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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
4 Man Survives q Draining.

John Harris, who had his head split
open by Il falling axe at the new Yellow
again on the Comstock. Although that
axe fell about l60 feet upon his head,
and he lost in consequence strip of
skull-bone four inches long and two
and half inches wide, he has taken
that head to England with him and
brought it back, and thinks good deal
of it and with it yet. His is one of those
exceptional cases in surgery of which
there are not half a dozen in the books,
and which ranks with that where a
tamping iron, blown by a prematurely
discharged blast, passed through mans
head from chin to crown, and yet failed
to kill him,
The cash made by this axe in Harris
head was large enough to kill half a
dozen men. When the bones weretaken
by the surgeons from the wound the
large vein between the lobes ofthe brain
sent torrent of blood gushing forth
1t was stanched with lint and the man
rallied. The surgeon feared to remove
the lint lest he should bleed to death
and it remained some two weeks till il
became so far decayed as to force it'
removal. Contrary to expectation nc
| blood followed, nor was there any sec
ondary hemorrhage from the wound
Harris has pretty much recovered from
the effects of the accident. He says h
experiences no head trouble whatever
but he has a hitch in his walk, sort O
jerk, a let-go-and .gg7pn movement
which is the result.of the hurt. He j
a wonderfully good man for one upol
whom the experiment of dropping Al
axe l60 feet upon his head was success
fully tried.-Gold Hill (Neu.) NelOs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
Cabinet RecreatiOns,

-. The members of the cabinet sometimes
have very amusing interviews with la
dies. as the following will illustrate:
Young lady" Mr.. Secretary, have
called to see if you can tell me when
Captain - is to be ordered away, and
where he will go TOP"
Secretary-"1 really do not know.
DO you wish him ordered awayP"
Young lady-"No, indeed (this with
very conscious look and slight in.
crease in color); "only, if you were,
would like to know, you know; for you
see," pulling out her hand kerchief anc
putting her little gloved finger in hel
mouth, la Maggie Mitchell, 'yor
know Mr.. -, now don't youp"
Secretary" How should IP"
Young lady" Then I'll tell you
Uhis with look of determination)
"I'm going to marry him, and if yo,
are going to order him off why we wan
to get married before. That is all. I"
Secretary have not thought o
ordering him away, and since he is 60
ing to engage in such pleasant business
will not"
Young lady-"Oh; Mr.: -, amt yo'
goodP I'm SO glad. Now I'll hav
plenty of time to get ready"
[ AuOluti DculS III ,,'i
and is admitted, when the following
colloquy takes place:
Young LADY, have called to see i
you will not give permission to Lieu
tenant - to come here from Al
Secretary-"Any of his near relative
sick?" scanning her closely.
Young lady-"No, sir. His friend
want to see him so much, and you ca
have him come if you want to-"
Secretary-"Oh! see how it is. ]
you will say you are his sweetheart, Ii
shall come.
Young lady--"Yes, sir, he isl" say
ing this with both hands hiding he
face.
The secretary says that he gave pei
mission to that officer to come, telt
graphing to him to that effect with
the hour. All secretaries are not liB
the one we are speaking of, so youn
ladies must not presume upon the abov
incidents for they might not be as SUI
cessful rs our two fair friends were.-
Wotshi7lytOn Letter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
A Female Bandit.

The district of Saranzaro, in Southera
Italy, has recently been overrun by n
horde of bandits, under the leadership
of lovely damsel, Maria Croci. This
adventures, whose personal attractions
are reported to be little short of soul
subduing by those who have been for
tunate enough to escape from her
clutches, was formerly the bride of a
mountaineer, who occupied a distin-
guished position in the band at present
commanded by her. This fellow met
with his death by the rifle OF carabin;;
iere, whereupon his afflicted betrothed
picked up his gun, raised it toward
heaven, and vowed to avenge his cruel
fate. Elected captain of the association
by her departed's comrades, she has be-
come the terror of the whole district,
where she has earned reputation fol
ubiquitousness, by the rapidity OF hel
movements. She burns a farmhouse
one day, plumbers a church the same
night, and carries a nunnery by assault
before she retires to her well-earned re
pose. Troops are out after her in half ;
! dozen directions, but she has hithert,
managed to evade them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1880.

