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The New York herald., 1879-07-06
THE SUPPLEMENTARY HOLIDAY.

The celebration Of the nations holiday seemed to
be continued yesterday In the principal downtown
thoroughfarcs. few OF the stores and Offices
open. Clerks and customers. bankers and brokers.
merchants and dealers generally took advantage Of
the welcome notice posted in windows and doors
that business would be transacted the 4th aud
9th of July and were out OF town enjoying their
much needed relaxation from tho OF the count
ing room. There almost q Sunday stiffness
the streets OF Broadway but the great thorough
itself retained some Of its wonted hustle, as the
steamship Offices insurance buildings and express
headq uarters all active in the transaction of
business The few retail stores that kept open
gcd to put up their shutters 1t early hour.
customers were fcw and far between. Wall
and its vicinity presented deserted appear
ance the Stock Cotton Produce and other exchanges
being closed, and consequently all the brokers'
officers that abound In tnat part OF the city. Tho
banks were open for the purpose Of cashing drafts
but few of the officers visible. Very little bus
done Mt the Post Onice anu tho usual crowd
OF expectant statesmen and patriots seemed to have
rorsaken the City Hall Court House other
haunts Travel the ferries light at the hours
when the boats are generally crowded. anu many OF
the boats taken on sunday. The day
joyed the distinction OF being quietcr. more en-
joy able aud more temperate in u meteorolog gical
point of view than its predecessor. Even the small
boy had q subdued and peaceful look "a he nurscd
dilapldated hnger or arranged the bandsgo .
mourning eye.
The New York herald., 1879-07-06
PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS.

From the Syracuse IN. " Courier. July A.
For more than two centuries men have sought to
penetrate the regions surrounding the North Pole.
but thus far efforts have been attended with little
success and but comparative little has yet been dis
covered there. Undaunted by failures in the past
cisco. which on several accounts promises to be
The vessel is especially designed for SER
vice among ice fields; her equipment is
perfect time opportunity and ample
means make 1t; her crew of about twenty-five
men mas been elected with great care from more
than thirteen hundred applicants; Lieu tenant
George W. DE Long. her commander. is in the United
States the strict discipline OF the navy
will be enforced board. These are advantages
which have not usually been enjoyed by Arct &c ex-
plorng expeditions. and. It is proposed to enter
the Arctic O,ean by way or Behring's Strait, this
party will have the additional novelty or an
entirely untrie field before them. The plan of
Commander DE Long Is to push into the ice
foes north or Cape Barrow far the
Jeannette possibly be worked this season.
and from that point to continue tue journey with
Plies. An impo. tant element in the ultimate sue
of expedition il the distsace the vessel
be carried toward the Pole. II she get VI far
north the degree it will be regarded
as q very favorable condition. Anything she add
to this distance will be looked upon good omen
WHILE 1t fails to make that point difficulties will
inca in proportion che ialls behind it. The
Jeannettc Will carry supplies for three years which
will allow ample time to experiment with over-icc
means OF ocomoton after the vessel has reached the
extreme limit OF her northei n journey.
The New York herald., 1879-07-06
BUFFALO POLO CLUE.

A SERIES uY GAMES PREVENTED BY AN ACcI-
pENT-Mn- ALTMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED AND
PLAY STOPPED ron THE DAY.
lDY TEL.EGRAPH TO THE HERALpl
DurYALo. n. Y. July 5. 1872.
The Bunalo Polo Club is having hard luck espc-
cially with its new members. For the third time
this q promising young player has been
injured, and this afternoon the accident was OF q
most serious nature. and put stop to the sport be-
fore II had fairly opened. Arrangements had been
made to play series Of games In which the repre-
sentative team of the club was to take part. Fine
sport anticipated and both players and spectators
were In high spirits. The attendance was large
including many ladies representing tho best society
of Buffaio.
PRELIMINARY GAME coMMExcGp.
About ivc O'Clock the players rode upon the field,
and. pending tho arrival OF tardy members OF the
regular team. II was agreed to have u preliminary
game. Sidos were chosen follows - Reds-Dr. IL.
X. Hopkins Bronson. Rumsey and J. N. scatcherd
Jr. Biucs-Thomas Cary. b. ID. Sweet, Charles IL.
williams. Harry Scatchord and ID. d. Altman. The
charge made by Mr.. j. Scatcherd and Mr.. Cary.
The latter got in light blow and was followed by
MIR. Williams. who gave the ball good stroke.
Mn. ALTMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
There was every prospect OF brilliant game, but
just ut this moment MIR. Altman OF the blues, met
with an accident, which put "a stop to tho
playing. lilo was riding rapidly about ia
the centre OF the held. when. srodenly
to trip aud fall. The pucky rider did not lose his
seat. but went down heavily with the pony. striking
upon his hip and head. The pony regained his feet
IA al instant. bus young Altman lay motion.
The New York herald., 1879-07-06
PERFECT IN DETAIL.
From the San Francisco Post, june

