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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
A Dogs Bank Account.

A dog is a good thing to have around
the house, and nobody is better convinced
of this fact than the lady proprietor of Il
certain clearinghouse on Grand River
street east, not very far from Woodward
avenue. 1t seems that the lady left
five-dollar bill upon the parlor table
several days ago, while temporarily alb
sent from the room, and when she re-
turned the bill had disappeared. After
long and unsuccessful search it was
noticed that the dog had n sneaking,
hang,,dog expression, about the mouth
and did not seem inclined to wag his tail
rs numerously as usual. Somebody sug
gested that he might have swallowed
the bill, and then it was remembered
that he had been suspected of that sort of
thing before. An emetic was administer
ed, but the dog only howled and gagged,
and stubbornly refused to show the
true inwardness of his disposition.
Another emetic was sent for, and finally
the missing bill was vomited up with a
small tempest of howls and gurgles, and
penitential tears. Mrs. X. took the
money to bank and represented that it
was soiled and ragged because it had
been carried in somebody's pocket for Il
long time. and the bank was persuaded
to take the bill at liberal discount upon
its original value.
Two or three days ago a bill was pl ced
on the floor were the dog could see it..
and then everybody left the room, eX-
pecting when they returned to see the
dog and bill consolidated. But 10! the
bill remained untouched, and the re-
pentant canine lay curled up in a corner
of the room looking as ashamed and
miserable as any human being would
have looked under the circumstances
Detroit NeWS.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
Romance of the Sword.

The custom of naming swords was
not peculiar to the Celtic races, or to
comparatively modern times, but pre-
vailed among the earliCvt nations of
antiquity. The sword of Julius Cgser,
for instance, was known as Crocen Mors,
or the red death. The champions or
heroes of the Cimbri, according TO Plu-
tarch, as quoted in Mallet's Northern
Antiquities, "took particular care 10
procure very keen swVids, which they
inscribed with mysterious characters,
and called by such names rs might in
spiresterror." And thev not only named
their swords, but their banners; the
banner of Harold Hardrada was called
the Land Ravager; and to this day the
green flag of Ireland is celebrated rs the
epithets to describe the sword, and such
names rs we have for our banners are
prosaic enough. What can be more
commonplace than the name of the flag
of Great Britain-the Union JackP The
star-spangled banner of the United
States takes n less vulgar appellation,
but spangled is n poor word. and .'Xcites
no particular enthusiasm. And ail the
better. To be fond of implements and
cmblems of slaughter, and to talk of
them alfectionately, is to be fond of
using them; and it is, Us far as it goes,
hopeful sign that the weapons of mod
ern warfare are not considered to have
any romance or poetry about them, but
are held at best to be the necessary evils
of our expanding but still imperfect
civilization, and leads men to think of
the time SO long in coming, but which
AL of us hope will come ut last, "when
swords will be turned into plowshares,
and spears into pruning hooks. All the
Year R0und.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
Facts About Printing.

Movable types for printing were not
used until the fifteenth century.
Books were printed by the Chinese and
other eastern nations from engraved
blocks long before the invention of type.
The first type were woed. The same
material is still much used for the larger
varieties of letters.
Johannes Guttenburg is generally be-
lieyed to have been the first to manufac-
ture movable types.
An edition of Donatus was the first
book printed from movable types.
The finest letters were characters i'm
itating handwriting. Printing was in
troduced into Paris in l740; into London
four years later.
Roman type was first made in 1865.
1talic about the year 1900.
Type founding was part of the bust
ness of printer, and was declared dis
tinct art by decree of the Star Chamber.
The largest-sized type used for books
is great primer; the smaller sizes are
English, plea, small plea, long primer,
bourgeois, BREWER, minion, nonpareil,
agate, pearl, diamond and brilliant.
Pearl is the smallest type found in
ordinary printing offices.
In America printers are paid by the
1000 ems (M), an EN- being. equivalent
to about two letters. In England the
matter is measured by ems (N), 1900 oi
which equal 1000 ems.
A good compositor will set, correct
and distribute about 5000 ems day o.
ten hours. Several of the New York
newspapers are printed from stereotype
plates, which are prepared with grea
rapidity and melted over for use again il
printing the next edition. SO rapidly il
this work performed that in some in
stances forms have been got ready for thu
press in twenty minutes after the las
page had been given to the stereotyper
The hand press was invented in i45'
and is still used, without any importan
improvement, in the majority of countr.
newspaper offices.
Ink rollers are made of mixture o
molasses and glue, and were invented b,
one Gannal, glue manufacturer o
Paris.
The first newspaper ever printed b,
steam was the London Times of Nov
%, 1914.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
The First Primrose.

