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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

Queen Emma, of Holland, is fair,
pleasant-looking, blue-eyed German
girl, not positively pretty, but with a
sweet, expressive, and peculiarly kindly
face. The older families among the
Dutch nobility were at first inclined to
look down upon her, deeming a princess
of the comparatively insignificant house
of Waldeck-Pyrmont by no means a
fitting spouse of their sovereign. But
the young queen has contrived to win
all hearts by her gracious and unaffected
courtesy. She is the idol of her elderly
spouse, who is never wearied of watch
ing over her, and he spends his days in
her society. She on her part is perfectly
devoted to her husband, forming in
that respect a marked contrast to the
late queen, who was very intellectual,
high-spirited woman, and resented the
kings various peccadilloes with an
amount of anger and contempt which,
though natural, was far from being
polite. The Salic law does not exist
in Holland, so that no legal obstacle
will prevent the accession of the infant
princess to the throne, should the weak
state of health of Prince Alexander
cause him to be definitely excluded
from the succession.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
College of Heraldry.

A New York letter to the Cincinnati
Ehquirer says: There is a machine in
New York called the American College
of Heraldry, designed to supply fools
with grandfathers, and nincompoops
with coats of arms and Latin notices
which they cannot read. The operator
of this machine belongs to the Wells
family, and traces his own pedigree
back to seven years before Charlemagne.
He has been investigated by Tribune
reporter, and has given the names OF
Charles O'Connor, Levi P. Morton,
Erastus Corning and George Bliss as
people who have patronized him. 1t
costs fifteen dollars to become life
member. The stockholders of this
concern get ridiculous showing up.
John Hoey, of the Adams express, when
approached by the drummer of the ma
chine, listened attentively, and then
said, gravely: "sir my father was a
krightt" "Where was he knighted p
said the drummer, with deep interest.
"Down in MILL" said Hoey; "he was
night watchman."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
Wonderful Tenacity of Life.

Every cat is said to have nine lives,
and there are some men whose tenacity
of existence is equally surprising. The
Vermonter who had the whole upper
part of his brain carried off by an explo-
sion, and lived for years after, is we'll
known example of this class. John Will
son, of Leadville, Colorado, must now
be added to the list of tough ones. He
was buried by a snow-slide so deeply
that it took several men four hours to
reach him, and when he was uncovered
he had been forty-nine hours without
food or light, and with very little air
He was discovered in an upright posi-
tion, his pick above his head, and held
by his right hand. At first he was be-
lieved to be dead, for the palpitations of
his heart were scarcely perceptible. His
face was terribly discolored, and his
chin fell forward on his breast. His
eXtremities were as cold as ice, and
perfectly void of any sense whatever.
The abode of the remaining spark of
life was the breast, and even his head
was benumbed and senseless. The
arms we're rigid and stiffened, as were
the legs, and there was little hope of
resuscitating him. He was. however,
taken to neighboring cabin, his teeth
We're pried open, and whisky was
poured down his throat. Soon after
the doctor arrived, and finally he re-
covered his lenses. He said he thought
when the snow struck him that he had
been hit by some instrument. His con.
sciousness lasted for about eight hours,
and during the forty which followed he
knew nothing,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
Pearls of Thought,

Men tire themselves in pursuit of
rest.
Jealousy is a secret avowal of our in
feriority.
They are never alone that are accom-
panied by noble thoughts.
A happy jest often gives birth to an
other; but the child is seldom worth the
mother.
A beautiful woman with the qualities
of noble man is the most perfect thing
in nature.
The greatest man living may stand in
need of the meanest, as much as the
meanest does of him.
Great men undertake great things
because they are great, and fools be-
cause they think them easy.
Every man has three characters; that
which he exhibits, that which he has
and that which he thinks he has.
The greater part of men have nc
opinion, still fewer have an opinion Of
their own, well reflected and founded
upon reason.
Apparent evil is but an ante-chambel
! W ulSutI DlloS, uS CNSly ouuStJ ID pu
yelled by night, and will soon show
itself again as the red dawn of a new
day.
Friendship supplies the place o
everything to those who know how tt
make the right use of it; it makes you
prosperity more happy, your adversit.
more easy.
There is a great difference betweel
what an ambitious man is and what h,
aspires to be-as there is also betweel
what vain man thinks himself ant
what he is.
Every year of our lives we grow NOR
convinced that it is the wisest and bes
to fix our attent ion on the beautiful anC
the good, and dwell as little as possible
on the evil and the false.
Many persons consider themselve
friendly when they are only oficious
they counsel not so much that you ma
become wise, as that they may be know
as teachers of wisdom.
We should no more lament that W
have grown old than the husbandman
when the bloom and fragrance of sprin
have passed away, should lament tina
summer or autumn has come.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
Recipe for Happiness,

