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The Western advance., 1874-03-28
calculated to excite the popular imagina-

"1f we boil its eggs," says our French
man, land then return them to the nest
whence we have taken them, the raven
will Immediately fly away Without
hating, he will cross lands and seas until
he arrives at the island on which Alodri-
Gus was buried; and there, even, he will
remain only long enough to pick up
little magic stone. He now returns, at a
single flight, with his precious burden to
his deserted nest And now, o wonder!
hardly does he touch the eggs with the
stone when every trace of the boiling dis
appears. The bird having no further use
for the stone, being now sure that the
eggs will hatch, lets it fall. At this mo-
ment we must be at hand to pick up the
stone. AS soon as it is in our possession,
we must have it set in ring. This ring
is priceless. If we touch anyone with it
who is in fetters, or door that is locked,
the fetters will Immediately fall off and
the door fly open.'
Besides these very useful properties
the ravenstone possesses others that may
be made to contribute greatly to our
amusement: For example, our author
says that "he who puts it in his mouth
will be able to initiate the song of any
bird he chooses" !"
And the blackbird! Although its pow
ers are not equal to the ravens, they are
still very remarkable. Witness: IF we
hang up the feathers of its right wing
with red thread, in house that has not
been occupied, no one will be able to
sleep in it so long as the feathers remain
hanging. If we put its heart under the
head of person asleep, the person will
tell all he has ever done in answer to our
questions; while if we throw its heart in
to well-water, together with the blood of
a lapwing, stir, and then moisten the tenn
pies OF any one Herewith, sickness and
perhaps the death of the person will be
the consequence"
"These are veritable facts" says the
author of LA Magic Naturelle," "as I
myself have frequently proved by expert
ment"
Did he ever verify this one also?
Ii any one eats of the brain of the
eagle, powdered, mixed with the juice of
hemlock, he will not stop till he pulls out
not only every hair on his head but every
hair on his body"
After having recorded all these extrav.
agant superstitions the author of the little
volume informs those who have any inter-
est in being informed on the subject that
when one would have recourse to these
secrets the trials should be made under
favorable planets-Jupiter or Venus,
when the object to do good; when to do
evil, under Saturn or Mars.-Heurth and
Home.
The Western advance., 1874-03-28
A Good CanVaSSer.

A CENTRAL MICHIGAN editor, whose
death the Free Press chronicled only a
few months ago, was probably as persist
ent man as ever started out on "dun"
or looked for new subscribers. He was
once out on jaunt in the township of
White Oak, Ingham County, sticking to
every farmer until he got his name and
money, and it 80 happened that he came
to house where death had called few
hours before. The farmers wife was
children were grieving over her loss when
the editor knocked at the door.
whats up!" inquired the editor as he
fore him.
my wife is Dead" replied the farmer.
"Is that sol" unused the editor, little
disappointed. "Did she die easy!''
"Dropped off like lamb"
"Did she say anything {"
mot a word-just went right to sleep
like"
II didn't KNOW" continued the editor,
sad look on his face, "but what she
might have requested you to subscribe
for the CASCADE, which you know is the
best paper in the country. If you want
| it III take your name right in, and under
the circumstances l won't charge cent
for the obituary notice!'
The farmer hung off for q while, but
before the editor welt away he had two
additional dollars in his pocket and had
written out an obituary notice for publ
cation in the next issue which the be-
reaved husband pronounced "a mighty
smart piece. Free Press.
The Western advance., 1874-03-28
NUMBER 20.
course it will be fashionable. Anything
imported mnIn es .Po and with as high-sosnding = :

