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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26
A UOgereI.

AS master Johnny Megill was walk
ing down Main street the 9th II day
with dog in tow, he was hailed by
master Tommy Gilpin as follows:
Hi there, Jack, what yer goin' ter
do with that there dorgP"
Use goin' to take him down ter the
river and drown him."
HoP on; less have some fun with
him first. I've got two old oyster cans
in the barn, and we'll take him into the
house where he can't git away, and
hitch 'em on"
This was speedily agreed to by Jack.
Mrs. Gilpin was out calling, Lizzie was
out too, and so the boys had full swing.
They hitched on one can to the narra-
tive of the canine and then let him loose.
The parlor door happened to stand ajar,
and tor this the dog made. Then there
was havoc wrought. The scene that
met the eyes of the boys as they looked
in was unique and varied, for the air
was filled with dog, plaster bust of
Shakespeare, oyster can, cuspidore, and
finally the dog ran his fore feet through
the what-not and sowed the bric-a- brac
it contained in broadcast confusion on
the floor. This was accompanied by
vocal music from the dog.
The boys cut OF the can, shut the dog
in the parlor and went off fishing, and
neither of them got home till late at
night; and Mrs. Gilpin tells the SYM
pathizing neighbors that she don't see
how in the world that dog got into the
room, for every door and window was
shut tight.
Tommy and Johnny had the fun of
drowning the dog the next day by Mrs.
G.'s ders.-Mdrathon haClepenHcnt.
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The Afgllans.

The Afghans are Mohammedans of
the Sunni faith; they reverence the first
four Khaiifs, and have no particular
veneration for the prophet (Khalif) Ali.
They are split up into tribes, clans and
families, each under its own head, COM
mander or sirdar; and they are often at
war or teud, and often engaged in co.,
spiracies, rcbellions and assassinations.
They are tall, burly, active men, with
olive compilations, dark Jewish fea-
lures, black eyes, and long black hair
hanging down in curls. Their counten-
ances are calm, and they affect frank.
ness and bonhomie; they will some
times indulge in rude jocularity; but
their expression is savage, and evil pas
sions are often raging in their hearts
like hidden fires. They are blood
thirsty, deceittul and depraved; ready
to sell their country, their honor and
their very souls for lucre. They care
Tor nothing but fighting and bot, de-
lighting in the din of arms, the turmoil
of battle and the plunder of the killed
and wounded; without any relish for
home life or domestic ties; without
sting OF remorse or sense of shame.
There are no people on earth that have
a finer physique or viler morale. They
are the relics of q nation who have
played out their parts in history. In
bygone ages they conquered Hindostan
on the one side and Persia on the other;
but the conquering instinct has died
away amidst the incessant discord OF
family ieuds and domestic broils.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26
A Fortune for Twenty-Five Cents.

A III the worn-out and mutilated legal
tender notes come to the treasury for re-
sumption After new notes are issued
in their stead, the old notes are de-
Stroyed by the process of ms msceration.
This process includes the introduction
OF chemicals in the mass of notes, which
by the aid of steam are reduced to a
pulp very much smaller in volume than
the original notes. This pulp is of a
gray-whitish color; it has heretofore
been thrown away. An enterprising
young man has had an idea on this sub.
Ject, however, and is working it out.
lie has taken the pulp, and is modelling
1t into. different shapes. When dried
the pulp assumes a light consistent
form. Dogs, cats, bells and all animals
and everything else almost are repro.
duced. Out of the destruction of 81 ,0OO,-
600 in notes, he modelled a bullfrog of
heroic size; $4,000 goes to make a
mouse; S50,0OOinto n paper weight, and
SO on through the list He sells these
pieces of art" at twenty-five cents
each. One can, for that amount, pur-
chase at least what was once a million
or more of dollars in the currency of the
land. -SaOannGh (GG.) NeuS.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26
Courage Necessary to Success.

