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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
Human Hair.

A lady in the city near which l reside
has lock of hair which is said to
have belonged to the unfortunate Marie
Antoinette. This French queens head
of hair was a rich and dark auburn in
the morning, and gray by night. One
hardly wonders that the sufferings ans
terror OF that dark day turned the poor
queens hair. There are other cases on
record in which hair has grayed in a
single day or night. The color of
hair depends on fluid at the lower end
of the thread; il this be destroyed, the
hair, which is hollow tube, receives Of
course. no coloring-matter.
There is one case on record in which q
mans hair changed three times. Oae
lady is still living, who, at the age of
seventy, has suit ofhair without gray
strand in it. A gentleman, aged ia,
had the color of his hair naturally re
stored short time before his death.
Another, at his 10th year, had tull
suit of hair return to his head. An
other, named Nazrelio, of Vienna, in
l774, had full suit of hair and a com.
plete second set of natural teeth.
Workers in cobalt-mines have blue, and
workers in copper-mines, green, hair
In some countries, parents paint the
children's hair vermilion. A binos
have hair nearly white md almost like
threads Of spun glass.-Gotden Days.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
A Dog Digging into His Masters Grave.

Thomas and Frank Bienville were
killed in railroad accident near No
berly, Mo. Before their death the broth
ers owned large N ewfoundland dog to
which they were greatl3 attached.
After the bodies OF the dead men had
been buried the dog gave evidence of
the pro oundest grief by whining and
bowling in the most distressing manner
The occasional absence of the dog from
tn house where he had been left, and
the evidence of digging left on his feet
by clay adhering to them, caused some
remark in the family, and it was con-
cluded that it would be well to watch
the dog. Accordingly, rs the dog
started off to exhume the dead, he was
followed to the graveyard. When the
dog reached the cemetery he howled in
the most distressing manner, and began
to scratch into the double grave con-
tanning the dead bodies. He had
reached the coffin, but had done no vio-
lence to it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
A Murderer's SUSPENSE,

Twenty-nine years ago Edward j.
Ford, colored, stood in the shadow of
the gallows, and for twenty-seven years
was confined in prison under sentence of
death. He lived in Kingseesing, near
Philadelphia, and was a ditcher. One
day while working in ditch he slew
fellow workman in revenge for some
real or fancied arong The circum-
stances of the killing pointed 10 a
deliberate murder, and the jury who
heard the evidence rendered q verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree.
The sentence of death was passed upon
him, and he lay in jail awaiting his death
warrant. This, however, never came.
Governor William T. johnson, whose
term had nearly expired, neglected to
sign the document, and his success sor,
Governor Pollock, refused to accept the
legacy, and thus it went through the
terms of Governors Packer, Curtin.
Geary and Hartranit.- Neither would
sign the death warrant. The prisoner
languished in Moyamensing until he
became a physical wreck and ther
efforts were mad e TO have him released
At last the man was released, and in the
beginning of December, 1877, breathed
the free air again. But his liberty was
of little use to him, for broken down in
health and without friends, there was
nothing left to him but the almshouse,
and on December IL he was admitted
to that institution. Ford sometimes
wonders in his mind and talks inco-
herently. Heis partly paralyzed, and
will in all probability end his days in
the almshouse, although he talks of
going out when he gets better.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
Not Generally Known.


The University of Padua in its palmy
days had $4,000 scholars.
Chaucer was courtier and diplomat-
ist as well as poet. He was sent to
France and Italy in the capacity of his
king representative.
Although the Chinese had gunpowder
many centuries before it was known in
Europe, they did not employ 1T in war,
but used it only in fireworks.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built
in the twelfth century. 1t is l9) feet
high and leans thirteen feet from the
perpendicular. The inclination was
caused by the settling of one side of the
foundation.
The work of printing John Eliot's
translation of the Bible into the Indian
LANGUAGE was done by an Indian lad
named James. Some OF his descend
ants were living at Grafton, Mass, in
the earlier part of this century. They
were surnamed Printer.
The modesty and honesty of Japan
ese beggars are worthy the imitation of
their profession all the world over
To save themselves the trouble of an
swering the calls of mendicants, the
shopkeepers of Japan hang copper coins
by strings on nails in front of their
shops and when a begger comes that
way he takes one, and only one. He
never abuses the merchants generosity
by taking two or more coins, nor by
entering the shop to solicit a larger
amount than that hung on the nail.
One of the most striking objects seen
upon approaching Paris is tbe dome
of the Hotel des Invalides which CLOVIS
in the sunshine like ball of gold.
During Napoleon's reign, when it was
reported to him that an ominous cis-
content prevailed among the Parisians,
dome of the Invalides." 1t was done,
the government in their admiration fer
the new wonder. The gilded dome is
a monument to Napoleon's knowledge
OF French character
Buron, throughout his life, had a
profound repugnance to being blcd.
Wnen he was on his death bed his ply
siciaDs proposed phlebotomy, but
Byron refused to allow it, combating
the quackeries OF his medical advisers
with the logic OF common sense and
| experience. But at last, worn out by
the persistent opportunities of the doc
tors, he extended his arm and angrily
exclaimed: There, you butchers,
since you will have it, take as much
blood as you like, and have done with
it," Repeated bleeding hastened his
death.
In the crypt of the Capucin church,
Vienna, are buried the dead OF the
house of Hapsburg. There are more
than eighty sarcophagi, among them
those of the Emperor Matthias Corvinus,
who died two years before the dis.
peror of Mexico; Napoleon II, and
Joseph l., whose coffin is made of solid
silver. Here also is the remains OF
Francis l., whose wife, the heroic Maria
Theresa, is said to have visited his tomb
daily for thirteen years, until she died
and was laid beside him. As a pre-
caution against premature resurrection,
the hearts and intestines OF the royal
corpses are removed and buried far
away from the Capucin church.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
Gold in Musical Instruments.

