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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24
A Strangers Nose.

Some of those chaps who wear their
elbows down thin leaning on saloon
counters have an artificial fly with a
fine thread attached to the back, and
sometimes these toys can be handled to
the amusement of IA small crowd. Whom
an unknown man yesterday fell asleep
in saloon on Michigan avenue, the
young man with an artificial fly was
there. He took position behind his vic
tim, who was lying back on his chair,
and presently the fly alighted on the
strangers nose, walked up the bridge
and down, and settled for a moment on
the tip end. The sleeper never moved
IL finger. The fly went over the old
ioute, drove into the corner of the left
eye, galloped over to the right, and came
down to the grand stand on the dead
run. But the sleeper slept on. 1t began
to appear that he was used to flies, and
so the game was changed. BY sticking
ii pin through one of these toys you can
make quite bee of it, the pin being the
stinger.
When the "bee" descended on the
strangers nose, everybody expected to
see sudden start, but it did not come.
After Il jab at the tip end the bee ~
crawled along up, waiting for develop
'ii'iito anu StlbIls5 III al OCCtolOlldl StlIlS,
but not even Il sigh escaped the sleeper
The young man with the insect was get
ting tired when the stranger lazily opened
his eyes, slowly rose from his chair, and
coOlly remarked:
Now, then, if you have got through
fooling with my nose, I'll fool will
yours for a whilem
1t isn't likely that particular young
man will ever dangle artificial flies any
more. He was doubled up, Strengthened
out, choked, mopped and slammed SC
thoroughly that his appetite will run tC
chicken-broth and arnica for somo.days
to come. When the cyclone had passed
the stranger said to the white faced
crowd on the bench:
Gentlemen, if any more of you see
anything peculiar about my nose, please
call around and let me ow"-Detrot
Free Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24
Seth Green's Story.

Among the interesting men of Roches-
ter, says a correspondent, is Seth Green,
the patron of fish culture in America
He is broad-shouldered man, with
square, seamanlike face, reddened by the
sun and good living. He has Il fine
white beard flowing over his chest. and
Le generally wears sort of brown vel
vet sacque and drives good horse. He
is worth about S55,000, accumulated as
a fisherman. | said to him, in the few
minutes conversation that we had:
" Mr.. Green what put you in the notion
of Matching fish and restocking our
streamsP" q fished Lake Ontario" he
said, g for about one generation. l had
100 miles of net and 100 hands before |
was done. kept fish-market in
Rochester, and supplied white fish,
salmon, trout, pickerel, ETC., all over
the country. l was good line fisher
man, and went up the streams leading
into the lake to get brook trout, salmon
and other game fish. One day when up
the stream | saw II fine female salmon,
weighing about six pounds, come up,
attended by her mate and three or four
other fish. | had time. to jump behind
Il tree and take an observation, and there
| saw the salmon begin to scoop out Il
place in the bottom of the brook with
her tail. After scooping awhile she
would go off coquettishly and then come
back, and the other fish seemed to help
her. 1t occurred to me that she was
putting her spawn down there beyond
the reach of other kinds of fish. There
is nothing in the world so delightful to
brook troutas to devour sulmon smawn.
You know how salmon multiply
Put the spawn out of sight and it will
multiply into little salmon; let it lie in
the water and the trout will eat it. |
became so interested in that incident
that | got up in the tree next day, and
made myself kind of seat there among
the boughs, where / could look down in
the clear water mt the operations of
those fish to protect their spawn.
made up my mind then if l ever got a
little more money than would keep me
| would go at fish culture. 1t had been
begun in England, and began to read
on it. As soon as | had 1000 a year
more income than my necessities, went
at this fish business. and took brook.
near Rochester, where had five miles to
myself, invented my Matching boxes and
started in. The only money l have
made in this business was by the sale of
the brook. l made $1,000 on it,"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24
Poisonous Paper Collars.

