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VEGETINE
Purifies the Blood, Reno
Yates and InvigOrates
the Whole System.
Its Medical Properties are
ALTERNATIVE, TONIC, SOLVENT ami
DIURETIC.
Reliable Evidence

Mr.. III. II. STEVENS:
Dear Sir Il will most cheerfuliy
A. d my testimony to the great
number you have already re,
ceived in favor of your great and
good medicine, "Veeetine," fol
I do not think enough can b'
said IN it's praise, for i WA
troubled over twenty years will
that dreadful disease, Catarrh
and had such bad coughing SPELL
that il would seem as though
never could breathe any mote
and "vegetine" has cured me
and I do ieel to thank Cod al
the time that there is so good
medicine as "VeRetine," and
also think II one of the best med
icines Tor coughs and weak
| sinking feelings at the stomach
and advise every body to Ia
the "vegetine," for l can assur
them IL is one of the best medi
cines that ever was.
Mrs. L. GORE,
Corner Magazine and Walnu
SITS, Cambridge, Mass.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-26

Mr.. MARX, a violoncellist of the French
Opera, in Paris, lately applied leech TO
an inhamed eye. The creature slipped
from his fingers, entered his nostril, and
found its way to the interior of his throat,
where it fastened upon the mucuous
membrane, notwithstanding all en-
deavors made by Mr.. Marx TO discharge
it. Finally gorged with blood, it dropped
into the esophagus, from. whence it was
discharged only by powerful emetics.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-26

VEGETABLE Pulmonary Balsam, the great
New England cure for coughs, colds and con-
sumption. Cutler, Bros. & Co.'s, Boston, only
genuine.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-26
The Backhanded Way of the japanese.

One of the most peculiar habits OF
the japanese, and one which we have
never vet seen commented on, is the
way in which they do 30 many things in
what would be considered by Europeans
AZ a backward fashion," to illustrate
which we will cite few of the most
striking examples. Their saws are cut
with the teeth pointing towards the
handle, so that in saving the cutting is
done when it is drawn towards the per-
son using it, which is the reverse of our
way in planning, too, the plane is drawn
towards you, and not as with our car
penters pushed from. Their books COM
mence at the back; the edge that we
bind is cut, while the edge that we cut
they fold they commence a page in the
right hand upper corner, and write doton
not across. When they bald u house
the first finished part is the roof, the
last is the cellar If they make one at all.
They twist o string from right to left,
which is the reverse Of our way, But
the strangest and most complicated re-
yersings Of our customs is their system
of clocks. First the hands stand still
and the face moves round backwards !;
then the very counting of the time il
reversed, for instance, their six o'clock
happens to correspond with our six
o'clock, but eight o'clock (their hour is
two of ours) is not seven o'clock, but
FIVE o'clock. Not so many hours have
passed, but as many hours remain to
pass, and the more person thinks OF
this the stranger and more contradictory
it becomes. One would imagine that we
would find them all left-handed, but
strange to say they are not, but use
their right hand quite as we do in
preference to the left. All of these
peculiarities belong to old japan, which
customs are rapidly undergoing changes
caused by the introduction of a Euro
; pean element in the country, ant
Yankee clocks with their loud gongs ar
taking the place of the old back-actiol
timekeepers Of the past.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-26

WE have sold Hatch's Universal Cough
Syrup for about four years. Nothing that
we have ever sold gives such universal salts
faction as a cough remedy. While We keep
all the old standard medicines of this kind,
the Universal has by far the leading sale.
Our customers speak ia its praise without
exception. We can refer any one who has
not used it to scores who will testify to its
value. b. J. & l.. s. STRoUGH,
La Fargeville, N. Y.
Sold by John d. Park & Sons, Cincin-
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GIVES
HEALTH, STRENGTH.
AND APPETITE.

My daughter has received great
benefit from the use OF "vege-
tine" Her declining health v az
a source of great anxiety to all
her friends. A few bottles
"Vegetine" restored her health.
strength and appetite.
N. II. T,LDEN,
Insurar ce and Real Estate Agt.,
No. ~ Sears Building,
Boston, Mass.
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1,150
NEWSPAPERS.

