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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Whale Killing With Bombs,

The dangerous adventures of whaling
ships have been from time immemorial
q source of excitement to the juvenile
literary mind, from the fact that the
slaughter and capture of the monarch
of the. deep" has, until within a few
years, been attended with dangers and
hardships which were only braved by
The hardest and most courageous of the
followers OF the sea but the inventive
genius OF man has of late years discov-
cred system for the capture of the
whale which is attended with as little
danger. as an ordinary yachting cruise
or fishing excursion. A small steamer
known as the Daisy Whitelaw, built
for the purpose Of killing whales III
the waters contiguous to our harbor,
has Tor some time been successfully
engaged in the capture Of these MAN.
moth inhabitants of the sea, and in
several voyages has nevC failed to kill
from one to three of these gigantic ami
mails. Instead of the time-honored and
not always effective harpoon, q weapon
known as the bomb. rocket is used,
which is fired from a mortar and ex-
plodes within the body of the whale,
killing it almost Instantly. The large
finback whale recently on exhibition
at the loot of Second street was killed
by the gun of this steamer. The whales
abound in large numbers at this season
OF the year between the Heads and the
Farallone islands. The varieties indig-
enous to these waters are the finback
hunchback. California gray and sulphur
bottom. The latter is the largest o.
the W hale species, and one $50 feet long
was chased by the Whitelaw for severa
hours on her last trip, but owing to the
fact that it was looking for feed and very
erratic in its movements the gun coulC
not be brought to bear on him
Under ordinary circumstances an ole
whaler can determine the course of {
whale when it disappears under water
and can tell within few feet where i
will come up to blow," but when tn,
whale is looking for feed its course undel
the water cannot be calculated withir
any degree of Gel tainty.-San Francisc
Chronicle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Keep the Blood Pure.

l will tell you, writes physician in
Harper's Weekly, of few things which
tend to render the blood pure and
healthy. Rising in the morning at a
reasonably early hour, and going out
for short walk before breakfast, does,
previously having bathed and dressed
without any undue haste. The walk
need not be q long one, and glass of
pure cold water can always be taken,
just before starting, with advantage, OF
a cup of milk by those who are weakly.
Seven O'Clock, or earlier in summer, is 81
good time to get 1t is just possible,
however, that when called you may be
enjoying a sound sleep, not having rested
very well in The first part of the night.
Ii such be the case, are you to get upP
Yes, get up all the same; you will sleep
better next night. Secure yourself be-
ing aroused at q certain hour every
morning by an alarm or otherwise.
EARLY rising is q habit that is not by
nny means diffionlt ro acquire. hnt it
is u blessed one. The walk, too, be-
fore breakfast may not be relished
for time, but it will soon be found
to have improved the appetite.
The breakfast on the live-by-rule prin-
ciple should be fairly substantial one
both in quality and quantity. AS to the
latter, be guldeo by your own judgment !;
| there ought to be sense of safety after
eating, but no feeling OF flu lness and no
depression of spirits or sleepiness. The
morning meal, and indeed all meals
ought to be taken at the same hour every
day, BY getting up soon you gain many
advantages, two of which are these You
have not to hurry through with break
fast-due mastication is the very first
act in the manufacture of healthy blood
and you can spare half an hour after
the meal before going to work or busi-
ness; this gives the stomach fair start
and enables it to do its work properly
If you have more than half an hour tc
spare, letters to write, by all means
write them, for the evening before re-
firing to rest should be time of perfec
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Buckcd Over a Precipice.

George Clement, of Oakland, a school
teacher, narrowly escaped death while
hunting in Halls valley, about fourteen
miles from town. He came across a
fine buck, and fired. The animal fell to
the ground and lay as if dead. Mr..
Clement hastened up to the body and
was engaged in an inspection of it fine
proportions when the animal suddenly
sprang up and rushed on him. Mr..
Cement was taken unaHG Gres, but in
stead of retreating he grasped the antlers
of the infuriated animal, and for o few
moments held him at arms length like
a wise. They stood facing each other
several moments, when the hunter be-
gan to yield gradually to his more for.
midable antagonist. The buck finally
seemed to be Infused with new life, and
with desperate effort hurled the hun
ter over cliff. They both rolled down
togethe: to the bottom of the precipice,
about eighty feet The buck was killed
before he reached the bottom, and Mr..
Clement had his collar bone broken and
sustained severe bruises. When Mr..
Clement was able to arise, he crawled up
the cliff, and after a great effort man
aged to reach his horse. He rode to
the nearest habitation, suffering great
pain.-Slp Jose (CGL.) HerGh.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Rents shakespeare AlI HolIon.

