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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-19
The CoNFEDERACY STILL EXISTS,

The CONFEDERACY Still. EXISTS,
From speech of Democratic Orator in Ala
bama.
"The Confedcracy still exists, my
friends, and JEFF Davis, the best friend
we ever had, is yet our President and
devoted to our interests, and if Han
cock is elected, and we have no doubt
he will be, you will be paid for all the
property you have lost throu gh Radi-
cal rule, and you must stand by the
great Democratic Party, for a solid
South will now give us entire control
can redress all our wrongs"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-19
WESTWARD
PATENTS.

- - - - liza II Ne
Patents procured upon Inventions.
No Attorneys Fees in Advance, Our
House was established in 1863, We
file CAVEATS, and obtain TRADE
Marks, DESIGN PATENTS, Etc.
INVENTORS,
Send us a Model of your Invention.
with your own description of it, for
our opinion as to patentabiIitv. No
Attorneys Fees unless Patent ia
Secured. Our Book of Instructions
etc., "HOw TO PROCURE PATENTS );
sent free on request; also sample
copies OF the Scientific Record, the
Inventors Journal.
r. S. & A. P. LACEY
Patent Attorneys,
GOA f Street, near Patent Office.
Washington, D. C.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-19

] Nstate of Frank y. Warneth of
II Benzinger township, Elk county,
Pa, deceased. Notice is hereby given
granted to the undersigned, upon the
doHted 6 tm f6a eaid si estate ard 're0 re0mestad
to make immediate payment, and
those having legal claims against the
same to present them, without delay,
in proper order, for settlement.
JOSEPH. GOETZ, i1N'0"''i''
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-19

Scrap pictures and shelf paper at
THEADVoCATE office.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-19

But a copy will be sent free5J per-
son subscribing to the BLADE bove
terms
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

that time became engaged 10 lady
near where live, and 10 whom expect
TO be married within the next month.
That Is the whole story, my dear Mr..
Lemons;- and with this explanation the
Elder passed out and was soon on the
sidewalk and off,
81 shall have wife with me when
come TO the next conference" was the
Elders reflection rs he moved rapidly
away and turned the first corner he
came 10.
But he was safe enough. The widow
was not on his track, but was in her
room, putting herself through hyster-
ic fit, at the same time cursing the Elder
in terms that gave reason 10 fear she had
fallen from grace.
The Widow Fluskey's obituary, writ
ten twenty years later, was satisfactory
on the score Of pieiy and good behavior
in general. and contained no allusion %
that little episode; while the name on
her tombstone showed clearly that her
much desired fifth husband was still
a prospective one. -- Denlorest's Monthly
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

function, but 10 is fitness also for be-
coming part II the whole. Each de-
vice must be thus examined and re-ex-
amined until harmony and unity are
fully established. find no difficulty in
effccting that concentration of thought
which j. so necessary in pursuits like
mine. Indeed. II Is not easy for me To
withdraw my mind from any subject in
which il has once become interested un-
Ill It's general bearings, AT least, are full
In ascertained. l always mature ia my
mind the general plan Of an invention
before attempting Ia execute II, resort
ing occasionally % sketches on paper
for the more intricate parts. In build
ing a machine draughtsman prepares
the working drawing from sketches fur
nished by me, which indicate in figures
the proportion II the parts, never
making any thing with my own hands.
| do not like even drawing 10 a scale. "
Inventors less favored BY nature with
the power Of close and long continued
mental concentration which MIR. Bige-
low was blessed with, or lacking the
vividness and accuracy Of his conccp-
tions and the strength ~ memory which
enabled him 10 hold fast the mental inn
age u complicated machine which his
imagination had put together, may have
to resort sooner to the pencil sketch or
the material model. But these are apt
10 become distractions rather than aids,
and the Young inventor should study 20
do without them as long As possible.
I The moment the inventor materializes
an idea his power over IL j. 80 far
lessened II the material form y not
lust what II should be 10 suit the ulti-
mate combination il Is far harder 70 ne
cast it, in the third stage Of invention
as described by Mr.. Bigelow, than II
would be il preserved rs purely men
;al conception.
OF course 10 the man who has Gre
alive mental power, hand skilled in
the arts Of drawing and mechanical
construction may be. and II properly
exercised will be, desirable adjunct IN
the art If invention; but Il y NOT an
essential factor. for many successful
inventors have been, like MIR. Bigelow,
unable to give their new conceptions
material embodiment, and where man
nal skill furnishes a too ready incentive
10 the overhasty naturalization of crude
ideas, il j. an accomplishment which
the genuine inventor can well afford 70
dispense with Scientific American.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