NEWSPAPERS.
The attention Of Advertisers is called to
our List of Weekly Newspapers.
Send for Catalogue.
CUTS AND ELECTROTYPEs.
No extra charge for cuts, trade marks. unusual
display or advertisements inseI ted across two or
mo whole number OF newspapers. Cuts should lot
be over Two and one. eighth inches in width.
PROMPT FNSERrIONS.
Advertisements are, in all cases, sent to all OF
,bsse napers on tho day they are received and APP
pear IN The following issues wi bout any delay.
CUARACT En- OF THE PAPERS.
The are of the better class the quality
of paper furnished them is ota higher price
UseI by other concerns; they are better edited ~
agprt gate and average circulation rs Ihrg.r.
AN INTERESTING STATEMENT.
ST%eG al os
Stationery Sa Would cost as much
Ioo ENVELOPES is g 10 nrnt tben
the whole plbp e postage S
MOTTO, sIN NEWS COLrMNS.
| To have nm advertisement set mp in the TORN 0
reading matter, and Insert in the ne 8 columns
These lists Of nea spaIers offer tates in thi
resreot which her new.papers 'r list OF hsT w.
string to publish a description OF their wares o
Embellishments will find this plan very serviceable
Nv DIMINISHING series br ef NOTICES, they can 200
make the merit of their goods familiar to the pepp
OF The regions in which these ipers are published
CIRCULATION
The calculations given are from the America
| cases arc to small. For instance. the Chicag
IsiJer which ppears at 900 circulation, actuall
| issues I3,O 900 weekly. ,,.
This is the only list Of Cooperative Newspaper
which has ever exhibited to the advertiser the GU
cuiation of the separate papers and on tnis hst u
actual character ofeach paper, whether ne best
the only paper in place, Is plainly Indicated
, | every case. Send for Catalogue.
Of tho papers can be found In the office OF Beais
l foster Al Park Row, New York. partial Ills,
eether with samples Of al may BE- found 1SU at II
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ROCK for the MILLION.

"rWTy WHITING re- ADyxRrrsERs,
w pls,s.-. ssy that you saw the advertise,
u.ena N thAs paper.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10
How Chinaman Would Open Court.

There is a joss house on the alley in
the rear of building on Kearney street,
between Pine and California, San Fran
cisco, in which is the room of the nine
teenth district court. In order to pre-
vent annoyance to the court by the noises
in the joss temple, an arrangement existed
by which, on a certain sign with Chinese
characters being hung out of a window
at the alley, all gong business in the
temple is suspended until the sign is
hauled in. A Chinaman who speaks
modicum of English, and had heard the
pompous declaration by which the sheriff
opens court, to wit "Hear we, hear
ye, hear ye The honorable, the district
court of the nineteenth judicial district
is now open pursuant to adjournment"
tried his talent at interpreting the
sign above mentioned with the following
result: "Hi-yah, hi-yah, hi-yah Him
dissick court nine, ten times, alice same
open pretty soon in Jug"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10
GOverness at the White House.

The Staunton (Va.) Vindicator says:
We have quite an interesting item
through letter received by friend from
Washington. When Mrs. Hayes arrived
in Washington from Ohio, Miss Virginia
Peyton, highly educated young lady of
twenty, and granddaughter of the late
Bishop Johns, of Virginia, living near
Washington, determined, being teacher
by profession, to apply for that position
to the Presidents children. She had no
influential friends, and so determined,
without letters or recommendations, to
apply in person. So one morning she
went to the White House and inquired
for Mrs. Hayes. The Presidents wife
received her very kindly, and hearing
her business promised, after a long con-
versation, to make inquiries and COM
municate with her forthwith. The result
of her inquiries was 80 favorable that the
intrepid young lady was engaged as gov
erness for her children at handsome
salary.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10
A MurderOus Maniac.

