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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-11

Several of the most prominent members OF
the Irish National land league, living in Buff
falo, n. Y, were seen relative to the assasslna'
ton ot Lord Cavendish and Under Secretary
Burke in Ireland. There was general ex-
preston of execration for the actors in the
horrible crime and OF hope that the perpe-
traitors may be speedily brought to justice. 1t
is considered as direct blow at the interests
and rising hopes of Ireland, and as particularly
deplorable at this time. James Mooney, as
President of the Irish National Land League
of America, issued the following proclamation;
To The Land League Of America:
The execrable and cowardly assassination OF
Lord Frederick Cayendish, the newly appointed
chief secretary for Ireland, and Under-Secre-
tary Burke has Mortified the world, and is es-
pecially painful and abhorrent to every true
friend OF Ireland. We denounce the awful
crime, and exhort our brethren in Ireland to
use every effort to bring its perpetrators to JUS
tice, and to show their detestation of the fiend
ish act, which only an arch enemy of our race
or some irres ponsibe idiot, could have con
ceived or exec uted.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-11
as soon as the month of May comes,"
added Miss Beckley,

huucu Miss D6ChlSys
And SO, perhaps, the old ladies were
not so much amazed in the autumn
when they heard that their nephew
Frank had engaged himself to marry
Alta Graves. She was very pretty, that
was certain, and men like pretty faces,
and also they knew that she had been
very good and dutiful to the poor
mother who had just been laid under
the yellowing autumn leaves. And if
Frank was determined to marry, he
couldn't do better, they thought, than
to marry Alta Graves.
But there was one thing which Frank
never told them, nor did Alta, his wife.
And that was the secret of the embroid-
cred banner. And to this day the old
ladies point it out to their esthetically-
minded visitors with conscious exulta
tion, and say, with many twists and
wags of their venerable cap strings:
Imported, my dear. No; of course
you can't get anything like it, because
it came direct from Japan"
"Oughtn't we to tell them, Frank
dearP" whispers Alta. And her hus.
band answers:
"No, dear, no. It would only be
breaking an illusion. Don't you see
how much happier they are in believ
ing that it came direct from Japan ?''
-Bdzar.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-11
Oyerheating Houses,

Vick's Floral Guide advises against
overheating plants, 1t says the tenn
perature of the room should not be
allowed to go above seventy degrees,
and sixty-five degrees would be better.
Give a little fresh air every day and
all the sunlight attainable. An effort
should be made to give moisture to the
atmosphere, for our own good as we'll
as for the life of the plants" The ad-
vice hero given in regard to tempera-
ture, fresh air and sunlight is just as
essential to human beings as to plants.
Sensitive plants dry up and wither
away ana die if the surroundings are
not favorable. So sensitive individuals
sicken, get headaches and depressed
feelings when the room is carelessly
allowed to be heated to seventy-six and
eighty degrees, when ventilation is
never thought of, and sunlight almost
wholly excluded. Especially in winter
do we find sickness from these causes,
for the oyerheating of furnaces and
stoves is not as readily borne as the
summer heat, and ventilation is pre-,
vented not only by shut windows and
doors but by weather strips, and the
sunlight is absent a larger portion OF
the time than in summer. Therefore il
you find that no plants will live in your
own living rooms may it not be that il
is too great tax upon your own consti
tuition to maintain existence in such {
place.-Dr. Foote's Health Monthly.
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Value of the Cow,

