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The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09

Prairie county held her conycn- tion on the lst lnst., and instructed as follows; for governor, Hughes; secretary of state, Frolich; auditor, Crawford; treasurer, Churchill; at torney general, Moore; Commission CT, Baxter; associate justice, Will Hams; supt. of pub. instruction, San ders.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09
vEGETINE

Dr. Chas. NJ. Hudenhausen, Apothe-
 cary, Evansville, Ind.
 The doctor writes: 1 have | large number of 2 'od customers who take Vegetine. They all speak well of it. know it is a good medicine for the com plaints for which it is recommended. DEc. p, 1877.
 Vcgetine k great panacca for our aged fathers and mothers; for it gives them strength, quiets their nerves, and gives them Natures sweet sleep.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09

HEADACHE.-There are various causes for hea 1ache, as Arrangement of the circulating system, of the digestive or gans, of the nervous system, &c. Veg etine can be said to be a sure remedy for the many kinds of headache, as it acts directly upon the various causes of complaint, Nervousness, Indigestion, Costiveness, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Billiousness, &c. Try the Vegetine. You will never regret it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09

IN. B. Pearce, of Benton county, is out in short circular announcing his candidacy for the office of State Land Commissioner. Mir. Pearce is is lifelong Democrat, and an old Arkansian.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09
vEGETINE
FOR DROESY,

CENTRAL FALLS, K. l., Oct. 10, 1877. Dr. H. K. STEVENS :-
 It is q pleasure to give my testimony for your valuable medicine. wss sick for long time with Dropsy, under the Doctors care. He said it was Water between the heart and liver. receiv- ed no benefit until commenced taking the Vegetine; in fact I was growing worse. l have tried many remedies they did rot help me. yegetine is the medicine for Dropsy. l began to feel better after taking few bottles. have taken thirty bottles in all. anl perfectly well, never felt better. Nc one can feel more thankful than do.
 l am, dear sir, gratefully yours,
 M Af A. D. WHEELER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09
VEGETINE.
FOR KIDNEY COMPLAINT ANI
 NERVOUS DEBILITY.

FOX kiDNE1 COMPLAINT AN D
 NERVOUS DEBILITY.
 IsLEsBoRo, ME., Dec. 2S, 1877. MR. STEvENS:-
 Dear Sir,-I had had a cough fol eighteen years, when I commenced talk ing the Vegetine. 1 was very low; my system was dcbilitated by disease. had the kidney complaint, and was very nervOus-cough bad, lungs sore. When had taken one bottle I found it was helping me; it has helped my cough, and it strengthens me. I am row able to do my work. Never found anything like the Vegetile. l know it is everything it is recommended to be.
 Mrs. A. J. PENDLErON.
 Vegetine is nourishing and strength cning; purifies the blood; regulates the bowels; quiets the nervous system; acts directly upon the secretions; and arous- es the whole system to action.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09
vEGETINE FOR SICK HEADACHE.

EvANsvILLE, IND, Jan. l, 1878. MIR. STEvENs:-
 Dear Sir,-I have used your yege- tine for sick headache, and been great ly benefited thereby. l have every cine. Yours very respectfully,
 Mrs. JAMES CONNER,
 All Third St.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09

VEGETINE.--When the blood becomes lifeless and stagnant, either from change of weather or of climate, want of exercise, irregular dict, or from any other cause, the Vegetine will renew the blood, carry off the pntrid hnmors, cleanse the stomach, regulate the bow els, and impart 6 tone of vigor to the whole body.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09
vEGETINE
DOCTORS REPORT

II. R. STEVENS, EsQ. :-
 Dear Sir,-We have been selling your valuable Negetine for three years, and we find that it gives perfect satisfaction. We believe 1t to be the best blood puri- fer now sold. Very respectfully,
 Dr. J. k. BROWN & Co.,, Druggists,
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09
The Old Reliable MEAT MARKET!
 kSHM0RE & QUINN, OK MAiN-Sr. RUSSELLVlllE, ARK
IS STILL OPEN

The citizens of Russellyillc and vicinity are respectfully invited 10 call and p"II chase where they can get the best "N" cheapest
 BEEF, VEAL, MUTTON, Pot LIRN'
 and Vegetable in their season.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09

Vegetine has never failed to efec. a cure, giving tone and strength to the system debilitated by disease.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09

RussELLvILLE, ARK.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
The Spice of Housekeeping.

1t is the same spice that gives zest to
every labor-interest. This only, in
another degree, can make kitchen work
and bedroom work and parlor work
bearable to the housekeeper, and their
results agreeable to the household.
Without n hearty interest and degree
of zest, the greatest work must fail; with
it the humblest labor must succeed.
The qualification proceeding from an
achievement is not in proportion to its
elevation in the scale Of importance or
its conspicuity in the eyes of the world,
but in proportion to the doer's conscious
ness of having done what was attempted.
These thoughts are suggested to the
housewife VINO feels that her lot has
been cast in uninteresting places; who
feels that her work is humble and unim-
portant, and, consequently, being a per-
son OF spirit, goes at it dreadingly, goes
through it mechanically, and accom-
plishes only poor and uncomfortable re-
suits. To such we say, shake yourself,
rub the mist of habit from your eyes,
and look at the world as it is-a place
where good thing done well is done
nobly; place where only things of good
results are great.
There is variety of opinion as to
what is the most important employment
among mankind; but there is class of
philosophers who are by no means wild,
who declare that there is nothing more
important to the welfare of society than
well-conducted household, properly
furnis he'd table, and comfortable and
inviting tireside. We join them with
the assertion that well-made pot-pie is
of more Importance than an act of Con-
gress that delicate dessert pudding
touches as consequential p nerve as
speech of Burke or Webster, and that
light, cheerful, purring family circle is
worth more than the greatest social
success in the world.
We feel sure that housekeepers who,
by an interest in their duties, a zest for
the work, partly for itself and partly for
it's comfortable effects on those they love,
have achieved the results we have :nti-
mated, will bear us out in our estimate
of their value. e.-Anaerican Rural Home.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
A New Breed of Cats.

In the little manufacturing village of
Queechy, Vt, has arrived new breed
OF cats. Last spring they made their
first appearance. Several old family
cats, all of them quite aged, gave birth
to litters of kittens OF a very peculiar
appearance. They We're long haired,
with large legs and long claws, and very
heavy tails. One specimen in each lit
ter was raised, so as to see this freak of
nature in maturity. At six months of
age they were very large. Some of them
are striped Ikea lion, others are quite
black. The fur is from three to six
inches in length all over the body a
tuft of long hair rims the ears. The
head is like that of any cat, except the
eyes of all of them have wild or fright
ened look. At the neck the fur stands
out like a wide ruffle, the tail is covered
with long fur, and would measure, per-
haps, six inches in circumference. All
of them are very active, and will spring
from the floor to the top of room eight
or nine feet high with perfect ease.
When frightened they are disposed to
turn and show fight, and they will not
permit much petting. ng.-Philadetl etlohia
LedQer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
Too Old.

Not long since the enterprising man.
ager OF theater called upon Meis-
sonier, the famous French artist, and
asked him to paint drop-scene for his
theatre, and name his own terms.
You have seen my pictures, then ?"
asked Meissonier.
ooh, yes," exclaimed the manager;
but it is your name-your name-I
want; it will draw crowds to my thea
ter"
"And how large is it you wish this
curtain to be2"
"Ah we will say fifteen metres by
eighteen"
The artist took up pencil and pro-
ceeded to make calculation. At last he
looked up and said with imperturbable
gravity:
81 have calculated, and find that my
pictures are valued at O,000 francs per
metre. Your curtain, therefore, will
cost you just 21,600,0 900 francs. But
that is not all. 1t takes me twelve
months to paint twenty five centimetres
of canvas. 1t will, therefore, take me
just 100 years to finish your curtain.
You should have come to me earlier,
Monsieur; am too old for the under
taking now. Good morning."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
Thanking an EX.MayOr.

Long John was lightly resting on the
simple but substantial chair which sup
ports his ethereal form, in his Office yes
terday afternoon, when there entered
with slow, uncertain step an elderly
man who looked as If he had seen better
days.
II kom up to thank ye, Mr.. Went
worth, for favor ye done me the first
time you was mayor. I've had it on my
mind for some time, and I thought I'd
come down an tell you. But maybe ye
don't remember me ?"
"No, don't" said Mr.. Wentworth.
"You see I've been mayor several times,
and as l gave my time to the business
and have been very busy ever since, I
can't remember every one met. What
did I do for you ?"
at was just like this The fust time
you was mayor 1 started down to your
Office one day to ask favor. I met you
on the street an said was going to the
mayors Office, an says you, This is
the mayors office take it right
around with me. What do you want T.
Says I, Il want a pardon for my boy,
who is in the Bridewell, an then 1 told
you how he kun there.
"You just took piece of paper an ,
reached down an wrote on my shoulder,
an gev it to me.
81 went to the Bridwell an give it to
the man an sat down. When I saw the
boy wasn't comm L asked why they de-
layed, and said I'd brought a pardon
from Long John. They asked me if
Ia read the paper and I said mo. ;
They gev it to me an it read
Give this man his son when his term is
out. ]. WENTWORTH, Mayor.'
$50 went home, an the boy came
when his term was out. He hadn't been
long home till 1 made up my mind that
you was right in not letting him go
sooner, and since then I've kim to the
conclusion that it 'ud bin better if you
ordered him kept there ever since. So
| thought I'd Just drop in an thank you
for not lettin' him out when 1 asked
you. - Chicago Times.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
GREATER IHAN THE TELEPHONE.
The Invention of nm Atlanta NIan-Sounds
TciephOnicaily Transmitted and Phouo.
graphically lteQistered.

The Invention of nm Atlanta NIan-Sound.
Tciephonicaily Transmitted and Phono
graphically Registered.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution has
the following account of an invention
which it attributes to resident of that
city "We are not permitted at this time
to state specifically all the points be-
longing to the invention in question,
put we can say that an examination oi
OF the working model leaves no room
10 doubt of its successful application fo1
the purpose designed. The gentleman
OF whom we speak has carefully watched
the progressing movements heretofore
mentioned, and from them he conceived
the combination (or that ia what he
claims his instrument to be) whereby
sound could be telephonically trans
mitted and phonograpically registered
IN vislbleisigns capable of certain prompt
translation into written language. This
seems, at first glance, an almost incon-
ceivable achievement, but slight ref
erance to the method employed should
dispel all doubts. The Telephone
graph is the name of the new combina-
tion, and its points are Us follows:
First-Telephone, as in common
use, for the transmission of the sounds
Of the speakers voice.
"Second-A telegraph instrument of
the same nature as the printing tele-
graph, whereby the sounds may be
registered by Photographic signs upon
slips OF paper, as in the printing tele-
graph.
Third-A delicate and ingenious
instrument which indicates the slightest
or loudest tones, and produces currents
that open the precise key that would
indicate them.
Fourth---An alphabet of sounds ar
ranged upon Photographic principles,
by which every combination of sounds
and indication in language can be fully
indicated.
"The entire machine is electric and
automatic, and the photographic combi-
nations, made in much smaller shape
than in the most primary stages of
photography, are easily made by cleo
trio action and as rapidly as the sounds
are uttered. The main value of this in
atrument is that it will do away with all
necessity for telegraph operators, re-
quirlng only one man in an office, and
abolishing a vast amount of red-tapeism
IN the telegraphy. Its greatest advant-
age, however, will be to the newspaper
press OF the country, for with one OF
these simple instruments in the compos.
ing-room copy from the instrument can
be furnished to the printers, whose only
previous preparation will be days
study of the photographic alphabet il
order to become familiar with the signs.
Once familiar to the printer, he can take
piece of copy and set it up in type as
readily as reprint. A person to whom
a message is addressed, understanding
the signs, could read it as easily AZ
though printed in Roman type. The
Instrument is being rapidly perfected,
and the inventor has no doubt of it,
great success and usefulness in the
worlds affairs"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
A Mighty Project.

Several ladies': They were talking
earnestly and loudly, and apparently
great interests were at stake.
"No," said one, 81 do not approve
of your plan. I should make it larger
and cover it with silk
"That would be the rashest foolish
ness" said another, emphatically, as she
sat down her teacup with bang. 81
should follow the plan already begun
upon, and use velvet. True, it will cost
more, but one might as well have a
thing right"
81 agree with none of you," chimed
in third party. 81 have design,
which, if followed out, would surpass
any of those yet proposed"
Thus they talked. What are they dis
cussing thought the listener as he caught
now and then such words as "plan, :"
design" etc. Scan it he new insti-
tuition of learning. the formation of a
new society, or what?
Nay, verify, they were talking about
. new pin cushion. - Toledo Blade.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
A MischieYnus Monkey.

We allude to the particular monkey
5omiciled at the Allegheny City Home.
The kind-hearted superintendent, Mr..
Grubbs, places no restraint on tho mon.
key, but generally allows her the free.
dom of the house. Recently it seems
she presumed on the familiarity existing
between herself and officers and inmates,
by whiting certain apartments, the door
OF which were locked against her. He,
surreptitious visits were made by clamb.
ering up the door and crawling through
the tfansom. In one of the rooms thu.
invaded the monkeys experience was
anything but delightful. 1t was the
medical department, and once inside she
helped herself. She first placed her
nose to bottle containing ammonia
then she drank little of the drug. when,
with sharp, shrill yell she dropped the
bottle on the floor. bounded over the
door and into the corridor, where she in.
augurated terrible "chatter, intermin-
gled with violent sneezing and parox-
ysm terrible to behold. She was furous
with rage, and her mode of relating her
experience was ludicrous and afforded
witnesses deal of amusement. Finally
she adjourned to the basement and kid
mapped IL kitten, causing CONSERVATION
to the mother cat in that department,
who "scatted " around at lively rate.
The monkey at once retreated, and when
found in one of the upper apartments,
was consoling herself by nursing the kit
ten. A fierce struggle occurred between
the superintendent and monkey before
she would release her grip on the kid.
mapped feline; and then she became
melancholy again. Now, as she passes
the medicine room, with the door wide
open. she hangs her head at half mast,
and apparently says: 81 want no more
OF the pie."-Pittsburyh (Pa.) Chron-
icle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
A Revolutionary Tombstone.

A correspondent of the Worcester
(Mass.) Spy has copied as follows the
inscription upon an ancient slate slab in
a cemetery at Westchester, VT:
SIN Mem of William French, Son to
Mr.. Nathaniel French Who was shot
at Westminster, March ye 18th 1775, by
the hand of the Cruel Ministerial tools of
Georg ye 81 in ye Courthouse, at II a
Clock at Night in the End year of his
Age.
g Here William French his Body lies,
For Murder his Blood for vengeance cries,
King Georg the Third his Tory crew
tha with bawl his head shot threw.
For Liberty and his Countrys Good,
he Lost his life his Dearest blood"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21

The Greatest Discovery of the Age is DR.
Tobias celebrated Venetian Linment 90 years before
the public and warranted to Diarrhea Dysentery,
Coc and Spasms taken internally and Group, Chronic
Rheumatisn Sore Throats Outs, Bruiaes, Old Sores,
and Pains in the Limbs, Back, and Chest, externally.
1t has never failed No family will be without II
after giving it fair trial Price. 40 cents. DR..
TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENT in Pint
Bottles at One Dollar is warranted superior TO any
other, NO PAY for the Of Coc, Outs Bruises,
Old sores etc. Sold by all Druggists. Depot Park
Place, New York
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21

multiply three times in the summer. If
this is so, AMI each egg is Matched and no
bug is killed, the second being equal,
one female would have 259, 200, 900, 600
great great-grandchildren before the
end OF summer. If, however, the brg
is destroyed as soon as it appears in the
spring, the 259, 200, 900, 600 great-grea
grandchildren are cut off, and that is the
end of it,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21

The attention of heads Of families is respec-
fully invited to the su erior quality, in every
respect, of Dooley's Yeast Powder. 1t Is
entirely free from adulteraion OF any kind.
and every package contains absolute. full
weight. Consumers should bear in mind the
fact that strictly pure, full weight baking
powder, alth ngh 1t cost little more than the
adultersted, cheap, light weight or bulk pow
ders, is by far the cheapest both In purse and
health
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE

OR HEIIF-PKESEKVAVIO
Two hundfeth edition, revised and enlarged just pub
nshed Il is standard medical work the beat in the
rience, to whom was awarded a gold and j.weed media
by the National Medi al Association II conta beau.
tiul and very expensive steel plate enRraviugs Three
hundred pages more thaa fifty valuable prescription.
for all of prevailing Diseases the result OF
years of extensive and suocessful practice und in
French cloth price only sent by mail The London
10 meet SAYS "No should be without this valu
able book The author is q noble beuefsctor." An
Illustrated sample sent to all receipt of cents for
postage Address DR.. W. H. PARKER, No. 4 Bulfnch
Street, Boston. Tne author may be consulted on
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21

The old life preserver is what they call John
sons Anodyne Liniment, way up in Maine
where it is made. This name il well deserved,
for 1t Is the best liniment in the world. 1t will
certainly prevent diphtheria, and will relieve
Group aud asthma instantly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21
THE. NEW YORK
Commercial Advertiser.

Trrmet- Irinac FrPpnfd t-Daily, one year
so si1 months, $3.50; three months, sS.25; on
Weekly, one scar ST, six months, so cents Specr
mei numbers sent on application. An extra c,Pyt
Club Agents for club of tht lily for club of thirty
The Commerciel Advrliis is the best Repnb
licar paper published In this 90 ntfy. Its Weekly
edition is unsurpassed. Special terms to Agents.
All letters snotd be sent to
HIGH 4 HASTtNCS. 4 "a Fulton St. N Y Citv.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21

EXPOSE THE FRAuD.-Patent medicine ven-
ders are now putting up Condition Powders,
in packages as large as nigger's foot for 25
cents, but they are utterly worthless. One
small fackage of Sheridan's Condition Powders
are worth dray load Of them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21

ireland to the Front!
II you are bilious take Quirk'e Irish Tea.
Sold by Druggists at 25 cts. a package.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-21

As the scholar eees in the vain but beautiful
mythologies of the ancients the embodied ex
pressions of the hungry human soul, blindly
cropping after the Inhnite, so the physician sees
in that popular myth ofthe sixteenth century
the fountain Of perpetual health ard youth
an expression Of the longings of suffering hrl-
manity for remedy that should forever pre-
vent the incursion of disease. The wilds of
Europe were ransacked for this wonderful
fountain, and Ponce do Leon sought for it in
the cypress swamps and tangled everglades of
our sunny Florida. Men have searched for it
everywhere and anywhere but where it really is
in the human body itself. The blood is the
real fountain Of perpetual health and youth.
When this source is corrupted, the painful and
sorrow producing effects are visible in many
shapes. The multifarious effects in which it
manifests itself would form subjects upon
which might write volumes. But as all the
varied forms of disease which depend 0on
bad blood are cured. or best treated by such
medicines as take up from this fluid and ex-
crete from the system the noxious elements,
it is not Of practical impol ltance that should
describe each. For instance, medical authors
describe about fifty varieties Of skin disease,
bnt as they all require for their cure very g m
liar treatment it is Of no practical utility to
know just what name to apply to certain
form Of skin disease, 80 you know how best to
scribe various kinds Of scrofulous sores, fever
sores, white swellngs, enlarged glands, and
ulcers of varying appearance might describe
how virulent poison may show itself in various
forms of erruptions, ulcers. sore throat, bony
tumors. etc. but as all these various appear
ing manifestations of bad blood are cured by a
uniform means deem such a course unneo-
esssry. Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which
is the great fountain of life, and good diges-
tion, fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital strength
and soundness of constitution, will all return
to us. For this purpose DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets are
pre- eminently the articles needed. They are
warranted to cure tetter, salt-rheum, scald head
st. Anthonys fire, rose rash or erysipelas ring
worms, pimples, blotches, spots, eruptions,
pustules, boils, carbuncles, sore eyes, rough
skin scurf, scrofulous sores and swellings,
fever sores, white swsllings, tumors, old sores
or swellings, affections of the skin, throat and
bones and ulcers of the liver, stomach, kid
neys AID lungs.