hatched out. in
forty-fve days-about the shortest time
on record. 1t will be remembered that
they procured from 1000 to 1000
breeding trout out of the streams about
Lake City the past summer, and as soon
as the season opens again they will en-
number of breeders together with the
young fry which will be coming along,
will enable them to supply the markets
about here in a few years; but not unit
the stock is amply sufficient will they
ATTEMPT it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
Remarkable Tale OF Business Vicissi-
tudes.

The January number Of the Spectato,
the well-known insurance review
contains the following story of an event.
full career, as related by its Hartford
correspondent
One of the most striking instances of
the ups and downs of life that ever
came under the observation of your COR
respondent is afforded by the history of
a gentleman, now an agent for some of
our Hartford companies in small town
in New York State. At the age of
twenty-three the man, now fifty-seven,
started in business as country mer-
chant, in which, from that time till
1S57-eighteen years-he was very sue
cessful, dealing largely in wool and
produce, as also in real estate, of which
he was O considerable owner. Imme-
diately after the bank crisis in 1857, he
entered into the banking business as
Canandaigua, N. Y. In few years he
became the sole individual owner of the
Bank of Canandaigua, the Bank of
Ontario, the Bank of Canton, Bank at
Cortland, four-ffths owner of the First
National Bank of Geneva, had bank
ing Office at Marathon, N. Y, one at
Herkimer, N. Y, and one at No. 139
Broadway, New York city, holding de-
posits to the amount of So, 900, 900. He
also owned fine private residence !;
100000 worth in the best business
blocks, and other frst-class real estate.
Then came reverses and heavy losses,
and after paying to depositors $780,
600 from personal assets, in May, 1868,
he was compelled to suspend, owing
$500, 1000 to 1000 depositors, scattered
from Philadelphia to Omaha. Asking
for little time to convert, not to COM
promise, the circuit of creditors proved
too large, and he was put into bank
ruptcy, with 100000 of assets to pay
$500,000 of liabilities with. But the
temptation to assignees and lawyers
was too great, and the circumstance too
rare, to allow an administration of the
estate for the interest of creditors.
There was a splendid chance for sharp
ers, and they improved it, so that debts
were only partially paid. Our hero's
wife surrendered her dover right in
100000 worth of real estate for the
small sum of $4,000 at the solicitation
of her husband, and a dwelling house
in New York city, purchased for mar
ried daughter, was put in with the rest.
He has never asked any discharge from
his Indebtedness, and is still pushing
the life and fire insurance business in
his native town, which he himself built
up, in the hopes of yet paying the last
dollar. Is not this, on the whole, q re-
markable history?
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
A Banditti's Banquet.

The history of the robbery Of Judge
Emmett's house by the gang of ruffians
just captured in their den in New York
city, and as told by members of the
Judges family, shows that long impu-
nifty had made the robbers extraordina-
rily bold. There were four grown men
in the family besides the servants. The
robbers went to the room of each,
frightened him to silence when awake,
and then collected all the household in
the dining groom where one bandit could
guard all. When they entered the room
of Mrs. Emmett the concentrated stare
of four dark lanterns and four rough
men bidding her to arise did not fright,
en- her. One of the men seized, her by
the wrist to bind her. "Unhand me-
sir" she exclaimed with such dignity
and determination that the robbel
dropped her hand and all fell back {
step. care you men? Do you dare
to insult lady ?" she continued. Ont
of the robbers replied that they would
not bind her if she would promise t.
make no alarm. She promised, ant
suffering her to put on wrapper ant
slippers, they locked her securely in
room adjoining that in which heother
of the family were bound. After the,
had blown open the safe and stolel
everything of salable value, they com
pelled servant to show them the pan
try and wine cellar. They spread
fe asst, at which the. owners of the goo
cneer were imprisoned spectators. a
they ate and drank the banditti mocl
ingiy drank Judge Emmett's goo
health and his family's. 1t was nearl
six o'clock when they departed. Neigl
bors were then astir, and several {
them saw what they supposed to be
| gang of prize fighters trying to shove 9
large boat left high and dry by Il
falling tide.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
No Panic About That.

