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on 70 TIE SEA.

\ strong hope has sprung up in the
hearts of our people that hrinrr Inuuy
morc wears We will have Il continuous
rhruugh me ot rail from the noun
tuinS "t North Cnruiima t. the Sea
board Viz 7 puc"st"~. The Ymrkyi!tr
EnQ'.i.cr speaking Of the project -av~:
The latest rumpr in lucal railroad
circles l. To the effect that the ta"r;,w
aud tHc-t,r aud Chester AN L.mpir
roads are 20 cNp,rlr':Cc Il boom un-
prrcclcutcd III thu ANIMAL, of rnilroal
building. 1t i proposed, or - SAL
.uinc are som" ia tnH rut"rpri-c lhnt
i, j. regarded ~ fixed fact t. c,H-
soiiIAtc the above named railroad
cn@3rpu,rs under one management.
and eject CT. Wm. johnston, Of Char
l"tt", y. C., prcsi"rut Of the cou-oli-
dated co"'rn4v. 1t i ciaim"l tha, II
arcou"; II III lArg,. exp lie zee rs :.
rai'rnad manager, ms extensive ac-
u, iRIICc win TIC capitalists nt the
un:!N", the great peye,"gt influence
Wh.ri. ir cnHlu exert with -Ar mra,V.
eel lit ret ut t.nr cpuutTv, 20 .uV
II tIlay O.: Ihr uLimi.'a ia.i'r'r.
winch, II l., C.-sarv b. w,uti readily
'H'."a:" from rs own nrTute ie-
>"Wrc =, to contl a~liy anl srrad,iy
nui.d tn" Lniiash.d poitD.n OF the
r.'ai- that i, complete the Chester
and l.ru.r, say from LIrcrutou {:
hUi:i IL" hrIG., o. tn. tnrr9W aad
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PAT ENTS

obtained for new Inventions, or for
improvements IN old ones, Cavcates,
fnfringcmunts, Trade. Marks, and ali
patent business promptly atteng II 10.
Inventions that have b"cl rejected
may sill. IN u,o / C;Ises, Gs patented
by ". Bch gSQppesite thelU. 4. Pat
ent Onicr, aDd engaged in patent busi-
ness exc Isiyrly, We can secure patents
IN less than those who are remote from
w N2shingion. ..r....
Whrn Inventors send model or
sketch. we make search in the Patent
once, and %dv 81 ~ Ia us patenta5ility
free OF cha.e. Correspondence CON
fhelnial Tees reasonable and no
charge unless patent 10 obtained,
We refer liy perrnissiofi to the City
Post master. ana u the superintendent
~ the INost Money Order Division / r
Was !iugtQn,. For special references,
circuiRrs advice, terms. &c., address
&. A. SNOW * CO.,
Opp. Pat. ONCE, Washington; -, G,
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I he Stock Law.

