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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
Animal Teaching.

Long years before the American
Rarey's name was heard as a " horse
tamer," a secret existed, as a family
heirloom, among a branch of the
O'Sullivans in the South of Ireland.
This family was known as "The Whis-
perers," and they possessed the power
of rendering as quiet as lamb the
most stubborn and unmanageable horse
that ever existed. Whether they did
anything more to horse than breathe
into his nostrils we know not, but by
doing this, and by kind, soothing, and
other ways known to themselves, they
effected their purpose and retained
their fame. Putting the question of
drugs or stimulants or other fasci-
mating means aside, and coming to the
point of pure and unadulterated domes-
tication and teaching, perhaps there
has no person in modern times achieved
so much success in animal teaching as
S. Bissett. This man was an humble
shoemaker. He was born in Scotland,
in 1921, but he afterwards removed to
London, where he married woman
who brought him some property. Then,
turning to q broker, he accumulated
money until the year 1859, when his at.
tention was turned to the training of
animals, birds, and fishes. He was led
into this new study by reading an ac-
count of remarkable horse shown at
fair at st. Germans.
Bissett bought horse and dog, and
succeeded beyond his expectations in
teaching them to perform various feats.
He next purchased two monkeys, which
he taught to dance and tumble on a
rope, and one would hold candle in
one paw and turn the barrel organ with
the other, while his companion danced
He next taught three cats to do a great
many wonderful things, to sit before
music books and to squall notes pitch
ed to different keys. He advertised a
"cats' opera in the Haymarket, and
successfully carried out his programme,
the cats accurately fulfilling all their
parts. He pocketed some thousands
by these performances. He next taught
leveret, and then several species of
birds to spell the name of any person
in the company, and to distinguish the
hour of the day or night. Six turkey
cocks were next rendered amenable to
country dance, and after six months
teaching he trained turtle to fetch
and carry like a dog, and having chalk
ed the floor and blackened its claws, he
made it trace out the name of any given
person in the company.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
Wants to Get Out.

A western paper says GA lady in a
new spring silk takes refuge in street
car from the shower. When she reaches
her destination she pulls the bell-strap,
but the car goes ahead, because some
body else had just pulled it. The calm
expression leaves her face, and she
pulls it again. Then a man in the lower
corner rises and takes a tug at it.
Idiot + she mutters between her
clenched teeth, at the same time seiz-
ing the strap with both hands and
cllnging to it as if it were her only safe
ty from watery grave. Just as the in
furiated driver is bringing his horse to
a halt the conductor shrieks wildly al
her to let go. She let's go. Then he
tries the prentice hand, and once more
the car rolls merrily along. Five blocks
from her destination she tumbles out
with demoniac look in her eyes, dashes
home through the pelting rain, encoun
ters her husband enjoying his slippered
ease in a cushioned chair, and then lett
loose upon the domestic circle reigr
of terror, which is all the more appall
ing since it does not involve the swee
nepenthe of death"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
Typhoid Fever.

The British Medical Journal finds a
new text for its advocacy of good drain
age in an outbreak of typhoid. fever in
Lord Cadogan's family, in London.
The Journal says: Much sympathy
is felt in London society at the out
break of typhoid fever in Lord Cado-
gan's family, and the circumstances are
not without an important public les
son. The conditions under which it
occurred resemble in a remarkable de-
gree those which gave rise to the out
break of typhoid fever among the visi-
tors at Londesborough Lodge, of whom
the Prince of Wales was one of the suf-
ferers. There are six children in the
family, and they had been for a few
weeks in occupation of Lord Elcho's
town house, No. % st. James place,
where three of them were seized with
typhoid fever within few days of
each other. Lord Chelsea, who had a
severe attack, is progressing favorably,
although still very weak. The other
children are doing we'll. Tracing the
cause of the outbreak, it appears that
the house has the characteristic sanitary
defects of SO many Of our town and
country houses. The closets, situated
in the center of the house, enter on the
bedroom landings the soil-pipes are
not ventilated, and, as there are some
times downward currents through the
ventilating shafts of the closets, sewer
air easily finds its way into the house.
The wastes-pipes of the water cisterns
pass directly inty the soil-pipes. The
lessons of the most impressive events
are speedily forgotten, and so it would
appear that, in many of the most luxu-
rious mansions of this country, the
teachings of the Princes illness, which
at the time were echoed by thousand
tongues, have passed unheeded."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
The Tree that DESTROYS Malaria,

