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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
A Very Valuable Work.

History Of the Grange Movement, or the
Farmers War against Monopolies." Being
full and authentic account of the strug-
giles of the American farmers against the
extortions of the kailToad Companies:
With History of the Rise and Progress of
the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. Pub
lshed by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING Co.,
Philadelphia.
The most remarkable and powerful
movement of the present day is, un-
questionably, the War which the Farm
ers are waging against the Monopo-
lies of all kinds that have for so long
been robbing the people and expressing
the toiling portion of our community.
The work begins with the causes
which have aroused the American peo-
pie against the monopolists, and treats
of the railroad system of the country,
its growth, actual condition and pros
poets. 1t then shows how this noble
system has been perverted to further
the ends of selfish capitalists and rail
road directors, who seek to gain at the
expense of the community and we are
given q terrible md thrilling account
of the crimes and frauds of the railroad
corporations of to-day. The author
wields fearless and vigorous pen, and
points out the evils which this selfish
greed has entailed upon us. He shows
how the great corporations have been
able to control the whole country how
they have robbed the nation, and cor
rupted our Congress, State Legisla-
lures, and Courts of Justice.
Passing from the Monopolists and
their outrages, the author tales up the
cause of the wrouged and oppressed
farmers, and gives us detailed state
ment of these evils from which the farm
ing class is suffering. He Analyses
skillfully the causes of the evils, and
shows how and by whom the farmers
are robbed.
A considerable portion of the work is
devoted to a history of the Order of
Patrons of Husbandry. A complete ac-
count of the organization and objects of
the order is given; its laws and mode of
procedure are stated; and each feature
is explained at length.
It is decidedly the most interesting
and useful volume of the day, and as it
comes at q time when the whole country
is suffering intensely from the effects of
the evils it denounces, cannot fail to
have a tremendous sale. It is an ably
written book, and bold and vigorous
plea in behalf of the farmers and all
who are oppressed and robbed by the
grasping Monopolies which are causing
so much trouble.
The book is sold by subscription only,
and the publishers wantagents in every
county. See advertisement in another
| column. Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
Nobody and EVERYBODY.

The following is the conclusion of q
school boys trial in England-the pre-
ceptor being the presiding Judge. The
conclusion Of holding all guilty where
all combine to conceal the culprit may
seem hard, but the decision is very
just one, because necessary to maintain
order:
"Boys l'-the tones of the judges
voice seemed unusually clear and So
norous, as they invaded the still air
"Nobody is finally and irrevocably
banished from Heathcot Hall after
being fairly tried. speak advisedly-
by ajury Of his peers. Remember, it
was by your act he was sent forth from
us; it shall be my care he does not re-
turn. Henceforth there must be found
an agent for every misdemeanor. After
strict inquiry, if he cannot be found
here the speaker paused and scanned
each face, on which was plainly written,
"What then ?" and then went on, 1T
shall not be laid to Nobody as hereto
fore, for he is banished, but to Every
body. This may seem hard at first
glance, my dear pupils; but L believe,
after much thought on the subject, il
will work we'll with you. Bear in mind,
then, each of you, that for every offense
committed in this school, the pe~petra-
tor of which cannot be discovered, 6he
school as body must bear the punish
ment,"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
Will Wonders Never Cease {?

When DR.. Walker proclaimed that
he had produced fr m the medicinal
herbs of California an Elixir that would
regenerate the sinking system and cure
every form of disease not organic, the
incredulous shook their heads. Yet his
VINEGAR BIrTERs is now the Standard
Restorative of the Western World. I'm
der the operation of the new remedy,
Dyspeptics regain their health the
Bilious and Constipated are relieved of
every distressing symptom the Con-
sumptive and Rheumatic rapidly re-
cover; Intermittent and Remittent
Fevers are broken the hereditary taint
of Scrofula is eradicated Skepticism
is routed, and this wonderful prepara-
tion is to-day the most popular Tonic,
Alternative, and Blood Depurent ever
advertised in America. We don't sell
Rum under the guise of medicine. We
advertise and sell pure medicine
which will stand analysis by any chemist
in the country.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
Woman Suffrage in Wyoming.

