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Hats, Boots and Shoes, Plantation Sup
plies and Family Groceries. Odd Eel
lows Hall.
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CITY DIRECTORY.

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Supplies. South side court
SQUARE.
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L. Dealers in Dry Goods. Boots,
Shoes and Hats, Groceries and Plantation
Supplies. East Side Court Square.
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H. Dealers in Staple and Fancy ar
ticles, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Stationery
Magazines. Newspapers, Confectioneries
etc., etc.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06

L believe, writes V, teran, no two
good soldiers will widely disagree as to
their sensations during n battle. | take
it to be a piece of bravado in any man to
assert that he had no fear during the
progress of long and severe engage
ment. A battle is veritable hell upon
earth not to be in serious apprehension
while it lasts is to be either drunk, crazy,
or insensible. The highest type of bra
very is that of the man who realizes the
full extent of the peril, but sticks reso-
lutely to his duty. 1t was my expert
ence, and that of all those about me,
repeated dozen times, that shell firing
is not ordinarily nearly 50 demoralizing
as that of musketry. 1t is not often
that shells are thrown so that their lraT-
ments scatter death and wounds, and
their loud hummipg overhead does not
cause that nervous tingling which always
follows the sharp zip of the rifle bullet.
The peculiar cutting of the air made by
half dozen of these at once is apt tc
give the soldier the idea that the whole
air is filled with them, and that he is
certain to be struck by one of them
AL, believe, will agree as to the sensa
ton first caused by the impact OF Il
bullet. 1t is n stunning, numbing # ell
ing, which for long time overpowers
the local pain of the wound. In my ex
perisnce, a single buckshot near the hiI
knocked me fiat, aud for two days altel
gave me such acute pains and such mus
cular disturbance from knee to shoulde
that I could not stand erect. Soldier
have frequently been prostrated by spen
balls. A curious effect Of shell wounds
is that they do not bleed /; the hot frag
ment scars the torn blood vessels ant
stops the effusion. a MIME ball ex
tracted from the human body presents
remarkable sight. [ have seen then
where the resistance OF the flesh ha,
turned back the pointed end on all side
with such regularity that the ball resem
bled saucer or flower.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
The DeacOn's Order.

Deacon s., residing in q town adjoin-
ing Worcester. Mass, was good, pious
man, but sadly illiterate. One day he
gave to the stage driver slip of paper
upon which he had written an order for
some books, which he wished the driver
to bring him from the store of Mr.. A.,
in Worcester. The driver called at the
designated store, and handing the slip
to the nearest clerk, informed him that
it was an order for some books which
Deacon S. wished sent to him.
The clerk examined the paper criti-
cally-turned it up and down-but
could make nothing of it, and he passed
it to the hoOkkeeper, who was seldom
stuck by blind chirography. But the
bookkeeper met with no better success
than had attended the efforts of the
clerk. The proprietor was called, and
he, too, soon gave the scrawl up in de-
spair and it was finally concluded best
to send the paper back to the deacon for
further elucidation.
AS the stage coach approached the
village tavern the deacon was waiting
upon the steps.
"Well, driver" he said, as the coach
stopped, "did you get my books?"
"Books No, of course 1 didn't
There wasn't man in Worcester could
read your old spider tracks 7"
"Couldn't read 'ritin'? Let me SEE
if You gave 'em the right paper"
The driver took the paper from hi
wallet and passed it over, and the dea
con, having put on his enormous silver
bowed spectacles, held the memoran
dun at favorable distance for reading
Why" he exclaimed, Z" it's as plain a
the noso on your face. See here" ,"-anC
he spelled out, letter by letter-"' IT,
sam B-U-x Two Psalm Books
Gracious me! I guess them Worceste
folks had better go to school and learl
their letters"
Perhaps the deacon thought the laugl
which followed from the bystanders wa
in response to his cutting sarcasm upor
the ignorance of "them Worceste
folks"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
The New York Cattle Market.

