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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-06-28
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
The Troy Hysteria Case.

The Troy Times says Many con-
ficting statements have been made re
lative to the condition of the two girls
residing in Cohoes, who were mentioned
as suffering from a singular physical dis
ability. The exact facts are that the
girls are afflicted with mild form of
hysteria. Their names are Lizzie Lis
corbo and Mary Michel, both about
eighteen years Of age. The latter has
been married about eight months. Both
were seized at the same time with con-
vulsions, accompanied by rjgidity of all
the muscles, which Taste nearly forty
eight hours. During that time they
were perfectly insensible Of feeling, as
pins were used and their bodies were
pinched. The paroxysm was followed
by an ecstatic condition. Their eyes
were open, the lips slightly parted with
n happy smile, as though some su-
preme Joy held their senses. The hands
were raised with the palms upward.
This condition lasted an hour or more,
and the girls recovered and arose from
the bed and ate a hearty meal. Two
hours afterward they we're both seized
in the same manner as the first. The
paroxysms this time were not so violent,
and were followed in twelve hours by
the same condition of ecstasy. For three
weeks about two hours of the twenty
four each day they have been similarly
affected. Both were in full health,
. sleep, eat and converse naturally when
not under the influence of the singular
spell. Miss Liscorbo's parents, with
whom the girls reside, seem very re-
ticent and profess now to believe that
they are bewitched. When first taken,
it was given out that an overdose of
l1udanum was the cause. Mrs. Michel's
husband says bad man" spoke in
sulting and blasphemous words to them,
which frightened them. A reporter, in
company with q physician, visited the
girls, and after thorough examination
by the doctor, both girls being in par
! oxysms at the time, he pronounced it a
form of hysteria, produced by mental
disturbances, with which the story of
Michel that the girls werH frightened by
bad man seems to assimilate. The
rigidity of the muscles in Miss Liscorbo
was so fixed that her body could be
raised horizontally by lifting at her head
and feet, and all ihe while her features
expressed a serene mental condition and
her pulse was at the ordinary healtbful
beat. The parents are anxiously await
ing the arrival from Canada of an uncle
who has acquired celebrity, they say, in
exercising bad spirits. When the girls
are FREQ from the malady they seem to
bo almost unconscious of what has oc-
CURED, suffer no pain flom the reaction
of the muscles, and have dim recollec-
ton of having had q good time and
speak pleasantly of it. The presence OF
sympathetic neighbors pleases them and
! hastvIi, tie IctuIn of the comatose state.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
The Railroad Guide,

One forenoon, says the Detroit Free
Press, Ii young man, whose business it
was to sell railroad guides to any one
who would buy, found clothing dealer
sitting in m arm chair in front
of his door, and after kindly salute
the agent handed out one of his guides
and said:
This is the handiest little book in
the world. 1t contains the name, time
table, and route OF every railroad in this
country"
{" [ nefferpuys no such kind of pooks,"
replied the dealer, as he glanced through
it.
"But you want that pamphlet, my
dear sir. You look like man who
travels around considerably, and no
traveller can get along without one of
these guides"
6" [ don't care to guide no railroad"
said the dealer, shaking his head, and
turning away.
"Hold on, now-just look through it
once. Suppose for instance, that you
want to go to New Orleans2"
L" [ shall neffer go there SO long as 1
am born"
Well, suppose you want to go to
Omaha z"
"Den don't CO."
"What do you do when you want to
go to Chicago?" asked the persistent
agent.
81 sthays at home"
"Weil, suppose you had to go !;
wouldn't you have to look at railroad
timetable then ?"
"No, sir. [ should go down Ply der
depot, get on der train, puy some apples
off der pos, and ] should step off in
Chicago ike some grease !"
The agent had no further arguments
to advance.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
Cottage Gardening.

Mr.. Gladstone recently addressed the
villagers of Hawarden, England, where
he has lived for many years, on the
benefits of cottage gardening. He said
The trouble is that the circle of topics
opened up by flower show is not a very
large one, but at the same time it is one
which anybody may be well contentedto
treat. There is not better nor moro
wholesome and salutary' village institu-
tion in the whole round that can be
named than flower show; that is to
say, than q society of which a flower
show is the annual celebration. In the
first place, it is one of those independ-
ent institutions which teach the people
to exert themselves, and you may de-
pend upon it that man is not passive
and mechanical being.
You don't train man as O plant; he is
a moral agent, and if any good is to be
done to him or to any woman or child
and am delighted to see how many
young boys and girls have come for
ward to obtain honorable marks of rec
ognition on this occasion-if any effec-
tr.al good is to be done to them it must
be done by teaching and encouraging
them and helping them help themselves.
All the people who pretend to take your
own concerns out of your own hands
and to do everything for you, l won't
say they are imposters; won't even
say they are quacks; but I do say they
are mistaken people. The only sound,
healthy description of countenancing
aud assisting these institutions is that
which teaches independence end self
exertion.
There is no better kind of e1ertion
than this. It is good for your health
and good for your independence, be-
cause, though a garden is not very
large thing in the life of a cottager, it
is very considerable element of inde-
pendence, as well as of comfort, pleas
ure and satisfaction, when well managed
and of proper size. 1t makes a sensi-
BILE addition to his means of living; and,
for my part, ] sometimes hope that you,
many of you, may live to see the day
| when there will be no such thing in this
country as a cottage without a garden.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14

