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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
The American Flag.

The flag of the United States was
originally adopted by act of Congress
June IA, 1777. 1t was then composed
of thirteen stripes and ornamented with
thirteen stars, because there were thir-
teen separate States represented in the
Union. In 1894 Senator Bradley, OF
Vermont, moved that the flag consist OF
fifteen stripes and fifteen stars, Ken.
lucky and Vermont having been added
to the number of States, and this was
adopted. In 1918 Congress went bach
to the thirteen stripes, with a new stal
for each new State, and this is the pres
ent regulation for the regular flag. II
1899, when the revenue flag was adopt
ed, Tennessee had been admitted, an6
there were then sixteen States, so tn,
flag had sixteen stripes. This has nevel
been changed. Thus the revenue fat
has sixeeen perpendicular stripes, th'
union being white with the nstiona
arms in dark blue and the regular fial
has thirteen horizontal stripes, tn,
union being blue, with white star TO
every State.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
The Trade in Birds.

A busy out quiet industry in this city
is that of the bird fanciers. A dealer in
canary birds says that last year he i'm
ported 100, 900 birds, which were readi-
ly disposed of at fair prices. They are
generally brought from the Hartz noun
tain region of Germany. From the
large dealers fine male canary with a
good voice can be bought for So. Choice
specimens with extraordinary vocal
powers bring, sometimes, $40. Female
bi rds for breeding purposes sell for 81.
Inscriptions dealers, particularly street
vendors, palm off on the unwary the fe-
males for good songsters, and only after
patient waiting do the owners, who
have been sold as we'll as the birds, find
it cut. An amateur slight-of-hand per-
former gives this as his method for rem
dering a canary tame enough for trick
playing: "Take young bird and put
oil of bergamot on his bill. 1t will
make him as drunk as a lord /; then
roll him in your hands until he is famil-
lar with your touch, and put him in his
cage to come to himself. He can be
handled afterward at any time without
being at all frightened. Then the first
thing is to teach him to climb up your
fingers as ladder, and to hop on your
thumb. Soon he can be taught to dc
anything"
Next to the canary the mocking bird
is most in demand. Those whose vocal
powers are well-developed are sold fol
S25 and upward. The birds come from
Virginia and other Southern States, ant
also from Mexico. The bullfnch ii
highly regarded when well-trained. 1
can be taught to whistle tunes. There
is one in Chatham street which whistler
"Pretty Polly Perkins," It's price il
S25. One which can whistle ten tune
is valued at $40. The goldfnch, ,chaffinch
nightingale, lark and the linnets ant
thrushes are also priced as songsters
OF other birds not songsters, thirty dii
ferent species, kept as pets for thel
, beauty or requirements, may be foun
in market. OF these the parrot is mos
in demand. A well-trained bird c
, either the gray African variety, or tn
! green American. is worth $50, or eve
! $lOO. The most brilliantly colore
! birds are the Australian paroquets an
straw berry finches. .-NeO York Ifibuat
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
That Checker.Board.