course it will be fashionable. ANYTHING
imported and with as high-sounding q
name as Russian p0mpon" cannot fail
to be.
KECENTLY lady walked into the rooms
Of the Home Missionary Society in the
! congregational House, Boston, and laid
$500 bill upon the table of the Secretary.
Dr. Barrows, with note containing these
words: "Please appropriate the inclosed
to the cause of home missions, and &C.
knowledge it in the next Home Mtssiop-
Gry as cash from II. Y" Having thus
done her errand, the lady walked out as
quietly as she came in.
THE New York varnishers and pol.
ishers are reorganizing their trades-union
with view of being enabled to regain,
with the opening Of the spring business,
their former rate Of wages, which, owing
to the financial convulsion of last fall.
we're reduced by an average 20 per cent.
Their present average rate of wages is
fifteen dollars per week, and they expect
to have it raised when the time comes to
eighteen dollars per week, at an average
estimate.
SHORTLY after the American steamer
Illinois left Liverpool on a recent trip a
man was discovered who had concealed
himself for the purpose of stealing his
passage. When questioned he handed
the officer card bearing the name of
q correspondent of New York
daily paper. He stated that he had
money, but refused to pay for his passage.
He was therefore confined in state-room
during his passage, and kept on prison
diet.
A TOUCHING story is related of young
man from the vicinity of Ebensburg, who
was violently attacked some eight years
ago with the Western fever. He followed
the track of the setting sun, and upon ar
irving at his destination he possessed but
a dollar in the world. After eight years
of incessant toll he last week returned to
his native hills, having accumulated the
muniicent sum of one hundred and
thirty eight cents over and above the
amount necessary to pay his fare back
Jo2nstoaon Pa.) Tribune
The Western advance., 1874-03-28
The Hinge Of the Universe.

The beautiful constellation of the Plei
ades is one of the most familiar in the
sky, but it is probably not generally
known how important a position is held
by one of its stars in the economy of the
universe
We read in the Book of Job of the
"sweet influences of the Pleiades," or
more literally of the "seven stars" but it
has been a puzzle to biblical scholars
what is meant by this expression. OF
this cluster Of stars, which Tennyson
compares to "swarm of f}reflies tangled
in silver braid," only six are now Visi-
BILE to the naked eye, but as many as two
hundred have been seen through power
full telescope.
In Greek mythology the group con-
sisted originally of seven sisters, one of
whom married a mortal, and therefore her
star lost it's brilliance and was no longer
visible. As the missing one was lost from
view long before the telescope was dis
covered, it is impossible now to tell
whether its light was simply bedimmed
or, as in some other cases, altogether ex-
tinguished:
The lost Pleiad has been the subject of
much interest to the poets and painters,
but in the estimation of astronomers the
6tfh1 C61llCu 0ANHOuC uOluS luC ulSL IAuAs
According to the German astronomer
Maedler, it is the sun around which all
the starry systems are revolving. After
seven years spent in the most patient re-
search he came to the conclusion that
Alcyone is the center or hinge of the uni
verse.
1t may not seem to us large and bright
enough to occupy so important position,
but it must be remembered that it is very
distant, and that its light is 537 years in
reaching our earth. Moreover, according
to Maedler's calculations, eighteen mill
ions of years are occupied in one gigantic
revolution of the universe around this re-
mote center.
The discoveries resulting from the in
vention Of the spectr0scope have proved
that there is very rapid motion among
what are known as the fixed" stars.
Some are approaching us, others drifting
away, at the rate Of from thirty to fifty
miles q second. 1t was long ago an
nounced by Herschel that our sun, with its
attendant planets, was moving toward
particular part of the heavens. It is re-
garded as probable by astronomers that
the starry movements, like those of the
great men in Spain, are all revolutionary
in their character, but some have fixed
upon star in the constellation Hercules,
instead Of Alcyohe, as the central point,
or hub, round which turns the wheel of
the universe.
Whichever point may he funny decided
upon, we cannot but wonder at the power
and reach of the mind of man, which is
able 10 penetrate into such immense dis
tances Of space, to measure the speed OF
such rapid movements, to calculate the
almost inconceivable periods of time oc-
cupied by the revolutions of the heavenly
bodies, and finally to "point confidently
to the starry magnet which unites the
astral brotherhood in one great family
Youths Comp0ni0n.
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A Dumb Dialogue.

