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The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-02-06

ing foe. There was no compromise here;
my life or his Pressing the muzzle of
OF my pistol to his head fred, and he
fell, with scattered brains at my feet.
The next moment | dropped from the bal.
cony to the ground. where II. was bat
tling in close quarters. Here l stun.
bled over a fallen man. In the act Of
regaining my feet, my hand come in con
tact with his breast or side, and was in.
stantly bathed in walm gush Of stream.
ing blood.
"Where are you, II. ?" I shouted.
"Iere."
The response came from within yard
or two ofthe spot where stood. found
my companion struggling on the GROUND,
in savage fury, with fellow ev IDENTIFY of
much superior muscular power to him
self. Quick as thought my strength was
united to his aud with concentrated, de-
termined and desperate effort, we flung
our herculean foe, headlong down the
we'll
This way" cried H and keeping
close together, we quickly reached our
concealed wagon. TO spring inside was
the work OF second, and away we went
for the camp. The Zouave drove, and
bis driving was like the driving of Jehu
II guess it wo'd have been all up with
me" he said at length, "it you hadn't
come as you did There were two of
them on ue before knew where was,
so when l foppd I'd lost my Colt, |
gave one dig with the full length of my
bowie, and went in for a wrestle with
the fellow we treated to drink "
| We reached the camp unpursued.-
The wagon was returned punotuall,
next night as was promised, to the as
tonished darkey but whether or not he
received any further remuneration tol
tie loan of his property than the sale
return Of it, am unable to say.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-02-06
DIR, J. S. BORDW L L,

LEoTIC PHYs SLOAN,
fLately of Warren county Pa
Will promptly answer I'll professional
calls by night or day Residence one
door East Of the late residence of Hon.
j. L. Gillis.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-02-06
DIRECTORY.

DAtScSA oA'A
sPresident J",Ige.
Fion. r. &. White, Welsborough.
AsSocidfe JudgeS,
Hon. V. S, Brockway, Jay tp.
Hon. f. G. Schultze, st. Mary's.
49, Sheriff.
P. W. Hays, Ridgway
Pro'hen"tory, Reg and Rec,
George Ed. Weis, Ridgway
District Attorney,
J. G. Chapin, Ridgway
Treasurer,
Charles Luhr. St. Mary's
.. County Surpeyor,
George Walmsley, st. Marys
- Commissioners,
Charles Weis, st. Mary's
julius Jones. Ber eZe't
Joshua Keefer, Jones ..-
Audttors,
T. Kyler, Fox
nry Warner, Jones
81 D. Derr, Benezett
Crronor,
Louis Volmer, St. Mary's
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-02-06
Homeopathic Soup.

Take a robins leg,
Mind, the drumstick merely T;
Put it in tub,
Filled with water nearly,
Set it out of doors,
In place that's shady;
Let it stand a week,
Three days for LADY,
Put a spoonful in
To five quart kettle,
It should he of tin.
Or perhaps bell metal.
Fill the kettle up,
Put 1t on a boiling
Skim the liquor we'll
To prevent its oiling.
Let thc Liquor boil
Half an-hour or longer,
(If 'tis for a man
You may make it tstronger.)
Should you now desire
That the soup be favory,
Stir it once round
With stick of savory.
When the soup is done,
Set It by to iell it
Then three times a day
Let the patti Mt smell it.
Ifhe chance to die,
Say twas nature did it;
But should he get we'll,
Give the soup the credit.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-02-06

Hds- A wretch who was arrested for
counterfeiting Mr.. Chase's shin-plastsrs
told the judge that hsthought the whole
d-m thing was q fraud, and he eopsid.
cred that he had as good right 10 have
a dnger in the pie as any bedy sl5c. He
was printer BY trade, bu; Class VS. a
rat ip shs bpsipsss
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-02-06
PROFESSIONAL CARsD.
S0UTHER & WILLIS.

Attorneys ut Law. Ridgwsy Elk ccun.
ty Pa, will attend to all professional
business promptly. ..
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-02-06
w. Jum mes Blake v. M ID.

