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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

For every one life has some blessings
cup that is not filed with bitterness
AT every heart there is some fcunt of
pure water, and all men, at some time
or other, taste its sweetness Who il he
that has not found on his path of life
some fragrant rosebush, scenting all the
air with its sweet of virtue, that the storm
of time can never destroy! Write your
name in kindness, love and mercy upon
the hearts Of the thousands you come
in contact with year by year, you will
never be forgotten. No, your name, your
deeds, will be as legb!e Oh the hearts you
leave behied as the stars on the brow OF
evening. Good deeds will shine as the
stars OF heaven.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

ANOTHER SLAUGHTER We have to chron-
icle another of those narrowing disasters
which for time chill the blood and then are
forgotten. Saturday a steamer on the Miss
ouri river struck snag, near Sioux City and
while sinking, exploded her boilers. Her
freight of human beings mostly soldiers who
had served their time and were on their way
home, was scattered abroad on the waters. -
Fifty persons are missing. On Friday the
railway offered up its sacrifice; Saturday the
water adds another. Broken rails, unskill-
full pilots and defective boilers have been
drenched in blood. TO call for investigation
and punishment of the guilty is, we are sorry
to feel, useless. These lessons will soon be
forgotten. They will be spoken of in con
nection with Angola and Carr's Rock, and
the public will wait for the next horror.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever and Ague, Intermittent Fever.
Chill Fever, Remittent Fever, Dumb
Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever, &C.,
and indeed all the affections which arise
from malarious, marsh, or miasnatic
poisons.
As its name implies, it does Cure. and does not
fail. Containing neither Arsenic, Quinine, Bismuth,
Zinc, nor any other mineral or poisonous substance
whatever, it in nowise Injuries any patient The
number and importance of cures in the ague dis
tricts are literally beyond account, and believe
without parallel in the history of Ague medicine 4
Our pride is gratined by the acknowledgements we
receive of the radical cures effected in obstinate
cases, and where other remedies had wholly failed.
Unacclimated persons, either resident in,f or
travelling through miasmatic localities, will be pro-
tected by taking the 4GUE CURE daily.
For Liver Com Di1i''ss. arising from torpi lity
of the Liver it is an excellent remedy, stmula ing
the Liver into healthy activity.
For Billions Disorders and Liver Complaints il is
an excellent remedy, producing many truly
markable cures, where other medicines had filled.
Prepared by DIR. j. G. AVER 4 CO., Practical
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass, and sold
all round the world.
PRICE, $500 PER BOTTLE.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

BARBARA FRrTCHIE.-A native of Fred
rick, Maryland, writing to the Washing
ton STAR, says he has known the Fritchie
family all his lifetime, and that Whitter's
poem is true He says, Ba, bara Frit
chic was a reality at the time referred to
When Jackson was passing through
Friedrich, Of necessity he had TO pass the
house in which she lived, on West Pat,
rick street. South side, next TO Carol
Greek AS he and his troops passed the
house, she appeared at the dormer win.
dow of her one storied house, and waved
the Stars and Stripes before their verltaOle
faces. One of his men rasied his gun
towards her, and she cried Shoot
shoot ! still waving the flag. Jackson
himself Knocked his gun aside, and com
manded him not to attempt such thing,
at the same time raising his hat in honor
of the flag. A shout then went up from
his own men, aud they passed on This
is the gist of the story, which l have Of
ten heard in Frederick, and never heard
it contradicted by any one.'
Ban bara is too much of heroine Tor
the disloyal of Frederick, so the terrible
flood OF last summer was made pretext
by the municipal authorities OF Frederick
for widening Carol Creek, on whose
bank her house STOOD In this way her
house is destroyed, and its site becomes
the landing place of bridge across the
creek.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

AN EASY PLACE Henry Ward
Beecher some time since received let
ter from a young man who recommended
himself very highly as being honest, and
closed with the request t. Get me an
easy situation that honesty may be re-
warded To which Mr.. Beecher replied.
Don't be an editor if you would be
" easy Do not try the law. Avoid
school keeping Keep out of the pulpit
Let alone all ships, stores, shops and mer-
chandise. Abhor politics-Keep away
from lawyers. Don't practice me ,lcine.
Be not farmer nor mechanic; neither a
soldier nor sailor Don't study. Don't
think. Don t work. None Of them are
easy. o, my honest friend, you are in a
very hard world know OF but one
easy place" in it. That place is the
Grave.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