The following interesting facts con-
cerning COWS are from Colonel Littler's
address before the Northwestern Dairy
mems convention The first cows were
imported to this country by adventurers
from Europe in 1909, They were
mostly OF Spanish and Swedish breeds.
The first cows in the West were i'm
ported to Cahokia, Ill. in 1900. They
were largely used in place of horses for
drawing plows, etc. In 1850 the first
cattle were driven across the plains
to California It was then thought
that the nature of the country
was such that it could not sus-
tain cattle, but this was afterward found
to be mistake, the dairy interest of
California being now self-supporting. In
1880 there were 35,S77, 79l horned cat
tie in the United States, which, esti-
mated at $25 head, would represent a
value of $796, ,943,775. This was an in
crease over the figures OF 1S7 of fifty per
cent. The census showed that in 1880
there were II, 442, 1877 milch cows in the
country, which will probably be in.
creased in 1882 to $4,000, 900. Calculat.
ing the value of the milk flow at $40
per COW per year, the milk of these kline
would be worth $520,000,000. An in
crease of ten per cent during the next
year means an addition Of $1,000,OO0
per week to the wealth of the country
The State Of Iowa in 1870 had but $780,
81 cattle, and no creameries. In 1880
t had 1921, GOO cattle and 500 cream
cries, whose number is constantly in
.Teasiug, Estimating the auuuel butt or
7ield OF COW as 100 pounds, these COWS
produce aa annual butter product
of So, 400, 700 pounds, which, at twenty
i've cents per pound, is value of
$2l, $50, 1926, one-half of which is ex-
ported. The dairy interest of Iowa,
Illinois and Wisconsin has increased
sixty-six per cent. during the last ten
years, while the increase in New York
State was but six per cent. The dairy
interests Of the States of Kansas, Ne.
braska, DAKOTA and Minnesota are also
cushing forward with rapid strides.
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feeling OF horror kilograms from all parts
of Ireland denounced the assassination in words
of the strongest indignation. The following
manifesto was adopted on the next afternoon
at a hurriedly-summoned meeting at the west
minister Palace hotel, London (;
To The People Of ireland: ,.-,,,,
On the eve OF what seemed bright iuture
for our country that evil destiny Whlcn mas ap.
parcn,lv pursued us for centuries has struck at
our hopes another blow which cannot be exaP-
gerated In its disastrous consequences In
this hour of sorrowful gloom we venture 10 give
expression to our profoundest sympathy with
the people of Ireland in the calamity that has
befailen our cause through this horrible deed
and with those who determined, at the last
honr that policy of conciliation should sup
plant that of terrorism and national dlstrust.
I've earnestly hope that the attitude and action
of the Irish people will show to the world that
an assassination such as has startled us almost
to the abandonment of hope OF our countrys
future, is deeply and rellglously eOholrent
to their every feeling and instinct. we appeal
to YOU to show by every manner OF expression
that, amid the universal feeling OF horror which
the assassination has excited, no people feel
SO deep o detesation of its atrocity or so
deep o sympathy with those whose hearts
must be scared by it, as the nation upon whose
prosperity and reviving hopes it may entail
consequences moro ruinous than those tuat have
fallen to the lot of unhappy Ireland during the
present generation. We feel that no act that
has ever been perpetrated in our country during
the exciting struggles OF the past fifty years has
SO stained the name OF hOspitable Ireland as
this cowardly and unprovoked ASSASSINATION OF
a friendly stranger, and that until the murderers
of Cavendish and Burke are brought to justice
that stain will aully our country's name.
CHARLES S. PARNELL,
JOIN DILLON,
MICHAEL DAvITT.
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i Iinrning Lake.

It is said that from one of the chief
uoptha wells Of Russia the liquid
shoots up as from @ fountain, and has
formed q lake four miles long and one
and q quarter wide. It's depth is how
ever, only two feet. This enormous
surface OF inhammabIe liquid recently
became jgnited, and presented an i'm
posing spectacle, the thick black clouds
Of smoke being lighted up by the lurid
glare of the central column of fame,
which rose to great height. The
smoke and heat were such as to render
q nearer approach than one thoussnd
yards distance impracticable. Suitable
means for extinguishing the fire were
not at hand, and it was feared that the
conhagration would spread under
ground in such manner as to cause an
explosion. This supposition led many
inhabitants Of the immediate vicinity
to remove TO q safer distance. The
quantity of naphtha on fire was esti
mated at four and half million cubic
feet. Tho trees and buildings within
three miles distance were covered with
thick SCOT, and this unpleasant deposit
appeared on persons clothes, and even
on the food in the adjacent houses.
Not only was the naphtha itself burn
ing, but the earth which was saturated
with it was also on fire, and ten large
establishments, founded at great ex.
pense for the development of the trade
in the article, were destroyed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-11
Tn tho Cradle oF the Pace

