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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16

Few ladies', says the Boston Tran.
script, have any idea Of the number of
steps they take and the number of miles
they walk daily in going about their
houses. The pedometer reveals some
extraordinary facts. A lady, an acknowl-
edged invalid, who thought she saved
every unnecessary step, found that she
had. between breakfast and tea, walked
nearly two miles without going outside
the door. The pedometer would prob
"can't sit STILL" and are constantly
jumping up" to get this or that, walk
at least five miles day in their daily
travels about the house. What it would
do in the case of the young ladies who
dance by the hour, yet are too delicate
to walk, can be imagined. OF course,
exercise is good thing, but exercise
in the open air is the kind that in bene-
fetal to health. If our ladies would
manage to avoid part of their unneces-
sary "trotting around" the houses
the result, in the great part, of nervous
habit and put the same number of
steps in outdoor exercise every day, the
result would be greatly to the advan.
tage of their health. And then there
are the stairs. If lady were asked to
hoist her own weight through twelve to
fifteen feet of space, the ordinary height
of "story," she would esteem it a
cruel hardship, but she will do precise
ly that O half dozen times day to get
he" other gloves" her fan, or to see
that her hair is as it should be. Let
any lady take pains to count the number
of times she climbs a fight of stairs in
the course of a day, and she will be
surprised to find how much of her
strength is consumed in lifting herself.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16

are closely connected with church holi-
days and other religious concerns,
Thus, bathing in the open air on Good
Friday or at Easter is supposed to keep
the Silesians we'll and healthy the
whole year, and in Saxony, the common
preservative against ague is to eat nine
different kinds Of green vegetables mix
ed together on Maundy-T Thursday. In
many parts OF the German empire it is q
custom to take cold bath on Christmas
night, for during the following Twelfth
night the water is believed to possess
magic powers. In Brandenburg, the
oil believers in these wonderful doc.
trines say that every illness becomes
contagious to those who hear the sick
person complaining about the disease
wherefore the individual thus addressed
will most ungraciously retort:
"Bear thy pains alone,
Or bewail them to stone."
Three crosses painted over the house
door keep diseases and all other domes.
tic disasters off the homes of true be-
LEVERS for which the initials K, (Kas
par), NJ, (Melchior), and B. (Baltha.
sar), or even the pentaloha, Common
ly called wizard-foot), may be substi
tuted. This pentalpha consists of two
triangles united in manner to folm {
five. pointed star. 1t is strange to oh
serve how, in the aforementioned Gus
toms, Christian and heathenish ele
ments are commingled. - Chambers
TOu7.u1L
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16
FOR THE FAIR SEX.



Pale-drab cloths trimmed with fur
are worn by young ladies.
Only very small ornament is worn
on the head, even in full dress.
Blue-gray, or lead-white, is announced
as about to displace cream-white.
Suits of black chuddah cloth are now
made mp very plainly and trimmed with
black silk.
Antique embroideries are carefully
cut from old dresses and sewn upon
new ones, with very good effect.
A light rose. piuk is the choicest color
for ladies' gloves. Pure white kids, of
course, are indispensable on wedding
occasions.
Finger puffs are little worn, the ex-
traordinary f. eaks played with them by
some women having destroyed their
popularity.
-pendants-are going out
of fashion, though solitaires, either dia-
monds or pearls, will be worn by all
who can afford them.
Winter fans have knob handles,
! Which hold powder and puff. A mir.
| iOiS a. beShV tubO anu u pOChtb COuD
are hidden in the side sticks.
White and pearl-colored bonnets have
facipgs, breasts, tips or ties of garnet
or wine in majority of instances, and
the contrast is certaiuly most charming.
Striped silks and satins are used for
facings on black gowns. They are cut
straightwise and laid so as to show two
or three stripes. Velvet is employed Oh
red costumes.
Jet, crystal and amber are all FASH
ionably beaded among garnet grass or
the various fancy colored gimps, but
black jet is used more frequently than
any, and is decidedly preferred fol
black trimmings.
Suits of fine twilled flannel are worn
both in the house and the street. They
are made without founces, the under.
skirt being of alpaca faced about fifteen
inches from the hem /; the overskirt be.
ing turned up washerwoman fashion
and the basque Russian blouse. Seven
yards of double-width cloth is enough
to make one of these suits for persor
of ordinary height.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16
Words of Wisdom,

