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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-11

every man or woman in every walk of life. 1t fur
nishes an exercise which may, and should be intro
duced int % every house, which may be practiced at
all seasons, in all kinds of weather, by persons of
both sexes all ages or degrees Of strength or weak
ness, alone or in company. No one CO say too
much in praise of it, and no one can 4ford to do
without it. All who investigate thor dghly, use it,
and consider it invaluable and Indispensable 1t is
medicine ever discovered. No claim is set up for
it which is unscientifc or impracticable.
GeneraI.-It is the best of rest. 1t is perfectly
safe. No harm ever came from its use. 1t strains
no portion of the SYSTEM 1t directs the vital forces
to the affected parts BY its the health is easily
maintained. The purchase of q Reactonary Litter
is tt e best kind of economy. The convenience of
having one in the house is very great.
Mind and Brain 1t invigorates and strength
ems the brain, and renders it more active and eff
eient i'll all its operations.
sieep.-Iti is the simplest and safest narcotic.
1t is the most natural and probably the best means
of inducing sound and refreshing sleep.
Nerves.-It is wonderful tonic to the whole
nervous system. 1t is most efhcacious remedy in
paralysis. if taken in time.
Lungs, Throat and V0ice.-It gives special
expansion and greater mobility to the chest; en-
larges the lungs increases the volume of respira-
ton, and brings the voice more fully under control
AS preventive and cure of lung diseases it has no
equal.
Exercise.-It is the most perfect exercise for
man or woman, furnishing the best form of physi-
cal culture and development in the safest, asiest,
ter than the gymnasium and free from its dangers;
cheaper than the saddle less aborious than beating
and infinitely better than drugs in a majority of
chronic diseases. 1t rounds and bardens the mus.
cl es, and educates them into ready, faithful
ana efhcient servants of the will.
EXERCISE AND SALESROOMS,
9OI Middle Street, Portland.
j. III. GAUBERT, PROPRIETOR.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-11

MEANING OF A DEMOCRATsC RES
TORATION.
''We would like to enSrave a prophecy
ON stone to be read of generations i'm the
future. The negro i'm these States will be
slave again or cease to be. His sole refuge
.fscru extinction will be i'm slavery 10 the
white man.-MERIDIAS (MIss.) MERCURY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-11

The following document has been issued ly
Hon. John G. New, ch irman of the Republi-
can state committee of Indiana:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
Who Took the MOneyg

Over in the State of California. in the
town of San LeSndro, there lives a man
named Neil Hast - singular name, be-
cause "double a" is not used very often.
This Mr.. Hast kept 10 boarding-house
and there lived with him many men
who worked on a railroad not far from
San Leandro. Now as the boarding
house keeper does not own an iron safe
he has been in the habit of hiding his
bag of money under a barrel in the eel
lar: One day recently he went to the
cellar to make some change and at that
moment noticed that the buckskin
money bag contained two hundred and
eighty dollars in gold and silver. An
hour or so later he again had occasion
to make change, for on that afternoon
his boarders were settling their bills,
and down he went for the money bag.
Lo and behold! the bag was gone. There
was not a trace of it-not even penny
left. Mr.. Hast was troubled. Two
hundred and eighty dollars was a big
sum to him, as it is to many other per-
sons, and it almost broke his heart tc
think that it had taken wings and flown.
Ny. Hast tapped his forehead with his
fin ger. "Ahaw he said. "Brampton,
the butcher, is the only body who's been
in the cellar. Imust arrest Brampton.
But he held his head down and thought
for awhile. Mr.. Brampton was said by
every one to be an honest man; he had
Il CHEEKY laugh, a happy" good morn
ing y for ali, and was never known to
give bad weight in making sale Could
it be Bramptonp Thus our boarding
house keeper reflected and at last sadly
shaking his head made up his mind that
Mr.. Brampton should go to jail. Mean
while Mrs, Hast had entered the cellar.
Look around, Neil," she said, per
haps you dropped the bag and didn't
know it," The husband and wife then
began to look around-,boxes were re-
moved, barrels rolled away and things
cleared up generally. Not clue could
be found. Lets poke stick into that
big rat hole,n said Mrs Hast. "Oh,
it's no use replied Mr.. Hast; but the
wife got long stick and showed away.
" L feel something funny in there" she
exclaimed. "If we only had Il stick
with hook on the end" So they got
a stick with piece of bent wire fastened
to the end and pulled out the objet. 1t
was an empty ginger bottle. That was
discouraging, but the two reasoned that
if rat could carry off ginger bottle
he could carry off a little bag of money
also. Again the stick was worked
around in the rat-hole and again hard
object was felt. That's the money"
said Mrs Hast, and sure enough it was,
for bad old rat and not good Bramp-
ton, the butcher, was the thief. Mr..
Hast got all his coin back as the bag
had not been torn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
The United States as a whea, Coun,rv

