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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-18

OwE.-"Oh for a plainly dressed
woman" is sigh which comes from a
writer on the New York World. While
he is about it he might as well owe for a
lady fashionably got up. twill be all the
same, and he can go into society and
into bankruptcy at the same time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-18

When you hear a man say that the
world owes him a living, don't leave any
movable articles, particularly any bank
bills, lying around loose.
, 1875-10-10

a1ef mAny yeaza' residence hore, during
'eea their professional sdll has won the high.
~ 'epaflaon, and their socisl qualities have
~, ,suso mem hosts OF rcgretfu1 friends. Hr. and
-.~ = L. Faasett remove to-day to Washing.
w. *he's they will take up their permanent
.eaaooe' aod found in the Capital what it has
s.1 ..,s en1oyed-a atst-class Photographic es.
11aneat. Mrs. Fassett, who has many
.s" 70 ILL N the East will continue her ror-
s oal and crayon, but will spend portion
- asf uue in Boston and Now York for the con-
"a sasooe o. her sittors- Chicago heartily COM
,.s'oa ,.s Ars. Fassett, wherever her lines may
49, 4 - Inc esteem and appreciation Of those who
-. 1' e1ess talent, varied accomplishments, and
W. 'sfeat personal virtue.
understood that Mr. ". E, Storey will
unoertake trip to Europe. and that the
=. F Of the 1unes during his absence will be- J.
s'-. saas Horton. Of Nebraska Ar. Morton
IT, 'ome t"enty-odd years ago, in Monroe,
he wa Afterwards, for abort period,
-. n'eo With lii. Storey in the editorahip OF =
~. @s ae~spaper Por many yeass past, how
~. 49, 20 oas beeE resident OF Nebraska, where
~.s. we no was quite prominent as Demo-
~ poaacaan, and has been Land -Commis-
,h;.4 nd Union Pacific Railroad agent, in
te~.. Poeattona it is aAid, he auasssd CON-
49,, fortune. It Is known that Mr. Morton
1yr.. Una ago tried to buy IN interest In the
q, ~. aae the presumption il, in consequences
h: s. nsf arrangement. that he hax aucceeded !;
'' os ths dstails Ire public.
HoTM ARn1y1s-
, 1875-10-10

than doub,a cuasadness, no matter how much be
may favor or long for mate for life. II poor
devil Of man oven looks Cross at his better
half ha Is threatened with divorce. Some. OF
course, look upon even tha execution Of the
threat as "a mere commonplace event. but how
many, very many, indsed, it weighs heavily
upon. and makes prematurely cid, themselves
alone can tell. Some know who sacriiced re-
iistous ecrupfes to effect 3 marriage IN church
wlere divorces are unknown. unless on ona par
ticulAr ground, but alas! the poor devil was
made the unwilling party TO divorce suit,
which, By legal advice. he allowed to 60 by de-
faule. coul!tioually. Young men are scary On
the marriage question, and well .hey may; not
for the coat OF living, for God never created two
mouths that he did not also provide Tor their
natura. and other wants; but Though tear Of
getting teal sort OF person who, after abe
IN tho eyes OF those whose society he has brought
her 10 contact With. aod vesy often talis hiu.-
should fsw contradictory words occur.-" sho
don't like him" or "ha mar get d divorce from
her soon "a he likes" IS have heard the young.
gay wife OF good husband say. Or course, this
~ COT the csso with al.--God forbid but, rs in
tho case above referred to. how. often FELLOW
III the ire Let us hear from some OF your cor
respondents on this question. Il ia worth dis
casson. as such may indirectly effect change
Tor ths better. That '+nica, sensible letter"
signed Ella Wheeler" OF Saturday a week
sgo. touched some vital points in married life.-
eone that commend themselves eHpecit1ly to tho
Young married people, and if studied would pre-
vent 20 many little petty differences being SET
tied through divorce suits, s,-good enough in their
way bus oh! hoE coutemptibly mean when
abused only victim knoxa-
"US-AfAnnIEp"
, 1875-10-10
A London P1rFot.