It wrenches one badly to step on the
wrong stair, but few can help laughing at
the awkward stride he makes. It is
equally funny to see man meet the
wrong customer" and go to talking and
gesticulating at him as if he were some
body else.
Jones went out to the deaf and dumb
asylum the other day to inspect the insti-
tuition. Upon entering he encountered a
man, evidently an inmate, and he at
once endeavored to explain to the man by
making signs upon his fingers that he
wanted to look through the place.
The man also made signs which Jones
could not comprehend. Then Jones made
other and more elaborate motions, which
set the man at work with greater violence,
and for the next ten minutes they stood in
the hall gesticulating and twisting thei
fingers without either being able to COM
prehend what the other meant Finally
Jones became angry, and in an outburst of
wrath exclaimed:
ooh, get out, you idiot! I'm tired of
bothering with you!"
Thereupon the man said: "That's just
what was going to say about you"
"Oh, you can speak, can you? Then
why didn't you 90 so, ana not keep me
standing here motioning to you? l
thought you were deaf and dumb"
"And I thought you were," said the
man.
II came here to inspect the asylum" J."
said Jones, "and took you for pa
tlent."
"That's what I came here for, and I
thought you were an attendant" said the
man.
Here Jones and the man shook hands
and hunted up genuine attendant, and
went away happy. After this Jones will
always use his tongue, no matter where
he is.-Youth's Companion.
The Western advance., 1874-03-28
Performing Fleas.

THE latest excitement in Berlin is an
exhibition of drilled fleas. The exhibi-
tion takes place on large sheet of white
paper fastened on an ordinary table, to
which all the spectators approach in turn,
so as to be able to witness in all details
the extraordinary maneuvers of these lit
tie, but marvelously powerful and gifted,
rascals. Here you see one Of the MUS
cular t1eas rolling a small barrel along
with its feet, as the men do in the circus !;
there you see female of the species
walking along in crinoline and carrying
her parasol with all the afectation of a
city miss; at another place a Nell-trained
fellow performs On the flying trapeze-
without any danger to his neck, however,
since the biggest fall would not break
that; while below the trapeze, on the
paper, host of little ones are turning
somersaults at a fearful rate. The largest
specimens of the collection have been
trained TO draw wagons, drays, carriages,
etc. TO fix the harness properly on them
the t1ea"tamer places his pupils on piece
of paper covered with mucilage, where
they have to stick. He then, by the aid
OF watchmaker's loop, arranges strong
gold thread around their bodies and at.
taches 1t to the wagon or carriage. The
ladies of Berlin attend the exhibition in
large numbers and seem to take an extraor.
dlnary delight in the performance of the
little creatures, who are regularly fed
every m orDing from the arm of the great
ea-tamer, he being quite ready to shed
the last drop of blood for his darling little
pets. There has been no similar exhibi-
ton in Europe since the days of the great
Italian f1ea-tamer Bartolotti, of whom
number of more or less bloody stories are
still current, among others the following:
1t was on hot day in July that he pre-
sented himself at the court of French
Count, who called in his sdecollette-dressed
Countess to witness the performance along
with him. The little black fellows did
very we'll until, when they were about to
execute military maneuver, the gentle
men OF the troupe got tired of the per-
tormancc, and, with bold resolution,
TOOK leap straight into the bosom of the
Countess: Of course there was grand
scene. The Countess shrieked with
horror; the Count was laughing fit to kill
himself, and Bartolotti was ready to die
from anxiety for the life of his chief per-
former. At last the Countess hurried off
into another room, calling loudly for her
chambermaid. To Bartolotti the few
minutes that intervened seemed hours Of
agony, and when the chambermaid reap
peared, with the criminal between her
fingers, his heart beat triumphantly. He
stretched out his hand, called his darling
pet by name, but no sooner had he seen It
than, with an intense look of disgust, he
threw it aside, exclaiming, "Why, this is
none of mine!"
The Western advance., 1874-03-28
The "Queen Of Diamonds.''

