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"The Secret Of Tho Andes "..-" History
Of tho English Bible"." Other
Now Books.
a New Work on 0ology---The Story
Of an Owls Revenge
Science Notes.
LITERATURE.

: p~'s"e* I" At'> tt"%'rP""%~ ~ -
j 1t Mr.. llo!yoako had intimate personal connec-
a tfon. lie was onu ot the promoters OF the
Il RochoaIa Ernrr,me.t. which found in him not
a..," . ..,,' .''rI..s on,, fr,cnd Inn an h,ato
= 1be'e't NJ ap'c ""ft's. ""n .s,.o,
4 rim. The success OF tl'e hoe'oA'e a'o'o esueea
II the revival OF tlIstfbuttTe cuope1aot anl ulll-
= = na'e!y n,ale England the PRINCIPAL 1c'd Of that
II n'a -. ,.t., 81 r,,,,.,, =,
~ IN tne preIaee ~ Ls .A n,ti ias ~
ludcs to US personal "n,etsons WI" grim p'yas-
;.!inutry. "Evt) days be'el me- ~ says. "dur!lE
$%2the progrcas Of the frat volume. Though
sce mr. WAY through my subject. could
s,,,,, ~ .,,.t:ot ,.I,on , ,y,. ,hr,,,,h 4, y
~. @ SIC % ;,,,t,as ,r,,t ,, ,ca,. ,in,', nv. sn,,.
posc from this that the author was referring 10
lis own blindness, But his buoyapcy IL rlprac.
4or,ottc uo Ia more conade,t NJ tln fttnr. at
..sss' a...,a,, ~ - s,,as ~ !. -, ~. asr t,.ur.
Though hn hHs low successes Ia productive CO.
operation 10 chronicle. be says:
One feature in the uras future of eo.orerat!on
viii bo tho ctcrrsuIuees introduced into In
dnatry. There can he no hopefu1ncss IN:
less there 70 security OF pronEcss, and
ca.opcrators have ditcosefed ta!s ssSn; ECU;
fc ao ",t 1 n. ,ndna,!,ai .res,, and tnow f. IN
rnnntct En"Isns y. 'n1s IN NJ, nn". ~ hc" ~
thcy nro bcaton. Th,a II ia tho cfcdit Of thcr
cournrn: but thsv sro fooIs Who t;o not know when
they have won. The co.nperator has tie scnsc 10
ecc that Tho nlrans of social and polIcA, reascaa
greatly eacecd the u.c nude OF them. Tho DAY OF
sorial despair Ia cefsalniy past.
Mr.. Holvoake prefers the term "lndussrial
Eou,y" to Co.opcratiop. Industrial equity
wss g'ea'eA' mo saJs' Wy mf. no"as'"s p'an oA
aislate prouts WIN b.. paleaasesa' "hetnes
shareholders or not. This 10 fundamental
.n.rat,rc orto~,rtsos T1,oso vI',c,, novo t. mt
opetan's snse'pl'sts' tnoee "nen ~, na'o ~ not
nc considers aowort'y s,t 1ne name. ihefeIofe nc
London. He Bavs no kind Of co.operotIon caa
.,,caoa ,,rl,o1, ioea m, tn1,o t,, n,h}ic into
, 1879-04-05

The papers rcrating TO English Actors Tint
hayp been printed in Tempe Nar, and sonc
other lcsutiory writings OH thu aare topic, by
llcnry 1IartUn Baker. hare lucn Issued as two
vDlumrs of tic Amateur Series of Mcssrs, Henry
1tult & ca. We arc glad lint thrse SKETCHES
n,c nut il sotnc cpnvonlant nnd durable tuttlt.
They arc valuable nlulttons IT. the literature ef
the English stn9r, wt,fci, Ia not as rtrh
as might ho enprosr,l In annnIs Of this
description. The formal biographies II actnrs
arc ton IunK fnr any but sncclnI ISIS whilo Dr
Durans a,lnafs are comparatively rare anu cx-
pctelyc. The InGtnr IL too reserved als0 III
treating Of The domestic lives u modern nttafe.
WBethGr the Interest In sllri details II nDIrnpri.
ato nr not, It exists: and ,t1 some cascs 1t has
right to te Information which II sccks. Kea,,'s
unfortunate affair NTH Afrs. Cox, 1ur Instance,
had very Important Influence upon his pr0-
icsstonal life. Tie otfum which thc trial
stage for while. nInl It was one
which at Inst ruined nral killed him. Ti,e at'-
vantaEeA Of Str. baker's plah will be seen in hts
tue ground gone oYcr In thr vD1umc Of Autubl-
ouraplIy alid nieu,uErs rreentiv published, a
reading Of which, while. Indispensable for any
nne who desireo 10 know Maercady we'll,
sseu % s'"s VIII b The ""ss,,eas" sssses " Do1as
remain stl.nlartt, no book 80 cyncral. md
still 50 specific, aputtt thc actors Of the English
Literature. 1t ought almost ~ set tie average
amateur up in business. {"EnGlst' Actors
from Shakespeare to Macready." Two Volumes.
3tls. Bill uuges i2mo. Cloth. s3'50. Nav Yurk:
uensy holt & Co)
HANDBOOK FOR B1BLE-CLAssTg.
Tie Huntlbo for nEble.Ciasscs by Dr. Mac.
gsegor Oh Galatians ts III thu nsuin well adapted
fnr II q n,,r,,hRcR Wo tlp not However deem IL
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
Sensations After Opium Smoking.