From the San Francisco Post. June 26]
The Arctic steam yacht Jeanette made a trial trip
yesterday and found to be in perfect running
order The Alaska will accompany her far as
Ounalaska, and will then transfer her store of COAL
&C.. to the Jeanette The crew, with the exception
OF three men, are all on board. and the rest
will be engaged in this city The supply or cloth
ing, blankets and tur suits is ample. The Alaska
Fur Company is preparing the fur suits. which will
be sent ON board ut Ounalaska or st. Paurs. Much
iLts rest being taken by the people of this city
Sho steamers movements. " ell by the scientific
world in general The expedition is all the more
notable it isthe first expedition that
tempted to reach the Pole from this coast.
The New York herald., 1879-07-06
wAPpAQUAssETr POLO CLUB.

WOODSTOCK, Conn, July 8, 1879.
The opening games of the wappaquassett Polo
Club have been postponed account of the illness
of one OF the members the games promised to-day
induced many who came for the celebration of the
Fourth to remain over In order that these guests
OF the village might not be entirely disappointed
practice game played.
The New York herald., 1879-07-06

able to wait for these slow flying birds, when ia
practice and 1t has generally been thought that yery
eigIer. Such ideas, however have proved quite er-
roneous, as the bclgians showcu they w,re FULLY at
home our ground. and. In fact. ablo to beat
OF the best shots of the day
AT THE aux CLUB.
At tho Gun Club saturday. the 14th ult the
0rst OF these international meetings was held, all
cup valued at f30 being added to the Ascot fJ
handicap sweepstakes. There were thirty-hvc
pctitors. anu NJ Orban. who stood at "a yards rise.
the cup anu f7O by killing eleven. NJ. Drugman.
also OF tho Belgian party. bong second aud Lord
Stornont third.
At Hurlinghan. on tho Monday. no less than nfty-
two subscribers found Tor the international G5
yards. four At ~. four ut 30-a cup valued ut
ElUu forming the principal prize. nj. Drugman,
who shot we'll on saturday, displayed even better
form on this occason. as he was fortunate enough
through stopping thirteen brds out OF fourteen TO
secure the very handsome piece of plate and f1d0;
Mr. Heury Rae Reed taking the second money, E75.
anu the third award. E25, subsequently, falling to
the share OF Mr.. u. X. q. Hopwood.
On Tuesday there was again u very largo field of
contestants IN f5 sweepstakes Mt cight BIRDS four
a "a yards and four at 3d. and In this instance $50
the prize. Lord HILL out OF the iorty shooting,
was alone successful In killing all. and thus
won the oJei Fart and fl3U: Mr. Berkeley Lucy com
ing OF with second honors and MIR. Hopwood once
more claiming tho third place. Tho following day
"Wednesday tho venu was changed to the Gun Club,
where Captain Gordon Hughes proved the victor in
10 sweepstakes, with f5v cup added, ut ~
yards rise. There were forty-nne subscribers. and
tine gallant Captain killed seventeen without miss,
Mr.. Cunife running second aud Lord Hill made
brilliant addition TO his shooting the previous
day by taking the third place. Fifty.two sports
men competed ON Thursday at HurlnghaIn tor tho
81 guneas central lrc breechloa 10y stephen
Grant, of ST. James street. In addition to which n
E5 pool was decided. Mr. Berkeley Lucy.
u very popular Warwickshire sportsman. ultimately
became the psssessor OF the gum anu fl6U. Mr..
Mack receiving the second prize E5 and the third
f25. being allotted to Captain Rowiey Conrcy. Al.
The New York herald., 1879-07-06

