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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
Right Watering of Plnnt-.

eff you were very thirsty" said old
Mr.. Ewing, "and 1 was to pour a glass
of water on the top of your head, would
you be very grateful to me?"
ono" said Tom, who was watering
his geranium, I" I'd be mad ~
"Well," said the old man, "you are
not treating the plants much better.
1t has mouths, and it likes to drink
when it is thirsty, but you don't poui
the water into its mouths"
"I don't know where they are" said
Tom, looking curiously at the bush.
cts leaves are full of eager little
pores, and they are choked with dust,
Mr.. Ewing said. "Just put the nose
again on the Watering pot and wash the
leaves"
Tom picked up the nose, put it on the
spout of the pot, and gave the bush 6
thorough wetting.
"It does look BETTER" he said HAS
it any other mouths?"
"Plenty of them," said the old man
Zone at the end of each rootlet. When
you pour a stream of water around the
stem Of the plant, think it must fee
as you would if p'1t the water on YOU
head"
eyes," said Tom, 81 se that fuchsia
1 didn't water the leaves nor the end,
of the roots, l am sure"
"Aud don't you see you are doing
the same thing by that rhododendron 2
said the irritable old man. "When yo,
do anything, boy, do it in the igh
way"
And he took the watering pot himself
and every mouth in each plant got
good drink that time.-FdrmerS HON
| Journal
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
About Parrots.

A noticeable fact in relation to the
peculiar food giving a flavor to the
flesh of animals, such as muddy weeds
to,tish, fish to wild ducks, acorns to the
flesh of pork, and many other instances,
is most remarkable in the case of par
rots. We are assured by those who
live in South Africa, and frequently eat
of parrots, that the delicacy of the flesh
varies from a luxury to positive reiec-
tion during certain seasons of the year.
When the delicious guava is ripe they
are sapid and fat; the seed of the aca-
jou imparts a slight and not disagree
able soupcon of garlic; spicy seeds give
not only the flavor, but an aroma of Gin
namon, cloves, ETC., and all berries give
Il peculiar quality to their flesh They
are, moreover, wine-bibbers. We had
parrot which contracted that habit at
the passengers dinner-tables on board
one of the Peninsular and Oriental
steamers. He would watch the guests
retire, and go around "heel tap" every
dish as dry as any servant. The seed
of the cotton tree is the parrots
especial weakness, and will intox-
lcate it in the same manner as alco-
hol does man. Dealers are said to give
parrots a like stimulant previous to
showing them to a customer, as it has
the effect of making them loquacious.
In opposition to a contrary notion, par
rots will and often have been known to
breed in captivity in different parts of
Europe. They lay three or four white
eggs each time, and incubate several
times year, sitting from twenty to
twenty-five days, acco ding to the sea-
son. The most successful results ap-
pear to have been attendant upon cases
in which birds have been provided with
nesting places suitable to their habits.
In one case a small barrel was procured
and pierced toward third of its height
with hole about six inches in diameter.
In the bottom was placed a quantity of
sawdust three inches in thickness. On
this the female laid her eggs and sat
until they were Matched. Recent works
question the fact that parrots breed in
domestication, but there exists too many
trustworthy evidences to the contrary
to allow the denial to remain. Indeed,
so long ago as 1888 writer upon the
subject said: "All experiments which
have been tried at Caen and Paris on
this interesting subject have been
attended with the most favorable re-
suits"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

mouths, which will stunt them. When
this is the case they should be thor
oughly washed and oiled.
The male pigs should be castrated
when four weeks old and the parts be
smeared with coal tar, which is the best
application we have ever tried, as it
causes no pain and is rapidly healing in
its effects. Salt, turpentine or ashes
the common applications-are very pain
full and cruel. Castration may be per-
formed in warm weather without dan
ger if coal tar is applied, as it will keep
Off the flies and cause the wounds to
heal rapidly. In castrating, if the
cords are scraped off instead of being
cut straight the blood will not flow, as
it will coagulate more readily with q
rough or irregular termination to the
parts severed. This fact is more import.
tant in castrating older pigs. If the
parts swell badly the incisions should
be carefully opened so that the pus may
pass out. Pigs, after castration, should
be kept in dry place, as exposure tc
wet may result in cold and inhamma
ton, which are generally fatal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Golden Rulcs for Butter Making.

