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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-23
The Cherokee Indians.

The estimates of the board of United
States commissioners fixes the land,
farms, etc., cultivated by the Cherokee
Indians in the Indian Territory, at 2O4,-
GIT acres; wheat, corn, etc., annual pro-
duct, 6,739,355 bushels; value of farm
products, including stock, $4, 663, ,610;
number of horses, cattle, etc., 464, ,465;
personal property, not including real
estate, $16, 1887, ,818. The government
holds in trust for these tribes about $8,-
O0O,0 900. Their common schools number
200. with an aggregate attendance OF
5000. The investments of the Che
rokees are about So, 900, 900, the annual
interest of which is applied as follows:
fifty per cent. to the support of the
government, thirty-fve per cent. to gen
eral school purposes, and fifteen per
cent. to the orphans fund. The citizen
population numbers about $4,000, of
which there are 1850 native Che
rokees. They have 60, $50 acres in culti-
walton, and own II, 1856 horses, and Al,
$50 cattle. They have twenty two saw
mills, twenty-five stores, sixty-five smith
shops, seventy-fve day schools, one
orphan school, one female high school,
and one male high school. These schools
have an aggregate attendance of $780,
The Cherokees have lived under a writ
ten constitution fifty years, and have
expended during the past year about
$50, 900 for school purposes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-23

The other day the dearly beloved
daughter of plumber in Chicago bow
ed to the daughter of a wealthy house
holder on Ashland avenue, but the
naughty aristocrat, though she had
formerly known the plebian at school,
cut her dead, as she was walking with a
young man who could bore a hole
through pine board with the end of
his mustache-a young man whom she
did not desire to think that she had any
vulgar acquaintance. The offended
girl went home. wounded to the quick
of her sensitive nature, and tearfully
told her father. That worthy man called
for the family Bible, and, raising his
eyes to Heaven, took solemn but silent
oath; then, turning to his daughter,
said "My child, my own, your wrongs
shall be terribly avenged" Next morn
ing when he went to his establishment
he called the foreman and hissed into
his ear: "Next time Mr.. Perkins
pipes freeze, don't send out man till
he has seen me-"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-23
Suffers Posts.

An army officer, who has spent great
many years on the frontier, and who has
long been familiar with the profits aris-
ing from these traderships, furnishes
the following statement as to the num-
ber and profit of these posts. The capi-
tai necessary for a trader to start a
single post is $15, ZOO. A five company
post of infantry or cavalry is called a
single post. The annual profits to a
trader of a fve-company cavalry post
are about $5O,0O0, with additional
profits derived from contracts for forage.
The profits at a single post from the sale
of goods alone amount to $40, 900.
Three posts, as they are managed by
most traders, yield from regular sales
fully $3.50, 900. The best three posts
are Fort Laramie, with from six to ten
companies; Fort Sill, with ten compa-
nies; Fort Buford, with from seven to
ten companies. These yield from fifty
to one hundred per cent. profit. Other
posts are Fort Russell and Fort Rich
ardson, eight companies; Fort Sully, six
companies; Fort Union, ten companies.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-23
Composition of the Human Body.

A complete analysis of man, recent
ly made by DR.. Lancaster, of London,
has been described by him in an inter
esting chemical lecture. The body op-
Grated upon weighed 1854 pounds, and
the lecturer e1hibitedupon the platform
23.1. pounds carbon, % pounds lime,
22.3 ounces phosphorus, and about one
ounce each of sodium, iron, potassium,
magnesium, and silicon. DIR. Lancaster
apologized for not exhibiting 5,595
cubic feet of oxygen, weighing 121
pounds, 105, 900 cubic feet of hydrogen,
weighing 15.4 pounds, and fifty-two
cubic feet of nitrogen, likewise obtained
from the body, on account of their
great bulk. All of these elements COM
bine into the following: 121 pounds wa
ter, 1876 pounds gelatine, 1872 pounds
fat, 8.S pounds fibrine and albumen, II
pounds phosphates of lime and other
mineral substances.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-23
RIDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY,
The Savage Prisoner Tanned,

