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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

EFFECT OF Shoes ON HEALTH. Wood
en- shoes are highly recommend by
some of the scientific societies, and in
some instances by the governments of
Europe, it having been ascertained that
not few diseases, resulting in impaired
constitutions and even in the loss of life,
have resulted from the practice of wear
ing leather shoes in wet weather. An
experienced workman of France was
short time since called to Germany to
superintend the manufacture of wooden
shoes on an extensive scale in the lat
ter country. These are represented as
being light and easy to wear, and are
provided with small cushion within the
upper side, to obviate any pressure on
that part of the foot; they are also said
to be of neat and pleasing appearance,
blackened or vanished, are made large
enough to accommodate comfortable
stockings, and are furnished with leather
straps.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

sar Three OF the most popular prima
donnas on'the European stage are Amari-
cans by birth. Patti, Albani, and Minnie
Hauck. They say in London that Al-
bani is English. and that England has
no other prima donna. She is great r.
vorite. The fact is that she is American,
her name, Albini. being q slight yarik-
ton of Albany, near which city she for
mally lived. Minnie Hauck is New
Orleans girl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER

isMr. Finch cast a despairing glance
akme. Irhad to leave the room. I
cosld stand il no longer. ~ ruc. 'r
b.When I was safely outside the door I
shSghed till could laugh, no more. I
sepld only ohuckle in kind Of faint imi-
tation of laugh I hadn't strength
eupush left for the genuine article. 2a
LAS Iasat thsge I heard Mr.. Finch
'SAouting in his kghaut- shaAas to r'Su-
san, who always had to have everything
repeated to her. 1t wasn't long before
he began to get hoarse, for she kept
him busy. A dozen times, while we
were eating dinner, 1 thought I must
laugh; it wasso comical to see "Susan,"
not muscle other face relaxing from
its dignifed look, holding out her ear
for Mr.. Finch to repeat his remarks in
it. He couldn't have eaten his dinner,
if he had had the best Of appetites.
All the afternoon " Susan" kept him
sitting by her. I could see the poor
man, half tired out, casting furtive
glances at the clock.
At last he got up, and beckoned me
to come out into the hall.
81 think I'll be goin' back, he said,
with a sigh that indicated how great
his disappointment was. ct come
| down, on your uncle's recommend, to
make some kind of a bargain with your
sister, Susan; he never told me word
about her bein so deaf" p
"It's an unfortunate affliction,"
said feeling that he expected me to say
something. -..
eyes very" answered Mr.. Finch,
with another sigh. ct hain't said any,
thing to her about my intention, cause
twouldn't be prudent for me TO marry
any one as deaf as she is. Beats all I
ever see or heard OFF,
"Fm sorry" I said, working hard to
keep my gravity.
"So'm l." said Mr.. Finch. "Shs
seems willin' enough. She's got real
kind dispersition; talked feelin 'ly about
the late Miss Finch, an appreciated my
efforts to'rd doin' justice to her mem'ry.
But don't feels ef I'd orter say any
thin to her about what my intentions
were. I don't s'pose you'c be willin' to
come an keep house for me9
Mr.. Finch gave me very insinuat-
ing glance, and looked hopeful.
Oh, I couldn't think of such a
thing" said I. "I'm too young,
and, then. there are other reasons you
see."
Yes, I s'pose so.' Mr.. Finch
heaved a disappointed sigh. ct don't
s'pose there's any use of goin' in to tell
her goodbye; you can tell her that for
me. I may as well be goin'," he ad-
ded, taking his hat. "Good-day."
"Good-day," l answered, and Mr..
Finch took his departure.
A week after that my sides were lame
and sore from the effect which, Mr..
Finch's visit had on them. ,-,...
got letter from Uncle lothian. af-
! ter Mr.. Finch's return to baskerville.
II never heard nothin' about your
bein' deaf" he wrote. Seems to me
it come on sudden. lisa pity because
Mr.. Finch is nice man." .-tH
Belle and I often laugh about the
poor man. hope the efforts he made
to make her hear didn't injure his
lungs. I've been afraid he'd go into q
quick consumption. m.
~ Kentucky man while DRINK or-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

~ A Kentucky man while drunk or
dered his wife to take hammer and a
nail and knock his teeth out. With
that meekness of spirit and obedience
which characterizes her sex, that loving
wife obeyed the orders of her lord
when he got sober his swearing didn't
count, because he mumbled so it could
not be understood. ...a..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