A printed circular has been sent forth
from Gallipolis, o., from which the fol
lowing statements are extracted
Beulet and Melleen Treelawn' is the
the title of a new play, in five acts, by
Joseph Wilson, a young nan whose
home is in Putnam, a pretty little viii
laee known as the Ninth Ward OF Zanes-
vile, .. In leisure hours Mr.. Wilson
has devoted his attention to the COM
position of this play. 1t will be ready
for the stage in 1881 also in the same
year it will be printed in pamphlet form
and sold throughout the earth" An
extract from this impending marvel is
here appended:
Under. am
Glad to hear that you will remain with us
So long; but have you ever been in Troy NY?
Benl. No never have.
Under. Never been in Troy, NY?
Benl. No, sir; never.
Under. Well, then, you never have
travelled much.
Benl. Well, cannot say that
Have. Still, 1 have been in all the principal
Cities in the United States such as
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati
Chicago, st. Louis, New ORLEANS, and
San Francisco.
Under. And never have been in
Troy, NY?
Benl. No, sir; l never have.
Under. Nor
in Kalamazoo, Mich, either.
Benl. No. sir, never.
Under Them before Benruno,
Here, you have never seen q city. My
Father lives in Troy, NY.
Benl. Indeed
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Why Life is a DiSappO intment.

Life is disappointment, chiefly
because those who are starting in it
overestimate their own strength and
nnderrate that of their competitors.
Selfsufliciency and ignorance are the
pioneers of defeated expectations. The
looker-on is not disappointed; it is the
actor who is Overweening self con f.
dence refuses to see difficulties; and
thus the PREPARATION which might
overcome them is neglected. The defeat
is crushing, because it was deemed
impossible. Presumption and arrogance
have burned the bridges, and have left
no opportunity to gather the shattered
forces by retreat. There seems to be no
help for these blunders; each generation
must learn for itself. There is q point
where teaching ends and experience
begins. 1t is this which has set bounds
to human knowledge. No man can
take up the work Of another. Where
it has been left there it must remain.
The father cannot give or bequeath the
child his experience, as lie can his
property. Men may vaunt themselves
as they will, but there is limit to their
power; and that limit seems in some
cases to have been reached in one man
Shakespeare and Bacon have had no
successors. No man has been able to
take up their work where they lett it.
So far as mems efforts are concerned
their works are completed. AS they
left them so they remain. No man has
yet appeared who can equal what they
have done, much less improve upon it.
AS far as we know, they reached the
limit of mans power in the direction in
which they taught. The child must
mistake the road just as the parent
mistook it, and learn what is the
right road only when too old
And perhaps it is we'll that il
is so. The wisdom of age and the
form ofyouth cannot be joined in b auty
Could the young know their true
strength, and foresee the.difficulties they
have to encounter, they would not fal
by the way, but would faint in thu
beginning. Favorable circumstances
bear men on to fortune to greatel
extent than the successful are willing tC
admit. In my own profession, those
who have achieved success in the early
part of their career have fallen heir t
the practice of father or a preceptor
The inheritor of practice is a Who'll,
generation ahead of him who is tn
founder of one.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

