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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-10
Where FalSe Hair Comes From.

False hair having come to be recog-
niZed rs necessity of the modern female
existence, it may be of interest to learn
how this constantly increasing want is
supplied. Live hair, bought ION foot"
Ito use the technical term of the trade),
constitutes but very small percentage
OF the stock in market. as there are few
women who are willing to part with
their locks for money. and those who
have superiluous locks to spare grow
fewer year after year. When second
hand tresses were needed merely to fur
nish wigs for a few elderly ladies, agents
found no difficulty in securing Il suffici-
ency among the peasant maids of Au-
vergne and Brittany. The present de-
mand, however. greatly exceeds the sup
ply, and it is asserted that Paris alone
uses more than all the available crop in
France, and that Marsclles (he great
center of traffic in hair) deals with Spain,
the Orient and the two Siciies. for forty
tons a year of dark hair. of which she
makes upwards of 05,000 chignons an
nually. Under the name of dead hair"
are classed the combines." which
| thrifty servant girls save up and sell, the
clippings of barber shops, faded curls,
worn out switches, etc. The scaVengers
of every city, both at home and abroad,
value nothing short of silver spoon
among the refuse so much as a snarl of
combings, however dirty. as it will find
a ready sale. Such findings are after
ward washed with bran and potash,
carded, siited, classed and sorted, and
then made into the cheap front curls,
pufls, chignons that abound in market.
Much of this enters into the cheaper
grades OF the 100000 "pieces" annually
made in France, of which enormous
trade England is said to be the best Gus
toner, and America almost as GOOD.
Late reports on the commerce of Swa-
tow, China, show that u large EXPORT
trade in dead" hair gathered in the
stalls of BARRIERS, sprang up in 1873, dur
ing which year 1880 pounds We're ex-
ported to Europe. In 1875 the export of
this refuse arose TO l34, 600 pounds, with
a commercial value of over S25, 600. 1t
is an undoubted fact, too, that pauper
corpses are often despoiled of their hair
to meet this same demand of an increas-
ing commerce. Those, then, who snort
other than their own natural locks, can
never be sure whether these are redoIent
OF the .sepulchre, the gutter, or the SER
want girls comb.-Scientifc american.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-10
r -GRCn S. gRIDGwAY, ELK COUNTY, Pa. THURSDAY

Dick, who is still standing with his
arm about Nell's waist, bursts into 8
hearty laugh. II am the author" he
says. :" 1t was n little April hoax land il
worked admirably-far better than ex'
pected." ......-
"You awful boyr' exclnim Nell and
Janet in chorus. f
"The boy is dead" persists Dick.
"But what frightful story you told
says Nell; land how terribly l was
worTied!n
"It is all true" says Dick. There is
not an untruth in the whole letter: the
boy is no more; the boy did breathe his
last. | am man now. Thursday was
my twenty-first birthday"
"But you forged my name" says
Janet. ... ......
81 put my initial below, if you
notice. replies Dick. And sure enough,
there it was. "And our wedding will
be Just as soon as you can get ready" he
adds, turning to Nell. 1.-The interest of
fifty thousand, which you must know
the puzzling Uncle Arthur just left me,
plus my salary, is all-sufficient, isn't itP
and / say, Jean, how do you like the
prospect of a sister-in-lawP 1t was
rather n pleasant April-fool after all,
wasn't itP"-Harper's Bazar.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-10
AN APRIL HOAX.

