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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
SPIN TEHS.

Song for deaf person. Come back to
Erin"
Really the very latest thing out-TLe
street lamps.
When is love delormcd ? When it is al
IN one side.
When are bakers hard up when they
Lnced their bread.
Why do thieves lead comfortable life
Because they take things easy.
What is the greatest want of the age p
Want Of funds.
a drunken man, who had slipped down,
thought it singular that water always freezes
with the slippery side up.
A near sighted man walked Of the bridge
into the Kennebeck River, and upon be.
ing miraculously saved was "darnation glad
he didn't loose his kane and specs"
THREE HANDS An observer Of human
nature reports that he has seen some people
possessing tie peculiarity Of three hands
right hand, left hand, aud little be-
hind hand.
G, of Kalamazoo, thought highly
of whiskoy for preserving leather, and al.
ways had skip.full. lie sold his driving
horse to a distiler. IL, seeing it pas
sing one day, hauling load of "Luke's
Best remarked "That horse has changed
owners, but keeps on at the same work,
only he hauis HnOU in barrels"
NAT M----was queer genius. A neig
bor found him one day at work at an enOr
nous wood-pile, saving away for dear life
with an intolerably dull saw. "Why don't
you sharpen your saw, Nat?" asked the
LeighbOr, Looking up with au iumitably
droll expression, Il should think had
work enough to DO to saw up this wood,
pile, without stopping to sharpen saws"
SAID distinguished politician to bis Sun
"Look at me ! l began as an alderman, and
here am at the top Of the tree and what
is my reward Why, when l die my son
will be the greatest racsal in the United
States" To this the young hopeful replied;
"Yes dad, when you die, and not til then" 4"
A committee uat to settle upon the color
with which they should paint their new
church. An old sailor happened to be
among them, who rose ard said 4; "Gentle>
men. l move that it be painted gum col
or, for you all know that Deacon Smiths
nose is painted that color and that it has
been growing brighter every year"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

A good story is told of a certain promis.
ing railroad gettleman of Phi'adelphia, who
Is equally renowned for his ability to make
a joke, A railroad employee whose home
is in Avon, came on Saturday night to ask
for pass to visit his family.
care you in the employ ofthe railroad p
inquired the gentleman illudcd to.
Yes"
"no you receive your pay regIurlyYo
Yes"
well now suppose you were working
Tor farmer instead OF Of a railroad comma
ny, would you expect your employer 70
hitch up his team every Saturday night to
carry you home ?"
This seemed poser, but wasn't
ono" was the mans answer. II would
not expect that, but if the farmer had his
team hitched up and was going nv wsv T
should call him dOrned mean cuss il bo
did not let ne ride"
Ehe man came out three minutes After
wards with pass,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

"Mosr ANYYrHING AT ALL" How
easily the world is satisfied, especially the
world of oncs's friends. If you promise to
make present to friend, and ask him
what he will have, the invariabie answer
will be "most anything at ALL"
Now it is this very disposition totake
whatever shall first come to handl& be
satisfied with anything that may turn up
in the path of endeavor, which holds one
in the condition never to attain any great
coed.
10 not, therefore, be satisfied with most
onythiDg," but make up your mind to some
purpose, Or object, and then work to OBJ.
tain, or secure it. Let your hopes or as
peratons always surpass your ability
strive to be good and get goodness-strive
70 be great and get greatness, and rather
than to pick up 'most anything at alp
which lies at y our feet, reach upward and
onward for something rich or noble, though
it be far beyond your utmost stretch, fer
only by constant eG,It can you pass to the
goal of success.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
Why Do WE OIL Qua WHETsroNEs ?

WHY Do We OIL Qua WHETsToNEs ?
We oil cur whct stones for several rea.
sons. The first is that almost al stones.
unless oiled become glazed or over
burnished on the surface, so that thew
no longer abrade the metal The second
reason is that most stones, after being oiled.
give finer edge than they do in drv
or more!ywet state. The peres of the
stone become in measure filed up, and
while the action is rendered continuous, its
character is altered, A dry stone is very
apt to give a wire edge to tool, and al.
though this sometimes happens when oil
is used, it does not occur nearso often. 1t
has been said little calbonic acid dissoI.
we'd in the water which is used to
moi5ten whotstone or grind,tone will
greatly increase the friction, and thus pro
mote the action of the stone upon the steel
instrument. If this be true, and there be
no unforeseen drawbacks, carbonic acid will
prove valuable to all who have to sharpen
tools Or grind metallic surfaces.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
. SELF MADE MEN.