THE old tiresome story about the wheat
crop in New England is. &" 1t don't do
we'll" When We get the source of supply
far enough we.t-and that time is at hand
We sha! tud, by putting brains to it, we
can grow wheat upon old land. &" Old
land" indeed The average English
wheat crop per acre is double that of the
new State o! Ohio, and the finest grain is
still produced upon the soil of Italy which
was garden when the Britons were a
stupid race of savugcs.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
A DUTCuMAN's ANswER.-Sq1il-"


say, fellow, can you tell me where Mr..
Swaokelnammer, the preacher, lives
A Dutchman-" Yaw. You shust walk
de roat up de creek, and durn de pridge
over de sthream. Den you shust go on
till you gone to rote what vidds woots
arount schoolhouse F.; but you don't take
dat roat. Veil, den, you go on till you
meet pig parn, shingled NIT sthraw, den
you durn de roat around de field and go on
till you gone to pig ret house all specklee
over nit vite, and the garret up stairs.
Veil, dat ish mine brudder Hans house
Den you durn de house arount de parD und
you see roat vot goes up in de woots.
Den you don't dake dat roat too. Den you
90 right straight on, unit de first house you
meet ish haystack, unt de next is car
rack. Yell, he don't live here. Den you
will get furder, unit you see house on de
top of de hill about mile, unit 60 in dere
AK De woman, unit she will tell better as
can.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

CHICAGO is, as usual, ahead. A young
woman of that city has invented new
branch of female usefulness. She adver~
tises she will "give lessons in etiquette,
aud the way of conversing with ladies to
any young gentlemen who do not feel at
ease in the society of the opposite sex.
Tuition to lovers extra" She has been
quite successful, and makes speciality of
proposals IN various forms. From all ac-
counts the male sex of the Lake city have
been getting along very we'll with the fair
sex, but OF course, after Instruction in the
art, they will do much better. Will the
number of divorce suits be increased or
decreased iu consequence
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

In the death of Mr.. c. B. Seymour, musi-
cal editor of The TINES, the press of New
York has lost one Of it's most accomplished
members. lie was critic of most sound
Judgment, excellent taste, and wide range
Of information; polished and genial getl-
man. He had enjoyed varied experience
in journalism, and in all the departments in
which he had employed his facile pen, he had
reflected credit upon himself and his profes,
sion.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

The municipal elections in Ohio have re-
suited generally in favor of the Republicans
Columbus give 5OOs majority for the opposi-
tion, against l,9O0 for them last October. -
q eyeland re elects her Democratic mayor,
with Republican majority of five in the
council Newark is Democratic as usual
This includes about all the Democratic vic
tories" among our Ohio neighbors this year.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
Mr. Greeley and his Partner.

