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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING.
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
No. AZ South Third Street.
Philadelphia, Aug, 14th, 1877.

MFRS J. r. KELTZ, Kersey, Elk
w Co., Pa, takes this method of an
nouncing TO the citizens of Elk
county, that she has on hand an as
sortmcnt of fashionable millinery
goods which will be sold cheap. Also
dressmaking in all its branches.
Agent for DR.. J Bail s. Co.'S Patent
Ivory and Lignum Nitm Eye Cups.
Send for descriptive circular.
n17y1.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16

The Pennsylvania railroad company
will not pay off its employees Of the
Pittsburgh division until about the
23d or 2jth of this month. The regu-
lar time for paying was on the 10th,
but the delay is caused by the fact that
all pay rolls and books Were burned in
the recent fire, and it requires n con-
siderable time to get up new ones. All
employees will be allowed full time
although many might not have made
more than half time-there being no
one to determine who worked full and
who worked part time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16

Helena, Montana, August ia
courier from General Gibbon arrived
at Deer Lodge, Montana, at $50 p. NJ.
to-day with dates to the 1lth. Glib
bon's supply train and camp was not
captured as was at first reported.
There was no fighting after the first
days battle on the 9th. Gibbon's s
losses are: Killed-Captain Logan,
Lieutenant Bradley and Bostwicll and
seventeen men and five citizens, The
wounded are General Gibbon, Captain
Williams, Lieutenants Coolidge,
Woodruff and English, the latter
seriously, besides thirty-six men and
four citizens. The Indians suffered
severely, as forty dead Indians were
counted on about one-half the battle
field. Howard had arrived and
would pursue the Indians as soon as
his command arrived. General Glib
bon would move to Deer Lodge and
take his wounded to Fort Show as
soon as medical aid and transportation
arrived. The Indians had disap-
peared, but in which direction has not
yet been learned.
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New Advertisements,
Rates Of Advertising.

Transient advertisements per square of
eight lines, one insertion 81, two inser-
tions, Sl.50, three insertions, 50.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per
year SIS.
Advertisements payable quarterly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
PIMPLES.

l will mail [Freel she recipe for prepar-
ing simple VEGETABLE BALM that will re-
move TAN, FRECKLES, PIPPLES ard
BLoTcHEs, leaving the skin soft, clear and
beautiful also instructions for producing
a auxuriant growth of hair on bald head
or smooth face. Address Ben. Vandelf 6
Co. Box 5l2l, No Wooster St., NY.
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p A T E n { S.

F. A. Lehman, Solicitor of American and
Foreign Patents, Washington, d. Z. All
business connected with Patents, whether
before the Patent Office or the Courts,
promptly attended to. No charges made
unless patent is secured. Send Tor CIR.
eular. Milf
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
| N s u r A N G. E.

The undersigned believes that he
has the principal agency in this dis
trict from the fact that he has written
nearly one thousand policies, in the
past three years. He, therefore, in
vites those having Insurance to effect
to compare rates, and companies, be-
fore making application elsewhere.
Partial list of companies.
AETNA HARTFORD. RD........................70 0OO. .O0C
NORTH BRITISH d NJ. ENGLAND. 10, ,OOJ, ,OUG
FIRE ASSOCIATION PHILA............ 4OO0,00C
GERMAN AMERICAN, n, Y............ 10000
NIAGARA, n. Y............. 25OO.O
TRAVELLERS LIFE IIARTFORD.. 1900, 900
2. b. WACHTEL, st. Marys Pa.
n7m3.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie r. r. Division
SUMMER TIME TABLE.

nN and after THURSDAY, JULY, %,
" 1877, the trains on the Philadelphia &
Erie Railroad will run as follows:
WESTWARD.
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d r 3 A n N I N G

is permanently located at the st. Charles
Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. Diseases and lie
formities of the Spine, Uterine Displace
ments Dyspepsia, Hernia and Piles sue
cessfully treated by the BANNING SIS-
TEN of Mechanical Supports. Call or
send for descriptive pamphlet, "Thc House
You Live In." Mailed Free.
y aN-10ml.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years
N from Nervous Debility, Premature De-
cay, and all the effects of youthful indiscre-
tion will, for the sake of suffering hu.
manity, send free to all who need it, the
recipe and direction for making the simple
remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers
wishing 10 profit by the advertisers ex'
per,ence can 60 so by addressing in perfect
JOIN B. OGDEN,
AZ CEDAR St., New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
GARDEN SEEDS.
New Varieties of Flower and Vegetable