We do not wonder that great men &ave
been Born mechanics for those who have
been brought up exclusively in drawing.
rooms, intelligence is game, a recreation /;
for those who have held the swcrd or the
helm, who have driven the plow or worked
chisel, intelligence becomes a passion, a
force, beauty, worship, and love di-
vine. IL is from the stall, the shop, the
work room that the most powerful minds
issued Moliere from the upho,ster's Burus
from the farmers. Shakespeare from the
hosier's shop,--BJu sea from the wheel
wrigh,'s-iong engaged in a struggle with
physical nature, they all took refuge in the
free domain of thought. Even an inferior
mind wculI soon be tempered to strength
in these mechanical apprenticeshiPs; and if
ever the spirit Q. reform which has seized
On the world should extend to the act crea.
ting citizens, we doubt not that good sense
will gain a victory over custom; aud that
one Of the most Important parts of every
education will be henceforth the due ad-
mixture of the development Of the mind
and its nature.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
BUEINESS VARDS.
]. S. B0RDWELL, NJ. D.
ECLECTIC z"STCF.a.Y

vE7he word eclectic means to choose or Sc
/ lect medicines from all the different
schools Of medicine using remedies that are
safe, and dscarding from practice all medi-
cines that have an injurious effect on the sys-
tenn, such as mercury, antimony, lead, cop
per. sc.
lay aside the lance-the old blood,etter,
re'ucor or depleter, and equal2e the circuia'
tion and restore the system to its natural
state by alternatives and tCncs. ! shall here
after give particular attention to cAyosic dis
eascs, such as Rheumat SIN. Dyspepsia. Liver
complaint, Catarrh, Ne iralgia, diseases Of the
throat, urinary organs, md all III eases pecu.
liar TO females, sc.
CATAEBH threat with new instrument of
o late invention which cures every case.
TEETH axtrac'ed without pain.
Office and residence South Of the Jail on
Centre St. Office hours frop to 8 II. III y
to | P. m; G to 7p. IN.
Dec. % ely. J. s. BORDWELL
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

THERE'S club in Paris consisting CHIEF
!y OF rich merchants, forsied for the nur.
pose OF enabling its members to witness
public executions. This club has made an
engagement with the proprietor of a wine
shop IN the Place de la Roquetto, whose
wlrdows are Immediately opposite to the
spot where the guilotine is erected. When.
ever an execution is to take place, the mem.
beis of the club pass the night at tbi,
"lneshoP over bowl of punch, so as to be
Teady'for good view when the "interestinc
moment arrives. The following is spee.
linen of the circular which is sent to the
members by the secretary of the club pre-.
vious to an execution 81 am happy to
inform you that the execution of - will
take place to morrow. pou't fail to bs
present. He is afraid to die that viii bs
amusing"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

current, and was immeasurably overjoyed
to find myself rapidly swept into daylight.
Exhausted and half drowned, crept out
upon the land and was not long in recog~
nizing the objects about me. l had come
out into.the Greenbrier river, as | knew
frcm the familiar look Of Gen. Davis mill
on the bauk. On reaching home found
that l had been over forty eight hours in
making my perilous journery Of six miles
underground" The hole where this man
went through is now fenced round. On
lstning one can plainly hear the rush of
water below, and stone thrown down will
Sometimes be heard to splah in the stream.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
d SINGULAR ADTENTGRE