The following instance of Yankee pluck
aud determination, illustrates well, the
mystery of Anglo Saxon success, in com>
petition with all other races. The mis-
fortune to the famous New York paper
tthen IN its infancy which is here told {,
happened during one of the most terrible
snow storms ever known in America
Read, aud learn to neuer gre up.
In February, 1915, the office of the
Tribune was burned down. The paper
had "gone TO press at half past two 10
the morning, and the whole edition had
been delivered to the carriers, when, at
tour o'clock, FIRE broke out in the lower
part of the brildine, ard two hours later
there was only heap of ruins.
AT eight o'clock, looking on from the
brink OF the iery chasm, whence smoke and
steam still asceuded, saw Greeley, trudg
ing Though two or three feet of snow,
closely followed by his partner, Thomas
McElrath-the later shrcvd business
man, to whom Greeley has repeatedly at
tributed the pecuniary success of the
Tribune.
The two advanced to the edge of the
gap which held all that was left of the
Tribune establishment, and |, standing by
the side of Greeley, put to him the ques
ton
Well, Mr.. Greeley, what are you going
to do ? Will tho Tribune be publ she'd
again ?"
Greeley replied with that curious CORFU
cation of the brow which always Indicates
any perturbation in his mind, and in the
old falsetfo tone with which he gives eal
piercing expression to any thing that may
atllIct him "l-do-o-nt know
Just at that moment McElrath came up
Greeley turned to him with woe begon,
expression, and said
Well, McElrath, this is pretty clear
smash What shall we do ?"
McElrath replied, /" Get out the paper
to morrow morning, as usual
1t was done. Though the partners die
not know but that they were ruined
though their safe was still roasting in tn,
ruins with al! their books in it, aud though
their capital was exhausted, the indcmita
bic energy Of McElrath caused the pape
to appear at the regular time the mex
morning, and the eveut proved to be the
best kind OF an advertisement, for it brough
the Tribune literally thousand compli
ments, and gave its managers a lastln,
reputation for energy aud enterpri.e.
Winchester's old building No 80 AM
staeet was hired publication office wa
fitted up for the reception of advertise
ments on the top floor, printers case
were speedily flied with eight Or min
different kinds of type. picked up any wher
and every where Greeley was stowec
away in the corner of an unfurnished LOT
directly over the printers, and his desk wa
smooth board supported by two barrels
all the other impoverished improvement
being of similar simplicity. Here al
hands were soon busily at work for tn
whole paper was to be reset. The busincs
was done, the paper was served to its sub
scribers at breakfast time, ;and few, month
later, the building now occupied by th
TriLuue was finished.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

PorAro spectators in some sections ofthe
country have heen badly bitten, and are un-
loading their stocks as a sad sacrifice. A
Michigan paper says that farmers in portions
of that State are obliged to sell potatoes at
fifteen cents per bushel, for which they re-
fused 81 80 last fall, and that they have
very large stock on hand.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

a shoemaker was the other day fitting
a customer with pair of boots, when the
buyer observed that he had but one OBJ
lection to them which was that the soles
were little too thick. IF that is all, !"
replied the maker, put on the boots
and the objection will gradually wear
away"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

A pETULANr old lady having refused a
suitor to her neice, he expoustulated with
her, and requested her plainly to divulge
her reasons. '' see the william in your
face" said she. That is personal re.
fiection, madam" answered the lover.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

A Western correspondent says that Chica-
go cortemplates cutting a canal 1000 feet
wide and 80 feet deep from Lake Michigan to
the Illinois River. If this were done, Mag
ara Falls will be almost literally "dried
up, and the st. Lawrence reduced to an in
significant creek.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

HYDRoPHoBIA has been successfully
treated with iodine by DR.. Mussey, of
Chicago. Of eight cas's promptly treated
with iodine not one resulted fatally, ror
were any decisive symptoms of hydrophoba
subsequently manifested. In four of the
Cases it was probable that the wounds were
from animals really rabid, and not in the
other four.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

IT is rumored that Great Britain will recog'
nize the Cuban insurgents as belligerents;
and by so doing try to justify her conduct in
recognizing the Southern Confedercy. 1.-TWO
wrongs will not make one right, and Eng
land might as we'll acknowledge her faults
first as last She will have to do SO in time
any way.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
HAIR DRESSING,
Ayers Cherry Pectora1,
For Diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
nd rfin


Probably never before in the whole history of
medicine, has anything won so widely and SO deeply
upon the confidence of mankind, as this excellent
remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through long
series OF years. and among most of the races of
men it has risen higher and higher in their estima.
ton, as it has become better known. Its uniform
character and power to cure the various affections
of the lungs and throat, have made it known
liable protector against them. While adapted to
milder forms OF disease and to young children, it is
at the same time the most eflcctua remedy that can
be given for incipient consumption, anu the dam
gerous affections of the throat and lungs. As pro-
vision against sudden attacks of Group. 1t should
be kept on hand in every family, and indeed all
are sometimes subject to colds and coughs all
should be provided with this antidote for them.
Although settled Consumption is thought in.
crablc still great numbers of cases where the dis.
case seemed settled, have been completely cured,
and the patient restored to sound health by the
Cherry PecfOrai. So complete is its mastery
over the disorders of the Lungs and Throat that
the most obstinate of them yield to it. When moth.
ing else could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
tOral they subside and disappear.
Singers and Public Speakers find great pro-
lection from it,
Asthma is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.
Bronchitis is generally cured by taking the
Cherry PecfOrdl in small and frequent doses.
So generally are its virtues known that we need
not publish the certificates of them here, do
than assure the public that its qualities fully
maintained.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