The use OF gold in the construction of
musical instruments, says an exchange,
never yet thoroughly investigated, Of
fers an interesting field for eXperimei :.
Four metals are distinguished as being
capable of being hardened to spring
temper, and in that state possess more
or less power of vibration. Steel herd
ened by tempering is used for pianoforte
strings. Brass is hardened By drawing
not equal to steel. Nickel can also be
drawn or hattened, and possesses great
springiness but no metal, either in a
pure state or mixed with other metal,
equals gold, if combined with copper,
silver, or both, for ductility or of power
of vibration. A spiral spring made of
fifteen carat gold-that is, fifteen parts
of fine gold to nine parts of copper
drawn into a wire possesses more
springiness. Many years ago l super
intended the manufacture OF some gold
wire on this principle, as string upon
an ordinary pianoforte, and the results
were marked. Not only was the tone
considerably increased, but its quality
materially improved. With the thin
ner and shorter strings this was so
noticeable that it is surprising the idea
should not have suggested Itself to
others. Fifteen-carat wire drawn
down at least six holes after softening
answers best. 1 have also suggested the
use of gold fer the vibrating tongue
of the harmonium, concertina and
other instruments OF the kind. Some
time ago l asked an amateur zithern
player to try the effects of gold wire
upon his instrument and lie has since
assured me the increase in tone is so re-
markable that he has substituted it for
the steel springs with complete success.
| think the idea one that merits further
inquiry. The expense Disadvantages are
to be gained) should not deter those
most interested in the matter. The har-
monium tongues are made so thin that
little extra outlay would be required,
and with small loss, seeing that the old
gold can be remelted. Let any one take
a disk of steel the size and thickness of
a sovereign, throw it upon a wooden
table so as to make it ring, then take a
sovereign and beat it in the same way
The first will have dull sound, as if
the metal were cracked, and the second
bright metallic bell-ring. A still bet
ter test is TO throw a piece of steel band
on the floor, listen to the vibrations,
then do the same with strip of gold of
the same size and density. Gold has
been used for the strings of the virginia.,
with what effect | cannot say; every
thing depends on the gold being alloyed
and hardened by drawing down to the
desired condition, in which it will
stand nearly the same as steel.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
Discovery of SILK and Satin.

The discovery of silk is attributed to
one of the wives of the emperor of
China, Hoang-ti, who reigned about
two thousand years before the Christian
era; and since that time a specia spot
has always been allotted in the gardens
of the Chinese royal palace to the cult.
vation of the mulberry tree-called in
Chinese the golden tree "-and to the
keeping of silk worms. The first silk
dress in history was made, not for q
sovereign nor for a pretty woman,
but for the monster in human shape,
Heliogabalus.
Persian monks, who came to Con-
stantinople revealed to the Emperor
Justinian the secret of the production of
silk, and gRve him some silk worms.
From Greece the art passed into Italy at
the end of the thirteenth century, When
the popes left Rome to settle at Avin-
ton, France, they introduced into that
country the secret which had been kept
by the Italians; and Louis XI. estab-
lished at Tours mandatory of silk
fabrics. Francis |. founded the Lyons
silk works. which, to this day. have
kept the first rank. Henry II Of
ever made, at the wedding OF his sister.
nal was applied to all silk stuffs in gen.
eral, has, since the last century, been
used to designate only tissues which
prevent lustered surface. The disrov-
cry of this particular brilliant stuff was
accidental. Octavio Mai, silk weaver,
finding business very dull, aud not
knowing what to invent to give new
impulse to the trade, was one day pac
ing to and fro before his loom. Every
time he passed the machine, with no
definite object in view, he pulled little
threads from the warp and put them to
his mouth, which soon after he spat out.
Later on, he found the little ball of silk
attracted by the brilliant appearance OF
the threads. He repeated the expert
ment and by using certain muciagin-
GUS preparations succeeded in giving
new luster to his tissues.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
lacrosse.