In Spalato, a village of Dalmatia, q
wealthy "proprietaire, named Giovanni
Tonic, occupied house on the Borgo
Grande, opposite the parish church
of Santa Croce. On the Goth of March,
in furious fit of rage, he fell upon his
wife, with a knife, inficting such
frightful wounds that the poor woman
succumbed Her father, who interfered
on her behalf, likewise fell a victim to
the madman's murderous blade. When
the police arrived at the scene of the
tragedy to arrest the murderer, they
found all the issues of the house barri-
caded. Tonic had intrenched himself
against all comers, and, armed with gun
and abundant ammunition, fred on every
one who attempted to approach the
house. The police retired before this
fusillade to consult. A young man,
crossing the square at the time, then at
tracted the madman's attention, and he
fired at him, bringing him down. The
next victim was q woman who was COM
ing from the church. She received
severe wound, but managed to get off.
The gendarmes surrounded the house
on three sides, effectually cutting off all
means of escape for the man inside. The
front of the house, which commanded
the plaza III front of the church and the
streets opening on it, was closely watch
ed For fear of the man inside,
no one dared attempt to rescue the
corpse of the young man who had been
shot, and which lay purifying in the sun.
Finally the cure of Santa Croce, who
had considerable influence with the
mr. r1a 20 ,1a l.,
As the brave priest advanced toward the
house, Tonic ceased popping away at
every head that showed itself, and
greeted him respectfully. The priest
asked him to send out his little daughter,
q child of two years, whom he had bar
ricaded in the house along with himself.
For answer the inhuman father tossed
the limbs of the child into the street,
one by one. The poor little one had
actually been cut to pieces. Tonic then
resumed his cannonade, and for twenty
four hours more kept tho entire armed
force of Spalato at bay The authorities
refused permission for the gcnd arn,es
to fire on him, alleging that he was
crazy, and not responsible for his acts.
All that was left for them was to blockade
the house and starve him out. During
the blockade one comic incident occurred,
In the night, i'll the midst of the DEATH
like silence which prevailed in the neigh
borhood of the singular battlefield, a
voice could be occasionally heard from
the church piteously begging for bread
The speaker was the sacristan who had
gone into the church on the day of the
tragedy to ring the "Angelus," and had
been there when the shooting began.
AS the only exit from the sacred edifice
was under fire from Tomic's barricade,
the poor sexton dared not venture forth.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10
The Land of Revolutions.

Political prosecutions continue IN
Mexico. Senor F. Mejia, Lerdo's
secretary of the treasury, has been i'm
prisoned for alleged malpractices during
the past two years. Diaz declares the
Congress an illegal body, and has sum
noned the Senate to meet in September
when the wo bodies will choose a new Con-
gress. Conspiracies multiply rapidly. A
formidable ne has been discovered in San
Luis Potosi, and a number of arrests
have been made. The original Tuxtepee
party are dissatisfied with Diaz and
threaten to oppose him, and the Church
party are offended because Diaz disavows
any alliance with them. The Courier De
La Europe has suspended and IUo
r. pu6tics will follow suit. Both are
Lerdo journals. Governor Jiminez, who
arrested Mr.. Sutter, the American consul
at Acapulco, without cause, and kept
him in confinement three weeks, has
released him by order of President Diaz,
but without redress. Diaz has paroled
Cortina the condemned bandit.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10
4 Curious Storm of Lightning,

At recent meeting of the French
Academy OF Sciences, paper, giving the
following curious description of q storm
observed by NJ. Edward Blanc, on March
Il, at Nence, in the Var, was read:
"The weather had been variable during
the day; at seven A. NJ. hail-storm, ac-
companied with thunder, had swept over
the whole northern seaboard of the
Mediterranean from west to east; Treius.
Antilles, Cannes, Nice and Monaco had
been visited, but the center of the tor
nado was several leagues away on the
sea, where the clouds had a characteristic
copper tint. Vence had been but slightly
touched, had had some intermittent rain
mingled with hailstones, and occasional
squalls. During the rest of the day the
sun shone out, and at intervals a big
black cloud would travel from west to
east, letting fall shower of rain lasting
but few minutes. The sun was warm,
and set in a cloudless horizon. About
midnight, NJ. Blanc was surprised to see
numerous flashes of lightning to the
east, the sky overhead being clear
There was no thunder, although the
phenomenon could not be at any great
distance. M. Blanc proceeded to a spot
where nothing could obstruct the OBJ
server, and saw the whole eastern horizon
covered by layer of black clouds, over
which number of light and feecy cirri
were skimming in various directions; the
general appearance was that of dense
mass in ebulition, on the surface of which
light scorie were dancing about. To
the northeast of Vence, and at distance
of eighteen kilometres or thereabouts, a
large black cloud seemed to be exceeding
ly disturbed; it was constantly rising and
falling, and above it fireballs resembling
rockets issuing from a bouquet of fire.
works seemed to start from an invisible
center, flew about in every direction,
and after passing over space of from
six to eight degrees, would burstsilently,
leaving dazzling train behind. Tie
apparent diameter of these balls was
about one degree; they moved slowly,
and the phenomenon was repeated three
or four times in two minutes. From
time to time the cloud was torn by a
flash of lightning, accompanied by
rumbling sound.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

