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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-15

Many of our greatest discoveries have
been the result of accident, rather than
a fixed and definite purpose. 1T is
curious to note," says the Chicago Trt-
batne, "how nearly every invention that
has proved to be service and blessing
to mankind has been the result of what
is popularity termed an accident. 1t is
well known that many great discoveries
in the arts, in science, and in mechanics
have come to the knowledge of expert
menters in line quite diff'ert mt from the
one in which they were operating, and
what they called a blunder at the time
led the way to the most important re-
suits. 1t is said that the Goodyear pro-
cess of utilizing rubber was purely an
accidental discovery, and now it is
claimed that Mr.. Edison by fortunate
accident discovered that carbonized
paper, instead of platinum, was what he
was after"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-15

War kills its thousands, but cough its tens
OF thousands; DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, how.
ever, always kills cough. Price only 25
cents bottle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-15

The reigning Gar possesses in full
measure the family love of being present
ut great fires, which his younger brother,
the Grand Duke Nicholas. is enabled to
gratify at will by his position as head of
the st. Petersburg fire brigade, On one
occasion this passion for running with
tho machine" all but proved fatal to
both. When the German Lutheran
church, on tile Moika canal, took fire
n the middle of the night, the Gar and
his brother were among the first to reach
the spot, and, while directing the opera
tions of the fireman, incautiously ap-
preached too near the burning build
ing, the belfry of which was already be-
ginning to totter. Suddenly a huge
beam, at least twelve feet in length, fell
blazing from the roof, and struck the
ground with tremendous crash close
to the spot where they stood, injuring
several of the crowd with its flying
splinters. General Trepoff, then minis
ter of police, at once stepped forward,
and succeeded in persuadipg the Gar
to withdraw. but the Grand Duke
Nicholas manned to the end. and saved
the greater part of the building.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-15
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Facts for Farmers.

Bone dust is n lasting manure, and
will continue to fertilize plants for
years, when not ground too fine.
The best potatoes grown under favora-
BILE circumstances contain twenty per
cent. of starch; poor ones, about ten
per cent.
in vineyards, orchards, etc, for the
banishment or destruction of noxious
insects. 1t is said noxious insects are
not found in hemp fields.
Cows remove more from the pasture
that their sroppings supply; therefore
it is good plan to spread manure over
them, sprinkled with plaster, to save
the ammonia for the young grass in the
spring.
Thick lime whitewash, thinned with
strong decoction of tobacco stems, ap-
piled 70 fruit trees, is recommended as
preventative against rabbits and other
animals gnawing them during the winter
season.
A good Jersey COW, during ten years
of usefulness, will produce skim milk
enough to pay for her keeping, and 5000
pounds OF the best butter in the world
into the bargain-buttcr worth several
times as much as the heaviest beef ami
mails.
A cellar that is cool, dry and dark,
and yet well ventilated, is the best place
for preserving potatoes in large quanti-
ties. When smaller quantities are tc be
preserved there is nothing like dry
sand.
The very contagious and destructive
disease of cattle, the epleuro-pneumonia,
was imported from England in lS43.
since which time it has prevailed to a
greater or less extent, and it seems
doubtful if it can be exterminated.
The best breed of fowls would never
satisfy the man who did not take an in
| terest in them. Fowls must have care
and attention just the same as any other
| live stock. 1t is foolish and unwise to
think they can find their own living and
at the same time yield fair profit to
the owner. Good, clean. pure water
and food of egg-producing and nour-
| ishing constituents. fed regularly and
wisely, will pay the owner of the flock
no matter what may be the breed or
pedigree.
! J. d. Gilbert. of Elkhart, Ill. E, who
exhibited the fat prize OK at the fat cat.
tie show held in Chicago, gives his mode
of feeding young animals as follows
q" | feed my young cattle just enough to
keep them strong through the winter
months. After they are two and hall
years old commence feeding corn win
ter and summer until l send them tC
market. Attend TO them closely ant
keep them improving from the tiint
they are led on corn to the time the,
leave the farm. Generally feed from
eight to twelve months on corn. IntenC
from this time to feed year younger
and send one year sooner TO market
Tank I can get my steers mt thirt,
months old to weigh LOO pounds. Thi!
course will pay much better than tC
keep them until thirty-six to forty-twt
months, and get an average OF 1900 tt
2, 100 pounds out of the CATTLE
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-15
tseciDes.