A little over thirty years ago the
Springfield Republican notes that grain
was imported to this country from the
Black sea. During the crop year on
which the country is just entering, it
claims that it is certain that l60, ,000,-
600 bushels of wheat will be exported
to Europe. and the amount may reach
200, 100000 bushels. The grain is in
this country; the only question is one
of demand. The demand last year from
Europe was for 9,0O0,O 600 bushels out
OF a crop estimated at 420, 900, 900
bushels. The production this year is
larger. 1t is one-fourth larger in Kan
sas; in Minnesota the production this
year is 40,O00,000 bushels, large ad-
vance over last year; the grain fields
OF Southern Ohio show an unprece-
dented yield; so do those of Iowa; and
in Indiana the crop will, in some cases,
pay for the ground on which it stands.
The wheat acreage of the country is put
at 81 ,oOO,O 600 acres, an increase of ones
nth In two years. The average yield
is placed at twelve bushels an acre, and
the acreage at 81, ,0OO, 900 acres, by Alex
ander Delmar, who wrote to the Times
in the close ofJuly, after trip through
the wheat fields of the West, ending at
Ogden. The statistician of the New
York produce exchange puts the aver
age, yield at from eleven to twelve
bushels; other more sanguine estimates
carry 1t up to thirteen or fourteen bushels
an acre. The lowest estimate yet made
places the crop at 800, 900, 900, the largest
at 440, ,OO0, 900, and crop of 420, 900. COO
may be reasonably counted upon. This
Is an increase in ten years of 1873 900, 900
bushels in the annual wheat production
OF this country, and an increase nearly
equal to the total wheat harvest of
twenty years ago.
Out of this years harvest, reckoning
the population in this country at as, ,5OO,-
600 persons, l94, 600, 900 bushels will be
needed tor consumption and 50,000,000
Tor SEED, in all 244, 900, 900; leaving, ut
the mghest estimate, 10000, 900 for ex-
port, to which may be added 90 900, 900
left over from last years crop. Whether
the European demand will be equal
the amount of surplus wheat in this
country is considered by the Republican
as doubtful. 1t will unquestionably
equal last years demand, and the value
OF the breadstuffs exported during the
coming year will probably reach $780,
OOO,O 600, and may rise to higher figure.
The unknown quantity in the wheat sup
ply OF the world is Russia. Its harvest
has been pronounced far under the
average for weeks past, but recent ad-
vices tell different story. At best,
however, nothing more than an aver
age surplus for export is to be expected,
not over 50,000,000 bushels; and if
this is supplemented by the usual Eu-
ropean import, 90 000, 900 bushels from
Roumahia, and 5000, 600 from Canada
and Australia, the total wheat supply
which Europe is likely to receive from
points outside of this country may be
placed at rs 100000. The current def
cheney in Europe is placed at from $685.
100000 to $1,000, 600 bushels.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
Vera Sassulitch.

