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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-02

'Some calm, sequestersd spot,
The world forgetting, by the world forgot"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
CONTINUED. J

In Peacham, Vermont, so years ago, Rev.
Leonard Worcester was the only minister;
and 1t was his constant practice to visit ev-
cry sick person in the town, whether the III.
valid was ever seen at church or not. AT
one time, hearing Of the ilnnss of an old wo-
man living in an out-of-the-way neighDor-
hood-a sort of heather corner of the town
-he went to see her. He reached the house
with difficulty, having to pass through the
fields and get his chaise over some very rough
places Seating himself by the old woman s
bedside, he told her why he had come to see
her, and how difficult lie had found the way,
and inquired into the state of her health;
and then, after an awkward pause, he came
to the subject of religion wi III the question,
"What are your views of future state?"-
The old woman being someweat deaf, stared
at the minister, and asked him: "What's that
you say, parson~ He repeated the question
in louder tone. when she answered in the
true Yankee vernacular and drawl: "Waell
meow, was born in Rhode Island when
was baby, dad and man moved into Con-
necticut, and we lived there spell; then we
went to the old "Bay State, and stad sew.
eral years; then we went to New Hampshire
and finally we come up here into Vermont.
dunno. parsou; but seems to me l like one
state Jest about as l dew tother" The min
lister loved joke, and this came near upset
ting his gravity. He left the house without
any farther attempt to ascertain the old wo
mans religious views.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

HORACE GREELY.-The New York
correspondent of the Milwaukee Sentinel
says concerning Mr.. Greely:
"Abused as Horace Greely is by
friends and foes, | doubt very much if
there lives another editor in the world
who at the bottom is so respected 1t
has come to be an American habit to
speak sneeringly of him, habit that he
himself must be accustomed to by this
time, but l notice that respect and admir-
alton for his sturdy boldness, and for his
experience, always triumphs ip a mixed
assembly when he is spoken of or ap.
pears. Men who commenced years ago
to save up materials for his obituary,
have passed away and been forgotten |;
but he still -shambles around the Spruce
street corner. Upstairs in journalism
who predicted his political annihiliation
and his social downfall, have run the
course of decadency but he still smiles
blandly. Men tried to set his Office on
fire and burn him out, but it was no use.
Bennet has withdrawn in seniality to his
penitential retreat at Mount Washington.
Thurlow Weed does little but tell old
mems gossip, and Bryant occasionally
does poem-but old Greely pegs away
in the same office, with the same vigor,
the same indomitable will, and the same
youthful bloom on his cheeks, that he
had years ago. What is the use of fight
| ing such mani"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

A Rich BoY.-The son of Joshua Seers OF
Boston, IA years of age, is the richest boy
in the United States. His father died ten
years ago, leaving property valued at 81, ,600,-
900. providing in his will that his son should
have $2, 500 annually until attaining the age
of 2l the sum of 100000 at that period
$4, 900 annually until he had passed the age
of "a; $4,000 annually until he had passed
the age of 80, and $50, 900 per annum after
that time? The property remains in the
hands of three trustees, and the principal
has now reached the sum of $3, 300, OOO.--
The trustees have salery of $4,000 each
and the commission received from the col
lections of rents amount to sum equal tC
the salary of the President of the United
States. Young Sears is now in Europe
being educated.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

RELATIONS BY MARRIAGE.-A great
many complex relationships come abo1t
BY marriage. We have heard of the
mother and daughter who married brothers,
and who thereafter addressed each other
as sisters and also of the young man who,
on being asked by the Judge whether he
had father and mother, said he wasnt
quite certain whether he had or noe, first
his father:died and his mother married
again, and then his mother died, and his
rather married again, and he didn't know
exactly whether they we're his father and
mother or not. But Dan. Bryant, of the
minssrels, tells of the most complete family
ever known, something in this wise " I
married young widow, who lived with her
step. p.daughter my father shortly after
married the step daughter. My wife was,
therefore, the mother-in. law, and my wife's
step.daughter is my step.mother. Well,
my step. mother, that is to say, my fathers
wife and my wife's daughter, had q son.
He is my stepobrother, of course, but be.
ing the son of ny wife's step.daughter, my
wife is, Of course, his grandmot her, and I
am his grand. father as we'll as bis step
brother. My wife also had boy. My
step. mother is consequently the step.sister
of my boy and also his grandmother be.
cause he is the child of her step son, and
my father is the brother-in law, Of my son,
who is the son of my step. mother. an
my mothers brother>in-law, my wife is
the aunt of her own son, my son is the
grandson of my father, and am my own
Grandfather"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