Did feel drowsy? No. Itelt quietly
jubilant and happy. The problems Of
my life were all gone. The mysteries Of
life were mysteries no longer. l lay
there and blandly sneered at the world
as thing of no consequence whatever
| could not take my eyes from the light,
but it was tiny vei.euse no longer. 1t
receded from me and grew bigger. 1t
was a star-it was the full orbed moon !:
the attendant moved it few inches, and
though l was conscious of his act. the
light itself was a fiery comet with a
sweeping tail that had shot through i'm
me asurable length of night. Now it
grew and grew. 1t was the sun. The
whole, world, the stars, the universe
were being absorbed in it. | was alb
sorbed in it. The glory touched me on
all sides; below me was the tiny earth,
a lilliputian ball, upon which myriads OF
crawling men fell down and worshiped
me. Opposite to me was Joe. l was
conscious of his presence-of everything
about me. Had any one spoken to me
should have answered nationally enough
yet the things about me were not so real
as my dwelling-place in the heart ol
light. | was living dual existence
l was immortal. l had commenced
upon the eternal life.
Eternity! The thought became rea
to me. Time was no longer, save in my
own person. | was the time-piece fol
eternal ages. / was wound up anC
going. The pulsations of my heart eacl
measured thousand years. A dread
full tension heightened me out anG
stretched me in all directions. A great
movement was going on which taxed al
my powers-the tension grew more ant
more tense. could endure it no longer
there was a quick sharp snap, a relaxa
ton of all my energies, all my powers
and / was the eternal clock and knew
that / had licked and marked off ont
second of the fathomless ages and tina
second had recorded thousand years O
two syllables-for-ever, forever, fo
ever! I lay dreading the billiontl
eternal year which should mark but on
mundane hour, and at the beginning o
which ! should strike.
1t is impossible for me to express tn
awful sense of expansion, indefinite ex
pansion which everything took on, or I,
write out one in thousand of the will
fancies that rushed through my brain
was not asleep. Twas not dreaming
by an exertion of will l could hav
risen, gone out of the place and wake,
home. l more than once counted IN,
pulse. l reused myself and looked t,
see if my friend was beside me. He wa
quiet, and apparently sleeping. Ever
thought that passed through my min,
took upon itself and surrounded itsel
with long sequence of quaint fancies.-
Wns. M. f. Round, in Good Cnnlpanu.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
Snuff In the United States Senate.

On each side of the vice presidents
seat in the United States Senate are
fastened two old snuff boxes, which are
kept filled by the attendants. They are
the results of custom inaugurated al
most at the foundation of the govern
ment, when snuff-taking was univer-
sal habit. Thurman is the only sena-
tor who makes a Labit of using snuff,
but sometimes a senator will stop and
take pinch, while the many visitors to
the chamber take little out of Curl
osity. At first the box was kept on the
vice. presidents desk, but in those days
so many of the senator's used the article,
and so frequently forgot to bring their
boxes with them that it was resolved
to place two public receptacles for it,
and in the annual expenses of the senate
is always found the item of snuff. The
aged doorkeeper, Isaac Bassitt, stated to
your correspondent that he had often
seen Henry Clay leave his place in the
midst of a speech, walk gravely TO the
box, take pinch and continue his 1e-
marks. "When | was a page, nearly
fifty years ago" said he, many of the
senators would give me sign indicat-
ing that they wanted snuff, and would
carry the box to them. Nearly all the
senators used snuff in those days. Henry
Clay was in the habit OF giving me fifty
-nts we5 to keep his box full of snuff,
and / have never forgotten that when he
left here for the last time he owed me
fifty cents for the service. Inever brought
bill against the estate" said the old
gentleman smiling, land l guess the
debt is outlawed by this time. ."-Phtla-
Ielphia Bulletin.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
Mad.SfnneS.