REMEMBER whom you are talking to,
sir " said an indignant parent to frac.
tisus boy; Il am your father sir "
" Well, who's to blame for that 2" said
impertinence tain't me
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

" TELL me, yc angelic hosts, ye messen-
gers of love, shall swinded printers here
below have no redress above The shin.
ing angel band replied, to us is knowledge
given deliuquents on the printers books
can never enter heaven"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07


New LAW OF TESTIMONY. The following is
the act passed by tho last Legislature, permit
ting parties TO the record of any civil proceeding
except in exceptional cases stated in the first
section, to give evidence on trial. The law has
been in force since the 18th, and the general i'm.
preston seems to he that will prove advantage
Gus to the administration Of justice:
SECTION l. Bo IL cn9ctcd de-, That no interest
nor pOlcy Of law shali exclude party or person
from beng witness in any civil proceed ng:-
PrOuidod, This act, shall not alter the law as now
declared and practiced in the courts OF this Com
monwealh, so as to allow husband and witu 10
testify against each other, nor counsel to testify
to the confidential communication vi his client
and this act shall not apply to actions by OF
against executors, administrators or guardians,
nor where the ussignor OF the thing contract in
action may be dead, except in issues aud inqui-
ries deyjaarae vl non and others, respecting The
right Of such deceased owner, between parties
claiming such right by devoluion On the death
of such owner.
SEC. 2. That party 10 the record of any evil
proceeding, in law or equity, or relsUn for
whose immediate benefit such proceeding is pIos-
ecuted or de.ended may be examined as if undel
cross examination, AT the instance Of the adverse
party, or any Of them, and for that pIrpuse may
be compelled III the same manner, and subject
to The same rules for such examination as any
other witness. to testify; but the party calling
for such examination shall not be excluded there
by but may rebut II by counter testimony.
SEC. 3. Ihat the testimony of witnesses author
lied by this act may be had by deposition or
commission issued, as the case may require, with
such notice 10 the adverse party, az is now OF
may hereafter be prescribed by the rules of prop
er court, touching the taxing Of deposhons and
testimony and commission.
JOHN CLARK,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
WILMER WoRTHISGToN
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved the Fifteenth day Of April Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
nine. JOHN w. GEARY.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

You have a striking countenance,
as the donkey said to the elephant when
he hit him over the back with his trunk
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

President Grant, unlike Presiden
Johnson, keeps the Executive Mansion
closed to all visitors on the Sabbath day
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

The Pope will be seventy seven years old
on May l3, 1869.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
"BIiclk' PolnerOy "On the Ram
p1sc."

''Brick" Pomeroy having been Sighted by
card signed by Gov. Hoffman, of New York
and the State officers, recommending the
WORLD news, paper as an organ worthy oil
the patronage and support of the Democracy,
has announced that he will have satisfaction
and justice, or fight. The hero of LA
Crosse has made himself a power in the
Democratic party, and he can't stand insult.
That Brick is a sincere and thorough-go
Democrat, no one conversant with his writings
can doubt. He thinks he has rendered such
services to his party, as demand respect,
if not recognition, and he means to- exact
Gs what he thinks his due He writes as fol-
lows:
'If buying and selling, if fraud and cor
rupton, if double-dealing and trickery, dis
honesty, and nothing but love for gain is
to mark the course of the leading Democrats
of New Y ork, just ask God TO spare my
life for the next two years. / shall not 60
into the buying and selling business, but if
the Democratic Office holders, elected by the
people, who stand by ME as they do, ignore
the one who stood by them ANA insuted the
people by urging them to support an organ
IN the pay and interest of the peoples ene-
mics, then may rot in the earth, he damned
in the hereafter, if l don't warm it to the
ones who thus by their own signatures, by
autograph letters, iudorse corruption.
Ii forced to it, | can sit
down at my desk, mix sarcasm, satire, potash,
invective, thunder and lightning, with a lit
tie argument and Illustration in such mal-
her as to make the DEMOCRAT interesting, il
not profitable"
And SO on for quantity.
Lively times may be expected Il this pro-
gramme is carried out.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

