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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
Russian Scandal.

Now that the fifteen puzzle "craze
has about passed into oblivion, another
interesting game and ono less perplex-
ing and more simple holds the boards.
1t is called Russian Scandal" and is
very popular with evening gatherings
of young people. In this game one
member of tie company writes short
story on a slate making it as full
of incident as he can. He then goes
outside the door, and calls one of
his companions to him and reads the
story aloud once, very distinctly. After
doing this he walks away and carries
the slate with him. The person to
whom the story was read, summons
another of the party and narrates the
story to him as exactly as he can re-
member it. The third person tells it to
a fourth, and the fourth to fifth, and
50 on till each one of the party has had
the story narrated to him privately
and sOlemnlv outside the door. When
all have heard it, the last one to go
out comes into the room and mar
rates the story to ihe whole company.
The original is then read from the slate,
and 1t is quite curious to notice how it
Is altered in the course of transmission.
There is no necessity for any intentional
accuracy. If only there is plenty of in
cident in the tale it will be found that it
is almost impossible for the person who
.ast heard the story to repeat it exactly
rs the first one gave it. The little fuss
that is made in entering and leavin the
room makes the difficulty of remem-
brance the greater.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
Words of Wisdom

To despond is to be ungrateful befol G ,
hand. Be not looking tor evil. Often
tn III drainest the gall of fear while evil
is passing thy dwelling.
l don't like to talk much with people
who always agree with me. 1t is anus
ing to coquette with an echo little
while, but one soon tires of it.
The old lady who believes every
calamity that happens to herself uilf,
and every one that happens to her
friends ajudgment, is not dead yet.
He who thinks no man above him
but for his virtue, nor any below him
but for his vice, can never be obseaui-
ous or assuming in the wrong place.
A thirty we are all trying TO cut our
names in big let ers upon the walls of
this tenement of life; twenty years later
we have carved it, or shut up our jack
knl!e.
No humility is perfect and propor-
toned but that which makes us hate
ourselves rs immortal-the humility
that kneels in the dust, but gazes on the
skies.
A MN often needs his anger-as
we'll us his other passions-to blast
away the obstacles to his path; out the
indiscriminate use of his nitro-glycerine
is dangerous and destructive
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
A Bird Flies Through Pane Of Glass.

A ball fired from pistol or rifle at
pane of glass will cut clean hole
through the pan ne the size of the bullet,
cracking the pane but breaking out no
pieces except the one before it. This
curious principle is made use of in
marine and other gunnery ships when
near together, using very small charges
of powder which causes the ball to
crash in ships timber, while with
heavy charge it would cut a hole only
the size of itself. This attribute of pro-
jectiles has received very curious illus
tration at house in the suburbs of
Waco, Texas. The lady was startled
by crash, and entering tie room where
it occurred saw lying on the floor small
bird hawk futtering in death, while
near it lay little bird dead, and
which it had evidently just dropped
from its talons. The hawk in
making the dive after its prey
had miscalculated and struck the
window. And now comes the curiosity.
In the center of the pane of glass was a
hole through which the hawk had
come in, and seemingly smaller than
the bird itself, while the pane though
cracked was unbroken in any other
place. The rapidity with which birds
fly can be estimated from this fact,
Since IT'S protective force was sufficient
to produce tue effect of slowly moving
pis.Ol ball
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
Some Interesting Facts

A peculiar substance has bten found
by Professor A. Scacchi in the lava
which issued from Vesuvius during the
year 1881. He supposes il to be new
metal, and gives it the name UeSbtuna.
In Prussia one person in every four
hundred and fifty Is insane. A Berlin
scientist attributes this large proportion
to intemperance among the lower class,
and TO educational cramning in early
years among others.
Some two years since, according to q
foreign medical report, a girl of seven
teen received severe fright, which,
within few days theIeaf er, resulted in
a total loss of her hair. None has grown
since, and she remains completely bald.
A small quantity of the essential oil
Of aloes was recently exhibited in Edin-
burg. 1t is believed to be the only
specimen in the world. The oil exists
only in very minute quantity in aloes
but two fluid drachms having been
obtained from five hundred pounds of
aloes.
A process has been patented in Ger
many whereby fur-like material is
produced from feathers in com bination
with other textile substances. The pro-
duct can be used for variety of pur-
poses, such as rugs, carpets, and some
articles OF clothing. Feathers, other
wise valueless. can be utilized by this
means.
The hats of natives of British Column
bia are adorned with figures resembling
tattooo marks. Dr. Daily has discov-
cred that these marks all have definite
meaning, being. in TACT, records of
events which have taken place N the
lives of the wearers. Each individual
thus displays his history upon his head.
A remarkable discovery was lately
made in the region of the P9renees. In
cave of the paleolithic or cold stone "
riod there were found teeth of the
cave. bear adorned with drawings, some
of which represent human beings COW
cred with long hair. These rude pic
lures must date thousand of years before
the dawn of historic times.
A horse recently captured in the
wilds of Turkes an was found to be
exceedingly sensitive to cold, having
no ordinary coat. This unique speci-
men of the equine breed now figures at
the Geological gardens at st. Peters
burg, where it is comfortably habited
in an otter-skin jacket.
The pitcher plant of Borneo has bee
found to be a natural insect trap. in
curving ridges effectually preventing
the escape OF any creeping insects which
may enter. In order to safely reach the
prisoners thus entrapped, species OF
black ant ingeniously perforates the
stall k of the plant and tunnels upward
to the pitcher, providing in this man
ner highway by means of which ready
access is had to sumptuous fare OF
dead and dpcauinr in sncts
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
The Effect OF Coffee.

