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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
RESCUED FROM DEATH.

William j. Coughlin, of Somervilie Mass, saws. Tn
the fall of 1876 was taken th bleeding of tbe unge
followed by a severe cough. lost my appetite and
desh, and was confined to my bed. In 1877 was adj
mtted to the hospital. The doctors said had hole
IN my lung as big as half-dollar. At one time re-
port went around that was.dead. Igave up hope.
but a friend told Inc of DR. WILLIAM HALLS B,IsA,i
FOR THF LUNGS. Igot bottle, when, to my surprise
lcommenced to feel better and to-day feel better
than Tor three years past Iwrite this hoping every
one aiihcted with diseased lungs will take DR. VIII
LIAM HALLS BALsAM, and be convinced that GOV
SUMPTION CAN BE CURED. can positively say it has
done more good than all the other medicines have
taken since my sicknnsa 'N
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
Vegetiine
Purifies the Blood, Renovates and In
vigorates the Whole System.
ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alternative. Tonic, Solvent
and Diuretic.

VEGErISE is made exclusively from the Juices of
careful ily-selected barks, roots and herbs and so
strongly concentrated that it will cfectually eradi-
cate from the system every taint of ScrOtuIa,
ScrOlulOuS HumOr, TumOrs, Cancer, Cam
cerQus HunOr, ErysipelHs, salt RhCum,
~ NphIiitic Diseasrs, Cnnker, tuintness at
lhe stomach and all diseases that arise from inl-
pure blood. ScinIicn, IniammaiOry and
ChrOnic Rheumatism, NEURALGIA, GOut and
Splnhi Complaints, can only be ehectually cured
For Ulcers and ErupIive Diseases Of the skin,
rust ules, Pimples, BlOIches, BOiIs, letter,
Sciildhead and RingWOrm, NEGEIINE has never
tailed 20 effect permanent cure.
~ or Pains in.the BACK, Kidney Complaints,
DfOpsy, Female Weakness, LcucOrrhea,
arising from internal liberation, and uterine dis
eases and General Debility, VEGETINE acts
dlrectly upon the causes OF these complaints II
lnyigorates and strengthens the whole system acts
upon the secretiYe organs allays inflammation
cures liberation and regulates the bowels
For Gntnrrh, Dyspepsia, HabiIuai COstiye-
ness, PalpitatiOn of the Heart, Headache,
rules, Nervousness, and General FrOsirat lion
OF the Nervous system, no medicine has ever
given such perfect satisfaction as the VEGETIEE
IL pur1tes the blood cleanses all of the organs and
possesses controlling power over the nervous
system.
The remarkable cures effected by YEGETISE have
induced many physicians and apothecaries whom
In TACT. VEGErINE is the best remedy yet discov-
efed for the above diseases and is the only reliable
BLOOD FURTHER yet placed before thepubIc
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
[St. Louis Globe-Democrat.J
A WnnoII

In very full report recently pub.
lished in the Philadelphia L,doer ref
erence is made to the case of Mr.. George
j. Graham, q prominent politician and
active journalist connected with the
Philadelphia Sunday Mirror, who, by
using the great German remedy, st.
Jacobs Oil, was cured of troublesome
case of rheumatism, contracted during
the war. He closes his statement with,
"to those who are afflicted with that
complaint, it is worth its weight in
gold"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

How many children and women are slowly
and surely dying, or rather being killed, by ex-
cessive doctoring, or the daily use of some
drug or drunken stuff called medicine that no
one knows what it is made Of who can easily
be cured and saved by Hop Bitters, made of
Hops, Buchu, Mandrake, Dandelion, etc.,
which is so pure, simple and harmless that the
most frail woman, weakest invalid or smallest
chilli can trust in them. Will you be saved by
them? See other column.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