Dir. Erl-oR:-A grca, deal has
been said about the mo fence" law
Earmcrs. LAWYERS. editors. &c, have
expressed themselves pretty freely.
You Will please allow me space to saw
IL wo,L. | tamk the time has come
when the stock law would be of.od-
vanlapr tp every pnrsnn wbn,bcr
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men who, under the prctcnse Of cor
rccting great wrongs, lend themselves
as willing instruments for rcpudia-
tion, such as is exemplificd in the
short career Of Senator Malone, of
Virginia. Concede all the temporary
adyantages we may gain by his ac-
,'ession to the party, and it falls short
of comprnSacing for the Aishonor
which Is sure to follow. Had Gen.
Hancock been elected President, had
the Democrats held control OF the
Senate, there's every reason 70 believe
there would have been no doubt of
his allegiance to the Democratic party
Men whose political convictions are
80 easily dnzzlrd by power and patron
age are not to br trusted, nor can they
ever DC of any yaluc to the RepuuIi-
can party.
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1ihi mC~' '.iTrtunl rl'"TTi'i g.. r',,l,iu,.
known Uu Hval,ah.v Iu Tie TUlLir. TUr Sri-
":i"CS -: iurtli|iU" auG rllr'u. ~, Nhgr never
pn'IUrcd 80 valUthl" remedy. uur 0ar 90
potent 70 Cli!r al OI~r.t-"~ lr-,....r.t, !.rn
impure I'Nrh. l. 'UF.~ SrrOfuia and
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Rose, or IT hu;hoi'yS Fire, rI:npIcs
ard Eacc-grUhsi P'siulc., H'o,rhn4,
Hpiis, IumOr", TCIior. Huu;ors,
salt Rheujn, Scuid-head, Hing-wnrm,
tcCis, NpECa, !'hCHmatisUi, hcrCUrial
Disease, Ncura'giT. Fcnia'c W"Sk-
ncSscs and irrcG"irr.t.rs. ,iaundicc,
NNCCtionS OI the I!lrr. Dyspepsia,
Emaciaiion, apa GCnrTaI Debility.
~ 40 $VvrruE aI.G c.ra..-.ug V.uU''ics
u Iurg'S o't 'iu r.Hl t,r'llp'.rua ~ uigh
c"niaEi,uhc ,i" .,"d uud ,.u,se der unge-
Mrn' "Hd decay. i -iIUI'n'"~ GuG ,ua'-u~
the vital funr1iyIS, ErmoicS energy Rud
Iniust'S new lie Hnd Vigur throughout tiLr
whol" system. No sufferer nom any dis.
Ease which arises lT"lu lEpurIv ui ihc
hiood need despair wi,u wIi give ANET's
SAH~ArhHlLLA a lar ir!al.
II is folly 10 experiment with lie uurncr-
uuS l0w-priced mixtures. 0f cheap materials.
aud without medicinal virtues. offered ~
hiUCi-pWriffeT- while diScgSc NrcunttS NOR.
irinlN AraiCd. ATIHS SAISArARitA - "A
m"ticiUt Cf such concentrated CGEttiVc
power. thar ~ 'S=Isy iar 'lte best cheapest.
and most reliable bood-mrihcT known.
PHYSICIANS knOw itS C0mlt0sl'ion, ami Urc-
scribe II, IL has been widely used fdr forty
Years, and has Won ih" unqualified cOuti-
'lence OF ItnlIipns whom 1t has beneficial.
Prepared by Or. j. c. Aver g. Co., +,
Practical and AuaIyiIcy,i Chemists,
Lowell, Mass.
tULU " AL pEyGGisTs EVERYWHERE.
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THE LANCASTER AND MON
ROE RI.H ROAD.

We learn from the Monroe Erpress,
that the North Carolina Legislature
failed to grant a charter for this Road,
because tie friends OF the Road in
North Carolina failed to furnish trcen-
'g.fre dodnrs, IL condition precedent,
by the :,s1,s oT the State, as We are in
formed, to the granting Of any charter,
whatever. Is this really so? Is it
true taat the President, Directors, and
Stockholders Of the tarolina Central
and the ciiy Of Niim;ngtoa d;d not
ieel interested enough in the enterprise
20 pay the twenty-five dollars We
make inquiry for information. Or
aas the requirement been withheld
from those parties a!orenamed, whom
We supposed we're interested in this
latie road, for the purpose of defeat
.ng'the enterprise? We inGuite lor
connect information. If the friends of
this little contemplated road in North
Carolina were deceived in the matter,
ana not given the opportunity to COM
ply with the condition precedent, why
taey might yet Join in with US and
puild road iVhout q charter; for
,.oubtless the rirhtsof way can be pro
curedsby private grants from the in
aividuais owning the land over which
,hc track would extcad But, if it
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U.ihING PROGRESS.

Thompson Il Naglc have given up,
or sold out, their interest in the Co.
lum Gin Canal job. and like sensible
people the monird men of Columbia
have taken hold with start tia.
angus success S97 900 of stock had
been taken up to the 24th instant
The books will remain open until the
1t Of April aud there is reason to cx.
pcct that tn" sum rrGuircl-$l25, ,O0O
will b. subscribed.
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THE TEMPERANCE H.II'E


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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-08
How SpOnges are Caught.