A primrose awoke from its long winter sleep,
And stretched out its head through its green
leaves TO peep;
But the air was SO cold, and the wind was so
keen,
And not bright flower but itself to be seen.
"Alos" sighed the primrose How useless
am l.
AS here all alone and half hidden lie;
But I'll strive to be cheerful contented to be,
just simple wild flower growing under u
tree"
Soon maiden passed by, looking weary and
sad
In the bright early spring-tme, when all should
be glad
But she spied the sweet primrose SO bright und
so gay,
And the sight of it charmed all her sadness
away;
And the primrose gave thanks to the dear Lord
above,
Who had sent it on such n sweet mission Of
love.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
Gu Our Mosr u,staut Fromikrs,

As in our busisst and mort p5 pllous cities Of
the seaboard aud interior, H6stetter's Stomach
Bitters is pre-e inently popular Wherever
thither the great tonic soon finds its way
Nor is this surprising, for it is the medicine of
all others best adapted to tue wan;s Of the
Western epigrsnt, be he miner or asrcultur-
ist. 1t ia an Incompatible remedy for the
diseases to which he il most subject. aue
which are liable TO be brought on by a change
Of innate, hardship, exposure, unaccustomed
air and diet, snd miasmatic atmosphere and
water. Among these are disorders OF the
stomach and bowels rheumatic silments, and
malarious fevers, for all OF which Hostetter's
Bitters is certain specific. A course OF the
Bitters before d parting for the new field. of
labor, or on Striving. will have the effect of
nal remedy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
NaI ne.erYinr aG PITY.


Beggared spenJthr,ftu to wbom money hat
no exchange value but pleasure.
Peisons Who will persist in dying by inchet
with dyspepsia and liver diseases, when D.
Perces Golden Medical Discovery and Peas
ant Purgative Pellets are unfailing remeoie,
for these muladies.
Parents WHO spare tho rod and ruin tb,
child. Fast Young men and women are gen
eraly spoiled children to begin with.
People who suffer from catarrh. when DR..
Sage's Catrrrh Remedy is a safe. reliable auo
well-tested remedy for this loethsome disease
People who marry for money and find toe
ate that the golden glitter is ali moonshine
Women who snffer death every day. OF tn. il
lives, when DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescriptio
will effectually remove those painful weak
uesses and impart healthiul tone and streogth
% the whole system.
People who live beyond their means ano
tud that style and pride, like everything els
N this world, unless placed upon secur.
foundation, are subject to the law Of gravita
ton.
Invalids who do more toward fostering dis.
s4se, by living aud sleeping in the low, unven
Hated rooms OF tho Ordinary house, thal th'
oest medicines can accomplish toward recov.
cry, when. ut moderate expense, they cal
3ecurt all the hySienic aud sanitary advantage
Of the Guvalids' Hotel, ct Buffalo, N Y. Ever
physician knov Us how much recovery depend,
upon good nursing and the hygenc 90 d.
tIons OF tho sick room. Chronic diseases ar,
especially subject TO these co'ditions.
The professional indorseu Ut nlch has bee,
accorded by leading medical men in vsriou
)srts OF the country to DIR. Wm. Hslrs Bslsan
for tie Lungs, is e sufficient guaranty of il
.fficecy in tradicsting diseases Of the breathing
organs. These gentleman have tn roughi,
ested the remedy. and their concurrent terti
nony is 10 the Effect that i ia positive sp,-
| ,iic for lurg bronchial and throat affection
| of every tedrriDtiOll, SQd q # Ieliablp rrt
sentive OF that dreaded scourse, cUnsunp ioI'
| Drr sell II
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
Food Temperance.

A New York correspondent says:
was talking with gentleman the other
day who has spent nearly thirty years at
a hotel in New York, hale, hearty, Wig
orous-outliving by decade his associ-
ates in hotel life. Yes" he said, |
have outlived all my companions. Most
of them were younger than myself, and
gave promise of much longer life.
Their style of living ruined them. The
bill of fare was large and generous. They
paid for what was in it, why not eat ?
They began with soup and ended with
nuts and raisins. Their diet palled on
their palates. Vigorous condiments were
added to give their food relish. Copious
draughts of liquor were enjoyed: They
lived fast life, and had a fast life's re-
ward. My style of living is entirely diff
ferent. / regarded the hotel as my home,
where l was to live for years. The spread
was af1luent, but my living was simple;
! changed my soup daily. l confined
myself to one kind of meat, and changed
it every day. The dessert was varied
enough to give me seven new courses Il
week. Sometimes l had coffee. some
times tea, sometimes milk, and then oc-
casionally water. My associates were
always ailing, always in need of the doe
tor. The hotels physician made me q
friendly call occasionally; l have not
sent for him in twenty-five years.
have seen many a man eat himself out
of house and home. l have followed
many an associate to the grave who dieC
from over-eating and bad digestion
| am here, hale and hearty, with a de
cade longer to live"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03