the short, crisp grass, OF nibble the
white sage, while they climb little
way up the bank and dig pit a few
feet deep.
You may see these prospect-holes :"
all over the mountains, for many times
nothing has been found at the bottom
of them to justify further operations
there; and a man who Is unlucky
enough to dig many of these fruitless
pits gets the reputation of being a
gopher" and finds himself laughed at
| good deal.
Their prospect-hole dug down to where
the gravel is firm, they scoop up pan
ful of dirt and carry it down to the
margin of the stream. First having
picked out the large pieces of stone, one
OF the prospectors then takes the pan in
both hands, dips up 3 little water and,
gently shaking the pan, allows the water
to flow over the edge and run away,
the soil. This is done repeatedly, but
as less and less of the heavier dirt is
| left behind, greater care must be used.
ltrequires much dexterity and practice
to keep the bottom of the pan always
lower than the edge and 1T the same
time dip up and pour out the water
without throwing away more earth
than you wish to. Tender manas e.
ment for eight or ten minutes, however,
gets rid of everything except spoon.
full of black sand, and among this Gil
you have been successfully gleam yellow
particles of gold, which have settled to
the bottom, and have heen left behind
in the incessant agitation and washing
away of the earth, because they were
heavier than anything else in the pan
This operation is called washing" OF
"panning-out;" but it is not quite done
yet, for the "colors" or particles of golC
must be separated from the black grains
which are mainly of iron or lead, and by
passing a magnet back and forth through
them, these will be dragged out, stick
ing to it. The gold is then weighed anC
the value estimated. Nowadays, if ;
prospector finds he can count on thre,
cents on every painful of dirt, he knows
he can make money by the help o
machinery; but if he is to do his worl
wholly by hand he must collect at leas
ten cents from each pan, and in the earl.
days this would have been thought yer,
moderate pay. There used to be mine
in Colorado known as "pound-diggings,
because it was said that pound weigh
of gold day could be saved by ever,
man who worked there.
After testing here and there, our pros
pectors decide upon the best part of tn
gravel bank (Which they would call
"bar "), and take possession of a small
tract or "claim," the amount of whicl
is regulated by law, and this "claim
they. mark by driving stakes down an,
writing their names and the boundarie
upon them.-S. Nicholas.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
What We Live BOr.

"WLat is liteP" some one asked
Monttord. His answer is one OF the
most charming things ever, written:
The present life is sleeping and waking;
it is goodnight " on going to bed, and
''good-morning" on getting up; it is to
wonder what the day will bring forth {;
it is rain on the window as one sits by
the fire; it is to walk in the garden and
see the flowers and hear the birds sing;
it is to have news from east, west, north
and south it is to read old books and
NV books; it is to see pictures and
hear music; il is to have Sundays; it is
to pray with family morning and even
ing; 1t is to sit in the twilight and medi-
tate; it is to have breakfast and dinner
and tea; it is to belong to town and
have neighbors, and to become one in a
circle of acquaintances; it is to have
friends and love; it is to have sight OF
dear old faces, and, with some men, it is
to be kissed with the same loving lips for
fifty years, and it is to know themselves
thought of many times a day, in many
places, by children and grandchildren
and many friends.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
IS Panningv - for Gold.

When gold has been discovered in any
region (and this usually happens
through some lucky accident), adven-
turous men rush to the spot in crowds,
and at once look for more signs of it.
This search is called prospecting, i"
and it is done by parties of two or
three, who go along the creeks flowing
down from the hills, and test the gravel
in the banks until they find what they
seek. The prospector's outfit consists
of as much provision as he can carry on
his back or pack on donkey, couple
of blankets, guns and ammunition, a
few cooking-utensils, a shovel and a
pick, and gold-pan. The last is the
most important of all these, excepting
food. 1t is made of sheet-iron, and is
shaped much like an extra large milk
pan. The prospectors, who call each
other partner, or "pard" " for short,
agreeing to divide all they find, trudge
along all day beside their Mexican
donkey, keeping their eyes keenly upon
the lookout, and slowly climbing to-
ward the head of the ravine or gulch
down which the creek plunges. Finally
they come to point where the gulch
widens out little, or perhaps where a
rivulet flows down from side-hill, and
Q high bank of gravel has collected.
Then they let their donkeys feed upon
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

by Consul Playfair. Large tracts of
land have been transformed by the
agency Of the fever-destroying tree"
as it has come to be called, and where
ever it is cultivated fevers are found to
decrease ia frequency and intensity
Fewer districts in Europe have a more
evil reputation than the Campagna as a
veritable lotbed of pestilential fever,
and people who know the country
round Rome may remember the monas-
terry at Ire Fontane on the spot, as ira
dition tells, that St. Paul met his death.
Lie in this monastery meant death to the
monks. but since the eucalyptus has
been planted in the cloisters fever has
disappeared and the place has beco me
habitable.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Does the Eucalyptus Prevent Fever