Truth is as impossible to be soiled by
any outward touch as the sunbeam.
No man is the wiser for his learning.
Wit and wisdom are born with man.
Reason is the life of the law; nay, the
common law itself is nothing else but
reason.
To write we'll is to think we'll, to feel
we'll and to render well; it is to possess
at once intellect, soul and taste.
A man can do without his own appro-
baton in much society, but must make
great exertions to gain it when he lives
alone.
Our hopes, though they never happen,
yet are some kind of happiness; as trees,
whilst they are growing, please in the
prospect.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16
HThe Tug of War.O

The recent two days exhibition OF
amateur athletic games, in Gilmore's
garden, New York, resulted in a series
of interesting contests, consisting of
running and walking matches, veloci-
pede and hurdle racing, and "tugs of
war" in which two teams " catch hold
of rope and try to pull each other
over mark. he last event in the ex-
hibition-a tug of war between twenty
men-is described thus by reporter:
The concluding event was tug of
war--the final of the contest of the
previous evening-between the Scottish
American team and the team of the EN-
pire City gymnasium. The former had
never before been beaten, and looked
like winners in their pretty uniforms,
displaying magnifcently. developed mus
cles. The Empire City men were knot
ty fellows, apparently workingmen, and
were simply stripped to their shirts and
pantaloons. The struggle was the fin.
est that ever took place. At the fash of
the pistol the Scots went to work imme-
diately with every muscle of their bod
les and all the skill for which they have
won a reputation, but they did not
bulge their opponents an inch. Then
tbe Empire City men pulled for all they
were worth, and succeeded in dragging
their opponents foot toward the line.
The cheers, yells, whistles and cat-calls
that arose from the assemblage at this
were simply deafening. The triumph
of the Scotchmen had been regarded as
foregone conclusion, and the delight of
the crowd at this indication that the con-
test was not to be altogether one-sided
was indescribable. Men lost their heads
and jumped around like lunatics, at the
same time shouting themselves hoarse
at one team or the other. Until the end
of the contest the din had no cessation
nor the excitement any abatement. The
mortified Scotchmen rallied and made O
supreme effort, but they lost another
inch in SO doing. Pull followed pull in
quick succession; the punched muscles
on the arms, backs, and legs of the
Scotchmen swelled and writhed, and
their powerful bodies swayed from side
to side under On intermittent strain that
seemed almost enough to part the thick
rope. but the others were like rocks, and
yielded not hairs breadth. On the
contrary, they proved quick to take ad-
vantage Of every relaxation of their OPP
ponents, and added inch after inch tc
their advantage, until they had clear
gain of four or five feet. Then they just
anchored themselves and held on. The
Scotchmen got mad at length, and begar
tauntipg the Empire City men, but they
stopped on being promptly hissed. The
fifteen minutes were fast slipping away.
Bracing themselves, the Scotchmen
partly arose, and pulled until it would
seem that something must break. But
to no avail. The pistol shot went of
which gave the Empire City men the
victory, and a shout arose that shool
the building.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16
Roses in Winter.

At recent regular monthly meeting
OF the New York Horticultural society
the business was to elect half dozen
new members and to listen to the read
ing of prize essay. Mr.. Peter Hender-
s IN, the veteran florist, offered in No
vember last special prize of 1926 to the
writer of the best siay on "Rose Gull
ture for Winter Blooming" The prize
went to William Bennett, florist, Flat
bush. Mr.. Bennett advised that cuttings
should be taken from the strongest roots,
as early as January if possible. In
March plant them in the rose-h house
The border in which they are to be set
should be of strong loamy soil, with no
manure. Drainage of the border should
be perfect. While the roses are grow
ing during the summer months, they
must be well watered continually. The
vlrieties best to grow for winter are
Bon Slene, Saffrano, Sprunt, Cornelia
Cook. Nephitos, Douglas, Madam, Tai
cot, Pearl OF the Garden and Marshal
Neil. These comprise all shades OF
,lor known in roses. Pruning should
be done sparingly roses are usually
hurt by overzealous prilners. The tenn
perature in the night should not average
bove fifty-fve degrees Fahrenheit, and
by day seventy-fve degrees. Finally
Mr.. Bennett said that the causes OF
failure to produce winter rose blooms
are not only that the border is usually
manured too richly, but also that the
borders are badly drained and the roses
too closely pruned. Great care should
be taken to begin the temperature low
when the rose-house is closed up in the
fall. If weather permits, the tempera-
ture at the beginning should be forty
five degrees in the night, ranging up to
fifty, five degrees in daylight.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16
THE DuELs OF THE PAST YEAR.
Men who Met ON the Field Of Honor. and
What they Quarreled About.

