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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05
Life in q Montana Frontier Town,

Ihe following amusing description
OF the mixed life of frontier town
is from e. V. Smalley's paper on "The
New Northwest" in the Century:
The picturesque features of life in a
Western Montana town like Missoula
are best seen as evening approaches.
Crowds of roughly-clad men gather
around the doors of the drinking sa-
looms. A group of Indians, who have
been squatting on the sidewalk for
two hours playing some mysterious
game of cards of their own invention,
breaks up. One of the squaws throws
the cards into the street, which is
already decorated from end to end with
similar relics of other games. An
other swings baby upon her
back, ties shawl around it and
herself, secures the child with strap
buckled across her chest and strides
Off, her moccasined feet toeing inward
in the traditional Indian fashion. She
wears a gown made of scarlet calico
bedquilt, with leggings of some blue
stuff; but she has somehow managed
to get civilized dress for the child.
They all go off to their camp on the
hill near by. Some blue-coated soldiers
from the neighboring military post, re-
membering the roll-call at sunset,
swing themselves upon their horses
and go galloping off, little the worse
for the bad whisky they have been
drinking in the saloons. A miner
in blue woolen shirt and brown
canvas trousers, with a hat of as
tonishing dimensions and beard of
years growth, trots up the street on
mule, and, with droll oaths and shut
fling talk, offers the animal for sale to
the crowd of loungers on the hotel
piazza. No one wants to buy, and,
after provoking a deal of laughter the
miner gives his ultimatum: "I'll hitch
the critter to one of them piazzer
posts, and if he don't pull it down you
may have him." This generous offer
is declined by the landlord; and the
miner rides off, declaring that he has
not a solitary four-bit piece to pay for
his supper, and is bound to sell the
mule to somebody.
Toward nightfan the whole male
population seems to be in the street,
save the busy Cinnamon in the laun-
dries, who keep on sprinkling clothes
by blowing water out of their mouths.
Early or late, you will find these indus
trious little yellow men at work. One
shufiles back and forth from the hy-
drant, carrying water for the morning
wash in old coal-oil cans hung to a
stick balanced across his shoulders.
More Indians nova "buck" and
two squaws, leading ponies heavily
laden with tent, clothes and buf-
falo robes. A rope tied around
a pony's lower jaw is the ordi-
nary halter and bride of the Indians.
These people want to buy some article
at the saddler's shop. They do not go
in, but stare through the windows for
five minutes. The saddler, knowing
the Indian way Of dealing, pays no at
tention to them. After a while they
all sit down on the ground in front of
the shop. Perhaps a quarter of an
hour passes before the saddler asks
what they want. If he had noticed
them at first they would have gone
away without buying.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05
A Hunters Extraordinary Shot.

The Santa Fe On. NJ NeaCS tells the
champion hunting story of the season:
III. j. Sheldon left his camp at Cooper
City, on the Pecos, New Mexico, last
Saturday afternoon in search of game.
Saturday night he camped at the up
per forks of the river, and Sunday,
bright and early, was again on the
march. About o'clock in the after
noon the burro, which had wandered
ahead, came running back, apparently
in great terror, ears and tail erect,
eyes glaring, making that peculiar
mOurnful sound for which its species
is noted, and refusing to be caught or
comforted. Not being able to make
out from the report of the confused
burro just what had happened, Mr.. S.
cooked his. gun and advanced slowly
and cautiously on the unknown enemy.
Crawling along on his hands and knees
for about a quarter of mile, he at
length doubled bend in the river, and
there, standing in full view in the
meadow, and not more than $50 yards
away, he saw huge grizzly bear with
three cubs, and, just beyond the bear
and in direct range with her, an animal
that he at once recognized as the long
sought-for elk. Neither of the beasts
were aware of his approach, so, quietly
rising gupon one knee and resting his rifle
across the other, which is Mr. SIS favor
ite position in shooting, he took a de-
liberate aim. Bang went the gun, away
sped the bullet and down fell two ami
mals-in fact, three-the bear, the elk
and Mr.. S. himself. The bullet had
cut the backbone of the bear COM
pletely in two, and passing through
had lodged in the heart of the elk, and
the extraordinary task to which the
rifle had been subjected produced such
violent recoil that the hunter him
self was stretched fiat upon the ground.
Recovering himself speedily, Mr.. S.
advanced upon the prey, hunting-knife
in hand, but life was extinct in both
animals. The little cubs on hearing
the report of the gun fled, but being
only few weeks old were speedily
captured, tied in bags and fastened on
the back Of the horse.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05
WISE WORDS.