DR.. Richardson, the eminent English
scientist. refers to statement that cof-
fee is an unhealthy beverage, that it
keeps up constant irritation of the
stomach, and brings on depression Of
spirits. etc. There was great deal of
truth in that statement, says the doctor,
as coffee cannot be taken in excess with
out producing dyspepsia and irritation,
but moderately used it is an invigorat-
ing, healthful and wholesome drink,
bringing a mans best energies into play.
The quantity taken, however, must not
be large, and should be good.
DIR. Book, of Leipsic, another cele-
brated scientist, says: 1.-THE nervous
ness and peevishness of our times are
chiefly attributable to tea and coffee;
the digestive organs OF confirmed coffee
drinkers are in state of chronic de-
rangement, which reacts on the brain,
producing fretful and lachrymose
moods. Fine ladies addicted to strong
coffee have a characteristic temper,
which / might describe as mania for
acting the prosecuted saint. Cocoa and
chocolate is neutral in its pyschic eff
fects, and is really the most harmless of
our fashionable drinks"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
A Pitiable Tale.

The following verdict was recently
returned by a coroners jury IN Ken
mare, Ireland: 1--WE find that the de-
ceased, Denis Sullivan, died suddenly
in the market house, Kenmare. from
natural causes; and we further find,
after the most painstaking investiga-
tion, that his death resulted from des-
titution and INSULT cheney Of food" The
Kerry Sentinel says: The immediate
circumstances attending this poor mans
death reveal truly sad sto1y. All
who know the PROSTATE condition Of our
people this trying year of famine know
that they suffer from a scarcity of fuel
as well as from a scarcity of food. The
year was unsuited, in a great measure,
to the saving of turf, and, even in more
propitious years the price charged by
landlords for turbary is often so high
that poor people who have not con-
slant employment cannot manage. to
purchase the bog. In this pressing
crisis the Marquis of Lansdowne,
mare, gave not q stick or chip to afford
firing to the poor, and, it appears,
actually keeps sort of sylvan Ce rberus
in the shape of a wood bailiff to pre-
serve the rotten branches of trees and
bits of thorn from being taken home to
the tireless hearths of the poor. For
entering upon some part of the Marquis
of Lansdowne's property, and picking
bits of whitethorn for firing, the vile
of this poor man was brought to court
and fined. The inhumanity of the
act is best demonstrated from the
fact that the bailiff who prose
cuted swore the value of the sticks
to be but one penny. For this mon
strous crime, this terrible injustice to
the most noble Marquis of Lansdowne,
the poor woman was fined in, between
costs and compensation, the sum of IS.
Id. The fine not being paid she was TO
have been arrested and Cast into jail,
when the poor man rose up from that
bed where hunger and want had pros
trated him, and went in search of an
official of the Lansdowne office who
owed him the amount; and it was while
engaged on this melancholy mission
that death overlook him.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
Napoleon.

"I was educated" he said, sat n
military school. Everyone said of me.
That child will never be good for any-
thing but geometry | had chosen a
little corner of the school grounds where
/ would sit and dream at my ease, for /
have always liked reverie. When NV
companions tried to usurp possession of
this corner, l defended it with all NV
might. | already new by instinct that
my will was to override that of Others,
and that what pleased me was to belong
10 me. was not liked at school. 1t
takes time to make ones self liked; and
even when had nothing to do, always
felt vaguely that | had no time to lose.
/ entered the service, and soon grew
tired of garrison work. began TO read
novels, and they interested me deeply.
i even tried to write some. | often let
myself dream, in order that | might
afterward measure my dreams by the
compass of my reason. / threw myself
into an ideal world, and endeavored to
ind out in what precise points it diff
tered from the actual world in which /
lived: have always liked analysis,
and II were to be seriously in love,
should analyze my love bit by bit. I
conquered, rather than studied, history.
L did not care to retain, and did not re-
tain, anything that could not give me
n new idea; | disdained all that was
useless, but took possession of certain
results which pleased me."-Mn.e. De
RenluSGt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
Venus (1irdIe.