Looking ut it from without, it does
not appear very unlike its fellows, this
little suburban cottage of the Rosy,
with its unpretending hooded porch,
over which the ivy trails its dark green
foliage, its two parlor windows in front.
and its bay-window at the side: but
within there is nothing commonplace.
Every room, every corner, reflects the
refined taste of Janet Roy, and the
ualaint fancies Other brother Dick.
Dick, the handsome, the talented, the
gentlemanly-h is all this and more in
his sister Janet's eyes-is sitting on the
window-seat, the sun bathing his
shapely figure in its impartial rays. lie
is reading the morning paper; with
more interest probably than most men
are wont TO have, for he recognizes the
mannerism of each writer on the editori-
al page-hc is on the editorial staff him
self-and takes pleasure in seeing how
Smith treats the Eastern question, what
Jones thinks of the condition of the In
dians, and what Brown has to say on
the presidential policy. He has not
written stroke for over week him
self. He has been quite i'll; heavy
cold threatening pneumonia has kept
him prisoner at the cottage, and for
seven mornings has the public been de-
prived of the pleasure and profit of pc
rusing his timely and caustic remarks
upon general topics. Only yesterday he
stepped across the threshold into man.
hood; it was his twenty-frst birthday
to-day he is citizen of the republic.
The clock on the mantel-shelf tinkles
forth eight silvery notes. Dick looks up
from his paper with some show of i'm
patience. Where can Janet beP As il
in answer to his thought, the door
opens, and Miss Roy, tall and graceful,
in dress of oliye-green serge, in charm
ing contrast with her light golden hair,
comes softly in.
she asks asks yGu pS pleasant Mang indy G1f Dck Hoae
." / must have oversight myself"
"No," replies Dick, throwing down
his paper and yawnipgilanguidly, "noi
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-10
The English Language.

Mr.. John Albee lectured in New York
on the English language. The transla-
ton of the Bible by King James trans
lators and the writings of the Elizabethan
dramatists We're the most powerful in.
tluences, Mr.. Albee thought, in mould
ing and fixing the language. 1t was for
tunate that the Bible had been trans
lated when the best style of language
that of the great dramatists-was in
vogue. The translators, too, had been
inspired, and inspiration found voice,
beauty and vigor in the simplest ex-
pressions. The Bible, then, had met the
necessities of those who objected to parts
of the drama. "Note the difference" )"
said the lecturer. in conclusion. "be-
tween the unaffected simplicity and
power of the writings ofthose times with
the obscure, affected style of to-day
Now we do not ask hut inquire: a wo-
man isa female; a father q paternal rela-
tive; we do not give but donate; we
never go, begin, eat, get, but proceed,
commence, partake, receive; when
younger we had rooms, but now apart
ments; then there We're singers, now
vocalists; and it is pleasant to believe
that no one now gets drunk, but intoXi-
Gated. See the contrast, In the Bible
the most thrilling and best written of all
books, ninety-six per cent. of the words
are Anglo-SaXon in Shakespeare, eighty
six per cent; and in Tennysons Ar
thur 5000 of the $500 words are mono
syllables. And so the rank of all writers
of fame unquestioned is graded by the
proper use of more or less of the Saxon
language. The union of powerful
thought and perfect words is like the
clearest water in the clearest glass; the
water and the glass seem but one sub
stance
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-10
Funny Uncle Phil.

