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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-11-13
PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wade is not found wanting in Washing,
ton.
Kate Muphy, the jumpist, turns out to
be man.
Eugene has seventy. three persons in her
travelling suite.
1t is reported that petroleum has been
discovered near Louisville.
Cyrus w. Field has been taking himself
after buffalocs in Kansas.
Mr.. J. W. Walack. the actor, has been
naturalized in New York city.
Lady Palmerston left slSO,OOO year
to her. grandson. Poor boy
Queen Victoria, it is positively stated,
will visit ireland in June next
l.aunt Thompson is to be married next
week to daughter of Bishop Potter.
The eye gouging tariff in New York
is $50 Tor one and 500 for the pair
St. Louis admits that the late Capital
Convention in her borders was a fzzIe
Petroleum V. Nasty has had the
measles, and Of course is necessarily silent.
Ex-Governor Fenton and daughter are
expected to return from Europe this week.
1t is said that when Edmund Cooper vot-
ed against his friend A. j.. and for his bro
ther Henry, for U. S. Senator, he wept.
Hermann, the prestidigitat eur" has
played lis last trick on the public by dis.
appearing from the magic stage forever.
The Eastern democracy take the defeat
of Pendleton with great complacency, but
that of Andy johnson goes hard with them.
Adelina Patti and Mr.. Burlingame occu-
py the same room in Paris at such times as
they are there-not simultaneously, though.
The tutor of the Prince Imperial tells the
Emperor that the Prince had better visit
the theatres less frequently. The young
scamp begins to wink at the actresses.
Prof Esty,o Amherst college, has recent
ly finished computation of the orbits OF
Satuln's Satellites, a long and difficult work,
said not to have been heretofore attempted.
Col. Leonard, Comptroller Of the State
of Maryland, publishes the names of 263
Democratic officials, sheriffs, collectors and
80 on, who are defaulters of the State.
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Selert Snisrrllanp.
4 4HORASS ADVENTURE.

In the latter part of last summer scanty
purse led me, 10 company with some rela
lives. to spend my holidays a: little vii.
lage on the Welch coast. our of the ordinary
beat of tourists. hut otherwise remarkable
for nothing hut its air of bleakness and
sterility. The place was very quiet. and
the lodging cheap and toerably comforta.
bic. These essentials being secured. we
had to put up with the scenery, which was
not very attractive. A low line of beach
surmounted by a high ridge, leading on
the one hand to the foot of some bold jut-
ting cliffs and on the other losing itself in
an estuary; behind this black and dreary
looking bog, stretching three or four miles
inland, and intersected 10 every direction
by wide, artificial bitches, and deep. natu-
raj tisSures connecting the inky pools. A
small river flowing into the estuary divides
the bog. Its course being marked by.moulds
of peat, cut from the irmer ground which
forms its banks Branching out at right
angles to the river are other lines of peat
stacks, following the course of the Lar ger
drains, which heralds the attempt to culti
vate the Greary waste.
This was the view | behela. as, standing
one evening on the top of the stony ridge
faced eastward The sinking sun threw
my shadow far over the bog, distinctly seen
as it fell over the gilded rushes and Grim
sonine pools. had been strolling out
with nay gun, in the hope of aduing some
specimens to my cabinet, aud was thinking
of returning homewar s,when long legged
heron slow Y sailed high overhead, in the
direction of the river. | watched the bird
till it alighted near one of the peat stacks,
aud carefully noting the spot I proceeded
to careful stalk, hoping to secure an &C.
QUESTION. contrived to get within seventy
yards of the heron, and as there was no
cover of any kind nearer, lay down be
hind the last mould had reached, and
with finger on the trigger, watched patient
ly in the hope that my quarry would feed
towards me.' was not disappointed it
gradually approached some yards nearer my
hiding place, and then either caught sight
or scent OF me, for it suddenly rose, but in
doins so came within range Bang went
both barrels. Uttering hoarse eroak, the
heron few heavily away keeping close to
the ground and evidently hard hit. l
sprang up aud followed, jumping the ditch.
and avoiding the soft ground as best
could. During one particularly long jump,
lost sight of the heron for moment
caught sight of it again just in time to see
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o1t till morning. some one might, | coGjec
tured, come for the purpose OF carrying
away the turf sods and might see my coat
and gun, which would lead them to search
had not much hope in any seach from the
village had started 10 the direction OF
the cliffs, my tavorite evening haunt, and |
fancied that would be the direction the
searchers woull take. As the night wore
on--oh, so siowl with the moon so calm>
lv gliding through the stars above me. fell
into kind Of stupor and can distinctly re.