He was sent to Sing Sing, branded
not only for immediate crime, but as
desperate character, who would be GER
tain to tax the constant vigilance of the
authorities, and give them trouble.
In prison he became known as one
who knew we'll how to seize secret op.
portunities, and would. stop at nothing
to aid his escape back to his old sinful
life. Once he actually did escape, and
carried out his plan so shrewdly that he
arrived in New York, nailed up in shoe
box, on board one of the Hudson
sloops.
Some time after his capture and return
to his old quarters, new officers were ap-
pointed over the prison, and the severity
of its discipline greatly increased. This
convict, being already marked man,
seemed to be singled out as a special
subject for punishment, and sometimes
received the lash without mercy for dis
orders or oftenses against prison rules
which others had committed. Any fault
or provocation which the keepers could
not trace they laid to him, and made him
suffer accordingly.
Bad as he was, this persecution made
him worse. ALI the demon in him
awoke. When they tried to break his
rebellious spirit by harsher infections,
he only grew more ferocious, and, at
last, when, one day, squad of keepers,
armed with implements of punishment,
approached the forge where he was at
work, he attacked them with his red-hot
iron, wounded two, and drove the rest
away.
By the help of several fellow convicts
he was finally overpowered and secured,
and then followed the inevitable lash.
he was whipped untilhe could not stand,
and then confined till he should recover,
only to be taken out and whipped again.
But before this sentence could be
carried out, the prison inspectors in
quired into the case, and found that the
blame had been misplaced. The result
was another change in the prison govern
ment, and keepers who treated the old
offender with fairness and mercy.
Under this management he improved
so much that, from being the continual
object of dread and suspicion, and al
most a wild beast in ferocity, he became
favorite with all, gentle, tractable,
quiet and obedient.
AS reward for his good behavior, the
warden promoted him, gave him little
garden to cultivate in the prison yard,
and allowed him to raise chickens. The
chaplain warmly befriended him, and
ere long had the pleasure of seeing him
deeply interested in religious things.
Before the term of his sentence ex.
pired he became decided Christian, and
asked for baptism. Within the walls Of
Sing Sing new life opened to the hard
ened transgressor, who had grown up
from neglected street boy, and had
never known, till he became convict,
the teachings of the Gospel.
The gentleness which that Gospel in
spires first softened his heart, and made
him listen to truths that saved his soul.
The above is, in brief, the story OF
"Jim, the desperado," first published
in the columns of the Outlook, a religi.
Gus paper of New York. Jim was re.
leased, and became a preacher of right.
eousness to the wicked class among
whom he had once been fellow crimi
nal aud ringleader.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-23
NO. 5.
Items OF Interest.