ROLLED JEELY CAKE.-One teacupful
white powdered sugar, one teacupful
-four, four eggs, whites and yolks beaten
separately, pinch salt; beat the yOlks
and sugar to a cream; and the flour and
salt, then the whites beaten TO a very
stiff froth; mix quickly; rub and butter
a large rOasting-pan bake ten or fifteen
minutes, according to oven; when done
spread with jelly and roll quickly.
FAvoRITE MEAT PIE.-Take cold roast
thin, cut it rather small; lay it, wet
with gravy and sufficiently peppered
and salted, in II meat-pie dish. If liked,
a small onion may be chopped fine and
sprinkled over it. Oyer the meat pour
couple of stewed tomatoes, n little
more pepper, and thick layer OF
mashed potatoes. Bake slowly in Il
moderate oven till the top is Il light
brown.
FRIED BREAD PUDDING Take stale
loaf of bakers bread; cut in slices; beat
up six eggs; stir them into a quart OF
milk; dip the slices into the milk and
eggs; lay them upon dish, one upon
another, and let them stand an hour
then fry them to a light brown in little
butter; serve with pudding sauce OF
syrup.
POTATO BALLS, OR CRoQUETTEs -
Four large mealy potatoes, cold, mash
them in "A pan with two tablespoonfuls
of fresh melted butter, pinch of salt, a
little pepper, one tablespoonful Ol
cream, and the beaten yolk of one egg
rub it together for about five minutes, OF
until very smooth; shape the mixture
into balls about the size of a walnut ol
small rolls, dip them into an egg
well beaten, and then into the finest
sifted bread crumbs; fry them in boil
ing lard.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-15

If Mexican robbers, who have always
been one of the many curses of i'll
governed, distracted Mexico, were dealt
with rs We're the robbers near GUIANA
juato, according to recent account,
we should hear of fewer depredations
there upon travellers. Thirty highway
men, having attacked n mail coach with
Winchester rifles, were put to flight
five of their number killed and several
wounded by two young Americans, only
one OF whom was hurt So the account
reads, and il might seem to be gross
exaggeration, considering the disparity
Of numbers, were not most professional
lawbreakers, especially those in Mexico,
arrant towards, who never take the
offensive unless backed by greatly su-
perior strength. One might imagine
that the Americans had been armed
with Gatling guns from the destruction
they wrought, but their most effective
weapons were, no doubt, GOODNESS, cour-
age and resolution AS one of them,
George Green, is from Texas, and the
other, Frank Senter, is from Massa-
chusetts, the honors of intrepidity are,
as respects section, equally divided
They are obviously of the right ma
terial; just such citizens are wanted
there, and many of them. A hundred
brave, firm fellows of their stamp would
be more effective than 10000 pronuncia-
mentos in favor of honest Government
and strict administration of justice
The education of the two Americans has
unquestionably been of the kind most
needed there. Their parents have, very
plainly, in their case taught the young
idea how to shoot.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-15
Care of Ducks.

Ducks usually begin to lay in Febru-
airy, and if shut up at night most or
their eggs will be saved; shut up all the
time, they will stop laying. They will
sometimes lay in nests prepared for
them in their roosting- house, but do not
build nests of their own until nearly
done laying and ready to sit, which is
about the middle of May. Taking their
eggs away will not prolong their lay
ing. Ducks should not be plucked in
winter, and those that are to sit should
not be plucked until week after hatch
ing, as their long four weeks sitting
leaves them weak. After that they
should be picked as often as their
feathers ripen, which can be told by
picking few from the bre st; if there
is no coloreG fluid in the end of the
feather, it is ripe. The little gray ducks
ripen their feathers once in four weeks
if not picfed soon after this they begin
to shed them, and pin feathers take
their places, when separating them is
very tedious. Larger breeds Of duck
lings do not ripen eheir feathers so
quickly. The ducklings can be kept
near the house better if Matched under
hens, as ducks and turkeys are alike
about keeping their little ones as far
away as possible, until hawks or other
animals catch them, when the old ones
come home as tame as hens. Ducklings
should be fed on raw Indian meal
dough, salted a little, once or twice a
week. A dish containing a few quarts
OF water, and re6lled when empty, will
do for them as we'll as creek, but il
should be fixed SO that they can get out
of the water easily or they will drown
Do not confine them, and they will help
themselves to sand and insects,-Bdht.
more Liue Stock BnlLetin.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