"a Toledo woman muzzled her
husband to keep him from kissing the
chambermaid. Is it really necessary
this time q year?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

@ A Brooklyn sewing society fines
any member who talks scandal, 81 90
for each offence; only the wealthy are
able to attend.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

@A Chicago man wrote to Agassiz
he had an apple which he had preserved
for fifty years, and when Agassiz wrote
for it, the joker said it was the apple
of his eve. s.I -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

p0r 1t is said that Miss Emily Faith
full is about to issue weekly paper to
be devoted to women and Moineus
work in England. M hi r,s
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

@ Goddard, the pianist, and Blon
din, the rope walker, lost all their pos
sessions recently by the wreck of a
steamer off the coast of Queensland,
Australia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

Prayed out of town." are the
words nailed on the doors of the several
saloons at Xenia, Ohio.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10
~ An old edition of Morse's Gee

graphy says: Albany has four hun
dred dwelling houses and twenty-four
hundred inhabitants, all standing with
their gable-ends to the street"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

~ The old-fashioned woman's cru
sade--A boys head and fine-toothed
comb
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

@ Paper cuffs are said to have ori-
ginated in newspaper attacks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10

sE 1t is a strange fact that wise
men learn more from fools than fools do
from wise men.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05
Working Unasr ths New aiset!sn Lsv.

The Harrisburg special correspondent
of the Pittsburgh Commercial writes I.
The election law having been compared
faithfully by the Senate Commute 10
compare bills (s duty never before per-
formed, the FIRST bill passed under the
new Constitution wss signed by the
Speaker in the presence of the Senate,
the title having been read, in full by
him Immediately before signing. This
was a novelty in legislative practice,
here, although no novelty in Congress,
and considerable interest attached to it
in both Houses, because it was the first
instance arising under the the rules pre-
scribed undey the new Constitution.
Speaker Strang used bran-new gold
pen, procured for the purpose, and will
lay it away as the pen that signed the
first act under the new CONSTITUTION
The same ceremony was observed in the
House; but Speaker Mccormick used
an old pen, and Geo. Handy Smith, OF
Philadelphia, captured it as momento
of the event. The bill went to tho Gov
ernor before noon, and was signed to-
night. The House has ordered ten
thousand copies to be printed. These
with the 5000 ordered by the Senate
ought tc furnish an abundant supply tc
every election district in the State.
There is q strong local pressure from
various localities IN favor of erecting new
judicial districts. Beaver, Butler, Mer
Ger, Veuango, Adams, Delaware, Leb
anon, North cumberland and various othel
counties Of like population, all want to bt
made separate districts. Armstrong
Bradford, Bucks, Chester, Crawford
Cumberland, Dauphia, Eric, Fayette
Franklin, Lehigh, Lycoming, Mercer
Montgomery, Northampton, Northum
berland, Vcnango, Washington, West
moreland and York, have each NOR,
than the requisite population, 10000
to entitled them to be made 5eperato dis
tricts; but as the Legislature is empow
cred to attach smaller counties to sucl
as are large enough to he seperate, sey
eral OF those named viii have to tax
on adjoining counties. For instance
Adams is surrounded by counties eacl
having over 10000, and so is Greene
The latter county, therefore. must g
with either Washington or Fayette, an,
Adams must 60 with either Franklin 0
Cumberland.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05
STATE NOTES.

Pennsylvania makes all the knitting
needles.
Gov. Geary's funeral cost the State
! e4,806,41.
s23,226,o6 we're paid 70 inspectors Of
coal mines last year.
The Constitutional Convention eost
s4lO,s2s,SO.
O'Marra and Irving, the Susquehann,
county murderers have been found
guilty Of murder of in the first degree.
james Cox, Of Schuylkill county has
won 81 500 from James Mattoa; OF Lu.
zerns, within ten days by beating him
shooting pigeons.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has recently appointed four married
women ticket agents at as many different
stations on the road. The "tidal wave
is sweeping onward.
A praying band has lately been on q
visit to WATERFOWL: The Times re-
lates that one of the band accosted a
spectator with the question, care you a
Christian" "No, Sir" was the reply,
"I am one Of the editors of the Demo
cratic paper of this city," "For Gods,
sake, then, let us pray" was the response
of the questioner.
A horrible murder has been brought
to light in Schuylk i'll county. MIR.
Bradley, of Forrestville, was shot about
III o'clock Friday night, the 23d ult.,
By man named Farrell, while eating his
supper, Farrell afterwards cut him in
two and threw him down an air hole Of
deep nine not far from where the mur-
der was committed. His wife gave the
alarm, and the murderer was arrested,
being caught in his house.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05
OBITUARY.
2x.chief Justice 1hsmrson,