1t is, doubtless, in the first instance.
as the cause Of a local skin disease. that
paper collars prepared with arsenic in
some form are deleterious but when
once the cuticle has been removed the
toxic effects may become general, be-
cause absorption is then very likely to
take place, and the whole system may
be poisoned. We make no specific allie.
CATION on the subject of these collars.
but the information which has reached
us, and is still being volunteered, is ofa
nature to render it indispensable to eau
ton the public. No one desires. and
nothing we have said or may saw on the
subject should be held to reflect on the
sellers of articles of dress obtained from
the manufacturers, and distributed,
without the retail tradesman being
aware of the pernicious properties.
Meanwhile it is incumbent on all who
manufacture goods for general use to
take care that nothing calculated to in
jure the health of a wearer is contained
in them. lis impossible that arsenious
acid can be used unwittingly. AS mat
ter of fact, we believe white paper is
often. prepared with this poison; and if
it is brought into contact with any ab-
sorptive surface, evil consequences NAV
ensue. 1t is certainly time that the pro
cess of manufacture should be placed
under official inspection, if, for the sake
of cheapness to give artificial luster
to- their goods, makers will use danger
Gus dyes and dressings, regardless of
everything but their own commercial
success.-Lo LonRon Lancet
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24
Words of Wisdom.

Life is too short to nurse ones misery.
Hurry them across the lowland, that
you may linger longer on the mountain
tops.
The keenest abuse of our enemies will
not hurt us so much in the estimation
of the discerning as the injudicious praise
of our friends.
The chief art in learning is to attempt
but little at a time. The widest eXcur-
sions of the mind are made by short
flights, frequently repeated.
Opportunity is the flower of time, and
as the stalk may remain when the flower
is cut off, so time may remain with us
when opportunity is gone forever.
Absemiousness and frugality are the
best bankers. They sow a handsome
interest and never dishonor a draft
drawn upon them by their humblest
customer.
Cheerfu.ness is just as natural to the
heart of man in strong health as color
to his cheek; and wherever there is
habitual gloom, there must either be
bad air, unwholesome food, improperly,
severe labor, or erring habits of life.
Our fortune depends niirely upon ex,
ternal causes, but our happiness upor
ourselves. Its principal ingredients are
a manly mind, an affectionate heart, anC
a temperate imagination. The first ha:
the power to disarm affiiction; the sec
ond to double every enjoyment; the las
to guard us from wild wishes and vair
pursuits.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24
Western Harvest Hands,

For harvest hands to handle the large
crops on the Western plains the farmers
depend, first, ON the emigrants, who
flock into a country subject to homestead :
second, on wheat harvest "tramps."
These men start in Texas and follow the
harvest north. Some keep on the line
of the rivers. They work in Texas until
her harvest is saved, Then they strike
for the Mississippi river and there take
boat for the North. When they reach n
point where the wheat is not cut they
discmbark and go to work. Finishing
there, they go further north, and so keep
Oh until Minnesota is reached, ceasing
work only when the great fields of wheat
on the Red river and Dakota plains are
cut. Other men get in their wagons and
drive north. These, in hundreds of We
hicles, can be seen going north. They
have cut the crop of Texas. The crop
of Southern Kansas has been saved by
them. The farmers of Nebraska look
toward the southern horizon for the
white-topped wagons to roll into sight.
They will soon be among the hills of
the Dakota plains. These men are the
best of harvest hands. But some of them
have very imperfect ideas of the rights
of personal property, and are especially
loose in morals in regard to horses.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24
The New York Tenement Houses.

The corps of visiting physicians ap-
pointed by the Board of Health to in.
spect the tenement houses in this city
have made report on the results of their
weeks work. They have evidently lost
no time, and it is presumable that their
duties have been intelligently and faith
fully performed. In upward of five
thousand tenements, containing 25,634
families, there were found 766 cases of
sickness, which were prescribed for, and
besides this aid, 233 tickets were dis
tributed for free trips in the floating
hospital of st. Johns Guild. The
course of disease was therefore stayed by
so much as these diligent medical men
were able to accomplish within the
space of week. But the statistics show
something else-namely, the manner in
which a very large proportion of the
people OF this city are packed into the
unwholesome hives called tenement
houses. The figures quoted above give
a total of 25, 634 families to 5000 houses !;
that is to say, rating the family at the
census average of five persons, there are
more than $4,000 men, women and
children living in these five thousand
houses-or an average of twenty-five to
each. Even this calculation does not
represent the full measure of the mis-
chief; for in very many of the tenements
the number of inhabitants rises to fifty
or seventy-fve for each, and it is these
places which are the nests of disease. 1t
is not surprising to hear that nearly
eight hundred cases of sickness were dis
covered in week. But for the proper
sanitary precautions taken by the Health
Board, the weeks death-roll would have
been largely augmented. - NeW York
Commercial Advertiser.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24
The Three R,s.