The other day lady began to thank
q man who gave her his seat in street.
cor; the car started, and she fell into
the proffered seat with bang that Jared
her store teeth out. Now we under
stand why the girls who never thank q
man for any street-car civilities hold
their peace.-HGckeQe.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
rv..tbnt pre Never Tr,rou,,

quill. Question such persons with view to
discover the reason, and you will individually
learn that they are dyspeptic and of an irregu-
lar habit of body. Then you have the reason
of their constant nervousness. They must
reinforce their enfeebled digestive organs and
have strong nerves. The finest tonic for nerv-
ous people is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
which insures perfect digestion and assimila.
tion and the active performance OF their func-
tions by the liver and bowels. As the system
acquires tone through the influence of this
benign medicine the nerves grow stronger and
more tranquil headaches cease and that name
less anxiety which is a popularity of the dys-
peptic, gives way to cheerfulness. To estab-
lish health on sure foundation uso this peer
loss invigorant.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

Halcyon days for the baldheaded
fraternity are come at last. A London
capillary surgeon announces that he
will replant barren fields and make
them flourish like weeds in. turnir
patch. First, he administers bald
bolus," which is taken to produce com.
posure. Then the scalp is removed
piece by piece, and a new one is grated
on meanwhile.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

these to my satisfaction, now prefer
clean straw (old or new or marsh hay
or corn-fodder cut two inches long, less
or more. Pine shavings get into the
soil and are nuisance. The same oh
lection may be urged against tan bark
or any other material which does NOT
decay readily and help to enrich the
soil.--Prof. j. W. Beal,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

eff you find locomotive rushing at
you," says an authority, "spring into
the air and come down on the cow
catcher" This might injure the cow
catcher. A better way is to spring into
the air and let the train pass under you.
1t requires little practice at first.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
Evansville Daily Courier, I

A comforting conclusion is that which
leads us always to choose the best. Mr..
Andrew Ulmer, Bluffton, Ind, says: 1
have thoroughly tested st. Jacobs Oil,
an find for rheumatism and neuralgia
it has no equal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

An English correspondent writes to
the Free Press that it is predicted in
England that messages by the new At
lantic cable will cost only six pence per
word.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
Hwy to GET Sick.

Expose yourself day and night; eat too much
without exercise; work too hard without rest;
doctor all the time; take all the vile nostrums
advertised, and then you will want to know
How 60 Get We'll,
Which is answered in three words-Take Hop
Bittersl See other column
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

Michael Angelo sail that genius is
eternal patience. Michael evidently
published newspaper when subscrip-
tion dues didn't come very fast
Syracuse Standard.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
TrnYnIinn NInn

find it hard to keep in good health, owing to
the constant change of water, diet and the
larrinS of the cars All these things injure the
kidneys, while Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure is certain to counteract them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
WARRANTED FOR "a YEARS
AND NEVER FAILED

[I4ND NE FFR FIIIID
To CURE Group spasms Diarrhna. Dvsentorr ,ra
oea SICKNESS, taken internally, and GUARANTFTD
bGtlcctig harmlossi also externally, Cuts Bruises
Snpllc 1theunatism, Old Sores, Pains in the limhs
VENETIAN LINIhiENT. - N iODih'
over 500 ply sicanS use II. ~ 'N' N'
I'd Cents Will Buy n Treatise upon tho
Horse and his Diseases. Book of 100 pages Valuable
to every owner of horses. Postage stamps taken.
Sent postpaid by NEW YORK NEWSPAPER UNION,
$50 Worth Street, New York
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

The United States owns 5,52S, 97O
acres of coal land which the land office
advertises for sale at from $40 to $50 an
AGRA
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
Ok ran,S

% Gents Will Buy
Treatise upon the Horse and his Diseases
Book of 100 pages. Valuable to every ownel
of horses. Postage stamps taken. Sent post
paid by New York Newspaper Union $50 Worth
Street New yorl,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

Happiness is always the mace ssibl
castle which sinks in ruin when we set
foot on it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
About 5000 persons in and about
Denver live in tents.

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits and general debility in their various
forms, also as preventive against fever and
ague aud other Intermittent fevers, the
FERRo oPHosPHoRATED ELIXIR OF CAL1sAYA BARK
made by Caswell, Hazard & Company, New
York, and sold by all druggists is the best
tonic; and for patients recovering from fever
or other sickness it has no equal.
VEGET1NE.-This preparation is scientifically
and chemically combined, and so strongly con-
centrated from roots, herbs and barks, that its
commencing to take it,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25
3" Rough on Hats,o

=" Rough on Rats"
ASK Druggists Tor 1t. t clears out rats, mice.
reaches, bed-bugs, flies, vernlin, insects. 15c.
The market is flooded with worthless and vile
compounds for the rejuvenation of the hair. but
CARBoLINE, the great petroleum hair renewer
and dressing, as now improved and perfected
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10
Encourage the Children.