L correspondent writes The Boston parrot
mentioned in last weeks Gazette must bare been
lineal descendant OF famous parrot OF the
last century, who, falling from the palace win-
dow into the Thanoe, and finding the river very
Damp screamed out, "a Tho Kings parrot has
fallen into tho Thames Five gnincas TO the
fellow who saves Mm!" A. dozen waterrnen,
hearing tho cry, sprang to their oars, and soon
the bird Was rescued. The happy boatman start
ed Ter the palace with bis priza- building palaces
for himself in Anticipation OF the expected re-
ward. Upon making his claim, he was told klss
oil the parrots in London were not worth hvo
guineas. The man, thinking he knew WHO of
fered the reward, said he WAS willing to lenva 1t
bad been in hroxp study. looked out OF tho
corner Vt h,a eye. and shouted, ''Give ths poor
dcYil groat !"
, 1875-10-10

medicine that would set them all into hearty
isusn, a. - ~ taasn onco an aout s1toukh .hsoh1;
the pills and povdars in a century. It is Just as
much duty to be cheerful aal pleasant Us 1t is
to love and serve God. Then. young women.
buckle on the nrnor Of life. and rouse your
spirit to ita bess efforts 70 lead cheerfu! ead
useful life. By 50 doing you will % helpful.
strong. and sustaining. aod fondi3 loved by cash
member of the Aome-circle and fathera.
mothers. brothers, sisters, aad friends lore
far outweigh tho fame and praise tho ride world
holds. What would heaven be without tho love
at tho dear home companioDs Of our hearts /.
would not be heaven because it would not ha
home. sSHEEr SIXTEEN"
, 1875-10-10


70 khs Editor sf 1,ae Chseaaa 1riauat:
CHICAGO, Oct. 81 An glad tie " matrimonial
question is still discussed in your journal II
is doing good. and it will lead to good after the
evidencs is all in Il is "court Of equity,
and this subject in all its bearings il *'cominR
out" Tha morala, manners. ethics, esthetics,
privileges, restraints, economy. discipline,
..netes and boundaries OF marriage are do
fined. It ia doing the young people good. They
will know and understand each other better, and
will have more sincers regard for each other.
Pre}udicss will be removed. 4 mora kindly and
apprsciative feeling will prevail. They will know
each others e1ceilencies a. we'll Il faults,-yir-
tues rs will as foibles-
!. Anything that will promote msrriage Ia .
blessing to the morals, and piaty, and happiness
Of any community. Franklin aud Greeley used
to advocate early marriage, not Of boys and girls
who ought to be in school, but Is early - pro-
p1iet7 and fair prospect Of getting a hving
dictate.
2. The "economy" que7tion has unquestton-
ably frightened aono. but It is seen from the
letters Of "Brnnette and "0ne Of Chicago's
Daughters that s1l the girls are not 90 prodigA
OF money nor - idle as many gentlamen have
suppoaed,-a fact which l. Is father Of 1augh-
ters, and careful observer, have FnoHn Tor
long while. When brunette (hke 9 good
uncle, would ike to SEQ her married, and would
be willing to solemnize tho occssiou With my
professional services, sud give her the wedding
froa, with the kiss or without it, rs ehs might
elect> says that $500 would cioshe her sud her
future husband, my heart WARNS 70 her, for I
Iowa the "old-fasbioned virtue" OF economy.
And - believe thers are thousands like hof IN
too city and country, AN exaitans with hope.
Dsrond OH II, 4 little money with "loTs In
cottage" will 70 lopg way. And there arc tue
Young mon, well Brought up, - n1atah thsao
uAkchiess gtrls. ...
8. Young rsopte must b wtittng to eonnsues
small Uniasa there IL large wealth, they must
not sxpect 70 begin In nsrble-front, With two
or tbses sarrAat-gtrts hnd carlisle. Il thta u
sxpee:s4 Young 1asu vii. % .tt.'a md oush:
10 ii7o Aud dc In Jingle hlessedns1a. II 10
hkvs suoh Young lsdisa (sxespt fsn rieh p%o-
p!o). 1hdps thar MiA nos 70 Married, tot ~
taaa "a to.41pia. .'1!sa Youpk. r4at't hez,A
ehsrs lAA:S ss!A-ta-1a sarsAa aksl AaA ktlaa i
, 1875-10-10