Funny Uncle Phil.
I heard the grown folks talking last night whe
i lay abed, ........
So shut my eyes and listened to everythin
they said; .....t 81
coming here, t...s H.
And good old soul was Polly. but Phil wa
always queer.
And they never, never, never, in all their live
could see -.t
How Polly came to marry him, nor how the.
could agree;
For she was just as bright and sweet as an.
flower in May,
But he was tight as drum-head, and as blacl
as a stormy day.
And his nose VAS always pokng into othe
folks affairs,
And he was altogether too fond of splitting
And he had SO many corners you never coult
Without your hitting some OF them, or being il
constant fear.
Well, listened very hard and 'memberet
every word
And l thought it was the queercst thing body
ever heard;
And in the evening, when heard the ehaise
come down the hill,
1 almost couldn't wait to see my funny Uncle
Phil.
But, oh what stories grown folks tell He
wasn't black at all
And he hadn't any corners, but was plump and
fair and small;
His nose turned up little, but then it was so
How ii could poke 30 very much ! really
couldn't see
And when he saw me staring, he nodded hard,
and amiled;
And then he asked them softly If l was Elsie's
child;
And when grandma said ! was he took me
gently on his knee,
And wound my longest curl aboat his finger
carefully.
And he told me bout my mamma when she
was little girl,
>hhu 'il lliie ES lsiIItc>l kept Uf1Sc1
on that curl;
Till at Inst l coulin't stand it, and / slipped
down by his chair,
And asked~llin how he came to be so tond OF
splitting hair.
My! how he stared and Jimmy laughed,
and grandma shook her head
And grandpa had his awful look, and Uncle
Sam turned red;
And then the clock ticl1ed very loud, the
kitchen SO still, -.
And l knew twas something dreadful | had
said to Uncle Phil
But I couldn't help it then, SO told him every
And he listened very quietly; he never spoke
nor stirred,
Till l told him bout the corners and said l
didn't know
How he could have so many when thore didn't
any show.
And then he laughed and laughed, till the
kitchen fairly shook
And he gave the frightened grown folks such
bright and funny look,
And said, Ills true, my little girl, when Polly
married me
was full of ugly corners, but she's smoothed
them down, you see"
And then they all shook hands again, and
Jimmy gave three cheers,
And Uncle sam said little pitchers had most
monstrous ears;
And grandma kissed Aunt Polly; bu, then abe
looked at me,
And said I'd better "meditatc" while she WAS
getting tea.
That means that l must sit and think what
naughty things I've done;
1t must be cause I'm little yet-they seemed
to think twas fun.
l don't quite understand it ALL well, by and by |
will
Creep softly up to him. and ask my funny
Uncle Phil
-.4melfa Dailey-.diden in Hide .4cake.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-10
For an Obstinate Cough.

Ii you have an obstinate cough, take
the following to druggist, and have
him prepare it:
R. Pix liquida, 20 drops.
Spts. nitr. dulc., drachm.
=, Syr' Symplex, 2 ounces.
NJ. D. Ieaspoonful night and morning.
He should charge you but little for it,
as it is cheap. 1t is the favorite pre-
scription of an eminent Western phy-
sician, who says that he has obtained
very hattering results from its use.-
HealM AID Home,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28
A. l.. Mason, defendant.

NOW, at this day ONE plaintiff,
~ by his attorney, and files his petit
ton, verified by affidavit, alleging,
among other things, that said defend
mi is a nonresident of the state of
Missouri.
You, said nonresident defendant,
are therefore hereby notified of the
filing of said petition, the object and
general nature of which is to enforce
a lien against the following described
real estate situate in Audrain county,
state of Missouri, to-wit: Eighty
acres east half northwest quarter,
section ten, township titty-twO, range
seven, for back taxes for the years
1874 and 1877, amounting to S29. 90-100.
And unless you be and appear at
the next regular term ofthis court,to
be begun and held at the court house,
in the city of Mexico, on the first
Monday in October next, and plead
to said petition, the same will be
taken as confessed and judgment
rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published, according to law,
in the Mexico LEDGER, a newspaper
printed and published in the city of
Mexico.
Witness my hand as clerk and seal
*......x of said court, at office in
SEAL Mexico, this 4th day of Au-
~ gust, 1870.
JAMES CARROLL, Clerk.
s, M. EDWARDS. PITTS Atty, 1914
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28
Billie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
On the Fly.

