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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-24
A Fearful Position,

A Geneva (Switzerland) correspondent
writes 4" A few days since two school
masters from Morzine, a Savoyard vii
lage near the Swiss frontier, made an
excursion to the Col de Coux, not far
from Champery, in the Valais. As they
were descending the mountain, late in
the afternoon, they thought they heard
cries of distress. After long search
they perceived man holding OH to a
bush, or small tree, which had struck
it's roots into the face of the precipice.
AS the precipice was nearly perpendic-
ular, and the man was some 1000 feet
below them, and the foot of the preci-
pice quite as far below him. they found it
impossible to give the poor fellow any
help. All they could do was to tell him
to stay where he was-if he could-un-
til they came back, and hurry off to
Morzine for help. Though it was night
when they arrived thither, dozen bold
mountaineers, equipped with ropes,
started forthwith for the rescue. After
q walk of twelve miles they reached the
Col de ia Golese, but it being impossi-
bic to scale the rocks in the dark, they
remained there until the sun rose. As
soon as there was sufficient light they
climbed by roundabout path to the
top of the precipice. The man was still
holding on to the bush. Three of the
rescue party, fastened together with
cords, were then lowered to a ledge
about 600 feet below. From this
coign of vantage two of the three
lowered the third to the bush. He
found the man, who had been seated
astride his precarious perch a day
and night between life and death. It
vas q wonder how he had been able to
hold on SO long, for beside suffering
from hunger and cold, he had been
hurt in the fall from the height above.
he was reserve man belonging to
Sameons on his way thither from Lau
same, where he was working, to be
present at muster. Losing his way
on the mountains between Thonon and
Sameons, he had missed his footing and
oiled over the precipice. He had the
presence of mind to cling to the bush,
which broke his fall, but il the two
schoolmasters had not heard his cries
ne must have perished miserably.
doisting him to the top of the preci,
pice was difficult and perilous under
taking, but it was safely accomplished.
None of the mans hurts were danger
nus, and after long rest and hearty
meal or two, he was pronounced fit to
continue his journey and report himsels
at the muster"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-24
HUM0R OF THE DAY.

An old and fam 1us composer-A dull
sermon,
One part of the baseball fever is
catching.
Oannibals sometimes have their
neighbors at dinner.
Hanlan has won $4,000 by his skill
with the oars. That ia what we call
good scullership.
Some traits run in families. Shakes
peare's father, being illiterate, made his
mark. So did Shakespeare.
Jones says that he used to be pro-
dcient in halt-a. dozen languages, but
that since marriage he is not even
master of his own tongue,
At the seashore, as usual, one wave
from woman's handkerchief will con-
tinue to attract more attention than
hundreds of waves from the ocean.
A teacher was trying to make Johnny
understand the science Ct simple divi-
sion. Snow, Johnny" she said, elf you
bad an orange which you wished to di-
vide with your little sister, how much
would you give her ?" Johnny thought
moment, and replied: "a suck"
The farmer in the grassy field;
Doth make the fragrant hay,
And as he pauses III his work
Sings roundelay.
Oh why does he behind the barn
So suddenly retire2
bee hath climbed his trousers leg
He's putting out the fire.
Scrambled snakes eggs are the new
dish, and as yet there seem to be no
particular direction fer preparing them
in the cook books. We would suggest,
however, that you go out into the coun-
try until you find a nest with eggs, and
then, when the snake puts in its
appearance, it will come natural to you
to scramble some.
"Why, my DEAR" said poor little Mr..
Penhecker, with CHASTITY smile, "why
would the world without woman, lovely
woman, be like blank sheet of paper?"
Mrs. P, who had just been giving the
little man ga piece of her mind"
smiled and "couldn't think" "Why,
because, don't you see, love-" said the
long suffering one, SIT wouldn't even
be ruled"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-24
How q Hill Travelled.

Just below Savertnn, Rail county,
Missouri, is very high, steep hill. Be-
tween the foot of this hill and the Mis-
sissippi river is very narrow space
only few feet. Along this space runs
the Long Line railroad track. One day
recently some tremendous power tore
the hill loose from the balance of the
range, and the whole hill, comprising
several acles of ground, began to move
slowly into the river, pushing seventy
i've yards of railroad ahead of it. This
tore the track up for several hundred
yards on each side. The whole earth
seemed to tremble, and strange noises
We're heard in the bowels of the earth.
The spectacle is said to have been a
grand one, and hundreds of persons
flocked to see it. The hill moved at the
rate of ten feet every twenty-four hours.
Occasionally a small piece would break
off and float down the river with large
trees standing erect on it, presenting
the strange spectacle of miniature
floating island going down the river.
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A Wonderful Fortress.