A HARD HIT AT NAPOLEON
fort has never dealt keener hit at Napo-
leon iii, than the following, which ap-
pears in No. 20 of La Lanterna, dated
AK la Chapelle, December IA, 1868:
A journal, relating that the President
of the United States, that is to say, the
Chief OF the most powerful State in the
world, receives salary of only ninety
two thousand francs, adds, not without
irony, that this is little less than the
Emperor of the French spends every day.
One must know how to do justice,
even to our enemies. If the Emperor
receives civil list three hundred and
seventy times larger than that. of the
President of the United States, we should
bear in mind that his expenses are by
far more considerable.
Thus, for instance, Napoleon III, re-
cruting Il whole army, and equipped a
whole fleet for the conquest of Mexico,
which naturally necessitated the expendi-
ture of frightful sums of money.
The President of the United States, on
the other hand, had not to spend single
sou, inasmuch as he only had to make a
significant gesture in order to cause the
terrible Napoleon the Third to let his
troops and men Cf- war leave Mexico at
the top of their speed.
The Emperor, besides, has old mis-
tresses to provide for, to subvention ac-
completes, to pay hush money, and to
distribute diamond crosses. All this,
however, you cannot get into the heads
of malicious journalists These block
heads are stupid enough to imagine that
it costs nothing to have oneself defended
by such disinterested servants as M
Rouher.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

In eight years the strength of the Gov
ernment of the United States has increased a
thousand fold Before 1860 the doctrine of
State rights had we'll nigh foundered the
central power. Government was nothing
more than chimera. The States were ON
nipotent. They could do everything. The
people were ignored. The Constitution set
tied nothing, especially if slavery were in
voved. Have we a Government? was the
peoples question when Sumpter was fred up
on. Have we Constitution guaranteeing
human rights? is the question they are ask
ing to-day. We have. 1t shall no longer
be the machine of wrong. Insist upon its
perfect adaptation to the present Let it
square with the primative charter-the Dec
laration. Let it be worthy of the nation
and the times. Let it be the palladium of
human rights, the glory, power and creed OF
free country, where "liberty" is not tink-
ling cymbal. and where citizenship" is not
sounding brass.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

WORDS FOR BOYS TO REMEMBER.-Lib-
erty is the right to do whatever you wish,
without interfering with the rights OF
others.
Save your money, and you will find it
one of the most useful friends.
Never give trouble to your mother or
father. .... .I..r..
Take care of the pennies and they will
grow to dollars.
lntemperapce is the cause of nearly all
the trouble in this world Je,oare of strong
drink,
The poorest boy if he be industrious,
honest and saving, may reach the highest
honor in the land
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

MORE so.-Fred DIS uncle John, watching
F's dogs at play, remarked to the child that
they were not even us old as he was, ex'
planning further, to be sure the six year old
understood it, that they had not seen SC
many birthdays as he had. f. was struck
by the last remark, and, leaving the dogs,
squared himself before the elderly gentleman
and said:-"Uucle John, when was little
fellow / asked my mother to change my
birthday; but she couldn't you see; for you
have got to have your birthdays on the same
day that you was born!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
CONSUMPTION.

Thousands Of cascs. When the pa.
Iisnt supposed lie was afflicted with
tails terriDIs disc aGe, havo oreM cured
by the use Of these remedies. Extreme
snsssatteu, debility, aud coUgh are
eases s< dyspepsia OF disease OF the
stae.tive organs. Even in cases OF
genuine Consu ption, these rel dies
~ Ill be found OF the greatest bensflt,
stremg thenIna and dinvtgorating.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
Gooflan0's German Ditters