member repeating scraps Of verses totally
unconnected with each other. From this
state was aroused by the loud note of some
night bird, probably an owl, and found niy
arms very stiff from holding on to the root ;
while my legs felt like weights of lead sus-
pended beneath me. While trying to change
my position. fancied heard the gurging
sound of running water, and that not far
off. l listened iutently, aud found it was
no fancy. Water was evidently running
into the pool, and saw by the root was
cinging to that the water had risen some
inches
A cheering hope sprung up within me,
as it flashed across my mind that the tide
must be rising and that the pool must have
an outlet into the river.
The thought infused new life into me,
and | struck out in the direction OF the
sound. Then to my intense joy, saw dis
tnctiy, in the clear moonlight, that the wa
ter was streaming in fast through several
small iulcts and pouring in qnietly and
steadily, through one Of the bitches [ had
previously swan up. knew that if the
tide rose another foot or eighteen inches,
could, by treadng water last, spring up so
high az to be able to catch hold of the top
of the bauk, and so swing myself up.
knew also that the water could not possibly
begin to flow into the bog pools until it was
nearly high tide. Returning to my resting
place, watched anxously, the prospect OF
speedy deliverance blnishei all weariness.
The water continued to pour in steadily
and in greater volume The dawn was now
breaking. aud | had not much longer to
wait The water had ceased flowing; and |
the bank in one place was barely five feet
above the water. Taking long breath, !!
let m yse.f sink low, and then treading wa
ter as strongly and quickly as possible, I |
threw hall NV body above the surface of the
pool, and caught the top with one hand
Before the solt earth had time to crumble
beneath my weight, | had obtained a firmer
grasp with the other hand, and in another
stood on the nloss-drinking in
with eager gasps the fresh air Of the mor>
uing.
The white haze was rapidly clearing
away, aud through it saw five or six men
hurryiny towards me.
| have confused idea af heing helped
to my lodgings. aud OF afterwards telling
my adventure to many eager questoners.
The so,king had had, aud the expo.
sure to the unhealthy mists which arise from
the morass at night, caused an illness for
the time. but the effects soon wore off
The heron is stuffed and adorns my cab
met, unconscious of the revenge which over
,ook its destroyer.
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AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.-The FL.
lowing aneodote of the rebellion, which
comes to us from trustworthy source, has
never before been in print, but it will be
read with peculiar interest at this time.
During the memorable battle near Atlanta,
on the 22d of July, in which our troops
fought first from one side of their fortifica.
tlons aud then the other, rebel officer at
the head of his men, more daring than his
followers succeeded in getting close up
against the Union works, when a certain
stalwart colonel Of Iowa volunteers, begrim.
ed with the smoke of battle, leaped from
the narrow parapet, and extending his pow
erin arms, grasped the gallant rebel by tho
collar, hoistod him bodily into the lines,
and sent him into the rear prisoner Of
war. The rebel who turned ont to be Col.
Lampley, of the Forty, fifth Alabama died
few weeks afterwards of chagrin at the
lnglorious way in which he was captured
The captor was Col. Belknap, of the Eff.
teentn Iowa, new secretary Of war.-1N.o
HOr. Sun.
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NASBYS DOMESTIC 81 ACRLFICE.

I hev made other sacrifices. When torn
from my peaceful home to fte our friends NV
the south, l he'd wife wich luved.
Life wuz peeccful streeme and we hoated
calmly along. She took ip washin and |
talked politics at neighborin grocery, in-
vestin the plceeds Nv her labor in the sus-
finance offorded at the bar. When | re-
turned wat met me? The KILN NV men
outrite wuz not the most heart-renderin in.
cdents Nv that tratrisidle struggle. 1t wuz
the SEVERN NV domestic ties-the tearu
down Nv domestic alters, and the seperatin
of Nv families. When l returned l wuz
coldly met Iiooizer Jane wuz washn as
yoosa, only harder than ever, and | notst
the children he'd new frocks aud shoes
The fust afternoon | wuz at home | askt
her in my old familyer way fur a dollar and
a half, ez | wanted to go down the street.
That's played !" she remarkt
"l1evn't you got it 2" l asht.
Il hev," she replied "and | propose to
keep it. l hav diskivered suthin since
yoove bin gone. | hey found it's easy enuff
to support myself and the children, washin
at dollar dozen, but add to that the hui
kin man with nose like yoors, and its har-
der than [ keer, This house is mine-yoo
kin vakate."
