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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02
Arctic Expedition.

LONDON, August 1.-The projected eX-
petition for the discovery OF the north
pole will, in all probability, leave Eng
land in the spring OF 1850, and will CO.
operate with those sent out by Sweden,
Holland, America, Austria and Den
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02
Base Ball.
Pittsburgh.

New BEDFORD, August l.-Albanys
3, New Bediords /.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02

The market to-day MAS M th" begin
ming snmcw hat murr active than u WAS
last week. and the prlc'- al thr opening
were in some cases L. higher, but the
improvement WIS generally lost 10y the
time the cnl WAS reached. TIL" quality
WAS not as good ~ last week the tops
being fewer amt no, mp to last weeks
offerings, while medium were not a.
plentiful and common cattle were mur"
numerous. Quotations 23-loHi'c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02

For Addiiinai Nart,ts See Fourth Pags
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02

Trade has been rather slow this week,
scarcely ~ active ~ II MAS last week,
and dealers report heavy hog, lower and
harder 10 sell than heretofore, owing Ia
the decline in the price 1T lard. Othrr
grades find only lair sale. The quality
is scarcely ~ good ~ last week, there
being some increase la the number oi
the "gras.rrs' We quote prices at 30
jir, u few selling AZ cithercStrcme, with
a downward tendency.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02

LIIr sMINK MAnkFr.

Common grades are too plentiful and
good ones almost wholly ahsrnt Prices
800, 10 per head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02
New York.
Cincinnati.

CISC.vNfT'. August ]. 80 Hogs
steady for light heavy; quiet for com.
mon - 7jc3 %: light - 7Og3 -:
parking :; 3JG,3 -: buichens' sJ jg'
3 90. Receipts 40 heal shipments 90
head.
80 Louis
Sr. I0ris. August l.--Ilogs -Steady;
Yorker. and Baltimore - jJla3 20,
packing g IOC,3 90; butchers steady at
3 Jylf3 20.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02
PhilsdeIphis.
Oil City.

on CRY, August Market opened
and closed at G9:c, the only price OF the
day. Shipments $4,000 barrels, ayerag-
ing 5000 barrels; transactions 5000
barrels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02

GovERNMENTs-Quiet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02
English Grain Market.

LIVERPOOL, August IA leading
grain circular says: The present is Il
time Of much uncertainty, rs upon the
state of the weather during the next
fortnight depends whether prices re-
main about as at present or are To be
ior a season considerably higher.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27
The AutiUuity of Forks.

Among the recent finds in the expiora-
ton of the relics ofancient lake dwellers
Of..Switzerland, is pair of forks, appar-
emily invented for table use. They were
fashioned from the metatarsal bone of Il
stag. This gives a'higEer antiquity to
table forks Gf they were really intended
as such )thanihas hitherto been suspected
Other bone implements and ornaments
are frequently found. Animal remains
are also common. Among them are the
bones of the dog, the badger, and the
common otter. The latter were doubt
less met with in the immediate neigh
borhood of the lake, but the presence of
the wild OK and OF the bear indicate
that the lake dwellers were bold and
skillful hunters, as well as ingenious
tool makers. They were also keepers of
cattle, for the most numerous animal re-
mains brought TO light were those of the
c. mmon cow and the moor cow, These
exist in every stage of growth, showing
that their owners had a taste for both
yea and beef, while their fondness for
venison is proved by the many bones of
the stag and roe discovered by the ex-
plorers. Evidence of like character
show that they were hunters of the
wild boar and eaters of the domesticated
pig, and the existence of the beaver in
Switzerland in prehistoric times is at
tested by the presence, among other
bones, OF several which comparative
anatomists declared to have belonged to
that rodent. One omission on the list is
striking. No mention is made of the
bones of horses having been found, from
which it may be inferred with tolerable
certainty that the horse was either alto.
gether unknown to the ancient lake
dwelleIs, or that they had not succeeded
in capturing and tanning him--Scientif'
| d7lericaD.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27
VOL. TX.
Thanksgiving Day.