Railroad building has begun in the
far East. The next quarter Of a century
will see Nineveh, Babylon, Damascus
and the cities familiar to us through
the most ancient of ancient history,
within easy communication of the rest
of the modern world by complete sys-
tenn of railways. A road 500 miles long
is now underway from the Black to the
Caspian sea, 1t runs along the valley
of the river of Cyrus, south OF the
Caucasus, and from portion of it
Mount Ararat is in sight. 1t seems in.
credible that there should be business
to justify railroads in these graves of
old nations, but wherever human beings
live they must travel, and food and
clothing must be transported from one
point to another. The steel rails will
soon girdle Mesopotamia, Central Asia
and Arabia.
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The Light of Stars.

The night is come, but not too soon;
And sinking silently,
All silently, the little moon
Drops down behind the sliy.
There is no light in earth or heaven
But the cold light Of stars;
And the first watch of night is given
To the red planet Mars.
Is it the tender star of love2
The star of love and dreams?
Oh, no from that blue tent above
A hero's armor CLEANS.
And earnest thoughts within me rise,
When l behold afar,
Suspended in the evening skies,
The shield of that red star.
Oh, star of strength see thee stand
And smile upon my pain;
Thou beckonest with thy mailed hand,
And l am strong again.
Within my breast there is no light
But the cold light of stars;
1 give the first watch of the night
To the red planet Mars.
The star of the unconquered will,
He rises in my breast.
Serene, and resolute, and still,
And calm and self-possessed.
And thou, too, whoso'er thou art,
That rcadest this brief psalm,
As ono by one thy hopes depart
Be resoluto and calm.
Oh, fear not in world like this,
And thou shalt know ere long,
Know how sublime thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
-Lonqfellot
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-11

Unless man can link his written
thoughts with the everlasting wants of
men, so that they shall draw from them
as from wells, there is no more immor-
tality to the thoughts and feelings of
the soul than to the muscles and the
bones.
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The Assassins, Victims.

Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish second
son of the Duke of Devonshire, and one of the
two younger brothers of the Marquis of Hart
ingon, was nearly forty-six years old, and had
been for seventeen years in public life without
attaining prominence. He was born at Comp
ton Place, the Sussex seat Of the family, on
November 80, 1886. In June, 1864, he
married Lucy Caroline, the second daugh-
Ter of Lord Lyttleton, and maid of honor.
Since 1865 he had represented in par
Lament the north division of the West
Riding OF Yorkshire until his appointment to
he chief secret Try for Ireland. Since the for
m ,tiOn of Gladstone's present administration
he has been secretary of the treasury. His
elder brother, Lord Harrington, the leader of
the Liberals during Mr. Gladstono's temporary
retirement, was chief secretary Tor IRELAND
himself from 1871 to 1874; and the youngest
brother, Lord Edward, has been in the house
of commons since 1865. The estates Of the
Duke of Deyons hire are 1893 600 acres in extent,
distributed in fourteen counties. Inc
motto of the family arms is "Cayendo
OF Lord Cavendish's selection to succeed
Mr.. Forster was q surprise to every
body 1t was generally expected that the hlght
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, president OF tie
board OF trade, would be chosen. Then II was
reported that Mr.. Chamberlain urged the ap-
pointment of an Irishman. When Lord Cayen-
dishs appointment was announced the English
press professed their inability to understand 1t,
and the theory was put forth that he was
merely sent over as a clerk for Mr.. Gladstone,
go that the carrying ont of the premiers pollcy
might be entirely in his own hands: The Pa!I
Nal Gazette reported that the Irish, Scottish
and provincial press for once agreed with the
London papers in expressing surprise and dis
may at so weak an appointment.
Mr.. Thomas Haviland Burke succeeded Slt
Thomas Larcom as under secretary for Ireland
about twenty years ago. The under secretary
does not retire from office on change OF min
istry, SO that the Office is considered perma..
nent one. 1t is an Office of much power ano
influence, and the holder, except in times o.
great political excitement like the present Is tc
al intents and purposes the governor OF Ireland
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The Place OF the Murder.

