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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Eastern End MlddIe states

AREAuDTr OF the accounts OF Adam Dundore,
the detaulting treasurer OF Berks county Pa,
shows an additional balance due the State Of
sll l'53iSo. The amount due the State is now
placed at over $4,000.
UPON its arrival in New York United State,
marshals searched tho ocean steamer Scylhia
Tor persons answering the descriptions of the
murderers OF Lord Frederick Cavendlsh and
under Secretary Burke, but failed 10 find any.
WHILE bound for New York the cargo of the
steamer Rio araSde, from Galveston, was dis.
covered tc be on fire. The ninety passengers
on goard were transferred TO n passing bark,
aud the steamer was scuttied and sunk at the
Delaware Breakwater.
DURING services in an Episcopal church
In New York stranger entered and shot him.
self to death.
AUGUSTUS d. LEIGHTON, mulatto, was
hanged in New York for numbering his para.
mour, Mary L. Dean, an octoroon, with whom
he had quareled. Leighton murdered his
victim by cutting her throat with razor
GREAT excitement was caused at Syracuse,
N. Y, In consequence OF the finding OF the
body OF DR.. Henry W. Kendall, reputable
medical practitioner Of that city, lying insen :.
siole in meadow near the county poorhouse
cemetery, with bullet hole between the eyes.
Near the body were two shovels wrapped to-.
gether in piece of old carpet and a satchel.
The sstchel contained bottle Of whisky, a
cant hook, dark lantern, bit and stock, a
screw driver and other tools used by resurrec.
tionists in grave robbing. Upon his revival
DR.. Kendall refused to say who had wounded
him.
The Pennsylvania Greenback- Labor party
met at Harrisburg and nominated Thomas A.
Armstrong, editor Of a Greenback paper al
Pitsburg, for governor; T. V. Towderly, mayor
Of Scranton, for lieutenant-governor; J. L. De.
Wolf for secretary Of internal affairs; J. A.
Cake for supreme Judge and Robert r. Tomlin.
son fer congressman at large. A platform was
adopted in favor of the government issuing all
currency; opposing all monopolies especially
in money, transportation, telegraph and land;
asking for tariff revision to protect against
the pauper labor of Europe; urging the imme-
diate consideration Of soldiers claims and de-
claring the right OF labor to combine.
THERE arrived at Castle Garden. New York,
Turing the week ending May 20, 23,545 emil
grants, the largest number landed at the port
IN any one week.
An explosion of sulphur in colliery near
Shamokin, Pa, caused the death of three men
md fatal injuries to fourth man.
AT meeting of striking railroad miners in
Pi'tsburg it was resolved to continue the strike
against reduction in wages.
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From Washington.

TEE President nominated W. A. Maury, OF
Washington, for assistant encouragement OF
the United States.
TIE Senate confirmed the nomination OF
Roland Worthngton as collector. at Boston,
Notwithstanding the opposition OF both the
Massachusetts senators. The vote stood So
10 IA.
Ex-sESAroA J..w. DORSEY pleaded not guilty
to the charge OF completely in the star-route
frauds, and gave bail in the sum of $4,000.
W. L. MCLEAN, of Philadelphia, paid to Mrs.
Sergeant Mason ss,542.62, collected for the
Mason fund by the Philadelphia Press. Mrs.
Mason agreed to set aside 81, 900 for the exclu-
siye benefit Of the baby.
The treasury department has been informed
that counterfeit IS gold pieces have made their
appearance in Iowa of the date Of 1878 and
1880. They are reported to be well executed
but are light Of weight
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FROM JAMES NJ. WILSON, Esq, Hayne
street, Charleston, S. c.:
DIR. HOLMAN: 1t affords me great pleasure tc
add my testimony for the benefit | have re.
ceived from the use Of the Holman Pad and
Plasters. For over forty years have endured
the misery growing out of a torpid liver and
dyspepsia, accompanied with violent head.
aches, and have tried various remedies ant
changes of climate without receiving permanen
relief. l have worn one of Holman's Pad:
about one month with wonderful resu'is, anc
can say that feel better than have lone fol
years, and believe will be permanently cured
From the benefit have received, am con
yinced of the virtue OF the Pad and reco mmenC
il to suffering HUMANITY
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Stir the Others Up.

excellent sermon this morning,
said Deacon Goodwill to his neighbor,
as they fingered in the vestibule to
shake hands with the brethren.
"Well, purity good; purity good
Amt quite up to old Parson Slocum
He used to give it to 'em straight. He
preached agin wickedness in the land
"To be sure, but this man breaches
right to us, personally"
"That's jest the trouble. l 60 to
church to hear other folks pitched into
1 don't want to be ranked up myself.
Just then the minister passed along, and
with dubious shake of the head he
cut short his remarks.-NetO Haren
Register.
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White Dresses.