Mrs. AsT0R, the wife of the hundred
millionaire of New York, appeared at a
party which she gave at her Fifth avenue
residence, the other evening, in style
which would Justify any reporter in say
ing that she "literally blazed all over with
diamonds" On each of her shoulders
she had four stars the size of silver half.
dollars, made of diamonds. Her hair was
set very thickly with diamonds, and her
head seemed aflame with them. There
was diamond bandeau upon her brow.
She had diamond earrings, and a
diamond necklace of magnificent proper
tions. Upon the two sides of her chest
were two circles of diamonds, about the
size Of the palm of the hand. From them
depended lines and curves of diamonds
reaching to the waist, round which she
wore diamond girdle. On the skirts
of her dress in front were two large
peacocks wrought in lines of diamonds.
There were rosettes of diamonds on
her slippers. There were diamonds large
or small, but in every variety of form,
all over her dress and person, wherever
they could be artistically placed. She
presented an extraordinary and dazzling
spectacle as she moved languidly through
the dance among her friends. One of
the ladies present, a connoisseur in
precious stones, who kept cool enough
to take practical observation, says the
diamonds she wore could not have cost
less than a million dollars, and must
have represented her husbands income
for at least quarter Of year. The same
lady, who is familiar with court life in
Europe, says that the largest collection
of diamonds in possession Of any Eu-
ropean Empress or Queen belongs to the
present German Empress; but She adds
that even Augusta herself could not make
diamond show which would begin to
compare with that made by Mrs. Astor.-
". Y Paper.
The Western advance., 1874-03-28
VOLUME II.
Selected aHisrellatw.
PASSED.
BY ROSE TERRY COOKE.

BY ROSE TERRY COOKE.
NEvERMORE, nevermore,
When the twilight pale and gray
Wells the golden brow Of day,
Shall I, looking through the gate,
Wait, wait, long and late,
For thy coming-ncvermore!
NevermOre, nevermOre,
When the breathless trance Of June
Gllttcrs in the rising moon,
Underneath whispering tree,
Shall wait, wait for thee,
Lilger for thee-nevermore.
Nevermorc, nevermOre,
Where the blossomed branches spread
Dew and OdOr overhead,
shall sit beside thee, dear,
All thy secret heart to hear,
Thy cOnsOlcr-neverMOre.
NevermOre, nevermOre,
All that poignant past is fled;
am living, thou art dead.
l have drained the challce sweet.
Thy quick heart has ceased to beat:
Life shall vcx thee EcvermOre.
NevermOre, DevermOre:
Earth has sung the song to thee;
Heaven returns it unto me.
In thy blessing blessed 60.
Home cnfolds thee; thou shalt know
Mortal anguish nevermore.
--Ha1per's Bazar.
The Western advance., 1874-03-28