Don't write to your member Of congress,
who is flooded with applications for seeds
hut obtain the same Varieties, and all the
new ones, by ordering from the undersigned
Beside my own specialties | am prepared
to furnish any kind Of seed from any cata
logue at q discount Of ten Per cent from
list prices. For the convenience of those
who want an assortment have prepared
two collections. No consists Of Is varie
ties of choicest Flower seeds n complete
hower garden, price 81. No. comprises
a complete collection of Vegetable seeds
for small family garden, price $50.
Packages Of the two sets con biued for 81. 90
Sent postpaid to any address Oh receipt of
price. The seeds in these collections
would cost double the money, made up in
separate orders or purchased of any dealer.
Il. l., SMITH,
734 18th STREET, Washington, D. C.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16

NO ULD 60 TO NEW YORK
CITY RATHER THAN BE
JPITHO UT TT.
Especially in the Spring, Summer
and early Autumn all people who lack
appetite and feel feeble, should use
DR.. Fenner's Capitol Btters.
Here is what man says of it who
has learned its value.
Weseyvile Pa, July 25th. 1872.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Fenncr, Fredonia, N. Y.-Dear
Sir-I have been using your Capitol Bitters,
and desire to say that / have never found a
remedy heretofore that possessed such
strengthening and inyigorating qualities. II
produces appetite and health; thus guarding
the system against the prevalent diseases of
the season-at the same time that it is pleas
ant, warming and agreeable to take. No
labOrinG man or woman should risk them
selves against the numerous causes of disease
all the time operating upon them, without
guarding themselves by the occasional use
of n bottle or SO of this wonderful efficient
remedy. l would go to New York city for
Capitol Bitters rather than be without it
when needed. Yours truly, L. GOTHEM.
For sale by dealers in medicine.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
LANDS FOR SALE.
100000 ACRES IN
~ Southwest Missouri

First class Stock farms, excellent Agri.
cultural Lands and the best Tobacco region
in the West Short Winters, no grasshop-
pers. orderly society, good markets and a
healthy country. Low Prices Long
Credit
Free transportation from st, Louis to the
lands furnished purchasers. For further
information, address A. L. DEANE,
Land Commissioner ST. Louis d; San
Francisco Ry. Co. N. W. cor. Fifth ard
Walnut Streets, ST. Louis, No.
n26ml-lAin.
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Going West.

A COLONY OF UNEMPLOYED BALTI-
MORE woRKMEN 10 EMIGRArE TO
KANSAS.
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Office, over Powell & Kiluc's store, Main street,
The Osceola times., 1877-04-28
WII.ussIlT.

Oft as thy thoughts are over proud fnd CAV
With pomps Of life and glories of the world,
Or sorrows knotted serpents round thee curld
Fetter thine arms, and eat thy heart away,
Turn back and look upon he solemn Past
Think thou what all hath been what all shall be
Those pale gray hues Of our Mortality
Are joys that faded, woes that could not last.
stand thou on Memory's peak al set OF Day.
And in the dusky air, 'twixt Noon and Night
Which is the funeral torch. and which the light
That goes before the bridal canst thou say?
As moonit gardens with their alleys gray
Invite more lovers than the glorious Morn;
As the bright Champaign with its waved corn
Into soft seas Of azure dies away;
As mountains with their pinnacle OF icc,
As barren crsgs M with the flame Of Even.
Look beautiful, and stars come forth in Heaven
When day no longer dazzles In the skies;
As unseen volets yield their rares balm,
As trumpet notes wax sweet upon the wind,
As lovely coors float before the blind
As terrent waters from afsr look calm
So Joy grows tender, Sorrows self IL mild,
Forgotten voices sweet as music seem,
And stormy troubles quiet as dream,
And Good and Ill., old foes, seem reconciled,
-Frcffrick TeanysoH in Chdring Cross Maga.in
The Osceola times., 1877-04-28
TIE EAST.

