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HAVEMEYERS G ELDER,
Decastlo & Donner Refining Co.,
1877 WALL-ST., NEW YORK.

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RI DER'S Cut-Lottt. Potctterel.
Grauulatctl, aud Co,fectione''*'
1IouI{cI Stt1nrS to be the. Ptrext.
strongest, aud Best Sugars made q.
this c0untlu. 7UItich contain 11 to ~
per cent ,itpre sacchuri,tc strength.
Than other fefneries- Tdo,'t tetiero
any prudent housci;ecper, aUI.o h0s
0,ty respect for good health, ca.
udol4t to use any Other b'W'stt OF
.tuf@ftlS.
, 1881-09-11

Finest teeth, s.. Filling, half price. Cum
u,ins. dentist, 70 State, corner Randolph.
, 1881-09-11

Sick headache cured and prevented by Dr.
jay Halls new remedy Suld by druggists
, 1881-09-11

Mmc, poncclct, French importer. 1909 Wabash
ayenuc ,ttt,1tt going bncs to Europe. IL selling
regardless OF Gust, her elegant flowers, feathers
nft
, 1881-09-11
THE *COU1:T OF DEATH."

T. ~
There is now Oh exhibition Mt Olsricn's 1art
Gallery celebrated painting known rs Rem
brandt Iculc's ''Court of Death All the plet-
ures fro the north side Of tho roo1n have been
removed to make space for this sublime nile-
roricul work, which is Of grand proportions
f1.,y.4 fcet> and contains twcnty-threc lfe-sl2ea
figures. 1t conveys III, impressive moral lesson.
depicting With intense power and vivldncss tho
horrors of war. vice, md intemperance. which
lead to premature henth, as contrnstea WIN
pcaccful, temperate old age and innocent. VIZ
tuous youth. Although executed ha11 cent
ury auo it IL still fresh in color, softencd and
1ne,lo,yel no doubt, somewhat by agc but bear
inc that namclcss charm which Stamps it as n
,noetrrnicrc or art The poem Of Bishop Pnr-
tcus on Death first suggested 70 me aI.s. M ~ sae
idea which he Aftcrward emboaied III tnls IT,
markuble painting:
i.aved ~ Obiision's lis,'esx s.seGtn; and fenced
y na cvisss ,9sks sa sna 1n II sion
Or busy n0nIItiie beam. the monarch sits
lu unsti1stantial n*jesty.
y dim and yusty cavern. through whose shhao"f
otscilrity his furm can be d'sccrhco; lf's 1n's
rests upon the trm of yon.h d cud r,.1c " nvr
il rock aud touch the waters Q! O.''''so,l. ~
bol,cnt of that mystery which snFreumns
stsnas snu 'I to Tie right and partially in front
Of Deuth in tho Eulse OF 4eautsa"' a;.!a ,,;,so
male. and il in the act OF dlppin! WIZ.
from n yuse and present.nxisit 70 ntyouth Ut hcr
side Following in the tran of Pleasure, 5 mr. siu ,ne
figures cr lsenorsc, Delirium Trcuaens una sn!
rIous diseases, Consumption. Fever, Apoplcty'
Hypochondrla, Dropsy: and Gaut o ~ me ,'rs. .x'
1retnc lcft-Wurs depleted ny nop.e I' msu =:
showed. % Conttasration lights his way ,o to de. f.
structton with her tiatnS totess or ssct WIS Fm1ne
and 1,nsfinncc follow in his footsteps. On the
lett OF Death stnnds Old Age. supports;u .;l., 6s
Chrs,tan Faith in the form Of inHGly x,aT',.
This is brief sketch only OF aEematXao'e p'eeu's
well worth seeing.
, 1881-09-11

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By 4 recent INVENTION, otarch VI ~. IV.n
Snsar lHaoic scHelat! nnv"n a.s}e,, ~
cose}, heretofore quite e4ensl't.y eti ~ he,. nseu
,,.,io 80, Io;autar Lrv.nnd white 81 that it
h1Aue S"Ale''! -! ~ '';.In1 ,,:;tI, ,I1 =
can Dc p0Wucitu anu aAtAeu "teu :A'-
Sugars. 1t raises the standard OF c0l0r
lurgeIy. but, not being SO sweet- reduces
+t,oe e.,..n1,n r;no strou,rt1, uaEinfr IT. uae.
cSsnry TO use more OF 1lle article to attain
the usual degree OF sweetness. Large
quantities or TINS mixture are nom oelns
nlade anu sold 1naer 'arioas p.nn"s. .la ~. j.,
, 1881-09-11

Decline oil 1Inn.
Impotence Of mind, limb. or vital function %
nervous weakness. debility, etc. cured hy Wells
Health ltencwer. 81 at druggists. Depot s.
Lake street.
, 1881-09-11
LOCAL ITEMS.

