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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-19


Mr.. e. Kingsley, the engraver who has
achieved much success, some of his best
work appearing in Scribner's Monthly,
was formerly compositor in q news
paper office in Massachusetts,. At one
time he gained precarious living by
designing fantastic cigar-box labels and
engraving illustrations of local manu-
factories. When Professor Champney.
the artist, went to Northampton. Mass.
Mr.. Kingsley took drawing lessons Of
him, and then visited New York to study
anatomy. His success in a short time
became so marked that he returned to
his work as an engraver.
A woman's hair has suddenly turned
white in Milan. She was mother, and
was going from church with two chill
dren, one of whom could walk, while
the other was held in her arms. The
one who could walk ran down the church
steps into the street where a carriage
was passing. As the child disappeared
between the wheels, the woman uttered
loud cry and fell insensible, with the
other child in her arms, on the ground.
The child under the carriage was picked
up unhurt. The mother, when she was
restored to her senses, found her hair
had turned perfectly white.
In sugar refneries large iron cylinders
called boneblack filters are used. They
are usually about twenty feet high and
into one of these vessels in st. Louis
refinery to coat the surface with tar, as a
preventive of rust during a season of
disuse. They sat on a suspended board
and put the tar on with brushes by the
light of lantern. The lantern fell to
the bottom and broke. Instantly the
cylinder was converted into &fieiy fur.
mace, the tar on its sides blazing furious
ly and hole at the bottom providing a
draft. The men were completely
charred.
A writer in the Atlanta (Ga.) ConSti-
tuition says that Senator Gordon was
wounded five times while fighting as a
colonel in the battle of Sharpsburg.
The fifth ball entered his cheek and
brought him to the ground. As he be-
gan to recover his senses he says his
thoughts ran as follows /: 81 have been
struck in the head with six-pound
solid shot. It has carried away my
head. On the left side there is little
piece of skEl left. But the brain is
gone entirely. Therefore, 1 am dead.
And yet am thinking. How can man
think with his head shot off? And if
am thinking cannot be dead. And yet
no man can live after his head is shot
off. may have consciousness while
dead, but not motion. If I can lift my
leg, then I am alive. I will try that.
Can l? Yes, there it is, lifted up.
I'm all right The Senator says that
every stage of this soliloquy is indeibly
stamped on his mind, and that in his ex-
hausted state the reasoning was carried
on as logically as ever man reasoned
at his desk.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-19

Mr.. Bowman, of Owasso, Mich, went
into the woods and abode in hut be-
meath the roots of fallen tree, living
on nuts and roots till his wife promised
to henpeck him no more.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-19

A Glasgow paper gives list of up
ward of $50 failures in Glasgow and
the west of Scotland directly and in
directly traceable to the stoppage of the
City of Glasgow bank. The total La
bilities of the Scotch firms who have
been dragged down are 1925, 900, 900.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-19

They shake their carpets automati-
cally" out West, by hanging them up
out OF doors until they contract the fever
and ague, and shake themselves.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-19
TIMELY TOPICS.

The mustache is again the subject of
legislation in France. Clerks in the
national bank are not permitted to wear
it!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-19
An Original Letter of Daniel Boone.

An original letter of Daniel Boone is
on exhibition in Cincinnati. The letter
Is the property of Colonel John Taylor,
OF Newport, Ky, and was addressed:
$50 John Overton, of Lincoln county;
to be left at Elijah Smiths, Lexington"
The letter reads:
July the goth, 1885.
SIK-The Land has Been Long Sur
yayd and Not Knowing When the
Money would be Radey Was the Reason
of my not Returning the works however
the may be Returned when you pleas.
But must first have Mother Copy of
the Entry as have Lost that had when
[ lost my plating Instruments and only
have the Short field Notes Just the
Corse Distanc and Corner trees pray
send me Mother Copy that may Know
how to give it the proper Bounderry
greeable to the Location and Will
send the plat to the offs a medetly if you
Chuse it the Expenses is as follows, viz.
Survayers fees. s.....................9 80 8
Chsnmen and Marker IL Days. 3 O
purvistions for the tower. ..... 2 O O
(provisions for the tour).
f2S II O
You Will also Send Copy of the
agreement betwixt Mr.. Wales Oyerton
and my Self Where I red the warrants.
l am sir your omble servant,
DANIEL BOONE.
The above is literal copy. The
letter is written on unruled paper, in a
clear, round hand, very legible and
characteristic. The profuse employment
of capital letters and the total absence
of punctuation marks are notable in the
manuscript.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

