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NJ opinion Of the music already, believe; SO
: WI only speak OF the costumes Jeanne
Eas5,a EG.naer mas two which are almost perfect l
tus ttus KNOW which to admire most, the dark
t, 9.as seiFet Nth the cherry ribbons and the
81 G1a5 4elt hat. or the rose silk and silver: The
*nia . mistake, though. But Jeanne Granier
hsn3x %oud 1ook pretty in almost anything; she Is
DeiSe.l T,sa even ID her peasant-girl's get-up.
ne consideration Of these Weighry questions
aaas me naturally back to =:
;, :. "a THE "Assos,xorR ~ BALL. :.
WHICH, Mulen' as announced in nv last, took place
~ Mteseat M MISTAKES, it should be borne Ia mind
tha .a. me establishment has no connection with
~ pa1ace Of our worthy President, ii. Jules
10y: 1he E;ysee Moutmartre is huge popu-
- - :5on1-room, situate on the unsaVorY Boule-
@ ,al4 hoGnechouart at the foot Of the Mont
Faann F1se 1Hieats It is frequently mentioned IN
:as ~ Aosas noTe1, and one OF the most moving
nsa!a n1aaents T. Is made to occur before its doors.
tns.;! ts1 taU guests accepted Henri Chobr1l'at's
4sa.sn 4s.tauon' and very large proportion came, as
sstiss were requested, in costumes peculiar 70 q
,s: feople." There we're Worknacn Of al
1ns: = ,ias asnn Cha6rillat had got himself up as
ane~orker In CouDcau. Dupuis, the actor,
1sppnsaieo US q charcutier; Busnach as mason.
fsa 9li and chfcot, the caricaturists, had a.
-sss.s, .sssea me outward appearance Of Two dis
++epataole strcet-Arabs. Several had even gone
~ aae e3treme length Of donning the dress OF
onatetftakers' ass,stants! -
TIE LADIES' ATTIRE
w xas equally original. So1newerc washerwom
1u'ets . came ont as laundresses; and one-Allle.
1nsele, rather notorious beauty from the Va
hsss:s5. 5r.scandalizcd the company by dressing
s3.,a.. s.selt up as bride-in an Interesting
hheoaoon hae r." joke is u joke, but this joke
as h;s - unpleasant taste about it.. Emile Aola.
ta, tt11sell, whether from false deiieacy or a wish
g Singular, stunned DISCUSSES alIogether'
auu uaZZltt cytrrhn}c hr the aatnnfshfrl0 glOSS1-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
Keen Dwellings DRY.

A warm and dry atmosphere is not un-
wholesome, but when cloudy or rainy
weather brings sultry air which damp
ems everything around us, the atmos-
phere may be loaded with the germs of
disease, and fire is needed to DESTROY
them. The walls, the ceilings and the
floors Of apartments should never be al
lowed to become damp. Sometimes,
when the warmth of The air is oppressive,
ire is more necessary to preserve health
than it is at another season to protect us
from the cold of winter; and the rooms
OF dwelling should never be left with
out the means of warming and drying.
Investigations have shown that many
OF the most fatal diseases are caused by
the germs of vegetable and animal life,
and that humid atmosphere is most
favorable for their propagation. 1t is,
therefore, neglecting TO avail ourselves
OF the great discoveries OF the age, and
failing to protect ourselves from scourges
which go fearfully afflict families, when
we ignore the dangers which surround
us. Apartments expo sed to the full &C.
tiun of the stln may be less comfortable
in hot weather than those from which
the suns rays are excluded, but they
are more wholesome, and when conta.
gious diseases prevail in elosely-built
cities it is found that the inmates ol
houses on that side of the street expos
ed to the sun are less liable to be attack
ed, while the greatest number of sicl
are always found whefe there is tn,
least exposure to the rays of the grea
disinfector-the sun. Cincinnati Ar
| tiSQn,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
"The Five Silver DOnkeys."