White dresses for w.,tering.n,ace
toilets are made Of white GAMES
barege,. grenadines and Spanish
lace in tbG piece. Embroidered
1n'. Hun Vep4ng and the new brocaded
Cnlna grapes are also used for these
dresses, which, though made short, are
TIE most elaborate dresses for the most
ceremonious entertainments. For the
simpler white toilets that young grad
uates wear at commencements, and for
day use at the summer resorts, plain
sheer nuns yelling aud the softest
null with embroidered trimmings
will be used. There is nothing
prettier for the youthful girl graduate
than the null dresses with many polka
dotted and rcalloped founces that can
.p be bought ready-made from $40 t. S25.
Inc round, full waist of such a dress
needs only broad sash of white faille
or OF moire to complete it; the skirt has
long upper drapery on the back and
the dotted ruffles cover the front and
sides. The plain white nuns yelling is
more often made with jersey waist,
paniers and plated skirt enriched with
a little embroidery done on the mate.
rial, and sometimes with velvet ribbon
bows of dark color. The polo
naise, formed by paniers sewed on
the edge of a jersey basque, is found
on many of the newest white lawn suits
at the furnishing houses, with founces
of embroidery on the lower skirt; two
colors of satin ribbon form the bows on
these dresses, such as porcelain blue
laid over lemon yellow, or dark car
dinal over pale pink. -Bazar.
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The Great German Remedy.

Simple as this little chrome. appears in
its unostentatious position, it has an infu-
ence which it would be difficult to esti
mate.
" 1t is TO that picture and the persua-
sions'of Mr.. Hail." said Mr.. Edward j.
Douglass, gentleman connected with Mr..
Halls department, "that l owe my pres.
ent ability to perform my work. Some
weeks ago l was violently attacked with
sciatic rheumatism, and hour by hour ]
grew worse, and nothing my family or the
doctor could do gave me any relief, and
began to think in few days that my case
was hopeless and that l was doomed to be
an invalid and helpless cripple for life.
But at last thought of that picture which
| had often looked at with but little inter-
est, and then Mr.. Hall came TO my bed
side, and, telling me how st. Jacobs Oil
had cured him of worse and longer stand
ing case than mine, urged me to use the
same remedy. did go that very night,
directing my wife not TO spare it but to
apply it thoroughly according TO the direc-
tions, which she did with large piece of
flannel cloth saturated with the Oil, and
then bound the cloth to the affected parts.
The next morning I was free from pain,
and although little sore in the hip was
able TO dress myself, and the next day 1 re-
sumed my duties in the office as sound as a
dollar. Here am now in full health and
strength, having had no touch of rheuma-
tism or other pain since. Whenever see
one OF our drivers or any other person who
shows any symptoms of lameness or stiff.
ness, point him to the picture in Mr..
Halls office, and then direct him to go for
St Jacobs Oil at once +"
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FOR TIE LADIES.