Up to three evenings ago such thing
as q checker-board was never known in
Mr.. Grattan's house. He and his aged
partner have managed to pass the long
evenings very pleasantly, and he sup
posed they we're happy enough until q
friend from the East paid them flying
visit and asserted over and over again
that the game of checkers was not only
all the rage there, but that it served to
quicken the perceptive faculties, enlarge
the mind and render the brain more
active. After giving the subject due
thought, Mr.. Grattan walked down town
and purchased checker-board, and
when evening came he surprised his
good wife by bringing it in from the
woodshed and saying:
"Well, Martha, we'll have game or
two before we go over to the social. l
expect to beat you all to flinders, but
you won't care"
."Of course not; and il I beat you,
why, you won't care" she replied.
They sat down, and he claimed the
first move. She at once objected; but
when he began to grow red in the face
she yielded, and he led off. At the
fourth move she took man, chuckling
as she raked him in.
"I don't see anything to grin at" he
sneered, as he moved man backward.
Herel you can't move that way ~
she cried out.
"I can't, ehp Perhaps never
played checkers before you were born. "
She saw chance to jump two more
men, and gave 10 the point; but as she
moved he cried out:
Put them men right back there !
I've concluded not to move backward,
even if Hoyle does permit it"
She gave in again; but when he
jumped man her face grew red, and
she cried out:
81 didn't mean to move there; I was
thinking of the social l''
"Oan't help the social, Martha-we
must go by Hoyle."
In about two minutes she jumped two
men, and went into the king row, shout
ing:
"Crown him crown him I've got a
king ~
Zone would think by your childish
actions that you never played a game
before II he growled out.
I" know enough to beat you ~
"You do, eh9 Some folks are awful
smart"
"And soma folks amt |" she snapped,
as her king captured another man.
-" What in thunder are you jumping
that way for p
"a king can Jump any way"
"No. ne can't |"
Yes, he can."
"Don't talk back to me, Martht
Grattan I was playing checkers whe1
you were in your cradle"
"I don't care I can jump two mel
whichever way you novel,
He looked down on the board, say
that such was the case, and roared out
"You've moved twice to my once !"
81 haven't"
"I'll take my oath you have I can
play against any such blackleg prac
tices !"
"Who's a blackleg ? You not onl
cheated, but you tried to lie out of it |
Board and checkers fell between then
He could get on his hat quicker ths
} she could find her bonnet, and that We
J the only reason why he got out of th
! house first. A Northumberland
grocer found HIM sitting on basket {
cranberries at the door as he was clo
, ing up for the night, and asked him
he was waiting for his wife to CON
along.
"Well, not exactly; I stopped here
feel in my pocket for the key of tt
barn. shall eloop on tho hay to-nigl
? and see if it won't cure this cold in n
head p'-Free Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
CaRre Dances.

The usual signs of festivity in Caffre
kraal is the slaughter of several sheep,
which, when the members of the tribe and
their friends are collected together, are
cooked in their large iron pot, and eaten
with great relish and appetite. The
women sit apart from the men and elder
boys, and cook separately, and all await,
silent and dignifed, the commencement
of the first course, when for couple OF
hours it is a continuous eating and
cooking. Having consumed few
pounds each, party of men advance on
a small slightly raised circle of the
ground. Holding the assegai in the
right hand, blanketor sheepskin carosse
thrown over the left, they commence
going round in circle, chanting and
marking time, the emphasis on the right
foot. They strain all the muscles OF the
body in so doing, and comfort the fea-
lures of the face as they shake theii
assegais. At times one will leap into
the center of the circle, shooting and
going through warlike motions; then
retiring to his former place, the whole
party resumes the monotonous circular
motion. When they are tired, frest
lot takes their places, and 80 on. TIL,
women have their dance apart, and thu
girls also, apart from the married
women, at the same time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
Step by step.

No matter whether the steps be "one
hundred and eighty" or less. or more,
the safe rule for boy to attain emin-
ence in the world is always the same.
Said father to his young son, who was
complaining that he had nothing to be-
gin with, and shrinking from the slow"
position of errand-boy in store:
"Were you with me last summer,
when we visited Baltimore and went up
to the top of Washington's monument ?"
"Yes, father; you recollect we all
went up, and little Fred was SO tired he
could hardly gain the top"
do you recollect how we assembled ?
We're we lifted from the street by an
elevator p
"No, father. Don't you remember
that man let us in by the door, and
we went up by the winding steps? We
had no light only that of q smoky lam
tern, and it was long time before we
reached the top"
"And we got up at last" said his
father. "after patiently stepping one
hundred and eighty times, one after the
other; and were we not repaid at the
top with the magnificent view which W.
enjoyedP"
sit was perfectly grand !" sait
Thomas.
"Now, Thomas, as you assembled tina
monument, so you must rise in bust
ness. You are now standing on tn
lower steps-you are on the steps-an'
there is nothing to hinder you, if you
health is good, from standing on tn
top."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
A Suggestion for the Sick Room.

A sick room should be kept as quiet
as possible, says an exchange. In cases
of severe illness there is nothing more
annoying to the patient than the noise
made by pouring coal into stove to re-
plenish the fire. 1t is nuisance in
more ways than one; but it can be
avoided. A lady requests us to men
ton the very simple plan OF filling a
paper bag or tunnel with coal, and hav-
ing it in readiness to gently place upon
the fire. This is a suggestion worth
needing, and should be received with
thankfulness and acted upon whenever
there may happen to be apy person
sick.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
FOR THE FAIR SEX.