In 50. Nicholas we find an article de-
scribing lacrosse, the Indian pastime
which has become the national game OF
Canada and which is every year be-
coming more popular. The magazin-
ist says: Lacrosse is played on Level,
grassy field, like a baseball ground.
The things used in the game are a rub
Der ball, about eight inches in circum-
ference, four light poles or flag stalls,
each about six feet long, and bat or
"erosse" for each player. The field for q
boys game should be about one hundred
and thirty yards long, and about forty
yards wide. The four poles are in pairs,
and should have flags at the top in
colors; say, two in blue, and two in
white. The two poles of a pair are set
up in the ground about six feet apart,
the white flags at one end OF the ield
and the blue at the other, the two
"colors being about one hundred and
twenty yards apart. These form the
goals, and the players should wear some
kind of cap or uniform in the same
colors as the goals, say, half the players
in white caps or shirts, and half in
blue. The poles and flags can be made
at home, the bats cost about one dollar
each, and any good rubber sponge ball
may be used.
The game is led by two captains
selected from all the boys, and, to de-
eide disputes, there may be also two
umpires. Each captain, beginning with
the eldest, takes turns in selecting his
team from all the boys, each choosing
twelve, making twenty-six in the game.
The two caotains do not play, and have
no bats; their duty is to start the game,
to look after their sides, to watch the
ball, and tell their own players what to
do. The umpi. es merely look on from
| the edge of the field, one near each goal.
| The senior captain places his men in
this order: first one in front of the op-
posite goal, second one q short distance
| in advance of him, third still further
in advance, and a fourth at the center
of the field. At the home goal he also
places one man, few yards in advance
of the flags. The remaining players are
placed at the sides of the third and
fourth boys. Then the other captain
does the same thing, and the field is
| filled by the twenty-four players in
pairs, except two on each side. Thus,
entire field. The rules of the game say
get at the ball, nor must it be once
touched by the hands. All the work
is done with the bat. The game is to
start the bail from the center, and to
throw it between the blue flags. Each
side tries its best to defend its own
color, and to get the ball into the
enemy's goal. A player may pick the
ball up on his crosse, or catch it on the
| fly, or the rebound, and he may, if he
can, run with it on the crosse and throw
| it into the goal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
Nuts.

All nuts have to guard against squir-
rels and birds, and therefore their
peculiarities are exactly opposite to
those of succulent fruits. Instead OF
attracting attention by being brightly
colored, they are invariably green like
the leaves while they remain on the
tree; and brown or dusky when they fall
upon the ground beneath. Instead OF
being inclosed in sweet coats, they are
provided with bitter, acrid, or singing
husks; and instead of being soft ia lex.
ture, they are surrounded by hard shells +,
like the cocoanut or have perfectly
solid kernel, like the vegetable ivory.
The origin OF nuts is thus exactly the re-
verse side of the origin of fruits. Ger
tain seeds, richly stored with oils and
starches for aiding the growth of the
young plant, are exposed to the attacks
of squirrels, monkeys, parrots and other
arboreal animals. The greater part OF
them are eaten and completely destroyed
by these their enemies, and so never
hand down their peculiarities to any
descendants. But all fruits vary little
in sweetness and bitterness, pulpy and
stringy tendencies. Thus few among
them happen to be protected from de.
struction by their originally accidental
possession of bitter husk, hard
shell, or few awkward spines AMI
bristles. These the monkeys and squir,
rels reject; and they alone survive as
the parents of future generations.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
H Hall Columbia"

Joseph HopkiAson wrote "Hail
Columbia " in 1898. At that time the
war between England and France was
raging, and it was believed that the
United States would have to take up
arms. Congress was in session at Phila
delphia. The people were divided,
some favored an alliance with France
and some with England. One Saturday
afternoon a young Philadelphia actor
came to Hopkinson and said that he
was to have benefit on the following
Monday night, but that NO boxes had
been taken, and he feared that he would
lose instead of gain by the benefit. The
actor thought that he could fill the house
if he could get patriotic song to the
tune OF the Presidents March, He
asked Hopkinson to write him one.
Hopkinson promised to try, and the
result was Hail Columbia" The song
was ready on the benefit night, and soon
gained immense popularity.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
IClevelaud Plain Dealer.l