When an old curmudgeon, on taking
leave of certain young lady, command
ed her to hand him his hat, he was po-
litely referred to the servant, with the
assurance that she was the handmade of
the establishment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03

TO SwEETEN MUsTY CAsKs.-Throw
in burning Goals and then cold water.
Brewers wash their casks with lime and
water, mixed nearly to the consistency
of paint; remain till dry and then wash
well with water.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03

wishing to trust it in the hands of any of
the natives, he came back for it himself
luckily, just in time, for the bullet from
his rifle killed the panther. But, as you
see, my hand is pretty stiff yet."-Dduid
Ker, in 50, Nicholas.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03

A champion pedestrian makes $4,000
by one weeks work, a champion re,
porter 500, showing the superiority of
mind over matter. Perhaps the reporter
should throw more sole into his matter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
Different Replies to a Question.

Statisticians usually concern them
selves with the facts of the past and pres
ent more than with the speculations ofthe
future. But in gathering its figures this
year relating to the condition of work
ingmen, the Massachusetts, labor bureau
has gone outside of the beaten path and
given us a specimen of what may be
called psychological statistics. Its of
ficers questioned considerable number
of workingmen as to their hopes of Sc
curing a living competence at the age of
sixty-five, with the followingresults;
expect to lay by enough to support my
self after i am sixty-fiye" ............. 70
Prospects are good, and hope to do so"... Is
"Do not expect to lay by enough to support
myself after / am sixty ....... So
Gas times are now, no" ".........,........ l6
" Not with present pay" ".............. l5
Expect to die a pauper if these times last" 4
" Not at my present business" .........-. 4
"Can Just live now on my wages" ........
" No prospect OF saving anything now" II
Cannot save dollar" .................. s
Do not pay my way now" .............. 3
(" Not by day labor" ...........-.... 4
I" Life insurance and savings banks broke
me '.''''''.''.'''' 1
with present condition of business, don't
want to live to sxty-fve" .............
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
Small Feet.

For the sake of having small feet many
an otherwise sensible woman will mar
tyrize herself by pinching those unlucky
members of the body into boots of size
too small. AS a natural and necessary
result of such pinching confinement, the
foot becomes deformed and larger than it
would naturally grow, with large joints
and toes turned from line parallel with
the foot, to say nothing of the trouble
some corns so annoying and crippling to
large class of young women. The
worst results of this crippling custom OF
wearing small and narrow boots is felt
by children when allowed to outgrow
their boots. 1t is poor economy to allow
the young to wear boots when the feet
have become too large for them, since
deformity of the feet is easily produced
at this time. When the boot is toe
short and the heel too high. the ingrow-
ing of the nails is a perfectly natural
result. Children will have sufficient ills
to contend with without this Gripping
from deformed feet, the most prominent
cause of which is small and badly-fitting
boots and shoes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03

Conclusive evidence at recent trial
in England proved that girl had be-
como mother at the age of twelve
years and one month
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03

If you find burglar on your premises,
under the sofa, don't trouble him. He is
already under rest.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-03
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SOldierS--PensiOners.

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te-s AMI Sailors an their heirs also int rest ng
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Tho proprietors Of the Ncws and Cou-
rlrr offer Sl0n, Mgold, for the best serial
story, written by resident Of South
Carolina. illustrative Of Southern life,
before, during or since tho war. Tho
conditions are rs follows:
|. The story to consist of II ot less than
twenty chapters; the chapters averaging
ten pages of foolscap or the equivalent.
z. The manuscript to bo sent to the
proprletors ofThe News apd Courier not
later than April l next
). Each manuscript to be accompanied
by sealed envelope containing the real
name ana tho address Of the author, and
bcnrlng on tho outside n motto, which
shall Likewise be placed upon the manu-
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onl y when the award has been made.
4. The stories to be read Ivy commit
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lectcd by tho proprictors Of The News
and Codricr, who will make their decision
on or before April 18TH.
The story which shall be declared to
DC the best to be tho absolute property
OF the propfietors of tho The News and
Courier, aud published as serial in th :,
MeeHly News Rejected manuscripts to
be returned forthwith to tho authors,
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EXPENSIVE PANTALOONS.
WHAT Il SINGLE PIIR COST THE
GOVEINMENT.