| met 4 man some time ago who used
to travel in business. and almost passed
his life upon the rail- He came home
one evening, and walking across h:s
dining room, he staggered like
drunken man. uncharitable people
who did not know his habits might have
thought him intoxicated He sank on
his chair All the rest Of his life. lie
was completely paralyzed IN his lower
limbs. The incessant travelling on the
rail hal al last proved too much Tor his
nervous system. Hence the collapse;
and | have strong impression that
other collapses might be traced 10
similar source. knew Of a lawyer who
was i'm great rush II business lie
liked his fees: but like AL men who
succeed. he liked business thoroughly
for its own sake. He was unable 70
refuse business; and, indeed, To refuse
business i the hardest trial which can
happen TO professional man. His
mistake was. that he did not provide
himself with adequate assistance. The
ill-treafed brain took 20 softening, and
then all business came TO an end.
knew Of man who was enormously
wealthy. In addition to the constant
employment which hi avn vast prop
erty gave him, he was trustee for ever
20 many widows and orphans and char
titles. lie worked hard AZ accounts till
the small hours in the morning. A boy
clerk nj fifteen shillines a week might
have done il all for him. But he pre-
ferred "doing his own work himself, :"
and accordingly he had TO quit this in
ferior existence, where such a condition
u things is not always possible. One OF
the hest known men in the country once
told me that he was going 10 take six
weeks holiday at the seaside. ! was
rejoieed 10 hear il. No man better de-
served or more required such holiday
Then he told me that he was going 70
take his new book with him to the sea-
side, and hoped to have IT ready for
publication BY the time his holiday was
over. expostulated with him. | ex-
planned that he was only exchanging
one kind ~ hard work for a still harder
kind Of hard work. But he took the ad
vice of what Is often mans worst coun'
selor-himsclf. His book was success
ful, hut he never knew Of the success
London Society.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

Ride overthese fertile fields Of Dakota,
and behold the working Of this latest
triumph of American genius. You are
in q sea of wheat. On the farms man
aged BY Oliver Dalrymple are $4,000
acres in one field. There are other
farmers who cultivate from loo 10 5000
acres. The railroad train rolls through
an ocean of grain. Pleasant the music
Of the ripping waves as the west wind
sweeps over the expanse. We encoun-
ter a squadron Of war chariots, not such
as once swept over the Delta If the Nile
in pursuit Of an army Of fugitive Israel
ties. not such as the warriors Of Rome
were wont 10 drive, with glittering
knives projecting from the axles 70 NOV
a swath through the ranks Of an enemy,
TO drench the ground with blood, 70 cut
down the human race, as il men We're
noxious weeds, but chariots Of peace,
doing the work Of human hands for the
sustenance Of men. There are twenty
FIVE Of them in this one brigade Of the
grand army of one hundred and fifteen,
under the marshalship of this Dakota
farmer. A Superintendent upon a
superb horse. like Brigadier directing
his forces, rides along the line. accom-
panied by his staff of two on horseback.
v They are fully armed and equipped, not
with swords. but the implements Of
peace wrenches. hammers, chlsels.
They are surgeons in waiting. with nuts
and screws. or whatever may be needed,
This brigade Of horse artillery sweeps
by IN echelon-in close order, reaper
following reaper. There l. sound O
wheels Thegrain disappears an instant,
then reappears Siron arms claspit, hold
il moment in their embrace, wind i
with wire, then toss il disdainfully At
your feet. You hear in the rafting o.
the wheels the mechanism saying Z
itself, :. See how easy can do i"
An army Of = shockers = follow IN
reapers, setting up the bundles 70 ripper
before threshing. The reaping mus
, ordinarily all be done in fifteen days
else the grain becomes too ripe. Tn
. first fields harvested. therefore, are Gu
before the ripening Is complete. Eacl
reaper averages about fifteen acres pc
day. and is drawn by three horses o
. mules.
, The reaping ended. threshing begins
/ Again memory goes back 10 early year.
J to the pounding out Of the grain upo
! the threshing- floor with the fail-th
d slow. tedious work Of the winter day.
{ Poets no more will rchearse the mus
: of the fail. The picture for Februar
' in the old Farmers Almanac j. obsolete
) September i the month for threshini
l. the thresher doing its 60oor sOObushe
per day, driven by a steam-engine
= sixteen horsepower Remcrseless thu
e sharp-toothed devourer, swallowing i
e food as fast As two men can cut the vii
. bands. requiring six teams 70 supply !
i demands, And what a cataract Of graf
q pours from its spout, faster than tw
e men can bag i'll
II The last triumph in this direction i
= straw-burning engine, utilizing Y
l. stalks of the grain for fuei--C. g. Con-
sr in Harper's for March.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