Mon who Met ON the Field Of Honor. and
What they Quarreicd About.
Jan. 12.--At the junction of the A.
and @. and 8. and O. r.. r., three miles
from Savanna, between Walter A. Har-
ley, lawyer, and Robert Vishburn, ten
PAGES, Colts revolvers. Harley killed;
cause, politics.
Feb. "a. J. Nicolopulo and George
Villere fought with swords at Montgom-
cry station, on the N. o. and M. r. r. ;
Nicolopulo wounded in hand.
Feb. 26.-1n Charles City county, Va. I,
forty miles from Richmond, Thomas
Wilcox and Richard Walker, dispute
about lands adjoining; two shots fred
and Walker fell; Wilcox slightly wound
ed in the arm. Both parties were ar
rested. After the first shot Wilcox said
"Hold on, my pistol is out Of order and
won't fire." "All right; I'm not in a
hurry and I'll watt" was his opponents
reply.
March 7.-At Panton, near Universe.
ty of Virginia, B. T. johnson, Jr., and
Mr.. Cockrell fought with bowie knives;
Cockrell called johnson liar over q
game of billiards; the young men were
aged about twenty-five; neither party
hurt.
March 2s.-At Eastville, Va, Sidney
Pitts and A. P. Thomas fought with
pistols, to settle a quarrel about 800;
two rounds at six feet apart. Pitts was
killed, and Thomas fatally wounded.
July 4.-On Luxembourg frontier,
Jorres Cacedo, minister to Belgium from
San Salvador, and Medira, minister
from Guatemala. Cacedo wounded in
shoulder. DR.. William Aubery and
Adolph Flummer; Colts six-shootine
pistols; near Latonia Springs, Ken
tucky; one shot. DR.. Aubery wounded
in foot. Quarrel about lady; fifteer
PAGES.
July 14.-The Rev. DIR. Wade He'll
Baptist, and Andrew Scroggins, son.in
law, fought duel, ten PAGES, in Ruther
ford county, N. G.; Scroggins spanked
DIR. Heil's daughter and the doctor re
proved him. A quarrel and fight en-
sued, doctor coming out best Scrog
gins challenged, the reverend declined
Scroggins vowed revenge, if he poison
ed his coffee. The reverend wal
armed. They met on horseback. Majo
-" Ha, I've got you now." The rever
end-"Keep COOL" Major" Ten min
utes to say your prayers" The rever
dwell, sir, I'm ready" drawing
derringer. Major-"And so am
may the Lord have mercy on us both,
and fired, with no effect. The reverend
fred and killed Seroggins.
Aug. 1.-R. s.. Salisbury AMI J.
Iverson OF Augusta, Ga., met on Caro
lima side OF river and exchanged shots
nobody hurt.
Sept. 14.-John Riley and unknown
man, at Catholic cemetery, San Francis
CO, ten PAGES and advance; Riley wound
ed; refuses to tell.
Paris, Nov. 21.-A duel with pistol
between M. Gambetta and M. de -Four
ton, arising out of the passage in th
chamber of deputies on the 18th inst.
when the latter was unseate,l, was Tough
to-day at Plesses Picquet They tough
at thirty.five PAGES. Only one exchang
of shots was had, and neither party wa
hurt.
Columbia, 8. G., Jan. "A duel wa
fought last Monday night near Bishop
vile, the principals being Mr.. Cantey
of Camden and Mr.. Cash, of Cash's De
pot. Two shots were exchanged with
out effect Cincinnati Commercial.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16

