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THE
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was the first paper established
t., mere nearly q century ago, and il now
IN the sd year Of existence under its present
ttle It has always been well sustained
oy the most substantial portion
of the people.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20
The S0cratic Method.

AS every one knows, who knows any
thing of the tricks and manners of Soc
rates, that remarkable philosopher never
convcrsed except by asking questions.
[, he wanted to express the opinion that
Xantippe had put too much lard in the
pie-crust, he would begin by propound
ing to her a series of seemingly irrele-
want questions, with the view of ulti-
mately leading her into an inadvertent
admission of the evils of excessive lard.
His famous conversation with Alcibi-
AIDES, in the course of which he convinced
the latter of the non-existence of his
dog, furnishes a fair example of what
we have come to call the Socratic
method; and, as the dialogue has never
been translated into English, brief ex-
tract from it will not be out of place
here:
S.-They tell me, oh, Alcibiades, that
you have cut off your dogs tail. "
Alt is true, oh, Socrates; 1 did it
with my battle-ax. 4
S.-What is dog? Is it an animal
with four legs and tail?
A.-You say truly.
S.-Then your dog is not dog, for
he is an animal with four legs, yet with
out tail
Al see that must admit it.
S.-But you will also admit that neith-
er among Greeks, nor yet among bar
barians, is there an animal which, hav-
ing four legs, has no tail.
Again thou sayest what nobody
denies of.
S.-How then can you claim that you
have the very animal which does not
exist a?
A.-By Zeus, make no such claim.
S.-Then you see you have no dog.
1t was by this method of cross-ques-
tioning that Socrates achieved tre-
mendous reputation. 1t is to be regret
ted that in his later years he did not ad-
here to his early custom of always hav-
ing three or four persons about him
whose business it was to admit every
thing. Unfortunately, lie fell into the
habit of asking everybody questions, in
consequence of which his long suffering
fellow-citizens had to kill him.-Ne,O
York Times.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20
How to be Welcome.

What a ceremonlous affair we make
of receiving company Too many of
us lose all sense of being at home the
moment a stranger crosses our threshold,
and he instantly feels himself to be
mere visitor-nothing more-and acts
accordingly. The man who knows how
to "drop in" of an evening, draw up
his chair to the hearth, as if it were his
own, and fall into the usual evening
routine of the household as if he were
member of it-how welcome he always
is The man who comes to stay under
your roof for a season, and who, without
being intrusive or familiar. makes you
feel that he is sat home" with you,
and is content in his usual fashion of
occupation-how delightful a guest he
is And the house-ah, how few of
them Into which one can go for day
or a week and feel sure that the family
routine is in no wise altered, the family
comfort is no wise lessened, but on the
contrary, increased by ones presence -
what Joy it is to cross their thresholds
What harbors of refuge they are to the
weary wanderers What sweet remin-
iscences they bring to tae lonely and
| homeless
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20
Items OF Interest.

When is a mans face like the Atlantic
ocean? When it's miles across.
The four boxes that rule the world
The ballot box, the jury box, the car.
fridge box and the bandbox.
This years peach crop aggregates in
value the sum of So, 400, 900, of which
the Maryland and Delaware growers net
81, 800, 0,0O0.
In England the noblest peers in the
realm feel pride in their connection
with agricultural pursuits. The Prince
of Wales is frequent exhibitor at
county fairs.
The man who made shoe for the foot
of mountain is now engaged ON n hat
for the head of discourse, after which
he will manufacture q plume for Cen
eral Intelligence.
Rev. D. N. Bentley, OF Norwich, Ct,
who is ninety-two years old, has
preached seventy. five years, having
married five hundred couples and offici-
ated at three thousand funerals, but has
never received any remuneration for
preaching OF burying the dead.
Queen Victoria finds India shaws most
attractive, and has collection worth
hundreds of thousands of pounds, in
Guiding shawls the art of making which
has long been lost-besides all the finest
and most delicate marvels of the India
looms of the present day, including
webs of golden thread and embroidered
with diamonds and pearls.
One hundred pounds of butter con-
tain ten pounds of water; the same
quantity of bacon contains twenty-five
pounds of water; similar quantities of
cheese contain thirty pounds; of eggs,
seventy-two pounds; of lean of meat,
seventy three pounds; of fowl, seventy
three pounds of fish, seventy-four
pounds, and of milk, eighty-six pounds
of water.
Two men were riding in the cars on
the Danbury railway the other morning,
when one asked the other if he bad n
pleasant place of residence. "Yes, "
was the reply; "we have seven nice
rooms over a store" cover store |!
l should think that would be a quiet
place" "Oh it is quiet enough. The
folks don't advertise. "Ah 1 see, y
said his friend, in a tone Of relief
| Daaba1Y NetUs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20
A Just Judge.

