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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
HydrOphobia and Sphz Dogs.

Hydrophobia as cause of death APP
pears to have greatly increased in Eng
land as well as III the United States with
in recent years. In the five years ending
with 1864 there was an average of four
cases year; in the five years ending
with 1874 the average was forty-three
cases a year, and it is thought that it has
been still worse in 1875 and 1876. For
a disease to suddenly increase in so great
Il degree as this implies necessarily the
operation of some very effective cause
not in operation in the earlier years, and
when an increase 50 great is observed i'll
countries so widely separated as Englan
and the United States all causes related
to climate and to communication of the
virus from one to another are OF course
excluded. But if we find active in each
country recently introduced agent ca
pable of originating the disease we may
conclude with reasonable certainty that
that is the cause of its increased prevail
ence. In either country this reasoning
points to the Spitz dog as the offender.
In England, as well as in the United
States, this animal is OF recent introduce
ton. But he has another name. He is
called III England the Pomeranian dog.
This is because he was first known in
Europe as coming from Pomerania, but
he had reached Pomerania previously
! from some of the neighboring Scandina-
vian or Russian countries toward the
Arctic circle.
q" In this country the date of his intro
duction cannot be definitely fixed, but if
there were any specimens brought earlier
than the return of Kane's expedition
there is no record of it, So far as known
his spread through the country is due to
the specimens brought by that expedi-
ton. In the case of each country the
great increase of hydrophobia is coeval,
not perhaps with the introduction, but
certainly with the extensive distribution
of this animal. Hydrophobia seems to
be bred out eventually in countries
where the animals are removed from pos
sible contact with others in a wild state.
In France and Germany it is constant,
for there the starved wolves come down
in winter and bite the dogs. In England
it was comparatively unknown Il few
years since, as shown by the statistics
quoted above, and III the United States
it was the same. But the introduction
of IN animal only removed by slight diff
ferences from his condition in wil6
state, and great change of climate, witt
its peculiar effect on his nervous sys
TEN, have suddenly revived an old evil
which will continue to trouble us till VT
exterminate this species of dog.-Ne1t
York Herdld.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
A TALK WITH SENATOR FERRY.
Refusing to Define his Position with Re-
spcct to the Electoral Count.


Mr.. Ferry, president pro tenn. of the
United States Senate, said in CONVERSE
ton that he had not indicated to any
person his intentions in regard TO count
ing the electoral votes. He had. how
ever, decided views as to what his duty
as president of the Senate was, and said
that he should endeavor to fulfill that
duty honestly and conscientiously He
had declined repeatedly to be interviewed
and would not authorize any one to speak
for him. When told that u senator had
said that in no event would the president
of the Senate assume to count the votes,
and refuse to entertain any objections
coming from member of the House in
the joint convention, Mr.. Ferry said |:
"What would he have the president of
the Senate do? Let the country go to
the dogs?"
Mr.. Ferry went on to say that he
hoped that the joint committee of the
Senate and House would agree upon
some plan of counting the votes which
would be satisfactory to both parties.
He insisted that he had made fair COM
mittee on the part of the Senate, and in
stanced Ednunds and Morton, who, he
said, did not agree ON the question of
how the votes should be counted. He
intimated that he had placed Mr. Logan
on the committee partly for personal rea-
sons. He said he was very anxious that
Logan should be returned to the Senate,
and that he thought that by placing him
on this committee he would have an OPP
portunity to aid himself i'll his coming
senatorial contest. He intimated also
that Mr.. Randall had not acted fairly in
making up the House committee, mas
much as he had placed Mr.. Willard on
it, who was quite certain to act with the
Democrats. Hepointed ont the fact also
that there was no Southern representa-
tive on the House committee, while he
had placed Mr.. Ransom ON the Senate
committee because he was man of
ability, and was representative South
ern man.
Mr.. Ferry defended his action in re-
fusing to give receipts to the messengers
bearing returns from Florida, Louisiana
and South Carolina. and said that he had
done SO because he did not want even to
appear to PREJUDICE the case by giving II
certificate to one messenger i'll those
States and refusing it to another. He
/ intimated, however, that i'll doing this. he
/ by no means intended TO say that the Re-
publican returns were not the true ones
1t must be borne in mind that Mr.
Ferry is a candidate for reelection to the
Senate, and it is possible that this fact
causes him to be so reticent on the sub
iect OF counting the electoral votes. He
says, however, that he has no doubt of
his reelection, and he will not even go
home during the holidays to look after
his canvass, feeling quite certain that his
( friends will take care of him. 1t was his
duty, he said, to remain in Washington
! and receive the returns from the elector-
/ al colleges, and added that he was keep
ing these very valuable documents i'll a
very secure place in his personal GUS
tody, and that he hadnot divulged to any
person where or how he was keeping
! them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
Would Have No More of Ii,

The Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise SAYS
that Il young scapegrace in that city. who
had left his parental roof in New York
under n cloud in 1865, concluded to
put up job on the old gentleman and
make a raise" He accordingly tele-
graphed to his father in New York:
"MR. -: Your son Walter was
killed in the Con. Virginia this morning
by falling cage. What shall we do
with the remains? NJ. L. BARKER"
Almost Immediately n telegraphic
order came for $50 and the larconic re-
ply: " Bury them" The fictitious NJ.
i. Barker seized the $50 and went on
spree, and few weeks afterward wrote
to his father over his real name as fol-
lows
DEAR FATHER / have Just learned
that an infamous scoundrel named Bark
er sent you a fictitious account of my
death and swindled you out of $780, He
also borrowed $S5 from me and left the
country. ] write to inform you that l
am yet alive, and long TO see the old pa
rental roof again. am in somewhat re-
duced circumstances, the accumulatisn
of the last five years having been lost
disastrous stock operation-and if you
would spare me 5000 / will be evel
thankful for your favor Give my love
to all. Your affectionate son,
WALTER"
A few days later the young man re.
ceived the following:
"MY DEAR SoN 1 have buried YOU
once, and that's an end of it. / decline
having any more transactions with 6
corpse. Yours in the flesh, FATHER"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

My son, my son." mildly exclaimed
a reproving mother, according to the
Burlington 1owa) Hawkcyc, "untie
that cat from the gate latch, take in that
rope you've stretched across the side
walk, let your little sister out of the
woodshed, unfasten the cellar door and
let the hired girl come up and get to her
work, take that sign Of boarders want
ed off Mr. Posonby's front door, let
Mr., Jasper's dog ont Of that barrel,
throw that paper Of gunpowder i'll your
pocket out into the street, and then come
here and tell me where you were Friday
and Saturday that you weren't at school,
The boy said he wasn't prepared to an
swer just then, but he would insist on
throwing out the report of the school
teacher on the ground that he (the boy)
had been unduly intimidated from at
tending school by the terror of long,
hard lessons, and further by the practice
of bulldozing i'll the parish, as he could
establish by trustworthy witnesses.
Pending the decision of the board he
filed number of protests, buthis mother
pronounced his attitude revolutionary
and sent to his fathers office for troops,
which arrived about teatime, and the
local government was at once supported
and ordered enforced, and as the boy
went up to bed without any supper, and
in custody of the troops, the throes of a
free people, struggling in the iron grasp
of domestic despostism, could be heard
away down on the next street, where the
other boys were lifting gates off their
hinges and carrying them down to the
creek
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
Indecent Publications.,

On this subject the ChriStian OJscrcer
says We have more than once called at
tention to the efforts made by au organ
ization of gentlemen in New York city
and Brooklyn, formed to put an end to a
business of which it is almost a shame to
speak, but which has gained fearful III
huence within the most sacred precincts
of our social life. We allude to the
society for the suppression of vice, or
ganized to break up the traffic in indecent
books and pictures. One who has not
seen the statistics and heard from the
officers Of this society an account Of the
methods and means by which this in
famous business is prosecuted, can have
no conception of its magnitude and of the
extent to which it has been carried ON
among the youth of both sexes, in homes
and in schools, throughout the country.
The most shocking revelations have been
made from time to time by the arrest of
guilty parties, who have had their agen-
cies secretly at work wherever children
and youth were to be found, not excepting
the purest homes or the best of schools.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
How Interest Grows.