The eucalyptus globulus, or Austria
Ian gum tree, is favorably known to all
residents of California, where probably
not less than 1000, 900 trees are plant
ed. In San Francisco, in front of hand
some residences, you will find it with
its magnificent dropping branches
making an effective and graceful shade
tree. In Oakland the broad avenues
are lined with them, eucalyptus forests
are planted in the country surrounding
Oakland, and, in fact, in every county
of California where the cold winter will
permit it to live, the eucalyptus will be
found growing.
The wonderful properties of this tree
have only within the past few years
been discovered and appreciated. 1t
is Justly claimed that when the tree
flourishes in low, marshy, and feverish
districts all miasma will cease. 1t de-
stroys the malarial element in any at
mosphere where it grows, and is great
absorhant of moisture, draining the
subsoil almost as thoroughly as regu-
lar system of piping.
The eucalyptus is an evergreen, and
is found in it's native country (Tasma-
nia) in boundless forests, both on the
hillside and in the lowlandG, under ex-
tremes of climates, both as to heat and
cold, ranging from 130 degrees to 20
degrees Fahrenheit. Whether it will
endure a greater degree of cold has as
yet been undetermined. It is, how
ever, worthy trial.
Its remarkably rapid growth is mat
ter of much surprise, attaining, as it
does, maximum height of about 300
feet, with circumference of from thirty
to fifty feet. For timber and fuel it is
exceedingly useful, being hard and
easily worked, and very serviceable for
such purposes as the keels of vessels,
bridges, etc., where strength and dura-
bility are essential. 1t is estimated
that from S4,000,000 to $1,000, 900 in
value of this timber is exported annu-
ally from Australia.
The leaves of this tree are of a dark
blush color, about ten inches long, an
inch wide, thin and oddly twisted.
They exhale strong camphorlike
odor, quite agreeable and pleasant,
which, with the large absorption of wa
ter by the roots, cause the beneficial
influence of the tree. 1t bears a small
white flower, having no odor.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
Condensed Milk Manufacture.

A factory for the production of con-
deused milk has recently been estab-
lished at Cham, canton Zug, on the
borders of the lake of the same name,
in Switzerland. We.find the following
description of the process : The milk is
furnished by peasants and as soon as
each person delivers his supply, O
sample is taken from the pals, num-
bered, and allowed to remain quiet
over night. The object of this is to
Judge of the quality of the milk for the
rising of cream. Caees of fraud, how
ever, are rare, as the peasantry are
generally honest, and the penalties i'm
posed by law are extremely severe.
The first operation is to weigh the
milk, which to this end is conducted
into a copper basin supported by bal
ance. Its weight being obtained, the
milk is allowed to escape into huge
wooden reservoirs lined with zinc, and
located in the cellar. Here careful
examination is made with the lac.
tometer, and the fluid is drawn off into
large cy lindrical copper boilers, which
are placed in vat furnished with 9
false bottom, under which steam en-
ters. The milk is thus slowly heated
but not boiled. For the latter purpose
it is ladled out into a separate boiler
whence it is carried to another tanl
containing a quantity of white sugar
In order to facilitate the solution of the
latter, the liquid is repeatedly passed
along metal trough from one vase tt
another. When the operation is com
pleted, it is drawn off into evaporatine
chambers. These receptacles resemble
the similar apparatus used in suga
manufacture, and have double bottoms
heated by steam. They are united to
column of condensation which com
municates with air pumps. Unde
these conditions the milk boils at IA
degrees Fahrenheit. Every little Will
the workman takes out sample fror
which he judges according to it's Wis
costly whether the condensation is sui
fcient.
When the latter point is reached, th
liquid is led down into the cellar an
into tin receptacle which is surround
ed by cold water. The milk lis thol
oughly agitated by hand for some tim
until completely cool, when it is cal
ried to other reservoirs and theme
drawn off into boxes and sealed. Th
daily product is about 5000 boxes, eac
weighing about 1876 ounces. The mil
may be diluted with five times il
weight of water.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
Too Much Enterprise.

