The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-04-14
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covery that to ascertain the qualities
of, an applicant cook, it is sufficient to
give her a plate to clean or sauce to
make, and watch how she moves her
hand in either act If she moves it
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of the hands of u watch, you may
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certain to be stupid and incapable.
William r. Chandler says: "The
South will split up and in four years
time three or four of the electoral votes
of the South will be cast for the next
Republican candidate for the Presi
dency, whom he thinks too, will be
nominated without struggle-that is
fight between any of the factions of the
party. The issue of free trade will be
forced, too, upon the Democracy.
The Republican party will favor a
protective tariff In the Eastern States
such an issue will give strength to
the Republicans, and while in some
of the Western States the Republi-
cans vote on high tariff issue might
fall off, twill not amount to per
cent"
John Miles is happy Mormon.
The Supreme Court Monday reversed
the court of the Utah courts, which
had found him guilty of bigamy.
The decision of the L. S. Court is
based upon the fact that he was con-
yicted on the testimony of hls second
wife, and the laws of Utah do not per-
nit wife to give evidence against her
husband A new trial is ordered, but
John is happy Notwithstanding, as
there is little or no chance of proving
his bigamous practice so long as his
victim or victims are debarred from
the witness stand. Evidently we need
some more law before Mormonism can
be repressed, but if this decision gives
our Congressman the proper cue John
may yet hav the laugh turned agains
him.-Bradford Star.
"A horrible practice is reported a:
prevailing in West Virginia, where
paupers are disposed of by auction t.
the lowest bidders. The man who
agrees to keep the pauper at the low
est amount for year becomes the pur
chaser. 1t is reported that the unfor
tunate victims of this barbarous plan
are subjected to all sorts of hardships
the purchasers in many cases being
characterless parties who starve tn
paupers in order to make a profit, ant
force them to do labor for which they
are physically incapacitated, One cas-
Is announced where an old lady was
bid in by shark, and upon hearing
who had purchased her she moanet
piteousiy and soon afterwards dieC
of broken heart. There is a slish
ulSpoSlllOll SilO"li ny IiC bCllSi NittoS
of citizens to have this evil corrected
1t hardly seems credible that civil
ized community would allow such
reproach upon their common human
ty to be continued much longer.
The current number of Brad
streetS gives the total number of mer
camille failures in the United States
for the first quarter of 1881 as 1856 "a
against 1896 for the corresponding
period of 1880 and 2, $50 for 1879. The
increase over last year it attribute
partly to the long-continued severity
of the winter in the Western ant
Northwestern States and to the owe
advances made in the South by the
country merchants on the cotton crol
based on the previous years prices anc
quality. This years cotton crop in
cluded a large proportion of inferior
quality and averaged lower price
Further than this, the first quarter wa
the beginning OF revival in busines
following long depression, and trad
ellDdTldSSllltlllo NClS llolulhl'g JUS
then very few. The failures of tn
present year, so far as they are no
brought about by the peculiar cor
ditions spoken of in the West an
South, may be considered AS character
istic of the normal condition of activ
business when a certain proportion {
the total ventures must inevitably fai
philadelphia Press.
The Postmaster General has pu
himself on record as an advocate c
postal savings banks, and will propos
Q bill, for presentation to Congress mex
December, advocating plan, whic
will be modification of the successfr
system now in operation in England
While the subject is not new one,
has heretofore received little encou
Agenent from post office authorities
and being strenously fought by Saving
Banks and other interested partie
has never received from Congress tn
attention which the Importance OF tn
subject demanded. In some instance
it probably would injure the busines
of certain banks, but on the basis {