Fortress Monroe, Va, is the largest
single fortification in the world 1t
has already cost over SO, 100000 of
money. The water battery is consid-
cred to be one of the finest pieces of
military construction in the world.
Colonel Lodor, the instructor of the
military school. has invented and per-
fected some astonishing appliances that
when he shall have guns, will be of
immense value in handling them. In
one OF the easements inside the fort is
his office. He can sit in it and, with
an electric appliance, cause every gun
in the fort to be fred simultaneously.
He has perfected another set of instru-
ments by which the exact distance of
a ship from the shore may be accurately
determined, the velocity and direction
OF the wind, the consequent DETECTION
OF the ball, and the precise point at
which the ball will strike the ship
The guns are fired by electricity.-Ia.
aststrial South.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-24
NO. 81.
NV Little Neighbor.

You came to live near US
One bonnie spring day;
The next sunshiny morning
Amorning in May
heard you a-gardening
Over the way.
But between, like Fate's battlement,
Grim rose the wall,
And you were so little,
And was not tall
Should shout? Would you answer1
What name could 1 call ?
hate the man
Who had built the wall there.
climbed with the aid
OF venerable chair
A diminutive Romeo
Scaling your stair.
The ledge laid over
All, such awee thing
Like restless white butterfly
Light on the wing;
Hair gold as the primrose
That blossomed in spring.
Your rake dropped, your sun-hat slipped
OFF your bright head.
care you the boy next door 2''
You solemnly said.
1 nodded, slid over the wall,
Radiant and red.
Oh, my wife, in Lire's garden
We linger to-day;
Many SHOWS, many May-blooms
Have kissed gold to gray,
Since wooed my wee neighbor
Over the way.
X. Temple More, in Our Continent.
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FOR THE LADIES.
News and Notes for womcn.

Drake university, of Des Moines, Ia,
has woman professorship in the medi-
cal department.
The bride at q recent wedding at Lam
caster, s. O., Miss Cato, was but eleven
years of age. The groom had just at
tanned his majority.
The central committee of the suffrage
party of the State of New York have
issued tract offering fifty reasons why
women should vote.
An Arkansas bridegroom caught the
bride in his arms at the conclusion OF
the ceremony, and dislocated two of her
ribs with violent hug.
Granny Summerall, of Hillsboro
county, Fla, is Ill years old. Her old
est son, aged ninety-two, and youngest
son, eyed seventy-two, are living.
Some of the English ladies use an ex-
tract CT cucumber for identifying the
skin. Some American ladies rub the
under part OF the rind on the skin to
improve it.
Rev. Mary Thomas Clark, OF Rich
mond, Ind, has been for several years
regularly ordained minister in the
Universali5t church recognized in fall
fellowship as far as the duties OF the
church are concerned.
Parsons college, located at Fairfield,
Iowa, has had donation of $4,000
toward establishing a new chair of
natural sciences to be called the "Sally
Ringland Professorship." Mrs. Ring
land, the donor, was woman of wealth
recently deceased.
The secretary of the Harvard "Annex"
learns that at least two persons now
preparing their wills have included in
them generous bequests to help the
cause Of the education of women at
Cambridge, and that offers of money
for immediate use have also been made.
Pennsylvania is now tho only State
which has persistently refused women
admittance to the bar. A lady in that
State has been trying Tor seven or eight
years to gain admittance. but the court
refuses to allow her to enter under the
existing statutes, and the legislature
refuses to pass new law.-Hartord
Times.
A meeting of Indian widows was
lately held in temple at Madras, to
discuss the unhappy fate of widows in
that country, where they are condemned
to either follow their husbands on the
funeral pyre or lead solitary existence
for the remainder of their lives. It was
remarked that at the present day yer,
few widows, especially among the
young, consent to be buried alive after
their husbands death. It was resolved
to send petition to the queen of Eng
land to secure them the privilege OF
marrying again.
Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln, afterward
the wife of Abraham Lincoln, wrote
when young girl, letter in which sh.
expressed determination to become
the wife OF President. The story i,
confirmed by the production of the doc
ument, now in possession OF Genera
Preston, of Lexington, Ky. 1t was ad
dressed to a daua hter of Governor
Wickliffe, and contained playful de-
scription of young Lincoln, to whom
she was betrothed. She sid: "But
mean to make him President of tht
United States all the same. You vii
ZEE that, as I always told you, I will
yet be the Presidents WIFE"
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Boys Wanted.