The following is verbatim copy of
the Act which passed by an almost
unanimous vote:
"Be it enacted bythe Council and House
of Representatives Of the Territory of
Wyoming:
"Section 1. That every woman of the
age of twenty-one years residing in the
territory may, at every election to be
holden under the laws thereof, cast her
vote, and her right to the elective fran
chise and to hold office shall be the
same, under the election laws of the
territory, as those of electors.
"Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
"Approved December 10, 1862"
1t will be seen by this that they were
exceedingly liberal with the fair sex.
The male portion of the community
have several restrictions put on them,
such as ninety days residence, full
United States citizenship, or an oath to
become such, ETC., before they can vote;
but nothing of this kind is asked from
female, her presence being in all cases
amply sufficient to prove that she is a
resident.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
Singing to Cows,

Cows are sociable, and understand
more than we suppose. The way 1
came in possession of this choice bit of
knowledge, Tim and l used to sing to
our COWS. They knew very quick when
we changed from one tune to another.
We have tried them repeatedly. When
we sang sober church hymns, they
would lop their ears down, look serious,
and chew their cud very slowly, re-
minding memo irreverence meditated
of nice old ladies IN church, listening
to the words of the preacher, yet all
the time munching cloves. Then we'd
change to some quick air, Yankee
Doodle" or the like, and they would
shake their heads, open their eyes, and
blink at us, as if to say, "Stop, don't
you know we are the deacon's COWS p
But when we would stop entirely, every
COW would turn her ear, as if asking us
to go on with our singing. If it was
pleasant, we generally sung together
through the entire milking. / love the
dear animals that add SO much to oul
comfort. Boys, will you not be kind tc
| the COWS?
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
Clean Teeth.

If you will only keepyour teeth clean
they won't decay. The wonderful den
tifrices which are sold at fabulous
prices are greatly inferior to simple
mixture of soap and prepared chalk,
with little something like orris root /;
but the essential articles are soap and
chalk. The druggist will prepare you
enough for quarter of a dollar to last
a long time, When you go to bed, with
a broad, soft toothbrush, go through
the mouth thoroughly. If disposed to
a bad mouth, you may repeat the dose
in the morning, But the principal ar
ticle for keeping the teeth clean is a
toothpick--a soft goose quill, which
you must use after eating, no matter
though it is piece of apple, and if
convenient, after the pick use month
full of water to rinse from between the
teeth what the toothpick may have left.
-Dio Lewis in To-Day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

broken down to the ground by the enor-
nous masses of snow, which falls in this
region the aggregate depth of forty or
fifty feet in year.
The one solitary inhabitant, Hartley,
in his long winter scjourn can move
about only on snow shoes, or Norwegian
skates. With his guiding pole in his
hand, striking on this side and then on
that, he attains speed of locomotion
incredible to dwellers in the valleys.
Two miles away to the south the Old
Man lifts its granite face, and looks
down with sad and solemn mien on the
swift mutations of human fortune. The
grayish coloring of the Sierra submits
imparts to the scenery an aspect of
hoary and ancient desolation, and thus
redeems these mushroom wrecks with
an appearance of being the remains of
some by-gone age.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29


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

PAIN-KLLER. There is probably no
other preparation manufactured that has be
come so much of household word as the
Pain-Killer. For over thirty years it has stoo
before the public, and the innumerable testi-
monials that have been called forth voluntarily,
testify fully TO its merits. When you need a
family medicine buy the Killer Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
A SPECIMEN OUT OF THOUSANDS
STEALING OUR THUNDER.