NJ Brunei states in La Nature, that
that on going one day into his garden,
just before storm, he found the bees
crowding into their hives. About fifty
centimetres from the best hive there was
middle sized toad, which every now
and again rose on his fore legs and made
dart with surprising quickness toward
blades of grass. He was found to be
devouring bees, which rested on the
grass blades awaiting their chance to en-
ter the hive. NJ. Brunei watched until
twelve victims had been deyoured; he
expected the toad's voracity would be re-
warded with sting, but IN vain. OBJ
jecting to further destruction, he seized
the toad by one of his legs and carried
him to bed of cabbages thirty metres
off, where he did do real service among
the caterpillars, ETC. Three days after
this, on going out to the hives, he found
the same toad (Which was easily distin-
guishable) at its old work. NJ. Brunei
let him swallow only three or four bees,
then carried him fifty metres in another
direction. Two days later the "wretch {"
was again found at his post, greedily de-
vouring.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

The earliest mode of writing was on
bricks, tiles, oyster shells, stones, ivory,
bark, and leaves of trees; and from the
latter the term "leaves of a book" is
probably derived. Copper and brass
plates were very early in use, and bill
OF feottment on copper was some years
since discovered in India, bearing date
one hundred years b. G. Leather was
also used, as well as wooden tablets.
Then the papyrus came into vogue, and
about the eighth century the papyrus
WAS superseded by parchment. Paper,
however, is Of great antiquity, especially
among the Chinese; but the first paper
mill III England was blilt in 1888 by a
German, at Dartford, in Kent. Never
theless, it was nearly a century and
half-namely, II 1713-before Thomas
Watkins, a stationer, brought paper
making to anything like perfection.
The first approach to Il pen was the
stylus, kind of iron bodllin, but the
Romans forbade its use on account of it's
frequent and even fatal use in quarrels,
and then it was made of bone. Subse-
quently, reeds, pointed and split, like
pens in the present day, were used.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

This is a nation Of enlightened freemen.
Education ls the cornerstone and foundation
of our government. The people are free to
think and act for themselves, and that they
informed. Every individual gain increases
public gain. Upon the health of the people
is based the prosperity of nation, by it every
value Is increased, every joy enhanced Health
Is essential to the accomplishment of every
purpose; while sickness thwarts the best inten-
tons and loftiest aims. | nto us are committed
important health trusts, which we hold not
merely in our own behalf but for the benefit of
others. In order that we may be able to dis
charge the obligation of Our trusteeship and
thus prove worthy of our generous commission,
1t Is necessary that we study the art of preserv-
ing health and prolonging life. 1t is of para
mount Importance to every person not only to
understand the means for the preservation of
health, but also to know what remedies should
be employed for the alienation of the common
ailments of life. Not that we would advise
every man under all circumstances to attempt
to be his own physician, but we entreat him to
acquire sufficient knowledge of his system and
the laws that govern it, that he may be pre-
pared to take care of himself properly, and
thereby prevent sickness and prolong life. In
no text book will the people find the subjects
of physiology and hygiene, or the science of
life and art of preserving health, more scien-
tifically discussed or more plainly taught than
in "The Peoples Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser" by r. V. Pierce, Id, of Buffalo, N Y.
1t is volume of over nine hundred large
pages, illustrated by over two hundred and
eighty--two engravings and colored plates. is
elegantly bound in cloth and gilt and is sent,
postpaid, to any address by the author at the
low price of one dollar and fifty cents copy.
Nearly one hundred thousand copies have
already been sold, and the present edition,
which is revised and enlarged and more
especially adapted to the wants of the family,
is selling very rapidly. 1t treats of all the
common diseases and their remedies, as well as
of anatomy, physiology, hygiene, human tenn
peraments. and many other topics of great in
terest to all people, and is truly what its author
styles it, Medicine simplifed."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