How brightly on the morn IL lies -
Purple monarch In Disguise
Hail him, crown him IL you wait,
Twill forever be too late.
Youth, by Mays enchantment led,
Dreams Of roster days ahead;
But only he who fronts the hour
Carves the spiral path to power.
Maiden with the pretty facel
ALI the world admires your grace,
Form, and sweetness. Bright blue-eyes
Put no trust in "by-and-bys."
When the silver summons calls,
Stoutly speak it's fate befalls
One m oment turns each golden door,
And then it shuts forevermore
joel Benton, in Sc,ibner.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

Nothing is more injurious to the
floors of building than covering them
with painted foor-cloth, which entirely
prevents the access of atmospheric air,
whence the damppess Of the boards
never evaporates.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

"Mother is all the time telling me not
to bolt my food" said the small boy,
Sand now she has gone and bolted up
the cupboard that has got all the COM
pany victuals,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
Mar symproms, but the Disease.

It would seem to be a truth appreciabie BY all |,
and especially by professors of the healing art,
that to remove the disease, not to alleviate its
symptoms, should be the chief aim Of medica-
ton. Yet in how many instances do we see
this truth admitted in theory, ignored in prac-
tice. The reason that Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is successful in 60 many cases with
which remedies previously tried were made
quate to cope, is attributable to the fact that
it is a medicine which reaches and removes the
causes of the various maladies to which it il
adapted. Indigestion, fever and ague, liver
complaint, gout rheumatism, disorders Of the
bowels urinary affections and other maladies
are not palliated merely, but rooted out by it.
1t goes to the fountain head. 1t is really, not
nominslly, a radical remedy; and it endows the
system with an amount Of vigor which is iti
best protection against disease.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
SomebOdy,s Chill

Somebody's child is dying-dylng with the
flush Of hope on his young face and an inde-
scribable yearning to live and take an honored
place in the world beside the companions of
his youth. And somebody's mother is thinking
of the time when that dear face will be hidden
where no ray of hope can brighten it-when
her heart and home will be left desolate-be-
cause there was no cure for consumption.
Reader, il the child be your neighbor's, take
this comforting word to the mothers heart be-
fore it is too late: Tell her that consumption
is durable; that men are living to-day, aged,
robust men, whom the physicians pronounced
incurable at the age of twenty-five, because
one lung had been almost destroyed by the dis
ease. DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
is a most efficient Alternative for separating the
scrofulous matter from the blood and lungs,
and imparting strength to the system. 1t has
cured hundreds of consumptives.
Olock-work Is not more regular than the
liver, the stomach, and the bowels when they
are put in order with DR.. Motifs Vegetable
Liver Pills, a supremely effective and cafe
Alternative, cathartic and blood depurent which
promotes thorough bilious secretion, regular
habit OF body, sound digestion and nervous
tranquility. 1t is the best possible substitute
for that terrible drug, mercury. For sale by
all druggists.
CoUaHs AND COLDS Those who are suffer
ing from Coughs, Colds, HoArseness, sor,
Throat, ETC., should try browns Bronchia
Troches." Twenty-Five cents box.
Chew gaNkson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

The Grand Central Hotel, on Broadway, New
York, is big house, and it takes great many
people to fill it. In order to do the latter, and
to please everybody, the hotel is now kept on
both the plans the American at to 90 so $500,
and the European at $1.00 and upward per
day. An elegant restaurant, at moderate
prices, is conducted by the hotel.
Prices are little higher for the Mason and
Hamlin Organs than those OF very poor organs
but the qnality is q great deal better. II is
certainly good economy to obtain the best when
there is no more difference in the price.
CHEW
The Celebrated
MATcHLEss p"
Wood Tag Plug
TOBACCO.
TIE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York. Boston and Chicago.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-21