Boys ofspirit, boys of will,
Boys of muscle, brain and power,
Fit to cope with anything
These are wanted every hour.
Not the weak and whining drones
That all trouble magnify;
Not the watchword of "I can't"
But the nobler one, "I'll try"
Do whate'er you have to do
With true and earnest zeal
Bend your sinews to the task,
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Though your duty may be hard,
Look not on it as an ill;
II it be an honest task,
Do it with an honest will.
At the anvil or the farm,
Wheresoever you may be,
From your future efforts, boys,
Comes nations destiny.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-24

Lake Worth, in Florida, is only 200
yards distant from the Atlantic, aud
extends parallel with 1t for distance of
thirty-five miles.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-03

experienced, is doing iirst.class work and at
reduced prices. Give him call if you want
artistic work. He guarantees satisfaction
A hard storm threatened the city last
night. There was u good deal of wind, n
little rainfall and vivid flashes of lightning.
Two young men wish to rent furnished
room, convenient to the business centre OF
the city. Address Young Men, HEEALr
office.
Elsewhere will be found "card OF III. q
Siaer" and to which We would call atten.
ton. Mr.. Sizer is the son of DIR. J. s.
SiZer, who is an old resident, and for several
years one OF the largest cotton buyers in
the city. lie means just what he says and
all no asks is an examination and u call OF
him.
Mineral Wells
To those contemplating visit to thes,
celebrated wells we unhesitatingly adyis,
them to stop at the. Rodgers & Roe hotel /
they desire good living, combined Will
pleasure. Mr., Rodgers, its genial mana
ger, leaves nothing undone that may tcnt
to the comfort of his guests.
Connected with this house il the bes
well in the city free to its guests. Elegau
| baths, hot and cold, furnished at all hours
Parties at distance can be mrnishc,
with these waters, delivered ON railroad, 10y
addressing the proprictors. A fine hacl
runs in connection with trains on L. Il L
X. r., distant Smiles. The best table, tn
best rooms, the best baths and water in thu
| CITY,
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STREET SETTINGS.

Ask your grocers for Delmonico flour.
The best soda water at Hickox & House.
The Parlor keeps elegant lunch day and
night.
Cold soda and mineral waters at
Hickox q House.
The Parlor, l07 Lamar street, is the hand
soonest place in the state.
ELEGANT" said a stranger; "wherc did
it come from p THE Office" of course, :"
was the reply.
Mosquito Lotion, prepared by Hickox Il
House, will protect you from these pests.
Parties wanting nice, quiet game o
billiards, patronize the Glen Lea saloon,
opposite the HERALD office.
Orr sells all styles of Concord side-spring
buggics. Send for his illustrated catalogue
and price-lst.
Splendid imported soda water and ginger
ale nj 10 cents drink ut The Office. Don't
fail to call Tor it.
The best lunch in the city, from 10 a. m.
to - IN. every day Mt Georges Place. Try
II once and you will 20 again.
The Parlor keeps the best in the market,
none but the best Is passed over the counter,
straight or mixed.
Cool Milwaukee, Anhcuser and Lemp's
beer kept always on tap, fresh and foaming
at the Wichita saloon.
Reirigerators, water-coolers, ice-cream
ttee2ers, tly-traps, dish-covers, etc, Mt Har-
ry Bros, CD Elm street.
The finest liquors and cigars in the city
can always be found ut the Glen Lea saloon,
opposite the HERALD office.
Tendency to weakness and premature de-
cay are prevented by the use of Lcmp's
extra export Bottled Beer.
Where y, where is il? What's that, good
whisky, beer and winep Why, at the Par.
Tor Saloon, on Lamar street, between Main
and Elm streets, you bet.
Wines, liquors, cigars and the coolest
beer, billiard tables and polite attention,
can always be found at the Glen Lea,
saloon, opposite the HERALD office.
Mr.. j. W, Wetsell has started new
transfer line. Prompt calls made to any
part of the city for any depot. Leave or
ders at st, George hotel.
Gained furniture recaned equal to new.
Furniture vanished and oiled. Trunks re-
paired. Delivery free. A postal will re-
ceive quick attention. Potter, 759 Elm
street.
The veteran Snowman, w. G. Coup,
while in Dallas had occasion TO buy con-
siderable amount Of liquors. He was In.
duced to purchase them at THE Office, "
and pronounced them the finest he had
found In the whole west. This is u fact.
Crushed feed.-0ats, corn and barley
crushed is economical, healthtul and better
Tor horses and cows than whole grain.
Corn meal, Graham hour, hom,ny and grits
manufactured al Felton's corn.mill, Pat.
tcrson avenue.
Twenty-Five dollars reward will be given
to any one who ever drank glass Of stale
or. warm beer at Apollo hall. The reason
this offer Is made Is because Anheuser beer
Ia always sold there, which comes through
to this city cold, fresh aud parking. Don't
you forget II.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-03
STREET NOTES

