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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13
Romance OF the Custer Massacre.

Colonel Benteen, of the Seventh cav
airy, left the impression in his testi-
mony in the Reno inquiry that DR.. Lord
and Lieutenant Sturgis, who were with
Custer, and whose bodies were not
found, might be still alive and with the
Indians. Away down in Maine this ray
of hope fell upon the heart of young
lady who is in reality, but not in name,
one of the widows Of the fatal dash for
vindication. There was more in the
colonePs words to her than he intended.
For the fifteenth time she wrote to Bis
marck, Dakota, pitifully inquiring if
there was any possible hope that Ben
teens intimation was founded upon fact.
Her friend at Dakota answered "No. !"
If DIR. Lord was alive and in Sitting
Bulls camp the Canadian mounted
police would have found it out long be-
fore this. Major Walsh, who is on the
best of terms with the Eostiles, and is
with them great deal, has made every
effort to discover a survivor. He is q
great admirer of the dead Custer, and
his personal feelings have been heartily
enlisted in the vain search. All that he
has found has been one horse OF the
horse company. DIR. Lord may be
alive. but it is as improbable as Jules
Verne's eighty-day trip around the world.
The lady in Maine, however, has an M
tuitive belief that he is still alive, and
she will yet see him. She reproaches
herself for some little thing she did,
thinking it sent him off with Custer,
and that he was Indifferent to the con-
sequences. Chicago Tribune.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13
Adulterated Food.

From facts and data in our possession,
says the New York Herald, it is sus-
ceptible of proof that nearly all the es-
sentials of life are seriously tampered
with, and that the adulteration of food
is the rule rather than the exception.
The following list is carefully prepared,
which the evil extends:
Sausages-Matle of impure meats and
seasoned with spices.
Bread-Mixed with alum, lime water
and -four ground in with lead.
Flour-Adulterated with damaged
peas, powdered alum and casein, in
which are worms, insects, acari and
smut.
Coffee-Adulterated with cocoanut
shells. almond shells, chiccory, beans,
peas and corn.
Tea-Colored with black lead and
Prussian blue.
Oysters, CLAIMS and Lobsters-Stale
and decaying.
Cheese-Colored with saffron, Vene-
tian red, carrots aud annotto, viii ch
latter is often found to contain poison.
GUS chromates.
Essences-Adulterated and contami-
mated by nitro .benzole, prussic acid, oil
of turpentine, sulphuric acid and citric
acid.
Sugar-Iniured by putrid blood, with
which it is "purified," )" and adulterated
with clay, sand and bean dust, with now
and then fair share of marble dust.
Oake-Flavored with oil of almonds,
containing prussic acid.
Spices-Black pepper, adulterated
with buckwheat, caramel or shorts; cay
enne pepper, adulterated with red lead,
almond shells and ginger.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13

first half of September, and later the
plants should be set about three inches
apart each way, in a cold frame. During
the winter they should be covered with
sashes, and in cold weather have an ad.
ditional covering of straw mats. On
every mild or sunny day air should be
given, by raising the sash few inches,
and as early in the spriug as the weather
will permit, the sashes should be re
moved entirely during the day. In the
latter part of March, or as soon as safe
from hard frost-a little will do no
harm-the plants should be set out on
well.prepared and richly-manured land,
in rows two by three feet. The seed
may also be sown on the hot-bed in
February, and by proper care the
plants may be ready to set out in the
beginning of April but in this case
they must be thoroughly hardened be-
fore they are planted in the garden, or
little frost will kill them By giving
proper attention to this point, spring
plants are but little inferior to those
wintered over in the cold-frame, and
may produce as good crop. Lenor-
mand's Early Paris, Erfurt Early
Dwarf, Large AIgiers, and Autumn
Giant are some of the best varieties. -
Rural NeD Yorker.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13