/ y
very singular accidiut hetel young man
there, which we narrated briefly at the
time. A few days ago we chanced to meet
him here in Muskogan, aud ha narrated his
adventure at our request. It occurred on
the farm of Gen A. W. G. Davis in Green
brier county, in 1886. We give his story
in his own words, as near as we can recol-
lect them: 81 was ploughing ou General
Davises' farm, in 1856" said he, "unsus.
pioious Of being on insecure ground, when
suddenly the earth seemed to fall beneath
me. I saw the horses descending, but was
too frightened to let 90 the plough handles
The pitch Of the horses with the earth gave
my fall an impetus, and somehow | caught
the name Of one Of them in my fall, ana 50
held on instinctivly. What thought when
falling can hardly tell At any rate, [
did some rapid thinking When landed,
tell on the horse whose mane | had
hold Of ard although the horse was instant.
killed, l was merily stunned and confused.
va recovering 'l!&1'! 'o' "'u uP' ','0 ''i'
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was following. The occasional rippling Of
the waters WIS an cxprcss;blv dear sound to
my ears. Day aud Di.ht were the same to
me. At last wear;ed with NV eg,,vts.
l,ia down IN \ c,,nr,r:torerv drv rock to
rest and mn@- haze silent for boprs When
| awoke aosir tock to the water. csrctnI.
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to loose my labor BY rctracing nv s,5ps. Il
seemed that the farther 7 went tLc more
difficult progress became. When I had
core ne,bars mile, 7 came to = nIoca
where the arcIvay narrowed 50 much tbat
had to crawl on INV hands and knees in
the water, Here was dclomm, had no,
looked for. I tried either buok or tbo viz.
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
9Th Q'ouutp 1liyettorN,
COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
President judges. ?. johnson.
Additional Law Judge-uon. Jho. 7.
Tincent.
Associate Judscs-E. c. Schulf2o,
Jesse Kyler.
District Attorney-J. K. z. Hall
Sheriff-Jacob Mtlau,ey.
Protbonotary &e.,-~l'red. Schmuipg.
Uaadius V. ellis.
Co. Supcriu'endant-Ro'ns hucore.
Commssiouers--H Warner, Jos. ".
Taylor, Louis Vollmar.
Auditors-Clark Wilcox, George 4
Messenger, aud Joseph Wilhelm
County Surveyor -0oo. WaInaloy.
Jury Conn,issioucrs.-- G,oI.v -.okinsr,
ana Horace Little.
TINE CT HOLDING COURT.
Second Monday in January.
Last Monday in April.
rrst Monday in August,
First Monday in November.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
The A1rnrate,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
1T 81 PEFs .f .g' ~ u III {.
Rates Of ADVERTISING. r.

Rates OF Advertising
Ad~'r and Ex'rs notices, eac, times, 5 90
Auditors notices. each, ,.......................3 %
Cautions and Esirays each, times.........3 90
Transient Advertising per squire of Shines
or less times, or less ss.................2 90
For each subsequent insertion ..,..............50
Official advertising for each square of9
liner or less-3 times or ess.............,2 90
For each subsequent insertion. minimum. 80
Professional cards, 5 liner, l yr........".6 90
Loal notices per linz one time........."."...15
Obituary notices, over 5 lines
Yearly Advertising, ,'one-half column......50 90
fearly Advertising, one column ............lCD 90
Blanks, single qulre.....'' .',.'-'...'+ ~
hlaaks, three quirc....x.. ..........2 90
i'lanks, quires per quire ....... ..."...1 IS
nlanks, over qujres per quiro......... i 80
For bank notes. subpoeuas, summons. ez-
ecutons, warrants. constable sales,
road and school ordors, each per doz...25
Haudbills eight sheet - or lcss.........l 80
'' fourth sheet 25 or less ........2 80
half sheet 25 or less. s.........4 30
Z" whole sect =. 20 orl less .........S 90
Over % OF each of above at proporiouate rates.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, April l.
SENATE.

Mr.. Morton introduced the following
as a substitute for former bill:
BE IL enacted, &C., That if any person
prevent, hinder, control or intimidate,
or attempt to prevent, hinder, control
or intimidate any person from exer-
cising or in exercising the right of
suffrage, to whom the right of suffrage
is secured by the Fifteenth Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States,
by means of bribery or threats
of depriying such persons of employ
ment or occupation, or of ejecting such
person from rented houses or lands or
other property, or by their refusal to
renew, lease, or contract for labor, or
by threats of violence 10 himself or fam
lily, such person so offending shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanOr, and up
on conviction thereof shall be impris-
oned not less than sixty days nor more
than six months, and fined In any sum
not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
SEC. 2. That If any person shall him
der, delay, prevent or obstruct OF at
tempt TO binder, delay, prevent or OBJ
struct any person from voting at any
Presidential, Congressional, State, coun-
ty, town or municipal election in auy
State, Territory or District, on account
of race, color or previous condition Of
servitude, or shall, acting in the cspac.
ity of State, county, township, mu'
nicipal, territorial or district officer,
fail, refuse or neglect to perform any
official act with intent to prevent,
hinder or delay persons as aforesaid
from voting at any election as sfore-
said, such person shall be deemed guilty
OF mlsdsmeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, be imprisoned not less than
sixty days nor more than six months,
and fined in any sum not less than $500
nor more than $1,000.
SIC. 3. That the Circuit and District
Courts of the United States shall have
jurisdiction over offices created by this
act.
The case of General Ames was taken
up and discussion continued by Messrs.
Bayard, Edmunds and Trumbull against
and Mr.. Sherman in favor of the admis
sion Of General Ames.
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. Sumner, Carpenter, Davis, Ed
munds and Conkling.
Finally Mr.. Sumner moved to amend
the report of the Judiciary committee
by striking out the word mot" so as
to make it read that "Adelbert Ames is
eligible to q seat in the Senate of the
United States, to which he has been
appointed"
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Cincinnati Market.