And she ealml y rung out shirt ez tho
wat she sed was a commonplace remark
instead Nv practikel diverse.
| left her. A ieendish Ablishnist had
put this idea into her head and she he'd
acted onto it, Since that time hev wan-
ded my way alone, subsstin by chance.
Ablishnism ows me the home he'd. Ab,
tishnism owes me the likker ought to hev
mad, out Nv wat that woman hez earned
since that crooel day. . wat a fearful
lebt.
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A rich Philadelphia, travelling on the
Continent and summering at the German
gambling places, had the rare luck to keep
ahead of the banks at Baden and Hombourg
until ne had won in all 135,000 francs.
The bankers were thoroughly frightened,
and beseeched his to desist, but he kept up
mis- run of luck, finished by making an i'm.
mense number af purchases, gave the crou-
piers grand party (Anglice, "blow out'),
and distributing several thousand francs to
the Honbourg poor, went his ways to Par
is, where he is settled for the winter.
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WET THE RoPEs.-W hen the Egyptian
Obelisk in front of ST. Peters, at Rome,
was being raised and placed upon the ped.
estal, the engineer had not calculated accu.
rately the stretch of the ropes. BY this
oversight, when the immense obelisk had
nerrly reached its position, it was found
that it lacked several inches of the height
aud there it swung ; while no human eff
fort could place it on the pedestal. The
engineer was So mortified in the presence
OF the vast multitude that he drew pistol
and was about to kill himself An English
sailor happened to be present, and seeing
the difficulty, cried out, F." Wet the ropes !"
An engine was provided, the ropes were
saturated, and slowly, but surely, the great
mass rose and settled in its position Then
went up shout from the great multitude.
What dilemma And yet how simple
the remedy Without understanding the
philosophy of the thing that sailor suggest
ed the remedy. Human skill and foresight
are not always sufficient to accomplish a
great purpose. The common mind some-
times reaches practical good where phil
osopherS are at their wits end How true
this is in the highest sphere OF human
agency
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The Russian army now numbers l,407,
600 men.
Belkndp makes the bakers dozens in
Grants cabinet.
A son of Brigham Young ruus mena>
gerie in Salt Lake City.
u. p. Putnam will soon publish a volum e
OF father Hyacinthe's sermons.
Victor Emanual has seven mistresses.
Some one should demonstrate with him.
Drake, the pioneer of oil Strikers, who
died in the poor house, is to have d monu.
meut.
Kate Regnolds has just cleared seven
thousand dollars by FIVE weeks of lecturipe
through New England.
1t is rumored that charges of most Sc
rious bature are to be preferred against
Senator Pomeroy when the Senate convenes
again.
John L. Mcguire, carpenter and builder,
of Boston, was the holder of the ticket
o345 that drew the Coliseum building In
the lottery.
General Toombs, recently reported at the
point of death, was at last accounts trying
"a 'ses before the Supreme Court Of Han
cock county, GA.
Rev. DR.. Sprague, of Albany, has been
voted an annual pension of $4,000 by the
congregation Of which he leaves after forty
,earS ministry.
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Ghe Woet's Gorner.
The HUSBANDS sCLILooUY.

Lovely woman, sweet and human!
How her wi.ching wavs disarm us
Bright and wiity-what pity,
That her bills should so alarm us
Charming creaturs how each fashion
Lights up with ecstatic pleasures
(Hsrmless passion) when Dame Fashion
Brings to view her latent treasures!
Silks and laces how her face is
Radiant as the sunlight dawning:
Eyes are glancing. curls are dancing,
And her brow is like the morning
Daily shopping-moncy dropping
Fast from white and dainty fingers.
Wants explicit-tastps exquisite
How the happy shopper fingers
All, tits cruel. when jewel
Might light up sweet home affection
Thus TO sputter. scold and Hutter.
When wife hints in that direction
Woman tender, who can render
Too much joy TO match her beauty,
How many dresses or caresses
Half repay her love and duty!
Thrn. Dame Fashion. put the lash on,
Urge your steeds of daring mettle
Lovely woman. sweet and human,
Must have dress, and we must settle
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HEAVEN Y VOICES.

At the dawn's effulgent breaking,
Voices whisper to my ear,
or the final. glad nwaking
In that brighter, purer sphere.
Voices fnll, and rich. and holy,
floating DER my senses dim.