People should beware of those impostors
who copy DIR. Perces original style of adver-
tisng, by offering various sized rewards fol
cases of Catarrh and other diseases which they
can not cure. Those who do not possess suf-
ticient intelligence to write an original adver-
tisement are not likely to have made great and
valuable discoveries in Medicine [Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

A Green Bay woman whose husband
kicks her down stairs every second
night, says she likes to look over his old
letters commencing with MY dear
est, darling little angel Minnie, heaven
alone knows the depth of my love for
Won" "
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
1t is now generally admitted by

1t is now generally admitted by
honest physicians. that when once the con-
sumption is fairly fastened upon the lungs, no
human power can save the patient from death.
They also say that about fifty per cent. of
those who die from this disease can trace the
cause to neglected cough or cold, which
might have been cured by small bottle of
Liquid Opodeldoc, or what is the same thing.
JohnS0 Anodyne LiHiment.-[Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

CRIsTADoRo's EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE
stands unrivaled and alone. Its merits have
been so universally acknowledged that it would
be supererogation to descant on them any
further-nothing can beat it.-Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

You NEED No PHYSICIAN for cough,
however distressing. HALE's HONEY OF HoRE-
HOUND AND TAR will set your laboring lungs at
rest in forty-eight hours.-[Com.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
ICON.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
No one should fail to snbscribe for ,

For chronic diseases-use PERUVIAN SYRUr
-[Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

Cut this notice out and bring it with
you. We are authorized to refund the cash to
any person or persons who shall buy and use
Parsons Plugatioe Pills and fail of relief and
satisfaction Com
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

FLAGa's INSTANT RELIEF has stood
twenty years test. Is warranted to give inanee-
didte relief to all Rheumatic, Neuralgia, Head,
Ear and Back aches. or money refunded.-Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

NO
good metropolitan weekly, and we know of none
better than the New YORK WEEKLY Sun. 1t is
large eight-page journal of the 50 size. 1t is
sold at the bare cost of manufacture. Read
the prospectus and save money by subscribing
for The Sun. Only 50 year. Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29
Cures all Kinds of Catarrh.

SO successful has DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery proven, as constitutional treat
nient for Catarrh, when coupled with the use
of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, applied locally
by the use of DR.. Pierces Nasal Douche (the
only method of reaching the upper and back
cavities of the head that the proprietor of
these medicines has long offered a standing
reward of $500 for a case of Catarrh which he
can not cure. The two medicines with instru-
ment. for 80, by druggists.
A SPECIMEN OUT OF THOUSANDS.
CORTLAND. ILL.,, April %, IS 73.
DIR. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Y:
Dear Sir.-It is with pleasure 1 make this
statement to you that after taking medicine for
twenty years for the Catarrh, [ tried your
Catarrh Remedy and effected cure, so that it
has not troubled me for two years.
S. WHEELER.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

Dr. j. walkers CallfOrnla VIM
cgar Bitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
nia, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
Of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of tho
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TERsW Our answer is, that they remow
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and q life giving principle,
q perfect Renovator and 1nvigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are q gentle Purgative as well as Tonic.
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and Yisceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient, Diaphoretic,
Carminative Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
Sedative, Counter -Irritant Sudorific. Alterar
tive. and Anti Bilious.
II. II. MCDONALD & CO.,
Druggists and Gen. gts, San Francisco California,
and cor. of Washington and Charlton Sts, N. Y.
Sold by ali Druggists and Dealers.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06
Immense Distance of the Stars.