As the st. Louis Journal of Commerce
pertinently says, a great deal of talent is
lost in the world for the want of a little
courage. Every day sends to the grave
number of obscure men, who have
only remained in obscurity because their
timidity has prevented them from MAX
ing first effort, and who, if they could
have been induced to begin, would in
all probability have gone great lengths
in faTe. The fact Is. to do anything in
the world worth doing, we must not
stand back shivering and thinking of
the cold and danger, but Just jump in
and scramble through as well as we can.
1t will not do to be perpetually calcu-
lating risks and adjusting nice chances.
1t did very well long before the flood,
where man could support his friends
upon an intended publication for hun
dred and fifty years, and then live to see
its success afterward. But at present a
man waits and doubts, and hesitates,
and consults his brother, and his uncle,
and his particular friends, until one day
be finds he is sixty years of age; then he
has lost so much time in consulting his
hrst cousin and particular friends that
he has no time to follow their advice.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26

A pious old lady, who was too unwell
to attend meeting, used to send her
ick-headed husband to church to find
out the text the preacher selected as
the foundation OF his discourse. The
poor Ounce was rarely fortunate enough
to remember the words of the text, or
even the chapter and verse where they
could be found; but one Sabbath he
ran home in hot haste, informed his
wife that he cruld repeat every word,
without missing syllable. The words
were as follows:
"An angel came down from heaven
and took live coal from the altar"
Know every word" replied the
husband.
"I am anxious to hear it," continued
the wife.
"They are nice words" observed the
husband.
81 am glad your memory is improv-
ing; but don't keep me in suspense, my
dear" said she.
"Just get your big Bible, and 1 will
say the words, for know them by
heart. / said them hundred times on
my way home"
"Well, let's hear them"
"Ahem !" said he, clearing his throat.
can Injun came down from New Haven
and took a live colt by the tail and
jerked him out of the halter!"
The memory of one-half who attend
church is very similar to the above.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26
A WOman's Presence of Mind.

DIR. j. G. Walker, of Indianapolis,
| Ind, gives the following account of the
encounter with burglar in his house
At about three o'clock in the morning |
was awakened by my wife telling me
| that the gas was unaccountably low.
We keep jet lighted in the hal during
| the night in case of call or other emer-
gency. got out of bed ard elevated it
to the usual height, thinking that the
pressure was unusually light, and say.
ing to Mrs. Walker that that was
doubtless the cause of its burning so
low, and returned to bed. That did not
satisfy her, however. She imagined
that the turning down of the light meant
something, and woman-like looked un-
der tue bed. She saw the feet of IL man
sticking out toward the west wall, near
the head of the bed, and here comes the
most remarkable part OF the story. She
knew L was awake, and considered that
II she told me there was man under
the bed / would grapple him. and he
undoubtedly being armed would kill
me. So she arose and went into the
boys room and awakened them care
fully, telling them there was a man un-
derneath our bed, and for them to get
up quickly and watch while she went
downstairs for revolver. When she
came back she gave it to John, remem-
berlng, even in that moment of supreme
peril, that Frank had Just recovered
from a long spell of sickness, and was
consequently weak and nervous. She
then went along the hall to the room of
the colored man, whom she knew had
revolver also. She then returned and
went into Franks room, where the two
boys were.
In the meantime began wondering
what she was about, and just after she |
passed the door the second time thought |
| heard slight rnstling under the bed. |
L TUNED over toward the side she va |
Gated, and met the gaze of man, whose |
head alone was raised over the bed rail |
near the foot, watching me. The state |
OF affairs flashed across my mind in an |
instant. Mrs. Walker had seen the |
man, and had aroused the boys and coll |
ored man to assist, if necessary. The |
burglar was doubtless aware of her
movements, and was pondering on what
was to be done. OF course l imagined
that that was to shoot me, and to pre-
vent him lunged at him with my right |
hand, striking him in the right eye and
knocking him back on the floor AsI
struck l threw myself upon him and
bore him TO the floor. The space where
we fell was narrow and circumscribed,
and, although had the fellow by the
throat, he succeeded in grasping my
wrist with such grip as to Temporarily
paralyze it. never before felt, and did
not think it possible for man to exert
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26
The Military Salute.