thing like you; but they said the house
was haunted, and a room where sui.
eide has been committed is an ugly
neighbor to a lady's boudoir But bless
my soul this old parchment amt
worth shucks-not worth shucks, my
dear Miss st. Edgar. He never de-
frauded anybody OF Deadwood. He in
herited it from his brother, as honest a
man as ever lived. I've looked up the
proofs-been three days about it-and
then came back as quick as / could to
let you know the truth. Hang that old
tile parlor Seal it upi Tear it down |
But, anyway, get married and be happy,
young folks. Don't be frightened out
of the wedding"
They took his advice-Queenie and
Guy. The walls and floors of the old
tile parlor we're dismantled of their
tiles, the whole north side turned into
glass doors which opened into the gar
den. the walls hung with q paper of
golden arabesques and rosebuds, and
filed with piano and harp, rose pink
couches, books of poetry, pictures and
marble Cupids and angels. The ghost
of Gilbert st. Edgar never walked there
again.-Americdn Monthly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Striking obiects-Clocks.
News of the weak-Hospital reports.
Murder, like the knees of boys
pants, will out.
In ancient times diphtheria was con-
sidered incurable.
Home training should aid the teach
inc children receive at school.
Domestic rabbits are frequently bred
to supply furs for various purposes.
For two centuries there has been q
depression in business every ten years.
Gladstone's admirers will build
hospital in his honor that will cost
S110, 1000.
"Come listen to my tail, said the
dog as he thumped his appendage on
the floor.
The Boston Journal believes that
him right.
Gannison wants to know if "time is
money!" why "can't he take time to
pay his debts? ?"
1t ia said that performing birds "
are taught their tricks through cruel
course of lessons.
The wrong boy who was interviewed
by the hemlock twig, feelingly spoke OF
it as the misplaced switch.
"He lives above his income,"
Was the dark reproach he bore,
Till at last it was remembered
That he lived above his store.
"Oh, look, Louise Fred Just sent
me this sweet little puppy. Wasn't he
kind?" "Yes, dear; but it's just like
him."
Instead of saying "too thin," Richard
Grant White translates it into the ex-
preston "of the utmost tenuity Of
fabric"
The Journal of Chemistry says that
no European nation is so advanced as
Italy in its methods of teaching agri-
culture.
An Indiana lady of eighty-eight years
is growing a third set of teeth, which
are so far advanced that she is able to
use them.
Near the site of Jacobs we'll. in the
city of Samaria, Palestine, there is a
Baptist church with a congregation
numbering 100.
The king of Siam has bodyguard
of female warriors. They are said to
be very beautiful-the most killing
young ladies of his realm.
"Did you ever" asked a brother
humorist of Josh Billings, "stand at
the hall door after your lecture and
listen to what the people said about it
as they went outp" Replied Josh-"I
did-once "a pause and sigh, but I'll
never do it again."
Spain has ninety-two dukes, 866 mar
quises, 632 counts, ninety-two viscounts,
and ninety eight barons, besides forty
four ennobled foreigners. Two dukes,
fifty-eight marquises, thirty counts, six
viscounts and two barons have been cre-
ated by the present king. The univer-
sity students this year number 16, 889,
of whom 6,S23 are studying medicine
and {, 400 law.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13
Married i'm A KaQan

AS our worthy Dora postmaster, who
is not only postmaster, but is clothed
with justice authority to solemnize
marriages, was meandering his way on
horseback, west of his own premises on
the highway, he met Esquire Elliott and
Mrs. Nealis sitting on spring seat in
a two-horse wagon. Our worthy es-
quire and postmaster was halted and in
formed that his services were in demand
at once to perform marriage ceremony,
the license being promptly presented in
due form. Whereupon the accommo-
dating esquire rode up to the wagon,
requested the parties who were seated
on the spring-seat to join hands, and
then and there solemnized, on the pub
lie highway, without a witness, the
marriage of the twain. - QsDegO (Kqa. J
Independent.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13
Ljngual Difficulties.

On one occasion an estimable dttache
to the late Mr.. Bennett, and who, from
the fatigues of the job press of the New
York Herald, aimed to study medicine
and become city coroner of Gotham,
illustrated the power and the peace of
language at one and the same time. The
very first case of the doctors coronership
was that concerning the death by MUIR
der of an Italian. The only or chief
witness was the terrified son of the
murdered man. He was brought before
the learned doctor, who said, in an i'm
perial tyle, worthy of Gotham coroner:
Well, my lad, what language do you
speak?"
No response.
"Do you speak German
No response.
"Do you speak FrenchP ?"
No response.
"Do you speak Spanish ?"
No response.
"Do you speak Italian?"
No response.
"Well, do you speak Irish ?"
No response.
Turning to the jury, the classical doc
tor said Gentleman, in the whole
course of my professional experience
have never had such an astonishing wit
ness brought before me. As you see, I
have addressed him in five different Ian
guages, and he has responded in neither.
-Har1er's Bdzdr.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13
Can Oysters Whistle!