The annual statement Of receipts and
prices of cattle, sheep and hogs at New
York for the year 1875 is given as fol-
lows: The totals arc 452, All beeves,
5,086 milch cows, 11S, 799 calves, l 1885,
9S4 sheep and lambs, and / 1888, Ola hogs,
showing decrease, compared with 1874,
OF 1862 beeves, and 1856, TOT hogs; and
an increase of 1, ,410 mich cows, l4,07O
calves and 68, 1881 sheep and lambs. The
largest number of beeves received in
one week is recorded for the week end
ing with August 80 the smallest num-
ber arrived during the week ending
March 8. The largest number of sheep
reached this market in the last week in
July, end the smallest number in the
first week in April. The week ending
with November Is gave the largest num-
Der Of hogs, and the smallest number
is recorded for the week ending Au-
gust %. .p
In respect to the quality of the beef
cattle there has been general complaint
throughout the greater part of the year.
The native steers were, for the most
part, forced into the market before they
we're fat and ripe for the butcher, and
the Texas and Cherokee cattle and Colo
RADIO half breeds were not up to the
mark desired by New York slaughterers.
Sheep and lambs, especially during the
first and last quarter of the year, have
been above the average of former years,
both in respect to weight and quality.
Hogs have ranged a trihe better than
for last year, but an Improvement of
25 per cent. i'll this direction for the
next year will no more than meet the
changed character of the trade.
Compared with last year, the average
price of beef cattle has been about one
quarter cent per pound higher, with the
highest mark reached during the four
weeks beginning with June 81, and end
ing with July y. The average price
of sheep for the year is forty cents per
one hundred pounds lower than it was
for last year, which may be fairly at
tributed to the lower ruling of wool.
There has been but small trade in live
hogs here for the reason, mainly, that
the slaughterers have considered it for
their interest to supply themselves al
most wholly by purchases in Chicago,
Buffalo and Pittsburgh, but the quota.
tions show an advance in the average
price for the year equal to more than 81
per one hundred pounds.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
Is that You, Charlie 4?

John Henry had been off on a bust
ness trip, and had got homo at three in
the morning. He found the doors all
locked, and tried to get in at the back
window, in the course of which proceed
ing policeman nabbed him for burg
lar.
"Why, you big idiot, [ live here, "
said the injured man.
"No, You don't, Gully; that dog won't
jump. I've had the nippers on you
afore. You're cunnin' cove, you are. ="
"But tell you, you blasted fool, that
my names Henry, and live here. just
ring the bell and ask my wife.
So the guardian of the law rang the
bell, purely as a matter of form, for he
knew his man.
Mrs. Henry stuck her nightcap out of
the window, and asked
" Is that you, Charlie ?"
"Who in the blue blazes is Charlie ?''
thought John Henry, and while his heart
was boiling over with jealousy, the po-
liceman asked:
"Is your husband at home, ma'am p
"No, he's out of town, and won't be
home for several days" and then slam
med the window down in a hurry.
So the bewildered John went off tC
the station house. and found out next
morning that Charlie was brother
from the country who had come to make
a few days visit.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
Military Resources.

In o new edition of the ''Encyolo-
pedia Britannica" the following tribute
to the patriotism of the United States is
found in the article on "Army," " by
Colonel Colley The military history Of
the United States is as strange as the
rise and rapid growth of the nation. in
1890 the rank and file of the army, as
fixed by act of Congress, amounted to
1,216 men and in 1914 an English ex-
pedition of $500 men was able to seize
and burn Washington, the capital of q
country which even then numbered
100000 of inhabitants. In 1861, at
the commencement of the war, the
whole regular force amounted to only
IA, 900 men. In April of that year the
President called for rs, 900 volunteers for
three months to defend the capital,
which was threatened and in May o
further call for $4,000 was made. In
July two calls for 100000 each were au-
thorized by Congress, and rs even this
vast force proved insufficient for the
gigantic struggle which America had
now embarked in, it was found neces-
sary to introduce the conscription. In
October, 1868, q levy of 100000 was
ordered, and in February, 1864, Q
further call for 100000 was made. FL
nally, in the beginning of 1865, two
further levies, amounting to 100000
men, were ordered, but were only
partially carried out in consequence O.
the cessation of hostilities. The tota
number of men called under arms by
the government of the United States be
tween April, 1861, and April, 1866
amounted to 2,752, ,049, of whom 1855,
053 were actually embodied in thu
armies. If to these be added 1,100,00(
men embodied by the Southern State
during the same time, the total armed
forces reach the enormous amount o
nearly 1000, 900, drawn from popula
ton of only 80, 900, ,000-fgures befor
which the celebrated uprising of th
French nation in 1898, or the recent ei
forts of France aud Germany in the wa
of 1S70-71, sink into insignificance
And within three years the whole @
these vast forces were peaceably dis
banded, and the army had sunk to
nominal strength of only 10000 mon.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
Give us the Old Cow Yet.