ASIGNIFICANr INCIDENT the nomi-
nation of Garfield was made known in the
House Of Representatives, an adjournment
was moved, and then the House resolved itself
into an informal sort Of a ratification meeting
in which both parties participated. The Dem.
ocrats were nothing 10th to join in the con.
CALCULATIONS over the honor paid to member
of the House, and they even went SO far as to
unite with their opponents in giving three
cheers for Garfield. The strength Of the nomi-
natisn was admitted by the Democratic men,
bers, who could not but recognize the ability
and force Of General Garfield, and his high
place in the estimation, Of his colleagues Of
both parties was very significantly delnonstra-
ted by this impromptu ovation. - Record.
Union. sd .asre -.t rt.r IS ..s, + 81 d
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

WAR has begun among the Episcopalians
of Nebraska. and Samuel D. Human, for
mer missionary of tho Protestant Episcopal
Church, has brought suit in the Supreme
Court for $25, 600 damages against William
H. Hare, Missionary Bishop to Nebraska, for
latter published pamphlet, entitled Gre
hearsal of Facts. which charges him with Sc
duction and impurity. The defense is that
the pamphlet is reply to statement of the
plaintiff before the Beard Of Foreign and Do
mestic Missiens. A Nebraska parson with
$25, 900 cash in hand would be something of
curiosity. @.' g.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

A vigorous attempt is being made by Dem
ocratic journals to injure Garfield IN his Chi
nese record The Enterprise explains that he
voted against the Fifteen Passenger Act simply
because he was in favor of more sweeping re-
FORMS This explanation is perfectly consist
ent with his record. In 1879 he expressed
himself as, favoring a complete abrogation Of
the Burlingame treaty. He has always been
so thoroughly opposed to Chinese immigration
that he has voted against each and every half
way and lukewarm measure attempted. He
has never yelled "the Chinese must co., but
he has held that they should not be allowed to
GENE in the first place.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

The SBRPENT's ToorH.-The proprietor of
has yet paid the rent of Moore & Parker 8
Hall where the ratification meeting was held.
About fifteen years ago, Mr.. Wright paid the
taxes on the house in which the proprietor Of
the Tribune now lives, i'll order to save it
from being sold at Sherif's sale, yet during
that long interval the migrate who is daily slur,
ing Mr.. Wright in the Tribune, never offered
to remunerate the gentleman for his voluntary
expenditure. After fifteen years the serpent
tooth is as sharp as ever.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

A Coon SHOWING Under the provisions
of the new California Constitution, the assess
ment roll of San Francisco for this year is in
creased O;O0O, 900 over 1879 This would
be very gratifying for San Francisco we're it
not that, while the assessment roll has in
creased, the actual value of property IN that
city has deprecated. The tax gatherer is what
will keep times hard in California Enter
prise.
The new Constitution simply places check
upon perjury and prevents millionaire from
making the tax collector believe that he is a
pauper. Taxes should have been paid upon
this extra $50, 0OO. 900 years ago. but the own
ers of the property had knack of spiriting it
away. This new Constitution cinches the
strap on that portion Of the animal where it
belongs, and the extra showing on the tax as
SCISSORS roll is gratifying.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

THE Reese River Rereille has gotten hold
Of some lavanting physicians library and sends
US the paper done up in the leaves of a work
on practical and Theoretical Surgery" Each
wrapper contains a colored plate giving the
sectional view of an abcess, cancerous liver or
to take the place of the chrome bate which is
held out by the Call as an inducement to read
Mr.. Pickering's ditorials. &c.. ..'.g
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

A DOUBLE HEADER.-The Stockton Mail,
perpetrates the following atrocity regarding
the Pirates Of Penaanee, which is to be pro
duced here shortly:
After VIM. Penn arrived in Pennsylvania
two Of his maiden aunts opened small ba-
kerry in Philadelphia and sold pies for six
shillings dozen. They did thriving bust.
ness, and when their nephew became famous
they put up a sisnbeard ever the bakery which
read thus, six shilIings dozen. The pie
rates of PENIS aunts' ~'
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12
THE "TRlBUNES" REPUBLICANISM