In the autobiography Of George
Come occurs the following: with
nature highly affectionate never
received caress; with an ardent
desire to be approved of, and to be
distinguished for being good and
clever, ] never received an encomi-
um, nor knew what it was to be
praised for any action, exertion or
sacrifice, however great; and hum
BILE as was the figure l made at
school, l did my best, and often
dragged my weary bones there when,
with feebler sense of duty,
should have gone to bed' 1t is un-
speakably sad for man to carry
about with him a bitter memory
like that of George Combe's. and
though his may be an exceptionally
bitter ole. many thousands could
speak, if they would, in similar
strain. Nay, have no. we ourselves
the remembrance of a time, when
having stgiven with all the might
of our child-nature to overcome a
defect or to do some good deed, We
hnngered for word Of commenda-
tion and encouragement, but we
hungred in vain. We possibly can
even now recall the pang which al
most rent our hearts asunder when,
instead Of the glad recognition Of
cur striving, we were rated on the
manifestation of another and differ
ent fault. Let us not then forget,
chii1-natnre is the same today as
| it was when we were young
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10
Words of Wisdom,

Jars and divisions, wranglings
and prejudices, eat out the growth,
if not the life of religion. These
are those waters of Marah that en-
bitter our spirit, and onench the
Spirit of God. Unity and peace is
said to be like the dew of Hermon,
that descended upon Sion, where
the Lord promised his blessing.
Divisions run religion into briars
and thorns, contentious and parties.
Divisions are to churches like wars
in countries; where war is, the
ground lieth waste and untitled;
none takes care of it. 1t is love
that edifieth, but divisions pulleth
down. Divisions are the north least
wind to the fruit, which causeth
them to dwindle away to nothing;
but when the storms are over, ev-
erything begins to grow. When
men are divided, they seldom speak
the truth in love; and then no mar
vel, they grow not up to Him in all
things which is the Head. 1t is a
presage of an approach Of famine
las one we'll observes) not of bread,
nor water, but of hearing the Word
of God-when The thin ears Of corn
devour the plump ones, when our
controversies about doubtful things,
and things of less moment, eat up
our zeal for the more indisputable
and practical things in religion.
John BNNudn.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10
School Books.

The number of higher arithmetics
required in the public schools of tn,
United States is 100000; arithme
tics, lower, 3.750,000: algebra, 500,
900; astronomy, 75O, 900; book keep
ing, 100000; copy books, $4,000,
600; composition books, 1000 900
etymologies, 100000; Biographies
5000, 900; grammars, 1000, 900; his
tory 1000, 900; natural philosophy,
100000; readers, 100000; spoilers
and definers, 100000. The annu.
al cost of school books to the users
is estimated at five millions dollars.
AS most persons are aware, the
change of text books goes on con-
tinually, else publishers would have
no business. AS soon as the pupil
is fairly grounded in one arithmetic,
some one discovers that the pupil
will 60 astray if the book is longer
in use, and a new book is intro
duced. This takes its turn to go
out as soon as another has been in
vented to take its place. There are
arithmetics collecting dust, and sold
for old junk, out of which q pupil
studied 10 learn could get as much
as from the latest publication. 1t is
not in the book, but in the pupil.
In fact, there are old arithmetics, in
the opinion of educators, much su-
perior to those now in use.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10
About Love.

We have noticed that the boy who
is the most afraid of girls is the
first to be 'corraled into matrimony
that the little boys prefer boys to
girls; that they soon change never
TO go back to their early love; that
the little girls love the girls best;
that they don't get over their pref.
ereace as soon as the boys do; some
Of them never; that the women love
men because they love everything
they have to take care of; that men
love women because they can't help
it; that the wife loves her husband
so we'll she has no thought for other
men; that the husband so loves his
wife that he loves all other women
for her sake; that the married man
is apt to think himself all killing
among the fair sex simply because
he has found one woman fool enough
to marry him; that homely husbands
are the best. They never forget the
compliment paid them by their
wives, in accepting them; that home
ly wives are the truest. They know
how to make the most of what they
have; that the man who marries late
in life does we'll; that the man who
marries young in life does better;
that the woman who marries does
we'll; that the woman who does not
marry does better nine times out
of ten.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10
Keep Your Troubles Sacred.