WE RECKON the "Gazette will be
pleased now that H. NJ. Dixon, the in.
dependent Democratic candidate fol
Sheriff of Yazoo county has been killed
and that too by James Barksdale, .
nephew of the candidate for United
States Senator from Mississippi. II
will be recollected that Captain Dixon,
some two or three days ago, was waited
upon by a mob and forced to retire
from the canvass in which he was en-.
gagged on threat of being assassin ated,
and that he did so, but afterwards not
considering promise made under a
threat binding, he still announced him.
self as q candidate. The "Gazette u
ridiculed the idea few days ago that
any threat OF assassination had been
made, and that the whole thing was
only little Democratic squabble. BE-
that as it may, Dixon has been killed
anyhow, aud we again wait anxiously
to see what the "Gazette" will have
to say about it.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-21

The (" Republican ssili ieeos In
,irculasion. Advertise where you
rot tho NEST for your money aho
she :. Republ lean " II thst paper
Daily Republican., 1879-08-21

LAST EvENING's Philadelphia Even
ing "Bulletin has full detailed ac-
count of the horrible butchery of the
Chisholm family by mob of Democr attic
ruffians in 1876. The report occupies
four closely printed columns. Hard
indeed must be the heart that is not
moved by reading the touching recital
of that horrible butchery which would
disgrace uncivilizsd nations and sava-
ges. This is chapter in Southern
politics sickening with bloodshead and
crime for which the Democratic party
is not only profuse in apologies, but
instrumental in organizing. Every.
body should read ths report.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-21
xxCunM0ss.

COhEY |S[AND'
AND THE
H U D S O N !!
Excursion Extraordinary J
THURSDAY AUG. -, 10.
Leave Wilmington, Del, from r. W; D. X.
Depot, at Q o'clock, q. m. by special Train
n Jersey City, arriving there Mt l0a. m;
thence-as many as preier-by the splendid
steamer -a.
s.RICHARD sTOCKTON,"TP TILE TILE
ROMA NTIC HU OeON TO WEST
+ POINT AND NEWBURG,
afiordIng ample time to view the many points
Of interest at these places; or to
CONEY ISLAND!
via Bay Ridge and Sea Beach route, making
a quick run by boat and cars, and allowing
full 10 hours at this celebrated watering place.
This Will give an opportunity to see the
Island by night with the wonderful Electric
Lights, the most expensive kind in the Uni.
ted states. The beautiful and novel effect Of
these lights playing upon the waves and surf
| Is Undesirable.
Returning leave Coney Island at OIL, and
Jersey Oity at 1915 P. NJ. Pa ties 80 de-
string can spend the time In New York City.
Good music will be furnished on the steamer.
Tickets good for three days by an extra pay
ment OF 80 and surrender of ticket at the
office In Jersey City. Seats in the ears Will
be numbered and checks given as usual
Fare for Round Trip. to either
place, only 83. Children under
IL years OF age, $50.
Arrangements have been made to have ths
steamer =" Richard Stockton, " after return
ing from tho Hudson, to call at Bay Ridge
for Coney Island excursonists, and give
them noonlixht sail In New York Harbor
Also excursisnists up the Hudson will DC al
lowed to make trip 70 Bay Ridge and 70
turn, giving q Is mile sail by moonlight
The excursion to Coney Island will be land
cd at Sea Beach Palace. whore an exoellen
dinner can be had ut reasonable price.
Tickets can be procured ut the Book store
of G. r. Thomas K Co., AZ Market street
Wilmington, Del. II. T. Il. SMITH,
= Manager
Daily Republican., 1879-08-21

THE Democrats, with their usual con-
sistency, are crying out for Stree elec-
tions." while in Mississippi their party
make the most dire threats against any
one who ventures to vote against them.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-21

TT,HE LARHEST DRY GOODS HOUSE
Ora nd Depot, fSth st.. Market to Chestnut.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-23
EARN ana aanstGpr6.
Fofesf .Desirnc,ion.