woman is the conundrum of the nine
teenth century," An American editor
adds: 1--WE can't guess her, but will
never give her up-no, never"
Mrs. Marietta X. Benchley, wi dow o
Henry w. Benchley, who was lieutenant
governor of Massachusetts shortly be-
fore the war, died recently in New York
and willed her brain to DR.. Lozier, and
her skeleton, after dissection, to the
woman's medical college.
A lady of Evansville, Ind, who had
been grossly insulted several times in
the streets of that place, finally drew a
hatchet and sunk it in the cheek of the
insulter, cutting through to the bone.
This is one way to bury the hatchet,
and it was pretty good one.
Marie Louise, the second wife of the
great Napoleon, was in the habit oi
amusing the ladies of her court at their
private soirees by turning her ears
almost completely round, and in a man
ner closing them up. She did this by a
peculiar motion of the jaw, and she is
said to have prided herself on the ex.
plot not a little.
A pretty miss of eighteen, who belongs
toT'a good family in Utica City, Ind,
and has been well educated, has recently
been released from Jail, where she was
awaiting trial tor kleptomania. The
most influential people in the country
united in an appeal for the dismissal O
thu Indictment, and the court gladly ac
quiesced in nolle prosequi.
The enormous quantity of so-callet
kid glovea is greatly in excess OF th'
amount Of leather afforded by the skim
of all the young goats annually killed tt
supply the demand. There has lon.
been quite trade carried on in Paris b.
the gamins in rat skins, who have mucl
profitable sport in catching them at tn
mouths of the great drains OF the city
Real kid skins come from Switzerland
and Tuscany.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
Perseverance.


One step and then another,
And the longest walk is ended;
One stitch and then another,
And the largest rent is mended;
One brick upon another,
And the highest wall is made;
One flake upon another,
And the deepest snow is laid.
So the little coral workers,
BY their slow and constant motion,
Have built those pretty islands
In the distant dark-blue ocean;
And the noblest undertakings
Mans wisdom hath conceived,
BY oft-repeated effort
Have been patiently achieved.
Then do not looked disheartened
On the work you have to do,
And say that such a mighty task
You never can get through;
But Just endeavor, day by day,
Another point to gain,
And soon the mountain which you feared
Will prove TO be a plain!
"Rome was not builded in day."
The ancient proverb teaches,
And nature, by her trees and flowers,
The same sweet sermon breaches.
Think not OF iur-of' duties,
But OF duties which are near,
And having once begun to work,
Resolve 10 persevere.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
A Farmer Poet.

A farmer poet has blossomed into
song in England and publishes under
the title OF" Wet Days" a series oil
poems, which give effective and graphic
pictures Of nature in language at once
simple aud eloquent. In The camp
on the Hill" he writes:
There's something better than keep there; for
once on that mossy sod
You leave the world behind you and are face
to face with God.
There's pool by the cairu on the top, where
the wild ducks used to be,
Aud lark from the Roman camp used to
sing and soar over me;
thought him the hills own spirit il would
have been shame TO kill;
Perhaps you may here his song ere you reach
the top OF the hill,
/ know Gods everywhere; in the city and IN
the Exchange,
As well as the hill and the moor, wherever
mortal can range
But all! the pure sky yonder, no smoke OBJ
securing the blue
Mans not the same in the city, and God may
be different, too.
This is from another poem, called
Birds Songs"
Birds are the only happy things;
They sing through rain or sun content.
Our songs are prayers, not thanksgivings,
Fear, hope or envy's fltiul vent,
Impertinent regrets Tor wings
We could not use, for riches spent,
For chances given and thrown away,
Or-something wanting night and day.
The London Standard says of thes
poems: There is in them somethin
more than rhyme and rhythm; they al
instinct with humanity. They have
e their way charm which will tell mol
e with the multitude of readers than ri
I orous conformity to ths artistic ssner
OF any par,iculer schools
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
What it Costs to Run a Locomotive.