A case fell under our observation q
few days ago wherein certain parties con-
tracted debt of $40, and from time to
time the interest was added until the
amount was $20952. Then mortgage
of sixty acres of land was given to secure
payment A few days ago the debtors
made sale of forty acres at $500, and
paid off the debt, which then amounted
TO S234.66 which had grown from the
original one of $40. The party who held
the mortgage was rather miserly in his
way, and the parties owing the debt may
certainly be thankful that they escaped
with even small part of their former
home
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
I'he Yield of Silver.

From the report Of an English parGa-
mentary committee, which during the
current year has made an exhaustive ex-
animation of the subject, it appears that
within the past fifteer years the annual
production of silver has increased from
forty-fye millions of dollars to seventy
millions. Adding to this production the
sums which have been thrown upon the
market by the action of Germany, Aus
tria, Italy, and the scandinavian States,
the aggregate for the period Of four
years between 1872 and 1875 inclusive
being three hundred and seventy-three
millions. The principal consumers are
Russia, England, Spain, France and the
United States, India, China, Japan and
the East generally. Among them these
have taken three hundred and sixty
eight millions, of which amount India is
estimated to have absorbed only forty
five millions, about one-half the amount
taken in the previous four years. The
position of France is exceptional. Since
the recent war her imports of silver have
exceeded her exports to no smaller an
amount than one hundred and sixty
eight millions of dollars.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
An Indian Dust Storm.

,,;ot =. nis an. clever account of Bannu. dis
IL 1,,nt ~ % tie Punjaub, ,,Thorburn describes
,rot sVrm on the great plain of Mar
&c. !" phenomenon Of such imposing
10Y Sc 'lin r grandeur as to be well dese.y-
lmS ~ tt'e important position lately ac-
rulueu IL, by American scholars. AMONG
'"e great geological agents.
Marwat, the bed of an ancient lake
Is now a vast treeless plain of undulot,
lLg, sandy down, bordere,l bv n region
vi SOFT loamy clay, deeply fuirowed bv
Watercourses, and oyerlaid NV n lover of
8Tavel and smooth, rounded stones. call
ea " hell stones by the people. because
A. Al 'Lelr aG olack and scorched appearance
Li iIe enect, probably, of natural sand
,,na. s' aoSrltion: Seen in autumn or in Il
Ee,r OF drought, it appears a bleak,
iIwi,ig wilderness, fit home for the
wsiansenng, heat laden dust storms that
oiVei sweep across its surface in the hot
.:; ..u:onIns; but i'll late spring, after few
.iIeiy y showers, it presents an intermin-
a3le sea of wheat, the vivid green of
% ~hleh gives place here and there to
sele''ks and patches of dark shaded
The approach of a dust storm over this
NNo III tile ury season, and witnessed
rom one of its boundary hills, is, grand
ana impressive sight. At first but a
speck on the distant horizon, it rapidly
eionlgates until it stretches from east to
west, mighty, threatening wall thous-
ana ana feet high and thirty miles in length.
Nearer and nearer it comes, phantom
IKE, its rushing noise being inaudible to
the spectator. Now one wing is pushed
forward, now another, nearer still and
now the birds--kites, vultures, and a
stray eagle or two--circlng it, front are
visible, and one by one the villages at the
toot OF the hillsare enveloped and hidden
from the eye few minutes more and
the summit of Shekhbudin, till then
bathed in sunshine and sleeping in the
sultry stiffness of the June morning is
shrouded in yellow, scudding clouds.
Vanished is the grandeur of the scene III
moment, and nought remains but the
sitting, begriming dust, flying and eddy
ing about in all directions, penetrating
everywhere. Outside nothing can be
seen but n darkness which can be felt
and nothing is audible but the whistling
OF the wind and the Tapping of bungalow
chicks but inside the lamps are lighted,
and a quarter of an hour is idly passed.
until the storm, which generally expends
its fury on the hillsides, subsidies OF pass
nS on
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
A Hard Position.