A very wealthy man finding himself
near his end, called his five sons to his
bedside and presented each with silver
donkey, equipped with panniers, and
said /: "There was a merchant travel
ing from Basira to Bagdad with a cargo
of silk, but as this, however, was not
sufficient to fill more than one Of the
panniers, he balanced the burden by
filling the other with stones. As he
was journeying he was overtaken by a
wayfarer who fell into conversation with
him, and in course of it remark ed,
What fool you must be- Very pro-
bably.' was the reply, but in what par
ticulara' why said the other,
don't you see that, if you were to dis
tribute your silk equally between the
two panniers and throw away your
stones you would diminish your ass
burden by one.half?' 'Very true.
reioined the other. i thank you for
your wise counsel;' aud forthwith the
silk merchant threw his stones out on
the read, and distributed the cargo in
equal proportions between the two
panniers. As, however, they continued
their journey, the merchant remarked,
you are very clever and discerning
person, but how is it that you are in
such evil case? Your clothes are soiled
and threadbare, and you have scarcely
shoe to your foot The truth is,
was the reply, I am an unfortunate
man. Are you an unfortunate man
Then will 60 back and pick up my
stones, which he accordingly did, and
replaced the silk in statu quo. 1t hap
pened that when he arrived at Bagdad
he found that the caliph was building 9
new palace, but was brought to stand
still ter *ant of stones. So the mer
chant sold his stones for more than he got
for his silk, and returned rejoicing.
Now, my sons, in presenting you eacl
with the silver donkey, wish to impress
upon You this maxim, Never take th'
advice of an unfortunate man. '"-Th'
University Magazine.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
A Fatberly Man.

Griswold street, from Fort to Con-
gress, offers such superior facilities for
falling down in the winter, that all the
newsboys and bootblacks who look upon
the bright and cheerful side of life loaf
around that section great deal in order
to be on hand when the climax occurs.
Seven OF them stood in a row yesterday
morning as fatherly, unwieldy citizen
turned the corner of the Moffatt block.
"Select your spot /" they yelled as
he reached the descent, and in about a
minute he reached the conclusion that
they had gather.d there to see him fall.
Some men would have jumped aside into
the street, but this fatherly man contin-
ued on. He resolved to himself:
"Now these boys are poor, forlorn
boys. They seldom have any fun. They
are hungry, ragged, and do not look
forward to Christmas. They wish me
to fall. II, by falling, can add to
their happiness, it is my duty to do So. 4"
Those boys may never know that the
good man fell on purpose to please
them. He suddenly made slip to the
left, stretching out his leg until it look
ed to be ten feet long-then slip to the
right, and as he recovered he stuck his
heels toward the south pole, clawed out
like million angle worms fastened to-
gether, and the snow where he struck
hew sixteen feet. He didn't get up and
tell the boys that it was put-up job to
tighten their burdens of care and sorrow
for a moment, but he knows, and the
reader knows, that it was.-Free Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
The BIll inat FoIIoNed the Dinner.

An American gentleman paid round
sum for dinner he gave to six friends
at O. fashionable Paris restaurant few
weeks ago, according to the corre-
spondent Of q London paper. After
coffee and cigars he asked for the bill,
and the waiter, bowling with great def
erence, presented it to the host, who
ran his eye over the several items.
Asking pardon Of his guests he showed
them the bill, and desired to know il
they thought $50 francs ($56) a reasona-
BILE sum to charge for the dinner they
had had. The opinion was unanimous
that the amount asked for 30 ordinary q
dinner was more than exorbitant. The
proprietor was called in. He entered
with q pompous bearing, and, after hear
ing the case, regretted that it was not
the custom Of his house to reduce any of
the charges made. Two hundred francs
($40) were offered him and refused with
great dignity and when he found that
the American gentleman was inclined to
| argue out each item with him, he waived
his hand deprecatingly, told his custom.
ers that he was unable to give them any
more time, and asked them, since they
appeared unwilling to pay the amount
of his bill, to do him the favor of consid-
ering themselves bis guests. He left
the room; the 200 francs were sent down
to him, but were refused, and the party
Quilted the place, furious at the imper-
tinent manner in which the dinner had
been offered gratuitously. In the morn
Ing the 200 francs we're offered him
again by public notary, and he accepted
them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
Natural HIstors-The Horse.