Judge Thompson was in hie sixty-
eight year, having been bora in Butler
county in 1918. He studied law with
Thomas Blair, ESQ.,, of Kitanning, and
was subsequently admitted to practice ia
1880. He removed to Erie, from which
place he was chosen as a representative
TO the State Legislature, aud while there
served term as speaker in the House.
In 1846-48 he was a member of Con-
gress from the Erie district, and was
subsequently President Judge Of the
Erie and Crawford judicial districts. In
October 1857, he was elected to the
Supreme Bench, aud took his seat
thereon opINovember following, holding
the Office Tor the full term Of fifteen
years. He was renominated for Su-
preme Judge by the Democratic party,
but was defeated by Judge Mercur.
Upon his retirement in November, 1872,
he was rendered banquet by the men,
bers Of the bar in Pittsburgh, at which
Justice Agnew delivered most elo-
quent eulogy Oh his high character and
ability. After his retirement be con-
tinued the practice of law in Philadel-
phia, in partnership with his son, Sam
uel G. Thompson. Whilst arguing 8
case in the Supreme Court, en- Wednee-
day, the 29th ult., he vas was stricken
with paralysis aud his death was immed-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05

Tax. or Associate JUDasa--In
lr. Nc7myaF's bill, regulating tie psy-
81 judges, row in tho bands of the
Committee - Constitution Reform, The
pay q Ar-o:;a:o JOlzss ia fixed az fol-
lows:
Salaries CT tho ksg0cia.> 5.lgcs pot
learned in tbs iag, whose attendance :.
court does not oIcoal four weeks per
acnUrl, $500; 10. these who2e alton.
dance ranges i.om fonr . six weeks,
500; Fog thoao whose Attendance ranges
be!"can SIX Ind eight veeha, $500;
those Who exceed eight weeks, $500
and !or thoae whose attendance exceeds
ten weeks, $500. The salaries provided
ara 10 b9 paid quarterly by warrant;
drawn by iao Governor OF the State on
tho State Treasurer, aud are to be in lieu
Of al daily pay, mileage and o:aeT cen,
peIgntioA.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05

Old PR0DABILITIES.--Oev learned
friend, who sits at Washington, and re.
ceiTes, from the signal stations of con.
tinent, reports on the vicisstudeo Of the
weather, sorts, compares and iniers from
them the daily bulletina which everybody
reads, might reasonably add, in view Of
oar late sudden changes, "colds, coughs
and affections Of the throat and lungs will
prevail in the East and North. Warn
ing signals continue in the West and
South" In view Of the truth of these
probabiitio0, we commend to all suffer
ers that excellent and potent specific,
Ayo,'o Cherry Pectoral. II has, IN
countless instances, saved lite
and has, within the knowledge of every
enc, elevated most alarming symptoms
and effected cures almost surprising be,
lief So excellent is it that the medical
faculty largely use it in their practice,
In cases Of seated consumption, it pro-
longs lie and goftenes the stay of the
afflicted sufferer, About these days it is
best to have it in the house. By its
timely use, serious disease may be
checked and turned sside.--Nashua
[Iowa) Post,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05
IMPROVEMENT IN TELEGRAPHY.

IMPROVEMENT IN TELEGRAPAY.-
One of the most recent improvements in
telegraphy is process by which outline
sketches aud charts nay be transmitted,
and fac sinile Of their outlines made to
appear at the other end of the line The
general construction Of the instrument
tor the transmitting and receiving these
sketches is thus described Over the
map already made is laid a semi circular
plate Of glass, the circumference Of which
is graduated. On the center is radi-
cal arm, also graduated which carries on
q slide piece Of mica, marked with a
blade-point. The latter, by its OVID
movement along the arm, and also by the
arm itself, can be brought over every
point in the glass semi circle. Looking
terough this, the black dot is carried
successfully over all the points of the
plan to be reproduced, and the polar CO.
ordinate5 of each noted. The numbers
thus obtained are transmitted by tele-
graph. The receiving devise is con.
structed in the same manner and in the
same proportion as that described, with
the exception that peuoi point is sub
shtutod tor the mica dot. BY this pen
ell the points designated by the numbers
are marked, aud from them tracing is
secured, simply by connecting the dots
From this description, itappears that the
engineer or draughtsman can procure q
message in his own room simply by re
cording the coordinate points BY the
designated numbers This list of mum
bers is then sent in the form of an ordin
ary dispatch. The receiver then ad,
justs his machine, dots the designated
points, as make known by the numbers
and fac smile of the sketch is easily
obtained.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1874,