Keep only those COWS that yield but
ter of good color, flavor and texture.
There are some COWS from which no one
can get good butter. Feed only good,
sweet food, the best for butter being
early cut timothy and clover hay, and
corn-meal, and give only pure water.
Observe the most scrupulous cleanliness
in the stable art, dairy. Keep the cows
in good health and contented. Use a
churn that brings the batter in thirty
minutes. Keep the temperature of the
milk and cream as near to sky degrees
as possible, and churn the cream when
only slightly sour. Work the butter
milk out of the butter with the ladle,
and not with the hands. If water is
used it should be pure and cold. The
butter should be gashed or cut in work.
ing, not "plastered or fattened out
One ounce of pure dairy salt should be
used for each pound of butter at two
workings, with an interval of twelve
hours between the workings (for imme
diate use many prefer less salt). Pacl
at once in a sweet, clean oak firkin OF
pail, and cover with layer of salt unit
the next packing is laid down. Wher
the firkin is filled it should be headed
up air-tight and set away in cool, dry
sweet cellar. The rest will be learned
by experience.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
Household Hints,

The fine siftings of coal ashes are
excellent for securing knives with.
Common lye of wood ashes will soften
hard putty in few minutes.
Drive two large nails through two
spools, as far apart as your handle
is thick, and hang your broom on
brush up, to keep it straight.
A lump of bread about the size of a
billiard ball, tied up in linen bag and
placed in the pot in which green's are
boiling, will absorb the gasses which
oftentimes send such an unpleasant
odor to the regions above.
Take a new flower pot, wash it clean,
wrap in wet cloth and set over butter;
will keep it as hard as if on ice. Milk,
if put into an earthen can, or even tin
one, will keep sweet for long time if
well wrapped in a wet cloth.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

Once a year the house linen should
be carefully looked over and arranged.
Such sheets and pillow-cases as have
seen the largest share of their days of
usefulness and yet are still unbrokel,
should be laid carefully aside, that they
may come into service when an un-
usual number of bed changes are re
quired. Supply their places with new
ones, and thus keep an abundance of
fresh bedding for emergencies. The
kitchen tablecloths, if they threaten
to break, should be cut up, hemmed
and devoted to the dish-washing de
partment, aud new ones of unbleached
linen damask made to take their places.
Glass-wiping cloths should not be of
elderly linen, because of its tell-tale
fibers, and because there is linen pro-
vidcd for glass sufficiently inexpensive
for the purse of even the most economi-
cal housewife. Hand towels should be
looked over and replenished. Those
for the kitchen should be divided and
doomed to the 6oor-cloth hooks, and
others, always with a tape loop at each
end of them where a roller is not in
use, should take the place of the old
towels. There can hardly be too many
towels in the kitchen. The dining
room tablecloths may be cut into large
towels and neatly hemmed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
In a Maniac Barber's Grasp,

There cannot we'll be fancied q mo-
ment of greater terror to a man than
when he is in the unyielding grasp of a
maniac who seeks his life. John Wal
lace has had that experience, and it is
safe to say one trial of it is all he hank
cred after. He went into barber shop
in Marion, Ind, and sat down in the
chair of his favorite shaver, a young
mulatto. The following particulars are
given:
The young man carefully lathered his
face, and then leaning heavily upon him
and holding his head back by a power
ful grip on his chin, looked him straight
in the eye and said: " l am going to cut
your throat" Wallace saw that the
negro was a raving lunatic, desperately
in earnest, frothing at the mouth, pos
sessed of abnormal strength and gloat-
ing over his proposition, and for mo-
ment felt paralyzed. The barber swung
open the glittering blade, eyed its edge
with satisfaction, and took firm hold
Of the instrument. He seemed delighted
at Wallace's position of absolute help.
lessness, and said: "Yes, / am going to
cut your throat. You needn't look
scared. 1t won't hurt you. l can do
it in a moment. I'll first cut your
throat, and then I'll slit you down the
stomach. I'd like to know what's in
side of you, anyhow. Oh, l know what
they'll do with me for killing you, but
l don't care for that. They'll hang me-
I'm not afraid of death you are" He
then Strengthened out his arm to make
the fatal movement, when Wallace, by a
sudden and desperate effort, managed
to roll over and out of the chair and
fed. Help was summoned, and the
crazy negro after a desperate struggle
was overpowered and locked up.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