The Tribune few days ago took occasion
to inform the Republicans Of Ormsby that it
was impossible to harmonic the split in the
Republican party. This paragraph was writ
ten by the present proprietor of the Tribune,
who assumed control of the concern for the
purpeseof defrauding its creditors. Thefollow
ing was evidently written BY an outsider, and
bears cut the assertion made seine weeks ago
that the paper was merely an ass masquerad-
ing in Lyons hide:
The Tribune, holding the welfare of the
Republican party as sacredly as it does humbly,
asks the APPEAL to reflect upon what has al
ready been done in a political way by the
members Of its own immediate circle, and for
the sake Of the respect due the citizens of
Carson, and for the good Of the party it
claims to be a member of, not to stir the mat
ter any more. We are now almost i'll the midst
of what promises to be most exciting psliti-
cal campaign, and such stirring. and at such
period, is certainly not productive of any
good.
The record of the Tribune as Dolly Var
den organ need not be repeated here. 1t is
not now Republican organ, and dares not
hoist the names of Garfield and Arthur at the
head Of its columns, fearing that such step
would ruin all chances Of selling itself to the
Democrats of OrmsbY during the coming
campaign. With this idea in view it throws
out feelsrs like the following
Some of the California papers think the
nomination of Arthur weak one.
Tilden's vote for President in 1876 was
26O 900 greater than that Of Hayes. 1t was
700, 600 greater than that given to Grant in
1875 and 1 ,2S7 900 greater than that of Grant
in 1865
The paper now staggers about as the organ of
nothing. 1t is discarded by the V. & T. Rail
road Company as sheet utterly imbecile to
espouse its cause, shuaaed by politicians with
as much care as its owner would avoid a settle
msnt of an account, and severely let alone by
community it has done nothing but disgrace;
blackmail and BLACKBOARD for the past eight
years. The paper being managed by man
who is anxious to sell it to anybody, and edited
BY man who would like to crowd it into the
the Republican party, makes an unpleasant
mess which requires the superior genius for
political jugglsry. possessed only by the alb
sent Deacon to straighten out. The last party
mentioned, however, having fed the city
howl of contumely is not likely to immed-
lately return. Divested of the terrorizing
influences of the Deacon, who was the skull
and crsss-bones upon the black flag Of the
commands respect or attracts attention.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12
Western.
The Devil Protects His own.

San Francisco, June II.
Tho case of Loring Pickering, charged
with libel, was called in the Police Court
this morning A large crowd was present
Pickerines counsel moved for u dismissal
Of tho case on the grounds of flaw in the
complaint. The Court granted the melton.
Nelson threatens to bring the case up in
another form.
Ksllesh Goes Over t. the Water Company
Contrary to expectation Mayor kallcch has
signed the water ordinance, by which the city
will be mulcted cut of about $500, 900 for
water formerly furnished free of charge.
Found the Kditsr In.
MARSHALL, Texas. June IL
Early this merning w. s. Coleman, law
yer, interviewed Burt Jennings the editor of
the Messenger, relative to an article which
had appeared in the paper. High words fol-
lowed and Jennings finally drawing revol-
YER shot Coleman twice. The second shot
penetrating his brain, and he died almost in
stantly. Jennings gave himself up.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

The APPEAL still insists that member of
the Supreme Bench, elevated to the office by
virtue of the solid vote of the Republican
party of Nevada is better fitted to preside
over a Republican ratification meeting than
Messrs. Swift and Bender or any other two
private citizens that can be named in Carson
and such comparison is not trough" on the
parties named.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

GIDEON Cook, a preacher, was very eccen-
trio in speech, even in his last moments. A
few hours previous to his death his brother,
also preacher. came to his bedside and in
quired: "Do you think you are dying, Gid
eonl' And the reply, quick and short, came
Cant tell; never died before.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

THE grave of William Duck of Reno remains
utterly neglected, his heirs being toe much &C.
cupied fighting over the estate to make any
attempt to beautify his resting place. Jerry
Schooling is the administrator and should see
that the matter is attended to
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

Adelaide Nelson has adopted the old dodge
of failing to appear, feigning sickness, when
an expectant audience is waiting. This cheap
advertising trick is never resorted to by an &C
tress until she believes her popularity to be
on the decline
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