Phoenix park ia to Dublin what Hyde park is
to London and Central park is to New York. IL
is essentially the peoples park" where the
citizens of Dublin, without any regard to class
distinctions, meet upon an equal footing, the
splendid equipages of the aristocracy minglin.g
with the general throng of the populace. IL ls
in Europe, and covers an area of 1850 acres.
1t is we'll planted with timber, and at
various points along the main drive
affords picturesque views of the surrounding
country and the neighboring hills. II is sit
uated on the northwest side of the city, and
among other attractions it is the seat tf the
yiceregal lodge and of the official residence OF
the chief secretary, which are situated at some
distance from the principal entrance from the
city. The park is full Of walks and drives,
lined with bushes and trees, where men could
easily conceal themselves, and as easily escape
pursuit. There are large open lawns one OF
them called Fifteen acres" where the land
league has been holding meetings every Sun
day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-11

Manifesto of the Irish Land League.
News Of the terrible event caused universe
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-30

Niagara Falls on high wire, which Is 70 De
stretched from the American to the Cana
dian shore. The date of this event will be
duly announced. She has performed acts
equally as dangerous in various parts of
the world She will be here and execute
her thrilling feats of riding yelocipede
over a high wire and wheeling barrow
containing her infant daughter across the
slender roadway, in Forepaugh's Great
Circus, on Tuesday, August l.
ALL arrangements have been completed
for the 0ratorio excursion to Steubenville
on the st. Lawrence. The boat will not
leave until clock and will take up the
most enjoyable party of the season.. Naas'
band has been secured, string and brass,
and will furnish music for dancing. The
weather promises TO be the best, the moon
will be full and splendid trip is assured.
Staterooms will be secured for all the ladies
and supper will be served on the boat, The
concert at Steubenville will be delightful,
Mrs. C. W. Eoff, of this city, and Miss Jean
Wallace, of Pittsburg, being the prima
dome.
OK July 4th the Benevolent Society OF
the Zion Church, assisted by the Ladies
Society. will picnic at Mehlman's Grove,
near West Wheeling. The following pro-
Crane has been laid out: S A. NJ. COM
mencement of picnic; 10 A. NJ. foot race Tor
old men, prize; IL \. NJ. potato race Tor la,
dies, prize; u NJ. cheap and substantial
dinner furnished by the ladies; P. NJ, crock
breaking for old women; p. NJ. leaping for
Wiener sausages, good fun ~ ?. NJ wheel,
barrow race for young men; ) p. NJ. grand
prize shooting; P. NJ. foot race for little
girls; ~ singing by quartet; 8 r. NJ
walking match by six young men, p, NJ;
close of picnic. Other amusementS ana
plays the entire day,
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THE LABOR PARTY.
Last Nights Meeting and the Coming
Convention.

In accordance with the instructions re.
ceived from the general meeting of June
10th, the Executive Committee of the Labor
Party met last night, at Beck's Hall, to
Consider the matter of, holding n nomina
ting convention.
Edward Robertson was selected presi-
dent, and {. NJ. Rathburn secretary.
A general discussion was had in relation
to district meetings to select delegates TO
convention. and it was finally decided to
refer the matter to a committee of organi-
zatiou. composed OF five members. The
following were appointed: Alfred Kraft.
Thos. LASTLY. Valentine Frank, Anthony
Lally and J. \. Burt.
After selecting July 22nd as the time of
the convention, the committee adjourned
until July I.
A REGISTER reporter enquired OF mem
her relative to the proposed steps to be taken
The reply was:
Il reckon but do not know, that we will
nominate full county ticket. There was
talk OF endorsing the best men on the Dem
ocratic and Republican tickets, but CHESS
we won't do it. We tried that once and got
left. AS the girl said: We've been fooled
before
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SAFE BLOWN OPEN.
A Daring and Partially Successful Rob.
berry Yesterday.

