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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

NOTHING LEAVES US AS IT FOUND Us.-If
sheet of paper, on which key has been laid
be exposed for some minutes to the sunshine
and then instantaneously viewed in the dark
the key being removed, fading spectre 81
the key will be visible. Let this paper bI
laid on plate of hot metal the specter q
the key will again appear. This is eoualll
true of our minds Every man we meet, eJ
cry book we read, every picture or landscap|
we see, every word or tone we hear, leaves Id
image on the brain. These traces, which urI
der ordinary circumstances are invisible. ne u
er fade. but in the intense light of celebratI
excitement, start into prominence, just as IL
spectre of the key started into life on the q
plication of heat. 1t is thus with all the id
fuence to which we are subjected.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

TAKING THE REsPoNsIBHITY.-Afe few even
ings since, when the ''pledge" was being cir
cuIated, decidedly moderated individual
presented himself and offered his signature.
The chairman remarked, 'This is very i'm
portant step, my friend and trust you re-
alize the responsibility you are assuming
"Oh, can stand the (hic) sponsibility, y
was the response; "Pve done it lots of times
before" The chairman waivering between q
sigh and smile, turned at once to other and
more promising subjects
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

fTNHlRTY YEARS Experience in the treatment of
l. Chronic and Sexual Diseases
Physiological View of Marriage. The cheapest
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100 fine plates and engrayings of the anatomy of the
human organs in state of health and disease, with
treaties on early errors its deporable consequences
upon the mind and body, with the authors plan of
treatment-the only rutienal and successful mode of
cure as shown by report OF cases treated. truth
fu adviser to the married and those contemplating
marriage who entertained doubts of their physical con
dition Sent free ofpostage to any address receps
OF % cents in stamps or postal currency by addressing
DI. LA CROIX, No, 81 Maiden Lane. Albany, N. Y
The author may be consulted upon any the disease
upon which his books treat either personal by mail
and medicines sent to any part of the world.
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1X7ANTED-AGENTs.-s75 to 5000
Printer
SO Murray Street
New York.

per month everywhere male and female to in
produce the GENUINE IMPROVE ED COM
MON SENSE FAMILY SEWING MA
CHINE. This Machine will STITCH hem, fell,
tuck, Quilt, cord, bind, braid and embroider in
most superior manner. Price, only SlS. Fully
warranted for five years. We will pay $1,000
for any Machine that will sew stronger, more
beautiful, or more elastic seam than ours. II
makes the Elastic Lock Stitch" Every Sec
ond stitch can be cut, and still the cloth cannot
he pulled apart without tearing it. We pay
Agents from S75 to 5000 per month and expen-
scs, or a commission from which twice that
amount can be made. Address, SECOMB d.
CO., Pittsburgh, Pa, or Boston Mass.
CAUTlON.-Do not be imposed upon by
other parties palming off worthless cast iron
machines, under the same name, or otherwise,
Ours is the only genuine and really practical
cheap machine manufactured. 34t4
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

Alexander the Great, seeing Diogenes
looking attentively at a parcel of human
bones, asked the philosopher what he was
looking for
THAT which l cannot find, was the reply;
''the difference between your fathers and
those Of his slaves"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

A printer, meddling with the verdict of
coronor's jury, struck out comma after II
word ''apoplexy, making it read thus;
Deceased came to his death t,v ovooss;
the jury ks WV minas
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

CELAT.-Mor valuable than Gold. For particulars
= send two B cent stamps to AUGUSTE DUPIN Box
1927, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04
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ITO THE WORKING Glass; am now prepared to
| furnish all classes with constant employment at
their homes the whole of the time, for the spare
ments. Business new, light and profitable Fifty cts
eek and the boys and girls nearly as much as men
Great inducements offered those who Will devote
their whole time to the business and that every per
SOD who sees this notice, send me their address
and test the baainess for themselves make the fol
lowing unparalleled offer: To all who are not well sat
isfed with the business, will send 81 TO pay for the
trouble of writing me- Full particulars, directions &C.
sent free. Sample sent by mails for 10 cts. Address
K. c. ALLEN, Augusta, Me.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
AGENTS WANTED FOR
Secrets of the
Great City.