This little oyster story is from Thorn
burg's "New and Old London:" The
shop was first established by Mr..
Pearkes in 1925. eft appears" say a
writer in the Daily TELEGRAPH, "that
about the year 1910 the proprietor of
the house in question, which had then,
as it has now, a great name for the su.
perior excellence of its delicate little
natives, heard strange and unusual
sound proceeding from one of the tubs
in which the shellfish lay piled in lay
ers one over the other, placidly fatten-
ing upon oatmeal and awaiting the in
evitable advent of the remorseless knife.
Mr.. Pearkes, the landlord, listened,
hardly at first believing his ears. There
was, however, no doubt about the mat
ter; one of the oysters was distinctly
whistling, or, at any rate, producing
sort of si6aement with its shell. It was
not difficult to detect this phenomenal
biyalve, and in a very few minutes he
was triumphantly picked out from
amongst his fellows and put by himself
in spacious tub, with plentiful sup
ply OF brine and water. The news
spread through the town. and for some
days the fortunate Mr.. Pearkes found
his house besieged by curious crowds.
Douglas Jerrold's suggestion
was that the said oyster had been crossed
in love and now whistled to keep up ap-
pearances, with All idea of showing that
it did not care" Thackeray used to de-
clare that he was once actually in the
shop when an American came in to see
the phenomenon, as everybody else was
doing, and. after hearing the talented
mollusk go through his usual perform
ance, strolled contemptuously out, de-
clariDg " it was nothing to an oyster he
knew of in Massachusetts,, which whistled
Yankee Doodle right through and fol-
lowed its master about the house like o
dog"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13
Chinese Poetry.

Chinese poetry is the subject of an in
teresting article in MacnaiIIdn's Mdga-
zine. Few persons appreciate the gen.
uine poetry to which the Chinese have
given birth, yet poetry occupies almost
as important place in their literature
as in our own. Here is a literal trans
lation of short poem:
The heart, when it is harassed, finds no place
Of rest.
The mind, when embittered, thinks only Of
grief.
In the following the writer is sup
posed to be apostrophizing bed of
chrysanthemum plants in full bloom:
See their slender shadows pictured on the fence
whilst their delicate perfume scents the
garden walls
Their tints, now dark now light, flash one
against the other; -
The dews as they drop strengthen their frames;
Hungry, they feed on air
What can with their bright colors compete?
Talking Of them one might pity their ianguor,
as of that of an invalid;
Delicate, they open with constitutions at best
autumnal,
Yet say not that they bloom to no purpose;
For did they not by their charms inspire Tao
to poetry and conviviality2
Here is one that has been metrically
translated. 1t is called the "Tiny
Rill:"
Over green fields and meadows tiny rill ran
(The little precious coquette);
She was, pretty, she knew, and thus early
began
Gayly flirting with all that she met.
Her favors on both sides she'd gracefully
shower,
Regardless of whom they might be;
One moment she'd kiss the sweet lips Of a
flower,
The next-lave the root Of a tree.
She would leap from one rock to another in
play,
Tumble down on her pebbly bed -
Like naiad, let the dazzling, sunsmitten
spray,
Fall in piismatic gems round her head.
Sometimes she would lash herself into rage,
And rush roaring and seething along;
iii bit of smooth ground would her anger
assuage,
When shed liquidly murmur song.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13
Which Way z


Children, stop your play,
And tell me which way
l shall take to reach the city on the hill.
First the girl,
With o smile:
'This way;
Through the woods, across the stile,
BY brook where wild flowers grow,
Where tho birds sing sweet and low;
Then you forget it is so far,
And how tired you are.
For the calm rests you, makes you still,
II you take this way to the city on the hill"
Then the boy,
With frown:
"This way
By the mill and through the town
You will see the soldiers there,
Hear the drums and pass te fair;
Then you forget the way is long
While you walk in the throng,
For the noise wakes you, makes you thrill :
When you go this way to the city on the hill.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13