A silversmith's wife once told Careme,
the great cook, that herhusband spent all
his money in a restaurant. He ques-
toned her and found that she was an
Indifferent cook, but worse than that,
was in the habit of giving Ter husband
boiled food 365 days in the year. Next
day he visited the house of the silver
smith, ostensibly with the purpose of
having cup repaired. Drawing a
woodcock from basket, the
master showed the wife how to
dress it, and the silversmith, woman
and Careme sat down to breakfast. For
the first time happiness beamed on that
household. Careme called frequently
after this, always provided with some
Wand, which, like an unpublished stone,
became as brilliant as a gem when
touched by the hand of genius. The
silversmith's IS wife was quick to appreciate
the difference in her husbands conduct.
She became in time an efficient cook,
and so regained herhusband's affections.
The wine shop, the second-class res
taurant had no charms for him, for he
ate at home.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
Value of Character,

Mr.. w. H. Baldwin recently delivered
an address before body of young men
in Brookline, which is especially valua-
BILE on account of the speakers long
association with the interests Of young
people.
"The brave young man," said the
speaker, sis the one who stands boldly
up in the presence of companions and
positively refuses to do that which his
conscience tells him is wrong, when
tempted as so many young men are, and
so very often. He is the brave young
man who has the courage to say no, Oh
to say yes, decisions which shall be at
the same time based upon the prompt
action of his God-given conscience, the
great guide and dictator which God has
so kindly given to each and every child
of His creation.
"The coward is the young man who
cannot, or rather does not, sand tho
pressure of evil companions, or friends
who tempt and urge him, and who
though he knows what is right, is weak
has not the moral courage he should
possess-in fact, he is a coward.
GA President of the United States was
once called u. Jon to address some young
people. He responded to the call, but
said he would not attempt to give then
an address, but rather short sermon
The sermon was as follows: Dom
swear, don't gamble, don't lie, dom
cheat, don't steal, don't drink, dom
smoke, don't chev; love God and man
and be happy"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

they are trimmed ON one side
with six or eight tiny ostrich tips.
Again, there are large scarfs OF satin
merveilleux shaded in stripes and plaids
of Madras colors, with bars of gold,
silver or steel; these are used also on
dark bonnets for travelling and for morn
ing shopping. For black round hats
there are steel trimmings, and volum-
inous scarfs of Spanish lace put on to
cover nearly all the top of the crown, as
well as to surround it. The acajou, or
mahogany red shades, are seen in the
Tuscan straw and ostrich trimmings of
very expensive round hats. There are
other straws colored the stylish condor
brown, which is one of the new golden
brown shades, and made into large hats
that require the ombre satin merveilleux
scarfs of yellow, shading from maize
into brown, for trimming; little straw
colored lace and some condor brown
velvet trim the brim, and there is a
long shaded plume on the left side
| Hupe'S Bdzm.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
Pride.

Prov. xxi. 4: "An high look, and a
proud heart, and the plowing .fof the
wicked is SIM"
Psalms X. 2: "The wicked in his pride
doth persecute the poor; let them be
taken in the devices that they have
imagined"
Psalms CT. 81 "Whoso privily SLAM
dereth his neighbor, him will cut off;
him that hath an high look and proud
heart will not suffer"
ssProv. vii. 3: 1.-The fear of the Lord is
to hate evil, pride and arrogancy, and
the evil way and the froward mouth do
[ hate"
PROV. xvi. 5: every one that is proud
in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
though hand join in hand he shall not
be unpunished."
l Sam. ii. 3: "Talk no more SO eX-
ceeding proudly; let no arrogancy come
out of your mouth; for the Lord is a
God Of knowledge, and by him actions
are weighed"
Mark vii. 2O-23: "And he said, That
which cometh out of man, that detileth
the man; for from within, out of the
heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,
adulteries, foundations, murders, thetts,
covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciv-
iousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride,
foolishness; all these things come from
within and defile the man."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
FOR THE LADIES.
A womnn,s secluded Life.

-
A woman has just died in Berlin, aged
eighty-two, who for nearly half cen
tury lived in almost utter seclusion, q
solitary female servant being the only
person with whom she had any inter
course. This strangelbeing, whoit is sup
posed was crossed in love, was rich, and
never denied herself any luxury for
which she cared, but she never allowed
her house or furniture to be cleaned.
She lay in bed all day, rising just at
dusk, and spent the night in preparing
sumptuous meals for herself and her
companion. She was surrounded by
dogs, cats and birds, and she caused
every new work on zoology to be pur-
chased for her as soon rs it was pub
lished. She left handsome legacy to
her servant, and the rest of her property
to niece, to re 5ert, after the latter's
death, to an asylum for dogs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
milwaukee sentinel.l

That wonderful remedy for rheuma-
tism, st. Jacobs Oil, has been used by
large number of people in this city,
and with effect truly marvellous. Fre-
quent reports are made where sufferers
have been afforded relief, and the sale
is growing largely. The fact that it is
an external remedy, commends it to
many who would not otherwise think Of
going out of the beaten track to find q
remedy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
Edison has invented a machine so
powerful that it shocks his own modesty.
Toronto Grip.