You have trouble--your feelings are
injured, your husband is unkind, your
wife frets, your home Is not pleasant,
your friends do not treat you fairly, and
things in general move unpleasantly.
Well, what Of itP Keep il toyourself.
A smoldering fire can be found and
extinguished but when the Goals are
scattered, who can pick them up? Bury
your sorrow. The place for sad and
disgusting things Is under the ground
A cut finger II not benefited by pulling
off the plaster and exposing il to some
body's eye. Charity covereth multi
tude Of sins. Things thus covered are
cured without scar; but once pub
lished and confded 10 meddling friends,
there is no end to the trouble they may
cause. Keep it 10 yourself. Troubles
are transient, aud when sorrow Is
healed and passed, what a comfort i i
to say: No one ever knew Il until Il
was all over. ~. W. Christian Adro-
cate.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

only today for the burden
~ toll. or pain, on care
~ need not blaCkcn TO morrow
WIN The shadow ~ our despair,
q ..nnfh for the present moment
4. the only answer 70 prayer.
Nat unou our weak shoulders
n i:iid the weight 81 years,
ea X M Ills hand j. the Future,
H. lnvc. it, loss, and is tears;
the pain may be- less bitter
TIE 10y more sweet than our fears
Or even before tomorrow
Nay come the sure release.
Waiting. and bearing. and doing,
Fnr ns az once may cease,
instead ~ life's thorn kept roses,
Nay blossom the lilies OF peace.
a. souls that hnngering. thirsting,
struggle and strive Away
Gather from out the future
whatever comfort ye may,
But iii with patient living
The little space 81 To- day
Marjorie Moore. IN Eraminer and chronsc'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

DISEASED F0wLs.--Procure one
pound Of wood charcoal. pulyerize i
coarsely, and mix with Il half a pound
Of common table salt. To hall pint 81
this mixture, add one quart Of corn.
meal and bran, half aud half. Mix well
and feed TO about six or seven fowls.
Procure some hard coal screenings and
place within reach. Feed occasionally
few oats. Always keep some old iron
in the drinking water; give all the out
door exercise you possibly can; even
chase them round a little Place plenty
Of straw for them 10 scratch among TOR
exercise. Throw some small grain
among this to encourage scratching
Above all, give pure air and keep per-
fectly clean. find little kerosene
the commoncr the bctter--to be line
preventive Of disease and lice Of All
kinds. Smear this all along the
perches: also under the straw IN The
LAYING boxes. This i disinfec'ant
and deodorizer also. On cold days be-
careful: on warm ones give them air
Nm. Horne, y. 81, IN Country Gcniie-
man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

Cover the cmher~.
Aud put ont the light
TIL comes with the morning,
And rest with the night.
Dark grow the Windows,
Aud Qrencned 4 the nfe'
sound Ia les into silence,
All footsteps retire.
Darker ana darker.
The black shadows IAN
Sleep and OBLIVION
Reign over All.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

~ Flannels can not be subjected TO the
wash-board or too tight wringing- Wash
IN warm soapsuds; rinse in two waters.
being sure that the rinsing water Is Of
the same temperature as was the soap
suds. Shake the garments well and
pull in shape before hanging where
they will dry quickly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

CREAM HASH Mince any nice, cold,
fresh meat or ham, place in spider,
and cover with sweet cream or milk !;
add butter, pepper and salt to taste !;
let II come to boil, and pour over nice
Is Drowned toast, il wished for tea or
breakfast; IL wished for dinner serve BY
itself to be eaten with mashed potatoes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

"A suitable texture for bald-hcad-
cd person would be mo'hair-
New-York tribune., 1880-04-07

ponents of Blaine, to change this method o. Pr9I 9r
Convention. They do not propose to change the
custom of selecting one of these from each Cont t
gressonnl District only to take the choice out OF
7 i" not believe. however, that the opposition to
Blaine us IS strong enough or sufficiently well or
ganzed to carry out the plan should it be SndHr
fnll and will contain many prominent party
leaders. The most prominent, candidates for T
delerates-at-large are General Hawey OF the Is Ist
the Hon. Augustus Brandegee Of the Hid, and the
Hon. Samuel G. Fessenden of the lVth. Qf ,e these
General Hawley is set down for Edmunds, blgeIow S
and Fessenden for Blame. and Brandegee for Sher,,
man. 1t was rumorcd some time ago that Genera
Hawley would not be a candidate but 1t Is now uii
derstOod that he will accept the appointment nnu
attend the Convention l. H. d.
New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
MR.. TILDEN LyKELY TO STICK.