Is entirely vegetable, snd contains no
liquor. It Is a com pau,'d OF Fluid Ex-
tracts. The Roots, lie. .'Ds, and Burks
frsnA W hlch these ex tracts are made
are gathered In GerMaay All tho
medicinal virtues are eI:rs .fed from
thew by n scientific cb .-uist. These
extracts are then forwarded 10 this
country to be used expressly for the
ia n u fae ture OF these Eitters. There
Is ho alcoholic substance OF any kind
used tn compromising the Bitters,
hence a. 10 the only Bitters that can
be used la eases w here ale o ollie slim.
ulanta ad Y IL zuI,lr.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
5ooflan0's German Comic

Il eorbinsion Of all tie ineredient, of The Btters,
With rusE Saa Cfnt Ram, Ordns,, etc. us,d for
ths sam< diIedIos The Bi!e,s, ichere sorne
yurt sleehot= siaulas s required leu ,eih bear in
s,'sd tast these reaedes entirely different from
s,sy sth<vs edsatifsd fer The cure Of The diseases
slxsd, asx se'g seteaife preparations Of medicinal
ert,xas phiie he others decoetions Of ,rtn
sec fora. Te TONIC Is 6ecdediy one If tie most
tie90sst saa agreeable r>nredits oGtred 10 the
Puate. It's taste Is exquisite. s pleasure to take
Il. whiis its iih7airing, erhilardtn2 md medicinal
satiI hast edused ts bs k,iotcn lie QTealest Of
III
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
OUR CHILDHOOD.
By GEO. D. PRENTICE.

It's sad, yet sweet, to listen
To the soft winds gentle swell,
And think we hear the music
Our childhood knew 80 we'll;
To gaze out on the even.
And boundless fields of air.
And feel again our boyhood's wish
To roam like angels there.
There are many dreams of gladness
That clings around the past
And from the tomb of feeling
Old thoughts come thronging fast;
The forms we loved so dearly
In the happy days now gone,
The beautiful and lovely,
So fair to look upon.
Those bright and gentle maiIens
Who seemed SO formed for bliss,
Too glorious and 100 heavenly
For such world as this;
Whose dark, soft eyes seemed swimming
In sea Of liquid light,
And whose locks of gold were streaming
Der brows SO sunny bright.
Whose smiles were like the sunshine
In the spring time Of the year
Like the changeful'g CLEANS of April,
They followed every tear!
They have passed-like hopes away,
And their loveliness has fed;
Oh, many a heart is mourning
That they are with the dead.
Like the brightest birds of summer,
They have fallen with the stem;
Yet, oh, it is u lovely death
To fade from earth like them!
And yet the thought is saddening
To muse on such as they,
And feel that all the beautiful
Are passing fast away;
That the fair ones whom we love
Grow 10 each loving breast,
Like he.tendril of the creeping vine,
Then perish whore they rest
And we can but think of these,
In the soft and gentle spring,
When the trees are waving o'er us,
And the flowers are bossoming;
And we know that winters coming
With his cold and stormy sky,
And the glorious beauty round us
Is budding but to die!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

GoD loves to have us pray with earnest
ness. The best proof Of earnestness is
simplicity. Better in Gods sight are the
broken, but heartfelt utterances of child,
than the high flown language Of some who
think themse Ives wonderful in prayer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

AN Irish soldier, who now and then
INDUCES in adrop whisky, was thus &C.
costed by the reviewing generals
What makes your nose SO red'" a
"Plaze your honor" replied Patrick,
81 always blaosh whin l spake to Gan
ersl cficsr." lse
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
DEBILITY.

T''~x ia no 'aecict'te equal 10 Hoefands German
sates o. Tonic IN case, ?f DeIiity They impar
tsf sad ci9or 10 Tie olole Jysten, ftrengten The up-
peta. eause eTjeynient Of TIE food, enable he
hissad 10 styeH IL, purify the blood, gipe good.
seand. hesAhy eoapierion, eradicate he yeo,c hnge
Jroat The aye, tpdrt bloom the checks and ehu,ils
Las patissl hos dlort-brsatted endciated ,Jsak.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

TIE largest pen factory in the world, on
the French coast, uses sixty tons OF steel a
month in this manufacture, and there is a
dozen ether houses whose product is not
much smaller.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