WE do not often speak of any proprietary
medicine, but from what we have read and
heard of Aliens Lung Balsam, we shall take
the liberty of saying to those who are troubled
with a Cold, Cough, or any Throat or Lung
Affection, that from the testimony afforded, we
have such confidence i'll this article, that were
we afflicted in that way, we would make trial
of its virtues. Beware of the fatal consequences
of neglecting this timely warning: Now, before
it is too late use Aliens Lung Balsam, which
will cure the disease. Every druggist in the
land sells it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

A slander refuted George Selwyn
once affirmed in company that no woman
ever wrote letter without postscript.
My next letter shall refute you," said
Lady G.. Selwyn soon after received
a letter from her ladyship, where, after
her signature, stood: "P. S.-Who was
right; you or I?"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

The Home and Foreign Missionary
society, of the Roman Catholic church,
whose headquarters are at Lyons, France,
received last year for its work the sum
of 81, 100000. Fully three-quarters OF
this sum came from France.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
Cured of Drinking.

"a young friend Of mine was cured OF an
Unsuitable thirst for liquor, that had so pros
trated his system that he was unable to do any
business, lie was entirely cured by the use Of
Hop Bitters 1t allayed all that burning thirst
took away the appetite for liquor; made his
nerves steady, and he has remained sober and
steady man for more than two years, and has
no desire to return to his cups, and know of q
number of others that have been cured of drink
Tbiroun I'll
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
pa Va Iilxe EonIlsIf.

"For ten years my wife was confined to her
bed with such n complication of ailments that
10 doctor could tell what was the matter or cure
her and ] used up a small fortune in humbug
stuff Six months ago l saw U. S. flag with
Hon Bitters on it, and thought would be a
fool once more / tried it, but my folly proved
to be wisdom Two bottles cured her, she is
now as well and strong as any mans wife, and
it cost me only two dollars. BE ye likewise
foolish, ,"-H. W., Detroit, Mich.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

A free country: There are some men
who feel called upon to whoop and yell
and make disgusting nuisances Of them
selves to demonstrate that this is free
country, and it is always gratifying to
have somebody about to knock them
down and drag them away in further
demonstration of the fact,-Boston Post.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
GREAT HORSE MEDICINE.

pint bottles at 90 cents 32 years established 1t is
the best in the world for the cure of Collie Old Sores
Sprains. Bruises Sore Throats, etc. TOBIAS CON
DTTION POWDERS are warranted to cure Distemper
Fever, Worms, Bots; give fine coat increase the
appetite and cleanse the urinary organs. Ccrthed t.
by Col. j. Mcdaniel, owner of some of the fastest
running horses in the world, and 1000 Others. S5c
Sold by druggists. Depot-iH MURRAY St, N. ".
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, nervous prostratlon
and all forms of general debility relieved by
taking MENsMAN's PEPToNIzED BEEF TOXIC, the
only preparation of beef containing its entire
nutritious properties. It contains blood-malilng,
force generating and life-sustaining properties
is invaluable in all cnfecbled conditions, whethC
the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration,
ovcrwork, or acute disease, particularly il
resulting from pulmonary complaints. Caswell,
Hazard & Co., proprietors New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

Some of the farmers of Kasota, Mimi,
have ground cane seed and say the flour
is of good quality. Griddle cakes made
from it are said to be quite, if not
superior, to those made from buckwheat
Ao,,r
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

The japanese never applaud or waste
a smile upon the wittiest jokes at their
theaters, so absorbed are they squatting
on their mats in the pit. On the Toxic
stage lively modern pieces have cut in
upon the old classic drama, and a piece
entitled ga Tour Around the World in
Eighty Days" is now having an extra
ordinary run on the metropolitan
boards.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

"Tis true, 'tis pity, and pity 'ts, tits true, "
that too many sensible people regard coughs
and colds 80 indifferently. DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup cures coughs and colds, and is only 20
Cents n bottle,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
indianapolis Daily sentinel.l
No More GOssiD.

five are correctly informed, st. Jacobs
Oil is now the usual tea-party topic in
place of the former staple-free gossip.
How wise and how much more beneti-
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

Kansas has amended her constitution,
so that the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors and beverages are
absolutely prohibited in the State. A
proposition looking to the same end has
been introduced in both branches of the
Illinois legislature, and an amendment
to the constitution will be submitted to
the people as soon as it passed. If all
the Western commonwealth adopt this
fashion, water will be scarce west of
Chicago.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