1t is wisdom TO think and folly to
sit without thinking.
1t is a good rule to be deaf when a
slanderer begins to talk.
Charity gives itself rich, but covet-
BUSINESS boards itself poor.
Every one Of our actions is rewarded
or punished, only we do not admit it.
Life is just long enough for a man
to decide where he will spend eternity.
Nature has sometimes made fool,
but coxcomb is always of mans own
making.
1t is easy enough to forgive your
enemies, if you have not the means to
harm them.
1t is fact worth remembering that
" does not take half GO long to make a
wound as to heal one.
We should not measure the excel
lence of our work by the trouble that
it has cost to produce it.
When alone guard your thoughts;
when in the family guard your tenn
per-; when in company guard your
words.
Foundations are good, and paths are
good; but they are not enough. Foun-
dations were made to build on; paths
were made to walk in.
There is no time in mans life when
he is so great as when he cheerfully
bows to the necessity of his position
and makes the best of it.
The best receipt for going through
life happily is to feel that everybody,
no matter how rich or how poor, needs
all the kindness he can get from others.
This life is not ordained in vain; it
is constituted for grand purpose, if
through its lessons of experience we
become convinced that this life is not
all.
What men want is not talent, it is pur-
pose; in other words, not the power to
achieve but will to labor. 1 believe
that labor judicious and continuously
applied becomes genius.
Much talk and much Judgment sell
dom go together, for talking and think
ing are two quite different qualities,
and there is commonly more depth
where there is less noise.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05
A Dangerous BedfeIlow.

Ferryman Hoppy, of Arena, Wis,
recently experienced fearful sensa-
ton on awakening during the night.
lie felt something crawling over him,
and knew, when fairly awake, that it
was a snake. He did not know what
to do, but finally took both hands and
threw the bedclothes over it and got
on it with his knees. The reptile i'm
mediately coiled its tail around his
neck, he being on its head. BY re-
peated efforts he succeeded in uncoil-
ing it, but not before he was nearly
strangled. He gathered up snake and
clothes together, threw them from the
window that was open near the bed,
and then as quickly as he could get out
of doors caught up pole and struck
the snake blow. He could see him
coiled up and could hear the rattle,
showing it to be very large rattle
snake. As he struck the reptile coiled
around the pole and as he raised the
pole to strike again it sent the snake
away out into the river. 1t was a close
call for Mr.. Happy. He doesn't like
such bedfellows, and has wire screens
to his windows now.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05
Autumn.

Autumn.
Sumnatf is dead; and the autumn wind,
weeping,
Wall amid the leaves that lately were green
And tell how the year is with feeble sten,
creeping
To join with the numberless vears TIM,
have been.
When s,e sunshine was bright. and tbe h;rd.
softly singing,
we dreamed not Of cold, or the sky's chill.
ing mien;
we saw not how swiftly the glad hours were
winging;
I'VE he-id but sweet voices with bann;ns,o
ringing.
summer is dead, and the years hopes are
dying, "''
ne hopes that were bright when the
VIZ, spring tide was young;
"'', we each came with eagerness forth to
hfe's trying,
with step that was firm and heart +bot
was strong.
ana ~hat can we bring as the cause of life,s
failing?
was the daylight too dim and the darkness
too long?
were the storm-waves too wild for the sbip,s
sailing;
was 'ne heimsman unnerv'd by the winds
and their wailing9
summer is dead; ay, but spriugtide is
coming,
And the leaves that are yellow, and brittle.
and dead
AV;u rox:x-z
blooming,
And the boughs will wave green once more
over our head.
"H the hopes then revive that are now
swiftly waning?
VIII the life come again that is now nearly
sped?
Shall we hear once again the worlds mirtb
and complaining?
Ah. that must be left for deaths certain ex-
planning.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05
Earnings and Savings,

According to Mr.. Edward Atkinson
but half of the 100000 people of the
United States can be reckoned in the
working force of the nation. The
earnings of this working force, male
and female, cannot exceed an average
OF 81 day each for the 365 days of the
year, so that the annual income of the
people, in round numbers, is S1O,OOO.-
OOO,OOO. He estimates that the susie
nance of our population averages forty
hYe cents day for each man, woman
and child, so that ninety cents of every
dollar earned is consumed, leaving but
ten per cent. of the annual earnings to
maintain existing capital and increase
the nations wealth. His opinion is
that the increase in wealth is less than
S5OO,OOO,000 annually. His purpose
in this exhibit is to encourage economy.
Learn to work more thoroughly, more
savingly; to raise as much as possible
with as little waste as possible, is his
injunction.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05
A Poem Written on a Grain of Rice.