Mount St. Elias, Alaska (Est) .15,s $50
Mount Fairweather Alaska Est..) ).......... l4,7ss
Mount Shasta, California. a...............1 14442
Mount Raiuer, Washington Territory. IA
Mount Mount Hyass EsaSsd csts5nis soS9aSs
Pixies Peak, Colorado Territory. 142l6
Twins Peak, Colorado Territory. ry....... 1872
Grays Peak, Colorado Territory: .M,145
Mount Yale, Colorado Territory. .14,O81
Longs Peak, Colorado Territory. 14,05O
Moant Mo1nt HsySsn Wyomng
Horse Shoe Mountain, Colorado Territory. ia, ,8O6
Silver Heels Mountain Colorado Territory 1871 $50
Of The a6 Xeos :iitor
Mount Hodges, Uintah Mountains. ........ SOC
Mount Tohkwano, Uintah Mountains. ...... .13, 500
Velie's Peak, Colorado Territory. ,4:6
Mount Audubon, Colorado Territory. 10 402
Gilberts Peak Uintah Mountains .......... .13 $50
Mount DANA California. a....................132 .13 227
Mount Guyot, Colorado Territory. ........ 1928
Parry's Peak, Colorado Territory. 3,133
Three Teton's Idaho Territory. $4,000
Mount Flora, Colorado Territory. SIS
San Francisco Mountains, Arizona Territory IL, ,O52
Waheatch Mountains, Utah. 1900
Mount Engemann, Colorado Territory. . IL 900
Snow Line, 40 North Latitude.
Mount Wright, Colorado Territory III, 800
Mount Silliman, California. a............... 11623
Mount Hood, Oregon. .......................11,2 RS
Lone Peak *. f}taS Terr;o;v 000
Black Hills Wyoming Territory ::.... .......11 900
Wind River Mountains, Wyoming Territory II 200
ELECTRIC Peak. Yellowstone Park ........ 992
Emigrant Peak Montana Territory: 1os2s
Lassen's Butte, California Observation-Disclosures. 10 SIT
Mount Sheridan, Wyoming Territory ...... .1o42o
a! Mount Washburn, Yellowstone Park k..,.. .l0.389
Yards Peak, Montana Territory 1851
Mount Deano, Montana Territory. ........ .l0. 200
Mount Mount Backmore Montana Territory 10 lA
Mount San Antonio, California .......... 1881 |
Mount St. Helen's Volcano) Washington
Old Baby Montana Territory. 9Ti 7
Mount Garfield, Idaho Territory ........... 9,704
Mount Adams Washington Territory ........ $3.50 !
Bridgers Peak Montana Territory. ......... 5000
Crater Lake, Cascade Range, Oregon. 5000 |
Mount cunt Olympus (coast Range)' Washington -.
Yellowstone Lake wyoming Territory. 9,7ss
Mount Mitchell, Allegheny Mountains, North
Mount Washington, White Mountains, New New; 0'''
Hampshire. ......................:.... 6,2s5
PASSES OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Feet |
32d Parallel, near Ell Paso. STA
35th Parallel, near Albuquerque. .......... 7.472
tt 18Th Paralle' {GGochscoRs Psse2
95!h and 4sth fo9a!es eGado!ts Pass; se soi9
47th and 4Sth Parallels deer Lodge Pass)... $500
~ and 46th Parallels (Lews & Clark's)..... 6,323
Flathead Pass (Northern Montana) ....... 5,459 |
kutanie Pass british Amerlca). ............ 5000
PASSES OVER THE SIERRA NEvADAs.
TETON Pass, 347 49, North Latitude. ...... $3.50 |
walkers Pass. 359 30. North Latitude. $500
New Pass to Owens River 3, ia
sve2 fos Moantaim o f2e Pses lac to Carson oiy
Bonner Pass Central Pacific Railroad) go. 7O42
Beckwith's Pass, to Pyramid Lake. 400
Laseen's Pass (4os IS; North Latitudej. '...
Madenn fass. ................ 6,667
The Western advance., 1874-03-28

A TENNESSEE father has got himself be-
hind the bars for thrashing one of his sons
almost to death because the young man
would not 60 to protracted meeting.
The Western advance., 1874-03-28

A hen in indianapolis has been so
affected by the Siamese Twins excitement
as to lay hyphenated pair of eggs.
The Western advance., 1874-03-28
The Mountains OF the United States,

The following is the height of the prin-
cipal mountains in the United States. as
compiled from Prof Hayden's Report, in
the United States Register:
ROCKY MOUNTAINS, SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADE
The Western advance., 1874-03-28

Lewiston, Me-, has 1864 Of it's inhab-
itants engaged in the different factories.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-10-10
''surrOuIldi,,gs."