Elsen. another of the Belgian sportsmen. came Off
with flying colors at the gun club on Friday. as he
defeated hfty-three other shooters in "a sweep
stakes ut nine birds. ana became entitled TO zoo
cup and f120. Mr.. Walton second and Mr.
Williams third. Again. too, at this enclosure on
saturday there was large attendance. and LORD
Stormout. the president of the club, CLAIMED the
CHIEF prize. the Hampton Cup. valued at t2o ana
fIU. Nj. Elsen, who also showed splendid form, De-
ing second and Mr.. Stone next.
GOOD SCORE.
MONDAY. June GA hitting termination to such
capital series of meetings the interesting sport
ing match between Mr.. Wallace" the de plume
of a gentleman defeated Captain Bogardus in
one OF the several contests he had here last summer
and NJ. Essen. The line form displayed by the latter
and some little conversation to their respective
merits led to arrangements being made Tor them to
shoot at 100 birds each thirty yards rse for f2Oo
Although the muster at the gun club grounds where
the event decided not large. still the affair
occasioned great deal of interest among shooting
men. and at Hurlingham particular the
just point in favor OF tho foreigner. but very
shortly went round until odds OF and to were
offered on Mr. Wallace The latter displayed wonder
fully good shooting and finally won the match by
l3 birds his total showing "a kills out OF loo to his
opponents II. The score follows:-
Match for flOO side. ut 100 birds. 80 yards rise.
Mr.. Wallace-l q l ! o / o l
1O111 1l11lO1 11Olll1O O10Ol1 l
1l1111O OO1ll1ll1Il1 IL /
III l10111 OF II 10O11
l-s4 out of 100.
11Ol'1 O1OlIlIO 1OOO1 l
Ill 11O11l1O O11ll1l11l0 ] o
lO111111lO11 11lO1OlO 100000 0
I'll out of lOO
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-20
A Sad Case.

AS the overland train was passing
Cheyenne, the attention of the passen-
gers were attracted by the lamentation
OF poor Irish emigrant, whose berth
had been robbed during the night, and
every penny of his scanty savings stolen,
and whose family would therefore ar
rive beggars in a strange land. The
charitable passengers at once began
subscription which finally amounted to
something over $3.50. When the money
had been handed to the sufferer, a pious,
plausible.looking man, dressed in black
and adorned with a white cravat, drew
him aside at one of the stopping places
and said:
"My poor man, 1 am truly sorry for
you. Your sad fate touches me deeply.
/ am myself we'll provided with this
worlds goods, however, and so will give
you $3.50 more. Here is a $500 gold
note. Give me the $3.50 you have and
keep the rest. May heaven bless you I"
The poor Irishman did as requested
with many blessings on the generous
stranger, who insisted that the gift
should not be made known. When the
passengers reached this side of the bay
the pious. looking philanthropist was no.
where to be found, he having evidently
gotten off at Oakland, for reasons of his
own.
The next morning the emigrant re.
paired to bank to get his note changed.
The teller picked up the bill and began
narrowly examining it.
There-there is nothing wrong with
the bill, is there?" gasped the poor
fellow.
Nov, the clever reader has seen all
along what was going to happen. He
has read lots of just such incidents as
this. It's the old-old story. Well
we'll see about that.
"Nothing in the world is the matter
with it." said the teller, quietly, and he
handed the man fifty tens. That ended
it.-.San Francisco NeiOs Letter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-20
THE ZULU WAR.
Rnaiand's Trouble with the Caffrc Tribe in
south Africa.