How many species Of horses are
found in America 2"
"Well, there's the clothes-horse,
aw-horse, the wrong horse, horse
chestnut, hobby-horse and several other
kinds Of horses. This is o great country
for horses, especially fast ones"
"Does every owner of horse think
that his animal can trot in 2.40H
"He does. He knows il Just as well
as you know it's daylight. You never
saw horse yet which wasn't supposed
to be very fast, even when hitched to
post"
"But have seen lots OF horses which
couldn't trot mile in five minutes"
Yes, so have I but there was some
excuse for it. He didn't feel good, or
the bit was too lerge, or his harness
didn't set good, or he had been thinking
OF his childhood days and was sad
hearted. There is always the very
plainest reason in the world why every
horse don't let himself out like a streak
of lightning"
"They are very useful animal, are
they not?" -,
and will lend him, you'll find his horse
just the thing you want"
"Do they reason9"
"They do. You seldom see horse
throw away time in biting at man be
hind him or trying to kick the hostler
after he gets out of the barn."
cat what age do they die 2"
"At ten. You can find thousands OF
horses which ere ten years old, and have
been ever since any one could remember,
but they never get up to twelve. Even
after their teeth are worn down to The
gums and their sight gone they are sup
posed to be about ten."
"What is square horse race 7"
1t is an affair where several men get
together and privately agree that GER
tain horse shall win, and he always
| does"
"What is pool ?"
"tt is a spot Of mud and water some
thing similar to mud-puddle
"What is pulling a horse ?"
Hitching team to a fope Around
his neck"
"What is the HON estretch ?"
cit is when the man who has bet on
the wrong horse stretches his legs for
home, knowing that his wife will give
hum fits."
"What is meant by bad break p"
"It is when horse breaks three OF
his legs"
"And what is skip"
"ft is when the gate-keeper lights
out with pocketful of money"
"What is 'scoring?'"
cit is trying to get twenty feet ahead
/ of the other horses in the start"
"Why do they speak Of race-tracks al
the turf?"
"Because all the turf has been care
fully removed"
"Wheh is horse off ?"
"When he shoots out of the gate ani
starts for home, driving himself. That's
enough for to-day, and about enough fol
the horse. "-Detrott Free Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
A Feminine Mystery.

Assuming that no man ever saw a wo-
man slap her ears OF wear earmuffs, it
behooves the sterner sex to respectfully
inquire why this is so. Women's cars,
taken as they come, look very much as
mems ears. To an impartial and fair
minded observer, they are more deli
cately constructed, and, naturally, not
as well fortified against cold as the aver
age masculine auricular appendage.
The feminine ear is not protected by
whiskers or hair, aud fashion declares
that the hat or bonnet shall in no way
contribute to its warmth or general
comfort. 1t goes into battle against the
common enemy without armor, and with
no more preparation for conflict than
were this the month of June instead OF
December. That it should escape under
such circumstances, or that, unwrapped
and thus exposed, it should not require
slapping, as either preventive or pro-
tective measure, is mystery which the
average masculine mind is not equal to.
Chicago Inter. Ocean.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
Why Kill Ones Self

Notwithstanding the general impress.
sion that the worst use that can be made
of man is to kill him, there have been
a great many suicides within the past
few days. Whether these victims of
themselves have found another world,
and one enough pleasanter to justify
their haste in going to it, is a question
for theologians to decide; but to the
ordinary mind suicide seems to be a
great blunder. AS general rule even
the saintliest people object to leaving
this rather uncertain earth of ours, so it
stands to reason that there is good
deal worth living for; and though it may
not be at hand at the immediate mo-
inent it is desired, the whirligig of time
has a way OF bringing fair amount of
cheer and comfort to every man. Many
of the prosperous, contented men and
women of to-day can look back at time
when their troubles were as great as any
which suicides have refused to endure;
but out of these very troubles sprang
the ability to enjoy to the uttermost
such pleasant changes as time finally
brought. Besides, no man or woman is
SO poor or SO degraded as to be utterly
uncared for, and to slaughter the par
ticular friend of ones friend is dread
fully impolite trick for any gentleman
or lady to indulge in. The probability
is that nearly every man who shoots
himself or takes poison does so in a fit
of depression, such as millions of others
have conquered, first having suffered by
it. If any one contemplates buying
Paris green or revolver so as to be in
the fashion, let them pause, pay part OF
his money for thorough bath, take
|plenty OF air and exercise and see for
himself whether it is not better to be
a live failure above ground than dead
failure under it,-New York Herald.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
Rome Sentinel Brevities.