A worthy wife of forty years
standing, and whose life is made up
of sunshine and peace, gave the
following impressive advice to a
married pair of her acquaintance.
The advice is so good and so we'll
suited to all married people, and to
those who intend entering that
state, that we here publish it for
the benefit of such persons.
Preserve sacredly the privacies of
your own house, your married state.
and heart. Let no father or mother,
sister or brother ever presume to
come between you two, or to share
the joys and sorrows that belong to
you two alone. With Gods help
build your own quiet world, and not
allowing your dearest earthly friend
to be the confident of ought that
concerns your domestic peace; let
moments of alienation, if they oc-
cur, be healed at once. Never, no
never speak of it outside, but to
each other confess, and all will come
out right. Never let the morrow's
sun find you at variance. Review
and renew your vows; it will do you
good, and thereby your souls will
work together, cemented in that love
which is stronger than death, and
you will become truly one.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10
Marriage Maxims.


Aman is what his wife makes HIM.
Never both manifest anger at once.
A good wife is the greatest earthly
blessing.
], Never talk at one another, neither
alone or in company.
Neglect the whole world besides,
rather than one another.
Never speak loud to one another
unless the house is on fire.
Let each one strive to yield often
est to the wishes of the other.
It is the mother who molds the
character and destiny Of the child.
Never allow q request to be re-
peated. Il forgot" is never an ac-
ceptable excuse.
Never reflect on past action,
which was done with good motive
and with the best judgment At the
time.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10
sN1isreHaur.
Edwin Booths Earlier and Late
Acting.

Edwin Booths Earlier and Late
Acting.
! In the earlier part of his caree
Edwin Booth was accustomed to &C
Sir Giles Overreach, Sir Edwart
Mortimer, Pcscara, and number o
other parts of the terrific order
which he has since discarded. HI
was great in every one of them. Th'
first sound of his voice when, as Sil
Edward Mortimer, he was heart
speaking off the scene, was eloquent
of deep suffering, concentrated will
and strange, somber, formidable
character. The sweet, exquisite
icy, internal joy with which, as Pes.
cara, he told his rival that there
fshould be ''music," was almost com
ical in its effect Of terror; it drove
the listener across the line of tragi-
cal tension, and made him hysteri-
cal with the grimness Of a deadly
humor. His swift defiance to Lord
Lowell, as Sir Giles, aud indeed the
whole mighty and terrible action
with which he carried that scene
from What, are you pale 2 down to
the grisly and horrid viper pretense
and reptile spasm Of death-were
simply tremendous. This was in
the days when his acting still re-
tanned the exuberanceof youthful
spirit, before the philosophic mind
had checked the headlong currents
of the heart, or curbed imagination
in its lawless flight. And those
parts not only admitted of bold COL
or and extravagant action, but de-
manded them. Even his Hamlet
was touched with this elemental fire.
Not alone in the great junctures of
the tragedy-the encounters with
the ghost the parting with Ophelia,
the climax of the play scene, the
slaughter of poor old Polonius in
delirious mistake for the King, and
the avouchment to Laertes in the
grave-yard-was he brilliant and
impetuous, but in almost everything
this quality of temperament showed
itself, and here, of course, it was in
excess. He no longer hurls the pipe
into the flies when saying, Though
you may fret me, you can not play
upon me- but he used to do so
then, and the rest of the perform
ance was of a piece with that part
of it. He needed, in that period of
his development, the more terrible
passions to deal with. Pathos and
spirituality and the mountain air of
great thought were yet to grow. His
Hamlet was only dazzling-the glo-
rious possibility of what it has since
become. But his Sir Giles was a
consummate work of genius-as
good then as it ever afterward be-
came, and better than any other that
has been since, not excepting even
that of Davenport. And in all kim
dred characters he showed himself
man of genius. His success was
very great. The admiration that he
inspired partook of zeal that al
most am mOlnted to craziness. Wbea
he walked in the streets of Boston,
in 1857, his shining face, his COM
pact figure and his elastic step drew
every eye, and people would pause
and turn in groups to look at him.
Harper's Magazine.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10
Saving Seed Corn,