Within the last few years among the
many changes introduced in the army
is that of the salute. Why the old, time
honored salute was abolished, nc one
knows; but it is an interesting fact, and
one probably unknown to most of our
readers, that the old salute. which con-
sisted of the hand being brought to a
horizontal position over the eyebrows,
has very old origin. dating, in fact,
from the very commencement of the
history of the English army. It's origin
is found in the tournaments of the
middle ages, and was as follows: After
the queen of beauty was enthroned, the
knights which were to take part in the
day marched past the dias on which she
sat, and, as she passed, they shielded
their eyes from the rays of her beauty.
Such was the very interesting origin of
the old salute.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26
A Warning for JOkers.

The funeral of Miss Clara Bagnall
recent y took place from her mothers
house in Indiantown, N. B. The story
OF her sad life should be a warning to
practical jokers. Several years ago,
while she was but girl, a gentleman of
her aciuaint ance thought he would play
a joke on her, never imagining for a
moment chat it would result as seriously
as it did. He arrayed himself in dia-
bolical rig and presented himself before
her. She was naturally of a weak and
nervous temperament, and the shock
that her nerves experienced by the
trightful apparition proved too much
for her. She fell in a fit, only to wake a
raving maniac. For five or six years
her friends managed to keep her at
home, until her health began to fail,
when they very reluctantly decided upon
sending her to the asylum. She lin
gered there for some time, until death
relieved her of her suffering.-Ioronto
(Ont.) Mail.
The smilax vine is of recent date in
New York, where ii has been known as
Boston vine" Its introduction there
Is said to have been brought about by
Cnristlne Nilsson at the great fair in aid
OF the French sufferers by the Franco
Prussian war. The Swedish nightin-
gale, while tending flower table. sold
her headdress of roses and smilax for
SloO, and the vine at once became the
rage.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26
Johnny's Essay on Dogs.

Last summer our dog Towser was a
lyin' in the sun trine to sleep, but the
flies was that bad that he couldn't, cos
he had to catch 'em, and bime by bee
Int on his head and was workin' about
like the dog was hisn. Towser he held
his head still, and when the bee was
close to his nose, Towser winked at him
like he sed you see what this buffer is
doin', he thinks I'm a lily-of-the-val-
ley, which isn't opened yet, but you
just wait till l blossom and you will
see some fun, and sure enough Towser
opened his mouth very softly so as not
to fritten the bee, and the bee went into
Towser's mouth. Then Towser he shet
his mouth too, and had begun to make
a peaceful smi wen the bee stung him,
and you never see a lily. .of-the-valley
ack so in your life.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26
LEONARD WuITBECK
A Voice from the Preaa

L take the opportunity to bear tcsti-
mony to the efficacy of your Hop Bit
ters." Expecting TO lind them nauseous
and bitter and composed of bad whisky,
we were agreeably surprised ut their
mild taste, just like cup OF tea. A Mrs.
CressweIl and a Mrs. Connor, friends,
nave likewise tried, and pronounce them
the best medicine they have ever taken
1or building up strength and toning up
the system. l was troubled with
costlveness, headache and want of appe-
ute. The two former ailments are gone,
ana the latter greatly improved. / have
a yearly contract with a doctor to lock
alter the hta talh of myself and family,
but | need him not now.
5. GILLILAND, Peoples Adrocate,
July 20. 1878. Pittsburg, Pa.
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sucn a pressure. In our struggle he
managed to get his right arm from un-
uer MS body, and with 1t he fired his
IeV9Iver, the ball grazing my left side
an openetrating the ceiling. l thought
Young cannon had gone off.
1ne explosion somewhat startled
enabled my antagonist TO break away
from me and rush into the hall. just
as ne got outside of the door, appar-
emily, two shots followed, and then all
was still and dark. The shooting had
eStlnguished the gas, and the agony of
the moments that followed was almost
unbearable. 1t seemed to HE, of course,
that the two shots had killed the boys,
for did not know that there was re-
volver in the house, much less that Mrs.
Walker had provided the boys with it.
L ran out into the hall expecting to en-
counter the burglar, and found the door
into Franks room partly closed. l tried
to open. it, but could not, and then it
occurred to me that by chance the
boys might not be hurt, and called
out, " Is that you, Johnf' and the an
swer was like the sweetest music to my
ears, for recognized his voice.
Are you hurtp"
No, father, am not, and Frank and
mother are here with me, all right"
no did that shootingp"
II did, and l know hit him."
AS soon as possible the gas was re-
lighted, but no burglar could be 81 en-,
either in the hall or on the stairway.
Organizing an investigation party we
went downstairs. The fellow, after
belng shot through the heart, had run
downstairs through the dining-room
and kitchen, and fell prone on the
threshold of the porch-dead. He hao
his revolver in one hand and knife in
the other as he lay.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26
High.Priced Shoes,