Like the lweet. enhancing measures
or the solemn vesper hymn.
Voices gliding from the shadows,
Fast rcceding from the day.
Like the weary souls Of mortals,
Stealing from the earth away.
Voices Mt the stilly even.
Angel whispers. hu.hcd and pure,
Waited on the breath Of heaven.
Wandering souls to paayer allure.
Prnvcr-soul incense. pure. aesthetic,
Wrenthing misty clouds Of love;
Misty clouds. spirit laden.
Float to realms of light above.
Morning scphyrs watt those voices,
Breath Of even, guards of night,
Fill onr drowsy sonl with glintings,
OF that realms serene delight.
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A rumor states that gold has been dis
covered in Alaski. 1t was Just such ru.
NOR afterwards verified which peopled Cali
fornia, threw open all that country west of
the Rocky Mountains, and built up a
great occidental empire of which San Fran
cisce is the metropolis. In the same way.
the great continent of Australia aud several
of the smaller islands of Australasia came
to be peopled, prosperous, growing, civilized
colonies. Gold ITSELF the philosopher s
stone whose very touch is the cause of some
of the most astounding mutations. If the
present rumor be true, VIC shall before the
present decade of years has passed by, have
a populous State in that far distant and
recently acquired territory which then
would 40 longer be known as Seward S
Folly"
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Not long ago Syracuse was much excited
over the supposed discovery Of fossil mau,
exhumed in digging we'll. 1t turned out
to be a statue in limestone which an ana.
teur sculptor had cut, and which was such
a wretched caricature of a man that the ar.
tist in shame and disgust buried it and left
the city.
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The Alpotate.
Published WEEKLY,
III 81 II E Ee n ~ ~ u w
Rates Of Advertising.

Rates Of Advertising. A
ldr.'r and Ex'rs notices, eac, 6 times, 8 90
Auditors notices, each, ,......................3 90
Cautions and Estrays each, 3 times. ........3 90
Transient Advertising per squire of 10 lines
or less-3 times, or less ..................2 90
For each subsequent insertion .................5 so
Official Advertising for each square offs
liner or less q times or less ..............l 80
For each subsequent insertion .................50
Professional cards. 5 liner, ! yr............6 90
l.oa notices, per line. one time.
Obituary notices, over 5lnes...................l0
Yearly Advertising, one-half column 30 90
fearly Advertising, one column. ........... 100 90
Blanks, single quire so
Bianks, three quire. w
Hanks quircs per qure. ........1 10
Blanks, over quires per quire. e............1 80
For bank notes. subpOenas. summons. ex-
ecutions warrants constable sales,
road aud school ordors. each per doz.. %
Handbills. eight sheet % or less .........1 so
- fourth sheet 25 or less ........2 80
/" half sheet % or less .........4 80
I" whole sect 25 or less .........S Oh
Over % of each of above at propor ionate rates.
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A hair dressing, extensively advertised
and sold at high price, is made simply of
a pint of alcohol, two ounces of glyscerne
aud half a pint water the whole cheaply
scented.
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0tlh Gountp Illrertorp,

COUNTY OFFICERS.
President judges. Z. johnson.
Additional Law Judge Hon. Jho. j..
Vincent.
Associate Judses-E. G. Schultze,
Jesse Kyler.
District Attorney. K. 2. Hall.
Sheriif-James a. Malone
Prothonntary, &c.-G. A. Rathbun.
Jreasurer-Caudius V. Gillis.
60. Superintendent-Rutus Lucore.
CoiDuiissinIlers-H. Warner, j. Nv.
Taylor. Louis Eollm"r.
Auditors-Clark Wilcox, Byron j.
Jones, Jacob McCaulcy.
County Survcyor-Geo. Walmslcy.
TIME OF HOLDING COURT.
Second Monday in January.
Last Monday in April.
First Monday 10 August.
First Monday in N"vrmhcr.
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Providence was enlivened the other eve-
ming by the sight of young woman boxing
the ears OF her lover, on the street, because
he had escorted smother young lady home.
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A young Californian went to sleep, leav>
ing his candle in the bung-hole of a powder
keg' He was picked up tho next morning
all ever the yard, ,,l,,
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II YDE HOUSE,
RInGWAY, Elk Co, Pa.

HYDE HOUSE,
IL RDGwAY, Elk Co., Pa.
W Fl. SCHRAM, Proprietor.