Submarine telegraph lines last on an
average from ten to twelve years. After
that time they cannot be repaired, as
they break by their own weight II
raised to be mended.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

The Baptist mission in Germany re-
port l34 churches, e6,656 members,
l,467 stations, anc 11,S13 Sunday,
school scholors. The churches raised
S65,0OO last yest for church purposes
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

A recent estimate of the lumber tribu-
tary to Duluth, made by gentleman of
experience in the lumber business, puts
the amount at II 900, 100000 feet.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

The report of the Massachusetts, COM
missioners of prisons shows that there is
steady decrease in the number of per-
sons confined in penal institutions in the
Bay State. The population of all these
institutions-State and county-includ-
ing prisoners waiting trial, was 4, 400 at
the close of September, 1879, and only
1921 on the same date last year. The
average for 1879 wa, 1, 444, and for 1880,
4,107. This reduction is chiefly due to
the operation of the new law for the
punishment of drunkenness. The re-
port says: "About ninety per cent. of
the persons committed to all the prisons
are intemperate. The entire number of
commitments for 1880 to all the prisons
on sentences were 1903. OF these, 10,
434 were sent for drunkenness and 52S
as common drunkards-a total OF 10, 9G2
Deducting these from the total shows
6,O91 persons committed for other Of
lenses. About l ,700 of these, or nearly
twenty-eight per cent, were temperate,
and the remainder were intemperate. .
A table is given showing that there has
been a decrease in the net expenses OF
the county prisons from S276,376 III
1876 to S202, ,723 in 1880
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
The Best Life Preserver.
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.

There are now 826 veterans cared for
in the national home, near Milwaukee.
This is forty more than were ever cared
for before at any one time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

Subject of debate by an Arkansas
agricultural society: I" Was Samson as
strong as bunch of red onions ?"-
PncE
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

According to the Boston Economist
the total production of gold in 1880
throughout the world amounted to
S11S,000,000 1888, 100000 of which was
produced in America; of silver, SOL
100000 (of which $4,000, 900 was pro-
duced in America; total of both, S212,-
100000. The largest production in any
one year was in 1S53-of gold, $685.
100000; silver, $40, 1000, 900; total of
both, S2S5, 100000. Since that year the
annual product of gold has diminished
one-half, and that of silver has nearly
doubled.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

Some cavalrymen near the Cape of
Good Hope were in a heavy thunder
storm. A flash of lightning flung sew
enteen horses with their riders to the
ground, killing ten men and five horses
on the spot. Those who We're not killed
were all seriously injured, and it was long
before animation could be restored in
the case of seven of the men. All the bits
and stirrup-irons were blackened, and
many of the men, though personally un-
injured, had their clothing rent by the
force of the electric discharge. The
greatest difficulty was naturally expert
enced in preventing a general stampede
among the frightened horses.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

Paul Boyton, the celebrated swimmer,
is believed to have fallen victim in the
war between Peru and Chill. The Pitts
burg (Pa.) Commercial says: Last
fall he entered into a contract with the
government of Peru to superintend a
torpedo service, for which he received
magnificent remuneration. Nothing
has been heard from him since Christ
mas, although previous to that he wrote
weekly to an intimate friend in this city
In his last letter he inclosed his will,
and said that the enemy were advancing
and that he believed he would not sur
vive the impending battle. The long
silence has filled his friends with alarm,
He is believed to have been killed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

The protection which common law
affords to trademark property has again
been exemplified in the suit brought by
john W. Carroll, tobacco manufacturer,
of Lynchburg, Virginia, against Philip
H. Ertheiler, cigarette manufacturer
OF Philadelphia. Judge Butler, in the
United States circuit court at Phila-
delphia, granted the plaintiff a per-
petual injunction restraining the de-
fendant from using the formers trade
mark, Lone Jack as brand for
cigarettes. Carroll adopted the brand
for smoking tobacco in 1868, and proved
continuous use since that time. A
curious feature of the case is that the
court has decided that cigarettes are
" only form of smoking tobacco" The
defendant was ordered to pay the
plaintiff $4,000 as compensation fol
profits diverted from him by reason OF
the infringement on his brand
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24

The Cumberland Valley road, in
Pennsylvania, wants to utilize the
weather reports for the farmers along it's
line, during the harvest season next
summer and fall, by sending up rockets
from central points at three o'clock
every morning. The road wants the
weather bureau to furnish the rockets,
different colors being used to indicate
clear, variable, or rainy weather.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-24
FACTS AND COMMENTS.

The sugar crop of the world last year
was 3,422, 9SS tons, of which 1,S43,9SS
was cane and 1866, 900 beet root sugar.
Cuba produces one-third the cane sugar,
and Brazil, Java and the Philippine
islands each about one-seventh, so that
one-half the cane sugar of the world is
grown by slave labor under the Spanish
flag.