The soft gray dawn OF Thanksgiving day
Has parted the curtains of night,
And the world awakcs with its hopes and
fears,
Beginning its lie OF smiles and tears
With the newborn mornings light.
There are cheerful hearts and lives that are
glad,
Which wake to this day of praises;
And those whose hearts Tor weary while
Have long forgotten the joy and smile
OF Lies sunshiny days.
Some Of us walk in sun-lit paths,
Where flowers grow bright and fair,
And some of us tread with tired feet
Where shadow and sorrow daily meet,
And tie flowers OF life are rare
E who gather the joys OF earth
lily day by day
6member the lives that are grieved and sad
, And, remembering, strive to make them glad
And tighten the somber gray
Which tints the hearts OF the lonely poor,
And hides from their eyes the light
That God has meant to shine for all,
AS over the world the sunbeams fall
To scatter the shades of night.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27
How Many People Have Fifty Dollars.

Some one said the other day that in
the entire world the number of people
who had $50, or its equivalent in cash,
at their command was extremely small
so small, indeed, that altogether they
would not Cutnumber the inhabitants
of the little kingdom of Belgium, which
has population of 6, 900, 900 souls. Bat
this estimate appears to be far below the
mark in the light of the fact that in the
savings banks of France in 1877 there
were deposited no less than Sl53, ,6O0,-
600 by 2, 1853, ,283 depositors, the average
sum of each depositCr being $50. The
number of these depositors continually
increases, and they are, to a very large
extent, members of the working classes.
So in England, also, the number of de-
positors in the postal savings bank is
very large-not less, on the whole, than
two millions-and their deposits. ON an
average, amount nearer to $3.50, the
limit allowed than to $50. In Scotland
and Ireland the savings of the people
are large and constantly increasing. In
Germany the people do not generally
place their savings in banks, but they
have comfortable little sums laid away
in teapots and old stockings. This,
also. is the case in France. In this
country the number of people who have
$50 at their command must amount to
quite as many as in either France, Ger
many or Great Britain. The world O
working people is not nearly so poor a.
many imagine 1t to being Tor
Graphic.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27
An Experiment In Hanging.

In the Leadville (Col.) Herald is a
thrilling narrative, descriptive of an in
cident at mining shaft on the Big
Evans. While the miners were at din
ner, one of them a young tellow-bet
five dollars he could bear to be lifted
from the bottom of the shaft by mears
of rope. He claimed that it would be
necessary only for him to hold his head
in such position that theIpressure of
the moose would fall upon the back of
the skull. Tying the rope around his
neck, he went down the shaft and sig
nailed to be drawn up. In two seconds
the foolish young man felt his terrible
mistake. He tried to call out, but the
rope frightened and the blood filled his
head almost to bursting. The men at
the top of the shaft. having no faith in
his claim. hoisted him up as fast as they
could. When he reached the surface his
eyes were starting from their sockets
his SWOLLEN tongue hung from his
mouth. and he had been hung literally. i
was only by the most vigorous and un
wearying treatment that he was at las
restored to life.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27
A Girl Scalped by Machinery.

While Jennie Hail. fifteen years old,
was STOPPING over piece of machinery
in photographic establishment in
Philadelphia. her long, dangling hair
caught in belt, and in second she
was completely scalped. The sufferer,
with the blood streaming over her face,
screamed in an agonizing voice that
could be heard Il block away. The
wounded girl, who was wild with pain,
was taken to a hospital. Some of her
associates became hysterical over the
horrible sight. An investigation was
made subsequently, when the cause of
the accident was ascertainPd. 1t ap-
peared that the girl had imprudently
been amusing herself by permitting a
lock of her hair to wrap itself around
the small vertical shaft. She repeated
this twice, but at the third essay the
the improvised curling iron to be eXtri-
Gated and was torn from the head, most
of the scalp going with it and consider
able of the skin from the forehead close
to the brows. In the evening the girls
condition was reported as favorable,
although erysipelas might ensue.
Several years ago a somewhat similar
accident occurred to an Italian lady, the
wife of mill proprietor in the lower
part of the city. She was passing
through the working room where the
looms We're clanking away, her long,
beautiful hair, of which she was proud,
hanging loosely down her back. A
strand of it entangled in a shaft, and
like fiash.she, too, was partially scalped
The surgeons replaced the fragment
dexterously, and perfect adhesion was
secured, so that at this day the lady
enjoys her glossy tresses as intact as
though she had never had the terrible
pynpripnpp
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27
The Spanish knife,