Beautiful feet require fine adorning.
There are boots sold in New York city
for Sl25 a pair. They are imported
from Paris, and the cloth is MKT re
OF gold or silver thread and silk. They
are lined with the finest kid ,and the but
tons are gems. They are usually pur-
chased by those who "toil not, neither
do they spin," and silk stockings at
seventy-five dollars pair are worn
with them. A pair of boots made for
Annie Louise Cary, to wear in the opera,
are OF light blue satin, soft and thick,
with blue silk lacings, tied with lovely
tassels, lined with brilliant cardinal
kid, and banded horizontally with inch
wide ribbons of gold braid. The feet
may well be handsome now, for there is
every thing to make them so. Innumer-
able shops, filled with the finest goods,
fancy silk and satin boots and slippers |;
opera ties. patent leather and kid shoes
lemon colored, old gold, lavender and
oriental satins, heels four inches high,
and insteps that form q royal arch, and
faithful pedicure, who steps to the
front with his salves and instruments
when nature becomes obstreperous.
Detroit Free Press.
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OUR BEST REWARD.
WINSTON, FoRsYTHE Co., N. O..
Morol, az rOoa

WINSTON, FoRsYTHE Co., N. c.
March Is, 1880.
TO THE HOP BTTTERs MFG. Co..
Gents-I desire to express to yoO
my thanks for your wonderful Hon
Bitters. was troubled with dyspepsia
ior hve years previous TO commencing
the use OF your Hop .Bitters some six
m1n'1s fni ago. ost my q cure re, has been wonder
Church of this place, and my Who'll
virtue OF yorr bitters.
Very respectfully,
REV. III. FEREBEE.
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Immense Sale,

EVANSVILLE, Wis, June "a, 1879.
Gentlemen-No Ritters have had one
half the sale here and given such uni
versal satisfaction as your Hop Bitters
nave we take pleasure in speaking for
them is well satisfied with their resnlts
Several such remarkable cures have
been made with them here that there
are number of earnest workers in the
Hop Bitters cause, One person gained
eleven pounds from taking only n few
potIles' SMITH & IDE.
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SUPERIOR Wis Ian 1921

L heard in my neighborhood that your
Hop Bitters was doing such great
dea! of good among the SICK and afflicted
with most every kind of disease, and as
L had been troubled for fifteen years
with neuralgia and all kinds of rheu-
matte complaints and kidney trouble, I
took one bottle according to directions.
1t at once did me u great deal of good,
and used another bottle. am an old
man, but am now as well as [ can wish.
There are seven Or eight families in our
place using Hop Bitters as their family
medicine, and are so we'll satisfied with
it they will not use any other. One lady
here had been bedridden for years, is
well and doing her work from the use
of three bottles.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26

DR. G. E Shoemaker, the well-known aural
surgeon Of Reading, Pa, offers TO send by mail,
Tree of charge,a valuable little book on deafEess
and diseases of the ear--specially on running
TAR and catariil, and their proper treatmen.
giving references and testimonials that will
satisfy the most skeptical. Address US above
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26

