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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-10-28
VI. q. GrAIsssARsr-s
Confectionery, Toy and
FRUIT STORE,
MurLeG Street. nunbury. l,;t.

CONFECTIONERY OF ALL KINDS.
TOYS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
FRUIT &c., &c,
CONSTANTLY on hand and for sale Mt the abovs
establishment al Wholesale and retail at reason
able prices.
lis is manufacturing all kinds Of Confsctonarirs
to Keep up full assortment which are sold ut low
rates.
Tobacco, SeEars Stationery, Nuts of all kinds and
avnriety of other articles, all Of which are offered
Wholesale and retail
ES Remember this name and place. e,
II. &. GEARHART
Market street, doors west efE I. Bright Sons
store.
sunbury. Sept. l9, Iss3-tf
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-10-28
The Peruvian syrup.

Cures Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint Dropsy, Fever
and Aguc, Loss of Energy, Low Spirits
THE PERUVIAN SYRUP.
Inruses strength vigor and new life into the system
and builds up Iron Constitution
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-10-28

Il Specific for all diseases originating in Bad
State of the Blood, accompanied by Debility or
Low State Of the System.
Pamphlets containing certificates of cures and re.
concentrations from some Of the most eminent Phy-
sicirrs Clergymen and others, will be sent Free to
any address.
we select few Of the names to show the char
acter Of testimonials
JOHN f WILLIAMS, Esq,
President of the Metropolitan Bank n. \.
Rev. ABEL STEVENS.
Late Editor Christian Advocate journal.
Rev. p. CHURCH.
Editor New York Chronicle.
Rev. John PierpoHt, Lewis Johnson NJ: ID.
Warren Burton, Roswell Kinney, NJ d
Arthur Fuller X Kendall, NJ ID.
Gurdon Robbins, W II Chisholm. NJ ID
ylvanus Cobb, Francis Dana, NJ
- II tarr King, Jeremiah Stone, ID
8 Ephraim Mute, Jr, j. Antonio Sanches, NJ ID
" Joseph II Clnch, Hayes, NJ ID
Henry Upham, Abraham Wendell VI d
lleadley, J II Clifton, NJ d
" Jchn W olmstead, ii L Kinney, NJ
PreTared by n. l.. CLARK CO., exclusively for
J. p. DINSM0RE, No. 4gl Broadway, New York
old by all Druggists.
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PETRO LEU M.
BY A PUPIL OF PACKER INSTITUTE.

The shades Of night were falling fast,
As thro Western village passed
A man, whose future golden name
Hung trembling on the magic name,
Petroleum
His brow was sad, but his eye was bright
With the haunting vision day and night,
And in his ear this word was rung,
Like music from a fairy tongue,
Petroleum
In cabin homes he saw light,
Which iickered thro' the starless night
His heart was growing sad and lone,
And from his lips escaped a groan,
Petroleum
Yet on he pressed with weary tread,
Dark rose the tempest overhead;
The mountain winds went whistlng by,
And Knocked his sad despairing cry,
Petroleum
"Beware the branch of the withered tree
Beware of swamps and mud to the knee !
These were the words of the cautious sire
Lost in that word which echoed higher,
Petroleum
"Try not the pass p the peasant cried,
'The rocks are ragged, the chasm wide,
The oily river is rushing by"
But thepurpose leaped from lis flashing eye
Petroleum
At break of day when sunlight spread
t. b,l, g H. 5,-o, |, = had
\ scene in the distance caught his eye,
His heart upsprung with the foyful cry,
Petroleum
The goal was reached, and patient toll
Drew from the earth its wealth of Oil,
And now repaid for his ANXIOUS care,
His clarion voice rings tbro the air,
Petroleum
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LYMAN GOBR.