By rack1ng your lang> with cough. Jon u,4y irra~
tate them into condition r1pe for the production
Of trbercc, and then, in4tead OF curAble affection,
you may have To deal with consumption. Dr. JsJno's
E1pectorant promptly cures all cougha snd colds, and
them to freely th1uw OF au Instructions engaudare1
by neglected eolds, aud heals al or fndAuasd
p1rta.
, 1875-10-10

mere household work. which I would have he1
resign into the hands OF those whose talents liza
10 that direction and can be purchased at COM
paratively tr:f:ng cost, and who do not pos
aess those inestimsb!e attractions OF mind md
heart tha: are not purchased with money.
a YOUNo BACHELOR.
, 1875-10-10

| ~ L7e Ed4tof o. 1he EhtcG0o l510usae,
CHICAGO, Sept 27.-since the battle-c7y OF
mahmony has been the prevailing topic with
[ those interested III that subject. ! have been
! considerably amused as well as interested by
noting the different expressions and experiences
as they have appeared in the columns Of TIE
TRIBUNE; and by putting them together and
Sitting them well, have noticed but very lttle
argument in favor Of either side Of the question.
| do not intend to make light OF what has been
said, but propose, with your PERMISSION. to prs-
sent few thoughts which have long hatbored
| in regard to the great question why young men
do not marry, aud Why they should not.
It has been stated the young men do not marry
because OF the extravagance inability to perform
household duties, ETC., Of young ladies' OF the
present daT. to which it might largely be attrib-
uted; but think this Ia not the reason mainly.
think young men do not marry because they arc
afraid TO-; aud why7 Not because they are
afraid Of tho broom-ssick. oh no; neither is it
because they think they could not support = vito
with the wages they are earning, but because
they have nothing laid up for tho proyetbial
rainy day. nothing provided for tho timo whan
they are sick aud out Of e1nployment-and wise
reason 1t is too A man should not marry until
he has enough to Keep himseR and vito ons or
two years, at least, In case OF sickness, etc.
Look at the destitute families in our city, the
thouens OF winch ls enough to make ono shud-
;.s re;.i, @th a. ain hnta ~
and d;saa.;afoc,;on md hs,;ov. 4 tt,a aa,,rea
OF many unhappy liyea.
before am ma1iageahle, and could support
: Nsie, no aoont l shoata on 1orinnase
e, - .o.,sa w. @ ".II 1o aru
any OTHER bat. "a I have not been fo,tunate
enough to save the amount that think il need
ed before taking ouch step, deom it ezpeai-
ent to remain single. would advise ail men to
marry If they arc capable OF ma1ipg Z home
cheerful. but remember and get home first or
q portion OF it. There is no time lika when YOU
are young, anG before you are married, for get
ting a start. Think OF it. and seo it am not
right I am. yours. respectfully CASH.
-
ANOTHER LONELY SKIER" RESPONDS.
To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
CE1cAao, Sept. 22--Partlon mo for occupying
, ANAL ,ort;on ~ 1onr va,n.h,a anaca tn ..k
..n.:-+, - -. r.....-
l"ee.l"N'' qua ono y. .'o FoA'
sad, d!aconso!ate Lonely BIZ, and III order
that she may {in common with al the balance OF
the dar1inps for whom va are too unworthy al
v,vs avoid M and keen , good distance ot,,
..o'. ~. ~ Ae.p So. soo- 1@o -: -
sample Five feet inches in height, and 4 feet
s inches in breadth can, il necessary. wear No.
- hro1.,o h,+ f,5 ,b.t 14,s 5,n,+ brx+ wv
es. .. 1;za -, ..,>s- ...-1a.;~.
co1ns eo uocn A1no u sanu5 eooal:e1iop'
strawberry blonde hair, curly eyebrows and eyes
a heavenly green. The balance OF the troupe
link inst tl,a sarna only mora so.,
=. 49,. t.;,aa; :. ,o,.u ;so.a
, 1875-10-10
MUTUAL ExTRAVAG4MCE.
M T.f+t,.- NJ yths 1h+-orn Ysrsa7tnt.