The Democratic Convention in Indiana
drew up series Of resolutions acknowledging
the blessings Of Cad" The official repudi-
alton of the Devil will cause considerable con-
sternation in the rank and file of the party.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

the Salt Lake Tribune thinks that Nevada
is arid because the Sierra Nevada range cuts
off the winds of the Pacific. If the Tribuns
man could only see the wind pick up dry
goods box in Carson and slam it through tn
side Of 2 house, he would hunt another theory
to account for this arid CLIMATE.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12
TELEG R A PHO.
An Editor Shoots a Lawyer in
Texas.
The Greenback ers Nominate Weaver
= '.E'5t and Chambers
Pickering Slides Through the Meshes
Of the Law.
Eastern.
Eastern.
The Gusty GrseHbackers.

s CHICAGo, June II.
The Greenbackers this morning nomi-
mated General James H. Weaver Of Iowa,
for President, and b. J. Chambers Of
Texas, for Vice President. The Socialists
insisted on their resolution regarding in.
herent rights of man to the soil and it was
dopted after a very turbulent discussion.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

HARRY NoRTeN, formerly editor of the
Lyon county Times, and afterwards proprie-
tor of the Silver City Reporter, died in Lead.
VILE on Saturday last The disease which
carried him of was pneumonia.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

Iris asserted that Lucky Baldwin has been
done out of about $25, 900 by bogus English
Lord. The fact that the man got away with
the swag would seem rather to indicate that
his claims to English nobility were genuine.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

AFTER all Conkling came out of his fight
better than his opponents. He named the
second man on the ticket, and the Blaine fsl-
lows got nothing.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-12

j. M DOrmer has started his True FiSsnre
in Candelaria. II is weekly, excellent IN
general makeup and as an exponent Of the
interests of Columbus District fully fills the
bill. w..
Daily Republican., 1880-11-18

A frail young woman In Denver fang
herself IL to q sistern, but was fshed
o 1t. Al cal photographer advised hsr
as follows: "Cls turn frsm your evil
ways" But he won't joke that way
When 1t comes cisturn.
When a txo.hundrsd pound man
gets into q hammock he commits him.
s.lf to the care OF Providence and pats
the largest part of his trust in the
b esd.ropeS, hoping that If anything
gives way it will be the other end.
The gentIsmanly caterer at TIE camp.
meeting, VIII, charges you seventy five
cents for q fifteen cent breakfast, is re-
qusstei to start for the "anxious seat"
before he is cut off in the midst OF his
awful sins. We notice that the minis.
tiers think he is past praying for.
There are ouly three circusses In the
South, and the people down there fear
that the education of the young Is be-
ing sadly neglected.
A section OF Philadelphia Is called
Hadss. Boston Post. You are mistaken.
II ia Oh lied the Fourth ward.
Seth Green has done very well 30 far
as he has gone, but unless ne can in
vent a shad without bones he need not
hope to have statue erected to his
me nory.
Daily Republican., 1880-11-18

ROCERIES DOWN AGAIN. YOU
" will be paid for your trouble by buying
your groceries at Ford 8, cor. Front and Mad
ison. We 70 selling hams at 12c h. sugar
cured shoulders, Ss sweet as ham, So h; flour
8, 81 and &c, D, Minnesota patent 40. n,
oar aour ut $3.50 10 tplsndid: we are the emily
ones selling this brand at this price. Coffees
IL, l5 and 2Oc. n, best Rio 2sc.. Maracaibs
and la auyra 26c Java SOC h, 8 BIS mince
meat 30, 8 ms nice white dried apples Zoe, 8
It's peaches &c 3 lbs Kingstord's starch Csc.
3 lbs Turkey prunes 26c,, 8 ibs dried cherries
26c +, 3 bE borax soap go, 2 cans fine table
peaches use, 2 cans goossberrios 2bc., 2 cans
cherries 25c our t0c. tea Is splendid, our Soc.
Is as good as sold in the city fer sec new
raisins. currants, citron and canned lemon at
prices to suit Pure cider for minoe meat,
from Jackson's mill, apples and sweet pota-
toes by the barrel, rye straw for beds; hay
and straw baled ut country prices, sugars
away down, genuine sardlnes, lTc., new
maoksrel, 80 b kits, $40, Sl.76 and $500.
PETERJ FORD,
Cor Front and Madison SITS.