An exchange has the story of man
on the cars who was offered newspaper.
He took it, looked at the heading, and
then threw it outside with disgust, and
then remarked
"I don't want any news from that
paper" >.
al supposed that everybody read it
in these parts" L answered. Has it
. been pitching into you ?"
Pitching into me? Great Caesar
I should say it had. But Just let me
meet the editor of that paper"
"You never make anything by strik-
ing an editor" I said ; "better grin
and bear it.
eyes that's all right for you to say;
but just let me meet him I'll show
HIM how to run a paper"
"What did he do %
EDO? He did a good deal. Here's
how it is often went up to Spring.
field on the last train at night, did my
business in the evening, and came home
on the first morning train. Well, one
night [ met an old crony and we went
to Music Hall to the theatre. When
we came out We met some friends.
They took us to their rooms. or course
I couldn't get right out, so [ treated ;
then Jim treated !; and the others treat
ed in fact we were having a pretty
good time, when some fellows came in
and began to raise row. In less than
no time the police were in and had us.
The next morning I was hauled before
the court and fined $40. ] didn't
care much, because 1 gave false name,
and I knew my wife couldn't find it
out but the next morning, I'll be
eternally funked if that very paper
didn't have it all in and my own name
too"
"Did your wife see it?"
81 should say she did. -
"Did she make q fuss ?"
"Fuss Godfrey, Elisha Are yor
married?"
eyes"
"Then you know how it is. 1 have
to go to Springfield in the daytime now
Just let me see that editor once !"
"But," said I, feeling ought to take
newspapers part, "you can hardl,
blame him, you know. 1t was only the
proper enterprise"
Enterprise enterprise be hanged
There's such thing as having too mucl
enterprise"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
Postage on Newspapers.

The United States House Post-office
Committee have agreed to report bill
providing that on all newspapers and
periodical publications mailed from a
known office of publication or news
agency, and addressed to regular sub
scribers or news agents, postage shall
be charged at the following rates :
Newspapers and periodical publica-
tions issued weekly and more frequent
ly than once week, II cents, and on
those issued less frequently than once
q week, cents for each pound or frac-
tion thereof. On the receipt of such
newspapers and periodical publications
at the office of mailing they are to be
weighed in bulk and the postage paid
thereon by special adhesive stamp:
OF newspapers, one copy to each actual
subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole
or in part, and published, is to go free
through the mails, but the same shall
not be delivered at the letter-carrier
offices or distributed by carriers unless
the postage is paid thereon, as by law
provided. Newspapers and magazines
reciprocally interchanged between pub
fishers, not exceeding sixteen ounces in
weight, to be confined to single copy
of each publication, are to go free
through the mails. All mailable matter
of the third class may weigh not ex'
ceeding four pounds for each package
thereof, and postage shall be charged
thereon at the rate of cent for each
two ounces or fraction thereof but
nothing herein contained shall be held
to change or amend section 134 Of said
act. Affidavits are to be made by pub
fishers or news agents to secure theil
adherence to these provisions, for the
violation of which penalties are pre-
scribed,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
Dangerous.

A young lady, passing through hall
in her fathers house, perceived sug-
gestion of fire, smell of something
burning, sufficiently out of the common
course to arrest her attention. Finding
the furnace fire and soft coal sitting
room fire with nothing unusual to ac-
count for the smell of fire, she continued
to the front drawing-room. Now the
forenoon was bright, the curtains and
shades withdrawn, so that the rays of
the sun were streaming in at the win
dows in full blaze upon the centre
table, where rested common round
top glass paper weight, under which a
mass of papers lay. Here was the fire.
The papers were burning smartly. She
disposed of them in the CRATE, and
taking up the glass found it burning
hot /; acting as burning glass, it had
concentrated the rays of the sun suffi-
GENTLY to cause combustion. 1t should
be told that the paper bottom of this
glass was for some reason gone-either
worn off or torn off. Moral : Be care
full in the use of these dangerous trifes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
How to Fight Hard Times.