The NeU- York Star OF yesterday contained
the assertion that Mr. Tilden had decided 10
withdraw from the contest for tie Demo
cratic nomination for tho Presidency bec1use H.
had bcen assured by council Of physicians that
the fatigue and strain .! such contest would
tain death. I; added that Mr. 1ildcn hal there,
decided to east his influence for Henry b. Payne
OF Ohio. Ills report has been received with q good
deal OF increGulty Intimate friend aud political
soca:e OF Mr. Tildcn said yesterday doubt exceed
incy the truth or this assertion. have heard nothing
Of the meeting Of Mr. Tdens fiieDds at which
this Withdrawal If Mr. Tiidcn Is alleged to
have been made. and tLIukI would have been made
acquainted with ii ad II taken place Besides the story
looks all the suspicious because II is printed In
The Star and just on the Of the State Convention
Tie motive IS tCO transparent"
Another politician said that he lad heard nothing Of
the statement and inclined 20 class II among tho
wi d that may he looked for from this time
ward white third who coEycrSed with Mr. Tlden
ierday morning declared that there not word "
truth in tho story from beginning TO end."
New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
TUE STRAITS OF MAcKINAC OPEN

TIE STRAITS OF MACKINAC OPEN.
CHICAGO, April 6.-Dispatches received n''!e state
that the straits Of MaOknac arc perfectly ard pssao
THE PEABODY NORMAL SCHOOL.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 1.-Dr. Sears has decldeu 70 20
move the Peabody Noimal school from Nssivie Tenn "
Atlanta Ca -
TILE STATE FAIR TO BE OPENED IN SEPTEMBER,
ALBANY, April G.-The New York ate Far VIII
be held upon tho between Albany ana Troy opening
. the lYLh OF september.
WHITE AND CHINESE HELP:
AsBURy. \. j. April 0-The employees IN Cum
mugs shirt fHctoty where whte am ninese nop 10 GILL;
ployetl have had their wages raised 10 per cent
LAKE CHAMPLAIN CLEAR OF ICE.
WHITEHALL, y. u, April 6.--Lake Champlaln IS
all clear Of ice III, steamer A. Williams Is now running
regular trips botwe n rlaitsburg aud BuriingloI.
LONG BRANCH PIGEON CLUB.
LONG BRANCH, n. j., April 6.-frank Greer TO-
iuaus badge killing birds The conditions were ten
blids each. two trnps. handicap rlso.
AWARD FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT.
RUTLAND. VI, Aprii 6.-In the United states
E-ey Co.. for inrngemeat Of ps,eat decree was or
deIei awarding the plaiulin Sl6l,Oll II.
r. MISH & SON EMBARRASSED.
SAN FRANClsCO. April 6.-P. Msh a. Son, whole
sale dealers IN snaw goods Of hs ey wnse wa S
House embarrassed decline 20 make any further state
meat , uo,.nu man
Sr LOUIS April 0-rhe suit of the Atlantic ana
Pacific Tee graph Company against the Union Paciuc ai
WAY 10 the POSSESSION OF one o tue INES
m in he United Circuit Court here today for argu
ment.
WINNERS OF THE NEW.ORLEANS RACES
NEW-OKLEANs, April 6-Iu the Jockey Club
races foay Frank the two mile hnrole race easily
o as SnE sse 6ads ss wUn ws the w'I aowa Ss
easily maKng the hrst two miles N 3sis ana tne secona
N 367.
New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
NOMINATIONS IN Jersey CITY.

Inc hcpuOncan Clty CONVENTION OF Jersey
City was held yesterday afternoon IN the of the
Repubhcan Executive Cpnnnttee in Newark-avo. James
H. Stariup Was elected Chairman, aud Police CUIHiis-
si0ner Bird secretary. delegation from the TaxuIy-
ers' Association appeared a the AID asked p.r.
mission TO addres the convention. A mJton was
adOitcd giving thcin fifteen minutes.
John ". PangboTn then read tie resolutions adopted
at the meeting OF the Taxpayers Association Oh Monday
night, and asked their approval by the cOnvcntion Dr.
Isaac VI. QlmOy !0lO0.d III the slIaIn H. did Two
other speakers Henry II. Dusenbnry and B.W f. rock
morton were named ns candidates for The Office nf
Mayor. Oh the frSt ballot Mr.. Duschbuiy received %
woes aud air. ThsockmOrt0u "a. The later, who wa
OAc OF the deegCs. withdrew his ndnc aud the nOri-
HaLOa Z! Mr. Dns"nhnry was made undnimOus 4 com.
ileicc Was aplOin 10 wait aqua M DL.cnDiIry but
he refused to give an answer uIiiI tins morning
New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
THE DONNELLY-W CASE.
40 Further ACTION BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
DONHELLY DHFENDFD by MIR. MANNING.