A correspondent of the New Haven
Conn., Register tells how they fish for
sponges in the Bahamas: When YES
sci arrives at the fishing ground it is
anchored, and the men in small boats
proceed to look for sponges in the
water below. The water is a beautiful
light blue color, and so clear sixpence
can easily be seen on the white, sandy
bottom in thirty-fve to forty feet of
water. OF course when there is no
wind, and the surface of the water is
still, the sponges are easily seen, but
when gentle breeze is blowing "sea-
glass" is used. A sea-glass consists Of
a square pine box about twenty inches
in length, pane of glass about 1Ox12
inches placed in one end, water-tight.
To use it, the glass end is thrust into
the water, and the face of the operator
is placed close to the other. By this
means the wave motions of the water
are overcome, and the bottom readily
seen. Sponges when seen on the bot
tom attached to rocks, look like big
black bunch. They are pulled off their
natural beds by forked hooks, which
are run down under the sponge, which
is formed like the head of a cabbage,
and the roots pulled from the rocks.
When brought to the surface it is a
mass of soft, glutinous stuff, which tC
the touch feels like soap or thick jelly
When small boat load is obtained
they are taken to the shore, where &
crawl is built in which they are placed
to die, so that the jelly substance viii
readily separate from the firm fiber O
the sponge. These crawls are built BY
sticking pieces of brush into the sane
out of the water, large enough to con
tain the catch. 1t takes from five t.
six days for the insect to die, when tn,
sponges are beaten with small sticks
and the black glutinous substance fall
off, leaving the sponge, after thorough
washing, ready for market. To tn
fishermen generally the occupation i
not a lucrative one. am told tn
wages will hardly average three dollar
per week, besides board. There is bu
little diving for sponges, except for
particularly fine bunch which cannot b
got with the hook. The sponge
formed by small insects, and is tn
hive in which they live. Different quail
ties are found growing side by side
although in certain regions the fine
and more valuable sponges are found.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-08
Cuttings.

M. Loiseau recommends that the u.s.
ual method of striking cuttings should
be altered. When, he observes, cut
ting is put in perpendicularly, the sap,
the natural tendency of which is to rise,
is expended in pushing forward a new
bud instead of forming a root. But if
it is laid horizontally, or even with its
lower end higher than the upper, that
is not the case the sap prefers to move
toward the higher end, or at all events
is evenly distributed between the two
extremities. This causes the callus to
form SO rapidly that if the cuttings are
put into warm place eight or ten days
are enough to secure its formation or
even that of the roots. Autumn cut
tings taken off little before the sap
ceases to move, and treated in this man.
ner, form the callus so quickly that
they are ready for planting out before
winter. In winter it is necessary to
keep the cuttings in gentle heat, or
beneath leaves deep enough to keep off
frost, and even then q callus will he
round to have formed by spring time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-08

Recipes,
SWEET APPLE PICKLEs.-Sweet apples
make delicious pickles peel and quar-
ter them, boil them until tender in
vinegar and water; to one quart of
vinegar add two pounds of sugar ; heat
the vinegar and dissolve the sugar in it,;
add cloves and cinnamon, and pour
over the apples while hot.
CRANBERRY Ro11.-Stew a quart of
cranberries in just water enough to keep
them from burning. Make very sweet,
strain and cool. Make a paste, and
when the cranberry is cold spread it on
the paste about an inch thick. Roll it,
tie it close in flannel cloth, boil two
hours and serve with sweet sauce.
Stewed apples or other fruit may be
used in the same way.
AN APPETIzING DIsH.--One of the
most appetizing dishes that can be
placed before hungry family, and
which may tempt the appetite of one
who isn't hungry, is made in this way :
Take one dozen ears of corn, CRATE it,
stir in four eggs, one-fourth of cup of
-four, little salt, and fry in hot lard !;
if the corn is not milky add little milk
or cream. This is next to fried oys sters.
To STEW VEAL OUTLETS. them
about half an inch thick, fatten them
with chopper, and fry them in fresh
butter or dripping. When brown on
one side turn and do them on the other,
continuing to do so till they are thor
oughly done, which will be in about a
quarter of an hour. Make a gravy of
some trimmings, which put into stew
pan with bit of soft butter, an onion,
a roll of lemon peel, blade of mace,
some thyme, parsley, and stew the
whole over slow fire for an hour, and
then strain it; put one ounce of butter
into another pan, and when melted mix
with as much -four as will dry it up !;
stir this for few minutes, then add
the gravy by degrees till the whole is
mixed boil it five minutes, then strain
it through sieve and put it to the
outlets. Some browning may be added,
together with mushroom or walnut cat.
sup, or lemon pickle.
To DRY PUMPKINS ripe pump
kins, pare, cut into small pieces, stew
soft, mash and strain through colan-
der, as if for making pies. Spread
this pulp on plates, in layers some half
an inch thick dry it in a stove oven,
which should be kept at SO low a tenn
perature as not to scorch it. In about
a day it will become dry and crisp. The
sheets thus made can then be slowed
away in dry place, and are always
ready for use, either for pies or stewing.
The quick drying after cooking pre-
vents the souring which is almost al
ways the case when the uncooked pieces
are dried, while the flavor is much
better preserved and the after cooking
dispensed with. On going to use, soak
portions of the article in little milk
over night, when it will return to as de-
licious pulp as if made of pumpkin
when fresh.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-08
Only a Smile.