One county in Illinois sold its pep.
permint crop last year for $500,000.
"Wby should we celebrate Washing
tons birthday more than mine I" asked
teacher. "Because he never told
lie, shouted little boy.
Mary Questioning her little brother
on the gender of nouns)-" Now,
Tommy, what is the feminine of beau"
Tommy" Why, arrow, of course"
A doctor attending a punster who was
very ill, apologized for being late one
day by saying that he had to stop to see
man who had fallen down a well.
Did he kick the bucket, doctor 2"
groaned the punster.
A good cement for covering the joints
of ovens, which becomes very hard and
does not crack, is made by mixing equal
quantities of finely sifted wood ashes
and clay. Some salt is added and then
sufficient water to form a dough. The
cracks should be covered while the oven
is cold.
The Nagasaki Rising Sun says that
the Buddhist religion is fast declining.
In Yamashima Ken alone seventy-one
Buddhist temples have been abandoned
since 1873, and during the past six years
nearly 700 temples have been converted
they were built.
A few days ago man living a short
distance from Hudson, N. Y, was in
duced to test his strength by lifting
barrel of cement and placing it in
wagon. The feat was accomplished, but
at the cost of the life of the modern
Sampson, as he ruptured blood vessel
and died in short time after reaching
home.
A young man in London having trod
on q dogs toe, was bitten SO severely
that he died five days afterward. The
relatives summoned the proprietor of
the animal before magistrate, who rem
dered the remarkable decision that, there
being no evidence that the dog was fero-
cious before being trod upon, he must
dismiss the complaint.
A certain clerk in a Western village
recently made the following comment
on Pocahontas. Said he: 4" Pocahontas
/ was a great man Pocahontas was q
kind hearted man." "Hold on!" cried
his companion; "Pocahontas was q
woman" "She was, eh?' said he.
Swell, that's just my luck. How am
expected to know 1 never read the
Bible"
If your next doorneighbor has little
patch of ground which he intends to
convert into garden this spring, it is
your duty, as free-born American citi-
zen, to purchase ten or a dozen chickens
and let them run at large after he gets all
his seeds in. Nothing lends so much
excitement and healthful exercise to gar
den making as driving out your neigh
boris chickens.
Those who buy colored hosiery are in
formed that many of the brown stock
ings, both worsted and cotton. are SO
poisonous as to endanger life. Those
who wear them assume an unlovely yel-
low color and are taken with violent
vomiting, headache, and other unhealthy
symptoms. The poisonous color is
used in brown shades, and is known as
picric acid. 1t may be detected by the
taste of the article, being exceedingly
bitter. Its cheapness is the temptation
to dishonest dyers to use it, notwith
standing it's unpleasant and possible ia
tai effects. Persons buying brown
hosiery would do well to test them be-
fore purchasing.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-23
Something of a "Strike."

Speaking of A" strikes" before the
Legislature of New York the Times
says A common trick is to get some
preposterously "striking" bill intro
duced, and then go to the persons or
corporations it is aimed at, and tell
them that for certain amount of money
they can get it defeated. There is no
possible chance for the bill passing, and
perhaps it is never heard of after its
reference to a committee but the OBJ
ject of the lobbyist is gained by its in q.
PRODUCTION. 1t gives him all the ground
he needs to work upon, and it would
certainly appear that he does not often
work in vain. In fact, his occupation
seems to be profitable one, for very
little money ever gets out of the hands
of the professional lobbyist when once
it is placed there,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-23
Treating HydrOphObia.

Chinese physicians treat hydrophobia
in highly original manner. Two sand
stone bottles, half filled with wine or
spirits, are placed upon the fire until the
liquid boils. The contents are then
emptied, and the red-hot mouth of the
bottle is applied TO the bite and held
there until it is filed with blood, when
the same course is pursued with the
other bottle. A decoction of rice, in
which cantharides have been boiled for
an hour, and then removed, is also
given to the patient, who is required
to keep perfectly quiet for eight or ten
days.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-23

WiIlfulness.

1 offered hand and heart and self
To somebody's willful elf
Who heard me through, then turned away,
And answere but 3 scornful Nay I"
In vain 1 strove to plead my case
No gentle pity touched her face;
But listening with polite surprise,
She turnod from mine her careless eyes,
Love driven back within my breast,
Pride volunteered to do the rest
ceased to argue and implore,
And vowed to trouble her no moro.
Then, 10 the maiden's cheeks grew red,
And downward bent the naughty head
The sweet lips lost their careless smile,
And quivered as paused the while.
A sudden hope within me grew
darei to think her heart was true
Fen though her lips, for mischiefs sake,
Had tried my proffered heart to break.
just what whispered, never mind !
But she-she answered "Men are blind
When will they learn woman's nay
By dint Of coaxing but yea"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-05
CHAPTER IL.