Thenkfui for the patronage heretofore 30
literally bestowed upon him, the new pro-
prietor. hopes, by paying strict attention
to the comfort and convenience of guests, to
merit continuance of the same.
Oct 80 1869.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-04
Address by Vice Presi-
dent COlfax,

SsnotoTs;-In entering upon the duties in this
chamber, TO the performance Of winch have
been called By the people Of the United States.
realize fully the delicacy as well o. the
responsibilities q the position. Presiding
over q body, whose members are in
80 large degree my seniors IN age,
aud not chosen By the body itself, I shail Ger.
Atniy need TIE assistance ef your support and
your esnerous forbeaxance and conGdsnoe. Bot
pleading 10 yea all . faishful and innsxibas in.
pastiAiity in the determinahon Of your rules,
snd earnestly desiring 10 eo-opsrsss with yon in
makine me delseeraiions q the Senate worthy
not only OF its hi.toric rspown. bat also Of the
United States, whose eomnisions you hold.
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am now ready to take the osth of once re-
CURED by law.
The oath Of once vss then administered by
Vice President pro ten. wsds, afs.r
which he declared toe Goth Ooagress aa5Ourn-
ed stne dc Vice President CoIftx tmmediste-
~ called The senate ~ order and directed the
1efk 10 call the roll OF new Sen nbtors whom ne
fseuesied 20 advance 10 the desk ana b,s worn
IN The roll was called and the oath OF once
aoministered TO the new Senators snd tAc~e
VINO had been Reelected. Tue Nlc@ President
men announced that the Seaafe would proce-d
70 the platform 60 attend the ins1 yurat:on of
the frestdent. The prsc~ssaon was tb~n
formed and moved to the platform upou the
oeare Pori.oo through tue rosunda.
THE PLATFORM
fhe platform upon which the oath OF once
was adm nissered 60 President Grant vs.
nandsomesy decorated with nags- It vas s~mt-
circular IN form aud 80 locaied a. 20 be An view
Capitol grounds
Upon the appearances OF the President on the
platform, cheer after char was given nv tNe
dense crowd I'm front OF the bu1ld,nx .na .
national salute nred from the battery stationed
in the East Park.
THE INAUGURATION.
As sooE as order could he .orec ana an
things being in reedines Chief JnssIc. Cnn.,
administered the oath OF once 20 Gen. Grant.
follows:
al do solemniy swear that 4 will fattafullv
execute the office Of President Of the United
SAtes, and Will. 10 the best of nv ability pre
serve, protect and defend the Constitution of
The United StatCs-
Tie new President then proceeded 70 del,xer
his ihaneufAi, r' aiding from the man uscriptl an
clear oet not very loud tone as follows.
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AT ten minutes to eleven O'Clock, the Prssi.
dent elect, Grant, came from his heada uarters.
at Tie corner Of nth and + streets, and, With
General Rawlings, entered his private car.
riage, which was open. Then followed ALI
the members OF his late stan. Next followed
Vice President elect ColfAx, who entered a
carriage with Admiral Theo0orus Bailey The
carriages then moved on, under the escort or
the 5th Cavalry, which numbered seventy men
commanded by Col J. NJ. Mason and Liruts
James Burns and b. Riley. Proceedins up
17th street the line OF carriages Containing IN.
President and Vice President elect and their
suites turned inio Pennsylvania avenue, when
the military escort commanded by OIL 0eore,
w. Wallace, joined them.
Brevet Major Gen. A. s. Webb, grand mar.
shall in uniform, with committee badge and
saeb, ae officer Of the day. with Major E. B
Russell. Captain Eugene Wells, William Rem
IN, jor r M. Hill, Colonel Knox, Colouel
Graves, General H. H. Bingham, Captain s. G.
Plummer, Albert Delafeld, Colonel Thomas J.
Moyt. Capitals r. H. Montgomery, Captain A.
W. Preston, Willie A. Harlan, Lieutenant
Story. Lieutenant Totem, Thomas M. Shep.
herd, Lie tenant Mstcalf, Lieutenant 0arrlson,
Major Gardner. Lieutenant Gray, Mr.. McBixir,
ana Colonel McNett a. aids In line. k
FIRsf Colonel G. W Wallace, com.
Twelnh Infantry, preceded BY their band,
undey the leadership o. Professor Reins, ana
Numbering four companies OF one hundred men
each; Company A. LleutenAnt q. Mc0 van;
Company @, Mayor Pond and LisassnaA ray.
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THE PROCESSION.
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LOCHABER NO MORE.
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LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE.