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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10
Water for the Eyes.

A writer in Frazer's Magazine thinks
that, whatever hesitation there may be
justly called for in recommending one
or another of the various lotions now so
popular, there need be no such doubt in
respect to cold water or pure water.
He says in cases of much inflammation
or difficulty in opening the eyelids in
the morning, experienced by so many,
the water should be warm, and it may
be mixed with warm milk, but in nearly
all other cases it should be cold. All
those who have been engaged in reading
or writing during several hours at a
stretch, and especially at night, should
carefully bathe the eyes with cold water
before going to bed and the first thing
In the mornings ablutions. All artisans
too, who work at blazing fire ought
often to wash their eyes with cold pure
water, and SO should all those who work
in wool, particularly carders and spin
ners, and those likewise who are en-
ployed in woolen and cotton manufae-
lures, the fine - which such works
- nftaal ing cataracts, OBJ
' hSnmations, swelled eyelids,
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Balance in treasury, Nov. 80, 1877, s2,162046.s7
The total founded debt on December ], 1877, was
s22,9i3,s14.31. Deducting from this sum Penn
sylvania railroad bonds, representing an Indebted
ness, January 81 1878, of 81, ,886 413.06 Allegheny
Valley railroad bonds for 80. 600 and q balance
in sinking fund, November 80, 1877, of ,T5014s,
there is left an Indebtedness unprovided for of
Sl2.352.3S6. .3S.
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THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
A Summary of Governor Hartranft's Mes

sage.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires: Many important and grave questions will
occupy you during the coming session. Among
these, the finances Of the State, being of first i'm
portance, will claim corresponding share Of your
time and attention. Fortunately, they are in such
excellent condition, and the credit of the State so
high, that you will probably have little difficulty in
readiustng the funds to meet the ordinary and ex-
iraordinary expenses of the year without imposing
additional taxation.
TOTAL RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS DURING
FISCAL YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 50, 1877.
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The Romance Of Death.
Temple B,


1t is not a little singular that the Greeks
have scarcely ever failed to make the
deaths of their literary heroes as marvel
Gus their lives. Homer, they tell us, died
of broken heart, because he could not
guess riddle. AS Fl race ha d been warn
ed bp witch that chatterbox would be
his death, so had Homer been warned hy
an oracle that he would be killed BY rid
die. And his day came. Seeing-or rath-
er hearing, for the tr-dition of his blindness
is too universal to be discredited-some
young fishermen in boat, be unfortunate
ly asked them what sport they had had.
To which they replied: tAs many as we
caught, we lett, as many as we could not
catch We carry with u.s. THIS was too
much for the author Of the /" Iiiad." He
guessed and guessed until he could guess
no longer, and finally died of sheer vexa-
tion. According to Gregory Nazianzep,
Justin Martyr and Enstathius, Aristotle
went off precisely the same way, because
he could not understand J, more interesting
riddle set by nature, mely, the cause OF
the ebbing and flowing of the Euripus.
" Since be Indignantly exclaimed, q
cannot conceive the Enripus, let the Euri-
pus receive me-" Dicdorns, the ingenious
inventor of tbs sihornsd and ayaiied !,
sophisa, having met with his match id ono
Stilpo, who caught" him with another
sophism, which he was unable to solve,
went home, wrote book about it and died
of despair
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EVE-ANGELICAL CORNER.
Black gloves have sprays of flowers en-
broidered on the outside.

Black gloves have sprays of flowers en-
broidered on the outside.
Square silk handkerehiefs will be worn
around the neck outside the cloak this win
| ter.
New wells are of black thread net, and
look as if they had been dipped in gold
dust.
The prettiest women at the ball given by
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, recently, in
Paris, were Americans.
Dan Rice's wife is worth SIS, 900. She is
worth it because the money was SO left that
Daniel couldn't d5ew it.
The Boston Post heard Mr.. Kearney
whisper not long since, "Westward the
star or vampire takes its way" -....-
Scotch plaids in quiet tones are brought
out il various qualities. This style of DIR ess
material is considered fashionable for ladies
wear.
Fur trimmings are extensively used.
Nearly all furs now in use are made into
borders so as to match the colors of cloaks
and costumes. y
Girt tree around with bands of steel
and it will die. Lace woman in corset
and she will outlive all the doctors who
warned her against it,
"Spcll love-" said young man to his
girl one night. "Y-o-u," she timidly es-
sayed. The courtship had been a protract-
ed one, but they are married now.
A bachelor paragrapher asks: "What
shall we DO with the girls ?' Marry one,
and shake the rest of them, young man
you'll find it cheaper in the long run.
Most of the beautiful dyed feathers sold
in New York under the general term of
Nassaus are chicken feathers imported from
Nassau in Holland and dyed and manipu-
lated in this country.
:" One half of the world don't know how
the other half live - exclaimed gossiping
woman. ooh, WE'LL" said her neighbor,
"don'b worry about it, 'tisn't your fault if
they don't know" .....
A Pennsylvania girl waited a whole year
before bringing suit for damages against a
man who kissed her without warning, and
the crushing verdict Of one cent damages
took her breath away. -.
An aristocratic papa, on being requested
by rich and vulgar young fellow for per
mission to marry Zone of his girls" gave
this rather crushing reply Certainly;
which would you prefer, the waitress or the
cook ?"
MADAME Arnaud de 'Ariege, who is soon
to be married to Gambetta, is ten years his
senior. lIer beauty is of commanding
order, though her hair is perfectly white.
Gambetta has been for many years an in
innate friend Of the lady and her family.
Her fortune is said to be 400 0,000 frances.
one-Ihird Of which, by consent of her two
children, she has agreed to settle on Gam
BETA Without being brilliant, she is pro-
nounced to be a woman Of fine intellect and
noble feeling. She believes that her vast
fortune will be well spent in consolidating
the republic, and enabling Gambetta to
devote his genius exclusively to public bu-
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The Edison Light,

A reporter OF the Herald interviewed Mr..
Edison at Menlo Park, yesterday, with ref
erence to the recent rumors regarding the
rejection of his application for q patent.
Prof. Edison denies that his invention re-
sembles any other; and states that he has
received no such information from Wash
ington. The 90-horse power engine, now
in process of erection in the new machine
shop being built IN the rear OF the labora
tory, seems to be the main thing needed by
the Professor preparatory - iliaking his in
vention public. With his present engine he
can supply only a limited quantity Of cleo
tricity On the completion of the new
building, at which score Of men are daily
working, he intends to begin the work of
lighting up the houses of Menlo Park. All
connected with the laboratory share with
have been removed. The minor details,
which, until recently, have made the dis
covery incomplete, have been arranged, ,and
Mr.. Edison says that he will very soon be
able to exhibit the light to the public at
large.
Before taking his departure, the reporter
witnessed number of curious experiments
made by Prof. Edison on the electric light.
By lengthening the strip through which
the electricity passed, and by forming it
into different shapes, he produced numer-
Gus degrees of light. When much surface
was exposed to the air, the light decreased
until it was scarcely more than visible. The
original intensity was produced by num-
Der of simple contrivanees.
One of our large retail dry-goods estab-
lishments has arranged to light its stores
by means of the electric light, beginning
next Monday evening. 1t expects its show
rooms to be almost as light as during the
day. To those who are Obliged to shop
after dark, this light will be particularly
servceable while examining colored goods,
as the different shades may be seen as dis
tinctly as by daylight.
The Brush electric light is being intro
dused in several of the Eastern cotton mills |
and in othe. places; it seems to have at
tanned much the greatest degree of practi-
cal success yet arrived at in electric light |
ing Eng. J. Mining Journal.
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A NEW CURE FOR WoUNDs.--As soon as
wound is inflicted, get little stick-a
knife or file handle will do--and commence
to tap gently on the wound. Do not stop
for the hurt, but continue until it bleeds
freely and becomes perfectly numb. When
this point is reached you are safe--all that
is necessary is to protect it from dirt. Do
not stop short of bleeding and numbness,
and do not on any account close the OPEN
ing with plaster. Nothing more than
cerate on clean cloth is necessary. We
have used and seen this used on all kinds
of simple punctures for years, and never
knew single instance of wound becom-
ing infamed or sore after this treatment.
Among other cases A coal rake tooth go-
ing entirely through the foot, rusty darn
ing needle through the foot, q bad bite by
q sucking pig, seyera. instances OF file
shanks through the hands, and numberless
cases of rusty nails, avis, ETC.. but We
never knew failure of this treatment. -
Scientific American.
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STARVING 10 DEATH.
SIX WEEKS WITHOUT SLEEP AND TWO WITH
OUT WATER.
Dubuque Herald.

Dubuque Herald.
Conrad Knapp, the man who is starving
himself TO death, is resident of Keokuk,
and has been for the past 90 years. For a
number of years he has been employed in
the Keokuk and Des Moines car shops at
Keokuk. Nothing unusual was noticed in
him until it was announced that the Rock
Island railroad had leased the Keokuk and
Des Moines, and the probability was that
the shops would be removed from Keokuk.
This seemed to add to Conrad's troubles,
and it began to be noticed in the shops
that he acted very queerly. His fingers
were always in motion, and he seemed to
be constantly figuring. He grew worse, and
finally it got so that it took him three
days to do a j ob of work which he used to
do in so many hours. He Jagged so in his
work that he was discharged about six
weeks ago, and then he became convinced
that his family were destined to die by
starvation. Four weeks ago, when invi-
ted to sit down to the table, he refused,
saying there would not be enough to keep
the family, and from that time to this
day he..has eaten nothing, except during the
first week an apple occasionally. For the
past three weeks he has tasted absolutely
no food at all, and for the past twelve davs
not drop of water or anything in liquid
shape has passed between his lips. DR..
ho ,o al oF
has been attending him, and has endeaEored
to coax him to take some medicine, but he
firmly refuses, and when pressed upon this
point, or to drink or to partake of food, he
leaves the room.
For six weeks he has not laid down in a
bed, and has had scarcely "a hours sleep i'll
all that time. He sits up In chair and oc-
casionally, through sheer exhaustion, will
fall into doze, but he soon wakes up, and
is as immovable in his purpose to starye
himself to death as ever. Every conceiYa-
BILE means has been used to induce him to
take food, sip water, Or to take medicine,
but all without avail. He remains firm in
his refusal, and persists in saying that it is
fate-the fate of the family to starve, and
that the rest will follow him soon enough
There is an evident softening Of the brain,
yet lie remembers and recognizes his friends
and occurrences that have happened years
ago.
He is not large man, only medium size,
and his lonn fast has emaciated him fear
fully, and his body begins to emit sick
ening odor, so strong as to be almost un-
bearable to those WHO have not been ac
customed to being in his presence. He is
haunted with the fear that the men he owes
about town are in search of him and want
to put him in the calaboose and will sit by
the window all day narrowly scanning all
passers-by.
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The Secret Of the New Electric Light.

The Scientific american gives its atten-
ton to Mr.. Edison's discovery in electric
lightning, and presents to the public some
idea of it's precise nature. 8 1t is based, :"
it says, "on the well known fact that a
wire may be heated by an electric current,
the basis of many attempts to accomplish
what Mr.. Edison claims to have done. The
reader may have seen the gas jets of the
dome of the Capitol at Washington lighted
by similar means. Over each burner is
placed coil of platinum wire, which when
heated by the electric current, ignites the
gas. Mr. Edison uses the coil itself as the
source of light, the current sent through it
being strong enough to make the coil white
hot or self-luminous. The difficulty to be
overcome at this point was the liability of
the wire to fuse and spoil the light; diff
Guilty which Mr.. Edison claims to have OBJ
waited by the introduction of simple de-
vice which, by the expansion of small bar
the instant the heat of the coil approaches
the fusing point of the platinum, ,interposes
a check to the flow OF the current through
the coil. This automatic arrangement, in
connection with an auxiliary resistance
coil, secures, it is said, an even flow of
electricity through the coil, and conse-
quently steady glow of pure hight. If
this is done economically it is obvious thar
a marked advance has been made in artifi-
cial illumination The Scientific Amers-
can, however, does not think the mission of
burning gas is ended. even with the success
ful introduction of the eleatiic light. On
the contrary, by recent improvements III
its use promises to be enor-
mously increased in future as fuel for do
nestle purposes.
Feather have entirely replaced flower |
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P 0 ETRY
NOVEMBER.

What are the wild winds saying,
AS they sweep through the stormy sky,
Or moan mid the leafiess branches,
With sound like a human sigh:
They are telling in mournful whispers
Of the beautiful summer dead,
Of May and her faded garlands,
Of June and her roses fed;
OF the shining days of August.
And the sweet September glow,
of the regally-crowned October
With footsteps silent and slow.
They are telling of harvests garnered,
Of ripcned and gathered sheayes,
OF empty nests in the forests,
And under the homestead caves.
They are telling of stranded vessels,
And wrecks upon stormy waves.
OF signal guns on a midnight sea,
Of cruel and watery graves;
And of leaves in the drifted valleys,
And moands where no grass has grown,
Of beautiful idyls vanished,
And beautiful visions flown
OF year with its joys and sorrows,
That time like sheaf has bound,
Leaving no fruit for the cleaner
On all the desolate ground.
Oh, wind of the wilo November,
A sorrowful voice is thine
requiem over the dying year,
Of the snowy shroud sign;
And harvest days that are over,
When we gathered the golden grain,
And links that are broken forever,
Are lost from Loves magic chain,
Mrs. D. III. Jordan,
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THE PROFITS OF M1NINe.-After all
that has been said about the richness of
ores in the Comstock lode and the enormous
wealth in that deposit, it is surprising to
learn that the average yield of the ore has
been only $43 per ton. The big strikes of
rich ore were duly proclaimed loud and
long, for the purpose of selling the mining
stocks, but the low yields of ore were pass
ed by unnoticed, and this is the way in
which the exaggerated idea of tie richness
of the lead was obtained. Some of the
first ore did yield enormously, at times as
high as $4,000 per ton but these cases
were exceptional and rare. The whole
quantity of ore from the twenty mines on
the lode has been 8, 324. 210 tons, and the
whole amount of bullion obtained from it
$271, ,874, ,842, being at the rate of $42.95
per ton. At first view, $271, ,000, 600 in gold
and silver looks like an enormous yield OF
money in ten years, but it is not half as
much, after all, as the value of the Califor-
mia wheat crop in the same time. Besides,
it has required great expense to work the
mines, so that the net profit of Comstock
mining has not been nearly as large as
might be supposed.-ist. LOUIS Rep Wbltcan.
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The electric l;obt hos haon s,,ooosof,,