To the Editor Of The Chtc1o0 ITtounk:
Exo1KwooD. Oct. $50 much has bean said
about the extravaganza OF both sezes, it being
the great hindsrance to their marrying. would
ask you to inaert the following piece, entitled
ssMutual Extravaganza" (which came acEoss the
other day and Bavad), thinking it would mako
an interesting little letter, besides being Al o.
prop-iate article for the Young Folks column 70
garding matrimony: ''Young men nre fond Of
saving that they can't afford to marry because it
costs so much to. support wife. But it ls cer-
tain that when they ponder over the economyne
ess.ry to be exercised in the married state,
they are not thinking quite as much OF their
onn privations a. Of those Of the opposite se1
The whole blsme for the extravagaut habiss
which proyail cannot be thrown upon tha fona@e
sex. They are respona;ble for their fair shnre
withou. q doubt, but they arc not chargeable for
the burdens which Young men have entailed
upon themselves. remember reading about
vcung .Sife who agreed to keap an account OF az
her private expenditure, II her husband would
do tho same. When. 1T tho end OF h:if-year,
they compared accounts, it waa found that the
centleman's outlay exceeded the ledys By one
llslf. Nor do considar tatH an isolateo case.
Young men Of tho present day are exssasagent
ia everything. Few OF then realize no" MANI many
dollars arc consumed in tho pipe and c1sar,
melted Yin the wine-glnss. or lost At billiards;
Ono Of the greatest hiaderauces 70 o1r national
prosperity is extrasssaace, and until the tide u
turned the nation cannot hope 70 ,.,a aoofisn. an,
erybody in sweepiug censure OF ex-
travsgance. There are in every community
young men who. dieregardins appearances 70
far az they necessitste ALI expenditure tneY CAD.
not reasonably afford. live in the future as veil
as in the present. and shere arc many young
Women Eho are patterns Tor tho!r eo1- such ts
tl,eao 9anera}l7 ind hqlpmates, and make tho
bent Of wives or husbands, as the cAse 1nhy 6e
But young men whose outlay consumes thesr
eutire income and young womea who hnunt In
arord ueittsf to the extent engaged in, are not
particularly marketable commodities. Nor ought
they to be go Let young people OF .oeh sexes a
aes to work to reform themselves. eud they Wln
do more TO srrtvo at satisfactory solution Of
the marriage question Khan can DO done IN any
other 1ey," ......,
Doys md girls tbs remedy - in our own banda
Lat III 20 10 work Immediately. Yours truly.
BACx8TTE
, 1875-10-10