Mr.. Theodore Hivcly, tobacco and
cigar dealer, 109 Seneca street, was re-
Gently laid up with rheumatism so that
he couldn't walk. After liberal use of
various preparations he purchased. a
tyottle of st. Jacobs Oil, and, to use his
own expression, 8" II was the first thing
to afford him anything like relief" He
has completely recovered by its use.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

You can live on Malt, sleep on Hops, resist
ague and malaria with Calisaya, aud enrich
the blood with Iron. In short, you can find
new life in MALT BITTERs made of unter.
mented Malt, Hops, Calsaya and Iron, as
every druggist will tell you.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
ria Fayette Journal
Such Reports Do Ones Heart Good.

Mr.. Frank Wilke, North and Ninth
streets, stated, that it was not only
highly praised by his customers, but
the st. Jacobs Oil has not failed to give
,atisfaction in single case.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
CHARLES GARRABRANT,
Dealer in Boots and Shoes, SS5 Broad st.


Are You Not in Good lfeaIths
II the Liver is the source OF your trouble,
you can find an absolute remedy in DR.. SAN
FoRD's LIVER INvIGoRAToR, the only vegeta-
BILE cathartic which acts directly on the Liver.
Cures all Bilious diseases. For Book address
De. SANEoRp, l62 Broadway, New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

There is too much morality which re-
sem bles that of the man who said with
great pride that he didn't like to be
called thief, and then added that the
whisky of his friend and his own
whisky were in the same bottle, but
that his own was at the bottom, and
that he was compelled to drink off the
top in order TO get at it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

Many people aflicted with phthisis pulmo.
nails (Consumption) use DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup with very great benefit and relief
PRICE rs cents n bottle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

VEGETINE will regulate the bowels to healthy
action, by stimulating tho secretions, cleans.
ing and purifying the blooi OF poisonous
humors, and, in a healthful and natural man.
ner, expels all impurities without weakening
the body.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

1t makes no difference in France
whether married lady is angry or not,
she is mad dame all the same.-Wa
frloO Observer
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

1t is a curious provision of nature by
which the trees are made to go bare dur
ing the cold weather. .-Nee0 York Er-
preSS.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

Form of telegram to your shoemake,
Make me another pair exactly like my
last.-Panch.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

The Voltaic Belt CO., Marshall, Mich,
Will send their Elecro-Vollac Belts to the
afflicted upon 80 days trial. See their adver-
tisement in this paper headed, "On 80 Days
Trial"
Get Lyons Patent Heel Stifeners applied
to those new boots before you run them over.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

When an earth quake takes place the
people wonder what in the worlds
turned up.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

My life was saved by Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure.-E B. LakeLu, Seima, Ala.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

How 10 save time-Let your watch run
down.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28

"Trust those who have tried" Don't give
up and say there is no help for Catarrh, Hay
Fever and Catarrhal Deafness, since thou
sands do testify that Ely's Cream Balm has
entirely cured them. Price so cents.
NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 9th, 1879.
MEssRs. ELY BROS, Druggists, Owego, N.
Y.-Having given Cream Balm q months
trial, would advise those suffering from Ca
tarrh 10 lay other remedies aside and try
the Balm, for 1 believe this to be the only
remedy that will cure this terrible disease,
from which 1 have been a continual sufferer
Tor at least 20 years. The Balm is doing won
ders for me. have used everything adver.
tised, but have never found an equal to Cream
Balm. 1t is pleasant 10 use and easy TO apply.
Yours, etc.,
CHARLES GARRABRANT,
Dealer in Boots and Shoes, SS5 Broad st.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
Household Hints.

It is stated on the authority of one
who claims to have tried the expert
ment, that handful of hay placed in a
pail OF water in a newly-painted room
will entirely neutralize the.odor OF the
paint.
To clean jewelry wash in soapsuds; /;
rinse in diluted alcohol, and lay in a
box OF dry sawdust to dry. AS simple
as this seems, it is the very incest way
possible to clean gold chains or orna-
ments of any kind.
For damp closet or cupboard, which
is liable to cause mildew. place in it a
saucer full of quicklime, and it will not
only absorb all apparent dampness but
sweeten and disinfeet the place. Renew
the lime once fortnight, or as as often
as it becomes slaked.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-28
70. 600 SOLD YEARLY.

which have been awarded HIGHEST DISTINCTIONS fol
DEMONSTRATED SUPERIORITY at ONE of the GhhA
WORLDS Industrial Exhibitions for thirteen years. '0't"