A correspondent at Hot Springs, Ark, ,
writes This corporation has model
mayor-one who enforces the law against
all offenders impartially, and who sees
the Roman father and goes one better;
for, while the historic parent passed
Judgment upon his own offspring,
Mayor Il. F. Linde, of Hot Springs, in
vokes the penalty of the law upon him
self. This morning, repairing to the
executive Office, where number of evil
doers were awaiting trial, he calmly
opened court in the usual form, and
called the first case ON his docket: "T.
F. Linde, for violating ordinance No.
10," and propounded the query,
"Guilty or not guilty?" responding
promptly, in the character of the ac-
cused, "Guilty, your honor" +" The
prisoner is fined $5 and COSTS" said Mr..
Linds, as Judge, and entered the record
upon his book. Having thus disposed
of his own case, he passed on to those OF
other offenders against the laws, to
whom he meted justice in doses accord,
ing to their deserts.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20
NO.. 81;
Golden Thoughts.

1t is only those that have done nothing
who fancy they can do everything.
The worst kind of men are those who
do not care when men see them doing
wrong.
A man who has so long to fight against
misfortune, wants strength to meet
sudden kindness.
The world is but one great family.
What. then, is this narrow selfishness in
us, but relationship remembered, against
relationship forgot?
"Lecture on 'Fools'-Admit one,
was the inscription on card OF admls-
sion to discoures by Western clergy
man the other evening.
The formation and steady pursuit of
some particular plan of life has justly
been considered as one of the most
permanent sources of happiness.
There was never, in any age of the
world, either philosopher or sect, or law
or discipline, which did so highly exalt
the public good as the Christian faith.
The "golden everlasting chain "
described by Homer as reaching from
heaven to earth, and embracing the
whole moral world, was no fable. The
chain is love.
He seldom lives frugally who lives by
chance Hope is always liberal, and
they that trust to her promises make
little scruple of revelling to-day on the
profits of tomorrow.
Human life defined by line is as
uncomfortable as would be human
figure defined by a wire. One prefers a
1,++1o e@ oh ~ xrh homo mt
out wondering hand.
We strive as hard to hide our hearts
from ourselves as from others, and al
ways with more success, for in deciding
upon our own case we are both Judge,
| Jury and executioner; and when sophis-
| try cannot overcome the first, OF hattsr
the second, self-love is always ready to
defeat the sentence by bribing the third.
Women often fancy themselves to be
in love when they are-not. The love of
being loved, fondness of fattery, the
pleasure of giving pain to a rival, and
passion for novelty and excitement-are
frequently mistaken for something far
better and holier, till marriage disen-
chants the fair self-deceiver, and leaves
her astonished at her own Indifference
and the evaporation of her romantic
talents.
Act towards others as you would they
should act towards yourself 1t is the
same in life as in the midst of the waves;
for every navigator there is the same
sea, the same tempests, the same dam
gers to beware of. AS long as you are
borne on tranquil surface, help those
who have suffered shipwreck. Who can
say that you will not be overtaken by a
storm-you are not yet in port; the same
conduct that You have shown to the un-
fortunate will be shown to you by your
felluw-voyagers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20
A Wasp's Sting.