| Husking-time is the proper peri
cd to secure good supply of ripe
sound corn for planting next spring
and the selection should not be lef,
to the judgment of boys. but if pos
sible to men of experience.
Several points should be clearly
observed in selecting seed cars:
l. Be careful to notice that the
kernel is fully ripe, hard and glossy.
2. See that the ear is fully devel-
oped-that is, that the rows of ker-
nels are in straight line, and not
set irregularly on the cob, as is of
ten the case. Also note that the ear
is covered with corn to the very end
3. Take particular notice that the
ear is from stalk which produced
at least two sound ears. If three
are found On the stalk, all the better.
4. 1t will be found desirable to
have the part between the ear and
husk quite small, that the ear may
be the moregreadily disengaged at
huskingtime.
5. If the quantity desired is small,
then leave all the husks on, simply
removing the silken portion at the
end. Tie two or four of the outer
husks together, and hang up near
the roof in the barn or other out
building, out of the reach of mice,
and in perfectly dry place.
Notice also the remaining ears on
the stalk to see if they are fully de-
veloped and of good quality. Should
they be found inferior, it is best to
reject all on that stalk, for the
chances are that seed from the sound
ear will transmit the defects of the
deformed one.
By using Judgment in the selec
tion of seed corn, many farmers i'm;
prove their crop year by year, while
Others who practice the easy chit or
miss" method find their corn crop
rapidly deteriorating.-[ Examiner
and Chronicle.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10
BROOKHAVEN. MISS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1851

did not, however, believe he twoult
leave the Branch, even after he hat
said so. Hence, early in the morn
ing she had started for long wall
on the Beach, hoping to meet hin
there, as usual, for hardly day hat
passed within the last fortnight thai
these two had not so met.
There was an old wreck at that
time about mile or more above the
Metropolitan, which had been IA
vorite haunt of theirs, and thithel
she repaired. She tried to read till
Herbert should appear, but hel
thoughts wandered from her book
continually. Meantime, the hour
passed without Herbert appearing
Her heart began to fail her. She
spent the time examining her real
feelings, and the more she scruti-
nizcd them the more she felt her
love had gone from her forever. By
and by the hot tears began to come.
She knew how proud Hastings was,
and she said to herself he would
never come back.
The sea rolled heavily aud the
fish hawks sailed over head; the
breeze blew fresh from thc cast
ward; the sun shonc dazzlinely
bright. 1t was getting toward noou.
She gave up all hope at last, and RI
sing, began to walk backward to-
ward the hotel. But after a while
she sat down again on a bowldcr,
under shelter Of the bank, for she
had been all this time upon the
beach below it. She would not yet
abandon the chance of seeing him.
Gradually she fell into sort of rev.
cry, and began, half unconsciously,
to trace Herbert's name in the sand
with the point of her parasol.
1t was at this juncture that Her.
bert, walking along--the top of the
bank above discerned her. He has
tily sprang down the bank and be-
gan hurriedly to retrace his step to-
ward her.
He thought she would hear him
as he approached. But she did not.
He approached so close at last that
he could look over her shoulder.
Blessed vision! She was writing
with her parasol in the sand the
words, Herbert, love YOU
Hastings could control himself NO
longer. His cigar had long been
out, though retained mechanically;
he now flung it away, and STOPPING
over, caught Kate's face in his
hands and kissed her full on her
ripe lips.
Darling he whispered, clasping
her in his arms and drawing her to
him, God bless you for those words.
l had come to try my fate once
more. Say that dear confession
over again.
Kate was silent for while. But
his caresses soon dried her tears,
and made her forget her momentary
shame.
What happy hour it was that
followed! The lovers paced up and
down the strand far out of sight CT
intruders, exchanging confessions
as to when they first began to be
interested in each other. All! that
first hour of mutually acknowledged
affection. Is there anything in life,
ever after, half, or quarter SO
blissfull
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-10

Never find fault, unless it is per-
fectly certain that fault has been
committed; and even then begin
with q kiss, and lovingly.