FLOUR-Firm and in good demand;
family 10a5 80,
WHEAT-Firm at 10a1 II.
CORN-Firm and sound is scarce and
wanted at S0aS4c.
OATS-Dull at 5la5Gc; the latter rate
only for choice.
RYE-In fair demand at S5a90c.
BARLEY-Dull but net lower; spring
9Oca1 90; winter l GOAL 10.
COTTON-Buoyant; middling held al
211c but no sales at better than 2lc.
TOBACCO-Unchanged.
WHISKY-Bunyant at 95c for old and
94c for patent make.
MESS PORK-Quiet but firm at
81 90.
BULK MEATS-Firm; shoulders in
good demand at 9ial0c, the latter rate
for heavy; sides 49,, l3f and 14tc for rib,
clear rib and clear.
BACON Firm; shoulders at lie;
clear rib sides at 15c and clear at 15Sc;
all clear rib to be had at quotations was
taken and could not have been bought
below 154c at close.
LARD Held firmly but nothing
done.
BUTTER-Unchauged and firm.
EGGS-Firm at 20c.
SEEDS-Clover tirmer at r6a16tc per
pound; timothy scarce and firm at 50a
6 90; flax dull at so.
GROCERIES-Unchanged and quiet.
GOLD-At iii buying.
EXCHANGE-Firm at par buying
and lilo premium selling.
MONEY-Market easy.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-02
BY THE CABLE.
by Telegraph to the Register

MADRID, April 1.-The resignation of
Senior NJ. Breerahon is accepted. Senior
S. Mort, recently connected with the
Navy Department, has been appointed
to succeed him as Minister Of the colo
mics.
LONDON, April Popular discomfort
in Ireland seems increasing. Evening
papers of this city publish long list
of outrsges recently committed there.
Yesterday the Protestant Church at
Butterant, Cork county, was entered by
some evil disposed persons, the walls
and furniture defaced and the building
itself nearly destroyed.
DUBLIN, April IA correspondent
of the Evening Post says immigration
from ireland to the United States has
increased to remarkable extent within
the past few days, and it is altogether
due to the probable passage through
Parliament of the obnoxious bill for the
preservation of life and property in
Ireland.
LONDON, April lit is reported at
Rome that all attempts to cOnciliate the
opposition in tho Council of Ministers
have been abandoned. Cialdine insists
on the resignation of the Cabinet.
MADRID, April Ia sharp discussion
occurred yesterday afternoon between
Senior Rooledo, one of the deputies from
Porto Rico, and Senior NJ. Breera, Min
lister for the Colonies, wherein the
honor of the first named gentleman was
called into the question. An exciting
scene ensued, which was followed by
the withdrawal of Senior Breera from
the Cabinet.
PARIS, April 1.-The Gazette Des
TribuDeaux announces that at least six
weeks will be required for the proper
examination into the affairs of the con-
spiracy, although the magistrates are
at work. The Gazette adds that every
day something new and important
transpires in regard to the matter.
ROME, April lit is asserted that
the Papal Court has rejected the ever
lures of made by Ali Pacha in favor Of
the Armenians.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-02
Branch Office, Clarksburg, W. Va

All surplus aocruing from business in this
State is pledged by the Company TO be loaned
or invested within the State.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-02
{ 5:l5, adjourned
HOUSE.
1nett introduced
;ectine an inqui
the Treasury in
advantageous con
TN the British
FINANCE AND TRADE.
wheeling Wholesale Market.