Price of the Bitters, sl.oo per bottlet
Or, half dozen Tor $500.
Frice of the Tonic, sl.5o per bottlei
Or. half dozen for $3.50.
Tbs Tonic is put mp In quart bottles.
Reeollect hat IL is DR.. Hoefdnds German Reasdiei
Mat are 40 unirersdIiy used aud highy recommend
o. and do nat diOi0 the DyltsJiH kp induce you 10
lake any thing eiss that he may say jst good he
ea,1s he makes l0rger prod on t. Thsse Remedies
eiu Dc se.t ey erpress 10 Gny locality upon application
10 he
PRINCIPAL OFFICE,
AT THE GERMAN MEDICINE STORE,
Ne. Gal ARCH STREET. Philadelphia.
CHAs. M EVANS. Proprietor,
Formerly T. NJ JACKSON L co.
These Remedies are for sale by
DrugEis,s, storekespers, and Medf-
eins Dealers every~hsrs.
~ -o' sref 70 sss''as ~ NJ svasI. y~s cay. q.
0s~ y ~ az ssasd&.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12

Hoafahds GeniaH Renrsdtes are counterft1ted.
The ss.ui,t haze tie signature Of {. M. Jackson
es Tue fiorl Of H< OtJi< ur1ppsr Of each Lotl and
< @vHs cf tie tice toleH each bottle. All olhsrs
e1s esugs-En
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
BEAD THE RECOMMENDATIONS,

Thousands er letters have been
eetred, testify Ing TO tho virtue OF these
renA elios.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
TIE ScMP.lEIcN

Ladies whs wish n fair skin and
good com pie xion, free from n yelIoyv-
f.h tipge and all other disfg urement,
should use these remedies occasion.
ally. The Liver In pc rfect order, aud
the blood pure, will result in spark
ling eyes and blooming checks.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
Weak and Delicate Children

arc made strOng by using the Bittelis
OF Tonic. In fact, they are Fam ~
II Aedictnes. The y can be AdminIs, cred
with perfect snTety TO a child three
tnonths old, the most delicate female,
n OF ninety.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
Blood Purifiers

knscr, asd .cK cure all d!seases resulting from
BAD Linod.
Es4p yoer Llood pure; keep you, Liver in order;
Ecap you' &Gss!ire organs soid, heduhy co'idt-
kos. Ly tie Of these reneder, did disease tsH
ser ANAL you.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
IRON HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD,

IRON HON. GEO. ". WOODWARD,
Chic Justice VI the Supreme Court Of PenlisyIya
P.'LADELPHIi, MARCH 10th, 1867.
iN~d "Hs?faaFs Ger.:rn Btters" is not an ii,tor-
ssdi~S tsng9s bll 10 go.' fo,ie, us.fm ia disor-
dsf Of Tx disesh-e organs, af gredt bencfi in
esff g deotIHy and ,rdnt Of nc'togs aciiOil ia hs
sysfept. Yours truly,
GEO. " HOOD "
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
FROM HON. JAMES THOMPSON,

Judge OF the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvaiis.
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 2sth, 1906.
Icons'dsr "HoOfiand's German Bit
fert" natttab's medicine in case Of at-
teeks OF IRdi igestion or Dyspepsia.
can certify this from my exPe Perience
crit. Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOnfPSON.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-02-12
From REV. JOSEPH IT, KENNARD, DID,

Pastor Of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia
De. s.JActsoS-DEIR sIR :-Ikore been, Jr,que,,tlyre
sested Il connect my i0it neidIiio,s of
diGere' k'Hds Of n,dicinss bUt regarding Tie practice
oia of my appropriate sphsrr Ihdre in all cases de
>liHed but 1ifh clear proof ia rdIious isfd,css aud
particularly ia my otoH famiIy of TIE Uscfuuess OF Dr.
Hogfands German Bitters, idepgri far once from ny
hStdi ooDs,. 10 eTpTrss my full c0nrciiol that fol
general debility II the system aud especially for Liver
CofrplAlnt, it is safe aud valuable preIaritiou In
soms may fail Lu: Usually IdoaLi rot, il tUi
be very belsGcidl 10 those uh0 sHSr from he a6ors
eduses. lolTg rery respectful
j. H. KENNARD.
Eighth, Lelo,O coaies ST.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-12
DEMOCRATIC mEErENG.