work descriptive of thesvirtues and the vices the
Mysteries, Mseries and Crimes of New York City
1t contains IS fine engravings; and is the Spiccst
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kind published.
Agents are meeting with unprecedented SUCCESS
One in Marlborough, Mass reports 36 subscribers in
Mcriden Conn 6S in two days, and great many other
from 100 to 900 per week.
Send for Circulars aud see onr terms and full de-
erription of the work. Address JONES, BROTHERS
& Co, Philadelphia, Pa.
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NTEAM ENGINES
AND BOILERS

From to $50 Horse Power, including the celebrated
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Portable Engines &c. Also, Circular, Muay and Gang
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Mills, Wheat and Corne Mills Circular Saws, Betting,
&c Send for descriptiying Circular and Price list
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DEsT OFFERS TO AGENTS

pEST OFFERS TO AGENTS
To sell Palmer's Ena cry Grinder
for mower and
RniveS, and all Edge tools. It Outiasts the
Grndstone, and Cuts faster with less Power Weighs
put 20 Grounds and il cheap ane conve;
nlent tZB Terms very liberal and sales large and
immediate. To secure an aaency, address
(. G. STORKE, Auburn, n. Y.
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UANTED-AGENTS-T sell the American Knit
w ing Machine. Lrice s25. The simplest. cheap.
md best Knitting machine invented win knit
y 900 stitches per minute. Liberal Inducements to
kgents. Address AMERICAN KNITTING MA.
aINE CO.. Boston Mass, or st. Louis, Mo.
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WTANTED.-Firstcl class travelling salesmen, to sell
w by sample; good wages liberal per cent and
steady employment. Address, with stamp, B.
HOWE, 500 Arch ST., Phila., Pa 4w
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0OOS SALARY. Address .. s. PLANO CO.
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An unIivalled Literar paper is the
$3.50 NEW YORK W EKLY,

Each Issue contains from Ell 1t to ten stories and
sketches and half dozen poe in addition to the
four serial stories and the varie departments.
THE TERMS TO BSCRIBERS:
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04

THE SUBSIDY QUEsTIoN--A Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Chronicle says:-"The position of Gen
eral Grant on the retrenchment ques-
tion is bearing good fruits in its effect
upon Congress. The two railroad sub
sidv bills considered to have the most
merit have been defeated-one in the
Senate by vote on its final passage,
and the other in the House by refer
ence to hostile committee. 1t is
quite likely that on the merits of these
two propositions, one at least, perhaps
both, might be granted subsidies with
out loss to the Government, but so
general has become the conviction of
members that the financial condition of
the country needs improvement, that
a reduction of the debt must be had,
and the debt be put in course of liqui-
dation, rather than any increase au-
thorized, that little favor is likely to be
shown to any project for depicting the
Treasury. The number of applications
for government bonds and Government
lands is legion, and if some of the de-
serving ones are defeated, it is consol-
ing to know that after their defeat the
long list of plundering schemes has lit
tie chance.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04

CooL.-They don't appear to have as
mild weather ''out West" as we have
had here this winter. A paper locat-
ed somewhere between this and sunset,
referring to that prolific topic-the
weather-asserts that the leg of mar
BILE statue was frozen stiff. It is
thought it will have to be amputated.
Barber's poles, signs and lamp-posts
were frozen off. The air was SO sharp
that in many cases it was used to cut
up sausage meat. Physicians advised
citizens not to breathe until the edge
was taken off. A benevolent gentle
man in the town was busy night and
day taking the edge off. He had to en-
gage an additional bartender to assist
him in his charitable work.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04
Notice