for the following purposes:
For the EXCAVATION of the foundation
Of said building, stating the price of each
cubic yard to be'excava:ed anu deposited at
the place fixed by the Commissioners who
reserve all building sand which may be
round in said foundation.
The price by the perch ot STONE taken
from the hill on tn. Hospital property and
piled up where required at the building,
The price by the thousand Of BRICK de-
livered and piled on the ground near the
building subject 10 the inspection as to
quality by the superintendent of Construc-
ZION. Specimens to be sent with the bid.
The price OF the best quality OF LINE
by The bushel delivered on the ground.
The price of the building SAND which
may be required for brick, delivered.
LUMBER-Price by the thousand feet.
White Pine. Timber for roofs sawed to
| size.
White Pine Joists by IL and by Il
from twenty to twenty-five feet long
Hemlock Joists 3 by Il and 8 by IA, from
90 TO % feet long.
Hemlock JcisIs by 6, by 8, by II
and 3 by y from Ii TO % feet long.
Hemlock Studding by >, 3 by 4 and
by ., from II to l6 feet in length.
White Pine boards and plank (all grades
100000 feet.
White Pine scaffoling IAN grades) 10000
feet.
Ash or yellow piuc flooring II FIRST qualit
100000 feet.
Ash, Chestnut. Butternut and Walnu
boards, plank and scantling 10000 feet,
All of which should hs made subject {
the inspection of The Suderinteu6ent nj tb
construction.
All proposals, marked "Proposals," I
be addressed to the undersigned at ii
Carver House in Warren, Pa.
JOHN CURWEN, N, D.
Secretary Of the Commissioners.
January 20. 1874. p49t3.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05
S.xLn K.TBzFKR UrTCT.

The undersigned, Assignee Of Wilmarth
& Rolfe, bankrupts, will expose TO public
ssle, OF the office of Hall 4 xcCsuley, in
Ridgwsy, Elk county, Pa,, on MONDAY,
23d DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1874, at 2
o'clock p, M, personal property and unool-
lectnble claims Of said bsnkrupts, ss fol-
lows:
Four shares Of stock In Elk Democrat
Association Of tho par valae Of $50 per
share.
One due bill Of John Bryndle, dated
January 8, 1874, for $4,000.
One due bill Of William Burton, dated
Dec. 80, 1872, ct 60 days, $i3.
One due bill Of Scott Mcdonald, interest
from l4th Of February, 1873, $3.50 SO.
One account sgsinst J. Charles Burns.
$176.
One account against John Doyle, S110 SO.
One account against Vim. Yonti, $50.
One account against Milton Slight,
$37 SO.
One account against Michael BrechtIe,
S26 IA.
JNO. @. HALL, Assignee.
fehH-3k
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05

A PraTINgNr QUgNy.-Tto Phila-
delphia Inquirer wants to know where
al tie coculus iudiou9 comes from ?
Who imports it, sells it, where is it
stored, aud doss it pay heavy duty to
the Government These questions are
rendered {: once pertinent aud important
from the circumstance that shre8d per-
sons have discovered cooulus inaicus to
be the principal sdulterating material Of
our day. The stuff is said to enter
largely into the manufacture Of lager
beer, to preyade our ale, to give body to
more fiery draughts, and last Of all to be
thrown into rivers "in immense quanti-
ties fer the purpose of stupefYing fishes"
aud rendering them an easy prey to
hooks and nets. Al! that is said of the
substance may be true, butif SO, it must
be brought into this couEtry by the
millions of tons per annum, and, if the
the present reputed consumption con.
tinues for year, must become one Of the
dearest substances largely consumed in
the United States. By-aud-by, as a
matter Of course, something vii lbe dis
covered whercwith to adulierate the per.
vading conulus, and then the people
cannot help but sigh fer the halcyon
days when indious was to be obtained
dirt cheap and in pristine purity.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05