There is fable among the Hindoos
that thief having been detected and
condemned to die, happily hit upon an
expcdient which gave him hope for life.
lie sent for his jailer and told him that
he had secret of great importance
which he desired to impart to the king,
and when that had been done he would
be prepared to die. Upon receiving this
piece of intelligence the king at once
ordered the culprit to be conducted to
his presence. The thief replied that he
knew the secrct of causing trees to grow
which would bear fruit of pure gold.
The experiment might be easily tried,
and his majesty would not lose the OPP
portunity so, accompanied by his
courtiers and his chief priest, he
vent with tho thief to q spot selected
near the city wall, where the latter per
formed a series of solemn incantations.
This done, the condemned man pro-
duced piece of gold and declared that
if it should be planted it would produce
q tree, every branch of which would
bear gold.
But" he added, "this must be put
into the ground by hand that has never
oOCh otulhctt ny u tiShouSnu ttCt. 1tiy y
hand is not clean, therefore 1 pass it to
your majesty"
The king took the piece of gold, but
hesitated. Finally he said 81 remem-
ber in my younger days that I have
filched money from my fathers treasury
which was not mine. l have repented
of the sin, but yet can hardly say my
hand is clean. I pass it therefore to my
prime minister.
The latter, after brief consultation,
answered " 1t were pity to break the
charm through a possible blunder. l
receive taxes from the people, and as 1
am exposed to many temptations how
can 1 be sure that have been perfectly
honest2 l must give it to the governor
of our citadel"
"No, no." cried the governor, draw
ing back. Remember that have the
serving out of pay and provision to the
soldiers. Let the high priest plant it. u
And the high priest said "You for
get I have the collecting of tithes and
the disbursements for sacrifice"
At length the thief exclaimed "Youl
majesty, | think it would be better TO,
society that all five of us should be
hanged, since it appears that not an
honest man can be found among u.s."
In spite of the lamentable exposure
the king laughed, and so pleased was he
with the thief's cunning expedient tha
he granted him pardon.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
Attempt to Escape from Jail.

A novel attempt to escape from Lud-
low street Jail, New York city, was made
by one Webster, who is confined there
on u warrant of arrest against him upon
an execution for $1,000. Webster has
been confined in the jail for some time,
and was the boon companion of another
imprisoned debtor named Billsley. The
wife of the latter visited the jail quite
often, and she is charged with furnish
ing Webster with the disguise in which
he hoped to make his escape. Late one
afternoon Webster approached the
prison gate to pass out, dressed in the
complete attire of a woman, not except
ing chignon and curls, iewelry, etc,
striped stockings and high balmorsl
shoes, a thick veil concealing the face.
The gate keeper requested the veil to
be drawn up, which was done without
hesitation, and in answer to the ques-
tion as to where he had been answered
to see Mr.. Billsley, The gate keeper
said he looked very much like the pris
oner Webster, which was denied. The
keeper refused to allow him to pass out
and finding himself detected, Webste
ran back to his room, where the clothe
were afterward found.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
Would Not Change.

A New Hampshire boy, now resi-
deIt of Wisconsin, was fine scholar, a
graduate of Dartmouth College, and a
law student. just previous to his ad-
mission to the bar he took a severe cold,
which rendered him very deaf. and no
medical skill was able to restore his
hearing. This affliction compelled him
to give up his chosen profession, and he
went West very much broken down in
spirits. For ten years he has been
farming, cultivatiug about two hundred
acres of prairie, and, as he expressed it,
making a good living and sailing down
something every year. And he de-
clared that il, knowing what he now
knows, he was to begin his active life
over again, he would do just as he was
compelled to do ten years ago that is,
he would throw aside his profession and
settle down on a farm. Said he {:
"There isn't much glory on farm, but
YOU get a good sure living. You are
your master you can't starve nor be
turned out of business and as far as the
wol k is concerned, in these days of horse
power man needn't kill himself farm
ing any more than at any o her business.
It's brains that win on farm as well as
everywhere else, and the smart man is
going to ride while the stupid one goes
afoot, in the cornfield as we'll as in the
bar or pulpit. should like to have
my hearing again, but wouldn't leave
my farm if had it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
VAY, ELK COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER H. 1876.