The electric light has been successfully
applied to the bicycle By an enthusiastic
Englishman. The motor is the hind wheel
-of the bicycle. and the apparatus is a small
ordinary magneto-electrie machine with
rotary magnet. aided By small pocket
battery. The carbons are regulated by a
train of wheels, worked by the front wheel
of the bicycle, the consumption being about
one inch per hour. The apparatus takes
up the room OF a small valise, and costs in
all about $25. The light is steady and
equal to 100 candles, it's great advantage
being that it lights up the road thoroughly
for 200 yards ahead on dark night. Car.
riage makers and owners may find useful
hint here.
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s F. Bulletin
One of the wealthiest settlers in New
Caledonia is gentleman from Australia
we will call him Mr.. Brown for short-who
went there some 10 or 10 years ago with
but a small capital, and has become enor-
mously rich by raising cattle for the mar
kets of Nomea. Mr.. Brown was
on his way through the bush for one of his
outlying cattle stations to another, when he
lost his way entirely; wandered about until
near nightfall, and then came upon large
native village. Here he was Hospitality en-
tertained, we'll fed, and mostdeferentially
treated by the great chief whose village it
was-the chief Atal, l think, whom some
persons regard as the chief mover and lead
er of this years revolt against the French.
Atal was all courtesy to his white guest, and
when night had fully come conducted him
himself in state to the hut set apart fer his
nights repose.
Fortunately, Mr.. Brown was acquainted
with the customs of the country, and one
end to travellers preparatory to feasting
upon them. 1t is as follows:
The traveller is kindly received nothing
occurs to shake his confidence in his host !;
he is allotted cabin to sleep in. The ma
tive huts have usually but one opening,
which serves as a window and door both.
When the traveller is supposed to be we'll
settled in his cabin, this one entrance is set
on fire. Being thatched ami made alto
gether of light wood, it burns very readily,
and the traveller is cooked as well as killed.
Then the feast begins.
Being acquainted with these details of
New Caledonian life, Mr.. Brown knew the
cabin to which the venerable Atal SO cour-
teously led him might probably become for
him both a tomb and cooking-stove unless
his wits could save him. He entered the
cabin of the chief, meeting courtesy with
courtesy, till they were both fairly within.
Then Brown, in the prime of life and ath-
letic, Atal old and infrm, the Englishman
knew he was more than match for the
savage. He closed the door within the hut,
planted his back firmly against it, and sit
ting thus with his hand on his revolver and
his other weapons ostentatiously displayed,
continued his conversation with the chief.
The situation remained unchanged through
out the night. A terrible night it was, no
doubt, for the Englishman, and almost as
bad for the old chief, who again and again
requested permission to withdraw, Mr..
Brown as frequently declaring he could not
part with him-he should not feel safe ex-
cept in his company. When daylight was
fully come, MI. Brown felt assured that
Atal would not venture to allow his people
openly to attack an individual so well
known in the settlements as himself, and
both issuing forth together from the hut,he
gladly accepted the escort of native guide
and was safely conducted to the French
settlements, Rwhere his adventure was the
theme of considerable interest.
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tit;a ~ an assortment is ordered lesser guam
s.nes s.,es than one hundred will be furnished at
pna. fs,ne rates. Cash must accompany order.
'OS'age will be prepaid. Address,
NEW NORTHWEST,
DEER LODGE.
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Blanks for Sale,

we have in stock the following Justices
banks, adapted for any township or county
IN Montana. and in conformity to existing
.aws The following are the prices:
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Uncut velvet and plush are used for re-
ception and evenings hats.
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DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF TIE
p UNITED STATES.
o.
Authorised CAPITAL. ........... $500, 900.
Paid Up Capital ..................... 100000.
Permanent Surplus Fund ................ $50,0U00O
Dividend paid March a, 1874. ............ 30.G00nQ
Average Deposits proceeding six months, 4s5 600
Invested in. q. 5. Bonds 214,0OOO 90
We transact general Banking business and buy, at
highest rates. Gold Dust, Coin, Gold and Silver Bull
lion, and Local Securities: Sell Exchange and Tele-
graphic Transfers. available in all parts of the United
States the Canadas, Great Britain, Ireland and the
Continent. COLLECTIONS made and proceeds remitted
promptly Our facilities for handling
SILVER ORES are particularly good, and this
branch of our business will receive special attention.
Cash advances made upon Ores and same shipped for
account Of owners. r. w E WILL BUY R
CASH at the very best rates allowable Owners OF
mines will consult their interests by calling upon
2T5
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oUTWlTT1Na A CANNIBAL.
S. z. Rnllctin-

AN ADVENTURE IN NEW CALEDONIA.
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Feather have entirely replaced flower
trimmings.
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WHO TAKES THE PROFIT.


You wonder whether these men aud wo-
men get rich. No. 1t is the receiver of
the good that gets the profit. They live
poor and die poor and are poor to all eter-
nity. Among these professional criminals
are the blackmailers, who make people pay
or have their characters tarnished. have
no advice to give the guilty, but an honest
and upright man need never fear them. do
not tamper with them, but hand the matter
over to the police. A man in cavern
fighting tigress might as we'll let her bite
of one hand on the supposition that she
would let him off with the rest OF bis body
No one's character is ever sacrificed till he
sacrifices it himself. (Applause.)
Z.
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