Tie: "Did you read my last poem:" She:
" Yes; it was simply perfect" He: "Oh.
come, now, really, you know, nothing is per-
feet III this worll!" She: Oh, yes, non
..t
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
The Singing Bird.

oh, sweet, sweet, sweet" the swallow sung.
From thames he builded high;
And the robins raptured echo rung
From his leafy perch close by.
"Oh, sweet, sweet, sweet" rang the joyful tune.
"Oh, sweet, sweet, sweet is the world in June
"Oh, sweet, sweet sweet" the maiden said
AS she twined her hair with flowers;
From bird and blossom the echo sped
Through the long and blissful hours.
"Oh, sweet sweet, sweet" rang the joyful tune,
oh, sweet, sweet, sweet is the world in June. -
"Oh, sweet, sweet sweet" the swallow sung
On the summers dying night;
And "sweet, sweet, sweet" the echo rung,
As the robin plumed for fight;
"Oh, sweet is the summer when just begun,
And sweet, sweet sweet, when her life is done.
Dut the maiden, never word she said,
As she donncd her weeds of woe:
The bird that sung in her heart was dead,
With the summer of long ago:
The sweet, sweet. sweet, of the bloom and bird
Az idle mocking her dull car heard.
Oh, sweet sweet, sweet is the whole glad EARTH
When the summer days are here;
And sweet, sweet, sweet is the time of dearth,
Though the autumn days are drear:
If only deep in the heart is heard
The gladstone song of the singing-bird.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Pens.

For an early crop of peas plant early
in the spring, Just as soon as there is no
longer any frost in the ground. Choose
southern exposure, and, if possible,
northwestern protection. The warmer
the place the better. 1t is our practice,
as far as possible, to prepare our ground
the autumn previous, so that the fertil-
izers may become finely mixed with the
soil. We have found old leaf mold
very good manure. We prefer double
rows for at least the tall sorts, which
should be bushed when they are five
inches high, having previously been
hoed! The rains will pack the earth
around the young plants, and it needs
good stirring. The double rows we
make seven inches apart, and from that
to the next double about four feet. It
has been our plan in order to get good
start to sift some earth and fertilizers,
get number of pans or boxes, soak
the peas over night and plant
in the boxes, two inches of fine
earth to good sprinkling of
soaked seed, one after the other to
the top. The boxes are put in q warm
room in the sunshine OF near a stove,
and the earth is kept moistened with
tepid water. When the ground is ready
the boxes are taken into the garden,
the earth and peas are gently dumped
out, and, as the peas will he found to
have sprouted, they must be carefully
dropped into the drills, with fear that
the sprouts may be broken. Then they
must be gently covered. We plant peas
so that they are not more than Il half
inch apart, sometimes almost touch, and
our success with peas has been very
great. In fact, we had the vanity to
try and show our country neighbors
that a family can have plenty of peas
and good ones. As to varieties our
tastes may be peculiar, but we do not
like the little, round, plump peas, and
would rather take castor oil than dose
of the old-fashioned marrowfats.
We like the wrinkled, green,
sweet sorts, which, when cooked, are
surrounded with juice and eaten with a
spoon. The Philadelphia pea is very
early, and is a saleable early pea IN
market. For our personal use we do not
want it. The American wonder is nice
wr1nkled dwarf pea-needing no brush
but it's coat is considerable, and we
do not propose it for any but the rich.
For somewhat tall, early pea needing
brush, give us the Alpha It is the ice
cream of peas. It is very early. One
year it did not yield well with us; the
next year it did. The Premium Gem is
our favorite early dwarf pea-the most
satisfactory early sort that we have ever
| planted. Next to that we like the Little
Gem. No one can go wrong on that
variety. 1t is dwarf. For safety and fol
general early crop We commend it. Fol
the later general crop there is no choice
Of course the Champion of England i,
the champion of peas.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
In the POuItry-iiUt,se.

