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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10
Don't try to get along with less than
eight or nine hours sleep.


Residents and sojourners in fever and ague
locations, who are wise enough to test by ex-
perience the genuineness Of the claims of Hos
tetter's Stomach Bitters to public confidence,
nullify grave risk, which without the protect
ing aid of this fortifying agent could not safely
be encountered. Both air and water are the ve-
hicles for the dissemination of the disease, and
irregularities of the system which this fine al
tentative is peculiarly adapted to correct, and
that want of tone which is specially favorable
to the contraction of malarial fevers, are con-
ditions which must undergo radical change
ere positive immunity from the scourge can be
hoped for. Quinine has no continuous effect, is
a dangerous drug, and works incalculable after
mischief to the system. The Bitters, on the
other hand, is not only safe, but the good ef-
tects which it speedily produces do not wear
out as the medicine is persisted in. 1t regu,,
lates and tone the stomach, liver, bowels and
kidneys with certainty and promptitude.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10
Gloucester Sailors,

The following is from "Around Cape
Ann," by Hiram Rich, in the Century
Magazine:
Six sloops, one boat, and one shallop
composed the Cape Ann fleet in 1893 /;
now it has nearly five hundred sail, of
almost twenty, eight thousand tons, and
Gloucester is the largest fishing port
in the land. It's feet is manned by men
of every cline. A tide of young men,
mainly from the provinces, sets stead
lily toward this port. Many have the
characteristic recklessness of the sailor,
and earnings of weeks are spent be-
tween sunset and sunrise. There is
among them no sailor cut of clothes,
and ashore they follow the prevailing
fashions, down to lager beer. All
haunts are prepared for Jack, and he is
prepared foi all haunts. AS in all other
callings, thrift follows prudence and in
dustry, though he seems to lie open to
the changes and chances of luck. You
will see his cottage commanding the
finest sea view, for on the heights lie
the cheapest lots. Alas that the wait
ing wife can also look harborward on
every coming sail, often to see the flag
"half- mast for whom?
Here are no labor strikes. The sailor
brings in fare of fish, perhaps all he
has caught, by themselves; they are
weighed of, the vessel is put to rights,
and he goes up to the counting. room
for his check. The whole value of the
fish is reckoned by the vessel-owner or
his clerk; then is deducted cost of ice
and bait bought; then one-quarter of
one per cent. for the Widows and Or
phans' Fund; one-half the remainder
belongs to the owner. the other to him.
From his part is then deducted charges
for wood-sawing and splitting, for
water, medicine-chest, condensed milk,
and any charge for labor on the vessel
which belonged to him to do, but which
has been hired done. His check is
then handed him, and he presents it
in person, or it finds it's devious way to
the bank by other-perhaps not cleaner
hands.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10
Talking a Hole Through a Board,

One day at Menlo Park Mr.. Edison
had been showing his monographs and
telephones to friend, who at last re-
marked, in kind of despair: "Mr.
Edison, you had better invent ma
chine to talk hole through a deal
board" In a week the machine was
complete, and may now be seen on ex-
hibition. 1t consists of a mouthpiece,
with diaphragm across it, to the center
of which a light steel rod with
ratchet at the end is attached. On be-
ing sung to, the diaphragm and the rod
vibrate rapidly, and the ratchet, gearing
into little cogwheel, causes it to re.
volve. The action of the cogwheel
carries minute drill. Many in
ventors may have had as many
brilliant ideas-few have carried out
so many in actual practical form. The
secret of Mr.. Edison's success in this
direction may be summed up in his own
words: Whenever by theory, analogy
and calculation, have satisfied myself
that the result l desire is impossible, /
am then sure that I am on the verge of
a discovery"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

A remarkable stampede is in progress
toward the Beni river, in Bolivia, un-
explored until last winter, when DR.. e.
r. Heath assembled it and discovered
vast forests of chincona and caoutchouc.
Fully 10000 men have since gone there,
and the export of rubber alone has risen
from Is, 900 pounds to 70, 900, with prom
ses of 5000, 600 next year. DIR. Heath
is sanguine of finding rich deposits of
precious metals and medicinal plants
along the Madre'de Dios.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10
Fashion NOtes.