The star q Centauri, in the southern
hemisphere, is found to have a parallax of
about one second, but no other star in the
celestial vault has been found to have
parallaX Of more than half second. In
quite a number of stars the parallax ranges
from two-tcnths to half second. Let US
see now what these measures give US for
the distance Of the stars. When star has
parallay OF one second, it shows its dis
tance to be Z little more than two hundred
thousand times the distance Of the earth
from the sun; with parallaX of half a
second, the distance is twice rs great; with
one of a third Of a seCond three times as
great. and so on, the distance being in
yersely proportional to the parallax. AS
there are only two stars Of which the par
allaX exceeds half a second, it follows that
with the exception of these the stars are
all more than tour hundred thousand times
as far as the sun. The sun being nearly
hundred millions of miles, this distance
amounts to about forty millions of millions
of miles. Hence the nearest known star is
twenty millions Of millions of miles; there
are about dozen Others Of which the dis
tanCe ranges from two to five times this
amount, while ali the remaining ones are
situated yet farther. You see that bright
star, a Lyra, now October y at little west
of the zenity? DR.. Brunnow has recently
determined the parallaX of that star to be
almost one-fifth of a second, consequently,
by the rule we have just given its distance
IS more than a million times that of the
sun, i. e., it is just about one hundred mill
lions of millions of miles.-Pspf. Simon
Aesec0y5ab an H0rDer's M,1g0ziuA
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06
Distribution of the Stars.

Professor 3. A. Gould, who has just re-
turned from the Argentine Confederation,
where he has established well equipped
astronomical observatory, brings home
some observations which could not be made
in a less clear atmosphere. At the late
meeting of the Association for the Ad-
vancement ofScience he spoke Of the Milky
Way, as seen in Cordoba, and the belief
that the number Of stars Of any given mag
nitudc increases toward the Galaxy. He
said that a great circle or zone of bright
stars seems to intersect the Milky Way at
the Southern Cross and Cassiopeia. The
inclination of the stream of stars to the
Milky Way is about % degrees. Part of
this zone has been previously recognized
by Sir John Herschel. DR.. Gould thought
that two questions discussed by him, the
hypothesis Of an equable distribution of
stars being one, and this discovery of a
we'll marked zone of very bright stars near
the Milky Way being the other, may assist
in determining the position of our sun in
reference to its own cluster, as we'll as
other great astronomical questions.-"Ga
I,rn
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06
Mind Reading.

The professors of Yale College. New
Haven, Conn. have lately been entertained
by the performances of J. K. Brown, the
mind reader. The learned professors in.
dulgcd in hiding coins, pencils, cards, etc.
in books, corners and drawers. Brown
was then placed 6n rapport with the hidee,
that is, he took the hand of the person
who hid the article, or took hold of line
held by that person. Brown, although
hliul:1ilcd. would lead the individual to
the exact, spot, and find the article. Pro
tcSsor Thachcr purposely imagined pain
located under his nose. Brown immediate
IL placed his finger in the precise spot.
Professor Marsh imagined particular
word. wrote it on paper. and gave it to
another person. Brown spelled it out at
once by pointing 10 the respective letters
in an alphabet written on a black board
The venerable Ex-PrcsiIcnt Woolsey CON
ccalc,j 4 coin under some books. but his
mind was probably hazy for Brown could
not quite find it. though he came near the
spot. But when put ea rapport with q
younger man. Professor Whitney, Brown
Immediately found the coin. Professor
Brewer placed a tape measure in distant
apartment: Brown promptly went, blind
folded, to the place and found the article.
Professor Fisher gave pencil case to Pro
tessor Johnson, VINO gave it to Professor
ThGchcr, who concealed the articla Brown
led the latter directly to the spot. and
found the pencil. Professor Lyman held
paper on which words were written by
Professor Fisher, and, blindfolded, Brown
.relled the words W wishaut ditfculty Hay
~ witnessed sc - Of these curious
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06

80 Wives of candidates for sheriff in
Chicago complain that their husbands
keep them awake nights talking in their
sleep and saying: "WhAtN you take {?
Step up boys. Come, Dan, Jim, Ed, Mad,
PITT, But, Pat, the whole Of ye. Gimme
some whisky"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06

- What is the longest word in the
English language? Smiles, because there
is a mile between the first and the last
letters.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06
Our Devils De,A,rres.