In Nature some very positive state
ments are made as to the value of the
eucalyptus, or blue-gum lree of Tas-
mania, in destroying fevers in marshy
districts. The testimony in support OF
this power, it says, is most cons
vincing. In marshy districts near
eucalyptus forests lever seems to
be unknown, and in parts of Corsica
and Algeria where the tree as
been planted for the sake of its reputed
virtues epidemic fevers have been
stamped out. M. Gimbert, in a report
to the French academy, instanced the
case of farm situated in a pestilential
district about twenty miles from Al
giers, where by planting number OF
trees the character of the atmosphere
was entirely changed. Similar testi-
mony comes from Holland, the south of
France, Italy, California and many
! other parts of the world, as to the febri-
fugal attributes of this tree.
In no case is the evidence more con
vincing than in that of Algeria, as re-
lated by DIR, Santra, and, quite recently,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Vegetine
Purihes the Blood, Renoyates and
Invigorates the Whole System.
IT'S MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alternative, Tonic, Solvent
and DiuretIo.

vxerrrrr n made exclusively from ths juices Il care
fully selected barts roots and herbs and 20 ssreasb con
centrsted that will enectualy eradicate from The pstsn
every faint Of serofuis, Rorofulcus uumor,
Tumors, Cancer, Csncerous Humos, Fry
sipelss, Salt Isheun, gyphuitie Diseases,
Cenker, Fstntness at the stomach. and all
diseases thst arise from impure blood. seiatice,
InHsmmetory and Chronic rheumatism,
NeursIsia, Gout and Spin al Complaints, can
emily be effectually cured through the blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases Il hs
Skin, Pustules, Pimples, Blotches, Hoils,
letter, scaldhead and Ringworm, Vrsrr1s'
has never failed 70 effect q permanent cure
For Pains in the Back, Kidney Com
plants, Dropsy, Female Weakness, Leu
corrhea, arising from internal liberation ane
uterine diseases and General Debility, vrerriS'
acts directly upon the causes Of these complaints In
vigorstes and strengthens the whole system. acts upon tn
,ecretve organs alays Inflammation cures liberation ans
regulates the bowels
For Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Habituel Cos
tivencss, Palpitatfon OF the Heart, Head
ache, Piles, Nervousnoss, and General
Prostration Of the Nervous System, n'
medicine has given such perfect stsfsetion As M
vreErIsz. Il purtnes the blood, ceanses all OF M
organs and possesses controlling power ever the nervou
system.
induced many physicians and apothecGiss whom VI
know To prescribe and uss Il IN their own families
In TACT vrarrINr the best remedy ret discovered 10
the above diseases, and n the only reliable BLOoT
PURIFIER yet placed bsfots the publ,o
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

The man who loafs his time away
around a one-horse grocery while his
wife takes in washing to support him
can always tell you just what this coun-
try needs to enhance her PROPERTY
Detroit Free Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

nH hAKUHIST5 UTENINE & CATIIOIINUN VII posi-
lively cure Female Weakncs, such Falling OF the
Womb, Whites, Chr0ni. Inflammation liberation Of
the Womb, Incidental lienor-hagc Flooding: Painful
Suppressed anil Irregular MeuEhuaiiop, sc An old ard
reliable remedy. Send postal CSrd for 4 pamphlet VIII
ssslt1ien and certificates from physicians ars
patients. 70 HUWARTH / BALLARD UfIcA, N. T.
bold by all Drugg gistS-sl s. per hotEs
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Are You Not in Good Health d,

II the Liver is the source OF your trouble,
you can find on absolute remedy in DIR. SAM
FoRD's LIVER INvIGoRAToR, the only vegeta-
bic cathartic which acts directly on the Liver.
Cures all Bilious diseases. For Book address
DR.. SANFORD, l62 Broadway, New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

DR. G. e. Shoemaker, the well-known sursl
surgeon of Reading Pa, offers 10 send by mail,
roo of charges "a valuable little book on deafness
and diseases of the car-specially on running
car and catarrh, and their proper treatment
giving references and testimonials that will
satisfy the most skeptical. Address rs shove.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