The superstition in regard to mad
stones is well-rooted in the popular
imagination, and has the right to he. 1t
is very ancient. Pliny gives its history,
for it was old even in his day. and it has
hardly shown any diminution since.
The men recently bitten by n dog sup
posed to be rabid in this city have been
anxious to get ut a maidstone. One of
them has gone TO India for the purpose,
and Others would be glad to do so If
they had the means. Now, it is as cap
able of demonstration as anything can
be that no stone, "mad" or otherwise,
can have power to heal in genuine
case of rabies. Poison can not be ex-
tracted from the system by such simple
means. But IL my well be that belief
in the efficacy Of the remedy accom-
plishes the cure. The Imagination
often plays an important part in caus-
ing or preventing disease, as DR.. William
Hammond has lately shown; and there
is no reason in the nature of things why
an imaginary case of hydropho bia
should not be relieved by the applica-
tion of imaginary remedies. 1t is an odd
fact that stones taken from the stomachs
of deer, are supposed to be especially
powerful in extracting poisons, and
were so in ancient times, though it is
difficult to conceive why this beast, in
preference to any other, should be op-
posed to poison Chicago Tribune.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
A Ludicrnus MIstnke.

Mr.. Thomas Hancock, coming back
from his eastern tour TO his Kansas
home, at Grape Greek, was pleased to
find large crowd of his old friends and
neighbors awaiting him ut the station.
AS the train pulled up, the village band
burst into "the wedding march," and
did it serious damage. The bass-drum-
mer thumped it badly for half minute,
and tossed it to the sax-horn, who blew
it perpendicularly into the air, whence,
on its return, it was caught by the from,
bone, which, after rolling it over and
over in rough-and. tumble fight, threw
it straight ut the head Of the man with
the French horn, who twisted its
wretched neck and sent it bum"
"bum," against the -beater, who
and delight to the soul of Mr.. Hancock,
and his face beamed with q smile as
warm and genial as the October sun.
AS he reached the platform of the car,
three cheers were given for Hancock
and lady," whereat Hancock looked
queer, especially when they crowded on
him, shaking hands and asking Where
is sheP" why don't YOU bring her
outp" Amt ashamed of her, are youP"
He blushed and began protesting, when
suddenly beautiful woman seized his
arm, and clung with her pretty gloved
hand SO sweetly to him that he would
have been in paradise if there hadn't
been so many looking on. Darling"
she whispered, Il thought 1 had lost
you," and Hancock, utterly nonplussed,
almost wished she had. In the mean
time the crowd began looking queer,
ahd stopped cheering and guffawed
little, all of which made it very embar-
RAISING for MIR. Thomas Hancock. He
was too gallant man to express his
growing dislike Of the situation. In fact
it is hardly truthful to say he did not
dislike it. At the same time he con-
fessed to himself that he always had a
prejudice. in case he ever should be mar
ried, in favor of being at least party to
it, and of being invited to the wedding.
Both of these preliminaries being want
ing, Mr.. Hancock not unreasonably
doubted the right of the pretty woman
to cling to his arm, as she was doing.
The situation was greatly complicated
at this moment by another gentleman
who rushed eXcitedly up, tore away the
lady, and asked what she meant by such
conduct-only fifteen minutes alter Sic
was married too. She looked up, gave
a little scream, and clung to the new
conner as tightly as she had clung to Mr..
Hancock. The latter smiled, the crowd
roareI and cheered, the two gentlemen
shook hands, and the train went on with
Mr. Richard Hardin and his wife. And
then Mr.. Hancock, after duly testifying
to the gratitude he felt for the esteem OF
his fellow-ci demanded an explain
alton. After a severe and patient ex-
animation he discovered that the re
port, of the local paper had mixed
those babies up He had announced
the rumors of Mr.. Hancock's marriage
during his Eastern tour, and, being q
popular man of Grape Greek, his neigh
| bors had turned out to welcome him
and his bride. Mr.. Richard Hardin,
just married, was about taking the train
and had left his new wife in order tC
look after the baggage In the natural
confusion of so important an event, the
bride had mistaken Mr.. Hancock for hel
spouse,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
An Energetic ship Builder.