Nearly thirty years ago we published
the following brief sketch of this distin,
guisned author. whoss death is just an
nounced. We re-publish the statement
as a confirmation of the truth of Phre-
nology, as we'll as for mark of respect
toward one SO worthy His life has ver-
fled all that we thea said CT him. We
quote
"Lyman Cobb, the distinguished Amer
lean photographer, possess rare head
and oae that presents many striking
proofs Of chronological science, bat our
/ limits will allow Us only to glance At a few
of his leading developments. His bead
is large, and his temperament highly ia.
vorablo for activity and endurance The
domestic and social organs, except Ana
tive0css, are al large or very large.
which, combining with his very large
Bencvolence and small selfish organs,
impart to bis affections and attachments
purity, strength. and ardor seldom
equaled ia the gentler sex. His Hope is
so large as to make him quite saneliue
in his expectations, His frmness is very
large, which makes him stable and de-
clded when he has made up his mind
and quite persevering In the accomplish
ment Of bis purposes; and his Combat.
Iveuess and Dostructiveuess are sufficient
to give him great energy Of character
But the most striking aud interesting
Development in his head is his Ccnscien-
tiousness, Although his Firmuess is
very large, yet this organ rises above it on
each side. In the chronological view,
therefore, we might reasonably suppose
that in making this head the Creator
designed to present to the world per-
feet specimen of an honest mar. His
Self Esteem is moderate, his Approbat-
iveness large, and his Cautiousness very
large; hence his excessive difidenee,
modesty, and amiability of character;
and this combined with his excessive
Conscientiousncss makes him feel too
unworthy, and gives him a disposition to
allow others to encroach upon his rights
His very large Benevolence joined with
his moderate Acquisitiveness makes him
liberal to excess, especially toward his
friends. His reasoning qualities are of
high order, his critical acumen uusur-
passed. His Form is very large, and
this added to his very large Weight and
large Size and Locality, enables him
instantly to detect typographical error
or inaccuracy in spelling by mere glance
of the eye"
We add; The Temperament was ner
vous-blliou9, or motive-mental, and as he
advanced ia years the mental-vital had
the ascendency. The vital organs, heart,
lungs, stomach, ETC., were all large. He
was broad, tall, ard strong, with an up.
right figure and manly bearing There
was something of the Calhoun or Jack
son IN his general bearing and makeup
of organization, and he was both firm,
dignifed, and persevering. A man of
action and resolution, he was seldom or
never idle long at a time, aud with his
iron will and almost iron constitution,
with exceedingly temperate habits, he
was enabled to work almost perpetualy,
and even with but moderate degree of
sleep. Our portrait fails to do him JUS
tice, at least in one respect. His intel.
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Pension Bounty and War Claim
Agency.

DENSIONS procured for soldiers of the
Z present war who are disabled by reason of
wounds received or disease cOntractracted
while in the service of the United States ard
pensions, bounty, and arrears of pay obtained
for widows or heirs of those who have 6aed
or been killed while in service. All Iette Of
inquiry promtly answered. and on receipt BY
mail of a statement Of the case Of claimanL
will forward the necessary papers for their
signature Fees in Pension cases as fixed by
law.
RErEREyCEs. Hon. Isaac Benson, Hon. A.
G. OLMsrED, J. S. MANN, Esq, T. ". KNOX,
Esq. DAN BAKER,
Claim Agent Couderport Pa.
June s, '64.-ly.
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what a woman Can Ego.