fect-it has completely cured me of any
tendency might have had that way. I,
for one, mean to leave off grumbling. +"
"I'm happy to hear it, nephew Grum-
ble," exclaimed cracked voice.
The victimized man started up in dis
may, scarcely believing the testimony of
his senses, as Tom twisted the silk hand
kerchief skillfully round his head, and
bent himself nearly double with an astb-
matte sound between groan and a
grunt.
"Wly, you don't mean to say that
you are Uncle Tompkinsl" exclaimed
Mr.. Grumble.
Pardon me, Henry" said Tom,
smiling, "but I saw that you had un-
consciously become an habitual grum-
bier, and l judged that the best antidote
was a faithful representation of your
own failings. Was right9"
His brother-in-law was half inclined to
be angry, but thought better of it.
"Shake hands, Tom," said he.
You're an irreverent young scamp, but
I forgive you. At all events, the cure is
complete"
And so Bessie found it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
Koeping Engagements.

Miss Marie Poirson, Of Paris. has
just done very pretty thing. She had
been betrothed to the Young Count de
Foisaut before tho war, in which, while
serving in the artillery, he had the mis-
fortune to lose both his legs. After that
fatal cannon shot at Sedan, the count
must have thonght the chance of his
love keeping her word with him was
but small; but she has just done SO. The
marriage has taken place. During the
Indian mutiny a precisely similar mis-
fortune hefeil au officer. who obtained
tho Victoria Gross Mt the price of the
loss of his lower limbs; and in this in
stance also the girl who had promised
her love to him did not withdraw it.
Such loyalty can by no means be reck
oned upon in the other sex; and often
an attack of smallpox or other illness is
as fatal to man'sflelity as to his loves
good looks. The late Duke of Yelling
ton took very characteristic middle
course under circumstances of this
nd. He was not sentimental nor
chivalric, but he had a strong sense of
duty. When the woman to whom he
was engaged wrote to say: My beauty
is gone" he replied, from Spain: 81
am sorry for it; but L will marry you
still if you think proper TO hold me to
my bargain" And she did think
proper. 1t is scarcely necessary to say
that the marriage did not prove happy
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
Rapid Growth vf Forest Trees.

A correspondent of the Boston Guilt
gator gives his experience in the growth
of forest trees : Norway spruce and
Scotch larch were planted, and in nine
years the spruce trees were fifteen feet
high, with twelve feet spread of top. In
fourteen years the larch were thirty
feet high, with spread of twenty feet,
and circumference of four feet at the
base. One larch was forty feet high in
seventeen years. Silver maple planted
in 1864 are now thirty five feet high,
and seven to ten inches in diameter at
the base. Elms planted in 1856 now
range from thirty to forty feet nigh,
and are fifteen inches in diamster.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
Habitual Criminals.

A writer in a New York paper has
been collecting statistics concerning the
pickpocket's profession. Whole fami-
lies are sometimes educated to the bust
ness, the lit.le ones being systematical-
ly and thoroughly educated by their
parents in the different branches of
stealing. They begin with the simple
picking of the pocket OF some unwary
person, and finally become able to com
nit the most daring burglary. Not in
frequently the habitual criminal life
SO blunts the moral feelings, that the
youth who begins as a newsboy or boot
black, and deity abstracts the change
from his customers pocket, develops
into the hardened man, who pauses at
nothing in the fultillment of his de-
sires, aud unhesitatingly takes the life
of a fellow being, if by SO doing he
thinks his evil deeds will be more GER
tain to escape detection. The case of
John Dolan, the Noe murderer, is an
instance of this. He was a man COM
paratively young, was brought up as q
thief, was the habitual associate OF
thieves and abandoned women, and
never had any refining or moral inhu,
ences thrown about him.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
The Bank of France.