One of Prince Leopold's gifts to bis
bride was fan of most delicate work.
manship and design. The sticks are OF
goldfish pearl, inlad with gold, which
grows paler Ia tint as the taperino
points are approached. The material
OF the fan itself is lace leaf, on which
the designs of the garlands on the
sticks are repeated, the blossoms chosen
being marguerites, flowers, which, with
the daffodil and pink, are immensely in
favor at present. Between each dnisv
wreath are roses, the petals of which
are detached, and form huttering
shower with the slightest movement of
the fan,
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American HistOry--Im pOrtant Events.
1920. Landing made on Plymouth
Rock.
1921, First Thanksgiving kept. No
turkey.
1922. First meeting. house built.
1910. First printing press.
1646, Witches first hung.
1G49. Men are commanded to wear
short hair.
1862. More witches hung in Salem.
1902. Yale college founded in New
Haven,
1904. First newspaper printed at
Boston.
1705. Coffee is tasted.
1920. Tea is tried, but taxation makes
it costly.
1721. Postoffice started.
1921. Potatoes planted as curiosi-
ty. Singing by note in the meeting
houses, which caused great deal of
trouble.
1740. Tinware manufactured.
1855. An organ built but not allowed
to be played in the Westinghouse.
1855. Benjamin franklin invents the
lightning rod.
1850. First attempt at fashion. Col
lars are worn on shirts and chaises ap-
pear.
1865. Liberty talked of. No more
using of stamped paper.
ITO. Wooden clocks made.
1773. Trouble beginsabout tea: chests
of it thrown into Boston harbor.
IVA d The streets of Boston are
lighte with oil-lamps.
1880. Umbrellas used by few rich
people, aud much laughed at.
1892 Silk worms raised, and in few
houses silk carpets are seen.
l795.1S00. Pantaloons take the place
of breeches for ordinary wear, and
plates are used at breakfast and tea.
1907. A steamboat on the Hudson.
1917. Stoves first appear in meeting.
houses, although some think they
showed more fire than religion.
1918. A steamboat on Long Island
Sound.
1919. A steamer goes across the At
lantic.
1923. Gar in Boston. Goal. Steel
pens take the place of quills.
1928. Ruff1es disappear from shirt
fronts.
1928. Love apples are tasted hesitat-
ingly, but are found novel and palatable,
and are called tomatoes, and used as a
vegetable.
1882. A. railroad built.
1888. Matches used instead of the
tinder-box.
1887. First paper money used, called
shin-plasters.
1888. Envelopes first used.
1889. Daguerotypes are taken.
1874. First electric message sent.
1647. Sewing machines invented.
1858. Ocean cable laid. Only one
message sent for about ten years.
1865. Abraham Lincoln assassinated
1871. Chicago burned.
1876. Party in Philadelphia called
the Centennial"
1881. Garfield assassinatsd,
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RaiIrOaiprs, Relief.

That most comfortable Ticket Office 1877
West street, New York, is presided over by
MIR. C. V. V. Ward, who thus addressed one
of our representatives recently: Some
months ago l had rheumatism in my righl
arm, and was unable to raise it. / was ad.
vised by a friend to use St. Jacobs Oil. I
did 30, and before the second bottle had
been exhausted my arm was perfectly WE'LL
-lrooklyn Eagle.
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The Yoltac Belt Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send their Electro-Voltac Belts and other Elec-
trio Appliances on trial for thirty days to any
person afflicted with Nervous Debility Lost
Vitality, and kindred troubles, guaranteeing
complete restoration of vigor and manhood.
Address as above without delay.
P. S.-No risk is incurred, as 80 days trial is
oil
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Con never be possessed by those whose digest.
i've and assimilative organs are in a state Of
chronic disorder Weak stomachs make weak
nerves. To restore vigor and quietude to the
latter, the first must be invigorated and regu-
lated. The ordinary sedatives may tranquiliize
the nerves for while, but they can never, like
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, remove the causes
of nervous debility. That superb invigorant
and corrective Of disordered conditions of the
alimentary organs have also the effect of i'm
parting tone to the nerves. The delicate tissues
of which they are constituted, when weakened
in consequence of impoverishment of the
blood, resulting from imperfect digestion and
, ,ssimilation, draw strength from the fund of
vitality developed in the system by the Bitters
which imparts the required impetus to the nu.
tlitive functions OF the stomach, enriches the
circulation, and gives tone and regularity to the
sCcretive and evacuative organs.
GREAT many people who are always com
planning that life is burden would feel very
unhappy at tile prospect of being relieved of the
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-25

PrrTsToN, Pa, September 9, 1881. I
II. H. WARNER & Co.: Sirs-Ihave used your
SAFE Kidney and Liver Cure in my family with
marked benefits and can highly recommend it.
@. w. CARR.
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The success of St Jacobs Oil through.
out the civilized world is without paral.
iel.-Richmond (Va) Southern Plante
and Farmer
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Baldheaded men are informed that there is
but one avenue of escape from their affliction,
and that is Carboline, a deodorized extract OF
petroleum, lthe great hair renewer, which, being
recently improved, is more eficaoious than ever
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-25