1t was he merry, merry house-clean-
ing time, and when he stepped airily
out of bed in the morning he tried to
hold both feet in the air at the same
time, while he leaped from place to
place and made remarks that were en-
tirely inappropriate to any occasion.
"Practicing for the circus?" asked the
wife, from her place an ong the downy
pillows, with illy-conceived sarcasm.
" Oh, yes" he replied, I'm just re-
hearsing my famous carpet tackled" F"
And then his low, convulsiye sobbing
died away in muffled strains, like the
last throbs of heart breaking under
the bedclothes. es.-Haukeye.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
A treasnrY official is anthoritY for tb

A treasury official is authority for the
statement that there is now in the
vaults of the department larger amount
of gold than was ever known to be in
one place in the history of modern times,
and probably more than could be authen'
ticated as existing in a single treasury
at any time before in the world. There
is now about $173, 100000 of gold coin
and bullion, inclusive of some $55, ,0O0,'
600 in silver, while the Bank Of Eng
land has only about $75, 900, 900 in gold
What is more singular is that it stays il
the vaults, no m ltte. what the demand
recently, for as fast as it is paid out i
returns.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
Rcwcdv for Hard Times.

Stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich
food and style. Buy good, healthy food, cheaper
and better clothing; get moro real and sub
stantial things of life every way, and especially
stop the foolish habit of running after expen-
sive and quaclS doctors, or using so much of the
and makes the proprietors rich, but put your
trust in the greatest of all simple, pure reme-
dies. Hop Bitters, that cures always at a
tri1fng cost, and you will see better times aud
good health Try II once. Read of it in another
column.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression Of
spirits and general debility in their various
forms, also as a preventive against fever and
aguc and other intermittent fcycrs, the FERRC
PHosPHoRATED ELIXIR OF CALIsAYA BARK, made
by Caswcll Hazard a. Co., New York, and sold
by all druggists, is the best tonc and for
patients recovering from fever or other sickness
it has no equal,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
Pork Pie.

A pork pie is excellent and as cheap
as anything one can have. The best
part of the pig, if you have not the
trimmings from which pies are usually
made in the country, is the chump end
of the loin. Take one pound of the fat
and lean, cut it into nice, neat dice, mix
a tablespoonful of water with it, season
with large teaspoonful of salt and a
small one of black pepper To make
the crust boil a quarter of pound of
lard OF dripping in gill and half OF
water, and pour it hot on to one pound
of -four, to which a good pinch of salt
has been added. Having mixed this
into q stiff paste, pinch off enough to
make the lid, and keep it hot. Flour
Your board and work the paste, as hot
as you can, into ball; then with the
knuckles of your right hand press a
hole in the center, mold the paste into
a round or oval shape, taking care to
keep it proper thickness. Having put
in the meat join the lid to the pic,
which raise lightly with both hands, SO
as to keep it in good shape; cut round
the edge with knife, mark with paste
cutter, make the trimmings of paste into
leaves, and having placed them on the
lid with a rose in the CENTER put the pie
on a foured baking sheet, and brush it
over with yolk of egg or milk, or mix.
ture Of both. 1t is better to let the pie
crust get cool and set before baking,
and the oven should be moderate heat.
When the gravy boils out the pie will
be done; an hour and half usually
bakes a pie of this size. Make teacup-
ful of gravy of the bones and trimmings
of the pork, and when the pie is cold
remove the rose from the top, make a
small hole, and pour in the gravy either
with funnel or spoon, then replace
the rose on the lid.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