Evangelical Association, 105,019; United
Brethren in Christ, 1854; Union
American NJ. E. (colore0, 1850; Method
ist Protestant, 113, 4O5; American Wes-
leyan, $4,000; Free Methodists, 10, ,232;
Primitive Methodists, 1920; Indepcnd-
ent Methodists, 1880, The total mem
bership in the United States exceeds B.
315,000 The number in Canada reaches
161, ,172, andin Great Britain and her 9th
er colonies 907 ,404, giving an aggregate
membership in all the world of 1888, ,S88,
The net increase for 1877 IS given at
211, 1909. The Colorcd NJ. E. Church
has now four bishops, 600 travelling
preachers, $50 local preachers and be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 members. Many
of its preachers and one Of its bishops
show decided prep9nderance of Caucas-
sian blood, and very many Of them are
men of talent and rare eloquence.
Bishop Lane, of Tennessee, was a slave
before the war, and never had the op-
portunity of attending school day in
his life.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07
SALT.

Not more than twenty-five years ago a
learned doctor published an elaborate trea-
tise to prove that salt was the forbidden
fruit" through eating which our first
cause of all our diseases and ills, though
only fanatic would deny that salt serves
some important and essential uses in the
animal economy. The desire for salt
seems an instinct implanted in the animal
creation, and there is natural craving for
it when it does not exist in sufficient guam
tity in food.
Animals will travel long distances and
brave great dangers to get at saline earths,
called salt licks; horses and COWS are most
healthy when provided with Jumps of rock
salt in their managers or pastures, and even
bees will sip solution of salt with
ayidity. Men will barter gold for it in
countries where it is scarce, and for it
husbands will sell their wives and parents
their children. In some districts of Africa
salt is far more expensive than the purest
white sugar in Europe, and children will
suck lump Of it in preference to sweet
meats. But the existence of greater
or less appetite for salt in all individuals
shows that the substance serves more i'm
portant functions than that of merely graft
flying the palate.
Salt being large constituent of the hui
man body and forming about half the total
weight of the saline matters Of the blood,
the constant loss oft by the secretions, the
bile, and even tears, requires to be made
up by its employment as condiment.
The tree acid found in the stomach, and
which forms an essential constituent of
the gastric juice, is obviously derived from
the salt taken with our food; and the soda
Of the blood and in some of the secretions
is doubtless obtained from the decomposi-
tion in the system of common salt, which
| is the only mineral food Of man and the
only saline condiment essential to health.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

CLocKwoRK TO REVOLVING LIGHTs-In
order to secure perfectly regular motion in
clockwork applied to revolving lights in
lighthouses, the plan has lately been adopt
ed of introducing simple centrifugal gov
ernor. The governor balls have to lift a
heavy weight, which is in the form of a
fly wheel, the circumference of which, on
being raised slightly, presses against Ger
tain fixed pads, the friction of which soon
diminishes the velocity of rotation of the
fly wheel and the governors sufficiently to
allow these latter to fall back to their origi-
nal position. 1t is calculated that work to
the extent of 500 pounds per minute must
be done en- the governor in order to accel-
crate the clock one second per hour. The
form of governor is said to possess the ad-
vantage of checking any acceleration of
the clock more promptly than. when fric-
tion rubbers are carried by the governor
balls.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