Generally speaking, our German
citizens are numbered among our most
sober, Woodworking and respectable
class but, during the past few days,
a young German named Billie Zim-
norman, working in Ferguson's
butcher-shop, on the south side of the
square, has been obtaining money
under false ~pretenses. 1t appears
that Zimmerman, in Ferguson's alb
sence, represented that be was Fer
guson's partner, and he borrowed
sums OF $40 more or less from several
of our citizens. among whom were
j. G. Bassford and II. jacobson.
Last Tuesday, Zimmerman left for
St. Louis on the G. & A. railroad.
He was missed before he reached st.
Louis, and Lewis Barrett, conductor,
was telegraphed to to have thinner
man arrested when he left the train.
Barrett telegraphed to McDonough,
Chief Of Police in ST. Louis, who was
at the Union Depot when the train
got III, and collered Zimmerman, who
now awaits orders at Hotel de Four
Courts,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28
Probate Court Docket, Septem'
Der Term. 1879.
FIRST DAY-SErrEuBER S, 1879

FIRST DAh--SEfIkABbh o. >"
Estate Samuel Ray, ct nj, annual settlement,
J. ii. Raw, guardian.
Estate Il. +. CTeasOn, annual settlement, Ia
bitha Creason, administrators.
Estate of Eursta Meals, annual settlement,
Henry Moberly, administrator.
Estate w. IL. Coil, final settlement. Jas. \.
Coil and +. French, administrators
Estate of Robert Powell, final settlement, M.
4. Powell, adminIstratrix
Estate W. IL. Day, final settlement, j. /. Day
and W. J. Jesse, executors.
Estate of sarah POgue. final settlement, NJ. Y.
Duncan, administrator
Estate of Nancy Cassidy, final settlement, D..
Estate of John Sayre, final settlement, LYDIA
Sayrc, administrator.
Estate of Samuel Duly. final settlement 4. H..
and q. W. Duly, administrators.
SECOND DAY-SEPTEMBER ., 1879.
Estate of H.. d.. Hamilton, final settlement,
Dice Hamilton, administrators.
Estate of q. NJ. Ross, final settlement, ID. T..
Shea, administrator.
Estate of Jackson SoX, final settlement, C.Sox,
administrators.
Estate of Harriet Bauder, final settlement, III.
w. Bauder, administrator.
Estate of Poindexter heirs, annual settlement,
j. ;. Brown, guardian.
Estate of :. L. Frank, annual settlement. d.
:. HickeTson, guardian.
Estate of JEFF. Bishop, final settlement, j.. ,.
Brown, administrator
Estate of Lucy Settle ct al, annual settlement,
Joseph Settle, guardian.
Estate Susan and Ann French, annual settlem't,
W. l.. French, guardian.
THIRD DAY-SEPTEMBER 10, 1879.
Estate of V. NJ. Hughes, annual settlement, j.
NJ Harrison, guardian.
Estate of Jacob Clark, final settlement, ID. E.
Shea. administrator.
Estate of Richard Pearson, final settlement, L.
4. Pearson, executor.
Estate Of \. X. Ringo, final settlement, Geo. i.
Macfarlane, administrator.
Estate of L. Adams, final settlement, Il. f
shea. administrator.
Estate of Kockiing heirs, annual settlement.
Joseph Beshears, guardian.
Estate OfEugene Thompson, annual settlement,
NJ. f.. Thompson, guardian.
Estate Marion Barnes eft al, annual settlement,
NJ. {. Barnes, guardian.
Estate of u. and $. Lawhorn, annual settle
ment, w. ID. Hawthorn, guardian.
Estate OF Robert Baldridge, final settlement,
W. Nichols. administrator.
Estate of Arretta Barnett, final settlement, ID.
+. Shea, administrator
Estate of Matte Potts, annual settlement, JAS.
Harrison, guardian.
FOURTH DAY-SEPTEMBER II, 1879.
Estate of Saliie Sims, annual settlement, |. j.
Sims, guardian.
Estate of Mary Baker, annual settlement, II.
X. Baker, guardian.
Estate Of II. F.. Turner ct al, annual settlement,
Il. Hartley, guardian.
Estate of Mike Scanned ct al, annual settle
ment, A. Scannell, guardian.
Estate of Geo. A. Carter ct al, annual settle
ment, Robert Carter, guardian.
Estate W. X. Ewing, annual settlement, ID. +.
Shea, administrator.
Estate of A. +. Bybee, annual settlement, Thos.
Bybee, guardian.
Estate of Void WoOdsOn ct al, annual settle
Estate of A. ID. Weist ct III, Il. W. Bourne,
Guardian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28