Debility and health are irreconcilable condi-
tions. Weakly people, that is to say people
who lack the vitality requisite for vigorous
discharge of each and all of the bodily func-
tions, are invariably afflicted with some, though
il may be trifing, disorder of the system.
Atony, or want Of nervous and muscular
vigor, is accompanied by poverty of the blood
and ieanness. certain way to overcome it
and prevent the aggravated maladies to which
Stomach Bitters, which promote digestion and
assimilation of the food, and thus are the
means of furnishing the body with supply Of
blood of quality essential to its proper nour-
ishment. Invigoration through the instrument
tality of the matchess tonic protects the feeble
from host of bodily ills which lurk in ambush
for the debilitated. The Bitters are an article
which it is most desirable to keep constantly on
hand.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

AFTER an expt rience of over twenty
hye years, many leading physicians acknowl-
edge that the G,'defenbe,'g Mnrs1dTs Uterine
CdHloticon is the only known certain remedy
for diseases to which women are subject. The
Grdefenb'rg Vegetable Pills, the most popular
remedy of the day for biliousness, headache.
liver complaint and diseases of digestion. Sold
by all druggists. Send for almanacs. Graefen-
berg Co., New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

An exchange remarks: "The only
jokes women like to read are those which
reflect ridicule on men," eyes," adds
another exchange, "on taking up a
paper woman invariably turns to the
marriage column"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

SPRING DEBILITY, languor, lassitude, and
that low state of the system peculiar to the
springtime of the year, are Immediately relieved
by the PERUVIAN SYRUP, which supplies the
blood with its vital principal of life element
iron-infusng strength, vigor and new life
into all parts of the system. Being free from
ALCOHOL its energizing effects are not followed
by corresponding reaction, but are permanent.
Sold by all druggists. Pamphlets free.
SETH W. FowLE d Sons, proprietors, Boston.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

A little girl, named Bruins, eight years
old, was killed by the cars at Cincinnati
while trying to save her two sisters,
younger than herself, from a similar
fate. The two were playing on the rail
road track and did not notice the ap-
preaching train, when the little girl, see
ing their peril, rushed out of the house,
dragged them one after the other from
the track, but had not time to save her.
self and was almost instantly killed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

We are satisfied that Hatch's Universal Cough
Syrup is one of the most valuable cough reme-
dies that we SELL If any one in need of such
remedy will call on us, we will refer them to
those who have used and will fully corroborate
all we can say about it. We have sold it some
four years, and it has become the leading medi-
cine of its kind j. T. d H. F. WooD.
Dexter, jeff. Co. N. Y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

We should not hesitate to recommend to any
friend of ours, Parsons P,ugatire Pills: they
are scientifically prepared, and are adapted to
all the purposes of good purgatiye medicine
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

1t is said by those who know. that DooLEY &
BROTHER. the manufacturers of the Justly cele-
brated and well known Yeast Powder which
bears their name, have the largest and most
complete establishment Of the kind in the
world. The capacity of their mammoth factory
is simply marvellous, reaching the immense
quantity Of five millions of pounds annually.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

Premature loss of the hair, which is so COM
mon nowadays, may be entirely prevented by
the use of BURNETT's COCAINE
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

Decidedly the best remedy that has ever
been discovered for rheumatism, swollen or
stiff joints, flesh wounds, sprans, bruises, cuts
and burns, is JOhnSOn's Anodne Lininnent.
We use it, and always recommend it to our
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-10

Facts for those whe have been dosed,
drugged and quacked. Self-help for weak and
nervous sufferers. mformatonworth thousands
to those out of health. The new Health Jour
nal that teaches all, sent free. Address, Elec-
trio Quarterly, Cincinnati, O.