The achievements in science are very
great; but they are not always in a
direction to make us more confident in
the food we eat. For instance; good,
prime butter is now made out of such
substances as have usually been included
under the term soap grease. An ex-
pertinent was tried with a tub of
grease butter that is, butter that has
been kept so long as to turn rancid, to
become covered with blue mold, and, in
brief, by chemical change of its pro-
prietios, changed into grease, with q
most nausoating smell, tit for nothing
but lubricating purposes. With this
was mixed quantity of tallow, some of
which had passed through the machinery
of printing office, and had absorbed
particles of black lead and mineral oxides
from contact with the bearings of the
shaftings. Then common tallow can
die was put in, and the whole compound
was melted together. This was submit
ted to the new process, and after going
through it was pronounced by learned
analytical chemist "Prime stubble-fed
butter"
1t may not make much difference, as
long as the taste appears to be the same,
what we eat. 1t is an axiom that nothing
is unclean in science. But the idea OF
being fed on such stuff as this is not
altogether pleasant and, after all, we
are inclined to think that the old fash
ioned chemical process of the COW Is
better than any that can be invented, for
making table butter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
in Important Case.

One of the most important cases that
has come before the United States SUI
preme court for years will soon bo al
gued in that court. It comes from the
district court in California, and involves
the right of any State to enact statute
excluding certain persons from landing
within her borders. Some years ago
California passed law prohibiting the
landing Of Chinese women in that State.
Subsequently twenty-five Chinese wo-
men were taken i'll an effort to land.
Judge Field, Of the supreme court, while
holding court on his circuit, discharged
twenty of the WON n, retaining the
others in order that the case might be
brought to the supreme court. On ac-
count of its Importance it has been ad-
vanced on the calendar. Attorney Gen
eral Pierrepont will argue the case as
against the State of California. The di-
rect bearing Of the case is on our treaty
stipulations with China, and raises the
question whether a State can say who
shall and who shall not land on the
shores of the United States. Judge
Pierrepont will argue that the action OF
California not only violates our treaty
provisions with China, bnt also the Fed
eral authority. Chief-Justice Taney
once decided a case Of similar character
dming the existence of slavery, holding
that State had tho right to exclude
anybody from her territory.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
A Sad Reflection.

The Boston Transcript says : A little,
dark, inner room is seen, in which is a
bed. The only furniture of the outer
room is q table and one stool. / ask the
oldest boy about his parents. " Father
has gone out to get work. Mother is in
the hospital and sister is also in the
hospital; have been there six weeks.
Father can't ct work, and we are hun,
gry." Called again the next day, and
found an honest, sturdy, grizzly looking
man, who spoke right at you and looked
you in the face. " Yes hard times
can't get work. L had chance, as L sup.
posed, for two days this week, but the
vessel ran ashore and didn't discharge
1 have done everything rather than APP
ply for help, but I cannot see the chill
dren go hungry and cry for bread.
can stand it myself, but they cannot.
have parted with everything, as you see
for bread the last chair is gone. Oh
if my woman could get out of the hos
pital l cannot take care of those little
ones as they need" A man opens the
door and asks for rags for sale. "Yes
we are all rags" says the man, and the
tears fall from his eyes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
Sudden Wealth.

The Helena (Mon.) Herald has the
following story For the past five or six
years there has been around the streets
of Helena q dirty degraded looking
specimen of humanity, Robert Nelson
by name, yet universally known as
" Mountain Dew." He could not be
called o vagabond, for he was always
ready to clean streets, saw wood, or any
labor where dollar was in sight. He
was suffering from chronic disease, yet
he managed to earn enough to keep
hunger from the door. Many wondered
that long ago he did nor fall back upon
the country for support. His chief am
bition seemed to bea desire to be known
as the "dirtiest man in Montana.
Robert Nelson is now wealthy. 1t seems
that in early days Robert found himself
in Boise, Idaho. Times were flush,
"Mountain Dew" was lucky, and from
his earnings he sent home to his father,
in Missouri, $4,000 TO invest for him.
Luck turned, Nelson got broke, and
came to Montana. For several years he
has been trying to realize something
from the money he sent to his father,
yet he never could get any satisfaction,
and he was too poor to go East to see
about it. However, short time since
letter reached him, stating that his
father had died, and that real estate and
other property to the amount of $50, ,00(
had been left for him. A draft of $4OC
came on for the heir. He bought sui
of fashionable clothing. took bath, got
his hair cut and his mustache dyed, ant
it is fact not one in ten knew the trans
formed figure and features of " Noun
tain Dew" Nelson left Helena for hi
old home III Missouri.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
A Brutal Husband.