A most singular and at the same time
serious accident has occurred to a boy
named Llewellyn Griffiths, aged nine
years, residing with his parents in Roso-
mon street, Clerkenwell, London. 1t
appears that the mother of the boy gave
him his breakfast, which consisted of
milk and slices of jam and bread. While
eating the latter he gave loud scream,
and began to run about the room, evil
IDENTIFY in great pain. He then elected
the bread from his mouth, and it was
found to contain the body of wasp.
DIR. Franklin, of st. John street, was
sent for, but beforehis arrival the tongue
had swollen to such an extent as to pro-
trude from the mouth, at, the same time
so impeding the breathing as almost to
produce suffocation. DIR. Franklin at
once injected solution of ammonia in
the puncture caused by the sting. which
gradually eased the pain and reduced the
swelling; the power of deglutition, how
ever, was nearly suspended.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20

languid, remarked that she needed q
walk, and desired her to carry little jar
of butter to old Mrs. Simpson, she mdde
no objection. The day was pleasant,
though cool, and wrapping herself in a
warm shawl of her mothers, and tying q
pink-lined hood about her face, Hetty
set off alone on her walk.
1t was rather long distance that she
had to go-out of the village and across
a field, and then by lonely pathway
lying along the foot of hill. Mrs.
Simpson kept her some time, talking !;
and it was late when the girl set out on
her return. Slowly retracing the little
pathway under the dropping beeches,
Hatty paused at the stile which led into
the open field. 1t was pleasant here.
The sun shed golden light over the
beech boughs, and a breath of spring.
time woodland fragrance foated on the
air. Somehow Hetty felt soothed, as
she resting on the stile, and looking
dreamily at the white clouds overhead.
An approaching footstep startled her.
Turning, she saw mans figure coming
along the pathway, and another glance
showed her that it was Walter Hayes.
Her heart gave a great throb and then
seemed to stand still.
He came straight toward her-his
hand extended, his lips smiling, his eyes
looking straight into her own.
Hetty!"
She leaked at him, half in hope, half
in doubt, and the color came and went
ON her face.
"Hetty-I have wanted SO much to
see YOU"
She could not mistake the sincerity of
his tone, or the look of the brown eyes ;
and she answered simply and naively:
"I thought you had forgotten me-"
Forgotten you?"
She could not have told how it hap
pened; but somehow she found herself
seated on the step of the stile with Wal
ter beside; his arm around her, and her
cheek close, all very close to his;
whilst all the world around seemed
transformed into a strange beauty and
glory. Such miracles does moment
sometimes work in our lives.
As they walked slowly homeward to-
gether, he told her how one thing and
another had prevented his seeing her;
among the rest, Bill, having confiden-
tally informed him at church, in answer
to his inquiries, that she was too sick to
come down stairs that day-a statement
which he unfortunately credited, and
when this morning he had called, and
learned from her mother where she
had gone, he had lost no time in fol-
lowing.
"But, Walter" said Hetty, hesitat-
ingly, "do you know I heard something
about you and-Mis Mitchell ?"
He laughed.
"Miss Mitchell is to be married
shortly, Hetty, to our junior partner.
She has been very kind to me, and SC
has her uncle, my employer. Indeed,
Hetty, 1 wanted to tell you of my good
fortune aud good prospects; and to asl,
you, darling, if, when -
And then the words which had been
for a whole year delayed, were spoken;
and Hetty wondered, as she came in
sight of her home, whether this could
be the same world that it had been Oh
that dark, dark day, yesterday.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20
A Terrible Shock.