Only a smile that was given me
s On the crowded street one day
But it pierced the gloom o. my saddened heart
Like sudden sunbeam's ray.
The shadow of doubt hung over me,
And the burden of pain I bore,
And the voice of Hope 1 could not hear,
Though listened DER and o'er.
But there came a rift in the crowd about,
And face that knew passed by,
And the smile caught was brighter to me
Than the blue of a summer sky.
For il gave me back the sunshine,
And scattered each somber thought,
And my heart reioiced in the kindling warmth
Which that kindly smile had wrought.
Only smile from friendly face
On the busy street that day
Forgotten as soon as given, perhaps,
As the donor went her way.
But straight to my heart it went speeding
To gild the clouds that were there,
And found that of sunshine and life's blue skies
also might take my share.
-Harpe-'s Weekly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-08
4 Thief Disguised as a Noble Lady.

A recent letter from Vienna says: A
noble lady from Holland landed here
last week with secretary, maid, and
a colored footman, the little set putting
up at the White Horse hotel, in Leo
poldstadt. The countess, in taking tho
best suite of apartments, intimated to
the hotelier that she expected both her
father-in-law and her sister-in law, who
was to be married shortly to an Austrian
noble of the best blood, and that the
wedding banquet would take place in
the hotel. She hired a handsome car
riage and drove out every day with her
footman on the box by the side of the
coachman. During her drives she
stopped at many shops, ordered sam
pies and patterns to be sent to her hotel,
and at the same time made purchases OF
silks, laces, fine trousseau linen for the
bride, ETC., never disbursing single
kreuzer, for the colored footman so
thoroughly represented wealth and in
spired confidence that shopkeepers were
only too glad to send to the noble
DANES hotel double the stuffs she or
dered. The countess also called on
several jewellers, one of whom had just
IccelNeu AduuSOme BdrnlIuro III DIll-
liants, which at once took her fancy,
being valued at the lowest at $4,000
forins, and the father-in-law being ex
pected on the following day the ieweler
was requested to bring the set to the
hotel at a given hour. This was done,
and when the diamond merchant came
he was requested to be seated, and the
countess took the little case into the
next room, where father-in-law was
dressing, she said. After waiting a
quarter of an hour, Mr.. Jeweler knocked
at the door and got no answer; tried the
door and found it locked. A noise in
the passage attracts his attention. A
rush, and he is in the portier's loge,
where he finds the countess disguised
in mans clothes and guarded by po-
liceman. Providence had warned that
porter, and he had stopped the countess
in good time as she was gliding past in
her disguise. He saved the Vienna
tradespeople from the loss of many
thousands, and placed set of danger,
Gus thieves under the lock of justice
The tradespeople are very grateful, anG
the porter has received their thank:
with many bows and salams. The Jew
eler, l believe, offered him a shilling,
but he declined to take it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-08
Raising Calves on Sklmmilk.