For additional local news, see second
page.
The delegates to the Cleburne convention
returned last night at o'clock.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of A. kcatng in this issue.
Wanted,a file of the Daily HERALD for the
year 1870. Apply at HERALD office.
Buy your coffee put up by the Globe
Steam Spice mills OF Caperan Il Bond.
Johnson, who stabbed Bill Anderson ut
Cancers saloon, is still ut large and Ander.
son Is still alive.
DR.. Il. J.. Thomson has removed his Office
from COL Main street to 6l7 Elm street, op.
posite Flippen, Adoue h Lobits.
]. Q. Bigger took the oath OF Office as
United States district attorney before J. NJ
Mccormick, United States commissioner.
Caperan & Bond are proprietors OF the
Globe Spice mills, and are only manufac
turing pure goods. House.keepors con rely
on their quality.
Just received at John s. witwer's rcpos
itory the best jamp-seat carriage In the
market. Also, some fine double seated
phmtons, busgies, ETC., No. Ill Elm street
At the residence Of Captain q. NJ. Swink
Thursday, the 3D. inst, will be the sociablt
Of Lamar street church. Members Of IN,
church and congregation and friends ar,
cordially invited.
The celebrated French John, wsll.knowr
70 our citizens, will open today his frat
+, class restaurant, just in the rear Of Grad
docks, on Austin street. Every delicac)
ofthe season will be furnished HE patrons
y Parties visiting 81. Louis should call or
Magnet & Webb, railroad ticket brokers
sriier 9th and Chestnut streets. They arr
Tcctly reliable and sell tickets 10 al
~ 1t reduction on regular fare.
eseApQ5 Main street, Frvsman's old and
JsnSeed lcllssy. PoE lssssd ~ ~,
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Fresh cream and Swiss cheese at Loeb &
Freiburgs.

L. Il. Curtis, jeweler, corner Main and
Poydras streets Repairing fine watches u
specially.
An elegant new stock of ladies' and chill.
drens bracelets, wire and spring bracelets,
bangle bracelets.
American, English and Swiss watches,
diamonds, fine gold jcwelry, fine assert.
ment of gents gold chains, fob chains and
charms, all new styles.
Seth Thomas and New Haven clocks, all
new styles, walnut clocks, alarm clocks
from 80 up, ut corner Main and PoydraS
streets.
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Very Cheap Tickets over tho. Chiokasaw

Route.
From and after this date, until further
notice, round trip excursion tickets, at ex.
ceedingly low rates, will be ON sale at
coupon ticket offices of the various railroads
in Texas to the following named points;
lahoma, Hendersonville, North Carolina,
Knoxville, Lynchburg, Norfolk, Warm
Springs, White Sulphur Springs, Atlanta
and Chattanooga.
These tickets read via the Memphis &
Charleston railroad, the line which has
surer connections, quicker time, and fewer
changes of cars than any other route.
Guide books, giving full description OF
the private and public summer resorts
reached by this line and its connections,
and the price of tickets, will be mailed on
application to L. X. ROGERS,
General Western Agent, Dallas, Texas.
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Spectators In Futures,

Parties throughout North Texas who deal
in fu ures, either cotton or grain, will save
time and money by sending their orders
direct to Texas Cotton and Grain Exchange,
Dallas. This exchange is chartered and
backed by ample capital, and handled by
men well known. A daily report of the
entire market will be sent to any one who
will apply for them. Send for circulars
relative to margins and manner of operat-
ing, and you will see at Il glance the many
advantages you have as against sending
your orders to New York, New Or.
leans or Chicago. Address all communi.
cations to A. j. WuEELoCK,
Manager
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They will do u.