Referring to the recent arrest in st.
Petersburg of Vera Sassulitch, who shot
General Trepoff, Prefect of the Russian
capital in February. 1873, the New York
World gives the following sketch of her
career: Few things which of late have
occurred in Russia. where stirring events
succeed one another with startling rapid
ity, created so great a sensation as the
Vera Sassulitch episode. The woman
was born in 1850, and at seventeen years
of age felt the iustice-or suspieion-with
which the Empire " of Discomfort " is
swayed. She was the school friend of
the sister of Netchaieff, the conspirator
whom Switzerland refused to extradite.
Miss Netchaieff was thrown into prison
for the off'ense of being her brothers
sister, and Vera Sassulitch was likewise
imprisoned for being the friend of the
conspirator's sister. For nine years she
was IA prisoner, and as such was sub
jected to brutal indignities. In 1876 she
was liberated. A little over year later
all liberia l-minded people in Russia were
shocked by the brutality of General Tre-
potf, who had ordered the severe punish
ment of q political prisoner, Bogolinhoff
who was guilty of the grievous offense
of not having uncovered in Trepoff's au-
gust presence. Vera Sassulitch, it is
said had never heard of Bogolinhoff, but
she felt that by attracting attention to
Trepoff she might end his tyrannies.
Accordingly she sought an interview
and shot him in the side. The wound
was not fatal, but the woman was tried
for her life. The jury embraced six
members of the civil service, two mer-
chants, a school inspector, nobleman,
a student and an artist. The audience
of six hundred persons was splendid
one, admitted by ticket, and was COM
posed of people in high station. Though
the offense was admitted the sympathy
OF the audience and the general public
was so great that she was acquitted.
The audience greeted the verdict with
cheers, and there was an attempt at n
Nihilist demonstration, but the police
interfered and promptly killed several
persons. Vera's brother-in-l law fired on
the police and then blew out his own
brains. The woman escaped and several
months later was at n banquet in
Geneva, where, sitting at Henri Roche
forts right hand, she made so violent
speech that the Swiss authorities po-
litely asked her to move on. From
then until now her movements have
not been a matter of public record.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
Learning 70 Write

The London Spectator says We be-
lieve there is no single system of me-
cGnsqne for writing, and that child be-
longing to the educated classes would
be taught much better and more easily
if, after being once enabled to make and
recognize written letters, it were let
alone, and praised or chidden not for
its method, but for the result. Let the
boy hold the pen as he likes, and make
his strokes as he likes, and write at the
pace he likes-hurry, of course, being
discouraged-but insist strenuously and
persistently that his copy shall be legi-
bic, shall be clean, and shall approach
the good copy set before him, namely, a
well-written letter, rot q rubbishy text
on singleliEe, written as nobody but a
writing master ever did or will write
till the worlds end. He will make a
muddle at first, but he will soon make
q passable imitation OF his copy and ul-
timately develop a characteristic and
strong hand, which may be bad or good,
but will not be either meaningless, un-
decided, or illegible. This hand will
alter. OF course, very greatly as he
grows older. 1t may alter at eleven. be-
cause it is at that age that the range of
the eyes is fixed, and short sight be-
trays itself; and it will alter at seven
teen, because then the system of taking
notes at lectures, which ruins most
hands will have cramped and tempo
rarily spoiled the writing, but the char
acter will form itself again, and will
never be deficient in clearness or de-
cision. The idea that it is to be clear
will have stamped itself, and confidence
will not have been destroyed by worry
ing little rules about attitude, and angle
and slope, which the very irritation of
the pupils ought to convince the teach
ers are, from some personal popularity,
inapplicable. The lad will write as lie
does anything else that he cares to do, as
well as he can, and with a certain eff
cheney and speed. Almost every letter
he gets will give him some assistance,
and the masters remonstrance on his
illegibility will be attended to, like any
other caution given in the curriculum.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
A Mans Mouth SeWed Up.