Professor Copernicus received me very
kindly. lie sNmpathiZcd with mo in my
mstOrtunes, and invited me 10 pay HIM "A
visit.
Nevertheless, he ccnsured me strongly
for omlttns To call "A second time at my
aunls house, aud observed that he sup
posed experience alone would avail to put
young men Gu their gun d against promIs-
CuOus iirtatiOns AT the seaside. From my
description OF her conduct, he considered
that The jade was evidently thoroughly
hcaltless ana contemplate coquette. lie
would advised me to banlsh her for ever
from my thoughts, feeling well assured
that she was an lnnateiy cruel, reckless
woman, utterly devoid OF conscience, aud
a mere type OF hundreds OF others.
This was doubtless very sensible counsel,
but somehow, 1t did not operate rs the
Professor wished. | did not Danish her
from my thoughts, because | cOdld not (;
So moped ana iTetted was silent and I'M
cOlnpanonable, lost my appetite, grew a
beard, and expressed disbelief IN every
thing, more espeelnlly in astronomy. At
tins the Professor seemed to really grow
alarmed. i required change, he sad
change OF scene ana society. lie had AN
idea 10 propose To me. IL was thls-lhat
| should take n voyage 10 Turkey for the
double purpose Of brnelitlng my health,
and making observations ior him during
the apprO tChinB egrcss of Venus retarded
by pHInliaX. Inc idea was welcome. The
cHuIge oil scene would be agreeable.
consented; ana b tfOre many days had
elapsed, | was on board the Mediterranean
steamship sultan, bound 1or the ancient
aud beautiful clty of Mosquchat.
Tho important city OF MOsqusnat is most
beautifully situated. IT was this busy and
opulent place we were now rapidly APP
preaching For some hours glitteuug pm
nacles aud gildcd cTcsccuts had been vlsi-
Bile from affair." ana about SIX O'Clock In tho
evening we put of Steam just outside
tho harbor, where, mucn to our
annoyance, we were Informed thar, owing
b. an Insufiicicncy OF water on the bar, we
should have to remain TIN the morning.
The Post once officials, however came on
board and took of the mails in n small
boat, and tho company's agent, who left
by the same opportunity, carried with him
list OF tho passengers Tor insertion in the
MoSquehat Herald, an English newspaper
published that evening.
The scene was very beautiful, and re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-05

New rules for Crecdmoor are "a follower
No device for csscning the recoi " me rn' WI "
allowed. Bf,coa leading rifles must be ! A4'i n 10
the breech ONLY In military matches t0nms ~ii 10,
United TO an aN'rag 81 ole minute "nl ma ,r
sOt for each squad. 20 cOupltlr lfs fture ~ l' ~,
nitted to h-r slsnIilg sIott no any position p w
arthcla ret but the rlne 0e held Gear VI 9A'
ground.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-05

NuHWJllN NOflIII y ~ L01llV IL "a,
As specimen OF the services which the
CtLtlis nave rendered to koucsOn aud the Navy
nave occurred al Pniladclpha; A few years AGO a
gentleman IN that cttY had constructed plea
sure yacht Tor Ms private use, winch cost 5000
II" used II Tor tlmo ana determined to sell II.
lie found purchasers In ths CAttels, who pad
IA In SS,OOO Tor MS steam yacht. since work upon
ih8 new Navy Yard AZ League Island WAS begun,
II MS b~n necessary To have some steall
launches TO run between the city ana the yard,
and IL appears that Mr.. RObesOn thought Ii
necessary 10 provide for the officers a handsome
yacht, which the Cattells were ready to furnish.
rne result was that the yacht, for which they
paid 5000 Is said TO have been sold TO the de-
partment for $2l.OOl. Evidence like this is
coming 70 the ears OF the committee, ana when
"A subcommittee Ia sent to Philadelphia the
matter VIII be pretty thoroughly inquired into.
There Is no douot that the Government mas lost
large sums OF money through the Cattells, and
the question which Is raised is whether Roheson
himself has been u shaIer IN tho extraordin nary
profits which these gentlemen have realized.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-05