A correspondent of the Country Geatie-
man says: Kerosene and lard are as
essential i'll the poultly-house as soap
and water in the nursery, and would
as soon think Of going without the latter
as the former. never see a sign of a
louise unless we are careless and neglect
the remedy, or rather the preventive
| do not wait until the chickens are ten
OF twelve days old, for by that time the
mischief would be done; but [ begin
the fall before, and all through the
winter, once i'll two or three weeks, rub
the roosting poles with q mixture of
lard and kerosene, half and half, and
put little on the corners of the nest
boxes. When | set hen [ use new,
soft, clean hay, and on each corner of
the box pour clear Kerosene; it must
not touch the eggs. If very late in the
season, it will be best to repeat this
few days before Matching. L take the
chicks out as fast as they are dry, and
keep them by the kitchen stove in a
basket under woolen blanket for one
OF two days. Then each chicks head is
rubbed with the anti-louse mixture,
and any stray insect that may have lain
in wait i'll some unguarded spot will
never obtain a meal from that chick
Care must be taken not to put on toe
much, or it will run into the eyes
Once young assistant used it so freely
that thirty chicks became entirely blind
and died from starvation.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
Household Hints.

Ii, when bread is taken from the oven,
the loaves are turned topside down in
the hot tins and are allowed to stand
few minutes, the crust will be tender
and will cut easily.
When washing fine laces, do not use
starch at all; in the last water in which
they are rinsed put little fine white
sugar, dissolve it thoroughly, and the
result will be pleasing.
No housekeeper should put quick
silver on her bedsteads. The mineral
is absorbed by those sleeping upon
them, causing paralysis and many other
serious and fatal diseases.
To keep bread moist, have the dough
stiff when it is set for the last rising.
The larger the proportion of -four to
that of moisture in the dough the longer
it will keep moist After the bread is
baked and cold, put in tin box or an
earthen jar with close cover, and keer
it covered tightly. Bread thus made
and kept cool, and always from the air
will last and be moist for week.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
Utilizing Bone Dust.

As good Il way as any to utilize bone
dust, and have it prepared for immedi-
ate plant food, is to mix it with barn.
yard manure. Heat is soon generated,
and decomposition both of the bone
dust and the manure takes place. Barn
yard manure generally lacks phosphoric
acid, while bones contain a large quau-
tity. \ ton of pure bone dust contains
as much nitrogen as eight and a half
tons of fresh stable manure of an aver
age quality. The quantity of phos-
phoric acid contained in the manure
depends upon the kind of food consumed
by the animals, though the ton of bone
dust contains as much phosphoric acid
rs 10 tons of stable manure, but one
tone of the latter contains more potash
than five tons of bone dust.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

The Bay of Naples and the Bay of
Biscay-what horseman has finer pair
of bays. .-TeubenciNe Herald.
A down-East girl who is engaged to a
lumberman says she has caught feller.
-Boston Bulletin.
There is nothing on earth so lowly but
that duty giveth it importance-except
sitting ashes on the nigh side of
healthy wind.
Beers are not by any means confined
to South Africa. 1t is astonishing how
many are to be met with on q single
days travel in the United States.
A man who offered bail for a friend
was asked by the judge if he had any
incumbrance on his farm. ooh, yes"
said he-"my old woman"
Some enterprising searcher after
painful realities tells us that the cucum-
Der was cultivated 5000 years ago.
The inference is probably drawn from
the fact that many bodies at that early
date were inferred in sitting posture,
as if doubled up with the cramps
Modern A'yo.
"Tm sitting on the style, Mary" he
warbled, as he unconsciously planked
himself on her new white bonnet. "Oh,
whisper what thou feelest," she muir
INJURED, as she promptly introduced an
inch and half of shawl pin through his
epidermis, liberated Raitecay Jo'unaL
There is in Baltimore boy named
" Ollie" who is just out of dresses. A
friend of the family asked Ollie "Whose
boy he WASP" "Tm mammy's boy"
"Why, Ollie W said his father, reprosch-
fully. eyes," continued Ollie, "and
I'm papa's boy" How can that beY'
asked the friend. "Why, my gracious y
was the reply, " can't wagon have two
horses?"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
FACTS AND COMMENTS.