Virtue IL her own swsrd.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07

Foul work-giIling chickens on saud.y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-07
ADTERTISEMEN n
Ayers
Hair Vigor,
For restoring Gray Hair TO
lis natural Vitality and Color.

a dressing WHICH
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair IS soon restored
to its original color
aoiM the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thick
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

1od EAST 18TH ST.. HER PRESENT ENPLoYER's.--
IO5 young girl nufse, clamhernad and to d. PLAN
sewing Ia private family; best reference.s
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

100 TTH Av, CORNER OF 18TH ST., N THE GRO
Loo cery-A young girl chidren's nurse; willing to
make herself useful; city reference.
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

100 WEST 18TH ST, BETWEEN 9TH AND 7TH AyS.-S
LOO A most respectable young woman az nurse and
excellent plain VIII be found Kind
and obliRinG to children; has good reference.
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

100 9Th AVA RESPECTABLE WOMAN AS IN.
loo yalds nuse u obliged to give up her own house4
Call for two dave.
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

100 EAST 10Th ST, BETWEEN srH AND 7TH AVS
i ~ front basement-A young woman plain
do light chanberwor country preferred Best
city reference
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

1Jf WEST 33D ST.. SECOND FLOOR, Rack ROOM
Ii lEf respectable young widow nurse; has q
fresh breast OF milk baby month od best city refer
ences. Call for three days.
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

900 WEST sGTH ST, SECOND FLooR-A RESPECT
ZO able Young girl do general houseworK in small
family good relerence Can be Tuesday and Wednes
day.
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

10d EAST isrn sT-As FIRST CLASS CoLoRET
IUI and seansess city refsreneea Can be seet
for
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

I1E HUDSON Av.. BRCoKLYN.--A REsPECrABLH
IfD married baby n her owt
homo; has los. her baby moderate wages. Call fof
days.
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

40 WEST seTu ST. BETWEEN BROADWAY AND
10 7th AVA professional ndies sick will be dts.
engaged days. difference from Gra eass iadies and
Address FOR three days Mrs. R ladies' nurse.
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

'.) st'A respectable person In private family az
hs take the charge OF baby from ts
birth required city reference from last place Can be-
for days.
The New York herald., 1869-11-23

lfi 7rH Av., BETwEEN 18TH AND 18TH SrS.,
HI noor.-A respectable person nurse and
seamsiress In genleman's family can cut ahd ht ades
chIreus dresses and operate machine; peaE
Eng and Spanish languages objection to naveii
produce the best testimonials Call address for two
days.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-25
RarlOw'sIndipO Rlue

Fer Busing Clothes, y put up asd for ssls a II
HRKD WlLTB RkGkhJ Drug ktors. No rs North
Second Street. Philsdsiphia. DAhLOW'0 INDIGO
BLC8 will color usre water thau any Other BiIe In
the market BAhLOwv INDIGO BLUE 10 free
BAR.Ow'S INDIGO BLUE d. solves p~ries Il, clear
and will not settle on the clothes or nske then
streaked.
The Label Is copyrighted. and reads: "Bsslow's
lnAtse Blue. prepared and for sale at Alfred wilt
serkere Drug Store. No 2ss North second Street.
thiladelphia" Barlowe Indigo hlue 10 sold to dea-
lers st price that pays them to keepit consul
MRS WILL FIND ii, on trial, to he the most eco
ec0eai and Nsnoiert article ever ussA for Blueine
Cicthee Barlows indigo Blus 10 put Cd wfltbef-
gers Drug store. No. 93S North Second Street ana
now here else. BARLOW'e INDIGO BLU Z Is made
n the came way II - fourteen years ago. and dees
not cont-in any acid. ONE FIvE-CkNT BOX OF
BAkLoW'S INDIGO BLUE, diseOlved In . mineral
vatcr- bottle Of water. will nake the beet LIQUID
Bluetng that can be m sdo. DARLOW's INDIGO
docs not rsqrirs any raes 10 q Il up in. "A fev
grains Of Barows Indigo Blue the END Of The an.
ger Will solof Q tub OF watef. Dev95deod1v