Clerking in dry goods store isn't SO
bad business if you can be at the
head. A Boston paper says that one
of Clahin's So, 900 clerks began January
1, 1874, in Boston, at $4,000. One of
Stewards old 5000 clerks doubles his
salary in Boston house this year. A
bidiby New York house with $780,
O0p salary for cloak buyer in Boston
house couldn't touch him. An old
Boston dry goods empleye has Just
gone abroad as buyer for New York
house at $35, 900 year and expenses.
A New York firm is to-day trying to
tempt a Boston cotton goods salesman
into it's employ at salary of $l5. 900.
A worsted goods clerk in New York is
anxious to get back to the fold and his
old employers in Boston for $500 a
] year.
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VOL. ILL.,.
Keep a stiff Upper Lip"

There has something gone wrong.
My brave boy, it appears,
For I see your proud struggle
To keep back the tears.
That Is right. When you cannot
Give trouble the slip,
Then bear it, still keeping
"A stiff upper lip !"
Though you cannot escape
Disappointment and care,
The next best thing to do
Is to learn how to bear. ..
If when for life's prizes
You're running you trip,
Get up-start again,
keep stiff upper lip !"
Let your hands and your conscience
Be honest and clean;
Scorn to touch or to think of
The thing that is mean.
But hold on to the pure,
And the right with firm grip,
And though hard be the task,
Keep stiff upper lip"
Through childhood, through manhood,
Through life to the end.
Struggle bravely and stand
By your colors, my friend.
Only yield when you must,
Never ''give up the ship"
But fight on to the last
With "a stiff upper lip"
-Phebe GarN.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

Colorado's gold and silver crop this
year will amount to $5,000,00O.
, 1874-03-28

Ell LII the front and Back Stores, with
A Water Cistern for supplying the ship
ping at present occupied by the under
signed.
The proximity of the Stores to the
Wharf and Custom House will save a
business firm their rents by difference Of
cart and porterage. adt
Frederiksted St. Croix 25th March 1874.
r. j. ROBINSON.
, 1874-03-28
NOTICE.

TIVHE undersigned will during this year,
"a close his present mercantile business,
and will for that purpose, sell off at re-
duced prices according to circumstances,
his Stock consisting of Provisions, Groce-
ries, Liquors, Wines, Clothing, Hats. Boots
and a variety of other articles. Also
Plantation and Ship Chandlery necessaries.
Frederiksted st. Croix 25th March 1874.
r. j. ROBINSON.
, 1874-03-28
THE GERMA ARMY
tFrom The Times Prussiqn Correspondent

BERLIN, FEB. IS.
After short but most important debate, the
Prussian Lower House has just referred the
Army Bill to a special Commission. The de-
bate was marked by a long speech from Field
Marshal Moltke. 1t was d circular note ad-
dressed to the foreign Powers, rather than a
statement for domestic purposes. Count
Moltke said =
"rhe present generation could not hope to
escape the onerous duties connected with the
maintenance of large armaments. 1t was but
too probable that Germany would be obliged
to protect for so years to come what she had
gained in five months. Germany, by the last
war, had won the respect, but certainly not the
love of her neighbours. In whatever direction
honorable members turned their eyes, they
would, find nations haunted with the idea that
Germany was likely to become a disagreeable
neighbour before long. There was a strong
FRENCH party in Belgium, Notwithstanding that
Germany had repeatedly saved the indepen-
dence of that kingdom. Holland had begun to
repair the works by which the country had
been inundated because the. inhabitants were
unaocountably afraid of a German attack.
, 1874-03-28
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, 1874-03-28

/. The Presidency will lay before the
Colonial Council the Draft of Bud
get for st. Croix for the Financial
Year l674-75 with Money-BiIls at
tached thereto.
2. 1st Discussion on Money Bill to the
Budget for 1915 for an amount of
$4,000 for Bureau Advances to Plant
erS for April 1874.
3. End Discussion on Draft of Ordinance
concerning Pension to the former
Postmaster at C~hristiansted, P. G.
Testmann.
, 1874-03-28
Christiansted. Fredcriksted.

ORDER or THE DAY
for the Colonial Councif's Ertrao,dinqry
Meeting Monday 30M MARCH, 1874,
II O'Clock noon.
, 1874-03-28

Table of the Fall Of Rain
from the 10th to the 21st OF
March 1874.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-04
Alb FOR THE "BOYS."
Benefit 10 Engine Company no. Let
Dallas Turn 0ut I'm ilasse on The
Occasion.

with u wnrm-henrlod generosity
cminently characteristic of those tai
ontod artists the Macarlhys, they have
rendered their services for Saturday
evening next as n benefit 10 the gal-
liant gentlemen who constitute our
steam fire engine company,
When II Is considered that there IL
no sacrifice greater than that made by
llremcnlm Unemployment Of their our
time and energies, and often lmperll-
iug their very lives In their effort 10
save our homes and property from the
destructive clcmcnto Of fire, there Is not
u citizen Of Dallas but who will step
forward and see that 50 far, Nt least, w.
ne ~ individually concerned, this bcne-
III shall find him widC-awnkc, and his
"soul in arms TO make II u success To
be remembered everlastIngly. The
genius Of the actors who bring their
gifts to the shrine of our chivalrous
"hoys," is famous throughout the land,
and their acceptable renditions In the
few nights which they have appeared
before Dallas audiences will add to the
attraction Of what should be one of the
most memorable evenings Dallas has
eyer known.
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Ilobbed of pif,y DoiIars,