Rnaiand,s TroubIe with the Caffre Tribe In
south Africa.
The scene of the British military
maneuver has shifted from Afghanistan
to South Africa. it is in the later To-
cality that the troops are now the most
active, and the recent British reverses
give renewed interest to the old story of
misunderstanding with the natives Of
that part of England's extensive empire.
Near the Tugela river, 20, 900 Zulus en-
initiated British column consisting OF
part of the Twenty-fourth regiment, a
battery of artillery and GOO natives; 1O2
wagons, 1000 oxen, two cannon, 400
shot and shell, 1000 rifles, $50, 600
rounds of ammunition, 60, 600 pounds of
provisions and the colors were captured
by the enemy. About 5000 Zulus were
killed and wounded, while 600 officers
and men were lost on the British side.
Subsequent attacks were repulsed, how
ever, and the threatened destruction of
the English forces and colony averted,
although the governor, Sir Bartlett Frere,
sent to England for endorsements,
which were at once ordered to Africa to
the number of 1000.
England has had almost constant trou-
BILE with the natives ever since that
section became a British colony. The
first Caffre war broke out in 1911. The
Prophet Mokanna headed an incursion
in 1919. The second Caffre war was in
1928 81. The third in 1884, attended by
diplomatic difficulties between the colo
nial secretary and the governor. "The
War oil the Axe" came in 1916, and an
other OF more than two years duration
in 1850. In 1857 came the destruction
OF all their cattle and grain by the
Caffres at the instigation of another
"prophet, and a desperate and futile
attempt to recover their territory, end
ing in death by famine. The Galekas
rebelled in 1856, and nearly twenty years
OF comparative peace followed. An ex-
tensive war, with quarrels dd H6itunl
among the English officials, came in
1877, and then succeeded the trouble
with the Zulus, which had long been
brewing, brought by auimosities be.
tween the natives and the English and
Dutch settlers.
The English proposed conditions Of
peace which would have destroyed King
Cctywayo's royal prestige, so war fol
lowed. He has 300, 600 subjects, 10, O,00(
miles OF territory, 14O, 900 men of arms
OF athletic and stalwart build and capa
BILE OF great endurance /; %, 500 under
thirty years Of age, 10, 900 between thirty
and forty, 3,400 between forty and fifty
and 4,5O0 between fifty and sixty, al
we'll armed. Everything in the way o.
tactics and war supplies is very simple
10 ford swift torrent they form in {
dense column and push each othel
across, many, of course, being drowned
They do not marry under forty, and the
married men are distinguished by {
monkish shaven crown.
The British force at the beginning O
this war consisted of about Is, 900 men
5000 being regulars, and the nava
brigade is 300 strong, from the ship
Active and Tenedos. s.-NeW York Mail
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-20
"That Old Bore JorkIns." I"

Little Nellie was looking at "Woolf'f
Wild Animals" when Mr.. Jorkins called,
and appealed to that gentleman to ex-
plain one of the pictures.
"That is wild boar" said he, and
the little lady looked at it thoughtfully
and replied
"It don't look like you, does it Mr..
Jorkins 2"
81 hope not" responded the guest,
"Why?"
"Because," said the srtless infant,
" Mamma said when your card was sent
up, There is that old bore Jorkins
again"
And it was full minute before man,
mas frozen lips thawed sufficiently tc
inform the nurse it was Nellie's bed.
time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-20
The Unsistered Sisters.

This pair inhabited a single room;
from the facts, it must have been
double-bedded; and it may have been
of some dimensions; but when all is said
it was single room. Here our two
spinsters fell out-on some point of con.
troversial divinity belize; but fell out
so bitterly that there was never word
spoken between them, black or white,
from that day forward. You have
thought they would separate; but no;
whether from lack of means or the Scot
tish fear of scandal, they continued to
keep house together where they were.
A chalk line drawn upon the floor sepa-
rated their two domains; it bisected the
doorway and the fireplace, SO that each
could go out and in and do her cooking
without violating the territory of the
other. So, for years, they co-existed in
hateful silence; their meals, their ablu-
tions, their friendly visitors, exposed to
an unfriendly scrutiny; and at night, in
the dark watches, each could hear the
breathing of her enemy. Never did
four walls look down upon an uglier
spectacle than these sisters rivaIing in
unsisterliness. Here is canvas for
Hawthorne to have turned into a cabi-
net picture-he had Puritanic vein,
which would have fitted him to treat
this Puritanic horror; he could have
shown them to US in their sicknesses
and at their hideous twin devotions,
thumbing pair of great Bibles or pray
ing aloud for each others penitence
with marrowy emphasis; now each,
with killed petticoat, at her own corner
of the fire on some tempestuous evening
now sitting each at her window, looking
out upon the summer landscape slopip g
far below them toward the firth, and the
field paths where they had wandered
hand in hand; or, as age and in6rmity
grew upon them and prolonged Their
toilets, and their hands began to trem-
BILE and their heads to nod involuntarily,
growing only the more steeled in enml.
ty with years; until one fine day, at a
word, lock, visit, or the approach oi
death, their hearts would melt and the
chalk boundary be overstepped forever
-NeW Annals of Edinburgh.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-20
Acute Rheumatism,