Somebody mourns because he has
nothing but the three RS to teach.
Poor soul! From the very depths of our
feelings we pity you. Nothing to teach /!
The world is before you. Sun, moon
and atoms. stars and comets, whole
universe full, and nothing but the three
RS left you. But after all we suspect
you have not taught those branches very
much. Can you readP We should like
to examine you. How we would try
you all the way from Mother Goose to
Milton. Can you writeP We would
give you a pen, and ten minutes to write
thought worth remembering one
second. Then arithmetic! Why, my
dear, ignorant )ul! do you not yet know
that arithmetic is the science of sciences,
that even the highest calculus is only an
expanded arithmeticp Go home! Leave
your work to others who will honor the
grandest of all studies, reading, writing
and arithmetic There are those who
understand that to know these we'll is to
be well learned. God bless the teacher
who knows the three RS God bless
the child who learns them !-Educationai
MOnthlv.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24
Nature in India.

There is nothing in India that is so
constant surprise as nature. Your
eyes are accustomed to your own flowers
and forms of forests and garden growths
the oak, the ash, the sycamore, the
modest daisy, the wholesome, virtuous
clover that blossoms over meadows and
valley. You look in vain for the old
forms that were so pleasant to you in
chilGhood-that were always friends
when the world grew dark and sorrows
swept over your young and trembling
life. The trees are new. You have
heard of them in poems, in gltost stories,
in Arabian tales, but in India they are
around you. Here is the mango, a noble
tree, that gives a pleasant fruit, said to
be among the atonements of an Indian
residence, but which we shall not see
leaving Hisdostan before it ripens. Every
one has been telling us of the comfort
we shall find in the mango. and that,
although we come from the land of
fruits, we shall surrender our peach and
pear and Newton pippins to the mango
All we have seen of it has been some
candied mango, so killed by the sugar
that it might as well have been pumpkin
or melon rind, sent to us by some of the
Maharaiahs. We have also had it as u
curry, but the spices reducedit into such
condition that it might have passed
for radish or celery. AS tree it is
royal and green and rich Here we see
the tamarind, under which you are for
hidden to pitch your tents because of
tile unwho lesome exhalations. Here is
the pipel and the japanese acacia; the
banana, with its hospitable leaves; BAN
boos, the orange and the lemon cactus
until you are weary Of cactus; II very
world of ferns, and the rose in endless
profusion. Animal life has q freedom
that is unusual to our rapacious eyes
accustomed as we are to look upon every
thing that God has made as something
for man to kill. Here the religion of
the. natives, which throws over all ami
NAL nature protection, has its influence.
AS you stroll over the walks of an Indian
garden or look out upon an Indian
forest you see animal life in all forms.
The monkey is more common than
squirrels at home, and over your table
as you gather about it the birds of prev
assemble and circle around and around
uhtil your neal is done and it comes
their turn to take your ce.-Calcutta
Letter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24

Science says that a mosquito has
IA 900, ,OO0, ,99l pores in its skin. 1t strikes
us that science would be better employed
if. instead of counting the pores in a mos
quito's skin, it would invent some way
to kill a mosquito without slapping
yourself in the eye, knocking the stuff
ing out of pillow or two and wrench
ing all the vileness out of l4,60O, ,OOO, ,99l
bad words. s.-Coarier-J Journal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24