AS a wife and mother, women can make
the fortune and happiness of her children
and even if she did nothing else, surely
this would be sufficient destiny. BY her
thrift, prudence and tact, she can secure
to her partner and herself competence
in old age, 20 matter how small their he
ginning, or how adverse fate occasionally
be theirs. By ber cheerfGlness she can
restore her husbands spirits, shaken by
the anxieti2s Of business. BY her tender
care sac can often restore him to health,
If disease has seized upon his overtasked
powers. BY her counsel and her love,
she can win him from bad company, if
temptation in an evil hour has led him
astray. BY her example, and her pre-
cepts, and her sex's insight into character,
she can mould her children, however di.
verse their dispositions, into good men
and women. And by leading in all
things true and beautiful life, she can
refine, elevate and spiritualize all who
come within reach, so that with others
Of her sex emdlating and assisting hers
can do more to regenerate the world than
all the statesmen or reformers that ever
legislated She can do as much-aas !!
perhaps even more-to degrade man, if
she choose to do it.
Who can estimate the evil that woman
has the power to do? rs a wife she
can ruin her husband by extravaganza,
folly or want of affection. She can make
"a devil and an outcast of a man, who
might otherwise have become a good
member cf society. She can bring bick-
egings. strife and perpetual discord into
what has been happy home. She can
change the innocent babes whom God
has entrusted to her oharga, into vile mcn
and even viler women. She can lower
even the moral tone of society itstolf, and
thus polute legislation at the spring head
She can, in Ene, become an instrument of
evil, instead of an angel Of good,
Instead Of making flowers Of truth,
purity, beauty and spirituality spring up
in her footsteps, till the whole earth smiles
with loyeliness that is almost celestial,
she can transform it to a black and blasted
desert, covered with the scorn of all evil
passions, and swept By the bitter blasts
of everlasting death. That is what wo-
man caa Go for the wrong as well as for
the right. Is her mission a little one p
Has she no "worthy work, as has become
the cry of late ? Man may have harder
task to perform, rougher path to travel.
but he has none !oftier or more influential
than woman's.
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Therefore they are known among the men
who move the world, and do Its work, as
nuisances.
Q MODERN Boy! You are putting a
bunch of rods in pickle for your consoi.
ence You will either live to curse your
stupidity, or die drunk and desplsed.
That is alL.-Ttoga Agjtator.
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TEE PRECIoUSNEssO OF LITTLENEss. -
Everything is beautiful, says b. L, Tay
lor, of the Chicago Journal, when it is lit.
e!e, except souls little pigs, little lambs
httle birds little kittens, and little ehil,
dgen.
Little m&rt;n.boxes of homes are gen
orally cozy. Little villages are nearer to
being atoms Of a shattered paradico than
We know Of little fortunes bringing the
most content, aud little hopes the least
Disappointment
Little words are sweetest to hear, and
little charities fly further, and stay the
longer on the wing. The little lakes are
the stilIest, little hearts the fullest, and
little farms the best titled. Little books
are the most read and little songs the
dearest loved.
When nature would make any thing
especially rare aud beautiful, she makes it
littIe-little pearls, little diamonds, and
little dews.
Agur's is . model prayer and the bur
uGu VI tAt prayer - 4Ot lIttlG' i nc iCGL-
mon on the Mount is little, but the last
dedication discourse was an hOuT.
Every body calls that little they love
best ou earth We once heard good
story of man speak Of his little wife,
and we fancied she must be a porfect
JJou Of 3 wife. We saw her: she weigh
ed 210i We were surprised But then
it was no joke-the man meant 1t. He
could put his wife in his heart and have
room fer other things besides and what
could she be but little ?
We rather doubt the stories Of great
argosies Of old we sometimes hear Of, be-
cause nature deals in hstles almost alto
gether Life is made up of little, death
is what remains Of them all day is made
up Of little beams, and night is glorious
with little stars.
Nultum in parvo-much in little--is
the great beauty of all we love best, hope
for most and, remember longest.
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Free and Accepted Ancient York Nasons.
ETTLALIA LODGE, No. 342, +. 4. NJ.
STATED Meetings on the Ind and 4thWednes-
days of each month. Also Masonic gather
ings on every Wednesday Evening, for work
and practice, at their Hall in Coudersport.
D. G. LARRIBEE, ". NJ.
NJ W NCALARNEY. .Seciy.
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81 Have always been astouished, said
Miss Smith, =" at the anxiety of young
ladies for beaux, but ] never pitied
female more than when Miss Moun.fath.
ers left my school Seeing her gazing
toward the SKY, asked her what she was
looking for THAT beau" said she,
(which is told ofas being set in the cloud
i wish he'd coma down.
Appropos said Miss Jones, want no
humpbacked man; the beau up there Is
bent"
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A YoUNG Iadyof aristocratio birth, who
e!oped not long since from the county of
Limeric, with her fathers groom, has been
discovered residing with him in the city
of Cork She stubbornly refuses, however
to return to her family, who are in great
aHliction. Her fortune, when she comes
of age, will be ten thousand pounds ster,
ING.
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WA. II. MILLER. j. G. ALARNEA
MILLER s. EECALARNEE,