Scarlet polonaises, to be worn over
black skirts, are shown by Paris mil
liners.
Among favorite ornaments in millin-
cry are those of iridescent steel and
beads.
The caprice of the movement abroad
is the absence of jewelry from even ball
toilets.
Bridal slippers ale of white satin,
high heeled and with rosettes or buckles
of paste.
Little boys and girls are considered
necessary part of bridal procession
nowadays.
Velvet basques will be much worn
with silk, satin, Riradzimire and soft
wool skirts.
A novelty in dress goods are the Jer-
sey Weddings, an elastic fabric showing
silk surface and wool back.
A pretty collar for q serge gown is
square in the back, with box-plait in
the center, and has square ends in front.
American reversible carpets and rugs,
copying in color and design real Smyrna
ones, are attracting favorable attention.
These are excellent limitations and come
at much less than the cost of the
genuine ones.
A new sleeve, designed by Worth, is
described as having one seam which
comes inside the arm, and it is shirred
into point at the neck, with the full
ness inserted between the back and
front of the waist.
Some of the most elegant novelties of
the season are in sash ribbons nine
inches wide. These ribbons are double.
faced; some show q moire surface on
one side and plush On the other.
Roman sash ribbons come with double
face of plush in changeable colors.
The things that an ingenious woman
can do with brocaded velvet are in
Vulnerable, and not the least pretty are
the borders which she can make for
brocade pelerines by cutting out the
figures and button-hole stitching them
on the edge, setting feather trimming
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10
underneath to puff between the pretty

curves.
Two wide box plaits for back
breadths. single plaits for the side
breadths, and no plaits at all for the
front breadth, is one of the ways Of
arranging the fullness on new skirts.
The real skirt is very narrow and closely
gored, and the plaits are an overskirt
in reality.
Bodices with girdles of velvet OF
satin of contrasting colors, or those
which harmonize with the shade OF the
dress, are very popular with stylish
young ladies. Out low under the arms
the girdle tapers off into minute
point far below the waist. They are
trimmed with beaded appliques, en-
broidery, or are sometimes hand
painted. Those of plush, however, are
made perfectly plain, and laced front
and back with gold silk cords. Tht
last mentioned models are considers
the most elegant.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10
Res,ored rro,, /, Decline.

NORTH GREECE N. T., April 20, 18SU.
DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. y: Dear Sir
I feel it my duty to write and thank you for
what your "Golden Medical Discovery and
"Favorite Prescription have done for my
daughter 1t is now five weeks since she began
their use. She is more feshy, has more color
in her face, no headache, and is in other ways
greatly improved. Yours truly,
MRs MARCELLA MYERS,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

1t is no vile drugged stuff pretending to be
made of wonderful foreign roots, barlis,- etc.,
and puffed up by long bogus certificates of pre-
tended miraculous cures, but simple, pure,
effective medicine, mado of well-known valu a.
BILE remedies, that furnishes its own certificates
by its cures. We refer to Hop Bitters, the
purest and best of medicines. See "Truths
and "Proverbs," in another column.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, nervous prostration
and all forms of general debility relieved by
taking MENsMlN's PEProNIzED BEEF ToN1c the
only preparation of beef containing its entire
nutritious properties, 1t contains blood-making,
rce-generating and DEMONSTRATING properties
is invaluable in all enfeebled conditions, whether
the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration,
overwork, or acute disease, particularly if
resulting from pulmonary complaints. Caswell,
Hazard & Co., proprictors, New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