HoAGPATHTo PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
st. Marys, Elk county Pa, will promptly
answer all professional calls. by night or
day.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-02-06

conductor, Al. Ieisingrr, md expra
man Wise, are considerably injured
about the face. No fears oftheir recov.
cry are entertained -PiHs. Chronicle
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13
r. ELIGLON

The following short and beautiful
quotation is from the pen Of the elegant,
the benevolent, tac inspired .Macken-
zie. Speaking Of those who profess q
disbelief in religion, he expresses him,
self in the following heart touching
manner:
"He who would undermine those
foundations upon which the, fabric of
our future hope is reared, seeks to beat
down that column whish supports the
feebleness Of humanity: let him but
think a moment and his heart will
arrest the cruelty Of his purpose. Wou-
ID he pluck its little treasure from the
bosom Of poverty? Would hs wrest its
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

THE GREAT SECRET OF MASONRY
! An ahacddte is related Of brofhei
who is noted for his acts of charity, and
who is withal a man of good presence
and great favoritc among the laqrsr'
so much rs to cause some degree Of jeal-
ousy on the part of his worthy spolise.
One evening bundle came tn' :ils
house. fars him and, Labelled -'sprivasc.
Ofcourse this was suAicenrf,r fe male
curiosity, and therefor shee indu|sed in
an inspection. Horror horrors. Blan
kets, s,baby's linen &C., greeted her aston
ished vision. and dreams Of two families
hoated through her brain. The hus-
band soon came in, and, after tea, when
the wife discoyerd in his eye the treach-
cry of his conduct . as she supposed, -
he took the bundle and went out but
not alone, for the Jealous wife was on his
track. The fatihless husband little
i'naged that she, who supposed herself
so foully wronged, was lowering after
him. He halted before d ssr.l! tene
ment which he entered Here she paused
to hold council Of war What tactics
tofoIlow she wasins doubt, but defer
'niaol tostor,a the citadel, she knocked
and hastily brushing past the little
child fwhol answered the summo ons, she
stood in an instant before her aston
ished Husband the cmbo diment Of in
iured innocence Her feeling gs were
about to fad expression when the scene
before her caused her to pause. A pale
and carewcrn man, shivering over cx
piri1g c,nbers of scanty fire, a poor
woman on q sick bed o babe not cd
enough for christening, and two little
gi,ls snngly slowed on some straw in a
corner, met her ferocious gaze. She
read Che story at glance, and returned
home with her husband, q, better and a
wiser woman, satisfied that she had
discovered Che great secret Of Masonry.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

PaospEcr TENN. April 25, 1854.
Editors PLAN Dealer:
1t is not little amusing for me in
camp to perusc Mr.. Jevetts reply in
your paper of the 25th of March to a
communication in the previous tissue in
reference to his treatment of Volun
teers. How shrewd he is to bring town
and county bounty in question and
dwell upon them. Now permit me
through your columns to ask Mr. Jew
EFT two questions: -1
1st., Mr.. Jewett, did not you tell me
in Lime Springs December 16, '63, in
presence Of from 4 to 6 persons, that
if / concluded to enlist between that
day and January 4, 1864, you would
date my enlistment from December 10,
1863, and that l would be cntltled to
40 cents per day for board if L stayed
at home, for that was government price?
End. Who enlisted the little boy
Hawkins, an2 at whose instance was a
book put under his feet when he was
examined at Dubuque to make him s
feet and 8 inches in height? Hawkins
knows, and If you, Mr.. Jewett, will ans
wer these questions truly all well; ii
not have more to ask. Speak out.
y tCa eua G. M. VAN LEUvEN.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13
II : NV NJ f17 :" ~ .'0ff'T-
A. ROADSIDE DIALOGUE.

r.,And so, Squire, you don't take a
country paper2'.. '..sas odsa5 sy-s. /. Ian 10,
9.,No, Major, get the city paper on
much better, terms, so take a couple
Of them.'.r ''t.s s-e-a. .zt..r.E.s az..
But, Squire, the country papers Of
ten prove great convenience to US:
The more we encourage them, the bet
ter the EDITORS can afford to make them.
why, / don't knos any convenience
they arc to me- =. s'.1 .7 ''- ,~.F
Tho farm you sold last Fall was ad-
ysrtised in one of them, and theroby
you obtained a customer. Dia you not!'
Very true, Major; butI paid three
dollars for it. la" ~ .1's .'' : "a. -, ~
And you made more than three hun
dred dollars BY it.. Now, if your neigh
bor. had not maintained the press and
kept it ready for use, you wouli have
been without the means to advertise
your property. But | think i saw
your daughters marriage in those pa :
pcfs did tint cost ycu anything
mo, but---'4a.z., sqrf. ~, .s.o r.-
a4 And your. brothers death With a
long obituary notice. And the des-
tructionof yourneighbor Riggs house by
| b ..---1 40 F4.F. -, f..
fire. You know,these things arc cxag.
geratedptill the authentic accounts Of
the newspapers set them right # e..
40 %, true, butt -'t,a,nE frs l7-. III
And when your cousin Seplash was uE
for the Legislature, you appeared mucl
gratihed at his dsfence-which cost hin
nothing . .re, ,.,,.,r -, i-., ,s'
Yes, yes; but these things are news
tothoTrenders: They cause the people
to take the paper ..
No, Squire Grudg,e, not if all were
like you. Now, l tell you, the day vii
surely come when sombody will writ
long eulogy on your life and character
ard the printer will put it in type will
heavy black hue over it. and with al
your richea. this will be done for yo'
grave as pauper. Your wealth iber
ahty, and all such things will be spoke1
of, but the printers boy as he spells tn
words in arranging the type to these
sayings. will remark ofyou-'Poo mca
devil he is even sponging an obituary
} Good morning Squire -, II
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