A Chinese teacher in the colony has
just presented quite curiosity to the
city hall museum. Many of our read
ers have doubtless seen specimens of
printing compressed within very small
limits, such for instance as the whole
of the Lords prayer contained within
circle the size of finger ring. This,
however, is not a specimen of minute
Typography but of caligraphy, for it
consists of stanza of poetry, COM
posed by the teacher himself, which
contains thirty-three distinct and well
formed Chinese characters written out
in the full style without any contrac-
tions, though the most complicated
characters are not introduced into this
llliputian poem. 1t seems almost in
credible, but it is fact that the whole
OF these thirty-three characters are in
scribed on one grain of unhulled rice.
1t is only another instance of the pa
tient toll which Chinaman will spend
over apparently unremunerative work.
'-Ooerla'ld China Mail.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05
Joseph White, of Bake Oven. W

Joseph White, Of Bake Oven, Wasco
county, Oregon, began as sheep herder
in that region without funds five years
ago. He recently sold out his band of
sheep for $4,000. From his this years
shearing he sold from 67S ewes $1,158
worth OF wool and raised 478 lambs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05

About $4,000 barrels or 800 car loads
Of salt are weekly shipped west from
Saginaw, Mich. (,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25

chant tailors of this city, announce the
opening of new goods for spring wear
Persons having to pay. county and state
taxes can save considerable by purchasing
county scrip from the City National Bank
The rain commenced falling again shortly
after supper last evening, and the outlook
for an abundant supply OF aqua pura Is
ilattering.
Mr.. Clover, the superintendent of the
telephone company, put in telephone yes
terday for Mr.. l.. f. Bohny. AT present he
is out of wire.
The subject of Mr.. McCune's next lee.
ture, in the new church, corner Bryan and
HARDWOOD streets, next Sunday, 10Th inst,
at 7:30 y. M, will be; Are Bible Miracles
Incrediblep" This Is one of the great, de-
cislve questions.
The negro Charles Williams. arrested
here as tho party who committed an out
rage on q little girl at Groesbeck, proves to
be the wrong man, and he was released
from prison yesterday morning, rs the oili'
Ger from Groesbeck who came up to iden'
tify him failed to do so.
Thanks TO Mr.. VIM. L. Keil, the efficient
and industrious representative OF Messrs'
Mason & Erb, In the latters absence, FOL
| copies Of Our Continent, n new fhiladel
phia magazine replete with gems OF pros'
and poetry, selections from the best authors
and of the first living writers OF the day.
The Pacific express company illput thei
express service on the Chicago, Texas Il Mex
lean Central railway March LIST, and will es
tahlish offices ut Cleburne and Alvaradc
and forward matter to all points on tn
line. This will give direct line to Wac
and all points south ON the Missouri Pacific
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
CITY DOTS.