The courier from Helena bearing dis
patches, reached Shaw the following
day. As the dust-covered horseman APP
preached the quarters, lady, sitting in
front of one of the cottages, with a young
babe in her arms, accosted him:
Have you news from the COM
mand ?"
eyes, madam, / bring dispatches. !"
"Tell me the news, quick.
ga battle was fought on the ninth.
Captain Logan and Lieut.. Bradley are
among the killed"
The babe dropped from the nerveless
arms and the young mother fell back in
a swoon.
1t was Mrs. Bradley, the wife of the
brave officer first to fall in the recent In
dian battle of the Big Hole.-Helen0
(Montana) Herald.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20
Eyes.

Eyes.
Sweet baby eyes,
That look around with such grave surprise,
What do you see?
A strange new world where simplest things
Engender wild imaginings
And fancies freep
A resting place that is not home,
A paradise wherein to roam
For years, may be?
Oh placid, wondering baby eyes,
The mystery that in you lies
Oft puzzles me.
Clear, boyish eyes,
Whose fearless glance unconsciously de6es
Trouble and care;
When babyhood is past and gone,
What is it that you gaze upon?
A land most fair
A sunny shore with pleasure rife;
And that great, glorious;gift Of life
'Tis bliss to share.
Oh happy, trustful, boyish eyes,
Let sages envy, fools despise,
The faith you wear.
The anxious eyes
OF manhood, slowly piercing earth's disguise,
Discover what?
That life at best is quickly done;
That hopes fulfilled and wishes won
Are dearly got
That shadows chased in headlopg haste,
And golden fruit he strove to taste,
Delight him not.
Oh restless, doubling, troubled eyes,
To learn in sorrow to be wise
Is manhood's lot.
Dim, aged eyes,
Gazing across the wreck of broken ties,
What do they see?
Bchind-doad lsay, that withered fail,
A fading wilderness. where all
Is vanity;
Bcfore-to gladden. weary sight,
A glimpse, a promise of the bright
Eternity.
oh dim and fearful aged eyes,
If waiting till that dawn shall rise
Blessed are ye!
And angel eyes,
Who have their dwelling place beyond the ske,
Vainly do We
Image the glories they must know,
Picture the pearly gates aglow-
The crystal sea.
For brightest visions mortas paint
OF that celestial country faint
Must ever be.
No pure and holy angel eyes,
We can but pray that what you Prize
Our own may see.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-05
THE BEST EVIDENCE.

The following letter from Rev. f. s. Best. Pas
of Nj. E. Church, Natick, Mass, will he read u it'll
interest by many physicians. A o those suffer-
ing from the same disease as afh cted the son o
the Rev. K. :. Best No person can doubt this
testimony, as there is no doubt about the cura-
tive powers Oh VEGETINE:
NAnCK, MASS Jan. 1, 1874
Mr.. III. Il. STEVENS: Dear Strive have good
reas fer regarding your VEGETINE medicine
of the greatest value. We feel assured that it has
been the means OF saving our sons life. he is
now seventeen years OF age; Tor the past two
years he has suffered from necrosis OF his leg,
caused by Scrofulous affection, and SO lar re-
dHced that nearly all " no saw him thought Ms
r. cOvery impossible. A council of able physl-
clans could give US bat he IaIntest hope of his
ever rallying, two of the number declaring that
he was beyond the reach of human remedies,
that even amputaton c uld not save hum. as he
had not yigor enough t. endure the operation.
just then we commenced giving HIM VEGETINE,
and from that time to the present he has been
continuously improving. He has lately resumed
his studies, thrown away his crutches and cane,
and wNlks about cheerluliy and strOng.
Though there is still some discharge from the
opening where the limb was lanced, we have the
fullest confidence that in little time he will be
perfectly cured.
lie has taken about three dozen bottles of VEG
ETINE, but lately uses but little. as he declares
that he is too well to be taking medicine.
Respectfully yours, +. S. BEST,
MRS, l.. @. +. BEST.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-05
TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. MAY 5, 1877.