This pretty creature is found in the
Mediterranean, where it attains the ex-
traordinary length of five feet, the
breadth being only two inches. The
mouth of the Venus girdle is in the CEN,
ter of the body, occupying Il compare
lively small space. The body is ribbon
shaped toward two opposite sides from
the mouth. The edges OF the ribbon-Iike
body are serrated or provided with nu-
merous little lips, by means of which
the CT feature propels itself forward. It
can also prope itself from one place to
another by II PECULIAR spiral movement.
The Venus Girdle, with its magnifi-
cent colors, is a most beautiful object.
Various attempts have been made to
keep them in aquariums, but they sur
vive for few days only. They are at
tackled by the other animals in the
aquarium, and have such a ravenous
apps elite that it is almost impossible to
supply them with sufficient food. When
touched they Immediately roll them
selves up into a regular spiral.
Owing to its great length and tenuity,
the Venus Circle is seldom found quite
entire, but it seems to care little for
foot or so of its substance.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
Lawyers Under Peter.

Peter the Great, of Russia was mon
arch of large views but invincible preiu-
dices. He loved his country, and longt d
to SEE it take higher place in Europ an
history. He saw clearly that progress
Gould be made only Ivy the introduction
of lie v industries and by skillful train
ing in me chanical LABOR.
To forward this end he visited in dis
guise the older nations of Europe, made
b mself thoroughly acquainted with
their folms OF industry, and worked as a
common mechanic at various trades.
He sent, also, numerous young men
of promise to great cities in other coun-
tries, to acquire skill in the mechanical
arts, and to become teachers of their
countrymtn.
But, while honoring all we'll
trained mechanics, he had a rooted
contempt for lawyers. 1t puzzled
MIN to understand how they oc-
cupied high positions in England and
France. They multiplied quarrels, he
said, and fattened on the life blood of
Others. Vexed at the high esteem in
which they were held elsewhere, he
vented his wrath in the memorable
threat:
81 am thankful l have only two
lawyers in my empire. When return
l mean to execute one of them"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
&c Hats Off,

An usher in a New York church
caused sensation one Sunday even
The he pulpit he was shocked i EV a sudden sudden
outburst of mirth in the choir gallery.
and Derby hats, had been shown to
seats. The usher was surprised when
only one of them removed his hat. He
waited some time for the offending head
covering to be removed, and then
reached over the back of a pew and re-
moved it himself. Immediately he dis
covered, as did many other persons,
that the wearer was a young lady, and
therefore entitled to wear a bat in
Above the noise OF the organ
lists voluntary rose that of the involun-
tary nirth of many in the congregation,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

Sawdust is not very marketable
commodity. If we except the manu-
fac ure OF dolls, there are few uses to
which that article can be put. Mr..
Grossman, of Petersburg, Va, has been
granted patent which may put saw
dust to useful purpose. He intends to
make railroad ties, fence posts, paving
and building blocks, etc., out OF fsawdust.
This artificial wood, it is claimed, can be
made fire and water proof, and no in
seets VIII attact it. 1t viii take high
polish and stand higher pressure thai,
sawed and allow of nails being driven
into it. The process is said to be simple
and cheap.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

Chicago h Is policeman who can
speak the English, German, French,
Polish and Welsh languages. He can
club man in five different languages
in less time than it takes an ordinary
policeman to make a common arrest in
hog atin.-Rone Sentinel.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
How to Get Sick.

Expose yourself day and night, eat too
much without exercise; work too hard
without rest; doctor all the time; sake
all the vile nostrums advertised; and
then you will want 10 know
How to Get Well,
Which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bittersl See other column
Express.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

A Madrid musician. offended by fell
low pianist, challenged him to play the
piano with him until either of them
should be compelled by fatigue to desist.
The duel lasted forty-eight hours with
out either antagonist resting or taking
the slightest tnourishment. One of them
played, among other pieces, the "Mis-
erere," from Trovatore," over $50
times, and was beginni G it again, when
he fell dead from exhaustion. The other
was on the verge of lunacy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

It is stated that France now calls into
action the enormous amount of 1, 100 600
horse power, repre- enting the effort of
no less than IA 600 600 men-that is. in
iact, population actually greater Than
That OF the workmen of the whole
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

The following are the dates at which
Congress has adjourned in previous
presidential years: 1882, July 10; 1886,
July A; 1910, July 81; 1874, June II;
1649, August IA; 1852, August 81; 1856,
August l9 and August 80; 1860, June
25; 1864, July A; 1868, July 81; 1872,
June 10; 1875, August Is.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