hOiuo oouuuCi DtCNticS'
The average dairymau is a good
astronomer at least he knows all about
the milky whey.
II is reported that the ameer of Af-
ghanistan has fed the capital, leaving
his son, Ynakoob Kahn, in power. If
Yaakoob Kahn not master the situation,
who Kahn?
When people flock into q place OF
business as if they were making run
on savings bank, there is no occasion
for alarm. 1t is only an evidence that
the establishment advertises.
When paragrapher gets hard pressed
for an item with good point, he inva-
riably recollects that somebody lately
sat down upon an upturned carpet tack +,
a bent pin, or the business end OF a
bumble bee.
A kindergarten pupil who had re-
ceived his first lessons in anatomy, had
been told that the object of the finger
nails was to protect the ends of the
fingers. This part of his lesson had
not been very clearly impressed upon
the young students mind, and when his
teacher asked him, "What are finger
nails for ?" his answer was, "To scratch
with"
An advertisement in an exchange says
"large gray gentleman's shawl has
been lost. That's singular. Now, if il
had been a large gentleman's gray
shawl, or gray gentleman's large
shawl, or a gray large gentleman's
shawl, or gentleman's large gray
shawl, it would, of course, have been
different /; but the thief who would steal
shawl from a large gray gentleman
deserves to have his hair turn gray in
one night, and ought to be made to wea,
gray-striped suit the balance of his
days.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
Why, Verify ;

Why be an animated tallow shop when Allan 8
Anti-Fat is safe and sure remedy for obesity
or corpulence, and will reduce the most i'll
proportioned form to graceful outline within
a few weeks. 1t contains no ingredients that
can possibly prove deleterious to the system.
well-known chemist, after examining its con-
stituents and the method Of its preparation,
gives it his unqualified Endorsement as rem
edy that "cannot but act favorably upon the
system and is we'll calculated to attain the OBJ
ject for which it is intended"
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 17th, 1878.
Prop'rs Allan's Anti Fat, Buffalo, N. T.:
Dear Sirs-I have taken two bottles Of Allan
Anti-Fat, and it has reduced me eight pounds.
Very respectfully. Mrs l. r. COLES.
There is no time to be lost when cough at
tacks one, in adopting means OF prevention
may, with perfect truth, be termed the incipi.
ent stage Of those destructive malsdies, and il
is the height of folly to disregard it. II neglect
cd, it will assuredly culminate in some danger
ous pulmonary affection, but II DR.. VIM. HALLS
Balsam for the Lungs be used, the complaint
i. speedily vanquished and all danger averted
There is no pulmonio comparable to this great
specific. Sold by druggists.
The famous Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs
which are certainly the best of these instru-
ments in the world, are now sold for payment
by installments, bringing them within reach oi
those who can make only small payments at .
time. Any agent for their sale will give par
ticulars.
Leaky roofs or water pipes, water troughs oi
other places, must be made tight. One SOC. OF
75c. can of Flexible Cement will do il thorough
ly. Any one can apply it with stick or knife
Liberal inducements offered to local agents tc
canvass in their neighborhood. Address Van
dervoorts, 116th st., East river, New York,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09

CURE ron CouaH on Coib.--As soon as there
8 the slightest uueasiness Of the chest, with
difficulty Of breathing, or indication Of cough
take; during the day, few browns Bronchial
fitdchAs.n Twanty-fiye canta box.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
Hosts Of People are Martyrs

To sick headache, that infallible symptom Of a
disordered stomach, liver aud bowels. Many
suffer from it as many as three or four tiu es q
week. They do so needlessly, for Hostetter'f
Stomach Bitters, by toning the digestive or.
gans and regulating the bowels and liver, re-
moves the cause, and dispels the painful symp
tom. The intimate sympathy between the
brain and the abdominal region causes the
slightest disorder to be reflected, as it were
in the organ Of thought. The reform insti
tuted by the Bitters when the digestive, secre
tive and evacuative functions are in state o.
chaos, has other and more beneficial results
viz: the complete nutrition OF the whole ply
steal economy, the restoration Of appetite ant
repose and an increase in the power Of tn,
system to resist diseases Of malarial type.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09

Geography bees have replaced spell.
ing bees as a winter amusement in the
West
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
Chew Jackson'a Best Sweet NavY Iots(c

a. iMff00RTANT w 0sI,NT N9TIoh...FaEmers, Fami.
TOBIAS, VENETIAN IMMINENT Tor the cure o
SSth ssSG%p.nyiuy ssch bottlsl and sItsrnslil for
Ihroat, Cgts. Burns. s.sllinss, Bruises, Mosquito
Bites Qld Sores, Pains In Limbo. Back and 6hsst The
no one Who has used 1t but continues to do co. many
ssatbSs oot n v;tbn was TsD DosI. Sosts .hsy would
seen at the Depot speaking Of It's wonderful curative
prSPsItis.; Sod by the prusssts 1t 20. ote, Depot
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09