Seven Leavenworth doctors gathered
around a man who fell ON the walk
Four called it case of sunstroke, and
the other three said it was a fit. Along
came small boy and proved that il
was banana peel.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

yEGETIEE is not stimulating bittors which
crctc3 q fictitious appetite, but gentle tonic
which assists nature to restore the stomach
to healthy action.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

An impecunious fortune-hunter hay
ing been accepted by an heiress. at the
wedding, when that portion OF the
ceremony was reached where the bride
groom says, "With all my worldly goods
i thee endow," spiteful relative OF the
bride exclaimed, "There goes ms
yalisew -''i :
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

The Voltsic Reit Co, H!rrshsiI, Mich,
Will send their Electro Voitaic Belts to the
afflicted upon 80 days trial. See their adver-
tisolnent in this paper headed, "On 80 Days
Trial
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

"Never mistake pcrspiration for in.
spiration," said an old minister in his
charge to young pastor just being or
dained.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

When two young men meet they ad-
dress each other as "Old Man !" and
when two old fellows meet they say
"My boy"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

For all the ailments or small children there
is no better remedy than DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup, All Druggists sell it. Price only rs
cents
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

India's yield of tea is estimated this
year at ~, 100000 POUNDS.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

Fickle in appetite, irresolute in mind, and
subject to melancholy, try Malt Ditters.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

Lille is too short to waste
In critic peep or cynic bark,
Quarrel or reprimand;
Twill soon be dark;
Ay! mind thine own aim, and
God help the mark!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

THE University of Chicago has re-
Gently conferred the Degree of Doctor
of Music upon Prof. H. r. Palmer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Important to the Fair Sex!

THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY, cures Leucolr
hcon or whites Painful Menstruation Qceraton Ova
ian Diseases Absent Menstruation all diseases knowbb
as female weakness They have been used in hpganHu
for years periodical and regulating pill sold py a
Druggists eyerywhere PRICE $l0 per box 9r SIX e1Aes
Tor $780, sent by mail free of postage securely seaeu
THE GRAY MEDICINE Cn;s1
Mechanics Block, Detroit, micn.
Wholesale Agents for U. s. eB Pamphlets sent ffee
@. V. CRITTENTON. Wholesale Agent. New YoIh.--
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
Daughters, wives Mother.

Prevent crooked boots and blistered heels
by wearing Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

There are sixty four cities in the
United States with population exceed
ing 10000; there are forty-four cities
with more than 100000; thirty-four with
more than $4,000; twenty-seven with
more than 10000; twenty-four with
more than $4,000; twenty with more
than 100000; four with more than 5O0,-
600; and one with more than 1000, ,O00,-
600. London is long way ahead of
New York, but the other English cities
fall below the American cities. Liver
pool ranks below Philadelphia and
Brooklyn; Manchester and Birmingham
are below Chicago and st. Louis; Leeds
and Sheffield are below Boston and Balti-
more;, Bristol, Bradford, and Salford
are below Cincinnati, San Francisco and
New Orleans; Hull, Newcastle and
Portsmouth are below Washington,
cleveland, and Buffalo; Leicester,
Sunderland and Oldham are below New
ark. ToniSvilln o.>d p;tee LuIs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

The aggregate cost of the several
bridges that span the Mississippi river,
from st. Louis to st. Paul, has been
$50, 573, 900, ranging from $4,000 for
the bridge at Prairie du Chen to Sll,-
573, 600 for that of st. Louis. The annual
tolls upon the merchandise crossing the
river upon these bridges is officially
stated to amount to 50 1903, 725, or nearly
ten and Il quarter per cent. upon the
original cost.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

The invalid's hope and strength beyond all
OF !er remedies is Malt Bitters.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29

A parliamentary document gives the
certified expenses of members returned
at the last English general election.
The costs, of course, vary according to
place and circumstances. The lowest
are about $4,000 in small boroughs.
But some, especially in counties, go
over $4,000. At the last general elec-
tion, six years ago, tina total cost was
over 81 500, 900, or an average of S11 500
for each one of the $50 members.