The Democratic meeting held in the
Court House on Monday night last,
was the FIRST rally Of the party since the
November election. The presence at
that meeting Of the true and tried
working men OF our democracy, shows
that "there is life in the old land YET"
The party Is about to be thoroughly Re-
organized for another battle with the
enemy Of the People. Defeated, int
nat co5tg7lered, Is the motto Of the De
mocracy, as with renewed energy It
girds on its armor for another onset.
The Meeting declared a preference
for that well known citizen Of Alleghe-
ny county, Gen. Geo. ". Cass, as a
candidate for Governor, and in 50 do
ing, without doubt, reflected the wish
g Of majority o. the party in this
county. Many Of cur people are per-
sonally acquainted with Gen. Cass and
admire and esteem him as much as q
private citizen a. they do as a public
man. Should he be nominated, he
will receive a most enthusiastic sup
port from the people Of Bedford coun-
ty. Bat whether nolniaated, or not,
the friends Of Gen. Cass in Bedford,
viii. as they have always done hereto
fore, give a cordial support to the can
didate Of the party
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-12

The Somerset Herdld and Wing, the
organ of the Somerset radicals, calls
npon its political friends in thatcounty
to give particular attention to the cleo
ton Of Assessors and Judges and IN
spectors of Election, warning its read
er5 that there will probably bea strin-
gent Registry Law enacted by the pres
ent Legislature, under which it will be
of great advantage TO a political or
gauization to have the control Of the
Assessors and Election boards. We
are obliged 10 our friend Of the Herald
and Wig for this timely suggestion
Democratsscan see what is to come
wherever the opposition get the Off
GERS named by the Heraid and Wig.
There is generally too much careless
ness on the part of our friends in re-
gard to the Spring elections. Many
votes are lost in the Fall, because of
the rcmissness which permits radical
election officers to be chosen i'm the
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-12

Spring, who, upon the most trivial eX-
cusc, reject the ballots Of Democrats
Let not this negligence prevail any
longer. The election, next October,
will he one of great importance. 4
Governor, Judgeof the SupremeCourt,
state senator, Representatives in the
legislature, Prothonotary, Sheriff, &c,
are to De chosen. The battle will be
fercely contested. hespring election
will be q skirn.sh for the vantage
ground. Let Us see TO il that We drive
in the eneny's pickets, from one end
of the line 10 the other.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-12
HEARTH AND HOME.

HEARTH AND HOME.-E ted by
Donald G. Mitchell and Harriet
Beecher Stowe. No. 8, now ready and
for sale by all newsdealers, is an extra
number. Every person buying copy
Of this number will receive with it
a copy of fine engraving from re-
cent German picture entitled 'rhe Pet
of the Village" 1t is printed on sep
arate sheet Of thick, tinted paper, and
is valentine" from the publishers
to the readers Of the Hearth and Home.
No. s also contains a first page valen-
tine picture by Mast; a .foaCl valentine,
by Hockstein and the usual variety
and excellence in all departments
Price ten cents.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-12
Independence Of the

II upon them. Independence Of the
caucus commended itselfto the popular
Judgment, in the case Of the Fcltz bill,
and viii be the more admired if exer-
eisrd in regard TO the more sweeping
and dangerous measures, the Police
aud Registry Bills.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-12

GIFT ENTERPRISE SWIM DLE.S.-One
would think the public had been sufii
GENTLY duped and done for during the
past few years to insure them against
further Investments III gift enterprises.
Orphan asylums and other pretended
charitable schemes have cheated the
people out of not less than $2,000,00
or s., 200, 600 since the close of the war.
Every one Of these projects has proved
in the end to be a downright swindIe,
a shameless brazen fraud. Another of
these gift swindles, we hear, is soon to
be Haunted before the public. Tempt
ing bats are to be held up to the gaze
of the unsuspecting, and a net spread
large enough to scoop in millions,
more or less. If the people are wise,
they will learn from experience that
they might just as well throw their
dollars away as to invest them in such
enterprises. They can invariably set
down any scheme which proposes, to
give them more than the worth of their
money as fraud, and no mistake
NeU York Commercial.