A widow woman who keeps board
inghOuse near the Central road, north
Of LlyeOak street, was complaining "a
sone gentlemen on Main street, yes
terday, that u man who had been stay
Ing NJ her house for some time past
suddenly loft yesterday morning and
carried oil hor savings, amount
lux 10 my dollars, When advised
10 report the ease 10 the puthorl'
ties she declared that she would not m
her own policeman aud take the next
train aud 10 In search NJ him, IN he
once told her that ho was going "a
marry some one In Corslcana, aud she
expected tolind him there.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-04
A DARK DEED.
A Man Found Shot TO Death on
One OF our Public Thor
fares.

On Thursday morning as Deputy
United States Marshal George Hol-
land was coming into the city on Com
merce street, with two prisoners from
the morning train on the Central road,
he heard the report Of II pistol, and dis
tinctly saw the flash when within Il
few yards of the gate which opens on
the grounds in which stands Turner
hall. a moment or so after the dis
charge of the tlrearm a man came up
from the side of the embankment
formed by the elevation of the street
at that point, and was in the act of
passing Holland, when he (Holland)
asked him fine was an officer, and why
he fired oll'a pistol. The man replied
that he was not an officer and did not
! fire pistol, and passed ON. Holland
with his prisoners then proceeded IA
few steps further, when they heard
groans and going down the embank-
ment near the spot where the accused
was seen to come up to the street saw
man lying on the inside of the fence,
evidently dead. At this juncture Off
GERS Nichols and Mosier reached the
scene, having been attracted by the
sound of the pistol, and the man who
was at first confronted by the deputy
United States marshal, was then pur-
sued by that officer, arrested and
turned over to thepolcemen, on suspi-
cion of being the murderer.
On examining the body of the de-
ceased he was found to have received
shot in the right breast, two and q half
inches on the right of the left nipple,
and which, on subsequent examina.
ton by DIR. Cornelius, the bullet was
found to have passed through the left
lung, and lodged near the back of
the neck.
The bodyef the deceased was taken
care of by Deputy S4erifl Scott and
was removed tothc Orleans restaurant,
of which the deceased was the proprie.
tor. His name was Victor Colt, he
was German and much respected by
his countrymen of this city. The
name of his supposed slayer is Owen
Mitchell. Mitchell has been working
at Messrs. Leonard Bros. brick yard
for some time and was said to have
teen sober and Industrious employe.
The evidence elected at the coroner's
inquest, held yesterday morning, was
substantially in accordance with the
above report of the affair. Fur
ther testimony has been pos tpon-
ed until this morning at 0 o'clock.
POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION.
a post mortem examination was
held yesterday afternoon, adjourning
at late HAur until to-day.
Law blanks of nverv ,iascrtnt,c,, r.. -, |
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NOTICE.

Job work ~ invariably pHya-
BILE on delivery, ana ali TRAM
silent advertisements ~ ihe
time they are handed In. Legal
advertisements must also be
paid Ia advance. These rules
will be strictly observed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-04
Heavy storm sn grapevine Prairie.

From gentleman just In from this
lovely portion 0f our county, we have
the intelligence of u very heavy slorm
Of rain aud wind which occurred there
yesterday evening, The fall pf rain
was, II the ground hadn't have been ~
dry as a line kiln aud took II IN like u
tub, enough 10 have given us direct
water communication with the Rio
Grande, II II the impression of ouT
informant that considerable cotton
was damaged by the wash,
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ION MnnK.

No have ,he facilities snd she WoFl''
msA 60 do ~ ssea work. and ~ ~
low rates, as san be done anywhere
aua We msan 10 do a. hFing youF
fine Job work 10 THE DAiLf HhH'
AID 0PPIoE, oerner 81 Main and
Lamar sireets,
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Weather ItepOri.

Mean temperature of tho city ~ Dallas,
yesterday, kept by John =, Roberts druggist,
Fahronlelta llrsi,OlnhR thermometer
oielooIt A. 7Ae
" O'CLOCK ~
bOclOrk Y,
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Arrival and Departure of Trains nj
Dallas.
HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL.
TENAS AND PAClFIC,
THE MAILS.
Arrival and Departure of Mails nj Dallas Post.
Office,