Terribly exhausting are the night sweats
which accompany consumption. But they,
as well as the paroxysms of coughing,
are invariably broken up by DIR. VIM. Halls
Balsam for the Lungs, which conquers the
deadly malady, as well as bronchitis, pneu-
monia, pleurisy, asthma, diphtheria, and all
other affections OF the throat, lungs and chest.
1t saves thousands from untimely graves, and
is invaluable in rescuing children from the
Group whooping cough and quincy. 1t is sold
by all druggists.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24

Young man, said stern old pro-
fessor to student who had been charged
with kissing one of his daughters,
young man, don't get into that habit.
You'll find that kissing is like eating
soup with n fork" "How so, sirP"
asked the student. Because" answered
the stern old professor, "you can't get
enough of it,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24

Sir Henry Bessemer conveyed a good
idea of a billion when he stated that a
billion sheets of the London Times,
packed closely one on the other, would
reach an altitude of Al, 900 miles.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24

The three boys in New York who
formed the working members of the
Life-Saving Society have resigned on
account of dissatisfaction with the pay
they were getting. During the first five
months of the society's existence sixty
liveswere saved from drowning by the
members.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24

For bronchial, asthmatic and pulmonary
complaints, "Brown's Bronchial Troches {"
manifest remarkable curative properties. 25
a hoy.
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OLIVER DITS0N Il co., Boston.
c. H. DITsoN g. CO.,
s13 broadway, New York.
j. II. DITsON g. CO.,
D22 Chestnut street, phiIadcIphia in
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The Best Remedy Known to Man |

Dr. Clark johnson having associated himself
with Mr.. Edwin Eastman, an escaped captive, long
n slave to Wakametkla tho medicine man OF the
Comanches, is now prepared to lend his aid in the
introduction of the wonderful remedy OF that triba
Tho experience Of Mr.. Eastman being similar
that of Mrs. Chas. Jones and son. of Washington
Co., Iowa, an account of whose sufferings were
thrilingy narrated in the Nep York Herald OF Dee.
10th, 1878, the facts Of which are so widely
known, and SO nearly parallel that but little men
ton Of Mr.. Eastman's experiences will be given
nere They are, however, published In neat vol
lme of 300 pages, entitled, "Seven and Nine Years
Among the Comanches and Apaches," of which
mention will be made hereafter. Suffice it to say,
that for several years, Mr.. Eastman, while cap
tive, ewas compelled to gather the roots, ,sgums,
parks, herbs and berries of which Wakametkla 3
Medicine was made, and is still prepared TO pro-
ride the SAME materials for the successful intro
duction of the medicine to the world; and assures
the public that the remedy is the same now 90
when Wakametkla compelled him to make It.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24

A mixed-up boy asked for a " ten-cent
bake of loafer's bread"
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A Partial nloclrasla


OF the main avenue for escape OF refuse from
the human system is utterly subversive OF
regularity among the other organs. Let con-
stipation become chronic, and leaving out the
imminent danger of Inflammation OF .he
bowels and their total obstruction occurring,
aundice is almost certain TO ensue, the liver
is liable to become engorged the blood and
urine are poisoned by the bile, which also
vitintes the juices of the stomach, and other
unhappy consequences follow. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, prime tonic Alternative, pre-
vents or remedies these results and their
cause, as the case may require and is also sig
nally cflicacious in overcoming flatulence
heartburn, and variable as well as constipated
action of the bowels. 1t renews nerve power
improves the appetite, stays the progress of
carly decay, relieves the inirmities of age,
and is n pleasant appetizer.
STARVING to Death.
thousands of mon and women are starving
themselves to death. They dare not eat or
drink this that, tearing it will increase their
flesh. Lite depends upon continuous self
denial. The only sale and reliable remedy for
this terrible condition is Allan's Anti-Fat. 1t
is wholly vegetable and perfectly harmless.
Its use secures a reduction of from two to five
pounds per week. Sold by druggists.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June l3, 1878.
To The Proprietors Of .filan's Anti Fat:
GENTLEMEN-Thc following report is from
the lady who used Allan's Anti-Fat: at (the
Anti Fat) had the desired effect, reducing tho
tat from two to five pounds n week, until had
lost twenty-five pounds. / hope never to re-
gain what have lost" Yours resp'y,
POWELL & PLIMPToN,
Wholesale Druggists.
More than 80, 600 Cabinet or Parlor Organs
are now sold in the United States yearly. The
best are those made by Mason & Hanlin, who
have taken highest honors at all worlds ex-
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CHEW
The Celebrated
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TOBACCO.
lie PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
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For bronchial, asthmatlc and pulmonary
complaints, "Brown's Bronchial Troches -
manifest remarkable curative properties 25
cents box.
The Mendelssohn Piano Co., No. 81 Eas
18th Street, N. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
pi.cps mi io, N al
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Edwin Eastman in Indian Costume.
Testimonials of Cures,
HEART DISEASE AND LIVER COM
pT,ATNr