summer resorts, Mark West Springs, of
Sonoma county, and Calistoga Springs, in
Napa county, The forest is situated in
a wild and mountainous region, and at a
distance appears like mass Of fallen
trees. On approaching what at little
distance appears to be tree stump, it
proves, on examination, to be broken
section of the body of some prostrate pine
patriGcd Every. circle or years growth
is easily discernible, 80 tat the exact
duration of the trees existence may be
determined. Next one sees the partially
excavated trunk of a arge pine, lying in
an inclined position. One sees in an other
spot mass Of solid stone, in the form of o
fallen tree some seven feet in diameter
every fissure in the bark and not plainly
indicated, as in that Of tree fallen by the
woodlands axe, while around, thickly
strewn upon the ground, are numerous
fragments, similar to the chips and broken
pieces of wood that are scattered by the
woodcutter in preparing tree to be cut
into logs for the mill. On striking the
stony mass with piece of petrified wood
it gives back a metallic sound very differ
ent from the dull thud produced by strik-
ing rock against wooden leg. So are
to be seen many similar trees, as we call
these peculiar rocks, varying only in size
and length, oil, however, having the
same incline and the same general posi-
ton, viz, north and south. Occasionally
a popularity is noticeable, such as the di-
vision of tree into sections of various
length; ranging from three to seven feet;
yet 50 slight are the fssures that separate
these sections that at very short distance
they have the appearance of one solid log.
Another popularity in one tree is its color.
While the general color of the stone logs
is grayish white, this tree is to all ap-
pearances a tree of stone-coal, and the
proprietor of the forest asserts that it
burns equally well with the best quality
of that article. The largest of these nat
ural wonders, as found so far, measures
eleven feet in diameter, and is excavated
to view for distance of sixty-eight feet.
though doubtless it penetrates the hillside
many feet further. The space within the
inclosure is cleared of underbrush, and
contains very many beautiful shade trees
of living oak, young pines, manzanita
(now in full bloom), the madrona, and
several other varieties peculiar to this To-
cality. Here, indeed, is field for the
geologist. Not only in this particular
place, but the whole range of mountains
offers many attractive subjects for analy-
sis.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07
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Not Remarkable

Instances are frequently reported of the almost
instantaneous effect, iscntrey stopping it, of the
application of Ponds Extract Tor bleedings from
cuts, bruises, and from the nose, lungs, ETC., ETC.
Although this is not remarkable, yet it is not
claimed that it will always act so powerfully ON
the instant as to stop the most serious hemorrhages
at once, but il is claimed and it is proved in the
practice of physicians, and others, that perseye-
rance in its use will stop the most obstinate cases
OF bleeding, from whatever cause.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

PATTI AT NAPLEs.-Patti is having stir
ring time of it at Naples. When she ar
rived they declined to receive her at the
Hotel Royal, as she was accompanied by a
friend" and she had to go to the Mobile.
She was in high dudgeon, refused to re-
hearse, and in consequence found an audi
ence at San Carlo as cold as a stone. In less
than an hour she sang the whole house into
warmth, enthusiasm, frantic delight-it
was the "Traviata" next morning the
papers made positive excuses. Nay more,
the committee of the thcater came to pay
her the usual honor of a visit in
state. ShShefused to see them Expecta-
ton was on tiptoe as to her reception the
next night 1t was feared she would be
hissed. Not at all, She sang the Barber, -
and with the same effect as. before; her
voice acting on their premeditated sulki-
ness like the rising sun on miSts. In the
scene i'll which she has to spell the name of
"Rosina' she kept up one high note SO long
that the unhappy baritone who accompan-
led her-and not bad one, either-had TO
stop three times for breath, she mocking
him with look the while. Naples has now
given up all idea Of resistance, and has
taken up its old pOsition-at her feet. She
received 81 900 a night, with right to half
of the surplus when the receipts exceed 3d.
800. On the night of the Barber they
took $5, 700 at the doors; she therefore re-
ceived an extra $3.50, or a total of about So
$50 for the nights work, not counting her
bonus of revenge.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