Arrival and Departure of Mails ut Dallas Post.
Office.
Northern mail arrives daily ut $3.50 IN;
departs at $50 u III.
Southern mail arrives at $50 IN; departs
at $50 m.
Texas and Pacific mail arrives at S:25 m;
departs at 600 u IN.
Fort Worth, Weatherfod and Jacksboro
mail arrives except Mondays) Mt 1 p m; de-
parts except Sundays ut m.
Denton ana Wise County, Lewisville and
Thuity Mills mail arrives Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday at u p IN; departs Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday att am.
Cleburne, Hood County, Cedar Hin, Mans
field and Alvarado mail departs Monday and
Thursday at ain, arrives Wednesday and
Saturday at O IN,
Waxahachie mail arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday ut o pm; departs Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday at IA ain.
Scyene, Haught's Store and Onion Hill
mail arrives Tuesday. Thursday and Saturl
day NJ u M. departs Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday mt pm.
william Jones, Postmaster; Y. s. Jones,
Assistant Postmaster; owen Gerry, Chief
Clerk; W. ID. Adams, Mailing Clerk; Harry
Neihl, Delivery Clerk; d. A. Brown, Box Dis
tributng CLERK.
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rresh Arrl,al Of rreanee.

Messrs, Keene a Nichols are not on
the eorner Of Ella aud Austin sireela,
~ Nobbs says "fpr nothing They
yesterday received tempting supply
0f The finest and freshest onions, ppla-
toes, cabbage and apples, win several
hundred poundsof just lhe very loyell'
esl aud most delicious Of butter House
Keepers and the trade should be on
hani 10 lay IN something nice W once
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-04

Al elegant new Ari0n plane
for sale 40 e0si and carriage,
which IN ei7J less Than man'
uiaginres' price, This lisa bar'
gaia nOi found every dHy,
PIERCE a. LKIE,
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Barn Struck by Lightning and DE.
sfroyed.

We were informed last evening that
a barn, three miles north of this city,
was struck by lightning during the
storm which prevailed in that drec-
ton yesterday morning, and burnt to
the ground. Three horses, six hun
dred bushels of wheat, two hundred
bushels of corn and carriage were
consumed. the loss amounting to about
twelve hundred dollars.
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NEW GOODS,

Consisting Of fine Initial PA
per, Of the very latest styles
stationery, school, prayer, nhu'
sic, hymn and sunday school
books, cic., ~
FItANLIN a. CO.'S,
HOOK store, Main street.
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Ia order ~ make room iST
their new goods. which have
commenced arriving, Franklin
a. Co., b00kseilers, eic,, are oil
lering rare Inducements ~ iie
trude.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-04

From aud after July 20, l1I Mr. H. j'
Neville Will have charge ~ the city clroula'
ton OF tho Dallas iinRALn, subscriptions
due TO Saturday, tho 18TH of July, inclusive
are payable 10 MI W. W. iiaaye, from which
date Mr. Neville N alone authorized 10 ool-
loot aud receipt for tho same,
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LOIIN w. LANE.

Notary public and agent for
the collection ofcIainis AZ AUS
In. Onice ~ GnstOn AZ Thomas
bank, north side Of the public
square.
DIdtf
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The latest styles 0f Mole ia.
peers, with on without nOnO-
gram, la legal or bon ION fluids,
with ,barOniai envelopes 10
match la size and iini. Aha
PIERCE a. LYLE'k.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-04

Wall paper and eroInet sets
now ~ hand, and ior sale ~
low prices ~ Reed a. Lnthrop's,
Film street, opposite burnt dis
lrici.
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NOTICE.

No accounts sgsins, employees ~ the
Herald once Will be allowed 10 settle
msnis with the oniee uniess an order
Irsm the Proprietor IN given,
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Mrs, sophia \, Ault viii give instruction
on the plano ~ the residence ~ Captain
John II, bryan, on Lamar street, and aolcIls
SHARE ~ patronage, llpdlm
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A Pare Of GeId speelaeles

Have been ipund on Austin street. AM
Pelspn claiming liie saine Hni pRyiug hd
lhis advertisement, can go the SANS ny pall
iuBat the old pGsi nnlna,
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BOO * N DI N q
10 II IL ItI M II 4 NJ O.
a SPECIALITY Al
THE HERALD OFFICE
SAINT LOUIS PRICES

zachcry's Pioneer Soda works, Upper
Elm street, Dallas, Texas.
The undersigned, pioneer In the mOnuINc.
turo oi pure nnd unndullcr0ted bottled soda,
would respectfully inform his friends and
the public generally, Tint he IL prepared TO
MI orders to any extent promptly, either for
city consumption or shipment.
l0ld3m II, ID. IACHERY,
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Law Blanks OF every description, for sale
and printed to order, ut this office.
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q IL II " o ~ IL
BOOK BINDING & JOB PRINTING
AT THE
HERALD OFFICE.
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instantaneous cure Tor neuralgia,
ne, llONKlNA,
OOdly Agent for Dallas,