The Syracuse On. y Herald SAYS /:
There is one OF our city physicians who
is sometimes in the habit of imbibing
too freely, and when the trials and tribu-
lations of the busy world bear down
heavily upon him he browns his griefs
and drives dull care away in the flowing
bowl. 1t was while in this condition
that one day he was called to one of the
suburban villages of Syracuse to attend
a man who had received severe gashes
on his face. The patient Was put under
the influence of ether. and after fashion
the doctor proceeded TO sew up the
mans wounds. When he had completed
the operation, as he supposed, he OBJ
served a large opening in the face Just
below the nose, from which the blood
was oozing. After swallowing another
potation from his now nearly empty
flask, the doctor proceeded with renewed
vigor to the task of sewing up the mans
mouth! and after he had finished, ban
daged the mans face and departed. Not
many minutes elapsed before the man
recovered his consciousness, and "Um!
uni UNI" was heard from underneath
the bandage, and I'm! um! nm |" was
as emphatinally as it was posi-
BILE for the man to calculate under the
circumstances. Another physician was
called and the bandages and stitches
were removed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
typhoid Fever.

Typhoid fever is, of all diseases, pre-
eminently filth disease, traceable with
as much certainty as fire from smoke.
Wherever it exists it points unequivo-
cally to unremoved filth, and is disease
therefore altogether and wholly pre-
ventable by proper sanitary measures
Notwithstanding, during the census
year OF 1870, there were in the United
States %, 1877 preventable deaths from
typhoid fever. But had there been the
same ratio to the total population of the
United States as in Philadelphia during
centennial year, the mortality from this
cause would have been over 81, 900. And
this was tar from being all as regards
Philadelphia. All over the country
fatal cases of typhoid fever, and other
diseases nearly allied to it, were attribu-
table to the centennial visitation-the
neglected drainage, criminal INSULT
cheney of water-closets and bad plumb
ing. These conditions, so prominently
manifest at the centennial, and appar-
emily to an extraordinary degree in
Philadelphia even yet, as judged by the
prevalence OF typhoid fever, are, of all
causes OF mortality, the most criminal,
because the most easily preventable.
Universal experience attests that water
closets inadequateiy provided with
means for speedy and complete cleansing
and aeration are prolific sources of
typhoid fever and kindred affections in
all temperate latitudes, and, with pre-
vailing high temperature and moisture,
of the still more deadly disease, yellow
fever. And all the more dangerous are
these conditions because they are not
infrequently the means of spreading that
disease 10 distant places. The exist
ence of typhoid fever or allied diseases
in any place is prima facie evidence of
filthy surroundings .-Sdnttdrids.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
Some New York Fits,

The New York police the other day
found a young fellow in a dreadful fit
and took him to the station house, where
3 hospital ambulance was at once sent
for. 1t came, as such things do, in a
hurry, bringing two doctors. "Epil-
epsy," said one; "Sham, said the other,
and they proceeded to test the case The
fellow was foaming at the mouth, with
eyes set, fists clenched, and limbs rigid.
Ice-water was poured on him, and he
showed no sign. 1t was about to be ad-
mitted case of epilepsy, when hot
water was dropped, just little upon
his skin. The patient at once jumped
up all right. Both doctors were then
aroused, and they threw him down and
poured all the ice-water they had over
him till he begged them to stop. Then
he owned up that he was shamming,
and had recently slammed his way into
Bellevue for a month and then into st.
Luke's. Whenever want a new suit
of clothes and to feed up, go out and
have a fit," he said. The doctors say
this sort of thing is not rare, and that
these well fellows in hospitals make
dangerous thieves there.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

The other day en- old country woman drove
up in her wagon to q well-known shoe store,
and entering the same, thus aocosted the
urbane proprietor: "I want to see them ere
Ninety-fve Rubber Boots advertised in all
the papers. Pm thinking they must be cheap
at ninety-fve CENTS and I'll just take home
two pair to the old man."
1t was difficult at first 70 convince the old
lady that the figures "95 Il" referred to quality,
not price, and that the boots were 95 per
cent. sterling pure; but when she was shown
a sample cut open to display the interior, and
saw that the soles were half an inch thick OF
solid rubber, and that the upper and legs were
double thick, she was contented to pay, not
ninety-fve cents, but several dollars, for
single pair OF the "Cnndee 95 Per Cent.
Boots" believing they would be the cheap
est in the end for the cold man" The
storekeeper punched the date OF sale in the
legs SO as to fix the expiration OF the three
months warrant, and assured her in case they
did not stand the warrant, he would give a
new pair free of charge.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