powered to raise an army, as he IS to
direct its movements when raised, he
might wish to assemble it for the sake
of,thc influence. to be, acquired by the
command. The Constitution has
acisely guarded against the danger"
James Madison, House Of Representa-
tives, May q, 1794. " ,eaea a,s;s
A SCRAP FROM HlsTonY--The Atlas
and Argus has the following aare1'
q Early in 1850, John P. Hale, of New
Hampshire, presented two petitions III
the United States Senate praying,
That some plan might be devised for
tho dissolution Of American Union
Mr.. Webster, of Mass, suggested as
a preamble to these resolutions, That
as the members had sworn before God
to support the Constitution, tkcy should
now take immediate steps to break
their obligations.' ...a ..-: statl.l,
Upon vote being taken, the petition
was rejected by the votes Of the entire
Senate, with the exception of John p,
Hale, of New Hampshire, .Wm' IL. Sew
ard of N. Y, and Salmon P. Chase, of
Ohio, who voted IN faror!rnt d.ia 89aar
"FE HE EHFTe NJ EssRR,,**ssH
The controversy between the Ere
mont and Lincoln factions Of the Repub-
lican party has reached an open rup-
ture. The leading Lincoln organ, n.
Y. Times, opens leading editorial
with the following quotation from the
N. Y. New Nation, leading Fremont
organ: I .yr'lI !. y.... IT. ~
FAcT1oUs OPPOSITION TO THE UNION
-E.s. NATIONAL CONVENTION. .....a
The New Nation, the newly estab-
lished organ in this city Of the Presi-
dental interests Of Gen. Fremont: says:
we advise every ore AT ONCE to give
up all idea Of taking part in the Bal
timore Convention; as that Convention
is nonentity.' y 81" T u ..
The Times Of course discourses
strongly against faction and ~ that
but it will avail little or nothing. The
signs are unmistakable that the Ba!ti-
more Convention Of ga will shatter
more damagingly the Abolition Repub-
lican party than did the Charleston
Convention Of go shatter the Demo-
cratic party. .aayg,r al.l A... ra. .
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13
WHOLE NO.H8G

:rutch from the hand Of age, anu g.
move from the eye Of afilicticn t'ie only.
solace Of its wee! The way sc trcal
is rugged at best; We tread it however
lighter by tho prospect Of the bestSc
country to which, We trustyit viii scsrlf
Tell US not tliat t1t win enc IN the sn't
Of eternal dissolution,,@ Of 1trrcf,sS I'll IL
some wild, which fancy may G4Lup 's
she pleases, but reason is unable 7to4leN
lincate; quench not that qbean. which
amidst the dependency Of i'll rc1ui''d
worth, and illumined tho dsrln essrot
suffering virtue, 'h 1aas7 10 7'aoorSa
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