A Notable Example of Red -Tapeism- =
A Little Claim Which Passed Through
tho Hands Of Lieutenants and Cap
tains and Generals and Got into Con-
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Benefit Of Our Bargains.

Wo extend q cordial invitation to tho
our stock and prices, and bo convinced
that they can now buy goods at prices
that defy CON petition at home or abroad.
We oifer special inducements in the
following goods for 80 days only.-in
order to make necessary room tor our
spring and summer Purchases
30 Pieces Standard Prints, s cents
so Pieces Standard Prints, cents.
10 doz Gents Unlaundred Shirts.
worth IS cents and 81 90 at rs conts and
80 cents.
s doz. Gents fine Fur Hats, E f.
worth So. 10 to 81 90, $2.OO,
100 pairs Gents Pants,
worth $500, $500.
100 pairs Gents Gaiters, so cents.
Childrep's Shoes 25, so and rs cents
per pair. Ladies' and Misses Shoes at
greatly reduced prices. Dress Goods
10 cents TO 26 cents, worth 10 to 40 cents.
Our entire stock of woolea knit goods
without reserve at and below Nov York
cost. , :
One piece Black Broad Cloth. worth
$500, at $500. Ladies'. Misses and
Childrep's Hosiery in white and fancy
colors, at greatly reduced prices Ladiesy,
Misses and Childreps Gloves in all col-
ors at s to 10 cents per pair.
Double-Bsrroled Guns, Stocklocls and
Padlooks, Table Cutlery, &C., at half
price, to close out.
These goods were purchased for cash,
at very low figures, and we intend to
give our customers the benefit of the
Immense Discounts ~
that we saved in the purchasoo of them.
Very respectfully,
SUGENHEIMER & GROEsOHEL.
February 9th, 1870.
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HARD-PAN


TINE bottom has been reached at last,
still ahead in LOW PRI JES. "
We have this day consolidated tho
stock of goods recently purchased of S,
5. Wolfe with our stock at tho old stand,
and for tho next 80 days will offer bar-
gains in everS line of goods that wip
convince the closest cash buyers that " /.
intend to maintain the we'll earned
tntion we now enjoy, of giving on. ou4-
toners the
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-27

trial justice for an order Of reassign-
ment on the ground that the corn,
fodder, bacon and flour should havo
been set apart to him as exempt
The trial Justice decided against
him, holding that those articles wore
not exempt except when the products
homestead that these articles were
not the yearly products Of defend
ants homestead, because he owned
no real estate, and that they wore
not exempt as personal property
because they are not among the
articles enumerated as exempt in the
constitution. The defendant up"
pealed to the Circuit Court. Judge
Aldrich sustained the appeal, hold
ing that the personal property Of a
debtor of every description to the
amount Of $500t is exempt. We
learn that tho Judgment creditor
proposes to appeal to the Supreme
Court. That Court has already one
or more cases Of ap exactly similar
character before i Its decision is
awaited with ilHorest'-Ne,obcrry
Herald. T.
DEnn1cK.-This was tho name Of
the most famous ,hangman in Eng
lish history in fact, he WAS Il prime
rapscallion ut that ncfarious bust
ness, who succeeded Bull, the carli-
est recorded hangman, in 1893. At
Cadiz, Derrick hung ninety five
men, and was condemned to so
through the performance at the
other end of the rope himself; that
is, to be the chokeo instead of the
chokcr ho made an assault on a
woman, an obstreperous method of
wooing, rendered necessary by the
odious nature Of his profession. The
Eearl of Essex, however, inteTposed
and saved his life ; in roturn for
which kind office Derrick, in 1901,
cut off his presorver's head. Derrick
was lucky, and grew dishonorably
Old and rich, md finally diol dospis-
cd, lamenting pathetically that he
could not live to cut off the royal
head of Charles T. Brandon, his
successor, was not as great or as
fortunate Il man ; he was twice con-
demned for the crime of bigamy.
He began his career by executing
Strattord, and was thought to be the
masked hcadsman who ofliciated at
at the last scene of Charles Is life
The ingenious machine for lifting
takes it's name from the noted litter
of men, and Oil City names pen
driving machine after him.