When the Union Republican Party assem-
b(cd in Convention and nominated Dan icl II.
Chamberlain for the Governorship Of this
State, the friends Who formed his ..surroun-
dings" were not included Mr.. Chamber
lain stands alone; an individual distinct
from any and every other individual; stands
alone upon his honor, his honesty, and his
peculiar fitness for the position of Governor.
Yet tho Democratic press will insist upon
fighting him through his "surroundings"
The Columbia Union has m article upon this
subject, and gives the names of number oil
those who surround our Governor elect,
which we insert for the benefit of all. 1t
says:
"A great deal has been said since the
nomination of Mr. Chamberlain by the re g.
ular Republican Convention. in regard TO
his surroundings and many persons affect
to believe that it will be impossible for him
mny be brought to bear upon him in his off :
cial capacity, for the reason that certain
men who are supposed to represent these in
flucnces arc supposting him for Governor
While we regard this sort of argument s
too 1imsy to warrant a moments serious IN
sidcration, yet We propose to use it to show
that it is II poor rule which will not work
both ways
If n person is known by the company he
keeps rs one of the boilers said Mr.. Cham
berlain was, let us sec if we cannot arrive
ut some sort Of conclusion as to the charac-
ter of the proposed candidate of the boilers
by applying this rule to his surroundings
In order TO make fair test of the matter l.,
we propose to deal ouly with tho moving
spirits in the coatest--that is, the leading
supporters of the respective candidates
Those who prefer Mr.. Chamberlain and VIII 0
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-10-10

are working heartily for his election ase
Attorney-Gcncral s. w. Melton, q man
whom no 'bolter' has yet boon audacious
enough to charge with dishonesty or cor
ruption; Treasurer F. L. Cardozo, who has
prosecuted an unrelenting warfare against
the thicvesin Office ever since. he took charge
of the finances of tho State, and who has
saved to the taxpayers millions of dollars by
his bold, fearless and manly course; Comp
trollcr.Gcncral Hoge, another fearless State
officer, who, together with the two gentle
men already mentioned, has made a stub
born and successful fight against the Bond
Ring, and all other Rugs organized to
p!under the State treasury; Secretary OF
State llaync, against whose private or Off
cial character no word of suspicion has yet
been raj scd; Superintendent Of Education
Jillson, man whose honesty and integrity
are beyond questions; Hon. II. B. Elliot, one
of tho ablest colorcd men in this-oountry,
who has given up good plnce in Congress
of the United Stntes that he may use his
great talents snl influence at home in
bringing about the reforms which he was
among the first to advocate; Hon. J. III.
Rainey, n gentleman whose name is respect
cd everywhere, aud II man who has been
twice elected to Congress by people who
knew his character and his personal worth;
Hon. a. S. Wallace, Il man whom not even
the bittcrest of his political cncinfcs has
ever yet accused OF dish)nc ,ty; Ju l,o Il.
Il. Carpenter, a gentleman Of sterling in
tcgrity and high character an | one k nown
by everybody to be stern and uucomprom-
ising foe 10 fraud, corruption and dishoncs-
ty everywhere; Hon. John Winsmith, one of
Tie most prolnin cnt and incorrupriblc Re-
publicans in the up. country. Il man OF cha
ractcr aud Standing all over the State, him
self n candidate against Mr.. Chamberlain
for the nomination before The recent con-
vcn,ion, and n man whom even tile Nc,cs
and Co".icr vas willing 20 support if nomi-
mated; Reuben Tomlihson, recognized as an
honest man wherever he is known. And so
we might go on with scores of names of
men, equally ns honest auI upright as auy
Of these already namcl, among whom arc
Judge y. j. Willard, of the Suprcme,C Cou,t,
Judges Mahcr, Mackcy, Cooke and Graham,
United States District Attorney Corbin, AS
s;s,ant District Attorney Earle, Unitcd
States Marshal Wallace, and host OF 9TH
crS.
These arc among the principal men who
surround MIR. Chambcrlain; men who would
not be very likely to use their influence in
behalf of dishonest or corrupt measures of
aMy kind.