The grain and -four market is still
without animation. Corn has advanced
FIVE cents and barley ten cents bushel.
Other articles without change. The
grocery and provision market shows
more activity. Sugars and syrup are
declining steadily. Provisions also
show a decline of fraction but are
firm at present quotations:
GRAIN-WhitG Wheat dull at
GOAL %, the latter for very
choice lots; red winter at 90cal 05.
Corn-At Csc. Rye-In moderate de-
mand, but not active, at 75c for No. l.
Oats-Steady and dull at 4Oc. Barley
Advanced to SOC for spring and fall.
HAYS held at II GOALS 90 for baled;
loose Sl4 GOALS 90 per ton.
GROCERIES-Coffee-Rio, 19a22tc for
fair to choice. Sugars-Good to choice
New Orleans 12a13ic; Porto Rico llta
l2ic; Cuba 11al2c; Demarara l4tc;
Crushed lac; A coffee 1850: b coffee
1Sc; extra C 12fc; yellow 10al2c. Molasses
New Orleans 75aS0c; Baltimore Sy-
rup 5Os70c; New York do. 60a75c; Choice
Syrup 75aS5c.
PROVISIONS-New Mess Pork, % 90;
Bacon, shoulders l1fc; clear sides
l6tc; hams 17a1Sc; sugar cured breakfast
bacon l7tc; new Lard, Isle; kegs, TIC.
POTATOES-Supply large; sales at
40a50c per bushel.
| FLOUR-The market is unchanged.
Red wheat is dull at 5 %; fancy at 6 rs;
superfine at 25a4 so. Rye Flour so.
BUTTER-Dull at 33c for choice.
SALT-Dairy 3 %; Ohio River 2 25.
TEA.-GuIpowder tea GOAL 20; Young
Hyson tea 30a1 90: Black tea GOAL 80.
| TOBACCO-Navy tobacco 65a75c;
dark los and IS 6Sa73c; bright IS and los
75aS0c; fig lump 70a80c; CARROTS snuff
&c; CARROTS snuff in boxes so.
FISH-Firm. Wequote No. l Mack
erel 10 90; No. 2 half barrels 925; No. 3
medium 90; No. 3 large 90; Kits
No. . $50; No. 1926. Lake herring %
White fish 300; Labrador herring at . %
half bbls.; 9 90 per barrel.
CARBON OIL-At 2Sc per gallon no
charge for package.
LARD OIL-Extra refined at 80.
EGGS-Dull at zoe per Dozen.
CHEESE-Goshen at lSc; factory lie.
| AIILEO-Douduu RoOui ldli w SoOui
= 80; choice, 3 90. Dried apples 7iaSc
per pound. Peaches l0ic.
SEEDS-Clover, 9 90; Timothy, 10
GLASS-First quality Sxl0, 90; lOx
10, 80; second quality oxlO, 3 90; lOx
II, 80 per box.
IRON AND NAILS-The following
are the ruling rates: Flat bar 33a44c,
according to width and thickness; horse
shoe ste; heavy baud 4ia5ic; hoop and
light band, to inch, 5a9t; round and
square 3fa7sc; oval iron 4fa5c; half oval
and half round 4ia5ic; flat rail, punched
and counter. sunk, 4ic; T rail 4ta49c; I
rail spikes &c; nails, brads and fencing,
10 to God, 4 %; 3 and Cd 4 80; and I'd
4 IS; a and sd 90; Sd rs; I'd 90; bar
rel, inch to 1! inch, 5 00a7 %; finishing,
| to 3 inch, : 5Oa9 20; casing, 10 to BOD,
90; Sd 50 5; Cd 80; 4d SIS; fine blued
4d 6 90, Sd . 90, I'd on; lining nails,
Inch, 8 IS; clincK nails 6 90; cut spikes
so; boat spikes, cut, 5 90; wrought 5 50
/ a6 %.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-02
New York Money Market.


Washington dispatches state that the
Supreme Court decided this morning, by
a vote of 5 to 4, to reconsider the late
legal tender decision on the 18th inst.
This is regarded as foreshsdowing re-
yersal of the decision. Private dis
patches say the funding bill is dead.
MONEY-Active this afternoon and
call loans advanced to 6a7 per cent. A
prominent city bank called in three
millions to-day, which undoubtedly
stimulated the demand.
DISCOUNTS-Th market is dull, and
only the very best names have free cur
rency.
EXCHANGE-Foreign dull at 8saSt
per cent2for prime.
GOLD-Opened at 1lli and closed at
11ltallls: carrying rates 4ia6 per cent;
clearances S44, 10000
GOVERNMENT STOCKS-Lower
but closed firm. Coupons of 'Sl, l13fa
ia; do 81. 1l0a110t; do '64, 109a1O9s;
do '65, 1O9tal90s; do new, 107sal07t;
do '67, 1O8aal0s5; do '63, 1O9a109t;
1O-IOs, 1O6a1O64; Currency Skies, 1ll4a
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