is confined to their regulation and
taxation, when such dramshops are
found within its jurisdiction and all
ordinances made in the exercise Of
this power must be in harmony with
the policy of the State as shown in
its general legislation, and not tend
ing to a monopoly, o in violation of
the dramshop law, nor unreasonable.
Whether the city council exercise
this grant of power either to regulate,
license Or tax dramshops, a have
nothing to do with the continued
legal existence of dramshops created
by the county court-such exist indie
pendent Of the city council. If the
power is not exercised by the city
council, the dramshop keeper goes for
ward, with his business without bearing
any of the burdens Of the city gov
eminent, by the force of which he
and his business is protected; If the
city council exercises this power by
the passage of u reasonable ordinance,
not inconsistent with the policy of
the State, as evidenced by its general
legislation, not in violation Of the
dramshop law, and n not tending
to create a monopoly, then the dram,
shop keeper must obey such ordl-
nance, or suffer its penalties. If the
ordinance provides for a revenue to
the city from the dramshop in the
way of a license. the dramshop keep
er must pay the license fee; or, if it
provides for any other legal method
of taxation, he must pay the tax.
1t is always to be remembered in
this connection that either method OF
taxation, by license or otherwise, is
not upon liquor OF the sale of liquor,
nor by the payment of which does the
dramshop keeper acquire the right to
sell liquor, for over the sale OF hiquor
the city has no power-all this comes
from the county court-but the tax OF
license must be upon the calling OF
the dramshop keeper.
If, after the city council shall have
exercised the power to regulate and
tax the dramshops by the passage OF
a valid ordinance, and a dramshol
keeper shall offer to perform its con.
ditions-pay the license fee or Other
tax-and the city authorities refuse
to receive or accept performance,
such dramshop keeper can go forward
and prosecute his business, wholly
discharged from all liability to the
city for as 10 him, the city has de-
cided not to exercise the power t.
regulate, OF license, or tax. This thu
city can do in the individual case, a:
well as in all cases by refusing tx
pass any ordinance at all. If THU
were not so, then the city would have
the power to prohibit or suppress
dramshops.
The present dramshop ordinance
of the city are wholly void-for then
there is no grant of power in the char
ter-they are unreasonable tend t.
monopoly-against the policy of tn
State, and in violation of the dram
shop laws.
Proper ordinances should be adop
; ted by the city council regulating
, lie .using or taxing dramshops, TO
no reason can be assigned why
; dramshop should not be taxed 70
4 revenue to support the city govern
ment, that would not apply with re
} doubled force to the merchant, til
, manufacturer, the wagner or dray
man certainly a dramshop should b
taxed as much as a theatrical pei
Torrance, circus or menagarie.
L LEGAL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28

NOTICE is hereby given, that let
~ ters of administration with will
annexed upon the estate of Thos. nj.
Pulls, deceased have been granted to
the undersigned by the Audrain Pro-
bate Court, in Audrain county, MIS-
souri,, bearing date the Gath day Oh
July, 1870.
sAll persons having claims agalnst
said estate are required TO exhtDit
them to me for allowance wilma ohe
wear from the date of said letters, or
they may be precluded aEs
benefit of such estates ana !
claims be not exhibitea WIN
years from the date OF the Pupisc sanar
JOHN M. DANIEL,
AMY n 1873. Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28