Many a boy who handles a billiard
cut with consummate skill, can't get the
hang of snow shovel.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
OHEW
The Celebrated
0MATCHLEss"
Wood Tag Plug
m0nAGOa
TIE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York, Boston, and Ohicsg

NeW Iothi Loo1o1I, blu OHIcaRU
For upwards of thirty years Mrs. WINSLOWH
SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for children
with never-failing success. 1t oorrects acidity
Of the stomach, relieves wind colic, regulates
the bowels, cures dysentery and disrrhes,
whether arising from teething or other causes.
Al old and well-tried remedy. as cts bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-06-13
Weekly Kennebec Journal

Published every Wednesday morning Is the largest
folio paper in the State, containing news political ar
tcle-, agricultural and scientific matter tales poetry
anecdotes, household matter, markets, &c, &c.
Terms, ~ per dHnaa Ia dirdhce.
Transient Advert iscments, $500 per inch for first
week 80 per week for each subsequent Insertion
Special Notices, 500 per inch for hrst week 90
cents per week for each subsequent week
Business Notices, in reading columns, u cents per
line for first Insertion 10 cents PER line for each sub
sequeut insertion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-06-13
A REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
WILL BE HELDIN
N0R0MBE6A HALL, BANGOR,
Thursday, June 26th, 1879,
at II O'clock A. Nj.

for the purpose of nominating arluddate for Cover
nor, and for transactng whatever business may pro.
pcrly come before it.
The basis of representation will be one delegate
for each city, town and plantation, and additional
delegate for every seventy.fve votes cast for the
Republican candidate for Governor in 1870. =, ma
jority fraction will be eentitled to a delegate
The State Committee will be in session the evening
preceding and at o O'Clock the morning of the Con
venton. to receive the credentials of delegates.
In selecting the Delegates the Republicans are
urged to assemble in full numbers and to invoke the
aid and cooperation of all voters who willing TO
unite with them to the following ends
l. To maintain the power aud prestige of the
Union against all attempts to subvert oppose its just
authority. and to insist that the Government of the
Cnited States shall be controlled by loyal men.
.. Todiseountenancc and reprobate the REASONABLE
and revolutionary course of the Democrats in Cong.
ress, who threaten to cripple and destroy the func-
tons of the Government if constitutionally pre-.
vented from enacting their partisan measures into
Law.
3. TO uphold the right of the United states to en-
force its own laws wherever they 10 operate and
to frown down and put down the dangerous her
esy of the States Right secessioniss who have al
ready plunged the country into one bloody war
anu WIZ are HOW 10 coHtTOl tnt uoN
ernnent of the Union with the same measure.
that preceded the rebellion of ls6l.
4. To insist upon free elections-not only free
from National military interference, which no one
desires. but also free from the interference and vo
olcnce of socalled state militia and the assassins
who with deadly weapons have seized the polls in
many of the Southern States, driving innocent and
detenceless voters from the ballot-box and making
mockery of elections, which upon free suffrage
has been made distinct political issue by every
Democrat in the Senate and House voting against II
measure designed to prevent and suppress it.
}. TOuphold the financial credit of the Gov vernmen nj
and to assure to the people of ali sections n sound
currency, equivalent to coin at all times and in all
places and redeemable in coin. And to this end to
oppose all dstracting, repudiating and mischisyous
efforts against the peace, welfare and industrial pros
pcrity of the People.
6. In these aims and purposes all citizens of Maine
are invited to unite that the hands of the President
and of the Republican minority in both branches o
Congress may be strengthened in their efforts to up
hold the honor of the Government and the just
authority of National Law.
By ord,r of the Republican State Committee.
GEORGE G. WING,) ..h
"a. BouIELLE, Committee.
j. o. SMITH, Secretary.
May -, ls79.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-06-13

Republican County Convention.

The Republican voters of Kennebec County, are re.
quested TO send delegates TO convention TO be hold
at
Granite Hall, Augusta, Saturday, June -,
at 1870 O'Clock A. NJ for the purpose of nominating
two candidates for Senators, candidate for County
Commissioner, a candidate for County Treasurer
ii candidate for County Attorney, and to trans
act all other business that may properly come
before the nyenton. The basis of representation
will be as follows Every city, town and plantation
will be entitled to one delegate, and an additional
delegate for every seventy five votes for the Re
publican candidate Tor Governor at the election of
ls'd fraction o forty votes will be entitled to
additional delegate. The cities. towns and pania-
tions are entitled to the following number of dele.