Mr.. John Roach, the veteran ship
builder of the Delaware, is great tray
eler, and makes many sudden and unex-
pected journeys. He therefore spends a
great deal of time on the rail. 1t is said
that he does more reading on the railroad
trains than anywhere else; more think
ing, more planning and even more sleep
ing. He believes in utilizing every mo-
ment of time; they have been golden to
him, and he still occupies nearly all his
time with work of some kind. One
might go to the shipyard at Chester to
inquire for him and be told that he was
"down in the yard" A search would
most likely reveal him seated on log
beside the ways ON which rested some
vessel about to be launched, and which
afforded shelter from the sun, making
figures. sometimes on paper, but as often
on pieces of board. In travelling he
reads himself into sleep that often lasts
the entire journey. Indeed, it is said
that were it not for the sleep he gets on
the cars he would often break down.
He is very abrupt in his questions, and
often "sticks" for a moment even his
many expert men about the yard
De:aWare County Democrat.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
TIMELY TOPICS.

There is another astonished English
man making tour of the West-George
Jacob Holyoake, the veteran English re-
former and radical. He is enchanted"
ne says; this is marvellous country"
and IL has q tremendous future; and he
ADDS: The beauty of the women and
the comeliness of the men have aston
lshed me, Tor that is not what we have
been led to expect" From this he
hastens to infer that Z" the human race
generally is improving. T."
1t is reported that Russia will ere long
attempt to place loan in the American
market. Her debt is already respecta-
BILE, as the following statement will
show.
Debt proper. ..... g, ,45O, 200, 900 rubles
Paper money and
forced currency. Il l,076, 313,4s0
Iotaf .............3,5 ,526, 1913, ,46O rubles
In American currency this amounts
to about S2.644. 1886, Ito. England's
debt is EFT, 9Sl ,597, or 50, ,s99, ,9O7. 1856.
The debt of the United States is about
$2,256, ,2O5, ,s92.
From four to five carloads per day of
black walnut logs, rough sided (squared
on four sides and the corners dressed
DOWN, are brought to Chicago by the
Chicago and Rock Island and Chicago,
burlington and Quincy railroads. These
logs go East by rail and water to the
seaboard. whence they are shipped to
Europe-Germany being one of the
largest consumers. The logs, on reach
ing their destinati on are sawed 10 the
sizes and shapes demanded by the mar
ket. The trade of this nature passing
through Chicago is estimated at from
100000 to 100000 feet per year.
France has made a decree in one 10
her departments that will be approved
by spinisters the world over. The gen.
eral council of Rhone enacts that, mas
much as celibacy is contrary to nature
and the creeds of Providence. and as
mature celibates are a class of men who
NIL the State with corrupt opinions, all
bachelors in the department of the
Rhone shall be taxed to the amount of
one-quarter of their pay or pension for
the support of abandoned children. The
council disclaims any intention of I'm
justly discriminating against the un-
married men. but announces as its final
judgment that children who have been
abandoned should be supported by bach
elors rather than by men who already
have families dependent upon them.
One feature of the last eruption of the
remarkable volcano of Kilanea, in the
Sandwich Islands, is the fact that the
great molten lake of lava, occupying a
huge cauldron nearly mile in width and
known as the "South Lake" was draw n
off subterraneously. giving no warning
of its movements, and leaving no visible
indication of its pathway or the place
of its final deposit. Other eruptions
have blazed their way on the surface Of
the sea. or, while on their subterranear
path, have rent the superintendent
beds, throwing out jets of steam anc
sulphurous gasses, with here and there
small patches of broad acres of lava. Blu,
as yet no surface marks of this kind re-
veal the silent, solemn course of thi.
burning river. One theory is that i,
flowed in deep fissures and become losI
finally far out at sea. The old process
of replenishment of the South Lake ;
has already berun.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
The Head Chief of the HES.

Ouray, the head chief of the Utes at
the Uncompahgre, is an Indian of re-
markable ability. He has made two visits
to Washington, and, seeing the power
md the immense number of the whites,
has become in every sense of the word a
peaceable Indian. He lives in a house,
cultivates some sixty acres of ground,
has large flock of sheep, wears the
clothing of white man, rides around in
Il covered wagon OF carriage, and has
largely adopted the habits and customs
OF civilization. He has learned to sign
his name, and was in the habit of send
ing letters direct to President Grant
stating his grievances and what he
wanted. His influence has been all
powerful on the side of peace, and that
there has been no collision between his
people and the whites is due to him.
lie is not, however, the hereditary head
chief, but became so many years ago
through his force of character and the
favor of the Indian agent, who acknowl-
edged him as such. Frequent attempts
have been made to assassinate him by
the Indians themselves, especially those
of the hereditary chieftain b'ood, who
are jealous of his power and dissatisfied
with his change from the old habits and
customs. The whites much dread that
in some time or other these at
tempts may succeed; then there will be
trouble; there will be no restraining
force, and the bad Indians will get con-
troll OF the tribe. 1t will not be their
numbers, but the scattered character of
the mining population, the numerous
mountain hiding-places, and the mac
feasibility OF the country which will
make them formidable enemies and the
war protracted and expensive.
Many years ago the Sioux captured
the son OF Ouray while he was on buff
falo hunt on the eastern plains of Colo
RADIO. The boy then was twelve years
of age and his only child. 1t has been
Ouray's great grief, and as he was
taken prisoner and is still living, he has
made every effort to regain him, but as
vet unsuccessfully. The government
ought as he thinks assist him, and get the
boy back. Ouray last year gave strong
proof of his determination to keep his
people quiet hy the summary punish
ment of O-se-paw, Ute medicine CT ief,
who was, if possible, even more restless
than Colorow. He was constantly trav-
cling from the white river agency to the
southern Ute country, exciting all the
Utes and endeavoring to get them to
join him in an attack upon the whites,
claiming that they had been defrauded
by the Brunot treaty, and the whites
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30