The herring fishing on the east coast
of Scotland is the most sue cessful on
record. 1t has been found impossible
to cure all the fish caught, and tons
have been carried to the manure mer-
chants.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26

De Nd NJ NI UIEIIIN 4 CAIIIOLICUN Will poak
lively cure Female Weakness, such Falling of the
womb, Whites, CfIronh. Inflammation liberation Of
the onb incidental lteluoTrhage Flooding Painful
suppressed and Irregular hcnshuatlOn, &c. An Old and
reliable remedy Send postal card for pamphlet via
ressnent cures and certificates from physicanh AID
pstienA 20 HOWARTH l. BALLARD UncL H. Y :
Sold by all DrugEi1tx-Sl -SA par hotNn
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Are You Not I'm GOOD HeaIths

II the Liver is the source of your trouble,
'ou can find an absolute remedy in DR.. SAN.
foRD's LIVER INvIGoRAToR, the only vegeta.
DO cathartic which acts directly on the Liver.
Cares all Bilious diseases. For Book address
DIR. SANFORD, l62 Broadway, New York.
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Something noble, something good,
something pure, something manly, some
thing god-like, is knocked off man
every time, he gets drunk or stoops to
sin through forgetfulness of God.
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ROCHESTER N. Y. March n 1900

ROCHESTER, N. Y, March IL, 1880.
HoP BITTERs Co.:
Please accept our grateful acknowl-
edgment for the Hop Bitters you were
so kind to donate. and which were sucb
a benefit to US. Yours, very gratefully.
OLD LADIES OF THE HOME OF THE
FRIENDLEsS.
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A Good Investment.

Investors should read the advertisement nj
the oidc c.tablished banking house of JAMES NJ
DRAKE & Co., New York City, who sell q
good sevea per cent. r. II. Bond for 95 and
accrued interest, with bonus in capital stock O,
the Company. "
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26

=, MONROE, Mich, Sept. 25, 1875.
orscl have. been taking Hop Bitters
tTr h,r ai Inflammation OF the kidneys and
GIlaaoer; IL mas Gone Tor me what four
doctors failed to do. The effect of tba
bitters seemed like magic to me. ~
w. l.. CARTER.
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BAY City, Men. Feb. 2 1880

Hop BTrTERS CO,IpANY:
L think it my duly to send you a re-
commend for the benefit OF any person
wishing to know whether Hop Bitters
are good Or not. know thev are good
for general debility and indigestion;
strengthen the nervous system and make
new life. l recommend my patients to
use them. DIR. A. PRATT.
a! n.
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BRADFORD. Pa Nov ,c-s

1t has cured me of several diseases,
such as nervousness, sickness pt the
stomach, monthly troubles, etc. I have
not seen a sick day in year since / took
-ki0p b1tters. Several of my neighbor,
use tneIn. Mrs FANNIE GREEN.
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DELEyAN. Wis. Sont o. 1870

Gents have taken not quite one
bottle of the Hop Bitters. 1 was n feeble
old man OF seventy-eight when cot It.
To-day am as active and feel as well
as as did at thirty. I see a great many
that need such q medicine.
d. BOYCE
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':3:E5:% VhSRLIE .;': 60. e;
JELLY

This wonderful substance is acknowledged by physi-
clans throughout the world TO be the best remedy dis
covered for the cure OF Wounds Burns, Rheumatism
Skin Diseases, Piles, Catarrh, Chilbains &c In order
that every one may try it, II put up 5 and ~ cent
bottles for household use. Obtain it from your druggist
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26

DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup is in good demand !;
everybody speaks well of it. The piice is
only 25 cents.
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The Vnltaic Belt Co., narshaIl, Mich,
viii send their Electro Voltaic Belts to the
afflicted upon 30 days trial. Sec their adver-
tsement in this paper headed, "On 80 Days
Trial"
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Get Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners applied
TO those new boots before you run them over.
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VEGETINE is acknowledged by all classes O.
people to be the best and most reliable blooc
purifier in the world
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on application to the Principal, PROF. J. T. EDWARDS,
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