A GENTS for the Collection of CIail IS
n against the United States and State Cos
ernments, such as Pension, Bounty, Arrem
of Paw sc. Address Box 95, Harrisburg, Pa
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A TALE OF WoE.--I clasped her tiny
hand in mine, L clasped her beauteous
form | vowed to shield her from the wind
and from the worlds cold storm. She
set her beauteous eyes on me, the tears
did wildly aow, and with her little lips
she said "CoGfound you let me go"
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
PHILADELPHIA, la

.
nISEASES ofthe Nervous, Seminal, Urna-
4 ry and sexual sy ystems-ncw and reliable
treatment-in reports of the HOWARD AS
SOCIATI0N--sent by mail in sealed let er
envelopes, free of charge, Address, Dr. T.
SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association
No South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa,
jyI3la64.
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"IARD TACK. In Danphen, France,
they make bread but once in six months,
and bake it with the refuse of the fields.
In the winter it becomes so hard that
they cut it with an axe, and soak it for
tweaty four hours before they can eat it.
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H J. OLMSTED.

DEALER IN STOVES, TIN 4 SHEET IRON
WARE, Main St, nearly opposite the Court
House, Coudersport, Pa. Tin and Sheet
Iron Ware made to order, il good style, on
short notice.
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COUDERSPORg HOTEL,

o. F. GLASSNIRE, Proprietor, Corner O.
Main and Second Streets, Coudersport, Pot
ter Co., Pa.
4 Livery Stable is also keptin connect
sion with this Hotel.
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How do you Ike me now" asked a
belle Of her spouse, as she sailed into the
room, with sweeping trail of muslia
following her, "To tell you the truth, ii
is impossible for me to like you aug
longer"
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Sambo had been whipped for stealing
his masters onions. One day he brought
10 a skunk in his arms, says he, . MasSa,
here's de chap dat steal deonious Whew
smell him bref 3"
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"WHY is it, said one of our school,
marms to young scape. grace who bad
caused her mach trouble by his bad
conduct, "uhy is it you behaved SO well
when you first came to school, and are SO
disobedient now 2" Because" said
young hopeful, looking up in his teachers
face, II wasn't much acquainted then"
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How He DID IT.-A committee called
on fourishing tradesman to solicita sub
scription for the support of i Clergyman.
Cant do it, gentlemen, was the
reply; 81 gave five dollars to the Rev.
Mr.. P, yesterday"
After much persuasion, however, they
succeeded in getting him to put down a
like amount for the Rev. Mr.. R, and
departed with thanks; but minute
afterwards he was overheard giving the
following directions to an assistant:
Draw off FIVE dollars worth of liquor
and eli with water. Take it out of the
row of casks next to thOse you watered
yesterday for the Rev. Mr., P"
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There's an oily time coming, boys,

ON SoyG.-
There's an oily time coming, boys,
Ar oily time coming,
There's an oily time coming, boys,
Wait little longer.
We may ''stSike grease, +" or we may not,
Stocks 90 to par or go to pot,
In this oily time coming.
"Wells, mot "whales, shall light mandiDd,
The perfume shall be stronger,
And "derrics" shall supp!aut ''harpoons,"
Wait little longer.
(Chorus)-Oh, there, $ an oily tine coming.
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RG- One of " our girls" who is earn,
estly striving to obtain light, asked the
meaning of the "G" in the masonic em.
blems, and asks if it dosen't mean girls,
.'for," says she, "you cant get along with
out them somewhere in your institution
She's right
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~S-~-~~

a MAN onca advertised bis property
for sale, aud coucladed his advertisement
with, az never failing stream of water
before the door," Very true--his prop
erty was seated on the Delaware river.
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Holm s, MANN.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR At LAW
Coudersport, Pa, VIII attend the several
Courts in Potter and Mkea2 Counties All
business entrusted in his care viii receive
prompt attention, Office corner Of West
aud Third streets
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OIL Gentleman (ahoctionately)- -"Mg
son why do you chew that filthy tobacco"
Precocious IeuM (stifly)-"To gel the
Juice out oft, old codger !"
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\ SOLDIER writes home that he gets
along with the hard tack pretty vel.
except when they put the shortening iatc
it lengthwise.
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COLLINS SMITH,

DEALER in Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions,
Hardware, Queensware, Cutlery, and all
Goods usdelly found in a country Store
Coudersnor.. Nov. u, 1901.
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THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN says that
scraping the horns Of oxen on the inside
viii make them curve outward, or vice
versa.
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q II ELIISON.