Frank McGraw, the brakeman on the
New York Central railroad who, by neg
lecting to flag the train, caused the acci-
dent at Looneyville, whereby Benjamin
Woodwork lost his life, has been ar
rested On charge of manslaughter, the
coroner's jury having rendered verdict
charging McGraw with negligence. Mr..
McGraw testified that he had no sleep
during that week except such as he
snatched at times in his caboose, and had
not had his clothes off for seven days;
that the last run he made was of twenty
three hours duration; that the storm
was binding, and he left the track in a
benumed condition, entering the caboose
to keep from freezing, being exhausted
by..hard and continuous labor; that he
was loollingsout OF the caboose window
as the train passed, but was too late to
prevent the accident. He was admitted
to bail in the sum Of 81 900.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
RenefnctOrs Of Science.

Paris is to have new society, to be
called the " Societe lie Autopsie Mutu-
elle," the members of which are by mu-
tual agreement, and by properly exc
cuted will and testament, to leave their
bodies after death at the disposal of the
society for dissection, with the view of
promoting pathological and physiological
science. The society is to have power to
dispose of the body as deemed proper,
but the skull, with its contents, will be
turned over to the Anthropological So
ciety, that it may verify, if possible, any
particular quality, talent or propensity
for which the testator may have been
noted during life.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

The CHICAGO LEDGER is said to have
spent $50, 900 in advertising the past two
years, and, by the looks of the newspa-
pers throughout the United States, We
should say it would take as much to go
round this year. And to cap the climax
the proprietors have announced their pa
per at 81. 90 year. How it is done is a
mystery, unless they have more than "a
barrel Of money" to give away. We be-
ieve, however, it is the theory of the
publishers that all they ask of the reader
is to pay for the white paper and post
age; for their labor, when the paper
reaches 100, 900 or more circulation, their
advertising will pay the profit. While
they are building up the paper they do
not solicit advertising, and hence the
readers get great paper for $1.00 that
is worth $500. AS the publishers have
the money, no doubt they will succeed.
Address The LEDGER, Chicago, Ill.,, in
closing $1.00 for subscription and 10
cents for postage Chicago Times.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
DO IL at Oncpi

If tithe of the testimonials now on hand of
the value of DIR. WIsTARs BALsAM OF WILD
CHERRY should be published, no one would stop
to read the bulky volume. Ask any druggist
and he will tell you that this Basam is a real
blessing to all affected with throat or lung dis
eases. All kindred affections, including bron-
chitis, throat Group, hoarseness pains in the
chest and bleeding of the lungs, yield to its Won
derful power. We advise any one tired of expert
menting with physicians prescriptions or quack
medicines to drop them at once and use this
BAIsAM oF WILD CHERRY. so cents and Il q
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

The Boston Daily advertiser men,
tions "an organ specially constructed by
the Mason & Hamlin Organ Company
for the celebrated DIR. Franz Liszt is now
on exhibition at their warerooms. The
instrument is to be used in the Liszt
concerts in Europe. 1t it constructed
in many respects on an entirely new
principle, and is in all respects truly
wonderful instrument. Its qualities Of
tone and power are simply surprising. ="
1t is certainly a great compliment to
these American, makers that the great
European musicians send for their
organs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
Merchants Gargling Oil.

This very useful article is now receiv-
ing the very highest Communications from
the press, and multitudes of witnesses
who have tested its efficacy. 1t is con-
sidered as one of the very best remedies,
and in its refined, purified state it is re-
garded as one of the most powerful lini-
ments for the removal of rheumatism,
neuralgia and the sufferings arising from
sprained joints, bruises, etc.-Aylmer
&C. w Times, Feb. 25, 1857.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

There can be no mistake about it,
:" Natchless" plug tobacco takes the lead.
Old fine cut chewers say it gives better salts
faction and is cheaper than fine cut. You
cannot be imposed upon. as each plug has
tag. Try it once and you will always chew it.
Manufactured by the Pioneer Tobacco Com
pany, New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