In the course of suit recently
brought in London by a druggist OF
Bogota, United States of Colombia, to
restrain Mr.. Holloway, of pill and oint-
ment fame, from charging in his adver-
tisements that the aforesaid druggist
dealt in spurious Holloway pills and
ointments, it was stated that Mr.. Hol-
loway spent 100000 a year in adver-
tising, while the yearly profits OF his
business we're about $250,00.
AS left-handedness in children is not
generally considered desirable, it is
we'll to prevent it, if possible. It is a
well known fact that most children in
arms are carried on the left arm of the
mother or nurse, as the case may be.
The consequence is that the right arm
is fast against the nurses shoulder,
while the left hand is left free to grasp
at anything that comes in the way. Let
the nurse use the right arm at least
half the time, and the mischief is OBJ
waited.
A grim story of life in lighthouse
comes from the Burmah coast, and is
printed in the Rangoon Times. A tele-
gram having announced that the light
on the Alguada reef was not visible,
steamer was dispatched to ascertain the
cause. The captain, on landing, discov-
cred two of the men in the lighthouse
dead, while third was lying in pre-
carious state. The keeper stated that
signals of distress such as "I want i'm
mediate help" and "Man dying" had
been exhibited by him for about twenty
days. As last resort, all his signals
having failed to attra,t attention. he
darkened the lights on the Bassein side,
feeling certain that this step would not
fail to attract attention to the light
house. And 80, with the dead and the
dying, he watched for relief, which
came at last.
The famous marble quarries Of Gar
rara, although they have been worked
since the reign of Augustus, and have
furnished steady and enormous sup
ply to the whole civilized globe, seem
to be inexhaustible. They compose an
entire mountain range, and embrace
every variety and quality of marble,
from the coarse common kind to the
statuary marble, Monte Crestola and
Monte Sagro yielding the largest and
finest blocks. The quarries number
some 500, only about twenty of them
furnishing the marble used by sculptors,
and some 5000 persons are employed
in them. The marble taken out year
before last was in the vicinity of 120, 600
tons, valued TT So, 400, 900, of which
40, 900 tons came to the United States.
The export of marble to this country
has increased immensely within twelve
to fifteen years, the third largest mar
BILE firm now at Carrara beng American.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13
TIMELY TOPICS.

There are in France 80 s73 lunatics,
of whom 39,887 are at the charge of
their families, and AZ, 1856 supported by
the State. The proportion is about
two per 1000 of the population.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-13

This very common vegetable is one of
the market gardeners most profitable
crops. 1t is closely related to the cab =.
bage plant, and, like that, the eatable
part forms head; but while the head
of the cabbage is formed of the leaves,
the head of the cauliaower is formed Of
the fower-stalks, which grow up in one
compact, conical mass that, in we'll
grown specimens, measures nine inches
to foot across. There are many vari
cites in cultivation. A kind known as
Lenormand's short-stemmed requires a
good garden soil, richly manured; it is
useless to attempt to grow it on poor,
gravelly or binding clay soil.
Caulifiower is mostly grown as a crop
for spring or early summer; as a late
crop it is more apt to fail. For an early
crop the seed should be sown in the
, 1879-03-06

A GOOD IDEA. The Olympia Stand
ard says: 1--WE know Of no better way
of inducing wholesale and heahhtul i'm
migration into our borders than for the
p"ople, OF Walh Wnlla, Seattle and Port
10 tnScnd-to joil y raise small fund,
to be applied exclusive to the diSSemina.
ton of half dozen of the best weekly
newspapers in tile Territory, throughout
those portions Of the Eastern, Middle and
N0rtweSttrn States most liable to cOli-
tribute to the immigration stream during
the year or two to come. Immigration
tracts and pamphlets do not suir inqnirers
lliey sometimes think they see II big cat
under The meal; that possibly su1. pam
phlcts are gotten up aud run bv an I'M
princlplcd land ring, - Ia" California
agencies. Now let Us give them surll
'bona file" information rs they may
CLEAN nowhere else than in hourst news
papers Published in the interests of the
people"
, 1879-03-06

ROUGH ON STOCK.-A recent issue Of
the Walla Wala "Watchman." in speak
ing OF the cold weather in that section
ana the scarcity Of food for stock, says:
rms valley Is again wrapped up IN II
heavy mantle Of six inches or SNOW. with
prospects for more, and those wlD n week
ago went about IN their shirt slerves or
low neckcd dresses. and said the backbone
oi winter Is broken, come now to the con
cl'lslon that 1t has two backhoneS. On
tuesday night heavy slcet storm fol
iOwed and the thermometer stood l6 de-
grees above zero. Thousands Of cattle
ana sheep, uncared for, persisted within
the last lew days Of hunger and exposure
we ieel sorry for the poor dumb brules.
"N III country like ours such things
sho Nd never happen. Stockmcuhely too
"'''ch on mild winters, Instead OF putting
'ne'r trust In hay and straw stacks
horSeS seem 70 fare better than any other
animal and man1ge to scratch fora living,
o"' cltte and sheep soon become weak and
IeeOie' aud die, The present winter is "A
leS'on dearly bought. but who will profit
" ~ WiIlful waste makes w0iul want.
, 1879-03-06

MORE ROOM MrsSrS. Ebey e Co.
fpnnd their storage room inadequate to
the amount of produce received by them.
and they have rented the large warehouse
on Carkrck's stone warf and are filling
it with hay. The first instalment was
put in there yesterday by the Addic. she
having brought some twenty tons down
the river for that firm. No branch of
business has increased 50 rapidly in Seattle
of late years lis the produce business, aud
1t Is still on the improve. -"Intelligeucer. "
, 1879-03-06