The national weapon of the Spaniards,
says an English writer, is the knife, and
certainly they know how to use it..
Talking one day with young man who
seemed likely to know, asked him
what there was peculiar in the manage
ment of the knife.
"Why," said he, with a smile, 81
could kill you, and you couldn't kill
"Well," said I, "please point out the
difference between us. What would you
do first?"
"Why, I'd make you wink, and stab
you while you w'nkedm
"How would you make me winkP"
"Why, so," said he. throwing up his
left hand near my eyes.
"Well, l could do the same"
"Try it," said he.
l tried, and found it impossible to
make him wink, though l passed my
hand up and down several times so az
almost to touch his eyelashes.
His bright, black eyes, looked out a
me unfinchingly all the while. 1t wa
clear that his eyes were educated, anc
that mine were not.
then asked him if there was any pos
sibility of an unarmed man defending
himself against one armed with knife
"Oh, yes," said he, "l'll show YOU;
and, in an instant, whipping off his coat
he held the end of one sleeve firmly il
his left hand, wrapping the rest Of tn
coat rapidly round his forearm, ant
bringing the end of the other sleeve ais
into his left hand, where it was firml
held, binding together the whole mass
which formed a sufficient defence agains
the thrust of any ordinary knife.
/ then recollected that one of tn
marks of the men of the Puerto del So
at Madrid, was slashed cloak, evi
IDENTIFY not so honorable in its origin a
the "slashed doublet" of the olde
time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27
The Way Garibaidi Fought.

81 don't believe" said MacMahon,
THAT he will ever be general. He
wants comprehensiveness. He cannot
foresee or provide for results in time and
space. But he is an admira bic partisan.
When he was in Italy with 5000 men,
one of his spies told him that he had dis
covered couple of leagues off an Aus
trian force of about 5000 men, who
were not aware of his proximity, and
could be surprised and cut off. The spy
was traitor. There were $4,000 Aus
trians, and the spy had been sent to de-
coy Garibaldi into attacking them. With
his usual impetuosity, he fell into the
trap, marched against the Austrians and
found when he approached them that
they far outnumbered him and were
prepared. Most men would have re-
treated, been followed and destroyed
He attacked the Austrians with such
vigor that they thought their spy must
have deceived them, and that Garibaldi
was in force. He drove them from theil
position, and pursued them for couple
of miles, when they discovered The
smallness of his numbers and turned
back on him; his troops, active and un
incumbered, saved themselves in tn,
mountains. FOrt,aiqhtly Reuiew.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27
NO. 40.
" THANKSGIVING"

Only song OF praise from earth to heaven,
A keynote through the chord Of time,
Which marks another year.
Only heart thanks for bounteous blessings
given,
One stanza more in life's sweet rhyme,
For all which makes lie dear.
Only fond embrace of heart to heart,
An hour of bliss in childbood's homo
With " iather," mother there;
Only germ OF all that makes part
OF "giviDg thanks in life to come,
is our Thanksgiving" here.
Mrs. ChaS. F. Ferndld.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27

Joe awoke the next morning and re-
solved once for all to make an end to
these witcheries that half maddened as
they gladdened him. He would pluck
up courage and settle the matter, so
that his dreams might be savored with
sober certainty. He knew that no great
obstacles lay in his way. His folks
were willing, and so were hers; there
was nobody to say nay but Kitty her
self, and he wasn't much afraid of that.
And if he'd only gone there and then
and asked Kitty all might have been
we'll; but he must needs go home and
don his Sunday-go to-meetin' clothes
for the occasion, which took half the
heart out Of his resolve, and in the
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-11-27

10 October, when the woods are glorious in
their scarlet drapery, is the time to seek the
autumn leaves and ferns. A severe cold is
often the result OF such pleasure trips. DIR
Bulls Cough Syrup always cures coughs ard
colds. Price 25 cents,
, 1879-01-30
SOLID MERIT WILL TELL.

For all the bitter opposition of jealous
rivals, 10 better illustration uou!d lie had
Of this fact than the immense sale alrea "
attained by the great Throat and Lug
Remedy, DIR. Aug Kaiser's erman Elixir,
For the cure OF Coughs and Bronchial
Affections 1t is truly wonderful, even those
suffering from Consumption in advanced
Steges find great relief, and numbers of
patients have found, to their delight. not
only relief but CURE. 1t being perfe .tly
harmless, makes it at once popular with
mother', who Of all others have felt the
necessity of such medicine. The genuine
bears the Prussia Coat of Arms, the nc
smile signature of ID. Aug. Kaiser, and
has his name blown on every 70 cent bot
tie. A trial size may be had at the Drug
store oi for % cents.
, 1879-01-30
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.