The New Jersey Central Railroad
Company keeps a record of the cost of
running locomotives. 1t shows that an
average days distance Travelled by a
locomotive is 100 miles. The work for
month is $500 miles; but some loco
motives exceed this. as in the case of
No. l2i, which in December last made
6,t 80 miles. In doing this 1873 tons of
coal were used and thirty seven gallons
Of oil to keep the machinery in orGer.
The company says that Sl2.s6 is the
average cost for 100 miles for men, fuel
and repairs. In the case of No. l2l the
cost for repairs for the month was
S22.5e.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29
NO. 49.
Practice What You Preach.

Advice is cheap, the markets full,
Ger ready some to teach,
While DER the eyes the wool they pull,
Nor practice what they preach.
The monstrous beam" is never seen,
The "mote "provokes their screech,
The while seductive vice they screen,
Nor Practice what they p,each.
Sweet charity take by the hand,
Fair Justices height to reach,
Where others slip, you firmly stand,
And practice what you preach.
Precept is good, examples best,
Be chary then Of speech,
SO live that very life attest
You practice what you preach.
Quincy Modern .argo.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29

Said one OF society's smart ornaments
to a lady friend: This is sleap-year, and
1 suppose you'll be asking some body 10
marry youP" "Oh, no, was the reply
my finances won't permit hre eo SUI ..
psft husband, -SDsfrtcki
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29

Bleak, chilly March and November are the
two worst months OF the ear for those suffer
ing with pulmonary diseases. Keep DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup near by, and such sufferers win
be able TO brave the rough weather without
danger. Price ~ oanu,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29

A young man recently had a nose
grated In a New York hospital. We
have seen noses bud and blossom, but
nsver hssrd Of graitins them bsfessI
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-27
WHAT MY L0VER SAID"


BY the merest chance, in the twilight gloem
In the orchard path he met me-
In the tall wet grass, with its faint perfume,
And | tried TO pass, but he made no room,
Oh tried. but he would not let me.
So stood and bushed TIL the grass grew red
With nv face bent down above it, -.
While be took my hand as he whispering said
How the cloverlifted each pink sweet head
To listen to all that my lover said l' 2
Oh the clover in bloom-I love it
I'm the nigh wet grass went the path to hide,
And the low wet leaves hung over,
Bat ! could not pass on either side,
For found myself, when l y4inly tried, ...
In the arms ofmy steadfast lover.
And he held me there and he raised my head,
While he closed the path before ME,
And he looked down in my eyes and said
How the leaves bent down from the boughs Ger
head
TO listen to all that my lover said.
Oh the leaves hanging lowly Ger me.
Had he moved aside but little way,
could surely then have passed him,
And he knew never could wish TO stay,
And would not have heard what he had TO say
Could l only aside have east him.
1t was almost dark and the moments sped,
And the searching night wind found US
But he drew me nearer and softly said
How the pure, sweet wind grew still instead
To listen to all that my lover said, j. .l Y
Oh the whispering wind around us, .
am sure he knew when he held me fast
That must be MI unwilling
Fol tried to 20, and would have passed
Asthc night was come with It's dews at last,
And the sky with its stars was filling i.ss
But h, clasped me close when would nave ned
And he made me hear his story,
And his soul came out from his lips and said
How the stars ereptout when the white moon lee
TO listen to all flat my lover said. tr
Oh the moon and stars in glory ~ '-...'
know that the grass and the leaves will no
tell
And I'm sure that the wind, precious rover,
VIII carry his secret 50 safely and well
That no being shall ever discover
One word of the many that rapidly fell
From the eager lips Of my lover.
And the moon and the stars that looked over
Shall never reveal what a fairy like spell
They wove round about US that night in III
dell,
IN the path through the dew.laden clover;
Nor echo the whispers that made my hear
swell
As they fell from the lips OF my lover.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-27
A TALK WITH ALEX. q. STEPHENS
Chicago Times Washington Special.