A MILLION of pounds of buffalo meat were
shipped from the PLAINS last year; and the
railways have carried 10000, 900 pounds of
buffalo bones and 100000 hides to Eastern
markets
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In the Family,

THE caterpillar of the silk worm, when fully
developed, is 10000 times heavier than when it
came from the egg.
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THERE will be an unusually large yield of
opium in India this season, one district pro-
ducng $4,000 chests which generally rnisas
but 10 000
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Young or middle-aged men suffering from
nei vous debility, loss of memory, premature
Old age, as the result OF bad habits, should
send three stamps for Part VII. of Dime Series
pamphlets. Address WORLDS DIsPENsARY
MEDIcAL ASSOCIATION. Buffalo n. Y.
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Treatise upon the Horse and his Diseases.
Book of 100 pages Valuable to every owner
of horses. Postage stamps taken. Sent post
paid by New York Newspaper Union, $50 Worth
Street. New York
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PURE coD-LIvER OIL, from selected livers, on
the seashore by Casgell, Hazard Co., N. Y.
Absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have
once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians
declare il superior to all other oils
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Reader, can you believe that the creator
affiicts one-tLird of mankind with disease fol
which there is no remedy? DR.. R. V. Piercei
Golden Medical Discovery" has cured hun
dreds of cases Of Consumption, and men ar.
living to-day-healthy robust men-whon
physicians pronounced incurable, because one
lung was almost gone. Send two stamps for DR.
Pierce's pamphlet on Consumption and Kin
dred Affections. Address WoRLDs DIsPENsAR,
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Buffalo. Y Y
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Catarrh of the Bladder

STISeING irritation, Inflammation and all
Kidney and Urinary Complaints cured by "Bu-
chupaiba." 81. Druggists. Send for PAM
phlet to i s. WELLS jersey CITY, N. j.
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medical work for every man-young, middle.
iged or old. 1875 invaluable prescriptions.
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The present debt of Canada is some
thing like Sl54. 100000,
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DIR. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" is the
debiitated woman's best restorative tonic.
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WANTED.-A person In every town TO dis
tribute 10 to 100 newspapers. A handsome
present wilrbe sent For particulars address
Journal Of Commerce, Omaha, Nebraska.
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A gentleman who was asked for his
marriage certificate quietly took off his
hat and pointed to bald spot. The
evidence was conclusive.
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na CenIs VIII Rny

CHAPPRD HANDS, face, pimples and rough skin
cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by Cas-
well, Hazard 4 Co., New York.
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Character is the diamond that
scratches every other stone.
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In nCnnaumnfiyca

- RS;eidino ond frnos in"rsasA in ',o"''
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FROM JAMES NJ. WILSON, ESQ.,. q Hsy

A MAN who cannot govern his own temper
should never try to control his wifes.
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ALIENS Brain Food-cures Nervous Debility Il
Weakness OF Gen9ratiNc Organs. 1--ai druggists.
Send for Circular Aliens Pharmacy 33 First y.
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TORRENT, INDEED.

-, LIES vexations do not generally come on one
like storm descending the mountain or like
Whirlwind; they come as the rain does in some
sections Of the world-gently, but every day.
One OF LIES discomforts is presented herewith:
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prsCIirD FRoN nrATu.

William j. Coughlin, of Somervllle Mass says In the
fall of 1876 taken with BLEEDING fol-
lowed by severe cough. lost my appetite and flesh,
and confined to my bed. In 1871 admitted TO
the hospital The doctors said had hole In my lung
big a half-doar. At one time report around
that was dead. Igaye up hope, but friend told Of
DIR. WILLIAM HALLS BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS.
got bottle, when to my surprise commenced 10 feel
letter aud to-day feel better than for three years past
| write this hoping every one afflicted with Diseased
Lungs vii. take DR.. WILLIAM HALLS BALSAM, and
be convinced that CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED.
can positively say il has done good than all the
otner medicines have taken since my sickness.
% Cents will Buy Treatise upon the
Horse and his Diseases. Book of 100 pages Valuable
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HsHA@HE1EAB e Best work In the .. s. for the money.
&EEh7kEEEa V ENTERPRISE CARIIAGB CO.. Cin'u,
E$ Ss tAaAkszSgO. Territory Given. Catalogue EREE.
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NIEE]HlI RIEEL RLlll! !