This Department Is the MOST IMPORTANT,
and we propose doing thorough WORK in build
ng the groun l-wurk tor future chucat ion.
our system ofinstruction embraces the mtcst
nlMns Mnl most npnrONed sNstems for
, 1879-01-30
AWAKENING AND INSTRUCTING

the young mind, and ai the same time teach
ing II to thinK for itself ACCuRArlLl and
READILY, The ahc'arans nrc taught from
Wilson'S Family and School Charts, until they
learn to read, and then pass in order, al the
same time receiving oral instructions in Ian.
gIage, Combinations of Numbers, Drawing,
Penmanship and Geography.
, 1879-01-30
A Living Witness.

Do not despair OF ever finding relief from
that dreadful disease dyspepsia, or its mate
liver complaint. A single trial of Whites
Prairie Flower will make You witness
to its nIaIibility. Druggists say they
never sold medicine they can more
heartily recommend. 1t cures chronic
rheumatism. cutaneous and ulccrous scrot-
ula, organic debility, nervousness, etc etc
For female complaint it has no equal
Prairie Flower is gathered from the
prairie Of the tar west, and then carefully
prepared in the form of n liquid medicine
by an experienced physician. is positive
ly purely vegetable and harmless in any
reasonable amount, yet powerful purga-
tive if taken il over doses. Directions in
iul are with each bottle. For sale by all
druggists. Trial size, 25 cts. Large size,
20 cts.
, 1879-01-30
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.

This embraces all the studies generally
taught in common schools, between the Thirl
Reader, Primary Arithmetic, Third GcOgru-
ply and corresponding studies, up to the frs
OF The Academic Department., AZ which tim,
pupils nrc expected 10 pass examination In the
following Studies, which constitute the high
est grade Of the Grammar Department.:
BulliOn'S English Grammar, geography
completed. with map-drawing from memory
and use of Terrestrial Globes.
History of the United States, outlines OF
English History, Fifth Reader, p. Parey's
History. Written Spelling, Penmanship, Prnc-
ticnl Arithmetic compile edand Mental Arith-
mctiC.
, 1879-01-30

1T can make money faster at work for us than
at anything else. Capital not rUqured;
we will start you. sl2 per day nj home
~ made by the Industrious. Men, women,
boys AMI g!rs wanted everywhere TO work for
us. Now is the tire. Costly outfit and terms
rec. Address True & Co, Augusta, Maine.
, 1879-01-30

u llS II'NNtN IU"J nave b'FI hFDN
lose aud warm during winter. Prof.
Iohn GamIco. Of London, England,
ras proposed not only to provide
means for suhjecting all articles Of
furniture but if necessary an entire
ivelIing to the action Of intense frost.
At the request Of DR.. Wordsworth
an able draughtsmau has been placed
)f Mr.. Gamge-'s disposal by the
Sec'y Of the Navy to design handy
steamer which may be situated al
any exposed port for the purpose of
overhauling and dsinfecting by cold
air and freezing mixture all ships ar
irving from infected ports.
This practical method Of freezing
out yellow fever ships in the Gulf Of
Mexico is likely to reconcile the diff
ferences between sanitary authorities
and ship owners. With one of Mr..
Gamgse's thermo glacia engines on
board the Ii life.saving can clear out
the whole of the air ol 1500-ton
ship in 20 minutes, and whilst its
passengers and crew are being ex.
amined and disnfected in the refrig
Grating ship, the entire cargo can be
purified. This steamer will carry
a machine and speciaI reserves Of re-
lrigerating mixtures to deal with
100000 cubic feet Of air at a time,
and in addition to complete renew
al Of the air and the lowering Of the
temperature in the vessel to 20 or
80 degrees below the freezing point
of water, the bilge will be pumped
out and replaced by frozen uncon-
gealable liquid so as not to leave a
trace of pollution anywhere. BY
this means any ship can be made
safe to unload its cargo in few
hours into suitable warehouses on
shore which likewise be kept ut Il
proper temperature calculated to
preserve perishable provisions, fruits
&C., and effsctua,Iy destroy any
germs of disease. Congress will be
asked to appropriate sufficient money
to make thorough trial of this prom
ising system. 1t is anticipated that
some action will be taken in the mat.
ter on the assembling Of thu yellow
lever committee in Washington, and
It is well to remember that prompt
action is desirable in order to get
his invaluable means at our com
nand in May or at the latest early in
June, and thus do ali 10 our power
% limit the chance Of an epidemic in
he ensuing summer.
The startling information already
gathered by the Blaine committee
'elative to outrages in Louisiana has
lstonished many of the confding
Democrats and not a few Of them
ire disguised with their fellow Demo
rats Of the South who seem ready to
and excuse all to achieve
political control. The offences of
,ast years are exceeded by those of
he late election, and it is past dis.
,ute now that nobo dy can live in
many Louisiana parishes without
ABANDONING all hope of taking part
n politics against the bu lldozers.
Senator Blaine says tnat more start.
ing evidence of crime and disloyalty
S yet to come. He has many letters
hat give a very dark picture of
Southern lie, VOLUNTEER.
, 1879-01-30
S-.gE-aY N2, IA
UNION AGAD$Nl