A man went through the bankruptcy
court. He had owned fine horse and
gig, and they both disappeared for time,
but by-and-bye the horse and gig were
doing service for the same owner again.
On being asked what this meant, the
mans reply was :" L went through the
bankruptcy court, but the horse and gig
went round.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

The propriety of giving condition
medicine to horses, cattle and sheep was dis
cussed and admitted by many of the agricultural
societies throughout the State last fall, and we
believe that in every case but one they decided
in favor of Ste,idan's Cdcdry Condition
Po,oders. Good Judgment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
There is. probably. no way in whie

There is, probably, no way in which
we can benefit our readers more than by rec
ommendng to them for general Use johnson $
4jnodyRe Lininacnt. 1t is adapted to almost all
the purposes of family medicine and as a
specific for coughs, colds whooping cough, sore
ness of the chest, lame stomach. rheumatism,
splitting Of blood and all lung difficulties, il has
no equal that ever We saw or heard Of.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
Down with Prices.

In these times of general reduction, that man
is shrewd who anticipates the wants of the pub
lie. Mr.. Powers of the Grand Central Hotel,
Broadway, New York, is the pioneer in reducing
prices. Others have since followed suit, still
this is the only rst-class hotel in the city where
one can stop at $50 and $500 day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04
Sore ThrOat. COUGH. Gold

And similar troubles, if suffered to progress,
result in serious pulmonary affections, eften-
times incurable "Bro,rn'S bronchial Troctes >
reach directly the seat Of the disease. and give
almost instant relief.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

A colored man eloped with and mar
ried white girl in Campbell county, KY,
and officers were sent to arrest him. The
colored man shot two of his pursuers,
anG tried TO shoot his wife's father and
brother. That night he was found dead
with six bullet wounds in his body.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

The LATEST HOTEL REDUcrloN-Le-
lands Sturtevant House, Broadway, Twenty
duced to $3.50 a day, with board. Rooms with
out board 41.00 day and upward. Elevator
and all modern improvements. Convenient to
all places of interest tn the visitor. Street cars
pass the Sturtevant for Central Park, the depots,
and all parts of the city.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

b GooD ADvIcE.-If there is any of our
readers who doubt the wonderful curative effects
of Durangs Rheumatic Remedy, let them write
to any prominent person in Washington city,
where it is manufactured, and they will learn
that it will do even more than is claimed for it,
Sold by all retail druggists, and at Wholesale in
all large cities. Price, $1.00.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

A traveller, on entering an inn in the
north of Scotland, asked for soup. On
being served with it, he remarked to the
hostess that it wasn't very good. "Deed
sir" quoth she, i" it's no very strong, but
it's het."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

A SEcRET.-X. confides secret to his
friend, who hastens to repeat it. Meet
ing him afterward, X. SAYS to him,
pointedly: "What would you think OF
the man who divulged secret intrusted
to him e. "Think Why 1 should
think tharne had only initiated the other
man ~
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

A city surgeon adopted an ingenious
plan for collecting his fees. He had two
bells. When he rang one the servant
knew the fee was paid, and bowed the
visitor out when he rang the other, the
servant said 4: 81 think, sir, you have
forgotten to hand the doctor his fee,
and he would not open the door until the
fee was paid.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

Everything about Sanford's Radical
Cure for Catarrh invites confidence. 1t is the
prescription of one of our ahlest physicians
and iS prepared by one of the largest and most
reliable drug houses in the United States.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

"Health Corsets, and why not?
Hasn't there been enough evil yet by the old
style of corset?" DIR. Warmers Health Corset is
sl.75. Warner Bros, 763 Broadway N Y.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

A most refreshing and healthful insti-
tuition is the morning BATH and it is double
beneficial when GLENN SULPHUR SOAR is added.
Use it in preference TO the costly scented soaps,
which sometimes injure instead Of improving
the skn. Depot, Crittenton's, No. Sixth ave
nue., New York.
Hills instantaneous Hair Dye is standard
~ ,ln
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-04

Capt McNelly's rangers have, in the
last few months, captured or killed
about seventy-fve of the worst despera-
does in western Texas.