'" - FROM THE -5th. 10 A.H0T #a
-'@@ FPRospEcr Tenn. April %, 1ao4-
Eii,ors cftse Plain Dealer. .ay - aoaa@
Having disc ovcred in your paper "F'
the Is, of March an article IN rcter""re
to the way volunteers we're treated l'v
Mr.. Jerett, and Mr.. Is. reply 'hers'>> ;
in the paper of the 25th; We the ma
aersigned1 having carefully lefus'l
both articles, in justice 10 the wfi.erpt
the first communication, now: say that
every allegation and sentence set forth
therein Was true to the letter. exssps
the one meal per day, which Van l,en-
ven says vas mistake; and We farther
declare that the statement Of Mr.. Adj
ans Of Dubuque in reference ta foNr
having two days rations furnished u<
before leaving that city is uu.ra,, ,3n,a
less he calls our breakfast eaten .a:,,u;
half past 3 o'clock one days ra!i u
and the lunch we received, and which
was eaten before ten o'clock the same
day another days. .-...fr ,.'. .-,...
Now Messrs.. Editors we aro not a,
little surprised at this statement oC
Mr.. Adams, for he, ought to bc a, socl
man, but certainly he could not kpv
anything abou: our having two da.:a
rations, for he ,ras no! ,shsre, NJ.
Jewett may have told him We had t~~
days rations, but We don't believe tie
Landlord Of the Key City House d.!
This Mes:rs Editors il . true state;
,nent and We will swear to 1t whenever
and wherever called upon.
g.isr-. -.-. Stephen Woodworth.
,....... Ben Gardner.
' A. w. Fesscndcn. @-h',
Is i... e A.. Weygands. q 2r'sf
a Thos. J. Gibbons,
lg.4s w /: B. Rowland. 10 Joel
.,r a..a james Hurley. 80.
n.. Charles Hurley.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

JAMES MADlsoN.-Let US sec what
this great Constitutionalist would say
at the present time if he now occupied
a seat in the House Of Representa- tives.
1T was wise principle in the Con-
st,ution to make one branch Of the Gov.
ernment raise an army and another to
eondac. il. If the President was EN- :
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13
Cards..
4 sADLEE

Would announce TO tn people of NV
Oregon auivic:ni.y that they have establish
al the only exclusively grocery hoose.in the
csnnty. where may at ali times be found a
sa,l supply of Tea, such as black and green,
sugar, Coffee, Molasscs, and Golden Syrup.
Fish, Crackers. Oysters, Cheese Figs. Nnts,
Candie, Dried Fruits, Spices Of alt kinds,
Flavsrirg extracts, SC, &c. all ofwhich they
will sell as low rs they can BE bought in any
ID .rk.t wcst Of tho Mississippi. - r...-.
TA. public arc invited to examine goods
.ni prices before puscI.asns, as we are bound
gi,c satsf1ction. IN.
New Oregon December 9. lsta. I,t,iyi
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

The New Nation, Freemont's organ in
an article on the relation Of the press
to the administration, makes the follow
ing curious revelation: 81 1907 {sis2H
- 'But what is to he thought Of an Ad-
ministration that is afraid Of its friends
Of the presses that helped to put it in
power! It argues something rotten in
Denmrrk. The raid Of the administra-
tion against the press Of the country
was not Intended 20 much for, the dis.
loyal journals as the. loyal or Republic.
ali ones; but the latter saw its purpose
and got out Of the way. 1t was delib-
erately contemplated at one time t.
pour down upon certain Republican
journals, and to thrust into the nation
al forts two or three Of the prinsipa!
Republican publicists of the countryzif
not mcts, and the execution Of This
design was only delayed waiting fer
public opinion to harden sufficiently to
make it safe for the administration t.
enter upon so hazardous an experiment.
Public opinion, however, did not rise to
that pitch Of indura tion to justify the
movement, and the scheme was fortu-
nately for its projectors abandoned.
Indeed, public opinion by degrees res
cued the republican press from the
dangers Of administration intolerance,
and that press is beginning to reassers
its right ofspecch with decided success.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13
~ - .-- - = - = - } = n
Farm for Sale,
a1KA Acres Of 1t valuable
lS farming lands with

timber, prairie, and an abusdanc Of good
water all within two miles Of New Oregon;
at the best figures ever effered Now is the
time to buy Title made perfect. Fer par
ticulars enquire Of Goodrich & Mead. New
Oregon Iowa o. of. T stonennn. McGreg.
Or, lows n2SI
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13
Lands for Sale !!
.2 SO . - IN - -
CHICKASAW & HOWARD cos,
49, IOWA.

Being s2oo asfss in ehGhs.av Iar" rseb sid S
be sold for cash or part on credit. For
terms apply to Geo. W. Jones, Dubuque !;
w. r. Mead, New Oregon, Howard Co.; or
G. s. c. Scott, McGregor, Iowa.
March, 4th 1854. lnlomo
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

..a 81 rsa-@"sg P.Dufin , Al. vas.., at,.,-,,a
>aa Fashionable tailor, at the old record
er's eice, Dccerah, Iowa All work
M warranted to fit, and m adein the most
fashionable style. Cutting done at short
notice and warranted to suit. 7,
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13
EORESTON STORE.