In reference to an intimation that the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad is cutting rates
from Chicago, in violation of the recent
agreement between the trunk lines, Receiver
Jewett, THE Erie railroad, in reply to ques,
tions on the subject said that he had re
ceived no information indicating that the
Baltimore and Ohio managers had violated
the compact, and he did not believe they had
done go.
DR.. r. II. Green, of Hoosick, New
York, was thought to be dead, and his body
was placed in the vault about three weeks
ago. AS he had narrowly escaped burial
while in a trance several years since, his
wife was requested to witt his body until no
doubt Of his death existed. ltis now stated
that on Saturday the nth, signs of life were
noticed aud his body was removed from the
vault The attending physicians pronounce
the case one of suspended animation.
Major Reno, recently tried by court
marshal on the charge of insulting the wife
OF brother officer and sentenced to be dis.
missed from service, has forwarded to the war
department request for delay in the presen.
tation OF the case to the president, claiming
that he has additional evidence which will
tend to mitigate the sentence. The request
4as been granted.
The board of directors of the Rock Is
lad railroad at a meeting on the 18th au.
thoNed the vice.presdent and the treas
A. 4
toty',ear bonds until April 25th They
als' objected that the forty thousand two
hulNed shares OF stock IN the company's
treasry shall be transferred into the names
OF Ni@Presideut David Dows and Treasurer
,3l-a&--stil the legal authority, which they
say is now wanting, can be obtained to can.
eel these shares.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
TH y NOU1 n.

a lobster and an oyster, both petrified
were found eighteen feet below the surface
rock quarry, near Cape Fear river
North Carolina.
A Gagged rattlesnake fifteen years old
six or seven feet long, and as large around
as boys leg, was the attraction at Jackson
vile, Fla, last week.
They are still troubled at Atlanta over
the shower of "webbfooted birds of large
size and tropical appearance" which oc.
Cured Sunday morning
Columbus (Ga.) Times: The grass
boppers which visited us Friday night, when
compared with the grasshoppers which in>
Tested the northwestern states of Missouri,
Kansas and Iowa, are found to be greatly
dissimilar From some specimens sent from
Iowa to Judge Brooks, the grasshoppers of
these parts are only an inch in length and of
dull reddish color, while ours are three
times the length of the former, and exactly
like the common grasshopper of the fields
The St. Augustine (Fla.) Press says:
Last week a school of sharks came into port
and "made it lively" for the fishermen.
They could be seen jumping from out the
water during the day, number of which
never went back. A large one-eight and a
half feet in length-a splendid sample of
the man.eater," was hookad by Mrs. DR..
Parker, and with the a, sistance of the party
was hauled ashore. II it had been a regular
woman.eater, the lady would have been in
bad predicament
While the family of w. G. Pelham, a
gentleman living about two miles from
Maysyille, Ky, were at supper, a well.dressed
rather good looking man entered the room
suddenly, and leyeling revolver at Mr..
Pelham's head, demanded his money. On
being told by Mr., Pelham that he had none,
he insisted that there was money in the
house, and he was determined to have It,
Patham offered to go for it, hoping to get
his pistol which was in another room; but
the stranger refused to allow him to leave
the apartment, and sent in his stead Mrr.
Pelham, who returned with pocket.book
containing a small amount of money. The
man took il and hurriedly made his escape
from the premises. Mr.. Pelham and the
officers Of Maysvlle are on the trail of the
robbcr.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-28

THE neglect of Capt Mares to issue
lime Juice rations to the sledpe parties
OF the arctic expedition is -till the theme
of much discussion in the English news
papers. The Sanitary Record approves
the opinion of Surgeon Colan, that II
anything should have been omitted. the
run and not the lime juice should have
been left behind. Capt. Mares admit.
that in a future case of the kind he
would certainly so modify the arrange
ments as to admit of sending lime juice. "
Punch takes hand IN the controversy
with the suggestion that an agreeable
way to "modify the arrangements y
would be to send both the rum and the
lime-iuice, with little sugar. The re.
suit wsuld be punch in the polar re
gioDs.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-28
THE WEST,