A curious old manuscript, containing
an allusion to the death of Guttenburg,
the great inventor of printing, has re-
Gently been found in the Walraf museum
at Cologne. 1t contains the poems,
written in Latin, of certain Jan Burtz.
bach, who speaks in one of them of a
recent invention by means of which the
works of authors can be rapidly multi
plied;" adding that this invention chad
proved fatal to the discoverer, for a
band OF malcontents had entered his
house, borne him away in q carriage,
and then cut his throat" The moral
that the wise medieval poet derives from
this circumstance is that "the love OF
gain is often the cause of our ruin. "
TIE poem is dated 1441, and is COM
posed of 1000 verses.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16
Advanced Phxsininn..


Many of the more advanced physicians,
having found DR.. Pierce's Family Medicines
prompt and sure prescribe them regularly in
their practice.
TwINv1LLE, Tenn, May 2s, 1877.
DR.. r. v. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y:
Dear Sir : For a long time l suffered with
catsrrh. 1 finally called in DIR. Zachary, OF
this place. He furnished me with your Nasal
Douche, Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and your
Golden Medical Discovery. These remedies
speedily effected an entire cure.
Yours truly, JOHN 8. OHAMLESS.
Only one American cabinet or parlor organ
maker has ever succeeded in bearing of the
highest honors at any worlds exposition,
where they came in competition with the best
European makers, and this is the Mason &
Hamln Organ Co., who have taken first medal
or highest honors, at every such exhibition foI
twelve years, ending with the Paris exposition
last year, where they were awarded the highest
gold medal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16

New Mexico has seven different tribes
of Pueblo Indians, each speaking diff
ferent language. Arizona has one tribe
that live in seven different villages, ad-
jacent to each other, however, and in
several towns a different dialect is
spoken-the Moquis.
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16
GONG G2KANSAS

$1,000 Reward for any Catarrh Remedy that
will give as quick and permanent reet as A. FbSs'
Vermont CutRrrh Remedy for the same amount
of money. One TO five boxes cure cases of rem3 to
years staodng. Five to ten boIes cure old chronic
@ money rsf9ndsd Price by mail 90 cts and per
Franklin Co.. Vermont, will be promptly filed. Inquire
for it at your Druggists. Wells, Richardson 4 Co..
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-16
Our Tenure Of Life


Depends in great measure upon our regard for
or neglect Of the laws Of health. II we violate
them we cannot expect to make old bones."
But that the span Of existence allotted to
naturally delicate constitution. or one which
has been shaken by disease, may be materially
heightened, is fact Of which We have daily
proof. The vivifyiny and restorative influence
of Hostetters Stomach Bitters upon q failing
physique affords striking illustration Of the
power of judicious medication to strengthen
the hold on life. Restored digestion, complete
assimilation, renewed appetite, sound repose,
these are among the benefits conferred upon
the debilitated by that supreme renovant.
With circulation enriched, frame invigo-
rated, and nervous system tranquilized, the
invalid, after course of the Bitters, feels that
his life-tenure is no longer the precarious thing
that it was - that be may yet enjoy a I" green
old age"
There is nothing to cleanse an impure circu-
lation or wake up dormant liver like Scovill 3
Blood and Liver Sirup. 1t does the business
thoroughly in either case, promoting active
bilious secretion, restoring to the life current
the purity Of perfect health, and removing
from the cuticle dis6guring eruptions and
sores. Chronic rheumatism and gout also sue
cumb to its curative influence. For the dis
eases peculiar to the gentler sex, it is capital
remedy. All druggists sell it.
Water leaks ar very annoying, whether in
roofs, about chimneys, water tanks or else
where. A SOC. or 75c. can Of Flexible Cement
will stop them every time. Any one can apply
it. For sale by hardware or paint supply stores.
Inducements offered agents. Depot 116th st.,
East river, New York.
For upwards OF thirty years Mrs. WINSLOW's
| SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for children
With never-failing success. 1t corrects acidity
of the stomach, relieves wind colo, regulates
the bowels, cures dysentery and diarrhns
whether arising from teething or other causes
An old and well-tried remedy. as cts. bottle
For coughs and throat disorders, use Brown
Bronchial Troches," having proved their ef
icency by test of many years. 25 cents a box
Chew Jsokson's Best Sweet Navv Tobacco
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