A book on the Liver, its diseases and theil
treatment sent free. Including treatises upo,
Liver Complaints, Torpid Liver, Jaundice,
Biliousness, Headache, Constipation, Dyspep,
sia, Malaria, etc. Address DR.. Sanford 1852
Broadway, New York city, NY.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

VEGETINE BY its use you will preven'
many of the diseases prevailing in the Spring
and Summer st ason.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

The VoItatc Belt Co.. Marshall, Mich.
Will send their Etectro-V oltaic Belts to the
afflicted upon 80 days trial See their adver-
tisement in this paper headed, con 80 Days
Trial -
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

During the last ten years 233 miles Of
street car rails have been laid in England
and Wales. at cost of nearly Sl5.OOO,-
600, exclusive of the outlay on hor
engines and cars.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

Two boys at Grand Island, Neb.. were
successful in making their father believe
they were burglars, and he shot one of
them dead.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

When exhausted by mental labor take
Kidney-Wort to maintain healthy action
of all organs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

good cough medicine and that is DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup, it is cheap too, only rs cents
per bottle
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

Governor Smith. of Wisconsin, has
issued an order establishing the uniform
of the United States army as that of the
national guard of Wisconsin.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

The wool clip of 1879 in the United
States amounted to 233, $50, 900 pounds,
the largest ever shorn in the country.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
Acme Library
of Biography.

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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15
Communion Cured.

Straighten your old boots and shoes with
Lyons Heel Stiffeners, and wear them again,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-02
SPECIAL LOCALS.
We Challenge sac orld.

When we say we believe we have
evidence to prove that Shijoh's Con-
sumption C'ae is decidedly the best
lung medicine made, inasmuch as it will
cure q common or chronic cough, in one
half the time, and relieve Asthma,
Bronchitis, Whooping Cough Group,
and show more eases OF Consumption
cured than all others. 1t viii cure
whore they fail 1t is pleasant to take,
harmless to the youngest child, and we
guarantee what we say. Price, 10 cts,
so cts and 81 If your lungs are sore,
chest OF back lane, use .>b,ioh's Porous
Plaster. Sold by Z. a. DESAussuRE,
Druggist. n7-eod
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-02
TONS: TOYS!
Notice to DeiinqueHts.

Notice Is hereby given to all persons whose
iaxes for the kiscas Wear 1870 are Dee
hnqueRt. that unless sa d taxes are paid on
or before January hth, 1880 suit viii be nsti-
tuted against them from that day for the re-
covery of said delinquent taxes.
GEO. L. HARDING, District Attorney
OF Hamhouldt County, Nevada.
BY j, III. MCMILLAN, Deputy.
Winnemucca, December IL, 1879 I'd
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-02
DAILY SILVER STATE.
,uBI isHED EVERY EVENING (SUNDAYS
FXCEPTED) BY
j. j. HE u g. co.
RA.,ys OF ADVERTISING,

One Square 90 lines) first insertion w 70.
Each Subsequent insertion per square 70.
A liberal reduction 10 regular advertisers
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az u u A =.
G. w. CRANE, 3lS Pine street and 10 Leldes-
dotf street, Room 80, San Francisco.
GEO. NJ M0rl, Sacramento, California
B.F. RILEY Is authorized 70 collect and re-
scipt for subscriptions to the SILVER STATE in
Paradise Yalic..
II. c. MARKER is authorized 10 collect and
receipt for subscriptions 70 the SILvfE STATE at
Big Meadows.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-02
Do you Believe ".

That in this town there ere scores Of
persons passing our store every day
whose lives are made miserable by In
digestion, Dyspepsia, Sour and Dis
tressed Stomach, Liver Complaint and
Constipation when for IS cts we will
sell them Shilohs Iaaiizer, guaranteed
to cure them. Sold by c. a. DESAUs-
SURE, Druggist. n7-eod
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-02
A pretty American girl in Rom

A pretty American girl in Rome
went frequently into the streets unat-
tended, contrary to the custom there.
The young Romans followed and an
noyed her, until she invented novel
method of rebufang them. She pro-
vided herself with pocketful of GEN.
tesimi, each the value of fifth OF a
cent, and whenever man spoke to her,
pretending TO utterly mistake his
words, she gracefully extended her
hand and dropped this fifth OF cent
into his hand, saying, III her broken
Italian, Hungry, are you, poor man
Well, take this and buy some bread. "
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-02

The fact that little Norway has the
second largest commercial fleet in the
world is allie red to be chiefly due to the
fact that villages pool their savings to
build or buy ship, instead Of, as here,
putting them in savings bank TO pro-
vide fast horses, etc, for delinquent
manager.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-02

A. Booth & Co.'S fresh oysters re-
ceived daily at G. a. KRESKLE's, oppo.
site the Depot, dll.tf
, 1880-11-13

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