Chicago Times Washington Special
Alexander H. Stephens was found this
evening by the Times correspondent
seated before an open fire in his oldquar-
tiers at the National Hotel. Mr.. Stephens
sat in his invalid chair, that he moved
to and fro easily as he talked to a group
of friends who surrounded him. His
bright black eyes looked rs clear from
beneath the soft black hat that he wears
in and out of doors as at any time dur
ing his life Indeed, it may be SAID that
he is enjoying robust health, although
he has chad, during his absence from
Washington, his customary narrow es-
cape from death. He has been too sick
and Disguised to take any part in the
campaign in his State, but he is now
ready to perform his full duty as a men,
Der of the House. He was in very
cheerful and philosophical mood tonight,
and talked in soft, quaint tone voice
that suggested woman's His con-
tempt for the policy of the Democratic
party and the bungling Of its leaders was
expressed in a dry, passionless manner,
as if nothing better could have been ex-
pected. -
His ticket would have been Han
cock and David Davis. Ii such a
ticket had been nominated, and the
| Democratic Executive Committee abol-
ished there might have been some
chance. No change could have been
made unless one could actually promise
better things. If the Democratic party
conceded in advance that the country
was as prosperous as it could be, then it
at once conceded that the Republicans
ought. to win. The whole Democratic
canvass had been a mad rush for the
hog-trough. There had been no prin
ciple involved in the campaign, and,
from the manner in which the canvass
had been conducted, failure was to be
expected. From now on, he was certain
of one thing about the South: The re-
sut Of the last election has destroyed in
it's people it's all-absorbing interest i'll
politics. 'Henceforth, he was certain
that the South would be content with
any government that the North should
see fit to give it, always provided it i'm.
posed on them no sort of oppression.
He said that what was needed, espe-
cially in the South, was manufactures.
I Mr.. Stephens anticipates very quiet
session of Congress. He says most EN-.
phatically that there will be no trouble
about the count this time. He thinks
it would be very foolish policy to dc
anything to bring about an extra session
Of Congress.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-27
DIR. W. A. THO PsoN,
2lICANAL STREET,
NEW ORLEANS, La,

NEW OnLEaNo, La,
WHERE HE IS PREPARED TO Sue
w cessfully treat all CHRONIC DISEASES, such
as Nasal Catarrh. Bronchitis, Asthma. and all
LUNG AFFECTIONS and by early applica.
ton to one skilled in the treatment of these dis.
eases thousands of lives have been saved from
that dread disease, Consumption. The Doctors
improved method Of INHALATION, with con-
stitutioAal remedies, succeed after all others
fail.
PILES, FISTULA and FISSURE cured
without the use of the knife, lgature or caustic,
free from pain. danger or loss OF time from bust.
ness These diseases receive special attention,
aud cures guaranteed. -
Epilepsy or Fits treated with wonderful sue.
cess, as all cases are carefully examined, and
none taken but those Offering good prospects Of
curing.
lmpotency Spermatorrhea and Sexual Debil
ity, treated by medicine alone, has heretofore
pro, ed useless and even injurious. They do no
good, is the universal testimony of all honest
physicians. Thousands have "dOctored for
these complaints, and have thrown away their
Doctor combines medical treatment with cleo.
tricity, the electricity being generated by a
simple electrical apparatus that any one can
use, and by these means insures success.
Constipation. the bane Of 80 manv lives and
the most prolific source of ill.health, cured by a
simple method, with little or no medicine. -,
Diseases of wemen treated by electricity,
without pain or exposure. tH ,laif.sDf
Structure Of the Urethra apd Rectam cured
without surgical operation and without pain
Tape Worm, Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder,
Private Diseases, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Ner.
voas and Sick Headache. Asthma Weak Pain
ful aud Sore Eyes, without surgical operation
Deafness, Noise in the Ears. III Skin Diseases,
Scrofula, Tumors, Loss Of Voice, ETC., success
fully treated by improved remedies.
Letters of inquiry must be accompanied with
stamp for reply. frg.
y. y No names made public without the
| written consent OF the parties
The following persons may be referred to:
~ NEW ORLEANS TESTIMONIALS. rs
Capt. MAN BLANCHARD. Piles.
JAS. WALLBILLECH, Supt. Johnson's Fo'ni-
dry rheumatism.
MAX BEER 1G3 Canal street, Neuralgia.
Mrs. MILLER, corner Jackson and Liberty
streets, Deaf.
} L. DILL, Morgan Railroad, Tape Worm.
JACOB BLUM, Baronne street, Piles.
Capt. PHARR, Morgan City. Loss of Voice.
LEO. WOLFSON, Craps Bluff, La, Piles,
Col. W. O'NEAL, Covington, KY, Fistnla
W. +. SHROCH, Goodman, Miss, Piles.
J. r. SWIM Main street, Cincinnati, Fissnrc
L. WOLF, Port Hickey, La Piles.
BYRON EASTMAN, Mercer, Ky. Structure.
j. i. ROSS. Ben Lomond. Miss. Piles.
JAS. ALDRICH. Covington. KY, Diabetes.
\. FREIDHEIM, BastlOp, La, Piles.
$. J. GORDON, 49, Walnut street, Cincin
matt. o.. Catarh.
J. I. HAWKINS, Mason, Tenn, discharge
| from the Ear
J. b. WILSON, Alton, KY, Epilepsy.
G.. d. HICKERSON Vicksburg, Mississippi
| Asthma.
J. T. WARREN, Canollton, Tennessee Bron
chitis
II. SHIP. Owen, Ky, Scrolula.
Office hours from A. N. TO p. NJ.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-27
The COiners of Kansas.