One of the most brutal crimes ever
committed was in New York, on Christ
mas night. The victim was an unfortu-
nate invalid, the wife of Ohm Nannery,
No. 80 South Fifth avenue. Nannery
beat her to death as she lay in her bed,
helpless. Such sight as this poor wo-
man afforded when discovered is, hap
PLY, rarely met with among civilized
beings. Whole handfuls of her hair
had been torn from the scalp, her face
was absolutely unacceptable, blood
covered almost every portion of her
body, and her scant clothing was burnt
almost to the flesh. Enough of it, how
ever, still remained to show that 1t had
been thoroughly saturated with ksro-
sene. She was unable to articulate a
single word, but subdued moaning,
that pierced one to the very heart, con-
stantly escaped her lips. The brutal
husband had saturated her clothing with
kerosene and set it on fire, bat the po-
lice succeeded in quenching the flames,
but the poor woman shortly after died.
She was only 2S years of age and very
pretty. Her husband was not drunk,
but his conduct was the result of sheer
brutality.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
"ThrOw Physic to the Dogs; I'll None
of it,o

We do not in the least feel like blaming
Macbeth for this expression OF disgust; i'll
deed We are rather inclined to sympathize
with him. Even nowadays most of the cathar-
tics offered to the public are great, repulsiye-
looking pills. the very appearance of which is
sufficient to "turn ones stomach Had Mao
beth over taken DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purga-
tive Pellets he would not have uttered those
words of contempt 1t is really encouraging,
when one is ILL., to find that little, sugar
coated pellet, no larger than grain of mus
tard, will as promptly produce the desired
effect as a dose of great, nauseating pills.
These little pellets, unlike other cathartics,
are really natures physic. They do not debili-
tate, but tone and inyigorate the system. No
family should be without DR.. Pierce'e Pleasant
Purgatiye Pellets.-COm. ....
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
Washing Day.

As washing day, in Germany, only
comes two or three times year, it is a
great occasion. The women of the
house, assisted by others, vanish into
the cellar during the first day, from
which they emerge at evening with great
baskets piled high with wet, clean linen,
ready to be taken to the bleaching field.
This field is about half mile from most
of the houses and is the property of the
town. 1t Is point CT low meadow land
which extends out into the river. At
one side is a little stone hut in which
man and a dog pass the night guarding
the clothes. In the center of the field is
a stone-curbed well. Hither in the even
ing the clothes are brought on trucks,
frequently drawn by large dogs, and
here, i'll the cool of tie day, thsy are
spread upon the grass, sprinkled from
large tin watering pots, and left for the
dews to finish the work which the soap
suds have begun. On bright morning
the various groups on the bleaching
field make very pretty picture. The
peasant girls, with old handkerchiefs or
wells tied over their heads, gay stuff
dresses and bare feet, run about beGween
the long rows of snowy linen, or stand
on tip,t at the lines. Others stand
awaiting their turn at the well with
watering pots on their heads. or at the
tubs up to their elbows in the rinsing
water one refreshes herself with long
drink of water from an uplifted jug a
group of women sit IN the shadow of
the stone hut eating their breakfast of
black bread and sausage, while the chill
dren make themselves useful by chasing
stray pieces which the wind whisks
away, or ornamentally turning somer-
saults and playing leapfrog. Everything
is stirring and fresh and pretty to see,
and invests even the practical washing
day with an aureole of poetry.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
Incurable Heart Disease.

DIR. G. M. Durant, in the British
Medical Journal, gives the following
iudicious advice on this topic: All sud
den and hurried motion must be avoid
ed. Prolonged travelling by railroad is
highly prejudicial. Meals should be
small in quantity, of easy assimilation
and frequent repetition. Especially late
and hearty suppers should be avoided.
Gold liquids should be sparingly taken,
Tea and coffee, in moderation, and not
too strong, are not injurious. Sexual
intercourse should be absolutely forbid
den. Exposure to cold. winds or exces-
sively cold weather, so as to become
suddenly chilly, should be avoided.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-06
souENCK,s MANpRAKE PILLS

VIII be found to those qualities necessary to
the total eradication of all bilious attacks. prompt to
start the secretions OF the liver and give healthy tone
to the entire system II Is ordinary discovery in
medical science to have invented remedy for these
stubborn complaints which develop all the results pro-
duced by a heretofore free OF caomel, mineral
Justly dreaded by mankind, and acknowledged TO be
destructive In the extreme to the human system. That
Me properties of certain vegetables comprise all the
virtues of cslome without is injurious tendencies,
now an admitted fact, rendered ndisputabe by soien
tlfc researches and those who the Mandrake Pill
will be fully satisfied that the best medicines those
provided by nature In the common herbs and roots o.
the fields.
These pills open the bowels and correct all bilious de
ringements without salvation of the injuriou
effects of calome other poisons. The secretion o
bile s promoted by these pills. will be seen by thu
altered color of the stools, and disappearing OF th
sallow complexion and cleansing Of the tongue.
Ample directions for accompany each box OF pills
Prepared only by j. II. SCHENOK SON, at thei
principal Office, corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Phila
delpha. and for sale by all druggists and dealers
| Price 90 cents per box