People outside Bosnia hardly have anotioI
how beautiful "A coun ~ II Is. True, the naukt
~ tie Rhine from Blugen to Cologne, the shores
of the swiss lakes, OF the Iago Maggioro aud
the Lago di Como, are very hne, nut II YOU take
away all that has been done theirs by the hand
OF mantle castles ruins, villas, VILLAGES, towns,
and vineymds-you viii find that Nature una
uorned has not done ~ much In those spots rs
she has for lipslia az laica and luli>ir
In two words, Bosnia IS Ike SNIia OF the
IYrOl, only more beautiful, with graXing in e
more extensive, and with a climate viii "a allows
the cultivation ol almost any European prod 90
hisn up ON the mountain side. ID. D. -
waits tor the INNER; rivers and streams IN
every slle oner extensive wafer power ulH-E
everywhere; the Tor SIS a'Dund with tI 10
trr"e. Ignorance ard nisnan cement D.. 80
cuul nave allowed such riches 60 lirW -f.l n
sIl1.s. Ins ir.ppi-ts ate tfachiu- tuc I.. DO
Rants liitle 10y lit he to re liz what they $50
New-York tribune., 1876-04-25

S,,,cene Cofrf- Cbqnbers-Bv Iudye Lawrcuce.-
Matter 81 Harke-Ihc meo9 - iS,f'e % r o, ~ ,, ~, =, =
which hss ~ pfrseHtel - ne "a piate ilr %
Iny nssl ore Tsninq a5 am de.iru. Of dispensing
oi mis- viii o5gu me by presenting he miss ng
t5t nry renrred verdict hr 'he plAintG motion was
n. ,nr q tl ant denied rcaggun-n Is nov ass
Tor te ground that one :. the iel h l' MOI on
was mado inmate q, lnnitic asylum, 0ud that an I'M
rSvSnpe lis f1rer aGiiy lsIeil this smofion tlns
he Circumstance, atrainH t9e maxim 81 te nts aiA's
counsel nom the mrutaon Of bad fam and reliance
should be pu upon the iuuacs auay On either sir see
Matter committee o James = Hill Report of referee
By jadeo aet Dunker.Noon denied.
By judge spphrr Johnson asL Helen John
ant6a ct.tody Of children . piantin
master ast stay " proceeding contained in the
SPFcIlr TTaM-By Judge Van Worst EvednghAu agt.
vanderbilt al"oton granted as 10 isrnsot say; see
IN conisin d.nlss-d siih costs Hayward a3t. sullivan
ct al.-findings and decree signed
Snperior CoUf-SpecidI Tgm-Bv Judge Speir.-
vacated with costs memorandum Cofn, IT, 81 al agt
:, sfo, e an Hunter at ho@s
for alnn for 81 ij0O Aohr agt Meyer 90 akeou of ret
cree confirmed and Judgment OF foreclosure ud -ae ordered
Haigit All. KaSe Aarya slo-dy, Merritt agt The
Trsdesmens Insurance Company hrasue sg Lord, Clark
johnson ct al, Vote sgt Vote, Hssbroics agt. Garae.
chsmb0ret et al sgL Casney-orlris granted smith sgt
apply for II personally % the court
Horine Comi-Ch Chamb,rs-By Judge McAdam.-
Bronshsn aTt MoKse-Tis not a counion law scIon 10
recover alTs. sustained but II s in the nature Of
b o, equity to snon upon equitable grounds s foreclosure
h y So Court does not eo@prshead such an sc
tion Injunction yacsteL hsasef sgt Bernstea Carpenter
Opinions nlsd Kirkland .st Coles sears agt Kirsand
Notion. to set OF jads aenL denied lseS Abb h 20 4S
ssL Hauch-A. Barton Housh appointed receiver Brown
ss ns Ssncd Nun eS. Mossa aa Ish coeas
sgt BLISS ODonn.I ag steele; Cohn agt Cowan; ossood
New-York tribune., 1876-04-25
ACTION OF THE AI.DER,IES.