PLANT.
MIDDLEBURGH, Snyder Co.. Pa
Dear Sir:-l have been troubled with Heart
Disease andl.iver Complaint and had spent
a great deal of money Tor medical aid without
receiving any benefit until procured some of
your Indian Blood Syrup from your agent,
l.. Burlington. l can now testify from my
experience as to the great valne OF it in such
diseases. HENRY ZEMCHAN.
LIVER COMPLAINT AND CHILLS.
BESsALEM p o., Feb. 25, 1879.
Dear Sir:-IIaving tried your most excellent
Indian Blood Syrup and found it a valuable
medicine for Liver Complaint and Chills,
would recommend those who are afflicted to
give it Il trial. Mrs G. ARTMAN.
DYSPEPSIA AND INDIGESTION.
BYBERRY, 23d Ward, Jan. |, 1879.
Dear Sir:-Your most excellent Indian
Blood Syrup has given perfect satisfaction
when used for Dyspepsia and Indigestion.
THEoD. HAWK.
Gu RES CHILLS AND BlLIOUSNESS.
EDINGToN Feb. l. 1879.
Dear Sir:-l was troubled with chils; had
them every other day for six months; had two
doctors attending me when your agent per-
suaded me to try your Indian Blood Syrup,
and can say never had chill after taking
the first dose. l cheeriully recommend it to
all. LIZZIE WINK.
RECEIVED GREAT BENEFIT FROM 1T.
HoLMsBURG, 23d Ward, Philadelphia,
Feb. "a, 1879. {
Dear Sir;-I take great pleasure in saying
that have given your valuable Indian Blood
Syrup fair trial in my family and received
great benefit from it. SAM'I Y. SoLLr.
CURES CHILLS AND BILIOUSNESS.
EDINGToN, Feb. l, 1879.
Dear Sir:-I was troubled with Chills; had
them every other day for TX months; had two
doctors attending mewhen your agent persuaded
me to try your Indian Blood Syrup, and L can
say l never had a Chill after taking the first
dose. cheeriully recommend it to all.
LIZZIE WINK.
RECEIVED GREAT BEEEFIT FROM IT
HoLMsBURG, 23d Ward, Philadelphia, !
Feb. "a, 1879. {
Dear Sir:-I take great pleasure in saying
that / have given your valuable Indian Blood
Syrup fair trial in my family and received
Sreat benefit from it. SAM'L N. SoLLY.
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The Mendelssohn Piano Co., No. 81 Eas
18th Street, N. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
prices. Write for n catalogue.
.Lacl.l1,,,s Rnst S.:nat Mr.. Tral,accc
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Is. embittered by Dropsy, Kidney
Bladder or Urinary Complaints,
Brights Disease, Gravel or General
Dchil ~. take
aluIi's Remedy.
Retention Of Urine, Diabetes, Pain
in the Side, Back and Loins, Excess
es and Intemperance, are cured by
Hunts Remedy. All Diseases
of the Kidneys, Bladder and Urinary
by Hunts Remedy. Family
lts Remedy. Send for pamphlet
ARKE, Providence. II. |.
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BYBERRY, 23d Ward, Jan. |, 1879.
Dear Sir:-lour most excellent Indian
Blood Syrup has given perfect satisfaction
when used for Dyspepsia and Indigestion.
THEoD. HAWK
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Health strength, comfort insured to old and Young by
the constant of Ridges Food. In cans 25c 65c
81. Is and slI5. WO0LRICH Co on label.