DoNSRLLY DKFEADFD BY MIR. MANNING.
lnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIEUSEl
WASHINGTON, April 6.-rhe House Committee on
Elections formally voted Inst Thursday that the
reports In the Donney- -Washburn case should be
presented at the meeting to-day. When the COM
inittee met this morning the Republican members.
il is understood we're ready with their report 4;
while the Democratic members. owing to the late
unpeasantness In their ranks. were not ready.
Further consideration Of the case was postponed
one week by the end Of which time il is hoped that
the majority will have agreed upon report.
The committee 10y formal vote removed the In
junction Of secrecy upon all ITS proceedings III the
Donnelly- -Washburn prior to the meeting Of
to-day. Mr.. Manning offered n resolution that
hereafter members Of the committee shall not be
bound to preserve secrecy in regard to lis debera-
tions; but this was lost. 1t is understood that Mr.
Manning advocated this resolution the ground
that in spite Of the injuncions Of secrecy placed
upon members. the proceedings Of the committee
somehow leaked out.
In the meeting this morning tho proceedings
which took place in the House yesterday were
freely alluded 10. aud Mr. Manning warmly de-
fcHded DOnnclly, whom he declared to be innocent
of any knowledge of the anonymous letter before il
was sent to Mr.. Springer. II is understood that Mr..
Manning also defended Mr. Tldrn's agent, who
wrote the threatening letter to Mr.. Springer. Mr.
Manning mentioned. but did not read. letter
which he had received from Donnelly, demanding
an investigation and yindicptIOn at the hands of
the committee MIR. Manning, il is understood. in-
timatcd that he should endravor TO have some pro-
cecdings 10 this end instituted 10y the committee
One thing is certain: II the Committee of Elec-
tions nndertakestO vndicatc' Ignatins Donnelly,
1t will have ITS hands full aud will not he able to
pay attention to any other business during this
session OF Congress.
New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
MANAGERS OF THE sOLDIERs' HOME.
GENERALS MCCLELLAN AND PALMER CANDIDATES.
LnY rELEGKArn 10 rllr TRIBuNKl

GENERALS NJ GILLIAN AND PALMER CANDlDATES.
fnY TELEGRAPH 10 Tnr rRiBUNKl
WAeHINGToN, April 0.-The term of office of six
nembets Of the Board of Managers OF the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers has expired
The managers are elected by joint resolution of
Congress- and hold Office for the term Of six years
aud until their SUCCESSORS are elected. The names
of some twenty gentlemen are row before Congress
for election to the six places which are TO become
vacant
It is understood that the House Committee Oh
Military Affairs will hold meeting next Thursday
aud decide who shall be recommended to the House
for election. 1t is learned that two of the persons
named will I've General Palmer, Of Illinois, and Gen.
eral Mcclellan. of New-Jcrsey
member II he committee said to-day that the
Democratic members of the Military Committee
have declared that they should insist on the elcc-
ton of none but Democrats 10 fill these places.
Whether they will class General Butler as Demo-
crat aud retcct him OF course not iinally deter
mined. but maj rty of the Military Committee Is
said to be opposed to his reelection.
New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
LOCAL ELECTIONS on LONG ISLAND.

The Spring elections were held yesterday in
the towns OF Queens aud Suffolk COuntes In IN
sances the vote poed large there being consider
able excitement the election OF Excise Commissio
ers, Oversecrs OF the Poor and Game Constabes. Tie
following the Supervisors. far heard from in
Queens County Jamaca, John II. Brnckerhof tDem.);
NewtOwn. John T.. Van Eostrand Repl: North IIcmr-
stead, John NJ. Clark CiepE OYSTER Eav George :.
Downing Dcm Long Island City, no el' ctlOu; IL mr.
stead ana Flushing no returns The vote Supervisors
IL close with the chances tu favor OF Clements Rcp
Hampstead ana Dykes ,Dcn) II Flushing
In Suffolk County the following Snpervisnrs wcic
elected: souhO,d, Henry A. Re, iDei0) Suutiai,-
tOu james VI. Hiisev (Dem.E BrpOkha zen John - IIn-
tDem); Islip. Jnhn S. Wood Ntcp); lIuung on,
s phcn g. Rog rs (Dein; Babylon. Charlrs I. Dnr5ca
qlen): shelter Island, DR.. Nico smitltOwn AMI East