The trouble which has existed in the
roling.mill at Springfield, Ill for some
days between the company and the men in
regard to wages, has been settled. The men
acceded in the main to the wishes of the
company, ard the company arranged some
minor details in accordance with the wishes
Of the men.
Tie general freight agents of the trunk
lines, on the 10th, fixed as basis for the
rates on live stock between Chicago and
New Iork-forty five cents on hogs and tifty
cents on cattle, with difference of two
cents in favor of Philadelphia, and three
cents in favor of Baltimore. Rates to 9th er
points unchanged.
Two men named Tate and Dodson, of
Cincinnati, attempted to settle quarrel over
woman by fighting duel on the 10th, back
of Ludlow, Kentucky. The principals were
IN earnest and exchanged two shots, but the
seconds had omitted the bullets, and no dam
age was done. No arrests.
1t is now ascertained beyond doubt
'h"t 'h' sinNShoppe' Eggs III tue 4 ort Scot
(kinsls) section are unproductive. Careful
experiments have been made, and in addi
ton to this the weather has been warn
enough the past few days to have hatchee
them by the million, but not one of the pest
can be found. Farmers are jubilant, aud
big crop of everything is looked for in south
ern Kansas.
A force of about one hundred and fift,
men began work again at the Southern he
tel ruins on the 18th, and shortly after th
dody of a woman was found on the Fourt
street side of the hotel but it was 30 muc
burned aud dis6gured that II could not
recognized. Il was taken to the morgue t
await further Developments. Tie board {
police commissioners has held a specii
meeting, at Y '-h there was full discussio
regarding 4 rysaCe Of whic
The Osceola times., 1877-04-28

lowed The wall toward the west, and then
turned the corner, and entered the
dining.room. The smoke now began to
be less dense, and breathing gradually
became more easy. The rest Of the
journey was soon made. Arriving at the
Elm-street side, he found ladder and
descended, and was soon in the midst Of
the crowd on the street.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-28

was that the most thorough investigation
into the cause of the fire and its manage
ment should be made. A resolution WIS
adopted tending the coroner the use of the
officers and the police department in making
his investigation into the matter.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-28
THE FIRE AT ST. LOUIS.
Personal Expe fences and Iueroism The
Narrow Escape Of Nate ClnAton.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE-MR. FoRDs STATE
MINT

st. Louis correspondent Chicago
Times: The fire had its origin in the
store.room under the Office. There seems
to no reason to doubt that further. The
flames had communicated well among
combustible material in that place and
had almost reached the elevator before
anybody had observed them. The dis
e2SeEy SIX seems to have ,bsp bessp Wsdfoflmtht
night clerk, at the time on duty in the
Office, and two or three of the other cm-
ployes. Mr.. Ford makes the following
statement: ! was standing behind the
counter transferring the names to the
ledger when smelled something like wool
burning. | said TO a one-legged fellow
that was on the outside of the counter,
" | smell something like wool, aud then
he said he did, toe. turned right
around to the back window, only a step
off, and opened it. The whole back
part of the hotel was ablaze, and / saw
at once there was no hope to save the
place. turned right around again and
turned the district fre-alarm, and then
sent one of the bell-boys out with fire.
alarm key to turn on a general alarm.
| then sent five men up through the
hstel to wake up everybody, and myself
stood in the rotunda and yelled fre as
| loud as | could over and over again.
could save nothing but the office books,
and came near not saving them. The
sale was already locked, and everything
in it Is now probably do good as ever.
In two minutes after the alarm of fire
was given in the house, the steps leading
down TO the Office floor rwere filed with tht
novel guests and employee, but all eere-'
WAS cut off by the smoke. Tue Iact OF
it is, the VIII thipS was NE os9A-.
: ladies' down eeeipr oil s-ceut stala
E ors1sow went mp BENIN
The Osceola times., 1877-04-28
MR.. AND MRs. GERLICH.

consul here, and his wife, jumped out OF
a third story window on to the east
porch, and both sustained serious inju
ries, Mr.. Gerlich breaking his left leg,
and Mrs. Gerich injuring her spine.
Mr.. Gerlich succeeded Robert Rart to the
consulship here, and received his appoint
ment from Bismarck some two weeks
ago.
Mr.. AUsTIN's ESCAPE.
Mr.. Austin, one of the hotel clerks,
also had very narrow escape. He was
sound asleep in the sixth story. of the
building when the alarm was turned on,
and when awakened by the shrieks of
the women in the Railways and adjoin.
ing rooms nearly every avenue of escape
was cut off. Fortunately for Mr.. Aus
tin, he knew the Railways and stairways
of the hotel almost as well in the dark
and smoke rs under the m ~ favorable
circumstances, and 1t wAs this that en-
abled him 20 crawl along the floor and
sl,de down the hansters to the second
story. Before leaving his room be had
the plecaurtlS,vc ,opttset tosel 'ss about seou,
sis s r'ty l. Ten copies, on .ne S;m "etUuo tTam
barles MI ,~- n sufIacate ar
,r,lio,ryil UAl l. Lr space -ur
rounding 1 One copy, one Z :. h, made q,
vexR litst, o,o robv. SIX nv .Hrt' .nh
The Morning herald., 1877-09-10