Opening on the Rue de la Verilliers,
and surrounded by the Rues Radziwill,
Balif, Croixdes-P Petits- -Champs, the Bank
of France has occupied, ever since 1911,
the ancient hotel of the Count OF
Toulouse. Its general aspect is that OF
a prison for good society. 1t shows
many prospects of iron ratings and iron
doors, the latter being abundantly
garnished with bolts and bars. Its
height and solid walls would defy any
attempt to scale them, and every issue
of the building is made for defense
which could only be vanquished by q
regular siege provided with the engines
OF war. Within the place is as active as
an ants nest.
Every passage and staircase of the
building is crowded during all the bust
ness hours of the day, and an incoming
multitude elbow an outgoing host in
each direction. None but people in q
hurry are to be seen there so at every
door and landing place are posted ushers
ready to reply Immediately to those ask
ing the way TO different points in the
labyrinth. Yet the edifce is daily grow
ing larger, and the palace which suficed
for the wants of legitimate princes is too
small for this temple of trade. Nowhere
are so many varieties of people to be
met as within the precincts of this uni.
vcrsal assembly house. Every class of
society is represented there, from the
capitalist who comes to receive the divi.
dend on his shares, to the workman who
has to pay an acceptance for few francs
which he has given for his tools.
The first impression made on a
stranger by the Bank of France is one
Which inspires good will for an estab.
lshment which, having only in view
the public interest, impartially tries to
be useful to every section of the COM
munity.
1t was in 1900, the twenty-fourth
Pluviose, year VIII, that certain banker
formed themselves into company
which became the Bank of France. The
principal of them were Perregaux, Lie
Couteulx, Cantel Il, Mallett, the elder,
Recamier, and Robillard, tobacco
manufacturer. The commercial gentle
men speedily agreed upon the statutes
of financial institution, which was tC
have capital of 30,000.000 francs, oi
Sc, 600, 600, divided into 10000 nomiua
tive shares.
The business of the company was re
stricted to discounting, collecting bills
receiving deposits and consignments
keeping current accounts, and issuing
drafts at sight to bearer all other trade
bat that in gold and silver was forbid
den. In the primitive statutes OF tn,
bank may still be observed, in rudi
mentary state indeed, but very clearly
the system which has secured to it al
almost uninterrupted career of pros
rority to this day. On the twenty
eighth of Nivose, or as early as tn
eighteenth of January, 1900, a consula
decree deposited a large amount OF gov
eminent money with the new bank, an,
on the twenty-f fourth Germinal, year XI
or fourteenth of April, 1903, it wa
definitely organized by law, under tn
style and title of the Bank of France
its capital being raised at the same tim
to forty-five million francs, or nine mil
! lion dollars.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
The Two Sisters.

There were two little sisters at the
house whom nobody could SEQ without
loving, for they were always SO happy
together. They had the same books
and the same playthipgs, but never a
quarrel sprung up between them; no
cross words, no pouts, no slaps, no run
ming away in pet On the green be-
fore the door, trundling hoop. playing
with Rover, helping mother, they ere
always the same sweet tempered little
girls.
"You never seem to quarrel" L said
to them, one day; chow is it you are
always SO happy together p
They looked up, and the eldest all
swered &C. I 'spose It's cause Addic lets
me and 1 let Addie."
l thought moment. "Ah, that is
it," 1 said; "she lets you, and you let
her; that's it."
Did you ever think what an apple of
discord "not letting" is among chill
dren2 Even now, while l have been
writing, great crying was heard under
the window. I looked out. "Gerty,
what is the matter2" "Mary won't let
me have her ball." bellows Gerty
"Well, Gerty wouldn't lend me her
peucil in school," cried Mary, "and 1
don't want she should have my ball, "
" Fie, fie! is that the way sisters should
treat each other?" "She shan't have
my pencil" muttered Gerty; she'll only
lose TO-" And you'll only lose my
ball, retorted Mary, "and l shan't let
You have it"
The "not letting" principle is down.
right disobligingness, aud q disobligiug
spirit begets good deal of quarreling.
These little girls, Addie and her sis
ter, have got the true secret of good
manners. Addio lets Rose. and Rose
let's Addie. They are yielding, kind
uuselfish, always ready to oblige eacL
other: neither wishes to have her OWL
WY at the eXnense of the other.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-14
Putting Them ON a Level.

A correspondent writing from Long
Branch declares that the bathing suit is
not thing of beauty, and that it does
metamorphose people in the oldest
way. One looks around and sees tall
form of digni6ed aspect, and noble
gray haired head, but cannot recognize
the person, more especially as the indi,
vidual is jumping IN little girl to es-
cane monster wave that has come roll
ing in. Sudde1ly by some fash of er-
ception one discovers that it is pro-
fessor Of Columbia law school, who
evidently finds the rollers much less re-
spectful than his students. The ac-
knowledged bellies of the hops, the beau
ties of the ballroom, smile at you a
charming recognition, and you stare
stupidity at them, wondering who they
can be. The water, in fact, is a great
obliterator of distinction, and mingles
beauties and plain girls, nameless jour
nalists and political dignitaries in one
common horde of blue flannel and straw
hats.