See Jos. Menczer. lie sells groceries at
cost.
Wholesale flour depot, II. L, Snodgrass,
Sycamore street
Smoke genuine Duke of DurhQm. Stand
ard of tho world,
Feed, coal and wood, telephone Snodgrass
on Sycamore street.
Teas and fancy goods of endless number
for cost, at Jos. Menczer's.
Best chance in the world to save money
buy groceries of Jos. Menczer.
Another lot of fine butter..and eggs Just
received at A. j. Rosenfield Il Bro.
George LOOMS still leads the day at
The Office on Poydras street.
"The Office, 1t is coy and neat Don't
forget the place-on Poydras street.
Go and see Orr's buggies and carriages
before buying elsewhere, or send for price
list.
DO not be bashful, but call, see and price
Jos. Menzcer's stock of groceries, before you
bny elsewhere.
1.-THE parlorn saloon on Lamar street, be-
tween Main and Elm, is the coSicst, ncatest,
handsemest place in Texas.
II is no use talking, A. J. Rosenteld &
Bros is the headquarters for the best
groceries.
Tho markets are quite bare of vegetables
and fruits, but YOU can get the best canned
varieties as well as pickles, pigs feet and
every delicacy in the grocery line Mt n.
Bond n Co, Main street.
} The best whisky, purest brandy, finest
wines, freshest beer, creamicst ale and por
ter, and most fragrant cigars In nallas-ir
all the statc-arc TO be had ut "The Parlor'
saloon,
Burnetts prices and quality of work II
d. plumbing, water and gas.pipe fitting ha,
. secured him the best patronage of the city
, He still furnishes the Crosby rubbcr.bucke
, chain pump, ut sill Main street.
l A prominent citizen was heard 10 say tina
h he bought oil Of his groceries from A. Bon'
., 4 Co., Main street, and that he had N
trouble amer leaving his order, rs his ordc
was always promptly filled and sent home
Eat, drink and be merry, for to.morro,
7 you may die" Is what the crowd tina
!. throngs loe's parlor saloon looks ut II
s They know that there is tine liquors, cigar
L and superb lunch always to be ioun
:, there.
u Crushed fced.-oats, corn and barle
v crushed Is economical, healthiul and bott,
y Tor horses and cows than whole grail
u Corn meal, Graham -four, hominy and gri
manufactured at Felton's corn.mill, Pa
tcrson avenue.
in Just received by W., shone, a large |,
70 voice Of Caw's famous inks. This ink
is superior TO any other, as Il Is non.corosiv
NO Parties holding certificates will please pr
he sent them at once and get bottle. Ever
g. body Is invited to call and test Its uualitie
N. All beer drinkers know what Erlang
90 celebrated beer Is, and they one and all lo'
u above all other brands. Its superiori
Is patent, and Il makes Its introductiC
- through the Apollo hall, Its headguartci
II Stop drinking ale and 20 and try this bee
Mcssrs, John Hogan and George Wall,
of the genial hosts Of the Grand. Windsor hot
n In oil the city. This IL due 20 the fact III
n they keep only pure, splendid liquo
wines and cigars, and the further fact III
they are pleasant, courteous, cordial a
Al accommodating to everybody.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25

The Board of Trade saloon, corner of
Main and Austin streets, Messrs. Purdy Il
Randall proprietors, is still to the fore, and
to the fore in all things, Having been re-
paired and thoroughly renovated, there is
not now in all Texas a handsomer, cosier sa-
loon. 1t is, indeed, in its beauty, in the
taste displayed in its ornamentation, a fit
ting temple for the wsthetical. The liz.
uors and wines, imported and domestic, are
the creme de 10 creme of the rich offerings
CT Bacchus to man. With splendid billiard
tables and pure liquors, and pleasant, gen.
ial proprietors, how can the Board Of Trade
be otherwise than the place OF all the city,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
O
PERSONAL.

Ed. Grice. of Galveston, Is In the city.
Colonel Tom Murray, Of McKinny, was
In tho city yesterday.
Charles Miller and wife, Of Orange, Iii.
nois, are at the Grand.windsor.
Cooper Mott. travelling auditor Of the
Texas& Pacific railway, Is at the Grand
Windsor.
A. w. Childrcss. the popular trayclins
salesman. Of the Duke Of Durham smoking
tobacco, Is In the city,
Captain W. W. White, formerly ci,i.
zen OF this city, but at present q resident o
Carrollton, Missouri, 10 In the city,
Mr.. Cain, who has been visiting the mine
raj well In Palo Pinto county, has returne,
10 the city looking hale and hearty.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
SIDEWALK NOTES,

Cars on the San Jacin.o street line are
running again.
The pay car Of the Texas a Pacific road
passed through yesterday, cashing The ac-
counts OF the employees ofthe road.
There is rumor Of concealed marriage
between two parties IN this city, and rich
Developments are liable 10 insue.
Deuslaa Brothers, ths wsll-knowu msr
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25

Burnetts Cocoaine has received universal
endorsement. No other preparation pos
sesses such remarkable properties for emf
bellishing and strengthening the hair and
rendering II dark and glossy. 1t cures
badness and eradicates dandruif. Burnett 8
Flavoring Extracts are the best.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
Anew Era.

NNcW Era,
The true secret of happiness Is perfect
health, which enables the Individual so en-.
JOY life, and attain competency and con
tcntmont, The martyr to dyspepsia, in
continual misery, is without hope In the
pursuit ofbusiness or pleasure, and realizes
that existence yields only failure. But n
new era has come, and good health is rs
sured, with positive relief from the Ills OF
indigestion and torpid liver, by the use OF
DIR. Acdcr's Dyspepsia Tablets, They are
very nice, try them. Only - and 30 cents
In handsome boxes. For sale by W. IL
Patterson & Cy., the Peachstone Liniment
men,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25

Please remember 100 Is the place Tor mil
linery, cloaks, ladies' suits. fancy goods,
notions, ladies' wear, corsets, ribbons, flow.
ers, satins, and full line Of laces-at the
Ladies' new Bssar, IB Elm.
4. BAvNAS, Manager.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
Chr,s. p,u,,cmnn. Of FOR, worth.