The Christiansburg, Va, Messenger
says "We once rode up to farm
house in this county to spend the day.
We found the farmers wife alone in the
kitchen preparing dinner. The farmer
was at his lanyard hard at work. The
two sons were in the field gathering
corn aud running the farm. One
daughter was in the weaving room ma
king materials for family wear. The
other daughter cleaning up the house,
and then to the sewing. There was no
hiring upon the farm, no man servant
nor maid servant, no boy or girl. The
work of the whole farm and family was
done without paying anything to others.
This is the way to get out of debt and
get along. This is the way TO have
thrifty farms and yoemanry. This is
the way to live and be happy. Were
this the rule, instead of remarkable
exception in this State, Virginia would
soon become as rich as any Northern
! State"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
Stop Us.

A man in a western town had a pet
calf, which he was training up in the
ways of an OK. The calf walked around
very peaceably under one end of the
yoke, while the man held up the other
end. But in an unfortunate moment
the man conceived the idea of putting
his own neck in the yoke, to let the calf
see how it would seem to work with a
partner this frightened the calf, and
elevating his tail and his voice, he
struck a "dead run" for the village, and
the man went along with his head down
and his plug hat in his hand, straining
every nerve to keep up, and crying out
at the top of his voice, Hear we
come Head us somebody T.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25
School " "Called.N

Don"O you hear the children coming,
Coming into school
Don't you hear the master drumming
On the window with his rule
Master drumming. children coming
Into school.
Tip-toe figures reach the catch,
Tiny hngers click the latch;
Curly-headed girls throng in,
Lily-froc from toll and sin;
Breezy boys bolt in together,
Bringing breaths of winter weather,
Bringing baskets Indian-checked,
Dinners in them sadly wrecked,
Rudds-handed, mittens Off,
Soldiers rush from the Malakoff-
Built of snow and marble white,
Bastions shining in the light,
Marked with many dint and dot
OF the ice-cold cannon shot
Hear the last assaultiug shout
See the gunners rally out
Charge upon the battered door
School is called, and battle DER!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25

A novel petition was the other day
presented to the United States Senate
from a citizen of Minnesota, praying
for the abolition of the English Ian
guage in the United States upon the
ground that it is "relic of Great
Britain which this republic is in duty
bound to get lid of.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-25

Transplant the early and medium
sorts of cabbage from the seed beds
and SOW for late. The cold-frame and
very early hot-bed plants will now be
fit for the table or for market. When
the early crop is harvested the land
should be plowed and manured for
other crops,
New-York tribune., 1874-05-18