Those languid tiresome sensations, causing
you to feel scarcely able to be on your fcet that
constant drain that is taking from your system
ali its former elasticity, driving the bloom from
your cheeks; that continual strain upon your
vital forces rendering you irritable and fretful,
can easily be removed by the use of that mar.
velous remedy, Hop Bitters. Irregularities
and distinctions of your system are relieved at
once. while the special causes of periodical
pain are permanently removed. Will you heed
this2 See "Truths."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

The only substance that can be used
in the phophone and photo-electric ex-
periments is selenium, new source of
which has been discovered in the Ar
gentine Confederation.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

The Philadelphia Easy Hour mention'
Mr.. ]. A. Walton, of 1245 North Twelfth
street, that city, as an enthusiastic indorser
OF ST. Jacobs Oil for the relief and cure Of
diseases of horses
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

The travelling carriage of Mrs. J. W
Mackey, who lives at Paris and halls
from San Francisco, cost $50, 900 and is
kept in running order at an annual ex-
penditure of $4,000.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

"GoLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY Trade-mark
registere,) y is not only a sovereign remedy. for
consum ton, but also ior consumptlve night
swcats bronchitis, coughs, splitting of blood.
affections of the throat and chest. By drug
pistS,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

The Louisville Commercial cites the case
of Captain Charles N. Corri, OF that city,
who was cured BY St. Jacobs Oil, after sui
fering for years with rheumatism York
(Neb) Repubiioan.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN's mother-in-law hesi-
tated about permitting her daughter to marry
a printer, as there were already two printing
offices in the United States, and she was un-
certain whether the country could support a
A 1.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

Thousands of families have had occasion to
try the neyer-failing qualities of DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup, and they all unite in the praise
of this wonderful prescription.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

This country is never without its
evil. Just about the time the fly disap-
pears politics begin to get active.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

THE oldest pensioner in the United States is
Mrs. Elizabeth Cretzer, Of Baltimore, Md.
She was 103 years old last December.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

Treatise upon the Horse and his Diseases.
Book of 100 pages. Valuable to every owner
of horses. Postage stamps taken. Sent poet
paid by New York Newspaper Union, 15O Worth
Street, New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

ABOUT 10000, 900 of writing paper is manu-
factured in the United States annually.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

Nero had his portrait painted on a
canvas 100 feet high.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

SAFE AND RELIABLE.-There is no disease OF
the human system for which the VEGET1NE CAN
not be used with perfect safety, as it does not
contain any metallic compound.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10
HOW TO SECURE HEALTH.

1t is strange any will suffer from arrangements
brought on by impure blood, when SCOVlLL'S SARSA
PARILLA AND STILLINGIA,o or BLOOD AND LlN Err
SYRUP will restore health to the physical organization
Its strengthening syrup pleasant to take and the BEST
BLOOD PURIFIER ever discovered, curing Scrofula,
Syphtc disorders, Weakness of the Kidneys hryspeas
Malaria Nervous disorders, Debility, Bilious complaints
and Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys, Stomach
Skin, etc.
Edcy's CarbOlic Troclics prevent all conta.
gious diseases, such as Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever
Whooping Cough, and cure Coughs and Colds.
Pleasant to the taste and good dislnfectant.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

Unlike other cathartics, DR.. Pierce's "Pel
let's" do not render the bowels costive after
operation. but on the contrary, establish
permanently healthy action. Being enti, ely
regetdble no particular care is required while
,1aino them By druppiss
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

Arc you bald? CARBoL1NE, a doodorized ex-
tract of petroleum, the only cure for badness,
has ben improved, 81 that it is now the most
delightful dressing in the world. The only
real natural halr rcstorer ever produced
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

New YonK city has $40 printing and pub
fishing establishments, with 11,S03 employees
and representing capital to the amount of SIG,
oo7 OH
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

AN AK duel between two Mexicans of San
Marcial, New Mexico, lately, resulted in the
death of one and the fatal wounding of the
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

The consumption of tea in Australia is seven
pounds per head. China is the only country
wi ere more tea is consumed,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