- V.R. CAREY, Dealer in Dry Goods Gro
cries Hats and Cc ps, Boots and Shoes, Crock
cry, Hardware, Clothing, Books, Millinery
und other goods. : y~as , Io er.s'y .g -.
1y.7 ln1En All kinds of country produce IN
exchange for goods Or cash. ,rs lnl7y4
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

A Dutchman was relating his uar-
velous escape from drowning whe,
thirteen Of his companions we're lost bv
the upsetting Of . boat and he alone
was saved. aYEh lislls rats g5Ifs art
And how did you escape their fatef
asked ono of the hearers. .4ge e8T
i It'd not 60 in to pote, was she
Dutchmau's reply. s.'A.3
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13
ftEORGE W. PIERCE.

DeaI.r in General Merchandise. Dry 1oods
(,roc aries Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Glass,
Nails, Putty Ready Made Clothing, Hat &
Gaps Sc, &c, In he keeps almost every ar
ticle required, and usually kept ina country
store, and sells as cheap as the times will
usrmit, [n5v5yN
New Oregon Dec. lth 1868 .
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

If you would bea pest to secls:y DC
a drunkard--,and yop viii be avoided
az infectious. ve8f +. sa.a.gr
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

rOUN1Y WARRANTS, wanted, for
~ viii IN we will..at all times pay the high
est price in cash. April 9Th 1864. 15
no1tf, 7al. CLARK g. SON.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-05-13

S,,: ,ra,sicas, loaded, will he charged o
h, r.to of 50 for every ten lines, for enc ina
ion. 500. ... .y..HI
- Positively no variance fron,&he sbovo
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30
WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington, Dec. 81, 10 z. NJ.
To MAJ. Gen. DIR The following extracts
FROM Richmond papers OF to-day have been for
warded to the Department by Gen. Grant:
"An official dispatch from Gen. Beauregard.
dated the 18th and received yesterday. states
that Gen. Hardee reports that force of the en-:
emy's infantry. cavalry and artillery has moved
from Savannah towards the Altamaha River.
Gen. Hardee has made proper disposition TO
check the column. Its object probably to de-
stroy the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad,
its depots, etc. >, =,
my since Nov. 2S:h."
A Richmond paper says: "From our Will
mington dispatch II will be seen that the Yam
kee fleet attacked Fort Fisher about one o'clock
p. NJ, on Saturday, aud bombarded heavily
until nightfall, renewing 1t at I'D O'Clock on
Sunday morning, and continuing throughout
the day. and that under cover OF the lire OF the
fleet, the enemy landed an infantry force above
Fort Fisher which attacked the fort On Sunday
night and was repused.
Fort Fisher is situated on sand spit on the
right bank Of the Cape Fear River. OF its mouth ,
twenty miles below Wilmington. The enemy,
we presume, reached this position above the
fort, not by pushing up the river, where they
would have been obliged to run the gauntlet or
both Forts Fisher and Caswell on the left OF the
mouth of Cape Fear River. The enemy having
effected Judgement above the fort is a serious
matter. IL will cost double the force to dis
lodge him that 1t would to have prevented his
landing" =,
A dispatch from Gen. Thomas represents him
still in pursuit Of Hoods broken and disorgan-
ICED forces.
The Department has not received from Savan.
nah any reports, except the kilograms OF Gems.
Sherman and Foster, already published
(Sirned) T.. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-30

Guilford and North Haven, two small towns
in southwestern Connecticut, have each made
0.000 gallons OF sorghum syrup the present
year.
Rear.Admirsl Farrsgut was nominated and
the new law creating the latter rank. The sign.
ing Of the act Of Congress aud the nomination
of the mast. head hero were simultaneously
done by the President.
Gen. James w. Nye has been elected one
of the United States senator, from the new
State of Nevada. Mr.. William NJ. Stewart
Is his Senatorial colleague. Mr.. Nye was
appointed by President Lincoln Governor OF
the Territory of Nevada, and held that posi-.
ton until the Inauguration Of the Stale
Government.
An Arkansas judge lately charged grand
jury, in Pulaski county, that "hold'ng or
selling slaves is crime, amounting to u TEL
ony," and four.ffths Of the qualified jurors
agreed to find bills of Indictment against the
slave holders Of that county, in accordance
with the charge. 1t would have been bold
prophet who should four years ago have pro-
dicted u state of affairs in Arkansas in which
this could be possible.
The Marlborough News says that short
time since several men were engaged in blast
ing q stone. The charge had been put IN.
the safety fuse lighted, and the laborers had
betaken themselves to safe place. when
little girl, attracted by the smoking inse'
stepped upon the stone and pulled it from tho
charge. A moment later aud she would have
been blown to atoms.