Fly CrOOks---Cracking Cribs.
Our citizens should be very careful
how they leave their windows open,
or their doors unlocked. During the
past few nights, several burglaries
have been committed, fortunately
all very small. They steal your
pants and vest, expecting to find
money in their pockets, there is no
telling how many of our business men
sleep with their pants on. Virgil
Williams, though, does not, for he had
his stolen last Monday night. The
thief only found a dollar and a quar-
ter, SO he kept the pants to help pay
him for his trouble. The crook that
got CARROTS pants after taking S23
out of the pockets, then threw them
away. They did not match his coat
and vest.
Last Monday night, Mrs. James
CarrOll was III the night by
a cool breeze blowing over her. Ris-
ing up in bed, she saw the shutters
open and a man looking in. She i'm
mediately screamed, when Mr.. Car
roll jumped out of bed, got his pistol
and sent q bullet after the prowler
which, if it did not hit him, reminded
him that oman is mortal"
Several other houses have been en-
tered or tempered with in the last
week, and our citizens can not be
too careful. Load your shot-guns,
and give them something heavy to
take away with them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28

NOW, at this day, comes plaintiff,
~ by his attorney, and files his petit
ton, verified by affidavit, alleging,
among other things, that said defend
ants are non-residents of the state of
Missouri.
lou, said nonresident defendants,
are therefore hereby notified of the
filing of said petition, the object and
general nature of which is to enforce
a lien rgainst the following described
real estate, situate inAudrain county,
state of Missouri, to-wit: One hun
dred and sixty acres southeast quar-
ter, section thirty, township fifty
two, range five, for the year 1877,
amounting to $1S.72-100.
And unless you be and appear at
the next regular term of this COURTS
be begun and held at the court house,
in the city of Mexico. on the first
Monday in October next, and plead
to said petition, the same will be
taken a confessed and judgment rem
dered accordingly.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hen eofb be published according to law,
in the Mexico LEDGER, a newspaper
printed and published in the city of
Mexico.
Witness my hand as clerk and seal
x....... of said court, at office in
SEAL Mexico, this 4th day of Au-
*'...'* gust, 1879.
JAS. CARROLL, Clerk.
6 M EDWARDS, Pits Atty. 16-4
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28
Tickets

Now on sale from Mexico to Law
renee, Kansas and return at six dol
lars and sixty-five cents for the round
trip, which is less than the regular
fare one way good gong two days
from sale, and returning until Aug.
3lst, 1879. ID. HENDERSON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28

Audrain is ahead of all adjoining
counties in everything except a fair
association, and we think the citizens
are making a fatal mistake when they
neglect this matter, our merchants
especially. Why, they could afford
to give $500 each-they would make
it back in extra trade.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28

will be sold to Chicago Exposition
and return from Mexico at 1925, on
the following dates: Monday and
Tuesday, Sept. 1st and End, Monday
8, Monday Sept. Is, and Mon
day Oct. ID. Tickets good to return
until 8 p. M. OF the next Monday fol-
each date above.
d. HENDERSON,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28
Audrain Eircait Court.

JUNE ADJOURNED TERM, 1879.
Monday, Sept, 22nd-State VS.. A.
NJ. Weir.
Thursday, Sept. 25th-State VS..
Hartley.
Monday, Sept. 29th-Statc vs..
Simpson.
Tuesday, Sept. 30th-State vs..
Hartley ct al.
Thursday, Oct. 2nd-State VS..
Reavis ct al.
Saturday, Oct. 4th-State vs.. Fill
kins.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28
Fair at

August 26 to so inclusive Tick
cts to Sturgeon and return from any
ticket station between Salisbury,
Montgomery and Macon, also Column
bia Branch, will be sold from August
26 to 30th, inclusive, and good to
return upon until Aug. 81. Is 2-t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28

CaNaway, the Grocer, viN
m01e 10 DR.. PatferS0n'S Drug
Store Monday, zvhere he Kill
remain for about Sls 70eekS,
until his room is enlarged
and a glass front put IN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-28
Examination of Teachers.

Regular examinations the first Sat-
urday in each month. All wishing
certificates must attend these examin-
ations, as certificates will not be is
sued at any other time.
GEO. ID. BowMAN,.
I9-tf. County Commissioner.