ONE nation opposes and another de-
mands, but Russia goes on fixing up
things according to her own plans, and
they all acquiesce. Not much attention
will hereafter be paid to the prospect of
a war, however threatening it may be-
come
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

The New York Hotel Gazette and Tray
elers' Monitor, which is considered the lead
ing hotel and travellers paper, says of that
famous hotel, the Delavan, at Albany:
" Messrs. Chas. f. Leland & Co. have in the
Delavan one of the finest and best of hotels.
All the notalles and distinguished people
stop at the Delavan, and since the rates
have been reduced to So, So so and "a per
day, we belieye almost every person going
to Albany will sojourn at this house, as the
best accommodations can be had at prices
in accordance with the times.'
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

THE New York Tribune, which has
been hunting for some serious charge
against Mr.. Hayes ever since he carried
off the prize at the Cincinnati Conven-
tion, which the Tribune considered the
lawful property of Mr., Blaine, has at last
found one. 1t accuses him of being "too
cheerful and too Irresponsible"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

The New York World does not,know that
there is any complaint of the manner in
which any officer Of the Sub-Treasury per-
forms his duties and some Of the officers
have gained in the service of the Govern
ment high reputation as experts. "On
the other hand, it is rare to find man who
has business with any department of the
city government who transacts it without
having some complaint to make OF the g-
norance, the insolence or the dishonesty OF
the officials with whom his business brings
him into contact"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

THE Portsmouth, O., Postmastershir
occupied most of the time Of yesterdays
executive Session of the Senate, but Cap.
tain Gibbs, the nominee, was confirmed
He is an old army friend Of President
HAYES.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

ANTIQUITY OF MANN. Capellini, Pro-
fessor at Bologna, Italy, has discovered evil
dences of man, in the pliocene formations
near that city. They consist of the re
mains of bows, ,on which there are hierogyl.
phics and rude drawings
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

AFTER Rev. Kimball has extinguished
all the church debts, how would it do for
him to tackle our national obligation? If
he could succeed in devising scheme for
wiping out that debt he would prove
twice benefactor. His success with the
-l,,,.alaa hns hanl1 remarkable
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

osR --..nIvN SAYLER is described by
the New York Tribune as "chiefy dis
tinguished as statesman with an un-
common ability for keeping on the popu-
Oar side of all public questions"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

THE Washington Post thinks the jury
in the Tytus case did not care so much
for the social ofense, but charged Tytus
$4,000 for lying.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

THE abolition of the death penalty in
Iowa does not seem to have worked well.
The Legislature is in favor Of its restora-
tion, and law to that effect will proba-
bly, be passed by a large majority.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

The early bird catches the wornr and
bad cold, which, however, does
no injustice to the old proverb, for with the
aid of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup colds are of
no consequence. Price 25c.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

THE Methodist Almanac for 1873 fur
Fishes some interesting statistics in rela-
tiop to that Church and its numerous Or
CARNATIONS. OF these organizations there
are thirteen. each possessing distinctive
features, but harmonizing on doctrinal
points. The NJ. E. Church numbers L.
673, 287 members; M. E. Church, South,
722, 342 members; Colored NJ E. Church,
$4,000; African M. E. Church, 2l4,806;
African NJ. E, Zion Church, 100000;
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

CoNKLING is booked by his friends for
another assault upon the administration.
1t is expected to take the shape of an ex-
posure of the methods by which the votes
of Florida and Louisiana were secured
for Hayes. Conkling and Blaine never
will forgive Hayes for getting the nomi.
nation at the Cincinnati Convention.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