SOME interesting observations have been
made by NJ. Wartha, on the influence of
pressure on combustion. He observed the
burning of six stearine candles in free air,
and in an iron case under pressure of 1856
atmospheres. They burned under the pres
sure with fame of three and one-haf to
four and three-fourths inches long, and
gave much smoke; their luminous power
diminished, while the fame assumed vel
lowish-red color The decrease of weight
after one hour of burning was found to be
less than in burning in free air. This last
result is opposed to the well-known obser-
vatlons of Frankland, who has affirmed that
the consumption of the burning material of
candle, or the like is not perceptibly de-
pendent on the pressure of the medium in
which the combustion occurs NJ. Wartha
further put candle to burn under an air
pump receiver, with special apertures, and
with increasing rarefaction, the fame was
seen to enlarge, and its luminous power
to diminish. At pressure of three and
one-haf inches-the greatest rarefaction
produced-the luminous power was quite
gone, and the flame, which had now as
sumed threefold size, appeared to consist of
an inner bluish-green cone with violet
sheath and weakly violet mantle. The
diminished luminosity in this case is due to
the fact that, under less pressure, less of
the products of combustion are separated
in the form of SCOT.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-10
A LADY IN A SMOKING CAR.

Lovely woman has asserted her inallien-
able right to ride in q smoking car and en-
Joy her cigar like man. Not long ago, a
lady, well-dressed and not particularly
coarse-looking, got on the river train be-
tween St. Paul and Hastings, and marched
into the smoking car. The editor of the
Rochester Herald courteously suggested
that she might find it unpleasant to ride in
the gentlemen's car. "How selfish these
men are," was the retort. "They never
want Lady to enjoy what they do them
selves" Then seating herself at her ease
by an open window, she drew from a
neat little case cigar, and soon was putting
away with tranquil expression on her face.
A man who had been drinking considerable
beer sat down beside her, rolled up his coat
sleeves, bit off the end of cigar, and asked
her for light. She gave him match,
and interested herself in the scenery. Her
fellow traveller now sought to entertain her
with few remarks on the weather, brands
of cigars, business prospects and other
matters. Lovely woman fell back in good
order upon her dignity. "Your are getting
impertinent, sir. 1t is none of your bust
ness where am from, or where I am
going to. I have the same right to sit
here that you have, and if you don't be-
have yourself, I shall speak to the con-
ductor."
The Morning herald., 1877-09-10

IT is st ated that NJ Toselli to whose in
yentive fertility is due some of the most
ingenious apparatus yet contrived for sub
marine engineering, proposes to utilize the
fresh water springs at the bed of the ocean
for the construction of mid-sea watering
stations. The arrangement is, in effect, a
portable artesian well, and consists of a
heavy bell, sunk inverted over the spring,
and carrying one end of an elastic tube, the
other end of which passes through hollow
buoy at the sea level, and delivers the fresh
water at height corresponding to that of
the source of the spring. The inventor
states that when he has been exploring the
bed of the sea he has noticed water bub-
bling up through the sand, and on one oc.
casion, in the harbor of Marseilles, he per-
formed the interesting operation of measur-
ing the temperature of thermal spring,
over which his "talpa marina was sus.
pended Some experimental illustrations
in this line are promised to take place at
The Paris Exhibition year hence.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-10

IT would seem that the process Of hard.
ening, tempering and pressing glass, de.
vised by NJ. Siemens, the Dresden manu-.
facturer, is likely to become Of more practi.
cal utility than that Of M. Bastie. This
method consists in heating and then sud.
denly cooling the glass to be hardened and
tempered; but when the articles are such as
ere usually moulded, the hardening and
tempering are accomplished at the same
time as the pressing--that is, the molten
glass is run into suitable moulds, and while
still highly heated, is squeezed, the moulds
naYing the effect of giving the necessary
cooling without resofting to the liquid bath
Of NJ. Bastie. The material employed for
these noulds depends Oh the nature and
thickness of the glass. In ordinary prac-
ice, however, it is found that cast iron
moulds maintained at temperature of
boiling water or thereabout, and earthen-
ware moulds kept quite cool, yield very
satisfactory results. The liquid glass may
be conveyed direct into the moulds, or may
be taken from the melting-furnace on the
blowers pipe and shaped in the mould, but
it is preferable to heat the articles after
shaping, before pressing and cooling them.