Is owned hva Joint stock company, with n
cnpiiul stock OF Sbu OuO. and is designed to iur-
nish the people of Washington Territory aa-
vntugcs for education in those branches OF
study usually pur-uedin in Academies ana High
schools, besides the branches generally taught
in the common schools of the country,
The school Is divided into three ncNnrt
mCnts, viz: A,airmC. Grammar and Pri-
mary, ana nupi~ are "NpcclCit Mts~ from In"
passing written examinations in previous
studies, answering - per cent. OF questions
asked,
, 1879-01-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan. II, lS79. |
| have already written you aOou,
the rich trade with Brazil and other
South American countries, the reaS
ons for our small proportion of It,,
and the means proposed to improN"
it. All classes of business will be
interested in the following facts cx
tracted from official reports on the
subject:
The following figures show the amount
of general imports and exports of Brazil
from lS1O-7l to lS15-7j:
lmportS.,.. ,....... Ti'l'o'V'H'' 'o
Exports. s................ 51hO4l, ,492 Oo
During that time the imports of the
United States from Brazil amounted
to.................. 214,l4S,5O0 OO
And the exports of the United States t"
Brazil amounted to only lS,S53.53o 0o
The foregoing statement shows the mcr'
nothingness of United States exports to
Brazil, while the imports from that col'-
try indicate that We are the purchasers OF
mere than Onc-half of her entire exports.
Instead OF paying for the same IN pro-
ducts of our own, we are compelled 10
send our gold coin to Europe in payment
for Brazilian produce, aud with that gold
the supplies of Brazil are purchased. ev-
cry article of which could and should 60
from our own country and be of our pro-
duction. And why is this? Simply be-
cause Of the superior commercial and
postal facilities furnished by the European
governments. There are at the present
time nine regularly established steamship
lines between Europe and South America
and all are receiving compensation under
long contracts Tor carrying the mails.
amounting to five or six million dollars
annually from each government, while
the trade of the Unitcl States until last
year had no direct steam communication,
and the new line now in operation. aud
which has developed good deal of valu-
nble trade, has not the ai'l even of pos
tai contract from our Government A
late report contains extracts of Brazilian
trade statistics showing the percentage OF
imports from and exports to other conn
f,;,c nc folIou.,
, 1879-01-30
Valuable Land for Sale

THE Undersigned has about 40 acres
oil improved land, situated near Dunge-
ness, w. T., which will be sold reasonable.
Apply at the ARGUS office, or to
GEORGE COOPER,
4;Sm Dungencss, W. T.
, 1879-01-30

And while the Brazilian trade with
Great Britain has e N all the time increas
ing, that with the United States has SUI.
fered in proportion.
Let us see what articles Brazil imports.
and what proportion is derived from the
United States. Among the imports for
one year were the following:
, 1879-01-30
TUITHON:

Tuition il charged from date Of entrance to
close of term, and must he paid in advance,
No deduction will be made except in cases oi
protmcted illness.
Academic Depart. for term of 10 weeks. $40 0o
Grammar " " E. 81
Primary I" " - . 8 %
Music, French and German, extra.
Commercial and Normal studies only. $l2 80
s:sis7We otler excellent facilities for pursuing
Commercial and Normal studies. Good board
cnn he had near the school at from ~ 10 g. per
week Music lessons can he furnishcd; also
in drawing
No. q. ROYAL, Principal.