HAVE You READ IT? II. II. Stevens Book
on Ensilage, the preserving of green forage
crops in silos, giving his own experience and
the practical experience of rs practical farmers;
120 pages, elegantly bound in cloth price, 2U
cents sent by mail, GO cents. Address II. H.
STEVENS Boston Maas.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

Theater-going is great fun in Lead
vile. When a new play proves to be
very bad the author is enthusiastically
called before the curtain and at q given
signal the audience begin shooting at
him with their little revolvers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

sickness and suffering, costing 5000 per Year.
total 81 2OO-all of which was stopped by three
bottles Of HoP BITTERs taken by my wife, who
has done her own houseworli for year since
without the loss of a day, and want everybody
to know it for their benefit.
"JoHN WEEKS Butler, n. y"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

1t is computed that since the begin
ming of the century fifty-eight attempts
have been made on the lives of sover-
eigns and presidents of republics, of
which nine have succeeded. The pro-
portion of presidents killed being, as
compared to crowned heads, four to five.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

An ESoRMoUs TRAFFIc -Pittsburg boasts that
$40, 7l6 bottles of CARBoLINE have been sold
within the last six months This shows that the
great army of bald-hcads will soon be reduced
to corporal's guard.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

Faith is simple, it is to believe; srit
is sublime, it is to be born again
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

deacon" said widow, as she
heaved long-drawn sigh, and softly
raised two tear-bejeweled eyes to his,
don't you sometimes have yearning
for the sweet companionship of a
kindred soul to share the joys and
sorrows that walk, twin-like, with us
through all the varied scenes of life p
Well, widow" sighed the old deacon,
in reply, "Ive kinder had yearning
all the evenin', but 1 thought maybe
it was them cold beans eat for supper" F"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
pr.Crrn Eunu DEATu,

william ]. Coughlin, of Someryc, Mass says: In
the fall of 1876 was taken with bleeding of the lungs
followed by n severe cough lost my appetite an
flesh aud was confined to my bed. In 1877 was al
mittcd to the hospital. The doctors said had hole
in my lung as big as half dollar At one time re-
mort went around that was dead. gave up hope,
but friend told me of DIR. WILLIAM HALLS BALsAM
FOR THE LUNGS. got bottle, when to my surprise,
columcnccd to fcol better and to-day feel better
than for three yol.S past. write this hoping every
one afflicted wtu diseased lungs will take DIR. VIII.
LIAM lIhLL's BALsAM, and be convinced that cos
SUMPTION CAN BE CURED. can positively say it has
done more good than all the other medicines have
takCn sinro my hiclimess.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

Fair Warming from n Reliable Warner.
Don't neglect your ,1eallh when Warmers
Kidney and Liver Curc will surely preserve it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

the market ON Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup he could
make his fortune, for there are thousands who
would rather pay double the retail price than
bo without this valuable remedy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

DIR. TODIAS'S VENETIAN LJNlNIENT
has been warranted to cure Croun, Collie Spasms,
Diarrh"a AM u. s"ncry taken internally, and sore
Throat. Pains i'll the Limbs, Chronic Rheumatism,
Ola Sores pimllcs, BlotchCs and SwCllirgs. CNtcr-
ualv and not bottle has been returned, many fam
lies stating they would not he without it oven il it
was so bottle. Sold by druggists at % AMI 30
cents. D.nnt. i2 NInrray Strcet. Now York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05

4 GENTS WANTED for the Best and Fastest
y ilmg Pictorial Books and Bibles Prices reduced
80 ct. National Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
t19l Bcatty's New Pat.
StOD Icti0H.