10 tf< EdAdf oT IN: EH:cQTo 1TltMna:
CHICAGO, Oct 7-For the first tima we roak a
our ot,eioanca aod antar tna srer, ~ arssn -,
,,,;<,,,t- MI ~..hsa,. ..Ta - 'ue ~ 80 =. H'op sA'
nnsnes = saoleot, 10 pe' OF Io1 10 oe, anu e.
press the hope that our Remarks will not be isrele
vant, but at least worthy Of perusal,
We claim thct married l;fa in nretar,h,a to
single and ubz2 rac.,,aa - ta,,in - sIss.ta
o' .e' =. ~ 4ee 1S 'eaoS " eAo'Hse
man LII soc.aa polnt OF WOW; 1t regulates 60
ciety at large; it inculcatas in the minds OF
men the great aims and objects OF life:
it pronpta them Ia oood and ,oh1s
ao.as :. ~" o"o nopAe
oseoS' !" seoPs' ID MEASURE. the progress
OF Ecentousness- In fact it Is the only real,
true bliss that We poor mortals hare below en-
foy; for what Is there mora nleasant thon IN
b.ve tho anoat ut1a .h;,5sa.s ss..'s a~a,
a~se >1o e"so, .s>t4e cmorea 70 sa1ner arouno
one's knees haptng tho nome Father and
peasanter still it ia, aftsr returning from weary
days work, away from ths boey scene of lifa to
holi communion with thst sweat snirit II, IL tbat
eacarly nwajre vonr co,n;ne, ~ raat -, ..;th
Smyrna times., 1875-05-19
A Spiders Bridge.

\ writer in the UeunH anal ITomc saws
conc chilly day | was left at home alone.
and after was tired of reading Robinson
Crlsoe. caught a spider and brought him
INTO the house To play with Funny kind
Of playmate, wasn't it? Well, took wash
basin and fastened up stick in it like a
liberty pole or y vessels mast and then
poured III water enough TO turn the mast
into ali island for my spider, whom named
'rus"e and put OF the mast As soon ns
IA" was fHirly cast away he anxiouslv com
mrnccd running round to find the road to
the mainland. He'd scamper down the
mast to the water, stick out Il foot get il
wet, shake it. run around the stick, and
Try the other side. and then nun back up
to the top again. Pretty soon it became u
serious lnattrr with Mr.. Robinson, and he
sat down to think ii over. As in II moment
lac acted q, if he wanted to shout for
boat, and was afraid he wa. going TO be.
hungry. put little molassc. on stick
fly came, but Crusoc wasn't hungry for
flies Just then. lie was home sick for his
web in the corner of the wOOd-shcd. lie
went slowly down the pole to the water and
touched it all round, shaking his feet like
pussy when she vets her stockings in the
grass, and suddenly thought appeared to
strike him. Up he went like rocket to
the top and commenced playing circus.
He held one foot in the air, then another.
and turned round two or three times. He
got excited and nearly stood on his head
before found out what he knew, and that
was this, that the draft air made by the
fire would carry line ashore on which he
could escape from his desert island. lie
pushed out a web that went floating in the
air until it caught on the table Then he
hauled on the rope until it was tight
struck it several times to see if it was
strong enouge to hold him, and walked
ashore. / thought he had earned his
liberty, so put him back in his wood-shed
again.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-19
Tramps.

Al Winter long, IN town and IN country
newspapers. there has been complaint Of
vagabond>. their number, their impudrnce.
their untailing appetite. their looped and
wndowed raggedness. Numerous. too. are
the municipalities, large and little. which
maintain free lodging. and afford eleemosy
mary prevent for these, partly upon some
prompting Of philanthropy and partly from
some polite idea that during the opportun-
itv of the night loatcr housed is less dan.
grIou~ than loaf-r at large-that. his
stomach moderately filed with hash and
>kiddy. he Is less likely To invade the unpro-
tected hen-roost-that rep0,c i'll a public
bunk will keep him out Of the private hay
NOW, and that having been tolcrably re-
freshcd in one hamlet hc will move on To-
another So. through the hard season.
poverty has been peripatctic, and the moma-
die beggars have idly mcandercd in squalid
procession from Dan to Becr.hcba, and 30
back again. II is unnecessary to prove by
statistics what is within evcrybody's field
Of observation. There i hardly a back
door in the Middle Stat", which las not
this Winter been carkcncd Ly some street
Arab rather demanding than brsceching
his breakfast. In Trenton. y. j.. lately,
go tIaInps were lodged on Il single night.
The highways between New York and
Philadelphia Lave been l,olulous with
paupers, and 80 will continue to Lc, even
/, 4 I
tlc farms. Lazincss is inyincibr Shift
lrssncss Is very sweet 10 certain natures.
Always we have with u3 those political
economists, the beginning and end Of
whose doctrine X. that the world owes
them a living, and. be the debt a lust one
or otherwise, it j. d-ht which tlc world j.
obliged to pay. We may arraign a wretch
for having mo visible means of support" ."
but sending him to- prison only makes our
means of supporting him visible; and if we
can force him to work ont ten per cent of
the cost OF his keeping, we consider our
selves fortunate. From those who are relieved
only for night we get nothing. The re-
porter of a West Chester, Penn, news
paper, lew evenings slhcF; lOuIlu HlIy Two
dodgers packed in the little station-house
like herrings in tub-in the berths, on the
floor, and on the benches. Fifty-two by no
means fragrant creatures slumbering in a
space of about ten by twelve feet, with a
red-hot stove in the center. There must
have been plenty of carbonic acid gas
there, and more smells than Coleridge
counted in Cologne. Gazing upon the
scene, the reporter framed this query
"Why should the people of West Chester
assist half hundred vagabonds to pass
comfortably their lazy lives?'' He printed
this in the next issue of his newspaper, but
out of his infinite wisdom he vouchsafed
no answer. He merely remarked: "The
Smyrna times., 1875-05-19
Social MisadVentures,