StH vHY WASTE MONEY! TOuus
= y ~ II LuEuriAnt nogstachs flowing (tleA
~ c Skske heavy FrgStA q hair bald " " 1A
$3.50 @ a;sa, e FL iTdIeEfS sIGE5SgTaES 1. "a
Spanish NEVER
S(!LEb. sead ONLY SIX CENTS ]. COMA. s-fsAsa
~ luI ifal. ns'7n Mass Ezare - Al mtsiions Ss5N
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in pssparing instruments and in sending ex-
/ petitions TO different parts OF tho world to
observe tho transit, and the finest skill and
best learning the world affords were enlisted
in the effort to make the observations sue
ccssful. On the whole, good results were
obtained throughout the country particularly
at Washington, Princeton, New Haven, Cam-
bridge, Amherst and Philadelphia. At
Princeton, N. j., 1Ss and nt New Haven more
than 100 photographs were taken, the four
contacts being observed at both places
Professor Hardness IL well satisfied with
the observations taken Mt Washington
Precisely et 9;050j A. NJ. princeton timel
The small black spot represcnting Venus in
the telescope intrudei itself on the large
White disk representing the sun, and the
frat contact of Venus with tho sun in the
transit of 1889 was duly observed and slron
icled by the astronomer. The approximate
distance of the sun from the earth is %, ,lO1,-
600 miles, while the approximate distance of
the planet Venus is 2i,01),001 miles. Venus
is probably trile smaller than the earth.
Notwithstanding the vast distance between
Nonus and the sun at the first contact-as
the first intervention of Venus between the
sun and the earth is called-by the aid of
Professor Young's telescope and the spec
tram it appeared as if the black spot touched
the white disk in its passage across it. The
fourth and last contact took place at 3:03l7
7. III,
CLERK MCPHERSON has made up the list of
the next House. One or two names are yet
in doubt, but Mr.. Mcpherson says he makes
out Democratic majority OF ffty-nne.
NOMINATIONS by the President: Brigadier-
General John Pope to be major-general ;
Commodore Earl English to be chief of the
bureau of equipment and recruiting in the
navy department; Wm. II. Smyth of Albany,
to he major and paymaster in the army;
Colonel Geo. L. Waring, TO be member of
the national board of health.
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS DUDLEY SAYS
i'll his annual report that there is surviving
soldier population of over 100000, out Of
which claims for pension in the future mpy
be made by those who incurred pensionable
disabilities. The commissioner says the
bounty laws should be generally remodeled
and simpifed, and makes Il number of
other recommendations concerning the pen
sion laws. OF the 2,0G3,3gl soldiers who en-
listed during the war pensions have been ap-
piled for by or on account of only twenty
six per cent.
THE commissioner OF railroads in his
annual report strongly supports the sugses-
tion made in the Presidents message that
legislation is needed to remedy those mis-
chiefs affecting The commerce between the
States which nre dde 10 hurtful discriminp
lions in the adjustment of freightagc. He
recommends that commission be appointed
TO take into confederation the whole ques-
ton, and report to Congress the facts neces-
sary for intelligent and efficient action.
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The Streets of Venice,

Many persons are under great mis-
apprehension as to the means of transit
or locomOtion in Venice. 1t is mis-
take to suppose that there are no
streets, and that it is absolutely nee
essary to go from place to place by
gOndola. 1t is true that three bridges
the RialtO bridge of the middle ages,
and the two modern iron bridges
span the Grand canal which divides
the city in equal halves; it is true that
the city is built upon III islands, inter-
sected by $50 small canals and 2,480
passages; but almost every one of the
water streets have quay or footpath
bordering it, while 400 bridges unite
island to island, so that it is quite pos
sible to go to every part of the city on
foot, although few perhaps would care
to do 50, for there is not in all the
world more difficult place for the
traveller, guided only by the eight of
nature" to find a given spot. That
spot may be only few hundred yards
away, but to reach it he may have to
cross half dozen bridges, some lead
ing to the right and some to the left,
and traverse as many squares, of
which there are 396, 1877 larger squares
and 269 smaller squares.