One Of the signs Of returning
prosperity is to be found in the
increase Of immigration. During
the twelve months ending May 81
the number Of immigrants arriving
Mt the port of NewYork was 81, sol,
against Il00l, for the next proced-
ing twelve months-an inoiease of
N,7l0 The whole number of ar
rivals was small, il is true, as COM
pared with those Of years just
before the panic, but the increase
oyer last year is sufficient to indi-
cate that em adopted citizens are
once more encouraging their old
world friends TO seek our shores.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

Milwaukee News: All the south
ern cities are keeping close watch
of their sanitary condition, and the
reports from all quarters are deci-
dedly encouraging. Not a single
case of yellow fever has been any
where discovered, and in many
cases the death rate is thus far this
year is considerably below the
average.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

over the solitary plains. to the merchant
prince, and the woodcutter who sllits
his foot with the axe.
1t cures Rheumatism when all other
applications tail,
This wonderful
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

Passenger Agf
Chicago, ms,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

Conkling sitting with his legs
stretched over his desk defying
propricty and decency as he dcied
the Senate to proceed with business;
Conkling dofying rules Of courtesy
and the dignity Of the Senate in
calling Lamar a coward, n black
guard and u liar, is the self same
Conkling, who, in private life, dodes
rules Of morality and dccenoy by
openly monopolizing another mans
wife and heaping insult and injury
ON his own wifo. TO run the par
allel further, this same Conkling is
the representative Senator of the
Republican party.-Sioux City
Qowa) Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11
sissas
AeM ork sun


Cunpress passed 4 bill appropria-
ting plenty 81 money TO poy the
salagics IL all the United States
Marshal nl lhoir regular and
usual deputies, But because the
,bill did nol contain an appropria-
ton for paying certain special
deputy marshals, that may 81 MY
not be hereafter appointed, Mr.
Hayes vetoed Il and the House Iii
which tie I'm originated was unuhlo
q muster The necessary majority Of
two.thirds NJ u 70 pass tho bill
over the yoto
by this proceeding the lfaudu-
lent President has done great
wrong toIhe United states Marshals
ana Their regular deputies MI ever
tie county. llo has deprived
illom Of money Chat really belongs
II them. aa which some ST them
nc doubt yary much need 81 will
nce1 befog Congress oan assemble
ma red this inoSetaahle a,lt.
rage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

Gilbert Haven in his Fourth Of
July Grafton at Woodstock, Con
neticut, referred to Grant as "our
second and greater Washington"
and lauded to the skys the works
of Ross, Shepard, and the irrepres-
sible mullet. The Chicago Times
in speaking Of the matter, refers in
its more forcible than elegant style
to Gilbert Haven as "the champion
damphooln
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

What will be the next cry the
Republicans viii invent to frighten
the people2 "Mexicanzation" is
obsolete, and Revolution" is used
much less than it was a week or
two back.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

A good deal Of amusement was
caused in Washington the other
dry by a mistake Of Representative
J. A. Hubble (republican, Of Mich
igan,) who mistook Representative
Oscar Turner democrat, of Kentuc-
ky) for Mr.. Robinson, the chair
man Of the Ohio state republican
committee, and asked him for a
contribution to support local
greenback organ on the ground
that il is dividing the democrats.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

The crop news from Austria and
most Of the grain-producing regions
ofeastcrn Europe continue unfavor-
able. heavy and continuous rains
have damaged the growing crops in
some places, while in others they
are likely to prevent successful
harvesting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

The New York Evening Post
says the best thing to do with jeff
Davis is what he was once eager
for us to do--to let him alone; and
this remark applies with equal
force to Mr.. Chandler's irrelevant
violence in the Senate and the shall
low scntimentalism ofanybody any
where in the North.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point. Friday, July II, 1870.
Goo. Crawford. Robt. M. Crawford,
EDITORS AND pRoPRlEToRs.

Gen. Ewing, Democratic candi-
date for Governor Of Ohio, says Of
the Republican party: ut has
turned its back to the soldiers and
its face to the bondholders. Has
con6scated the interests Of the
masses, and piled mountain high
the fortunes of the favored few.