IN pursuance of an order granted by the
i Probate Court of Gallia county, and
State Of Ohio. will Offer for sale. at public
auction, on the fifth (5th) day of March, A
d. 1862 at one o'clock in the afternoon, upon
the premises, the following described real es-
tate, to-wit-
Lot number Que ~ in the sub division of
section No, l6. township No 4. of range No.
Is, in said Gallia county, and State of Ohio,
containing seventy-nine and 81 100 acres.
more or less, as said lot was surveyed and
laid off on the division of said school Sec
tion.
Said real estate will be sold subject to the
dover estate of the widow of James W.
Ross, deceased, therein, which dover estate
is described as follows:-
Commencing at the southwest Of said tract;
thence east eighty rods on the east and west
line of said lot; thence in a ncrtheasterly di-
rection to the east and west line of said lot
on the north side to a point forty rods from
the northwest corner Of said lot thence west
on said north line forty rods to the northwest
corner of said lot; thence south to the place
Of beginning, containing thirty acres, more
or less. Appraised at S90666- 100.
Terms of sale:-S300 Of the purchase mon
ey cash in hand. and the balance, one-half in
l2, and one-half in Is months from day of
sale, with interest on deferred payments, Sc.
cured by mortgage
JOHN W. IRI0N, Admir- of
Jas. ". Ross, decd.
Ian 02 1860 -5w
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04
aaE- The proposition to establish

sy- The proposition to establish a
State Asylum for Inebriates is being
discussed. The matter has been
brought to the attention of the Leg
islature by a memorial in its favor.
The friends of the measure very
truthfully and ably hold that drunk
enness is disease to be cured, not a
crime to be despised and punished.
These Asylums, in other States
where established, have been very
successful.
Mr.. Leete, member from Lawrence
county, proposes to convert the
State Idiotic Asylum into an insti-
tuition for the cure and reformation
of inebriates.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04
R The Cincinnati Gazette of Sat

urday, says:
On the last up trip of the Telegraph,
lady, who gave her name as Mrs.
Tnbett, got aboard at Portsmouth,
with very young baby in her arms.
She paid her passage to Ironton. The
boat arrived at Greenupsburg Satur-
day night. Greenupsburgis ten miles
above Portsmouth. Here young lady
aged about l8, registered as Miss Rose,
came aboard, who took quite fancy
to the baby. Indeed, so strong became
her affection for the little one that she
proposed to the mother to take it to her
own home up Tug Fork, tributary OF
Big Sandy-whether for the purpose OF
adoption or not, we did not learn, but
presume this was the object. The nat
ural and adopted mother were entire
strangers to each other before the lat
ter came aboard. Miss r. took the
baby to her home, but it appears she
repented the act, for on Monday night
she came down with the bapy TO Iron
ton on the ]. c. Grossly. On the
wharfboat she met the mother, who, il
seems, had also repented, and was
awaiting the arrival of the Crosby at
the wharfboat, that she might go up
the river and reclaim her own. The
baby was delivered over to its mother,
and both the ladies were made happy
one because she had, and the other be-
cause she hadn't, babyl
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04
SOMETHING NEW.
bUAx1 4 a ~ q ~ = W
The Return Premium Life Plan,
ITS WORKINGS.

The National Life Insurance Company Of
the United States of America, Washington,
DC. Cash Capital. One Million dollars, full
paid, by its Table I, Ordinary life plan. of
fers to insure, at age 80 for example, for SlO,-
900, at an annual premium of $l94. By Ia
bic II, which explains the patent-baek-
action-returning premium life-plan, the pre-
mium on n similar policy is S3l7 80. The
difference Sl23 50. That is to say, an an
nual premium of 1923 so is charged for an
annual addition of $3l7 80. That accounts
for the milk in the coeoanut!
If sl94 pays for a policy Of Sl0,0OO,
S3l7 SO should pay for q policy of 81 365 " ;
and if party paying sSl7 so for 10000
policy should die during the first year, his heirs
would realize Just S5,045 Al less by the pat
ent back acton plan. than they would have
done from the same investment in the whole
life straight forward plan; and so, if he
should die ut any time within twenty years,
the same element of loss to them and gain to
the company, would confront them; the odds
being tremendously in favor of the company
during two thirds of the expectancy.
It is very pretty little trap. and 1t is pos
sibIe that some unwary flies, with more money
tban wit, nav walk into it. but the only valid
excuse any person could have for taking out
policy under said Table II, would be that
he didn't understand a! If the plan does not
saw much for the honesty Of the company, it
does prove them to be smart; and that's some
comfort. Feb. 4-lw.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04