This is sometimes called rheumatic
fever. Its medical term is oOlyarthritis.
Ii is mainly disease of the temperate
regions, and prevails mostly from Oc-
tober to May. Persons specially liable
to it are those whose calling exposes
them to frequent changes of tempera-
tnre, those who are INSULT ciently pro-
tected against sudden chills, and those
who reside in damp localities, and es-
pecially those who sleep in damp rooms.
One attack greatly disposes person to
a second.
The foremost exciting cause is sud-
den cooling of the body when heated and
exhausted by exertion-this, in the view
OF many medical authorities, developing
Tactic acid in the blood. The fever is
proportionate to the number of joints
attacked, and the intensity of the infiam-
nation. 1t is accompanied with sour
sweat. Hardly any other disease pre-
sents 30 many complications. The
younger the patient, the greater the
liability of the hearts being affected.
The liability after twenty-five is the
exception.
As rule, it runs it course in from
three to six weeks. Convalescence is
slow. Even after recovery, there is TO,
considerable time tendency to re.
newed Inflammation. 1t seldom termi.
mates in death.
To avoid the disease. guard against
all sudden and violent changes OF tenn
perature wear woolen next to the skin
in case the skin is especially suscepti
BILE, harden it by cold bathing, exercis,
in the open air, etc.; if exposed to we
or chill when heated, keep up the circu
lation by active exercise till an oppor.
tunity offers for change of clothing.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-20
Sirasburg, Germany, is now begirt
with revolving ironclad towers.
A Source o, Much Bodily Evil.

II the habit Of body becomes irregular, much
evil Is inflicted on the system. The stomach
becomes dyspeptic, bilious symptoms develop
themselves, the circulation Ia contaminated,
and the nerves share in the general disorder.
should be thoroughly aud speedily regulated
when they grow derelict. The corrective agent
best edapted to this purpose is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, . wholesome. non gripping
vegetable laxative, worth all the rasping ca
thartics invented since the time Of Paracelsus.
People who have been in the habit of using blue
tall, calomel, and other drugs and cheap nos
trums for constipation, should abandon such
hurtful and useless medicines, and substitute
for them this pleasant and gentle aperient,
which not only produces the purgative effect
naturally, but also strengthens while 1t regu-
lates the bowels, stomach and liver. 1t more
over cures and prevents intermittent and re.
mittent fevers, gout, rheumatism, debility snd
urinary troubles
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-20
The Country,

1t is in the country that the soul ex-
pands and grows great. The town de.
velops, cultivates and amplifies all the
senses, but its tendency is to contract
that incomprehensible impulse of being
We call soul. Out where the rugged
hills point heavenward with ten thou
sand sturdy evergreen figures; where
stand the woods in royal majesty; where
the brooks dance along and clasp hands
with the rivers, and rivers sweep on
with unimpeded flow to the bosom of
the sea; where rocks rise like brawny
giants, their nakedness covered with
mosses, and drink in the sunshine and
the rain proudly, disdaining to show
how the elements caress them slowly
into dust: where the birds sing their
most jubilant songs, and the wild
flowers wear their brightest hues !;
where the bees hum in lazy content
from honey-cup to honey-cup; where
nature rules supreme, and man becomes
a pigmy-there the true soul, uubashed
and undismayed, aspires to compass all
tie profound mysteries OF creation, and
reads eloquent lessons in everything.
Where villages dot the hillsides and
nestle. in the valleys; where the throb.
bing clangor of the church-belI is the
loudest sound heard; where the fields
teen with homely promise of the COM
ing harvest, and the voices of men are
drowned in the prattle of nature-there
are magnificent souls hidden beneath
the humblest exteriors. The hand that
grasps the pillow and scatters the seed
may be brown and hard, but there is q
whole heart in its grasp; the face that
has been showed upon, and rained upon,
and blown upon, is neither marred nor
Scared, but brave and gentle; it shows
in every lineament how ennobling is
close communion with nature. The eye
that sees the first tiny bud of the trees,
the first blade of pale green grass, the
first frail blossom of the woods, watches
the covert approaches of spring with 6
glow and luster that we do not often see
in the dissipated town.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-20
Words Of Wisdom.

Absence destroys trifing intimacies,
but it invigorates strong ones.
For him who does everything in it's
proper time, one day is worth three.
The truths that we least wish to hear
are those which it is most to our advan-
tage to know.
Despise no one. for every one knows
something which thou knowest not.
He who finds pleasure in vice, and
pain in virtue, is novice both in the
one and the other.
What is the difference between hope
and desirep Desire is a tree in leaf,
hope is tree in flower, and enjoyment
is tree in fruit.
We are firm believers in the maxim
that, for all right Judgment of any man
or thing, it is useful, nay essential, to
see his good qualities before pronounc-
ing on his bad.
To know man, observe how he wins
his object rather than how he loses it;
for when we fail, our pride supports us
when we succeed it betrays US.