Some learned persons are advocating
the theory that outbreaks of crimes are
due to sudden and peculiar meteorologic
charges. If the theory is correct it
seems to us that the criminal outbreak
per centage for the past winter should
be about the highest on record,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

Among the peasantry in certain por-
ton of Germany it is considered a sign
of good luck ito meet a pig, Some
shrewd goldsmith utilized the idea by
manufacturing charms, or pig emblems,
which became all the rage in Germany,
and which have lately been the fashion
in this country.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

BY a "Galway jury" is meant an
independent jury, neither to be brow
beaten nor led by the nose. In 1856
certain trials were held in Ireland, re-
specting the right of the crown to the
counties of Ireland. Leitrim, Roscom-
mon, Sligo and Mayo gave Judgment in
favor of the crown, but Galway stood
out, whereupon each of the jury was
fined $4,000
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

The demand for George Eiiot's book s
has been so great since her death that
the London publishers have not been
able to meet it. One thousand readers
inquired for Adam Bede in one week
of a leading circulating library.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

The celebrated italian embalmer,
Paolo Gorini, lately died at Lodi, aged
sixty eight. His whole life was devoted
to science, and he died a beggar. The
State gave him a splendid funeral, and
the day after his burial a subscription
was started to raise him monument.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

The Golden Horn, the inlet of the
Bosphorous, on which Constantinople
stands, is so called from its shape and
beauty. The Golden Gate of CONSTANT.
nople consists of tiipmphal arch,
surmounted with a bronze statute of
Victory. 1t was added by Theodosius to
Constantine's wall.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
The BrOOklet.

Whence contest thou, Oh, little brook,
With silvery voice and limpid look2
Reveal to ono all worn with strife
The secret of thy joyous life.
The rocks dark bosom is my home,
Through field and woody glen 1 come;
The kindly heavens, serene and cool,
Are mirTored in my shining pool.
And 50 my life is full and free,
What matter where my course shall be y
Since He who brought me to the day
viii surely guide me all the way.
From the German Of Ggthe.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

In 1880 there We're in the United
States no less than 10 boiler explo-
sions, which killed 259 persons and
wounded 555. 1t is remarkable that,
while the number of explosions per
month varies slightly, and is rather
larger in winter months, the number of
resultant casualties was decidedly largest
in June. Probably that was due to
the exceptional character of that months
disasters: but it is only fair to expect
that violent deaths will increase regu-
larly with the return of each excursion
season. A classification of the boilers
shows that forty-seven We're used in
woodworking mills. Presumably wood
was used for fuel under such boilers,
and the much less equable temperature
produced by the burning of wood as
compared with coal would go far to ex-
plain the undesirable pre-eminence.
The next most numerous class of explo-
ded boilers numbered nineteen, and
were used in paper, Touring, pulp and
gTist mills and elevators. Eighteen
exploded boilers were the motors of 10,
comotives and fire,engines, fifteen
were marine boilers, thirteen were
"portables," being used in holsters,
thrashers, pile-drivers, cotton gins, ETC.
and thirteen were used in iron works
AS compared with 1879 there is large
increase in these figures. In 1875
there were but 1872 explosions, which
killed 20S persons and wounded $50
This fact is traced to the reviv al o.
trade, which demanded the new use o
idle boilers, and in many cases the over
working of others.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

Apropos Of an article in its columns,
the Christian Union says: 1t is worthy
of note that the coffee-houses estab-
lished in the chief English cities as a
means of keeping men away from liquor
shops have proved a decided success,
many of them paying an annual divi-
dcnd Of ten per cent. upon their capital.
They supply coffee, tea, cocoa, soups,
cold meat and bread and butter of good
quality and at low prices. Newspapers
are kept in abundance, and customers
are welcome to remain and read as long
rs they please. Thus the coffee-housr
serves the purpose Of cheap club.
Similar experiments have proved
successful in Boston, Troy, ST. Louis,
and other points in this country. 1t is Il
matter for profound establishment that
the organized workers against intem-
perance have paid so little attention to
the palpable facts that drinking is partly
due to the fact that men are thirsty,
partly to the desire for social good
fellowship, and neither thirst nor
fellowship is adequately provided for in
any of our great towns and cities except
by the hquor-shops.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

An association of the shipowners and
shipmasters of Maine, with five hundred
substantial members, has been organized
in Augusta. They believe that the
great prosperity of the country at large
is about to make itself felt in the ship
yards of Maine, and their purpose is to
aid in the revival of the great industries
for which the State was long famous.
The organization, which represents
many million dollars, was perfected by
the election of permanent officers who
have enough to stake to secure their
best services.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

The laborers in the st. Gothard tun-
mel have suffered from a mysterious
disease that long baffied all physicians !;
but an Italian physician, DR.. Giaccone,
has now traced it, with the aid of
microscopic investigation, to parasitic
worms that are engendered by the un-
derground atmosphere and lodge in the
intestines of men working in it. A
Swiss physician, DR.. Sonderegge, has
supplemented this discovery by devils
ing a method of expelling the parasites.
The two doctors are hailed in Switzcr-
land US benefactors of their race.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