Don't forget to call at Local Option" in
Fort Worth, Just opposite the. depot, whore
the wcll.known Chris. Rintleman holds
forth, and who prcscribes nothing but the
sourmash Monarch whisky, and Improve.
mentn cgsrs are first-class travelling com.
panions, and are reliable stand-bys TO those
wanting good article.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
ACari.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions Of youth, nervous weak.
ness, early decay, less Of manhood, ETC.,
will send q recipe that will cure YOU free OF
charge. This great remedy was discovered
by missionary In South America. Send a
self.addressed envelope 10 Rev, Joseph +.
Inman. Station ID. New York City.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
Opinion Of Celebrated Dir. VIM. II. Stokes

physician, Mt. Hope Retreat, Baltimore:
III have great pleasure In adding my tcsti.
mony to the virtuee Of Colden's Liebcgs
LIQUID Extract of Beef and Tonic lnvigora.
tor as the very best preparation used FOR de.
preston, weakness and indigestion, and
therefore confidently recommend II to the
medical profession" Remember the name,
Colden's-take no other) Of druggists gen.
prally
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
Dissolution Notice.

Dissolution Notice.
The copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween Messrs. Henry Cohn and +. Baum
has, by mutual consent been dissolved.
Mr. COIN will continue in the jewelry bust
ness, making diamonds and precious stones
speciality, and Mr.. Baum is in the dry
goods line on Elm street. These gentlemen
have been in business in Dallas together for
the past ten years. sometimes the beneii-
Charles of fortunes brightest smiles and
again the victims of her rudest irowns.
They have seen Dallas grow from the strug-
Cling struggling town of less. than n decade
ago, to its present position of importance
and thrift, and through all these years they
have been steadiast in their devotion to bus
mess principles, fair dealing and justice to
all men. They will each one continue to
pursue this policy in the future as in the
past, and solicit fair share of the public
patronage, Mr.. +. Baum will shortly so
to New York, where he will lay in an i'm.
mense stock of dry goods clothing aud
everything in that line, and IL is the pur-
pose of Henry Cohn to carry the most ex.
tensive, magnificent and exquisite stock OF
diamonds and other precious stones, In con-
nection with his loan office ever seen "
! Dallas, or in all the south even. He will
continue in the old stand, No. EOS Main
street, with money TO loan, and he cor
daily invites the public to call and exam
inc his large and handsome stock OF selec
tons and unrcdecmed pledges.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
WHAT is IT?

Would you have something every one iances,
something that's lasting and neat?
Then go ask. while you can, round at Clancy 3
For those drawers, doube-llned In the seat.
They'll out-wcar other kinds, taking chances
That underwear ever must meet
So don't fail to ask. when near ClanceyS,
For those drawers, doublc.lined In the scat,
He has collars and cuffs to all fanCies
And shirts quite too awfully neat
Cravats too you'll find them at Clancey's,
And those drawers. double lined In the seat
Gents furnishing goods of all branches,
A stock that is full and complete,
You always can find round at Clancoy'S,
With those drawers, doublc-lined In the seat
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25

Are always realized when the sufferer seeks
relief by using Browns Cough Balsam, for
Coughs, Tightness and Soreness of the
sale by Williams, Tollver& Walker, Howell
Il Bro, Hoyt IL Coffin and W.. johnson,
and all druggists in Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25

A palatable lunch, an elegant place, the
finest, purest and best liquors, and the
pclitest attendants TO- be. found anywhere.
10 make 1.-THE Parlor" the place par ex.
cellence.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25

w Mcclellan,
The leading Photographic artist Of Texas
invites visitors 10 the city Of Dallas and the
travelling public to call at his studio, 705
Main street, and critically examine his ar
tistic work.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
Tho New Sneaker

And all other Speakers and Singers, may
have clear, ringing voices by using Browns
Tar Troches, a sure cure for sore throat and
hoarseness. For sale by Williams, Tolli-
and W. j. johnson and all Dallas drug
gists.