Important Notice,
On April ist, and un-
til Sept. 30, 1881,
"London," /" New Style
No. 5000, will contain
5 fun sets reeds. ~
stops las described
herewith. instead Of
4 sets IA stol g as for
mcrla. e@- This Is
epCcisl, and made
solely as n Mid Sam
nier RONdUy OFer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-05
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Two knee stops, han-
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Solid Black Walnut
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The daily gazette., 1881-09-10

THE EXTENSION OF the water pipes to
the newly built up sections of the city is
a heavy tax upon the income, as Is also
the grading and opening of new streets,
and building, enlarging and extending
sewers. But these expenses must be
met. The costs, however, should be
closely collected aud made as light as
possible. Such Improvements and their
necessity show most clearly the rapid
strides Wilmington is making in every
direction. 1t is difficult now to tell
where the progress will be most rapid.
The Ninth Ward is going ahead with
new buildings and mills over Eleventh
street bridge the development is rapid,
requiring the extension of water pipes
beyond the track OF the r., W. Il b. r..
r., and South and West Wilmington
are racing each other. We hope it will
not be long before they will be con-
nected with solid streets, making Q
bridge over the Christiana below the
Pulp Works necessary. When the low
marsh over Market street bridge is filled
up and The water confined to the bed o
..s'IH8 Christiana it will be deepened b,
every freshet instead of being filled VI
and narrowed as it Is now said to be.
The daily gazette., 1881-09-10

In A BAD Way The Republican
party in Pennsylvania appears to be
as much divided as in New York.
The State Convention that met at
Harrisburg on Thursday, nominated
State ticket after considerable delay
and much wrangling, that fails to give
satisfaction, because, as il is charged,
it is Stalwart, and was dictated by the
Camerons. But the trouble does not
end here. The convention passed
resolutions endorsing Mr. Garfeld's
administration in weak way that
causes suspicion and creates discus.
sion and dissensions. The Epening
Telegraph, which opposed third
term candidate and favored the defeat
Of Mr.. Conkling, criticises the action
of Cameron and the convention in
nominating Stalwarts and endorsing
Garfield, as follows:
1.-THE estimable gentleman thew
Wot0 AhoeAa bDoA w was one
of that famous 306 who fought under
the leadership of Roscoe Conkling,
shoulder to shoulder with him anc
Mr.. Cameron, for the nomina
ton OF General Grant at Chicago
and who went down fighting agains
tho nomination of General Garfield.
But IL he went down lighting 70
Grant, Conkling and Cameron, and i
they thoroughly approved of hi
course in SO doing, how could they en-
dorse the administration of Presiden
Garfield, which, in all things, has beef
opposed to the principles, method
and acts of the above named third
term firm of Statesmen, general deal
ers IN official spoils Even politician
should be in some degree consistent
1t was right to endorse President Gar
fields administration. The people O
Pennsylvania, without scarcely an,
dissent, endorsed it at time wbei
General Grant, Mr.. Conkling an,
Mr.. Cameron were heaping anathema
upon it. The people always indorse
it, and they never did SO with sue
heartiness and unanimity as when
swept out Of its way the ofice-mongel
ing firm above mentioned. The az
ministration of President Garfield b.
gan ON March A, and it virtually ende
On July /. During those four month
it was daily engaged in contest Il
The daily gazette., 1881-09-10
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10. 1851.

PRESIDENT OF THE SENArE.-It
turns out that the New Y ork Tribune
has wasted a great deal of it's time and
space in complimentary mention Of
Senator Beck. No doubt this was
done under the supposition that the
two new Senators from New York
would be able to take their seats and
assist to organize the Senate. But as
they cannot be sworn in until Presi-
dent o. the Senate pro tempore has
been elected to administer the oath OF
course, they are ruled out and the
Democrats will have clear majority
whenever the Senate meets. That
they will elect Democrat we have no
doubt, nor do we doubt that the candi-
date will receive every Democratic
vote. Judge David Davis may hold
aloof but even he is more likely tc
follow the usual course and cast hi:
vote for the Oldest Senator of the ma
jority party. Hence it is pretty cleai
that Senator Bayard will be the next
President of the Senate.