They will doit
Men in all ages and climes nave INDUCED
more or less in stimulating beverages, and
they will continue to even unto the end OF
the world, and as long rs they take ~ wee
drop" II should he pure In this later day
men hunt for the genuine article and this
accounts for the liberal patronage bestowed
upon the Board OF Trade saloon which
Messrs. Purdy 4 Randell have made In.
nous by keeping none but the very best OF
wines, liquors and beer, manipulated by
accommodating and polite assistants, who
are thoroughly versed mixolcgists.
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A Model Establishment

Mr.. |. Reinhardt, the clother, 70i Elm
street, has n most striking and impressive
manner of talking to the public. If you
have never seen the man, and simply read
his business.likc, straightforward adver.
tiscment, you will want to know him.
Judging from the rapid growth of Mr..
Reinhardt's clothing trade, we may safely
predict that the time is not far distant
when Reinhardt's clothing house will be
the largest in north Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-03

The iavorite sample room and billiard
hall over which there prcsidcs the well
known and ailablc Chris. Rlntleman, which
is situated in the goodly city of FortWorth,
continues to grow in favor with the general
and especially the travelling public, simply
because he offers none but the best and
purcst brands of liquors, wines and cigars,
and he and his associates are ever polite
and attentive to customers, When you 10
to the Fort don't fail to look for his place
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Importnnt to Know,

That in all throat, chest and lung trou'
bles-colds, whooping-cough, asthma, con
sumption, etc,-eyen single dose of Dr.
Ackers English Remedy will relieve the
worst symptoms of distress, II is pleasant 10
take, may be givento the youngest child
and guarantees cure in every case. Trial
bottles only 10 cents, Regular sizes Scots
and 81. For sale by W, IL. Patterson 4 Co,
the Peachstone Iiniment men.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-03

Excursion tickets to Atlanta and Chatta.
nooga are again on sale via the Memphis &
Charleston railroad. For price OF tick
cts, maps and guije.books, and other in.
formation concerning the rontc, address
L. X. RoGERs,
General Western Agent, Dallas, Texas.
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OycrstociSc,i,

Ovcrstockcd,
and consequently compelled TO largely re-
ducc prices on fruit jars, rcfrigerators, ice
cream lree2ers, tly-traps and other summer
goods. Before buying anything in the
above lines, hear the prices and see the
goods at China Hall, next door to Sanger
Bros, on Elm street, ID, Gosn, proprietor
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II is now a settled fact that We sell car
pets cheaper than any house In northern
Texas. Fail not to come to see us, Tor you
will save money by purchasing from us.
A. A It. MirrENritAL,
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Teachers and school Trustees Attention.
School desks and everything required in
tirst.class school-room can be had through
Mason & Erb's, Tl2 Main street, Dallas
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Parasols, Fans, and In TACT all summer
goods In the house, we have reduced Il
such low figure That II will be impossibl,
for any TO abstain from buying. A. & T.
Mittcnthal, GO Elm street.
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Go TO tho Caddo house, Greenville, II you
want good accommodations at low rates
Comfortable rooms, clean beds and well
applied tables can always be found.
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Every travelling man who "indulges'
patronises The Office whichever In Dallas.
They soon find out the pure goods and the
quiet surroundings. it
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General Western


Wholesale and Retail.
Candy, confectionery, fire works, Ice
cream, soda and mineral wells water.
Il. KsAcH, Agent,
Tl2 Elm street, Dallas, Texas
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Buy your buggies at W. w. ou's. suo-
cessor TO sechler & Orr, Main street, Dallas,
Texas
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Burnctt's Cocoaine

Burnctts Cocoaine
Sottens the hair when harsh and dry,
soothes the irritated scalp, affords the
richest lustrc, prevents the hair from fall.
Ing OIL, promotes its healthy, vigorous
growth,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-03

Smoke genuine Duke OF Durham. Stand.
ard Of the world.