~ A memorial was presented to
the U. S. Senate, a few days since,
which was the cause of great amuse-
ment 1t asked for the appointment
of an able phrenologist to examine
all the candidates for internal reve-
nue. appointments, to see whether
they had the bumps of honesty, &C.,
properly developed-those who had
not to be left in private life. Not a
bad idea, although, we trust, not to
be needed under the new admins
tration- For the head of that ad-
ministration thepeople have selected
an cable phrenologist,," and whether
the office holder has the bump of
honesty or not, his official acts must
be honesty, or the command will
be-s'tramp, tramp, tramp"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04

WELL SAID.--An exchange truth
fully says "that the local newspaper
cannot do all that is necessary to
bring a town in notice. There is
something for property holders to
do. 1t is all very nice for the news
paper man to do all the work at his
own cost, to shake the tree and lei
others gather the fruit. The "some-
thing" for them to do is not to
frighten people off with high prices
for lands. That sort of thing won't
answer There are sacrifices to be
made if those most interested would
have a town built up. The only
idea some property holders have in
getting strangers to come into a
place is that they may get "big
prices for their lands"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04

Rsg~ ANDREW JOHNSON, true to his
instincts as politician, and dem
agogue at that. proposes not to set
tie quietly down at his residence in
Tennessee, as an ex-President, but
is already arranging, it is said by a
correspondent of the Louisville,
(Ky) Courier-J Journal, to enter
anew into the strife. His programme
is we'll laid. but if he deceives the
Union men of Tennessee into its
support they are not the men we
take them to be. He is to return to
Tennessee and become a candidate
for Governor, and his platform will
consist of universal amnesty and
impartial suffrage" IF successful,
he expects to carry the Legislature,
and then be returned to the United
States Senate in place of Mr.. Fowler
He is expected to again become the
"Moses" ofthe negro population, and
will, says the above correspondent,
'talk to the negroes as no one else
has ever talked to them" He will
denounce the Ku Klux in unmeas-
ured terms. He will take strong
national ground on all national ques-
tons, and he expects to carry alr
before him.
All very well planned, but his
known dishonesty-his utter disre-
gard of all pledges made to secure
official position-are SO notorious
that we apprehend he will find diff
culties in the way of success that he
never found before. Let him try it.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04
aTeach the People,

An unsophisticated writer in the
Ohio Eagle, 0ancaster) insists that
it is the duty of the democratic
leaders to teach the people, and says
that the writings of Thomas Jeffer-
son are just the. thing to do it with,
and intimates that unless this is done
the people will leave the democratic
party. In this connection the State
Journal well says: Now we never
believed, nor pretended to believe,
that Thomas Jefferson was the wisest
and best of the statesmen of his day
and generation, and that when he
died wisdom died with him; yet he
was a man of nerve and ability,
patriot, and in his way champion
of human freedom. By all means
circulate his life and works among
the benighted Democracy of old
Fairfield. They have imbibed the
poison of Calhounism SO long that
they need an antidote such as they
will find in the writings of Jefferson.
The thick-skulled Democracy will
be astonished at the many points of
resemblance between those writings
and the speeches of Charles Sumner
and other Radical Republican pro-
ductions of the present day. We
specially commend to the Democra-
cy the proclamations and official let
ters of President Jefferson, relative
to the trial of Aaron Burr, for trea-
son, in attempting to detach the
western and southwestern States
from the Union. They will find
those documents fully up with the
most high-handed outrages of ''the
tyrant Lincoln" Burr was "em-
bastiled," indicted and tried, and
would have been found guilty
and executed as traitor, had he not
escaped on mere technicality.
We presume that the correspon-
dent of the Eagle who makes this
proposition is 'green" specimen,
living in one of the back townships,
who is fool enough to believe that
Jefferson is the father of the Demo-
cratic party o-day-being wholly
ignorant of his life and writings. If
he will consult Van Trump and other
Democratic leaders he will find that
the writings of Jefferson do not
abound in such literature as is re-
quired by the present exigences OF
the Democratic party. Three thou
sand copies ofthe works of Jefferson
sown broadcast in old Fairfield,
would produce such a crop of Re-
publicanism as would give us the
county within two years. Spread
the documents-''teach the people.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04
Szerif''s Sale.