Iowa, on The 2lst of December last, was seized
with sudden attack of neuralgia in the chest
giving me excrucating pain and almost prevent
ing breathing My pulse usually so, fell to 25;
intense nausea of the stomach succeeded, anda
cold, clammy sweat covered my entire body.
The attending physician could do nothing to re-.
leve me. After suffering for three hours. l
thought-as had been using ST. AcoBs on with
good effect for rheumatic pains-l would try IT,
I saturated piece of flannel, large enough TO
cover my chest, with the Oil, and appliedit: The
was entirely free from pain, and would have
taken the train to fill an appointment that night
in a ncghboring town had my friends not dis,
home, in st. Louis, and have not been troubled
since.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10
PAPER coffins are coming into use.

warmers safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10
WEATHER--oR NOT.

we admire the philosophy Of the unfortunase,
,oSn e1ie wbni when s everything had been swep.
left at any rate" Alasl weather Is sints ,h n his,
special right to Try to better the weatheTt ssS
hurs his snahsmas against 9lG pim IN regulating
tbo W. avasther The following communication y
from Prof Tce Of St. Louis NO. the renoWstt ,hs West
meteorologis and weather prophet IT, pi isoomabins
snrely of more importance to those VINO surea Sm1
with that painful malady he speaks OIL ION, to
day after concluding my lectures az Burlington
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-10

| a CTS, PAYS for the Star Spangled Banner mos
NOtbiRg Ike II. Goth year. pages, ilPd. Speci-
. SSmens free. Add. s. S. BANNER. Hlnsdale. n. II.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-04-15
Saving wood,

No one ever hears boy complain
about the back-breaking, soul-killng
hardships of wood-sawing. All such
talk is confined TO adults, and it has no
real foundation. There is only one way
to saw wood and take comfort at the
same time, and every boy has that way.
Yesterday afternoon half cord of four
foot wool was flung down at the gate Of
q house on Second street, and the wagon
had only departed when boy fifteen
years old appeared with q bucksaw III
his band. All his actions indicated his
purpose to go through that woodplle
like chain-lightning, but it took him ex-
actly seven minutes to discover that he
had lett the saw-buck in the woodshed,
and five minutes more TO bring it ont.
Some boys would have dropped the
saw-bucly wherever IL happened and
pitched right in, but this boy spent tiYe
minutes in selecting location Of the first
water. by this time he had the pres
ence Of three other boys to cheer him on
to victory. These three boys made the
following suggestions il the order given
below:
TIA hire o mashoen."
"a run away and fight Injuns.
I'd let the old man do IL.
But the hero went right ahead with
his work. In twenty minutes after his
first move he had stick of wood on the
'saw-hucl. He turned it over four times
before it settled down to his satisfaction,
and then lie picked up tile saw a buck
saw is a. simple yet ingenious piece of
machinery. Men who were saving wood
by the day have been known To stand
and gaze at the saw for an hour 1T i
time without being able tosolye Its mys-
terious points This bay picked mp tile
saw and carefully examined. it, ln the
course Of seven minutes, with the aid 81
the other three boys, lie was enabled to
discover:
l. That the teeth were all there.
2. That the network was of beech.
3, That it was in perfect order, as far
as 4 boy could Judge
When these discoveries had beenmade,
q discussion arose as TO whether q boy
could saw faster by saving left-handed.
The vote on this question was carried in
the negative, and now the moment Az
rived for action.
The boy spit on his hands.
lie removed his coat.
He bumped up his back.
lie pulled his emp over his ears.
He had lis knee on the stick and the
saw in hand, when little three-eent dog
down on the next corner run out NJ 4
passing goat The goat rushed into a
yard and Il girl was heard screaming.
The saw fell 70 the ground, the saw-buck
was upset, and the hoy went tearing
down to the corner like a cheap whil-
wind, and when darkness began to settle
down over the face of the earth he re-
turned to carry the saw and buck into
the woodshed for the night. 4Detroit
tt,ne Pre8s.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-04-15
Training Circus Horses.