LADIEs' WALKING CoATs.--The walking
coats will be greatly worn. Made up in
bourettes or basket cloths they may be ap-
propriately trimmed with silk, galloons,
braids, etc, or may be simply but stylishly
finished by one or several rows of machine
stitching The latter is much admired.
Among these coats are several different
styles. all very pleasing and generally be-
coming. One of the latest has cuta-way
frontsand box pockets, and is known as the
English coat. There is no seam in the back
center, and the skirt of the coat is divided
in the middle and so arranged that one flap
overlies the other There is stylish roll
ing collar, with lapels, and the sleeves are
finished by broad cuffs. These may all be
made of silk or. velvet contrasting with or
matching in color and shade the material Of
which the coat is made. This will probably
be bourette, invisible plaids basket cloth,
or some similar spring novelty. A jaunty
breast pocket completes the .'natty" little
coat, which is destined to become very pop
ular-[ Fashion Letter
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

No ONE now doubts the power of the
Keely 'moter." 1t has enabled the in
ventor to raise over 100000 from his
credulous friends. Steam could do nc
more.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07
"wu,yrAM W0wuSwoFsvvy,, ;,

The subject of Mr. James r. Fields lee
ture at the Hawthorne Rooms yesterday
noon was "WilIiam Wordsworth" What
poet, began the speaker has inspired us
with deeper or more earnest purpose?
The Lake district has inspired much Of the
intellectual activity of England, The Lake
country had really very little to do with
fostering the new school of poets known as
Lake poets; any other rural locality would
have conduced to their rise as we'll as the
Lake country. His three dearest compan-
ions were his wife, sister and daughter and
nc man had given the perpetuity of fame
| to womanly delicacy and heroism more
than Wordsworth.
at his best, not of his small moods, which
occasionally marred his works. What an
immense amount of prejudice had come
floating down to us, concerning Words
worth on the broad stream of human stu
pidity. Apilgrim visiting the town where
| Wordsworth lived, inquired of an old
woman where the poet lived, and was an
| swered, II don't know" Not know where
| Wordsworth, the poet, lives!" he exclaimed
when the old woman suddenly interrupted
| "Oh, you mean the old man who goes about
a-mumbling to himself, but Lord bless you
sir, when you come to talk with him he is
as sensible as you or l." Wordsworth was
measuredby the sternest standards, a true
classic.
He didnot understand his lack Of humor-
how he could live on so intimate terms with
Charles Lamb, and still be insensible to the
value of iirst-class nonsense. TO neglect
to read Wordsworth was to incur a great
loss; study him and we shall inhale knowl
edge insensibly; some of his poems should
ba roo1 oh, nl,o, oh
The individuality of Wordsworth was un
ehallangeable. There was a spirit when 8
statement in praise of William Wordsworth
produced glance towards an insane asylum
Monsieur Taine tells us that Wordsworth
wrote some good things, but that he is the
poet of the twilight" This remark re-
minded him ef the sage remark of ArtemuS
Ward about Chaucer, The man Chaucel
had talents, but he couldn't spell.
| (Laughtcr.) Wordsworth was not annoyed
by his numerous detractOrS; he was always
calm and patient, model for petulant
authors.
He felt that God had called him to his
mission. The, solitudes of Cumberland
spoke to him. He drew his inspiration d.
rect from nature. The house in which
Wordsworth went toschool, at Hawkshead,
was still standing, and the lecturer had Wis
tied that old market town and saw his
room, just as he had tenanted it ninety
years ago. In 1902 the poet married. All
the while through his days of poverty and
darkness he had aimed to be a poet Now
he was under the necessity of doing some
thing to earn living for himself and those
dependent on him. He then applied him.
self to poetry earnestly. The lecturer
closed with a touching description OF
Wordsworth's tranquil death, when, past
eighty years of age, he turned peacefully on
his bed, exclaimed, ''Is that a?'-refer
ring to his daughter who had gone before
and passed on to meet her Boston Globe
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

Parties visiting~St. Augustine, Florida,
have this advantage: an assurance of first
class hotel accommodations, at one of the
largest and most reliable of Southern ho-
tells, the st. Augustine.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

ALL is not lovely between the Indian
fighters. Gen. Miles wants to fight, and
Gen. Terry wants him to wait awhile.