A. B. Allen, writing to the Western
AgricutWiSt, gives some advice on rails
ing calves. He says: A friend who has
a large dairy in the western part of the
State of New York informs me that he
has kept twenty-four grade shorthorn
and Guernsey calves, dropped the last
spring, in the following manner: They
were allowed to suck their dams a few
times Immediately after birth, and then
taken away and taught to drink milk
from the pail. This was warm and fresh
from the COWS for week or ten days,
and then skimmilk was gradually
mixed with it till substituted entirely
for the new milk. This was frequently
lobbered, in very hot weather, before
feeding, and was thought all the better
for it, as being more easily digested.
The calves were put into good pasture
and at few weeks old began to nibble
the grass. The summer being very
dry this failed considerably during
August; cut hay mixed up with wheat
shorts were then given in place of it.
One may Judge how we'll these calves
throve when simply fed, for at six to
seven months old they weighed from
500 to 900 pounds each. The cream
from the milk of the dams of the
calves was made into butter of first
rate quality, stored till October, and
then brought good price. Many think
that choice calvers cannot be well
raised on skimmilk, and therefore feed
all new milk to them. But think this
is wasting the cream on such as are de.
signed to grow up for dairy COWS and
that they are all the better for this pur.
pose when reared on the quality of milk
which is the least fattening and gives
the most muscle. Many a shorthorr
heifer is injured for the dairy by being
overfed and kept too fat from its birth
up to three years old, when it is the
usual time for it to drop its first calf
AS fed above the calves occasionally
secured, and to stop this some astrin
gent medicine had to be given in theil
food. But if heaping tablespoonful
of oilmeal, gradually increasing to {
pint for each calf as it grew older, hat
been made into a Cruel and mixed daily
with the skimmilk, ii would have pre-
vented securing, kept the bowels il
good order and made them relish thei
other food more heartily. Flaxseet
boiled to u Jelly answers the same pur
pose, also if ground mixed with oats
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-08
HUMOROUS.

Spell fat with four letters-O B O L.
The true way for woman to drive
nail is to aim the blow square at her
thumb Then she'll avoid hitting her
thumb, anyway.
"Smith," said Brown, "there's for
tune in that mine ~ 81 know" said
Smith; GIVE put my fortune in IT,
Philadelphia Sun.
A Goldfish produces 3,6S6,76O eggs
There's millions waiting for the man
who succeeds in crossing the Goldfish
with the hen.-Boston Post.
Sharks will eat cats if they can get
hold of them. We shall make arrange
ments for shipping large quantities of
cats to the seacoast to enjoy bathing fa-
cilities.-Ne,r Hdven Register.
A correspondent writes "Will you
tell us what Mrs. Langtry's maiden
name WASP" Certainly her maiden aim
was to marry Mr.. Langtry.
An Arkansas journal says that ther
have in that State a spring so powey
fully impregnated with iron that the
farmers horses which drink at it never
have to be shod, the shoe growing on
their feet naturally.
"There is man in our town,
And he is wondrous wise;
Whenever he has goods to sell
He straight doth advertise;
And when he finds his goods are gone,
With all his might and main
He hurries in another lot
To advertise again."
Carrie was six years old and quite
model of propriety; but one day she
ch cd INxy lA,r
thing very much like ordinary naughty
children. "Why, Carrie E' exclaimed
Mrs. b., chow could you do such a
thing ?" "Other little girls do so," re-
piled Carrie. "But that doesn't make
it right, does it ?" asked Mrs. B. "No,"
answered Carrie, with deliberation,
"but it makes it good deal more
comf'able."
Young man, be happy-hoot, holler,
skip, gambol and snap your fingers at
the nightmare of new overcoat for next
winter. Last fall a Canadian genius
shivered awhile and then reflected
awhile, and the result was the purchase
of box of mustard plasters. These
were distributed around on his frame
where they would do the most good,
and while men in beaver overcoats shiv-
cred with cold he was warm and happy
in his shirt sleeves. One dollar takes
you through hard winter, and you
come ont in spring fat.-Free Press.
Now the papers are predicting lum-
ber famine. Good gracious, have we got
to go through that horror, too. Have
we got to sit idly by and suffer, with nc
sixteen-foot board to FIJI an empty
stomach, no bunch of shingles to cool
our parched tongue, no cedar posts to
fill want long felt, and no bundles of
lath to press our fevered lips? This is
too much. We could stand the famine
in box cars, predicted last spring, but
to cut off our supply of lumber, just as
we have got new bottle of stomach
bitters for an appetizer, is piling the
agony on too thick.-Peck's San.