GLOW long, 7 askedt tho reporter, docs
it take to bTtak a horse in?"
from eighteen months to two years,
for good and sure pad-Iiding. Care has
to be taken TINT he does. not shy, on
break his gait, but gocs rotind the circits
ring 1T an even pace, So that the per
former can do whatever lie wants, by
time If this is not secured thenpdf-
former can never tell whore lie is 9oing
to Jump. Much, however. depends upon
What the horse is being trained for, all
tile best horses being used OILY for Y
special performance. In most eases the
riders, if they are Experienced, train
their own animals, md thus, when they
are ridden, they understand much better
what is required Of them Ducrow,
Madame Docluill Melville, Sebastian,
Stiollney, Cooke, Reed, ana the like ill
train their own horses and own them.
This system Of privilbe trnining has only
been i'll practice for a few years. Man
ayers of q circus, under the old custom,
were always expected to furnish pal
horses, md those required for two and
four act performances, so that a per
former going from onecompany to an
other would always find a horse ready
for him to mount, and IN q short time
horse and rider would 10 able to Under
stand each other. Nowadays some o.
the crack stars have as many as eight ol
ten horses Of their own, most Of then
trained for a special performance. They
are very valuable, most Of them being
full blooded, and imported from En-
gland and France. Great care has to b.
| taken Of them, as they are extremely Ii
able to take cold after a ring perform
ance. --Nels,, ,York Einuing MAJ.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-04-15
The Match MONOPOLY.

Hhe most complete monopoly now eK-
isting ini the United States, according to
common report, is the manufacture Of
friction Matches Some time during
last winter, it appears New ENGLAND
corporation Of large means bought every
factory then In operation, and it is not
known that there is in the country sin
gle establishment now engaged in this
business exceptsthose controlled by that
concern. The law ticking HE pianufae,
ture of matches was ingenionsly con-
structed to convey the impression that 4
purpose existed to make the burden as
light as possible upon match-makers Of
limited means, and thus prevent them
from being crowded out, Of the bus
mess. In its practical application, how
ever, the law was operated most efiectu-
ally to the advantage Of the wealthier
men in the trade, 1t permits the pnr-
chase OF tax stamps on credit Of sixty
days, the buyer giving bonds to secure
the amount The ostensible purpose Of
this privilege was to give the poorer
manufacturers IN opportunity to realize
the tax by sales before the time at which
payment to the Government had Ito be
made. But the owners Of extensive con
Germs found important advantage in the
arrangement. The, Government credit
gaze them liberty to use their capital in
extending their business and pushing
their product on the marllet--a process
which is essential in the prosecution Of
any successful enterprise iii these days.
Another and more Objectionable feature
Of the law has operated directly and
strongly against manufacturers whose
means We're small. Persons purchasing
not more than $500 worth Of stamps at L
time are entitled to discount Of per
cent, while upon larger quantities dis
countof 10 per cent is allowed This
discrimination, for which there appears
to be no other reason than desire to
lesson the labor OF internal revenue Off
GERS employed in selling stamps, would
Of itself suffice to give the large con
Germs control of the market With these
advantages, it is understood, the large
manufacturers have had another Of some
Importance in the ownership Of pat
ents employed in making and boxing
matches.
And 50 it has come about that a single
association of capitalists now controls
the match market, and establishes the
price which the. public must pay for the
privilege Of lighting lamps and kindling
fires. The thought Of such monopoly
il annoying to the people, even if the tax
it contents itself with for the present is
not particularly burdensome. Popular
repugnance toit is exhibited iii ali urgent
demand for the total repeal Of the match
tax, the general belief appearing to BE-
that, if this obstruction was removed,
persons Of moderate means might be en-
couraged to re-engage i'll the manufac-
ture, and thus secure the benefits Of
competition in restraining the rapacity Of
the monoplists. -[Hicaqo Times.