Vice-Presldent of the Philadelphia, Germantown
and Norrisown Railroad respecting the formation
of the road. The report of the Librarian was ~ %
sented, in which it stated that the addl,,
the Library for the year amounted to 81 tbe life
eulogy was read by Mr.. Craig Bidd" I'D o1so
and character of Joseph HaIWSiiEIlIaa Armstrong.
biographical sketch of the afy ection of officers for
~ MI Milld ma no nua" ". Wallace beng cnosen croI
President. and ]. ", Jordan Corresponding N'N''
tary. >-,,, ursroHy; Nav
80, meeting The reports OF the treasurer
,,a Custodian were read and accepted iho oli'oi'
@ tle ensuing wear were then elected, among 'heii
.Cbomas T. Bouv6, President and Edward burgess
Secretary. Mr. +. W. Putnam gave brlet Outline
Of his poner on Ophdium Fierasfer andfAiphogddas,
preseuted by title at previous meeting lie fe-
ferred an interesting species from the Mediter-
ranean TO EerdSer, although differing somewhat
from the established character of the genus The
name Xiphogadus he thought, must give way 10
XipkqSa, applied to figure of Russell by SWANSON
without description, however The structure o1 the
maXillary and intermediary bones, MI Iutnaih
showed was exceedingly anomalous IN tins genus,
and he expressed himself in doubt as TO ts 0rdinal
position even. The structure OF the Dlauuer III
Ophdium was also fully described.
Boston AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY Aprli
S-Sem-annual meeting held in the rooms of the
Society of American Arts and Sciences, Mr. Stephen
Salisbury of Worcester, President in the CHAIR Inc
report of the Council was presented Ill when an
analysis or discussion of one of Cotton Mather
manuscripts, entitled The Angels OF Bethesda,
was considered. The elementary principle OF thlS
essay is the deduction of disease the direct con-
seouence of sim The neurology of the Society III en-
berships includes since the annual meeting the
Hon. Ira Perley late Chief-Justice of Ncw-fiamp-
shire. and Mr.. Charles Sumner. The Treasurer re-
p0rted satisfactory condition of the funds, which
amounted in all to nearly 10000. The Librarian
announced valuable accession OF books ana manu-,
scripts among which, as of most interest was cited
n volume containing Photographic representations
Of the chronological collections of the tate franklin
peale
New-York tribune., 1874-05-18
PROCEEDINGS or SOCIETIES.

HARTFORD: CONNECuCUT HIsTORICAL SOCIETY :
cipally occupied with the election of officers, Prof
j. Hammond Trumbull being chosen President. and
MI Charles j. Hoadey. Corresponding Secretary.
WAsHINGTON: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:
April 2l 10 Il. nclusive.-Ihe proceedings of this
meeting have been reported in The tribune. with
abstracts of nearly all the communications. This
report will be reprinted in extra TRIBUNE. and
will he much more complete than as published IN the
daily issue.
BALTIMORE: MARYLAND ACADEMY or SCIENCES:
MAY 4-President Uhler in the chair Various speci-
mems of natural history were presented to the Mu-
scum of the Academy which promises to increase
RAPIDLY in value. The officers for the coming wear
were elected Prof X. Uher being reelected Presl-
dent, and Rev. Dr. +. A. Dairymple Corresponding
Secretary. Satisfactory reports were made from
various Committees of the Academy. 1t re-
solved that the formal opening and dedication of
fbe Academy should take place AT the first meeting
in the ensuing Autumn.
SAN FRANCISCO: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES April
pO.-In the absence of the President Gen Houston
Vice-Pfesdent occupied the Chair. Many valuable
collections OF specimens Were presented TO the mu-
scum of the Academy among them one of ethno-
logical value, from DR.. G. c. Downs surgeon. L.. S.
Navy. Dr. Hudson of Oakland gave an account of
ahe ancient shell heaps in the vicinity Of Oakland
some of which were 800 feet in diameter and u feet
deep The contents consist entirely of shells few
bones Of animals, and occasional fragments Of char
coal.
PHILADELPHIA: HISTORICAL SOCIETY: May A
SA1sS Sas Is.s w NJ. E.a4s9 !. Ca@.s4A kiIstJ
New-York tribune., 1874-05-18
PUBLICATIONS. or SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES.

NEw-YORK AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL
ExGtSEEEs Transactions for April ls74Thc following
paners are contained in this numbers The Approximate
Value of a Reduction OF Railing or Maximum Grades"
T. g. Clarke "An Account OF the Operation of the Gun
powder Pilcdrver," :. II. Pr0basco. aud Pneumatic
Foundations" Gen. ". s. Smith.
KJRTLAND SOCIETY or NATURAL SCIENCES
A pamphlet recently issued by this Society, under the
title Of Papers read before the Kirkland Society Of
Natural Sciences of Cleveland, Ohio, contains the fol
lowing articles: "Alaska-Facts about the New North
West "by Capt John a. HenrQues, L. S. N; Notes on
some Brazilian Ants" by Prof. Theodore H. Comstock,
b. $ ana capitalization OF Fish," by Iheodatus Car
iCk NJ. ID,