After long and unsuccessful search
through his clothes the editor of the
New York People mournfully remarked:
"There is change in everything but an
editors pocket" The old lady who
manipulates the fat-iron said she would
wait another week, and the People re-
joiced accordingly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30

Not so fast, my friend ; for if you would
see the strong, healthy, blooming men,
women and children that have been
raised from beds of sickness. suffering
and almost death, by the use of Hop
Bitters, you would say "Truth, glorious
tr,1tb S-So,f;,,oI
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
PALPITATIoN OF THE HEART.

WEST LEBANON, March 8, 1879.
Dear Sir:-Having been PROSTATE for months
with what my physician termed Palpitation OF
the Heart, and combination of other diseases
obtained no relief until bought some OF your
indian Blood Syrup, which relieved me i'm
mediately. am now in perfect health.
ELIZABE1H LEWIS.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30

The deposits in the postal savings
banks of Great Britain from their estab-
lishment, about fifteen years ago, to the
present date, foot up over $685., 900, 900.
The sums drawn out amount to over
S403, 900, 900, leaving balance on hand
of s $50, ,000,0 900.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30

ought not to be allowed to remain in the
San Juan country. Ouray saw that he
was getting quite a, strong party on his
side, SO to stop the trouble, after an
angry controversy, as he was leaving
the council, while in the act of mount
ing his horse, O-se-paw was shot dead
by order of Ouray Denver (Col.) Tri-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
EpINGros Feb I l27

=. -. DiNoioN, rco. - loio
Dear Sir:-I was troubled with chills; had
them every other day tor six months had two
doctors attending me when your agent per-
suaded me TO try your Indian Blood Syrup,
ana can say never had chill after taking
all. I,IzzIn WINK.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
HEART DISEASE AND LIVER COM
PLANT.
MIpDLFBr RGH. 1

MIDDLEBT RGH, Snyder Co., Pa
Dear Sir:-I have teen troubled with Heart
Disease andLiver Complaint, and had spent
a great deal of money tor medical aid without
receiving any benefit, until procured some OF
your Indian Blood Syrup from your agent, K.
L. Burlington. ] can now testify from my
experience as to the great valne OF it in suo
diseases HENRY ZEMcHAs
CURES CHILLS AND RILIOUSNESs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
As a Cure for Piles.

Kidney-W Wort acts first by overcoming
in the mildest manner all tendency to
constipation; then, by its great tonic and
invigorating properties, it restores to
health the debilitated and weakened
parts. Hundreds of certified cures,
where all else had failed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
LIVER coMPAINr AND .CHILLs.

BESsALEM P. o., Feb. rs, 1879.
Dear Sir Having tried your most excellent
Indian Blood Syrup and found it valuable
medicine for Liver Complaint and Chills
would recommend those who are afflicted to
giveit rial. MRS. G. ARTMAS
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30

The aggregate production of gold and
silver for the United States for 1878 is
estimated by the mint authorities at
S90,000,000.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30

A brutal prize fight between an un-
armed man and dog is reported at New
Albany, Ind. Both contestants used
their teeth, and the dog was whipped.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
rHE INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP THE RIGHT
MEDICINE.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, August rs, 1873.
Dear Sir:-I was troubled with Kidney Dis
ease and Liver Complaint. / tried everything
which I thought might do me good, but did
not find the right medicine until got 50-cen'
bottle of your medicine, which entirely cured
me. MRS, RANDALL.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30

Billiards played by minors, in the pub
lie rooms OF Wilkes barre, Pa. has been
prohibited by an order from Mayor
loomis.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30

The immense printing establishment oi
Messrs. Harper & Bro. is painted with H. W.
Johns Asbestos Liquid Paint.