berry Yesterday.
A very bold and partially successful rob-
berry was yesterday morning perpetrated at
the store of Mrs. John Reid, No. 1918 Main
street. The establishment is well known
grocery and liquor store. About $50
o'clock in the morning two men climbed
the fence in the rear, removed sash from
the window and entered the store. The
safe stood in the rear Office, and upon this
operations were at once begun. A hole was
drilled on either side of the lock, running
entirely through the door, and guam
tity OF powder inserted. The explosion
which followed must have been terrific.
The door was blown entirely to pieces and
was bent and torn generally.
Apparently the burglars hid during the
explosion and when no alarm was given,
returned. The books were thrown out and
the interior arrangement of the safe torn
open. Only about 81 in coin was obtained.
In one of the drawers were certificates of
whisky in bond and OF bank deposits,
amounting to $4,000. They were carried
off, but are of no value to the thieves. All
of the books but two had been thrown from
the safe, but behind one of these two were
$l5 placed there by clerk, the night be-
fore, and overlooked.
From the safe, the burglars turned their
attention to the desk along the wall, but
were evidently frightened of. The marks
of an instrument were plainly discernible
on the drawers, but a noise must have
frightened the providers, causing them to
decamp so hurriedly that their kit of tools
scattered promiscuously about, were left
behind.
OF course there is no clue to the burglars
10 &c
singular no one heard the noise made by
the explosion.
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BELLAIRk.

Miss Kate Best OF Lock Haven, Pa. ar
rived in the city last night and will be the
guest of Mrs John W. Sanders for some
weeks.
GAINESVILLE shipped over 800 bushels of
strawberries this year to Chicago and the
west.
large number of colored people went
down on the Lucas last night to Mounds.
Vile. The local band went with them and
4 very pleasant time was had.
A Belgian pavement on Union street, be-
tween 3lst and 32d, at the expense OF prop
erty holders, is among the near possib =
ties.
George W. Johnson has been appointed
TO position on the police force by Mayor
Cooper.
There are only two men on the chain
gang at present, but the Fourth OF July
will replenish the stock.
The name of the postoilice at West
Wheeling has been called Poorman in
honor of Col. c. L. Poorman, of this city.
A lad named Martin had one of his
limbs broken on Wednesday evening by
the shafts of dray falling upon it.
The GAINESVILLE Enterprise endorses Col.
Poorman for the nomination for Congress.
Rev. d. B. Gull is in st. Louis.
Col Poorman informs US that he has not
yet definitely decided to re-enter the can.
vass for the Congressional nomination.
The Turner's will pic mic at Turner grove,
fourteen miles out the narrow gauge on the
Fourth.
July 18th has been fixed upon as the day
for holding the Democratic primaries.
VIM. Shindwoef has returned from
trip to Cincinnati.
The independent says the following in re-
gard to the REGISTER: The WHEELING REG.
IsTER can now boast of the finest newspaper
quarters in West Virginia. For some time
past Messrs Lewis Baker j. Co. have been
showing the REGISTER along until it is sec.
ond to no no paper in these parts for local
news, and they well deserve to have the
comfortable quarters they now have"
Mr.. Reed, an interesting man of Pitts
burg, has been sinking an oil well on the
property of H. C. Day, of Dillie's Bottom.
He has reached the depth of 1000 feet with
fair prospects OF oil, but none OF it has yet
belched forth.
Down in Mead township Messrs, Keyser
e. Day have commenced saving set of g..
900 logs, belonging to Amber & Bro. Also
Messrs. Super 4 Davis are saving lot OF
logs on Big run for Henry Dayand others.
Col. Poorman tackles all the "whippers. in
with an impartiality that is refreshing.
His most recent dab was at the head of the
Bridgeport ring, whose dread and butter
depends upon the nomination OF Upde'
graft
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SymDtoms OF Trouble.

CINCINNATI, June 29.-The boiler makers,
who have been on a strike, to-day gathered
in considerable numbers on the landing
where eight or nine men were employed by
a boiler.making firm on repairing boat
for the Upper Mississippi service.
The strikers were bold in their Ian
guage and demanded that the work.
men should stop. There vas but one
policeman on the boat and his
brother was one of the leading strikers.
They fourished revolvers but fired no
shots. The workmen were so much in.
Inundated that they stopped and no attempt
was made to begin again. The foreman
says work will be resumed IN the morning
under police protection, while the strikers
offer to bet large sums that no workmen
can be found 10 60 on the boat.