At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen yes
terday the Commissioner OF Public Works wa9 requested
to report whether the pillars that the Elevated Railway
Comp ncs are now erecting will interfere with the
Croton water mains An amendment 10 the orfinnncr
prohibiting any person from posting notices. haHd-bi. .
&C. on amp-posts and telegraph poles adopted by
which IL is made oense 70 paste such bills on the Side
walks curbsOnes and cutters. Mayor Wickbam subs,-
duentiy stated that nc would approve this ordinance
today and would instruct the police t. enforce IT,
The Mayor declined to approve the ordinance recently
passed by Board relating 10 lin AWNINGS, stating ia
Inc Tin roof contemplated objected 20 by the Ere
Dppartm nj and the Department ~ Buildings.
Ii was ex xyected tine Mayor would send "a ms noinna-
fOn for Police Commissioner in place O John H. NoOr-,
whose term of 0ice expires ny ], INT 10 was aitc-
ward Understood that he had decided not 20 present c
name before Saturday. resolution passed author
zng the Commissioner OF Public Works 10 pave the iorr
corners Of Styenty-fourths at It's Intersection Win
Fourth-aVe Alderman Cole called mp the resolution ~"
quesng the Corporation Counsel to prepare memorial
10 tine stature for authority for the erection %
public building in the CITY Hall Park The motion 10
pass lost and IL ordered 80 DC placed on ME-
The Board adjourned TO y. IN. Saturday
New-York tribune., 1876-04-25
sEoUrrs TO THE HIrpoDRoHE WORK.

Now that the revival work at the Hippo
droc IS over the cudeavor viii be made to continue tie
re sious int attending tie abors OF Mcssrs MooIy
and sanaey through distributed effort ia various parts Of
the city. Union services especially supplementary to
,hc uppodrome meetings, vii be held iOr the present ID
Association Hall, at FouT,i-aye and Tweniy-thid-5'
every afternoon O'Clock Saturdays and Sundays cX
cepcd and every evening at : O'Clock. On saturday,
the eyennz service win DO for only. These services
will he conducted by ceTgymcn from various chufchcs
and members OF the recent HippOdrOme choirs VIII sng
Mr. HcpwOrth will hold special evening services In The
Church OF tto Disciples at Fortydithst and Madsoye
during the week. The subjects 20 be considered are
follows This evening. " The Sinner Forgiven !" Neduo
d,y, The Great A0Hem. ~ = iHursdal, .. Inc thrS
ti.ns Il apDIess :" Ffiaay, Heaven /. j. IlAtcAci
WHO a charge o the c.uf al HIppOdroms, VIII con
duct tAc singing. and hr. Hepworth Will be assisted 10y
brother clCr2ylueA.
Tho Il~v Dir. stephen Tyng j.. win hold eXtrl ser
vices ut TIE Csurrn oi the Holy tTntY az foril y ont
81 aud MadlsOa-aye. every evening at ococS lHc4s
will De "A uIdYrr-inecng for women ever! afternoon ~
O'Clock in the chapel Theodore Z. Perkins VIII coAidtt
tiis snginz at DE- evening services.
Tne Nuth Ward Cmon N10n PRAYER Meeting, hrll
daily in The church ia West Ecyenji-.i. between SIKH
and Ssv,uthlyes VIII ba continued, with tlt assau a
ol Leading clerg men OF te cty, without regard to de
na!nlAstlOn Durng tire w-cS these prayer meeting"
VIII be conducted by the following city paSioir: D..
Armijacc Mr. HepV OrtA, DT. Iyns, Jr, Dr BOOB, d..
Deems, aud Mr. Page.
In addition to these services, unusual efforts VIII be
made III various quarters OF tEs cl!y IN connection wiz
mission schools oi all denominations.