A colony of two hundred families have
occurred location and lands from the
railroad, in the vicinity of Mancelona, on
the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, and
are now coming in every few days by the
car load. The above Information was
given us few days since in casual con-
versation by person who had just pass
ed through that country, and knew from
observation whereof he spoke
Only few days ago the Detroit papers
chronicled the passage through that city
of large party OF emigrants from the
vicinity of Quebec, Canada, en- route for
Manatoba. They were well equipped
with household goods and farming uten-
sils, and besides were taking with them
100000 in money.
Almost every month we read Of colo
mics settling upon the lines of the North
ern Pacific railroad or some other point.
The question is, how does it happen that
these colonies locate in tnis place or
that? 1t is not brought about without
an effort, and somebody has to make that
effort, The necessity of this country is
settlement and Improvement. There is
as good land in Cheboygan county as in
Mancelona, and as far as markets for pro-
duce is concerned, the location is far SUI
periOr. The same can be said as far as
Manatoba or any location in the west is
concerned. Why is it, then, that these
settlements have gone elsewhere ? 1t is
because efforts have been made to give
people DESTROYS of changing locations in
formation regarding them. The railroad
companies having lands for sale send in
formation regarding them all over the
world, and they are amply repaid for so
doing. Cheboygan desires settlers, and
there are hundreds Of men who would
gladly come within our borders and i'm
prove our lands if they only knew of OPP
portunities here offered. A little con-
oentration of effort on the part of those
interested, and all are, would bring them.
There are few here who have not real
lied the advantages which have already
accrued to this place from the small col
ony OF German settlers who located here
a few months since. Instead of fifteen
or twenty families, they should be in
creased to hundreds, and could be with
very little effort. But what we must do
is to send out correct information regard
ing this country. There is prevailing
opinion i'm many parts of the country
that this county is mainly swamp. This
should be dispelled, and could be if the
proper effort was made. Why not Issue
guide" similar to those issued by rail-
road companies, wherein all information
regarding the county could be condensed
and sent out to the sections from which
tides of emigration are flowing. We
must take some such measures to attract
attention TO this county, or the counties
around us will be settled long before ours.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-05
VEGETINE
PURIFIES THE BLOOD,
Renovates and lnvigorates the Whole
System.
IT'S MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE ALTERNATIVE
TONIC. SOLVENT AND DIuaETIc.

ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE ALTERNATIVE,
TONIC. SOLVENT AND DIusETIc.
VEGETtNE is made exclusively from the
juices of carefully selected barks, roots and
herbs, and SO strongly concentrated that IT will
effrctually eradicate from the system every talnt
OF Scrofula, Scrofulous Humor, Tumors, Cancer,
CanrerOus HumOr, Erysipelas, Salt Rheum.
Syphilit'c Diseases. Canker, Faintness at the
Stomach, and all diseases that arise from impure
blood. Sclatica, lnfiammatOry and Chronic
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Govt and Spinal Com
plaint'. can only be efectually cured through
the blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases of the Skin,
Pustules, Pimples, Rlotches. Bolls, letter
Scald-head and Ring-wOrm, VEGETlNE has
never failed to effect permanent cure.
For Pains in the Back, Kidney Comp aints,
Dropsy. Female Weakness, LeucUrrhea, arising
from internal liberation, and uterine diseases
and General Debility, VEG acts directly
upon the causes of these complaints. 1t invigOr
ates and strengthens the whole 81 stem, acts up-
on the seci etive organs allays inflammation, cures
liberation and reguaf es The bowels
For Catarrh, Dyspepsia, HabiLual Costiveness,
PalpltatiOn of the Heart, Headache, Piles, Ner-
vousness and t5eneral Prostitution of the Nerv us
system, no medicine has given such nerfect salts
faction as the VEGETINE. 1t purIt1es the blood,
cleans all of the organs, ard possesses q con-
trolling power over the nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected by VEGETINE
have induced many physicians and apOihecaries
whom we know to presc. ibe and use it in their
own iaml'leH.
In facs VEGETINE is the best remedy vet dis
covered for the above diseases, and it is the only
reliable BLOOD PURIFIER yet placed before
the public.