The London Pal Nall Ga
sette is in earnest ON a topic that
concerns us all. 1t says:
There are very few subjects on
which people are slower to learn
BY experience than in the matter
of the destruction of forests,
France, Spain and Italy have
suffered from this interference
with the natural storage of rain
fall; whole districts have been
rendered barren which were for
-merly fertile, owing to the der
struction of trees. In India, as
we are finding to orr cost, the
wasteful cutting DOM Of timber
has largely ,eontnbl1ted- to those
dangerous alterations Of food
and crouth which have SO much
toe@o with famines. In some 10
caliies the rain fall has deereas-
cd so per cent. during the last
twenty-five years, owing to this
cause. In Australia tie same
effects are being observed, and
The result of the denlaiatiepoof
the-hillside will be felt more and
more. In California and Neva-
da the same pfDeess is Pfingin2
about similar climatic changes,
The streams which formerly
flowed winter and summer, now
have ups and downs whiehsars
most injurious, and droughts and
floods have commenced in tie
plains. The snow, instead Of
melting gradually under The
trees, is exposed to the full heat
of the sun, and lushes down il
torrents. All over the world
the necessity of tree protection
has become a serious question
which can only be dealt with OF
Il large scale.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-23
oDn-FPTTovS

Calhoun Lodge No 26, Jas S Vaughn. N.
g.; G. B. Boyles, Rec Sec-meets every Fri
day night.
Lincoln No. so I.ynchburg, J. l.. Ashby.
Mt; w Holt, Rec. Secretary-lneeis LIST,
3rd and 9th Saturday nights
entity No. 81, Petersburg, F. b. Terry,
N. G; H. H. Talley, Rec. Secretary-meets
every other Thursday night. ~
Oak Hill No. 139, Norris Creek, W. II.
Wright, n. G.; Sam. Hainey, Rec Sec
meets every other Saturday night
Mulberry l4s, J. "A. d. Middleton, n. G.;
y. c. Sebastian, See-meets every other
Thursday night.
Surprise No. l53, Flyntyille, C C Fierce,
n. c.; Geo w Counts, Secretary-meets
every Thursday night.
Chestnut Ridge l57, | B Foster, n G.;
w D Freeman, Sec; meets every Saturday
night.
Evening Star No. 16I, Pleasant Plains. i
franklin Smith, n c.; II. M. Beaty,
Sec.-meets LIST and 3rd Saturday nights.
Kelso IT2, \. M. jenkins, n. g.; j @
George, See--meets every other Saturday
might.
LiyoAia Lodge 10 =, Daughters of Re-
becca, Flyntville, J II G Dull, N 6; Mrs
Carrie Beckett, N-G;. q " Counts, See'y-
meets lst Saturday each month at 2 O'clock.
Serene, No. 1a5, Georges Store, j J Col
den, \. q; NJ y Keeling, Sec.-meets every
Saturday night.
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a Book by 800 Ladies!
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These select, original and
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Zen thousand copies were order
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-23
Tha Source OF Dtsease.

,'Fhe way it il done, is the
title of an interesting little book
by Mrs. Warren, the well known
writer cf several valuable books
on domestic economy. Here is
an extract which might be read
with interest by sufferers from
rheumatism
II can't get mp stairs, / ann SO
crippled"
Just try it a step at a time
and rest. And what do you
sleep in, sheets or blankets?7
"Sheets, Of course; what else:
/ have got blankets over me, and
a good thick coulterpane over
that.
II thought SO; put away the
sheets and the counterpane, and
sleep in blankets, under and O.
yer, and no counterpart at all.
The sheets and the coumterpane
do Il great deal of mischief
"WeIl, now how can that be?"
The cotton keeps the sour
heat and rcrsphation from the
body IN the bed, and so you
breathe the poisoned air all night,
summer and winter, and that
poisoned air makes your rheuma-
tism ten times worse. II you
were in blankets they would not
absorb the perspiration; itwonid
pass through from one to the eth
cr,,but in cotton, if it abserbs it
II had better say soal1s into it
there it remains cold or hot, OF
clainmy."
THAT may be right, sure G.
norgh, for ! do pcrspire So With
pain, that one might wiring the
sheets sometimes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-23

TooTrIAcHE.-A c7lre for neu-
raigic toothache.-A Germ II
physician recommends powdered
quinine for neuralgia toothache.
The sufferer should dip a finger
INTO fresh water and then into
the quininc powder, and rub il
thoroughly en- Che gum in the
aeigilborhood of the painful
tooth. The application should
be repeated two or three times in
Succession. The bitter taste of
the medicine should be borne as
Long as possible. DIR. Daruaris
tried this remedy first on him
self, and then on numerous other
persons; among the number were
many who had tried other rene
dies in vain. 1t Invariably pro-
duced a rapid alienation of the
pain.