Window glass is a terrible perplexity
to the animal creation. The murmurs
of astonishmenr fly emits when he
goes headfirst against pane of it is
familiar to all. But perhaps the most
tormented creature is friendly cat on
one side of the glass with hand pre-
tending to stroke tabby's back on the
other side. The cats back will arch in
the customary attitude of such occa-
sions and faint purr, suddenly inter-
rupted by surprise at the absence of
sensation along the fur, is heard. She
vain. Her philosophy is not equal to
the occasion, and she goes off in despair.
What can a steady-going animal think
OF mems new tangled notions P"-
Rochester Herald.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
Is il Possible

That remedy made of such common,
simple plants as Hops, ,Buchu. Mandrake,
Dandelion, etc., make so many and such
marvellous and wonderful cures as Hop
Bitters do 1t must be, for when old
and young, rich and poor. pastor and
doctor, lawyer and editor, all testify to
having been cured by them, we must
believe and doubt no longer. See other
column.--PoSt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

The largest packages of mail matter
delivered from the New York postoffice
to individual establishments In the city
60 to the First National bank. Fourth
National bank, A. T. Stewart & Co., and
H. b. Clahin & Co. To these estab.
lishments an average of 1900 letters is
sent on the first delivery every morning.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

Dr.. ANARCHISTS GTEnINE CATHOLfCoN viii posi-.
lively cure Female Weakness such as Falling OF the
Womb Whites Chronic Inflammation or liberation OF
the Nomh Incidental Hcmorllage Flooding. Painful
Suppressed and Irregular Mcnshuation sc. An old and
reliable remedy Send postal card for pamphlet with
treatment. and certificates from physicaIs and
patients 10 HOWARTH & BALLARD Inca n Y
Sold 10y all DrnEgislS-S 50 hnttla
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

Physicians say that there Ia no remedy fol
consumption, and possibly in some cases the
assertion may be correct. We know however
of many cures made by DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup and will guarantee positive reliet to the
sufferer in every instance.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

DIR. C. f. Shoemaker, the well-know aurel
surgeon Of Reading, Pa, offers to send by mail,
free OF charge, valuable little book on deafness
md diseases of the ear-specially on running
giving references and testimonials that will
satisfy the most skeptical. Address as above
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
a HnruaehOIh Mad

A book on the Liver, its diseases and their
treatment sent free. Including treatises uron
Liver Complaints, Torpid Liver, Jaundice,
Biliousness, Headache, Constipation, Dyspep.
sia, Malaria, etc. Address DR.. Sanford, 1872
Broadway, New York CITY, N.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

NERVOUS SUFFERER.-A dose of Vegetino,
taken just before going to bed, will ensure a
comfortable nights rest to the nervous sui fferer
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
Wanted.

Sherman 4 Co., Marshall, Mich, want an
agent in this county at once, at q salary ol
800 per month and expenses paid. For full
particulars address as above.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

In Indiana farmers who signed notes
for $40 to pay for hay forks are finding
that the decimal wasn't there, and their
notes are at the banks for 81 900 instead.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

A Boston inventor has made ma
chine which makes thirty seamless
paper boxes q minute.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

For sore throat, gargle with Piso's Cure,
mixed with little water. Relief is Instant.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

The most comfortable boot in town is that
with Lyons Patent Metallic Heel Stffeners.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

Kidney-Wort effectively acts at the
same time on kidneys, liver and bowels.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

!. Gilbert's Pat. Gloss Starch for f,ne fabrics
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11
Remarkable Cure OF ScrofuIous Face.

wEsrMIHsrER, CONN.,, June 10 1879
Mr.. II. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sr-I can testify to the good effect OF ynui
medicine. My little boy had Sorofula gore brcaB
out on his head as large as quarter OF a dollar
and il went down his face from ear to tho other
under his neck, and one solid maes OF sores
Two bottles of your valuable YEeETINE completely
cured him.
Very respectfully,
MRs. @. r. THATCHER
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-11

AlOyearscounty light Ksathine Co. 80 Nassau St, !
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