PHYSICIAN, Coudcrsport, Pa,
respectfully informs the citizens Of the VII
Iage and vicinity that he will promptly re-
spond to all calls for professional services.
Office on Main ST., in building formerly oc-
cuDipd by C. w Ellis Esq.
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SAID he, Il cannot"
+" Why not 2"
i gave the ashman sixpence this
morning to carry it away tOr had
poured four pals of water in it, and it
leaked so that | knew you would be glad
to get rid Of i.
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TERMS $3.50 FER AMNUM.

One in the Queen city Of she West
writes Two years ago | came to Circin-
natl to engage in business, and soon
obtained the assistance Of German por-
ter, by name Barney. Finding in ashort
time that the muddy water of the Ohio
was net as palatable or healthy as il might
be, bought porous stone filter AID sent
to the store. l told Barney 20 take il
in the cel,ar and keep it filed with water
until wanted. A few days after, | asked
Barney to "bring up that stone jar frsm
II = oofi.r
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Why is a cows tail like aswan' 5 breast
Because it grows down.
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TIE only everlasting people on earth
are the shoe makers.
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ARTHUR @. OLMSTED,
ATTORNEY. & COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Coudersport, Pa wiz attend to all business
entrusted to his care. with pre- mptnes and
zie ity. Office on Southwest corner Of Msin
and Fourth streets.
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G. S. & b. A. JONES,

Oils, Fancy Articles Stationery, Dry Good,
Groceries, &c, Main St, Coudersport, Pa.
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=" YoU'Ra man of figures" as tho
mathematician said to the danciRg master.
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z w KNOX

ATTORNEY AT LAW, Coudcrspcrt Pa, VII
regularly attend the Courts in Fotter and
the adioining Counties.
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Why does d sculptor die horrible
death! He makes faces aE3 6uStS,
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LADIES patch their laces for eoonemy,
and their faces for beauty.
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ATTORNEY At LAW. C2udersport, Pa, wii
attend to all business entrusted to him, with
care and promptness. Office on Second St..
near the Allegheny Bridge.
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When the fox Is asleep, natssnS falia
into bis mouth
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$50 PR YEAR, INVARIABLY N ADVANCE.
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The shades Of night were falling fast,
As thro' Western village passed
A man, whose future golden name
Hung trembling on the magic name,
Petroleum
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BUSINESS CARDS.

s4zsazxrszzzzssszrzsC
BUSINESS CARDS.
Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons
.EULALIA LODGE, No. 342, L. \. NJ.
STATED Meetings on the End and 4thWednes-
davs Of each month. Also Masonic gather
ines on every Wednesday Evening, for work
and practice, at their Hall in Coudersport.
D. c. LARRIBEE, ". NJ.
NJ w. McALARNGY, Sec'y.
JOHN S. MANN,
ATTORNEY. AND COUNSELLOR At LAW,
Coudersport, Pa, VIII attend the several
Courts in Potter and N'kea2 Counties. All
business entrusted in his care viii receive
prompt attention, Office corner Of West
and Third streets.
ARTHUR G. OLMSTED,
ATTORNEY. u COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Coudersport. Pa, viii attend to all business
entrusted to his care, with pre- mptnes and
Eie ity. Office on Southwest corner Of Msin
and Fourth streets.
ISAAC BENSON
4TTORNEY ATLAW. C2udersport, Pa, gill
attend to all business entrusted to him, with
care and prcmptness. Office on Second st.,
near the Allegheny Bridge.
f. w. KNOX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Coudcrsport, Pa, VIII
regularly attend the Courts in Potter and
the adjoining Counties.
0. T. ELLISON,
DRACTICTNG PHYSICIAN, Coudersport, Pa.
respectfully informs the citizens OF the VII
lace and vicinity that he viii promptly re-
spond to all calls for professional services.