PUsLIC DEBT AID SPECIE PAY
MENTs.-Thore is no royal road to the
extipguisbment of the public debt, and
no royal road to the resumption of specie
payne nts. The extinguishment Of the
public debt mus: be through the chan
mel Of taxa ion; and the way to the re-
sumption Of specie payments is to pro-
7ide by law for the prompt converti-
bility of the notes, or into some form of
specie equivalent, If Govern ment finds
itself unable to give gold for greenbacks
10 consequence of'uot having now or at
any time a sufhciency OF gold il the
Treasury tt should do the next best
thiDy, it should give epeeie interests
qonds (say 5 per cent, bonds) in ez-
change for greenbacka at par. Govern
ment should also get as early as possible
and keep ip the Treasury a gold reserve
equal to one-quarter or cue third Of all
The grcenbacks and national currency
outstanding; when this is accomplished
it pay safely redeem greeabacks with
gold and decline the alternative OF Civ.
ing therefor in exchange specie-begriug
bonds. It would be veil that the green.
backs thus received ia exchange for
bends SO that the principal Of the pub
lie debt need bot be thereby disturbed
either by being increased or decreased
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05

TH1 Utica Herald says two old ladies
troubled q conductor on the Central
road, one protesting that che should die
if the window was open, and the other
protesting against shutting it, when an
experienced traveller advised the con-
ductor to settle the matter in this way.
"Open the window and kill one, then
close it and kill the other, and wo shall
have peace"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05

HERE is AN OFFER FOR You've
vii! send Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Newspaper, and tho ADVOCATE, one
year, for $3.50 oAsE. The regular
price Of illustrated Newspaper is s4o0
thus 7ou get the ADVOCATE for SO
cents. We will send ho,,ADvoCATI
and "Tho Chimney Corner" for $3.50
Send oo your subscriptions, accompan
led ty the cg:h.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05

SPECIAL 0FFss.-All persons sub
cribiug to the Elk COUNTY AD voCATE
before May 1st, 1874, end all old sub
soribers Who paJ $3.50 in advance, viii
be furnished the ADYocATs for ore
year, Our object in doing this i. to in,
crease our sgbscription list. At this low
price every person can aEo.d to take
their county paper
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05

WOODWARD OUTDoNE.-Ou last
Friday, the 18th OF Jenuary, John
Ardel, Jr', on his log job on Mosquito
Greek, Birch Island aad Forge Runs,
put in 5000 logs--length of slide two
miles, The logs belong to the Beaver
Mills and Jsmison & Fisher, and scale
between one and one-kalf and two mil
han tset.-G. d d.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05

The experiment, recent tried in some
Eastern schools, of using newspaper
for reading exercises, instead of reading
book, is proving a great success.
A Duluth couple were married on the
ice the other day, and it would have
been highly romantic ifthe bride hadn't
fallen down and cracked her auburn
head and kicked the minister's feet out
from under him.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-05
THE COLDEST DAY.

New York, February 2-To.day is
decidedly the coolest Of the season.
The thermometer shows ten degrees
above zero.
TRICHINA sPIRALIs.
A dispatch from Cincinnati gives an
alarming account eff poisoning in Au
rcra, Ind, from eating pork infected by
trichiua spiralts. hrs. 1'hrenart, re.
siding there, had two hogs killed for
home consumption ore month ago, one
of which had been sick with what is
known as "drop." A quantity of sau-
sage was made with the meat. Mrs.
Threnart and her children partaking
freely. On Tuesday last they all took
sick with pain in the bowels, vomiting
and diarrohoa. The physician treated
them for typhoid fever. The neighbors
kindly helped to nurse them. Mrs.
Ruyter, wife Of Methodist clergyman
and her child partook Of the sausage;
Miss Davis, Miss E!al!enboff, q young
man named Kriger, and Mrs. Ross, all
etc and sickcned. The meat being ex.
sn,ined by the physician, it was found
literally alive with trichnia. Mrs
Threnart, her eldest boy and girl, and
Mrs Ruyter will undoubtedly die; the
others may recover. The case created
great alarm.
A NATIONAL BALANCE SHEET.
A special from Washington says: Mr.
Dawes will to-day or on Tuesday present
in the House an elaborate statement oi
the existing obligations of the Govern
ment, with a view to determine every
possible reduction of expenditure. Ht
has caused to be prepared a pationa
balance sheet, showing on ono side al
the appropriations made by existing
laws, aud on the other the presen
and probable resources Of the Govern
meDt. The balances against the Gov
ernment ore very large; among thest
appropriations, Mr.. Dawes thinks abou
seventy millions will ultimately be GOV
cred into the Treasury,