The majority of men have an cxcacdinp
Observation-Disclosures never hayi,,o
appreciated thcfulI comedy Of lif. and t],.d
it must either be treated rs comedy o,.
tragedy, or, perhaps, as nice adu;yirlr,.
Of both. TO bring the foregoing r.. ,n,rl..
home to our present subject, wii,n any Of
tho~" Iudicr"u. little lnishaps occur which
are described in witty work. Of fiction. or
IN comic periodicals, low painful thcy err,
To til" principal actors in the ,c,tlc. ami
no" IlttIe lie ike To hear Of t!,4n a....iir!
" hen q Young man enters a ballroom will,
his trousers tucked up: when grave. vie
man, like Picllwicl<. enters the wrong bed
room; when. as once .aw myself a mid
dle-ag"d lady comes down to breakfast hay-
Ins som" stray lock, still IN the coulin,-
neht oi cur!-laper-, thee unfortunate.
poorI" by no mean like to be- reminded Of
thcir mlsadycnturrs. There : rca.It ,,o
i'h, only cruelty in reminding lL,u of
their hocdle-Snes~: and indeed it becomes
4 KIND Of torture il this i, Repeated al ....
%''". That great artist, Dickens. took care
that none Of Mr. Pichw;c',', connan;on.
owing him respect should venture. toallud.
to thai deplor1ble and ,noclta- incident IN
good Nh Pickwick salyouurc,. And iii,
present writer would not dare to alludn 10
the misfortune Of that respectable. middle.
aged lriy, vino. in ah,,nc,. Of ia;n.}. had
l"r&'lt"n t' r-!ea-o some of her lock- from,
lii'r nIr.',iy ini.ri.onmol.l. if she had NOT
'""@ ago l"-~,d away flom III t.oubl,.
>"'n.' world. y have before i.uinqt.I.
however, ii Is Tie Young wholno-t feel l..v-
hI on ANY o"''a>ion ua,lcthem,e absurd
or ridiculous. TIL" middle aged man. u..
les Il" + 4 most unfortunate individual.
has s"n" Through 50 much trouble than
ti'"s" minor lni~tu!tIuc~ Of lis youth mr..
food i"r laughter for him a. well as otLc,
r""li". Not always though. 4 man il
TN" s"f~ and yellow leaf" Of life. liz, CON
iced t" N" that IT, feels hot all over. and
KNOWS that the color Is mounting to hi~
face, when he remembers some Of the most
IudIrrou- adventures Of & trivial Kind in his
carly lit". The sensitive. ala~ are alwal,
sensitive; and even old az. fill, to harden,
th"ln.-.N.,.,4i J'....v.,,..