The p. NJ. S. =. Dakota. on her last
trip down, took passengers aud freight rs
follows: l3l cases oysters; l,2OS SKIS oats;
3.346 -ks potatoes. 344 green hides. l0}
day hides, 100 tins iallow, 10 empty kegs.
so bdls slaves, % bales pets. II bbls crn-
berries, l4S bales hops, 5j pkgS mise, 42G
plOw poles, % cases cider. l07 bbls salmon
10 bales excelsior. Passengers: Mrs. NJ
r Maddox, Mr. Boyd aud wife. Mrs IIoIl-
man, Capt. Rymes. ) i Andrews, Robt
Craig. Mrs ID DlmfieId and 3 children, j
FTuenthq!. w n Horton. DIR j L Tag
gart, A Gatzert, Cohen, aud II in the
Steerage.
, 1879-03-06

HEAVY POTATO RlCEpTs.--On Friday.
Feb. 18th. pOtatoc, were received in:o San
Francisco by ocean steamers rs follows:
From Mcndo,ino. , .ack~; from Eureka,
9o7l ,acks; from seattle, 0764; from
Portland. 1927 <achS-in all l4.0jS sacks.
ar over 2l.0O0 bushels. Probably half as
wuch more was received the same day by
steamboats, and sail vessels on the Bay.
and by railroad from The interior.
, 1879-03-06
Custom House Sale.
CUSTOM HOUSE, I
Port Townsend. Washington Terry !

CoLLLCToR's OFFICE. Feb. IA, 1870.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ lowing described articles. seized for
violation of the United States Revenue
avs vii, be sold ut public auction to the
highest bidder tor cash, at the Custom
House in Port Townsend. Washington
Territory. March Goth, 1879, ut 10
o'clock A. NJ.
, 1879-03-06
At the Lowest Market Rates

APPROVED SOLDIERS ADDITIONAL
HoMESrEADs can be located upon any
lands. either single or double minimum
lands, subject to homestead whether tim
bered or not, and having the only first
class paper IN the country, have made ar
rangements with the following gentlemen
in Western Washington:
A, Mackitosh. Seattle,
John Il. Wheat. olympia.
q. Morris Ha!ler Port Townsend,
Henry Jackson, SnoIomish CITY.
Who will have Oh hand. at all times. nv
scrip for the accommodation OF these de-
string 10 purchase. at the rate of 81. %
per acre for SOS and l20,. and 1915 per
acre tor 4OS; fractions special Another
fraudulent class of script known as floats
can he gotten at much less rates: but no
title can be given. and is. of course. not 81
valuable. A deed can be gotten from the
original applicant OF any land located bv
script purchased of me. as IN no case bujy
from other than the original homesteader.
and know where To address him for deed
II one be required, Fun investigation is
asked that the worth oi my paper may he
known. Gail upon or write any of the
gentlemen named above. Who will sell Won
the Talbot additional homestead strip
which will ensure yOu II patent to vun'r
land MS well rs perfect title. and also is
cheap rs you eau buy II of me.
ID. ii. TALBOT.
Gcn'l Land-scripand Warrant Broker.
Sioux CITY, Iowa.
, 1879-03-06

A COLONY of 600 negroes will leave
.on,h Carolina for Idaho. This is tile
first Of a large number who will follow
on form colonies.
, 1879-03-06
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
Local and News Items.

rovoRRow is the day set Tor our meet
,,,,, on San Juan Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-05
Il Sure Thing,

DR.. Kings Syphilitic remedy is warrant
ed to cure syphilis in the primary, second
airy and tertiary stages, and 10 all its varied
and complicated forms, and will cure the
worst case of venereal disease. cases which
have resisted the treatment of the most
eminent and skillful physicians 10 America
1t cures the first stages and heals the Ill
GERS in few days. Il cures ulcers in the
mouth, nose, throat, head, arms and legs;
also, hard pains in the bones AMI joints,
swelling of the joints. syphihtic Theuma-
tism, etc, in short time. Price, SIS per
package. Sent everywhere by express. A
treatise on sexual diseases free. Sent
sealed for two stamps. DR.. ]. Dinsbeer,
AIS North Seventh street, ST Louis, sole
proprietor. Cures guaranteed, or the
money refunded.
DIR. Dinsbeer makes chronic diseases a
specially. If you are afflicted, with nc
matter what, cal! or write. m-t-w