The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25


ing to his home from Mecanicsville, he
was stopped on tie road by man who
came out of the weeds and demanded
his money. Mr.. NJ. replied that he had
no money, and after few impertiuent
| questions from the rascal, he was al
lowed to pursue his journey unmoles-
ted until he had gone about half a mile,
when he was again stopped by another.
or the same man, who made similar
demand Of him, Mr.. NJ. replied that he
had nothing about his person but some
papers which we're of no value to any
one save himself, and after interchapg.
ing few more words, the villain gave
him permission to prosecute his journey
and he arrived safely at home that nigh,
without being intercepted any more by
highwaylnen, no doubt, being fu lily per.
suaded that it was fortunate (sometimts J
to have been born poor Clarion Jack.
sonidn.
The GREAT PoTAro YEAR. Accord
ing to the New York papers, potatoes
are pouring into that city from all di
retions. They come down the Hudso II
from points along the river. Cana
boats are freighted with them; and even
as far west as Michigan letters are re
ceved inquring the chances for selling
Four hundred car loads sometimes arriv,
in single day, and large tows come
down the river, every boat loaded with
from six to eight thousand bush el,
New York is the leading State in tn,
potato business, the number of acre,
planted in 1873 being 24l,99O. tn,
average yield lJ3 bushels to the ere
and the average price 81 cents pc,
bushel. In that year the entire pota,,
crop of the United States was 1O6.O37.-
900 bushels of which nearly one
quarter, or 54925,000 bushels were
produced in New York. Although the
abundant yield this year may be disap
pointing to the farmers on account OF
the. consequent low prices, it will be II
great blessing to the poor during the
coming winter,
WHAT is INDIAN SUMMER?-Prob
ably not one person in twenty thousand
knows. Nearly every wan day in tie
fall is spoken of AS Indian Summer. 1t
was an old aud popular b,licf that this
smoky season was caused by the burn
ing o! the leaves on the Indian huptiny
grounds. But the 800 mile sire .cb
of white settlements between Western
Pennsy lvania and the home of the red
man dlssuades US from this fanciful
opinion. The only practical sense idea
we remember ever to have seen is from
an eminent divine, who spoke thus:
The leaves generally begin to fall in
October, after the first frost, and cou
tinue to do so during the month. Then
very generally, when all the leaves have
fallen. there comes a cold rain and D
bitter frost, fermentation and decom. I!
position which adds warmth to the /
earth, causing that warm, misty atmos-
phere which continues until nearly the
end OF November. And it is during
this warm spell in November that ira
dition says Gin this latitude) the indians
laid up their corn for winter"
DREADFUL WARNING To HUNTERS.
From the Osceola Reoeitie. of the 3d.
inst, we copy the following startling
aye torrifying report Of a hunting acci.
dent. Let ii be warning t, hunters
everywhere: "Witk the return of the
hunting season recurs the increasing
mortality list growing out of accidental
shooting. The first case of fatal shoot
ing Occurring this season, happened near
Hazeltown Pa, in Tobhanna township
A hunter named James Philips, being
out on Pocono mountain, put his dog
alter deer, which ran in the direction |
OF a large swamp, called "Shades OF
Death" Philips followed, and after
some time, heard the dogs coming to-
ward him. Observing a movement 10
cIump of bushes, only about fifty ward,
distant, he raised his gun aud fred
Before he had time to reload the dee
ran past him. and supposing be had
partly disabled it, he proceeded to tn,
place where he supposed the deer /,
nave Eeen when he shot, and was hor
rified TO find the body of little bo,
rlddled with buck shot, lying in POI
II blood. The little fellow was abou
nine years of age and near his bod
stood basket partly filled with beae
nuts, showing his fatal errand to the
ismal Shades Of Death" We give
he principal facts of this sad case
hoping that the warning may save the
life of some human being who otherwist
night becOme a sacrifice to the careless.