An article in California newspaper
gives some interesting information in
regard to the present condition and
prospects of the kingdom of King
Kalakaua-the Sandwich Islands. The
native race it appears is dying out,
the terrible disease Of leprosy being on
the increase. Since the reciprocity
treaty with the United States went into
effect the labor conditions OF the country
have been greatly improved, the chief
benefciaries being the Chinese, who
raise the greater portion of the sugar
crop and who are in male numerical
majority on the islands. The elective
franchise is open to all, but thus far the
Chinese portion of the population mani
fest no desire to avail themselves of the
privileges OF Hawaiian citizenship. The
future of the islands is an extremely in
teresting question. If the forces at
present in operation are allowed to work
unchecked the Mongolians will in few
years have complete control, and Homo
lulu will become small Hong Kong.
How and to what extent such condition
of affairs may affect American interests
is question which the future alone can
determine
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-07

This morning about 8: 30 the passen.
gers OH the Lake Shore Nottingham
accommodation witnessed a queer and
strangely beautiful phenomenon. The
train was leaving Madison bound
Clevelandward, and it was showing
and blowing fearfully when, all at
once, the whole landscape was lit
with an unearthly glare. The
locomotive and train, the trees
and telegraph poles, hills and valleys,
and the long line of track, covered
with snow, were Illuminated with the
incessant flashes of electricity until
every object glittered and shOne like
FURNISHED silver. The telegraph wires
looked like silver threads and every
tree bore the appearance of molten
metal suddenly cooled. The air was
full of clouds of snow, which at times
became so dense as to create the illu-
sion that the train was sweeping thrO'
glistcning clouds, or had wandered off
to the sun. The light was SO intense
as to pain the eyes. The incessant
flashes of lightning were followed by
loud, hQl low peals of thunder, which
made the occasion seem more unearth-
ly, The lightning was SO sharp as to
affect the telegraphic instruments
along the line, and the train dispatch
ers at this point were astonished when
their instruments began to kick up
such disturbance as to convince them
that somewhere along the road q
strange phenomenon of thunder storm
and snow-storm together was being
witnessed. The phenomenon lasted
until the train reached MentOr-[ Pen
ny Press, March 80.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-07

The National Republican of Wash
ington, the organ Of the Stalwarts, has
the following editorial on the nomi.
nation of Judge Robertson TO be Col
lectOr of the Port at New York:
elf the nomination shall be with
drawn, no harm will have besn done.
Ii it is not Withdrawn, it will very
naturally be regarded as challenge
to the New York leader aud his new
colleague to combat, in which either
they or the Admlnistration mast go
party throughout the country will re-
gret to see such . conflict invited.
The voters who gave Garfield and Ar
thur the electoral vote of New York,
also elected Legislature which made
tor Conkling, Senator. There were
but thirteen dissepters among the Re.
pub.icans of that body. 1t would
nov be most strange if the great mass
es OF the party in Now York should
now be visited with the displeasure of
the President, whose election they
saved, because they insist upon the
leadership of. Mr.. Conkling. To set
up that Senator's most pronounced
enemy in tie custom house to reward
others, as he claims to be rewarded, is
an attempt to create leadership by
external force, to which the party will
never submit. This has not been done
as the result Of the delibsration OF the
President and his best ceunsellers. 1t
is never teo late to mend"
The foregoing evidently expresses
the views of Mr.. Conkling, inasmnch
as Mr.. Gorham, tho editor of the Re.
publican, is one of his trusted bench.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-07
AHeautifurFioral Tribute.

On the morning of March 3Oth, the
desk of Ben. Hill, in the Senate, was
surmounted with magnificent floral
ship, sailing upon a sea of viOlets and
roses. TIE gift of ladies OF Alexandria,
Va. The tribute was accompanied by
The following note:
These Virginia flowers, from ladies
of A!eXandria, are presented to Sena-
tor Hill of Georgia, as feeble testi-
mouial on their part of their admira-
ton of the brilliant manner in which
he recently exposed the corrupt bar
gain made by the Senator from Vir-
ginia on one part and the Republican
party on the other. This ship, Senator,
has not cleared from the White House,
nor is it's voyage in quest of Federal
spoils; it is simply bound to the Geor-
gia Senator, because he has anchored
himselfin the hearts of true Virginians
everywhere by the timely and eloquent
speech he had made in defense of the
honor, in the preservation of the tra-
ditions, and in maintenance of the
former illustrious history of Virginia,
when he sheathed the sword of ono of
her own Senators, which had been
treacherously pointed to pierce her
fair fame.