Writers should use the copv-hook as
fishermen 4, their sbqrD and seductive
hooks-bait them with attractive copy.
That's the wav 10 catch the good will of
tie typos.
Ali the lead in leading articles should
bc pr. there hy the printers.
Crooked chirog~. ply Is No sim of ge-
Mus.
What the sun j. 10 the material world.
the printing prrs< i u the universe OF in
tellrrt. lis RAYS quicken virtue INTO a
luxurious growth ami wilt vice into utter
nothirrneSs
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06

~ 1t must indeed be dry in Kansas, if
1t be true, as local paper says, the "suff-
ering catfish has stranded on the blister
ing bottom of his late happy home, way
ing his tail in the crisp breezes as a signal
of Distress"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06

- When George II was once express
ing admiration Of General Wolfe. some one
observed that the General was mad. ooh |
he Is mad, is he!' said the King; with
great quickncss: "then | wish he would
bite some other of my generals"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06

cU7I love all men. There is in eve1y
man noble nature beneath, only they
cannot bring 1t out and whatever they do
that is false and cunning and evil, there
still remains the sentence of our Great Ex
ample, "Forgive them, for they know not
what they do.'
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06
Eall Pasturing Of Meadows.
A luxuriant growth, of Young fresh gras.

n luA uIIdut SFOWtu Vi young. iICSu grass
! in meadows during the fall usually tempts
| farmers to turn in their stock and feed it
| down. This practice is far too general for
the good Of meadows, and the running
out" of the best species of grass for hay is
due IN great measure to this fall pastur-
/ ing. Timothy in particular is grass
which is greatly strengthened by an un-
checked fall growth. AS is we'll known,
the root is u sort ofa bulb. which can
scarcely be considered more than an an
nual production; new stem springs from
the side OF the old bulb every season.
Soon after the old stem is mature or is cut
away. new one starts from bud near the
base Of the bulb, growing up in the form
OF u few leaves, gathering sustenance from
the earth and air during the autumn
months, preparatory to q more vigorous
growth the following season, when the
/ tlowe. stalks appear.
! II we desire TO kill any plant known, we
we have only to prevent the production of
leaves, for life is entirely dependent upon
the aSsllnllated sap returned from the
/ foliage to the roots; therefore it may be
readily understood how meadows and pas
lures may be entirely destroyed by too fire..
quent and close removal Of that portion of
the grasses which appears above the sur
face.
! Where meadows are composed of mixed
grasses. or, as IS very commonly the case,
red clover and timothy. stock will ALWAYS
eat out the best, leaving the poorest They
Will seldom touch the clover so long as
spear of grass, can be found, and Of the
latter the very best species usually suffer
most from late pasturing.
--S~
- The Danbury man says: "One
English dinner in the inexperienced
American stomach will produce that night,
! II cross eyed lines, bears with calico
tails, II giants with Illuminated heads. |
awful dog with II legs, and II bow legged
rutfians chased by a host of piratical eauli-
flowers, mounted on saddles of beef roast
ed. Any respectable chemist will corro-
! bOratc this statement.'
! sE79I love all men. There is in evely
man a noble nature beneath, only thew
cannot bring it out; and whatever thev do
that is false and cunning and evil, there
still remains the sentence of our Great Ex-
ample, "Forgive them, for they know not
what they do.'
When George II was once EXPRESS
ing admiration Of General Wolfe. some one
observed that the General was mad. sOhi
he is mad, is hel' said the King; with
great quickncss: then | wish he would
bite some other ofmy generals"
---e~
~ 1t must indeed be dry in Kansas. if
1t be true, as local paper says, the "suff-
erlng catfish has stranded on the blister
1r,fr hn+ Of I, d,
ing his tail in the crisp breezes as a signal
of Distress"
W Ven some mans slap me on der
shoulder und says, Il vas glad to hear you
vas so WE'LL md den sticks DoL;,J WV