State of Ohio, Gallia County, So.
NOTICE is hereby given that viii offer for sale
" at public auction, at the front door. of the
Conrt -bouse in the city of Gallipolis, in said
county OF Gallia, on the Sth day Of March, a. d
1869, at the honr Of one O'Clock p M OF SAID day
of Rebceca Vaughn. which was decided to Henry
Vaughn by the said Rebecca Vaughn, by deed
bearing date-June 6th, 1858 in the following
GalIia. and in section no. ten Il0,l fraction no
Gour f1 4 township no. three 1871 range no. fifteen
1851 and bounded and described as follows, to-
Beoinuing at the fraction line, on the north
side Of said fraction at the northwest corner oil
! Reuben w. Riee's land in said fraction; thence
west with said fraction line ninety-two rods
thence south one hundred and thirty-one rods
the entire width Of SAID fraction; thence east
nnety-two rods to the southwest corner of the
said Rice's land; thence north to the place of be-
ginning-except four acres OF OF the east side,
beginning at the southeast corner, and ten acres
of the northeast end, conveyed by joel j.
Vaughn to VIM. x. Potter, by deed bearing date
18th day Of August, 1861 and recorded In vot.
a. page 230-record of deeds, Gallia county
Also the following tract: Commencing NJ a
stake AZ chains and 81 links west OF the southwest
corner OF said fraction no. four; thence west sew
en- chains and fifty three links TO stake on the
south line Of said fraction from winch oLaek
oak inches in diameter bears east II hnKs, anu ~
hickory inches bears north ~ deg's west ID
links: thence north 80 chains and % links 70
stake on the north line OF said fraction from
which white oak inches IN diameter Oears
south 20 degss west links; thence east
chains and 5S links; thence south 33 chains ana ana
% links 10 the place of beginning. said two
tracts AZ described containing eighty-s six acres
Appraised at $4,000 Levied upon as the prop
erty OF Henry Vaughn to satisfy an execution IN IN
favor of S;ny Fry. issued by the Clerk OF the
Conrt of Common pleas, of said county OF Gallia,
and to me directed.
Terms of sale ie:-Cash in hand ...o
'-- r. BLAZER,
Sc CO,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04
Coon FOR GEANr.-A Washington

Coop FOR GEANr.-A Washington
letter writer says
General Grant does not hesitate to
declare his opposition to the lobby to
all his friends. Some of the latter as
sert that he says decidedly he will not
put patronage in the hands of such
Congressman as lend themselves to
the various jobs now before the two
Houses. All the influence he can exert
upon those who visit him is thrown
constantly and earnestly against all
schemes by which the lobby, aided by
corrupt officials, is trying to get as
much of the money in the Treasury as
possible before the fourth of March"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-02-04
MANHOOD; HOW LOST, HOW RE
STORED.

Just published new edition of DR.. CUL
VERWELL'S Celebrated Essay, on the radi
cal cure without medicIne) of SpermatOrrh9a
or Seminal Weakness. Involuntary Seminal Los
ses, Impotency, Mental and Physical Incapacity
Impediments to Marriage. etc; also, Consump
ton. Epilepsy and Fits, induced by self-indul
geuce or sexual extravaganza.
llsJa Price in q sealed envelope, only G cents
ihe celebrated author, in this admirable essay
clearly demonstrates from n thirty years sue
cessful practice that the alarming consequence;
of self abuse may be radically cured without th'
dangerous use of internal medicine or the appl
cation of the knife; pointing out mode of cure
mt once simple certain, and eilectual, by mean'
of which every sufferer, no matter what his con
diti0n may he. may cure himself cheaply, pri
vatelv. and radically.
zeT9-This Lecture should be in the hands o
every youth and every man in the land
Sent under seal in plain envelope, to any
address postpaid on receipt OF six cents. or TIVE
post stamps Also. DR. Culverwel's Marriage
Guide" price % cents. Address the Publishers
CHAS.J. G. KLINE & Co,
1877 BowERY, NEw YoRK,
Post-O Office Box 1886.
Feb 4 fSGq-iy.