Several years ago, and shortly after
the RECOMMENDATION of silver, counter
feiting received wonderful impetus,
and the West aud South especially were
flooded with bogus coin.
The large floating population and the
wilderness of the border country rem
dered the task of unearthiug the coin
ers a hard one but after several seasons
of persistent and stealthv work, the
United States Detective Service became
satisfied as TO the location of at least
one gang of the ''sharps," and Jack
Densmore, an experienced agent, was
instructed to visit Kansas, ingratlate
himself with counterfeiters, aud learn
of their haunts aud habits.
The duty was a dangerous one, but
the man selected to perform it bad
faced danger, and even death, too often
among Eastern criminals to hesitate a
moment; and it so happened that,
upon certain hazy September evening,
Deusmore, disguised as a dutch peddler,
dropred from the Western bound train
on the Kansas Pacific road, at the little
station of Black Wolf, in Kansas.
For a moment he gaZed after the re-
treating cars, then turned, and in bro
ken English inquired of the station
agent the route TO Wildwood Tavern.
4 vas What you cali shtrange NIT dis
part Of de koundry,' said the peddler,
bot frent of mine up deriver, he say
60 TO Wildwood Taven and you sold lots
of goods in dot kounlry.' a bs.E#r
Wall, Dutuhy, don't reckon You'll
do much Grade, but / hin tell ye the
road if yer goin',' "
So saying, the rough Westerner gave
the necessary directions, and in the
cleaning Densmore disappeared.
M try every house from here to
WILDWOOD muttered he, when out of
hearing, but III find Prices. That's
the name-Price. And when that's
found, look out! If l can capture Dick
Price my fortune is made ,.ra.
At 9 o'clock Carl, for 80 he called him
self, sought shelter at a settlers cabin
10y the roadside, and paid for supper,
lodging and breakfast with CANDY lace.
Al noon he paused again to eat and
trade, and still again many times dur
ing the afternoon.
Before night he had heard the name
of Price; and before night, too, several
pieces of counterfeit coin had been pass
ed upon him
II was a little after sundowu, and
with weary tread, Densmore was climb
ing mp long hill, where the struggling
road was trnged with bushes and woods,
wheL step startled him, and mo-
Uent later slender boy was at his side
How you vas, little feller!' said the
detective. Dose vas nice night
Yes, sir said the youth, looking at
him sharply, Where are you goingN
Ne goiu' ; Oh, vas goin' to sell dose
dhiugs in my pack. l vas goin' to get
rich and the peddler chuckled.
The boy eyed him again sharply
Then he said:
No, you needn't sleep in the woods
| 1--we at the end of this road. Come
with me. You can stay at our house
guess
acknowledging his pack, the two con,
tnued TO follow the road, the you'll
leading, until, half mile further on, &
cabin appeared in the shadows.
Here's my house, said the guide. 'Gc
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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-06-12

POTATO OMELET. Take five
ounces of potatoes mashed, pepper,
salt and q little nutmeg; mix it
with FIVE eggs previously well
beaten separately. Squeeze in q
little lemon juice, and Try Eicely.
Put pinch of tea in your mouth
after partaking Of onions. it is said,
and you can call on your girl or
lady friends with the utmost i'm
punity, that is AS far as the objec-
lion 10 the onion flavor is con-
cerned.